Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-04-20


bsrs is desired.
- Msssrs. Kirk q williams have fasor'
Us with z copy Of Goayss Lasy's Book Tor Ma
It is richly embenished with the latest sPrin
fashions. and wen calculated to attract The a
tsnHon Of the ladies, Who pay hcF court
fashions qusen.
NrvFu4s Bus1xEss ~ TN SUfHEaE CouH1
We learned by dispatch from Jackson Tenn
last evening. that the business from Shel'l
county and Memphis was taken up in tie 50
irene Coun este1aa-somsEhs arlierha
had hcsh anticipated The business from III
Commoa Law viii be called to-day
rat es.xp Junq.-ms grand jury q thl
Criminal Court has been IN session fnon daJ
to dsy for a period Of tive weeks. during which
time they have trsnsactei . vast amount q.
important business. They viii adjourn IN al
probability on Sstarday- Each individual
iurvman deserves the tbauks ofthe community
for their devotion to duty.
ROuBEET-Yesterdsy about the hour Of J..
O'Clock, while Mr. Henry Smith, the ProPrietol
Of a erocery store on South street, was en-
plored IN the ward adjoining his grocery, a
thief entered the store and stole he in and
contents-amountin 10 about s. ngood money
and some unourrent notes. Tie thief escaped
without detection
~ We have been requested to say that
owing 10 the severe indisposihon Of the Right
Rev. Bishop Otey, be win not be able to meet
his appointments for some weeks to come. The
same cause win prevent him a. present from
replying 10 letters. We are glad to state that
he Bishop is much better, and it is hoped thai
he soon viii BE- abs 70 resume his duties.
FIzr-A FIRE occurred last night about ten
O'Clock in the cotton shed of Messrs. Gunnis
&HTn. al the corner Of Monroe and Third
streets, By which twenty-five bales Of cotton
were damaged but aot wholly lost. nheware-
house was not at all damaged. The loss sus-
tanned was about $1,000, which vas covered by
insurance in the Bluff City Insurance Com
pauy. The FIRE was no doubt the work Of an
incendiary.
AEREsTED.-The general reader win renem-
Der the announcement, which was made at the
time Of the occurrence, TO the effect that oneJ J..
A. McKohn, the cashier q de Peoples Bank
Of Richmond, Ind, robbed that institution Of
the sun Of $4,000 in The month Of October,
IssS Officer ". J. H. Robinson, of Indiana,
pursued the fugitive to Texas and arrested
hin, and passed through this city with his
prisoner on Monday.
REooHDERss COUET.-The Recorder disposed.
Of twelve cases yesterday, and assessed hues
% the amount Of 500. Charles Henry, for
very disorderly conduct, was fined so, half Of
which was RENTED. James KnoWlton was
hned $40 for fighting and carrying concealed
wesPouE The same weapon, q formidable
dix. that betrayed The accused on this occasion
has cost him s57 IN the aggregate in the way
az fines.
Ma yoHs BowDEs-nis gentleman, vino
has taken the contract to pave our wharf, is
spoken Of as follows IN he Cincinnati En-
quinu We notice By the Memphis Atrial
that the contract for paving the streets Of that
city has been gwen TO cur felow-otzen, John
LoEdon. This is a sufficient guaranty that
the work viii b well and satisfactorily done.
Mr.. Lowden is one o. the best and most sx-
perisnesd PAYERS Of Cincinnati He under
stands hs business thoroughly and well, az the
streets Of this city VIII testify. We recommend
im TO ourMemphis friends, not only as a good
md experienced contractor, bat as . gentle
nan Of integrity zndhonor, who stands high
in the community in which he has resided for
many ysarsn
CsINrsAI CouHr-Tbs Grand Jury in this
tribunal yesterday, returned true bills against
be following persons Jos- Frame. charged
with murder VIA. D.. Bell and ". N. Bel,
Tor tie murder Of Benjamin Rice Charles P.
Cassidy, for lsroeay; Martin Conner, james
Weieh, John CsEansugb and Thomas Garvin,
FOR assault with intent to kB.
Cbss. P. Cassidy, convicted Of the crime Of
horse stealing, was sentenced to the peuiten-
dsv for a period Of I've years.
The cases Of John Moran, charged with lar
osay, Henry Rice, for assault with intent to
knl, ". d. BOYD, for malieiously stsbbing Dr.
c. c. Mcmahon, were continued until the next
term
FATaI AocDEyT-n is our painful duty
70 record the particulars Of another fatal ac-
cdeHt, which occurred Monday evening in
this city. Some woTkmen were engaged dig
giHg under the embankment At the foot Of
Bsale street, in quest Of sand. when the earth
fell in upon them, burying three Of the party
alive. Vigorous efforts were made Immediate
ly to e1tHcste them, but when the earth was
removed, one Of the workmen, John Canaan,
was quite dead The other two men were very
sadly injured, one q them having an arm and
collsr-bone broken. The survivors were re-
moved 60 the hospital at once, and VIII, per-
hsps, recover, although their wounds are Sc
rous. Esquire Horne held an inquest on the
body Of The deceased, and The jury returned a
verdict IN accordance with the above facts.
Tie unfortunate man was about twenty-four
years Of age, and was an important witness
IN the LzhiH murder case. Those who know
the deceased speak in the highest terms Of bis
character. he was . nati-e Of Ireland.
The CRY Mathematician. Duvsl,
Algeo a Co. have sold their Bharfbost stores
and business to Messrs- J.. J.. Smith & Co, and
the new owners have taken formal possession.
The firm is composed Of Messrs. J. J. Smith,
Jas. 7. Bourne, and Wm. McLean-aH prac-
teal men, and gentlemen well known to boat
men and the community in which they live.
MessrE Bourne and Mclean have been in the
business several years, in the employ q the re-
firing firm, and have contributed greatly 70 the
success and wealth Of the old company. The
stock VIII be relinquished at once, and we wish
It to Be understood hat the Memphis wharf
boat wil be the most complete establishment
q the kind from Pittsburg TO New Orleans,
and Il would not be complete without our
young friend Dufy in the refreshmen; departs
meut.
FHEs asp ExrnerIsHEas-It is eonsia-