Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-15
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Yesterday was the hottest Of the
year.
The city council meets at half-past
three o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Base all-Memphi, 25; Riversides,
Is. The latter club will play Louis
vile nine in this city some time next
week.
Yesterday q turtle weighing one
| hundred and forty pounds was taken in
! Nonconnah creek by NJ. Stein and Ben
| Fraime.
Yesterday Officer Cullen arrested
Mollie Berry, Mollie Jones and Mollie
Adkins, negroes, upon the charge Of
stealing fifty dollars from a negro man
| OF DeSoto stleet.
AT half past eight o'clock last night
a lamp exploded in the second story Of
NJ s. Chspsky & Brothers. store, No. 227
Main street, but the flameJ were extin-
guished before any material damage
was done.
Last night Laura Mitchell assaulted
another negress, Maria Smithers, with
a knife, at the corner of Bass avenue
and Dunlap street, cutting her in the
mouth and left shoulder. Laura Mitchell
was arrested.
Last night the commencement ex.
ercises Of the Armour institute were held
in the hall on Second street, opposite
Calvary church. Much interest was
manifested in the exc 'cises, report Of
which will be given tomorrow.
Count Lou Leubrie will have baby
show at the Masonic picnic which is to
be held at James's park the twenty
fourth instant. The count is determined
to render this infantile exhibition grand
er than any previous ones which his ge-
MUS and liberality have given to the de-
voted mammas of Memphis.
The river reporter of the Ledger is
mistaken when he says that the steamer
Great Republic on Sunday, after paying
one hundred and twenty dollars for coal
and twenty dollars for wharfage, did not
put off or take on one hundred dollars
for freight or passage. She did not put
on or take one farthing for anything.
Yesterday Messrs. Turner and
Adams, counsel for the men indicted in
the Southern express robbery, made
speeches in the case. Colonel Logwood
will speak in behalf of the defendants
this morning, and Attorney General
Wright will close the argument in be-
half Of the State. The interest in this
case is undated.
The commencement exercises of the |
Christian Brothers college will be held |
the twenty-fifth Of this month, upon
which occasion the exercises will be of |
a very interesting nature. The degrees |
of A. NJ. and A. B. will be conferred. |
Mayor League will presents gold medal |
as prize to the student who eXcels in |
merit and excellence. The address will |
be delivered by Hon. Jacob Thompson. |
The public are invited to attend these
exercises, which will doubtless attract a
very large crowd.
Last Thursday Mahaley Street, col
ored, was struck on the head with a
stout stick by her sOn-in.lRw, David
Larry, who became offended because
she had been kind enough to clean up
his stable while he was absent at work
on the Pigeon Roost road. Friday
Sheriff Anderson arrested Larry and
lodged him in Jail to await the result of
the old woman's injuries. Yesterday
afternoon Sheriff Anderson visited her
house at the intersection of the Charles
ton and Selma railroads and found her
IN dying condition.
Rev. DIR. Lotion, of this city,
preached the annual sermon, Sunday,
At Bellevue Female college, Collierville.
The commencement exercises begin
tomorrow evening. Its inaugural is to
De grand floral exhibition by the stu
tents. Captain r. P. Duncan, of this
,ity, will deliver the annual address to
he graduating class, Thursday even
ng. The exercises through Wednesday
md Thursday will be Rotations of
lasses and music% performances, and
low and then a speech by some little
,irl. There will be a large crowd most
# the time present, if the occasion be
IS attractive as heretofore.
The Memphis and Paducah railroad
will run an excursion train from this
ity tomorrow afternoon, so as to &C.
ommodate all persons who wish to see
he great International circus. The
rain leaves here at half past four o'clock
O-morrow afternoon, and reaches Gov.
ngtOn at seven o'clock. Mr.. NJ. Burke,
be efficient superintendent of the COM ]
any, has placed the fare for the round !
rip at the following inviting rates: I
Iemphis, Wilbur, Woodstock, Lucy ]
nd Glencoe, one dollar; Kerrvillc and
Upton, seventy-five cents; Atoka, s
SrightOn and MelrOse, fifty cents. The
rain leaves COvington on its return IN.
nedistely after the circus is over. This {
} rare chance for pleasant excursion;
8 1t affords fun and pleasure and good
ircuE entertainment,