Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-19
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-Corner-stone laying this evening.
There are now seventy-nine prisoners in
Jail, all told.
The Calvary Cemetery matter has not
been settled yet.
The Auditing Board was busy punching
bonds yesterday.
Licenses to marry were issued yesterday
to Charles Allen and Lula Bailey.
Park Avenue Lodge, No. 1862, of Masons,
met last nigut to make arrangements TO build
a new lodge.
Albert M. Thomas as been admitted to
practice in the various courts OF the State.
He was examined by Judges Greer and Pierce.
The cornerstone of the fernando Street
Methodist church will be laid this evening
at 6 O'Clock. Ceremonies by DR.. Guilford
Jones and other ministers.
The County clerks Office is quite an art
gallery. The walls are hung with adver-
tisements enough 10 lead a stranger to be-
lieve it TO be q commission house.
Scott Thomas, barber, who does business
on Beale street, was put under bonds to keep
the peace by Justice Fleming yesterday.
Peter Bioomsr swore he was afraid of him.
Over $4,000 in premiums for fruits are
offered by the Southern Exposition, to be
hrld at Louisville, beginning August LET and
continuing 100 days. The fruit exhibition
will close September LIST.
"A movement is on foot to construct a
public bath at a cost of about $4,000. The
location will be in the neighborhood of
Adams and Main streets. 1t is stated that q
large part OF the necessary amount has al
ready been subscribed.
Heck Giles, who killed Deputy United
States Marshal Torbett, near Paris, Tenn,
about six years ago, will be taken to the
scene OF his crime for trial in the Stale
courts as soon as his term of twelve months,
Inflicted by the United States Court at this
point, expires.
"A six-year-old son of John Best fell
Town a stairway at james Ralstou's, on
Fifth street, pssr Mill, in Cnel-es, at 3
o'clock yesterday, and injured bis skull. The
little fellow is still unconscious and in a
critical condition. He WAS sliding down the
bsnisters when he fell. DIR. Winston waited
on him.
The first cotton boil of the season was
on exhibition at the Cotton Exchange ysster-
day, and Shelby county earns the persim-
mons over all the balance of the Memphis
district by having produced it. The boil is
apparently full grown, and was plucked
from Mr.. j. F. Franks Pigton farm, near
Coliieryiiie. Bsts were offered that there
WIS not another boil like it ON the entire
farm.
The clerks in the county trustees office
are busy checking off the books of tax sales
n order 10 make a repor, to the County
Court, which a. journed over for the purpose.
The system OF Bookkeeping ia simple and
excellen', and a report can thus be made in
ten days, where thrice that time w~ssformerly
required. The court will be called together
TO receive the report in a few days.
Brother Lane, of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has had a
lot of cbromos struck with the picture of a
horse and the inscription, "a righteous man
regardeth the life of his beast" One of these
chromos will be presented, with due sole nni-
~ and formality, to every man convicted
upon Brother Lanes testimony, with the sd-
vice to hang it up in some conspicuous place
for future guidance.
Criminal Court proceedings yesterday:
Jim Buchanan, malicious cutting, continued
10 next term; L. E. Norville, sworn in as
grand juror; g.. N. Trust, buying loose cot
ton liter sunset, motion 10 quash %overruled;
Tom Ryan, fraudulent breach of trust, a plea
of guilty, jury and verdict six months in
ltii; same, carrying concealed weapons, $50
and sixty days; John Price, assault and bat
tely, a plea OF not guilty.
President Hadden stated Yesterday that
the space on Second street in front of the
contemplated Exchange would be paved with
gravel Tor the presen', and if the Exchange
desired at any time TO put down cedar blocks
they might do SO by ~scraping off the gravel
TO q sufficient depth, leaving a solid founda-
ton. He added that he could not afford to
disregard the wishes of 80 large a body as the
Cotton Exchange on the one hand and
so great a number of citizens on the other,
and would adopt a gravel mean.
"A water bucket was broken over Jerry
Metres Uranium a day or TWO ago by Nell
son Ratlih, and the latter threstened to use
a club next time, for all Of which he was
brought before Justice Fleming for trial. He
gave a bond OF $3.50, with J. W. Smith & Co.
ss %suretIes, for his appearance yesterday
morning, but failed to answer when his name
was called, and a forfeiture was taken. The
o was sent to the Criminal Court and
when Nelson heard of it he gave himself up
to his bondsmen, was arraigned and fned
No formal report has yet been made re-
garding the matter of a subscription 10 en-
able Miss Parham, the elk culturist, TO
mske a creditable disp ay at the coming In
dustrisl Exposition at Cincinnati. In an
sWer to a suggestion made by the APPEAL,
Secretary Keeling. of the Merchant Ex-
change, took the matter in hand, and ii is
understood be has made considerable prog
ress. The time is slipping away rapidly,
however, and if anything is 10 be done at all
it should be done, and finally, without fur
ther delay. A number of gentlemen who
take a deep interest IN this growing industry
will subscribe literally and make up the full
amount necessary as soon as called upon.
Tom Ryan plead guilty 10 the Criminal
Court yesterday 10 larceny, and the jury re-
tired to deliberate. Notwithstanding the
plea OF guilty, they did not return for an
our and a hall, and it has uauspired that
they we're having a merry time at the
expense of Parson Talley, q darky men,
Der of the panel. As soon as the jury
room wss reached one of the members grave
ly ssked that the deliberations be opened
with prayer, and called upon the parsou,
who extricaled his legs from hIs linen buster,
and was proceeding with becoming gravity
to carry out the request when another mem-