Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-23

| NH. cuu, ny special request, repeats lO-
night, IN the First Baptist church, discourse
on The Divinity of Christ All persons at
all skeptical on this question, and the public
generally, are earnestly solicited to attend.
lima De Murska. the tantatrice, and
opera troupe, under the management OF De
Vivo, are singing in concerts before the peo-
pie of Dallas, and other Texas towns, at the
price of one dollar and fifty cents for reserved
seats.
| "A runaway horse, attached to a spring
wagon, created a lively sensation on Main
and Monroe streets yesterday afternoon. The
wild and frightened animal never stopped
until it arrived at the stable on Second street.
No damage was done.
| AT the criminal court, yesterday, the fol-
lowing business was transacted: Francis
Bramley, malicious shooting, two cases, re-
tired; Joseph Marsh, malicious cutting and
shooting, jury and verdict not as yet rendered
A. B. Hill was sworn in as grand juror, rice
Joseph Fader, excused.
The closing exercises of the Memphis
law class for the session will take place at No.
9 Madison street, this Thursday evening,
| at eight o'clock An address will be dellv-
cred by Colonel CAN'T, as well as other gem
tlemen. The exercises will be of interest to
the legal profession, and the members OF the
bar and press are cordially invited to attend.
Knoxville (Tenn.) Tribune, 21st: THE
fruit crop of East Tennessee is now beyond
the reach of frost, and promises to be i'm
mense. 1t will be worth much more this
year, if properly cared for, than the wheat
crop. Our people should be duly alive to the
Importance of making every bushel realize its
| value"
Nearly every chair was occupied at the
Greenlaw Operahouse last night. All seemed
delighted with the singing by Misses Russell,
| Hitzfeld, Hartman, and the choir. Spirited
addresses were delivered by Colonel Douglass
| and Colonel Turner, and thirty-four signed
the pledge. Tonight we are promised sing
| ing by the same parties, and cornet limitations
| by Mr.. Morris Sonfeld.
"Chicks ~ and " Grays at the fair grounds
| tomorrow will attract large concourse of
people The betting, like the chances of
winning, is about even. You can get bet
either way If you SO desire. Nashville is
much exercised over the contest, and will
have representative of the Porter rifles pres
ent to watch the contest.
The attorneys of Brown, the Nicolson
pavement man, will, it is stated, this week
ask the United States court to make inquiry
why the city of Memphis has not collected
more of the Brown mandamus tax. A mo-
ton will be made to compel the collection
and payment of the remainder of the judg-
ment, which amounts to about one hundred
and eighty thousand dollars.
of the stomach taken from the body of the
late Jesse S. Order, sheriff of Crittenden
county, Arkansas, with view to discover
whether or not Mr.. Order had been poisoned
Tie result of the investigation will be pub
llcly announced to morrow. On the result of
the investigation depends the guilt or inno-
cence of certain suspected parties, residents
OF Crittenden county.
Judge Baxter, of the United States
court, is a man who admits of no foolishness.
The way he sits down on clerks and lawyers
is caution. The attorney who tackles the
bench from the bar will get the worst of it.
The free and-easY style of doing business In
the United States court does not work well
when Judge Baxter is presiding. Everything
must be in proper legal shape, or else trouble
eDsues Immediately.
The Supreme lodge of the knights of
Honor, in its session which adjourned at
Nashville Tuesday, elected the following Off
GERS: J. A. Cummings, Boston, supreme die
tator; L. A. Gratz, Knoxville, supreme vice
dictator; K. A. Osmar, jamestown, New
York, supreme treasurer; }. q. Plummer,
Worcester, Ohie, supreme reporter; w. Fl.
Wall, Sardis, Mississippi, supreme guardian.
The Supreme lodge adopted a new ritual,
which will go into effect July l, 1878. The
bond of the supreme treasurer was fixed at
one hundred thousand dollars.
Tonight, at Estival park, the concert,
fit of the orphan asylums of Memphis, will
be given under the auspices of the Milan
club. The programme has been well select
ed, and will be well presented. The attrac-
lions and the good cause will, no doubt, at
tract large audience. The members of the
Milah club deserve great credit for enterprise
and charity, developed in their efforts to aid
and assist the respective orphan asylums of
the city. Let the attendance be large.
One candidate for the office of attorney
general promises, if elected, to give one
fourth of his official income to the public and
private schools. Other candidates offer still
more, while another candidate pledges him
self to give the entire proceeds to an orphan
asylum, of which he is the only occupant, he
being an orphan. The office of attorney
general is worth between fifteen and twenty
thousand dollars year. That and the offices
of clerk of the county court and clerk of the
criminal court are the big fat things Of the
county, ranging up about the same in fees of
Office.
Paris (Tenn.) Gazette, 22d: ''The re-
ports of the wheat crop this week are still of
more encouraging nature. Many fields
have received an amount of damage from
which they will never recover, but there are
still some that show but little or no signs of
any disease. Corn, we may say, is growing
rapidly, and the farmers are having quite a
busy time cultivating 1t. Cotton, tobacco,
OdtS, pOOdGOCS, GU, DIS d SCACIdl CAluS, lOOh
well. The apple prospect is only moderately
good. but the .peach-trees are so full as to be
already breaking down."
AT the United States court, yesterday,
the demurrer In the case of Treadwell Bros.
as. Tuggle was overruled. The Injunction in
the case of M 'Gavock as. Malone was dis
solved. Judge Baxter states that unless cases
are ready for trial ne will not allow this to
impede the justice of the court. The trial of
the Upton county bond cases will commence
to-day. The jurors summoned for the week
are as follows: WV. Young, Samuel Tate,
w. B. Grubbs, ]. M. James, H. T. Lennox,
Nathan d. Menken, Andrew ]. Kellar, John
Overton, jr., WV. Scheduled, John League,
holland tontaine and b. M. Stratton.
Yesterday afternoon, on board the steam
er James Howard, the remains of Mr. John
B. Shear arrived in port, and were conveyed
to the undertaking establishment of Hoist
& Brother. Mr.. Shear was sixty years of age,
and had been on health visit to his sons,
in Florida. He died opposite Helena, Ar
kansas, while the Howard was on her way
up the river. Mr.. Shear resided at Lowell, |
Michigan, and was one of the charter men,
bers of Lowell lodge, No. 9, of the Masonic |
order. telegram has been sent to his rela-
tives in Michigan with reference to the dis
position of the remains. His death was
caused by general debility.
-Vicksburg (Miss.) Herald, 21st: SIN the
supreme court, yesterday, the case of JEFF
ferson Davis IS. Joseph Fl. d. Bowman and |
others, was decided in favor of Mr.. Davis. |
The opinion of the court was read by Mr. |
Justice Chalmers. Judge Simrall read dis
senting opinion. The case had been lately |
reargued before the court by Messrs. Harris |
& George, of Jackson, and Hon. 7. A. Mar
shall, of this city, for the defendants, and by
Messrs. Pittman & Pittman for Mr. Davis |
As the case has excited al unusual degree of
interest, we publish ed the opinion rendered
on the former hearing in ertenso, and will
give to our readers the opinions read yester- |
day, if not too lengthy, as soon as we can OBJ
tain them"
Whether the city funding of bonds will |
be a success or not is yet an experiment, and |
is doubted by many business men, now that |
the mandamus business is crowdIng persons |
and things. Up TO the present time, out of |
the five OF more millions of Indebtedness of |
the city, to home and foreign creditors, one |
million and half have been funded at fifty |