The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-07

tree in the yard OF N. W.Speers which
has several fresh flowers.
--Mansford received last evening q
new supply Of Balestier's victorious
Defeat !" also "St. Briavel's," the lat
est in Franklin Square Library.
Licenses to marry were issued yes
terday to N. B. Peasants and Minnie
f. Hunter, George Lord and Fannie
E. Years, W. L. epalding and Mamie
Gent.
The Toboggan drew another big
crowd Sunday afternoon and night.
It will start again tomorrow evening
and the ladies who attend may rest
assured Of having good time.
The committees appointed at the
Merchants Exchange yesterday TO So
licit subscriptions for the Charleston
sufferers are requested TO meet the
chairmen at the Merchants Exchange
this morning at $3.50 o'clock.
There will be a meeting Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, on "Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, at the new
rooms in the Lee block, 205 Main
street. All members and friends OF
the association are requested to be
present.
The September issue Of the Sun
day Times was hummer. Departing
from the rut which the daily papers
were obliged to pursue, 1t furnished it's
readers with q choice selection OF orig
insl sketches, many OF them hand
somely illustrated. The issue was on
the whole exceedingly creditable to
the Times, and lis management is to
be heartily congratulated upon the
success of their efforts.
Suit for divorce was filed in the
Circuit Court yesterday by Alma
against r. s. Smith. They were mar
RED in December, 1881, and the COM
plainant states that she has endeav-
ored to aid in the support Of the fam
lily by clerking in dry goods store
and had run q green grocery on upper
Main street, that her husband abuses
her and not only fails to support him
self, but threatens to break up her
business. An injunction was issued.
Emil Longwert entered suit
against Julia A. Waldran in the Cir
cult Court yesterday for 5000 dam
ages. The parties live In the tene.
ment at No. 105 Market street and
Mrs. Waldran owns a savage New
foundland dog with fondness for
Mr.. Longwert's flesh. The latter had
two fingers broken in struggle with
4 the brute, which invaded his yard, not
long since, and has been unable to do
any work; hence the suit.
In the Police Court yesterday
morning G. Haas, q South Memphis
store keeper, was arraigned for assault
ing negro named Frank Watson with
a pistol. The proof showed that Wat
son saved Haas boy from drowning
and was dissatisfied with the half dol
lar his father gave him for his trouble.
Watson expressed his dissatisfaction
with the smallness OF his reward in the
most vigorous way, and Haas drew q
pistol on him. Haas was fined $50.
President Surprise received let
ter yesterday asking him to act ss one
OF the judges at the great Springfield
bicycle races, to be inaugurated next
Tuesday and continue four JGys. He
has not yet signifed his acceptance,
but the temptation Is hard to resist.
The Springfield Club has several hun
dred members, q fine stone club house
and race track OF its own and is one
OF the most fourishing organizations
Of Its kind in the country. Its annual
tournaments attract from 10000 to IL, :
600 spectators daily, and thu champion
riders OF the world compete for the
prizes.
1.-THE present Courthouse is a
regular vampire,. said Chairman
Slaughter, OF the County Court, yes
terday. ut keeps the county treas-
ury sucked dry all the time. In the
first place. the building cost $l50,0O0,
and $50 600 was expended at once to
put it in proper shape for court.
house. Since that time at least 500,
600 have been spent in repairs. There
Is hardly month that we do not have
to pay a big plumbers bill, then the
roof gets to leaking or the walls need
fixing up, or something has to be
done. The block is l4S feet square,
and with the building ought to be
worth $4,000 My belief is we ought
to sell it aud build Courthouse on
the bluff, just north Of the Custom