Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-17
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isfaction of the public.
The Criminal Court docket is now clear,
except the Mundinger cases, which will not
be taken up until Thursday, the 22d instant.
The plumbers seem to hold the situa-
ton at the county courthouse. They are re:
pairing the closets, from the bottom to the
top of the building.
The Galaxy Club will have a moonlight
excursion next Thursday night on the
steamer Coahoma. The APPEAL acknowl-
edges the receipt of an invitation.
The Cleaner gives this as its first and
sweetest "kernaP this month: "The best
press ever made-two loving arms" We cay
so, too. We know how it is ourselves.
Several candidates for the position Of
superintendent of the public schools are out,
among the number Miss Gussie Toyell and
Captain Collier, the present efficient incum-
bent
Travellers over the East Tennessee and
Virginia railroad report fine wheat crops
along the line. The farmers say they will
secure from twenty-five to thirty-five bushels
to the acre.
Mr.. Black, Chancery Court clerk, will
have his usual weekly real estate sale to-day,
at the courthouse, when he will dispose of
several lots in Fort Pickering and some valu-
able land just beyond Chelsea,
The R. NJ. Schuyler case of assault to
commit rape upon Nellie Cooney consumed
the entire day at the Criminal Court room
yesterday. The jury, after sn absence of a
half hour, returned verdict of not guilty.
South Court street, frora Main TO Sec
ond, was being torn up by workmen yester-
day preparatory to laying down block
stone pavement. West Court, from Main to
Front, is TO be treated in the same way in q
very short time.
Our sanitary commissioner Investigated
the charges made by a correspondent in yes
terday's APPEAL, signed Inspector" and
find no such nuisances existing at the places
mentioned by him.
The premises lately occupied by Gold
smith Bros, drygoods establishment, on
Bsale street, near the market, are being torn
down preparatory to the erection of two
elegant two-story business houses, by Colonel
NJ. Magevney, the owner of the lots.
The United States Court, Hammond pre-
siding, made the following decisions yester-
day: The United States Us. NJ. J. WaldraD,
not guilty; the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company Us. the County of Henry,
a consent decree was allowed to be entered
for the complainant.
The following entries were made by the
county register yesterday: r. A. Parker to
NJ. Randolph, quit claim; w. c. Mcclure to
Security Bond and Loan Association, deed
c. w. Frazer to J. V. Patrick, quit claim
f. H. Cossitt to j. V. Patrick, contract; J. c.
Goodloe to r. ID. Jordan, trust deed.
1t was rumored on the streets last night
that Terrence Mccartney, sexton of Calvary
Cemetery, had been killed by an unknown
negro at that place. An investigation, how
ever, proved that the rumor was groundless
Mr.. Mccartney was found in his usual health
and the first he knew of his death was when
Captain Kunholz asked him if he had been
killed.
The commencement services at Miss Hig.
bees school yesterday were attended by the
parents and friends of her scholars, and the
exercises, which were marked by the excel
lence usual with Miss Higbee, were very
much enjoyed by all present. The graduates
were Misses Sallie Brown, Ollie Clapp, Carrie
Fall, Ida Hewitt, Sadie Higoee Laura Ran.
dolph and Susie Saunders. Past graduates
Misses Kate E. Maury and Sallie Taylor.
The annual commencement took place
at Miss Conway's school, on Adams street.
Yesterday, and was largely attended. The
programme was full and complete and was
admirably interpreted; the Hon. George
B. Peters presenting the diplomas. The
graduating class was as follows: Full English
course Misses Carrie Jones, Pearl Kouns,
Sallie Horton, Mary d. Cash; literary course,
Miss Mollie Lee Barrow; normal course,
Miss Mary Eloise Campbell; past graduate
course, Misses Maggie Elise Rambaut, Mollie
E. Pimm.
"A young man of self-supposed influence
and e1tra:privileged, stepped into the
police station about II o'clock last night,
and calling the captain of the watch aside
informed him that it was himself and not
some young fellows who had been pulled
during the early part OF the evening that
had used bad language. The officer who
made the arrest was present and positively
declared it was the other fellows. This only
made the influential young man more posi-
tive as to its being himself, whereupon his
name was added to the list of charges against
the friends and a forfeit required.