Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-07-21

ing a premium Of fifteen dollars at each mr.
TO the company that got the hrst water On It
Council has a res3la ion Fenfing to abolish
this premium for the future
ArrKornIArrox.-The City Council las
night authorized the making Of city notes e
70 the amoant Of $4,000 to provide for notei
maturing. that is. borrowing of one party th'
money to pay another With,
No L1orSsE.-Heny Rocco, VII keeps a
confectionery store on Besl street, was faej
to the amount Of tWenty-nine dollars and sew
snty-fve cents yesterday morning, for retailing
liquor without a license.
NoT DEAD.-Byant, who was stated to b
dead from a stab by Connors, is living and re-
covering; Connors was discharged BY Esquire
Hill yesterday, the stsbbing being done in self
defense.
Cry Ps1soN-Councn voted last night to
improve the city prison, at an expense not ex-
ceeding a thousand dollars. We have no faith
in the experiment The hole called a Gala
boose Is too badf 7 mendins 20 make anything
Of IL.
D1sAFroryrNESr.-Owing to a misunder-
standing about the haH. the candidates for
Floating Representative, Messrs. Saunders and
Whitmors, did not speak last night They
viii make another appointment at this place
before the election.
SrREEr RAuEoADs.-t viii be seen by our
Council Report, and BY resolutions offered by
AID. Leland, that Council are entertaining
the project Of extending the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad track to the river There
is also a project Of Council for permitting a
horse railroad 20 Be built which VIII oonnec.
the Charleston and Mississippi Railroad de-
pots with each other and with the river.
ExcuHsIox-me Directors Of the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad have deter
mined TO run an excursion train from Memphis
10 Grand Junction, on the 30th instant, 10 the
Democratic Mass Meeting. at which It is ex-
pected Governor johnson ans other prominent
Democrats viii be present. i viii leave
Memphis al seven O'Clock in the morning, and
will take up passengers at an regular stations.
TIE WoIFE RIVER NU1sAxcE-ne City
Council are taking steps to a5ate the NUS
ancs Of drinking, gambling, and stil worse
boats that lie about the mouth Of Wolfe river.
AID. Elder said from information that had
reschsd him be had reason to believe hat
murders had been committed in that locality,
the Commission Of which was known only 20
the vile perpetrators and their God.
SCHOOL RrrExUE-The President Of The
School Board sent in the following estimate
TO Council, yesterday, Of the expenses Of the
public schools for the coming scholastic year
Salaries Of teachers and superintendent,
ST. 500; printing and advertising, Sis; farni-
true, 500; fuel, SS25; books and stationary,
sI75 ; incidental expenses, $500 rents and
repairs, $500 Total s2I.275.
DEATH TO TIE Docs-Mr. Underwood,
the CITY Marshal. desires as 10 warn citizens
to take care that their dogs are coIlared and
muzzleA as required BY the law, as be viii, on
Monday next, pr oeeed TO kill all such dogs as
are found without being SO colarsd and muz-
zled. He also warns citizens thatif any person,
not having written authority, Kill any dog by
shooting or poisoning the same, he viii be
brought before the Recorder.
MUEDEH-BoDY FoUSD.-Yesterday, some
aides were picking blaekberies near Elm
wood Cemetery, when they found lying in the
woods, near the fernando Plsuk-rosd, the
headless body Of a nan the head having been
cut of; it had previously received a heavy
blow, which had smashed IN the skull 50 that
the brains oozed out The killing had evident
~ been commltted 10 some other spot, a. no
blood lay about The body was well dressed
IN gray eloth; papers were found in the pock-
cts, also a time-book Of the GAINESVILLE and
Louisville Railroad, which had the name Of
James White, foreman, in it the other papers
showed thai deceased was a railroad man, and
had been engaged IS foreman at a graduation.
The dsguerreotype Of a somewhat elderly lady
and fourteen dollars IN money were also found
upon the body. An inquest was held BY Cor
oner Horne, when a verdict Of death by VIC
lsBoe was rendered.
SUSsTRoKEs.-ue warm weather which set
m so intensely on Saturday, stl continues
There was an agreeable breeze yesterday, but
sunstrokes were more numerous than suits
umid people. We heard Of nine cases, no less
than four OF which were fatal, occurring yes
terdsE. Mrs. Elizabeth Weadley, who lived
on Jefsrson street, was seized with the usual
congesive symptoms in The morning az six
O'Clock The aid Of a physician was procured,
but IN vain; BY seven O'Clock she was a corpse
Mrs Lucinda Carpenter, Of Union street,
above DeSoto, was struck down on Tuesday
afternoon, but was yesterday out Of danger.
Michael OConnor was engaged on GrssnlaW's
gravel boat at the river; at noon be started up
the wharf 70 dinner, andfell near Mr.. EIiotts
store, where be died in a few moments. An
inquest was held, with a verdict according to
the above facts. Wn. O'Hearne was driving
a cart on Shelby street at noon; be fell in the
street and was taken to bis house on Linden
street and soon died. He belonged 70 FIRE com
psBy No-L A negro died last night fIom
sunstroke his owners Hame we didn0t learn.
Patrick KegBe was struck on Washington
street, near Front Row; It was expected
last night that be would die. Robert Senston,
a planter Of West Feliciana Parish, La, was
struck down on the bluff the afternoon; was
taken to his room at The Commercial and BY
medical aid recovered.
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