Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Warmer.
Dusty again.
-Oyercoats off.

Dusty again.
-Ogercoats off.
River rising slowly.
Fishing parties in order.
-Carpenter, and brick m ssons are happy.
Legislative Council meeting this after
noon.
The Court Square frog holds daily levees.
He has beautiful pair Of legs.
Twelve thousand seven hundred and
twenty were funded yesterday.
The Young Mems Hebrew Associate on
will give festival at E,tival Tuesday night.
Conrad Enrich was fined SO and Unrey
Drixley So on charges of vagrancy yester-
day.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty 10 Animals keeps it up. Two cases yes
terday.
The old No. fire engine is being over
hsrled, aud will soon be put in active SER
vice again.
New telephone poles, with thirty.two in-
sllaiors each, have been put up out Beale
street snd Hernando road.
Eight dollars and 30S days labor was
all the Police Court scored during two.
hours session yesterday morning.
Judge Hammond occupied the bench of
the United States Court short while yester-
day to heAr report Of the marshal.
The city force were at work in Win
chester Cemetery Wednesday, and it is now
in good order for the Old Folks celebration.
The citizens of Covington will ho'd a
meeting TO morrow night TO arrange for an
oil mill company with capital of 10000.
"A general meeting of the Cotton Ex-
change is called for $3.50 o'clock this evening
to consider the location of the new Ekchan
building.
--DeiiEqusut taxpSysp are warned that
the penalty Of twelve and half per cent.
will be added TO unpaid tax bills after the
LIST OF June.
Spring cleaning is going on at the
courthouse, and work in the trustees and
county clerks offices was almost entirely Gus
pended on account Of il yesterday.
-Msrriase licenses were Issued Yesterday
to Louis Forshish aud Mics Jennie Alpert,
NJ. J. EXON and M So Ell "a Maclin, Henry
Borsje aud Miss Emma Whitehead.
"A pseudo classic attorney 10 Juvtice
Flsming's court yesterday, wanted TO know
of prisoner if there was "ary sacred fire
around him that prevented him from arrest?"
-Several fresh fremen were eugaged in
prac.iciug climbing on a le6der, yesterday,
reaching from the pavement to the roof of
the fcur-slory building on the corner Of
Adams aud Second streets.
"A dfAyman named Sam Ovens was fined
81 snd costs by Jusiiee Coleman yesterday
for driving a mule with sore neck and
shoulder. Anuiher prison, arrested for
like offense WIS lectur, and discharged.
Pat Ford, who wac fined $50 in the
Police Court for shooting JEFF Davis, md
bound over 10 the Criminal Court, by
which he has been released, has been ordered
rearrested.
Three laborers in the employ of the Tel
ephoue Company were fined 20 each yester-
day morning for cutting away shsde-trees
when warned not to do so by owners OF the
property, and the question of dsmsges was
left 10 be settled by the company.
"A witness delivering his testimony with
comments before the Police Court yesterday
morning was warned not TO indulge in any
eloquence, as he might enter into rivalry
with the "h ghis of fancy" by the members
OF the bar and arouse their jsalousy.
-Ex-Coniederstes especially will be in
terested by DR.. Jones's lecture at the Central
Baptist church this evening. As chsplrin
under Stonewall Jackson he followed the
fortunes CT the Confederacy four years, and
now tells OF the Ihiugs he himself saw.
-"Phwst did ye plead 'afiher banking
hours for WHEN We know ye didn't have
money enough in shy bank to buy The leg Of
bog lsrkY WAS one OF the crushing argu
mems employed by the great Irish American
barrister in case before the Police Court
yesterday morning
Some 6ne specimens Of new crop grsin
from Mr.. P. NJ. P4tterson's farm in this
county, were on exhibition at the Merch ants
Exchange yesterday, embracing wheat, rye,
oats and orchard grass, all 10 full head and
nearly ready for the resper, and living evil
dences Of whstSheiby county farmers csn do.
"A shutter fell from second-story win
dow on Main street, near Union, Wednesday
evening, and struck Mrs. J. &. Ward, who
was passing at the moment. TIE lady was
Knocked TO the ground, and when friends
went to her aid she was found to be insensi-
BILE, with an ugly cash on her head. A car.
riage was called and she was conveyed home.
where she was reported doing very we'll last
evening.
-Ges. Vaughan received a posts card To-
day from secretsry Of State D. A. Num-
stating emphsticslly that no act was passed
oy the last General Assembly making wife.
beating punishable by forty-five lsshes, in.
hicted publicly or otherwise. There is no
doubt about the gambling act, however. The
matter cannot be definitely settled except BY
reference to an official copy of the act, which
have not yet been received.
In the case of Joe Foppisni, saloon.
keeper on the ceruer of Wsfhippton and
Main streets, who was yesterday morning
lined $50 and bound over TO the Stale fo1
severely Furnishing an impecunious customer
the Court took occasion to deliver q Lecture