Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-25

that hia duty is ''to protect not oPPress citi-
zens." His little buIldozing might lntlmi
date the HelrstHalf-acre crowd, but It falls
fat among intelligent citizens. The chief
might Improve his usefulness by changing
him to another beat.
What is to be gained by leveing the
graves of the poor people In Elmwood Gem
etery? II they have not the means to pur-
chase high-priced lots, surely the mounds
marking their loved ones resting places
should not be leveled with the earth.
A. B. Northrup was arrested yesterday
on suspicion of being fugitive from justice,
charged with ENLIGHTENMENT at st. Louis.
telegram was received from that city yester-
day by Chief Davis for his arrest, and giving
no details. Northrup is commercial drum
mer.
The Porter Guards did not drill on the
bluff, last night. The Chicks, under COM
mand of Captain Carnes, were out in full
force, enjoying their drill by the moons
pale light and few OF Hitz6eld's lamps. 1t
has been suggested that both companies go
into camp till the day of their departure for
Louisville.
Sandy Matthews has been placed in
cell on the lower floor of the county Jail, 90
that he will not witness the building OF the
gallows. Jailer Mason says Sandy denies
the report of his being afraid to go since
RIverss sentence was committed; he often
remarks that the day can't CONS too soon to
suit him.
"A country negro, bearing evidence of
having served full apprenticeship on some
farm, walked into our Office yesterday, and,
advancing to the counter, whereupon he
hung himself by the elbows, yelled out to
the clerk: Say, mister, has you got as many
folks as you want about yere o'nights to do
general work." Being answered in the af-
firm alive be allowed his elbow "holI" to slide
off the counter and walked out.
There is considerable building going on
in the Jail yard. The floor of the scaffold,
from which Sandy Matthews will satisfy the
law on June I'd, is to be even with the top of
the south wall surrounding the county Jail,
which will enable those who secure positions
on the south side of the Jail to view the exc
cution- Two colored carpenters are building
pains in joining and otherwise finishing up
the job.
Mr.. Moystop, the photographer, has sent
the APPEAL elegantly finished pictures of
Sandy Matthews and Bill Rivers, the muir
derers who were to be executed on June 2,
1882, at the time their photos were taken;
since which time Bill Rivers's sentence has
been commuted by the governor to imprison-
ment for life. Sandy Matthews is bullet
headed African of. a sulky, vicious, ignor-
ant look, of large size, and apparently very
strong. Bill Rivers is of more pleasant,
intelligent and neat appearance, large size,
and would weigh over 200 pounds.
The instructors and the students of Le-
Moyne Normal Institute wish most CRATE
fully to acknowledge the receipt OF very
fine collection OF ocean shells, presented to
the institution by Mr.. Joseph Uhl. Some of
the shells of this collection are extremely
beautiful and quite rare, and they make a
addition to the already quite large
natural history collections of the school |
The thanks of the institution are also due to
others who have in many ways shown inter- |
est in its work, and especially to Judge J.
o. Pierce, for large number of valuable |
specimens presented during the year to the |
cabinet.
Ever since Memphis was made Taxing |
District there has been strong opposition to
the new government on the part of wire
pulling, matchmaking, scrip-shaving money |
failure of the new government. They now
have a chance to carry out their wrecking
scheme. By having the old debt thrust on
the CITY in its present condition, they will
embarrass the Legislative Council, stop paw
ing and sanitary work, and go to the next
legislature to abolish the District govern
ment on the ground that it has been a fail
can "run" the city as they did under the old
government. A well-laid scheme, no doubt.
The beautiful Shabuatb, the Feast of
Weeks, has been celebrated by the Israeitts
If Memphis the last two days. The Feast
IF Weeks was ordained by Moses to be
-eapers' feast, which was called YomH
Bicurim, the feast of frstlings, to be SYM
oolized in the tabernacle by the offerings OF
wo loaves of new barley flour, for the har- |
rest of cereals begins in Palestine about
Passover time and closes about the Feast of
Weeks. But more so is this feast most i'm
,ortant one on account of the Memorial
Day of the great revelation on Mount Sinai.
For thirty years modern Judaism has
adopted this day as the most suitable for the
of IsraePs sons and daughters
o acknowledge their sincere belief before
Tod and man.
Has any careful, calculating citizen
bought about the rate OF taxation that will
'e necessary to raise the interest on fifty
ent settlement of the bonds and defray the
urrent expenses of the city, with past-due
coming in as cash for back
axes. This manner of rewarding delin-
uents suggests the inquiry: "Who is going
o govern Memphis-the people or the paid
obbyists of delinquent taxpayersw If the
after are to control legislation, the city will
q two years be in as bad condition as in 1879.
When good citizens were paying one dollar
n each one hundred cents of their indebted
ess, this specially-favored class were paying
othing. They are now to be allowed TO pay
nth city Indebtedness 10 be bought at prob
bly, thirty-6ve cents. This is to be taken
Or what prompt paying, conscientious citi-
ems gave one hundred cents.
In Yesterdays APPEAL a paragraph
tated that Mr.. B. 3. Barnes's little girl had
net with serious accident, owing to Mr..
ohm Warwick assaulting the negro who
vas leading pony on which the little girl
1as riding. This was strange news to those
moving Mr.. Warwick as a quiet, molten
i've, well-behaved citizen. His report Is
ow given. He says the negro has been
Iealing fruit from him; that yesterday,
lille driving his horse into the yard, the
legro came along, leading the horse on
Ihich the little girl was riding; that he
aid, "Negro, if 1 catch you in my orchard,
III break your head" Warwick says that
be negro Immediately dropped the reins,
truck him on the head and said: "Do it |
ow" About that time the little girl fell,
r was thrown from the horse. Mr.. War
lick disclaims any responsibility whatever
,r the accident; bnt says Barnes, after Sc
nring his quota of pistols, came to his
ouse and abused him outrageously; also,
nat Mr.. Barnes's son urged the negro to
reak his head.
PERSONALS.