Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-09-29
WONDERFUL swIFTNEss
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
river is unusually low.

School Board met yesterday.
The cabbage-head syndicate is about
to burst.
The trial of Jesse Wagner, larceny, is
set for October 18th.
The largest willow mattress yet made
was sunk yesterday above Hopefield.
-Whalen, the plumber, injured by the
gas explosion, was much better yesterday.
The Eckert was reported last night to
have been sun at Centennial chute yes
terday forenoon.
The forfeitures in the case of Ring
valid and Smith were set aside by Judge
Greer yesterday.
The residence of Mrs. Cobb, on Adams
street, was robbed night before last of a
large silver pitcher and goblet.
"A rousing welcome will be given. to
all those who come to Memphis on the
Kansas City railroad excursion.
"A lot on Main street, near Winches-
ter, and one on Winchester, will be sold
at noon to-day, at the courthouse, by Mr..
Black.
The superintendent OF the county con-
victs has written a long letter to Judge
Greer explaining the manner in which
Tom Jones sprang from a cart and escaped
" u 6uolN III DuAh
Mr.. Alex J.. Knapp will occupy an
office in the new Kansas City railroad
building on Madison street. He has been
empowered to contract for all freights
going south over the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad.
1t is reported that the hay shed OF
Mr.. r. p. Walt, near Devalrs Bluff, was
destroyed by fire, together with 500 IONS
of prairie hay. The total loss is $1,000
insurance, $500. A policy for $500 was
cancelled a few days ago.
Brother Newman, OF the Pine Bluff
Commercial was kind enough to say in the
last number of his paper that "the Mem
phis APPEAL is a powerful newspaper, and
should be in the hands of every intelli-
gent family in Arkansas"
The Criminal Court secured a jury
Yesterday in the Albritton case, and set
it for trial at $50 o'clock this morn
ing. The Jury is as follows: Z. l.. Love.
lace, j. II. Pickett, S. Cooper, E. G.. w
Madison, A. G.. Walden, G.. M~undinger, r.
b. Spelman, w. w. Ware, r. Meriwether,
Albert Thomas, Robert Lee and Charles
II. Smith.
Pastor A. W. Lamar, of the Central
Baptist church, will preach a sermon on
1.-THE Resurrection tomorrow morning
This will be followed by one on "'The Flu,
ture Home of the Redeemed" and one on
'The Punishment of the Wicked" 1t i:
expected that these sermons will be o.
unusual interest, and should attract large
congregations.
Hattie Hoeg, aged twelve years, has
disappeared from the residence of her pa
rents, on Henry avenue, between Bass av'
enue and Union. She was last seen at Cen.
trail Point. Description: Light Completed
light, short hair; blue eyes; wore straw
purple hat, dark calico dress, no shoes
She left home at 1 CLOCK Thursday. Hel
father is W. H.. Hoeg, a worthy carpenter
Judge MADDEN knitted his judicial
brow over a slim docket in the Police
Court yesterday morning. The list EN-
braced a few drunks, violating health or
dinances, doing business without license
failing to put down sidewalks ordered, and
one s. case of street-walking. The dis
posal of these in the usuaI way and a lee,
ture on sidewalks, with those on Lauder
dale street, south of Vance and Beale
constituted the court proceedings.
Too much importance cannot be at
tached to the meeting of the Mississippi
Levee Convention to assemble at Vicks
burg next Monday and composed of dele
gates from all States bordering upon the
Mississippi river. His excellency, Gov
Bate, has made the following appoint
ments for Tennessee: DIR. j. Il. Edwards
of Obion county; NJ. a. Lowe. of Lake
county; Col. Tom w. Neal, of Dyer
county; Gen. John Conner, of Lauder
dale county; Joseph Townsend, of Tiptor
county; Col. Thomas H.. Allen, Hon. l
NJ. Hill, W. b. Galbreath, Col. p. NJ. Win
ter and Gen. Cotton Greene.