Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-07

parted before his very eyes, using IL aitet-
ward 10 paw for a hack ride with another
fellow.
"A buggy ran into a hole on Main street,
near Union, last night, smashing two OF the
wheels and severely woundiDg the horse. A
LADY who occupied the vehicle narrowly es-
capped.
WIN. Bevels, foreman Of the Milburn
Iron Works, had three fingers cut of and his
knee badly bruised by a piece Of casting
early yesterday morning. A colored draJ-
msu, whose name is unknown, had his hand
cut Of later in the day.
-GrandmodeTs Rag Bag, a little play
written BY Miss Conway, Was chsrningly
rendered by her pupils yesterday morning.
There were also a nn--SSTT oi r-citarous,
among them a difficult piece, which was gu
perbly rendered by little Hattie Eu.ey.
The French and German ciasass of Miss
Higbee's School will give an entertainment
this morning at 10 o'clock. The senior class
will rehesrse scenes from Moliere and Cor
nellie. There will be given also a petite c9m-
edie in costume. All persons interested are
cordially invited.
The Police Court was barren Of items Of
interest yesterday, the only feature being =
highly moral lecture delivered to some un-
ruly people living in rear OF the Mayhower
saloon, on Main street. A general move
around there would be beneficial to the
morals Of that locality.
"A bill was fled in Chsncery yesterday
BY the heirs Of Louis Selby, sr., to construe
his will SO that the title to lot II, Carr sub
division, on Trigg avenue, eight and one
third acres, might be vested in them. They
claim it was disposed of by Louis Selby, jr,
while the latter had only a life interest in it.
The body of the colored fsherma an, } ohm
Hannah, who was run over and drowned by
the steamer Pierson several days ago, was
discovered floating in the river near the foot
Of Beale street esrly yesterday. 1t was
clothed in pants and vest, but the body, from
the wsist up, was bare. 1t was taken ashore
by a skiffman and Justice lott held an
inquest.
The little ones who will take the various
parts in JoLanthc, rehearsed at the Theater
yesterday evening and gave BRILL ant promise
Of what they will do to. night. Mrs. Fits
and assistants have trained them carefully
asd thoroughly. and promise a rare treat.
The scenic effects and costumiDg will be ele-
CANT and beautiful, and a large audience is
assured.
Complaint was made to Justice Fleming
day before yesterday, by Caroline Collins,
that Rosa Houston, a colored sister, had
stoleu from her three silk dresses and other
apparel, worth altogether $50. Next day she
| returned and said all the stolen goods had
| been sent back and that Rosa threatened to
svenge the insult TO her character by split
ting her sccuser's skull with an az. She
was induced to forego her revenge by Justice
Fleming, who put her under the weight of a
$3.50 bond.
The jury in the $4,000 damage suit of
Witt a.,Hnas Navl.oII g.. n-kI.L.--
notice Offering a 800 judgment against plain
Tiff for sale, failed to agree yesterday. They
were charged by Judge Pierce that il was not
libelous TO publish the truth, no matter if it
was done with a malicious motive. The
prosecution is represented by Messrs. Young,
Dubose and Martin, with S. d. Weakley for
the defense. This jury were released yester-
day evening, and ordered to report at 0
O'Clock this moraiDg.
The Sbody Of = negro woman, named
Lucy Randolph, was found in a hut on the
bayou back Of the G ntrai Baptis. Church,
yesterday morning, and q jury OF inquest
impsneled by Justice Fleming brought in a
verdict OF death from want and exposure.
Several of the neighbors insisted that the
woman had swallowed lightning. She had
the reputation of being a sorcersss, and her
enemies fully believed she was III the habit
CT taking electric fluid, an overdose at last
causing her death The jury agreed that the
only lightning che ever swallowed was pur-
chased for twenty cents a bottle at q neigh
boring grocery.
The imbecile murderer and migrate,
Alex. Hill, who was found guilty OF murder
in the first degree, was sentenced yesterday to
the penitentiary for life. 10 ~prcnouncing
sentence j udge Greer said: "The jury have
found you guilty OF a heinous crime, a YER
dict which usually carries with it the sen-
tence OF death. In this case, however, they
recommend you TO the mercy of the Court,
and Of that recommendation, under a recent
decision OF the Supreme Court, 1 must take
come notice. This l can only do by COM
muling your sentence to imprisonment in the
penitentiary for life. / fully sgres with the
jury that, though you are by no means insane,
your intelligence is of a low order and your
sense of right and wrong not developed to
such an extent az TO allow you to appreciate
fully the enormity OF you crime. Iu view
of these facts, l believe the ends of justice
will be subserved by combining you at hard
and degrading labor for the balance OF your
life. This, then, ia the sentence Of Court in
your case"
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