Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-19
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

"A new moon IL promised tomorrow
night.
A darby 100 years old has been in the
stationhouse lately.
The excursion of the Macaronians to
Helena takes place to-day.
The Stabat Mater will be rendered by st.
Peters church choir next Sunday night,
March 26th.
The gas company now is paying some
attention to its contract, and is lighting the
city properly.
The Art Loan Exhibition was very sue
cessful Yesterday, large number of visitors
being present.
The American Almanac and Treasury Of
Facts, statistical, financial and political, Tor
1882 received at Mansford's.
-"Why I am a Methodist" will be the
topic of the Raw. Mr.. Mahon's sermon at the
First Methodist church this morning.
Esquire Egnew held an inquest on the
body of colored woman yesterday on the
corner of Gayoso and Dekoto streets. She
fell down flight OF stairs.
The commencement exercises of the
University of West Tennessee, colored, will
take place at Peabody Nights, near Mem
phis, on the 23d and Path of this month.
Daniel Wallace and CLANCY Smith, Isaac
Foltz and Miss Julia Foltz, John P6fer and
Alice Adkins, John Donaldson and Belle
Fidgen, we're granted permission to wed.
Two bootblacks were presented before
Recorder Hadden yesterday for annoying
the ladies of the Women's Christian Associa-
ton. They were fined twenty shines apiece.
A placard on the colored Beale street
Baptist church yesterday announced that the
Rev. E. P. Hammond would conduct revival
services in the church this morning at ii
o'clock.
Steam was turned on yesterday at 10
o'clock at the Pioneer Cotton Mills, and con-
tinued until dark with the most satisfactory
results. The first whistle called forth gen.
ersl rejoicing.
Judge Horrigan yesterday suspended
sentence on the negro boy Henry Craig, dur
ing his good behavior, and on promise that
he would leave town. The Judge lectured
the boy fmpressively.
To-day being st. Joseph's day, the
church Of ST. Joseph, on Georgia street, will
celebrate it. Mass will be held at 10 80
o'clock, in which Messrs. Ryan and Rechten-
mauld and an orchestra will participate.
Jake Steinklhl, who keeps a bar-room
near the theater, had fight with his bar
tender, Hill, over the latters wages, it is said.
Steinkubl struck Hill over the head with a
lemon.squeezer The cause OF the fight is
not clearly ascertained.
Yesterday at noon as little son of Mr..
Leopold, who resides on Washington street
near the bayou, was playing on the bank he
slipped and fell in, and would surely have
! drowned but for the heroism of Mr.. Fritz
| Nef who plunged in with his clothes on and
| grssped the little boy as he was sinking the
| last time. The little fellow was carried home
unconscious, but is all right again.
| An old fellow who had Just finished
cleaning a vault for Captain j. n. Smith,
on Seventh and Carolina street, met with a
serious accident yesterday. He was crossing
| the bridge on his mule, which pulled him
Oh, falling upon him and breaking his leg in
two places. Captain Smith sent DR.. W. E.
Rogers 10 see the man, and his injuries were
pronounced not fatal.
| About twelve years ago Colonel II. A.
Montgomery had the Shelby county turn
pike road built. AfterWsrd a majority of
the stock was secured by several gentlemen,
| who did not live upon the road, Just as
| business Transaction. OF course they did not
take the interest in the matter that one who
used 1t would. Day before yesterday Colonel
| Montgomery bought up most of the stock for
the people along the road, and was elected
president OF the company. He will endeavor
TO make 1t the popular drive out Of the city
This afternoon at o'clock the Memphis
and Shelby County Bible Society will cele-
brste its fifty-secopd anniversary in the Cum
berlsnd Presbyterian church on Court street.
This meeting was to have heen held two
. weeks ago. but failed because of the very
incl' ment weather. Colonel Ethel II. Por-
yer, lor nearly forty years president OF the
( soeiely, and the Rev. :. Is. Suratt q vice
pAnent, have both died within the past
1890, and prominent place in the pro-
nernr-e,t as been given TO the exercises com
invited, 'N'u LUG Puo'i' i
! -"Pinkeye," di...se that ba. been YER,
severe on horses in the East and other sec.
IONS OF the country, has developed among
lne horsss IN this city, and although it hAi