Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-23
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

e~ursionists have returned.
Matters in police circles were at a
dead stand still yesterday.
Up to eleven o'clock last night
Mr.. Wade Bolton was alive though
very low.
We had the pleasure of meeting
yesterday Mr.. Malone, editor of the
Beacon, of Macon, Miss.
The weather was so chilly yester-
day morning as to make heavy bed
clothing quite comfortable.
The case of Arthur Cartwright,
indicted for the murder of VIM. NOoe,
comes up before the Criminal Court
to-day.
The tide of travel has stacked up
somewhat during the past few days,
but it is still very heavy for this e a
o of the year.
The wretch who committed the
nameless crime on the little girl was
put under $1,000 bonds by Squire Mil
lard yesterday.
Julius Baiuan, the Italian ever
convicted of graldlarceny, wsssentup
yesterday by the Criminal Court, on
two indictments, for ten years.
Balloon trips are still all the go.
Quite a number of ladies vent Up
yesterday evening and all express
themselves highly delighted.
Col. Mitchell, in a card elsewhere,
prolOngs the time for receiving bids
for the contract on the Mississippi
River Railroad until the 18th of Au-
gust.
There was another consignment
of grapes from Mobile and New Or
Leans on the fruit stands yesterday.
They are very sweet and delicately
favored.
The affidavit OF Leonard praying
a change of venue for the further near
ing ofthe charges against him, will
be argued this morning in the Grim
inal Court.
The negro " mokes" had a high
old time around at their headquarters
on Second street last night, and kept
everybody within three squares Of
them from sleeping.
We have received a communion
tiop in answer to the card of the de-
tenders Of Haynes, which is unavOid-
ably crowded cut Of this issue. 1t
will appear tomorrow.
There has been Il great impEoSe-
ment in the management oftheN street
railway lines lately. We yesterday
saw a pair of mules attached to one
of the cars absolutely in a trotl
Barney Riley was brought before
Squire Willard yesterday, charged
with ASSEMBLING Margaret DonneIly
and her child. He assaulted the
mother With q brick, and choked the
child. He willhaye q hearing to-day.
Tom Cushenperry, the darby who
stabbed Joel Walkers wife on Wed
neSday, was carried before Squire
Willard yesterday, and the wounds
being of very serious nature, was
remanded for the action of the Grand
Jury now in session.
Our friend Aehle, who holds forth
on the corner CT Second and Union
streets, has our thanks for numerous
eOurtesieS extended. If there is any
body, anywhere, who knows how to
" mix a refrigerator" better than he,
we would like to find him.
1t is stated that Clarence Collyer
was killed on Tuesday night twelve
miles below the city. His horse,
which was captured by the negroes, .
has been court martialed, and viii be
shot to-day if he is not stolen from his
captors by some of their white
leaders.
The picnic of the Sons of Tenn
perance at James Park yesterday was
a grand success. The crowd of WISH
tors, quite large during the day, was
much augmented toward evening,
and every one who was present des-
the affair as n of the most
pleasant gatherings of the season.
An acquaintance ofours, possessed
more money than education, start
ed North a day or two ago, and
among other commissions for friends
he had one to purchase q set of instru-
ments for typographical drawing.
The gentleman who gave it to him
asked him if he knew what kind of
were wanted. His an
swer was, "Oh yes, things for pullin'
The news from Crittanden county
IS about the same. The river is said
10 be picketed for a hundred miles
with negroes on the watch for Collyer.
They are so Jealous that a steamer
touched at Hopefeld to put off
railroad iron night before last,
vas not allowed to land until a parley
vas held, and she was closely guarded
I'll the time that she remained ashore.
Charles Warner, a member ofthe
Mackerel Brigade in high standing,
the pocket of John School, a
newly arrived emigrant on his way to
Fort Smith, Ark, of forty-six dollars
md a half. For this piece of enter
ingenuity he was arrested and
.arried before Squire Foley who sent
lin to Jail in.defauIt of $1,000 bail, to
to the Criminal Court.
Superiority in Craftsmanship Is
me Of the tests of gentilty in Eng
anu, and the bold riders of the South
made Der cavalry famous in the late
var. No one has ever read a descrip-
ion of genuine English fox chase or
Irish steeple chase without feeling
lis pulse beat quicker, with a desire
G take part in such a contest, and we
lail with delight the efforts made by
he directors of the Agricultural fairs