Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-31

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The river is on a stand once more.
IL Is expected, however, to take an
upward turn in a few days.
Notwithstanding the dull times.
about three thousand people were out
visiting places Of amusement last night.
For some reason unknown TO us
there Were no decoration ceremonies at
the Federal Cemetery, near this city,
yesterday.
Tomorrow the Agricultural draw
ing is advertised TO take place FOR over
two thousand two hundred dollars. To-
morrow night some lucky fellows will
feel iubilant.
The public and private schools will
have their examinations early next
month. The pupils are all actively en-
gagged IN making preparations for the
yearly exhibitions.
There are five picnics in sight at
present The Orphans away on the
distant horizon of the fourth Of July:
the st. Georges, which in June;
the Mechanics and Blacksmiths, which
takes place earlier; the Christian Broth
ers' school picnic-an immense affair
which takes place on Tuesday next,
and the Hebrew Orphans festival,
which win come off on Monday.
"A mad dog attacked a man at the
corner of Main and Poplar streets yes I
terday, and tore him fearfully in the
leg. His pants were literally reduced to
shreds and the mans calf badly LAGER
ated. The furious animal then rushed
up Main street, biting three peaceful
and healthy dogs on the way. The boys
Of No. 1 engine finally surrounded him
and lodged several pistol shots in him.
The Memphis Agricultural and Me
chanical Association hold their drawing
tomorrow evening, Saturday, June
lstb, at n o'clock, at the GreenlaW
Opera Hall, in presence of the public, at
which time prizes TO the amount of
twenty-five thousand two hundred dol
lars will be drawn from the wheel. The
sale of tickets will positively close to-
night. The public are respectfully invi-
ted TO attend. and witness the drawing.
The balloon ascension Yesterday bv
the erOnaut of the circus made plenty
Of fun and excitement for the younger
branches Of the human family in Mem
phls. The venturous rOydgeUr discarded
the usual basket, and instead, sat on a
crOss-stick hung q Ia tFGpeze from the
balloon. ne made but a short journey
from the bluff. He jumped off on a
roof on Beale street near Second, and
rode back to the circus on a horse. He 1
evinced the agility of a cat and the
5earlessness of a double-headed tiger.
Last evening a son of DR.. Jackson, {
who keeps a clearinghouse on Second I
street, took arsenic by mistake for Ep-
som salts. EmeticS were first freely s
gwen, when recourse was had to Steiner y
x Cos drug store, where the antidOte for |
this dangerous pOisOn-the hydrated {
s~esqul-OXide of n-w made with
:Ommendable prOmptness, and admin
jstered. At a late hour the lad was
lOing well. To guard against the occur t
renee Of such mistakes, this firm color h
The arsenic retailed over their counter, r
an example it would be well for all +
druggists to initiate. +
We learned yesterday of a fatal h
shooting calamity that took place on
Monday last, three miles this side of q
Fulton. We could not ascertain the Il
names Of the parties concerned. The 2
Captain of the Undine brought down \
he news. 1t appears that a tickle young y
man coUrted the buXOm daughter of a :
German in that locality, until he .
won her affections, and then, in the :,
language Of the rural districts, he shook y
ler and married another maiden. The 4
ather learning fully of the condition II
# things, took his shot gun and plugged .,
he young man to death.
AT least fifty New Orleans sharpers
md gamblers have arrived i'm Memphis, IL
nd are plying their Z" peculiar" avOca-
with great industry, and, We pre-
ume, profit, in the neighbOrhOOd of NJ
and Monroe streets. Planters
.ot conversant with "tricks that are
ark should be on the All girC for W.
hem, and when they meet a genteel tn
planter, who Is planting " lust below
ere on the river and who has lust
a heavy premium in the "Nlis- =,
ouri State Lottery they had better j,
their hands on their pocket-books,
r else they will have cause to regret
heir visit to our city. These gents are
D be seen at all of our principal hotels,
are on the lookout constantly for Is
upes, and planters visiting the city at
MS time would do well to be wary of Ia.
ew acquaintance. 81
The audience attending Noyes's cir
Us on the bluff yesterday afternoon,
ere painfully startled by an accident Of
-hich happened 10 two little people ms va
airing yet beautiful two-hOTse act. The We
ders are a little boy about ten years Of fe,
ge, n a little girl about two OF three of
ears younger. Ia the last rounds of the 4
orses, the act closes with break-neck ri:
)eed, and twas during this that she miss err
1 her foOthold, and the little hero, in eq
wing 70 save her from the fall, lost his
on the rein, and both fell heavily
} the ground. 1t was thought she was sly
ariously injured, as she lay still as DEATH
he was carried out, and reStoratives
and the audience right heartily ~
pplauded the big clownD when he III
into the ring leading the little -
by the hand-whO tripped along pO
3 1.-the and happy as if a care had never
tossed her heart or a tear prOfaned her
leek-ann0Unced that she was not
urt. The very soft condition Of the
arth where they fell alone prevented a
painful result.
The beautiful marble statue of the ~
lessed Virgin, in st. Peters Church, %
he work of a celebrated Italian sculptor, %
nj worth eleven or twelve hundred dol
had a narrow escape from deStruc- fro
on Monday night. The heavy portion
the top of the Virgins altar, which
sc above the statue, being fastened
lly with glue, gave way and tumbled
while Father Kelly was giving
.nediction. The mass Of wood, as il
Il outward, just grazed the crown of
e splendid work Of art, and knocked a
" pieces out Of it, but very fortunately
d no other damage. 1t fell on the floor
-th a tremendous crash, in the imme-
ate vicinity Of a choir of girls who
ere singing the litanY, They were ter for
led, Of course, and demoralized, but it
only for about two seconds. The
terruption in their devotion was hard
noticeable. The valuable and rare
lrk Of art, the statue of the Virgin, Z
lst be looked after, or it may suffer
e fate of the upper part Of the altar. /
ing eleven hundred weight, We're it to Ca
l a distance of fifteen feet it would 20 liqI
Int through the floor. car