Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-15

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had given the name Of the APPEAL in
stead Of n Of our contemporaries. W.
certainly thought Il strange that b,
should accuse US of Intentionally doini
injustice to a gallant soldier. These "s6p
Of the pen" frequently make terrible
havoc with ones literary attainments.
Miss C. EXPLAINED "-YE TrcKE1
MAN ANsWERETH YE Local" Mis-.
c." are a gentleman Of the neuter sex, a.
don't live nowhere, aud she bloweti
where it listeth. He carrieth divers an,
sundry boxes, aud rideth We local on s
rail, OF any other man." When SD,
hath no freight" she neigheth like Ia,
whsng-dOodle from the momtaiEs Of
Hefsidam. Z, pluribus newman.
BILLIE"
Lock Your STREET DOoRs.-We learn
a most daring robbery was perpetrated
on DeSoto street about seven O'Clock
Tuesday night, 10y some parties unknown.
who entered a gentlemsns house and alb
stracted from the rack in the han a shawl.
an overcoat and several hats; and not
satisfied with this rather liberal haul.
took away the front door key, doubtless
in order to repeat the visit on some future
occasion.
NOVEL GAkRoTING.-Two facetious
shopmen residing on opposite sides OF
BeaI street amused themselves yesterday
forenoon by stretching asmaH but strong
cord across the street, in such a way as
to catch the face or neck Of horsemen or
carmen passing by, and several individ-
uals were arrested in their course by This
somewhat m~ischeviOus device, very
much 10 their disgust, too, If We may
form an opinion from the expletiyes
vented on each occasion.
LkuGHABLE ACcDEEr.-A colored
woman crossing Adams street, directly
behind a passing dray, got her hoop
skirt caught in the rear Of the vehicle
and IA an instant was jeTked from her
feet and dragged several yards, before the
mule c0uldbe stopped. WhentIe present
condition Of our streets is remembered,
the spectacle she presented can be better
imagined than described several most
amusing suggestions were offered by the
by-standers but not exactly Of a character
to be admitted to our columns.
ARRESTS BY THE PoIcE William
smith, ~oyercharging hack hire-Oficer
Birmingham James McAundy, drunk
Officer McShans; Wm. Reynolds, lool-
oredI, stealing Officer Collins; Ham
mond A. Scott, leOloFedl, drunk and
disorderly-Omcer Collins; Henry Rol-
Inns, lcoloredl, stealiug-Oncer Baker;
J. NJ. Scott concealed weapons-Ohieer
McShane; Douglas Oglesby, .colored),
shooting in corporation and lighting
Officer Roach; Annie Bradley, 'coloredt,
fgLting-Oficer Burke Mark Hayden,
druuk-Onicer Lynch Bill Harrington
drunk-Oficer Mccormack kit Robin
SON, misdemeanor, pinned a calls tail TO
= woman's coat in market-Oiieer
O'Connor.
LEGAL TSTETEIGESCE-Uaited Suites
Circ,sa CoarL.-The roll Of attorneys was
called a usual.
Ia the case Of the United States as.
copper stiH, etc, "a REM. proclamation
was made ia open court.
Vance as. CockreH. A motion for in
junction 10 enjoin suit at law was pre-
sented and filed.
Moore & Co. IS. Hicks. In this case a
motion for leave 10 file amended plea,
and for continuance, was presented and
passed for argument to-day.
Douglas e a., rs. Beecher. A petit
ton was filed for a writ Of eertioraTi to
transfer the case from the Chsncery
Court 10 this Court,
Cossett, Hill & Go. Is. Cossett. This
case being ready for trial, the jury was
called, when it was discovered by the
counsel chat the Pleadings were Informal.
After considerable discussion, and some
lively skirmishing between The counsel,
resulting In a bit Of triumph for the d
and discontinue for the other, the evil
dence in the case was presented partially
to the jury, the court adjourning 70 ten
O'Clock this morning.
UaaceN O6HTt.-H ssterday being mo-
lion day, but little business Of general
interest was transacted. The Court pro-
nounoed a decision in the ease Of the pc
titiOn Of Jno. I. Safiarans for q writ OF
mdndqnlus 10 compel CoFoper Erickson
b count the votes east for county Judge
at the recent election, which denied the
PRAYER Of the petitioner foF the following
reasons: AneF reviewing the history and
nature Of the Office Of county judge, His
Honor, remarkiDg that the question 10
he determined in this case IS, whether
the election in this county should have
been held for the Office OF county judge or
not, resolves this question into two props
ositioRs, viz.
First. Has the Governor power 10 MI
a vacancy ia the Office By appointment =?
Held that the present County Judge was
properly appointed
Secondly. If this be true, it must Of
curse follow, that the present County
Judge must hold lhe Office until b eGoy-
ernor shall order an election that there
should have been no election that il Is
not the duty Of the Coroner TO count the
votes Illegally polied, or TO make any re-
turn Of the same, or 10 give any cerdf-
cate based thereon.
Tue application Tor a mandamus must
therefore be refused.
Criminal CO5yt-Hestsrday was mostly
occupied by the discussion Of a motion
for a new trial in q case already disposed
Of b yjury.
Six prisoners, who were about to be
sent 10 States prison at Nashville, were
brought into court, and Judge Hunter
read them a good sound moral Lecture
upon the enoTmity Of their crimes, after
which Inc sentence Of each was read,
and the prisoners Disguised nom the
presence Of the court. els
The names End terms Of imprlson-
msnt Of zach, respectively are as fol-
lows;
RiebardB utterheld, robbery sentenced
TO ten years IN p~euitenuaFy.
Wan. Evinss robbery sentenced 10 ten
years in penitentiary.
john Thompson, larceny; sentenced
to three years IN -penitentiary.
Tie above are white meR. The follow
ing are negr6sai
samuel Stevens, larceny; sentenced TO
years iR p~enitentisry.
Thomas Niekans, larceny; sentenced
to eight years in penitentiary.
Preston Mcdowell, larceny; sentenced
20 ten years IN ~peniteptiaFy,
The misdemeanOr docket win be taken
up to-day.
~ Generals Bushrod Johnson and s.
r. Anderson dlaed with Gen. F. B.
Cheatham, at the Stacey House, Nash
vile, on Monday.
Hr Gov Brownlow has appointed