Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-05-28
By the fugitive in the hands of J. S. Rubin
son and Samuel Lowepstine.

BY the fugitive in the hands of J. S. Rubin
son and Samuel LoweDstine.
There is one Judge sitting on the bench
in whom the lawyers stand in awe aud fear,
and that is United States Circuit Court Judge
Baxter. When they see the old man 8 face
getting red, and his eyes snap, you bet the
boys wilt every time, and stick to their chairs
as if they were glued to them.
The lawyers yesterday were unable to
make up their agreed case of Garrett & Sons
versus the City, for Judges Baxter and Ham,
mond to sign the certificate of division. The
case will, it is expected, be made up to- day,
and the decree entered of record. This will
settle the troubles until next October, when
the supreme court of the United States will
review the case.
The grand jury has found true bill
against w. w. Scott for obtaining money
and goods by means of bogus checks. Scott
has not been heard of as yet.
"On Main street, a girl named Hannah
Placed her heel on peel OF banana;
She went, Lord knows where,
But she found herself there,
In style not IL keeping with Hannah"
AT the criminal court, yesterday, the fol-
SON, HOUSEKEEPING and robbery, Jury and
verdict not guilty; Andy Wright, Gus Hurt
and John Newall, murder, nOlle proseqIi
entered; Sam Smith, disturbing public wor-
ship, jury and verdict OF not guilty; Aleck
Roberts, burglary and larceny, jury and ver-
dict of guilty, and sentenced to five years i'm
priSonment In the penitentiary; Robert and
Gussie Sea, larceny, still on trial.
Bugs from the Arkansas swamps now
disturb the temper of persons who sit near
an open window and near gaslight. Just
as soon as a bug over II the tree-top in
Arkansas fastens his eye on light over here
In Memphis, it wings its fight for this beauti-
full shore, and comes plump into the objective
gaslight, unless some gust of wind interceps
it midway and hurls it into the river, then
the bug climbs the golden stairs and is seen
no more until the process of evolution brings
1t back IN due course of nature.
We have the ablest and most eloquent
bar of shyster LAWYERS of any city IN tbs
Union. These orators hardly ever appear al
the courts of record among their sedate and
higher law brethren, they conEne their prac-
tice exclusively to the inferior courts OF the
magisterial and recorderial schools. Many
of them, or In fact, any of them, will plead
a cause for price ranging from fifty cents
up to FIVE dollars, the latter amount being
the maximum limit, hardly ever reached, and
only regarded as prize when secured.
Pursuant to agreement, quite number
of intelligent farmers representing particu-
larry the potato growers of Shelby county,
met at the office of Esquire J. S. Galloway,
for the purpose of adopting a standard OF
measurement that will give satisfaction to
both producer and purchaser. Alter a
lengthy discussion the chairman appointed
Messrs. N. D. Deaderiek, Calhoun Cannon
and w. ii. Hughey committee to visit the
various merchants to torn an agreement, il
possible, upon the above named subject
This is movement IN the right direction
and we hope the merchants will harmonic
Our judges were mentally photographed
by an APPEAL commissioner a few days
since. Judge Pierce, of the circuit court, Ii
the most dignifed looking. Judge Ray, o.
the criminal court, the most humane looking
Judge Eldridge, of the probate court, the
most solemn and severe looking. Chancellor
M'Dowell, of tho chapcery court, the mos
independent and easy looking. Judge Ham
monu, of the United States district court, the
most judicial and pleasant looking of the
men on the benches. OF course Judge Bax
ter, of the United States circuit coIrt, Is the
most fierce looking of all of them.
Memphis is musical city, especially a
night. You hear vocal music on the street;
issuing FROM the mouths of a squad of be-
lated home-goers, Just fIom some beer saloon
you hear sweet music coming from latticeC
windows, accompanied by sounds from {
piano out Of tune, and from some den three
stories from background, crowd OF young
| bacchanals make the air musical with dIscor
| dant notes, singing over their cups, but L
was just so at night at Elsinore, or elst
Hamlet was mistaken about that ''tare'
| which the king and his boon companions go
| on while Hamlet" was waiting for hi
| fathers ghost out in the cold.
On the subject of advantages of Stay
| ing in Bed," London Society, among othel
things, says: Taking an occasional day il
-bsd,-SiGnply on account of indisposition, is
however, very simple and rudlmentar.
notion of this glorious Institution. Bed ii
the natural domicile of every man:
| in bed we laugh, In bed we CRY:
| And born in bed in bed we de-
"Bayard, the French psychologist, main
| tained that man Is an animal who exercise
the thinking faculty best in q Horizontal
position. Thus, there are high artistic
| social, and intellectual uses connected witt
an occasional day IN bed, which imperativel
claim discussion"