Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-19
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

mo growing" is the true politica
motto.
The general council meets this afternoon
at three o clock. at the city hall.
The "Chicks" and "Bluffs" were out OF
| the streets last night, drilling.
| Sunday next st. Joseph's catholic
| church, on Georgia street, South Memphis
will be. dedicated.
There will be some "skullduggery" il
| August next in this fair land of ours-callet
the Chickasaw Bluff.
AT Z ,tival park, tonight, the lima d.
Murska troupe will give their farewell per
formance-DOn Pasqnale.
Cloudy and col yesterday was the
weather. the disgruntled political element
was in the same condition.
H. G. Wilton, John Bradley and P. G.
Smithe were elected active members of the
Chickasaw Guards last night.
The Nationalist are hard at work in the
different wards endeavoring to take In the
dissatisfied Democrats and secure their votes
The advertised social hop at the Manner
Choir hall, under the auspices of number oil
Italian ladies of this city, will came off to-
night.
The Republican party leaders have been
holding night caucuses, of late, discussing
and taking into consideration the National
ticket for the August election.
-Memphians visiting England during the
summer will find the APPEAL on file at the
Office of Henry F. Gillig & Co., American
exchange, 449 Strand, London.
The Helena (Arkansas) Rifles have en-
gagged a sergeant of the Thirteenth United
States infantry, stationed at Little Rock, to
drill them for month or two.
The commencement exercises of the
Christian Brothers college will take place at
the Memphis Theater next Friday evening,
commencing at eight o'clock.
-"Who will be elected?'' asked one citi-
zen of another, yesterday. ''The men who
secure the most votes in the ballot boxes, ~
was the non-committal and correct answer.
AT meeting of the delegates of the
filth civil district, held at the courthouse yes
terday, M. C.. GarvTn was selected as the
Democratic nominee for the office of con-
stable of the district.
Many of those who figured politically in
the upper wards of the city, prior to the hold
ing OF the convention, do not go there now
for health reasons. No ''buck rabbits can
now be seen In the first or second wards.
Pete Mentges's barkeeper, Jimmy" on
Monday night, fell down stairs and injured
himself severely. He was not dangerously
hurt, however. The accident occurred at
Mentges's saloon, on Adams street, near
Main.
Mr.. John V. Savage was only appointed
special deputy-clerk of the criminal court by
Judge Logwood and served but one day, dur
ing the absence of the regular deputy-clerks,
who were in attendance at the Democratic
convention.
The aviary of DeMurska, exhibited from
the third story of the Peabody hotel, attracts
general attention. 1t contains all kinds of
strange birds of rare plumage picked up
around the world. DeMurska is the song
bird of the let.
The criminal court grand jury has found
true bills of Indictment against Jack Leach,
John Moran, Pony Saunders and julius Ven
turin, on the charge of assaulting with in
tent to kill Captain j. S. Reudelhuber, of the
Bluff City artillery company.
The ipjudicious and uncalled-for remarks
of many convention Democrats on the streets,
with reference to our Irish fellow citizens, are
not well calculated to heal the breach or create
unity and harmony. A few wire muzzles are
needed at present for political idiots.
Among the arrivals registered at the
American exchange and reading-rooms, 449
Strand street, London, are the following: w.
A. Voegeli, Memphis; Charles Roy, Aber-
deem, Mis- ,issippi; F. E. Whitfield, Missis-
sippi; E. Cordwent, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Last night Minnie Nelson, colored, re-
siding on Charleston avenue, near Old Madi-
son street, attempted to commit suicide, but
took an overdose of arsenic. DIR. Abercrom-
bic was called in, and administered the neces-
sary antidotes, and thereby saved the life of
the unfortunate woman.
The central committee of the National
party, and delegates from the different wards
OF the city, and from many districts of the
country, were In secret session last night, and
with closed doors, making up county ticket
for the August election. 1t may be an
to-day by the organs of the party
Monday last was the anniversary of the |
battle of Quatre Bras, and yesterday was the
anniversary of the battle of Waterloo. fought
in Belgium, in 1915, between the French,
under Napoleon, and the English and allies,
under Wellington, who were assisted at the
close of the day by the Prussians, under Blu
cher, and which resulted in the rout of the
French army.
The excursion on the steamer Andy
Baum, given by the ladies of Grace |
md st. Lazarus (EpiscopaD church. Mon
lay evening, was a very enjoyable affair. |
lred, and all are loud in praise of the ladies |
Who managed it, and of the clever officers of |
he Andy Baum.
-Messrs. John B. Lillard and Charles T. |
Snedecor, who have secured the right from |
he inventor, Edison, to operate the phono- |
graph In Middle and West tennessee have |
been exhibiting the instrument at Nashville. |
Next week the curious and wonderful instru- |
nent will be exhibited In this city. Sound is |
bottled or boxed for time and then repeated |
~ the instrument in a strange manner.
Many members of the boat clubs met |
asst night at Tom O'Sullivan's to consider
egatta matters. The next race will proba-
,ly take place Sunday week, over the Mound
Jity bend course. The new boat, built by
Jharles Hunter for Captain Maingault and |
rev, is a beauty. 1t is fifty feet long and
wenty-s six inches wide amidships. It was
uilt at cost of two hundred and fifty dol
ars.
1t was rumored, yesterday, that the
Nationals are incubatinR ticket. Among
he gentlemen named for positions on that
icket are the following: l. NJ. Hill, General
\. j. Vaughan, Owen Dwyer, Judge J. E.
'lgelow, Colonel George Phelan, W. B. Wal
ran, G. P. M. turner, Alex. J. Knapp, and
coiored man, name unknown to our re-
'orter.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church, on
curt street. was yesterday the scene of
most delightful affair, the marriage of our
most estimable fellow-c citizen, Mr.. W. y.
Donaldson, and Miss Lulu, the truly charm
ng and bewitching daughter of Dr. A. Wes-
on. Good reason has the doctor to be proud
T his fair daughter and newly acquired son.
We feel no doubt that the congratulations of
heir many friends will be fully realized in
heir future life. In the afternoon the bridal
ouple took passage on the steamer Capitol
hty for st. Louis and the east, where they
7lll be absent several weeks.
The temperance meeting at st. Johns |