Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Court Square feEce has not been
sold yet.
Cray Patch at matinee tomorrow and
Saturday.
Memphis may get the asylum after all.
1t demands it.
Several permits to build cottages were
granted yesterday.
There was a good crowd at the skat.
ing Rink last night.
Inc -auseuin will have 'Krao," the
greatest wonder of the age, Christmas
week.
A small blaze at rs Linden street,
called out the Fire Department yesterday
afternoon.
The Firmin-Jack company will take a
new start from Cincinnati, going through
the Northwest.
More turkeys will be slaughtered in
Memphis tomorrow than for years past On
a similar occasion.
The Pirate Secretary, with VIM. Gill
lette. of Professor fame" in the cast, ap-
pears here next week.
The postofice will be open tomorrow,
Thanksgiving Day, from 8 to 10 O'Clock
ant, and only n delivery will be made.
The negro brute, Geo. Cummins, who
stopped Mr.. j. j. Duffy's buggy Sunday;
was fined $50 in the Police Court yester-
day.
The police have been reminded that
because cold weather has arrived it is no
reason that they should be lax in enforc-
ing sanitary rules.
In the Criminal Court yesterday Dan
Murray was sentenced to three years in
the penitentiary for robbing Cora Waters
of a watch and money.
-Ministers in charge of congregations
who are going to hold regular services to-
morrow Thanksgiving day will please
send notices for publication in the APPEAL.
The Pacific Express Company have
messengers en- the fast train between
Memphis and st. Louis, making the fastest
time known between those cities. The
through run is made in thirteen hours.
The Rev, Mr.. Mahon, pastor Of the
Central Methodist church, Union street,
will preach a Thanksgiving sermon to-
morrow, in which he will treat of the need
cf greater educational facilities, public en-
terprise and domestic economy at the
South.
Licenses to marry were issued yester-
day to J.. H. Seattle and Annie E B0wdre,
William Young and Mrs. Jeue Martin, j.
VI. buCIdHGn anu Cdillc MAY hitcs AZ
bert S. Smith aud Mrs. Jos, p5ine Nance,
Henry Sanford aud Mahola Gray, ]. r.
Stackhouse and Alice Summers.
All persons who have promised art
icle-, towards furnishing room of Women's
Exchange, are earnestly requested t. send
ell such articles, Immediately, to z9I1
Sscond street, Sneed Il Bethel block, as
the rooms are being fitted up prepsrat Dry
10 opening. Mrs. NJ. G. Galloway, chair
man.
The Seaside Social Club hop was well
attended, and then all epj Dyed them
stlYes, which they always do when there
are any hops given by this club. The
club expects to give another ball soor.
The members OF the club are as follows:
J. w. Patton, president; j. j. Nolan,
treasurer; H. Buttingbouse, secretary,
and o. A. Landaline, A. O1Hesrn ard q.
S. Mayd~ell.
The Brsdstreet Agency reports ga
failures in the United Stst IS during the
week ending November 20, 1885, against
2 Z in the preceding week, aud PSI, 22S,
III and 12l in the corresponding weeks Il
1884. 1888, 1882 and 1881 respectively.
Middle States, so; New England St.tes,
50; Southern States, s3; Western States,
so; Pacific States and Territories, Is; eau
ado, 10. Total in the United States and
Canade, 253.
The fastest express time ever msde
between st. Louis and Memphis is now
being made by the Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern railroad and the Illinois
Central railroad via Fulton and Cairo;
also by the Kansas City, Springfield and
Memphis railroad and the Iron Mountain
via Nettleton. The Southern Express
Company transacts its St. Louis business
by both these routes, and is prepared TO
handle all St. Louis business in the very
cuicket time.
The bank at Wilderness Landing, in
Issaquena county, ia caving rapidly. Ell
fo,ts were beirg made LIST night to save
the large warehouse of Dunbar Hart, at
the landing, but it WAS feared that it would
90 into the river. The River Commission
made an inspection OF Wilson's Point
while going south q few days ago, and
allotted $4,000 out of the unexpended
balance in their hands to repair the work
previously done at the Point. Work will
be resumed there at once. A force OF
about 100 men will be put Cd, and it will
last about two months.