Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-28
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Shelby county circuit court meets
daily at half-pas5 nine oclock in the morn
ing.
The Italian society 5 annual picnic, nexi.
Tuesday, at Estival park, will be a grand
affair.
General NJ. T. Williamson was sworn in
as marshal for the western district of Ten
nessee yesterday.
The little ones are now asking: "Will
we see the fireworks on the Fourth of July
before we go to bed"
Thursday. June 9th, the famous Fenians
will picnic with their friends at Estival park.
1t will be a jolly social affair.
Judge Trigg, of the United States dis
trict court, is hearing government cases, and
Judge Baxter, of the circuit court, the equity
cases.
Three colored men, Joe Clouston, Tur-
ner ]. Hunt, Tom E. Williamson (barber),
are members of the present United States
court grand jury.
-Searcy (Ark.) Record, 25th: "This is
what we call prolific: A heifer belonging to
Mr.. A. J. Coburn on last Monday gave birth
to three heifer calves, two of which are still
living"
Tomorrow morning the State judicial
convention will assemble at the capitol at
Nashville, for the purpose of nominating
candidates to fill the supreme court bench OF
the State of Tennessee.
Tomorrow evening the usual concert
will be given at Estival park. The pro-
gramme of instrumental and vocal exercises
has been selected with care, and will be rem
dered in a most artistic manner.
The new United States marshal. General
Williamson, has retained deputies A. j.
Gardner, S. c. Paine, J. J. Barry, Mr.. Neal
and M. Ramsey. The services of MIR. Jacob
Steinkuhl and Mr.. w. Koch have been dis
pensed with for the present.
The discovery of the Mississippi river by
Marquette, the French Canadian voyager.
will be celebrated by the Missouri historical
society on the seventeenth of June. 1t will
be the two hundred and fifth anniversary of
the discovery of the noble stream known as
the Father of Waters.
is as follows: John G. Todd and w. N.
Brash6eld, Weakley county; w. 81. Rourk,
Dyer county; Geo. II. Prince, Carroll county /;
VIM. Common, Lauderdale county; R. N.
M'Kay, Doyel Pearson, Jacob Stelnkuhl, j.
H. Goodlett and ]. J. Duffy, Shelby county.
The case of the State ps. J. Bernstein,
alias Benson, on warrant charging the rape
of little white girl, an orphan, aged four
teen years, was up for hearing on hdbeas cor
| pus before Judge Ray yesterday, on motion
| to admit to bail, the recorder having commit
ted him to jail without bail. The proof showed
the offense to have been of a most revolving
| character.
Sunday last, at BENEFITS Landing, T. ].
Sanderson arrested Floyd Hawkins, colored,
for stealing mule from William Brooks,
near this city. The accused admits that he
stole the mule and sold it to John Green,
proprietor of a livery-stable in this city, and
says that this is the third animal he has tax
en- from Mr.. Brooks.
I'm the criminal court, yesterday, severa
cases of minor Importance were disposed of
In the case of Patriciz Burns, assault witt
intent to commit murder IN the second de
gree, the jury returned verdict OF guilty o
assault and battery, and penalty of Fifty
five dollars fine was imposed upon the de
: PENDANT. A motion for Few trial vas mad
10y defendants counsel.
George Johnson, a negro levee rousta
boat, engaged in wholesale stealing yester
: day. He robbed Nick Dento's saloon. o.
the corner of Main and GayOso streets, Luca
riui's saloon, Dennis Ryan's saloon, On Beal
I street, and Nrs. Raggio's store, or Cause
y street. When Mrs. Raggio detected him h
: ! knocked her down, bat vas chased and cap
5 tured by Officer Henry Cullen.
2 The Mississippi Press convention meets a
/ Vicksburg tomorrow week. The service
Will be as follows: Annual orator, f.
Niece, Esq; essayist, G. I. Herndoa, Esq.