Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-09
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
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For a file Of New York papers from
the Southern express company yester-
day we tender thanks.
Several nice young men have been
indicted for rafting by the late grand
jury OF the criminal court.
In the Bluff city shooting club
match yesterday at five double-birds
Mr.. Charles Leland was victor, he
scoring niGe out OF ten.
Yesterday the inquisition OF lunacy
in the case Of l. c. Enavely was conclud-
ed, and the unfortunate man deemed a
proper subject for the asylum.
The rabbi OF the Beth-El-E meth
congregation, Rev. DR.. Ssrner, will
preach in the German language to-mOr-
row, the tenth, st eleven o'clock.
The attorney who wrote the Shelby
| county contract for the hire OF the con-
victs to General Forrest should attend
| spelling-bees, as preference" is written
| in the instrument.
-Msnsford, at the corner of Second
and Monroe, has received HdrpCT'8
| Monthly for August, considerably in sd-
vance Of the regular time; also BOJO
Bells for July, and all the weeklies.
| The Nashville Banner Of yesterday,
says q charter was yesterday granted for
| the Memphis Il hiding and Saving aSsO-
! citation, with q. H. Judah, Simon
| Sturm, a. Z. FARMLAND, Samuel Hirsch
and 81. Soessel, sr.
| The following officers of Memphis
Lodge No. g, Knights Of Pythiss, for the
! ensuing term, were installed at q meet
! ing last night: G. J. M'Garvey, c. c.;
! Les. J. Ware. Y. c.; A. Mackay, P. c.;
H. L. WitkOwsky, NJ. at A; +. z, Bath,
| ]. G.
The new city fire and police scrip
| grows in favor, and we learn that ar
rsngements are in progress that will
| probably end in the stores receiving it
| st par. Brokers have already advanced
| their rates for it from seventy-five to
eighty-ive cents.
The Young Mems social club gave
its first annual picnic at the residence Of
Mr.. J. II. Humphreys, near Gracewood
station on the Louisville railroad yester-
day. 1t was quite an enjoyable affair,
only the members aud invited guests
being admitted.
The Helping Hand club Of the First
Baptist church will take an excursion at
eight o'clock tonight on the James D.
Parker. No charge will be made for ex-
cursiOnists and the public are invited TO
attend. The Parker left Cairo yesterday
and will arrive this afternoon.
Yesterday James A. Chastaine was
arraigned before the criminal court upon
four indictments, one charging him with
forgery and each of the others contain
ing counts Of embezzlement, obtaining
goods under false pretenses and larceny.
He pleaded "nOt guilty" to the above ia
dictments.
Sheriff Anderson will probably ar
rive with Waddy Thompson from st.
Louis to-day or tomorrow. II. B. Car
roll, one of the parties in the criminal
suit, arrived yesterday from st. Louis,
aud is registered st the Worsham.
Waddy Thompson, who has charge Of
the Missouri penitentiaTy, very natural
~ does not wish the Tennessee peniten-
tisry to have charge OF him, hd6edS cor
p1lSed at st. Louis Wednesday. This
caused the delay in his arrival.
"A committee from the general
council waited upon Chancellor Walker
OF the second chancery court, to tender
him the domination Of city attorney,
pursuant to the agreement of Mayor
LOagu9 and the municipal representa-
tives in the caucus last Wednesday,
Chancellor Walker signifieG his accept
ance Of the Office, to which he will be
nominated by Mayor League and elect
ed to serve for two years by the general
council at its meeting this afternoon.
"A very deplOrable accident occurred
Wednesday last on the Decatur road,
near ElkmOnt. Conductor Charles
Waldron had charge of train, and was
engaged IN putting on brake, when the
brake-wheel came off precipitating him
between the cars, the wheels Of one
truck passing over his thigh and left
arm. He was picked up and every at
tentiOn paid him, but he expired within
two hours after the accident. The cars
were at the time Of the accident heavily
loaded, and were moving slowly on a
down grade.
Late yesterday afternoon the horse
and mule attached to Jack Walsh's
wagon, loaded with lumber, took fright
on Madison street, between Second and
Main, and ran as far as the corner OF
Third, when their flight was stopped by
the wheels giving way. The driver,
small boy, fell from the wagon but sus-
tanned no injury. A nurse, with baby |
carriage containing specimen Of mat |
rimOnial felicity, narrowly escaped in !
jury from the 8fTrighted team at the
corner OF Madison and Third streets.
The Knoxville Press and Herald of
July 9TH says: eve had thought it wss
the cholera or yellow.fever that became
the periodic scourge Of Memphis. We
have been mistaken. 1t is the annual
election Of teachers for the public schools.
The inevitable infiictiOn came on a week
or two ago, and the host OF unsuccessful |
applicants are making Rome how'll |
The school visitor, in Memphis, who |
serves his country for nothing and |
boards himself, and wakes up every |
morning feeling as if he were being |
'nibbled to death by young ducks has |
our sympathy"
Yesterday Henry Wallace, of Cold !
water, Mississippi, arrived in this city, |
and returned home with the negro |
Jake Patterson, arrested the day previ- |
GUS for steali ng a trunk containing two |
hundred dollars from q citizen of that |
place. The accused confessed his guilt |
and his true name, which is George Ir.
win, and also told what disposition he
had made Of the stolen money, sixty |
dollars of which were found on his per-
son, and another portion left in Missis-
sippi, recovered and returned to its law
ful owner.
Yesterday old man Marie received
telegram from Nashville, informing
him that his son, Angelo Mare, was re-
leased from the penitentiary and would
arrive here Saturday. 1t will be remem-
bsTed that eighteen months ago petit
ton, from citizens Of Memphis, asking
that Angelo Mare be pardoned, was
sent to Governor John G. Brown, who,
however, refused to grant it. Last fall,
Mares sister visited Nashville, and
while there sought a pardon for her
brother from Governor Brown. Last
January Governor Brown shortened
Angelo Mares term Of imprisonment,
10y virtue Of which he is now at liberty.
Between twelve and one o'clock yes
terday, Tom Bullock, a negro boy aged
sixteen, was shot and fatally wounded
by a mulattO named Garner King, at
Mrs. Stsid's grocery, corner Of st. Mar
tin and South streets. The following
are the facts Of the shooting: Bullock,
with number of negro boys, was play
ing near the grocery, and after leaning
against a shanty in the rear Of the
house, struck up several tunes, thereby
making disagreeable noise. In the |
zrocery were several negro women and
-hree negro men, who objected TO the
noise made. Garner King, who is IA
miliarly called "Tuck +" who was among ,
he crowd in the pTDperv drew a OistOl |