Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-11

one year, on the charge of robbery, by our
criminal court. He is a bad negro, and
ought not to be permitted to escape again.
Last evening a colored man was offering
line breech-loadlng shotgun on Beale street
at very low pnce. Detective Pryde and
another policeman happened to be around
about that time, and asked to look at the
shotgun. The darby broke and ran and
dropped the gun. The gun was evidently
stolen from some residence The negro
escaped arrest
The steamer City of Helena, reports
having passed Captain Paul Boyton early
yesterday morning at Pecan point, about
sixty miles above here. He and the Baby
were getting along famously, and the hardy
voyager could be seen sporting until the fash
of his paddles was left behind. AT this rate
ne will be able to arrive to-day at the adver-
tlsed time without difficulty. Captain Boy
ton carries a formidable knife for protection
against sharks-land and sea.
Yesterday Constable John Powell and
Deputy Campbell arrested a negro
named Sam Hughes on the charge of steal
ing five dollars and niuety-fve cents from
Mrs. Sarah Fields On the fourth instant an
attempt was made TO arrest Hughes, but he
escaped from the officers by leaping from a
second story window OF q sbanty opposite the
Exposition building, on Jefferson street.
Hughes was committed to Jail.
AT the criminal court yesterday after
noon, Jake Levy and Nellie Adams were
with committing an assault and battery with
a poker, and with intent to KILL on the per-
son of one Allie Geltes. The girls are of the
deni monde, residents Of a house on Market
square, and the man Levy is a sport or gam
bier. The jury has the case under advise
nent, and it is probable that a verdict of as
sauIt and battery will be returned as to one or
both defendants.
Captain Boy ton, who will arrive here by
river this afternoon, says he found that peo-
pie on the way are still greatly mistaken as
TO his method of travelling, believing he
floats without any exertion on his part, and
that boat accompanies him He says that
the general question of the West Virginians
along the Ohio river was: Say, Mist r, are
ye filed with wind or cork?" He wants it
expressly understood that no boat or a .ating
apparatus of any kind accompanies him, and
that 1t is continual hard WORLDWIDE as hard
as rowing.
Judge EldridRe, of the Bartlett circuit
court of Shelby county, has opened the ball
against carrying concealed weapons, 10y sem
tenclug darky named Dock Hart to iu-
prisonment at the county worlzhouse for three
months and to pay fine or ten dollars for
pistol totIng. The sentence of Imprisonment
will abolish the deadly weapon carrying bust
ness If the courts of Tennessee will only
stick to it. The payment of fines and costs
amounts TO nothing. Our criminal e-urt
should follow the good example set by Judge
Eldridge.
Grace church, in this city, has just been
made the recipient of very handsome pres
ent. The wife of an Episcopal minister in
Manchester, England, embroidered with her
own hands an elegant set of altar linen,
beautifully ornameDted with suitable devices,
which she sent to Bishop Quintard, to be dis.
81 Is no hast No N,1i
bishop approaching the earnest work OF DR..
Daizell and the ladies In behalf of Grace
church, very kindly presented the set to the
Ladies aid society Of that church, and our
fair friends IN that parish rejoice very greatly
over this handsome present from their bishop.
One Of the APPEAL scientists, by invita-.
ton Of Mr.. Meacham, was present at the
trial of telephone line just erected by Dr..
Heber Jones connecting his Office, corner of
Second and Court streets, with has residence.
near the corner Of Lauderdale and Vance
streets. A number of the lady friends of
Mrs. DR.. Jones were present at the residence
and all enjoyed the successful working of the
telephone. A number of songs by the ladies
and gentlemen were exchanged pleasantly, |
and the telephone established itself sue
cess.
The trotGng races at Olympic park this |
afternoon, at three o'clock, are as follows: |
For horses that have never beaten two min |
utes and fifty seconds, best three IN five, to |
harness and to rule; eutries-Manie e., |
Babb's pony and Bla. Bess. Second race, |
for horses that have heyer beaten three miu- |
utes, best three In five, to harness and to rule;
entnes-sorrel mare Jessie, black mare Lottie |
Lee, black horse John, and sorrel mare Lu-
cile. The sport will be good. Tomorrow |
afternoon a match trot, by horses from SOM
erville, will be held over the same course for
a purse Of two hundred dollars.
Says the Caro- (Il.) Bulletin: ga Cairo
lady direct from Memphis is credited with
the report that number of deaths from
black vomit' occurred in the neighborhood |
where she was stopping; and that she, be-
coming alarmed, shortened her visit and re-
turned to Cairo. No mention of any sickness
OF this character has been made in the Mem
phls papers, no alarm exists; railroad and
river men from that quarter every day make
no mention of the re-appearance of the
scourge, and we are inclined to think, there
fore, that the lady's fears have been unduly
operated upon" The above is another
canard on the grand rounds. People resid-
ing here are not cognizant of any fever pre-
vailing. The Cairo lady was in error con-
corning the matter. There is no fever in
Memphis.