Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-13
JACKSON, TENN.
Tbe COUrsE and ths LsWyers-A Grand
COnceEt-BriIiiant welding
commencement Day.

Regular Correspondence Of the Appeal
JACKSON, May II Our city is fast becom-
Jog the legal center OF West Tennessee.
Every week through the epring lawyers from
all parts of this end of the State can be seen
OR our streets. The SGprsme Court has
been engaged tai. week on the Fsyette and
Upton county dockeis. The Lauderdale
docket will be taken up next Monday, and
afterward the Shelby cases will be heard.
Messrg. A. d. Bright, John E. Garner and ].
l.. I. Sneed, referees Of The intermediate
Court, were here this week, and arranged to
hold the first term of the court 10 Jackson,
commencing On the 18th instant. Judge l..
E. Lehman, of Memphis, sat az a special
judge il the cotton case OF Inc Bank of Mad
ison Us. w. D. Deupree ct al, which was
tried in this city this week. Judge Muse
wss incompetent. The jury could not agree
on 4 verdict, and The cas- goes over to the
next term OF the Common Law Court.
A grand concert, under the management
of Prof l. E Ellsworth, WAS given at the
opershouss lsst Wednesday evening for the
benz fii of 81. Luks's church. The best ANA
teur musical talent of the city participated,
and the music, vocal and instrumental, was
very fine. There were three isblsau scenes
May Queen" "Oid Woman in a Shoe"
and "Too Late" All were very pretty, and
especially the last.
The most brilliant marriage seen 10 Jack
son for n long time came of at the Presby-
terian church on Wednesday evening. The
occasion was the union OF hands aud hearts
of Mr.. J NJ Friede, Of ST. Louis, 10 Miss
Rsbecca Ssmuels, OF this city, both of proni-
nent Jewish families. The church WIS COM
pletely filed vita the elite OF Jscksoa aud
distinguished Jewish guests from abrosd.
The bride, who is one Of the fairesi Of her
sex, wore a beautiful white satin drees,
deliberately trimmed iu point lace and rib
bons. The handsome groom wore conven-
iional black. Rabbi R.nson, OF Little
Rock, performed the msrrisge ceremony in
an impressive manner. An elegant and
sumpiuous marriage supper was spread at
Tomlin Hell, TO which the invited guests re-
paired. A great many congr s'uiaiory tele-
grams were received from ali parts Of the
Union. The bridal presents were numerous,
and Some were very costly. Among the
presents were zephyr shawlr, silk handker-
chiefs, an yoTy-h sndled coup ladle and sill
yer spoons, heirlooms in tie brides family,
and gifts from her grandparents at Prussia,
IN Germany. The bridal party leave in a
few days for St. Louie, ahich will be their
home.
DR.. A. d. Mayo, the we'll known editor Of
the Boston journal Of Education, delivers a
Lecture on sdu alton al the Memphis Con-
ference Female Institute Hall this evening.
The commencement day Of the city public
schools will be on June LIST this yssr. There
will be six graduates iron the eighth grade.
There are pumbsr Of Commercial tour
isis" 10 town this week. Business is moder.
ately fair.
Farmers are getting ready to commence
scraping cotton. Fruit and wheat prospects
are Frightening every day.
Quite a number Of Jacksonians will at
tend n great u zari F>stival in your city
next week JACKSON.