Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-11

Revs. D.s. " hite and HaTris, TectOTs OF
Episcopal churches OF our city, and also to
Laymen J. Thompson and L. Shaw for the
manner which they, as trustees Of the asylum,
rendered the use Of SAID asylum for the pro-
lection Of the orphans.
Captain Will Brooks, Of the APPEAL,
was the recipient of a magnificent Office desk,
chair and foot-rug, last evening. Our con-
frere can now epjoy his OtiUm cum digHitGte
or dolce far Hiente IN a graceful and pleasant
manner. The donor was the accomplished
and attractive wife of Mr.. Toole, Of Fore
paugh's great circus end menagerle.
"A yellow-fever patient, during the re-
cent epidemic. used eight hundred and sew
enty-iive pounds of Ice, amounting IN cost to
sixteen dollars and fifty cents. The patient,
during any stage of the fever, would have
given, If he had had It, the same amount of
money for an ounce of ice. The bill Is a
paid relic of the yellow-fever epidemic.
Hundreds OF poor people are daily apply
ing for coal, blankets and provisions. The
poor must not be neglected. Committees for
the different wards should be appointed whose
duty it should be 10 hunt out the worthy poor
and supply their necessities. The fact that
many people impose upon charity 81 ould not
prevent the repetition of charitable deeds.
Any person knowing anything Of the
children of w. II. Loehman, formerly OF
Cincinnati, who died of yellow-fever in this
city during the epidemic, will confer favor
upon the relatives of the orphan children by
giving some information as to the present
habitation of such children to General Horn
gan. 1t is believed that the children, alter
the death of Mr.. Loehmau, were placed IN
some orphan asylum.
"A well-known uptown saloon keeper
was summoned as juror IN one OF our courts
yesterday. The summons was Imperative,
and the saloon keeper had no assistant bar
keeper. Just then the good man Of the
Ledger walked in and In the kindness of his
heart volunteered as barkeeper during the
absence of the proprietor as a summoned
Juror. All this proves that a newspaper man
is competent to take charge OF any business.
Sheriff MCGOWAN on yesterday arrested,
at and near Germantown, i've white men
and three negroes, on q bench warrant sworn
out before Judge Ray of the criminal court,
charging them with the murder of d. g
Rhodes. who was so cowardly assasslnated DIT
Germantown. The white men were placed
under five thousand dollars bonds, and the
negroes were committed to Jail IN default of
bail TO await q further investigation. The
bench warrant could not be found at the
sheriff Office or the criminal court clerk S
Office on yesterday, so our reporter was una
bic TO secure the names of the accused. The
warrant was ia the hands of the sheriff or
some other person who could not De found.
On Monday afternoon, at the 'Point, -
on the Cuba road, some seven miles north OF
the city, John Harrell, a well-known charac-
ter, was shot and killed by John Deviney
under the following circumstances: Harreil,
who belonged 10 the M'Williams gang OF
questionable fame, threatened 10 shoot De-
whey for some imaginary offence. Deviney,
knowing the desperate character of the man,
begged off, and going into his house,
secured 4 shotgun, with which he appeared
and opened Ere IN Harrell who sat On his
horse, awaiting his return Witn Cooked pls-
tol. Harrell fell dead from his horse: De-
viney at once surrendered himself, and had
a bearing before Esquire Alexander. He
was acquitted, the jury of inquest returning
a verdict that he killed the said Harrell in
defense OF himself and family.
An effort is being made to induce the
general council to reduce the license tax on
saloon keepers from one hundred dollars per
annum to Fifty dollars. at present tina sa-
loon-keepers have to pay about three hun
bred and twenty-five dollars llcense-tax per
annum for the privilege OF selling liquors
over the counter. The items OF the license
taxes are as follows: State tax, one hundred
and fifty dollars; county tax, thlrty-seven
dollars and half. city tax, one hundred
dollars; United States tax, tnulJ H"'I&is'
clerks fees, eto, about ten dollars. This is
by far a heavier tax than that pad by men
in any other business. At the next meeting
of the general council, on next Friday nigh t,
a petition will be presented by the liquor
dealers association, asking for d remission of
the city tax from one hundred dollars to fifty
dollars per auuum, 10 view Of the hard times
prevailing IN consequence Of the epidemic
Mr.. R. S. DirgeSs, general director Of
Forepaugh's circus, was, last night, the re-
cipienb of a testimonial of the high regard in
which the troupe with which he has been
connected hold him. The testimonial is a
large cluster pin formed from diamonds into
a Maltese cross, and is very handsome. Mr..
r. T. Boyntos, n presenting the pin on be
half OF the company, said. ''M-. Dingess, [
am requested by the members OF this COM
pany to present you with this slight testi-
monial of our regard for you as a friend
and companion, and TO assure you that
we will ever bear you IN fond remembrance.
Mr.. Dipgess, owi1g to q severe cold. was IN
able to respond, but deputlzed Mr. Gus Clark
to speak IN his behalf, who said: Gentle
men and friends, NJ H>::--G1-ess requests ne to
assure yoc that during the entire period he
has been connected with the profess ion
tyenty-niue years-ha has never separated
from brothers III s=:..s So r0gretfully as at
present He wishes 80 ~ thank yen sin
cereiy, and Eo.p- ~ all meet Ill the
arena at no ..---.-s--' ---~-' After several
speeches and -: winch wine
flowed most 49, -~a gentlemen bid
each other goC..---... s--..4 e---'arated. The at
fair took place 49, -. resort of Henry
ituent6!, the s,~--~-vnna,I ~Av knows now az
all times 10 EraPar2 for occasions ike the
above.