Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-20
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

AT the police court yesterday morn
ing, Melinda Smith, an ebony damsel,
paid five dollars for the luxury of assault
ing officer COghill.
An individual named +. Roth was
| arrestedin the Second district yesterday
for maltreating his better-half. The
/ Recorder will attend to his case this
morning.
The magistrates in the Fourteenth
Civil district are doing a very good
laudable business in the way of sup
pressing all kinds Of sin, crime and i'm
morality.
Bud Chetam, negro, was lodged il
the Second Precinct Station last night
| for making an assault on a brother Afri-
can with a knife. The Recorder will
investigate the affair this morning.
Yesterday morning John COnnelI
swOre cut a warrant before Justice Hale
against Pat. Mcmahon, for assault with
intent to kill. The Ease was settled by
the parties interested before it was called
for trial, by the prosecutor paying costs
One of the workmen employed in
| laying the street railway track OIL
| Charleston avenue, yesterday, was pros
trated by the intense heat. Remedies
were promptly applied and he was soon
in a condition to be removed to bis
house.
A negro named James johnson COW
eted an old silver watch which he saw
in the possession of one Wash Taylor,
and stole the "time-keeper." The result
is that johnson is looking quietly
| through the bars of the Adams street
police station, awaiting an interview
with the Recorder this morning.
The "Iittle pig case" of which our
readers have doubtless heard, is about
to be amicably settled after several
months of litigation and an expenditure
of over one hundred and fifty dollars in
costs. The original cause of this outlay
is valued at one dollar and fifty cents.
Who wouldn't indulge in a little law,
now and then?
-Dog-poisoning and canine-shooting
still continue lively, and the number
slaughtered within the past few days has
been over five score at last. The major
ity Of the slaughtered animals were use
less ours, wandering about the streets
without any owners, and occasionally
making night hideOus with their howl
ings.
Yesterday morning Richard G..
Walker, who figured in the shooting
ARRAY on Beal street on Sunday MORN
ing, was brought before the Recorder.
Owing to the absence of witnesses, the
examination was postponed till Thurs
day. In the meantime Walker has
been remanded to Jail. The Recorder
shot haf1 rr-ornl1 NOT no nnaanfnH
"A negro, named William Walker,
was brought before the Recorder yester-
day, charged with knocking down a col
ored man of the name Of William How
ard, and stealing from his person six dol
lars and seventy-five cents, on DeSOto
street, last Sunday night. The charge
was clearly proved, and as it is a capital
one blythe laws ofTennessee, Walker was
committed to jail to await trial, bail
being refused.
"A sporting darky named Albert
Moore, who delights in carrying a pistol,
happened TO be standing on DeSOtO
street whena cOlored funeral passed OF
Sunday week. Anxious to make a
sensation, he fired his pistol into the pro-
eessiOn and shot George johnson, cOlOred
in the arm, inflicting a very serious
wound. He then fled, and since the
shooting has been out of the State. On
Saturday he ventured back, whenh he was
captured by Captain Smith and locked
up. Yesterday the Recorder sent him
to Jail without bail.
"A difficulty occurred yesterday
morning in the marble shop, corner of
Adams and Second, between two stone
named Jacob Worth and ]. B.
in which the former was
badly beaten and seriously cut about the
head and face by the latter. The quar-
rell commenced in the marble shop,
Worth tried to avoid a difficulty and
went into the SiebeTt House, but was
overtaken by Vaughan, who belabored
him to such an extent with a club that
medical attendance was considered
necessary. Vaughan was arrested and
will have a hearing to-day in the Police
Worth is confined to his room.
"A daring robbery was committed in
a house on jefferson street on Sunday
night by a party well known to the pO-
lice, named Mike Gallagher, who is the
semi-owner Of a notorious house of i'll
on Poplar. The victim was an In
dianian. who only arrived in the city
oaAlG LAbAA lAAAs ~ la ONNA bAlt
hundred dollars in his possession, which
by some lean or other,
managed to relieve him of. The pocket
picking was deXterously performed, and
the HoOsier had no idea of his loss until
the thief had vacated the premises for
some time. Information was given TO
the police, and officers detailed to search
Tor Gallagher, but he managed to keep
90 fhI MOI md Nal1- nnggna, h. FI,l
Little Rock railroad yesterday morning.
The traps are lined for him at Little
Rock, so that he cannot escape, and he
will, in all likelihood, be returnedto this
,ity for trial during the next couple Of
lays.
"A big, g~OOd-looking mule, while
wandering along Center alley yesterday
morning, found himself suddenly pre-
.ipitated through the grating of the
in rear Of Harmon q Co.'s gro
cry, on Main street, above the Overten
lotel. The racket which the animal
licked up sOon attracted a large crowd,
)ut it was found to be impossible, with
,ut a great deal of trouble, to get his
nuleship up through the grating by
which he had found his way into the
The poor brute stood, with a
Ook of establishment on his counte:
nance, as the bystanders discussed the
pest mode of getting him out. At last
{ was arranged TO lift the grating in
,ront of the store, on Main street, and
considerable difficulty the mule
hOisted on to the sidewalk, when he
marched off with slow and solemn
read. It is not stated that the Door
iumb animal did any "samplingb in
he cellar, which is more than can be
aid Of the bipeds.
A drayman named Hugh Divine
rad the misfortune TO lose his wife by
ieath last week. In order that she
night have a decent and respectable fu-
neral, he sold his mule to pay the money
expenses. On the night before the fU-
leral two of the neighbors, Alexander
Tinlay and his wife Johanna, voIun-
eered to "sit up with the cOrpse.u Di-
line had over hundred dollars in his
that night, and in the morning
cash had mysteriOusly disappeared
Irs. Finlay was arrested, and, on being
earched, seventy-five dollars of the
money was found on her per-
Her husband was also taken into
ustodv on the charge of being an ac-
omplice. Yesterday Mrs. Finlay was
the Recorder for examination, /
she was committed to prison to !
wait trial in default Of five thousand :
ollars. Finlay was taken before Squire |
llller on a warrant, accused Of being
is wlfe's accompliee in the theft of the
money. The result was that he accom-
anled his spouse to Jail, being unable to \
I've bonds IN the sum of four thousand
ollars Tor ms appearance for trial at the
ext term of the Criminal Court. 4
THE cheapest and best steam dvein0 a
nd cleaning house in the CITY is at 248
soOnd street, Hunt q Hansonis ola
and HANSON a WATrrD L