Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-21
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
-Mask ball Easter night.

-Mask ball Easter night.
Its a triangular fight for the criminal
judgeship.
The "Chicks" had a business meeting
last night
ture tonight.
The Chickssaw Guards will have
practice drill Friday night.
Prof Cromwell says that Juabo will
drink rum. So will man.
1t is feared the fruit Tree blossoms have
been injured by the cold snap.
The sters oscopticon pictures with which
Prof. Cromwell illustrates his lectures are
simply wonderful.
The magnitude OF the Imagination of
the average river correspondent is now be-
low the danger line.
John Duck, Chiuamsn, was arrested
by Officer Daily yesterday for having his
premises in a filthy condition.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day to Allen Mccullough and Mrs. Darkis
Scales, JAMS Jackson and Miss Annie
Moore.
Josie s. M. Neal yesterday brought suit
| in the Chaucery Court for divorce from her
husband, J. C. Neal, on the ground OF cruel
and inhuman conduct.
The assessor in the Eighth ward stated
| to an APPEAL reporter yesterday that the
property holders were very dilatory about
returning their assessments.
The grand jury met yesterday and in
dcted William Davis for breaking into the
First Methodist and the First Baptist
churches and stealing clocks and bibles.
Justice Quigley yesterday held an in
quest on an old negro named Jackson, who
was found dead at Central Point The
causes Of his death were starvation and neg
lect.
There will be no further proceeding in
the Criminal Court until Friday, when the
grand Jury will be in session again, and it
is expected that new judge will have been
appointed.
The Chickasaw Guards ball will occur
on the 9th instant at the Armory. II will
be moot enjoyable affair in all probability,
as the boys are making extensive prepara-
tions for it.
The water is off the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad, and some 700 or 800 men are
at work between here and Madison. Super
intendent III. G. Fleming expects to run
trains BY Sunday.
An inquest wss held by Justice Quigley
over the body of Nellie Coleman, infant
about year old, who died in her mothers
arms in Central Point. The verdict OF the
Jury was heart disease.
&C. II. Myers, general manager Of A.
Woodruff & Co, yesterday laid the first
brick in their new saw-mill on Front street.
This mill, when completed, will be Que of
the largest az we'll OF one of the most COM
plete in the South. The main building will
be f ty by $50 feet, and the machinery of
the latest and most approved pattern.
The "Chicks" will meet Friday night
and have a drill preparatory for the ball and
competitive individual drill next Tuesday
night. On the latter occasion prize will be
given the most expert man in the manual,
and one to the man most skilled in bayouet
exercise. The affair in its social az well as
its military aspect promises to be most en-
joyable.
There is a small commotion among the
fruit-stand men. Complaints have been
made regarding some of them, and the re-
suit is that they are all 10 get the grand
fire." Frank Sslvini fruit dealer, and
President Hadden had long and animated
italian conversation yesterday, but from
the firm way IN which the latter said "nixy,"
the APPEAL judged there was no hope for
the apple-vender.
On Sunday last at the German Lutheran
church, on Washington street, the Rev. Mr..
Plantz performed the interesting and i'm
pressive service of confirmation upon Misses
Minnie Erck, Dora Bsumaun, Dora Lang
bein, Rosa Lippold aud Annie bigger, and
Masters Eddie Werkhoven, Joseph Emmer-
ich, Willie Meroth and John Weishsupt.
The young folks were put TO the full test Of
the religious catechism, and throughout the
ordeal showed a promptuess and correctness
which would have put Older heads to shame.