Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-23
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-Oeuu III your duo early.
This is the last dav to get your Christ
mas gifts.
Tomorrow will be good day for ad-
vertisements.
The APPEALS Christmas number will
be tomorrow's issue.
Frank S.urla yesterday was m AIDE guar
dian of Jacob J. Siurla.
"A large main of cocks will be fought at
Hopefeld, Christmas day.
The APPEAL will regard good adver-
tisment as good Christmas gift.
Katie Putnam plays Child of The Regiment
this afternoon and Little Sunfo,Cer to night.
Charlie Saltmar is again in the city
He looks like 6rst-class highwayman now.
Thursday was the day of the winter
solstice; in other words, the shortest day in
the year.
AT the courthouse, at noon to-day, Mr..
Black, chancery clerk, will sell valuable
piece of ground.
Judge Pierce will render an important
decision to-day touching the Presidents
Island workhouse.
Tommy Madden, living at ISL Main
street, drew pistol on his big sister and was
arrested therefor by an officer.
-Reub Shaw was the lion in the Criminal
man than the attorney-general.
30, how lovelyI' was heard 429 time in
a fancy goods store yesterday by the clerk
deputizsd to take down the count.
Where did you get your bisniuth?"
asked the deckhand of a friend who was
hslf-seas-over yesterday afternoon.
80, where did he get his load?" asked
the deck hand last night, after one of Wake
HubbelPs poems had been read TO him.
"A Christmas tide celebration was given
at the Christian Brothers College hall last
night, which was well attended and thor
oughly appreciated.
III Justice EIlioti's court yesterday VIM.
Twesdie obtained verdict against the Men,
phis City Railway Company on suit to re-
cover wsges due him.
In the case of the United States Us. Gill
bert Meyers, vacation yesterday was given
by the court in order that the lawyers might
examine a very important witness.
Herman Kussman was presented in the
Criminal Court yesterday on the charge Of
robbing J. NJ. Falls of an overcoat, and was
given three years in the penitentiary.
-President Hadden has passed TO enco-
niums on the Adams street hydrolith for
several days. Only the gumbo m an can
cross that street now without alife-preserver.
"A slight Ere occurred last night about
ii 80 o'clock in the Hope Oil mils, in one |
of the gins. The damage done was only
about SIS. A match or nail was probably
the cause.
The fond mother sailies forth at this j
time of the year without knowing what she
is going to buy; and not until her fond
spouse fingers the bill and makes financial
com ments ON IL does she recognize how
much che has bought.
HhriafDaao l. n,arrv boI;
day." remarked a cynical husband yes;er-
day, "but don't see it. For two or three |
weeks my peace has been disturbed by this |
Christmas gift business, and don't think |
have on my person anything more valuable |
than postal card"
The following are the o6icers-elect of |
Eureka Council, No. 6: W. S. Mathews, T.
|. q. M; c. c. Smith. ID. S. l: NJ; 9. G.
Locke, P. G. W.; John d. HUM, C. G.; Will
Fleming, s; A Gerdlund, NJ. C.; d. C.
Trader, r, Paul I. Wright, s.
Marriage licenses were granted yesier-
day to Andrew Nelsuss and Ella Taylor,
CYRUS Smith and Hannah Folston, Samuel
Bohns and Lizzie Fields, Henry Holmes and
Silva HAWKING, David Banks and Mrs Har-
riet Oliver, John Grant and Rera Aldridge, |
Edward Wilson and Naomi Aldridge.
1t is understood that the bill to change
the Board of School Visitors into board
Of five commissioners has already been pre-
pared. and tb at the number of COM a,issi0ners
ia Eve the chief Of whom is to receive $500,
and each of The others $500, making in all /
gl40O 10 be expended on the school commits
sioners.
Dixie knight yesterday was indicted
for numbering in the frst degree Willie
Dickens Knight is 4 mere boy, but he has
4 resolute face, snd is quite hero with the /
neishbors. A motion was made by his at
torney, Col. BuBose, for bail. Several wit
nesses were examined and the case was con-
tiuued until to-day.
The GAINESVILLE Johnston county, Ark.) |
Herald, published by an old citizen of Mem
phis, r. c. Hite, contains our prospectus |
for 1885, and says: ave will send the AP- |
PEAL and the Herald, to one address, one
year for = %, postpaid. The APPEAL is 1
one of the best edited pspsrs in the Union,
and always contains all Inc general news of |
the day. Those desiring to keep posted in
genersi and local news should subscribe for
the Herald and APPEAL"
-Relb Shaw was presented in the Grim |
inal Court yesterday on the two oh argos of |
and assault with intent to
murder an officer. In the FIRST case he sc-
CURED a verdict of ten years, and in The /
other a verdict of Twelve years in the peni- |
Tertiary. This makes the accumulation of |
sentences on the head of Reub to be about |
fifty years. He firmly expects TO escape. |
He Gays himself that he does not expect to
be in the penitentiary long. He boldly de- |
clares his intention of escaping Just as coon
as he can. He is a very determined looking |
negro, and takes his capture and his wounds |
very good naturedly.
"A little before O'Clock last night an |
employe at James & Graham's carriage and |
wagon factory wss drawing oil from one of |
the barrels, when his light ign;ted the escap-
Jog gas and big blaze was imminent. The |
FIRE department was summoned, and the fire
put out shortly. About six barrels contain
ing oily substance, located on the first floor
lust this side of the Office were burned, and
few wagon beds were scOrched. The entire
loss will not exceed $50.
The practice has prevailed in this city
for some time of garnisheeipg the wages of
laboring man ahead; 10 other words, to gar
nlshee that which was to come 10 him. Yes
terdav Chancellor Mcdowell made an i'm