Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04
LOCAL

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Another excursion to Louisville.
-Pittsburg coal has advanced ten cents.
When it did rainit was a good healthy
shower.
The county poorhouse election passed
off quietly.
The City Council holds its regular
meeting to-day.
Judge Hadden will take in the Police
Court while in Nashville.
Tom Kline, charged with having a
pistol at the race-track, was acquitted yes
terday.
"A nine days wonder-the Albritton
case. Judge Greer gave him the best he
had in his shop.
Where are the electric lights with
which the city dads promised to illumi-
nate Court Square?
The second volume of Peck's Bad Boy
is Just out, and can be found at Mans
ford's, 29S Main street.
The Jury in the Hodo damage suit
could not decide Yesterday, and wera
ordered to report to-day.
-.George Jones, clnarsed with assault to
kuI-M2s seSTtenced to six months by
'iCSi gcoSSiudy'
A sentence of five years was imposed
upon Warren Price, a thief, yesterday, A
motion for a new trial was made.
An order was entered yesterday tc
hold up the mittimus in the case OF II
W. Purnell until after October Sth at 8
o'clock.
1t is stated on good authority that 3
certain wildcat, with which a certain citi
zen paid his poll tax, was killed across the
river in Arkansas
Sheriff Lane, OF Craighead county
Ark, arrived yesterday and took charg,
OF Lee Tatum, a bad darby, who is wanted
there for burglary.
Thirty days of the imprisonment il
the case of Peyton Wilson, was suspended
on payment OF costs and fine in the Crimi
nal Court yesterday.
John Taylor, who was dangerousl,
cut in the lung by Columbus Williams, il
be tried tomorrow.
Licenses to marry were issued yester
day to L. Tate and Ellen Webb; William
Sommer and Louise Glindcamp; r. II
Cleere and d. Walker.
Travellers by rail who arrived Just be
fore the rain, with their eyes, ears anC
mouths filled with dust, regret that the,
did not defer their return until now
Harry Williams, who robbed the resi-
dence OF Mr.. d. H. Poston, and was after
ward captured at Little Rock, was sen
fenced to three years yesterday on a plei
of guilty.
Nj. Kinsella was arrested yesterday b,
Deputy United States Marshal Neal, 70
selling whisky, tobacco and cigars withou
license. Bond in the sum Of $1,000 wa
given for appearance.
Tho kansas City excursionists will h.
royalty welcomed. The committees ar
rushing things, and will strain every poin
to make h occasion the most neniorabl,
OF its kind ever transpiring in Memphis.
"A meeting of planters was held at tn,
Peabody Hotel yesterday afternoon forth,
nurpose of DISCUSSING tx e-ottun-seed ques
ton. The keyhole was plugged, and tn
character OF the deliberations is no
known.
The prospects for a Southern Baseball
League are Frightening. Tom Brennan ha
secured Memphis, Mobile, Columbus, Mont
gomery and Savannah he will call tn
convention at New Orleans some time il
Mardi Gfas week.
Improvements in Winchester Gene
terry are constantly going on under Super
~intendent Rogers, who has proven himsel
a very valuable man to the Old Folks, VIII,
are earnestly engaged in the work OF re
claiming the graveyard.
The sale of seats f3f f~iaverlv's Min
strels will commence Friday morning a
Hollenberg's, and those who purchas
will avoid the rush ut the Theater. TIL
engagement is for three nights and
matinee, beginning Monday next.
The cbeapness of travel on Easter
and Northern railroads is a topic of dis
cussion with all who have gone on excur
sions this season. All the railroads il
that part OF the country are at war. anC
throw in a chrome with a free ticket.
"A few bricks falling down the chin
ney at Jefferson Street School Yesterday
and filling the room with smoke, create,
some alarm among the children, but j
was quickly dispelled by the principal
and the damage easily repaired by the fir
department.
The motion for a new trial in the cas-,
OF VIM Albritton was overruled by Judg,
Greer yesterday, and he was sentenced (,
pay a fine Of $500 and serve eleven month
and Twenty-Five days in the county work
house. This was the fullest penalty tina
could be inflicted.
The flood at the junction of Alabami
and Jackson streets, where the city ha
had a squad at work trying to change tn,
shape OF the bayou, yesterday mornin.
made a wreck of the new works and car
ried its volume down the old route, O.
channel, with rushing effect.
The wind evening before last plavet
havoc with the ~shr1bbery in the suburbs
One gentleman who resides near the stat,
Female College states that several OF hi.
fruit trees were blown down and a peacl
tree rooted up and snatched across hi
back yard from one fence to the other.
The wind night before last dashe,
down a number of loose signs and brok,
several windows about the CITY. At Bun
tyn Station 1t blew many trees up b,
the roots. \ citizen reports that leave
were blown off and all plastered apains
house walls as if pasted there. The storm
came from the westward. Half a dozeI
trees, more or less, were blown down o,
the John NJ. Peters place. this Side O
Oils Station. \ tree blew across Mai. J
u. Lumpkints residence at Buntyn. an,
the family within narrowly ESCAPED in
jury. Mr.. r. y. Goodwin's Windmill wa
also Frustrated.
At the meeting OF the Presbvterv O
Memphis, held in the Lauderdaie Stree
church yesterday morning, the Rev. s. C
Caldwell received and accepted a forma
pastoral call TO that church, and the even
ing OF the second Sabbath in October wa,
fixed upon as the time for the installation
the services to be conducted bv the Rev
J: +. Latimer and the Rev. W. II. Darnall
The Alabama Street church presented
call for the pastoral services OF the Rev
W. II; Darnali, DID. DIR. Darnall re
9uested n received permission to retain
the call until the regular spring meet;ne
of the Presbytery. The Rev. j. ID. Leslie
received and accepted a pastoral call tC
the Central church, near Covington. anG
a committee was appointed to install him
over his charge on the third Sabbath in
October.