Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-01
CITY ABAGRAPH

Horace Greeley tomorrow night.
Miss Higbse's school exhibition to-
night st the Grsenlsw Opera House.
"A number Of our big families are talk
ing Of going to Europe this summer.
The great annual picnic Of the Con-
federa5e Association takes place Saturday.
Squire Miller yesterday punished q
Chelsea dog for biting e child. The purp
was condemned to be muzzled and locked
up, or else the owner should be fined.
All the little mackerels around town
hEve revived the old ditty:
"E1w are you Horace Greeley.
Does your mother know you're out2'
a young gentleman OF refined tastes
sut generous instincts sent our learned
reporter three magnificent plugs OF pure
Virginia tobacco, for which The learned
man feels graceful
The demand for cider is wonderful
r. is the p0pulsr drink Of the hos term.
John sturs sells q barrel e day. Il is
better id-iUely, than whisky or bogus
claupAgue.
There we're several lively cases before
judge EHppin In the Grim nal Court yes
rar-sr, but although entertaining 10 some
l8sf-rs, they we're not Of any particular
iu-aEa-r 20 the Respectable readers OF the
arr sAL.
"A colored Was srrestsd last hight for
stealing picked mEckerel up IN Pinch.
Re said he merely took up the hsh TO IN
sreg5 them, for which he viii be honored
with an interview with his Honor the Re
c0rdeE this morning.
Jerry Sullivan, a peddler, went into 8
house 81 females yesterday for The pur.
pose OF selling some Of his wares. O-e OF
the girls hooked a blue dress pattern from
him, for which he had her before squire
Miller. JAIL or $1,000 bonds,
The sale Of tickets for HOrsce's lecture
commences at the box office Of the Tneater
this morning. u viii be necessary to call
early. Is the Thsater viii be filed TO the
doors. The lecture takes plRce tomorrow
evening.
The Planters Convention meets al IL
O'Clock this morning, when q preliminary
organization VIII be effected, committees
appointed and measures adopted 10 or
gsnizs a scheme by which immigration
and The sale Of lands Oh easy terms 10 for
siguers may be effected.
Two negroes got 10 qusrreling on the
Pat CIeburus last night At ten O'Clock,
and commsnt8G ~stabbiDg. They had just
rffzrred q few facisiOns in each other when
the police iuterfersd in behalf of peace,
and hauled both of them to the station
house.
Horace Greeley has bean invited to
lunch st Madame Vincent's, next door to
the AFPEAL ONCE. It is objected by Ira
CIV that the Sheriff may gobble Greeley
and put him on a jury. Were 1t not for
these terrible courts Horace might be In
Cuced 10 remain with Us several days.
They are worse than Ku-KluXes-the aw-
Iul deputy Sherihs.
The Coroner inQuested 8 man who
vas found drOWeed AZ the mouth Of VOL
river and was taken down 70 the foot Of
jefferson street yesterday morning. Yer
dict OF accidental drowning. The man was
unknown, but owing 20 his dress and some
utensils found upon him. 1t was evident
that he was q painter.
Tho commencement exercises Of b
Memphis Female High School, Miss Jen-
ME Hlgoes, principal-class Of lS7l-under
the auspices Of the Board Of Education Of
the Memphis City Schools, VIII be held IN
the Gre6nlaW Opera House on Thursday
evening, June ], 1s7l. Admittancs tree.
Rev. DR.. Hines having resigned his
charge ct st. Mary's Cathedral, POplsr
street, the Rev. Mr.. Harris, Of Missis-
sippi, was called and accepted, and has
arrived and taken charge. From the rspu-
latlon OF Mr. Harris, Us an elegant gentle
man and learned divine, we may expect q
large and E~ourishiug congregation at our
new Cathedral.
-"An inquirer" sends us The following
queries, addressed 70 Col. Minor Meri-
wether: II have read with much interest
zud profit your able letter on narrow
gauge roads. L hope you win answer
some questions IN regard 20 them. not al
luded 70 in your former letter. Are thew
as safe IS the 6ve-fOOt gauge roadsY and
ifsO. explain the reason why. VIII thew
carry passengers IS comfortably as roads
Of the present gauge, and what sort Of
coaches do they hGYef are Jhey suitable
fJr roads three hundred miles IN length,
OF are they only ior short
rOads7"
The st. Louis Republican, speaks a.
follows Of a very promising young gentle
man Of this city, upon the occasion OF a
recent exhibition al the Jesuit college IN
that city: A poem on The Beautiful
WAS the next in the order Of the exercises.
The beauties Of nature, consisting OF
scenes that please The eye, and sounds
that charm The ear, were expressed IN
harmonious lhaJ cOUld not Iall
20 delight. Master Mag6Vneyi by his dis
uinCtness Of articulation ana grace Of ac-
lion, greatly contributed 70 the intrinsic
merit OF his poeJical edusion, aud on re-
firing received IRON the audience such q
uuud OF spplauss as walked the echoes Of
the hall sgain a agsin, clearly telling
fLe rlessuTo { q by The auditors"
-Eugeue Letdyi whose vast kignbOard
snd ue1eRerie are stared at By Andrew
Jeckeon lrOm the center Of CourJ square,
Iut1oduces 10 his customers to-day the
Istest wonder In the way Of ahat. i. is
n 4 sfer tie model OF hat which Gree
lex wears. rsosntiy smashed by d lat Wo-
man WE tel sfoul Of and Rugged HorsCs
et Bowling Green. II is The Gree
lev nat. no one vii be permitted
fo cal On > philosopher who does not
wear a OF these curious tiles, II the
multitude who VIII wear the hight and