Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-21

We understand that Commodore NJ
+. Msury has been Invited TO deliver the
opening Grafton at our coming agricultu.
raj fair. II is thought that he viii accept,
In the Board Of County Commission
SIS yesterday, McCahrey & Cornelius,
lstely elected county undertaken for the
burial Of paupers. were given until to-
morrow to 6le their bonds $4,000.
AT midnight the rain was still falling
and the weather was very cold, the skies
inctcsting q continuation OF the bad
weather. We sincerely hope that the bad
weather viii expend itself before our Ag-
ficultural Fair commences.
The condition Of the streets yester-
day vas A disgrace to any oity-mucb
more 70 one that has spent i've hundred
thousand dollars for a Nicholson pave
ment. They were three inches deep in
mud and filth IN many places.
We are glad to state that the County
Commissioners have given orders TO ali
Overseers of roads ana portions Of roads
leading 10 the Fair grounds, 10 put them
40 perfect order IN time for the coming
Fair-authoriZlnC them to call out the en-
tire avsilable road force for the purpose.
AT II O'Clock yesterday morning the
twelfth Juror was obtained In the case of
Angelo Marie. Indicted for killing one
Aalatesta, about two years ago. Several
nAu4LE4 mtn NbIE II Vdutlt0 DEADIb the
above result was obtained-a panel Of
three hundred yielding seven jurymen.
-R. Il. GoodIett, one Of the drivers Of
ths Transfer Company, assaulted r. A.
Sheppard, a clerk Of the company, n
was arrested on charge Of assault with in
tent to KIN. He was carried before Squire.
Willard, who sent him mp In default Of
5000 bail 10 answer at the next term OF
the Criminal Court.
The polics commissioner are annoyed
20 death with the army Of "sbys law
yers that dock around the station-hOuses
ct court times, and who not only take up
the time Of the court, but oftentimes
sither impede or totally defeat the ends
Of Justice. There ought to be some ar
Fangement IN regard TO the suppression of
this crying evil.
The second district police yesterday
SFresJed two mokes named Chas. Harris
and Chas. Williams for the burglary of
Wehrum's grocery store, lat Gest's Old
stand on the HernandO road, committed
some days ago. They are blsGksfniths,
Aud left their tools where the Job" was
committed. Entrance was effected IN
eating a hole through the side Of the
house, through which a boy crawled and
opened the front door 70 them. The boy
has also been captured. He says he was
paid q quarter OF adollar for his pains.
a Wlu uaA4E4 galFlAnAr u RlAEhHLLliLn
and Uh0elwrlght, went before Squire Mil
lard yesterday, and got out a warrant for
tae arrest Of two members Of the Second
District police force, named Elliot and
Miller, on charge Of attempting TO swindl6i
himself aud a partner, a man named Fish
or, out Of the price Of repairing a cart,
and faiiiBs 70 mske their point, threaten
2ng aod abusiag lLeGl. Ths case viii
como up Tor examination before Commits
Aoner Burdltt 81 az early day, and until
a. h decided, we viii mako nc
on the stat0mcDt Of Jobrling.
-Horsce Coleman and Henry Robert I
son were arrested for grand larceny yes
teuaav and lodged N jail. on "a capias is
sued by Judge Hudson, on IN indictment
by the Grand Jury. Squire Griffith is
ned warrants for the arrest of Richard
Powers and Lou German YESTERDAY, on 1
charges and sountercharges made by each
other Of assault and battery. The cases
will IL tried tO-day..--'Squlre Willard
yesterday ned VIM. Bailey, a butcher. |
Two dollars and eOsts for assaulting and
beating \, Shuster, q cattle trader.
The police arrested a man night before
last, whom they have had under surveil-
lance for some time past, on charge Of va-
and being a dangerous and suspi-
cious character. On being taken down TO
the station house he gave his name as L.
b. Gamble, and told the officer making
the arrest hat be was q detective. The
officer had 20 authority 10 turn him loose
on this statement, and as the Superin-
tendent didn't come down for some hOurs
Dir. Gamble was detained. On examining
his case, yesterday morning, we are in
formed that Il turned out that he was a
- dy-cop " Ia the secret pay OF the Super
intendent, imported from East Tennessee,
watch the members Of the police force,
20 I" Jacket drinking saloons. OIL
nOuuss he wac dicharged from arrest, bur
strikes uH that Memphis will be- rather
quarters for Mr.. Gamble, II he
expects 70 stay here and follow his high
and honorable occupation. We
heard Of several little exploits of his,
have earned bin an enYiabls rep
as a ~snesk-cOppef,"