Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-29
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
The grand jury meets to-day.

LOCAE PARAGRAPHS.
The grand jury meets to-day.
The Criminal Court bench was occupied
by Judge Greer this morning.
The Chancery Court adjourned yester-
day until tomorrow morning.
A number OF witnesses were summoned
yesterday 10 go before the grand jury.
C N. Perkins and Miss Amelis Barrow
were licensed 10 marry yesterday evening.
A thousand or more people attended the
Old Folks exercises al Winchester Cemetery
Sunday.
Dame Rumor has it that the old Green
throughout.
About Fifty sportsmen who returned yes
terd ay from various woodland lakes had I'M
usually good Sunday luck.
-Thirty-six dollars and half and 1872
days work were taken In over the bench of
the Police Court yesterday morning.
Albert Cook, the hackmsn charged with
running his vehicle with only one light, sub-
mitted his case and paid 81 fer the nesli-
gence.
Sheriff Cannon LETT for Coving.on last
night 10 bring back George and Bob Smith,
charged with poisoning an old colored
woman.
The police attorney-general yesterday
worked off $50 point IN a 81 80 suit, aad
saved his client fran bad case of alleged
pistol-toting.
Ambrose Scott WAS being tried in the
Criminal Court yesterday for killing Gate
keeper T. B. Anderson, of the Louisville and
Nashville depot.
Judge Baxter will call the equity docket
in the chambers to-day, and Judge Ham,
mond will call the law docket in the United
States Court room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Callahan were admitted to
Pearl Lodge, Knights and Ladies of Honor,
at it's last meeting, aud John Moss has been
put through Uni,y Lodge.
Second street from Poplsr to Market
and Market from Second TO Front has been
CO pleted, and after settling q day or Two
will BE- thrown open to travel.
1t has transpired that Hood, the notori-
Gus horse.tbief, painted the white horse he
stole from Louis Fritz q beautiful mouse
color before selling it in Mississippi.
John CONWAY, John Moran and Thorn as
Kelly, three of party of six engaged 10 q
drunken br,wl at the foot of Besle street
Saturday, were fined IS each yesterday morn
ing.
Wash Battle, colored fugitive from
Mississippi justice, charged with murder,
was On Yesterdays police docket, but Capt.
O'HsIa had taken him back from whence he
fed.
The case of Borland sgainst Sears, in
volving the validity of title to government
land, vas on trial in the United States Court
yesterday morning before Judges Baxter and
Hammond.
Joe Kane, plain white drunk, failed
to secure "comp." on SIS fne by repre-.
seplipg that il w,s his frat offen.e-the
Court urging thst it might act like charm
on his future conduct.
Pete Brown was put under bond yester-
dry by Justice Fleming to keep the peace for
six months toward colored brother, upon
whom he promised to perfect painful sur
gical operation with a club.
The explosion of barrel OF paint on
the Coas MiIlar last night about 8 O'Clock
caused an alarm of fire 10 be sounded. The
engines turned out, but thsir services were
not needed. No damage was done.
Three little boys, Robert Haygeriy, p.
Callig.n and Cash Morti, who rode so grace
fully at the head Of the Germ an BeneYole Mt
Society picnic procession yesterday attracted
considerable attention BY their m anly bearing.
The horses attached to a carriage became
frightened while standing in front of the
pavilion at Estivsl yesterday and ran away,
da,hing the carriage 10 splnlerz. 0ne little
girl received trifiDg injuries, and the driver,
Mat Smith, was hurt 80 badly that be had to
be taken home.
-Sallie Patterson and Alice Hale. two
rnl rad hrHr d,g th,l
each for fighting on Sunday; and Mollie
Wheeler contributed s. and Maggie Smith
S. for being drunk and using abusive Ian.
guage toward each other. The latter are
also colered.
