The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-14
CITY NEWS.

The Confederate Rhetorical Asso-
citation will meet tonight AT AZ Madi-
son street.
Mai Il. p: McNeal OF Bolivar
Tenn, died on Friday last, aged 81
years, aud was buried on Sunday,
The widow Of the lateW. B Duna-
want has been paid $4,000, the amount
Of the policy which covered HE life.
There will he no Wednesday
matinee at the New Memphis Thea
ter, as announced. The announce.
ment was made inadvertently.
The funeral OF the lats j. D.
Donoho took place Sunday afternoon
from Holst's, under the auspices Of
Memphis Lodge, Knights Of Pythias
Next Thursday, the 10th instant,
ia Ladies' Day at Chickasaw Guards
Armory again. Music and refresh
ments will be furnished, and gem
eral good time 10 expected.
The following named persons re-
ceived marriage licenses yesterday:
James Allen, colored, and Miss Harriet
Guy, colored; James Williams, col
ored, and MISS Lucy Golightly, col
oIed.
Lost, on Saturday night, the hrst
volume Of S Barring Gould's "Origiu
and DEVELOPMENT OF Religious Be-
lief" The finder will oonfor favor
by restoring II TO j, NJ. Heating, al
the APPEAL Office.
The Atlanta Constellation of Sun
day, December 18th, contains a strong
lntlmation thai Atlanta will havs no
club Ia the Southern League next
year. They have got enough. This
gives Mobile chance,
Charlie Jones. q youthful colored
employee at Miss Lizzie Wright't
boarding house, near the Louisville
and Nashville depot, was arrested yes.
terday on the charge OF stealing $45
from boarder in the house.
Ten yard or depot switchmen al
the Memphis and Charleston railwa
depot struck yesterday morning, bul
their vacancies were filed during the
forenoon and work progressed rs usual,
Tie men demanded 81 per day. They
had been getting 81 rs.
The Nashville .!merican rays f.
w. Cole, A. S. Oolyar, J. M. Head, DR.
VIM. Morrow and b. II. Wilson will,
today, secure charter of incorpora'
ton Of the Baltimore, Nashville and
Memphis railroad. This line, as pro
ieoted, viii pass through rich fields
which will be connected directly with
the two leading cities OF Tennessee,
President Hadcen is keeping Wig
liant eye on railroad companies. War.
rants were issued yesterday against the
following parties: Ralph Semmes
superintendent of the Citizens rail
road, for failing to grade from curb tc
curb as ordinances provided, aud leav.
ing Dean avenue in an unfinished con
dition after laying their tracks; j. Ii.
sullivan, superintendent Of the Kan.
SIS City railroad, for falling to fix en-.
trance to and across an alley Just west
OF Rayburn avenue, said alley and
Broadway both being public streets.
The following named officers were
elected and installed in Penn Chapter
No. q, Royal Arch Masons yesteId4 AZ
Marcus Jones, Most Eminent High
Priest (re-elected) Solomon Coleman,
Eminent King; Rev. George Pa
terson, Eminent Scribe; g. L. Bas
satt, q. + H.; q. NJ. Carroll, Firs,
Sentinel; d. Gsnsbergsr, Guard Third
Vail; N. Gerdlaw, Guard Second Vail
Sidney Cook, Guard First Vail; w. Nj
Books, Treasurer (re-elected); ID. O.
Trade, Secretary (re-elected); A s.
Myers, Trustee, for three years o. M.
Carroll, Hall Trustee,
William Carter, alias Preston
Garter, q colored man convicted OF as.
sault with intent TO kill about ten
years ago, made his escape from
Easley's farm in 1880. Deputy Sheriff
Dean Pope, who has been on the look.
out for him, traced him yesterday TO
the steamer Coahoma. Carter ran 10
the stern Of the boat and jumped off,
making for Union street Pope was
too quick Tor him, however, aud Sc