Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-14

three novels Mansford offers at ten cents a
copy-all new
Billy Lieben's book and news depot,
236IS Main street, has received Harper s
MONTHLY for June. He also has a large sup
ply of Sedsides.
Up TO twelve o'clock last night the sta
tionhouse docket failed to furnish the report
ers with an item of police. interest. Only one
drunk, nothing more.
Apex" of the ArdIdnche, and "Ch-
max, of the Ledger, are discussing must.
cal problem. Climax" mounts the Apex"
and Apex" caps the Climax"
The lecture which was appointed to have
been delivered last night before st. Andrew 8
church guild by Mr.. J. B. Cook, was post
poned until the next monthly meeting.
The local contest for county officers is
waxing warm. The candidates are inter-
viewing the city sUvereigns on foot and the
country sovereigns on horseback and In bug
gies.
Planters along the line Of the Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad complain OF the dry
ness and hardness of the soil and the dust.
After last evenings rain they will cease TO
grumble.
The session of the supreme and arbitra-
ton courts at Jackson takes away from the
city many OF our best lawyers. consequently
business at the courthouse Is somewhat dull
at present.
Compliant has been made that the els
tern water at the Linden street schoolhouse
is unfit for USE Let it be attended to as
soon as possible should such complaint be
we'll founded.
The sudden cold spell of weather from
the northwest yesterday afternoon was some
i 70 or
clothing. The cold rains will be of injury to
the cotton crop.
Owing to the rain-storm and the cold
weather, yesterday afternoon, the tourna-
ment at the roller -skating-rink was post
poned until tomorrow "wednesday night.
The rink will not be open tonight to visit
ors.
On the evening of the fifth of June a
grand opening ball and entertainment will
be given at Hale's springs, situated near
Rogersville, East Tennessee. Fine music has
been secured for the occasion from Eatonton,
Georgia.
lis this the only stationhouse in town ?''
asked a stranger of the sergeant of the watch
last night. Eyes, SIR was the reply; 1--WE
furnish good lodging, however" 81 have
been IN this stationhouse, was the rejoinder,
''and l did not like it -
Friday night next the Odd-Felluws IL
brary dramatic association will give dra-
matte entertainment at the Memphis Thea
ter, on which occasion Ten Nights in Bar
Rom and Perfection will be presented with
strong casts of characters.
The husbandman is blowing his corn
and cotton lands IN vigorous manner. 1t
takes work, and hard work, to produce a
crop. The man who sits on the fence and
smokes or chews tobacco will raise no crop.
If you tickle the land with hoe it will laugh
with harvest.
AT Central park, on Sunday last, a very
fine and very close game of baseball was
played by the Riversdes and Eagles. The
score below shows that the game was hotly
and closely contested: Riversides, Z; Eagles,
5. Sunday next the Riversides and Eckfords
will meet again on the diamond field.
There are several mocking- birds on Sec
ond and Main streets which can initiate the
policeman's whistle to perfection. They fool
many {. citizen, and even the police and the
reporters are taken in and done for by the
mimics. When the birds trill out four
whistles IN rapid succession, you start and
look around for fire.
The revival at Collins's chapel, First
(colored) Methodist Episcopal church, on
Washington street, is still progressing. One
hundred and thirteen have professed faith
and one hundred and three have been added
to the church since the meetings commenced.
The prospects for more is good. The meet
ings are still being carried on nightly.
1t is usual in this city, as in other places,
for congratulations to be extended and visits
made when child is born. In 1915, F. Won
Bismarck, then residing at Schoenhausen,
Germany, published in the journals the fol-
lowing curious advertisement: 'My wife was
yesterday happily delivered of healthy son.
! hereby make the event known to all rela-
tons and friends, begging not to be troubled
with congratulations.
Tomorrow night, at Estival Park. an
other fue concert will be rendered by Hand
workers. orchestra and Arnold's brass band.
An excellent programme his been selected
for the musical occasion. Estival park Is a
charming place of public resort, and 1t is at
tended by the very best people in the city.
Nothing can be pleasanter than to take seat,
sip a mug of beer, smoke cigar and listen
to the ravishing strains of delicious music as
they float out upon the night air.
Remember, the unwilling of the Confede-
rate monument at Elmwood will take place
Sunday, June I'd. 1t will also be floral
Decoration day.
(" Yon marble mInstrel's voiceless stone
In deathleSS song shall tell,
When many vanished age hath flown
The story how he fell;
Nor wreck. nor change. hor winters blight,
Nor Times remorseless doom,
Shall dim one ray of holy light
That gids your glorious Tomb
The picnic and concert at Estival park
tonight, for the benefit of st. Joseph s
(Catholic) church, will be the event of the
season An excellent band of music will be
on the grounds throughout the day. Besides
day of recreation and enjoyment, musical
programme has been arranged for the even
preside at the piano and manage the
concert. Mesdames Ullathorne, Mansford,
Miss Marie Hitzfeld, and Messrs. Refs and
Mottan will take part in the musical exer-
cises. Mr.. Mottan will appear in his great
character delineation Goodbye John" Mr.
H. Gerstle will render flute solo.
The city circulation of the APPEAL,
which is now, and has been for years, much
greater than that of any of the other Mem
phls papers, will be greatly increased on &C.
count of the reduction in price to fifteen cents
per week. All of our carriers have added
largely to their lists. Our foreign clrcula-
ton, which is about three hundred per cent
greater than that of any of our cotempora-
ries, will also be increased by the exertions OF
our energetic agents, who deliver the APPEAL
as regularly in all the towns within hun
bred miles of Memphis the city carriers
do. The advertising rates of the APPEAL
considering its large circulation, are the low
est in the west.
The meetings in the First Baptist church
conducted by Mr.. Penn, resulted, for the
week ending Saturday evening, in some
twenty five conversions. Sunday night the
meeting was held in the Greenlaw Opera
house, which was largely attended, and very
great interest manifested. Monday the
meetings during the day were attended by
several conversions. The storm last night
prevented the usual congregation assem- bling
but the meeting was happy one. Mr.. Penn
is greatly epdearing himself to our people
and is himself delighted with Memphis, ex'
pressing the regret only that christians dc
not take a deeper interest in the meetings
Baptism tonight after service.
Another enthusiastic Murphy meeting
was held at the Greenlaw Operahouse las
night, notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather Seventy-four signatures were add.
ed to the pledge of total abstinence. The
Red Ribbon army now numbers five thou
sand and fifty one in Memphis. and still the
work goes bravely on. Tonight. by request
of many ladies and gentlemen, Colonel g. P
NJ. Turner, will exhibit some life pictures anc
detail incidents, especially that ola cham.
payne drunk" Miss Russell and other gooG
singers will favor the audience with excellent