Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-23

"A cloudy sky yesterday.
The entire number OF strikers has reached
sixty.
The back-tax people are coming to the
front.
The school buildings will soon be re-
paired.
Every policeman who takes vacation
goes a-6shing.
Everybody now has to have the lum-
tum garbage box.
Colonel Barney Hughes is preparing a
sermon TO be delivered at an early day.
| The United States Court adjourned yes
.erday until the first Monday in September.
1t is said that the courthouse examining
| committee will have racy report TO make.
The back-tsx delinquents would find it
TO their interest to settle up as soon as posi-
bic.
Orders have been given 10 arrest boot
blacks found away from the posts assigned
10 them.
The Century and American AgricuIturist,
Tor September, have Just been received at
Mansford's, 29S Main street.
The APPEAL neglected 10 name Archi-
tect Cook yesterday as one of the committee
TO examine into the courthouse.
"A bill of exceptions was filed yesterday
in the case of Elk. Norton & Co. Us. Shelby
county, in the United States Court.
There will be a meeting tonight at the
Adams street enginehouse to take action re-
garding the condition of the Catholic Gene
tery.
Mr.. John X. Speed was yesterday APP
pointed administrator OF the late james
Speed, whose personal effects amount to about
$470O.
The case of the check-raiser Morton was
continued before Esquire Quigley yesterday
TO Friday morning at 10 O'clock and his bail
fixed at $4,000.
Louis Dush, the hardware man, yes
terday made an assignment TO w. L. Clapp.
His liabilities are $21 ,232 % and his assets
are estimated at about $4,000.
The engineers have begun TO lay out
work on the end of this Memphis and Holly
Springs railroad on Broadway street. The
contractors will begin work in few days.
The Ledger has discovered a Chinamap
here by the name of Lean Sing. This is
probably corruption of Mean Sing. He is
probably neglected brother OF Brignoli.
Captain O'Haver left for Little Rock
yesterday TO get Andy Goosby, who shot his
father-in-law severely March 18th, and who
has just been captured and is now at Little
Rock.
AT a meeting of the Memphis and
Charleston stockholders yesterday at Hunts
vile, Ala, the proposition TO unite with the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road
was declined.
"A two-horse team came down the alley
near Duun's stable yesterday, dsrted furiously
into Adams street, and ran clean through the
stable into the back yard without touching
or iniuring thing.
"A phantom party will be given at the
residence of Mrs. Sarah l. Dent, 400 Court
street extended, on Friday evening, August
%, 1882, at clock, by Miss Mary Ella
Dent and her friends, Miss Lizzie E. Hughes
| and Miss Eleanor Lewis Prosser.
Delinquent property-owners seem to be-
gin to realize the danger they are 10 in not
having paid their Taxing District taxes
more promptly. Circuit Clerk Uhl's office
wss busy place yesterday, caused by the
number who were there paying up.
Marriage licenses were granted Yesterday
10 5. 2. Miller and Matte Lee, Jack Deyen-
ney and Mrs. Sallie Horley, Guy Moore and
Mollie Baker, Dewitt Rodgers and Bette
Harris, John Saunders and Mrs Annie Jones.
Reuben Braden and Mrs. Hattie Ford.
Yesterday German lady came to the
APPEAL Office, and, meeting one Of the dia-
| bolical attaches Of the lower regions, began
telling him her family woes. you say your
husband is untrue to your" said he. ayes,
sir; und | can prove dot" "Why don't you
reIaliateT "Vat vas dotTn "Whv don't
you prove untrue to him?' ''Oh, go way nit
your pizness, now"
Constable J. j. Murphy rescued boy