Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-30
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-Cinderelld at the Theater this afternoon
Nelson Heury, petit larceny, one year.
Henry Wilson, grand larceny, three
years.
| The people are all waiting TO see Coles
Cole has probably the finest circus on
the road.
The Hon. Casey Young speaks Monday
at Covington.
Don't forget that Coles circus will be
here October I'd.
| = Cinderella was presented 10 crowded
house last night.
| The last opportunity to hear Cinderella
will occur tonight.
| -Ex.Gev. Marks will answer Senator
jackson tonight on the State-debt question.
| The Convention to nominate Democratic
candidates for the Legislature will be held
| Tuesday.
| -Ex-Gov. Marks, one OF the most forcible
speakers of the State, will speak tonight on
| the issues of the campaign.
| -Mansford, 29S Main street, offers the
only complete line of reading material in the
| city Purchase your Sunday supplies In
| time.
| AT 40 O'Clock this morning Station
| house Keeper SaItmarsh received word by
| telephone that Mr.. Russell, the grocer, was
dying.
The Democratic primary elections 10
! choose delegates to the Convention to select
candidates for the Legislature will be held
! Monday.
| Register McCalum yesterday furnished
| Assistant Aforementioned Sam Weakley
7 list of the forty-four matrimonial assocIa-
lions started in Memphis.
| u1t l. al.
| Nine at Olympic Park tomorrow afternoon
for $25. Both mines are in fine condition,
and close and interesting game may BE-
looked for.
| Louis Keith, the furniture pan. yester-
day made an assignment TO F. L. Warner.
He assets amount to $3.50 In property and
$500 in ehatiels. His liabilities are S4l25
nearly all debts to foreign creditors
-"Have you seen my new coffee-pot?h
| inquired one Memphisn OF another yesier-
day "No; 1 am not interested in such m at
| ters," was the response; "but If you have 5
demiiohn handy, / will investigate it"
Justice Spelman held an inquest on the
body OF w. E. Bennett, the grocer on Wal
nut and Vance streets, at O'Clock pm. yes
terday. Mr.. Bennett died at O'Clock pm
The verdict was death from alcoholism.
Mrs. H. A. Ferguson, formerly Miss
| Katie Richie, of Memphis, died Thursday
night at Marion, Ark. She was married
last January, and was only about twenty a
the time of her death. Her husband is clerE
of the County Court of CrittendeD. The
| young wife, who was we'll known here, will
be buried in Elmwood Cemetery this morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
To-day the quarantine on President,
Island will be raised, 80 all danger is con
sidered over, and there being no longer any
necessity for quarantine. While the EN-
tire absence of fever here has been very
gratifying, it affords no evidence that nc
quarantine will be needed next year. Al
far as Memphis is concerned, the people aud
the authorities are OF opinion that one ough
to be established next year. The authori
ties here, even if they have no cooperation
are determined to have quarantine OF OBJ
servation.
There seems 10 be bat little ground fol
expecting the recovery of Mr.. Russell, the
grocer who was shot by the negro Wilson
night before last. His physicians-Drs. w
3. Rogers and Sim-entertain but little
hope OF his recovery. They are unable, as
yet, to express any definite opinion. There
ia every reason, however, 10 believe that
there is internal bleeding. All day yesterday
Mr.. Russell was sustained by opiates and
the gains made were only apparent. 1t L
the general impression that he will die. L
the wound should prove fatal, the life OF the
negro will not be worth much.
A runaway hack out on Vance stree
yesterday afternoon created quite sensa
ton. One of Thom's teams, which haC
been 10 funeral, was returning in charge o.
Mr.. Joe Locke, when the horses became
frightened, and tore up the street on a deaC
run to Main, where they tsrned and ran III
TO the corner of Beale street, where they
were stopped by Mr.. Kelly. No damag'
was done beyond the smashing of the pole
. oft h. haoE pha reina mad baap IarEP
from Mr.. Locke's hands when the horses
| started, SO that he had nothing to do bu
hold on TO the box and yell, which he die
for all he was worth. 1t was narrow es
cape for him, and almost a miracle that nc
no one was injured.
, Telephone conversations meet with many
unaccountable interruptions. A few even
ngs since well-known citizen CUP
in his cups" made an effort to APP
pease his wife's anxiety about his alb
sence from the regular dining hour. After
the usual conflict with the central station,
growing out of improper signals and too
much enthusiasm in delivering orders to
"Connect with--'s residence" he succeeded
in getting the ear OF some bod at the other
TIL (hic) who's there? Yes, this is me- say
Frank, (hic) can't come home to sup
(hic) supper; got Ter friend-well, hold your
ear close-Pm 10 the hands of my FIR (hic)
friends who wil-there's nothing in the
wor-(hie) world the matter, it must be
su'Ibin' wrong with wi-(hic) wires-but you
may look for me-hey; but 1 tell you Pm
talking to you. Hold your ear close aud
keep quiet. / say (hic) l was saying I'll,
(hic) Pm try TO be no (hic) home after
awhile Don't (hic) be alarmed about (hic)
about me, you know (hic) you know; Pm all
right Say. Heyl (Hic) hey! No. we'r
taking supper up town. That's (hic) that's
all right. By by-I said good (hic) good bye.