Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-20
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

City crowded with people.
Christmas is drawing out the people.
The weather yesterday was dreary, damp
and p, culiar.
The sheriff wants the delinquent tax
payers to settle.
-Jsnsuschek will be here for a few nil hts
during The holidays.
-Esmeralda can be seen for the last time
at the Theater tonight.
Katie Putnam begins her engagement
tomorrow night at Leubrie's.
Several parties were arrested yesterday
for violating health ordinances.
Gus Henderson was fined Yesterday for
having his drsy too heavily loaded.
john Oats was arrested yesterday for
selling merchandise without license. Wild
Oats!
Frank Darlington was presented in
court yesterday for having pair of brsss
knucks in his pocket.
Two alarms of fire were sounded yes,er-
day, one on Jefferson street the other on De-
soto. They were of no Importance.
S. Besthoff was fined $50 yesterday for
doing a pawnbroker's business without IL
cense. He proved not to be best off, after all.
Hannibal c. Carter will lecture at the
Beale street church tonight on "The
Political Future of the Negro in the United
States"
The Signal Service man regards il as
probable that this weather will last day or
two longer, and that the sky will be clear
and bright on Christmas.
Despite the very bad weather and the
general disappointment felt in EsmerGldG by
the Monday night audience, Leubrie's was
again crowded last night.
The case OF Gilbert Meyers, for unlaw-
fully Withholding pension money, is on trial
in the United States Court. He obtained a
severance from his brother.
The weary Christmas gift-buyer is
abroad. There are SO many things soliciting
him to decide which he will buy.
The following numbers drew capital |
prizes in the Louisiana State Lottery, at |
New Orleans, yesterday: Nos. "a SIG drew |
$780, 900; a. l35, $50, 000, and 81 ,40I $40 900.
"A reward of $1,000 has been offered for |
the capture of the murderer of Richard F. |
Greer, of Sharkey, Miss. The details of the |
crime have already been given 10 the AP. |
PEAL.
The lecture thai the Hon. II. c. Carter
invited to deliver at the Greenlaw Opera
house on December 9th will be delivered at
the Beale street Baptis, church this evening
al o'clock.
The sale OF seats for Katie Putnam's en-
,agement began yesterday. 1t has been
some time since this little soubrstie ap-
peared in Memphis; but she is pleasantly re-
membered here, and will in all likelihood
be well received.
I'm the case of Sallie P. and J. A. Glen
ienin Us. the Memphis and Charleston road,
Tor damsges for putting the lady off the
1tAf
he Circuit Court for the plaintiffs, and their
damages were assessed at $500.
Ed Hearke, = young Swede, and Frank
Duberry were Damon and Pythias, boarding
# 100 Adams street. When Edward went
o bed the other night he hung up his pants
With $40 of money in them. When he
invoke, Duberry and his $40 were both gone.
The unfsithful Pythias has been lassoed and
ent 10 Jail.
Lizzie johnson, George Washington,
Jennie jackson and Sam Jones were pre-.
ented before President MADDEN yesterday
10 the charge of taking Ransom Hiches, an
Id darky, into Jennie Jsckson's Beale street
avern and robbing him of 81 while be was
sleep. Jennie Jackson was fined SIS, and
he balance were sent 10 the Island for forty
lays each.
Officer Mccormack brought in Sam
iorman yesterday, charged with a very un-
rateful piece of larceny. He was invited
" an old fellow named Dan Kelly 10 take a
rink in a saloon on Front street between
Washington and Poplar. Kelly threw down ,
$40 bill, andlwhen the barkeeper put his
hange on the counter, German snatched
Is and fed with it,
Might before last the meat shop of Geo.
rosby, corner OF Beale and DeSoto streets,
as broken into and a watcbchain and IS
olen. Last night As Officer Chastaiae was /