Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-26
brough cut the elder Monaco With knir.

brough cut the elder Mouasco with knife
very bsdiy about yesr age, and when be
net the son there was row and knock
down, IN which Monssco figured as the l.vei-
er. Both we're arrested by Officer Doheriy.
Elena String, the young Finn woman
who has been lowering around the station
house the past week saying she has no work,
but when offered places declares that the
weather is too hot TO work, was on yesterday
mornings docket az a vagrant She told the
Court she could find no place that suited her
better than the sta.ionhouse, but the Court
told her that If che did not go to work she
would have to do IS worth Ct work for the
city.
"A N andAte was received yesterday re-
versiug q recent decision of the United States
Court which vas in favor OF plaintiff in the
suit Of E let Us. Wilkins. Several years ago
Ellet, who was an emPloye of Wilkin. ~o-.
on visit 10 A aha ia ral.,ivo
eaiieu =. Wilkius shortly af.erTard and OBJ
| tanned 1882 95, which amount was shown
on the bsoss to be due Ellet. Some months
later the administrator Of Ellet's estate de-
| manded the payment of the amount due
| him, which Mr.. Wilkins declined to do, dis
playing the receipt. Suit was brought and
decided against Wilkins by the District
| judge, which is now reversed.
"A slight commo.ion was created at the
Market Street School Yesterday just after the
| applicants for teacher certificates had ss-
| sembled for Examination. Supt. Collier h ad
| arranged with Prof. Sampson to examine the
| colored teachers 10 another room, but he
| failed 10 arrive al the appointed hour, and
white and black alike flied into Sapt. Col
| lier's room. A lady who arrived about this
time inquired if the teachers were TO be ex-
smined In that room, and when answered in
| the affirmative, said she believed she would
| retire. No objection wss N sde, though Prof.
Ssmpaon arrived ia a few moments afleI-
ward, and the applicants we're separated. The
lady returned, afier visiting President Ram
baUt, and took her place with :he reIt
| In the Circuit Court, yesterday, the suit
OF B. Richmond, administrator of w. E
Butler, Us. J. S. Rawlings, on judgment OBJ
tanned September %, 1874, was decided for
the plaintiff with costs and judgment for
sl0,976 20; case of w. F. Taylor U.s. NJ. Lar.
kiD, oo a judgm obtained January 8, 1872
decided IL favor OF plaintiff with costs a1d
judgment for Sl602 80; case Of F. NJ. White
q Co. rs. W. E. Satterfeld, suit revived by
consent against I. B. Sims, The admnistr ator
of deceased, Porter & Taylor Us. G. F. Vance.
case continued to await pending decision in
| the Supreme Court; E. G. Campbell Us. P. r.
Athy, j. Homer Us. W. T. Donaldson, and
Z. M. Padgett Us. A NJ. Smith were continued
fer various reasons, ten others being contir-
ued by consent of all parties.
One of the most barefaced frauds with
whom the police have had TO deal recently il
Frank Bradshaw, darky, who made himself
reputation IA a confidence man. He was
put in the caiaboose not long since for steal.
ing watch from a lady at Gteenville, Mis-.
but when brought up foo trial there were IC
witnesses sgsinst him, and he was allowed tC
gs on his promise TO furnish 50 TO redeem
the watch, which he had pawned. He handed
over - OF the money, which Capt. OHavel
gave the pawnbroker, with instructions TO re
tain 1t aud the watch until he paid the re
msining 81. Bradshaw gave the broker thu
remaining IL next day, and took the watch
which he sold at once 10 another place. Capt
OHaver resrresed him yesterday.
From information before US it appears
that the tide ofimmigration Isl ast turning to-
ward Tennessee, and the numerous inquire
as 10 soil, agricultural productions, prospects
healIhfu ness and climate are all bsirg an
swered. Would it not b. we'll 10 suggest Il
our land proprie'ors and moneyed men o
Memphis and Shelby county to subdivid'
into lei TO twenty acre lots, fence, and cree
comfortable little dwellings, so that the immi
grant could at once with his family anC
force find a home to come to? Arrange {.
sci, lease, or in some way feel that be has 8
prospect ahssd, then ther= is little doubt bu
we will get vast influx of the right sort o
settlers. These people seldom have money
to defray all expenses from their foreigl
homes, and buy, build, fence, aud make
start here without help, and unless thos
who are able put their shoulders to tn,
wheel, we must rem ain as we are.