Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-22
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Was Eat Tuesday

The Voke- + imiIy repeated Bellies Of III
Kitchen and Cousin Joe last night.
Mr.. Bell W. Elheridge has formally an
nounced that he is no longer a tenor singer
| Yesterday was a regular winter day,
part of the blizzard having strayed THU
way.
The wind-storm Monday night blew dowr
the immense sign on the store OF Ozanne
May.
The river will, without doubt, go higher
The tributaries are overlooking in many
places.
Five persons were brought before Presi
dent Hadden yesterday for failing to lay
sidewalks.
| "A few persons were seen on the streets
| yesterday in Mardi-Gras costumes. They
were like fish out of water.
While the steamer U. p Schenck was
coaling here yesterday, n number OF lady
passengers took in the town.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
| day to James D. May and Dclma Dean, NJ.
| W. Sullivan and Lizzie MCGUIRE.
-Messrs. John Scheibler and Benjamin
Bingham went upon the bond for Sl250
OF Mr.. G. Mundinger in the chancery case.
The young men who were caught shoot
ing by E. L. Topp on his premises last Sun
John Vance was arrested by o 6cer Ste
venson early yesterday morning for proving
about the levee with q clock in his pos
session.
-Messrs Watson and Needing have re-
Gently began the publication of a neat little
weekly at S<natobia, Mississippi called the
Observer.
If the water becomes much higher, there
is decided probability that the Mississippi
bottom lands will not yield much in the way
OF crops.
DR.. G. B. Thornton was unanimously
reelected president of the Board Of Health,
an homer appropriately bestowed according
10 public opinion.
A lawyer yesterday wanted to know why
somebody didn't get ont an injunction against
the Mississippi river, to restrain it from
running over its banks.
-WIlhelmina Fromm yesterday fled
suit in the Chancery Court against her hus-
band, Nicholas Fromm, for a divorce on the
ground of abandonment
President Hadden infuses more humor
into the proceedings of the Police Court than
any man who has ever occupied the position,
but he generally hits the nail on the head.
Mr. Hadden submitted a paper from
the Cotton Exchange yesterday to the mem
bers of the council for signatures, the object
of which was, as the witty president said, to
stop the Mississippi river.
Tonight an entertainment will be given
by the "Happy Band" Missionary Society,
at the fernando Street NJ. E. church. The
programme is an interesting one and en-
braces music and Rotations.
A conference of the Sunday-schools was
held yesterday at St. Johns Methodist Epis-
copal church, which was largely attended.
Various reports from schools were read and
a number of discussions INDUCED.
General Spartackus de Turner, accord
ing to rumor, has become an asthete. Yrster-
day was the first time he has been seen upon
the street for several days. There was a
general air of Oscar Wilde about him.
The Little Rock railways floating ele-
vator, moored opposite the mouth of Wolf |
river, broke away yesterday morning, drift
ing down mile or two. 1t was hauled back |
and is now lying right opposite Memphis.
1t is said that A. J. McLendon, Colonel |
John Powell, Judge Jimmie Hunter, John ].
Shea, Tom Carney and John Bradley have |
been preparing articles of Incorporation for
The Memphis Esthetic, Sunfower and Faint
Lily Association.
MIR. Charles Kney thinks Beale street
will be paved as far as D-soto, at any
rate. 1t will cost about $4,000 to do it, and
over $4,000 has already been promised from
citizens. There is no doubt that the paving
IF the street will greatly enhance the value
IF property In that neighborhood.
Might before last, as the St. Francis
yer mailboat was transferring her cargo, at
he landing, VIM. Flynn, the mail wagon
lriver, sustained severe injury. His team
hacked under an arched c. ossing, and thus
rushed him. Flynn was taken to the resi-
lence of his employer, Mr.. Doyle, in Chelsea.
In p,S A. |
necessity for assessors making known their
,laces of business We heard from one on
hat request. Mr.. w. NJ. Harvey reports
hat be is assessor for the Sixth ward, that
lie has left assessment blanks at nearly every
Iouse in his ward, and they should be filled
ut and returned to No. 20 St. Martin street.
The wind blew perfect gale from mid
light to or o'clock yesterday morning
he large walls of Stewart & Gwynne's cot
on-shed, on Vance and T-nnes>ee streets,
7ere found by the APPEAL reporter to have
cen partly blown down. Abont half of the
orth wall was blown in. The only damage
one was the cost of the brick work and the
oof knocked in.
Gentle Menus gave ball at the Skat-
,g Rink last night, at which a large num-
er of gorgeously-dressed persons were pres
ut. There was a certain easy familiarity
nd informality about the affair, as well as
bout the behavior of those present, that
lade 1t very popular. Everything sailed
long sereneiy up to O'Clock. Everybody
,emed 10 be full of Fat Tuesday.
A spiritual entertainment will be given i,
the Greenlaw Operahouse, March 81, 81 ,
I'D 4;h, by Arthur A. st. Elmo and COM !
any. 1t is promised tina: spirit hands and !
ces will be seen plainly and recogniz ID By :
leir friends. A guitar is played and passed 4
-opud the room by the invisible powers. r
lowers will be brought and passed to the !;
ldience by hands plainly seen. T
"A freight train going east was wrecked Z
i the Memphis and Charleston railroad yes v
rday morning, short distance from Bun {
ms Station. In this state OF affairs the v
,merville accommodation came along and
me to a pause. AS there was no provision
I'd foot it to town. The only damage was y
the train and the mental calm of the pas h
myers,
The following directors we're elected by
e stockholders of the Milburn Iron Works
sterday: John d. Milburn, Louis Hanauer, d
H. Milburn, James Lee, jr., H. C. Hamp- r
n, J. r. Goodwin, w. +. Taylor, A. 5. .
cGhee and NJ. c. Pearce. The directors
acted the following officers; John j. Mil
esident; c. W. Edmonds, secretary and
easurer; Thomas L. Risk, superintendent.
Some time ago Chief Davis received a
tier from Montana Territory asking for the
lereabouts of James Conway's relatives.
lie letter stated that CONWAY had died there
aving property worth $4,000. The chief
Is received another letter from Joe Mnlhat-
D, of Louisville, claiming that his wife is
nway's aunt. Joe is the eccentric cuss
10 boasts that he is the champion liar of
nerica. He also maintains that clever
is the highest quality OF fiction. Joe has
axed the papers more than once.
Handy Butler, a colored brakeman of
nduclor FOgarty's train, on the Mississippi
d Tennessee road attempted to uncouple the
lin while in motion yesterday morning as
south bound train reached Coldwater | -
ition. He was carried to a small culyert
the train, when, missing his footing, he
and was forced down by the trucks. DO
saw the accident. As soon as it was dis.
7ered the conductor had him taken 10 q
tsge and examined by a physician, who
,orts mo bones broken, but fears OF in
n Al injuries"
Mr.. lack Goodwin, condu ctor on the
ssissippi and Tennessee railroad, brought
twenty-five empty freight cars yesterday.
r reporter was informed that the return
empty cars was caused from the large de- W
nd along the road for the daily susten-
e of man and beast. 1t looks very much -
E carrying coal to Pittsburg when a city
called upon to furnish hay, corn, oats
at, eggs and butter for the farmers. Such -
,ears to be the fact in this case. Further