Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-09
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


The county courtwill assemble again
on tomorrow morning at the court
house. ga-Hl .-d-
Billy Lieben has everything in the
news line at his stand on Main street,
near Jefferson. 1900 |
AT Msnsford's bookstore, on the
corner OF Second and Monroe streets,
can Re found the latest papers, per!odi.
calls and magazines. En92-#T
Nothing but misdemeanors were
heard yeste rday in the criminal court,
and nothing Of public importance was
called up or disposed Of.
Several showers Of rain yestei day
afternoon had quite q refreshing effect
upon poor humanity, and cooled the hot
atmosphere considerably.
sI-Spsngler, the well known news
dealer at 37S Main street, has all the
popular magazines and newspapers suit.
able for Sunday reading.
AT Spangler's newsstand, on ain
street, below GsyOso, opposite the jack
son block, the latest daily papers,
monthly mag azines and weekly periodi-
Gals have been received; also ali sport
ing journals.
-O0r reporter returns thanks to Cap
Tain Westherford, of the police force,
for q section OF bride-cake. We wish
the gallant captain and his wife al the
happiness and prosperity that is allotted
to man In this world of GUYS.
The German Casino club will go on
moonlight river excursion on Tuesday
evening next in two cauOpied ban ges,
towed by the steamer Carl SchurZ. The
6arges viii be lighted with Chinese Ian
terms, and during the trip signsl-guns
and fire works viii be discharged.
"A stone clubbing is being laid down
around the Court square fountain, be-
tween the iron posts that support the
railing The next thing to do liz to lay
some kind of pavement around the
fountain, so that the mud and slush now
daily, owing to the spray
blown over the psrapet, may be removed |
and dispensed with. We
The Riversides baseball club will
indulge in q moonlight river excursion,
on Tuesday night next, on board the tug
DeSoto. The programme Of the dancing
rs elegantly gotten up, and will be ca
ried out to the letter. The reception and
arrangement committees, and the floor
managers will do everything in tneir
power to entertain their guests.
Lon the Southern railroad on Thurs
day last, between Bolton and Edward !
stations, an accident occurred to the |
esstern.bo train. The train was
badly smashed and delayed from four |
O'Clock in the afternoon to eight O'Clock |
the next dsy. 1t was bad run off, and |
several passengers were injured and |
nph krsfr Irx
erp railroad extends from jackson to /
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The Memphis Reds and the Mem.
phis amateur club will play their second
match game st Olympic park this after
noon. Trains will leave the Louisville |
depot for the park at two and three
O'Clock this afternoon. The game will
be most interesting, and will be wit
messed by very large crowd of people.
Quite number Of heavy bets have been
made on the result Of the contest.
The general council will meet on to.
morrow afternoon at four o'clock, in adj
journed session for the purpose of read
ing up unfinished business. Should there
be quorum present after transsctipg /
general business, sn adjournment will |
be had to the first Wednesday in August
next; but there IL very little likelihood
of quorum being present before the
September monthly meeting, as already
several aldermen and councilmen have
left OF summer tours TO the north, and
by the first OF August number of others
VIII have left. a & "a ~
Mayor Flippin is absent from the
city st present at Brownsville, Tsnnes-
see, and his place as mayor has been
filed by Alderman Zent, president of
the aldermsnic board. 1t is understood
that Mayor Flippin will visit New York
ere long to have conference with the
creditors Of the city with
s view to compromise as to the city
debt, which, in its present shape, the
city is unable to pay. When the mayor
returns from the east the result Of his
visit and negotiations will be laid before
the common council for either accept
Rnce or rejection. -
"A Lsdy Washington Jete chonlpetTe
and concert will be given by the ladies
Of the Alabama street Presbyterian
church Tuesday evening, eleventh in
atapt, commencing at eight O'Clock, at
the residence of Mr.. J. 81. Mcclellan, on
Poplar street. Admission, twenty-five
cents. The ladies, who have charge oil
he entertainment, will assume the COS
tunes Of the past century, and, in the
nstisiesl portion OF the programme, will
be assisted by several OF our leading
amateur and professional musicians 5.
Tickets for sale at Harrison's drug store,
Poplar street; Lyle & Shieldsis ,2lS Main
street; J. S Wilkins, go Main street,
and A. +. bod & Co.'s, 34l Main street.
1t is boldly charged that the getters.
10 and organizers OF the Hayes and
Wheeler club got the thing up in the fol.
owing bsses: First, it was TO be an en- .
irely white club; second, that the Federal
BRIGADE was not to have anything to do
gith it; third, that in soliciting names
many signed it in consequence Of the
bove repre- sensations; fourth, that some
lays after its first origin several col. 6
rsd persons were called upon 10 sign ]
heir nsnes, they not knowing that 10 I
le iuIniation ~ the Cilb they were ex- 4
luJsd Tine schelne did not work well e
xcept in ''invelgIiDg" men TO sign the II
ali without their knowing exactly