Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-17
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The mercury was down to 500 yesterday
morning.
The High School commencement will
take place May 3lst.
The suburban residents have been an
noyed by the bull-bat shooters.
The Chickasaws are drilling every night
but Sunday. They mean business.
Our Court Square fence is being treated
to fresh coat of dark green paint
Six hundred tickets have been issued for
the hanging of Rivers and Matthews.
There were come whispers about the
Rev. Mr.. Lotion when he was in Memphis.
Yesterday was warm enough to be pie as
ant, and pleasant enough TO be warm.
The innocent abroad who called for
Saltwater" beer was promptly bounced.
Memphis will have two good companies
at the Louisville and Indianapolis drills.
The Porter Guards have virtually de-
cided to go to Louisville and Indianapolis.
The Louisville and Nashville road runs
four passenger trains daily from Memphis
now.
The ladies of the Strangers church are
giving series of good dinners at PAT Main
street.
Smallpox is abating somewhat. There
are only three cases in the city and forty at
the pesthouse.
There is only one boy 10 the senior class
of the High School. He hiss happy time
with dozen girls.
Regular examinations in all the public
schools begin May 10Th, and last until the
close of the session.
The remains of William Shannon, mate
of the Raymond Horner, were sent to Pitts
burg yesterday morning.
Olympic Park entertained large crowd
last Sunday afternoon, and promises TO re-
peat the same zext Sunday.
The Chicks were never so enthusiastic
as now. Captain Carnes can get more men
than he wants to go North with him.
The eclipse of the sun takes place to-day.
Nothing but the interposition OF the earth
binders the APPEAL from having it reported.
Louis Daltrofi7s case having been rein
stated on the docket, he will be tried for
forgery this morning before Judge Horrigan.
The Chicks drilled SO well with forty
men last night that Captain Carnes did not
make his selection of thirtytwo. Their
manual was almost perfect.
A case of smallpox at Woodstock, on the
Paducah road, was reported to DIR. Thornton,
who referred it 10 Judge G. E. Smith, chair
man of the County Court, yesterday.
George Wall was sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary yesterday 10 the Criminal Court for
stealing a large amount OF siiT rTare from
Mrs. Mattiugiy, at 404 Poplar street.
The Lotion case excited Considerable
comment in the city yesterday. The rever-
end gentleman was considered regular
pulpit orator by the Memphis people.
Joseph A. Adkins yesterday fled suit
in the Chancery Court against Candies l..
Adkins for divorce. He charges her with
living in adultery with Albert Lewis, at No.
70 Union street.
Mary J. Reilly yesterday obtained
verdict against the Louisville and Nashville
road for S425, for damages incurred by the
death of her husband over five years ago In
a railroad accident. She sHed Tor S25,0 goo.
There Is a deep hole in the sidewalk on
Union street beyond the bridge, into which
several prominent citizens have fallen, to the
great detriment OF their christian equlllb-
rum, and have been pulled out dszed but
profane.
Oscar Wilde has telegraphed TO General
Peter Tracy Offering to deliver twelve lee
lures under his management IN the South.
Memphis and Nashville will have chance
to hear the esthete if General Tracy accepts
the manageme ut.
While Sheriff Alex. Hsfin, of Court
land, Ala, was in the city yesterday alter
fugitive from justice, he recognized man
named Bill Thompson a. the party who
stands charged with the rape Of a twelve,
year-old girl, near HIlsbofo, Ala about two
weeks ago.
Mrs. SalIie F. Chaplin will address the
ladies, and especially the christian mothers
of our city, at the Intelligence oftice OF the