The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-12
CITY NEWS.

The grand jury meets today
"A Ring of Iron again tonight.
The Tristate Medical Society has
adjourned.
There are twenty-iour prisoners
in the County Jail.
1t has been tough winter for the
coal dealers 30 lar.
Cant, Leach is soon to open bids
for 100000 yards OF levee work at Plum
Point.
The petty jealousjes OF town doc
tors make the country sawbones very
tired. $500,
The weather begins to look little
dismal for the gathering oil the cotton
crop.
The Dahymaids' Festival was
postponed last night until tonight ana |
Saturday night. /
%. G. echank, Of No. % Second
street, was arrested at o'clock last
night for numerically beating his
vile.
The sociable announced for to-
night at the Christian Church has
been postponed until next Tuesday
evening
A permit was granted yesterday
10 G. II. Blood to erect four story
addition to No. 356 Main street, at a
cost OF $1,000.
WIN. Phillips, oolored boy. aged
IL years, YVES arrested last nlRht LOT
robbipg til corner OF Georgia street
and Mississippi avenue.
King Solomon's Wives, by Ha.ggard,
and Pure Gold, by the author OF IN a
Grass Country are the new works IN
cheap form. Manslord can supply the
demand.
Mr.. John +. Wilkersou, who OBJ
iected to serving as q juror IN the
FaDin murder case yesterday because
he did not b ,lieve in capital punish
ment, was put on the regular panel
stone cuiblnS, k-BqS cYHg per foot
which Is less than one.third the price
paid during the days Of Nicolsor
pavement, the price then being ~ pei
foot.
The Chickasaw, Capt. &c. Postal
arrived last night from White River
with 1918 bales OF cotton, the larges
trip OF cotton ever brought out OF tina
stream for this port, aud 1t Is the blue
ribbon OF the season.
The will of Mathew ]. Coke wa
admitted to probate yesterday. Ill
leaves his widow his house and lot OF
the east eide OF LaudeTdale atreet ant
the remainder OF his property to hi
niece, the wife Of A. O. Brewer.
w. s. Robinson got a verdict O
$1,000 DAMAGES IN his suit agains
Williams & Co. yesterday in the Gil
cult Court. Robinson IVES On employ
in the mill, and lost the use OF his arm
through the defective setting OF q M
saw in Williams's mill.
--"0ne remark l want TO make,
said President Hadden yesterday, o.
opening Police Court, "it that this eI
cuse about imperfect titles OF deli1
Quent property owners won't do.
necessary, we'll open an abstract offic
in this court an fix the titles in
jifiy."
Justice Barry held an inquest 1
noon yesterday upon the body OF
colored woman who died from an owe
dose Of bluing. Ii is not known VIII
she took bluing, but as her death WI
preceded by severe commissions, 1t
presumable that Il was TO stop II
commissions. This is a new use K
bluing, and one not generally apr
ciated.
-Licenses to marry were Issued ye
terday TO Abner Rogers and Georg
Adams Eldridge, M. II. Wood an
Jennie Cooper, Andrew Hen ~
saliie Bnter, W; A. Slemmons ar
Matte White, Nelson Ketohum an
Martha Mayfed, VIM. NJ. Wason an
Della Butler, Sol Beard and Sara
Adams, ]. II. CIaba and Lulu Watkin
--"How much do licenses cost
asked a darby Of the County Cou
Clerk Yesterday. "WhRt for--to ma
TyY" he asked. Eyes, tah," was II
reply. "rwo dollars and a half" h
said. can right, cir, gimme q pair,