Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-13

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inclose and improve the Confederate burial
ground in Eimwood.
Joe Upshaw and Ollie Bibby, colored
couple, were licensed to wed yesterday.
There is a very bad hole near the city
hospital, which needs immediate attention.
| Betting in Louisville as well as in Mem
phis is all in favor of the Chickasaw
Guards.
The paving of Beale street drags along
very slowly. The contractor should be ex-
pedited.
The Strangers church was crowded at
both the morning and evening services
Sunday.
Several arrests were made yesterday for
| violations of the sidewalk and sanitary
| ordinances.
! Geraldine and Her Suitors, the latest in
Franklin Square Library, can b.. had at Mans
| ford's, 29S Main street.
st. Elmo Commandery, of this city, will
| take the prize at the Mount Eagle Springs
drill. That is generally conceded.
Two deeds we're recorded at the registers
| office yesterdsy-Chancery Court to G. p.
Church, and W. H. Cherry to F. FL. HeiskelI.
The Quapaws drill we'll and are nice fell
| lows, and all that sort OF thing; but then
| there are the Chicks" and the Porter
| Guards.
The jury in the Mundinger case yester-
| day returned a verdict of mot guilty"
There are still eleven more counts to be con-
| sidered.
The Porter Rifles, of Nashville, have
| gone into camp. They are determined, if
possible, to defeat the Chicks at Louisville
or Indianapolis.
The shipping trade in early vegetables
and fruits is larger this year than ever be-
fore known, and gardeners find ready sale
for all they can raise.
Between and o'clock yesterday after
noon a heavy rain and hail-storm passed
over the city, laying the dust and cooling
the atmosphere somewhat.
In the Criminal Court yesterday the case
| Of John Clarke and James Cochran, for the
murder of Levi Preston, was continued to
the next term Of the court.
The Memphis Commandery left for Mont
Eagle Springs last night, followed by the
good wishes not only of their Masonic breth-
rem, but Of the whole public.
The game of baseball Sunday at Olympic
Park, between the Memphis Reds and the
Wetter Nine, resulted in a victory for the
latter club, by score of ten TO three.
Home took place Sunday afternoon, and
were of very interesting character. Quite
large audience was In attendance.
Don't forget the Trades Assembly ric-
mic Wednesday, at Estival Park. A nice
programme has been arranged, and good
time is guaranteed to all who attend.
The kite flying and gravel-shooting or
dinances should be enforced. OF course the
small boy has right to enjoy himself, but
he should be made to do it in rational
manner.
The Louisville and Nashville railway
changed time again yesterday. The express
train now departs from here at IL 10 pm,
and the mail arrives daily at APO pm. No
change in other train movements.
The APPEAL has received the thanks of
the Trades Assembly for courtesies. The
members of the assembly and all working
men may be assured not only of the practi-
cal sympathy but the practical help of the
APPEAL whenever necessary.
An open ditch across Madison street, at
its intersection with Wellington, caught sew
eral wayfarers last night and gave them a
mud bath. The ditch is the work of some
corporation, and has not so much as a lamp
to warn the traveller of his danger.
From and after this morning the Adams
street fire-bell will ring at Z, II and O'clock
a substitute for town clock. This is in
answer to petition from the Trades As
sembly for standard time, by which labor |
ing men may know how long they work.
General Pope, on request from Major |
Fortescue, of Leavenworth, KS, has de-
tailed the following army officers to act as |
Judges at the indianapolis tournament in |
July next: Major J. J. Coppinger, Tenth |
Infantry; Captain E. B. Williston, Second |
Artillery; Captain S. 3. NJ. Young, Eighth |
Cavalry.
"A letter has been received by Captain |
o. K. Joplin, from Black Bros, Wittsburg, (
Ark, making inquiries for one Percival, who |
left that place some two weeks ago for Mem |
phis on the Rene Macready, and was sup |
posed to be in the hospital here. Any 10
formation concerning him should be sent to |
Chief-of-Police Davis.
There will be meeting of all the Cath |
olics who feel an interest in having proper |
Enclosure placed around the old Catholic
graveyard on Henry avenue, as also in hav-
ing the place decently cared for in future, |
Second and Adams streets, Wednesday night |
at o'clock. Let there be a full attendance. |
Upton county is proverbial for its fruit
fulness, and we have excellent specimens of |
what it is doing this season in splendid ears |
of heavy wheat, and also of fine barley |
grown by John B. Kinton, Esq, who has |
raised thirty acres of those grains, with a |
yield of from thirty to forty bushels an acre.
1t is pleasure to note such industrial |
progress in Tennessee.
AT Louisville, the Commercial, of that
city, thinks the Chickasaw Guard-, of Mem
phis, and Porter Rifles, of Nashville, will
settle the long-disputed military champion
ship for Tennessee, while the Quapaw
Guards, of Little Rock, Crescent City Rifles,
of New Orleans, some of our own companies,
and other military organic atoms, will con-
last with them for the golden prizes"
The Porter Guards, at meeting held
last night, decided not to contest at Louis
Vile and indianapolis in the military drills.
This decision was reached because of the
committee who were selected by the company
% get the team in camp on next Wednesday,
not being able to get part of the team of
rom their business, their employers not
being willing to lose their time, and without
,oing into camp the boys did not feel they
,ould attain that degree of perfection that
would be a credit to the company. A por-
ion of the company will go merely as
pectators.
The annual examination of the classes
# the Christian Brothers College will take
,lace at the college hall as follows: Tuesday,
Tune 18th, primary and third preparatory
J asses; Wednesday, june 14tb, preparatory
lasses; Friday, June 16t1, intermediate ard
commercial classes; Monday, June 18th,
and collegiate classes; Tuesday,
une Goth, higher classes. Exercises from
to II 80 am, and from to 1890 pm.
specimens of penmanship, drawing and
ook- keeping will be on exhibition in the
tudy hall. Patrons and friends are respect
ully invited to attend.
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