Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-25

seriously iniuring him. Therefore, he brings
suit for twenty-five thousand dollars dam
ages"
Judge T. w. Brown yesterday rendered
his decision In the case of Scott rs. Levy.
tried several days ago, wherein complainants
were decreed entitled to two-thirds and de-
PENDANTS one third of the property in dis
pute. A reference was adjudged, etc. Judge
Brown prefaced his opinion by an amusing
and rather instructive written lecture to the
attorneys who had placed, as the court was
pleased to remark, the laboring oar upon 1t
In fathoming the intricate questions of law
In the case. The opinion was delivered
orally.
The great trouble with the National
party central club is that several OF them are
candidates for office on the sly. The late res
olution adopted by the central club giving
members a chance to resign within week,
or else they will not be eligible as party
candidate for office, has created no little con-
fusion in camp The central club wants to
make all nominations for office, while many
of the ward clubs prefer an open convention
instead of a secret caucus. Verify, the Ma
tional brethren do not 1--we together IN unity
when offices are In sight
Yesterday Joseph Benson, aged fifty
years, who, with his wife, keeps cheap
dressmaking establishment at No. IL, Market
street, was tried before Recorder Quigley on
charge of committing a rape on the person
of little orphan girl, aged fourteen years,
named Annie Dugan. The details OF tne
crime are horrible, and are unfit for publlca-
ton. Suffice it to state that it was brute
force against childish innocence and weak
ness. Benson was sent to jail without pail,
by the recorder, to answer before the criminal
court.
The Murphy meeting at the Greenlaw
Operahouse last night was well attended.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Turner and Mr..
Douglass The vocal music was well renderd
b, Miss s Hartman, Russell and Hitzfeld.
The members of Natoma temple of honor
occupied seats on the stage. Tonight an
other meeting will be held at the same place,
and at three o'clock this afternoon a chill
dren's temperance meeting will be given at
the jefferson street Varieties Theater. A
prayer-meeting will be held at the same place
from twelve to one o'clock in the afternoon.
T. B. Edgington, sitting as special chan
cellor, yesterday required the complainant in
the divorce proceedings of Diana Taylor as.
Alexander Taylor to furnish better testimony
than that adduced before the court would
grant the relief prayed for. The plea of hav
ing been rendered Infamous by criminal
conviction had been condoned. The other
testimony, including that of the pastor of
the church worshiped at by the parties, and
that of counsel for complainant, was not per-
suasive enough. The parties are colored
Knowing low the requirements ana condl-
tions, no doubt the necessary proof will be
forthcoming.
Mr.. James Elder and other citizens have
subscribed sufficient money to erect water
trough for horses in front of one of the gates
Of Court square. All the beautiful trees,
numbering thirty or more, which erst ap-
peared so charming On the Main street side
of the square, are dead and gone, having
been killed by the establishment of hack
stand in front of them. The hack stands are
now on the east south and north side of the
square, and ere long the trees on these sides
will wither and die. There IS an old saying
that the man who makes two blades of grass
grow where one grew before, is public ben
efactor, but what can be said of those who
permit persons to kill trees.