Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-28
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


Cotton is quiet.
The Professor souvenirs are very preity.5
The Professor will demonstrate again to-
night.
The Boys Literary Society is steadily
improving.
The calendar published Sunday will be
called to-day in Chaneery.
Willie Rowland has come here 10 take
part in the juvenile Patience, as "Bunl horne"
The cotton receipts are about 1000 bales
ahead of last year aud 1000 ahead Of the
year previous.
The receipts OF cotton by river yester-
day W, re 1875 bales, of seduction 269 sacks,
and Of cotton-seed 555S bsgs.
In the case of A. J. Norment Us John
McCallum, $500 damages was awarded yes
terday in the Circuit Court
The damage sui, OF Clendennin and wife
%. tbs Memphis and Charleston railroad is
still on lTisl in the Circuit, Court.
"A slight FIRE broke out in the rear of
Charley Kuey's mea; store, on Beale street,
yssttr day morning. The loss was about SO.
An alarm Of 6re was gwen from Beale
and Desoto streets yesterday. Ii WAS Of no
consequence and the loss was tritiiug
Thursday, as Thanksgiving Day, will be
observed DIV the closing of the Cotton Ex-
change, and no reports will be received or
sent.
Judge Baxter did not arrive yesterday,
owing to a delay of the train. He was ex-
pacted last evening, and will hold court this
morning.
The recently elected governor of Penn
syivania, Mr.. PAttisou, rendered valuable
assistance TO Camp Father Matthew during
the yellow-feyer OF 1878.
The children's Patience, it is said, will
be much better this year than las The lit
tie ones are better up in their parts, and
Prof. 81 andwerker ia well satisfied with the
results.
The APPEAL has noticed the conspicuous
absence of the usual Thanksgiving procla-.
nation of the governor of the State OF Ten
nessee, and attributes it TO the recent cleo
ton "OId Hawk" does not seem 10 have
much to be thankful for.
The following persons we're granted
marriage licenses yesterday; J. J. Tigg aud
Mrs S. NJ. Groom, Michael Pearce and Mr..
Sarah Rose, E L. Starks and Mrs. Henrietta
Carr Henry Grams and Eliza B -teman, Henry
Reeves and Annie Ransom.
-Patience will be rendered fully and com
pletely at the Theaer The latter part OF the
week. The orchestra has been increased
the children are perfect in their par
dialogue, music and acting. The COSTUMES
will be rich and in keeping with the charac-
ters.
The following gentlemen we're selected
yesterday az jurors in tie United States
Court: J. E. Oliver, A Seessel, of Shelby;
J. ii. Morton, of Haywood; r. S. Barrett, E.
A. Boyd and r. Fl. Munfocd, of Upton; J.
NJ. Rourke aud E. P. Trow bridge, OF Shelby;
Thomas NJ. Pope, IT,, W. r Ecklen, of Fay
cite. A vsniTe of ten has been ordered for
this morning.
A man holding a very favorable business
position, and having a wife elsewhere, is
palming off woman on unsuspectng par
ties Of Ihis city as sister. The wife recently
arrived and found the woman occupying her
place, but Immediately returned 70 her old
home, declaring she would not live with 8
man who possessed SO black a heart. Names
are next in order.
Last night three young fellows named
+. Mccarthy, Robert Dalton and William
Dugsn had a quarrel with the barkeeper at
Nose Kensler's saloon, on Market and Main
streets. One OF them SHE'D beer glass at
the barkeeper and struck Nashville drum
mer named N. A. Consadiue, who was nd
ing at the bar. The drummer fell, and his
leg getting caught in a scr. OF railing was
br3ken, He was taken to his room at the
Clsr ndoD, and the three young men ware
arrested last night.
la the case of Morton rs the Memphis
aud Little Rock Railroad Company, suit
in Chsncery for loss OF baggage, the plaintiff
purchased a through ticket from :he Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad Company, at
Grand Junction, 10 Waco, Tex. The latter
road checked the trunk only 10 Memphis,
where the check was taken up and the trunk
delivered TO the owner, who had it rechecked
through to Waco by the Memphis and Little
IL
ward lost on soG,e connecting route. Chan
cellor Mcdowell held there was no evidence
OF the agency OF one road for the others, aud
that the giving OF the check waa not such
contract as bound the Memphis and Little
Rock Railroad Company 10 carry the trunk
beyond their line of road. Plaintiff was
ruled not entitled to recover.