Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Frank G.ay's benefit will be daisy.
The Legislative Council meets this al
| ternoon.
Straw hats are ripening under the inau-
| e2c. of "this summer sum-"
Andy Russell, the champion turkey
stssler, got threelyear's yesterday.
Two Memphis horses, Greenwood and
| Twilight, won at Nashville yesterday.
The Circuit Court was adjourned yesler-
! day over to the third Monday In this month.
The Knights Templar will celebrate AS
| cension Day at Masonic Temple this evening
at s o'clock.
John League was appointed yesterday
Administrator de bOnis noa of James and
Eliza Smith.
The Mczarts' box sheet sale is booming.
Nine season tickets were bought yesterday
| for parties in Ripley, Miss.
The wreck of Kelly's saloon, where
Capt. Charles B. Davis, of No. engine, was
killed, was pulled down yesterday.
"A reaire Of 500 jurors has been or
dered for the Proudft- Winberg murder
case, which has been act for trial on the 9TH
instant.
The United States Courts have been ad-
j1urned' over TO Monday next in obedience
10 an order telegraphed by Jusge Hsm-
mond from Cincinnati.
The Board OF Heal tn and the police re-
quest citiz= 10 report nuisances in their
neishberboed. The reports will be consid-
cred strictly confidential.
"A general fire alarm was caused yester-
day by workmen adjusting telephone wifes,
allowing them 10 stilke the hTe-alarm WlTes.
All the engines turned out.
Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday
| 10 VIM. Davis and Mrs SAllie Wilson, Peter
Johnson and Miss WIihelmina Reudelhuber,
A. S. Williams and Miss Sophia Lsngbein.
-Sea,on tickets for the Music Festival
will be on sale only three days longer. Atte r
| the close of this sale single tickets will cost
| 81, and general admission (without seat) 81.
Dean Pope succeeds Cody Mason as the
| deputy sheriff in waiting on the Circuit
| Court. Cody has been assigned TO duty IN
the southern part OF the county on account
OF his health.
| SCOT any money!" asked his honor, al
ter the adjournment of the Police Court yes
terday morning. mot a cent" replied the
clerk. well, by grimpS! that's The slim
mest days business We ever took H."
The Land League will meet at the
| Knights OF the Red Branch hall, on Madison
street, this evening, TO hear report from
their delegate, Justice Tom MofieS, who has
returned from the national convention.
-Frsncis Joseph Mariinthal sues for a
divorce from his wife LIna Martinthal. He
claims that they were married on the 17th
Of March, 1879, and lived together until
| September II, 1880, when she deserted him.
Those who will unite with the Southern
Mothers" in decorating the graves of Con-
g.. IL Il
the monument, EInwood Cemetery, on next
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, bringing
their flowers with them.
The election of directors for the Van
derbilt Insurance Company caused quite
commotlon on Madison street yesterday. a
majority of the old directory were finally re.
elected, and there will be NO change in the
officers OF the company.
Hannah Jones and, Savanna Williams
were witnesses in the Andy Russell turkey
stealing case. They swore that Andy was in
certaia place when the fowls were stolen,
and it was proven that be was not there.
Both were jailed Tor perjury.
in CHANGING at the docket yesterday
morning, which contained but three cases OF
light Inisdemeanor, Judge MADDEN snilingly
remarked: "Well, | believe my raid on the
lawyers has had good moral effect on the
eomnunlty-the people are scared"
Fred Sethsrberg, the alleged rspisi,
failto TO appear when his Gaze was called in
the Crlminal Court yesterday. He was un-
der $500 bond, with Henry Rsichmau and C.
A. Smith as securities. Judge Greer Issued
a capias fer him, and Fixed his hond at $1,000.
Judge MADDEN has classified every phase
OF Observation-Disclosures perpendicular,
angular, and added another yesterday morn
Ing, which he styles 'wabbling drunk" ap-
Piled to TWO offenders who were covering the
entire area Of Besle street with arms inter-
locked.
The barristers who frequent the Police
Court were disgusled at the sight Of hut two
or three cases, and they of a mild character,
on yesterday mornings docket. His honor
attributed it to his raid on the members
of the bar, and thinks it would be q good
thing to keep it up.
Ills 4 well-established case of wabbling
drums" said Judge MADDEN yesterday, when
the last case on the docket came up; "but /
will discharge you, because l don't want to
change the menotony OF the proceedings OF
this morning. have let all the balance 20.
Adjourn this court"
Threats oil an appeal from his deci.ions
don't intimidste Boss Hadden q feather
weight, but when q woman's tears begin 10
flow he willis like cabbage leaf in hot water:
1t is the difference between courage aud ad-
herence TO conscientious duty and the spon-
taneity of the milk of human kindness.
The Nashville Banner says: "The Theo.
dore Thomas concerts in Memphis next
month. under the auspices of the Mozlrt
Music Society, are most conspicuously sdver-
tised, with column displays. Here the ad-
vertising 10 small in comparison with the
Bluff City. 1t takes more printers ink down
there to bring out the folks than it does here. I"
-Justice Miller rose to point of order
in the Police Court yesterday morning, and
gave pointer 10 law which did not appear
clear to the mind of the Court, who said !:
''ThAt's the law, is it, squirrel" "That's the
law, sir" well, 1 dent see it that way, aud
ysu will have to read it to me out OF some