Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-11
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
-Yesterday was hot and cloudless

y esterday was hot and clOudless.
Mayor League viii begin to issue
l the city warrants to-day.
The negro Masons had public pa
! rade and celebration yesterday.
The high-schools will give an exh.-
/ bition in the GTeenlaw OperahOuse to-
night.
The exercises OF the high-schOoIs at
/ the GreeDlaw OpershOuss tonight will
be interesting and attractive.
II you wish to see the effect Of good
musical training on q school, 60 out to
/ The melO-drama at the State female col
| Tege next Monday night.
! Yesterday afternoon a hack collided
! with eXpresssWagOn No. DO at the cor
/ ner Of Second and South Court streets.
/ The shafts OF the wagon were broken by
/ the collision.
We shave received tickets Of ad-
! mission to the fourteenth annual COM
! mencement Of the Memphis ladies' in
/ stitute, to be held at the Club hall next
! Thursday night.
The pupils and teachers Of the Pea
] body schools have our thanks for
| handsome bouquet of flowers, which we
! treasure as a reminder Of them. "God
bless us every one"
There will be a grand spelling-match
! in rooms number one and two Of the
! Peabody school to-day, the prize being
a gold medal. The APPEAL will be
there to see who is winner.
"A lot of mattresses on the hurricane
roof Of the steamer Frank Forrest caught
fire yesterday after Don from the sparks
Of stove, but were thrown overheard
| before damaging the craft.
Next Sunday, st eleven O'Clock, the
annual commencement sermon, at the
State female college, will be preached by
Rev. John Moss. Let the grand old
chapel Of the college be filed; for both
the preacher and the occasion are
worthy.
-Deputy-C Constable Dock Jones. col
ored, yesterday afternoon killed 8 mad
dog on Causey street. The dog belonged to
a negro named Alfred Anderson, and had
bitten his child through the left foot.
The brute had been mad for several days,
and it is said has bitten number Of
dogs, hogs and horses in the neighbor-
hood.
The religious exercises at the Court
street Cumberland Presbyterian church
last night were largely attended. The
interest in these meetings increases
daily. Mr.. Whittle last night delivered
an excellent discourse, which was lis
tened to with marked attention by all
present. Prsyer-meeting will be held
at twelve o'clock to-day and the Gus
tOmary services at eight o'clock to-
night.
We have received q mammoth rad
ish from Bishop Green, Of the Episcopal
church, OF Mississippi. This radish is
fifteen inches in length, about eleven
inches in circumference, and weighs
three pounds. It was grown in Bolivar
county, Mississippi, and presented to
Bishop Green by 8 member Of his
church. 1t is certainly a remarkable
vegetable, and in its production Missis-
sippi is far ahead of California or any
other sesbORTd State.
The criminal courtroom was
crowded with people yesterday to hear
the trial of Ed. Johnson. Mat Morris,
John Woods, and the negro Johnson, in
dicted for the attempted murder OF
Brady and robbery of money belonging
70 TIE foU~tho-'7 pvp~oss c0rnnauv Mr.,
Young, the express agent at COrintn,
Jim Brady, the delivery man, Superin-
tendent Willis and the Fort Pickering
half of the prosecution, which will
doubtless close its testimony to-day.
The complimentary picnic to Ar
nolds band, at James's park, yesterday,
ATTRACTED 8 good attendance. The &C.
casion proved quite interesting and IN
usually pleasant. The dancing was gen.
orally INDUCED in, and continued until |
quite late hour last night. The music |
Of course was excellent, and seemed to |
inspire the visitors with desire to par
ticipate in the delig ntful teTpsichOrean |
exercises. The occasion was a popular |
tribute to the members of ATnOld's band, |
and we are glad TO know that a sufficient |
amount Of money was realized to re- |
nlace the music destroyed by the recent |
fire at James's park.
The State board Of education have |
formally accepted the proposition of the |
trustees of the Nashville university to |
give the use Of the buildings and |
grounds of the university and six thou |
sand dollars per anDUm for two years to |
establish q State normal school, The
trustees Of the Peabody fund, under an
made with the trustees of |
the Nashville university contribute six
thousand dollars a year to support the
school, and this, and the aid from the
university and the State board of educa-
ton, guarantees the success Of this en-
terprise. Upon the recommendation Of
DR.. Sears, agent Of the Peabody fund,
Prof. I. J. Backus, OF Vassar female
college, New York, has been selected /
and manager Of the
normal school.
Services Of an interesting nature
were held yesterday by the Jewish con-
OF Beth el Emeth in the syn
agOgue, corner Of Second and Monroe
streets. During the services the music
by the choir, which is under charge Of
Prof. Bllinger, the accomplished organ
list, was rendered with good effect and in
a manner to please all who were present.
The efforts Of Mrs. D. G. LoWenstein,
5. Feucht and a. Reiss were especially
praisewOrthy. During the services this
week the music has been of 8 character
to challenge the admiration OF the entire
and elected from them the
highest eDcOmiums. The solos by Miss
Hannah Phillips were exquisite, and
IN every respect artistic. The altos were
Misses L. lsaacs; the sopranos were
Misses Sarah Peres, Jessie MichaIes,
Hannah BOshwitz and Sarah Halle, and
he tenoTs were Messrs. E. Baker and Z,
Levy. The ladies acquitted themselves
very handsomely, and we are glad to
know will continue in the choir.
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