Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

"A joyous thanksgiving is in order.
No marriage licenses were granted yes
terday.
The war on turkey will be resumed
next week.
Col. Hop johnson. seems to think that
the congressional committee is a sham.
Ny Partner had a good audience last
night. He will draw big house this after
| noon.
The sale OF seats for The Professor be-
| gins this morning at Hollenberg's at 8
o'clock.
"A weekly newspaper entitled the Water
Valley Progress is soon to be started 81 :.
B. Brown.
The love- makiDg and CONSEQUENT di.
lemmas. of TIE Professor axe said TO be very
amusing.
--Messrs. EnrSSeeaav Leidy, Hugh BrinkIey
/ and others have returned from a satisfactory
hunt in Arkansas.
General Manager de Funiak and Assist
| ant Manager Breed, of the Louisville and
| Nashville road, have been requested to re-
| Bign.
The suit Of Sallie P Clendenia. et al. Us.
the. Memphis and Charleston and East Ten
nessse, Virginia and Georgia road is on trial
in the Circuit Court. 1t is for $4,000
damages.
-"Where is S. now?" asked gentle.
man of well known cotton factor yester-
day. "He il preparing the feecy staple, as
it were, forithe spinner, if you please" was
TIE response.
Clerk Black, Of the Chancery Court,
will sell several pieces OF valuable city
property at noon to-day. One is lot on
Main, between Madison and Monroe; an
oil fha ~ GoTr avzI
There are several others of less value.
The Little Rock roadshas been doing
thriving emigraut business lately. Dsy be-
fore yesterday there were $50 emgrsnIs on
the morning train, and at night there we're
FIVE coaches full. They are from East Ten
nessee, Alabama and Georgia, and are going
West.
-Miss Mary Boddie and Mrs. Judge John
ID. Adams, librarian of the Odd Fellows
library, have been appointed to solicit funds
in order 10 get new books for the library.
As the library is free, the project to increase
its number of books deserves the beartiest
encouragement. .
Prof. A H. Bedee, the elocutionisi, as-
sisted by Miss Grace L=wellyn and others,
will give an entertainment at Free TFads
Hall, Jefferson street, Monday night, No
vember 9th. The entertainment Ill be
given by special request from parties who
intend organizing dramatic club.
Yesterday Andy Driver, colored, who
had obtained license 10 marry Mandy Hor-
ton, came rushing into the County Court
clerks office and said, very excItedly; "Siop
it, stop itw "Slop whal2" said the deputy.
Stop dat license. Check it. Don't let it 60
on" what are you talking sbout?" why;
L lost my marriage license, and don't want
nobody else 10 get married 9Th it,"
L
Eros. their publication called Christmas It
is beyond question the prettiest thing of the
kind seen for many day. The Illustrations
are works Of art, and the reading matter lie
from the pens Of the most distinguished OF
American and English writer's. Among the
contributors are Curtis, Howells, Aldrich,
MARX Twain" Stedman, "Uncle Remusn
and Hardy. 1t is au ornamental book that
should be found in every home circle.
A number of horse fanciers went to the
race track, out on the Charleston road, yes
terday, to witness a trotting race between
GallIna's bay mare and Clarkis sorrsl horse. |
The race was for best three in five, and was
won in three heats by the Clark horse who |
contested race, the third heat being trotted |
in 2:SS. The owner of the horse claims that |
this was only his second race, and that he |
can do much better. II so, he is probably !
the best harness horse in town. The track |
Is in excellent condition and the horses |
there are getting along very nicely. |
About 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon in
reached Officer Stevenson of a |
quarrel on Lauderdale street, near Linden, |
between a white man and negro named |
Allen Drake. The officer on arriving at the
Gene oil the outrage found marks of blood,
which he traced to the drug store, corner OF
Vance and Lauderdsle, and there Learned
hat the white man was severely stabbed in
he wrist and that the negro had decamped.
Without learning his name or address the
'fhcer went TO work on a slight description,
and atge much fishing up through streets
md alleys hneiy found his man on Webster
treet. Great credit is due to the officer for
iis skill ia the prompt arrest OF the offender,
md TO the grocery-keetsr :Who kindly lent
us wagon to assist 10 the pursuit. The
rounded man is under the treatment OF DIR.
teber Jones, and is in very precsrious
tate.