Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-27
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

business was dull in the courts of record
yesterday.
The next eventful celebration will be the
Fourth of July-to'da week.
The Legislative council will meet at the
courthouse on next Saturday.
"A horse trot, best three in I'VE, for fifty
dollars a corner, will be the attraction at
Olympic park this afternoon.
-LeMoyne normal school, colored, closed
yesterday. Prof. Steele, superintendent of
tne school, leaves for Chicago to-day.
AT the grounds Of Mr.. Amos Woodruff,
yesterday, the Memphis archery club defeated
the Pinafore club, winning the best two out
of three matches. The score was 145 to 100
The latest device, in order to keep your
shirt-cuffs clean while at werk, Is to wear
wicker baskets over your wrists and arms.
The things look clumsy, but are no doubt the
style.
In another column appears the order of
| The police and fire commissioners instructing
Chief-of-Poice Athy to arrest all parties do
ing business without license in the Taxing
District.
Yesterday, the remains of Sergeant
Henry Z. Edden, United States recruiting
service, were inferred at the National ceme-
terry. The sergeant died from malignant
attack OF eryspelas.
"A number of Witnesses have been sum-
moned to appear before the criminal court
to-day and testify as to Irregularities and cruel
ties practiced as to prisoners at the county
workhouse, on President island.
AN interesting book for summer reading,
The NeSO SchOOinaa' am; or, A Summer in
North Sparta. Large type, heavy paper,
and cheapest in the world; only fifteen cents
copy, at Mausford's book and news depot,
298 Main street.
Mr.. w. w. Guy, police and fire commits
sioner, has resigned his position on account
of the fact that he intends to remove to New
Orleans. His successor will have to be elect
ed by the county quarterly court, which will
meet next Monday week.
"A display of our gallant fremen in ope-
ration on the Fourth of July would be one Of
the great attractions on that day. Chief
III 'Fadden expresses himself as ready at all
times to contribute any way IN his power for
the entertainment of our visitors.
Last Wednesday night coal-oil lamp
exploded in the AralancHe office, and came
near getting up a frst-class conhagration.
The cause of the explosion was spontaneous
combustion, several incendiary editorials
being found near the ruins of the lamp.
Tonight there will be a meeting held at
Avery chapel, by the colored people, to pay
tribute of respect TO the memory OF the late
William Lloyd Garrison. All the colored
ministers are invited to attend. Services
will commence at half-past seven o'clock.
Eleven arrests were made by the police
yesterday and up to late last evening. Ed
Jones, colored, was arrested on the charge of
! assaulting and badly beating a little colored
boy. G. A. Cross and j. 4. Clifton were ar
rested on the charges of being drunk and
disorderly and carrying loaded pistols.
Yesterday a negro named VIM. Foster
was placed on trial in the criminal court on
an indictment charging him with the murder
of Mrs. w. G.. Foster, at her residence, near
the Fair grounds, some four miles out on the
Charleston railroad, in January last. The
| examination of witnesses will be resumed to-
day.
The county quarterly court, composed of
all the magistrates of the county, will assem-
| bic on next Monday week at the court
house, at which time the matter contained IN
| the grand Jury report as to the condition of
| affairs at the Presidents Island county work
house will be called up and deliberately con
sidered m all its bearings. If the state of
| disgracetul affairs existing at the workhouse
cannot be remedied, then the contract en-
| tered into by the county with the lessees of
the prisoners will be annulled, and the county
will have to make other arrangements.
The case of Charles o. Eveland and
| Thomas Watties, wherein they were arrested
at the instigation of Wannamaker & Brown,
| OF Philadelphia, on the charge of disposing
of the funds of the branch house in this city,
has bsen thoroughly investigated by the con-
| hdential agent of Wannamaker q Brown,
| and the gentlemen were duly exonerated and
acquitted of all blame. Mr.. E7eland can be
| found as an employee in the old house as here
tofore, his employers having discovered after
| searching investigation that no blame at
taches to him. Mr.. Watties was also ac-
| quilted of blame in the matter. This result
ID pleasing to the Memphis friends of both
| gentlemen.
On the subject of fireworks on the Fourth
of July, John Phenix" Captain George Ii.
| Derby, United States army,) writes the fol-
lowing in the Sqeti6Ob Papers: "An excellent
| custom prevails in many cities of the United
| States to celebrate the close of this day with
| a grand exhibition ofs6reworks. This is not
| only beautiful but exciting spectacle, and,
| to thinking minds, presents refined pleasure
| in the analogy that Is presented, for he may
| think to himself that, as the day ends, 80
| will end the lives Of the enemies Of freedom
and the ncendiary politicians, who threaten
| with parricidal efforts the freedom of the
States They will be followed by a grand
display of fireworks in another world, if there
is any truth in the orthodox doctrine of the
age.
In the distribution of zinc-iron disinfect-
ant, free of charge, by the auxiliary sanitary
association, through the medium OF several
drug stores, many strange mistakes have
been and are being made by lnconslderate
people. They visit the drug stores to get the
disinfectant free of charge, but they ask the
druggists to furnish bottles, and often to
wrap the bottle up in paper. They even go
further, and write notes to the druggists to
deliver the disinfectant. The next thing
these people will demand is for the druggists
to furnish everything, deliver the disintect-
ant, and spread it in cellars, sinks and back
yards; and even then there will be people
who will demand more. They will probably
want the druggists to shake their carpets,
have their houses swept, and take general
sanitary cognizance OF their persons and