Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-27

street school, OF which Prof. Thomas IS prIn-
cipsl, will bsgih at O'clock next Thursday
evening.
The Cetion Exchange will meet Mon
day, 2Sth iustspr, at $50 o'clock pm +, to
consider the location for the rev Exchange
building.
-E,tival Park, next Tuesday night, will
be the scene of delightful entertsinu ant,
to be given by ths Young Mems Hebrew As
socistion.
--Survtyor-of-Customs Csssells hiss COL
lected 5000 so far this month, which is three
times the amount taken in by the office this
month last year.
The cool weather is retardiug the fight
ing season, which are VIGOROUSLY more
| numerous in summer than during any other
| season Of the year.
The current number OF The Continent
is to hsad, with al attractive table of con-
| tents, embracing everything usually found in
| first-cla6s mag szine.
The youth of tho city is Just now en-
gagged in puzzlipg is brains as 10 how to
answer the questions which glare at them
| from the blackboard.
Nothing was done in Probate Court yes.
terday, except The reading Of the minutes,
which Judge El3Hdge insists upon. He
stands alone in this regard
| -Licensss 10 marry were issued yesterday
to Chsrles Abbott and Miss Annie Cannon,
| l.. Scblesinger and Miss Alice Ksuffm an
| Samuel Rosenheim and Miss Rosa Cohen.
"A public wsitring trough similar to that
| on the bluff has been put up at the engine
| house on the river front. Several others are
contemplated for other portions of the city.
-Four cases of smallpox were reported
| at farmhouse four miles east Of the city,
last week, and complaint is made of the
failure of the county TO remove them to the
| pesthoure.
The Rev. DR.. Sweeney, of the Linden
Street Christian Church, will preach this
morning on "The Ultimate Triumph OF the
| Human Race" and onight on "The Di-
vinity of Christ"
The junior exhibition of the LeMoyne
Institute Melted $50, which will be used in
The purchase of books for the library, which
has now over 1000 volumes, and is largely
used by the public.
A number of Memphis visitors to Nash.
vile returned last evening. Several rem aimed
| 10 hear the result of the drill. The delegs-
| ton was nothing like so largs as it was ex-
pested i, wou d be.
The Mozarts are still negotiating with
| Capt. James Lee, jr, looking to ths erection
| Ol uaAi Oh &c lOt on N1diu street,
north of AdamE, but no definite agreement
has yet been made.
Lumber is being hauled for the bridge
over the bayou on Third street. The ttruc-
tnre will be one of the most substantial and
| ornamental IN that portion of the city, and
will cast about $1,000.
The May term of the Unied States
Court begins tomorrow. Judge Baxter, who
| is expected to arrive ibis morning, will oc-
cupy the bench with Judge Hammond, and
business will be rushed through.
1t is requested that members and eu-
| ployes of members of the Cotton Exchange,
| who desire TO become members of the Mu-
| tuai Aid department, will present their name 9
10 Secretary Hotter IS early as convenient.
The graduating exercises of the LeMoyue
| Institute will be held tomorrow night at the
| Greenlav Opershouse, instead of at the Con.
gregatiopal church, at the request of numsr-
| GUS prominent citizens who desire 10 attend.
| -Mansfords assortment of reading me-
terial offered 10 the public this morning can.
not be excelled in this country. Papers,
magazines, reviews, domestic and foreign,
are few of the many attractions at this, the
leading depot OF literature.
| The exercises at Winchester Cemetery
this evening at $50 o'clock will be of an inter
esting character. Dr.. Samuel Watson will
deliver an address, and there will be some
| delightful congregational singing. The
weather permitting, large gathering is ex-
| pected.
The Court Squsre rara pipien, has shown
the public clean pair of heels. He has net
entertained visitors for the past two days ex-
cept With = lonesome solo which he sang to
the squirrels and lingerer or Two early this
morning. 1t was not an aria from Rinofore.
! Detective Pryde returned from Grenada,
Mlss., yesterday. He heard of Pat Haley.
who murdered old man Dunlsp, but bad TO
rslinquish the chase because Of counter
| efforts on the part of Hsley's relatives, of
whom the woods in hat part of the country
| are full.
| Miss Eta Nicholson, the wayward young
| lady who played so sad q trick on her family
and friends last Thursday morning, and who
| kept them on the ragged edge of suspense
for two whole days, was discovered nd
| taken home by her brother Last night. Her
gag cavalier has not since been seen.
The Board of Directors of the Mutual
| Aid department of the Cotton Exchange met
yesterday and passed upon 134 applications
| for membership, all Of whom we're elected.
| The permanent officers are Henry j. Lynn,
| president; FL. Furstenheim, vice. president;
/ W. " @ASS'NAS1 tiSHSuAcAt ohu AACbiy
secretary.
The Odd Fellows and Knights of Pyth-
| las have received inform alton that the
parents of E. L. Jores, who WAS killed By
levee locomotive few weeks sgo, are both
alive and reside in Wales. They will be the
| recipients OF $4,000 from the Knights Of
Pythias and Of annual payments by the Odd
| Fellows.
1 The written examination il the public
| schools commenced last Tuesday and will
end next Tuesday- The closing exercises
| OF the primary and grammar departments
will take place respectively next Wednesday
and Thursday at the various school buildings
throughout the city. TIE exercises of the
| graduating class will be held at Leubrieis
Theater Friday night, June LIST, at O'Clock.
| -Rel,iives yesterday tosk charge of Mike
| Mcknight, the young man who struck Ser
| geant Scott in fit of insanity and was
| guilty of numerous other uDcon ventionsl
proceedings. Mcknight has been confined
| In jsil for some time past and was 90 violent
At tines that il was NJ cesssry to keep him
closely confined and shackled. He was
taken to Pittsburg, Pa.
About 400 notices 10 pay or be sued have
b,en sent out By the collector Of psst-due
| poll-taxes. In several instances gsrnish-
msnts have been issued. Costs were 10 paw,
and come mighty mad men have expressed
| themselves in variegzted language. There
sre only two ways 10 avoid paying these
bills. One way is 10 leave the county, and
the otbsr is to chip OF an arm or leg, as
msimed men do MT have 10 psv poll-iSI.
! The anniversary Of the Womsn's Chris
iisn Association oil Memphis will be observed
/ BY 4 memorial service-A public tribute 10
| he life and work of the lamenisd president
of the association, Mrs. J. c. Johnson. This
service will be held in the Second Presbyts.
risn church, on Tuesday evening, 18th in
slant, at O'Clock, conducted by the Hon.
| Henry Crit, assisted by the pastors of the
city The public are invited 10 attend.
Three pieces Of property we're lSid BY
| Clerk ard Master Black, OF the ChsncsrJ
| Court, yesterday. LOT 81, on the east side
! Of Second stresf, N feet front AID ls51 feet
deep, cold fofsB Mcfarland faf>S23 30 per
4 foot. Lat $40, adjoining. 60-frst front by
! l4s fee; deep, cold to C. Y. 6resEenor fer
SO IS per foot. Ioi xfhs $sy'h aid. Of
Wsshington..sire,.,, 40 fest fsonltLl4S3 feet
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