Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-19
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
-ESmeralda has no matinee.
Send in our Christmaz pifts early

-Esmeraidd has no matinee.
Send in our Christmas gifts early.
"A. Beatty was appointed guardian Of
James Gillespie yesterday.
John I. Manning was m ade guardian of
the heirs of B. B. Manning yesterday.
Katie Putnam Thursday night in Lena,
| the Madegp. Sale Of seats begins this morn
ing.
The funeral Of Mr.. Reuben s. Jones
took place from S.. Peters church yesterday
morning st 10 O'Clock.
Gen. G. P. NJ. Turner instituted suit
against the Chesapeake and Ohio road yes
terday for $4,000 damages.
There is 10 be grand soiree dansunte at
Walker Hall, Germantown, Tenn, Thursday
evening, December 18th, 1882.
The funeral of Mr.. John E. Houchens,
who died at New Orleans, took place Sunday
afternoon from Calvary Episcopal church.
Henry Ku,senbergsr, of the printers
fraternity, welcomed the appearance of a
little girl Sunday afternoon into his family.
"A surprise literary entertainment is 10
be given at the residence of Mr.. S. Gold
baum, 245 Poplar street, Wednesday even
ing, December 9th.
-Within a year the local government,
with The aid of the Federal government,
river to Beale street.
John Fl. Jones and Mrs. Mary Turner,
W. s. Hammondtree and Miss G.. g. S,ewarr,
L. c. Mitchell and Dora Ward, James Daw-
son and Mrr. E. V. Jones, we're granted mar
risge licenses yesterday.
The Andrew Jackson Club, OF Cleveland,
O., will com memorate on Monday evening,
January 8, 1888, one of the most brilliant
events in American history. The undertake
ing has the best wishes of the APPEAL.
Mr.. Oliver Lucas, formerly Memphis
journalist, has been reelected clerk OF the
Board of Aldermen in Louisville. He has
not forgotten how to fling graceful pen,
even though he has been embedded in rec
ords couucilmanic for many years. He's
been there so long he Is kind of walking
record himself.
Chancellor Mcdowell decided an i'm
portant point in the Gaze of Black and Furst
enhein, assignees, Us. Menken Bros. yester-
day. Rachel H. and Corneia r. Menken
filed 4 claim sgsinst the firm for the sum OF
SAT 600. They claim that they loaned Men
ken Bros. this amount, and that it was a sep
arAte estate. The chancellor rendered de-
cision in their favor yesterday.
The case of the Uni ted States U.s. Gilbert
Meyers and George c. Meyers, on an infor-
nation charging them with Withholding
ABOUT S4OU pension money ara QemeQQl0S
i'll egal lees, was called in the Federal Court
Yesterday and part of the jury obtained.
The Gaze of the United States Us. Gilbert
Moyers, for endeavoring to intimidate and
impede an officer of the court, is to be tried
also.
The Kate Adams, the new steamboat for
the Arkansas City trade, arrived at the levee
last night about 1890 o'clock She was
lighted inside and out, upstairs and down,
with the latest development of the electric
light, and presented beautiful spectacle as
she came dSwn stream. She is without
doubt the handsomest boat that ever tied up
ST our landing. She will be free 10 visitors
to-day, and no doubt will be seen by every-
body. The ladies will fud in her furniture
and fixtures great deal worthy of their
special admiration.
AT a meeting OF the creditors of the
firm Of Roper & Flanagan, called BY the as-
sgnee yesterday afternoon, at the Office of
Messrs. Randolph & McHenry, the city
creditors were well though not fully repre-
sented. The inventory of the assignee, as
read to the meeting, showed the fact that the
stock amounted TO $500, the fixtures, with
mule and wagon, to about $500, and the
good, bad and doubtful accounts 10 about
$780, The creditors requested the assignee
10 carry on the business and collect the ac-
counts until q meeting of all the creditors
can be had, which will be duly announced
for next Thureday afternoon