Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-03
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

| The general council meets in regu-
lar monthly session tomorrow after
noon.
The catalogue Of Washington and
Lee university, Virginia, session Of
1915, is to hand.
Mr.. Peter Cooper, Of New York, has
our thanks for a pamphlet copy OF his
letter on the currency.
We received from Mr.. w. T. Hatch,
Of Minneapolis, Minnesota, plan Cor
reaching emigrants.
BY mail We are in receipt of Hon.
Allen G. Thurman's speech; alsO that
Of Hon. John Sherman.
The jury in the Waddy Thompson
cass have arrived at no verdict yet, and
are consequently still locked up.
"A celebration of the O'CoDnen CEN
tennial is contemplated by the Irish
residents in this city, which will come
Off on the sixth instant.
Sheriff Anderson left for Nashville
yesterday, with nine conviCts for the
penitentiaTy, whose terms Of service ag-
gregate nearly fifty years.
Everybody will attend the concert
in Court square by Arnold's band this
evening. The Casino club deserve the
thanks Of the pnblic for having taken
the matter in hand and pushed it to a
successful result.
1t having been reported that the st.
Louis and Iron Mountain railroad was
under water, telegram to Mr. W. F.
Johnston was sent from Mr.. w. r. Al
len cOntrsdicting this and saying that
the cline is ali right" Trains are run
ming on time, as usual.
The August number of the Revue de
LG Mode, published simultaneously in
New York and Paris, has come to hand.
Il is unquestIOnably the most reliable Of
all the fashion papers, elegantly Illus
trated, and can be relied upon as cor
rect. All the news-men have it.
An immense mass Of molten iron
was accidentally "turned IOoseD ia the
foundry of E. f. Risk q Co, Saturday
afternoon, causing great alarm and at
one time threatening the destruction of
the building. The fire alarm was given,
and the prompt response Of the engines
saved the property.
Burglars broke into the residence OF
Rev. DR.. LaIdTum, on Wellington
street, Sunday night, by cutting the lat
tice and raising the window, and sue
ceeded in getting away with iewelry
and clothing valued at three hundred
dollars. They left 40 trace by which
they can be detected.
When people are allowed to throw
garbage and kitchen slOps into the
streets, it is waste OF money for the
sanitary force to be employed il the at
tempt to keep the streets clean. Some
localities are most offensive, and con-
tinusily so, by the piles Of garbage and
kitchen and wash-hOu5e Stops thrown
into the cutters. Such things are not |
allowed in other cities OF far less pTeten- |
tons than Memphis.
The monthly report for July issued
rom the office Of the signal service Ob- |
server gives, among other items, the |
following concerning the weather: Dur |
ing the month there have been : clear |
days, IL cloudy, and u rainy. The |
amount Of rainfall was 434 inches, the |
mean being IA Of an inch. The highest |
barometer, 30.230; lowest, % S66. High
est temperature, $50; lowest, 70o. The |
highest temperature occurred on Friday,
sixteenth; the lowest on Saturday, TWEEN
-y-fOurth. The prevailing direction of
he wind was from the southwest, and
greatest velocity thirty-six miles per
hour.
An esteemed correspondent writes
Is and says that "fOT more than year
We have heard that there are Good Tenn
liars in Memphis. We have tried 10
ind some OF them, have tried to ascer-
ain their time and place Of meeting,
,ut have so far failed in both. Coed
Nemplars from other towns, on visiting
Memphis, have nOs been able to find any
# the fraternity. Why is it thus? Why
lot advertise time and place of meeting,
It least? Lei your light shine, that 9th
rs may see your good works and follow
n The good way. Fear not 10 stand
OTth among the list Of noble Organiza-
ions that benefit the human family"
The Casino have succeeded in the
.Ood work Of raising q subscription to
lefrsy the expenses Of open-air concerts
u Court square, two Of which will be
,iven each week until further notice, by
ATnOld's band. The following
. the excellent programme for this
venlng, concert to commence at eight
o'clock.