Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-24
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

lOCAL PARA6hAFhS.
The weather was hot enough yes
terday to make UP for the chilliness of
Thursday.
The election for superintendent
of Public instruction comes off on
Monday next.
All prisoners convicted since June
18th in the Criminal Court will receive
sentence to-day.
The Sheriff returned John COster
to his old quarters yesterday. John
levanted from the county Jail a few
since.
There were nine cases disposed Of
by the Commissioner at the lower
district yesterday evening. and not a
cent in fines assessed or collected.
Judge Foute took his seat yester-
day morning and assumed the hOnors,
emoluments and duties of his Office.
Long may he live to enjoy them!
w. MeCune, took a turn at his
iaw-tackle yesterday and roundly
abused one John Hines. He sweats
for it now, at the First District station.
Mr.. Hutton has called on US, and
says that he was not acquainted with
Lucas and Baily, and that he does not
vouch for their veracity in the matter
against DIR. Payne.
We are indebted to the author,
Rev. John A. Murray, for a proof copy
of extracts from " Bible Lyrics" now
going through the press Of c. F. Vent,
of Cincinnati OhiO
-Georgiana Hicks, a very black
and very shameless viragO, is, since
Yesterday, an inmate of the First
District Station. Her latest indis-
erection was an assault upon a cOlOred
sister of iniquity.
viii Mansford, at the Catholic
Book Store, has the latest appleton,
Scientific american and other week
lies. AgDEet0n for this week contains
a supplement, "the SueZ Ship Canal"
and is the most interesting number
yet issued.
VIM. Danford was arrested yes
terday for passing a counterfeit I'VE
dollar bill ON Mrs. Ellen Butler. He
was carried before the L. S. Commits
siOner and released on his own recog-
niZanee to answer at some future
time.
John jackson, acolOred artiIlerist,
was compelled to unlimber his
battery at the First District Station
yesterday. His military chest could
not stand the draft of a forfeit and
the black warrior goes into ordinary
TO await the pleasure of the Com
missioner.
The grass in the park was cut yes
tefday, and ia tine evening the oder
arising from it was most delicious,
giving the Pent-up town people an OPP
portunity of enjoying ia its original
purity that most exquisite perfume
thew mown hay"
The JUstices-eXcept Squire fO-
ley-al seem to have had little or
nothing to do yesterday. He, how
V e had one or two cases. The ne
grOes arrested for the murder OF
Priestle were brought up, but YER re-
manded until Monday at two O'Clock.
1t is suggested, nos that we have
q permanent balloon, that we erect a
permanent gallowS, at some convent
ent spot where it could be daily and
hourly seen by, aTsl be a terror to evil
deers. 1t has also been suggested that
the balloon might be used in this CO
pacity.
Lou Nab seems to have bad luck.
He was robbed on Thursday night OF
about sixty dollars in money and a
dozen silver spoons. Detective Nc
Cune took the matter i'm hand yester-
day morning, and before night had
the spoons. The balance is ikely n
come to light to-day.
Officer Rice of the First District,
Yesterday arrested three negroes,
named WeSly Niece, James Harris
and Henry Rogers on charge of steal
ing a silver watch and other property
from a gentleman in front of French
Johns eating house, some nights ago.
They will have a hearing to-day.
Among the other requests Of the
late Wade Bolton, we neglected
to mention the fact that he be-
aueathed to each head Of family of his
negroes that remained With him dur
ing the war, three hundred doilRrs,
and to each single negro one hundred
dollars. f. NJ. Apperson, Esq, is his
executor.
Prof. George Fl. Mortified, an ez.
Confederate soldier, declares in dOdg-
ers circulated around the city yester-
day, that he will on next Tuesday,
the 9th inst, proceed from the earth
10 the basket of Prof. Thompson's
balloon, at the altitude of II thou
sand feet. The thing looks very much
like a sell.
xWe LEANED Yesterday froia crit
tenden county, that there were be-
tween seven and eight hundred ne
groes now out under arms. Two hun
bred of these are camped around
Jones' place, and are subsisting on
him. II is said that they pretend to
have given up all idea Of catching
Colyer.
We learn that the lad shelton,
who killed another lad named Hughes
out at Shelby Depot a few days ego,
was rearrested, after having been dis
charged by Squire Brewer, and ar
ried before Squire Wetherington, who
committed him to Jail without bail. In
pursuance of this order he was brought
hither and locked up yesterday.
We are reliably informed that the
man Julius Baliran, whom we spoke
of yesterday morning as an Italian, is
a Frenchman, rom Pau, lower Pyra-
nees. It is a remarkable fact that out
Of over one thousand Italians In this
city, not one has ever been convicted
in the courts of larceny or a similar
crime.
The Criminal Court is doing some
~marvelously quick work. The three
mackereIs who murdered the negro
man on Monday were yesterday put
on trial, and two of them cenvicted
and one acquitted. The former were
sentenced to fifteen years in the peni-
tertiary each. This is rather different
from the style in which the venerable
old lady who wants to be Chancellor,
used to do things.
-Tazewe1 Organ, the brother ofthe
young man murdered By Haynes at
Fifteen mile bayou, during the militia
troubles ia ~Crittenden. was arrested
by the negroes on Tuesday last as an
accomplice of Clarence C0Ilyer's. He
was " tried" God save the mark) by
the black and tans in Marion day be-
fore Yesterday, and even with their
suborned perjurers his eaptors were
unable to make a case against him.
and were compelled to let him go.
Capt. w. H. Harden, sheriff OF
Crittenden county, Ark, was in the
city Yesterday, and we are authorized
To state that he denies ever having