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

ST Charles SalOOu-all drinks 10 cents.
The health of the city at present is
admirable.
Thermometer at 900 Fair. at pm.
yesterday.
Charley Felix, S8s Main street. has
the best liquors retailed in the city.
Mosquitoes are becoming intolerable.
From appearances they will be worse this
season than last.
The Recorders Court was crowded
again yesterday morning. YOtaries Of
Bacchus were in the majority.
The place to find something nice-ice
cream, mead, soda water, etc.-is at Char
lie Towards, 2 jefferson street.
John Ainslie, Esq, left the CITY on
Monday for Baltimore, TO attend a grand
conclave Of the Scottish Rite Masons.
Young mothers will remember the
baby show this afternoon at the Park,
-Four o'clock is the hOu Of meeting.
Look out for squallsi
-Chas. n. Martin, Esq, returned home
yesterday from a trip north. He opens
his celebrated ice depot on Jefferson
street In a day or two.
Lemons, which for a dav or two were
scarce in the market, have again become
plentiful, and were retailing at GOATS
cents per dozen yesterday.
We return thanks to II. T. BIanton. /
Esq, Secretary-Of the Henry County Az
ricultural Association, for an Invitation
70 the grand stock Fair to be held in Paris
on the Sd and 4th OF June.
The heat of the sun yesterday after
noon was tempered by a delightful breeze
from the southwest, reminding one from
the Gulf coast OF the delicious trade
winds which al this season blow in that
quarter.
Numbers Of persons are passing
through the city daily, en- route for
the Hot Springs, Ark, which, as an old
friend of Ours says, are the only sure
means Of getting the T~aSkiGlity out Of sin
laden corpusses.
Our friend Lieut.. Geo. Gift returned
from bis Chinese trip yesterday. We saw
hin as he fitted through the streets, and
viii no doubt hear from him to-day in re-
gard to his MougOlians now on their way
hither.
Major Jas. A. Dawson, a distinguished
lawyer Of Frankfort, KY, and lay dele
gate TO the General Conference now Ia
session In this city, is staying with Col.
5. Kerr, 1872 DeSoto street, where his
friends will be cordially welcomed during
his s%ojourn in Memphis.
There is No meningitis in this city. :
the invidiOus reports so industri-
OusIy circulated 20 the contrary. We
law NoAE1 az A4EHAA1A VI HAAlOHL every ]
prominent physician in the city, and q 4,
half dozen OF them declared to US that
had as yet not mad a case Of this pc
culiar and terrible disease. I
The County Court yesterday, af- /
ter long and wise elaboration, deter /
mined 10 declare the late magisterial cleo
lion null and void, and TO order a new {
This decision fell like a bomb !
shell among the contestants, and we q
haven't seen oneofthem yet that was sat 7
with il. Z
The most centrally located market Is !
hat at No. 6s Jefferson street, lately :
opened by Messrs. Op~penheimer & Hoch- !
Charley Williams old standl, :
where the best Of everything in the way !
Il fresh meats, vegetables, poultry, etc, :
an be found at all times. :
As policeman Baker was about to ar a
est I'd. Stokes, a negro, for stealing g
clothing last night, Jim C~onnors, T
he partner Of the ~latter, drew a razor Il
made q murderous assault on Baker. 4,
1e was captured, however, before he had r
chance TO do any harm, and lodged in Il
he calabOOse. =
We understand that a new sporting b
ensatlon Is on the tapis-no less than a al
'Tize night between q couple Of talwart :,
One Of the ~pugilistic mokes 2,
allied upon the local editor day before G,
yesterday 70 get him 10 write a challenge h
or him. and yesterday we were Informed 10
hat IL wa accepted. Fun is IN prospect g
or the Initiated! D,
The oyster season is definitely over, d
q despite Of the late cold snap, and fine g
inches are becoming the order Of the y
in hrst-elass bar-rOOms. Mr.. Vincent II
lotto, recognizing this fact, sets a splen- le
id n every morning, al the corner Of N
Washington and Front Madam Vineent's g
placel from ten till two. The same W
liquors, fine cigars, etc, as of old. b'
ways TO be found at the bar. in
Col. W. H. Stephens has been selected o.
Y the committee of the Confederate Re hll
ef and Historical Society 10 deliver the ~
ddress on the occasion Of laying the cor =
er stone OF the 10 be erected ~
/ klmwOod cemetery 10 the memory Of ,
Confederate dead, the ceremonies 10 "a
Ike place on Saturday next Immediately pI
Ter the close OF the floral celebration. ..
The game o. between the famous "a
%ncinnati Red Stockings and the Green ~
5oekings, Of this city, at the race track bu
5sterday evening, show our bows 10 be ~
green. Not enough interest is N
tcited in this region by the national mi.
inc 10 make IL worth our While to give an
report of the game. When we :
that the score was loo for the Reds to M
Tor the Greens, we express the whole on
ling. Mi
The pupils Of Miss Carrie Mahonev's oW
hool will give a "cantata'' at the Assem- fol
y hal, on Main street, tomorrow even VI
The programme is before us, and we TO
ust say promises much for the enjoy gi'
ent Of those who may b. in attendance. on
e hope tina since the tickets are only M,
'enty-hve cents the hall will b crowded tat
the friends Of the little ones who are I
participate in this holiday affair. n
We have received from Messrs. W. N. wi
ckenson q Co, No. 70 John street. New an,
ork, one Of their illustrated catalogues COZ
mathematical instruments and en-
neers' materials. The catalogue Is very
and as establishments for b {
angiacture Of such articles are very rare
TINS country we recommend an those Al
40 are IN need Of such articles 70 send "
a copy OF this elegantly gotten up
taiogue. Every instrument that can
used or desired by an engineer Is there G
plotted life slze.5 me
In an article yesterday we sta tad tia, bra
shop havsnagh was spending his time NC
70 III: A. II. Kerr, the late m.derafor PiO
the Presbyterian General Assemhiv Z
lnn his stay In the city in snr
the General Conference. Tbe nofice SUP
- made 70 indicate the Bisbon a. A.. T
ling his friends to cali on Mn ~ ~ =
aIrs, when Or. Kerr himself not ONLY 81