Woman's Christian Association took place
yesterday, and resulted as follows: Mrs. Sam
uel Watson, president; Mrs. Ida Shoiwell,
vice president; Mrs. Agnes Campbell, CORE
spending secretary; Miss Carrie Johnsor, re-
cordipg secretary; Mrs. S. A. Fisher, treas.
urer; Miss Osborne, librarian.
john Siden and Wash Peoples, two col
ored labor brokers, were arrested for fighting
on the wh,rf. They claimed that they were
playing, but the Court fued them SIS each
on account of the connection they raised
and gave warning that labor brokers must
take out license hereafter. 1t has become a
nuisance which must be regulated in some
way.
An alleged cass of wifi. whipping. in
which Charles Heath, colo.ed, was principal,
up before the Police Court, wss the theme Of
two fDe speeches pro and con yesterday
morning, but the wife wss about as deep in
the mud as her lord WAS in the mire, aud
had 10 stand S. ine while her sole man" was
taxed "ienner." he would be glad TO re-
concile by paying her foe if che would his.
"A FIRE occurred last night AZ the north.
west corner of Wellington and Monroe streets
in the grocery of Caiharipe Schwab. which
wss entirely consumed. The frame house
adjoining, belonging to John A. D-nie, was
partially destroyed. There was an insur ance
Of $3.50 on the grocery, in the kitchen of,
" hich the FIRE originated. All the occupants
IF the house were absent at tbs picnic at the
time.
AT Castex's grocery, about three miles
,outh Of the city, five men engs gsd in gen.
.ral shooting sffrsy, and one OF them was
slightly wounded. Duval, E.gsu, McIntyre
md Joues, railroad hands, and the foreman
If their gang imbibed a quantity OF mean
whisky, and drew their pistols. The fighting
'eems to have been betwteu the laborers
mentioned and their foreman, by whom, they
geo, tucy DeeI 2gSrieveQ-
Emma Monday and Elsie Gauss. two
,olored damsels, engaged in a liugual tour
lament on Front street Saturday. One
lowled her ansthemss from a two-story
window at The other on the bauquette below.
md vice versa. and the peighborhood turned
,ut 10 see the circus. Three dollars each.
he Court considering it dead heat. They
will have an opportunity of establishing
heir excellence one over the other ia the
ervice of the Dos. of the chain-gang.
The following jury was impsneled 10
he United States Court Yesterday evrning
or the Msy term: James Steele, A. c.
Treadweil, I. J. Graham, John Hsfferuan,
Tohn ID. Cox, B. NJ: Stephenson, Jesse B.
asi0, Leon Howard, J. E Critic, W. B.
Moore, Henry Ryan and II. G. WiDburn An
nst2nter summons was issued for George
Winchester, 4. A. Dsyig, JOHN Anderson, J.
\. Oliver, J. VI. Carver, c. HerZ1g, J. J.
5usby, W. w. Shepherd and J. S Day.
"A little school-boy, sged fourteen, was
Up before the Police judge yesterday morn
ny, charged with assault and battery and
lIsorderly conduct. The prosecutor was a
Jermsn lady, whose testimony indicated
lat several boys we're throwing mud at each
'ther, and a clod hurled by this one fmote
Ter on the breast, the intent 10 strike her not
'eipg clearly established. The lad wss backed
Up by unimpeschsble testimony a. to being
hard worker and an unsxcepiionally good
10y, and was discharged, with the fAih -Tly
dmoniilon 10 continue 10 deserve such .
svorable Sunday -school reputation.
About o'clock yesterday morning John
Hannah, colored, was run over By the transfer
'oat Gen. PiersoD, while crossing the river in
skif. He became excited when he found
ollisiou inminent, asd Fpringi1g TO HE feet
Itie mpted 10 jump TO the guards of the Pier
on. He failed, the tkf sbol from uader
lin, ard he fell iIto the water directly UD-
Ter the bow OF the steamer. He lived on
Third street, in Chelses, and leaves vile
md several children. He was for many
ears driver OF a tandem team for an omni-
'us for Patterson & Co, but lately has ben