Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-24
FOCAL PARAGRAPHS

The first plums of the season have APP
peared on the stands.
Three card pictures for fifty cents at
Armstrong; Gem Gallery, I'll Main
street.
p. H. Heinrich has received his gene
rator and is now prepared to charge soda
fountains to order.
DIR. Munsey lectures tonight at the
Central Methodist church, on Union
street, for the benefit of hat church.
The wind storm yesterday evening
cooled the air Off amazingly. The Their
mometer fell 50 in as many minutes.
Bishop Marvin breaches tonight at
the First Methodist Church, n DR..
Munsey lectures at the Cumberland
Church.
Badge No. I4I was lost by a police
man on Sunday. Anybody finding it will
confer a favor by leaving it at the Adams
street station-house.
The Ri. Rev. Bishop Quintsrd will
administer the rite of confirmation at
Grace Church next Sunday afternoon at.
half-psst six O'Clock.
Always on file, at Caledonia Saloon,
corner Madison and Main streets, New
York, Chicago, Cincinnati and st. Louis
dsilies and all sporting papers.
We inspected the food given the pris-
oners in the city guard-honse, yesterday.
1t is not only excellent in quality but
more than sufficient in quantity.
The General Assembly Of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church is now in ses-
sion at W~arrensburg, Missouri, Rev. j. Q.
Provine, of Nashville, Tennessee, Moder-
ator.
The Recorder disposed of some sixty
cases yesterday morning. Two hundred
and seventy-fve dollars were assessed
and one hundred and twenty dollars were
collected, on fines. y
Bishop D. S. Doggett will preach the
commencement sermon to the graduating
class of the Memphis Conference Female
Institute, at the First Methodist church,
in this city, June 5th.
The finest spring lambs that have been
in the markets this season can now beRad
at Openheimer 81 Hochstadter's, 68 JeHc&
son street. Parties wanting choice quar-
tiers would do well to leave their orders a
day ahead
-Ssme mean thieves came very near
stealing the horse belonging to the msnse
at st. Peters Church on Saturday night.
They dug a hole in the back of the stable,
but became alarmed before they had a
chance to get inside and let out the
stock.
The body of a white nan was found
floating in the river some eight miles be-
low town on Sunday. The deceased was
apparently about thirty-five years old,
was dressed in black clothing, and had on
" low chartered " shoes. No papers were
found ON him to show his identity.
Owing to the strict embargo on liquor
saloons and beer houses, on Sunday, there
was much suffering around town during
the heated hours ofthe day. The parable
about Dives and Lazarus was constantly
recurring to the wicked bummers, who
hung around the corners longing for a
scAaUmend decktegLas of beer.
Squire Hume F. Hill yesterday ex-
amined Geo. Rice, the man accused of
stealing iewelry and other valuables
from Mr.. j. NJ. Hewett on st. Francis
river some weeks since, as reported by US
yesterday. After a full and impartial
hearing the Squire remanded the accused
to Jail for thirty days to await a requisi-
ton from the Governor of Arkansas.
The first copy of the Memphis Cores
pondent, the new evening German Demo-
cratic daily, appeared on Saturday. 1t is
about the size of the EDening Ledger, and
presents quite a neat appearance - all
things considered. 1t is edited and pub
lished by Messrs. r. Papendieck, Theo.
Trauernicht, A. s. Jourdan and Chas.
Wedelstaadt. 1t is printed with the ma
terial of the Nene Zeit. We wish the en-
terprise much success.
The Montgomery City Mo- Standard
of the 18th pays US the following compli-
ment: We have received in exchange a
copy of the weekly issue of this able
Southern Journal. It is a large forty col
umn sheet, ably edited and neatly printed,
and deserves, as no doubt it secures, the
hearty support of the Democracy of the
State of Tennessee" We may say en-
PEASANT that our weekly is only 81 80 per
annum, and that at that price it is the
cheapest paper in the Southwest.
About ten minutes 10 FIVE O'Clock last
evening, a furious gust of wind came up
from the westward and drove the sand
and dust from off the levees and pave
ments in dense clouds through the streets.
In a moment, before windows could be
closed or preparations made against it,
every house in the city was deluged with
| dust, and the air was made so thick as to
i be almost unbreathable. The sand-storm
Aasted for some ten or fifteen minutes and
Nhen abated almost as suddenly as it had
begun.
We regret to learn the death of Ste
phen Sullivan, an old, and true and tried
citizen of Memphis, who departed this life
Yesterday morning at half-past one
O'Clock, after suffering IRON paralysis and
a complh ation of diseases for a year and
a half. IN was q good CITIZEN, anu Will
be missedv by his numerous friends.
HAfter Iife's fitful fever, he sleeps well. F"
The funeral will take place this morning
AZ ten o'clock, from his late residence, No.
10 Gayoso street.
-Dr. Keener, the newly made Bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, has not
gone into the express business. He only
Pronounce a pair man and wife, one Of
whom has figured long in Adams q Co.'s
once. N. r. Forster, the bridegroom, IS
S1Kaaner, h most men, and therefore
the misapprehension now corrected. He
has f~ostered the affections of Miss Diball,
mill finally he has foisted himself into
the affections of one of the fairest women
Of the city. The implied has beea made
an Hexpress" contract, and the pair, tled
together. have started over the railway or
lis marked G. o. D., deliverable at the
oates of paradise, whittier they will make
a blissful journey.
The spring term of che United states
Circuit and District Courts was, by law,
60 have commenced yesterday, but neltn-
er Judge Trigg nor the newly appointed
Judge Emmons appeared, and no news
was had from either. Toward night Mr.
Mitchell, United States Clerk, received q
letter from Judge Trigg, at Bristol. East
Tennessee, advising ofthe serious illness
of his wife, and of the probability Of his