Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-17

Brownsville nave been pot up as far as

Brownsville have been pot up as far a.
Stanton.
The dance that was to be given at the
State Female College tonight will be post
poned until Wednesday evening next.
The city carpenter will 90 to work TO
day fixing up the old ~stationhouse for the
accommodation OF a rock-piIe and female
prisoners.
The sudden tsking of Of Mr. Scbeibler
was the talk OF the town Yesterday, aud The
news was everywhere received with express
sious Of horror.
-Licenses 10 marry were issued yesterday
10 w. 4 Mitchell scd Miss NJ. Lou Baker,
Allen Myr'un and Miss Jennie Nevis, A.
K. Edwards and Miss Sallie Smith.
For stealing a dress from Ssllie Cum
miog-, K zzie Hirden will have a hearing
before Justice Quigley to-day. Will S:egers
was fined s. yesterday for striking Matilda
Greer.
Judge Eldridge yesterday appointed G.
V. Rambayt Administrator of Willie K.
w arlington, who ms property valued at
1895. The child was he ward Of J. II. Ken
nedy, who died not long since.
The champion fem ale offenders are Mol
lie Blair and Annie Dunn, who were on trial
before Justic= Qligley yesterday for the
twentieth time. They have appeared bsf1re
everypagigtrate OF the CITY at least three
timesfn the last four years.
About l o'clock yesterday morning Pa
trolman Haas discovered a burglar attempt
log to effect an entrance into the residence OF
Mr.. 1homas g ale, on Cynthia street, but he
was scented by the dogs on the place at the
same time and escaped, but had a tight run
for it.
"A. P. Curry, formerly sheriff OF this
county, but Bow Of Leadville, Col, insti-
tuted suit in ChanceTy yesterday against
L. A. CJle, a former clerk and u aster Of the
Chspcery Court, but at present residing in
Tunica county, Miss for fees amounting to
about $1,000.
The railroad md. levee contractor,
J. L. Nicely, S. R. Siulord, r. G. McAuley
and J. V. johnson, constituting the firm of
J. 3. Nicely q c., are sued in the Circuit
Court by Juo. I. L-aton and Argus McDou-
aid for $4,000 damages to property. Messrs.
Metcalf & Walker represent complainants.
A prayer book printed in Bohemian was
found yesterday by Constable GArvin in the
trunk of a woman Of ill-repute, NV dead,
at a place in the northern part of the city.
AS the woman was illiterate, il is thought TO
have been the property of some Memphiap,
who can 3 cure it by application to Col
Garvin.
We have positive as ,urancs from the
City Railway authorities that work on the
break on the lower end OF Main street will be
commenced next Monday with a force that
Will complete 1t IN three or four days. This
hes been a source of great annoy ance TO the
cItlzena OF the lower end of town, who have
bean without through" transportation until
iorbearauce has ceased 10 be q virtue. We
know The company has had iosurmountable
obstacles to contend with, and believe every
thing possible will now'be done to facilitate
work on the line: A week after Monday
will fad the line ia good working o.asr II
representations 10 the APPEAL are carried
out.
Civil suit was brought before Justice
Elliott ny a country darby named Monroe
Darlington, yesterday, for $11 against l.
Ro-io, aB ale street merchant. The darby
claimed that he bought a pockelbook Of
Resin and put that amount Of money in it.
He laid the puIsa doHn while he tried on a
pair Of shoes, and when he had finished
could not fnd it. When be informed Rosin
OF it the latter took him aud a friend, who
entered the store about that time, into the
back yard and searched them, but found
nothing. There was no one present but Rosin
and a clerk named Butler. Justice Elliott
gave Judgment in favor OF the plaintiff, and
Rosin appealed to the Circuit Court.
Walking for a wager ia the latest with
the Adams street invinciblzp. Justice Quig-
ley banlered Sergt. Charles Kurholz yes
terday for a walk of a mile, Kunholz to have
100 yards the start, and stakes were put up.
II was egreed that it should take place al
3 o'clock yesterday evening at Olympic
Park. Al the appointed hour Kunhoz did
ret materialize and Justice Quisley went
out alone with Col. OIL arg J. Dunn, who
fixed him iu position 10 front Of the grand
stand, gsve The signals and witnessed a beau
tifui star. FRS; lap, l honr, 2 minutes and
AZ seccnd-; second lap, l hour, A minutes,
q seconds; total, 2 hours, 46 minutes, IL
seconds.