The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-16
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Legislative Council will hold q
meeting this afternoon.
AT the theater tonight Shadows OF a
Great City" will be the attraction.
Numbers Of people looked sleepy yes.
terday after celebrating Mardi Gras and
attending the balls.
The person finding point lace hand
kerchief at the Memphi or on Third or
Jefferson streets Tuesday night will please
return it to his Office and be rewarded,
Walter Lee, colored, of No. $50 Man.
assas street, quarreled with his mistress
yesterday ana assaulted her with knife.
The woman escaped injury and had him
arrested.
Electric companies linemen are busy
repairing wires cut during the Carnival
Kings entrance and Sphinx procession.
Forty feet is the proper hight in a great
city like Memphis.
The organ recital at the First Presby-
terrain church occurs tonight with tests
under the most accomplished organists in
the city. Those desiring seat during the
musical feast will do well to be on hand
early.
St Elmo Commandery Knights Temp
lar has changed its regular meeting nights
from the third Tuesday in each. month to
the third Thursday. The first meeting
under the new order OF things will be held
tonight.
Russell Hudson, negro boy who has
been wanted fortwo weeks past for snatch
ing watch from an unknown man at No.
200 Front street, was arrested yesterday,
and the watch awaits the owner at the sta
tion-housc.
George II. Craig, desertcr from the
United States army, Fort Davis, /. T., who
was arrested here by Turnkey Dick Hilton
several weeks ago, was taken 10 Little
Rock, Ark, by Sergt. Phil Powers, of that
post Craig will be prosecuted by court
martial for desertion.
II. J. Johnson and Chas. Rainey,
street fakirs Of snide jewelry, were arrested
and charged with larceny yesterday after
noon at the instance Of j. b. Williams
colored, who claims that they delrauded
him out OF SO in cash.
An entertainment called rainbow
festival will be given by the ladies Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church on Fri
day night. Some Of the best talent of the
city have promised their assistance, anC
with the promise Of refreshments served
by the ladies, delightful evening is an
ticipated.
Irwin Clark, colored, from Goodman
Miss, took passage on the steamer Chicka
saw for some point on White river, ARK.
yesterday afternoon, but before the boa
left the landing he succeeded in having
quarrel with roustabout ON the boa
whose name could not be learned, anC
struck him on the head with heavy pis
tol and was arrested
The party who, by mistake or other
wise, took from the box office OF the thea
ter, on Friday night, a new, light colore,
spring overcoat, with name Of Johnston
Vance on collar, and pair OF light dolores
kid gloves in pocket, tag No 1853; also
brown derby hat with same number, vii
obligc the owner by returning them 20 thi
Office. The loser OF above has a simila
coat, tag No. A, which the owner can hay,
by calling at this Office.
Bob Dalton, white, and several othe
pals went into Harry Stohrs bakery Of
lower Main street Tuesday night, an,
while one OF his friends engaged Stohl b
making small purchase, Dalton stole
fine exhibition cake from the show win
dow and got away before Stohl saw him
The gang went TO house Of ill-iame acros
the street, and were in the act OF feastin
on the cake with several Of the inmate
when an officer broke up the improInpt
picnic by arresting Dalton.