Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-21

mer whc attempted to bride Attorney General Tur-
ner WIN my collars 10 enter Iote proSqc In t2e
stated, felt inclined TO treat the man roughly, but
thought better Of IT, and we also learn that MI.
Horrgan, Neliman's attorney. states Hammer TO be
unauthorized by his client to make any such propo-
sttion.
There Is considerable complaint being
promptly remove their freight from the leyee.
Wharfmaster kallaher may not be TO blame In this
matter, but he should carry out his instructions
without fear or favor.
w. P Page was fined twenty five dol.
lars yesterday by the acting recorder Mayor fppin
Nevada, Delaware and Virginia they punish wife
whippers by tying them to a pest and laceratins
their backs With good cato -ninetaiis'
The following complimentary notice is
from the Winona miss Advance: 1--WE see from the
APPEAL that this progressive city Memphis IS full of
would never think the dread scourge in its fearful
rayages had been there. Memphis Is emphatIcally
city. large number OF our farmers and others
not in the habit OF going there visited the city the
excursions last winter, and many more VIII doubt
will be an excursion to Memphis few days before
Christmas. We are glad to hear this, for these an
nual excursions do much to carry large trade 10
Memphis that otherwise would go elsewhere. Sue
cess TO the live active and noble business men OF
Memphis"
The stockholders of the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad company met yesterday pursu-
ant to adjournment, at the Peabody hotel, in the
Colonel Sl e1 pau ne e IeaG and Iam
secretary The FOLLOWING officers were reelected
dST tne yea[ RaTe AZ VIII be ssD 6eo
were elected, and is just tribute OF respect and
worthy recognition OF their ability ard fitness
for the positions they have heretofore ably fed.
II. S. MComb, president, Wilmington, Delaware; F..
NJ. White, vice president Memphis; S. II. Lamb,
superintendent Memphis; A. j. Knapp, general
freight and ticket-agent, Memphis DirectOrS-H. s..
M'Comb, Wilmington, Delaware; F. NJ. White, Mem
phis, Tennessee; E.CWalthal. Grenada, Nj ssissip-
pI;J w Caldwell, Memphis, Tennessee A. Ii. West,
Holly Springs, Mississippi N r. sedge, Como,
r. P Nicely, Bolivar Tennessee; John Robertson,
DeSOto county, Mississippi.
For several days past has been sitting in
the prison-dock of the criminal court room young
and unsophsticated country girl of about seventeen
summers, awaiting the call of her case for trial.
Her innocent and simple air had attracted the at
tention of the members of the bar and officers OF
the court, and an inquiry was finally instituted,
which resulted in developing the fact that she had
trivial character, and for vagrancy by associate
of hers and had been in the county jail for four
and suffered greatly. The sympathy of the bar be-
ing enlisted as aforesaid they volunteered to secure
her discharge. she being very repentant, and ex-
pressing strong desire to return to the roof OF her
aged parent In an adjoining town, and on inquiry.
found that the prosecutor was dead and there was
On the converting of the court yesterday afternoon
Colonel NJ. D. l.. Stewart called up the case. and
made an appeal in favor of the discharge of the
terms for the like purpose by MessTS Maccabe Moss,
Douglass, and others, whereupon the court dismissed
guilty entered 10 the latter, and fine i'm
posed, with the understanding that if the girl re-
the court. and theTeupen the attorney
general led off with a donation of his
| last quarter toward paying her expenses home,
which was followed by members OF the bar, Sheriff
with the milk Of human Kindness, said INF Sheriff.
lend me half dollar, and put 1t in for me- The
girl was crying piteously and the necessary amount
being raised, went away, we hope, resolved to do
better.