Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-31
c PARAGRAPHS.

Yesterday was pleasant and agreea-
bic, and the shot spelP' seems TO have
passed and gone. in the eveniRgit was
quite cool, and light summer clothing
had to give place to fall garments.
General William Wallace, was yes
| terday elected Special Judge of the Bart
lett Circuit Court, owing to the ndisposi-
ton of Judge Ray, and viii preside IN
court during the coming week
The st. Andrews society lost four of
| the prominent members during the past
month. all of whom were connected
| with the society since its organization
/ Mr.. Andrew H. Brown, Nh. John Les
lie. DR.. A. Macleod Sterling and Mr..
! Duncan Maclean.
The Police Court docket yesterday
was the lightest of the season, and only
ten dollars found their way into the city
treasury. Up till a late hour last night
only a very few arrests had been made,
the parties being charged chiefly with
drunkness and lightning.
-Messrs. A. c. Tneadwell & Bros,
our neighborso on Uuion street, yesterday
received from Ripley, Mississippi, per
the new narrOw-gauge railroad, a bale
of cotton, shipped by L.. Rogan, of that
place. 1t elassed middling, and will no
doubt bring a good price. This is the
first shipment by the naTrOw-gauge rail
road to Memphis and proves the value
of it to Us. 1t is good augury Of the fu-
ture, and we hope will be noticed by
our merchants who should send their
Representatives down the line of road
and drum for its business.
The jury in the case of Joseph Mus
so, charged with the murder of David
Groves before the Circuit Court at Bart
left, after qeing out about tWenty-four
hours, came into court yesterday and
gave in q verdict of " not guilty" Mr..
Musso was then discharged. This case.
which is very familiar to the readers OF
the APPEAL, has occupied the attention
of the court for nine days. Attorney
General Stephens, General John F. Sale
and Mr.. Turner appeared for the prose-
cution, and General Horrigan, Colonel
A. H. Douglass, Colonel Burke Pickett
and Mr.. o. Yerger, conducted the de-
Tense.
"A colored youth named William
Pickett was entrusted with ten dollars
by an old negro woman named Annie
Hodges TO purchase a ticket for her to
Corinth, on the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad. The scamp, instead of
procuring a ticket, appropriated the
money TO his own uses. The police
were informed of the nefarious transac-
ton, arrested Pickett and locked him
up. Yesterday he was brought before
Justice Winters, where he wa hned
fifty dollars with costs and committed
for trial at the next term of the Crimi-
nal Court in default of one thousand
dollars bail.
The international money order sys-
tenn has gone into effect, and money a
now be transmitted 10 nearly all cOun-
tries in Europe upon the same plan that
has been so successful within the limits
of the country itself. One dollar and
fifty cents is the charge for every fifty
dollars transmitted. Upon making this
payment the sender is given a receipt
guaranteeing the safe transmission Of
the amount, or a full equivalent for 1t II
lost. The value of this new arrange
ment will be very great to immigrants.
The millions of dollars that are sent to
Ireland and Germany have now nearly
an absolute certainty Of reaching their
destination.
The San Francisco Chronicle comes
to our relieve, and thus describes the
"a Hoodlum:' - " H is a male of the hui
man species, of the genus homo. he
dresses in broadcloth, wears polished
boots, carries a cane; he is too lazy TO
work; be is too proud to beg; he is too
eOwardly TO steal. He lives Oft the hard
earnings of the sin and shame Of some
girl whom he abuses and ueglects;
he stands upon the street corners with
his hoodIum comrades of an afternoon;
stares in brazen vllgarity at honest wo-
men, insults with rude gestures and in
decent expression the sOiled doves as
they iutter by. He has respectable rel
from whom he bOrrOws when the
wolf chases him too closely; and during
election times he sells his Influence for
coin and aids to control political re-
suits. He travels on shape and tai
ent: he bulIies the weak, and he
upon the strong; his ambition
Is to get some sinecune berth in pol
ities; he is night Waterman, or has
a special policeman's beat-duties which
he never performs, except to collect the
money. He lives at free lunches; he
amuses himself by rowdy actions; at
tends excursions. His strong effort is to
keep out Of the clutches of the law. He
is the friend and counselor Of thieves,
swindlers and confidence men, and
finally adopts the felon's profession;
then he ceases to be a hoodlum. He be-
comes drunkard, and is then called
hummer. He gets shabby, and finds
no frail women to support him; he is
then vagabond and lOafer. During the
of his earlier success be hangs
theaters, knows and IS useful to
actors and actresses; be is a clacquerand
dead-head He brings up either in the
home Of the inebriate, the county hos
pital or the State prison. He is dis
grace TO his family, and a nuisance to
the community.