Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-08
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Cow and calf stealing in the suburbs is
| increasing.
The new government is hard at work
cleaning up the city.
Horseback riding seems to be in vogue
IN this city every Sunday.
| The street force was at work yesterday
cleaning up Poplar street.
| The sale of seats for the Mccullough
| engagement is progressing favorabIy.
| The street sprinkliug-carts are needed
| about this time. Where is Henry Luehr-
| mann?
Yesterday the sun was pouring down hot
| upon the world, and people began to think of
| spring clothing.
| Monday next viii be motion day at the
| United States court, instead of to- day, as
| heretofore announced.
| The App-Hackett murder case jury at
| the criminal court has not as yet agreed upon
a verdict, and probably never will.
The Taxing-D District government goes
| along quietly and IN a business-like manner,
| forming quite a favorable contrast with the
| old municipal style Of government.
The house of Mr.. Schwartzanbure, on
Main street, near Jefferson, which was par
italy burned out some weeks since, is being
repaired and fixed up as good as new.
The Masonic Temple building, on the
corner of Second and Madison streets, is
being finished rapidly. When completed it
will be one of the prettiest buildings IN the
city.
The buildings on the corner of Madison
and Main streets are being cleaned up. The
cellars under the banks on Main and Madison
streets were being emptied of filth and ashes
yesterday.
e. Solomon, who has been on trial at the
criminal court on the charge of defrauding
creditors, was acquitted by the Jury yester-
day. He will probably be held on some other
Indictment.
Paul Boynton is swimming from Pitts
burg to New Orleans in his India rubber
water-tight compartment suit. He ought to
reach Memphis on Sunday, and deliver lee
ture on the water-cure.
Heart and Cross, by Mrs. Oiphant, and
Stoeeter than Yengeance-two new novels in
the ten-Cent series. International COttDiDO-
rGry, and Nineteenth Century RepielCS, at
Mansford's s, 298 Nam street.
On the eleventh instant, the next draw
ing Of the Louisiana lottery will occur. One
prize OF thirty thousand, one Of ten thousand,
and two of five thousand, besides many
small prizes, will be disposed of On that &C.
casion.
The prowling goat and hog find their
way to the public pounds, but the wandering
COW walks around town without interference.
There are many poor families who use the
milk Of goats, but their pets are under the
can, yet the COW Is all right, as it were.
The chancellor of the chancery court and
his clerks were unable to fathom the mysteri-
Gus hierOglyphlcs contained in a bill brought
to their attention yesterday. and were forced
to give the parties the benefit of doubt, and
admit possible equity IN the pleading, and,
IN order 10 have a translation made, required
the defendants to answer, task by no means
easy from present appearances.
Says the Chattanooga Times, of Wednes-
day last, the fifth instant: 1--WE have seen
a beautifully engraved card o. invitation sent
Deman OF this city, requesting his presence |
at the official visit of George G. Conner, NJ. |
w. Grand Master on Friday evening, |
March Sth. The card is printed IN gold and |
colors, and is an exquisite work of art. The |
visitors will be honored with a grand ban |
qUet."
Tomorrow afternoon, as Central park,
an interesting baseball game will be COM |
menced at three O'Clock The game will be |
rs follows: Joe EIick's Picked Nine.-Joe |
Ellck, C.; NJ. Fell, p. Meath, lst b.; Boro, |
I'll b.; Gay, 81 b.; Adams, I. f.; a. Fell, |. f.;
Errig, CT; Sneed, $. s. RireTsides.-C
p; Maloughney, c.; Noyisky, 1st b.; Colbert,
ID b.; Baunlon, Sd b.; Byrd, s. s.; CanaJy, |
\. j.; Burke, C. f.; Maiougbney, r. +.
4 iit A'aOFs AtsflllE ALGuu.J sottLSSs Oh Jle
sixth instant says: " From parties who re-
side in the vicinity Of Cedar Chapel, Harde-
man county, near which Mr.. John Miller was
20 brutat!g assassIuated more than a week
ago, we CLEAN additional particulars concern
ing the horrible tragedy. 1t seems that Mr.. |
Miller was at the residence Of his daughter.
Mrs. Davis, who was sick. About nine
o'clock at night he went cut TO the cistern to
get pitcher of water, when he was shot by
some person concealed behind a screen Of lat
tice work standing only few feet distant.
So close was the assassin that the wadding of
the bullets penetrated Mr.. MIller's clothing.
Death ensued at once. A coroner jury was
summoned to the scene. After q careful ex-
animation they returned verdict that the
deceased came to his death by a shotgun in
the hands of an unknown party. The only
person on whom any suspicious have rested,
viii be able, It Is said to prove that he was
n bed asleep at the time the murder was
committed. It seems, therefore, that the
author of this horrible crime is completely
hidden from public view. But the old
idage, that murder Will out. is strikingly
rue, and the man who shot John Miller, or
aused it to be done, cannot hope to always
scape the vengeance Of the law. Even now
.e is doubtless suffering the penalties of
guilty conscience and the cowaruy fears of
Ultimate detection
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