Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-04
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The spirits give their last show tonight
No marriage licenses were issued yester
day.
To-day is pay day for the police ant
6remen.
-Four prisoners are whitewashing the
stationhouse.
Jake Storz was fined yesterday for hav.
ing disorderly house.
The will of ]. B. Waldran was offered
for probate yesterday.
"A number of darkies are in the CITY
hunting for provisions.
st. Elmo is the most wonderful of all
the cabinet manipulators.
Joseph Uhl was appointed administrator
OF Rosa L. Laski yesterday.
The river is fully twelve inches above
the high water mark of 1867.
The Rev. E. p Hammond has been con-
Quoting a most successful revival here.
Oliver & Finnie's was broken into night
before last, and few dollars were stolen.
Charles Perkins, the well-known sport
ing man, has been in the city several days.
Isaac Friedman, from Germany, was
naturalized in the United States Court yes
terday.
Enough provisions arrived on the Belle
Memphis yesterday to feed 10000 people for
a day.
james Bayly, for masquerading as po-
liceman, was fined S25 Yesterday by Presi-
dent Hadden.
When Recorder Hadden fined boot
black twenty shines or 81, the boy offered to
| begin on him.
F. w. Brode & Co. will be voted upon as
applicants for admission TO the Cotton Ex-
change to-day.
The Planters Insurance company was
elected member Of the Memphis Cotton
Exchange yesterday.
Our new 6re.chief and his new yellow
panel dog-cart are very attractive as they
glide along our thoroughfares.
Charles Shock, mulatto, acknowledge
ing that he stole gold watch from his en-
ployer, was yesterday sent to Jail.
The "boys" think the order of Recorder
MADDEN to arrest any of them found riding
O nights with loose women is unconstitutional
The Belle Memphis had on board I43
boxes OF meat, twenty-one barrels of rice,
four barrels of hominy, and sixty-fve bar
rels of meal.
The Fulton is advertised to leave for
Hatchie river this evening, going as far as
Bolivar. Captain John Deering commander,
with Wade Hampton clerk
Might before. last the two valuable dogs
OF Mr.. A. J. MacLendon, named Phil Athy
and Alice Lee, strayed from the house and
were shot by some cruel person.
Spirits need advertising as well as other
people, as was shown by the fact that ST.
Elmo had an eugine-bell rung through the
streets yesterday to incite the masses to rally.
BY request, Monsieur Leroy will give
ropa-walking ecross Main street At I'M at
the Peabody Hotel. He will introduce sew
eral new feats, and will introduce his wife,
the "old lady" Tonight, at o'clock, he
gives his usual performance in front of the
Greenlaw.
j. A. Costello, a worthless old character,
was arraigned in the Criminal Court yester-
day on the charge of attempt at rape. He
was found guilty of assault and battery, and
Judge Horrigan gave him the heaviest SEN |
teuce allowable for the ofense-eleyen |
months and twenty-nine days
The members of the Women Christian |
Temperance Union meet this evening at |
o'clock, at No. 80 Jefferson street, to take |
steps toward holding a public meeting on |
Monday evening. The efforts of these worthy |
ladies should receive the encouragement of /
all who are advocates of temperance.
The committee examining into the Office
OF the chairman OF the County Court fled
their bill Tor services with the County Court
clerk. John j. Duffy claimed COMPENSATION
for three months and five days at 5000 per
month, making in all S633 SO; John II.
Jones, Ed Bourne and G. A. S. Richardson
each claimed compensation for four months
and i've days, amounting to 1888 SO each.
"A dial will be put mp shortly at the sta
tionhouse which will indicate when the gas
should be lighted and when put out. The
policemen in their various beats will be
notified TO report any neglect on the part OF
the gas company to provide light at the time
when stipulated. The District government
ought 70 make some provision for having
the city lighted when there ought to be a
moon, but isn't.
Yesterdays sultry weather caused
grand rush by drivers of vehicles to the
public water-trough on North Court street.
The street in that quarter was completely
with vehicles the greater part of
the day, and this fact suggests the propriety
If erecting several more of these useful insti-
buttons for The relief OF thirsty, hard worked
animals. The Court Square fountain affords
ample water TO supply waier-trough at
each gate. 1t must be remembered that
when water ia not convenient many drivers
allow their teams TO &c the entire day with
out water