Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-27

closet, csusing a sioppsge of the sewer.snd
flooding neighboring premises.
-A1 inquest was held by Justice Quiglsy
vestsrd y evening on the body oil MARI Ray
ford, who died of want and neglect near u Q
Hope Ol-MillS.
Licences to marry were Issued yesterday
to Thomas Wells and Mary Walter, Robert
E. Boyle and Miss Maggie E. Daily, F.
Charles Duutze and Hattie Clarkson.
e. F. Reed wss appointed guardian Of E
Mebsne by Judge Eldridge Yesterday, and
W. Z. HsrrelI guardian of ]. ii. Mebane.
Tney have one-lourth interest in 800 in Fay
etlecounty.
Arrangements have been completed with
the bus lines for the carriage of persons who
nay desire 10 attend the game between be-
tween The EckfOrds and Eagles, at Olympic
Park next Sunday.
George Henderson, colored, will be tried
by Justice Coleman to-day for abusing q
beautiful black Mexican mare, which he was
employed 10 train by Mr.. james Lewis. The
animals eyes were almost extinguished, and
it was marked all over its body by CACHES.
The report of the clerk and commission
in he case of L. P. Blackburn rs. the Selma
railroa d, wss confirmed by the United States
Court yesterday, and ordered spread on the
minutes. Ii elbows the sale Of 326,560 acres
OF land in Mississippi, along the line of the
railroad, for S7740 20.
"A white man named James Frances
h iughey is IN the slationhouse charged with
larceny from The persona companion &C.
cusing him Of taking S. note from his hand
and refusing TO return II. He was not ready
for trial yesterday, and the Gas, was post
poned until this morning.
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charged Henry Has with assault with a
stick, showing knot on her head as big as
piece of chewing gum as evidence. Hess
confessed TO having ordered some women
away from his door who had been annoying
him, bul did not intend TO strike anyone win
the stick, which he held in his hand point
ing in the direction they should 90. Die
charged.
The case Of Frank Evans, colored,
charged with shooting with intent to kill,
occupied the attention of the Police Court
about an hour yesterday morning, resulting
in his being bound over to the Criminal
Court. The woman who caught the bullet
in the hip does not believe that Frank shot
her, snd Sam Williams, one OF the witnesses
got fearfuliy mixed up as TO the ownership
of the pistol.
Another suit wss filed in the Chsncery
Court yesterday against James A. Anderson
The ex public administrator. B. F. Fly and
vile sue Anderson and his bondsmen, Vance
and White, to recover $1,000, the amount of q
| judgment obtained some time since. They
siiege that the bondsmen hold stock in tie
Guadslupe Calvo mine, to secure them or
| Anderson's bond. Several bills of the same
character have already been flied.
in the Criminal Court yesterday Gsor.
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ninety days; Tom Jones, petit larceny, sil
montns; james Kounce, petit larceny, eigh.
teen months; Alex Ford, carrying concealed
| weapons, Phyllis Reanes, assault and bst
terry, 2. aud j. Walsh, retailing liquor with
| out lic-Bse, not guilty; Mrs. Elizabeth
| S.raw6eld, assault and battery, guilty, anc
recomme nded 10 the Courts mercy; Henry
Ball, appealed.
The case of the Taxing District Us. Gil
| liz, which was decided by Judge Pierce yes
lerdsy 10 favor of the defendant, settles
nice point in the poudd law. A COW belong
log to the defendant was driven TO the pounC
| by the poundkeeper from a vacant lot, anc
when ordered 10 give it up BY Mrs. Gillis
refused. She then pitched into him with
| club and TOOK The COW by force. Judge Had
den fned her S25, and an sppe,l was prayed
Judge Pierce decided tie Law applied solely
TO the streets and alleys OF the city.
"A bogus jury wss impaneled in the
| Criminal Court yesterday at noon, with J ohr
| WaidrAn "a judge and Jimmie Hunter al
attorney general. A man who came in
| curing the proceedings was promptly or
dered in the jury-box by Deputy Sheriff
| P0wsl, aud after sitting there lew minutes
declared he dida't understand it at all anc
W Anied to go home. Powell ordered him tc
cit down, enforcing his request with a biz
stick and making lots Of fun for the boys
"A cat aud dog case puzzled Judge PIerct
| Yesterday aud he took it under advi+ement
| w. A BfIuSley owned dog and cat. Ths
| former deserted him, and year afierwsid ar
| animal aus 6erii g its description returned &c
| hIs.premises, and WAS received with gueh o
| cordislity by the cat. This fixed the identity
| of the dog 10 Brinkley's mind, and when Il
| was taken away by man naraed McNally
\ he brought suit for its recovery. Men aiiJ
! claimed he rai-ed The dog, AID 1, WAS foul
Years old He had the dogs mouth examinec
by experts to prove IT.
Sam Hike hit Henry Harrison over tn.
head with his guitar, reducing the music
| machine into hemi demi-,emi quavers anC
leaving couple of stsccsto marks on Har
rison's head. Harrison tried to RESPOND
with chair solo, beginning with full-boW
down stroke, but a policeman's baton CANT
| in with q coda, to which the duette wer,
| marched off 10 the ststionhouse. 1t was al
on account of an Introductory recitativs
dialogue, the plot OF which related 10 The
character OF the maternal ancestry of each
which was couched 10 language too filthy te
| repeat even in the Police Court. Hike hal
to hunt up the remains OF his light guitar
sad IS note for lha city, while Harrison il
| couple of "casss" less wealthy and hi,
wounds TO nurse. Both colored.