Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-23
OLIVER, FINNIE & CO
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

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| The transfer company lost horse Sunday
| through the effects of heat.
Many maiden-votes will be cast at the
coming election in August.
Watermelons, cantaloupes, peaches.
| apples are again coming in fast.
The Chickasaw Guards will hold an impor-
| tant meeting at their new armory tonight.
The thermometer IN one of the city ice
houses averaged On Saturday ninety-slx de-
grees.
-Scribner's Monthly and Popular
Monthly, for August, at Dickens's Curiosity
| Shop, No. 285 Second street.
up to one O'Clock this morning only one
arrest was made, and that of firm for not
| complying with the health ordinance.
The more the National leaders talk
| create among the hard-fsted laborers.
The arrivals by river, rail and road Mon
| day brought large amount of chickens and
| country products, etc, to the market.
The crossings of Poplar and Fourth streets
are being greatly improved by the laying Of
stone IN place of the decayed NlcoIson.
We are in receipt of an invitation to at
| tend grand temperance picnic in aid of the
Leath orphan asylum on Thursday next.
To observe the beautiful workings of COM
pact machinery, visitors should see the trans
fer engines on the Little Rock railroad.
The races announced last week will take
place at Olympic park next Thursday after
noon. There will be sport on that day.
An ugly dirt-pile lies on Jefferson, be-
tween Main and Front streets, left there by
the sewer officials. Remove it, gentlemen
The churches were shiny attended Sun
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resorts nowadays, instead of food for the
soul.
The inspectors of promises are making
their rounds, and it would be wise in our peo-
pie to take timely notice and save fines and
costs.
The fremen drill their horses twice each
day of the week, and once on Sunday, to ac-
custom them to the signals of the fre-alarm
gongs.
The proper authorities should inspect
and force owners Of il-ventilated property to
clean up and disinfect. AN ounce of pre-
vention," etc.
Mrs. Mary Shipway was accidentally shot
IN the hand by her husband, Jesse Shipway,
at their residence, No. Sc Mostly street, Sun
day afternoon.
Clerks and book-keepers, porters and
draymen, seek the rear Of stores, and in the
alIey-ways pass the monotonous and heated
hours of the day.
At the alley between Main and Front
streets, on Jefferson, water oozes through the
Nicolson. having the appearance of escaping
water from the mains.
The regular weekly Temperance meet
ing will be held at the Congregational church
on Union street to night. Good speakers and
music will be the attractions.
These warm nights the night watch of
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pavements with water, and spread their
couches thereon to sleep cool.
Complaint is made that dead dogs and
cats are to be found in the ponds on both
sides of Third street, between Broadway and
Alabama, IN southwest Memphis,
The mule and donkey races. for the ben
eft of the orphans, will come off at Oh ympic
park one week from to-day. The purse is
fifty dollars for the slowest animal.
Mr.. A. P. Truss, of White Station, has
purchased the State right for Fields's light
ming calculator, the little instrument which
attracted so much attention few days ago.
-Nonconnah bottom has three bridges
that need repairing. Let our county authori-
ties attend to this business, for the time is
fast approaching when they will be in con-
slant use.
While the speaking at the Democratic
meeting in the ninth ward was going on, the
audience was also entertained by the strains
of music from a cotIllion party in the near
neighborhood.
Sheriff G. L. Anderson being a candidate
for reelection, according to law the duty of
holding the election falls upon the coroner
Yesterday Coroner Caldwell completed list
of appointments.
Like well-defned photographs, right
thinkers and voters distinguish between the
Democratic and National Republican tickets
that the best features are in the Democratic
list of nominees.
-"Who will be the candidates for con-
gressional honors p is the question of the day.
And how will the election in August go?'
Is the topic night and day, at table, in office
or parlor, among Memphians.
old people, young people, men, women,
and children all complain of the ''pricky
heat" They should rejoice they have this
be an indication of good health.
Notwithstanding the dull season in the
city, the city hotels are doing little brisk
business by the stopping of tourists and
pleasure seekers, en- route from the south and
southwest to the north and east.
"A negro, name unknown, not satisfied
with the change of the atmosphere last even
ing, turned In and gave his wife sound
thrashing. This occurred on the corner of
Greenlaw and Fourth streets. No arrests.
Ed Murray, who forfeited twenty-five
dollars at the stationhouse yesterday morning,
was arrested ON the charge of assault and
battery on Miss frankie Gilbert. 1t is stated
that Jealousy was the cause of the assault
The decayed timbers of the Masonic
temple are being taken out and replaced
by new ones. Brick have been hauled during
the past week, and before another week
passes work in good earnest will have begun.
The Democrats of the third ward will
have mass-meeting tonight at the corner
OF Adams and Second streets. Hon. Casey
Young, Hon. George B. Peters, George CAN'T,
w. W. M 'Dowell and Robert Hutchinson will
speak.
The regular temperance meeting will be
held to night on Union street, between Third
aud DeSoto streets, at the Congregational
church. Thomas Winchester and other good
speakers will entertain the audience. Good
music.
The criminal court yesterday elected
Hon. Orvllle Yerger special Judge to serve
the court until the third Monday IN Septem-
Der. No other business was transacted. !
Court adjourned until the third Monday in
August.
Mr.. John T. Moss, who was Frustrated !
Saturday, was up and on the streets yester- |
day. Mr.. Brennan was on the streets Sunday, |
but has since been confined to his room. Mr.. |
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