Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-23
OLIVER, FiNNIE & co
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

| The members of the German casino Will
picnic out on the Padueah railroad to-day.
The colored Masons will give picnic at
the Exposition building tomorrow evening.
-BOnny Hate, by Christian Reid, just re.
ceived by Wills x Wildberger, No. BIZ
Main street.
| Friendship, by Ouida-and a number OF
interesting novels-just received by Wills &
Wlldberger, 81 Main street.
| Tuesday night next the benefit rendered
to Miss Marie Hitzseid will come off at Esti-
val park. See advertisement IN another
| column.
Major Robert Hutchinson, the Demo-
cratic nominee for judge OF the circuit court,
was sitting as special judge Of that court yes
| terd1y morning.
The Graham, Lee and Washington So
cieties of Washington and Lee university, of
| Virginia, will hold their final celebration to-
| morrow evening.
Eighteen marriage licenses were issued
| by the county court clerk during the past
| week. OF the above number, thirteen
licenses were issued to colored persons.
There will be an excursion on the steam.
err Hattie Rowland on Monday evening, June
24th, under the direction of the ladies of the
| ST. Mary's aid society. Admission, twenty
FIVE cents.
"A very pleasant evening will be enjoyed
by those who attend the excursion of the
"HelpinR Hand" society of the First Baptist
| church, which will take place next Thursday
evening, on board the steamer James w.
| Calf.
| Farmers in the interior of Ohio have
| been receiving mysterious communistic let
| tiers, warning them against the use Of the
reaper in the harvest field, and threatening
arson unless they go back TO the old method
f the cradle.
This afternoon, at Central park, Harry
| w. LeFavre, a pedestrian. will attempt to
walk twenty FIVE miles in four hours and fif-
| teen minutes. A Memphis amateur walkIst
will keep company with the pedestrian. See
| advertisement in another column.
| At Estivll park to night will be given a
| very attractive concert 10y Handwerker and
| Arnold's orchestra. Price of admission,
twenty-five cents. A programme Of new
music has been prepared, and delightful
evening will be the result to all who attend.
The following named gentlemen have
been elected officers Of Gayoso encampment,
| No 3, |. o. o. F., for the ensuing term: j..
| A Wardlow, Sr. W.; Tbos. Bacon, Scribe;
Marcus Jones, Treas; J. c. Ramsey, Jr. w.
The Good Templars picnic at Horn Lake
on Thursday next will be grand affair. Trains
will leave the Mississippi and Tennessee
depot at 1890 a m. and 2:30, 4:40 and 1880
! pm. Music and dancing. Fare for round
| trip, fifty cents. All friends of temperance
are invited.
Call at 386 Main street this morning for
something to read. Scribner, 81. Nicholas,
| Wide Aioake, Popular Monthly, DemOreSt,
I Young Ladies Journal, and all the month
lies Tor July. Also, weeklIes, dailies and a
general stock of reading matter can be found
at r. II. Spanglers.
| The various committees having the mat.
ter in charge are making such preparations
as will render the orphans picnic at Estiva
park, July 4 b, the most attractive event Of
the kind this season. The public, we are ad
vised, will have programme of particulars
In few days through the city press.
Just received, Scribner and st. Nicholas
for July; WdUerly Magazine, Ha,per'S Ba
zar, Henriette, No. Franklin Square Ii
brdry, Young Men of america, five cents
Dramatic Netcs, FIVE cents; Illustrated
Weekly, six cents and the late northern dali
lies, at S. b. Dickens's No 2S5 Second street
If you want anything in the reading line
go to Billy Lieben's news depot, Main street
corner Jefferson. He has all the pIctoriali
Tor the week, and daihes of the latest date
Also received, BOt0 Bells, Scribner, ST. NichO
las, Popular Monthly, all for July, anC
Franklin Square Library; Henriette, BY
Ernest Daudet, only ten cents a copy.
Popular Monthly, atlantic, Scribner
ST. Nicholas, appleton and Eclectic Maya
zines for July, Seaside and Lakeside Libra
rieS, HenIie'te, a new novel In the Franklin
Square Library, Christian Reds new novel
Benny Kate, andl choice selection OF read
ing material at Mansford's, corner SeconC
and Monroe.
The Philo- Kalian society will hold a reg
ular meeting this afternoon at half past three
O'Clock. at the First Baptist church. The OBJ
lect of this institution is for the improvement
of the young, spiritually, morally and social
ly. The exercises this afternoon will be o.
an interesting character, consisting of music
Rotations, readings, etc. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The present board of equalization is com
posed Of the following named gentlemen: j
r. Goodwin, chairman; VIM. Joyner, S. Mans
field, J. NJ. Goodbar, s. H. Brooks, Lou Leu
brie and ID F. Hidden The board effected
an organization Last Thursday, and adjourned
to meet to- morrow afternoon, at four o'clock
| in the rear Of the PhenIx insurance building
on Madison street.
The Brewers association. of Cincinnati
met on Wednesday last and resolved not h
deal with any retailers who sell beer at thre
cents a glass, or 'schooners, large glasses
at Eve cents glass. 1t was also agreed tina
if the Kentucky brewers did not Withdraw
their patronage from the cheap beer saloon
| lists, they (the Cincinnati Brewers associa
1 Ns
Kentucky brewers) could not make any
thing.
The Independent and Radical boys ar
having a terrible time in their dark-lanterl
camp on Front street, near the corner o
South Court. Another meeting was hell
| there yesterday with the view to Incubate
ticket The Radical leaders claim FIVE o
mere representatives on this ticket. and thi
causes trouble among the Nationalist
! who, of course, want the lion s share OF tin
J Ciiicial spolls.
> BISHOP P A. Feehan, Of this diocese
will officiate at the dedication OF st. Joseph
, (Catholic) church this morning, at ten o CLOCK
10 be followed 10y solemn high mass. Tn
Catholic clergy of the city will take part i
/; the ceremony. Appropriate music will b
furnished by the most popular musical anna
3 tours; Professor WInkler will preside at tn
organ. Grand vespers will eiose the celebra
ton in the evening, with lecture at half pas
seven o'clock.
We have received from the Unite
States war department three maps Of the riv
ers in the neighborhocd of Cairo, shoEin
soundings, the nature of the bottom, tn
lakes and ioughs along the banks, and tn
kind of timber growing there. In the presen
, state of the question OF river improvement
7 these plans are of great interest, and the
Z are proof of good and careful work on til
Z part of the eminent gentlemen OF the wa
department by whom the practical and la
: borious work was done.
-Tde new racing-gig, Or sly cared boa
= bui. by Charles Hunter for Captain YIN
Maingault's neg peSoto club, will be launch
ed at The foot of MonEoe street at two o'clocl
tbs afternoon. The boat has been names
'.Rosaiie," is fifty feet three inches long
. txenty-seven inches amidships and tent inc
of hold, her weight beng about two hundre
: and seventy-fve pounds. After beini
: launched, the Resale will be rowed up {
} the besthouse, accompanied by the other gig
: and their crews, The boats will then process
10 the foot of Old-Hen island, where mum
: IT, nf sliff races are to take place. ANON