Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-24
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mortar dust fills the air.
Grand Jury meets Friday.

-Olduu Jury uccls TIluays
The little flower girl is abroad.
Legislative Council meets tomorrow.
The fire boys complain of dull times.
Nothing in the Criminal Court till Mon
day.
There are now sevsnty.one prisoners in
Jail, all told.
Eight thousand ard Fifty dollars we're
filed for funding yesterday.
Large quantities OF green peas are
shipped to thie city daily from Bartlett.
This is Victoria's birthday. Loyal En-
glishmen will celebrate it in every part Of
the world.
Those summoned for Circuit Court jury
service are requested TO report at 8 o'clock
to morrow.
Pat Ford wss found not guilty yesterday
Of shooting bis son In law, JEFF Davis. Both
are negroes.
The Memphis and N, W Orleans railroad
is being constructed With almost unpsral-
leied rapiiity.
in the Probate Court yesterday John
johnson wss appointed administrator OF
Eudora J.. Ably.
-Dcputy Sheriff Taylor Left for the insane
asylum at Nashville last night in charge of
Julia Schwartz, insane.
Sam Gsbay, upon whose premises foul
sewer was fonnd 10 exist, YVES given twenty
four hours 10 clean ii out.
-Eighty-seven dollars in cash and $50
dsys labor wss the result of yesterday morn
lns's session OF the Police Court.
Some splendid specimens of potatoes,
plated the lat week in March on Rsyburn
avenue, are shown By Junius Wright.
The two cotton seed oil mills on Prone
streets, Iun all night by tue light of electric
lamps.
A large number OF transcripts in criui.
nal CASES for presentation to the Supreme
Court were made out yesterday by Clerk
Hunter.
From tina news which we print in to- days.
APPEAL 1t does not appear that the Erlanger
sy4;em has gone to the h des for railroad
schemes.
The new Court Square frog, facetiously
spoken of as a member of the genus rorC
pipisnS, is warranted TO jump fourteen feel
seven inches.
The ceiling Of the County clerks Office
ia being painted an exquisite buff, to cor
respond with the s,ihetic shade of Deputy
! IL VIE 9 u fafS
The poll tax collector has discovered
| that the notices he sends out have little fec
and will begin regular storm OF garnish
nenis next week.
| Solemn requiem high mass will be cele
brstrd al St. Peiei's this morning for she re.
pose Of the soul Of the late Mrs. Jennie Ma
gevney Sullivan.
| Bond was given in the SUN of $500 yes
t-rdsy by A. SSind and Wm. Edwards for
! DR.. Percy A. Bray, wanted at ST. Louis TO,
alleged horse stealing.
The lecture Of the Rev. VIM. Jones
ID, on the "Boys in Gray" postponed from
Tuesday, will be delivered Fridsy evening
at the Central Baptist church.
"A colored witness in the Police Cour
yesterday morning stated that he "t.lly
formed" for a policeman to como down and
dispsrse 4 crowd on D.soto street.
Contractor Piper is not likely 10 accep
the proposition TO foisn paving Second stree
and look to the back tsxcollector for his
pay unless an indemnity bond is given.
Licenses to marry we're issued yesterd.y
TO D. w. Wells aud Miss Laura Bozier
james Alexander aud Miss Emma Burns
JEFF Davis and NJ s. Fannie Robinson.
Deeds were recorded yesterday from
John McMullen 20 Z. W. Lenhsm, Ella S
Holt TO Oven Mccormick, Jno. HI Owen l,
c. II. Firth, E. L. Hollihan 10 L. T johnson
Sheriff Hoskius, OF Osceols, lief. at 4 .3t
e'clCck yesterday evening with seven con
vicls, bound for the penitenliary at Liltl,
Rock. Their names were given yestert y
-Re,o utions on the death of the late 7
s. Ayres were presented to the United State
Court yesterday, with appropriate remark
by Judge W. NJ. Smith and Judge E. S
Hammond.
| An Instrument was recorded y.etsrd:,
ID which man, who has once or trics b.er
confined in the State Lunatic Asylum, N ak q
provision Tor his wife 10 case of his losip
mis- mind again.
| john Malone got on stare" out o.
Vance street, rode his horse into Barrett
grocery, became abusive and insuliing {
Barrett, and, worse than all, resisted srres
His fun cost him s25 fine.
On the recommendation of the count
physician, George Lewis, charged with As
sault and battery, was released from jai
Yesterday forenoon and died in the eveRln
al hi. home in North Memphis.
-Anup-country official, who went throug
the city prisou yesterday evening, pronounce
its iut rier, cells, books, etc, better KEEP
cleaner and more inviting in every way tina
any prison he had visited for months.
The Valley Ice Mills began work yestel
day, and are turning out superior article
The water used Is first clarified, then sent i
the shape Of steam 10 a condenser, ard theme
4 to the aBparatCs in which IL Ia frozen i