Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-26

The politician is out again summing him.
self.
Everybody talks drill, but it is not a
| bore.
The Land League picnic comes off next
Sunday.
The Chicks put up another good drill
last night.
"A grave offense-meddling with the
| plats at Elmwood.
The Porter Rifles have a good oppor-
tunity to immortalize themselves.
License to marry was issued yesterday to
Oliver Browden and Lulu Thornton.
Mr.. John League was appointed admin
istrator of Mollie f. Slater yesterday.
DR.. Longstreet, colored, aged 10 years,
was in the stationhouse yesterday for steal
ing.
Numerous complaints of gas-lamps not
lighted Wednesday night we're made yester-
day.
MIR. kirkland has telegraphed TO Levy,
the cornetist, 10 make a contract to come to
Memphis.
President Hadden dismissed the case
against drummer named A. B. Northrup
yesterday, arrested as a supposed fugitive
from justice.
The picnic of the Land League will take
place at Fitzgibbon's Grove next Sunday. 1t
is likely to be one of the largest gatherings
of the season.
The Marshall (Tex.) Herald makes
mention of a swindlsr named w. II. Glass,
alias Nolan, alias Lacey, ETC., who took in
Memphis short time ago.
The Taxing District government has
met the anticipations of the people. Why
jeopardize its very existence by coupling il
to the hfty-cent settlement bill?
President MADDEN yesterday gave per-
mission to the soldiers to put up a wire
fence around the bluff. Enough space will
be left for spectators to witness the drills.
General Tracy and Oscar Wilde have
joined hands, and the poet will accordingly
be conducted through the South by the
general. Wilde will be in Memphis about
the middle of June.
Let we'll enough alone. The Taxing
District government grew cut of the necessi-
ties OF too-much-mandamusedp people To
touch the debt o. Memphis under the fifty
cent bill will be step toward its ruin.
III the debt of Memphis is TO be paid at
fifty cents on the dollar it can be done by
the present commissioners or by other COM
missioners. A law to that effect can be
passed by the next Legislature, which meets
in January, 1888.
The attention of the police is especially
Calleu 10 SECOND Etreet, between court
Square and Madison street. The bummers
and blackguards of whom the APPEAL last
year complained last night opened their
usual summer seance, and almost under the
windows where young girls were at work a
steady stream of vile obscenity was kept up
for hours. Chief-of-Policc Davis, in the in
terest of the public, should suppress null
sance that is reproach to decency and
menace to the peace of the city.
The honorary members OF both the
Chicks and Porters have an opportunity
Just now to help our two crack military COM
panies to a position that win enable them to
enter the contests at Louisville and Indian
apolis with as fair show of success as those |
of Nashville or any other city. 1t is we'll
known fact that the members of both of our !
military companies are chiefly employees, |
and have already approached their employ |
ers and been given permission TO attend the !
drills at Louisville and Indianapolis. They !
may not feel disposed TO "crowd favors of /