Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-21

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Those who are interested in the decora-
ton OF the Federal graves are trying to get
the Hon. Stanley Matthews to deliver the
Grafton Judge Matthews will hold court here
on the 18th, and there is general desire to
hear him.
Rivers and Matthews are fondIy cherish
ing the idea of going to heaven right away
after execution. They need not delude
themselves. II there il any such place as
hell they are sure to go there. Instead OF
preparing for heaven, they had better pre-
pare for the other place.
Long mousquetaire gloves Of white
Danish kid, embroidered in silver and jet
beads, look exceedingly well with evening"
dress worn in second mourning, the toilet
usually being of a combination of black and
white, or silver gray and black, with lace
garniture of white or black.
"A prominent Front street commission
house recently put up suspension scales,
which, being a novelty in this city, attract
good deal Of attention. The majority OF the
curious, attracted by the solid-looking frame
work, annoy the employees with inquiries as
to when the hanging Is to place.
Bill Dorsey, negro levee contractor,
was fined s. by President Hadden yesterday
for curious offense. Bill gets negroes to
unload boats for him, paying them twenty
or twenty-five cents apiece, and pocketing
the money that should 90 to them. MIR.
Hadden has determined to break this thing
up.
Bell Etheridge has gone to Dresden
| again TO recuperate from his labors as tenor
singer in the courthouse during the last sea-
son. He has been re-engaged for next season
| to sing "Call Me Thine Own" and over the
Garden Wall" seventeen times and half
daily, except when President Hadden's pitt
less padres meet.
Very large handkerchiefs for the shout
ders, made of soft twilled lace, bordered with
edelweiss lace and pointed on the broad hens
with trails of delicate flowers In water
! colors, will be worn this summer over the
| pretty dresses Of flower brocaded musllns and
sarins made with pointed waists and full
panier overdresses.
Fannie Keefe yesterday brought a suit
| in the Chancery Court for a divorce. The
parties were married in January, 1879. She
charges him with adultery, followed by such
physical troubles that "he had to absent
| himself to visit the curative waters OF Hot
Springs, Ark" She charges him, also, with
abandonment and failure to support her.
Little princesse or bebe bonnets, made
entirely of flowers, are again in fashion.
Among the prettiest are those made OF
white lilacs mingled with pale pink hedge
roses, or those of white wood violets, with
trailing arbutus blossoms intermingled.
| These dainty little capotes are particularly
| appropriate at weddings, either Tor the bride
maid or lady guest.
One liberal subscription $500 was
received last week. 1t is now thought that
stake of about $500 will be raised by
members of the Tennessee Club, for stake
to be named by them. Now, let Us hear from
the steamboats, and railroads. A good sub.
scription from each OF these sources would
secure the amount with which the club can
safely announce an attractive fall meeting.
| Worth visites are imported, made Of
broche, camePs hair cloth, or soft India silk
and wool fabrics, in Persian patterns
trimmed with chenille fringe, showing the
varied colors employed in the material com
dark wine-colored or olive green satin, and
fastened with chenille cords and medium
I sized irideseent buttons, encircled with en-
ameled silver.
] The sixth annual report of the German
American Building and Loan Associ alton
for the term ending May 10th, has beer
issued, showing that institution to be on 8
solid basis. The receipts for the term foo
| up S3S, $50 So, including balance of 1873 6;
from last report, dues for the year, interest
pre-empIons, loans repaid, deferred dues
deferred interest, etc. The total receipts fol
the six years amount to $204,3S6.
Some of the policemen are getting en-
tirely too handy with their clubs. while
two of them were carrying drunken mar
to the stationhouse last night about II
o'clock, one of them struck him severa
times. III that prisoners head Is bruised
this morning the policeman should be hnef
for assault and discharged from the force
This clubbing of prisoners who are making
no effort to escape should be stopped.
