The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-19
LOCAL MATTERS IN BRIEF.
Odds and Ends of News Gathered from
all Quarters.

all Quarters.
Memphis commandery No. 4, X. T.,
will exemplfy tle orders of the Knights
of Malta, and confer the degree Of the
Mediterranean Pass, Thursday night, June
%. This will both first event OF the kind
in the south and the second in the country,
Cincinnati commandcry having gone
through the beautiful and elaborate cere-
monies few weeks since. A musical and
banquet will be given the same
evening. Gov. Taylor, who was made
q NJ T. last Saturday night ut
Nashville by Lavailcttc commandery No.
lG has been invited and promised TO be
on hand. Maj. John ID. Adams, past emf
nent grand commander OF Arkansas, and
Captain-G General Dean, both OF Little Rock,
have given Memphis commandery notice
that they will be on hand with detach-
mcnt OF thirty knights and several ladies'.
Visitors from other points are also ex-
pectcd. Mr. N. i. Harrison, register OF
Shelby county, is the candidate who will
be put through.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY REUNION.
The ladies belonging 10 tho Calvary
'ilhl'h bldilNil VI lll' - Oiiidh huNlllhiN
Missionary society most cordially invite
the members OF the Calvary church con
grcgation and other Episcopalians Of the
city TO reunion this evening at Miss
Iligbcc's. The occasion will be entirely
informal, and il is hoped, will be enjoyed
by all. A band OF music in the spacious
hall or grounds will add its charm, aud the
Inequalities will BE- dispensed by n num-
Der OF young ladies', together with the
members OF the committees. Refresh
mcnt committees Mesdamcs J. A. Aus
tin, T.. Proudfit, W. ID. lloskins, Miles
Standsh, Robert Maury, Samuel Mans.
field and Henry James. Reception com.
mittee-Misscs J. lligbee and Burford,
Mesdames Jacob Thompson, VIM. Ran
dolph, James III. Watson, II. Il. Vance
and VIM. Ransom.
KILLED IN An ACCIDENT.
The Anchor line steamer City OF Provi
dcnce, en- route from Natchez 10 ST. Louis
blew out her cylinder head at point
about thirty-fye miles above Memphis
Sunday evening ut $50 o'clock. George
l.. Belts, aged twenty-one years, employed
on the boat us striker, was struck by .
piece Of the flying machinery and instantly
city and taken To Stanley Il Anderson,
undertaking establishment, where Deputy
Coroner John Powell held the inquest, tho
jury rendering u verdict of accidental kill
ing by an explosion aboard the City o.
Providence. The unfortunate young man
* brother OF Ike Belts, second engineer
OF the steamer Rosa Lee. The body was
inferred Yesterday.
SHELBY COUNTY COTTON BLOOMS.
Two cotton blooms, the first Of the season
from Shelby county, were exhibited at Tn
ArrEAL office yesterday by MIR. W. NJ
Coleman, who farms on Big creek, neal
Luck. The cotton was planted in March
and X OF an early variety. Tho stalks arr
some sixteen inches high and contain ono
bloom each. Mr.. Coleman has about
forty five acres OF this cotton planted, and
this week 1t will bc full of blooms lie
states that on Big creek, his locality. the
crop outlook is good, aud farmers are vel
up with their work in their crops.
FAYETrE couNrY COTTON BLOOM.
TuE APrEAL acknowledges the receipt
OF cotton bloom from A. Weber, mer
chant of Hickory Wythe. Tenn. The
bloom was pulled on the morning OF th'
10Th, ia the cotton field of G.. w. Smith
Of Faycttc county, and among the best
old farmers OF the state.
SACRED CONCERT TONIGHT.
The sacred concert tonight at ~. Peter
church will be different from those here
toiorc given. Allbut two Of the songs
will have English words. The character
OF the music throughout is Of very higl
grade aud will no doubt please all VIII,
will attend.
POSTPONED.
The Raleigh Singing club, on accoun
Of conflicting entertainments at German
town aud Bartlett. have postponed thci
ice cream supper and hop until the even
ing OF June %.
LOCAL rAnAoRArHs
L. Wallace McKittrick. IT,, injured OF
the Prospect Park & Bclt Dummy rail
way Saturday, will be out again in a f.,
days.
South Memphis Masonic lodge viii cor
| fer the Master Mason's degree tonight q
Masonic temple. by special request Nh
Leo Krcmer will preside ut the organ.
The Jncksonian club executive commit
tee has held meeting. and are now cor
sidcring WAYS and means for the holdn
Of large political meeting in the rca
future.
The members Of the Presbyterian churc
nj Raleigh will give nm ice cream suppc
with barbecue attachments for the bcncf
| Of the church on Thursday evening ncxt
| An arc invited. Squire James VI. Cole
man will preside over the rcircshmont dc
parimcnt
State aud county taxes for 1887 will bC
come delinquent am 90 into the hands q
the back tax collector on July |. llcay
penalties attach after this date. Attachc
of the county trustees Office are not oT
posed 20 work and will checriully save iaS
payers these penalties 10y attending
! them before that timc.
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| Eleventh District Attorney -t!cncrni.