Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-29
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The dust clouds are putting in appear
ance again.
The poetical production by correspond
emit, entitled Memorial FlOVers, will appear
in the APPEAL of Sunday next.
| AT Estival park, to-day, the German
Lutheran church Sunday school picnic will
take place. There will be barbecue, etc.
There will be no concert at Estival park
| tonight, the managers having given way to
the managers of the German Lutheran pic
| mic.
Judge Baxter, of the United States cir
cult court. called the law docket yesterday up
to case No. 2458. The call may probably be
resumed to-day.
The Fenian picnic privileges are offered
for sale. See advertisement. A big time all
around is certain. Remember, Thursday,
June 9Th, Estival park.
AT the chancery court Lula Wells, COL
ored, has filed bill for divorce against
Alexander Wells, colored, charging cruel
treatment and general diabolical ''cussed-
ness"
Yesterday, among other cases, the re-
corder disposed of the following: Geo. john
son, colored, larceny, four cases, committed
in default of four thousand two hundred and
| fifty dollars bonds.
The "Chicks," under command of Cap
tain Carnes, were out drilling last night on
| Main, Adams, Madison and Second streets.
The boys showed up well in the manual and
! other company movements.
The State judicial convention meets to-
day at Nashville. The contest for the repre-
sentation on the supreme bench for the dis
| trict of West Tennessee rests between Judge
Sneed and Chancellor Morgan.
Nashville (Tenn.) Banner, 9th: ''The
mayor and city council have been invited to
visit Memphis on the fifth of June to witness
| the ceremonies connected with the unwilling
of the Confederate monument in Elmwood
| cemetery"
| Next Friday evening, at Cochran hall,
| the complimentary benefit rendered to Mr..
Morris Sonfeld, the limitation cornet play
er, will be given. Mr.. Sonfeld will leave on
a short engagement in Cincinnati when the
benefit closes.
The gentlemen seem to prefer comfort
to elegance during the hot spell. Vests are
going into disuse, and the glorious old linen
buster is coming into great popularity in this
| southern land of the magnolia, frogs and
ightning-bug.
The Bluff City artillery company, Cap
tain Reudelhuber commanding, will give a
picnic on Tuesday, the eleventh of June.
The Chickasaw Guards, Bluff City Grays and
| Memphis Light Guards will be present and
assist in the .fete.
: Mr.. w. E. Penn, the evangelist, who
has been conducting the revival meetings at
the First Baptist church with marked success
| for several weeks past, will commence hold
ing meetings at the Central Baptist church
| this evening at eight o clock.
AT Estival park, to- morrow, st. Bridget's
school picnic will take place. The children
will assemble at the church for nine o'clock
| mass, after which they will take the street.
railroad cars for the park, where the fun and
frolic will reign supreme.
The Memphis chemists found no indica-
tons of poison in the stomach of the late
Sheriff Jesse order, of Crittenden county,
Arkansas. A portion of the stomach and
contents were sent to chemist at Nashville
for further chemical analysis.
AT the United States circuit court, yes
terday, the following business was transact
ed: United States rS. J. R. Crow, illicit dis
tllling-jury and verdict not guilty. In the
above case the defendant was permitted to
testify in his own behalf, under an act of
congress passed in March last.
Such a glorious Fourth of July as we are
to have in Memphis this year was never seen
in the southern country, if our people who
have not subscribed will only come up and
give a sum equal to that which hundreds of
poor people have already put down their
names for.
"A protest from the Protestant Pastors
association (the Episcopal church rectors ex-
CepteuJ induced the COnIeueraUe ulCnumenIdI
committee to change the day for unwilling
the monument at Elmwood and Decoration
Gay from Sunday, the second of June, to the
| Wednesday following. See the committee s
| circular In another column.
| AT the United States circuit court yes
| terday, Judge Baxter presiding, the follow
ing cases were disposed of: Walker rs Knick-
erbocker insurance company; case argued by
counsel and taken under advisement. Sor-
dam rs. Love-no jury-decree for defend
ant. Stewart ct al. rs. the colored Baptist
church-no jury-decree for defendant
| The Temperance meeting last night, at
the Greenlaw Operahouse, was well attended
and greatly enjoyed by all present. Misses
Russell and Hitzfeld rendered several beau
tiful solos IN a very artistic manner and were
frequently applauded. Tonight another
meeting will De held, at which good speak
| ing and fine vocal music will be the attrac-
| tons.
Mr. E. S. Hammond and Judge c. W.
HeiskeIl, who have been delivering lectures
| 10 the Memphis law class during the past
term, were leaned" by the class Monday
| night. The presents were gold-headed canes,
and the recipients were unable to make ap-
] propriate responses, SO thoroughly were they