Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-18

49, HO@ SC - ~ W $500
a friend signed for him. The friend
became nervous yesterday lest the
bond should be forfeited, and surren-
dered Billy the bailed into the US
tody ofthe officers.
-Pleasure-seek9rs will do well to
bear in mind the grand hop to be
given at Raleigh Springs tomorrow
night. Col. Coleman has made every
arrangement to have the affair a most
recherche one in every respect.
The corner of Main and Madison
streets has been made the Melon
Change of the city. Supply good,
with brisk demand, was the state of
the market yesterday, several wagon
loads changing hands at 10 to 75e for
round lots.
Thirteen arrests were docketed at
the First District Station up to IL
o'clock last night negroes on sus-
picion of robbery, 2 nuisance cases, 2
boys for bathing in the river opposite
the city, l careless driving, l assault
and battery, l attempt to pass u
terfeit money, and only l drunk.
Joe Burnside, "Red Shirt Bill"
and another negro named Henry
Jones, were locked up yesterday at
the First District Station for having
bambooZled an old country negro out
of $25 on the tobacco box game. They
will explain their rascally conduct to
Commissioner Richards this after
noon.
Louisa Stokes, negress, arrested
a few days since for stealing a lot of
wearing apparel from Mrs. Severn,
who lives at the junction of Orleans
street and the Pigeon Roost road, yes
terday plead guilty to grand larceny
before Justice Black, and in default
of $1,000 bail was sent to Jail to await
trial.
DIR. Lott, who a few days since
shot and killed young Barnes at Oak
land, Miss, has not yet been arrested.
$500 reward for his arrest is offered by
the citizens of Oakland; $500 addi-
tional is also offered by Oakland
Lodge No. 50, a. f. and A. NJ, as
will be seen in another column. Mr..
Barnes was Senior Warden Of the
Lodge.
Considerable excitement was
caused in official circles around the
Greenlaw building yesterday evening
by the report which gained currency
the Lord knows how, that Calvin, the
murderer, had escaped. Although
the thing looked like an impossibility,
the rumor was so current that Sheriff
Curry fastened up to the Jail to ascer-
tain It's truth, He found it a canard,
of course. 1t probably originated
from the John Gilpin ride through
Adams street, which is detailed else
where.
Yesterday about II O'Clock officer
Gorbutt, Of the First District, arrested
a man named VIM. F. Prather,
charged with careless driving, and
whereby a little child, whose parents
have a shop on Jefferson street, below
Secnpd, narrowly escaped being
killed by being driven over by the
prisoner. The little tOdler was at
tempting to cross Jefferson street as
the wagon was passing, and though
both horse and vehicle passed over it,
no in;urie9 more severe than q. few
bruises were in1icIed. The driver
was released on the deposit Of forfeit
and will have o hearing this afternoon.
"A great disgust is springlng up in
the public mind toward horse cars
having cushioned seats. These seats
become full of vermin in spite of the
utmost care; and it is getting to such
a pass that prudent persons are not
willing TO take places in a car with
cushions. The only seats that are'ht
for Use are those new-fashioned ones
made Of wooden Stats. These can al
WAYS be Kept clean and nee from YER
tais, and besides they are quite IS
comfortable tor 1heiF occupants as the
filthy md veTMin-hauntea cHshlQna;
Let the companies nIts AHS'e a"a
put away the nuisance.
River bathing is now in order,
and It is to be hoped that people will
not indulge in the luxury with reck-
l~essness. Many constitutions are bad
ly shattered every summer by too
much bathing. Bathing is a good
thing employed in moderation, but
immoderately enjoyed il becomes a
very dangerous and damaging thing.
Only the most robust and sOundest
system can long stand daily river i'm
mersiOns without becoming impaired.
Persons afflicted by organic disabil-
tiles should battle in the river
not oftener than every other day,
and in no event should they re-
main in longer than ten or fifteen
minutes. Any indulgence in bathing
extending to half an hour or an (which
is more frequently the rule than the
exception hour is highly injurious,
although the injury may not be i'm
mediately apparent.
Without much hope of having the
nuisance abated, we call the attention
of the police authorities to the disOr-
derby a~ssemblages of negroes which
occur on an average of twice a week
in the neighborhoOd of the corner of
Madison and Second streets. Night
before last a "ball" was given in
the hall af the southeast corner of the
streets above named, which was kept
9puntil 5 O'Clock yesterday morning
q most Internal din and upr0ar being
kicked up at short intervals through
out the night, making sleep an impossi-
bility anywhere within two blocks. a
lady living on Madison street near the,
place, who was i'll at the time, was
thrown into a fever by the hullabaloO.
1t is high time that some other place
of rendezvous were designated by the
police for the drunken negroes who
now assemble in the neighborhood re-
ferred to to make night hideous with
their barbaric orgies.
AT the request of Mr. Chighizola
we publish the annexed card:
EDIToRs Administrations l see
in the Post of yesterday a statement
which does me great injustice, and
which / desire to contradict through
your. paper. The statement made Is
that / said in the Criminal Courtroom
that l had voted at the late election,
and afterwards claimed to be a subject
of Italy. The facts of the caseare that
the Clerk of the Court asked me if l
was a citizen of the United States, and
/ replied that l had never taken any
cath to that effect, which 1 never have
done, Col. Coleman tnen asked If