Some time ago Boone, deputy-wardel
| of the penitentiary, and Smith. the superin
tendent at the workhouse, were found guilt,
| of infiicting corporal punishment on pris
oners. and were sentenced. They appealed
to the Supreme Court, and yesterday the de
cision Of the lower court was affirmed, ant
the Supreme Court decided that corpora
punishment was not lawful either In tn
, workhouse or in the penitentiary.
One of the principal features in dres
! trimmings this spring is the garnitures mad
1 of cut-out edges, dents of various shapes an
sizes or round, square or oblong scallop:
: ''Dents de loupn are lined and turned baci
I to show the bright color underneath. Som
of these are made quite broad, and no
: only trim the foot of the skirt, but ar
t set in full double rows around the edge o
t the long pointed bodice in regular Ehzs
bethan style.
Our Nashville correspondent in yestel
days APPEAL m AIDE the mistake of confound
ing the Rev. Amos with the Rev. LOU
Kendall. 1t was the latter, and not To
former, who was tried and expelled, and VIII
on appeal to the General Conference, wa
: remanded for another trial. The first name
belongs to the North Mississippi Conference
and is a member of the General Conference
whereas the last named belongs to the Nh
sissippi Conference. tfs
The following is the progrsmme for tn
q Shelby County Teachers Institute for Ma
| 0-.L 20 IA.I0 sanretarv's n
port; 1910 to 1O:45, SHOW to Teach Hi
If tory" Miss E. A. Hamilton and E. o. lyle
lO:45 to IL :l5, "Percentsge," w. A. Fielc
and C. J. Neal; II is to IL AS, How 10 5
cure Study in the Schoolroom, w. III. Tyi
and G. w. Thomas; II :45 am. to 1920 p n
10 How Can Teachers Secure the Respect
b Their Pupils" D. E johnson and g. w. Pa
e terson; 20 to- business. = - IT
Memorial exercises will be held at Wi
2 chester Cemetery Sunday, May %. 1888
under the auspices of tire Old Folks =
e Shelby County. The order of exercis
will be as follows: Prayer; music; remsr
j. by the president of the society; music; or
- ton by Brother C. F. Vance; music; ben
diction. The exercises will open at o'clo
I pm In the event of inclement weather, tn
will be postponed until the following Sunda
ut The public are cordially invited to be prese
on the occasion, and especially those W
:" may have relatives or connections inter-
9 in the cemetery. -.is q
r: There has been trouble among the mine
d at Birmingham, Ala, where several Me-
phis capitalists have mining interests. L
:. Birmingham DAILY Age, of Wednesday, CO
:, tanned an anony nous card OF an lncendla
- char cter, threatening the mine-owners,
=, LEGGED to have been written by the miners, b
III the same paper, of Thursday, prints denl
We from the miners of the authorship OF
threatening letter, and declaring: IT
of miners are law abiding men and are &C
Ill tending for their rights solely on pint
principle And they do not intend Il cause
NV hare anythinq done 10 establish any anldrful p
x cedent, but 10 still REUSE 10 accept the reductio
aud if we go down in the attempt, like I
=. Spartans Of old, we hope to establish Q
:. fidelity TO principle. Men and things m
LIE change, but principles never From
tenor Of this card, it ia understood that
co strike, which was against the customa
H. reduction of wages, Is not yet over.
We are placed under obligationsto Ma
10 Anthony Ross, of the city engineer depa
YES ment, for copies of some of his excellt
work in the form of a revised map OF I
he Taxing District, showing accurate details
on the sewer-system, including exact locate
of all the main pipes, laterals, hush-tan
e. etc. . also a diagram of 4 design from
IN majors own brain showing how pol
nv bottles, oyster-cans, broken glassware
fact anything from knitting-needle to
=. steamboat-boiler-tha may happen TO
Us thrown into the sewers, may be captured 8
~. prevented from choking up the pipes. i
-ei is valuable invention, especially to sew
system recently inaugurated, and Will
Is people, uneducated to its capacity, seem
ID think recep tacle for all character OF II
ed bisb Another diagram accompanies