Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-04

poral. A. 81. Proudit; ordnance and quarter
master-sergeant, II. L. Guion; secretary and
treasurer, James q. Bell.
The following note was received Satur-
day at this office: ''EDIToRs APPEAL-I no.
tice in Saturdays issue of your paper that
no time was kept at the races at Olympic
park on Friday. AS one Of the judges,
wish to state the parties all told as they did
not want any time kept. l DO not know why
this should be. l think it would be more
satisfactory to all attending to time each
race"
-Belleville (Te1n.) Enterprise, Both:
"We would like to know what is getting into
the United States mail, or the mail-agent on
this road. Sometimes we get our Memphis
papers from the north, two or three days old;
again, we get our Nashville papers from the
south. We hardly ever get daily paper on
time, and we hear number of our citizens
making the same complaint. The mail-agent
ought to be conversant enough with the road
to know where Bells is and not be carrying
the mail all over the country"
"A sudden and mysterious death occurred
yesterday out on the Louisville railroad, be-
tween Third street and the railroad shops
The deceased, w. I. Dunlap, appeared to be
in good health yesterday morning, but was
suddenly taken i'll, complaining of acute
pains in the stomach and bowels, and soon
he became insensible and died. His friends
suspected that he had taken poison. A
coroner was sent for last evening to go out
and hold an inquest. The deceased leaves
wife and family. He held an endowment
policy for two thousand dollars Ia the society
of the Catholic Knights of America.
Last night, outs'de of the gates of Esti-
val park, while the Knights of Innisfail pic
mic was progressing, number of boys en-
gagged In a row, during which one of the
young ruttians ran up, and with a pocket
knife stabbed and cut another boy, Eddie
Jordan, aged sixteen years, in the back inn
mediately beneath the right shoulder blade.
INJECTING a severe but not dangerous flesh
wound. The police arrested John Redman,
aged sixteen, on the charge of doing the
cutting, and locked him up at the station
house. Another boy, who aided and assisted
in the crime, managed to escape arrest.
Yesterday a colored floater was picked
up in the river opposite the foot of Washing
ton street and towed ashore by some boys
who were in a skif. Esquire Spelman held
an inquest upon the body of the unknown.
The drowned man appeared to be about
thirty-fve years of age, had nothing on ex-
cept a jeans pants and knit shirt. There
were no marks Of violence on the body, which
was in feacful state OF decomposition. The
body must have been in the water some ten
DAYS. pocket knife and white handker-
chief were the only things found on the per-
sou of the deceased. The jury returned a
verdict as to the unknown IN accordance with
the above facts.
Yesterday an unfortunate white demIrep
of the upper demi-m0H6e circle, crazed by
stale beer aud bad whisky, and arrested for
beng drunk and disurderly, made 1t lively
at Esquire Qaigley's Office. She cursed out
everybody, struck her own lawyer, the pros
ecutiDg witness. and punched the heads of
two or three officers and spectators. She was
oVerpowered, carried to the stati0Dhouse, and
was locked up in the dark cell. The docket
stated that no bail or forfeit would be taken.
Warrants charging assault and battery, va
grancy, drunkenness aud disorderly conduct.
and peace warrant, have been sworn out
against her, and the chances are that she
Will either be locked up at the county Jail for
some months, or be sent to the workhOuse on
Presidents island.
Some three weeks ago, M. G. Eppersop,
who lives some SIX miles out on the Randolph
road, had lot of cotton stolen from his gin.
house. Epperson and man named S. NJ.
Brooks followed the thief, and came up with
a wagon driven by a cOiored man named
John Henry. They saw some bags of cotton
in the wagon, and accused the negro of the
theft. A controversy ensued, during which
the negro was shot and killed by Brooks.
They attempted to arrest the negro, who re-
sisted. Yesterday Epperson and Brooks were
brought before Judge Ray, of the criminal
court, on a motion to admit to bail. The tes-
timony was heard and arguments made. Ep-
person was admitted to bail, but Brooks was
refused bail and remanded TO Jail.