Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-04

ashes, ETC., at the expense of occupants Of
such buildings. In few days the garbage
| carts will be in operation and will run daily.
| The police will in dde time notify people
| when 70 have suitable boxes or barrels in
| which to deposit garbage, etc.
| The seventeenth instant will be st.
1 Patrick's day" which will be observed by all
| Irish Americans IN Memphis. banquet
Will be given on the night of that historic
day.
| Between the chain-eang and the street
l force the streets and alleys are becoming
| cleaner than usual. The new government Is
doing well, and will not grow weary 10 well
doing.
-Ouly one hundred and fifty. four prison
| ers are confined in the county jail. They are
! well treated by Jailer Leslie and assistants.
The prisoners want to get out, of course, but
the jalers are on the other side TO prevent
such a result.
Those who are brought before the re-
corder's police court now will not nave quite as
easy a time of 1t as heretofore. The lines
are drawn on criminals somewhat tighter
than of yore.
Last Sunday, in the suburbs of the city,
the Athletics and Grasshoppers, juvenile base
ball clubs, INDUCED in a game of base ball,
which resulted in favor of the latter by a
score OF twelve to eleven.
Look over your book shelves and lay out
a book or two tor the book reception of the
Ladies' christian association, at Casino hall,
tonight. Your old books will be new to the
poor fellows in our hospital and Jail.
Mr.. A. C. MATTHEWS, of the Des Arc
(Ark.) Citizen; 3. +. johnson, w. l.. Will
ford and S. w. Crenshaw, all citizens OF Des
Arc and vicinity, came over by rail yesterday,
and will spend day or two IN the city.
oIa
concealed weapons, was ruled not guilty at
the criminal court yesterday. In another
case, charging assault and battery, he entered
a plea Of guilty and was fined ten dollars.
Receiver Latham, who was appeintedEto
the Office by Judge Baxter, is at work making
out bis report as to the assets of the defunct
corporation, which will be presented to the
United States circuit court at the May term.
Gus White, who some days since was
convicted of larceny before the criminal
court, made motion for new trial, which
was overruled by Judge Ray yesterday, aud
the prisoner was sentenced to i've years I'M
prisonment IN the penitentiarJ.
Flank Mitchell, convicted before the
criminal court, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Ray to imprisonment IN the penlten-
tlary for fifteen years, ten years In one case OF
robbery and FIVE years in another. The de-
PENDANT broke into and robbed the residence
Sunday last the cigar, confectionery and
other places of business were closed In obedi-
eHce TO the general orders of the police and
fire commissioners, yet nobody suffered for
the want of a cigar, bunch of cigarettes, or
drink, all the same. The man who sui
fered in consequence of this order did not
know the ropes; that was his fault, doubtless.
Spring flowers are blooming 10 the
suburbs. The sweet and modest viOlets gaze
up into your face as if wishing you happy
sprngtime. AS the poet sang:
"a violet by messy stone,
Half-hldden from the eye,
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky"
Yesterday United States Commissioner
Garrett ammo unced his opinion in the case of
the United States Us. Charley Gates, who wa
arrested for robbiDg the mails, he being a
mail-carrler or agent between Memphis and
Grenada, Mississippi. Commissioner Carrot
fixed Gates's bail at two thousand dollars.
The petition of the Memphis Avalanche
company was filed with the county register
yesterday. The incorporators are: A. j. KEEL
lar, F. s. Nichols, J. b. Thompson, w. J. |
Chase and w. B. Galhreath. The lncorpo- |
rators are made individually liable for the |
wages of journeymen and other employees.
Up north all kinds of rumors as to yell |
lOw-fever are floating around In the papers |
as to Memphis. Hundreds OF northern |
people arrive here weekly and remain here |
without becoming Cognizant Of any yellow |
fever being here. 1t is time these vlolators Of
truth up the country had become weary of |
publishing the same old story, which has no |
foundation in fact.
We are requested to announce that to- |
morrow evening, beginning at eight o'clock, |
Rev. Father Magevney will deliver lecture |
at the German Casino clubroom, corner
Second and Union streets, under the aus
pices of the KitKat club, the proceeds of
which will be distributed among the various
orphan asylums.
Last night, William Smith, a colored
thief, stole ham of meat from a grocery.
When arrested and carried to the station
lOuse by the police, he said the ham fell
down from hook, and he did not steal it;
out while he was running away and pursued,
he ham fell from beneath his coat. He will
De made into enlargement by the recorder
his morning, on account OF his ham story.
John Loveland, white. appeared at the
last night, and co nplained that
re had been struck In the small OF the back
With brick at the hands of Mrs. Peters of
North Memphis. The man became very
lck, vomIted blood, and bis attending physl.
ian had to give him Opiates. He will be
ent to the hospital this morning, his con-
lition being regarded as dangerous, if not
ritical When struck with the brick he was
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Who were engaged IN a combat of the ANA
oman character.
The New Orleans Times, of the second,
avs of the Howell Wimberly shooting scrape:
Aids Hennessey and Pecora have succeeded |
q unearthIng a gentleman who says he took |
pistol from him after the Howell
filing on Mardi Gras day, and in evidence
hereof produced the pistol. The weapon, an
improved Smith & WesSon, was brought to
he station, aad on examination two cham
ers were found empty and three loaded.
he inquest will be held on Monday at noon, |
'hen good many interesting developments
re anticipated.
The New York Independent publishes from Z
lie pen of Harriet N Even Kimball the fol-
,wing contrasts in verses: :
HONOR.
Losses on losses, fast they came;
Men said: There's left him but his name: 6
But that is free from blot or blame"
DespairiDg bowed with care and dread,
As II he beard, he raised his head.
Thank God, have my namer' he said.
SUSPICION
A palace; gilded ease and glare,
Loud jests and laughter banQuets rare, l
Dark hints OF foul beneath the fair. E
At daybTeak on sleeplesS bed.
He mOaned and turned his feveTed head,
Five all things but a NAME" he said. L
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SPRING HATS, at Lavigne's. {
Faith Begets Hope. .
The second Tuesday of March Is the regu- {
r day for the drawing of the Louisiana State
ttery company's monthly grand distribu-
on. The State has wisely IN its charter pro- 2
aAoI e.