Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-21
g PARAGRAPHS.

The trap is sprung.
There will be no Knight Templar ex'
cursion to-day.
The question yesterday was, which fell
worse, Sheriff Cannon or Wilson,
The Eckfords ard the Reds play at tn,
Olympic Park tomorrow evening. Look on
for a good game.
The habeas corpus proceedings in the cas'
of WIN. Richardson were on trial befort
Judge Greer yesterday.
The following numbers drew the capita
prizes in the Little Havana Lottery, a
Hsvaus, Cubs, on Thurs iav, the 18Th: No
1904 drew $4,000; $500, 1880; 5000, $3.50
and 10 600, 10000, 1860 aud 1852 drew
each S15o.
An ingenious chicken-thief was gobblel
by Patrolman Dallas Lee yesterday. 81.
had a way of taking chickens from country
wagons in pretenss OF showing them to
lady who desired 10 purchase, and then de-
camping. He was caught in the act.
The will of DIR. II. Ess was probxted
yesterday. He leaves $1,000 insurance to b
divided between Joseph Walter, the execa.
tor, aud three children of his brother, Jehr
E-s. His mother receives the interest or
$1,000 coming from the Royal Arcanum.
Judge Hsdden yesterday fined = white
msu named Jim Corbett $40 TOR being disor.
derby and resisting an officer. Jim wa.
amusing himself by going into saloons, cali.
ing for drinks and refusing to pay for them
He also threatened TO curtail the police forct
as soon as he got out.
-Postma ster Smith, on yesterday, received
riders from Assistant Superintendent French
10 forward a separate pouch from the Office
here to Bon Aqua Springs every night except
Saturday, by the Loui-ville aud Nashville
railroad, leaving at LIS o'clock. He for.
warded the first pouch last night.
-Sometinfes two, sometimes three And
sometimes four children (bstween the ages oil
twenty and thirty yesrs) get together at the
corner OF Second and Poplar streets and play
''catch ball." They will perhaps play this
evening. Between the hours of 6 and 2
o'clock is generally the time they "catch."
Suit was fled in the Circuit Court yes.
terday for $4,000 damages by Edward
Meeden against the Merchsuts Cottou-Prese
and s orsge Association. Meeden was EN-
ployed by L6e company, q had his leg bro
ken several months ago while handling their
cotton. He has not been able to work since.
-lhe sales of the Chancery Court will in
clude today a lot on d soto street, between
Beale and Gayoso, on which Avery Chapel
stands; a valuable lot on Court street, oppo.
site the Cumoerland Presbyterian church,
and a tract of land belonging to the Dickens
estate, sItusted in the Fourth civil district,
section 0, faogsS.
The water pressure over the city for the
past two weeks has been 80 slight as to in.
~terfere materially with the working of the
sewer system. Several of the flush tanks
have refused to work and the pipes in sew.
ersi places ,hsva become stopped, because the
forcs of the water ia not sufficient to drive
the mud through them.
-Johu I'm, carrying concealed weapons
continued to September term; Will Ken
nedy, assault and battery, motion for a new
trial overruled, sentenced to ten years; LIE
Rossborough, assault TO murder, motion fol
a new trial overruled, sentenced 10 two years
g. N. Triess, buying loose cotton, $40 fine
and thirty days in iii, appealed.