Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-04
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The tax-colIector is inviting all property
owners to walk up and pay taxes for the year
1879.
Clean up and disinfect your premises and
you are all right from sanitary point of
view.
The legislative council of the city will
meet at the courthouse this afternoon at two
O'CLOCK.
The auxiliary sanitary association will
meet as usual this afternoon at four o'clock,
at the cotton exchange committee room.
The picnic of the knights of Innisfail, at
Estival park yesterday and last evening, was
Mfgely attended. 1t was quite an enjoyable
affair.
Prayer meeting at Cumberland Presby-
terrain church, Court street, at eight O'Clock
this evening. Lecture on Sabbath school
lesson, by Rev. T. J. Rowan.
An adjourned meeting of the city legis-
lative council and the auxiliary sanitary as
ISOLATION will be held at the courthouse at
two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The annual French picnic will come off
at Estival park on Monday, the sixteenth
instant. One-half the proceeds viii be do
mated to the Auxiliary sanitary association.
Yesterday newsboy, aged seven years,
was run over by a private carriage IN the
northeastern portion of the city, and had one
of his thighs badly broken. The accident
was caused by careless driving.
Yesterday afternoon boy named Myrtle
got his foot caught in the street-car turn
table on Main street, and had it badly
| crushed. The boy was carried home and
secured proper medical attention.
| The case of Joseph Beehr, on a warrant
charging the commission of perjury in a
bankluptc case, will be further heard by
| United States Commissioner S. S. Garrett, on
| tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock.
"A number ofpersons who acted as nurses
here during the epidemic last year have or
| Ranized themselves into The Howard Nurse
! Association, of Memphis, Tennessee" and
have adopted a constitution and bylaws.
AT the criminal court, yesterday, John
| w. DandrldRe was found guilty of larceny
| by Jury, and his penalty was fixed at thirty
| days imprisonment in the county Jail, but the
jury recommended the prisoner to the mercy
| of the court.
Parties leaving for their usual summer
tour should go we'll supplied vita reading
matter and purchase the same from Mans
ford's book and news depot, where at all
times can be found the finest selection of
cheap reading material in the south.
AT half-past three o'clock Yesterday a
FIRE broke out in negro shanty, near the
corner of Looney and Sixth streets, Chelsea
The adjoining frame cottage, occupied by
Joseph Pickering, caught fire and was also
destroyed. The property was insured.
The police made the following arrests
yesterday: Henry Martin and William
Rortfet (colored), shooting with intent to kill :;
Charles Thomas and William Snyder, lar
ceny; Samuel Howard, attempt to commit
highway robbery and carrying a razor as a
deadly weapon.
Will water explode? is a question which
was settled yesterday at Main street saloon,
when bottle of Apolllnaris water blew up
while in the hands of the barkeeper who re-
ceived several severe cuts from the hyinp
pieces of glass. If this accident had taken
place after drinking, a coroner's inquest
would have been In order.
-" The rain is Ger. how densely bright
| Yon pearly clouds Teposing le
| Cloud above cloud, glorious sight
| Contrasting with the deep blue sky
| In grateful silence earth receives
| The general blessing; fresh and fair
| Each flower expands its little leaves
As glad the common Joy to share"
The fftieth anniversary or golden jubi-
lee, of the st. Louis university, will ne duly
! celebrated at the university hall on the even
ing of the twenty-hfth instant the date OF
| its annual commencement The programme
will consist of addresses by the graduates
the comforting of degrees and the distribu-
ton of gold medals and other prizes
The Chickasaw Guards held a meeting
at their armory last night, and elected Off
GERS as follows: Captain, S. I. Carnes; first
lieutenant, N. b. Camp; second lieutenant
Harry Allen; third lieutenant, w. l. Clapp;
ensign, James Kirkland chaplain, RI Rev
G. L. Quintard; ! surgeon, DR.. Heber Jones;
first sergeant, Richard Wright; second ser
| geant r. w. Harris; third sergeant, A. r
Taylor; fourth sergeant, j. NJ. Bourn; FIFTH
sergeant, S. A. Pepper; first corporal, J. B;
Houchens; second corporal, w. A. Sneed
third corporal, J. G. Henderson; fourth cor