Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-30

c PARAGRAPHS.

Mex TUESDAY evening, at UAret
o'clock, the Old Folks meet
There was nc Friday OF Saturday foI
ten weeks in Memphis that there wa,
DOT rain or dire fiusihl threats
-Seversl parties were made up las
night for a country frolic ut Raleigh
Three or four dozen hacks, buggies
spring wagons and buses will visit tn,
springs this morning.
We have to acknowledge the re
ceipt of a bundle OF tickets of admission
to Father Burke's lecture, which viii b.
delivered in St. PeLer's Church Monday
evening July Ist, at eight o'clock.
The Renfro, who ran from Mr.. Gran
mer a few days ago, was seen Friday
within a few miles of Tie city without
the bracelets and in n very dilapidatec
condition Most likely it was with the
view Of capturing him slfrt the detect.
I'VE went on q visit county ard yester-
day.
The Cameron case goes on in the
Criminal Court. Judge FIppin patiently
listened to the arguments Of coun-
eel yesterday, and adjourned in the
afternoon without hearing them out.
General Sale has Eot yet spoken, aad
sfter him the Acknowledgement viii
close for the State. ,
The card of Messrs Rogers, DAN
bridge & Co. will be found In our adver-
Using columns. The members Of the
firm are all excellent gentlemen, who
have numbers of friends. They will do
4 large business in Memphis. We COM
mend them to the kindly consideration
Of our country readers.
There has been considerable pertur-
baton among the higher functionaries
If the police force; trials and ~inyestiga-
tons have JAILED to settle the matter up,
and there is every prospect that in a
short time there may be a violent up
heaval, an eruption, a blow out and g
general scare. There seems to be, IN
fact, a skeleton in the cupboard.
A smallpox darkey was taken to
the statiOnhouse last night and left with
Tom GarVev, gho had a tremendous
time trying Il get vehicle to convey
lack with much trouble, and sent the
afflicted eoiored in it to the City Hospi-
tai. The driver reused up Or. Thornton
TO receive thi new patient, but when be
opened the door Of his hack the patient
was gone.
The Memphis and Charleston rail-
road paid over to Comptroller Penne-
baker the sum Of fifty thousand two
hundred and forty-five dollars in State
bonds, on account of its Indebtedness to
the State. The Mississippi Central road
also paid tbirty-three thousand dollars
in State bonds, July interest, on account
# its Indebtedness to the State. All
these bonds were cancelled, after having
been receiptei for.
Morgan the "fyn detective who
was sent into the jail cell in Little Rock
TO "pump" Doc Wright, got q severe
beating on the train going west from
here Friday. He gave some "jawn to
passenger, who, becoming indignant,
OF his sinister mauler and let
him have one in the dexter Ogle that
Aattened him out. A spectator Of the
Interesting scene describes il for US In
the above graphic style.
We are sorry to find by the st. Louis
papers Of the twenty-eighth instant that
Richard Love, Secretary of the Mem
phis and St. Louis Packet Company,
was visited by a sad af1iction in the loss
Of his youngest child, a bright boy OF
three years. The little fellow was play
ing in the kitchen and unfortunately |
got hold of a box of concentrated lie and
drank a portion Of it, causing death in
4 few hours. Mr.. Love is well known
and much respected in this city.
The second great single number Dis
tribution of the Memphis Agricultural
and Mechanical Society approaches. 1t
will certainly take place on the eleventh
Of July. We learn that there has been
A much greater demand for certificates !
han in the first Distribution. This is
he result of the promptness of the off, |
sers in meeting every promise and en-
and from the fact that no one |
now anticipates, at any time, a post
Donement of a drawing, when once an
louBced. 1t is also well known that
here will be no reduction of preB1iuzas. |
The premiums published Will be paid in
I'LL, and promptly, when called for. Now
s the time to send orders to the proper
,ffieers and agents. Certificates win be
promptly forwarded onorler. Principal
'ffice, 345 Second street.
The arrangements for the steamboat
rolic Thursday night We're complete in
way. Two bands weae in attend
nee. The boat engaged was pretty,
beautifully furnished and large. The
light was lovely, and there seemed to
Ne no necessary item lacking to make it
great success, save the people. The
ole reason of failure was the strong an
entertained against such river
by reason OF the shuddering
collections Of Numerous fearful disas-
ers that occurred in days past, both on
he Mississippi and on the lakes, and
till more recently i'm the harbOr of New
FORK. People are sensible enough to
that there can be no real enjoy
nent where apprehension of danger ex-
sts.