Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-16

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| sPo6en of by the CozTisT-JotirndI and othel
Louisville papers. He will show what hc
can do Sunday.
| "A young lawyer Of this city and one o.
| Bartlett's fair daughters will be united in
| the bonds OF matrimony at that place on mex
| Tuesday morning. and a reception will be
given them in the evening at his father:
| residence in this city.
! An attempt was made Thursday night
to burglarize the residence of Mrs. Hyams
No. 30 johnson avenue, during the absence
| of the family at the picnic. A eolored
| preacher living next door scared the fellow
off with pistol shot
| The man arrested at Grenada a short
| time ago, and supposed to be Paine, the
| murderer of J. NJ Hawkins, at fernando,
has been turned loose, he having fully
| proved his innocence. The vigilance of
| the Grenada officials in pursuit of Paine has
resulted in their taking in a fellow who is
| an acknowledged horse-thief, and who is
wanted at Desoto, small town in Missis-
sippi, upon that charge.
Levy held a rehearsal last night at
Estiyal Park with the augmented orchestra
before a select few, and everything was
satisfactory. Tonight he will appear before
the Memphis public in come Of his most
exquisite musical naOTcedu1.
Mr.. Junius G. Wright, bookkeeper for
the Halliday Brothers, at Cairo, ILL.,, and
Miss Ida George, of Madison, Ind, were
married at the latter place yesterday. Miss
George spent the past winter in our city,
the guest of her sister, Mrs. II. Brooks, on
Mississippi avenue.
Several of the Greenback- Low-Tax-Re-
publican candidates met in an uptown
game of ball-pOol. A party present states
that the official name of each candid ate was
used exclusively in conversation, such as
ats your shoot, Sheriff" "You next, Attor-
rey-General," etc.
The second trial of R. NJ. Schuyler,
charged with an attempt to ravish the person
of Nellie Cooney, little orphan girl, was
commenced in the Criminal Court. 1t will
be remembered that on his former trial
Schuyler was found guilty and sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary, but got a new
trial by proving misconduct on the part of
the jury.
-Gayoso street is receiving considerable
attention just now in the way of improve
ments. Between Main and Shelby streets
workmen are excavating, preparatory to
paving with stope. A new curbing is being
put down on the south side east from Shelby
to the alley, and the balance of the street
between Main and Gayoso is being filled and
rounded up.
Oxford, Lafayette county, Miss, arrived in
this city last night from Texas, having in
charge William Turnage, white, who was
captured in Bowie county, Tex, few days
ago. Turnage is indicted for the murder of
a white man named Henry Hall, in Lafay-
cite county, Miss, in 1877, and is being taken
to Oxford by the above-named officers for
trial.
The following papers were fled with the
IT,
ley to 7. NJ. Scruggs, quit claim; Thomas NJ.
Scruggs to L. E. Scruggs, quit claim; I. E.
and " +. Norvell to z. Fransioli, trust deed;
NJ. G. Tobin to w. w. Coleman, chattel
mortgage; ID. II. Poston to E. McDavItt, quit
claim; j. Halsey to N. N. Halsey, deed; E.
Stark to M. l.. Meacham, deed; S. P. Read
to Mrs. S. E. Humes, deed.
"A number OF young men of this city Or
ganized on November 20, 1881, Catholic
literary society, for the purpose of encour-
aging literary requirements and to cultivate
a friendly feeling among the young men of
that faith. This society, at its last meeting,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
six months: E. ]. Walsh, president; I. B.
Berell, first vics-president; Thomas F.
Clancy, second vice president; Joseph p.
League, recording secretary; Thomas Gatens,
financial secretary; James Collins, treasurer;
Robert j. Cook, librarian; William Daley,
chaplain.
"A citizen of The Tenth ward, who has
been trying to cultivate a row of shade trees
on his sidewalk, and was priding himself in
having partially succeeded, on going home |
after the storm yesterday afternoon, found a |
number OF the saplings stripped OF all their |
foliage, and one or two literally "chawed" to |
pieces by his neighbours rowing COW. He was |
irst tempted to kill the brute, but better
counsels prevailed, and he has been reading |
up wha. effect the new COW ordinance will |
have in such cases. He will find no conso-
alton there, as its penalties apply only TO |
he eight wards of the old city, the Ninth |
and Tenth being reserved for grazing pas
ures for the COVE, goats, mules, hogs, ETC., of
he other wards
During the confusion which is noticea-
Die at railroad transfer stations Mr.. Oscar
Wilde, while making the change at Grenada
asst Tuesday evening was accosted by poor
white woman, of foreign birth, who had a
roop of little ones by her side, asking for
as to which train would carry
Ter to Coldwater tank. Mr.. Wilde seemed
o exert himself to understand her, but
Utterly failed. He noticed her approach an
'ther man, and when she had left the party
Ir. Wilde approached HIM and asked what
vas the matter with her. The party ad-
Iressed being considerable of wag and
oker, informed him that the lady had been
obbed of SO, whereupon Mr.. Wilde APP
'roached the woman and was seen to take
money from his pocket and hand it to her.
he accepted it with thanks and went her way.
Oscar Wilde's reception at Grenada,
fiss., on last Tuesday, was somewhat rustic
nd informal, bat it served to show him the
ind and thoughtful feeling of those people.
lr. Wilde sat in a chair on one side of the
lain entrance 10 the hotel, waiting for the
rain to Vicksburg, while Tracy, his escort
gent, stood against the decreasing opposite
aking order for few bill and letter
eads. At respectful yet observant distance
crowd encircled the couple. Conductor {
ogarty, and Dougherty, the telegrapher, l
ere seen to leave the crowd and move ;
ward a stale pond close by. Soon huge
lack negro wench came pushing through I
he crowd and, approaching Mr.. Wilde, pre-
,nted him in her choicest language with I
ouquet consisting of one ripe and one green
lnf1ower, a jimson weed and dog-fennel
1und together with piece of flannel SEW c
se. Mr.. Wilde reached timidly for the I
inch, while he eyed the woman from head ]
foot, and after receiving the bouquet he {
aned back leisurely in his chair, while with t
lger and eye he closely examined it for a 9
" moments and then turned it over to his (
rent tor safe keeping. f