Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

"A little winter is lingering.
Yesterday was grounding day.
Court news was scant yesterday.
To-day is motion day in chancery.
There will be a council meeting thii
afternoon.
There was no attraction at the Theatel
last night.
I'm the case Of Frayser rs. Jones, decree
was given for complainant in the United
States Court yesterday.
Several persons are applicants for III c
position of Poplar street marketmaster, now
held by Mr.. Barinds.
M. Leahy and Thomas Barrett, who
fought in che courthouse, were discharged by
President Hadden yesterday.
I'm the case of Fassman rs. Mea ham, a
decree was made in favor of defendants yes
terday in the United States Court.
A carload of mules were sold in this
city yesterday for shipm mt to ST. Louis, the
prices being lower here than in that city.
The motion for a new trial in the case
Of Loudon rs. Flippin and the Taxing Dis
trict was granted yesterday in the United
States Court.
The molten for a new trial inthe Robert
Ross murder case will be heard this morning
in the Criminal Court.
-"Guiteau as Theologian" is the SUBJ
ject OF lecture TO be delivered tonight at
the synagogue of the Hebrew Reformed Syn
agogue, by Rabbi NJ. Sam6eld.
1T is said that at least five hundred
Memphians will go TO New Orleans to wit
ness the prize fight between Sullivan and
Ryan. Sullivan is the favorite in the bet
ting, but the hackers of Ryan are very conf
dent.
The Princes of Bdgdad, which Miss
Fanny Davenport will present here next
Wednesday evening, is an adaptation Of
Lionete, play by Alexander Dumas fls.
Mr.. w. G. Gilbert, the witty 65rettia Of Pin
atore, is the adaptor.
Marriage licenses were granted yesterday
to George Evans and Mrs. Mary Gamble,
Ben Dickens and Emma Brooks, Charles
Howard and Emma Collins, d. W. Lake and
Willie L. Turner, c. F. Farnsworth and Kate
W. Church, Paul johnson and Martha Hall.
In the United States Court yesterday, in
the case Of Tapping RS Dixon et al, decree
for the sale OF the "Old Hen Island" in the
Mississippi river, about one mile from Mem
phis, was entered. The amount involved in
the case was about $4,000. Bell w. Eth
eridge was appointed commissioner to sell
the island.
w. T. Brooks, of Water Valley, Misais-
sippi, has written letter to the chief of po-
lice and the Memphis APPEAL, in which he
says he was swindled by a travelling man
calling himself G. o. Crotty, and pretending
to be the wholesale agent for the United
States and Canada for the Harper's Bazar
patterns. The publishers have declared that
hey know nothing about the man. Mr..
Brooks is willing to pay reward for his
arrest.
The second bail of the Memphis
Deutscher Scheutzen Verein will take place
next Monday evening, at Casino Hall. The
,eception committee is composed Of Charles
Kney, j. d. Fl. Meyer, Fritz Aehle, William
Denies, +. SchumanD, John Wendell, and
Jus Limberg. The floor committee is COM
posed of j. G. Handwerker, james PhelaD, |
Harry Dreve, Louis Kney, John A. Strehl, |
3. Mitchell, and n. Kerr. The arrangement |
committee is composed of Joe Walter, F. |
ioldschmidt and L. Montidonico.
The will of Alexander Snead was pro-
sted yesterday. He gives to his daughter
Antoinette A. Bond acertain portion OF land.
he balance of his tract, except fifteen acres
"a lifetime interest in which he conveyed
o A. Ii. Snead-to his three grandchildren,
Robert A. Snead, NJ. Z. Davidson and II. L.
,ullens; also the fifteen acres, after the
cath OF A. II. Snead, is to be divided among
hem. He gives to Antoinette A. Bond $500
a gold, and his grandchildren 5000 each in
old. To his granddaughter, f. R. Bond, he
ives 500 when she shall marry. J. w. Bond
named as executor.