The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-23
CITY NEWS.


The Legislative Council meets
Thursday.
The new electric light company Is
booming things.
The Criminal Court will not meet
again until Monday.
The Scotland route Of the Citizens
Railway is in operation.
The Republicans, as usual, will
hold their convention after the Demo-
Gratis finish.
in the Probate Court yesterday
B. G. Henuipg YVES made guardian OF
ID. M. Hall.
THOUSANDS Of people visited the
bluff last night 10 see Yellowstone Kit
and bis Japanese troup.
The Typographical Union picnic
has been postponed TO July 9th on
account OF bad weather.
Angelina Brown sues Foster
Brown for divorce in the Circuit
Court. Tie parties are colored.
"A fine Of $50 was imposed on
Sam WiDf, ey yesterday in the Crimi.
nal Court for assault and battery.
The care OF Annie Shelton,
charged with embezzl ement, was dis
missed by Judge Douglass yesterday.
The clrsing exercises OF The
Christian Brothers College will be
held at Leubrie's Theater II u sdsy
afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Ingram returned
from Duck Hill, Miss, yesterday, in
charge of an escaped convict named
ii. II. MILFORD.
Licenses 10 marry we're issued
yesterday to Frank 0sterhaut and
Mary Mccormick, Louis Baker and
Florence Dewy.
The Citizens Street Gar Company
had brushts attached between the
wheels esterday 10 clean the trscks.
They worked splendidly.
"A difficulty occurred on Causey
street Yesterday between Charles
Theson and Charles Brown, both col
ored, which re ulted in Browns be-
ing cut in the ann The etabber was
jailed.
Mr.. Harry Hill is reported as he
ing sanguine Of nomination by the
Republican party FIR the office OF At
torney General. Mr.. Belle Etheridge
is making no effort to secure it, and
don't know that he will do so.
Suit for divorce was renewed in
the Cbaucsry Court vest erday by Mrs.
Kate Sloan against A. X. Sloan. The
charges are a repetition of those con-
tanned in the former hill, and cover
several pages OF closely written legal
cap.
There is not a neighboThocd in
the city where improvement is not
going on. Small cottages are being
built every where, there ara few places
10 tent aud the natural inference is
that the population is rapidly on the
increase.
"A telegram was received by Preti-
dent Hadden yesterday from the Hon.
Zach Taylor, stating that the House
bad passed a resolution to give the
city the use OF the government plant
for It's work in protecting the South
Memphis bluff.
Attorneys having the following
papers will please return to Chanc5ry
Clerks Office at once No. 1854, State
of Tennessee vs. Chambers; No. 1885,
State of Tennessee vs.. GTogan; No.
| 50l9, State OF Tennessee VS.. Arm
strong; No. 50i7, STATE of Tennessee
ys. Horgsn; No. 5053, State of Ten
n6ssee vs., Church; No, 529l, State OF
Tennessee We. Collier.
-"Shot Twelve" writes the APPEAL
as follows. ~ am well satisfied the
dove is a species Of pigeon, and
matches almost every mon'h in the
year. / have seen their nests when
quail-shooiing late in winter, and
farmer and his son tell me they saw,
two months ago, nests and young
doves in plum orchard. They are
like squabs-a delicacy when young,
and tough and dark when old. Fire
at a flock Of doves in the fall and all
will fly miles away; the summer is
the only time they can be killed or
are excellent for food"
An Associated Press telegram
! from NeN OIk ltllb Eau blOTy ol but
rawlings OF Mrs J.W. Richardson, whose
husband lie a member OF the firm OF
Arbuckle 4 Richardson, Of this city.
She left here few days ago with the
Clara Conway party, intending to stop
in New York aud pay visit TO rela-
tives Of her husband, who lived there
before coming to Memphis, The tele-
gram says:"Mrs. Richardson registered
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, but had
been in the house only short time
when she acted so strangely that the
attention OF the other guests was at
tracted TO her Her friends called in
medical attendance. Yesterday her
malady took the form OF acute demen-
tia. II was deemed best to remove
her to the New York Hospital. She
resisted, and begged her friends not to
allow her enemies TO kill her. II was
stated at the hospital by one of her
friends that her trouble is due TO the
habit che termed several years ego OF
taking opium 10 relieve severe pains
in her head, probably catarIh Mr.,
Richards said yesterday that his