Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-23
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Plenty of rain Sunday.
Memphis ought to have an ice factory.
The ladies are anxious to see Oscar
Wilde.
The Trades Union picnic has been set
for June 18th.
w. NJ. Scruggs was made a Federal
bailiff yesterday.
The concert at Estival Park was post
poned Sunday.
The Land League picnic has been post
poned until May 18th.
advice to the Taxing District: Beware
of the ffty-cent settlement.
The civil jury docket of the United
States Circuit Court will be called to-day.
"A large tree on Linden street, between
Main and Mulberry, blown down Sun
day.
President Hadden has instructed the
keeper of the Park to let the grass 60 to
seed.
The Taxing District Council should not
touch the ffty-cent settlement under any pre-
tense.
George Dixon lectures at Free Trade
Hall, Friday evening next, on Thomas
Jefferson"
Goodbye trade and traffic, to merchants
and traders, if the Council adopts the fifty
cent settlement bill.
There was an imitation of a fire at a
grocery out on Poplar street Sunday after
noon, but no damage.
Licenses TO marry were issued yesterday
to Galden Williams and Letha Giles Louis
Hutchins and Mary Crump.
The Mundinger case will be tried to
day in the Criminal Court. Over fifty wit
nesses have been subpenaed.
Il
justify man in taking his overcoat out of
the pawnbroker's cedar box.
Rosa Robinson for stealing various
things from Mrs. Gray, on Main street, got a
year yesterday in the Criminal Court.
Henry Edmondson got three years for
stealing an overcoat yesterday, in the Grim
inal Court, and three years for stealing $40.
Mr.. Fletcher Poston, the United States
district attorney, entered upon tile duties of
his Office yesterday, and gave the necessary
bond.
The bondholders and coupon clippers
are ripe for a grand bounce. The Council
should give it to them by rejecting the fifty
cent bill.
Henry johnson, a negro who broke into
Wolf & Jacobs's grocery on Charleston ave-
nue., got a seven years dose yesterday in the
Criminal Court.
If the Taxing District Council indorses
the fifty-cent settlement act the bondholders
will again take possession of the city and
administer upon its affairs.
"A decision was made in the Circuit
Court yesterday favorable to the defendant
in the suit of E. Haguch, of France, Us. st.
Agnes Academy, for $500 for linen.
Frank Talbert died in the county Jail
Sunday from injuries received frpm fall
last Thursday evening. Tabert was butcher
who stole his meat instead of purchasing it.
The United States Courts are waiting a
chance to pouDce upon Memphis with man.
damuses. If the ffty-cent settlement is in
dorsed by the Council that chance will be
afforded them.
The Council yesterday passed a resolu-
ton to advertise for bids and proceed to
pave Union street, from Front Row to Main,
with blackstone whenever a subscription of
$500 is subscribed by the propertysholders.
The Taxing-District was organized to
save the people from the mandamus Shrek
ers who threatened them with annihiliation.
The ifty-cent act if Endorsed by the Council
will put them back into their clutches again.
"A resolution passed the Council yester-
day that the space on Poplar street, from the
west side OF Orleans street to the east side of
Manassas, be repaired with Nicolson pave
ment of the same material as heretofore
laid.
There will be a grand requiem high
mass at st. Peters church on next Wednes-
day morning for Jennie Magevney Sullivan
that day being the anniversary of her
death. The entire choir will be present in
honor of their late faithful, efficient and
lamented associate. Her friends are cordially
invited to attend.
There was a meeting of the Republican
Low Tax Executive Committee last night at
the postofiice. with Mr.. T. Hamilton in the
chair. and Messrs. J. E. Bigelow, Lafayette
Jennings, B. X. Sampson, II. Gutenberg, Ed
Shaw, - Clouson, Madison Venner, Ex-
Policeman Wilson, - Grant, Law
horn and others present. A resolution was
passed to hold a convention next Monday
night.
Sheriff Athy got a telegram from his
deputy, Newell, at Jackson, Tenn, telling
him that negro supposed to be Andy Ora
ham, suspected of the murder of Albert
Thomas has been caught, but the authori-
ties had refused to deliver him up until the
$500 reward was paid. The sheriff wrote
hose fresh individuals that when Graham
was identified and convicted the $500 would
be forthcoming.
In paragraph in Sundays issue, sllud
ing to liberal subscriptions, stakes, etc, we
ailed to give the name of the club for which
one familiar with racing would have known
It meant the Memphis Jockey Club. We are
glad to be able to state that the club is meet
ng with such success as is likely to enable it
o announce a programme in few days.
The money yet wanted ought to be made up
n few days.
Last night an elaborate row occurred at
he residence of Mr.. r. Bertschy. Captain
Sebastian ReudeIhuber, of the former Mem
,his Light Artillery, has been paying his
attentions to the daughter of Mr.. Bertschy,
Who, it is said, has not looked favorably upon
he suit of the warrior. Last night matters
anne to focus, and the neighborhood was |
reated to frst-class fight between Bertschy |
md Reudelhuber. The latter's story at the |
was that he and Miss Bertschy |
owed each other and wished to get married, |
md went to Bertschy to inform him of their |
wish. At this he got very mad, and Reudel- /
luber says he hit him with stick. When |
he two men reached the stationhouse Reu-
hand was bleeding and Bertschy's |
lead was in a wounded condition. 1t is said |
he artilleryman had pistol.