Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-13

death. At first his wife and child Jacob,
La pretty little boy, were Thought to have
been crushed unde the debris; u they
also made a miraculously narrow escape.
Mr.. Gruber stood dumbfouDded and
speechless for some moments after the
crash, scarcely realizing the effects of his
{" first untutOred Efforts on the jack
screw; but his thsnkfulDess for the PROV
idential escape of himself and beloved
family, made him think but lightly of his
pecuniary loss. His store furniture and
stock were bat slightly damaged. he
swears that he'll "neffer bodder init
anoder screw dings vot he don't know
holdings apout,v and we think he is wise.
The Ledger yesterday evening as
serts that its account OF the "Favorite Is
land Horror" was the only correct one
published. The APPEAL gave identically
the same fleets as those detailed by the
Ledger, and with the exception that our
report was Somewhat more circumstan-
tial, h accounts given by b two papers
were the same, the information having
been drawn from the same source. Hear
ing the second version given by as, re-
peated around the city, one of the editors
OF the APPEAL added IL to the account as
already written up. The LEDGER. from
the hour at which ig vas published, had q
little the advantage of us in time-One,
however, that We are not disposed to re-
greet or grumbla at. We only wish that
il more frequently gave us opportunity
of borrowing local news from its columns,
the boot having been OIL the other leg
hong enough.
"A few days ago a negro named John
Sharpe was arrested by officer Temple
ton in the lower district for o~bstreperous
conduct, loud talking and boisterOus be-
hsvior generally. He showed fight, and
hafnra tho nffonr nnnlA gnnnpann aid
made his escape, not without a scufle for
his liberty, however, in which the officer
used his club freely. The next day he
went before a magistrate and swOre out a
warrant against Templeton for assault
and battery. The case was to have come
up before Squire Griffith yesterday even
ing, but before it was called officers Moore
inc Cleary, knowing the circumstances,
determined to arrest him on charge of dis
orderly conduct and resisting an officer.
Moore went up to Sharpe to arrest him,
when be again showed fight, and knocked
the officer down. CleaTy then came to
Moore's aid, and by the j%udicious use of
their clubs made the rambunctiOus darky
know that civil law is yet supreme in
Shelby county. We understand that an
ex-magistrste, now a ~'lawyer," sO-called,
made himself very oficious in the case,
and in a manner interfered with the Off
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position and Ofnight watchmen are
sufficiently srduOus now, without any
such additional penalties Il responsible
ties of arrest and trial IN frivolous
charges every time they arrest a drunken
negro. We hope that the Poles Board
will take some action to protect their
agents in their efforts at preserving the
peace. Shelby county has been ruled
long enough by negroes, scalawags and
csrPet-bsggers, and they should all be
treated equally when they break the laws.
The negroes gave a grand picnic out
toward Big Creek on Thursday, and
among the invited guests was a buck from
Memphis with the hiEh-sOunding name
of Anthony Sylvester BOothe. Anthony
saw a plebean negro, hight plain Sam
Jones, lingering a plethOric pOcket-book
during the day, and Immediately was
filed with a desire to possess the same.
Not willing to wait for a chance to pick
Sans pocket, or to waylay him, he deter
mined to snatch the coveted prize and
"try a little travel" He did so, and Sam
raising a hue and cry, started in pursuit.
Boothe, finding that he was gaining on
him, cut across a field where Henry Rose,
along with some other daTkies, was at
work. Henry comprehended the situa-
ton at once and threw himself in
Anthony Sylvester's way, but that
INDIVIDUAL nad uraWn q pistol as ne
aan, and determined to hang on to his
plumber at all hazards, leveled and fired
at Henry. He missed him however, and
before be could cock the weapon again
the PhilisJines were upon him. They
flung him down, took the pocket book
way from him and restored it to the
rightful owner, and then they bound him,
even as the Philistines bound Samson.
Yesterday they brought him to town and
got put warrants tor him-one for robbery
from the person, and the other for shoot
ing with intent to kill. After a short
hearing, Squire Miller sent Anthony
Sylvester BOOthe to Jail in default of bail,
and he will be tried at the next term of
the Criminal Cnnrt