Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-16
admission on concert nights is only twenty

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pany he represents.
-Che mails come rapidly from New Yorl
at present. Last evening, at FIVE o'clock
letters were delivered to a business man o
our city, which letters were mailed in New
York at three o'clock on Monday afternoon
last. Fifty hours from New York is fas
time.
Since the last published report, the fol
lowing petitions in bankruptcy have beer
fled with the clerk of the United States court
Marcus Frank, Shelby county; w. L. Woods
Dyer county; c. A. a. S. S. Woodward
Shelby county; j. l.. Ve-ser, Shelby county
John W. Harris, Gibson county.
William Boregard. alias Wild Bill, anc
wife, who have been indicted by the grano
Jury of the criminal court, on the charge o
numbering an old fisherman near Fogleman
chute, were out before Judge Ray on habed'
handed the prisoners and refused them
bail.
Tomorrow morning the Shelby county
circuit court will meet, when Judge Heiskel
will sign the minutes and the term will close
The new term of this court will begin nexl
Monday, when juries will be impaneled
and then the regular business will be pro-
ceeded with.
AT the criminal court, yesterday, the fol
lowing business was disposed of: Ably Child
ress and Dick Taylor, assault and battery
jury trial. and verdict of not guilty. To-day
bills of exception will be filed, and Saturday
next the court will adjourn to court II
course, Monday, May 10th, the beginning o.
the May term.
Monday next Judge Baxter will open ny
the United States courts, and court will be in
session one week. The May term of court
ooD1p1opoo an Mon6ou uoak
next week, which will be a continuation o.
the November term, the railroad bond suits
wherein Upton and Lauderdale are inter
ested, will be heard.
Yesterday Sheriff Driver, of Osceola
Mississippi county, Arkansas, passed through
the city, en- route for Little Rock, having in
charge negro prisoner named Henry Taylor
who was convicted of HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny of store at Osceola, and sentenced
to two years imprisonment in the penitentiary
on the charge OF larceny.
The roller skating rink at the Exposition
building will be open to- day for skaters, but
will be closed tonight. Tomorrow the rink
will be open during the day, and at night a
general carnival, without costumes, will be
held. Saturday afternoon the rink will be
open as usual for the matinee, and this will
close the roller skatlng-rink season.
AT the Shelby county circuit court, yes
terday, twenty-three suits on the penalties
of bonds were commenced by AttorneyGen-
eral Wright, 10 the name of the State of
Tennessee, against merchants who were do
ing business without complying with the
terms of the law by failing to make a report
of stock on hand at the time specified.
The weather is all right and serene
again, but few days since it was not of that
balmy character which we had
a right to expect in the middle of May.
During the cold snap the flowers and plants
put on a look of injured innocence, and even
the love-making birds of the forest sang out
celebrating the honeymoon.
For some reason or other the committee
of arrangements on unwilling the Confeder-
ate monument at Elmwood cemetery has
changed the programme, and the ceremonies,
instead Of taking place on Sunday, June I'd,
as heretofore announced, will take place on
the fifth proximo. The COM
mittee will meet again on Saturday next, at
four O'Clock, at the Office of Smith & Collier.
Several of the temperance orators of our
city, not many moons ago, used to cut up
many fancy and disgraceful shines through
put the city when drunk. The reporters,
being charitably disposed, overlooked the
grave offenders many a time and oft. 1t is
The pledge and not place themselves in po-
sition to be written up again. Should they
tall from grace there is no hope for them
either IN this newspaper world or In the next.
Several Improvements in the way of
building are progressing on Front street,
south of Madison, and opposite the custom
house. DIR. D. T. Porter and Mr.. G. w.
Macrae are erecting fine building, which,
when finished, will he occupied by Fader,
Jacobs & Co. Mr.. w. P. Proudfit will at
once commence tearing down the adjoining
I'D building, and in its place will erect
arge storehouse, forty by one hundred and
fifty feet, which will be occupied by Hill,
7ontaine & Co.
1pce 1442, when a lady of the imperial
was killed by fair-foul hit, it has
'een out of court favor. Three men bat,
ach remaining in as long as he can, and
inally taking the place of the fielder who put
lin out; the ball is pitched straight over
lead, and the batsman holds his bat perpen-
licularly and chops downward at it. The
,ases are run the reverse way. The Chinese
,ame has some advantages over the Ameri-
an. For instance, the score is never sent by
telegraph, and is never published in the
newspapers.
"A very interesting meeting was held last
vening at the Greenlaw Operahouse. An
ddress was made by Judge Turner, the
many signers were obtained. The total num-
yer of Murphyltes in the city was announced
o be five thousand one hundred and thirty.
Ind still the work is to be vigorously prose-
uted. Several fine singers are engaged to
nllven future meetings with solos and duets,
n addition to the regular choir. Orators
ave been engaged in sufficient numbers to
eep up the meetings all summer. To night
Or. Getschell, from Cincinnati, will speak.
The picnic and concert at Estiyal park
o-night, for the benefit of St. Joseph Cath
lic) church, will be the event of the season.
N excellent band of music will be on the
rounds throughout the day Besides day
recreation and enjoyment, musical pro-
ramme has been arranged for the evening.
Entertainment. Mr.. G. P. Winkler will pre-
de at the piano and manage the concert.
lesdames Ullathorne and Mansford, Miss
larle Hitzfeld, Messrs. Refs and Mottan will
AXE part In the musical exercises. Mr.. Mot
an will appear in his great character delinea-
on of Goodbye, John" Admission, fifty
ants.
Captain J. w. Childress, jr., chairman
the State Democratic executive committee,
as arranged with the railroads the following
ates of fare for delegates to the State Demo-
dllO JuulCLdI COHFSuIiOu, WnICL III
ashville on the tN enty-nInth instant:
ouisville, Nashville and Great South
m railroad and branches-for the round
lip, three cents per mile, each way; tick
8 to be sold May 9th, 28th and
9th, and good until May 3lst, in
usive. Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
ouis railroad-round trip tickets, three cents
er mile, each way, good until and on May
LIST; to be sold as follows: From Chatta
DGI L Il II
willie and Johnsonville, on May 2Sth, and
4 the early trains of May 29th; from all
her stations on May 28th. These tickets
ust be applied for at the stations during
lie regular business hours of the day. st.
ouis and Southeastern railroad, and all
ilroads in East and West Tennessee-the
'ual round-trip rates, which differ very
lightly from those above specified. The
emocratic press throughout the State are
0uested to conv