Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-27

for the construction Of the road had been
awarded, and that work would commence
about July 10lh.
The game at Olympic Park Sunday be-
tween the Reds and the picked nine resulted
in victory for the former by score OF
seven to five.
"A large crowd attended the German
Maifest at Fitzgibbon's Grove Sunday. The
day passed of very pleasantly, and every
body expressed themselves as highly pleased.
A well-known society young man dis
grsced himself by carrying a prostitute to
the Msifest yesterday. He did not get ID,
however, 20 no damage was done. 1t will be
a warning to him in future.
The Case- or T. Z. kenton %. Harlow
Dow, for $4,000 damages, was on trial in the
Circuit Court yesterday. The declaration
states that Dow had him indicted and jailed
on the charge of selling mortgsged property,
of which charge be was found not guilty upon
trial.
The Memphis Reds, with strong picked
nine, will give a benefit game for NJ. ONesl,
the injured player of the Reds, at Olympic
Park Wednesday evening. Every body should
give ONeal lift, as he Is good player,
though he has been in hard luck since he came
to Memphis
A writ of sequestration was filed in the
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IT,, and Robert Lee Overton against w. II.
Butts, X. S. Stinson and Ed Richardson. 1t
appears that the Overtons leased tract OF
land on Presidents Island to the defendants,
and that the said defendants have been cut
ting and removing timber from the said
lands Hence this action.
The Memphis Reds have contracted with
Loeb g. Nook for an entire new uniform.
The pantaloons and shirt will be of navy
blue, with red cord on the seam of the
pants, and the letter r in red on the shield
of the shirt; white csps and red stockings.
The suits will be finished in time to play in
New Orleans next Sunday and Tuesday, for
which city they leave on Saturday next.
The ring Of the frtisyap 1ha aHnan .ho
strangely intermixed at the Cotton Exchapge
yesterday, but the strife was of the most
friendly character The "bull" and the "bear"
were happy over the prospect of a broader
avenue for their contests, and the artisan
was enjoying the same blessing over the
stipends they were winning from the plethoric
wallets OF the contestants.
The Alumni Society of the Christian
Brothers College gave a most enjoy able
banquet last night at the college hall, at
which "a feast of reason and a flow of SOUP
enlivened them until late hour. The occa-
sion was most delightful one and heartily
cbJO1Cu W 'hC young Seutitueu present.
The following were the toasts drunk, and the
respondents: sour Country" r. A. Odlum;
"The Christian Brothers College" Brother
NJ iurelian; SThe Alumni" NJ. r. Patterson;
"The Press" r. E. Semmes; Labor" s. B.
Athy; "The City of Memphis" d. A. Fray
ser; "rhe Ladies'" L. r. Boyle.
The Arkansas Press Association, to the
number of fifty or sixty, passed through the
city Sunday, the guests of seven railways
according TO the programme kindly fur
nished us by Mr.. B. p. Robson, agent of the
Memphis and Charleston railway. The
party comprise all the prominent lights of
journalism in that State, accompanied by
their wives, together with number of in
vited guests. The associations annual meet
ing was held at Searcy, Thursday evening,
at which the regular annual address was de-
livered by Captain ]. Harvey Mathes, of the
Memphis EUeRing Ledger, which was pub
lished in full in the Little Rock Gazette, OF
Sunday morning. The route of the excur-
sion embraces the full length OF the Memphis
and Little Rock, Memphis and Charleston,
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Air
Line, Norfolk and Western, Shenandoah
Valley, Western Maryland railways, and
Norfolk, of all of which Mr.. p. G. Rogers is
Chick asaw Route. Old man Robson hustled
round with characteristic energy, and sue
;eeded in making every body happy while
passing through his "deestrIct," and if the
,lher boys do their duty as we'll the "Arkan-
as Travellers" will never regret accepting
he courtesies of the Chickasaw Route.