Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-21
OLIVER. FiNNIE & CO
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

AT two o'clock this morning all was quiet
in "olice circles.
o to late hour last night two cases of
lar ~ and four of d.uak and disorderly
were registered on the police docket.
The streets and alleys are well lined.
Would IL not be well for our citizens to dis
infect their stores and premises well?
Like New York, the Memphians have
adopted the custom Of sleeping on awnings
and sidewalks in the wee hours of the morn.
Two men were ousted from Court square
after hours last night, where they had doubt
less been seeking comfort from the torrid
zone.
Hacks, buggies, grocery-wagons and
every moving vehicle were crowded with
people going somewhere for relief from the
weeks hard-work and the sultry air of the
city.
The Memphis Light Guards, with sixteen
men in file, found it agreeable TO drill 'by
sections" last night on Adams street, with
large crowd of sweltering humanity as look
ers-on.
Ice consumers begin to think that ten
pound Jumps are much smaller than before
the "red- hot" weather commenced. There
is more than one way to raise the price on
that article.
Last night Main street, from Overton to
Beale was lined on both sides with suffering
people, who brought out their chairs and
fans, and courted the faintest zephyrs for mo-
mentary relief.
-Leslie's Popular Monthly, appleton,
Denorest, LesEie's Lady's Magazine, besides
large assortment of Seaside and other libra
ries, can be had to-day at K. II. Spangler's,
1856 Main street.
Mr.. M Grath, whose little son was
drowned at the foot of Market street yester-
day afternoon, requests that persons along
shore keep lookout for the body, and he
will pay literally for its recovery,
-Leslie's Popular Monthly, Eclectic Mag
0zine, for August; new novels in Franklin
Square, Seaside, Lakeside and PGrlOr Libra
rieS; reviews, magazines of fashion, Illus
trated and daily papers, new books, and a
general assortment of reading for the hot
weather, at Mansford's, corner Second and
Monroe.
The police department has received in
formation from Bradley's landing, Arkansas,
twenty miles above this city, that George
Hawkins, negro, five feet four inches high,
with very large, fiat face, and eyes inclined
to be reddish, stole dark brown horse, eight
or nine years old. A reward of twenty dol
lars is offered.
-Dickens's curiosity shop, No. 285 Second
street, is the place to buy your Sunday read
ing. Irish World, Irish Democrat Illus
trated Weekly and Detroit Free Press, each
FIVE cents per copy; Frank Leslie's Illus
trdted Newspaper, six cents per copy, and all
the late dailies, week.-Mrs. and monthlies, at
New York prices.
The weather yesterday at this point was
the hottest of the season, as indicated by the
signal service thermometer, ranging at seven
O'Clock in the morning at 81 degrees; at two
in the afternoon. 90 degrees, and at nine at
night, 80 degrees; the maximum thermome-
ter being SO degrees and the minimum 81
q
ranged an average of IS degrees; Cairo, SO
degrees; Little Rock, 81 degrees; New Or
leans, go degrees; Evansville, SO to 50 de-
grees.
Little Tommy NJ 'Grath, son of Policeman
MGraw, aged between six and seven years,
was drowned in the Mississippi about half
past four o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
was one of a party of lads in bathing near
the Hard Cash, moored above the foot of
Washington street. He jumped into the
river where the depth was about seventy or
eighty feet and not being able to swim sank
to the bottom. His comrades were too fright
ened, if they had been otherwise able, to rem
der any assistance.
List of undelivered kilograms remaining
in the Western Union telegraph Office, No.
80 Madison street:
Browning, Rubsch & Co., T. ". Brode 4 Co, 2.
Ed Cohn, l. w: Comstock,
Estes, Doan Il Co., F. a. Ellis,
c. W. Goyer 4 Co., W. b. Order & Co.,
| Z. R. Hart, Mrs Levi Joy,
Nenken Bros, <. Mariana
John p Newsom, Miss Minnie O. Farrell,
! Oscar Quesnel h +. Robinson Co.
Henry Simon, A. Schilling,
H. seessel Son, Singer Manufacturing Co.,
Schoolfield, II. d Co., s. c. Toof
| Mrs. E. Urquhart, Alfred Won Gundell,
| 5. II. Young, Mrs. L. Bernard.
Three cases of sunstroke, or over heat,
were reported yesterday evening, the persons
so affected being Mr.. John 7. Moss, lawyer,
who was stricken at the courthouse and
| taken to his residence; Mr.. NJ. L. Virgeson, n
route-carrier of the APPEAL, and Mr.. Fred
| r. Brennan, local editor of the APPEAL who
| was attacked at the courthouse. Last night
all these gentlemen were resting easy,
through the influence of proper medical treat
ment, and will recover from their sudden in
disposition in a few days.
"A rousing Democratic meeting was held
out at the Fair grounds, in the fourteenth
| civil district, last night, at which speeches
were made by Judge j. A. Anderson, Hon.
Luke Finlay and MIR. George G. Dent. The
| speeches were well received by the large as
semblage, and much genuine Democratic en-
| thusiasm was manifested. A colored Demo-
cratic meeting was also held near White sta
| ton In the afternoon, at which Mr.. Dent
made a speech, and was heartily applauded by
the large gathering of colored people.
The following Is the mortuary report for
the week ending at SIX o'clock Saturday,
| July Doth:
| nc