Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-15

the Festival, s.d for half an hour or more
the rain Tell in solid sheets, deluging the
streets, and doing considerable dsmsgs to fe.
male fnery.
Two quits for damages were fled in the
Circuit Court yesterday, one by Cotton
Greene, against the Kuickersocker Life In
surance Company, of New York, for SIS, 600,
The other BY George E. Fleece against Orgill
Bros. & Co., for 5000.
If you have heard Thomas before, there
is no necessity for announcing it In an audi
bic tone in the midst of the programme. The
information will kesp indefinitely, and be-
sidee your neighbors are not particularly
interested in it, anyway
In the Criminal Court, yesterday, George
Henderson, colored, for arson, got 1--WE years
in the penitentisry; James Smith, coiered,
for assault and battery, was fined $50 and
sentenced to ak months Imprisonment. Two
jurors who failed to come up were fined SO
esck.
There should be az little noise az posi-.
bic during the performances TO hear Thorn as
at his best. Walking up and down the aisles
IL especially disagreable, as it creates more
or less confusion, and breaks into the gen.
eral harmony. This hint, it is hoped, will
be sufficient.
Mrs. Thomas Nsgle, who kept grocery
s,ore on the corner of Clsy street and Ray
burn avenue, fell dead yesterday afternoon
while waiting on a customer. She was al
hicted with heart disease, TO which is aitrib-
uted her sudden death. She leaves several
children, all Of helpless age.
The street force is putting in proper
| shape that part of Broadway street which
was left unfinished and almost impossible
BY the cessation of work on the Memphis
and Selma railway. They have covered the
trestling over the bayou just east of Main
with planks, sothat il is now safe for children
to pass over without endsngering life and
limb.
-Theress time for everything, talking
included; but the Festival is not the place
TO indulge In this sometimes pleasant occu-
patton. The pleasure of many visitors at
the Exposition last night, who went 10 hear
| the music, wss worried by the iil-timed and
ssnsele,s chattering and giggling of giddy
young misses and empty he AIDED Young men
1t was very annoying, and should be stopped.
"A friend Of one Of the offenders sgsins,
The city ordinances approached Judge Had
den yesterday morning aud ssked that his
fine be remitred. "Well," replied the Judge,
~ will walt and see if he walks like Chris.
tisa ought TO, thea will take the M after IN.
der confederation" allow can he walk like
Christian" despondently replied the peti.
TONER, "when you got I'm locked up in the
stationhouseP"
Pat Ford shot at ]. C. Davis, near the
corner OF Desoto and Union streets, about
O'Clock last night, the ball grazing the scalp
of DAvis's head. They quarreled abou. a
family affair. They are both colored, and
were arrested by Officer Plunmer. Davis
who was charged with disorderIy conduct,
was released on s. forfeit. Ford's
charge Of assault with intent to kill will be
Investigated this morning.
"A petition for charter of incorporation
has been filed with the County Court clerk
by the Eureka Fertilizer Company, of Mem.
phis. The incorporates are Louis Hsnauer.
M. Z. Pesrce, John d. Milburn, H G. Hamp.
son, J. Jacobs, Robert Woolfenden, Napoleon
Hill, David P. Haddeu aud J. C. Nicely.
The company propose to conduct general
fertilizer and manufacturing business, with
authority TO manufacture any and all varie.
ties Of commercial fertilizers.
-Nr. Charles B. Holmes, travelling cor.
respondent OF the ST. Louis Post Dispatch, vas
in the city Saturday, aud left for Forrest CITY,
Ark, leaving his wife in this city. Yesterday
Mrs. Holmes received telegram from her
husband, calling her to him immedia tely, az
their house at Kansas City had been demol-
lshed by Yesterday cyclone. Mrs. Holiness
SOD, Mr.. Charles Southland, was ia Little
Rock last week, and was to have returned
TO Kansas City. His mother was very anx.
ioCs about him.
One of the features of the perform ance
| tonight will be quartette by Mira. Hum.
NH A Han Mr.
Belle Cole, the soloist Of Thomas's Com pany.
and Mrs. r. M. Mansford, of the Moz arts
This is very difficult number, and ia usu
ally "cut" owing to the inability of local
singers to take the part. Mr.. Thomas, after
| hearing Mrs. Mansford sing, accepted her to
make up the quartstte. This is quite com,
| pliment to The lady, considering the high
source from which it came.
The Sanitary Engineer, of the 10th instant
says: Some time ago, following an exam.
ination into the beverage of Memphis by Q
committee from Dubuqu., Ia, reports were
| circulated about an increase of ill health in
Memphis since the sewers were laid. To
copfnte these, MIR. Miles Meriwether, CITY
engineer of Memphis, has written a letter 10
Mr.. Tschirgi, city engineer of Dubuque, in
which he Gays it is simply absurd to ascribs
any sickness TO the sewers, and the health oil
the city is excellent. We have already dis.
crissed this matter at length and shown how
un1ouuded these rumors were."
President MADDEN remarked Yesterday,
while counting up the cash receipts from the
police docket: "Pve got 10 go down to that
concert tonight, and dread il. This new
tangled music don't strike my ear like them
good old-fashiened tunes we are all familiar
with. Ill bet my hat il them fellows would
play such tunes as The Years Go Creeping
BY, Lorena,' Nelly Bly, Katy Darling,
Old Hundred Sweet Home and tunes like
that they would bring out an applause that
would Just raise the roof of of that Expo
sition building. I'll bet, furthermore, that
there won't be one out of a hundred who
claps his hands in applause to night who
can give the remotest idea as to wherein the
merit of the music lay. They applaud lust
because others do. and it's fashionable"
Deputy Sheriff Mat Orion, of Arkansas
City, Ark, arrived in the city early yester-
day morning and went at once TO the City
Hospital, where he captured r. H. Costello,
who had charge of ward there, and is
wanted In Desha county for the murder of
his uncle, K. c. Costello, in August last.
Costello was known as John Hill at the hos
pital. He is said 10 be one of the best shots
and most daring men OF the country, but
when Orion laid his hand on his shoulder
and told him be was his prisoner he smiled
and accepted the situation without a word.
He was taken to Arkansas City Yesterday
evening by virtue of papers prepared by
Justice Spelman. >Orton says he discovered
his whereabouts by means of letter from
his brother at Arkansas City, which ne in.
tsrcepted. The crime, as described, was a
bloody enc. Costello had a quarrel with his
uncle, who, like him, was farmer, about
some cotton, and seizipg his shotgun he put
load of buckshot in his uncle's breast
Then he crushed in bis skull with the butt.
end of his gun and fed. They stood about
ten feet apart when the shot was fred.