The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-19
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Romeo and Juliet" at tho theater
again tonight by the Magaret Mather dra-
matte company.
The will of +. ii. Cossitt of New
York, which was probated here, fills up
forty pages of minutes.
The Merchants Zouaves will give an
other OF their regular monthly entertain
ments tonight at the company's armory,
on fernando street.
The iollowingbusiness failures occurred
in this section OF country Yesterday Nc
Gaughy & Bro, confectioncrs, Pine Bluff,
Ark, failed woodward d Co., general
supplies, MARVEL, Ark, assigned.
The ladies of fernando street Meth
odist church will favor their friends with
IAN Evening with the Nations" at the
Young Mems Christian Association hall
tomorrow evening. Tickets, 20 cents, in
Guiding supper.
Walter Naish, Of Fort Smith, Ark,
has written to Chief Davis, asking for in
formation ms TO the whereabouts of Will
Memphis before the war, and conducted u
boarding house.
Notwithstanding the genial rays Of q
mid-winter sun all day yesterday, the
ground is still covered with the mixture Of
sleet and snow. Unless the temperature
modcratcs, this condition is apt TO prevail
for several days.
"A series OF public lectures will be do
livered at st. Mary's school, Poplar street,
every Thursday evening, until further no.
ticc. Bishop Quintard will deliver the
first oi the series this evening, at $50
o'clock Subject Westminster Abbey"
The public arc cordially invited.
Mrs. w. 3. Alternately, secretary the
Childrcn's Christmas club, wrote 10 Chief
of Police Davi!yesterday, stating that there
remained from Christmas charities several
hundred barrels Of coal. This, she said,
could be had by the poor Of the city on APP
plication at her home, No. AZ Vance street.
All applicants must carry satisfactory rec
concentrations.
AT the annual election for officers OF
the Cotton Exchange Building company
yesterday the following were elected: Pres.
| ident, l.. II. Suggs; yice-presidents, w. y.
Brown, sr., John :. Toof. q. w. Macrea;
board OF dircctos,.X. n. Estes, +. ID. Tai.
ley, n. Fontainc, Emmett l.. Woodson, W.
A. Gage, Y. Vanderberg, !. Med. Massey;
treasurer, J. II. Goodwin.
-Sergt. Koran yesterday found the mule
OF Lawyer T. +. Casscls, which was stolen
on the night Of December %, ut Keck''
stable. on Second street. Keck states that
the animal was brought there on the nigh
Of December 90, 10y colored man, who
asked him to hold il from the owner unit
81 was paid for catching il. and that h'
would call Tor the money. The negro VIII,
brought the mule TO The stable has not ye
called for the -.
The trial Of Amelia Clopton, a colorc,
woman, for deiauding the government on
Of some $1,000 by the pension racket
has brought world of trouble 10 tn,
United States district court. The womal
was convicted, and then followed trial an,
conviction of four others who testified 70
her, on charges Of perjury. Still anothe
perjury ease, growing out OF the pensiol
fraud trial, IL now being heard by I'll
court, the defendant being Walker ClOT
ton. lie, IL appears from the evidence
was the originator Of the scheme for ia
woman 10 draw a pension, and clcverl
fabricated the whole basis. That there va
no real foundation for the woman's clair
has been thoroughly established by the col
iession OF the fraud, but counsel for d,
fcnsc in the present case are trying TO saN
their client ON the presumption that h
, honestly believed there was