Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-26
CITY PARAGRAPHS.

The negro picnic comes on to-day.
The great annual picnic for the He
brew orphan children takes place on The
9th Of June, Tuesday week.
The celebrated Pullman palace ear
" Malta for sleeping purposes, left last
evening Tor S. Louis, filed with passsn
gers.
The day is coming when the people Of
Memphis shall get up Of a morning snC
go 70 takes bath in the Pacific ocean be-
core breakfast.
AT Madame Viucsnt's, No. IS Uni0u
street, yesterday, az the luncheon hour
she movements OF railroad sp~eculatOrs
were earnestly discussed.
Nearly a million copies Of the novels
Of Mary J. Holmes have been printed, and
her publishers VIII issue, In 8 Few days,
her nsw book, Millbank.
The Supreme Court Of Kentucky de-
-lcsd yesterday that the Nicholson pave
msut tax In Louisville, levied as here il
Memphis, IS valid and Constitutional
The negro brass band was ont last
night and played q most dOleful Gitty, as
EErhs performers we're mourning owe the
last railroad trade. wen all get Stone
Blind when Johnny Comes Marching
Home"
John Ovsrton and The Winchester
beirs made a deed conveying 70 the Little
Rock railroad twenty-five scr5s { "A Hope
dsld for the purpose Of putting up depot
Tlr shat road. This "a what may be called
public spirit and wel-tined Hberslity.
George Cruikshsnk's comic nlustra-
lions and explanatory notes 70 the Loving
Ballad Of Lord BsIemsn, Is perhaps the
best book Of that wonderful artist. a
cheap edition, FOX twenty-five cents, VIII
bs published.
The Deputy Sheriff, who resigned, as
was announced in the APPEAL, is son Of
Colonel George r. Powell, and not George
=. himself That gentleman still retains
his ONCE as one Of General Wrigbr's prin-
ciPsl deputies.
Three Of our sturdy burgherA Amos,
FrzncioIs and Boughnsr, were weighed
together at the hay scales yesterday, and
they turned the beam with 10 POUNDS to
iL. How IS that FOR ~high-hving?
John stur's- st the "Invincibls Sa-
loon" has made q name for selling none
other than the best liquors, that 10 sure 70
make a fortune for him. We commend
him His place is One Of the most orderly
and respectable in Memphis. 1t is az the
corner Of Main and Union.
The execution Of Poster and Graves,
which was 90 have taken place to day in
side the Jail yard, has been postponed un-
tl the supreme Court decides upon the
OH of exceptions upon which the case
has been taken I'D. Col AcRas has been
employed 20 make the ina argument
-Orpheus C. Kerr has just finished g
condensation Of the four volumes of his
famous Wa Papers, and they win be i'm
m5diatsly published In One volume, with
illustrations, a. a comic history % the
Confederate war.
The Nashville Union and Antertoan says
of Colonel j. ~ Crews, whom the APPEAL
.ud0rssd as Speaker Of the House, that
be Is q polished gentleman, 3 finished
scholar, Of quick perception and decided
ability and in every way eminently fitted
Tor LEe pOsll1On."
Our cotton men must subscribe Gber-
slly sud offer large premium for ths best
cotton to be exhibited az our Agricultural
FAIR IN October next. 81. LOuis offers
$1,000 and only receives 50 OF 10000 bales
per year. We. who receive 10000 balss.
should subscribe 81 least 5000. Come up,
gentlemen and prove that you are public
spirited.
President Pinson, yielding 10 the gen
srsl wish 70 secure q larger delegation a.
the Planters Convention, 70 assemble In
his CITY on the 81 Of June. has appointed
The following additional delegates from
the Chamber Of Commerce, viz: ThOmas
I'll. Allen. william NJ. Harrington, william
II. Carroll A. J. Ksllar, n G. Galloway,
g.. b. Dillard. John ". Dickinson, Z. NJ,
Appsrson, +. Y. Rocket, ". A. McCloy,
A, r. Lacey
The New Orleans lines Of Wednesday
says; From q private dispatch dated
Houston May list, and addressed % Re
cOrder O. P. H0Bghton, we learn that Mr..
Horace Greeley viii not return North by
way OF New Orleans, and that IN cO1s6-
Queuce the committee who invited him to
lecture VIII not have the pleasure Of hear
ing him.. But the people Of Memphis viii
have the pleasure q hearing him.
IF. .. stuart Esq N. ". Grand Sire.
@, l. u. >. OF The 4. @. o. f., arrived 60
u city by yesterdays train from T5tfTe 1
Rock. and visited the Lodge Room d1ri-1
evening. where were assembled ouife 2
number OF the members Of the Order A.
irving at 6 p.m., but little time was ~
lowed to give notice TO the msmbers- An
present were highly pleased with his thor
Ough eXsmplihcatlOn Of the work Of he
Order. Bis arrangements would not ad-
init Of remaining OVGr another day, hence
be left on this mornings train for Louis
vile. en- route for his home in Wishing
ton City.
-Tbs Memphis correspondent Of the
New York Sunday Mercury accuses DIR.
Bidwell, OF the hrm Of Spalding, BidWell
q McDonougb, with ~disc0urtesy 70 the
DEess during the LY0ia thompson troupe
enlargement. He must certainly be under
8 Uisspprehension as M BidEeA who ls
always the pink Of courtesy, has not been
Ia Memphis his season. The correspOn-
evidently meant Mr.. SAM. CobiLle,
ne manager ofths troupe, who was ahttle
hurried On the night Of the gr6st Lydia
benefit, the house being unable 70 hold
he crowd.
We learn from the Paris IfA, Kea-
..1,qn that DR.. WIN. WATSON, after ten
9asrs practice in ~ city, has recently
5000 In the beautiful sDd rapidly grow
city Of Paris. We oongralulste gne
~ havinu chosen so onViable 8 l0-
-efson IN frOur old Kentucky home" Dr.. 1
Teesor,'e well known reputation for au-
.e-for ekul En- his profession, and bis so
81 POSITION during the many years Of ma
- nee win us, s deserving Of the high