Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-09
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

More rain yesterday.
Travel continues very brisk for
this season of the year.
The great cotton case was decided
yesterday for the claimant.
The old woman in the shoe"
had a good many visitors yesterday.
The Grand Jury are still examin-
ing into the murder at Nan. Magin-
MIS-.
Col. NJ. w. Clusky, formerly Of
the AU0idHehe, is in the city, stopping
at the Peabody.
Mrs. VIM. Mccullough was az
rested by officer GOrbet yesterday for
cruelty beating a little orphan girl.
The case viii be examined to-day.
The decision OF the Supreme Court
in the case Of Williams VS.. Boughner
made RAIDS of the Williams stripe
look bilious yesterday.
-Barny Sherrod was carried before
Squire Foley yesterday on charge OF
assaulting Louis Cas5. The Squire
committed aim to jail in default OF
5000 to keep the peace.
The sun came out yesterday
morning with a sickly intense heat.
It was, however, soon clouded over
again, and the day was pretty much
like the four or FIVE previous,
We have received the annual cat
alOgue of W. f. Wards Seminary for
young ladies at Nashville. 1t shows
this institute to be in a fiOurishing con-
dition, and well prepared to educate
thoroughly all pupils committed to
its a r and teachings.
Peaches and pears are quite nu-
merOus on the fruit stands. Cherries
continue to be plentiful, and apples
are becoming so. We saw yesterday
a basket Of scuppernOng grapes and
some figs, brought from the neighbour
hood of Mobile.
Pete Good, who hit a man with a
slung shot a few nights ago on the
nature, was arrested yesterday and
locked up in the First district station
house, The man whom he hit has
been lying in a state Of stupOr ever
since, and Is not expected to hTe.
The tenants of the buildings on the
square bounded by Main, Adams and
Jefferson streets and Center alley,
have norced recently a very great IN
crease In the numbe. Ct the rats
around their premises. We have DesI
annoyed extremely by them. The
reason of tbeir invasion Is the closing
Of the Worsham House.
Emma Lowary, "the notorious"
was yesterday tried before the Munich
pal Court ON four charges Of lewd be
haviOr and keeping 4 house Of III
fame. She was found guilty and sem
fenced for thirty days Imprisonment
and one hundred dollars fine in each
case, making a total of one hundred
and twenty days imprisonment and
for hundred dollars fine.
A horse attached to the delivery
wagon of Eemuei Pr;nory, took
fright ut something and ran away
He tore down Second street at fqll
speed, doing no damage however I'M
I'll he went to turn into Jefferson,
when he slipped and fell, breaking
one of his legs and otherwise injuring
hiuself.sO that he will have to be
killed. The driver was not on the
wagon at the time.
In the Criminal Court yesterday
the case of State VS.. Archie Hughes,
a negro, for the murder of James
Ryan, came up. A negro jury vas
empanelled, and tried the case, and
though there wasa witneSs>whOswOre
most positively that be saw Hughes
kill Ryan and throw him overheard,
this enlightened body returned a YER
dict Of not guilty" The grounds
thereof being the fact that Ryan's
body was never found, and it is cOn-
~sequently not certain that he is dead
This defense was impressed on their
minds by Squire Miller, the counsel
for the defense. There are other
facts in the affair which we wish to
and will expose in a day or two.
We have received the first num-
Der of the american HQFQiOQicGi Jour
nal, q mOuthlv publication devoted to
the art OfhQrOlOgy rWatch'ahd clock
making in all of their multifarious and
intricate branches, Of all the impor-
tant pursuits of the United States
mercantile, mechanical, manufaetur-
ing and professional, hOrology alone
has hitherto been without its repre-
sentative in the world of letters.
This void is now well filed by the
handsomely printed and elegantly
made up journal before Us, which is
devoted especially to the interests Of
all whose pursuits are connected with
the measurement of time. 1t pub
by G. B. Miller, 229 Broadway,
Y, and we cordially recommend
it to our friends who belong to the
" guild" in this city.