Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-29
PERSONALS.

Mr.. w. G. CHAMPION, OF Arkansas Post,
Is in the city.
Mr.. A. S. RANLErr, OF New Orleans, is at
thu Peabody.
SEE advertisement of Mr.. Fred Herr IN
"personap column.
SEE card of J. U. Ddnnavant, cancer doc
tor, in another columu.
AMONG yesterdsy's arrivals was Mr.. J. W.
r amsey, OF Swan Lake, Ark.
Ms. J. E WARNER, secretary Of the Nash
vile Msy Drill Board, is 10 town.
MEssss J. H. WYNN and J. A Snddotb, OF
Frisrs Point, Miss, are at Gaslon's.
Our visitors yesterday Included Messrs
Ellsworth aud J n. Lswir, of Psri-, Ark.
Ma. J. o. AsKEw, a weii-knoBn merchant
of Lostown, Miss, is stopping at GAstoh's.
DYERsBURG was represented here yester-
d1y by Messrs. H. PAtka, ir., and j. G.
Sharp.
MEssRs. B. F. QUERTERMIaUs and ]. R.
Maxwell, OF Arkansas county, Ark, are at
Gaston's.
Mr.. w. W. BLAKE and mother, of Nash
vi lie, arrived yesterday, and leave his morn
ing Tor Texss.
S. KAUFMAN and family, OF Dsnison, Tex +,
are here on brief visit to their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ssrtorius, a, II Poplar street.
Mr. J. E. LOCKWOOD, general passenger
and ticket agent of the Kansns City, Font
Scott aud Gulf rosd, is quartsred at the
Peabody.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE visitors yes'er.
day: VIC. Read, Bosion; J. L. Cooke and
J n. Cochrane, Mississippi; F. D. Bird,
Colona, Ark.
Miss NAY l. HUNTER, Of Mount Pleas
ant, Mas, who intends spending the sum-
mer here, ia stopping at MIs. Kate Estes's,
No. &c Madison street.
TIE names Of Miss Ida Darrsgh and Miss
Branch KenRedy who we're among the charm.
ing young ladies st the Chickessw ball, were
accidentally omitted FROM the list Published
yesterday.
The pillow offered as a prize at the Wo-
mems Christian Association 'spelliug bssn
Ia sday night, wss won by Miss Hetlie NJ.
Coheo, OF New York, sister Of Mrs. DR.. W.
B. WinD, instead of DR.. Kennedy Jones, as
published yesterday morning.
Mr. JACOB G. ScnMIDLAPP, who will be
recalled by eadeTs Of the APPEAL as an old
citizen Of Memphis, was recently appointed
one Of the trustees to wind up the affairs Of
P6rrman & Pau, of Cincinnati, whose assets
are stated TO be 1884, 100 81. Mr. Schmid-
ihpp l. young mSFCuhnts Out no uaH III
Cincinnati stands higher for integrity and
public spirit. His Memphis friends are al
ways glad to hear of his welfare.
JUDGE JOHN HOLMES OvERToN died 10
: New York City, at the residences of hia
/ daughter, Mrs. Henry Morgan, on Nsrch
! 25th. He had entered upon his eighty
venth year. He was the son OF Gen.
| Thomas Overton, and was born in Fayette-
| willie, n. c. His father had married the sis
OF the most distinguished OF the many illus
trious governors OF the Old North State.
About the same time as Andrew J Jackson, the
Benloas and other distinguished natives Of
The Csroliuas, Gen. Thomas Ogerton and
his brother, John OverIoD, emigrated to
Tennessee and engaged acuTelv in bust
usss and in the public affairs of this State.
Completing his studies, the Eubjsct OF thi.
sketch eIaigratsd to LouisiaT . and settled in
81. Landry, secured large p setise, I'd wss
elected to the Legislature in Il a, In which
| ne served for several sessions. ia the elzc-
lion contest OF 1924, when the %, idsnt al
electors we're chosen by the Legisi. ure, hi
was a stout supporter OF Andrew J , , 500
and contributed largely to divide the eiec
torsl vote between Adams and 2ckson. Re-
iiriBs from political life, be was called to
judicial position il his district, which b.
ilIed and discharged for twenty-five year
with great ability and scceptablensss. Jrdg
OTerton leaves four children, two OF WHOM
are daughters. He was cousin Of Col job
Cverlon, jr, of this city.