Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-28

;, fountain no generously given, SO chaste
s fully presented. To those public spirite
i citiEsns who have SC kindly contribute
/, the beautiful sin to bless and glsdde
Z. the eyes and hearts OF so many, the cit
hGs incurred smother obligation which
= IN this ilstsosa unlike in hundreds G
+. others, She VIII bs aoie to discharge b.
8 Keeping in fresh remembrance through
/ coming years the names OF these donor
3 lndissolubly linEed with their splendi,
donation. Rsnublics may be ungrateful
? but good c0rp0fations never. Laugh
] ter, At this time no gift could ne NOR,
: fitting or acceptable. Horace, the LatiI
poet, said, centUsies ago, that water wa
the cheapest Of all things, Such ar
Gods most inestimabie gifts-alwayi
tie freest. The eiTcumambient air, tht
bounding waters, the glorious sunlight
ana His multifariOus acts of unspeak
a0le bepehcenee, clear. bright, sparkling
water, bFeWed In the grand laboratory o
nature, far up IN her eternal mountains
or everlasting lastnesses, outrival all tht
fsbled wealth q mines. Allusion ha:
been made 70 the b hlical incident wher,
the prophet smola the rock of Horeb anC
living waters leaped forth. This histor.
icaI incident gave occasion to tue fiDest
compliment ever paid Alexander Ham.
iltOn, the first secretary of the treasury
OF whom It wRs said: He struck the
rock OF OuF n&tiDral resources, and
abundant streams OF revenue gushed
fofth." 1 Someanles have wished, in
our city's impoverished condition, thai
l were ap0Lheg Alexander Hamilton,
that might stfsaA the rock of our mu.
nieipsl resources with their return
ing yield OF wealth obliterate every city
obligation, and as men and women be
free. There Is no vassalage so degrading
! as the despoLism OF debt. Bat you will
excuse this pardonable digres5ion. !
d asire to express the profound acknoWl-
edgment3 of the city to Mr.. James
| b, Cook, the accomplished architect,
OF the fountain, and to the skilled arti-
sans under his supervision, whose cun-
ming handicrsft finds fitting expression
in this most excellent workmanship.
| Special thanks are due to Mr.. James
| Elder, whose brain gave birth to this
| fine conception, and whose energy and
| hearts labor have crOwning triumph
| in the occasion we now celebrate. Ap.
| plause. In conclusion, permit me, fair
one, for the very graceful manner ia
| which you have rendered this fountain,
| to tender you in return, which have
been commissioned to do, this choice
collection OF flowers. Fountains, love.
liness and fl pwers appropriate associate
together; their worth and fragrance will
sweetly minEle in our thoughts and
memories. May these waters, when un-
imprisoned, flow on and on through out
going and incoming municipal admins.
tFatiOns for cenLennials to come,
mingling with their music the outspoken
names and praise of these public bane-
factors. Here let these wood nymphs
and water sprites, those guardian genii
Of the woods and water, hold their courts
amt revels, but let a grateful city, with
watchfdl eye and jealous heart, protect
from vandalism, and as far SIS she may
be able, from decays facing fingers"
this superb specimen Of art. Again, in-
dividually and TepresentaLively, thank
you, and those whom you so we'll repre-
sent, for this weli-timed, free-WilI offer
ing. [Applause.l
Musie-"MeGley," Christian Brothers
band.
MR.. JAMES ELDER,
in response to loud calls, came forward
and said he must certainly decline to
say anything after the eloquent and
elegant remarks of Miss Etheridge, or
the weli-timed and appropriate speech
Of Mayor Flippin. He Congratulated
the ciCizsns on the completion of the
fountain, snd although his name had
been intimately associated with its in
ceptiOn, still there we're fifty or sixty
other euterprising citizsns who had ss-
sisted with their tins and their means,
seconded as they we're by the genius,
muscle and skill OF the l&bOrers, me-
chsnios and skilled workmen OF the
city. He then thanked the architect,
Mr. J. B Cook, the railroads, transpor-
tatioD companies, the newspaper press,
the bands, and all who had contributed
to the success of the Ohjsct he had long
had st hearG. Now that the fountain
was Completed ho Eoped his good friends
Of the press w0ullt- drop the prefix OF
'colOneln from his name and print it
plain "Mr. James Elder.n Cheers and
rosrs Of laughter.1
Music" "ArnoId's Peace Jubilee" Ar.
nOld's band.
The Christian Brothers band struck up
"Home, Sweet Home," and the exer.
cises closed, the fountain being fully in
augurated.
THE DRINKING FOUNTAIN
il located on the street pavement at the
western gate Of the square. 1t has a
water trough for horses, two basins for
dogs, and one for thirsty humanity.
This fountain Is exceedingly beautiful,
consisting OF square shaft, enriched
and surmOuuted with handsome
figure.
CINCINNATI.
ffor hn -
many generous citizens in the contrib
uting, in various ways, to the erection of
the fountain, we give below the many
gifts rendered to Cincinnati by enter
prising citizens, and say TO our good and
benevolent citizens, go and do like
wise:o
"M'Micken university fund; Wood |
ward high school fund; Hughes hign- |
school fund; R. R. Springer's music hall
fund; The Peoples music-bafl fund |
Kidd's school fdnd (iost by carelessness);
a. w. Franks German Protestant or |
phan asylum fund; John Groesbeck's |
English Protestant orphan asylum fund; |
VIM. s. Groesbeck's Burnet Woods mu. |
sic fund; Wesley Meads widows home |
fund; Obed J. Wilson'S old mans |
home fund; Charles W. West and |
others old mans home fund;
Chss W. VESTS gifttO Sister Anthony's |
Miles GreenWOOd's Ohio me- |
ehRnics' institute gift; Marston Aliens |
OaiO mechanics institute gift; NichO- |
las Long WOTth'5 heiTs's observatory gift |
fund for art hall; Joseph Longworth's
git fund for art hall; John
gift Of new observatory and |
grounds; Tyler Davidson and Henry
PTObascO, "the fOuntain;" james FeTgu-
son, the Eighth street parks; Mrs. 81
mons gift to the Hebrew school; Joseph |
.. Butler and Lewis WoTthingtOn's gift |
70 Sister Anthony's hospital; David Sim
on, one hundred Thousand dollars to the
Bethel; David SintoD, thirty-Ihree thou
'and dollars TO the Young Mems chris
ian association; David Sinton, grand
,ostrUm. NeTt!
Extensive FIGURING Mill Burned.
ST. LOUIS, May 27.-About seven
)'clOck this evening fire broke out in
he upper story Of ths Anchor Touring
Mill, corner of Franklin avenue and
Fwenty-third street, belonging to the
Yaeger fl )uring company, and despite
he tact that the whole fire department
vas called out, aud worked desperately,
almost the entire property was destroyed.
Lnis mill occupied one quarter of
qusre, six stories high, and was one of
he largest and most complete in
he country. Its capacity was
wO bundred aud forty thousand
,arEels per annum. Loss on mill, ware
house and machinery, inclRding about
wo thousand barrels of -four, one hun
ired and ten thousand dollars; insured
or sixty eight thousand dollars, as
ollows: Home, Of New York; Hartford,
t Hartford; Insurance company OF
North America, Philadelphia; Royal, of .
liverpool; American Central, OF st. {
Iouis; E!na, of Hartford; Underwrit- !