Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

1t is hot.
County court meets Monday.
The colored citizens will indulge in
a liberal FOurth-Of-July-ism next Mon
day.
rested yesterday on the charge Of lar
ceny.
w. J. Oates, who lives two miles
north Of the city, yesterday sent Us q
cotton-bloom.
in answer TO a correspondent we
have to say that the amount charged for
Tracy's grand excursion ticket TO Nam
moth Cave covers the round tip.
Elias Barnes, colored, was arrested
yesterday On suspicion OF being one Of
the negroes who attempted to steal bale
Of cotton from shed on Madison street.
in the first chancery court, yester-
day, Minnie Trafford filed petition for
divorce from her husband, Joseph Traf.
ford, alleging ill.treatment and aban-
donment.
Why doesn't some one organize q
cavalry company in this city and prepare
for the centennial next year? An artil-
lery company might cleo be raised in
Memphis.
Willie Jones, sged twelve, and Ben
ny Porter, aged six years, had their phys
iognomies painfully dishguTed yesterday
by the explosion Of powder in a glass
bottle, on fernando street, near Vance.
Tomorrow is the anniversary Of the
nations birthday. Monday will be
the occasion for G Pl1trj6uS IiaUD1 orato-
", spread-eagle enthusiasm and star
spangled-bs sentiment.
L lst night two negroes, Christopher
Clark and J B. Brown had difficulty
in Center alley, near Market street, about
their wives. CLARK fired at Brown, but
failed TO hit him. Both were arrested.
The negroes expect to make a great
demonstration next Monday in cele-
bratiDg the nations birthday. Else
where will be seen the programme Of the
Pole Bearers.
We yesterday received by mail from
Wiggs q Harper, of Forrest City, the
"first cotton bloom" Of that section OF
Arkansas. These gentlemen, writing
under date Of June 25Lh, state that "sll
crops are doing fine"
-Shanty Mcguire, an employe Of the
circus now camped on the bluff, was ar
rested last night fer knocking down a
boy who was attempting to slip under
the canvass. The small boys cause no
little annoyance and trouble.
The Riversides and Memphi base
ball clubs plsy match-game at the
Bismarck gardens tomorrow afternoon.
Last Sundsy the Memphi beat the
KnickerbOckeTs and play to morrow for
the championship Of West Tennessee, the
Riversides having gained the previous
game.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis railroad Is now running through
slespIDg-cSTs from Nashville to Chat
tsnOOga. A through sleeper is now run
from this city 20 Chattanooga over the
Memphis division Of the Louisville and
Nashville and Great Southern road, and
the Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis road.
About half past three O'Clock yester-
day morning, a gentleman while pass
lag along Court street, east of bayou
GayOso, between Fourth street and
Charleston avenue, discovered several
negro men trying 10 carry of 3 bale Of
cotton. A pistOl-shot was fired At
the negroes, who thereupOn fed and
left theiv stolen cotton, which the police
soon afterwsId took possession Of aud
delivered to its owner.
"A Nashville paper Of Thursday saws:
HThe charges in Bedford county against
Waddy Thompson, who has been az
rested IN Missouri on q requisition from
the governor Of this State, are horse |
stealing, larceny and perjury. Our in
formation is from the capitol" There
are charges Of perjury against Wsddy in |
the criminal court Of this place, but we !