Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-20
DAILY APPEAL-FRIDAY, JUNE 1879

drifted into Presidents island, where Wright
died. A little son of Wright's was in the
skiff with him at the time, and gave the facts
to our authorities. The boy died of yellow
fever last fall. The woman, Rachel Bore
gard, is jointly indicted with her husband for
the murder of old man Wright.
The Knoxville (Tenn) Chronicle, of the
fourteenth, contains the following: "The
first contractors who were getting out from
the Williams quarry, near this city, and fur
nishing the marble for the construction OF the
Memphis customhouse, threw up their con-
tract on account of financial embarrassments,
and there promised to be a suspension of the
operations. Their bondsmen, who are prom
inent capitalists of Washington, came to the
rescue, however, and took the contract in
hand themselves. The venerable Ex-Post-
master Bowen, of Washington, one of these
bondsmen, came out and is giving personal
attention to the matter. He paid up all the
old scores, and started the work on with q
fresh impetus, and the cash will be paid
promptly, hereafter, for all work, at Memphis
as we'll as at the quarry near this city, and
those having dealings with the company may
now have no uneaslnss on the subject OF
finances. The company is now thoroughly
reliable and responsible.
The commencement yesterday at the
young ladies school on Third street, OF
which Miss Clara Conway is principal, was
one of the most interesting affairs OF It's kind
that has taken place in Memphis for some
time. The programme was carried out to the
letter. The essays by the three graduates
Miss Sophie Guerrant, Miss Mary Cunning
ham and Miss Lucille Blakemore-were close,
concise and appropriate, in good taste, and
were read with a clearness and en-
phasis that carried conviction of earnest
ness to all present. That by Miss Blake
more. ''Never Rose of the Roses Shall
DE-" was delivered with much feeling,
moving nearly all to tears. 1t abounded in
touching and tender illusions to the q eat
public bereavement of last year, and was
unanimously voted the best essay and best
delivered that the school closing season has
yet produced. Mr.. ]. M. Heating delivered
an address to the graduates on the necessity
for special preparation for industrial indie
pendence in life, and Colonel Luke W. Fin
lay presented the diplomas in few SEN
fences full of sympathy appropriate to the
occasion and In keeping with the general
drift of the thought and purpose of the day.
Miss Clara Conway, as she deserved to be,
was the recipient of handsome present
from the graduating class, which was pre-
scented by Miss Blakemore who, WITH deep
feeling, acknowledged her own and the IN
debtedness of the class to their devoted and
beloved teacher. Miss Clara made suitable
Acknowledgement Miss Lulu Qugley re-
ceiYed a gold medal from Prof. Wilzmann
for proficiency in French, and Miss Blakemore
a copy of the Rhine of the Ancient Mariner,
illustrated by Dore, for excellence in PEN
useful as the majordomo of the occasion,
relieving Miss Conway, and assisting greatly
toward the ease and grace with which the
affair went OFF. There was quite a dlstln-
guished company present, embracing many
Of the resident clergy of all denominations.