Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-04
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
More rain.

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The mumps have come, too, and several
| have them.
Why couldn't some of this rain have
| leaked out last summer?
| The stonecutters are chiseling away at
the customhouse grounds again,
! William NJ. Smith was appointed guar
! di an Of Alice Steele yesterday.
The Harmony Social Club will give a
surprise party this evening, at o'clock.
II Joe Brooks has got any rusty old
srBor anywhere, he had better put it on.
A darby has been found on Poplar
street. near High. down with the smallpox
He.was conveyed to the pesthouse.
Robert Scott was tried in the Criminal
Court Yesterday for carrying pistol, and
was fined $50 and given sixty days imprisop-
ment
S. T. Carnes, W. W. Thacher, w. c.
Folkes, +. NJ. Nelson and w. p. p Mattox,
yesterday applied for charter of the Mem
phis Telephone and Electric Company.
Archie Carr was attacked by three I'M
known men last night at the corner of Third
aud Market, and robbed of about three dol
lars and several valuable articles. He has
no clew at all to the rascals.
During the session Of the County Court
just completed $l0,l09 80 was appropriated
for bills, etc, about $500 was paid the com-
mittee examining into the chairman's books,
and 1876 90 was paid the magistrates for
their attendance.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day 10 ID. p. Badger ami Matte Jones, Abe
Wood and Julia Mayer, p. Jones and Branchie
Smith, Joel Peters and Brooksie Lee, Charles
Gibson and Annie Mile, John A. Craig and
Mrs. \. NJ. Dunlap.
Hardy Morrison was tried in the Grim
inal Court yesterday for false imprisonment
1t seems that George Green owed him some
money, and refusing TO pay, he went after
him with shotgun lew days ago to Presi-
dents Island. Judge Horrigan gave him
fine OF SO and eleven months and twenty
nine days.
"A call has been made for a general
meeting of the Cotton Exchange for the pur-
pose of considering the propriety of con-
verting the Cotton Exchange into a stock
company and organizing a future board.
President Hill had not responded to the call
up to the close OF business yesterday, and
the time has not yet been set for the meeting.
The general meeting of the Cotton Ex-
change called to consider the question of
additional duties on cOtton-ties, and also TO
hear the report Of the committee appointed
to investigate the propriety of asking con-
gressional aid for protecting the river front,
will take place at the Cotton Exchange at 5
O'Clock this afternoon, and will no doubt be
largely attended.
Some time ago young lady teacher OF
indianapolis came to this city and tried to
obtain work as a short hand reporter. Her
relatives telegraphed here about her some
time ago, anxious to do something for her.
There can now be but little doubt that she
is insane. She wandered away from her
latest clearinghouse recently, and was found
yesterday below Horn Lake sitting under
tree. She worked awhile on the Memphis
SciHitdT, but that must not be supposed to be
the reason why her intellect was impaired.
From the Public Ledger, February Sd:
1.-THE brief announcement yesterday that Col
onel ]. NJ. Heating, one OF the editors of the |
APPEAL, had been arrested in New York on |
The charge of libel, brought by Joseph |
Brooks, created surprise and considerable |
remark. Mr.. Brooks said, when here last, |
hat he did not care for the criticisms of the |
APPEAL, but 1t seems that he takes ii more |
He admits now that he does care, |
md that to the extent OF thousands OF dol
ars. He adjourn4 the discussion to the
courts of New York, which is rather
IN unusual procedure. The alleged Of
ense was committed in the State of
tennessee, and it seems questionable at first
rev whether New York courts have any
Jurisdiction. An attempt was made once to
rave Charles A. Dana tried in the District
Il Columbia for articles written in New
fork City; but as he happened to have no
'dsiness in Washington for some time, and
requisition would not hold in a civil suit,
be case fell through. This was in the DAYS
t Boss Shepherdism, when high-handed
ule prevailed. 1t is pretty safe to predict
hat Manager Brooks will get the worst OF it,
9th in his suit and in the estimation OF the
ress, the theatrical profession and the pub
ic at large. When the commercial value of
mans character comes TO be discussed in
curt, it often happens that lawyers will
make great holes where there were only thin
laces before"