Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-09

street. on the night Of the seventeenth IN
slant Addresses, general speeches, music,
singing, and grand supper, comprehends
the programme. Invitations are being Is
sued, and the affair promises u be huge
success.
Billy Lieben's il the place to get your
Sunday reading matter-he has everything
| late. md of the latest. He will close at one
| O'Clock, sharp. GIVE Billy Sunday call
-fIlliard Harris, coored, was arrested by
Offic Headrick yesterday on the charge of
| cutting with knife a coored brother during
a row had between them in South Memphis.
The prowling hog and goat have dSap-
peared from the streets. They are fenced
up, or else live at the public pound. The
wandering COW yet moves along the streets
| and alleys as heretofore.
Memphis has no mud at present outside
OF the bayou Gayoso, but 1t has clouds OF
| dust, etherializej mud. a. 1t were. ester
| day every body's eyes were filled with he
| floating PARTICLES Of matter.
Yesterday the jury in the App-Hackett
| murder case, at tine criminal court, returned
| a verdict of not guilty. and the prisoner was
| disch 4rged from custody. The action OF the
| jury created no little comment.
| To-day the churches, suburban places of
! resort baseball grounds, beer gardens,
| Elm wood cemetery, the bluffs, etc, will be
well attended People have different ways
| of e. Toying themselves on Sundays.
| Tomorrow morning, at niaa O. a
requiem mass will be chanted a. S. as
| (Clthol q church, on GeorcIs stf. h
| Memphis, for the Tepose of d 81. .s. =.
Louisa Arata, late wife Of Capt.. "a,
Of the police force.
When lotteries are chartered 10y State,
as toe louisiana company is, they al-'e' err
ally managed by honest and COMB n.
Those who want to invest in tca Id
remember that the next dIawinE Goa. IN
Tuesday, March 1lth.
The Knights of Innisiail will give
grand ball, at Mennerchor Hall, on st. Pat
nck's day. The knights comprise some of
our best Irish citizens, and their balls are
always enjoyable affairs.
The churches of the city, except those of
the Catholic and Episcopal denominations,
| will be closed tonight owing to the celebra.
ton of the anniversary OF the Memphis and
Shelby county bible society at the Cumber-
| land Presbyterian church.
One % the Fabers, the great lead pencil
| manufacturers, died at New York last week.
1t Is tc os hoped that it was not Faber No. 2,
Because no newspaper man could get along
| without him. We need him to point moral
and adorn tale occasionally.
The sixth anniversary ball of the knights
of Inuisfail will come off at the M8nnerchor
ball, on the night of the seventeenth in
staLt. To the committee OF arrangements,
com posed of Messrs Morgan III Hugh, J. T.
Ryan and VIM. Cunningham, we are in
debted for invitations to attend.
The three young men, Hugh Davis,
Charles Sims and A. L. Foster, who attempted
to black mail Mrs. Dawson by sending her
threatening letters, will have hearing be-
fore Esquire Qulgley at three o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, unless the grand jury
should take action in the case IN the forenoon
The tonsorial artists can rest to-day
They shaved their friends up to twelve
o'clock last night, and then were not able to
serve all customers. Those who failed to get
shaved last night will have TO walk around
bearded sinners or saints to-day, unless they
shave themselves this morning.
"A pair OF number pine brogans project
ing from a window of the third story of the
Peabody hotel, on Main street, attracted the
attention of the APPEAL reporter at seven
o'clock last evening. The man who was in
brogaus was back in the room smoking
cigar add enjoying his Otiuna cum dignitate
in rocking chair.
The american almanac and Treasury
of Facts, for 1879, by A. r. Spofford, libra
nan Of congress; new Seaside, Lakeside and
Franklin Square Libraries, dallies, picto-
rails, and a general assortment of reading
matter, can be mad at Mansford's book aad
news depot, 29S Main street. Call early, a.
he closes at one o'clock, sharp.
Last Friday night Ben Haynes, a section
boss on the Mississippi Central railroad at
Water Valley, Mississippi, committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the head
with a pistol. No cause is assigned for the
rash and foolish act. The news was brought
to the city yesterday by Captain Harry Child |
ress.. Of the Mississippi and Tennessee rail- |
road.
This evening, at the Court street Cum
berland Presbyterian church, the forty ninth |
anniversary of the Memphis and Shelby |
County bible society will be duly celebrated. |
The exercises will be very interesting to re-
ligious people. The music will he conducted |
by Prof. H. Schuize, who will be assisted by |
many of our leading vocal and instrumental |
amateurs.
Yesterday J. A. Smith was indicted 10y |
the criminal court grand jury on the charge |
of stealing a valuable Durham calf. Esquire |
Quigley had issued a warrant for his arrest, |
the warrant having been sworn out by Mr.. |
When Esquire Quigley was notified of the |
action of the grand jury, the investigation of |
the case under the warrant ceased.
-Che members of Angerona lodge, No.
1853, and Leila Scott lodge, No. 289, f. and
A. NJ, assembled last night at Joseph
Specht' S, where, after beng RECALLED with Ice
cream and refreshments, kindly furnished by
the worthy brother, repaired to South Mem
phis lodge hall TO witness an exemplifcation
of the work in the Master Mason's degree, in
the presence of the Grand lodge officers.
Masonry fourishes in Memphis.
The following is a retort discourteous,
yet it comes from Barney Hughes in his
RailtCay Record: ''The newspaper reporters
of Memphis, at a recent fire, seemed to have
been looking around for females IN midnight
attire. We are surprised they didn't help
with the hose" The above is a shocking
stocking story, which has no foundation in
TACT, because every newspaper man IN Mem
phls, Barney Hughes included, would, if
assist any lady in dis dress at
ire.
Invitations are out for the ''Milah's''
next entertainment, which takes place Satur-
day evening, March 18th, at the Casino club
hall. We learn that most extensive and
elaborate arrangements have been compile
ted, and we may add in this connection that
no pleasures have been anticipated with
greater delight than the entertainment here
ofore given by the members of the Milan
club. A strictly select company have been
rendered invitations, and the coming event
promises to eclipse all Its predecessors.
Many people are investing in the United
States government four per cent bonds, but
here is a better investment ab home than
hat. The six per cent bonds Of the Masonic
Temple association are paying investments,
ND are Just as safe investments as the four
per cents of the United States. The rental
If the Masonic building will be nearly six