Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-10
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

and business is resuming its wOnted &C.
tivity.
The town-clock which stood on the
corner Of Main and West Court streets,
placed there by BarDum d Co., the
jewelers., has been taken away.
Henry Jones, colored, was arrested
and committed to Jail yesterday in de-
FAULT OF five thousand dollars, charged
with stealing Mr.. ]. Henry's COW.
The busiest men in the city nova.
days seem to be the Front row fruit
| packers, which branch of exports has
grown to unprecedented proportions.
Mr.. John NJ. Buch, of Garner's sta
ton, on the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad, sent US yesterday a sample of
what he calls Chinese cling peaches.
that were very luscious and beautiful TO
look at.
Two larcenists, two fightists, one
mlsdemeanOr, one V8grancy. one run
ming wagon without license, four disor-
Derby conduct, and one plain drunk were
the essence OF the police docket at mid
night last night.
-Patrolman Cheek pulled q couple OF
colOred individuals yesterday, charged
with having stolen pair of shoes each
tTom the house of Thomas Ellis on Main
street, nesr Calhoun. The shoes were
found in their possession.
The school board met last night. the
only business Of Importance being the
resignation Of Treasurer J. J. Freeman.
ana the election OF s. P. Read 10 fill the
vacancy. The treasurer's bonds are re.
duced to twenty thousand dollars.
constable Doc. Jones, colOred, ves-
terdsy arrested Harrison Partee, cojored.
on warrant sworn out by Sarah Graves
colored, charging him with horse-steaI.
Ing. Esquire John T. Elliott will look
INTO the merits Of the case at ten O'clock |
this morning.
We learn that tickets to the French |
picnic given for the benefit Of the sUffar- |
ers by the floods in France, are selling
rapidly, and already enough have been |
sold to guarantee the affair a grand sue
cess. The picnic will come off at
James's park on September 6th.
The services at the s!ationhousn
every Sunday evening, held for fhe
benefit of the sinners held in DURANGO
vile, attracts large mum Der Of outsiders.
who manifest great interest and zen.
orally take part in the work, Good
nay come of these meetings yet.
The fret boil Of new cotton came
Ia yesterdsy; it was sent to Us Endorsed
'Flcked by u. Solari on the Lofiand
.rsct, TWO miles south Of Memphis, on a
'fop 81 slxty.nVe acres raised by D0ni-
nc TeTtorG." There was a fiTst omen /
)ou received also at the cotton ex-
,hange.
-Wsrrsnts charging Madame Flvnp.
'aullne Livingstone and Maggie VIII
Jams with keeping houses of orOstft u-
ION on Washington street, were yester.
ay sworn out by Mr.. Truehart, a resi-
ent OF that vicinity. The cases will be
earu GeIOre one OF the magistrates ,
Ourts this morning.
"A street-csr going down the grade z
n Beaie street Sunday ran against q {
hid, infiicting serious injuries. The I
MID had just stepped from an up-bound I
ar when the outgoing car was passing 8
great speed, by which the child was /
ruck. The driver was arrested, and l
le case Will be investigated by Record L
Winters this morning. a
Nelson Mynstt, colored, for the mast h
eVeral years janitor Of the courthouse. v
led Sunday night OF rheumatism t
uncle Neise," as he was familiarity I
noWn by the lawyers, justices, and [
Their frequenters Of the cOurthDuse Ues 4
eld Ia hlgh esteem for his undertaking '
onesty and integrity. He has been q c
ears. q
The case Of John Holmes, charged Z
18th the killing of Thomas Montgomery. y
saloon on Charleston avenue Sstur. :,
~ evening, will come up this morning Il
'fore Esquire Spelman. w. F. Mont
'mery, the brother Of the murdered | ?.
an, who assaulted Holmes after the 3.
ling, with derringer, inficting a s
we're wound IN his arm, was held in
70 thousand dollars bonds on the
large Of shooting with intent to kill. 4
Since the river has began to mani
st a cessation of hostilities against the <
Rnters in the lowlands, the summing 9.
OF the damages, though considerable. A
not appear so great IS vas antici-
ted. The Bradley place, few miles
owe, which was reported to be COM n
stely drowned out, has only been in
Tered with to some extent by back OF
Iter, which will soon run out when the
'er begins to recede. That event is ii
,ked for Tomorrow.
Charles Jackson, coIored, egcsned
lVlct from the Nashville penitentjary.
Is arrested near James's park Sunday
ernOon by Sergeant M'Elroy and De- Iu
tive PTyde. Jackson, in company
ID his pal, Billy -, another escaped D
lvict, visited Mr.. Erlich's grocery on
Irshsll avenue, Saturday night, and WI
aulted him with stone, and at
opted to rob him, but were frustrated d,
the appearance Of some citizens, In pE
ir hurry to escape they left traces ID
t led to their identity, by which the 49,.
we named officers succeeded in can tn
ing jackson, Billy making good mi
escape.
The regular monthly meeting Of the an
'mber of commerce took place yestar. DO
afternoon. Mr.. B. NJ. Estes read
report Of the committee appointed me
scertain whether OF not the Mem els
8 freighting company would be will
to rellnquish what claim they nav ree
e to 90 much of that part Of the putt Yo
promenade lying between Mo1rQe
Madison streets as will be npcfs. ~
: for site upon which to erect a GUS VI VI
house." TO the effect that the com we
tee had cJrrespOnded with the sttor- D
3 OF the treighting company, to Oft
ch the attorneys responded 10 3 sea
lner declining to relinquish their L
IA voluntarily, but inviting bust for
proposition III relation thereto. Der
Gu the committee did not feel Ru- n