Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-04
OLIVER, FINNIE & CO
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Proud bird of liberty, all hail!
The city will be cro~ded to-day.
The proud bird of freedom roosts high
to-day all over the land.
Two big things-the races this afternoon
and the fireworks tonight.
The flag of the country will be generally
displayed to-day from housetops.
The Planters insurance company has de-
Olared dividend of five per cent.
To day is the glorious Fourth. "Under
which king, Bezonian? Speak or die.
The Nationals hold a mass meeting at
the Greenlaw Operahouse on Saturday night
next.
Local politics continue to be red-hot up
town, notwithstanding the GOODNESS OF the
weather.
In another column appears the advertise
ment of the Pratt gin company. The agency
is at 314 Front street.
1t is rumored that certain Republicans
will put county ticket in the field for Aug
ust, by way OF "blind.
The advertisement of G.. B. Carter & Co.,
dry and salt meat dealers, 357 Front street,
| appears in another column.
The tickets for 5he Louisiana State lot
| tery's next draw ng July 9th) are selling
A large main of splendid game birds
will be fought at the Poplar street boulevard
resort this day, commencing at ten o'clock,
sharp.
The charrad remains of Thomas Ewing,
who pershed on the Capitol City, will be
shipped to his former home in Colfax county,
| Indiana.
Mr.. w. H. Bates, who was selected by
| the county court as one of the judges of the
August election in the seventh ward, declines
| to serve in that capacity.
The Mollie NJ Carthy- Tenbroeck race al
Louisville, to-day is the sporting sensation
| of the hour. Quite large sum OF money
has been put up in this city on the race.
Next Saturday evening the Nationalist,
| Radicals and Boilers, will hold a ratification
meeting at the Greenaw Operahouse, for the
purpose of indorsing the speckled ticket.
Quite number of citizens last night
| commenced celebrating the Fourth In q
| spiritual manner, for which the recorder will
| sit in Judgment upon them this morning.
| Too day being national holiday, the
| banks, cotton exchange, postothce and al
| publ offices will be closed. The carriers vii
make but one delivery and collection OF mail
The crowd grew anxious aud restless
during the slow progress made In Initiating
the balloon. One chap yelled out, " LIE
Tracy blow in the burned thing and let e
CO."
Yesterday morning Coroner Britt held
an inquest on the body of Gideon Street
colored, who died of heart disease Monda!
| night in the alley near Second street, between
Monroe and Madison streets.
The Mcclellan Guards, colored, will
parade at FIVE o'clock this evening, afte
which a competitive drill viii take place o
the Exposition building, participated in b.
the members of that company.
If you want the first news from tn
| Mollie M'Carthy-Tenbroeck race, at Louis
Vile to-day, attend the races at Olympic park
An operator will be on the grounds who vii
take the result of each heat from the wire.
The Memphis Light Guards, Bluff Cit
Grays, and Chickasaw Guards, will appear il
a grand drill-parade at Estival park thi
| evening, for the orphans picnic. This en-
teItainment promises to be the event OF tn
| season.
July 4th being a national holiday, tn
postoffice will be closed, except the genera
| delivery and stamp departments, which vii
be open from eight to ten in the forenoon
Letter carriers will make one delivery an
collection in the morning.
-.Will the st. Louis packet company ele
vator be rebuilt?" is the question wit
business men. The superintendent of tn
Anchor Line arrived here from st. Louis las
night. The question as to rebuilding wi
probably be settled to-day.
The new four Story building being erect
ca on Main street, near Union, has bee
| named the Tennessee block. Messrs. Joyuel
Lemon & Gale, dry goods men, and H. Wet
occupy the new building by the first OF SEP
tGmbel.
Prof. Jeckson's fire. balloons did not g
up on Nam street last night, although tw
thousand people watched and waited IN froI
of the Peabody. The gas with which it wa
expected to fill the balloons failed too worl
. | from some cause or other, much to the dlsal
/ pointment of the multitude.
: Noon signal-twelve o'clock meridian
to-day will be given by the Western Unio
| telegraph company, on Madison street,
! unfurling a flag from wire extending aero
| the street. The signal will give the CORE
. | noontIme, making allowances for IongItud
: In New York at noon, daily, a ball is droppt
: from a staff.
E -Amusements to-day: ST. Peters orphs
| picnic and dance at Estival park, trottir
races at Olympic park, temperance parade {
: the streets, military parade, chicken fight {
: CITY bend display of the FIRE departmen
/ display of fireworks on the bluff at nigh
ard river excursion at night. What mo
: could an amusement seeker askP
Ali temperance men and boys are ear
estlv requested to don their red ribbons al
! turn out in the grand procession to-day, al
after the procession GO to the Greenlaw oper
house. where there will be singing by q
l. Misses Lizzie Douglass, Nellie Drew, /
Johnson, Stella johnson, - Hall and Nj
: Matte Johnson Mr.. Deverall and CAPITA
! ID, T. Jet have consented to assist the ladl
l. in singing. Judge T. w. Brown, Colonel
:: Iooney and others will address the aud
y euce. Rev. G.. T. Stainback will Oficiate
J, chaplain of the day.
At an election held yesterday by t
= stockholders of the Masonic Temple, OF Mel
phis, to determine if they would author
the issuance of not exceeding fifty thousa
: dollars in bonds to pay the debt due Jo
Il Overton, ST., and complete the temple, 1t "
4 ordered by vote of three thousand and min
le tv-fve shares to issue the same. As but f
ID thousand six hundred shares have been 81
!. scribed-paid and unpaid Stockton the tel
pie. and as all the votes cast were in favor
- bonds, the vote above mentioned show a G
clded majority of all the stock subscribed
favor of bonds, and avoids any legal groun
that may arise In regard to the bonds.
AT the criminal court yesterday the f
: lowing cases were disposed of: Wiley Dur
: assault with intent to commit murder, il
n: and verdict guilty and sentenced to impr
ne orment in the penitentiary for five yea
IN Wiley Dunn, assault with intent to murd
x Jury and verdict not guilty; Randall Tayi
ri assault with intent to commit murder, u
py and verd. ct guilty and fine OF one dol
imposed; Peter Griffin, larceny, Jury a
verdict guilty and sentenced to i've 70;