Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-13
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Inc CDuuly uuueLldhtl Duii6u Atii
paupers last week.
The city council holds its weekly
meeting next Wednesday afternoon.
The closing exercises of Armour in
stitute will be held in the Mendelssohn
club hall tomorrow night.
Services for the benefit Of sinful
young men will be held in the EXPOSE
ton this afternoon, by Mr.. Whittle.
-"What church shall 1 join?" This
will be the subject Of Rev. DR., Walks
sermon in the Linden street Christian
church this morning.
We regret to say that Mr.. w. B.
Wigs is still very Ill at the residence Of
Mr.. Jesse Page, jr., but hopes are enter
tanned Of his recovery.
The members of the senior class Of
Armour's institute have our thanks for
an invitation to the closing exercises Of
this school, tomorrow night.
The two gentlemen who on EX-
change street last night witnessed the
arrest Of a supposed thief by Mr.. Jesse
Page, jr., will greatly oblige him by
making themselves known to him.
The members of the Deutscher Bru-
der-Bund are requested to meet in their
hall 1T two O'Clock this afternoon to
make arrangements for decorating the
graves OF deceased members.
Mr.. Jesse Page, jr., last night ar
rested and took to the stationhouse q
man whom he ran after and caught on
Exchange street as one who had robbed
the hst-rack of his residence. He is in
the stationhouse for trial.
The Odd Fellows give basket pic
mic at the Leath asylum grove to-mor-
row. Only invited guests will be admit
ted to this entertainment which will be
one of the most delightful Of the season.
Andrew Kelley, negro thief, was
caught yesterday morning and lodged
in the stationhouse. In his trunk was
found portable medical case that had
been stolen from DIR. Samuel j. Nor
risOn.
Persons who wish the latest maya
zines, including Hsrper's for July, peri
Odicals, illustrated weeklies and jour
mails, besides the leading dailies of the
Union, can find the same at MsnsfoTd's
book store, corner of Monroe and Second
streets.
Billy Lieben, No. 236 Main street,
keeps q full assortment of current liter
ature, magazines, periodicals, pictorials,
etc. The latest dailies from the cities of
the east, south, north and west, can be
found at Lieben's. He also has Peter
sons and Godey's and Harper's month
ly for July.
"A kite was hoisted last night by
some young men on Court street, near
Third. There was said to be seven hun
bred yards Of cord attached to it, and
five Chinese lanterns were fastened to
the string and another TO the tail Of the
kite. 1t was fully eleven O'Clock before
the kite was brought down.
A coop of chickens were stolen du-
ring the day from the pavement in front
of j. +. Burke's store, No. Is Causey
street. The proprietor of the store went
into the backyard to see if he could find
the missing fowls, and upon returning
was amazed to know that another COOP
had been stolen while he was searching
for the other one.
Last night 8 negro entered the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Jesse Page, on Third street,
between Market and Exchange, and
a hat from the rack in the
hall, ran down the street. Mr.. Page
pursued the thief, who threw away the
hat, but was caught and carried to the
by the abOve-named gen.
tleman. The negro gave his name as
David Msgiller.
The following messages remain IN
delivered at the telegraph Office, 80 Mad
ison street: L. s. Morris, Frey d STAN
Drough, d. W. Whittle, Menken Bros,
{. p. Hunt, Mrs. +. NJ. Haynes, PeO-
ple's insurance company, G. II. Becker
* Co., +. J. Barinds, A. H. SimmOnds,
Bros, Buchanan, Horton &
Co. ~, Gorsuch & Co., j. E. Finlay,
Captain Ben Grissom, r. Wormley &
Co., Hayden Bros, NJ. L. Selden.
We have received a package Of new
flour, ground from new wheat, raised in
Shelby county, near Memphis,
by a Memphis (Bepje's) mill.
1t was Of fine grade, and a fit
sample of what Memphis can and will
do in the flour trade, to which we are
glad TO state many of our most prOmi-
nent merchants are turning their atten-
ton. Flouring-mills here, it occurs to
us, would be most profitable invest
ment.
We have received from T. f. Coon
ley, the well known Main street artist,
an excellent photograph Of the hand.
some floral wreath which was presented
by Col. Harry 7. Tomlinson, on behalf
OF the eG-Federal officers and soldiers to
decorate the Confederate monument,
May oath, 1915. The wreath encircles
the floral monogram L. S., and in the
photograph looks quite natural. The
picture is well executed and reflects
credit upon the worthy artist, T. F.
COonley.
AT the cotton exchange yesterday,
several splendid specimens Of growing
cereals were on exhibition. They were
from the farm of Senator A. B. Haynes,
in this county, and within eight miles