Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-04
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VIII saw your wood.
Trafia with him III good

win saw your wood.
Trade with him if good.
Mr.. F. D. Paradise says on the pavement
question: 81 use fast horse, bdt doH'i want
VOID. l have had yellow-iever, and l know
that there is poison in wood. ] want stone
we'll laid and properly cared for. Il will
cost no more than wood. l am carpenter
and know what l am talking about"
THE Springer was detained here yesterday
on account Of the suit brought by the negro
Calvin Smith, until late in the afternoon. It
was a severe hardship to Capt. Hart, who
had probably 1900 tons Of freight, valued at
about $50, 900, part of which was psrisha-
BILE. Bond was reduced TO $4,000, with Col.
N. NJ. Jones on it.
An APPEAL reporter met. Mr.. J. G.
Fogzrty, the contractor, yesterday. de
said that when he removed the Nicolson
pavement on Beale street, be found black,
stagnant water beneath, from which the
workingmeu got a headache. He did not
think any man who favored Nicolson was a
friend of Memphis.
The disrepiuable roughs who frequently
get in the gallery of the Theater deserve
some attention from the police. Frequently
they throw down wads and other missiles at
the people on the FIRST floor, and sometimes
make 90 much noise thst the play has to be
stopped. A few necks ought 10 be wrung
and the nuisance abated.
-Jsmes Donovan, the young man who
was charged with conspiracy TO rob, was
tried before Judge Burke yesterday and
speedily and honorably acquitted. The
parties who preferred the charge against
him were Walter Mcclure, better known as
"Jay Bird" and Billy Jackson, familiarly
known as "Happy Jack"
Marriage licers sec were granted yester-
day to ]. s. Jackson and Miss Louisa Wes',
Fl. G. Harris and Mrs. Leaiha Gilmore, Tcbe
Robinson and Miss Levinia Coleman, s. B.
Rothholz and Miss Martha Lisser, Robert
Harrison and Miss Mary Massey, William
Walker and Miss Nettie Bolton, H. L.
Clifford and Miss Sallie Mott.
The Medical College has proven such a
SUCCESS that there is considerable talk among
the lawyers OF establishing law school I'M
der the presidency of Judge L. w. Brown.
There is certainly room for such an under
taking here, and Memphis might as well
educate her lawyers as to send them abroad
to get their legal accoulrements.
The Pioneer Mill has received within
the past ten days seven carloads of its new
machinery, which is being put into position
as rapidly as received at the mill. Ten
more carloads are on The way, and when all
is received the mill will have 800 spindles,
1888 looms, seine, twine-twister and rope
machines. By the 1st of May all the floor
space ID the building will be occupied and
every piece of machinery running.
Chief Davis received the following let
ter from Lawrence, KS, dated February 2Sth:
DEAR sIR-A man by the name of David Ora
ham, Scotchman by birth, and ffty-two years of
age ii living, who was dry goods merchant in
Canada went MernphiS in 1854 1S65 W G
employed as q salesman in a dry goods house there,
has by the death of a relative large estate left
him In scotland. A merchant OF this city VINO has
recently returned from Scotland, and who was
formerly well acquain ted with Mr. Graham, wishes
to find out his address, if alive. BY inquiring of
any of the old merchants of Memphis, you will
undoubtedly find out where he is. 1t is thought
that he may, perhaps have died. The list of
burials, If you have one would probably show
that, If SO. Any information which you can OBJ
tain regarding him please send to me. Yours re-
spectfully,
C. T. K. PRENTICE, Chief of Police