Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-21
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Bluff City Grays were out drilling on
the streets last evening.
festival park is open daily from nine
O'Clock IN the morning till ten O'Clock at
night.
"A very large amount of potatoes have
been shipped northward from this section of
country.
The United States court jury was yester-
day discharged until the first Monday In De-
tober next.
"A shower of rain would be considered a
blessing by residents of the city and by
farmers ia the country.
But few arrests were made by the police
yesterday and up to one O'Clock this morn
ing. These were for drunkenness, except
one, which was for petty larceny.
Tuesday next, twenty-fourth instant, the
cornerstone of the new customhouse will
be laid. The ceremonies will be impressive,
and viii be WITH essed by large eoncourse of
people.
The Wannamaker & Brown clothing
house troubles have subsidized. No prosecu-
ton will be inaugurated. Ali parties seem
to be working together in harmony, SO that
is an end to the sensation.
The Mrs. Topping who gave the letters in
the Wannamaker * Brown matter to Chief
Of Police Athy, resides at No. 143 Madison
street, instead of on Washington street, as
published in the APPEAL of yesterday morn
ing.
In the consolidated cases of Robert Gar
rett & Son Us. the city of Memphis, an ap-
peal bond was taken yesterday. These are
the agreed cases which will go up to the SUI
preme court OF the United States for adjudi-
cation.
The demand for seats to witness the fire.
works on the Fourth of July is steadily on the
The IrplOsUrR will accommodate
ten thousand people, bnt more seats will have
10 be erected to accommodate the multitude
that will arrive from the adjacent country on
that day.
-To-morow's Sunday APPEAL will be
a large newspaper, filled with a vast amount
of reading matter. Advertisers in Sunday g
APPEAL are requested to send in their favors
early to-day, so as to secure good places in
our columns. The SUNDAY APPEAL Is eager
ly read by all classes of people.
"A letter received by Mr.. w. A. Wheatley
from DIR. B. A. Pope, of New Orleans, states
that the Crescent City is perfectly free frc.n
yellow-fever and no fear of an epidemic this
summer is felt, either by physicians or citl-
zens. Great efforts are making to put the
city in good sanitary condition.
AT the commencement exercises of Miss
Clara Conway's school, on Thursday last,
Miss Susie Greenwood received the medal for
proficiency in French. In the report of the
the exercises published In the APPEAL yes
terday morning, an error was committed In
stating that the medal for French was won
by another young lady.
AT Olympic park, yesterday, series of
races were given before a large assemblage.
The races resulted as follows: First race,
mile heats, NorwoOd's Katydid l. /; Galena'
Mamie g. 2, ,. Time-3:07, 2:59. Second
race, pacing mile heats, Lsehman's entry /,
l; Folks entry 2, 2. Third race, running
half-mile heats, Statford's entry, Daylight, /,
l; Bertons entry, Frank. 0, 0. No time
kept.
-T5e Piuafore archery club yesterday
played a match game with toe Memphis
club which resulted in a victory for the
former club. The Pinafores scored l55
points to los for the Memphis club. The
contest was the best three in Eve games.
The contest took place in the lot adjoining
Mrs. BrioEley's, on Poplar street. At the
close of the contest the members of the clubs
took refreshments at the residence of Rev.
Dr.. Harris.
The Glencoe white rioters who attacked
a benevolent colored society On Paducah
railroad train last Sunday, are getting into
trouble. They were to have been examined
before Esquire Qoigiey yesterday, but the
criminal court grand Jury indicted the rioters.
Il. l. Ogiesby was indicted on the charge of
carrying concealed weapons, he gave bonds
IN The sum of five hundred dollars for his APP
pearance; II. II. Fleming, indicted for at
tempt to murder, gave bond for his appear
ance; w. G. Curtis, indicted for carrying
concealed weapons and malicious shooting,
vas in the city that morning but skipped
away, and is fugitive from justice; Jim
Neal, the leading Zulu of the crowd, INDICTED
for malicious cutiing snd carrying concealed
weapons, was not arrested, he having
jumped the county on Monday last, and
taking refuge in the swamps of Arkansas.