Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-14
ON DECK.
The Merchants Ready TO Extend q
warm welcome 10 the Dubuque
BeIeg atfOn.
The Porter Guards, Under Capt. Wild.
berger, Take ActIon-A Reeep.
ton Tonight.

Yesterday afternoon there was meeting
of the Cotton Exchange and Merchants E1-
change committees, with Mr.. Napoleon Hill
presiding. The object of the meeting was to
make arrangements for the proper recep-
ton OF the Dubuque visitors. Besides Mr..
Hill, the following gentlemen were present:
Messrs. l. N. Snowden, E. Lowenstsin, Fl. A.
Montgomery, Re 81. Vance, Ed r. Hart, W.
A. Gage, r. Z. Graves, M. Burke, w. F.
TAYLOR, I. Fl. Hunt and n. NJ. Jones.
The necessary amount of money for the
entertainment of the guests was raised, and
committees were appointed to see to all the
details. Messrs. Gage, Jones and Burke
we're appointed a committee to receive the
Dubuque visitors last night. A dispatch
from Capt. John d. Waldran was received
from Cairo, stating that the delegation
would arrive in Memphis at 8 O'Clock pm.
yesterday.
THE PORTER GUARDS
committee, who were instructed TO meet the
excursionists at Co lliersville, were Lieut. s. D.
Weakiey, Lieut., NJ. Cooper and Engineer J.
F. Hunter. They went out on the 80 o'clock
train. An APPEAL representative was with
them and participated in the impromptu
reception.
Only six of the excursion party came 10
last night, as the gauge of their car could
not run on the Memphis and Charleston
tTdCk, duu COuetdu adO 10 20
down and come up on the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad to-day at 10 o'clock am.
THE ARRIVALS.
The gentlemen who came in last night
were
HON. JOHN THOMPSON,
HON. W.. KNIGHT.
WIN. ANDREW,
NJ. M. WALKER,
JAMES FORESTER.
The complete list of the excursionists is
as follows:
III. LENEHAN, Mayor;
N. TsCHIRGI, City Engineer.
ALDERMEN.
4. DECKERT,
P.M " dtRRkkEk io
THEo. ALTMAN.
CITIZENS.
HON. WIN. J. KNIGHT, Attorney Illinois Gen.
trail Railroad Company and son;
HON. JOHN THOMPSON and son,
JOHN BELL,
WIN. ANDREW.
JAMES FORESTER,
WILLIAM L. BRADLEY,
.. d. D Meyers.
NJ. BRADY, !.
JOE sKEMP. City Editor of the Times;
4 k X. WALKER,
A. Y. MCDONALD,
J. B. HOWARD,
A. A. COOPER.
THE COMMITTEE
from the Cotton Exchange and Merchants
Exchange, and also number of the Porter
Guards, met the gentlemen here, among
whom were N. M. Jones, John K. Speed,
Maj. NJ. Burke, Judge L. B. Horrigan, John
S. Tool, Gen. Peter Tracy, DR.. W. 3. Rogers,
VIM. Cross, Lieut.. Kellar Anderson, Col.
Fred Brennan, J. B. Franklin.
At the Peabody Hotel they were met BY
Col. Galloway, who extended to them the
hospitality of his house. To night recep-
ton will be given the gentlemen from Du-
buque at the Peabody Hotel. To-day they
will be escorted about the city.
THE PoRTERs.
The Porter Guards had rather an entbu-
siastic meeting last night, and had a COM
mittee of three TO meet the Dubuque dele
cation at the depot, with committees from
the Cotton and Merchants Exchanges. They
also bad detachment of ten, besides the
commissioned officers, appointed to attend
the banquet this evening at the Peabody, in
full dress uniform. A like detachment from
the Chickasaw Guard, will be on hand. The
Porters expect to compete for the prizes
in May next, and to that end have organized
a good team, and will begin work in earnest
next Tuesday. The following members of
the company will meet at their armory this
evening at o'clock:
First Lieut.. a. Stone.
Second Lieut. 8. d. Weakley,
Third Lieut. Marx Cooper,
First Sergt. VIII Wildberger,
Second Sergt. George 2. Goodyear,
Third Sergt. W. B. Armour,
Ensign ]. +. Hunter,
Corporals Looney and Franklin,
Priyates John Robinson, John Leahy, w. B.
Royster and J. F. Rice.
Capt Wildberger, who is eager to help the
boys along in glorious career of military
achievement, will be with them tonight and
will do all in his power to make the stsy of
the Dnbuque people pleasant