Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-10

There were twenty-five fires last month.
"A Krenkls, a lGnsiic, who was GENT
/ from the hospital to The jail on the 3lat ulti-
mo, died yesterday.
-L'cens.s to msrry were Issued Yesterday
70 JACK Parks and Mrs. Florence Cumming,
Robert Spri ng6sId and Mitt Robinson.
The railroads objscs TO putting IN the
patent safety gate at street crossings, but the
Council will hear to nothing else.
d. Marian, whose house was burned on
Weduesdi Y night, reports his loss as over
$4,000, aad says the fire did not start on his
premises.
The citizens of lower Main street cannot
understand why the street-car company de-
lays 80 loog laying their track across the
Selma railroad cu'vsTt.
The Cotton Exchange ls to have a rock
pavement on SecoDd street. for the present,
and a wooden one all around them wnen the
building is completed, if they shall desire il.
The Dsllas Baseball Association has az
rsnsed to give a tournament, commencing
August 9th, for the amateur championship
OF Te1as, and $1,000 in prizes will b. given,
in four Prizes divided lotto $500, $3.50, $50
aad 500.
The project of paving Bayou Gayoso was
| informally DISCUSSED nj a meetipg If the CITY
Council yesterday. Several p'sos snd esri-
mates were exhibited by City Engineer Meri-
wsthPr, showing that the work could be done
for $40 a liueal foot.
The Porter Guards put up a drill last
night that would havs gaipsd them the frat
pre- in any contest. II wa b ,autifully and
systematically done. Capt. John Wsldran
gave the commands in his fine basso pro-
fundo-solo-soprsno voice.
-Patrolmsn Butler had a ueck-and neck
race yesterday with Tom Burrows, whom he
found bali playing on Overton street, between
Second aad NJ III h c9liar-d him at last,
aud lodged nim in the st4tionhoGse, but u
friend appeared and put up 3 forfeit.
The friends of Marcellus Ciaverie are
redouoiiDg their efforts 10 his behalf, aud
urge, as a reason, that he 10 cousumptiv-
and that three mon'hs iii the county all
would be an excessively harsh sentence. a iso
that be IL devoted To a widowed mother,
whose sole support he is.
"A drunken man named Dick Loving a.
tempted TO board the front platform of yell
low Car No. so, as 1t WAS rapidly DESC nding
the grade on Vance street, near st. Martin,
late yesterday evening, and fe Il, he wheels
passing over and crushing one Of his feet.
He Was lodged in the calaboose.
City Attorney Heiskell said in C1uncil
yesterday that he had no doubt as TO the
/ PO"SA VI ~ az - u nave every DullO-
ing now Standing on the levee removed, puh-
lie convenience requiring it. Those now
there might be said to remsin under the
prerogatlye OF "squatier sovereignty"
"A meeting of the Police ard FIRE Cjm-
missloners was held ye-ierdsy to Investig ate
the Oh irges against Patrolman Hur4. L.
was ZOO In de plain that the case sgain-t
han was go htmsy to hold a moment, and
that go far from having exceeced his duy he
had heen a lntls too leHient, II anything.
He Was houorably discharged.
The scheme to convert Ray burn avenue
N o . pas a lie street seems To inset with gen.
raj favor, esptciSlly with those livisg on
that popular thoroughfsre beyond the city
limits. Ii remains for those living along iHs
borders inside he city limits to manifest as
much public spirit and enterprise. A few
dollars from each one will do the work rig ht
now.
A citizen spent an hour yesterday morn
ing nanderIng over the courthou ,e looking
for the proper official 10 whom he could pay
a pssi-due compromise city debt tax. By an
oversight no provision had been made and
yesterday Judge Hidden remarked in his
peculiar way that there seemed 10 be a sort
OF hiatus" smodg tax oticisls, and had the
ClrcuIt Court clerk appointed.
An action for damages was 3rou hi
SBalnst ne steamer ie Adams before luz
tlce Gal oway yesterday by John Smith. a
roustsbou', who claimed thai he had beeo
disabled by tue mate OF tue boat. The proof
was that Smith was ss-n passing aa obstruc-
ton on The gsugway without stopping to
assist IN removing II, aui that as soon az he
stepped on board be was knocsed down by
tle mste. The defense was willing TO ad-
nit a wlllful assault and battery, but JUS
tIce Galloway decided that the ce2ting was
L a -a-A- -
Smiths labors on the boat, and assessed the
damages at 800.