Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-11
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Cinderella will be given at the Theater
The latter part of September.
The Memphis Reds will play the Stock
yard Nine Sunday evening at Olympic Park.
The successful candidates in the last
election have mostly fed where no man
pursueth.
Licenses 10 marry were issued Yesterday
to r. r. Ellis and Mary Ellis, W. B. Robert
ertson and Rachel Brown.
The Condor baseball club, OF Knoxville,
Tenn, are TO be here August 10Th and &c h to
play the Eckfords of this place.
Liable Constantin, The Dark Colleen and
Freckies are the latest in twenty cent edition
at Mansford's, 29S Second street.
President Hadden says he is going to
have some gum stickum put on the Adams
street pavement to make her freeze together.
The Grinder baseball club, of Helena,
have challenged the Wetter Nine for a
match game. The Grinders are said TO be
a good team.
The admirers of trotters are promised
some sport in few days. The Fort Picker
ing horse, Porter's horse aud Charley CALI
mas mare are reported to have matched"
yesterday.
The records show that the vigilance of
the under officers, or spoilers, has increased
the receipts of the City Railway Company
10 from $40 10 $50 each day. The habit OF
dead head rides was very great but the under
officers are breaking it up.
lie Dupree, the hired boy at Buchig-
nanis saloon, on Second and Jefferson streets,
has for some time possessed a mysterious key
which let him into the rooms and thence
into the shirts, pantaloous and other valua-
bles of The occupants. He has at length
been caught up with and is now Illuminating
in Jail on the bursting of all his hopes.
All our people are aware that the yield
of cantaloupes this year ID greater than ever
before, but only few have heard that they
are growing in punches. Mr.. J. NJ. More
head who lives on IN the New Raleigh road,
well-formed cantalospes, grown together
near the stems. 1t is a natural curiosity
that very few have seen.
1t is a well-known fact that when travel
ing the true dispositions of many people
are Internationally exposed. Who would
think that such rule would apply to our
sireet-car travel? Yet such is the fact. Self
ishness and indifference to the wants and
rights of others is stamped on the passenger
who sidles around, covering the space alot-
ted to two, while others are supporting them
selves by the friendly straps suspended from
the car roof. Such a scene may be witnessed
daily on our street-cars.
The good service performed by Jerry
as switchman for the street-czrs
en- the corner of Main and Vance streets, is
little appreciated by the many pa,rons of
the Main and Vance street lines. Our old
citizens have not already forgotten the tire
some delays formerly gone through at that
point while the driver was trying 10 change
the switch. Jerry has been in the service OF |
the company for several years laying tracks, |
repairing, etc. He met with an injury while |
performing his labors some six months ago,
which put him in his bed. 1t is only recently
that he has been able 10 hobble around, and
the place ne now holds vas created by the
for Jerry's benefit.
The Mcclellan Guards will leave Sun
day morning for Columbus on the Louisville
and Nashville road. Captain Glass ha,
made this most efficient company and it
now holds the championship medal in
the United Ststes. The APPEAL hopes
the employers of our colored soldiers |
will put no obstable in the way of |
their getting off; as they will, if allowed 10
take their best men, probably take away the |
medal again. The Governor Guards of At |
lauta, Ga, and the. Bib County Blues Of |
Macon, have been in camp for nearly a
month. The citizens ought to help the Nc |
Clellan Guards in the way OF contributions, |
as their expenses in going to Columbus will |
be heavy.