Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-02

Treasurer; Sir z. A. Keeling, Recorder.
During the evening Sir A.V War;, = char
Ter member Of st. Elmo, presented the Com
nandery with a certificate of stock in the
Masonic Temple OF Memphis, No. l, being
the first certificate Issued.
The commencement exercises of the
Memphis Conferences Female Institute at
] acksou, Tenn, will begin Monday, June
11th, which is elecuGion and art levse day.
Tuesday viii be dltJanG day, and Wednes-
day graduates' day. the ommencement ser
mon will be preached BY the Rev. Amos
Kendall, OF Mississippi, Sunday, June lOih.
Back Taxcollsctor Westherford thinks
the lsrge amount Of collections made by him
il largely dus 10 the fact that he has lately
filed number Of bills against delinquents.
The State Compuoller's circular suggests
this as remedy, claiming that the State is
chested out Of large amount of revenue by
reason OF failure to enforce vigorous meas
ures for the collection Of back taxes.
Ed Garvin will be tried in the Criminal
Court to-day on 40 indictment for gambling.
1t IL understood ne will plead guilty as TO
gambling, but will claim that it Is = misde-
meanor and not felony. Judge Greer will
charge lhe same So before and an appeal will
follow conviction. The Supreme Court has
dismissed the appeal in the other case, and
1t Is understood it will take this one up Mon
day and decide upon the constitutionality Of
the act.
1t is stated on good authority that the
wagon which was used TO convey several
smallpox patients to the pesthouss day be.
fore yesterday, picked up five negro fish
ernen on lts way back to the city and drove
them all the way in. This is directly against
the ordinances, and positive instructions have
been given the driver against his very thing.
The consequence, especially at this time OF
the year, Of many repetitions OF this ofsnse,
might De fearful.
Under the supervision of Capt. Jackson
an iron garbage cart is being built for use in
the city as an experiment. The weight will
be 300 pounds less than the wooden carts
now il us, which weigh 800 pounds, and
will cost S5O-the same price. The wsodes
carts are hard to keep clean, while that
made OF iron can be made as good as nav by
a few buckets Of water. II this cart answers
the purpose ss well as it is expected it will
do, they will be used entirely.
A gentleman co pplained yesterday thai
some one employed to put up wires IN the
city had ascepded to the roof of his house
without his knowledge or consent, tranped
over his slate roof snd broken about SO
worth OF Them. Al other houses of his leaks
had been caused by the driving of spikes
into the roof, and he was anxious TO know
where that sort of thing was going 10 stop
He Just wanted 10 know. President Hsdder
gave orders 10 have the matter looked int
at once.
Court Square needs attention and the
| Square keeper needs a little poking up or
/ the part OF the officials. The grass is Lit
tered with scraps Of soiled paper and the
| walks with leaves. No appropriation il
| needed to have this work done. Fifty dol
lars = month is appropriated TO pay tn,
Square keeper for doing it. The erase need
cutting badly, the trees require trimming
| and little care should be bestowed on th'
! walks and cutters around the park. Tn,
| squirrels have yet filed no complaint, bu
, the eye of the observer would certainly no
be charmed by the air of negligence which
| fills the place.
| About week ago a white man will
rather questionable taste quit the aide o
his muiatto fame, Lou Harder, and tool
J from her silver lingering he had give
| her. He transferred his affections to a woma
| Of darker hue named Lou Spencer, an
promised to confer upon her the talism sni
| ring. Lou No. l was inf5rmed of this inter
| ton of her trusnt lord and called upon Lo
| No. 2, to whom che said she would cut tn
ring from her finger if ever she put it OF
Lou warned her caller that she came of
family that killed, and exhibiting to he
view a razor declared she would give he
Just six hours TO iive-no more and no lesi
that she would call upon her at the expir,
ton of that time and she must have ks
| prayers all said and her cofiin ready, to say
trouble. The two Lous were before Justic
Fleming yesterday, who bound Them over
| KEEN nniEf.