Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-21

person, has not vet materiaiized. II ia not
even kuoEn What il the extent Of mis- ipjnries,
ii any at sil.
Justice Pope sent Will Kennedy, the
slayer Of O. orge Fischer, 70 Jail Yesterday,
after a trial al Fletcher's home. He wrote
note to the attorney general, eaying that
that The case was Of ouch a nature that be
had refused bail. Fletcher was unco n,cious
Yesterday morning, but q. noon was reported
better.
The jury. in the case of james Meath
for shooting John Kane, failed to agree and
were discharged yesterday morning By Judge
Greer. The case seemed plain enough at
FIRST but when put on the witness-stand Kane
said he did not positively remember whether
be or Meath made the first threatening mo
lion when they me: in front of the court
house, where the sheatiDg occurred.
"A verdict Of 5000 damages was brought
In for plaintiff yesterday in the suit of
Laurence Z. Smith Us. the Little Rock rail-
road. Smith was employed as ssitchman
BY the company In the spring OF 1881, and
was cent on a locomotive 10 the transfer by
the yardm ,ster. The train was run at an
unusual rate of speed ran off the track and
turned over. Smith was injured permanently
by the accident, and brought suit with the
result stated above.
When Cesar Jones went unto O'NeiPs
restaurant on fernando street, yesterday, he
was informed that no "seeond-cIass darkies"
need apply. He explained that a white man
with him wanted something TO eat and he
came TO show him the way. Without
word OF warning two colored porters en-
ploytd about the place pitched into Jones.
One OF them cut him in the arm with razor
and the other broke his nose with pair OF
brass knucss. Warrants we're sworn out be-
fore Justice Spelman for their arrest.
"A raving drunken negro woman, who re-
| fused 10 walk aud had to be hauled in 6
| wagon to the csiaboose, created a sensation
about Court Square yesterday evening. She
WAS good deal blscker than Banquo's ghost,
| but ike it refused to down" at the bidding
| OF the officer or anybody else. Patrolmsn
| Randolph, who was in quandary, enforced
his request by taking seat on the incorrigi-
| BILE female. The female form in this case
was not divine, but the display was profuse.
A careless spectator might easily have be-
| lieved that the wagon contained at least a
dozen pair OF legs.
MIR. II. w. Baumaup, the Charleston
avenue grocer fined SIS Tuesday morning
| for keeping his store open on Sunday, was
before Judge Hsdden az ain yesterday charged
| with abusive language toward Officer Con-
way who made the previous arrest. The
abuse consisted Of severe criticism of the Off
&c r in arresting Baumann, when others in the
| vicinity equally as guilty W 're not molested
aud charging that the officer was either
ignorant or criminally negligent OF his duty,
| and making other haunting remarks. and
| insinuatiops which the officer construed into
an effort 10 force quarrel upon him. Mr..
| Baumann was dis ch srged with the advice that
the chief Of the Police Department and the
head Of the Taxing District would MN ge
| to keep the members Of the force pc sted as
to their duties, and were the proper ones 10
make com plant to.
"A fearful upr0ar was N de night before
last by Susan Apgeline aud Emma Robinson
two coored women, who have for some time
past composed the hareui Of one Charles Low
| = notorious you3ou doctor and thief. Suss an
had two children and Angelina one. All
three were missing and the women accused
| Low of having kidnapped them to aid him
in the black art. Constable Garvin was
called on, but before be could attend 10 the
matter Low took the children hack home
Their mothers were absent at a neighbor';
house and Low psrsu AIDED them 10 return BY
means OF a shotgun which he pointed a
their heads. Low was arrested and taker
before Justice Qdigley, bat 30 great was tht
fear Of the women that they went back or
their statements Of the day before, and moth.
ing was left but 10 release the prisoner.
Among the theatrical attractions for to,
coming season, ScotPs Calamity Jane Com
p,ny will occupy a petition in the from
| rsnE, and will comm nd itself both to man
! sgsrs aud the general public. The company
| has been selected from the best elements o
the dramatic profession, and is hesd=d b,
Mise CorA Van Tassel, the weii-known sou
brtae star, who has schiev,d marked succ.s
during The rsst three years in legtim at
roles, and Mr. Edwin Young, one OF the bes
character actors nov before the public. II
order TO enhances the effectiveness OF the Stag
| pictures, there will be introduced in the pla,
pack OF wild berian msn-e eating woiver
two trained bears, beautiful trick pony, AMI
the educated donkey, Ned Forrest. A fol
orchestra, composed of accomplished mu
sicians, secures most advaniageously tina
exceedingly desirable adjuncl to mt lodra ms
well.executed incidental music, well a
ar,istically performed overtures and inter