Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-14
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The city council meets this after
noon.
There was another refreshing show
er yesterday afternoon.
Can the Nashville papers tell us
what's the matter with Hammer?
Some people anticipate an overflow
during the present rise. The fear is
groundless.
i. G. Snavely, vino was sent to the
! lunatic asylum near Nashville last Fri
day, died in that institution Monday.
Nothing more has been heard from
AttOrney-General Wright, Sheriff An
dersOn and Waddy Thompson, who was
to have been before our criminal court
! yesterday.
During the thunderstorm Monday
afternoon, lightning struck a tree and
Charles 7. Patterson's residence, No. 4OS
Vance street. The roof OF the building
was slightly damaged.
Yesterday the case of Policeman
| Carmichael, who killed =. Madigan, was
| heard by Justice Miller. The accused
was admitted to bail in the sum of two
| thousand dollars to await the action of
the grand jury.
The police commissioners at their
| meeting yesterday removed Policeman
| G. w. Alt for neglect Of duty, and sub
! stituted J. w. Cheek. Policeman Alt
has been an officer for long while, and
was one Of the most efficient OF the force.
| His neglect Of duty consisted in leaving
his beat without the consent Of his Of
ficers.
ID. G. Fakes, the forger, who is want
ed in this city, New Orleans, Corinth,
and perhaps at many other places, and
clsssed as the worst in the business, was
arrested in New Orleans Monday
through the ipstrumentslity Of our indie
fatigable Chief Athy, who has been pur-
suing him with bulldog tenacity the
past three months.
The supreme court in session at
Knoxville has delivered a decision reIa-
tive to the administration of estates, in
which it holds that the administrator
having exhausted the personal assets
may have real estate sold to discharge
other debts without any suggestion of
insolvency. That the proceeds of the
sale sre in the custody OF the court, and
the administrator is not entitled, nor is
1t the proper practice to allow him, upon
giving q special bond, to receive the
funds arising from the sale. That the
fund must be returned and discussed in
the court where the bill is filed, and
then the claims of all the creditors must
be filed and adjudicated.
Yesterday the foundation work
was begun for the Memphis Beth
Ell building, at the corner of
Charleston avenue and Adams
street. The two first bricks were laid
by Misses Lizzie Bell Speers and Clara
Randall, and in the mortar the little
daughter of NJ. p. Jarnigan, ESQ.,, i'm
pressed her foot. The brickmasons, af-
ter hearty applause, then commenced
work on the foundation of the building,
which is to be finished by Christmas,
the estimated cost being nine or ten
thousand dollars. In digging for the
foundation the wOrkmen unearthed
number of old t8n-vats and two large
mill-stOnes, the latter worth about two
hundred dollars. We are glad to know
that the Bethel is in condition TO erect
the building, which will be quite baud
some in its design and commodious in
character. 1t will be of two stories, with
a public hall in the upper portion.
We herewith present a cOmmunica-
ton from John B. ClOugh, signing him
self assistant United States attorney, and
Mr.. w. Henry Taylor, superintendent
Of the Mississippi River national eeme-
terry, relative to the disposition made OF
an indictment against the latter by the
criminal court of Shelby county, Ten
nessee. Comment is unnecessary, as
the communications explain themselves,
and it is, with pleasure, that we publish
them, as they vindicate the character of
Mr.. Taylor, and place him in q true light
before the public.
MEMPHIS, July y, 1879.
EDITORS APPEAL inclOse herewith
a copy of letter, from my attorney, in
the case of State of Tennessee as. w.
H. Taylor. You will please publish it
as early as possible. ask this in justice
to myself, as you gave my name to the
public in connection with the riot of
May. 80, 1874 decoration day at this
cemetery, and commented very severe
ly on my supposed conduct during the
day. You are at liberty to comment as
you see fit upon it, as l think you will
do me justice. Yours, very respect
fully, W. HENRY TAYLOR.
MEMPHIS, July 10, 1879.
Captain w. Henry Taylor, National Cemetery,
Shelby county, Tennessee:
DEAR SIR-The indictment lately
pending against you in the criminal
court of Shelby county, Tennessee, has
been disposed Of; verdict Of not guilty
having been entered therein. This is
the end of the whole matter. Very re-
spectfully, JOHN B. CLOUGH,
Assistant United States Attorney.
certify that this is true copy.
w. HENRY TAYLOR,