Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-31

Oinlomas will be conferred on the graduates.
In order to secure admission 1t Will be neces-
sary to secure ticket or card OF admission.
Tomorrow will be the first of June
The month was made sacred to the goddess
limo by the ancients 1t is the sixth month
in fine wear. on which the sun enters the sign
Cancer. Juno was a NEUROLOGICAL person, a
Roman divinity, the sister and wife OF Jupl-
ter, and the goddess who presided over mar
riages, and who was supposed to protect
married women
AT the United States court, yesterday. the
following business was transacted: Inc
grand jury got through with business, and
was discharged by Judge Trigg. The case
of the United States as. Evans, indictment
for nassipg counterfeit money at Humboldt,
Tennessee, was heard by Judge Irlgg. The
hearing of the case will be resumed to-day.
Several judgments were rendered against the
city on coupons, etc.
-Messrs. Prosser Ennis and Leavenworth,
temperance reformers and lecturers, are SUR
ring people and things up along the lines OF
the railroads in north Mississippi Mr.; Pros
ser is at Batesvllle, Pamela county, Mlssls-
sippi. at present. The citizens IN the towns
are paving them well for their work and lee
lures. besides, the reformers are selling little
gold badges, with RIBBON attacnment, aI
seventy-five cents apiece.
II
Fourth of July celebration in this city that
President Hayes and cabinet will be invited
to attend. which they will of course accept,
unless they fear the Potter investigators Will
take advantage of their action and blow them
I'D with something more substantial than
pyrotechnic display. 1t would be most ap-
propriate to get the President and cabinet on
the bluff. They are used to 1t.
The Holly Springs Reporter, of the third,
70 ft,n ArIIl hpfyU on a
siChicks" and Bluffs 'The 'Grays' are a
Young company commanded by Captain Cam
eron. the Guards by Captain Carnes, the
last-named bearing off the victory by one
point. These are two of the best-drllled
companies in the south, but the Autry Rifles
are not afraid to challenge either of them.
The Autry Rifles should send In their chal-
lenge as soon as possible and test the matter.
Another temperance meeting last night
at the Greenlaw Operahouse. Eloquent
speeches were made, and fine vocal and IN
strumental music was presented. Forty-three
new names were added to the list. 10 night
Rev. Mr.. White, of Arkansas, will deliver an
address. To morrow, at twelve O'Clock, a
temperance prayer-meetIng Will be held at
the Jefferson street temperance hall, and at
four o'clock, at the same place, children s
temperance meeting will take place, under
the leadership of Miss Osborne.
M. A. NOIo0Uln0 uleu d pebltlOu AOl III
yorce at the Shelby county court yesterday,
against o. A. Valentine, alleging that they
intermarried in this city in March, 1873, and
lived together only six weeks. There was no
disagreement between them, but the defend
ant left her, stating that he was going out OF
town and would be back soon. Some two
months after said abandonment she met per-
son in st. Louis, Missouri, who also informed
her that her husband stated he had left her
(petitioner) without cause, but if he found
work he would send back after his wife. Pc
titloner asks for divorce, etc.
Our suburban residents are manifesting
much interest in the cultivation of orchards,
and several have succeeded IN securing some
rare varieties of fruits. Mrs. Jesse Moore,
the amiable wife Of the Front street commits
sion merchant on Wednesday evening sent to
the APPEAL several full-rIpe peaches OF a
rare variety, remarkable for being the ear
lest of the season. Yesterday Mrs. MsJor
James h. Smith sent US dozen or more OF
the same variety of peaches, also fully ripe,
plucked from a small but well-seiecte6
orchard on one of our suburban streets. we
note with pleasure the great interest our cltl
zens are taking in cultivating fruits. Nothing
paws better for the investment OF money
| time and labor. These estimable ladies have
our thanks for their kind remembrancss.
Little Rock Democrat, 28th: ''SeVera
|
| several of our citizens, left for Pine Bluff. H
was waited upon by committee and tol(
| that letters in regard to his career in othe
| places had been received in the town, ant
| that 1t would not be safe for him to remain
| there. Hiring team from Mr.. Flies, he lei
the town. Mr.. Fies becoming uneasy abou
his team, came to this city In search of 1t
| The doctor, night before last, stayed with
negro living in the suburbs of the city, why
| to bod f0 or
| anyone here, having left, so far as we cal
learn. in an honorable way, so far as settling
| bills were concerned. Last night the team
was driven into the city by negro, but tn
whereabouts of the doctor are unknown. ID
was, no doubt, unnecessarily frightened b
reports of intended exposure, when he NIGH
| have known better. Men assuming SO muci
as he did should be prepared for all kinds G
reports.
People who want cool place to sit il
| this warm weather; people who want pleas
ant way of passing their evenings, and pee
pie who love literature, who desire to furnisl
| their minds with useful knowledge, and VIII
wish to keep up with the progress of science
will find the library at Odd-Fellows hall NEE
| their wishes. during the last month thirty
two volumes of books, some of them rare an
valuable, were contributed to the library b
the following generous friends of the sprea
| of knowledge: Colonel J. T. Leath, M. E
Trezevant, VIM. Bowden, DR.. Whitfield
agent; Mrs. Charles Campbell, P. J. Mail
| lard, B. II. Coleman, Grand lodge OF Ken
lucky, R. II. Spangler, Main street; G. |
Loop. ]. P. Young, Esq, has contributed
curiosity, being a conveyance OF land 10
parchment) to John Buchanan and william
Thompson during the reign of George III
bearing date twenty fifth day of Septembe
1862, and signed Fran Fauquier." Ever
reader who has a spare book should leave it {
the library; it will be agreeable reading IL
many an inquiring mind.
Paris Tenn InteIligencer, Both: ''La!
Thursday one William Young, who is trave
ing agent for J. H. M Lean, ST. Louis, wer
to the postoffice In this city to get none
order with which to send funds to his hou;
in St. Louis. Mr.. Frank Williams, the pos
master, was temporarily absent at the tim
and his younger brother, Isaac Williams, WI
is his deputy made out the order for the ma
Young. Young put off ten dollar counte
J felt bill on the deputy postmaster, and it vi
discovered by Mr.. F. Williams as soon as
returned In the meantime Young had lie
town and had gone into the country. Al
drew A. J. Harris, the alert and efficient de
uty revenue collector, was In this vlclnlt
| got wind of the affair and promptly arrests
, the offender This man Young had told son
parties in town that he had bad bill in b
possession, and had attempted to get MON
orders for it before, but had failed, but tn
he did not intend to lose it himself, as it WI
, the property of the st. Louis house. He hi
! in his possession a letter from the house sa
; ing that certain bill he (Young) had Sc
, them had been pronounced not good, al
! they returned it to Young, saying that tn
: thought it not genuine, with the remark tn
perhaps he could pass it off down in Tenne
see. This he succeeded in doing, and W
! caught at it. Young was carried to Mer
4 phis and had preliminary examination
Z fore a United States commissioner, and W
n bound over under bond of three thousal
dollars, to await his trial before the Unit
States circuit court next month.
AwVISEM ENTS