The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-24
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
~. v. Norvell had Jock Eagan arrested
yesterday for oyercharging hack fare.

J ~. v. Norvell had Jock Eagan arrested
yesterday for overcharging hack fare.
"A darky relieved I. w. Carter's
poultry-housc Of forty fine fowls Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Potter as Juliet, the fair Capulet,
at the theater tonight, and Mr.. Kyrle
Bellew as Romeo loyal Love" will be
reproduced at the matinee tomorrow and
again tomorrow night which will close
the engagement.
Exchanged by mistake, at the enter
tainment given at the Misses Mosby, on
the night Of February o. one seal plush
cloak, heavily trimmed with fur. Any
one having such cloak will please return
10 No. 200 Third street and get one left in
its stead.
Charles Barrows, white, fugitive from
justice from Wesson, Miss, was arrested
at the Pioneer Oil mills yesterday by OFF,
Ger Wilder. The wife Of Barrows had
him arrested for adultery. and he made
his escape. He Is only 20 years old, and
was employed in the Wesson Cotton
mills.
-Zeb Nolan, who keeps saloon at No.
IL Adams street, has been crazy drunk for
several days. Yesterday, in his delirium,
he smashed the mirror and every other
/. breakable article OF furniture in his saloon,
and threatened to burn the house down.
Officer Logan arrested and locked him up
for safe keeping.
The alarm Of fire at Gas o'clock last
night called relay OF engines TO frame
shanty on Dunlap street, near Poplar. The
house is occupied by an aged white wom-
an, who shamelessly lived in it with a
negro man. The shanty was completely de-
stroyed, the loss amounting to about $50.
Ii was the property OF Chas. Heine.
The cantata, Faith, Hope and Love-"
70 successfully rendered by the young lady
and gentlemen friends Of Rowan Memo
rial church on Thursday evening last, 10
the delight Of large audience, will be re-
vpeated in that church Friday evening, the
Path, with the addition OF the full charac-
ter rendition Of "Justice and Mercy"
Capt. 0'Haver yesterday recovered six
pair Of harness that the negro Jordan
Williams, who was arrested the day before
for stealing set from Hovey Bros. had
stolen. The harness had been cold for
trifling sums, and were scattered promis-
cuously. The captain expects to recover q
lot more today, which Williams confesses
TO have stolen.
Chief OF Police Davis received letter
OF inquiry yesterday morning from Mrs
o. l.. Phillips, OF Parkersburg, w. Va,
asking information OF her fathers where
abouts. She states he left Virginia fol
Memphis last January. She seems very
anxious TO hear Of his safety. Any ON,
who will furnish the Chief with the de-
sired news will confer favor 10 an anxiou.
daughter. The fathers name is A. NJ
Strong.
President MADDEN made the startling
announcement TO the Legislative Council
yesterday afternoon, that the Memphis
City Railway company had entered sui
against the city for the Poplar street pave
ment laid by the railway company. II
seems the city paved It's part OF Poplal
street without notifying the company, and
after the work was done sent word 10 the
company that its tracks were in pool
shape. After much persuasion" the rail
way company concluded TO repair, anC
laid an excellent pavement between ID
tracks and two feet on each side. The,
were Just being complimented when SUI
was fled. The intelligence was surprising
all around.