Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-25

CsUEIrr.-A case Of the most astounding
and stroclous cruelty We ever hoard Of Has be-
fore fae criminal court a few days ago. i
was proved that a woman naasd Mra Meehan
had living with Der, some time ago, a child,
taken from a publie institutlon, probably on
the prelense Of adoption. The llltle girl was
about seven years old. One day a lady who
bad taken a house next to where Mrs. Meehsn
andhe husband lived, as she was moving into
Der new residence, heard the cries end shrieks
Of this little child, and TIE nsiss 0f fast de-
scsnding stripes. Presently the poor child
cane out Of the rear OF Mrs Msehan's house,
and after lettering a few steps she fell. The
mex. day the stripes, and sarisks, and cries,
and means came again. The new neighbor
had the heart OF q coed Samaritan ia Der boz
som. Listening only to its holy and compass
sioBste promptngs, she rushed into the house,
and houihle was The sight that me- her eyssi
The child had lost The power to utter her
sufsfings. strleks bad sunk into wailing
cries, and those had given place to p~laintiVe
means then utter exhaustion followed. The
blows, which were administered from a piece
OF wood hom a barrel, fell heavy and fast;
the child had sunk on the ground; she could
feel, but had no longer power to express her
agonies. SdH the womla-lo, uomaB is too
holy a name to Be 90 prosituted-the Mrs.
Msshan, beat the passive body tia, lay help
less before her. The COED Samaritan was a
woman Of ae.ioa; she seized the victim and
carried her of, and from that day to this Mrs.
Meeban has never had her in her power again.
From the toe nails to the crown Of The head
we're a raw circle as big as dollar showed
where the hair had been plneked were
wounds, and welts, and bruises, and sores.
For many days the child received the good
Samaritan care. The bruised and outraged
flesh sloughea Of. An almost entirely new
skin replaced that on which he Meshan erseiiy
had worked its fendish will. Atleugth the little
one was restored to life and health. She is snow
a sweet girl, and has been adopted BY a kind
gentleman whose name we would like to mem
ton, II ve had psrmission-he is a candidate
before the people for a city Office. At the
criminal court, the wolaan Mrs. Meshan, was
found guilty. She was liable to imprisonment
10 hard labor in the psnitentisry-s moderate
punishment most readers will think That
punishment was nos, however, indicted; fifteen
days imprisonment, and tue payment OF : fine
OF fly dollars, will clear Mrs. Msehsn from
the claims OF the law. II the whole testimony
given at the trial could be published, she would
scarcely get as readily clear Of public indigaa-
ton.
aIyEs ASD sTEtNBOAT MATTERS.
The river is falling rapidly"..The weather
yesterday was showsry., .. White and Black
rivers srs faHirg....The FL. Howard arrived
from New Orleans With 1900 bags Of salt, 81
hogsbeads sugar, % sacks Of coffee, and 20
barrels OF olasses....Th St. Francis, from
ST. Francis river, brought 1s4 sacks Of corn,
and 10 head n cattle .... The New Moon, from
Wbits river, had 3 bales OF cotton ard : head
OF cattle .... The Mary Paterson brought 1889
sacks OF corn from Columbus; she left again
for the same place.,.The Kentucky, from
Columbus, bad 279 sacks Of corn and Z hogs-
heads OF tobacco; she returns to-day. The
Louisville, from New Orleans, brought in 225
sacks Of cotton seed, and 1000 sacks Of salt.
TIE Hill is up for New Orleans .... The John
Walsh cans in from New Orleans with SEQ
sacks of sat, q hogshsads Of sugar, 10 bar
rsls Of molassss, and y barrels Of turpsn-
tin e-...Th Tucker leaves To-day for the Ar
kansas river 49,, The wharf-boat wan aground
Yesterday morning from the rapid fall Of the
river she was pulled Of BY the Cramps.