Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-27
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-6elplnR danu excursion Tonight.
The talking photograph is in town.
To-day week will be the Fourth of July.
The dog PRISONERS are abroad. Muzzle
your cannes.
Mosquito bars are in demand and in use
throughout the city.
AT the chancery court the case of Smith
us. Moore is still on hearing.
Last night was the hottest of the season,
and humanity perspired freely.
River excursions at night by church So
ceties are prevailing at present.
The charter of another Mexican mining
company has been filed with the city register.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Ten
nessee dental association is in session at Nash
vile.
The general council will assemble in
monthly session, az the city hall, on Wednes-
day next, the third proximo.
People continue to slip away from the
city daily, bound for watering places, cooler
chimes, and occasionally for Europe.
The Helping Hand excursion will
leave the foot of Monroe street this evening
at eight o'clock, on the James w. Gaff.
-Thlrty-seven thousand dollars of city
bonds, scrip, etc, have been funded within
the past two days, at 6ftyfve cents on the
dollar
Every morning few dead dogs can be
found throughout the city, the result of poi
son administered by the police under the dog
ordinance.
Hot days and cool nights make up the
weather at present in this locality. No one
needs travel northward IN search of more
pleasant weather.
Sec nd Lieutenant James Richardson, of
the Chlckasaw Guards, has resigned his
position. His successor will be elected from
among the company.
The Radicals, Nationals and 'bolters"
will assemble in secret meeting to-day at the
hail on Front street, near West Court, for the
purpose of making up county ticket.
AT the United States court, yesterday,
the evidence in the cases of Field, Behr and
Hesse was being taken and was being heard
by special United States commissioner.
The four row. boat crews were out in their
shells. on the river in front of the city, last
evening, indulging in practice for the great
Mound City bend regatta of Sunday next.
Quite number of bets have been made
in this city on the Tenbroeck- Mollie NJ 'Carthy
race, at Louisville. Tenbroeck seems to be
slightly the favorite with Memphis betters.
The weekly temperance meeting at the
Jefferson street hall tonight will be ad-
dressed by Rev. John Park and others. Good
musIc-everybod invlted-no meetings else
where tonight.
Grand temperance celebration on the
fourth of July. All the friends of temper
ance and the various organizations through
out the country are cordially invited to at
tend and participate.
AT the recorders matinee on yesterday
but few cases came before that city official for
adjudication, and these were of trivial I'M
portance. In police, as in other circles, the
dull season reigneth.
The August election is still one of the
chief topics of conversation wherever or
whenever two or more men do congregate.
And whenever that does happen you will
always find politician in the midst of them.
Candidates for congressional honors are
already mixing with and shaking hands with
citizens, inquiring as to the health of their
families, discussing the business outlook and
the great weather question from a crop
standpoint.
"A rumor was current yesterday that
County Court Clerk James Reilly had died.
On investigation the rumor proved incorrect.
Mr.. Reilly is dangerously i'll, but he is cor
sidered out of danger. His illness is caused by
severe attack of hux.
The latest venture In newsboyism is that
of little girl aged six years, named Lille
Freeland, whom couple of citizens set no
IN business by advancing her few nickels,
wherewith she purchased newspapers and
engaged IN selling them on the streets, where
she finds many customers.
Many of our prominent merchants, who
have declined so far to contribute anything
toward paying for the big pyric display on
the Fourth of July, will have an opportunity
TO do so now, as Mr.. Tracy will make another
effort to make up the amount necessary to
meet the expenses of so grand display.
The negro Harry Dockery, who was shot
on Sunday last in Chelsea by A. A. Slaughter,
while engaged in making an assault upon
the latter, Is still lying dangerously i'll from
the effect of his wound. 1t will be several
days yet before the condition of the wounded
man can be fully determined as to his recov-
cry.
Ten Thousand Year, by Samuel War
rem, and over five hundred new and standard
novels, at ten and twenty cents each. Par
ties leaving for the summer months should
call at MaDstord's and examine the list of
cheap reading, thereby saving considerable
and getting the very Latest In the reading
line.
AT the Shelby circuit court, in the coupon
suits of w. NJ. Harrington as. the city, for
f0rty-three hundred and sixty three dollars
and seventyfour cents, the mayor confessed
Judgment before Special Judge Hutchinson.
The debt was afterward funded by Mr.. Far
nngton at hfty-hve cents on the dollar, he
taking the new bonds of the city, etc.
The following officers were elected by
Unity lodge. No. 2l7, knights of Honor, last
night: n. L. Avery, dictator; N G. Dukes,
vice-dictator; w. D. Cannon, assstant-dic-
tator; Rev. V. o. Gee, chaplain; A. B. Hill,
reporter; Percy c. Clarke, financial reporter;
A. ). Nj Mar, treasurer; Henry Clements,
gnlde; J. Il. Wright, guardian; L. levin,
sentinel.
All the night long scores of hooking
BIRDS make theairsmusical throughout the city
and suburbs. Longtellow, in his Euangeline,
says OF the great so1gster-
Then from a neighborIng thicket the hooking
bird, widest or singers,
swung aloIt on willow spray that hung DER the
music, " ~
That the whole air and the woods and the waves
Seem'd to listen" W e'
At the Shelby county court, Yesterday. a
/ special chancellor was hearing an equity case
| Inc only persons in the room were the spec-
nj chancellor and one of the ATTORNEYS. who
was arguing the case from the papers and
| proof on file. The other attorney had made
his arugument and had left. No clerk was
| present and no audience could be discovered
Audiences are hardly ever found at the chan
Gerry court, the dry equity cases having but
little attraction for the nubIic Tho TTn;ta1