Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-11
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
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oscar Wilde tomorrow night
The baseball match to-day should not be
forgotten.
There is every prospect that the great
aesthete Oscar Wilde will have a rousing
house.
-Mansford calls the attention Of the
reading public to the largest line OF reading
material to be found in the city.
The planters surely have no reason to
complain OF want OF sun now. The last two
days the sun seems to have been making up
for lost time.
Programmes are out for novel and en-
PERTAINING exercises at Miss Higbee's school,
by her French and German classes, next
Tuesday morning.
Mics Conway takes this means Of in
wiling the friends and patrons of the school
to the primary class exercise at $50 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
-Estiyal Park is open all day. Music at
and s O'Clock. a cool and agreeable resort
for all. Take yellow car AMI enjoy your
self for few hours.
The colored Grand United Order of Odd
Fellows will have street parade next Tues
day and a picnic at Estival Park. From
the length of their programme, a grand time
is evidently contemplated.
A grand complimentary ball will be
given by the citizens OF Holly Springs to the
graduates of the Franklin Female College,
Bethlehem Academy, Holly Springs Insti-
tute and visiting young ladies on Friday, the
the 23d instant.
Car No. IS on the New York and Chi
cago and Pennsylvania railroad contains a
well-selected library, which is free TO all who
have berths on it. An excellent idea. IL is
to be hoped that it may be generally followed
by the railroad companies.
We are in receipt of the variations on
Rutledge's song, dolly Dean" by Mrs. Lou
Fits, author Of "Obelisk Waltz" 1t is a
beautiful arrangement for the piano, and
very instructive. f. Witzmanu & Co., 223
Second street, are the publishers.
An attempt was made last night to bur
glarize the residence of Mrs Holland, No
242 Elliott street. The robter had effected
an entrance into the house, and was in the
act of administering chloroform, when he
dropped some in Mrs. Hollands face,
awakening her. The lady screamed. The
rsbber ran, taking nothing with him. Peo-
pie cannot be too careful in locking up their
premises at night.
Captain VIM. NJ. Forrest arrived in the
city On yesterday directly from New York.
1t is understood that he and Major Busby are
engaged in the preparation OF their answer
to the recent bill filed against them in refer
ence to the stock OF the Selma road. Their
friends say they will be able to show con-
clusively that their conduct IN the transac-
ton is beyond criticism, and that the COM
plainants are on very cold trail.
MIR. r. A. Hamilton, at the late rat6ca-
ton meeting by the Low-Tax Republicans
and Greenbackers, spoke OF the Trades
Assembly as il its members were interested
in that ticket. We are informed that 10
trades union nor the Trades Assembly have
had anything to do with that or any other
ticket. The assembly is organized for the |
benefit of the various trades unions, not for |
wire-pulling and log-roliing purposes.
Our State library is very fine one, |
composed of "a 900 volumes. In the library, |
too, is quite a large collection of curiosities. |
10 a case with many other things is to be |
seen a limb in the shape of walking cane, |
said to be cut from a beech tree sixty feet |
high and four feet thick, on which is plainly |
visible to this day the following inscription:
d BooS cilIed Bar.
On TREE in year 1850
Just above the case mentioned is q frame
in which is preserved piece OF the flag sur
rendered by Lord CORVALLIS to General
Washington, at Yorktown, October 10, 1871.
There is to be seen also the sword of Colonel
DuPuyster, British officer under Colonel
Ferguson at the battle of Kings Mountain,
in 1850. Daniel Roon's musket, General
J ackson's cap, aud many other interesting
old relics are to be seen.
From the Nashville American We learn
that CDR. J. Berrien Lindsey has under
taken the work of writing the history Of
Tennessee, having been engaged in the enter
prise since 1862. Though Tennessee occu-
pies front rank in military and political
circles, the history OF the State has never
been written, except that OF the early settle
ments To remedy this defect is the object
Of the present historian, and the first vol
ume of the work will be issued within twelve
It will be devoted to the military
history of the State from 1912 to 1865, and
will contain chronological accounts OF the
Creek war, the New Orleans campaign, the
frst and second Seminole wars, the war of
Texan independence, the Mexican war, and
the great war between the States. 1t will be
out and out home production, strictly his-
torical in character, and aim to do impartial
Justice to all concerned by simple record Of
Isota.
1t is we'll known to nearly every Mem
phian that the steamer James Lee possesses
all the advantages, comforts and conve-
niences of a frst-class steamer. Her out
ward appearance is familiar TO every inh alb
liant of these bluffs. 1t remains for a closer
acquaintance "a trip down and back to dis
close her real beauties, comforts and social
arrangements. Her cabin is arranged with
all the comforts, style and conveniences to
De found on any boat that floats, and the
culinary department OF the Lee is simply
immense. The Lee is noted for landing
everywhere, at all times, for anybody
IN fact, it is conceded by her patrons that if ]
each one had boat of his own he could not
enjoy the accommodations given them by the
Lees. Just now the scenery along the route {
If the james Lee is perfectly beautiful. The !
liver is bank-fulI, yet not overlooking, and
he crops are fine, plentiful and growing {
apidly. Such scenes, together with the
present pleasant weather, should command
excursion on the steamer Lee as a
eiuvenator to the merchants OF our city.