Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
River rising.
Floods a.coming.

River rising.
Floods a.coming.
All the latest Sensides and novels can be
b ad at Mausford's.
"A phantom party was given at the resi-
dence of Maj J. D Petit Friday night.
The Mennerchor will give grand mas
querade ball on Monday, March 9th, at the
old Mennerchor Hall.
-Ol for ten thousand scrapers and ten
thousand pairs of hands TO scrspe the mud
from the paved streets of Memphis.
Every old citizen would be glad 10 see
the Gayoso House repaired and re6tied. Il
was in its day one of the best hotels in the
country.
HI nts OF new Nicolson pavement
ring sre sfoat, OF course there are no foun-
dstions for them. Memphis has had enough
of yellow-fever.
On Wednesday evening, at the First
Baptist church, an Illustrated lecture will
BE- delivered by Prof. Marks, of New York.
Go and hear him.
Priscilla Weaver's case against the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad Company, for
being elected from the train, was compro-
missed in the United States Court yesterday.
If 10 day is fine the churches will be
/ well dllcuOcu3 anu Usual Oubsluc
cations will line the sidewalks to worship
the social stars as they come out from their
prayers.
"A notice from the Chesapeake, Ohio and
| Southwestern Railroad Company states that
trains Nos. l and 2, west OF Psducah on
schedule, and No. 6, are discontinued until
further notice.
six Feet of Earth" a motto song,
words by ice A. Gulick, and music by Jas
E. Stewart, has been received 1t is pub
lished by F. W. Helmick, 1876 West Fourth
street, Cincinnati.
Temple No. Royal Asylum held its
meeting last night. There were as many ap-
plicants for membership ss members in at
tendance. Its present roll of members em-
braces many of our best citizens. The Sec
rotary reported in the treasury, S2707 rs.
| Clerk and Master Black made the fol-
lowing sales yesterday: A tract of land on
Big creek, 800 acres, for $1,000, 10 VIM. NJ.
| Sledge; lot on Mosby, near Winchester,
with tuo-story house, to Ben Harvey, for
1875; lot on Exchange extended, to Minter
Parker, for S726.
| Frank Leslie's Weekly for this week is q
| number of unusual excellence, most of the
Illustrations being devoted to the foods in
the Ohio valley. The double page view of
| Cincinnati is one of the best wood cuts we
have ever seen, and is creditable to the en-
terprise of Mrs. Leslie.
NO. 40, the latest issue in the Hum
| boldt Library series, is entitled "The Scientific
Evidences of,Organic Evolution" by George
J. Romanes, FRS; and No. Al. discus
| sions in Current Science" by W. Mattieu
| They are excellent issues.
1 3 Il
pearance OF q new kind of bird that preys
upon the English sp,rrow. This crusad er
will have to get up early in the morning aad
| work late, if 1t makes much Roadway in
| decimating the ranks Of our new feathered
| army. The Australian government, up TO
| November l, 1882, paid bounty on 27,345
heads and 1877 ,212 eggs, without making any
sensible diminution in the visible supply
of sparroWs.
"a Friend" suggests the name of Mr..
| McLenden for sheriff in room of the laie
Phil Athy. He says he sis beloved by all
who know bin, and is q man that will fill
the place 10 the letter. He il q man of good
| Judgment, fearless, honorable and trustvor-
thy, upright and just, good book-kseper,
and, in fact, is faliy capable 10 fill the place
where his friends would like TO see him,
and for which they will give him the sup
port he SO justly deserves"
| Prof. A ]. Marks, OF New York, will
lecture on Palestine, at the First Baptist
church, on Wednesday evening next. Mr..
| Marks devoted seven years TO the study of
the geography and topography of Palestine,
and has published bird's-eye view Of that
| country, and is now using in his lectures
| large and beautiful paintings covering 1000
square feet of canvas, showing that wonder
1 mi land from "Dan 10 Beersheba"-its
mountains, cities, seas, rivers, manners and
costumes of the people.
The groes receipts on the Mississippi
.nd Tenpessee railroad for the first four
monfhs of the present fiscal year, ending
] Jaauary 81, 1883, compared with same Pc