Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-06
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The fell fights have set in.
Cool and pleasant yesterday.
-Sells's circus September 10th.
Memphis il the picture OF health.
The Ledger calls him Judge Beeswinger
Hadden.
The festive tramp will soon be migrat-
ing this way.
The Republicans held theiF primaries
last night.
The Sells Brothers Circus is the coming
event with the small boy.
H. N Dunn was appointed administra-
tor of w. d. Dunn yesterday.
j. w. Angel, for carrying concealed
deadly, goes up to the Criminal Court.
Thomas B. Crenshaw was appointed
deputy clerk of the County Court at Bartlett
yesterday.
The farmers only waat two of the six
chosen by them selected as candidates for
the Legislature.
Waller A. Goodman. % agistrate at large,
and J. NJ. Coleman magistrate for the town
of Raleigh, qualified yesterday.
Sheriff Athy quslifed yesterday, with
DIR. d. T. Porter, Nick Hosth, o. NJ. Alsup
and Joe Walter as sureties. The amount OF
his bond is $50,500.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day to ". =. Gill and Mary E. Jordan, Jas.
Cannon and Mary Ray6urn, YIN. Mahar
and Mary Hartcastle.
An alarm of fire was sounded yesterday
afternoon from the Hope Oil Mills, occa-
stoned by Some burning lint running up the
betting. Il was speedily extinguished.
T. B. Condor resigned as policeman
Yesterday and ]. ]. Jordan wss appointed 10
his place. Mr.. Condor, who was one OF The
best ofieers on the force, is probably going
West.
Pat Blocker, assault and battery; Rob
ssmej Sherman johnson, same /;
err Ooiem M5 ~slisious trespass, were
Eogar mcclure, --sav 1t Judge
discharged from Jail yeste.~
Harrigsn's orders.
-Messrs. ]. D. Ware and Fred HUM LETT
the city last night with the intention Of walk
ing to New York. They are probably re-
hearsing for the purpose of joining the
atrical organization.
-Paramoreis railroad system is to have a
branch road to Memphis. A bee-line from
Memphis to it would measure about sixty
miles. 1t would facilitate matters consider
ably If the branch we're built
The case of a man who peddled pictures
without license was up before President
president could examine the, pictures. A
man who propags:es art ought TO be treated
leniently.
j. H. Smith, the postmaster elect, has
forwarded his bond to Washington. His
first assistant will be John J. Weller. Mr..
Smith has left the city for Birmingham,
Ala, where his family are He will return
with them shortly.
An Illinois paper says that the Chick
saw Guards disguised as the "Porters" took
the prize at Dubuque. This is high COM
pliment TO the younger company. They can
afford to feel complacent when mistaken for
that famous company.
There was small fire in DIR. Shaw's
Office on Beale and Second streets, early yes
terday morning. A cigar had fallen into
sawdust spittoon, and had gradually eaten
into it, setting it afre. The FIRE spread and
was making Roadway when discovered and
put out.
A two-story negro shanty on Third
street, between Mill land Greenlaw, caught
fire about O'Clock this morning, and was
almost entirely ruined. The negroes saved
most of their furniture. The fire originated
in the kitchen. The house belonged 10 \
man named Fisher.
There was an effort to hold Council
meeting yesterday afternoon in order to pass
upon the petition of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad for permission 10 bald de-
pot. A quorum could not he mustered, but
the road was assured that there would be no
objection, so the work will go on.
in May, 1888, $3.50 will be paid in
prizes for the best drilled military conf