Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-08
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
The city IL deserted.

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arrested by the police charged with play
icg ball within the corporate limits OF
Sunday.
-Acting-Mayor Williamson wears biz
honors with becoming dignity. He says
il is the easiest thing in the world Il
play mayor over a-deserted city.
Two colored men, Charley Greer
snd Charley Robinson, were pulled yes
terday for fighting. The former tried t
use bis scalping knife, but didn't get hi
work in.
Nancy Carter and Francis King
! two colored damsels, were held to bal
by Recorder Duff yesterday afternoon
in the sum of five hundred dollars each
on charges OF larceny.
Henry Reid, colored man who haC
/ wormed himself into the confidence o.
| Mr.. SeesseI, the Jefferson street butcher
was arrested yesterday for having OBJ
tanned money from that gentleman un'
der false pretences.
No quorum appearing in either
board Of the city council yesterday, an
adjournment was had to Friday after
noon, three o'clock. 1t is pretty vel
understood that.there is not quorum
Of either councilmen or aldermen in the
city at present, in consequence OF which
meeting will probably not take place
till in September.
Mr.. Colby's milkwsgon got upset
Saturday evening by his horse running
gay, and his cash-drawer was dropped
out on the street. Henry King, colored
picked up the drawer, rifled it and re-
turned it to its owner. Mr.. Colby, OBJ
serving the fact Of the robbery, had
Henry put where the dogs will not bite
him until he disgorges and answers the
charge Of till-tspping.
One OF our city officials Offers 0
wager that he can outw6lk any citizen
Of Memphis. Failing to get the wager
covered" he proposes another wager
that ne can walk from the eastern ter.
minus Of the Beale-street railway track
to Exchange building in twenty-five
minutes. His first attempt at the latter
feat resulted in his making the trip, one
mile and nine-tenths OF a mile, in one
hour and forty-five minutes.
Henry Thompson, alias Policy Tur-
mel, the negro who broke into the saloon
on the corner OF Second and Union
streets, last Wednesday morning, and
nearly used up the proprietor, Mr..
Regolette, who tried to capture him, but
was run down and taken by the police.
men on that beat, is charged with house.
breaking, burglary and pettit-lsrceny,
for which Recorder Duff tried him yes.
terday and bound him over to the GRIM
inal court.
We learn OF new society about be-
ing organized, to be called the mutual
Improvement" The requisites are but
few. No admission fee is to be charged
Those who possess plenty OF room for
Improvement, specially invited. Per.
sors musically inclined preferred, par.
ticularly blowers Of tin horns. Egotis'
teal and self-conceited people will be
honored with official positions in the
society. Owing to the large number OF
suspected parties, the membership will
be limited. A crowded gathering is an
ticipated st the initial meeting.
The Riverside baseball club and
their friends will indulge In grand riv-
er excursion on board the Carl Schul z
and her picnic barges, on Wednesday
evening, August 10Th: Committee of ar.
rangements: Tom Carney, Jos. Carr,
John Colbert, n. g. Dukes, P. w. Ma
ley, w. Moloughney. Reception COM
mittee-C. B. Davis, Nick Cunpy, Chas.
Pesrssl, Charles B. Ford, T. F. Cubbins,
F. J. Bannon. Floor managers-Wal-
ter Burke, W. A. M'Cloy, Moses Kincel-
Ia, John Shear, VIM. Cook, James Bo.
han, I. J. Cassidy, John Moloughney,
Bart. M. Foley.
"A number Of leading German citi-
zens have organized shooting. club in
this city, OF which the following are the
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president, F. BOecler; secretary, John
A. Hartman; treasurer, f. G. Schsper !;
VertOOLter (armorer), r. Stotz. The mem
ership of the club is limited to eighteen
members, and its organization is now
complete. Active preparations are max
ing to give their first shueiZ snfest q bout
the first of October, when we may see
some fine shOotirg 9, as q number o.
crack sho's are among the membership
OF the club.
The remains Of q white baby, about
one day cid, were found under the Men,
phis and Louisville railroad bridge across
Third street yesterday morning. II was
we'll formed, and apparently had come
into the world alive aud healthy. The
baby was wrapped up in an old piece Of
calico, with a piece of alpaca tied
around the body, to which was attached
piece Of fire brick, evidently with the
intention of drowning the infant. There
was no water where the body was found,
and 1t Is supposed it wss killed in some
other way. Coroner Spelman held an
inquest, but could get no clue to the au-
thor of the infanticide.
An exciting and dangerous accident
occurred Sunday morning on the Madi-
son street crossing of the Menu and
Charleston railway, caused by the
switching engine footing its whistle i'm
mediately under the bridge, while Mr..
L. j. Merritt's rockawsy, obtaining his
wife and child, was passing over the
bridge, The horse took fright at the
hideOus noise, ran away, upset the rock
away dragging the vehicle along the
Nicolson pavement, the occupants, re-
marksble to state, escaping with their
lives, but severely bruised. The vehicle
was considerably Injured. 1t should be
a rule Tjgidly enforced by The railway
company that no whistles should be
footed under or near that locality, as the
most dOcile animal will startle at the
sound OF steam whistle under their
feet, and will some day result in q
shocking catastrophe.
Two games of baseball were played
Sunday sfterDoon-the Memphis Reds
Us. the Riversides, at Central park, and
the MuUuals, OF Chelsea, Us. the Oneidas,
Of South Memphis, on the Mutuals's
ground. The rlrst game resulted in
victory for the Memphis Reds over the
Riversides by score OF IL to 8. First
base by hits-Reds IA, Riversides z; by
erroIs-Reds II, RIversides 10; left on
bases-Reds 8, r versides 4; fair figs
caught Reds 6, RiveTsides 10; struck
Out-Reds l, Riversides times. Time
of game, two hours and thirty.tive min
utes. Empire, Mr.. Pony Serner. Some
was made against the rulings
Of the umpire, which, it was claimed,
gave the Riverside boSs no showing.
The second game resulted in viotory
TO the Mutuals, of Chelsea, over the
Oneidas, of South Memphis, by a score
OF II to Z. Time of game, one hour and
forty-five minutes. Umpire, Frank
Jones, Of the Memphis Blue. tockings.
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