Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-02
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

To-day is the anniversary of the birth
of Thomas Jefferson, 1743.
The larceny case of William Wallace is
ON trial at the criminal court.
This evening the German Casino club
will give musical entertainment.
The double-Aeaded receiversh1p i'm
broglio will be further heard by Chancellor
M'Dowell to-day.
Monday next the supreme court of the
State will open up a session at Jackson for
the West Tennessee district.
AT the circuit court the case of damages
styled John T. Welsh Us. the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, is on trial.
The case of Sam BrIzzell, indictment for
murder, will be called for trial at the crimi-
nal court Tomorrow morning.
The legislature of the State adjourned
yesterday, tor which the people Of the State
should offer thanks to some power above.
Tomorrow night, at the Theater, the
Emerson MINISTRIES will commence an en-
gagement of three nights and Saturday
matinee.
AT eleven O'Clock last night the moon
was shining and the stars were brightly
blinking in the heavens set over and around
Memphis, and on the river fog prevailed.
The legislative council of Memphis and
the police commissioners will meet at the
courthouse to day, the latter at two o'clock
and the former at three o clock IN the after
noon.
This morning at ten o'clock Jugde Ham
mond, of the United Stateslcourt, will present
the decree in the admiralty case OF the
steamers A. ]. White, Illinois, and George
w. Cheek AL attorneys interested are ex-
pected to be in attendance.
The county quarterly court will assemble
for the April term on Monday next. In ad-
dition to the usual county business to be at
tended to, the court will have to select a
memoer of the beard of public works for the
Taxlng-District, as provided for by law.
The day and night police patrol forces
have changed service. For the ensuing two
months Captain Arata's 1quad will do duty
from twelve o'clock at night until noon next
day, and Captain Davis s squad will be on
duty during the interval of twelve hours.
The young man of the Ledger thinks
the Masonic Temple looks dumpy. When it
towers above all neighboring buildings the
dumpy charge is a good joke, but the Ledger
man wants to put another story on the build
ing. Well, let him do it at his own ex'
pense.
Sore eyes of a malignant character is a
| disease said to be prevailing to an alarming
extent at the different orphan asylums OF
the asylums and might probably discover
some local cause for the prevailing cpl
| demic.
Yesterday was All Fools day. The day
was duly celebrated by many hundreds Of
people in Memphis as a feast at which they
were honest worshipers. The fools are not
| all dead. Shakespeare says:
Folly In fools bears not so strong a note,
As JOoIerV In the wise, where wit doth dOte.'
AT half past ten o'clock last night an old
| frame grocery house, situatedion the corner OIL
| fernando and South streets, and unoccupled
was burned to the ground. The fire was the
work of an incendiary. The old building
had not been occupied since the yellow-fever
epidemic of last fall. 1t was of little value
Preparatory communion services will be
| held IN the First Presbyterian church this
week. Preaching Wednesday night by Rev
| r. II. Mahon, Thursday night by DIR. Boggs
Friday night by DIR. Landrum, and Saturday
morning at eleven o'clock by the pastor
| Evening services commence at eight o'clock
The Henderson CTenn.) Gazette, of the
| twenty-eighth ultImo, has the following
1.-The Memphis APPEAL is to Memphis what
Caesar was to danger. They appear to be-
twins, but the APPEAL appears to be the
oldest and strongest; it never surrenders Its
| charter on the Democratic party, Of which il
is a shining light"
| AI. DOesdCB AL1 .JtWNiGA Ou 4luAl olACCt,
| has IN his possession a silver cup, upon which
| appears the following inscription: Presented
| by DR.. c. S. Magown, to the Infantry com
| pany of Natchez, July 4, 1852. 1t is q
valuable but battered old relic OF the past
! and it has been presented to the Adams
Light Infantry, of Natchez, to be drilled tol
annually on the fourth of July.
The man or woman who attempts anc
is successful in dying suddenly in Memphis
| M m what the caI1SP of death NAV 10 VI
| been, and no matter how many attending
| physicians he or she may have had, cannot
| reach the graveyard before a coroner or
magistrate holds an inquest on the body
An inquest is a big thing in the official life
OF coroner or magistrate.
If there were a greater number than 6
dozen at the joint cotton exchange and cham.
Der of commerce meeting held on Monday
afternoon last, the APPEAL reporter is unable
| to count. He counted the squad over and
| over again, but he could not bull the market
so as to make the number appear larger
And yet our reporter is censured, criticised
because he published the truth, Is the
truth OBJECTIONABLE and is the other thing
what was wantedP If so, that other thing
cannot be obtained from our man.
Those who decorate graves at Elmwood
cemetery complain that many rare flowers
| planted by them are plucked up and carried
away by thieves. Who are the thieves2 1t
is stated that rare flower or plant placed
on a grave will be stolen Immediately. The
| thieves are cOnnOiSsebrS in the business, and
know more about flowers and plants than the
ordinary mass of people. The thieves are
suspected, and will probably come to grief
ere long.
Drunken men usually visit the station
| house while en- route for home. Why Is this
| When they visit the stationhOuse under the
| escort of an officer it Is easily understood,
but to visit such place when drunk, and OF
| their own vohtion, is curious thing. 1t may
| be that, in their inner consciousness, they
recognize the fact that the statlonhouse is
where they ought to rest for the night. What
the Turks call kiSDlet and what christians call
| fate would explain this to Professionalism
but to one who is not a fatalIst the voluntary
drifting of drunkards toward the station
house nightly is a mystery inexplicable and
profound.
"A number of hack-drivers were arrested
| by the police yesterday on the charge of not
having procured licenses from the Taxing
District These hack drivers had paid 2
license for a year TO Mayer Fhppin's city
| government, and now before the expiration
OF said licenses an effort il made to compel
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