Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-16
OLIVER, FlNNlE & CO
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The cotton and corn crops of the vicinity
never looked better than now.
To morrow night a grand ball will be
given at Bailey Springs, Alabama.
"A valuable horse dropped dead from sun.
stroke in South Memphis yesterday.
Politics has given way to the hot weather
as subject OF general conversation.
-Hatper's Monthly, for August, at Dick
ens's curiosity shop, 285 Second street.
AT Raleigh the colored people of the city
and county will hold campaign barbecue to.
day.
Venus is the morning star at present
The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter and
Saturn.
ing this hot weather. Have pity or the poor
dumb brdtes.
The Democratic board Of the executive
! committee met yesterday for the considera
ton of campaign matters.
| -Harper's Monthly and English YOUNG
Ladies Journal, for August, at Mansford' s
| corner Second and Monroe.
| Two trotting-races at Olympic park
| Thursday afternoon, under the auspices Of
the Memphis driving association.
The town of Kerrvlle will indulge in a
political and social barbecue to day for candi-
dates, their friends and other folks.
AT noon yesterday the thermometer in
dlcated nlnety-two degrees in the shade; at
three o'clock it was ninetysIx degrees.
The political combat deepens, and ward
meetings are In order nightly, notwith stand
ing the heated air and the sunstroke theory.
At twelve o'clock last night heavy banks
or clouds appeared In the west and brilliant
flashes of lightning darted athwart the west
ern heavens.
Half dozen mules belonging TO the
street-car company fell PROSTATE from heat
on Sunday last, which day, like yesterday,
was scorcher.
Many laboriug men and mechanics work.
ing out of doors had to quit work yesterday,
owing to the intense and dangerous heat OF
the atmosphere.
Owing to a general wish, the excursion
lately given by the ladies and gentlemen of
st. Patrick church will probably be repeated
within the next week.
The dirt roads leading out of the city are
many inches deep in dust. dust LAYING
and heat-Gestroying shower would not be
considered out of order.
The educational board met last night.
and, after transacting important business,
adjourned over to the next regular meeting,
the second Monday in August.
1t will please many young men In this
city to learn that the actress, Mary Anderson,
is not married to young Fremont, or any 9th
er man, the report to the contr airy notwith-
standing.
AT Estival park, on tomorrow (Wednes-
day. night, grand concert will be given, as
usual. A fine programme has been selected
tor the occasion: Ihe admission will be only
twenty-five cents.
Even the old-fashioned barbecue has
been taken possession of by politicians. Have
the people no rights that politicians are
bound to respect? They will next eat Up the
time-honored fsh-fry.
In another column appears the advertise
ment OF the Democratic executive board as to
appointments for meetings throughout the
city and county. Read the advertisement and
govern yourselves accordingly.
"A floating bathing boat moored at the
landing would be a money making concern
during the summer months. There is no
place near this city where citizen can take
oath with convenience or In safety.
All the Democrats and Conservatives in
the fourteenth civil district are cordially in
vited to meet at Moore's garden, at the south
gate of Elmwood cemetery, on Wednesday
evening, July 18th, at eight clock, to organ
ize Democratic club.
The criminal court was not in session
yesterday. To-day the lawyers will select
special judge to hold court during the alb
sence OF Judge Logwood, or until the new
Judge, who Is to be elected on the first of
August, will take his seat
The last grand jury of the criminal court
found but three bills of indictment against
saloon keepers for selling liouCr on Sunday
not two hundred and thirty, as stated in the
APPEAL Of Sunday. The two hundred and
hnty were found by former grand lures. |
Selah.
y esterday well known druggist, doing
business near the Peabody, was seen engaged |
operating upon himself with a fan held in |
me hand, while In the other he held a Their. |
nometer, and watched the rise of the mer-
ury toward the nlnety-six degree point. He |
vas endeavorlng to keep off a sunstroke
Last Saturday afternoon, on High street,
';tween Adams and Washington streets.
ohm Moffat was cleaning up an old reyoIy-
ng pistol, when it was accidentally dis
harged, the ball entering the left leg to tie
ght OF the knee-cap, and ranged down.
'rd, causing troublesome and painful but
Ut dangerous wound.
AT Lagrange, Tennessee, Thursday. the
lghteenth instant, temperance picnic will
e held. Among those invited to speak upon
bat occasion are Hon. Casey Young. Attor-
ey- Gene al Wright, Attorney General /. J.
'upuy, George W. Harden, Or. Henry Biges
nd Charles A. Stainback. Good music has
cen engaged for the occasion.
esterday morning a colored youth
AIMED Goodrich was shot in the shoulder bv
white youth named Elias, who resides near
he Leath orphan asylum, on the new Raj
gh road. he cause of the difficulty seems
} be unknown. On the same day old man
ave Goodrich, father of the boy above mem
Une6, was drowned in Wolf river, near
ones's bridge, while bathing.
Colonel John c. Burch having made an
opolntment to speak in this city on Satur-
iy next on the subject of establishing State
ink, found on his return to Nashville that he
as billed to speak at a mass meeting to be
eld at jackson on Saturday, consequently he
ad to withdraw his Memphis appointment.
ld postpone it until Thursday night. the
7enty nth instant On Monday next
olonel burch will speak at Trenton.
On Bull Run street, Sunday night =
assert by observed volumes of dense smoke I
iistIng through the roof of negro cabin. I
ran to the house to awake the occupants.
believing the house to be on fire. After
aking the door for some time a voice from !
e inside was heard, saying: who's dar?" f
let up, your house is on FIRE, replied the a
cited citizen. eve amt afire," was the c
swer, Use jes' smokin' out de muskeet. f
J."
AT three o'clock yesterday afternoon
Tomas Stack, white, employed as a porter