Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-22
Another swelterer yesterday.

Another swelterer yesterday.
No real estate transfers yesterday.
The courthouse was never before 80 dull
as now.
-Race-track dust is beginning to fill the
atmosphere.
"A new dress seen on Main street yester-
day had nc less than three vests.
The watermelon wagon still abides on
the shady side of Madison street.
License 10 marry was issued yesterday
10 Silas Basket and Mildredge Alexander.
The Bad Boy abroad, being the %continu.
alton Of "a Bad Boys DiGry," in the twenty
fve-cent edition at Msnsford's, 29S Main
street.
-Track-laying on the lower end of Main
street has been commenced by the City Rail-
way, and will be pushed rapidly 10 complete
the break.
An open boil of cotton, from the Dean
Island place OF Mr.. Horace E. Andrew, WIS
on exhibition st the Merchants Exchange
yesterday.
-"What the President Catches with His
Hook and Line" is the most intere sting of all
the telegraphic news 10 the Adams street
Izaak Wsltons.
AT noon to-day, at the courthouse, Mr..
"ANhA1 Va Nv OhobNNAy OCoAh
will sell a lot on the corner of Third and
Washington streets.
There is something sweetly aJthetic in
the coincidence that just as the sunlowers
are bursting into blossom Oscar Wilde sets
his foot upon our shores.
Travel is brisk. Every train brings in
full coaches, and they do not depart again
empty. The transient population of the city
was never go large as now.
Perhaps the msnipulstors of steam
whistles, young corneis and brass horus
would be more considerable if they knew the
number of suicides they are responsible for.
1t is reported that a Mormon missionary
is working in the nsighborhood of Memphis.
About fifteen converts passed through the
city day before yesterday on their way oSal
Lake.
"A letter has been received by the police
making inquiry for Vim. Monroe, who left
Oscsola on July 9th 10 make a short visit
10 Memphis, and has not been heard OF
since.
1t is reported tina! travellers en- the turn
pike are about to unite in a BODY for the pur-
pose of prosecuting the road officials for al
lowing the road 10 get into such a bad con-
| dition.
-Au unprovoked assault was made on
Julius Behr yesterday morning by John
Green at a stable on Monroe street, where
the latter went to collect a bill. Green was
arrested.
1t is said that a new musical society ia
about TO be formed, with Messrs. Schulze,
Piano, Karch and Winkler at its head.
Meetings. are to be held over Witzmann's
music rooms.
"A wsgon-load of c~onvic,s tumbIed down
an embankment fifteen feet high on the Horn
Lake road, when returning from work even
ing before lsst, and were badly shaken up,
& but not seriously hurt.
Mr.. ". /. Sisson was called to IrontoD,
O., yesterday to take charge of the remain
of his son Howard, who was accidentally
drowned at that place. The unfortunate
youth was loved by all who knew him.
The workmen employed on the Presby.
terrain church and Jewish synagogue, on OF.
posite sides of Poplar street, seem to be rue.
ming 4 race, judging by the almost equa
rspidity with which both edi6ces are spring
ing III.
The upper end of the plank walk lead
ing from Court and Front to the river is in Z
fearful condition, and badly needs repair
The planks are rotten and broken, and th,
walk choked up with rank, loud. snellin;
weeds.
An Inquest WIS held yesterday on th,
remains of P. J. DAILY, the attorney who died
suddenly night before last. The verdict va
death from congestion. He had been sicl
several days, but refused to go to bed unit
the very last.
"A FIRE broke out under the heapers il
the Hope Oil Mills at 2 O'Clock this morn
ing, but was e~xtipguished without great loss
The alarm at midnight was caused BY tn
burning of the roof OF a frame house Oh
Jackson and Promenade streets.
A willow mattress $50 feet long an,
about 40 feet wide has just been finished b,
the government hands across the river, au,
will be unk in a day or two. One 500 fee
. long was weighted DOWN last Saturday week