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

Trains leave the depot at eight o'clock,
sharp, Sunday, for the Phoenix picnic.
The lightning bug has made its appear
ance, and carries Its lantern nightly.
The straw hat and summer-clothing sea-
son, with sun umbrella and fan attachment,
has arrived In town.
-Andretcs' Bazaar, for June, just received
at Mansford's. Subscription, one dollar a
year, or ten cents copy.
"A young thunderstorm, accompanied by
showers of ram, yesterday toned down the
heated atmosphere somewhat.
The examination of pupils at the city
public schools is progressing. The schools
will close to- day for the term.
The picnic of the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church Sunday-school has been post
poned until the eighth proximo.
Memphis and Shelby county had no
showing IN the nominations made for the
supreme bench at the Nashville judicial con-
venhon.
The graduating class of 1879 of the corps
of cadets of the Knoxville university will
come off at the Lamar house, Knoxville, on
the nineteenth proximo.
The Chickasaw Guards held meeting
last night, and elected four active members,
as follows: L. Avery Lamb, r. II. Baker, N.
L. Perkins and G. NJ. Patton.
illustrated Weekly, price six cents per
| copy; Andre,os' Bazaar, for June; Harper s
Weekly, and all the late papers, at S. b.
Dickens's, No. 285 Second street.
The annual picnic of the Societa di
Unione Fratellanza Italiana will be celebra-
! led at Estival park on Tuesday next, the
fourth proximo, for the benefit OF the widows
and orphans.
AT st. Lazarus (Episcopal) church, on
Madison street, tonight, recital of sacred
melody will be given by the choir, assisted
| by their musical friends. The performance
will commence at eight o'clock.
"A grand hop will be given by the citizens
of Raleigh ON Tuesday night. Round trip
tickets for sale at the Louisville railroad ticket
office Conveyances will meet the tram al
the National cemetery. Everybody is in
vited.
We are glad to report that Major Penn
is likely to succeed at the Central Baptls
church. The meeting last night was yer!
impressive. Services at ten clock this morn
| ing and at quarter-past eight o'clock Thu
evening.
AT eleven o'clock last night but one pris
oner was confined in the stationhouse, and III
is the defaulting treasurer of Putnam coun
| ty, Illinois, who will be taken out to-day OF
writ of hdbeas corpus On a hearing to adml
to bail, etc.
| II 6SIerudy was Qdll HOlludy III ILLS ClIS
| 1t was Federal Decoration day and natlona
holiday. The banks were open and doing
business in small way. The government
offices were closed during the day. Tner
was no celebration held at the National GENE
terry.
| Nashville American Both: ''The Stat
Democratic executive committee met las
evening and resolved to call convention TO
the nomination of a candidate for governo
on Thursday, the fifteenth day of Angus
next. Ten of the thirteen members OF tn
committee were present"
The Bluff City light artillery and friend
will picnic at Estlval park OF the elevent
proximo. The Chicks, Bluffs and Llgh
Guards have been invited to participate /
the festivities. Arnold's band has been en-
gagged for the occasion. Give the boys of til
heavy guns large attendance.
Yesterday was Ascension day, the Las
Thursday but one before Whitsunhde, tn
anniversary of our Savior's ascension int
, heaven after his resurrection, called ais
; Holy Thursday. The day was duly celebrate
in a religious manner at the different Epi:
copal and Catholic churches of the city.
AT last our citizens seem to be full!
aroused to the importance of the great di
play OF fireworks on the coming Fourth {
July. One liberal merchant on Front sire,
gave, individually, ten dollars, and anoth'
on Union street cheerfully threw out twent.
= FIVE dollars and said, Call again, if you nee
6 | more"
AT Cochran hall, tonight, the bene
II rendered to Mr.. Morris Son6eld will tai
place. The entertainment will embrace mil
= strel performances and the imitation corn
solos of Mr.. Sonfeld. A number of leadir
q amateurs will make their appearance, tn,
having volunteered their services for the O
casion.
IS 1t is stated that several business M
have organized for the purpose of manufa
A turing iron cotton-ties at the old rollinp-m
in North Memphis. The capacity of L
a works will be from forty thousand to ff
S thousand bundles of ties per annum, or abo
N one-third of the number annually sold
IN this city.
R. II. Spangler. at 386 Main street, +
| ceiYed last night Andreles' Bazar, for Jun