Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-19
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

reached 10.
The bill abollshing the Metropolitan
Police Is a fixed fact.
Coroner Ssnelson has moved his Of
hcs TO No. 1s5 Main street.
The trees on the other side Of the river
show the frost very plainly.
ST. Andrews Society was out in force
81 the New Memphis last night.
Ticket No. %. held by Barney Mccall,
won the horse and harness on Friday
night.
There we're thirteen arrests in the first
district and twenty-eigLt in the second
yesterday.
The Sioolson pavements are dirtier
tEan Some OF he jokes OF d morning CO.
Temporary.
We notice that "ths staple 4" is be-
ginning 10 crowd tho streets in various
PcrIons Of the city.
"A toast for the taxpayers Of Memphis;
"Ths NicOlsCu pavsmaut-thOugh los.
10 sight, 10 memory dear"
The Davenport Brothers are, We arc
tol0 giving spiritual seGageS in Louis
vile, KY and viii shortly visit Mem
Ph!s.
The new pavement going down on
Main street, near the corner ~ Monroe,
was q great nuisance TO foot passengers
yesterday.
Our Agricultural Fair commences on
tbs 27th inst. We call attention to the
long advertisement OF premiums, etc,
elsewhere.
John Spellman advsrtises in another
column fortwo hundred white laborers
- work on the levoe, at loading snd dis.
charging steamboats,.
The number OF ladies out riding yes
teTdsy afternoon was larger than Tor
months past. II was next 10 impossible
70 ssGuTs a horse IN any stable 10 the city.
George Harris drew a pistol On Mar
gareI Kinney yesterday, ana was sent
Before squire Herman for i by the
Metropolitan Police.
In the case Of Mr.. Angelo Marie,
charged with killing one MalaJests, in tho
Criminal Court yesterday, three hundred
JUymen were called, out of which seven
were empanelled.
There are eight petit and two grand
juHes IN session in this city al present
the very heart Of the business season, and
almost svery person on the Juries Is a
business man.
There was a terrible breakdown az
the corner OF Madison and Main laSs
evening. A drsy sraShod both wheels
and a part Of the hubs, splitting the driver
and load into the stree {.
We are indebted 10 Wn Mansford. OF
ths Catholic bookstore, for copies OF the
d-sHnA, American, AEpletoais Journal
and other late papers. VIA has every
thing in the news line on his counters.
From the amount Of work done BY
the County Commissioner 10 the way OF
correcting assessments, We should Judge
tha there was a vast amount OF dissatis-
faction among our citizens on that score.
Eleven young men, or rather boys.
were arrested laue Sunday evening for
PLAYING base ball within the city limits.
The Club had just organized aud had no
name, but was called the Fort Picker
ing Eleven
The verdict Of the coroneris jury in
she cass OF the negro man found dead on
she Pigeon Roost road on Saturday IRE
portsdln Sundays APPEAL was. " death
Al the hands Of some party OF parties IN
known.
The Jury ia tho case Of young Shelton,
on trial for the murder of a schoOlmate,
returned a verdict Of involuntary homi-
eide, about half-psst eight O'Clock last
night. They affixed the punishment al
three years in the penitentiary.
Attention IL called TO the card Of the
cotton hourss Of Messrs. Milan, Bowling
& Co., wis have recently removed into
The new Church Block, corner OF Court
and Front streets. Their friends are in
v1Ied 10 call and see them.
The dwelling Of Mrs. Hildebrand-ihe
L&IanAE AEIaEL H0A1 VA gRAAlaAlAN ~ Ek0AEI
during the war-on the Horn Lake road,
near Horn Lake Station, was destroyed
BY Ere Sunday. Loss 10000. No in
Eursnee.
As VII be seen by an article else
where, Col. John Donovan has at last won
the snft which he has so long and per
sistently urged in behalf Of the Gayoso
Gas Company against the Infamous Gin
cinnati monopoly which has 50 long OPP
$1,000 and rfndlad the nnOnia Of Mem
Phis.
James Henry, a mulatto, formerly the
slave OF Capt. Douglas, and now working
Cor him picking cotton on bis place, some
Nv or six miles from town, on the Big
Creek plank road. was coming TO town on
Saturday evening, accompanied by bis
wife, Wnen be was set upon by two men.
one white and ths other black, and robbed
Of SIS and his shoes and nat. There is no
slue IS 70 the identity % the robbers.
There was TO have been a meeting o.
the cotton sellers yesterday morning, al
the ChamDeT Of Commerce, but II WAS
postponed. We understand that quite g
serious difference has arisen betWcen
the buyers and sellers Of the staple. The
buyers formed themselves into a society,
some days ago, and adopted 3 set Of rules,
which The sellers objected 10, aud a row
vas the consequence. A petition IS IA
circulation among the merchants. asking
~ ANNaAA4 -. -Aaa - "a MAE z. HAAa
bsr Of Commerce to settle the mstter. IL
will bs dOns in a day OF two.
We mentioned yesterday morning
that there was a movement on foot 70
80 Z fund for the Rt. Rev. Bishop Fee
hsn. whU IS about 20 leave for Rome 70
sttend tho Gcumenical Council. The
nsIehouers Of st. PRtrick's met in the
fhurrh schoolhouss or Sunday evening
n dsvise means for raising b necessary
smouut aay 500. John League was
Chairman and Bernard Coll Secretary. \
committse Of zen was appointed 10 scAcl.
subscriptions. and they have gone Vigof-
ouslv 10 work. We hope they VIII meet
with signal success, though that is a fore
gone conclusion.
The bill now pending before the Leg
fslatufe, permitting the organization 81 81
Yndepeuoent Detective Corps IN this city.
i. We are glad TO hear, likely 70 go
through. Ang change from the present
system viii Sc for the better. We say
this in no spirit Of III will towards the
members OF Inc present force, but in
Imposition to the entire system. For the
bnndrqd thousand dollars worth Of State
1ronarty recovered by them last wear.
Tow many thieves we're oonyicted7 The
svs;em proposed by the bill Is ne
one that has worked 30 successfully IN
Eneiaud and various States Of the Union
Sor the last ten years. II Is in fact the
ouly correct and reliable system OF uetee-
tvs police.
The Courts Of our city are making
- haroc among criminals Not q day
rssaes but sOme white Or colorec citizen
r~eceives transportation for our penitenti-
80 honse AZ Nashville. The jail viii soon
tanautless. save by those officials
~hose dutv has been taxed 10 the ntmosi
an taking care that their guests leave not
@ttbont their knowledge. The Criminal
&C.,. ENGINEERED By Attorney-Generai
o-.1. BE Circuit Court, by Attorney
$500 q sod. and the Municipal Court,
~ Przscutfeg-Attorney Ryan, are rush
5Se psnons an things through on the
80 line. Thieves sand aghasE e lheif