Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-25
OLIVER, FINNIE & CO
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-Plums, peaches and apples are plentiful
in the markets.
Farmers in north Mississippi desire to
have little rain.
-Misdemeanors were on trial at the crimi-
nal court yesterday.
The police orders prohibit hte-hying
within the city limits.
Miss Hitzfeld's benefit will take place
tonight at Estival park.
lou ,da's" latest, Friendship price
twenty cents copy--at Mansford's.
-"What shall the harvest be?" is trou5-
ling the farmers and others a; present.
"A speech on State finances will be deliv-
cred tonight, at Cochran hall, by Colonel A.
H. Colyar, of Nashville.
The colored Masonic bodies INDUCED in
a street parade yesterday, and in picnic at
the Exposition building last night.
On Thursday next the temperance folks
will give picnic at Horn Lake depot, Missis-
sippi. There will be music aud dancing.
The small boys threaten to get up a
meeting in favor of the Fourth of July If the
older people do not take hand in the affair.
Congressional candidates are going
around making the canvass already. They
are trying to harmonic things for the August
election.
The recorder, yesterday, sent Hattie
Harms to Jail in default of FIVE hundred dol
lars bonds on the charge of stealing breast
pin from Mrs. E. Whitmore.
Yesterday afternoon John Callahan and
wife were arrested on South street, near
Causey, on the charge of being drunk and
disorderly, and resisting an officer.
The trial of the case of William Kuehn,
who stands indicted before the criminal court
on the charge of wife murder. has been con-
tinued over to the next term of court.
The temperance movement, which erst
captured the towns along the lines of railroad
in north Mississippi, is breaking down rapid
ly, and people are falling back into their old
habits.
The Nationalists. WorkiDgmen and
Radicals are endeavoring to bring forth a
| county ticket. but so far they have failed.
Thursday next another effort at incubation
will be made by the patriots.
Several physicians ask for quarantine
regulations, while others are getting up a
petition against establishing such quarantine.
There are jealousies and quarrels among doc
tors as well as among other men.
Don't forget the concert and hop this
evening at Estival park. 1t will be nice
musical treat; a first class concert with hop
thrown In, and all for good cause. Every
body we met on our rounds is going.
The Driving association had quite a
pleasant time yesterday afternoon, at Olym-
pic park, the result of which was a proposed
grand ace on the Fourth of July. Many of
the best horses In Shelby county will partici-
pate.
AT a regular meeting of Chickasaw
| lodge, No. s, l. o. 0. F., held last night, the
following officers were elected for the en-
SUNG term: Root. Hutchinson, n. G.; E. c.
Slater V. c.; r. w. Blew, r. S.; John A.
| Holt, T.; Thomas Bacon, P. S.
Hot car boxes are worrying railroad cons
ductors IN this section at present. 1t is
claimed that it is caused by the want of
| the necessary friction. When a conductor
has to stop his train and cool his boxes with
buckets of water tor an hour, those residing
In an adjoining county can hear him smash
ing one of the commandments which pro-
| hibits swearing.
Beale street, near the elevator, Wash Rob
erts, the proprietor, engaged in a row with
| another white man called "Scotty," who is
known to the police as a "chuck- a-luck'
| player at negro gamInghouses. Roberts drew
| knife and split ''Scotty's" arm from the
shoulder to near the elbow. The wounded
man would give the police no particulars as
| to the cause of the row. Roberts, after doing
| the carving, escaped and kept out of the way
of the police. Both men are regarded as
bad by the police.
In response to a call made by many
| prominent citizens upon Rev. David Walk,
of the Christian church, to preach sermon
| on the subject of BODY. Soul and Spirit,
that gentleman, on Sunday night next, will
comply with the request and will preach on
the subject indicated. His text will be from
First Thessaionians, v, %, and he will en-
deavor to show the difference between the
body, the soul and the spirit, and their rela-
tons to each other, and will also explain the
philosophy of future recognition.
The new six cared gig Rosalie, built for
the DeSoto boat club, Billy Maingault coz
swain, was launched at the foot of Monroe
street On Sunday last. The launch was wit
messed by quite a crowd of citizens. he
new boat, accompanied by the boats Maggie
Winters and Katie Podesta, was rowed up
to the boat house at the mouth OF Wolf river,
where she was chrstened in the usual man.
ner. A series of skiff races followed, which
were quite interesting. Next Sunday the
grand regatta between the four racing gigs
will take place in Mound City bend.
Lady Barker recommends airy bed
rooms for children. She says: ''The fondest
and fussiest parents do not always understand
that on the most careful attention and simple
rules depend the straightness of children's
spines, the strength of their limbs, their free
dom from coughs and colds, and, in fact
half young chlld's life should be spent in its
bed. So that, unless the atmosphere of the
room they sleep in, the quality of the bed
they lie on, and the texture of the clothes
which covers them, are taken into considera-
ton, it Is only half their existence which is
being cared for"
Nineteen arrests were made by the po-
lice Saturday and Saturday night, of which
one-half were for DRINKS and disorderly con-
duct. On Sunday and Sunday night nine
| arrests were made, seven Of which were for
drunkenness. Mrs. Dalton, the keeper of
notorious den on Front street. near Poplar,
vas fined five dollars by the recorder yester-
day morning. Mrs. Barrett, a lunatic, was
sent to the poorhouse for safe keeping. Hat
tie Harris, larcenist, was put under FIVE
hundred dollars bonds. OF the arrests made
by the police since Saturday morning, twenty
seven were men and six were women.
-Messrs. Fords, Howard & Hubert, of
New York, announce Biographical Memoir
Of William Cullen Bryant, from the pen of
his intimate friend, General James Grant
Wilson, himself poet, editor and author.
General Wilson has much original material
for such a memoir. and something of decided
interest may be looked for, giving valuable
literary and personal "reminiscences of the
venerable poet. This will be incorporated in
Memorial edition" of Mr.. Bryant's we'll