The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-01
The recipient responded with delightful

The recipient responded with delightful
informal reception.
Mr.. Arnold said only few days ago
that he could not serve hls country, as he
intended TO 90 TO Europe with luis family
and spend six or eight months. Why
this sudden change?
The headquarters Of the executive
committee Of the Peoples ticket are in the
Masonic Temple, in the rooms formerly
occupied by the Democratic county COM
mittee, and not in the Cotton exchange
building.
The employees Of Chas. Hcrzog & Bro.
presented Mr. Louis Hczog with hand
some nickel ring set with eight diamonds,
Friday night The presentation speech
was made by Mr.. James L. Ryan, to which
Mr.. Herzog iittingly replied.
Tho hospital New Years dinner will
be given Monday, January 2, 1883, and
any one wishing 10 contribute turkeys,
oranges, apples, etc, can send them to the
hospital, care of Mrs. Jobe, chairman OF the
hospital committee, early Monday morn
ing
When the personnel OF the meeting at
the courthouse, which hurried the plat
form through, is considered, their devo-
ton to the Taxing District form of govern
ment and their desire for pure admins
tration will be apparent at glance. Oh,
yes; certainly.
w. IL; Cameron, superintendent Mem
phls Water company, was fined $40 for
milling to put the streets in good condition
alter laying water pipes on the corners of
lluling and Shelby, Main and Linden,
Linden and 81. Martin and Iladden ave-
nue. and Linden streets,
MIR, Arnold is Mr. Tom Banett's can
dictate. MIR. Barrett controlled the street
rilroad, and Tor ten years collected of the
poor 10 cents for every ride is his mule
box, when the law only allowed him
cents. viii the people soon forget this
extortion by Mr.. Barrett and his company?
Owing TO the approaching crisis Of
affairs in Ireland, and the urgent necessity
OF cooperation by American sympathizers,
an important meeting Of the Irish National
league OF Memphis will take place on Tues
day evening in lnnisfail hall. Every men,
Der and every friend Of Ireland is expected
TO be present.
Progress Loisc, No. 50, Knights Of
Pythias, will have its fifth annual installa-
B, 1883. After this ceremony coffee
klotch and general merriment will prevail.
The committees OF invitation consist OF
Messrs. Samuel n. Castle, w: r. Cross and
G. J. Rauch.
The dwelling OF Dr. ]. w. Duffy, at
Friendship, Tenn, and nearly all the
furniture and clothing, were totally de-
stroycd by fire on the morning OF Dcccm-
Der %; insured in the Phenix Of Hart
ford. Also, on the same day, the saw
mill OF James Faircloth, at Newborn,
Tenn, was destroyed. Insurance, 81 900
in Hibcrnia, $500 in Arlington, and $500
in Citizens OF Memphis.
There we're no political schcmers in
tho courthouse meeting not one Of the
old crowd who held down seats in the old
city council and distributed its revenues
where IL would do the most good Ito them)
were there. Some q the rank and file Of
their defendants who iattened at the pub
lie crib until our people were bankrupt
and grass grew in our streets were there.
oh, no. As Mr.. Weller would say, quite
the reverse.
The following report Is made by In
spector Lane, OF the humane work done
by the society for the Prevention OF Cruel
~ 10 Animals, for the month OF December,
1887. Sore and disabled mules and horses
relieved, scventy.fivc; overloaded vehicles,
twenty; horses and cows shot, three; cows
relieved, one; children protected, four;
total cases, 1903. Persons arrested, forty.
two; found guilty, thirty-six; cases un-
tried, two; persons discharged, three;
cases appealed, one.
Isaac Dawes, an cx-street car driver,
who has been systematically robbing the
car cash boxes by means Of duplicate KEYS,
at the Vance street stables, nj night, for
the past few weeks, was caught in the act
Friday night by Capt 0'lIaver and Sergt.
lledrick, who concealed themselves IN the
stable for the purpose Dawes had l47
nickels and seventeen dimes on his person
when arrested. Dawes claimcs 10 be- from
Nashville, where he has respectable
parents. He will bc prosecuted.