The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-12
LOCAL MATTERS IN BRIEF.
Odds and Ends OF News Gathered from
all Quarters.


all Quarters.
The Memphis Sunday-school alliance
will hold q meeting tonight at the First
Methodist church, corner Poplar and
Second streets, 10 which all Sunday
workers are cordially invited, whether
TO be discussed by the prominent workers
Of our city will be "The real needs of our
Sunday-schools" Quite good many
short, crisp addresses will be made. Stir
ring music by many Of the best singers in
our schools. There is a great agitation all
over the country in the line OF this work,
and there has never before been such en-
thusiasm nor such telling work done by
grand token OF good TO the civilization OF
the generations TO come.
MEMPHIS a RALEIGH.
There is at least a fair prospect for the
building OF the Memphis & Raleigh
dummy railroad. As all who have been TO
Birmingham are aware, that young city is
Noted with lines of this character, and the
people are great believers in them rs COM
ing means Of short and rapid Transports
ton. Capitalists from there are in Mem
phis for the purpose of prospecting on a
line from this city 10 that beautiful and
healthiul resort, Raleigh. A tour OF the
route will be made today.
LOCOMOTIVES COLLIDE.
Locomotives on the Iron Mountain and
Kansas City railroads came together yes
terday afternoon with disastrous results.
The mishap occurred at the Georgia street
intersection Of tho two roads, but where
the responsibility should be placed is one
Of the usual mysteries surrounding such
accidents. Both engines were badly dam
aged, tho tenders smashed aud over
turned, and few fiat and freight cars
wrecked.
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
The lpdics Of the fernando Street Meth
odist Episcopal church will give an enter
tainment this evening at the residence Of
Mr.. IL. q. Hollenberg. No. go Elliot.
street Music, recitation and tabloaux
viyants, after which refreshments will be
served. Admission % cents Miss Emma
Jones, Mrs. Cage and Miss Daisy Bowen,
vocalists and Miss Emma Miller and Mrs
HUMPHREYS, elocutionists, will be among
the attractions Of the entertainment.
AN ENGINEER cHEERED.
The special train Of two Pullman, two
day coaches and a baggage car, which car
ried the Knights Of Pythias 10 Louisville
over the Chesapeake x Ohio road, Sunday
night, made the run in twelve hours and
ten minutes. This breaks the record, and
No delighted the excuIsionists that they
gave three cheers for the engineer who put
them through.
UNUSUAL EVENTS.
A dramatic entertainment will occur at
Bartlett juno II, for the benefit OF the
town.
The Confederate Historical association
will meet tonight at No. AZ Madison
street.
A supper will be given at Metropolitan
restaurant this evening at o O'Clock, In
honor OF Mr.. James Il. Johnson's twenty
flrst birthday.
A special train bearing the Macnnerchor
and number Of friends will leave at $50
O'Clock this evening for Cincinnati, over
the Louisville 4 Nashville railroad.
There will be gospel meeting for men
only in the rooms oil tho Young Mems
Christian association tonight nj s O'Clock.
Every man In Memphis cordially invited.
The fine Of S25 assessed against z. ID.
Lacy In tho Unitcd States court some time
ago, for disobcying a summons 10 serve n
juror, was RENTED by Judge Hammond
yesterday.
Milton Logo and Atty Heber, a colored
couple, were married by Squire Strickland
yesterday. They ran away from Port Glib.
son, Miss, where the girls father is a we'll
10 do man.
Patrick Smiday tho Goat Hitler, who
violently objected 10 Pound Officer Layen.
der taking his COW of the commons 10 the
city pound, was fined $40 by Police Judge
iiaddcn yesterday.
The closing exercises Of 81 Patrick's
parish school will he held this evening In
the Y. NJ. II. A. hall, beginning at 730
o'clock. A very entertaining program has
been arranged for the occasion.
II. A. Rogers, the absconding treasurer
Of the Merchants Zouavc-. Is still nj large
The company evidently made huge mis-
take in the selection OF Rogers Tor the
trust, as he has made very bad breaks be-
fore Such Ia life.
On Thursday evening next Memphis
| commandcry No Is, X. T., will confer the
| degree of the Mediterranean Pass and
cxcmpliiy tho orders Of the Knights Of
Malta. These will be events Of more than
usual importance, and the lodge Is making
elaborate preparations 10 make them note
worthy.