Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-05
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Southern express company has
our thanks for late eastern papers.
An unknown man, dead drunk, was
found on Second street, opposite Court
square, by the police last night, and
carted to the siationhOuse.
Sergeant NJ 'Elroy last night arrested
woman named Mrs. Robert on the
charge OF shoDlifting. A number of
watches, finger-rings and jewelry were
found in her possession.
Day before yesterday while a wagon
was being unlOaded on Beale street near
the Bayou Gayoso bridge, gun was ac-
cideDtally discharged and the contents
lodged in the head and breast Of negro
boy who was holding the weapon. The
negro was instantly killed.
Now that the registrars are appoint
ed and the places Of registration in
each ward are designated, il should be
the duty OF each citizen 10 register him.
self, and aid the registrars in their du-
ties to the extent of their ability in Sc
curing q full and proper registration.
A telegram from st. Louis lastnight
says that the Paragon, which is aground
at Kimmswiek, has had all her cargo
taken of, but she IL in rather bad fix,
being a good deal bumped amidships,
with deep water on both bow and stern.
Her hog chains are also broken, and it
is necessary to keep her pumps constant
" working to free her OF water.
Yesterday morning a stranger
named Henry Miller, who has been i'll
two or more weeks, and received no
medical attention, was found dead in
l.. - l. Il Ar,-yIsu,rr - WAL
ington street. Justice Spelman held an
inquest on the body and 8 verdict of
death from natural causes was returned
forty years Of age.
Our readers will remember that the
body of an unknown man, who COM
mitted suicide, was found in Elmwood
cemetery, near this city, last Monday
week. His name is supposed to have
been Freeman, though his former place
OF residence has not been aseertained.
The Paris II1telligencer says: 1.-THE I'M
fortunate man above alluded to, was here
in Paris for several weeks, engaged in
selling rubber stencils, and told several
of our citizens that he was from the
State OF Virginia, but did not say from
what locality"
AT an early hour yesterday morning
Sergeant Arratta found the dead body
Of q white man, Henry Hendrixon, ly-
ing in the alley back Of No. 206 Front
street. Coroner Spellman summoned a
Jury Of inquest, and verdict of death
by falling from a window was rendered.
Hendrixon had been employed at the
Little Rock depot, AMI while drunk was
seen asleep in the above-nsmed build
ing about three o'clock yesterday morn
ing. He is supposed to have stepped
out of the window upon swaking, and
struck on a pile of salt barrels, from
which he rebOunded and landed on his
head, thereby crushing his skull and
dying Immediately. The deceased has
a brother living in Chicago.
Two colored women met on Elliott
street, near fernando, yesterday after
noon, and after recognition, one began
accusing the other of slRndering her
down IN Mississippi, where both, it APP
pears, had formerly lived. No. 2 de-
Died the soft Impeachment in terms that
tended to infer that No. had violated
the paragraph in the decalOgue referring
TO Clearing false witness'-ls friend
says il is the NINTH. No. grew wrOth,
rent the air with her arms (she had
seen some of the play actors, sereeched,
1Owled and yelled, and continued to as
sert her ACCUSATIONS in words more i'm
Jressive than elegant, and msde DEM
)nstrstions toward the accused as if she
would dismsntle her headgesr. No.
net her half way, and they clinched,
and cheap hair Communications and fe-
male apparel flew like autumn leaves in
! gale. The angry expressions and de-
noniacal yells and sereeches OF the in
uriated women, attracted q consider
able crowd, who were too much enter
aimed to think of separating them, but |
itOOd spectators to the disgracefUl scene |
Until each OF the cOmbatants were al |
most stripped Of every thread of cloth |
ng. A policeman dropped on the scene |
md gObbled them up before the question |
+ physical predOminanee was decided, |
md they were landed in the Csusey- !
reet statiOuhouse, where ample time |
vas sfforded to cool of and Tesrrange |
heir Wardlo ODE in q fitting manner TO sp-
,esr before Recorder Winters this NOM
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