Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-03
OLIVER, FINNlE & CO
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-Ihe county court is In session.
Hot drinks have been funded and retired
for the season.
The city council meets this afternoon at
the usual hour.
The military boys were out drilling on
the street last night.
Big watermelons and cantaleups are
plentiful In the markets.
Already the Fourth of July is breaking
out among Young America.
The programme of the racing at Olympic
park tomorrow, the Fourth, will be found in
another column.
The orphans picnic at Estival park on
tomorrow will attract large crowds of citi-
zens and strangers.
The orphans will be favored with a stand
erected for their special benefit to see the fire.
works tomorrow night.
--Ice-cold milk is getting to be fashion
able summer drink. 1t can be obtained at
many saloons In our city.
"A big main of cocks will be fought at the
boulevard, on Poplar street, July 18th, COM
menclng at ten o'clock, sharp.
The mosquitoes are increasing in num-
bers, and are becoming more vindictive and
ferocious, if it were possible so to do.
"A glorious time at Olympic park on the
afternoon of tomorrow. Three great trotting
The fireworks will be shot off from the
Chickasaw Guards backgrounds, on the bluffs,
and will face Front street toward the north
east.
Prof. Jackson, the pyrotechnist, will send
up two large fire balloons from Main street,
near Court square, tonight at about eight
o'clock.
Pools were sold at Balls hotel last night
on the great Louisville race of tomorrow.
Tenbroeck sold for two to one over Mollie
Mccarthy.
The effervescent soda cools many heat
ed spirit at present, and the foamy glass of
lager performs the same for Others. Both
seem to flow with all their native freeness.
The school board will meet on next Mon
day evening, when & superintendent will be
elected. Of course Colonel James t. Leath
will be reelected unanimously by the board.
The Chickasaw Guards armory is rapid
ly approaching completion. New furniture
has been purchased. The opening of the new
armory will be duly celebrated in a social
way.
The Fourth of July issue of the APPEAL
will be an unusually interesting one, and a
few thousand extra will be printed. Adver-
Users, place your money where it will do
most good"
Bright Morning, by Maria NJ. Grant, in
cents; Philadelphia Weekly Times, cont aim
ing annals of the war, at Spangler's 1856
Main street.
Yesterday afternoon a loud explosion
caused crowds of people to rush to the corner
of Second and East Court streets. The noise
was caused by the blasting of rock at the tomb
stone yard of Anderson & Venn.
The fre-bells will ring in the Fourth of
July tonight at twelve O'Clock. and to NOR
low they will ring at six o'clock morning and
evening. When you hear the music of the
b Ills do not imagine that an alarm of fire is
being given.
-Natoma Temple of II. and T., No. 1, will
hold grand public meeting in the cause of
temperance tomorrow at nine o'clock, at
No. 298 Second street. The Natoma temple
will cooperate in the temperance demonstra-
ton on the Fourth.
Candidates and their friends will attend
the orphans picnic at Estival park to-mor-
row, the fourth. An elegant gold badge will
be voted to the most popular candidate on
either ticket. The party obtaining this badge
will stand good chance in the August cleo
ton.
This evening, at Estival park, in addi-
ton to the usual instrumental concert by Ar
mold brass band and Handwerker' s orchestra,
a social hop will be INDUCED In by visitors
between the hours of ten and twelve O'Clock.
otIangers IN tue city Will ma EsuFai PARK
well worth visiting on this occasion.
AT the criminal court yesterday the fol-
lowing business was disposed of: J. Z. Noyes,
embezzlement, case continued for trial; Au-
gust Spelman, assault and battery. jury and
verdict, not guilty; r. N. Countee, assault
and battery, jury and verdict, not guilty;
Wyie Dunn, assault with intent to kill, case
not decided.
The result of each heat in the great race
between Moliie NJ 'Carthy and Tenbroeck will
be announced from the judges stand at
Olympic park the moment they occur to- NOR
row. The driving association has made ar
engagements with Mr.. Baker, Of the telegraph
company, to tap the wire at the park and
take off the first news, furnished by special
correspondent at Louisville.
The Katie Podesta, of the Bluff City
rowing club, was moored beneath the ele-
vator building, and was burned dunng the
fire yesterday morning. The boys should