Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-17
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-ReUieiO de la Mode, at Mansford's.
The Mcclellan Guards drilled on Second
street, In front OF the APPEAL office, last
night.
The attendance last evening at the
French glee club picnic at Estival park was
very large.
The Church orphans home people will
indulge In a river excursion on board the
steamer Andy Baum this evening.
AT the stationhouse last night, dozen
arrests appeared on the docket, principally
for drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
AT the auxiliary sanitary association
meeting yesterday, Messrs. J. NJ. Heating, j.
Harvey Mathes and Rev. Mr.. W. E. Boggs
were elected members of the association.
-Tramps are in the habit of entering I'M
rented houses after dark and sleeping there
in until morning. Those VINO own unrented
houses had better have some person In charge
of such buildings.
Mr.. Smith, superintendent of the Little
Rock road, contributed twenty-five dollars TO
the auxiliary sanitary association, instead
ten, AS heretofore published IN the finance
committees report.
AT called meeting of the cotton ex-
change yesterday afternoon, it was resolved
to open business at eight o clock In the morn
ing aud close at Eve IN the afternoon until
the first OF September.
Chinese OPIUM smoking dens continue to
flourish IN our midst. These places are fire.
quented by the lowest classes of white men
and women. The police know nothing about
such places, however.
Judge Ray and the leading criminal
court lawyers are engaged in good work,
wedding the shysters cut OF the legal pro-
tesson. A shyster In law is what a corrupt
quack is to the medical profession.
The weather was cool and pleasant yes
| terday, the thermometer clrclIng among the
eighties. A cool and refreshing breeze from
| the southwest. A few hIgh-toned clouds
hoated lazily across the blue heavens during
| the day.
Yesterday, Sheriff MCGOWAN revoked the
commission of j. B. Saint as deputy sheriff,
| for reasons satisfactory to himself and those
| conversant with the facts in the case. Mr..
| SAINT is no longer a deputy sheriff, and has
| no power or authority to act as such.
Already the sale of over three thousand
| seats has been assured on the stands by those
who want good view of the fireworks on the
Fourth Of July. Carpenters commenced yes
| terday morning erecting the stand, which it
| Is expected will seat about ten thousand peo-
pie.
To-day, at Horn Lake, MissisSippi, on the
| Mississippi and Tennessee railroad, a basket
picnic will be given by Shelly lodge, No. $50,
/ |. q. q. L. Trains will leave the city for
| Horn Lake at 1880 ATM, 3:10 and z 80 pm
| Fare for the round trip, fifty cents; children
half-price.
| Last evening, about FIVE o'clock, Willie
| Jones, a white boy, aged eleven years, was
| drowned while bathing In the Mississippi
| river, between South and Webster streets
near JONES' brick yard. The body was not
recovered. The drowning was reported by
| Police Officer Jenney.
The poet Cowper thus sang of city in
| June days:
" Suburban villas, highway side retreats,
That dread the encroachment OF growing streets,
Tight cottages, neatly sashed and in blaze,
| With all June's hot suns collected rays,
Breatnes clouds of dust, and calls it COUNT air.
To morrow, at ten o'clock, the annual
commencement OF the Young ladies' school,
| 1876 Third street. will take place. An adj
dress to the graduates will be delivered by
| Mr.. ]. NJ. Heating, and the diplomas will
be presented by Colonel Luke NJ. Finlay
Essays will be made by Miss Sophia Guer-
rant, Miss Mary Cunningham, and Miss
Lucille Bakemore.
Last Saturday evening, while Mr.. Viii
liam Warner was escorting young lady to
her home in Chelsea, some cowardly villain
| slipped up behind him and struck him on the
| back of the head with a brick, lnflicting pain
full and severe injuries. The would-be muir
| derer was unknown, and has so far escaped
arrest. The dastardly act was committed
near the Chelsea brick church.
County Trustee Fleece collected for the
! Taxing District fourteen thousand dollars in
| taxes on last Saturday. During the past
week about forty-fve thousand dollars IN
taxes were collected by the trustee. Tax
PAYERS are still haunting the trustees office
and paying up. This is good sign, and it
places the new government on a solid foun-
dalton. All property owners should walk
up and settle if possible.
The following attorneys have been en-
] rolled as regular practicing lawyers at the