Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-02
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
THE Irish-American BENEVOLENT A

The uish-American Benevolent AS
ISOLATION meets to-day.
The drawing of the Omaha lottery
has been postponed until July 81, 1872.
Bishop Feehan will administer the
sacrament fconfirmationatSt Patrick's
church this morning.
The operahOuse was full of inter
ested spectators during the Agricultural
Associations drawing yesterday.
Green corn was sold i'm the market
yesterday for five cents per ear. This
luxury came from New Orleans.
"A new style of linen collar is COM
posed of small points, trimmed with
narrOw-fiuted lace and jabOt to match.
"A barge was sunk Thursday last by
striking a snag at Island Thirty-nine.
1t was from Louisville, bound for New
Orleans.
The st. Peters Orphan Association
hold a meeting this evening for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for the
orphans picnic.
Seven drunken men were found in
one pile yesterday. They had been glo-
rifying together over their luck. All Of
them won prizes in the drawing.
The steamer John OvertOn "walked
the water like thing Of fife" yesterday,
/ amusing an excursion party that took
possession early in the morning, for a
days fun up and down, in front of the
city.
The Principal and teachers of the
State Tennessee College have u thanks
for an invitation TO attend the COM
mencement, which will begin on Sun
day, June eth, and continue until June
18th.
That man who will invent a small
apparatus for distilling liquor. such as
can be conveniently used in the bed
room, and not cost much, will make
a fortune, and confer a lasting benefit
on mankind.
Emanuel Barinds, son of S. BaTinds,
our City Inspector, drew half of the large
prize of five thousand dollars. Mr.. Bar
inds is assistant bOOk-keeperof the house
of Mansfield 4 Higbee. Hislucky num-
Der was nine thousand four hundred and
fourteen.
Miss Brown, the photographer, on
the corner of Main and Union streets,
has for sale excellent Hkenesses of
Greeley and Brown, the Liberal candi-
dates for the Presidency. Orders sent to
address, as above, will be promptly
filled.
The people who attend the Beale
street market, TO make purchases, were
mortified yesterday to see a negro man
selling vegetables there who had the
smallpox. The police got after him
with an extraordinarily long fishing
pole, ond drove him away.
The card of Messrs. FlaheTty, Mar
ley & Sullivan, undertakes, viii be
found in our new advertising columns.
These gentlemen are energetic, thorough
business people, who may be relied upon
to do whatever they undertake in first
class style, and with entire satisfaction.
The Sisters in charge of st. Peters
Orphan Asylum return thanks to Mr..
James Reilly, County Court Clerk, for a
dray-load of groceries; to Mr.. ?. ID.
Boyle, Clerk Of Second Circuit Court, for
two barrels of -four and a lot Of sugar;
and to H. P. j.. QuigIey for harness, etc.
The members Of the Old Folks at
Home are requested to meet at Hiber-
nian Hall, on Main street, on Wednes-
day next, the thirty-first instant, at
three O'Clock. Punctual attendance is
requested, as business of importance
will be brought before the society. This
notice we make at the instance of the
President. Colonel Mclean.
The shOemaker's shop at the corner
Of the alley on Second street, next to
and opposite North Court
street, suffered the loss Of several pairs
Of boots and shoes last night, owing to
he bursting of an oil lamp. Three en-
zines were at the little fire in a few
but the firemen extinguished
he flames with buckets of water.
The last stick on the bridge over
Wolf river has been driven; the ties are
,eing distributed; the iron has been con-
for and the rOlling-stock pur- !
and the entire work on the {
Railroad will be finished before
be first Of July, 1872. Shelby county is
o have the honor for building the first
Iarrow-gauge railroad in the South.
A number of miscellaneous folks 2
nlivened the stationhouse yesterday to
ttend a sale of articles that had fallen
lto the hands of the police during the i
lst two or three years. The stuff con-
principally of watches, pistols,
Ools that had been used a burglars
7eapOns, and various nOndescript arti-
les of whose utility no one would
ream, until it should be explained by
xperts. A comfortable sum of money
realized from the sale. !
Notwithstanding a very great and
udden augmentation of meteorological
aloric was noticed during the past week, !
he following parties in this county
greed to unite their fortunes for the flu :
ure: Charles A. Hosmerand Mrs. Sarah
FILLER, j. B. Magyar and Miss Mary
Holly, George Thomas and Miss Mary
John Wilton and Miss Mary
Johnson, NJ. T. Williamson and Miss
B. Clore, G. II. Henderson and Miss
BORA A. Hammett, Charles Cary and
Hiss Sarah Wheatley.
Many persons receiving letters at !
be p~OstOffice are in the habit of opening
hem in the passage-ways, and then 7
browning the envelope on the ground.
his custom has been taken advantage
by sharpers, who are thus enabled to \
arm the box numbers of business
rms, and to lay plans for getting pos
ession Of their letters. The most sue
essful device to accomplish this object
the preparation and presentation of
Ounterfeit box tickets, by means of :
-hich, during the hurry and confusion q
to the distribution of the mails, v
liter thieves manage to secure their
lundeT and escape detection. These "
have become 50 common in Bos-
IN that the postmaster of that city has
,und it necessary to issue a circular
boXholders not TO throw away
ENVELOPES. The same caution in regard v