Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-09
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Fires are scarce.

LUCAL Fan URA HIS
Fires are scarce.
Circuit Court TO day.
-Musquito bars are going up.
-Iolanthe matinee this evening.
Another complication 10 the McDermott
case.
The girl graduate is in the acme OF her
glory.
--IoIanthe last night, and again at matt
nee to-day.
Co ton buyers for foreign firms are leav-
ing for the summer.
Bonds amounting to $2082 so were filed
for funding yesterday.
Shelby county's potato crop will be
trebed the coming season.
Cupid remained indoors yesterday, and
no marriage licenses were issued.
-Four bills against delinquent taxpayers
were flied in Chancery yesterday.
The Memphis Reds and Eckfords will
have an exciting game at Olympic Park to-
morrow evening.
The acts of the General Assembly of
the State have arrived, and are ready for
distribution 10 magistrates.
A concert for the benefit OF Grace Church
Industrial School will be given at Mozart
Hall next Wednesday evening.
-Indgs Greer ia expected TO return from
Nashville this morning. ddge Eldridge
opened and adjourned his court for him yes
terday.
John Carter, the colored ex-convici with
the terrible reputation, was yesterday morn
ing fined $50, which was held up during
good behavior, aud he was let go.
-Sallie Wolf, a denizen of Center alley
was cent before the grand jury yesterday Tor
the alleged stealing Of "a so from a stranger
whom she had -inveigled into her den.
Ny Trivial Life and Misfortune; Gossip
NTH No Pot in Particular, by plain woman,
is a work lust gu. in Seaside edition aud 10
be found st Mansford's, 29S Main street.
The case of the young man, Nsss
Rhodes, accused OF swiHdlipg V. B. ThsyeI
out OF about 1900 worth OF jeweiry, has been
continued to o'clock pm. Monday next.
The picnic of the Boys Literary Associa.
ton, which mas to have come of tomorrow
has been postponed until further notice
owing to the death Of the mother o. one oil
the members.
The tug Billy Kilby Wis libelei by A
Karr evening before last for supplies fur
nished 10 the amount of 1925. The matter
was compromised yesterday morning, and The
tug released.
John CuOl, a co!Ored vsgrsnt and dis
orderly individual, was fined $40 ia the
Police Court yesterday morning. Judgt
H adden expressed a determination 10 rit
CITY 81 oh ~~~.aat oh sraniGrs
The Grace Church Industrial School will
give conc ri, in which fifty children will
appear, st NJ Fart Hail, Wednesiay Jun,
18th. |: will be very enjoyable affair, anc
the admission is ooly twenty-five cents.
The principal Of the LeMoyue Institute
has been 70 fortunate in securing subscrip
tions that The success OF the scheme for en-
largiug he LeMoyne Institute is assured.
handsome proportion OF the necessary
amount has already been pledged.
"A delightful lecture on the poet Burn
and Scotland in the eighteenth century wal
delivered by Prof. John Moffat at Mozar
Hall last evening. The lecturers rich accent
keen humor and deep pathos won steadily
from beginning to close upon his audience.
The first home.raised roasting ears o
this season were sold in this city yesterd az
afternoon. They were raised by William H
Harrison, the enterprisiug colored gardener
at his market-farm on McLemore avenue
three miles southeast from Court Square, who
realized fifty cents per dozen esrs.
Capt. James Lee has returned from ST.
Louie, where he passed feveral days looking
at the various thesters, principally the
Olympic, with which he declares he was de-
lighted. His new theattr on Main street, il
he makes the arrangements he hopes for, will
be ON the model of the Olympic.
"A mong the prizes awarded BY the Chris
tian Brothers' College, and which were
omitted in yesterday mornings list, is one
for music, donated By P. S. Murphy, and one
for oralory, the gift of George Herbers
Master John Tuttle's excellent defamation
of Parrhasius was also omitted from the pro
gramme.
"A white man and a negro were arrested
for fighting last Thursday night, and mu
tual friend pu; up $40 forfeit Tor their sp
pearance in The Police Court YESTERDAY
morning. The white man was promptly OF
hand, but the negro did not appear. Tn,
Court fued the white man $40 and confis
Gated the other SO as forfeiture on behal
of the negro.
The number of bales OF cotton shipped
from Covipgton during the past min
months-from September /, 1882, to June ]
1888 4434 bales, all of which was con
signed 10 Memphis. September, 1882 IA
bales; October, sos bales; November, 13S
bales; December, 92l bales; January, 1885
391 bales; February, 25S bales; March, 81
bales; April, "a bales; May, SO bales.
There was an enthusiastic meeting O
the Porter Guards on the door steps of thei
armory7 evening before last. In answer to
published call for meeting Elk of the We
will fight itout on this-line-if -it-takes. all
summer boys we're present, but the man wht
carried the keys did not put in an appear
snce, and after bewailirg The decline of mill
tary enthusiasm in this berg they finally de
parted.
The Bluff City Stove Works Compan,
have purchased lot in Fort Pickering anC
will begin the erection OF building 70
manufacturing on an extensive scale at once
TIE following is the list of oficzrs: Henri,
Wetter, president; W. F. Tay lor, vice. presi
dent; l.. Tiff Risk, secretary and manager
George Schualzried, treasurer. Directors: II
Wetier, Napoleon Hill, W +. Taylor, C.
Helm, w. +. Bowdre, w. B Mallory, Geo
Schmalzrisd, II. Furstenheim and William
Il. Robinson.
-Four men in charge Of Superintendent
jewel, Of the chain-gang made their escsp
from him yesterday evening at the corner o
Main and Exchange streets. John Chump
bad dsrky, who was 6ued 500 in the Polic'
Court yesterday morning, was handcuffed, bu
was not to be daunted by that, and when h
once got fairly started he kept right on, re
gardless Of the shots fired after him by J vel
who followed in pursuit, out returned afte
an unsuccessful chase to find tina. the balanc
Of the gang had decamped. Their name
are William Shea and Frank Carter, 6net
| S. each, and Ed Cart, g.
-Tommie Mcclure, lad sged about sil
| years. was up before the Police Court yester
day morning, charged with till tapping, an
| said to be the second ofense. He sbstracte,
| $40 from the drawer of Monroe street ga
| loon, aud after "Whscking" up with his com
| panions and spending small amount, wa
| captured. He confessed the deed, but tn
Court was poweress to punish the little kler
| tomaniac on account OF his age. His mothe
| was present and stated 10 the Court that tn
| boy was beyond her control and seemed t
| want something done with him, but decline
to give him up TO be sent to one OF the Oh
1 phau asylums. He was turned over to h
| mother.
There was the liveliest kind Of & time i
Justice Jennings court during the lr1aI {
Fred Z Smith, charged with perjury
| swearing that be was worth the amount of
replevin bond, taken the day before
Justice SPelman. 1t seems that after goir
on the bond, Smith went back TO Justit
| ba l-raE har