Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-29
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Ministries open the season at
I,eubrie's.
"A most creditable death list last week
for Memphis.
The United States Court will be IN ses-
sion Monday.
1t is said the new postmaster will make
clean sweep.
Summer absentees are coming home in
large numbers.
The merchants are getting everything in
readiness for big fall trade.
st. Nicholas, for September, just received
at Mansford's, 29S Main street.
&C. Jones, an escaped convict, was cap
tured Sunday night By Officer Plummer.
Cattle and sheep-steaIing is worrying
residents in the country about Memphis.
Nothing doing at the courthouse. The
boys might as well shut up shop and go fish
ing.
Things are very dull a. the ststionhouse.
Arrests are few, and these are for trivial
offenses.
Lie not at all. You may be paralyzed
at any moment for it. Vide case of Isabella
Jackson.
The marriage association swindles con-
tinue to flourish, and all are apparently do
ing well.
There were many strangers on the streets
yesterday, Principally from the surrounding
country.
again been heard from. As usual, be made
his escape.
1t is said he new post master possesses the
the cheerful faculty of living on 81 year.
Happy man.
N oata flou 0tnrn info
executor of the estate of the laLe Columbus
G. Browne, deceased.
Steamboats, and railroads running 10
Memphis all report good business, with
better prospects ahead.
The "Porters" are the favorites at Du-
buque. The boys say they will win, and
every Memphian hopes they will.
w. A. Mack was fined S25 and Lawrence
Smith SO, yesterday, for assauliing Officer
Jackaon at bali in Pinch recently.
Don't forget the APPEALS mammoth LIST
of September edition. Orders FOR papers or
advertisements sh 5uld be cent in at once.
Two colored couples were licensed to
wed yesierday-E ID. Oven and Miss Mamie
Bradley, and Martin Clay and Jennie Tyler.
Several Main street buildings are being
reprinted and repaired, all of which ACIDS
much TO the general appearance of the street.
-Cattie-thieves are reported to have been
operating largely near Wilmington. If they
are not careful somebody will meat them by
chance.
The cotton men will soon have their
hands full. The crop is a little late, but
when it commences to come in il will come
in with boom.
The change at the postoffice was the sub
iect OF some salk on the streets yesterday,
aud much regret was expressed at Mrs
Thompson's removal.
The opening up OF Short Third street is
among the pressing necessities. As it is now
it is OF no earthly use, but il could be made
servIcable thoroughfsre.
-Excursionisls from Nashville, Bowling
Green and other loves in Tennessee and
Kentucky, are investigating Texas. car
load OF ladies were among the excursionists
yesterday.
"A unique scandal in the northern por-
ton of the city is attracting considerable at
tention just now, and il is more than likely
that certain young man will be obliged to
go 10 Europe.
Two circuses have billed the town, and
will be along in the course of the next
month. In the meaotime, the big pictures
afford a source of amuse msnt for the grown
darby and small white boy:
The following papers were filed with the
county register yesterday: S. Rossnheim 10
F. r. senheim, bill of sale; Lee Campbell TO
Mrs. c. V. Wade, chattel mortgage; NJ.
Hatch Stoddard to John Miller, quit claim.
The Ledger scribe attributes the death |
of Isabella Jackson, an old colored woman
who told lie, to the direct interference of
God. Was there ever such an instance of
irreverent and blasphemous assurance SIS
this?
I'LL 1a Iabr Tod
IN S.. Bridget's (Catholic) church this morn
ing at 8 o'clock, in memory OF Rev. Fathers
Walsh, Bakel, Meager and M. Gallagher,
who died during the yellow-fever epidemic
of 1873.
"A board on levees will meet in Memphis
September 4lh. Captain J. K. Miller yester-
day received the following telegram:
WASHINGTON, August Is, 1882.
Captain Miller, Engineer. Memphis, Tenn:
is ordered TO meet at Memphis, Tenn, Monday, |
September 4ih. WRIGHT. Chief of Engineers.
Two mammoth excursions passed |
through the city yesterday route for Ar
kansas aud Texas, in charge of Passenger
Agent r. A. Willis rms, of the Memphis and |
Little Rock road. Five hundred and seventy |
five passengers were on the evening train, |
and 225 on the morning train-eighteen |
coaches loaded Harry Mcdonald was con- |
ducior.
The baseball game at the Olympic Park |
Sunday resulted in victory for the Wetter |
Nine, the score standing Eckfords Twelve and |
the Wetters fifteen. 1t was the most excit- |
ing game of the season, up to the sixth in
ming the score being Eckfords twelve and the
WeI'ers FIVE. Heavy batting On both sides
followed in +he next three innings. The
Wetters out-played and out-batted the Eek
fords.
L. a L.
didate for Congress, notwithstanding his re-
markable letter declining that honor. A
prominent Republican stated day or two
ago that if William r. was a candidate Jim
Smith would be the postmaster, but that if be
was not candidate, Mr.. c. w. Schultz would
be the man. Recent developments would
indicate that the said prominent Republican
knew what he was talking about.
The afternoon paper gives a long account
Of an awful retribuion by Gods hand. Isa-
bella Jackson, poor coiored woman, while
.estifyipg 10 a lie in case before E-quire
Allen, on the Macon road, between German
own and Bartlett, was struck dead, and the
,uileless reporter attributes it to the hand OF
God. II people were punished that way for
wing now there would be an epidemic, and
i would not be confined TO Memphis.
Officer Hedrick came very near catching
Reub Shaw Sunday afternoon. He was re-
urnlng IRON q suburban Yi-lf, when he met,
lear the old Humboldt Park, the famous
Reub Shaw, with his arm in a sling. SEEING
he officer, Reub endeavored to escape. He'd
lex followed with pistol cooked. The negro
led like deer, and Hedrick's shot missed
lin. The fight and pursuit was carried on
through fields and over fences, but eventually
he negro got away. Hedrick pursued him
or fully three quarters OF an hour.
The new Ancbor-Line steamer, Arksn-
as City, Captain Harry w. Brolaski, ar
iyed last night at IL o'clock from st. Louis
IN her first trip, and will leave at 10 o'clock
his morning for Vicksburg. In our river
olumn will be found a full description of
he boat She comes fally up TO expectation.
,he will be here until 10 O'Clock am. Her
commander has been running from here to
Il. Louis as captain of the John 3. Maude
or the last year or two. The clerk, Mr.. Il
Charles Quesnel, is an old steamboat clerk,
veil known 10 the people of this city. T.
l. Donelan, late of the city of Helena, is
he steward Of the boat, and Al Simpson sec
nd clerk.
Little Rock Democrat, OF Saturday; Last
III ht about an hour after midnight col
red man named Thomas Carter, late OF
Memphis, forced an entrance through the
ear brick wall of Reds pawnbroker shop,
" taking out a sufficient number OF bricks .
o allow him TO crawl through. Policeman
Harris was on watch near BY, and as soon as
he burglar got inside and turned out the
light Sergeant Harris suspected some
hing wrong, and on examination found :
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