Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-08
COUNTY QUARTERLY COURT.
The April TGrm-EIectIoE OF a Com
missioner OF Public Works for
Ghe Taxing District, City
and County Assessors
and Coroner.

The Shelby county quarterly court met al
the courthouse, yesterday, for the purpose Of
| transactin3 business for the April term The
magistrates who were present are as follows
| Chairman Thomas Holman, IT., Esqulres
! Dickson, Murray, Hunter, Douglass, Will
liams, Hammontree, Hines, Crockett, SPELL
man, Qligley, Winters, Alexander Pryor,
| Coleman, Motley, Puliiam, Jones, Welborn,
| Fletcher, Biedsoe, Harrell, Ellis, Walker,
Lewis, Smith, H9egel, Elliott, Egnew, Var
| nell, Slaughter, Mason, Stone, Elan, Gallo
| way and Kimbrough.
! COMMISSIONER OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The election OF a commissioner of the board
OF public works for the Taxing District of
Shelby county was taken up. The following
nominations were made: VIM. N: Brown,
James Lee, Jr., john J. Duffy. The first
ballot resulted as follows: Brown, 21; Lee,
2; Duffy, 10. Mr.. w. N. Brown having re-
celVed z majority of the votes cast was de-
clared daily elected.
ASSESSORS FOR CITY AND COUNTY.
Inc following assessors were elected for
the different wards and districts of the city
and county:
District AsSeSsors.-1st, A. E. Call; I'd,
Hammontree; 9TH, J. P. Sykes; 9Th, A R.
Pope; 9TH, B. X: KImbrough; 8th, g. F.
Acres; 9th, A. J. Fletcher; 10th, L. T.
II DOwell 1lth, w. W. Ellis; 18th, George
Dashiel; 18th, c. +. Smith, 14th, C. Can
non; 18th, J. ?. Prescott; 18th, Samuel
Mendenhall; Nth, Il. R. Stone; 18th, L. s.
Elan.
City As8essoys-1st ward, Thomas Foley;
%, J. w. Page; Sd, &. r. Nelson; 4th, T.
ID. Crump; 9Th, l.. Harrison; 9th H. B,
Childs; 9TH, John c. Cooper; 9Th, S. NJ
AShe; 9Th, NJ. J. Doyle; 10th, c. L. Morri-
son.
It was ordered by the court that the asses
to- h., Al
meat books Of 1873.
ELECTION OF CORONER.
1t having been announced that Esquire G..
w. Caldwell, coroner, was dead, an election
to fill the vacancy was held. The following
nominations were made for the office Of
coroner: q. d. Crockett, John Spellman, P.
W. Stanley.
On the second ballot Esquire g. D. Crockett
was elected, he receiving II votes, John
Spelman 8, and P. w. Stanley 8. Mr..
Crockett was declared duly elected.
Mr.. l.. h. Pope was elected constable to
wait upon the grand jury, he receiving 81
votes. Mr.. J ohm a. Powell received ID votes. |
The court appointed the following commit
tee to draft resolutions with reference to the |
death OF the late Esquire c. W. Caldwell, |
coroner: Esquires B. X. Kimbrough, A. D. |
Hunter, and L. Hammontree.
In the afternoon session the court was ed |
gagged III passing upon accounts.
Inc court VIII meet THIS morning at nine |
o clock.
THERE can be nothing more disgusting to
the creduIity OF the public than to read of
cure all nostrums" so frequently advertised.
The idea is simply preposterous How diff
.erent with standard proprietary medicines,
such as DIR. C. NJ Lanes celebrated liver
pills, prepared only by Fleming Bros, of
They have stood the test of fifty
years, and to-day-mOre popular than ever
Ire estimated worth their weight in gold"
Jacob GayIer, the Mysterious Suicide.
DAYTON, O., April 6.-The man who gave
lis name as Jacob Gayler died at the hospital
n this city, this morning, from the effects of
Wounds inflicted on himself. Gayler was on
lis way to Cincinnati, IN railway car, FRI
lay night, when he attempted suicide by
tabbing himself four times with large
,ocket- knife. At the hospital he declined
irving the cause Of his action, further than
hat he had trouble. He was a well-dressed
nan, of middle age, and carried travelling
ard indicating him to be a member Of lodge
05, Odd Fellows, Philadelphia. He had
money about him, and appeared
D be in good circumstances. He refused the
ervlces Of a physician and minister.