The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-05
CITY NEWS.


ALL city employees were paid of
yesterday.
The Germauia Turnverein will
give an entertainment at their hall this
evening.
Mrs. II. H. Mcleod adopted
child named Luls Portwood, in the
Probate Court, yesterday.
The Toboggan starts today at 2
o'clock, ahd will doubtless draw big
crowds afternoon and evening.
In the Chancery Court, yesterday,
proceedings for divorce were begun by
Armistead against Cresis johnson, col
ored.
Delegates to th, State Central La
Dor Union can obtain tickets at the
corner of Madieon and Main at 80 50
for the round trip.
There was but one Chancery sale
yesterday, the lot at the intersection OF
Alabama street aud johnson avenue,
to Thomas Conwag, for s545,
George Martin, a roustabout, was
arrested by Officer Dallas Lee yester-
day for brutally beating colored wo-
man named Rachel Cotton on Causey
street.
The steamer Enquirer will run to
Island Grove Park Sunday every hour
from 10 o'clock am. until 10 O'Clock
pm. The round trip will cost you but
| Is cents.
The well at the Courthouse has
been finished and will be in operation
by the time the court meets in Octo.
Der. 1t is $50 feet deep. A pipe will
be laid to the Jail.
-"No, the bunting which hangs on
the gates is not in honor OF any special
event." said Serpt. Rogers yesterday,
"but Just TO celebrate the general
boom and prosperity of the CITY,"
--Betty's Visions, by Braughton; Her
Weeks Amusemer,ts, by the Duchess,
and A Wicked Girl, by Mary Cecil Hay,
all new end in cheap form at Mans
ford's. Open until o'clock today.
Licenses to marry were issued yes.
terday to Henry Mitchell and Aman-
da Myers, j. W. Gamble and Mary A..
Foster, ]. R. Bennett and Mrs. s. E..
Pitts, ]. W. Sanders and Alice M.
Jones, Eli Pruden and Nicy Wallace.
Marshal Yancy could have done
nothing more likely to give sstiefac-
ton TO those who have business in his
office than the reappointment Of Mr..
O. L. Taliaierro as his deputy. Mr..
Taliaferro has the business at his fin
gers ends, and his numerous friends
will be glad to hear that he is to be
| retained.
President Hadden completed his
preparations last night for his depart.
ure for the great West. Herr Meister
handed him flask OF c"gnac for his
satchel, and he deposited it in his
pocket with the remark that few
Shallenberger's pills would be all that
would be necessary to complete his
outfit. II am going out to Salt Lake"
he remarked, land II like it I'll have
IL taken into the limits of the Taxing
District. want to investigate the
workings Of this plurality OF wives
business, you know"
The Mechanics Savings Bank,
with capital of 100000, opened its
doors TO the public during the course
OF the past week. 1t will do general
banking business, including the buy
ing and selling q stocks and bonds
and local securities Of every descrip-
ton, the negotiation OF loans and deal
ing in foreign exchange. Interest will
be allowed on all deposits, from 81 up.
ward. The officers Of the bank are
VIM. Katzenberger, presidential, Kat
zenberger, cashier, and M. II. Kat
zenberger, vice president, all gentle
men OF recognized business capacity
Of q high order, coupled with the
strictest integrity aud fair dealing,
Their banking establishment, No.
Madison street, is one Of the neatest
and most tasteiully arranged in the
city, and will doubtless meet with
liberal patronage.
About o'clock yesterday morn
ing Mrs. Rogers, who resides in the
Stillman block, on Fourth street, near
Court, was aroused by some one
knocking on the door and calling hei
by name. When she opened 1t 9
bundle was deposited at her feet by 8
yelled woman, who Immediately
walked away with man who waited
on the pavement. Mrs. Rogers picked
up tho package and at once discov
cred that she had new baby added
to her already large troop. She sum
moned her husband and they worried
about the youngster the balance Of the
night and half the day yesterday
when, the incident becoming known
regular procession OF applicants fo
the baby appeared, Mr.. Rogers pro
posed that they should draw straws
but his wife finally gave II to Mrs
Mickey, who lives in Chelsea. Sh,
has no children, and proposes L
, adopt 1t as her own and educate II
II is a very fine girl, about ten day
old, and was wrapped in an old blacl
shawl and dressed in we'll worn calico