Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-10
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Hear Whittle and Bliss tonight.
-Whittle and Bliss first, then ice
cream and Strawberries.
Thanks to the Southern express
company for news favors.
-Mollie Carroll, negress, was arrested
yesterday for stealing money.
The members of the city council
were yesterday invited to the Odd Fell
lows picnic, to be held next Monday.
The Odd Fellows will give basket
picnic at the Le8th orphan asylum next
Monday. Only those who hold cards
of invitation will be admitted.
The criminal courtroom was crowd
ed with spectators yesterday, the attrac-
ton being the impaneling OF the jury
in the Southern express robbery case.
Edward Grayt0n, negro, yesterday
fled in the first cLanceTy court petit
ton Of divorce against his wife Sylvia,
whom he charges with violating the
marriage VOWS.
Sergeant Arratta yesterday arrested
a negress named Lucy Stanley upon
warrant charging her with showing the
negro boy Beaumont into the river at
Fort Pickering, Monday.
The religious services at the EXPOSE
ton building last night were largely at.
tended. Nj Whittle delivered an eX-
cellent discourse, which was listened to
with keen interest by the audience.
The first wheat Of the season re.
ceived in Memphis came to hand yester-
day; it was consigned to G. w. GOyeT
& Co., and was forwarded by Robert
Mullins d Co., of Grenada, Mississippi.
In the second circuit court yester-
day the case of the State of Tennessee
as. NJ. G.. Pierce ct al, securities for the
Tennessee National bank for the sum of
four hundred thousand dollars, was
taken up. This suit was instituted in
1867.
Bishop Miles, of the cOlOred Metho-
dist church, will canvass Memphis for
subscriptions in aid Of the educational
enterprises of his church, on Wednes-
day and Thursday. He deserves con-
sideration and aid, and l hope you will
give him all in your power.
"A gas well near Kansas City sup
plies an inexhaEstible amount of gas for
the surrounding towns. So writes DR..
Bates, an old Memphian, whom many
Of our readers will be glad to learn is do
ing well in his new home. Can't we
have pipe laid to Kansas City?
The picnic for the benefit of Prof. Ar
nold's band will be given at James'spark
to-day. Extensive preparations are
made to render this occasion inviting
and delightful. The best of music will
be made by Arnold's brass band and or
chestra. We expect to see a large at
tendance, as the occasion is one that APP
peals strongly to the public Of Memphis.
phsse who attend will have jolly time.
AT the cotton exchange are to be
seen several fine specimens of the grow
ing crops; cOrn-stalks over four feet high;
an onion as large as a horses hOOf; ripe
corn in the ear, from Colonel Ensley's
plantation in this county. The latter is
a noble specimen of what good tillage
and Well-selected seed can do on Tennes-
see soil; the fine, full, large, round grains
ere q wonder. Last-but not least, by
any mesns-a specimen Of growing rye,
from General Pillows plantation, near
the mouth Of the st. Francis, in Arkan-
sas. 1t is beautiful sample.
The business in the second chancery
and second circuit courts continues to
accumulate, as usual, Notwithstanding
the attempt on the part of the immortal
nine to abolish the same. Preparations
are being made to bring the matter be-
fore the supreme court at an early day
in the next session, to have the act de-
clared unconstitutional; and it is be.
lieved by the best lawyers in the city
that the court will not hesitate to so de-
eide the question. 1t appears now that
some who once favored the abOlishment
Of some of the courts are anxious that
the act should be declared null and void,
believing that these cannot be dispensed
with without great detriment to public
interest,