Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-04

bayou 70 lne r21lrOaO crcehlnS. The street
force will be discharged as soon as the NicoI-
son pavement on Second strse', from Market
to Poplar streets, has been removed. Work
is stopped for want of money available for
the purpose.
The new Mercantile Bank yesterday
closed contract with Mr.. 3. Bennett repre-
senting the Hall Lock and Safe Company, OF
Louisville and Cincinnati, for supplying Il
bank with vaults and sAfes, purchasing the
finest and most improved work turned out
BY that company. The bank will probably
commence business by the middle of the
month.
Alex. Walker was tried in the Criminal
Court yesterday on the charge OF stealing
shovel worth about seveniy-hye cents. The
prosecutor failing to appear, an attachment
was issued for him, and the cesls on the pro-
cess were SIS %. The case also costa the
county IS; go that dilapidated shovel cost
in the end S26 25 without securing convic-
ton for its alleged taking of.
Miss Olivia Hill will appear at the con-
cert 70 be given by the ladies OF the Second
Presbyterian church shortly, and will recite
the "Marseillaise," with an orchestral &C.
compartment. FIR the recitation OF each
verse the scene will be changed 30 US to form
all accurate setting, and thus make the work
thoroughly effective. Miss Hill is a very
finished elocutionist, and will give an artistic
reading OF one OF the most moving OF all
lyric compositions.
The president Of the Taxing District is
amazed at the wonderful change in the moral
condition Of the city ss exemplihed in the
paucity OF arrests for misdemeanor He
doesn't know whether TO attribute the cause
to his raid on the members Of the police bar
or the fsilhfnl reports Of the court proceed
ings 10 the APPEAL. He wants 10 enter into
a combination with this reporter to keep it
up" even if the Police Court has TO be abol-
ished for lack OF business.
The Greenwood Literary Club met last
night al the residence of Mrs. johnson, on
Walker avenue. Mr.. Barton read an essay
on "The Effect of Affections upon People
and lndividuals;" Miss Lee Ellie reCited
"Ruiued Manhood" Miss Lena Thompson
gave "Archie Dean" and Miss Hattie Cohen
Searching Among thu Slain" All OF the
recitations were well done. The music OF
the evening was furnished by Mesdames Tate
and Lamb and Miss Edrington. The club
will have a picnic at Raleigh next Thursday
evening. At the meeting last night S. d.
Weakley wss elected president, and w. II.
Talley secretary.
"A case OF fraudulent appropriation came
up 10 the Police Court yesterday, 10 which a
party was charged with asking Tor the loan
OF half dollar, and being given So mole
to get changed failed TO return the amount
less the borrowed half. The defense was
that the lender caused the arrest before the
party had time TO get the bill changed.
"This is not very clear case against you"
said the Judge, "and Pm going TO discharge
you, but at the same time warn yon TO be
more particular about change; there ia very
little OF that commodity about this town,
and the owners OF that little keep a mighty
close watch on it. Go long now"
Nashville american: Comptroller Pick
ard ia beginning to make earnest efforts
looking to the collection Of the immense
sums due the State IS back taxes. He pro-
poses appointing agents or attorneys 10
every county ia the Stale TO file bills 10
ehancery and collect the taxes. Llrge
amounts are due every year as far back sc
1865 and even farther, and the property has
been repeatedly bid in by the State. Ia
some counties the back taxcollectcrs are
already doing good work. G. Weatherford,
back taxcoliector, yesterday forwarded
S6l9l IA, the amount of collections for j an
uary, February and March, 1888"
Drunk, eh?" "No, sir; charged with
poisoning another woman" replied the ar
resting officer. 'Ahl hal case of murderw
"Well, not that exactly; the woman is ac-
cused OF putting poison in a dish Of chitilins
given another woman to eat, which made
her sick" Exactly, and if she had taken a
box or two OF my Shallenberger pills she
would have been all right. Well, my good
woman, what have you got TO say about it?"
'Dat woman says l cunjured Per, an / 'cl2r
fo' God ! doesn't know nuihin' tall bout
coninrin'." "Say, Headrick, this station
house needs withdrawing; put this woman
- "A sl.f ~ t., = Il - -
AT the Second Presbyterian church
Concert three grand tabeaux will be given.
In the fret, 81 scob's Dream" all the hand
some bellies OF the city will appear as the
angels. They are with golden slippers add
wings, of course. The next tablesu will be
"The Execution of Mime. Roland" when
Miss Olivia Hill will recite the" NJ srssilaise, !"
with orchestral accompaniment. This will
BE- followed by third tableau, "The Garden
OF the Gods" III which all the neurological
deities will be represented 80 statuaTy. TIE
handsomest faces and finest figures in the
city have been mustered to make these tab
leaux az effective pictures as were ever seen
ON any stage.
THAT was frstrate report OF my
speech to the Tunica county hospital bum
yesterda y blamed il it wasn't" said Boss
MADDEN 10 the APPEAL reporter yesterday
morning; shut / see you didn't catch on 10
my poetry, wherein l thought l happily
illustrated the bonds of fraternity that
should exist between two great nations like
the Taxing District of Shelby county and
the State of Mississippi. If them Mis-.
sissippI fellers could have seen that poetic
sketch, L believe it would have had salu-
tsry effect on our commercial intercourse
Thousands OF dollars instead of hundreds
would be poured ino the Golfers of our mer-
chant princes Hereafter catch on to the
poetry il you have to let all the balance co."