Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-16
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

ESSAE TARA1GHT 10
The thermometer fell in eight hours
night before last forty degrees.
Snow laid on the ground nearly all
day yesterday. In some places it had not
thawed up to sunset.
in consequence of the noise incident
to the repairing of the roof, the daily ser
vices at Grace Church are suspended until
Sunday next, the 10Th inst.
The weather was quite tickle and
coquettish yesterday. The thermometer
stood at 260 in the morning, went up to
As at noon and fell back 10 within a few
degrees of freezing point before night.
His Honor ]. w. Scales was crowded
with business yesterday. No less than
sixty-one offenders were on trial for va
rious offenses. Fines to the amount of
one hundred and sixty-hve dollars were
collected.
This last cold snap has played the
very mischief with the gardening arrange
ments around town. We yesterday heard
several gentlemen having suburban gar
dens complaining bitterly of the disap-
pointment Occasioned by it.
Captain s. Shock will keep the regis
tration Office open from eight to two
O'Clock Oh Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day next. His office is in the court build
ing, corner Of Second and Union streets.
Let every Democratic voter be provided
with a certificate.
We call the attention of the friends Of
the community of La Salette Academy
to the obituary notice of one of the good
Sisters-Sister Stanislaus McHernan, who
died on the 10Th inst. The funeral will
take place to-day at three o'clock pm. at
st. Agnes Academy.
Esquire Griffith investigated yester-
day the case of Sally Noel, who was
charged by Laura Price with assault and
battery. \ fine Of two dollars was i'm
posed upon the defendant. She was also
required TO enter into bonds to keep the
peace for six months.
Frank hummer, who runs one of the
smack houses that disgrace our wharf,
was up before the Recorder yesterday for
receiving stolen property in the shape of
eight bushels of corn. His plea was that
a lady friend" of his had gathered it off
the wharf, but as the amount did not
exactly correspond with the statement of
the prisoner, he was fined fifteen dollars,
which he paid.
The case of Edward McNealis and
Dan. Flaherty, set for trial on yesterday
before Esquire Foley, was removed from
his court By The action of the Grand Jury
Of the Criminal Court. These parties
stand charged with receiving stolen goods,
(cOttOn(, the property of \. II. Value.
These defendants were taken out of the
hands Of the police authorities by a capias
from the Criminal Court, the Grand Jury
having found true bills against the de-
PENDANTS.
Cochran Hall last night was the scene
of festivity and mirth. The gallant men
of the Washington Fire Company No. 4
gave one Of their brilliant balls. Two
hundred ladies and gentlemen were in at
tendance to trip the light fantastic to the
music Of SaXby's celebrated Dixie Band.
At twelve o'clock last night we saw the
members of the gallant No. I whirling
round with their fair partners in the cap
t~ivating waltz. We could not help think
ing of the poetic lines
The brsvest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring
The Universal German Unity Ball al
Cochran's Hall on Monday night last, was
a magnificent affair. Over one hundred
and fifty couples engaged in the 1erpsi-
chOrean art. The floor managers, Messrs.
Laski, Willard, Bescher, Bachnan and
JOers, did everything in their power to
make the ball r success. Handwerker's
band discoursed sweet music during the
evening, while the calcium light used on
the occasion added much TO the shadow
dance. A splendid supper was served up
by that prince of caterers, Mr.. Schsde.
| AZ uAN llEuL toACludN AlOlllAlE Nur NV
elers departed for their homes, filled with
pleasant recOlleotions of the ball and its
incidents.
Alfred Collins was arrested on Mon
day, at the instance of the proprletOrs Of
st. Agnes Academy, and the SCOundrel
should have been summarily dealt with,
as he was in the habit of lettering about
the academy every evening just at the
close of school, and talking ObScenely TO
the children. This had been carried on to
such excess that the young ladies living
at a distance feared TO go home unprO-
tected. He kept out of the way OF the
police, who were watching for him, until
Sergeant Louis came upOn him unawares,
and marched him to the station house,
He was fined fifty dollars yesterday by
the Recorder. but should have been sent
to the penitentiary.
The Kansas City Bulletin Of a late
date says that on Tuesday morning last
at break of day the engineering corps of
the Memphis and Kansas City Railroad
took the field. The party consists Of Pro-
| fessor Tucke, chief, and Messrs. Marvin
and Kuickerbocker, assistant engineers,
and were provided with a team, wagon,
tents. cooking apparatus, etc. Thus
/ promptly has the directory of the road,
with its energetic President, commenced
the great enterprise. hat good fortue
NAV attend the prosecution of the work
I unLHh dLiSGS AltA anu AltAilDuAs arr unAbCG
by iron bands, and the road is happily
completed, must be the wish of all.
Esquire John Norton held an inquest
last evening, al the Mississippi and Ten
nessee depot, over the body of a female
/ child, and a verdict was returned by the
Jury tina sit was still-bOrn-name and
parentage unknown" 1t seems that q
box containing the body of the infant
was shipped from Memphis some days
] Efr,aa and vrgG rnfUrna1 HQafarnaW Tho
box was bSoken open by the baggage
master, when to his horror il contained
the body above mentioned. IL is TO be
hoped that the authors of this liagrant
ofense can be discovered and brought to
justice.
1t has been reported TO us that Mr..
Fleming, the Democratic nominee for
magistrate in the Fourteenth Civil Dis
trict, aided and assisted in a grand Radi-
cal meeting held in the Tenth Ward on
Wednesday night last. The meeting was
held in Mr.. FlemiHg's own house, and
was addressed by such WORTHLESS as Bar
bour Lewis, Colonel Beaumont and Major
Williams. We mention these for the pur-
pose Of showing the complexion of the
affair. TIL object of the meeting was t.
ratify the nominations made by the Radi-
cal party, and we regret to say that Mr..
Fleming indorses these nominations. In
response to questions ~prOpounded to Mr..
Fleming by Major Williams, BIZ CMr.
Fleming) stated in reply that he would
support Mr.. Taft for Clerk of the First
| Circuit Court, Mclean for Tax Collector,
and several other Radical aspirants for
office. On the subject of A. p. Curry for
Sheriff he remained mute. Mr.. Fleming
is the nominee of the Democratic party,
and is a member of the Executive Com
mittee. We would like to know what
business he bad in the Radical camp
making a " bargain and sale" Ifbe has
thus repudiated his party, it is time the
party repudiated him. Let us throw
overheard these questionable characters
and let them drift where their i~nclina-
tions lead them-to the other side. We
demand, in the name of the people, that
Mr.. Fleming explain his connection with
this Radical meeting, SO that he can be
properly located, and treated accordingly.
Henry Clay Dean, of Iowa, writing to
a friend in this city, says: 81 shall visit
Memphis, Columbus, Miss, huntsville,
aud Washington, Ca, and shall be pleased
to meet you. So heartily do / agree with
YOU in regard to the reputation of the
bonded debt. that l ann sure that the South
will never have any peace until it is done.
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