Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-12
A SERVANT.
A Private Waterman Detected
IN Wholesale Robbery.
lie Has False Aeys to Every
Store in the TEigg and
5eEnsAOn Blocks.


Daring the past four or FIVE months
the merchants in the Trigg and Jemison
blocks have from time to time
missed groceries, money, etc., and
have been 1T q loss to know to
WHIST caase to ascribe their mysterious
disappearance. The mystery Was solved
yesterday morning by officer Ellery, of
Cae First District Police, who about 3
O'clock, discovered the private watch
man Of that beat, one VIM. Williams, in
the store Of Brown 4 billiard, helping
himself prOmisGUOCsly. He Immediately
took hIm into custody and carried him
srouGd to the FI-s. District station house.
o. his person WAS found g bunch
Of keys which fitted the locks
ami opened Tho doors Of every
store il the Frigg and Jemiscn biocks.
He admitted his guilt on being arrested,
ssd offered M. EIery $1,000 70 let him
go. He win have his examination this
morning. when Interesting revelztions
VIII bS made.
We understand that Williams, during
the past year, hiss paid owe $1,000 losses
81 cotton stolen FROM the bluff and under
bis gEtCa and control. Il Is now sup
posed that ne stole the cotton, and was
ther fore very well able TO psy for il.
Meantime, Capt. SiEons has about
twenty i've pounds o. keys, of al sizes
sBd SHAPES, opening every store on Front
rOw.
TRE THEATER.-We were very much
p,o4sed 10 Duiice that lsst night there
wss = very fair attendance st the New
Memphis, xhen fCr the second time Mr.
C0usGcek and his accomplished daughter
maze their second appearance in the
The Chimney Corner. II is seldom
sG.Ed5G US To look upon sOnatursi 8 per-
& Ia4uCe as that OF Ccultock az peter
Pr@5ity." From the beginning 10 the
eud it is a d~elineatiou OF the highest
artistic merit, bignGing p6thos, ssnti-
ment, feeling and such little bits of unin-
'teilsctuai W.T. as sn old man Of good
heart, good intention, and prO6ity. would
be gully o. Such performances as
these should be Witnessed by eli OF our
Te1as0 people, our people of taste and
culture, WhG 90 Themselves as wei! as the
Management q gross injustice il confer
ring their patronage almost exclusively to
Friday night. The bill OF last night was
in every respect az effective one, and
was, both IS to dressing and scenic
effects, as veil put upOn the stage as any
We ever witnessed lie sn attractive little
thester. Miss Cculdock, simple and
Ingenious, without effort, portrayed
Miss Emery" in . way 10 please her
sUdieEcs. In the farce, Loan of a Lover,
Mrs. Cline and Mr.. McWade sustained
their reputation, exciting roars Of laugh
ter until the fall OF the curtain.
Tonight viii be presented, by the
author Of The Chimney Corner, the
pay CT milky Rhits-Couldock as
- Milky White" In q brief speech last
evening, in response to the call Of the
sudisnce, Mr. Couldcek spoke warmly
in praise CT this new plsy, and recon-
mended il as strongly IS We do to the at
tentiOn Of the pu0iIc. In closing this no.
tiee, we must be psrdor-G If We sgsin
obtrude our r. elections upon the thought
less few who, knowing better, will per-
sist ia jsb5sTing their nonsense at most
i]uOpportune moments, spelling by the
CHATTER they sustain the effective passages
and most affecting scenes. III they could
only see themselves as others see them,
under such circumstances, We are sure
they would not only forswesr such con-
duct in future, but hang their heads Ia
shame, st SO gross an outrage on good
breeding, good taste, and the most ordI-
nary etiquette.