Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-17
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Eighteen dollars of fines yesterday.
The dogs are dying, but not fast enough
The last rehearsal of the "Mozarts" this
evening.
The Chickasaw Guards have voted $500
to the Jockey Club.
| Adams street il serene, Those who drive
| over it are not so serene.
Mr.. Hugh Cullen has not intimated who
his deputies would be yet.
| Captain Pryde has gone to Omaha after
a swindler named Morton.
Mr.. Theo Krekel was fined 50 yesterday
for assauitiDg Esquire Jennings.
Captain Wsldran will get the programme
of the Dubuque drill to-day.
Judge Edridge is holding court and
Staying wstermelons in Bartlett.
There will be another public meeting of
| the workingmen on the bluff August 25th.
1t is said that two assemblies OF the
Knights of Labor have been formed in Mem
phis.
General w. J. Smith has $4,000 to dis
burse for the Marine Hospital in Fort Pick
ering.
The city dump carte are the exposures of
all eyes and noses now when they pass
through the street.
Marriage licenes were granted yesterday
10 Ed. Matthews and Mary Shelton, Sam
Cutler and Lille Smith.
DR.. Robert d. Murray, of the United
States Marine Hospital Service, has been or
dered to Brownsville, Tex.
-Rube Shaw is improving; at least he
has not been caught. He probably wants
to kill his wife before he leaves the city.
Officer Condor made narrow escape
yesterday, trying to stop some runaway
horses at the Charleston depot. He stopped
them, too.
The Wet.er Nine of this city play two
games OF ball at Helena, Ark, with th fire.
of this month.
"A weekly paper will be established soon
ia the interests of the laboring men, to be
called the Memphis Mercury. A competent
newspaper man will have charge of it.
Colonel G. W. Smithee, of Upton
county, was nominated for the Legislature
by the Democratic convention at Covington
last Monday. He will be elected, beyond
doubt, as he is one of the most deservedly
popular men in the county.
President Hadden says the johnson
avenue bridge will soon be built. The street
will then be opened for a few weeks and
closed until the bridge at the mouth of Ala
bama street ia finished. He says this will be
done in spite OF the GROWERS.
Mr.. ]. F. Hunter, of the Porter Guards,
has received Information that eight Chicago
and four ST. Louis companies have entered
in the Dubuque drill. This will give our
boys worthy competitors, and if they come
out first, they will drape themselves in glory.
AT meeting of the Lsborers' Union
last night an attempt was made 10 capture
it by the Ed Shaw delegation. After several
attempts 10 quell the deputation they were
informed that they could retire by the door
or go out of the window. They went down
stairs.
The amount OF work to be done for our
mammoth edition of September 1st is too
great TO be accomplished in few days.
Houses that wish 10 be represented in the
columns of that unexcelled advertising me-
dunn will please give their orders as soon as
possible.
-Messrs. John P and Louis Walker, who |
live six miles east of Memphis, haye sent the |
APPEAL fine cotton boil which opened on |
the 18th instant. They also write tn at sin our |
neis hborhood cotton is fine where il has |
been worked. 1t is loaded down and making |
fast. There is no sign of any kind of worms |
as yet"
There will be a grand rally of farmers |
at the fair grounds ON the Memphis and |
Charleston railroad, Friday, September LIST,
for the purpose of consultation in reference
10 proper representation of their interests /
in the selection of a candidate for Congress,
aud candidates for the next Legislature. Ali /
citizens interested in the cultivation of the
soil are cordially and earnestly invited to
attend. A substantial dinner gill be pre-
pared for the occasion. Messrs. Thomas
w. II. Nelson and Fl. E. Cannon
are the committee having it 10 charge.