Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-26
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

n llitS ram loh ySsteiddy dlleInOOu.
The garbage question is agitating the
community.
The spirits from the Vastly deep will APP
pear during the week.
The Medical College commencement " i'll
be held Wednesday night at the Greenlaw.
General G. p. Employs paper, the
| Btudge0R, comes to tine this week more
pointless than usual.
The assessor of the Fifteenth district, J /.
P. Prescott can be found at No. 8 Madison
street, every day after pm.
Squire Moffett has sent off $40 to the
Irish World from the proceeds OF the ball and
lecture for the Irish Land League.
-Messrs. j. n. milford & Co, the jewel
| ers, presented the APPEAL staff with eye
shades last night; for which, thanks.
| Another tax-assessor answers our query.
! MIR. I. B. billiard assesses for the Third
ward, and can be found at 274 Front street.
"A president of one of the banks yester-
day remarked that Memphis could not afford
to let another year pass without Msrdi
Gras.
Mr.. Henry Piel arrived from Little Rock
Yesterday and promptly identified the two
thieves captured by Captain O'Haver and
Detective Pryde.
In the case of the United States Us. Wick
VinAduiy a luOlAOn " uPpOlul q IcCciNST "
take charge of tn property was overruled by
Judge Hammond yesterday.
The Rev. H. c. Du Bose, of 500 Chow,
China, is in the city. He will preach at the
First Presbyterian church this morning and
ihe Second Presbyterian tonight.
M. L. Odell yesterday obtained judg
ment by default against the Taxing District
in the United States Court for $2253 81. o.
: Bond obtained a similar judgment for
S3409 II.
Mr.. Robert League, assessor for the
Fifth ward, can be found at his office, in the
courthouse, during business hours. He says
he has left blanks at nearly all the houses in
MS ward.
Another effort was made to hold a meet
ing at the Cotton Exchange yesterday after
noon to help the flood sufferers, but owing to
the paucity of attendance, it was adjourned
until next Saturday.
Granville E4tridge and Annie Fleming,
Ben Rogers and Josephine johnson, Edward
Minter and Mrs. Francis Harris, Andrew
Stan6eld and Hester Ward were granted the
necessary papers for matrimonial purposes.
There will be union meeting of all the
Presbyterian churches of Memphis at the
Second Presbyterian church, corner Main and |
Beale streets, at 7:30 O'Clock tonight. Ad- |
dress by the Rev. H. c. DuBose, missionary |
to China.
"A meeting-all the Southern Methodist !
churches uDiting-will be held in the First |
Methodist at z 80 O'Clock tonight, to be adj
dressed by the Rev. w. NJ. Patterson on the |
state of the work in Mexico. No collection
will be taken.
Yesterday the Little Rock thieves APP
piled to Judge Eldridge for writ of haseas
corpus, which was granted them returnable
tomorrow. The judge ordered that the two
men should not be extradited by the officers
to Arkansas.
Squire Quigley's house in Arkansas,
which is built high and dry, is said to have
been carried off by the Mississippi river. |
When last seen it had green flag upon it.
and a voice was heard inside, singing, "And |
bowld was the aigle that flew round the |
coast" The Squire thinks his land is still |
there. |
The case of Reeves U.s. Tracy was coniin- |
ued in the Circuit Court yesterday, and the |
testimony was completed. One of the attor- |
neys in the case asked witness: "Do i I'M !
derstand you TO say?" "Well, 1 don't know |
whether you understand or no" was the !
answer of the witness. Judge Heiskell did |
the cross-examination for Tracy very skill |
fully.
The Rev. E. p. Hammond will COM
mence his meetings by special service in
the Cumberland Presbyterian church, Court |
street. at ESQ pm, and at night in the Cen
trail Baptist church at 80. On Monday,
service will be held in the Central Methodist |
church, Union street, at 1920; Court street |
church al 4:30; First Baptist church, Second |
street, at 7;3O pm.
III the fence that skirts the bluffs on the |
river between Court, Monroe and Union |
streets is not set back notch or two, some
body will be called on in the near future to
chronicle the hasty downward movement of
a delegation of our citizens that are fond of
viewing the beauties of our river front from
those quarters. Already the foundation of
many of the posts has slid TO the railroad
track below.
For some time considerable wirework-
ing has been going on against the Memphis
postmistress, Mrs. A. De n. Thompson, but :
1t has ended in smoke. The friends Of the /
lady say she has every assurance that no
change will be made, at least before her
commission expires. MIR. c. w. Schultz is
still IN Washington, trying to secure the
office, assisted by Tennessee's champion bore,
William r. Moore.
Hotel Mason has increased its register
during the absence of Judge Horrigan.
There are now foriy-eight on the roA-thir-
teen white males, one white female, thirty
two colored males, ard two colored females.
The register shows that the colored popula-
ton are in big majority. The number OF
whites is greater DOW than for any time dur
ing the past ten months. Among this num-
Der are six lunatics awaiting transportation
to their proper asylums, two belonging to
Little Rock courts, three TO the Bartlett
court. one each to Upton, Hsrdeman and
he United States courts. Meesrs. John j.
Mason, the jailer, and ]. ]. Connelly, the
rgineer, attend to the security and com fort
# the inmates. They receive visitors every
Monday and Thursday from 9 to O'Clock.