Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-09-04
cAIchlNG cook
THE SUMMARY MANNER IN WHICH CULI-
ARY-ARrIsT WAS TREATED.

THE SUMMARY MANNER IN WHICH A cUII-
NARY ARTIST WAS TREATED.
Ar. James Swaringen, who lives on
Bordeaux Island, has made an example of
one OF the class who hire themselves to
persons living down the river in order to
get free passage, jumping the boat before
their destination is reached. A man cook
was employed by Mr.. Swaringen to go to
Bordeaux Island and his passage paid to
that place. When the boat reached
Folks Landing, thirty-five miles below,
the fellow got off, attracted by the sounds
OF mirth there, where darky picnic was
being held. Mr.. Swaringen did not miss
him until he arrived at Mlloon's s, and when.
the boat touched at Austin he got off,
swore out warrant for the fellows arrest,
and going back up the river took him in
hand. He was tried Mt Austin on acharge
OF obtaining money under false IRE
lenses, and sentenced for six months,
with three months added for the
costs He will work out that
time on the chain gang This is said to
be common practice and is loudly COM
planned of by the planters, all of whom
will be glad to hear of Mr.. Swaringen's
energetic action. Some of the former have
lost hundreds of dollars in this way and all
of them lose more or less in the cotton
picking season when it is no uncommon
thing for planter to start down the river
with twenty or more hands, and lose them
all before he arrives at his destination
after their passage has been paid, of course.
CRACKING A JOINT"
TWO YOUNG MES ARRESTED IN A CHINESE
oPIUM-sMOKIxG DEN.
About O'Clock last night Capt. Hack
EFT, of the police, walked into the station
house with couple Of young men, whom
he caused to be entered on the docket,
and when an APPEAL reporter, who hap
pened to be present, asked the charge, he
replied cracking joint" which is po-
lice for smoking opium. The reporter ex-
pressed desire to visit the den, and went
with the captain TO laundry on Jefer-
son street. just east of Second, where
two or three negro laundresses were
sitting at table in a back room, eating.
One corner OF the room was divided off
by piece of old scenery, tackled up on n
frame Through this little low door had
been cut, giving the whole the appearance
OF grotto, though strongly reminding one
of the pictures ON the Chinese fans. Push
ing aside the curtain that hung over the
door, the reporter passed through and
found himself in an ideal "den." There
were two wide shelves at either end, and
on each a waiter containing a small glass
globe with hole iiI the top and light
within; wire with a ball of opium Oh
the end, and small tin box containing
the same substance. The heathen who
usually does the honors of the den was
not to be found, and the captain took his
way across the steeet to another laundry
which seemed TO be deserted, but the
click of the latch on the gate at the end OF
the counter aroused a little Chinaman
with very hollow cheeks and oblieue eyes
who got up silently and waited TO be ad-
dressed. He stood on pallet, spread upon
the floor. At his feet was waiter similar
to that already described, and by the side
of it lay an octoroon woman in an attitude
which made it easy to believe that she had
been inhaling the angelic drug, though
when aroused she stoutly denied II. III
poking around the numerous funny alcoves
and recesses in the place another youne
mulatto woman was discovered, anC
when taken to the light her face
too, wore the same ipdetinablt
expression. Her eyes, naturally very
large, shone with an unnatural ius
ter, and her cheeks were hollow, in spite
of the ROBUSTNESS of her figure, She had
Iistless air, and a languid, uneven step
The law, however, was not sufficient tc
cover the case, Us il was shown that the
women worked in the place. Two o.
more negro women are employed at eacl
4of the laundries in the city, and the ques
fion naturally arises, are they addicted Il
the habit OF their employers, the Chinese