Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-15

LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Fires are few.
--Iolanthe at Estivsl to night.
The Nicolson pavement has been taken
up on Second street TO Poplar.
Only two patients have been cent 10 the
hospital within the past two weeks. One OF
these was the victim OF an accident.
Several blocks of stone pavement will
be put down on Winchester avenue by the
the city force with material furnished by the
city.
Others besides producers and dealers
will fed something to interest them in the
article on fruits and vegetables in another
column.
The Hernsndo road ia being put in good
condition by the county rosd-workers. The
people out there are almost unanimously in
favor of turnpike.
The Fire Department; i, about to pur-
CT ase two additional horses for the new four
wheeled hose carriage, which is to be placed
in the No. engine house.
-Rairosd men, and those interested in
railroad construction and management, will
find something worthy their attention in the
railroad column on the third page.
Mr.. ]. G. Megginson, who lost $9O5
with pocket-book aud important papers, at
the poslofice, Tuesday, will give 500 of the
amount for the return OF the whole.
After a lawsuit before Justice Fleming,
Lou Allen and Judy Davis, who had not had
justice enough, renewed their quarrel, and
the latter paid IS at Justice Elliotts tribunal
yesterday.
The only case tried in the Criminal
Court yesterday was that OF JEFF Davis, col
ored, who was fined $40 aud sentenced 10 if
teen days for assault and battery on his sis-
ter-in-lsw.
"A couple Of bOolblacks engaged in mock
battle on Monroe street Wednesday evening,
during which they became too realistic, aud
were yesterday morning fined 81 apiece in
the Police Court.
Houston Sims was fined SIS yesterday by
Justics Egnew tor chopping a piece out of
Hattie Freeman's head with brick. Both
parties were also required to give bond for
future good conduct.
A layer of Tishomingo gravel has been
spread on Adams street from Second street
to Yates avenue, and yesterday it was being
Hatlened out with an immense iron roller
drawn by ten stout mules.
The financial condition of the city's ex-
chequer was augmented S2S so by yesterday
mornings Police Court pckings. Twenty
eight days servics on the gang was also
scored sgainst impecunious sinners.
The INSPECTORS of Fertilizers, Col. Moses
White, Of Knoxville; L. G. Cox, Of Mast
vile, aud w. D. Tucker, Of Lucy, Tenn,
have all their blanks and tags ready, and
will enter ct once upoa their work.
-Licenses to marry were issued yesterday
TO Fred McCruicheon and Mics Julia Stew
art, A. E. Hunter and Miss Lizzie May6-
well, John Sozeby and Miss Della Croft, J. G.
Hennirg and Mrs, Molie L. Woodbridge.
The bell of the Bsale Street Market will
be ruug at 10 o'clock in the evening aud 2
O'Clock IN the morning, beginning Saturday
next and continuing through the heated
term The butchers will kill twice day.
-Parson c. C. Dickinson had Billie Todds
taken before Justice Fleming yesterday for
riding rough. shod on horseback into his
door. yard, breaking down his gate and abus-
ing him. He was put under bond TO keep
the peace.
The annual school exercises of the
Memphis Female Seminary, or Linden
street, will take place al 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, Mrs Emma c. Tucker, the principal, pre-
siding. All Interested in education are in
vited 10 attend.
"A letter from women psnts-m akers in
the APPEAL of Sunday last is answered by
Mr.. II. Buttenbsrg, who states that there are
four Assemblies OF the Knights of Labor in
the city, and that it proposed TO establish an
Assembly OF women. He will furnish the
necessary information on application.
Col. j. T. Trez want is making a lauda-
bic effort 10 revive an enterprise that would
be of incalculable benefit TO Memphis, name
ly, Inc construction II railroad ria Pine
Bluff to Shreveport, TO connect with the
Texas aud Southern Pacific railroads. He
ought 10 have all possible encouragement.
Officer Dallas Lee yesterday captured
Louis Williamson, 0itas "Big- Eyed Louis"
on Charleston hill. "B. E. L." escaped from
the Criminal Court not long since. He was
fined $50 by the city for carrying pistol,
snd was a!raigued for trial for stealing =
baby carriage from Mrs. Digs when he es-
capped.
A little boy, of perhaps eight years, in
jumping into the river al point where a
number OF others were swimming, struck the
gunwale of a bsree and was seriously Injured
IN thu LEFT groin and the lower part Of his
bowels. He made his way TO the shore with
out assistance and pluckily bore his pain
without murmur.
The following from Dyersburg TO Prssi-
dent Hsdden, Is a sample Of his large CORE
sPondeoce: Il have been reading with profit
Soma reports OF your proceedings in iudic-
Isl junction, and take pleasure in recon-
mending you for the Supreme bench, as YOU
evidently have the rare faculty of combiu-
ing criminal justice tempered with mercy
and equity"
Experiments with the new Babcock fire
extlnguIsher sre very satisfactory. The
tanks, OF which there are two, contain 100
gallons Of water and twenty seven pounds of
Chemicals; each aud both together will LAST
twelve minutes. Ii ia designed for MS.
at small fires, when volume OF water
threwn by the regular engines would do per-
haps more harm than good.
A novel entertainment, Doll Loan Ex-
hIbliIon, for the benefit OF the ChiIdren's
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian