Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-22
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
The Library.


| The Nash Library demands The public
attention.
| The Mozart Musical Festival is the next
big attraction.
No city OF this size should be without a
great public library.
| Nothing OF importance was done in The
Police Court yesterday.
Judge E!dridge arrived home yesterday,
and will hold Probate Court Monday.
| Fire Chief Cleary wants an observatory
on top of the new erglnehouse on the bluff.
--Gayoso street. from Shelby to Clinton,
mas been paved with rock, aud is fine job.
| -Cheathsm A. D4nie was yesterday APP
pointed guardian OF VIM. and Mary Russell.
| The RACES yesterday were grand sue
| c9ss, notwithstanding the Threatening wealth
er.
| The race meeting which closed yester-
| day was the most successful ever held in
! Memphis.
A meeting OF the Legislative Corucil
will be held uext TuufsdAy afternoon at 3
| O'Clock.
"A great many bills are being filed in
the Chancery Court against deli, queut tax
| payers.
III is estimated that 500 coo bales Of cot
ton hsvs passed over Main stree; du,inz the
| past season.
Judge Baxter is expected here on the Soth
instant, when the United Ststes Curt will
resume blsiue,s.
Front street, from Market to Bsale,
has been thoroughly repaired with stoue and
| greatly benefited.
The Nash Library ought to have the
attention ard support OF all glasses OF the
people OF Memphis.
The steamer Gaff, leaving next Tuesday,
will take an excuraion party 10 the Cincin-
natl Dramatic Festival.
| ALI the dirt streets Of the city are being
attended to-rounded up, holes filled, and
the cutters cleaned out.
NO action has yet been taken 10 regard
to the decoration Of Confederate graves IN
| Elmwood. There ia no time 10 lose.
1t will be at least two weeks yet before
any home grown Strawberries are on the
market. The crop is very backward.
The Pr0uiit murder case will be taken
UP tomorrow moruing, and will probably
occupy the time OF the Criminal Court all the
| week.
"A number Of turfmen who have been ia
attendance at the races during the past week
left for Nashville last night by the Louis
vile road.
DIR. Sweeney breaches this morning at
| ths Linden Street Christian church on the
"Christ IDEAL" Tonight, GU "Christisnity
and Horse Racing"
| -Mansiord calls the attention of the
reading public to the finest line Of papers,
magazines, reviews and works OF fiction to
be fcusd in Memphis.
| The tobacco men are getting ready for
| the tax reduction, and taking an inventory
of the stock on hand, 50 as to secure the ad-
vantage OF the tax rebate.
"A repairing flrce will be out upon Main
street TIE coming week to repair the street
and fill the holes which the heavy traffic
upon this street has produced.
Work at the Exposition building is pro-
| crossing rapidly under the auspices OF the
Mozart Society, and will be fni-hsd in time
| for the great Musical Festival.
The Memphis distiilers will ship no
whisky TO Bermuda They state that they
have ready market for all they can make,
and therefore have no surplus.
r. f. Smith was yesterday fued $50 and
sentenced to sixty days in all for carrying
concealed weapons. Fifty-ive days were
suspended during good behavior.
George Henderson, convicted OF arson,
aud sentenced to FIVE years in the peniten-
| tiary, WAS yesterday granted a new trial by
Judge Greer, of the Criminal Court
The officers of the United States Courts
will to- day 20 to JACKSON, where Judge Key
will hold the courts on account Of Judge
Hammond's delay on the bench in Cincin-
natl.
A number of whisky cases (retailing
without liceHse) wero up in the Criminal
| Court yesterday. The parties plead guilty,
! submitted their cases, and were fined $50
each.
The lot is all ready, donated through
| Senator Harris by the United States govern
| ment, aud Mr.. Nash, of Cincinnati, will
supply the books if the people will build the
| house.
The heaviest rain-sJer N of the year oc.
CURED last night between 10 and ii o'clock.
| 1t lasted only few minutes, but enough
water fell 10 that time to float gooi-sized
steamboat.
The Rev. Father Victor Bally will de-
| liver lecture at the forenoon services at
! st. Joseph's church (South Memphis) this
morning. An extra programme OF music
has been arranged.
The parties who'lsst year enjoiaed the
collection Of the liquidstiDg tax have all
| sigui6ed their willingness 10 dissolve the in
| junction and pay up, as veil as tue interest
tax levied this year.
"A meeting Of the Ladies' Library Assoc
citation will be held 10 the Odd Fellows Ii
| brsry rooms 10 morrow afternoon al 5 o'clock.
A full and prompt attendance is urged. BY
order Of the yice-president.
The Funding Board will meet Monday
afternoon at o'clock at President Hadden's
| Office, at which time it ia expected that
| large amount Of old city Indebtedness will
| be presented TO be passed upon.
There will be mass-meeting at the
| First Baptist church tonight. 4 missionary
who spent some years in Africa will Be prss-
ent and exhibit number OF curiosiiies, in
Guiding several heathen idols.
Market street is being paved with block
| stone from Main 10 Second, and il the resi-
dents along said street will raise $500
| (which they can easily d0) the paving will
De ex ended down TO The bayou.
| Marriage licenses were issued Yesterday
to Frank OiNeal and Miss Georgiana Mark
| nam, James Davis and Miss Carrie Adams,
| n. R. Harris and Ms. Katie Caurcowell,
Stephen Temple and Miss Della Temple.
The Rev Samuel Watson will preach at
ST.. Lszarus Episcopal church 10 day at II
! o'clock. Subject: "The Transit duration"
| AT 5 O'CLOCK, suD)ects II ian cies rhaii
| lie live sgain?" Seats iree. All are invited.
-Fossick & Co, have half finished their
! large stone culveTt across Main street, be
| tweeu;Webster and Georgia. 1t will be com
| pleted about the 1t OF June, and is the 6cest
| piece OF work of the sort ever done in Mem.
phis.
The festival OF Passover, or Feat Of
Liberty, is celebrated by our Jewish fellow
citizens to-day. Divine services will be held
at the synagogue, snd a lecture will be de-
livered by the Rev. Dr. Samfeld on that oc-
casion.
Since the passage Of the bill TO settle
the old city debt the people have taken nsw
life, and are coming forward and paving up
dellsquent taxes due the old city Of Mem-
phis, as well as back taxes due the Taxing
District.
Work has been commenced on Uaion
street, at the corner of Wellington. This
street will be paved with TishomiDgo gravel
from Wellington street to the railroad cross
ing, and from Wellington street to the bayou
with cedar blocks. -, !
"A very pretty programme OF the Gin
cinnati Dramatic Festival has been sent Ne
by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad