Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-06
LOCAL

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The new raes-b0At OF the ChickasaV
: ClOs Is al Wsds's bookstore.
J Gen. Boyd Of the Memphis an
Louisville Railroad, is at the Peabody.
Uncle Billy Dardis, the clerk Of To
weather, told US 10 look out for cASud
and rain to-day.
The sky was as hue, the be q q
sofr, aud the sun As bright, yesterdsyr a.
the heart could wish.
The thermometer last evening q
half-pGst five o'clock, Ia DR.. Hoerner'I
store, stood st So Fahrenheit.
Accounts from ali parts Of the Stat
spesk of the prospects OF the wheat eroE
as most encouraging.
The stsge carpenter had q benefit e.
the New Memphis last night. 1t was
moderately we'll attended.
An Educational Monthly" is spo-
ken OF as being the next candidate for
starvation in the way Of Tennessee peri
cdicsls.
The Nashville papers say that Comp
trOiler Blackburn has been successful II
sffscting the loan which ne vent North
for. he was expected home last night.
We were sorry to learn yesterday
that Mr.. Charles o. Fsxon, Of the COU-
Tier-JOuyn0L is lying dangerously i'll at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
There is to be a grand juvenile con-
cert at the Greenlsw Opera House next
Wednesday. By Mr.. VIM. MagOfhn's
singing class.
"A morning paper of yesterday says
Col. Wisdom OF the Jackson Tribune
" arrived in town yesterday" That Is
news to the Colonel, who mss been en-
joying the hOspitalities OF the Peabody
Tor 3 week or SO.
Mr.. ChiZzpia, the elegant and obiig.
log dUGnt cOlrieUr OF the B-ignoii opera
troUps, leaves this morning for Nash
vile, where the troupe perform next Fri
day sad Saturday nights.
The fishing season has again com
menced, although il ia as yet rather early
for good spCrt. Two Of cur hssgy weight
mercantile sports went Gus in pursuit Of
the " hnny deniZens OF the muddy deep"
yesterday evening. We hAvA'i heard
what they caught.
There was = magnificent display o.
Celsstia&2yrOgechnics is5t night, lasting
from 8 IIFTie after rundown TIL midnighJ
The lightning was The kind GsEominated
heat, snd was incssssnt, lighting up the
vast and gloomy masses Of clouds 10 a
grand snd wildly beautiful manner.
The RAIDS we're rampant again last
night, aEu the streets WsT5 sbisl3 with
their torches sud vocal with their howl
mas until after midnight. The Lewis
faction took tue rag of the bush, tie
HUnteFites bsing content with buzzsrd
host and a mesger PyTOtechnic display
d4ive cent rockets.
THE prospecting party OF Col. 81 J.
Weeks, the Rt. Rev. Bishop B1gliOu
sui others, which started Out On toe
Memphis sndChRrlestOn Railroad ysster-
day morning, will go IN through to Chat
tancOgs, and viii probably be absent until
Friday night. The wires we're working
badly iRst night or We should have had
some news from them.
There was no registration YES ssrdsy.
TIE books have gotten somewhat be-
hi8dhSp6 sad the Registrar was engaged
in bringing them mp. TIE balances of
this week u(il Saturday will bs taken
up in selecting and nominating judges OF
election, ~teilefs, ste. On Saturday there
and on Monday next the ofica ia town
win be open for the registration Of white
voters.
John :. Logan, commander in-chisf
OF the Grand Array c; the Rsp1bi,c, has
issued ms cirealsr, osilihg upon ali the
Safe GraCd Commanders to Issus tLeir
for tie annual decoration o. the
Federal cemeteries, which occur on the
}O,b inst. As that happens 10 fell on
suudsvn Is left 70 the discretion Of iccsl
,6mmsnders 70 celebrate /. OF the day
preceding,
This Knoxville Frees ana Herald
that Cept. Grisham and =. A. b..
veil, Of the JOnssbOr0 Flag, passed
through that city Saturday on Jneir wSy
n Nashville TO Lsks charge CT the PreS8
md Times. Cspt. Grisham, ssys that
viii assume coUETol Of tHs OUsi-
ness department, and Mr.. B9Tslt glli be
he political editor.
The negro named Lee, who was ar
,ssted On Monday by detective Sam Ire
and, or ch&rge Of murder, killed s. MAJ
named Raleigh vino OWnsd aDG run .
boat. The murder was commit
ed on Fridzy night 81 Philiips' Bayou
ID the st. Francis River, Ark. Il ap-
lesrs that Lee first struck Raleigh in the
leRd with some blunt instrument and
killed him. He then robbed him OF bis
watch and other ~vaiUsblEs. and after
Sling The bCat, drew his victim to the
.uGWales and threw the body overheard.
1ns remains were found esriy on Sztur-
morning.
The sale OF seats for the season Of
lie BFignoli trOups commenced very
lively Yesterday morning, and by noon
nearly al the nrst and second TOw dress
we're taken. The season VIII open
Fith D5rtzatt's sEest opera Dan Pas
IudLe, with BriguUli il the r0Ie OF " En-
Mile. D1rand as "EOrini," (jn
Fhieh she is sGid to sxcsl), Pstrili a.
Dr.. Maiatests, Sartia a. the jolly Den Pas
lus,e, and L)eEts.ls % the NstOny. The
lerformspcs Will commence with the
8 Lowell scene " from TrOeat0ye.
To-day is Ascension Day or Holy
Thursday, , festival concentrating the
ascension Of the Messiah into
heaven, "triumphing Over the Devil
md leading captivity eBptiva,N and
opening the Kingdom OF Heaven to all
L occurs forty days Rter
; sster Sundsy-that being the number
# days which the Savior passed. on
after the resurrection. Tee OBJ.
eTvance Of the day is one Ok the earliest,
Z nc the earliest Of the Church, having
commenced SIS early IS 4. D. 6S. T. isa
est Of obligation, and there viii be
mass ct ST. Pster's Church ST g Z and 8
am and vespers at q O'Clock
I'm.
The name Ct the distinguished Irish
aGy VINO is & read at the New Memphis
N Friday night is Mrs, Jsre. O'D0nO-
van. Rosa is the name Of the little
-sisa town whencs her husband came,
lnd which ne slwsys affixed 10 his name
L newspaper articles as 3 Distinguishing 4,
mark from the numerous other Jeremiah 1.
)'Donovsns that wrote for the Irish
Ignoranee If this fact has caused
many ridiculous mistakes, and it ought
o have been explained 20 the American I
,ress long ago. !
st. Peter's Eundsy School picnic
of to-day st James' Park. Ev- {
who goes TO pieDics st sil knOws
low delightful is every rursl entertain
nent that is given under the auspices Of
4. Peters Church, or the societies be-
to it. Order always rsig0s su-
,reme, and every arrangement snd &C.