Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-18
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

"A trio of young jehus arrested for
fast driving on Sunday, were mulcted
in the police court yesterday of five
dollars, which they paid.
Three young negroes were fined
fifty dollars each and committed to Jail
in default of three thousand dollars, for
carrying concealed weapons.
"A darky named George Gill coveted
8 carpetsack belonging to a colored
brother named Richards, and stole the
same. Recorder Winters committed
him yesterday on a charge Of larceny.
The sale of the Little Rock road
yesterday wipes out countless old claims
of all sorts that gave the present owners
much annoyance. 1t simplifies things,
and renders the task of perfecting the
road comparatively easy.
In reply to countless inquiries, we
would state that first-class tickets from
Norfolk or from Quebec to Liverpool
and return Ito and from either port
cost one hundred and sixty dollars gold
by the Allan line. The finest, costliest,
and staunchest steamers that cross the
Atlantic belong to this line.
An individual named Thos. Sweeny
entered the residence of Alderman J. J.
Busby on Saturday evening and stole
couple of coats, which were found in his
possession when captured by the police.
Yesterday he was up before the recorder
for examination, and was committed to
jail to await his trial in the criminal
court, in default of three thousand dol
lars bail. GE
"A short time since robberies were
committed at the residences of Mr.. j.
Johnson and Mr.. Freidlander, in South
Memphis, and a quantity of property
of various kinds carried off. A negro
named George Sims was suspected of
being the thief, but he suddenly left the
city before the police could lay their
hands ON hiC1, aud went to Mississippi.
He returned on Saturday, was captured
and locked up on his arrival. At the
preliminary examination yesterday, be-
fore Recorder Winters, he was identi-
fed by Mr.. Johnson as the thief, and
committed for trial.
Captains Frank Mahan and Prime
Emmerson are not to have everything
their own way in New York, in their
struggle for the one hundred thousand
dollar-prize for a patent canal-bOat.
There are other competitions from the
south. The New Orleans PtcGylEle, of a
recent date, says: We were shown
yesterday the drawings of the canal
boat designed by DR.. E. S. Drew, which
is entered in competition for the prize
offered by the canal commissioners of
New York. 1t is simple, yet ingenious
ly designed, and many of our leading
machinists and mechanics think that it
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the commissioners-econ and pro-
lection to the banks of the canal"
"A shooting affray occurred at
Browns landing,' Arkansas, on the st.
Francis river, which had fatal termi-
nation. The parties to the affray were
Captain Tucker and Major Haynes, both
farmers near Phillips bayou. 1t is stated
that Tucker had rented land from
Haynes, and on Monday they quarreled
about the crop which had been raised
the past season, Haynes having agreed
to furnish the materials and to take his
pay by sharing in the crop. High
words passed between them. On Satur-
day they again met at Browns landing,
when the quarrel was renewed. Haynes
drew a pistol and fred at Tucker four
times. Two of the bullets penetrated
his heart, and the third entered his
head. He died instantaneously. Major
Haynes surrendered himself to the au-
thorities, and is now in Jail at Helena.
"A respectable young man who lives
a short distance from the city, came to
town, yesterday, and encountered a
well-knOwn "sport" named James
Marshall, who after short parley man.
aged to inveigle him into a gambling
house, corner of Jefferson and Main
streets, where three-card monte was be-
ing played. Every inducement was held
out to the young man to bet on the game,
but he refused. The "capper," Mar
shall, commenced playing, and the
countryman fOolishly took some of his
"chips," at his suggestion, and soon lost
about ten dollars worth of the ivories.
A row was the result, and the young
man, to get out of the place, refunded
ten dollars, and then went and informed
Captain Athy about what had occurred.
With the utmost promptitude the chief
ordered the arrest of Marshall, and COM
PEELED him to disgorge the money, and
then locked him up for the night.
Washington Smith, a respected col
ored man, who lives near Galloway
station, on the Memphis and Ohio rail
road, paid visit to this city on Friday,
and was a victim of misplaced conf
dence. He encountered a couple of we'll
dressed scamps, who prefer swindling to
honestly laboring for living, named
L. w. Tate and Dennis
Kellar, on the levee, and they soon
worked themselves into his confidence,
and learned that he had come to town
to buy goods. Discovering that he had
some money, they prevailed on Smith
to loan them eleven dollars, giving as
collateral bogus check on the Lucas
bank of Missouri for seven hundred
and forty dollars. They then
decamped, but were captured by the po-
lice the same evening. Yesterday
Smith came into town and presented the
precious pair before the recorder, who
sent them to Jail, five thousand dollars
being the amount required to be given
by each one for his appearance for trial
in the criminal court.