Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-11

teenth instant. Delegates will be sent from
this city % both conventions. The boys do
rot seem to work well together in harness
inst now What's the matter with that Oh
mule;
A potion Of tine chamber Of commerce
6e-rra ton 10 the railroad convention at Holly
Springs. consisting Of Mtssrs. W. ". Guy,
Walter Goodman, Charles g. FIsher and I.
W. Brown, leave by to-aight's train.
Many young men Of recognized respecta-
bity can be seen at midnight and after,
riding around the city with women of the
tom IA open hacks. but tins business - moi
very respectable, to say the least OF 1t.
-Messrs. Ben X. Pullen, w. d. Cannon
J. &. Buster. w. w. Coleman and +. L. NJ =
Gogsu, deputy sheritfs, have been appointed
deputy corOners by Coroner Caldwell who ]!
er oftcio sheriff Of the county at present.
The German benevolent association ha,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: Charles Decker. president; Henry Seq
i-r. vice president; +. H. Flnne, treasurer
Julius Maggie, secretary; John 4. R9ush
grand marshal.
Mr.. o. II. Alsop mas been appointed adj
muistrator Of the estate Of {. l.. Anderson
deceased, by Judge Ray, of the probate
court, and Mr.. Ben h. Pullen has beer
appointed attoruey-in-fact to wind up the
business of the iate Sheriff Anderson.
-Mausford has received his second supply
OF the Hicks Barter Tragedy, fully illus.
traied: call and get a copy. The Young
Duke, by Benjamin Disraeli, and all the bach
numbers of the Seaside Library, including
Mary Cecil Hays last novel, Back 10 the ola
Home, for sale at Mansiord's.
Quite a large amount Of building is go.
ing on throughout the city at present. This
u -
other cities on vi-Iting Memphis express
their as.Onishment on seeing these signs Of
progress and Improvement. 1t speaks vel
tar the prospect Of trade next season.
AT i've o'clock this evening, the bell Of
st. Joseph's Catholic church. on Georgia
street. South Memphis, will be con-
s-crated. The bell calls the faithful to
prayer around the altar, and it is customary
to consecrate the bell TO God by amounting II
amid imposing ceremonies. The Catholic
clergy OF the city will assist in the ceremo
Eics.
Yesterday afternoon Fred Cole, car
renter. committed an assault and battery on
II. II. Hampson, clerk at the cotton-shed of
Schoo6eld, Hauauer& Co, on Adams, near
Third street. Mr.. Hampson was knocked down
and badly beaten about the head and face
and had his left arm disocated ut the elbow.
A warrant Yves sworn out against Cole charg-
lAE EsshutJ anu DdVJery MI. f1ampSOn SIDJu-
rles are quite severe and painful.
Officer Simonds yesterday afternoon ar
rested two white mackerels, Robert NJ. Stein
and Willie Phillmott, aged respectively
twelve and thirteen years, on the charge of
stealing three bags of cotton. The cotton
was recovered, and the boys were locked up
4t the stationhouse. They are bad boys, have
been in such scrapes before, and should be
sent to house of correction, but Memphis
aud Shelby county have 40 such place for the
reformation of youthful violators of law.
-Fnday afternoon Mrs Cooper, a resi-
dent of Fourth street, near Saffarans, died
from the effect of taking an overdose of laud-
anum Her husband, painter by trade re-
turned to the house in the afternoon, and
was horn6ed to find his wife lying dead on
the bed. By her side was an empty lauda-
mum vial. The lady had been in the habit
of taking laudanum for sickness, and it is be-
lieved that an overdose of the drug caused
her death. Justice Egnew held an inquest,
but facts other than reported were not ascer-
tanned.
AT Beersheba Springs, on Wednesday
last, the grand ball, gotten up under the aus
pices of Mrs. Enoch Ensley and Mrs.
John 6. Lonsdale, jr., OF our city, for the
benefit of the orphans of the Church home,
of Memphis, was social and pecuuiary sue
cess. 1t was n brilliant affair, and was large
ly attended by the bellies and beaux of Beer
sheba and vicinity. The enjoyment was kept
up until a late hour, " hen the jewellers retired
to rest, sleep and dream over the pleasures of
the night.
Tomorrow, at Holly Springs, Mississippi,
2 meeting Of citizens will be held for the pur-
pose of taking action with reference to freight
in tariffs, made against Holly
Springs and Memuhis by the st. Louis, CHI
cago and New Orleans railroad company
The following committee, appointed by Vice
President Goodbar, of the chamber of COM
meree, will attend the Holly Springs meeting:
Messrs. w. W. Guy, A. D. Gwynne, Walter
Goodman, A. w. Roberts, Charles J. Fisher
and Judge I. w. Brown.
An injunction has been served in behalf
Of the city on the Mississippi and Tennessee
tlilroad company to prevent the road from
bringing fir light from New Orleans to Mem
phis The injunction is a friendly suit COM
menced so as to relieve the railroad company,
Is public Carrier, from responsibility that
might be incurred for failure to deliver goods
IA per contract. The injunction Theoretically
'eas up the transportation of freight from
New Orleans until the board of health grants
for its introduction into our city
-Undelivered kilograms remaining in the
Western Union telegraph Office, No. 33 Mad
son street: