Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-05
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Flower and vegetable gardening is -four
ishin9 in the suburbs.
Many residences in the suburbs have IN
front the sign: 4To Rent.
Farmers are busy blowing and preparing
for planting corn and cotton.
The new government is engaged IN
cleaning up the streets and alleys.
Geo. C. Boniface and company will APP
pear tonight at the Theater in Soldier s
Trust.
-Cotton-wagons from the country crowd
the bluffs daily. The dirt roads are good at
present.
The legislative council of the District
will assemble to- morrow at the courthouse at
ten o'clock.
The police and fire commissioners will
not meet until called together by Preslednt
D. 7. Porter.
The back and delinquent taxpayers are
In trouble over Receiver Latham's invitation
to step up and settle.
The weather for the past few days is best
described as that wherein Sunshine and
shadow are chasing each other"
The Shelby county medical society meets
tonight, at half-past seven o'clock, at the
usual place. Appointment of delegates and
other important business.
The board of police and FIRE commission
ers met yesterday afternoon, and after trans
acting some business adjourned subject to
the call of President Porter.
C. Williams, charged with mule stealing,
was arrested by the police yesterday. Is
quire Winters sent him to jail on warrant,
in default of FIVE thousand dollars bail.
Tonight at the Casino hall, corner of
Second and Union streets, Rev. Father Ma
gevney will deliver "a lecture for the benefit
of the orphans of all denominations.
Preaching at the Court street Cumber-
land Presbyterian church every night this
week, at half-past seven o'clock, by Rev. II.
A. Jones, of M'Minnville, Tennessee.
The case of the United States US. the
Memphis and Charleston railroad company,
suit in an old war claim, continues to occupy
the attention of the United States court.
The next drawing of the Louisiana lot
terry will occur on the eleventh of March.
Tickets, two dollars; about one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars to be distributed.
The legislative council of the Taxing
District met yesterday afternoon at the court
house, and after transacting a large amount
of business adjourned to meet again this
morning at nine o'clock.
The news from the country tributary to
Memphis is that the planters are busIly en-
gagged in burning logs, clearing up their
ground and blowing, preparatory to planting
large crop VI Cofn anu ColCoh ioI AeAl
| season.
The criminal court jury in the App
| Hackett murder case is still hung. The jury
\ reported in court, yesterday, and stated
| through the foreman that they found 1t i'm
| possible to agree. Judge Ray informed them
| that he had no power to discharge them, and
| they retired to their room IN charge OF a
| deputy sheriff
Yesterday at the criminal court WASH
L -, l.afa no
| charge of incest, was found guilty as charged,
/ and was sentenced to seven years Imprison-
ment IN the penitentiary. The defendant
| was found guilty of having carnal knowledge
of his stepdaughter, girl aged about sixteen
years.
-Messrs. Barney Hughes and James
| Speed were elected complimentary honorary
members by the Bluff City GEayg at their
| meeting last evening. Messrs. Ed Bucklng-
ham and II. Fnrstenheim were elected hon
orary members, and Ben Franklin, George
| r. Bland and G. M. Ferguson were elected
| active members.
This evening, at half-past seven o'clock,
| at the hall on the corner of Adams and Sec
| ond streets, near the enginehoue, reunion
of Shelby lodge, No. $50, |. y. q. T., will
| take place. The exercises will consist Of
/ music, vocal and instrumental; lectures, es-
| says, Oratlons, etc. 70 &. L. Dickinson we
| are indebted for an invitation to attend the
| entertainment.
| There were during the month Of Febru.
airy FIVE fires IN Memphis, which brought
| about material loss. The chief Of the fire de-
partment, NJ. NJ 'Fadden, reported as follows
| for the month: Total loss to owners, $780,
| total insurance of owners, $90,800 tota
| loss to occupants, 1922; insurance, SIS, ZOO
| Grand total loss, $13, 222; grand total insur-
ance, sos, 800. Insurance over loss, 1872
| 67S.
Dick Wright, a burglar and safe blower,
so-called, who figured here some years age
in the blowing and robbery of Chief of
| Police Athy safe, arrived in the city yester-
| day, en- route for home from New Orleans
| He was pulled by the police as a suspicious
| character, but doc" said he did not intend
to do any work In Memphis, and merely
stopped here en- route for home to see few
| friends. He will be bounced out of town to-
| day, and will be advised hereafter to give
| Memphis wide birth.
Last evening at five o'clock, at the Gem
/ trail Baptist church, Rev. DR.. Landrum per.
| formed a marriage ceremony of an interesting
character, the contracting parties being Mr.
| George q. Dent and Miss Matte A. Kunkle
| Mr.. Dent has been a member of the Memphis
school board for two years past. Miss Kun
| kle has been a teacher In our public school:
for several years. The happy couple left fol
| New Orleans last evening on a bridal trip, on
| board the steamer Ou9chita Belle, which
connects at Vicksburg with the steamer Rob
| ert Z. Lee. The ushers at the church were
| S. !. Jobe, Charles A. Stacey, Abner b
| Strickland and Herbert Rhett. Mr.. Dent is
! the son of Mr.. Henry G. Dent, one of our
oldest citizens. The good wishes of the AP-
PEAL are extended TO the bride and groom,
and life of prosperity and happiness Is pre-
| dicted for them by all friends.