Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-09
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Irish volunteers had drill last
night.
-ArnoId's picnic at Jsmes's park to-
morrow.
The Chickasaw Guards were on q
/ drill last night.
Base ball is gain popular with
Memphis juveniles.
The city council meets at three
| O'clock this afternoon.
Mosquitoes now are on the wing;
bark, you'll hear them sting.
The wedding season will sOon close
! because Of the warm weather.
For a file Of New York papers we
have to thank the Southern express
| company.
Crop pI poets are good, and the
! planters are 40peful of unusually large
| yields Of wheat, corn and cotton.
The cotton exchange building is be-
| ing torn down for the purpose Of erect
ing a handsome edifice in its stead.
When completed il viii be one OF the
best in the Union.
The body OF the little negro boy
! drowned below the city, was yesterday
recovered by his father, Beaumont, who
! believes that a negro girl showed the
| child into the river.
There was g large audience at the
Exposition last night to hear the Telig-
| iOus exercises conducted by Mr.. White.
! The interest in these meetings continues
60 increase nightly,
Pale Luna last night wore q misty
veil Of silvery beauty, reminding one OF
| the popular and beautiful tints, moon
| light on the lake or ashes Of roses.
| Stylish is Luna,
On last Saturday afternoon DR.. D.
| w. ByIUm, Of Memphis, had several
| horses killed on his plantation, il the
Mississippi bottom, by lightning strik-
! ing the tree under which they sought
shelter from the heavy Tain-s5oTm.
Court square now presents q besuti-
full appearance, thanks to the artistic
skill OF Mr.. Keating, the paTk.keeper,
who has trimmed the trees so well. AS
the warm weather approaches Court
square becomes a popular place Of resort
The picnic for the benefit Of Arnold's
bend will be given at James's park to-
! morrow. Extensive preparations are
being made to render this entertain
ment one OF the best and most delight
ful ever given at JRmes's park. There
will doubtless be large attendance.
Owing to an attack Of infiammatory
rheumatism, Judge Pete Turner has not
yet arrived at Jackson, and consequent
~ the supreme court did not meet last
Monday, but will doubtless open it's ses-
sion during the present week. In this
connection we would state that il is be-
lieved the supreme court will take up
and decide the Foley case st an early
day. The sooner the better.
-Deputy-SheriffM Murphy and Depu-
ty-COnstsble Doc Jones, cOlorsd, had
a fight in front Of the Adams street sta.
tiOnhouse yesterday afternoon. The
belligeTents were arrested and will ap-
pear before Justice Epelmsn for trial
this morning, Doc Jones will also be
arraigned upon the charge Of carrying 8
pistol, as Justice Spelman intends to de-
termine the right Of q depUty-constabl
to carry deadly weapon,
The fire and police commissioners
met in Chief Athy's office yesterday at
teTnOOn. Officer Sweeney was removed
from the police force and Nike J. But
Ter appointed in his place. The COM
missioneTs adopted a resolution to con-
suit the finance committee and the gen.
eral council for the purpose Of deyising
means whereby to pzy Che members Of
the fire and police departments. This is
a good move, and we hope to see its OBJ
ject speedily accomplished
Yesterday eight jurors out Of panel
of three hundred meu summoned were
obtained in the Southern express rob-
berry case, now pending before the GRIM
insl court. This is doing quite well,
and is creditabie to Sheriff Anderson
and bis deputies, for il would hardly
appear possible to find in Memphis even
one man ignorant of the robbery, and
who had neither formed nor expressed
an opinion. To-day there will be fresh
panel from the country, and the needed
four Jurors may be obtained.
The Hebrew congregation, Bethel
Emeth, last night commenced Pe1tecost,
or feast of weeks, or Sh'buOrth, in
cOmmemOratiOn Of the ten command
ments given on Mount Sinai To-day
at ten O'Clock the children will be con
frmed by the newly-sppointed rabbi Of
this congregation, Dr.. EaTner, who is q
graduate Of the Royal University of
Germany. DR.. SarneT is the author of
feveral German works, and bears the
reputation Of being one Of the first Of
Hebrew divines and German linguists
We hear loud and frequent COM
plant nowadays about taXes-taEes or
what We eat, wear, die on ana are buried
in-but the agent OF the great 5l3le Tine
on which "OrdinaTyn is said 10 take on
a whittier hue before its arrival st the
New England mills, complains Of tGclzs-
es. He sat down on q handful, sharp
end up, the other day, and has not been
anxious to sit down since. Always act
i've, he is still more so, aud keeps his
legs for want of S soft place to sit on. He
complains Of hard tscks and sharp tacks,
and seems much changed upon that
point, but his heart is all right for sits
in the right place"
The Olympic baseball club returned
yesterday from Humboldt, where il de- |
ieated the Clippers and the Star clubs !
by the respective scoTes Of - TO Is and |
70 to IL. The game with the Clippers |
was played Monday afternoon, aud at /
tracted large crowd Of spectators from
Humboldt ana the surrounding c0un-
try. The Clippers have beaten SII clubs /
with which they had played, and it was /
believed that they would defeat the /
Olympic, of this city. Those who in |
dulged in this expectation were disap- /
pointed, as the above score shows, the .
game being easily played by the Olym- /
pic. The Star club, which was defeated .
by the Olympic yesterday morning, is
composed OF the soldiers stationed st /
the Humboldt barracks, but its mem /
bers handle guns better than bats. We .
hear that the Olympic viii challenge a
Louisville club 10 play here this month. |
Early yesterday morning the man
gled body Of an Old lady named Mrs. .
Roberts, was found on the track Of the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, near
Germantown. Mrs. Roberts was iu
Germantown late Monday afternoon,
and after making Eome purchases, start.
ed down the railroad for her home AT
Mr.. Isaiah StOurs, with whose family
she resided The Yaigb b3rg y1yar. l,J--S /