The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-11
CITY NEWS.

Crops are excellent in the Mem
phis district.
Fireworks on the toboggan to-
night complimentary to our visiting
guests.
License to marry was Issued yes
terday TO W. T. Bryant and Maggie
Williams.
F. B. THAYKR returned from Byha-
liza Sunday where be hiss been attend
ing school.
Mrs. j. W. MITCHELL and sisters
have gone TO spend a few days down
in Mississippi with Mrs. Thomas Fox.
"A Chance Acquaintance, by @. D.
Howell, has ju { been issued In cheap
form, price so cents. For Gale at
Mansfords.
F. B. Willard will probably be a
candidate for Magistrate Of the Filth
Civil District, the place now held by
County CLERK Quigley.
The great Savannah club, the
leaders in the league race, will try aud
win q ball from Memphis today.
Game called at A o'clock pm.
Secretary Pullen was not at city
headquarters yesterday, ON account OF
the serious illness OF his youngest
child, a bright boy Of Is months.
FROM all accounts the English gar.
den party to be given at Ms. Turley's
Friday night will be one of the most
enjoyable entertainments Of the sea.
son.
DIR. Graves, secretary Of the Board
OF Health, who has been very i'll for
several weeks with malarisl fever, is
convalescent. His office is filed tenn
porsrily by DR.. Gray.
Book agents and ticket sellers are
becoming scarce about the Courthouse
since election. They had a rich har-
vest before, but receive q dishearten-
ing reception at present.
The APPEAL acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of an invitation to attend a social
reunion Of ex.C Confederate soldiers Of
Tate and adjoining counties, Friday,
August -, 1886, at Senatobia, Miss.
The residence OF Mr.. Smith Pea.
cock, at Mill and Seventh streets, was
broken open and robbed OF several
articles OF clothing and jewelry yes
terday morning about 2 O'Clock.
The health officer was called on
yesterday to inspect the Court Square
fountain. The defunct fi,h used by
William the Conquerer Rogers to feed
the a~lliga'ors are said to give the park
a rather unpleasant odor.
The relatives of the lats VIC Gal
lima state that his death was caused by
congestion Of the stomach He bad
not been drinking lately, and the state
ment that he died Of heart disease,
produced by hard drinking was an
error.
The toboggan will do a big bust.
ness today. II will be ready this
evening for our guests from Arkansas,
and no doubt the merchants will see
that a pleasant recollection OF "Tracy's
toboggan" will be carried back by the
visitors.
Lush Brown, who was tried in the
Criminal Court yesterday for killing
another darky named Lewis Caldwell,
on the Ensley plaDtat on, was found
guilty of murder 10 the second degree
and sentenced to ten years in the psni-
Tertiary.
AT the drawing OF the Louisiana
State Lottery yesterday, No. SO 36l
drew the capital prize of $75,0L0 No.
35,631 drew $4,000; No. 60,S49
drew $1,000; No. 57,S15 drew
$4,000, and No. IS 1876 drew $4,000, the
latter drawn in Memphis,
One OF the members OF the Eouit.
able Gas Company wanted to bet $500
y sterday that his company would be
furnishing Ral to the people Of Mem
phis within the next two years. The
Council will probably CONS der their
recent communication at its m citing
tomorrow.
Deputy Sheriff Murphy had a
lively chase yesterday a ter Bob Crcm
well, a negro hoy, wanted by the
police for assault irg a little glil at a
butt stand on Main s'reet q few days
ago. He dashed through Courl Square
at breakneCk speed. aud was captured
with the aid of Sergt. Rogers,
"A shooting affrav occurred at
ellis Station about 7 O'clock last night
between win Cooper snd viii Daven'
port, two young negro hoodlums,
which resulted in the shoot & OF DA.
venport, once in the LETT thigh and
once in the left arm. Cooper wa af
terward arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Alexan Ter and Capt. Hackett.
The sanitary force has been slight
ly out Of gear for q week on scsouut
Of a strike on the part Of the car driv-
eIs, who were receiving ST 20 q day
and d mauded 81 10. Their places
were filled with new men by Caut
Jacks IN. They have n arly ell canned
the boundaries Of the W rd' and ev-
cry thing goe' on sm ,o,hly again.
TIL re will be ~ OK ursinn from
Memlhl NJ TO Ii 10 Rock end return
Saturday nivht for q eb ref Il Avery
Ohppel The ohlr h Ia he vily In
debt, and ,sk 3 tn 9 mtauB o iaise
money The fare haa been PLACED It
the low rae # 81 so FIR the ron d
tilpl III u'ucI W " No tNohyOuV NJ Up
portunt'y Of gng. TIE rain will
Lave at 10 o'c oCk 6atu'd y nj hit.
-Superint ndent Bsrrttt, oi the
City railroad. r~ei'erates the denial
made the day before by President
F,ayser rga ding the ron olida ion Il
the two com an es H. Tema ked In
cldep,A'ly, h Wever, that cable or
electric car were things Of the n ar
future. He put the Q ct OF feeding
mules, etabiing and hire Of 10 tiers
for his company at about $4,000 =
year.
The Bradstreet Agency reports
l24 failures n the United states dur
ing the week ending August 2, 1885.
against l62 in the precediI 4 week aud
1872, 2ll, l86 and los in the co, rrepond.
ing weeks Il 1885, 1884, 1883 and 1882.
re peCtively. Middle s ates 80, New
England States 3 Southern States 46,
Western Sta'es Is, Pacific States and
Territories 10, Canada IL; total In the
United st teS and Oauads 1876.
Mr. ]. NJ. Avent. OF the Memphis
and Avent Kennel, passed through