Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-27
YOUNG & BROTHER
Booksellers and StatiORsrs,
24S Main Street, Memphis, Tenn.
ARTISTS MATERIALS.
Windsor & NeWtOn's Oil COlOrs Ia Tubes.
Windsor & NeWtOn's Water COlOrs, Moist
and Dry.
ranvas. Rrushes. Etc. Etc.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHs.
McKeeFer guilty

Was McKeeTer guilty?
Sheriff Steger, OF Fayette, was wit
ness to the Mex eeYer hanging.
The Amateur Athletic Association
gave an enjoyable entertainment at Estival
last night.
The benefit to Mrs. Collins, of the
California Comedy Company, takes place
tomorrow night at Esiival Park.
john Taylor. the Young man who shot
himself Thursday, died Of his wound
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
The spring building business islively.
Permits Tor S.45 eco worth of work have
been Issued SINCE the lst of the month.
"A large number CT placards bearing
the new names of Fort Pickering streets
have been printed for distribution among
the natives.
At Tuseumbia, Ala, yesterday, Detee-
tive Mowstt arrested three members OF o
big gang Of freight-caT thieves who have
been operating extensively OF late.
The lady visitors and former visitors OF
Leath Orphan Asylum are requested to
meet at the First Methodist church at 8
O'Clock 10 take action on the death of Mrs.
Margaret Doyle
The S,atEern Express and the Ten
nessee Athletic Association baseball mines
will cross bats at Olympic Park to day at
4:30 O'Clock sharp. 4 good game is az
sured. All are invited.
The Rev. George W. Sweeney, who
has been i'll for few days past, is much
improved, aud will preach his farewell
sermon Sunday, after which he will leave
for his sUmnlsr vacation.
AT a regular business meeting held by
the Memphis Athletic Club Thursday
night, Messrs. W. J. Wills, Phil Pidgeon,
and J. A. S. Miller were elected active
members. Mr. a. f. Heckle was elected
secretary rice VIM. Krauss, resigned.
-Those who still believe in McKeever's
guilt argue that ho had sworn a lie so
often that it required more genuine relig-
ious feeling than he possessed to take it
back, and that as he probably confessed to
the priest he did not think it necessary to
confess again.
President Hidden wants the Memphis
or some other street railroad to lay a track
zigzag through Fort Pickering, to take in
the Aiilburn Iron Works, Marine Hospital,
Pioneer Mills and Gbott0ir, having its ter
minus at a point convenient to Jackson
street, where the new ferry will land.
Before Commissioner Etheridge yes
teTday Elisha Evans, mate Of the steamer
Ed Foster, was taken, charged with hav-
iEg brutality beaten a sgro rous.er named
Eli Williams with a heavy stick His
wool was matted with blood. Evans was
bound over for trial before the court.
-D,Idee, ii the Worlds Mercy, House on
dle MaTch, by f. Warden, with all the late
papers, magazines and reviews for Sunday
readisg, at MansioTd's, 29S Main street.
He can supply the demand for,Bsa Hitr, q
Tale Of he Chris, by Wallace, aud has new
books 10 great variety. This weeks Turf
Guide Is Just in.
The Young Mems Christian Aesocia-
ton, Of CORTLAND, Miss, will hold gospel
meeting at CORTLAND sunday afternoon,
at > O'Clock, conducted by George B.
Calder, general secretary Of. the Young
Mems Christian Associate y, Of Memphis.
Come and bring your Gospel Hymns book
No. l, 2, and 4.
1t is stated that ferryboat is shortly to
be run from West Memphis across to Bea!e
street, touching at the foot of Jackson. II
| il is true that fifty cents extra is added to
| the price OF tickets to Kansas City, persons
| coming to Memphis can get to the city
| quicker than they could by waiting for the
transfer and at the same price.
The finest piece Of road in the country
is that being built by the city and county
eonyicts. The portion in the city is Of
| crushed rock and that outside Of gravel. il
| begins back Of the Milburn Iron Works al
| KaSs2s avenue, thence ont Georgia to
/ Pennsvlvaf,.ii avenue, THENCE down Penn
sylvania avenue a., Kansas avenue, thence
to the slaughterhouse.
5. B. MeLemore, who has been a
stsnding nuisance for many moons. col
drunk again yesterday. had his whole
neighborhood in 3 hubbub, and called
! down the police. CfiieeFs Jenny and Sui.
| Ivan tackled him, and after deprivinp
1 him Of Ratchet, with which he endeav-
/ ored to murder them, took him to the
/ stationhouse. He was absolutely wild
He will be tried for disturbing the peace