Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-15

road will soon run its track through Prone
made street and close past the saw-milis be-
yond the Jail, where a good deal of filling up
has beeH done.
The Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
RaIlrnad Company has removed nearly all oil
the bluff between Union and Beale streets,
and bEve filled up a large part OF HAPPY
Hollow" and the upper landing.
MIR. Ambrose L. Rowe, member Of the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Rats, swore out a warrant late last night
against certain parties on Monroe street who
poured coal-oil on a rat and then set hre to it,
Levy has made decided hit with Pa
thence. II must have taken a great deal OF
patience to drill the youngsters so well. Levy
deserves a vote of thanks all round. He has
Dc ne good work and all with the patience OF
Job.
The Hon. J. w. Clapp, Judge John L.
T. Sneed, Colonel George CAN'T, Colonel
Luke Finley, Colonel Jo-iah Patterson, Gen
eral G. P. NJ. Turner and others will speak
at the Democratic ratification meeting on the
bluff tonight.
Captain Jackson, of the health depart
ment, removed the pipes from the bluh be-
tween Court and Adams streets yesterday.
The boys had for some time been amusing
themselves breaking them, and 1t was deemed
The United Sisters of Zion No. have
sued the trustees of the Beale Street Baptist
church for $1,000, which they loaned the
church on condition that they should be
allowed to vote. This right having been
Withdrawn, they want to withdraw their
lucre.
Two judgments obtained by William I.
Booker Is. the old city Of Memphis, were
revived in the United States Court yesterday
in the name of James Phelan, administrator,
against the Tsxiug-District. The first judg
ment was for 1921 A and the other was for
sI7.301 90.
Margaret Neusch yesterday filed suit
for divorce against her husband, Gottlieb
Neusch, in the Circuit Court. She charges
him with chioroforming her and taking from
her about $500, the details of which matter
have already been published in the APPEAL.
She gays he has mistreated and threatened
10 kill her.
"A robbery was committed at Gill Sta
ton night before lat by unknown parties.
A silk dress, chennloon, black satin de Lyon
skirt and overdress, three or four white
dresses, a necklace, as well az number OF
smaller articles, were stolen from Miss Elise
Trigg at the Rayner place. The house was
entered through window.
Tina street railway business, il seems, is
not yet settled. Mr.. Fsrgason having de-
clined the prospective presidency, the honors
were about to fall upon Mr.. L. Hanauer.
That gentlema an slept on the proposition, and
awoke with the determination TO decline, and
now the position goes begging. Anyone
W anting to lowest SIS, 900 for year of honors
slightly seasoned with emoluments can have
a showing.
"A well-knowe Front street man was
bound over by one of the magistrates yester-
iav for assault and battery on a delicate
looking colored woman. AS the case is of 8
serious nature, and the testimony is decidedly
the APPEAL will mention no
names at present. SHoufu the man, now
--ss, lie io+.,sd gritty in the Criminal Court,
no social standing should save him from the
'everest punishment.
-Rube Shaw, alias John Coleman, the
negro thief who shot at Officer
Bovd few days ago, was captured yesterday
~ Directive Pryde. He is supposed to be
IN express roboer. He has given the police
ome lively runs. Captain Pryde got him
through his wife, with whom he had fall
ne out. She brought suit against him
before 4 magistrate snd this gave his where
bouts away. i here is reward OF several
hundred dollars for his capture. When |
ound he had lot of powder and bullets on
lis person.