Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-28

MEMPHIS APPEAL
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CITY MATTERS.
Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad.
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New Orleans Express $50 pm. 90 Pm.
Batesvflle SD
feb24 p. OAKLEY, Gen. Ticket AgL
THANKs.-we are again placed under
obligations to the clever agent of the
Southern express company for late pa
pers.
EMnfoNs q Son, No. 10 Jefferson
street. have received Every Saturday
for March; also the Monthly Magazine,
and another supply Of Ingemisco.
LAW CoURT.-The call of the docket
was continued to over 1000. About $50
cases. appeals from magistrates, disposed
OF. The first call Of the docket win be
resumed this morning.
NJ. II. MILLER, Esq, the halter, we
are happy to announce, has again com
meneed business forhimself, and extends
to his friends an invitation to call on
him at $50 Union street, Memphis hat
company.
RECovERED.-A mule, said to have
been stolen at Nashville some two weeks
since. was recovered in this city yester'
day by the police, and the animal we
are informed, is now awaiting a claim
ant.
FNED-Emma Lowry, who was
charged with making a forcible entry
/ into the house Of Jos. Price, on Gayoso
street. some days since, was yesterday
brought before Mr.. Justice Creighton
and fined twenty-five dollars for hef
unlawful conduct.
police BUSHES. Matters at the
police courts yesterday were dull de-
c;dedlv so. Only eleven names ap'
naared Yesterday for presentation to the
clerical commissioner. The amount as
sessed was n hundred and forty dol
lars. the amount paid was but twenty.
the balance to be worked out at twenty
cents per diem"
WoUNpED.-A man named Thomas
Carr was wounded by J. w. Blake at
house of bad repute, at the foot OF Mad
ison street near the Charleston depot, Oh
Tuesday night at a late hour. The al
fair was foolish, and called for no sucf
extreme measure. The wounded man j
doing well under the care of his friends
GOT AwAy.-A negro girl named
ReIIe Thomas was up before Mr.. justice
Blaek. on Tuesday, charged with steal
ing some clothing, the property of hel
aUnloyer. She was convicted of the
THEFT and ordered to be placed in prison
The officer started with her, but Belle
managed to get away from him, and hai
not been heard of since.
FALSE PRETENsEs.-On complaint 0
IL. J. Way, Mr.. Jas. w. Atten was yes
terday brought before Mr.. Justice Hall
charged with obtaining s175 under falls
~pretepses. A hearing was had, wheT
The Justice bound the offender over il
the sum Of five. hundred dollars for hi
appearance st the criminal court
DARK SHooTING.-A step-sOn and hi
Maternal authority had a slight difficulty
at their residence on the corner Of De
Soto and Monroe street, yesterday mern
ing. during which shots weT1 exchanged
Nobody hurt, but severE frightened
All the parties were Of the eolOred per
sussion.
PERsoNAL.-We were yesterday
pleased to meet in our sanctum b. +
Jones, Esq, of that sprightly paper tn
Clarion. published in Jackson, Miss
He Is now on q business visit to this city
The Clarion is the official journal 0 fth.
state. We commend Col. Jones and hi
paper to our business community.
F. SIMPSON & Co.-The card Of tn
above well known firm appears in on
advertising columns. They were en-
gagged for many years in business in Phil
adelphia, and are too well acquainted
our dealers throughout this state an
Arkansas to require any eommendatio
at our hands. Everything ia their Lin
can be furnished by them at as favOrabl
prices as any house in New York.
TOBACCO THIEvEs.-Negroes gene
ally love the Virginia weed, and al
prone TO steal the same when it cann'
be procured honestly. A case Occurre
Yesterday morning, wherein two Of ii
sable brethren cOnfiscated two caddi'
of the pressed, the property of Messr
Ferguson & Cordes. They were pursue
bv the gentlemen in blue, but not csugh
NIsINFoRNED.-Te stated in yeste
day mornings issue that the lecture
'Rabbi Tuska" was well ATTENDED, ct
Not being able to be present Ourselve
we relied on a friend, who gave rs Il
Information. A goodly number va
g present but by mutual consent the d.
b livery Of the lecture was postponed Il
next Tuesday night, when it will sure
come OF. This is the first time We has
been taken in by such information, al
we will take good care that it shall
D the last.
BAPTIST CONFERENCE.-The Southel
Baptist convention will meet in this ci
on Thursday, May 9th. The First Ba
q list church have appointed the followiI
..rHap,aD a committee To act in come