Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-12
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Chickassw Guards on a drill
last night.
Cow stealing is on the increase in
the suburbs.
The city il in need Of amusemcnts.
Now for TTseey's genias.
Several citizens talk about going
northwest to fight Indians.
Fourth of July flags continue to
float from the windows Of buildings In
this city.
Yesterday was one Of the warmest
days that ever visited this section OF the
mundane sphere.
William Alexander, eOlored, was
arrested yesterday for obtaining money
under false pretenses.
The matrimonial market will be
brick and active this fall. May it also
be glorious and happy.
According to mandates Of fashion
ladies' waists are worn very long. Some
Of them are made very short.
1t seems that the WORKOUT NicOlson
pavements on the principal streets are to
be replaced with stone and gravel
Mrs. Anna Atch nan has filed Pc
tition in the chsncery court for divorce
from her husband, Joseph A. AtchmRn.
Frank johnson; negro, wanted to
sell three cows, which he subsequently
admitted he had stolen in the country.
The Porter Rifles, OF Nashville, are
very anxious TO have that competitive
drill with the Chickssaw Guards, Of this
city.
The crop prospect is unusually en-
cours ging. What great prosperity must
ensue with fine crops and Tiden for
President,
1t may be interesting to know that
the latest centennial fashion is for
clearinghouse keepers to wear four
huttoned gloves.
The Memphis and Reds play a
match game Of ball at Olympic park
this afternoon. Trains leave the Louis
vile depot at two and three o'clock.
The baseball game between the
this afternoon, has aroused no little in
terest among the lovers of the sport.
"A Middle Tennessee widow owns
sn omnibus, and half a dozen fellows say
they are anxious to ''get on bus with
her" We would be Satisfied with a
"buss."
There IL much complaint of the
warm westber. 1t is gratifying to know
that the city is in healthy condition,
and that the board OF health continues
its sanitary work.
-EDIToRs APPEAL-The young
couple whose union you published in
yesterdays issue did not apply to me TO
unite them in matrimony. Respectfully,
G. T. sTAINBACK.
Any man, old or young, bachelor or
Whoever who has sufficient energy of
affection to make love this warm
weather merits q place in Paradise-Or
the insane asylum.
Gus Howard, the negro who stsb-
bed q street.car driver in the ann at the
corner of Beale and Shelby streets Mon
day night was yesterday committed to
jail by Recorder Duff.
The police are in search of a negro
servant girl who broke into a bureau
and stole lot of jewelry at Colonel
Jonn Donovan's residence, on Washing
ton street, near Third.
Persons who detest summer should
look at the rosy cheeks of the young
ladies. By the way, not few Of the
old ladies have rosy cheeks, bat the
beautiful hue is not due to the summer
caloric.
The German M8nnerchor last night
elected the following officers: Charles
Quentel, ST., president; w. Borg, vice.
president; F. Telling, treasurer; A. r.
Droescher, secretary; Charles Eberhart,
assistant secretary; w. Gl@ntzsr, libra
rian.
Mr.. NJ. w. VirgesOn is the author
ICED carrier of the APPEAL on the route
embraced in the territory south of Beale
and east of Causey streets. No other
carrier is authorized to solicit subscrip-
TORS by delivery for the APPEAL on
that route.
Henry johnson aud Isaac Gordon,
negroes, were arrested yesterday for
stealing COW, which they wanted to
street market. Mr.. Schmiiz made in
having the negroes arrested.
Our readers are reminded of the fact
that the Democratic executive commit
tee have requested each ward to organ
ize Tilden and Hendricks club tonight.
We are requested to state that the
Democrats OF the Third ward are invited
TO meet at Emmerieh's garden, on Ad-
ANS street, tonight.
AT half-past one o'clock this morn
ing Officers Boyd and Scott arrested a
negro man who had stolen lot of gas
pipe points from some plumbers estab.
lishment. The negro, with a sack con-
tanning the stolen property, was found |
In the unfinished building on Second |
street, between Court and Madison.
in the county court, yesterday, Es-
Iuire Miller presented a resolution,
which was adopted, authorizing the |
county attorney to remove the ferry OBJ.
structions on Wolf river, with view to |
building bridge over that stream on the |
Big Creek road. The case between the |
owners Of the ferry privilege and the
city is now in the supreme court, and |
mas been for several years, and the city |
attorney has been instructed to follow |
Up the case in that court.
The following information is from a
Philadelphia pamphlet: ain the Prus-
lian parliament numerous petition have /
been presented, asking the government |
20 secure to the working. classes their /
'est-day.' The Sabbath which they had |
leen taking for pleasure was soon seized |
BY business for Work-Rs sooner or later
t always will be, when its sscredness is
broken down; and now the working
men, when they find they are compelled
ly their employers to work on Sunday,
want to get back sgain for themselves
md their families the TEST and quiet Of
he Sabbath day. And the government
las instructed its agents in England and
he United States to inquire into the
sabbath laws and customs of these two
countries with view to adopting them
N Prussia ~