Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-17

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,-Charges OF g.m0 Jog were preferred in
The Police Court Yesterday morning acsinst
Jock Esgsn, VINO aad a $40 forfeit %, bat
did net appear to clsim il. A fac Of $50
was assessed, and orders Issued 10 bring hun
in.
Grand Master Workman J. H. Thomr-
sou, who addressed Equity Lodge, Ancient
Order OF United WorkmeD, Friday evening,
pronounced the order over the whole S,ste
10 better condition than IT bad been since
1878.
Dave Cornes, colored, was shot in the
leg Dy Will RobersoH about II o'clock last
night, on jackson street, at the railroad
crossing. There was no difficulty, IS lar Sc
known, and the shooting was done in spirit
Of CT miusl recklessnsss.
-"WeH, Pm throUgh-Hedrick, declare
this court of" was the way Police Court
proceedings were brought 10 a close yester-
day morning. When the docket was footed
up, his honor remarked, in half-grumbiIrg
manner: "Not a cent yesterday, and cat .
io-day-that does beat the nztionp
"A festival and concert, for the benefit Of
St Johns Epiecopal church at BuntyB, will be
held tuesday, june 18th, at the Bethel
place, 90 the Pigeon ROost road, three and
one. hall miles from the city. Supper, fity
cent; dancing after the concert. Omnlbufes
leave Clarencen Hotel al 80 O'clock.
The choir Of St. Peier's will tod y
render the music Of mass, No. 3. by the
celebrated composer GLORIA, which has ben
in course Of study for some little time. Tns
organizt, Prof. Winker, ia indefaigsble in
his efforts TO bring the choir 10 4 high state
Of efficiency Gounod's Messe SOIoneiIe will
be undertaken next.
"A telegram vas rec lived from the n N.
shall Of Holly Springs yesterday 70 arrest the
person who presented check No. 500 for hi,
baggage upon the arrival of the train on ihs
| Memphis and Charleston railroad. He wsi
nabbed and taken 10 the slatIOnhoase, where
g. yersl boxes OF cigars, supposed TO have
been stolen, were fouad in the trunk.
| Mr.. MooTehead, Garner ct Moorehe az
avenue aud the New Raleigh road, states th 8
Mr.. G. w. Turner and his little girl were a
| Mrs. BammePs grocery, corner of the New
Raleigh road and Bsgby avenue, about /.
| O'Clock Thursday night The little girl va
| crying and the father was requested TO leav,
her, but said that he was going TO take he
to the woods with him. They went in III
direction Of Cypress creek.
"A prominent Main street merchant sait
yesterday he never knew the money msr ke
to be easier than it is at present. The farmer
| all have plenty, and as a consequences tn
merchants of the city do a considerable c "a!
busness-greater the gentleman said than b
had ever known before in an experience o
twenty yasrs. One cause of this, he though
was the quantity Of potatoes raised, whic
furnished both food and ready money.
BY decision M ade by Messr4 n. NJ ri
wsther, D. O'DOnnell, A. B. Morrison, W.
Chichester and S. J. Bolton, VINO were AZ
pointed by Judge Pierce, the Kansas Cit
railway will complete the Selma track o
Broadway and Main 10 the Memphis au
Charleston track, and, by the payment {
$685. 10 NJ. Burke, will gain half iniere,
4 in the entire work. The purpose was TO g
connection with the Memphis and Chsrlei
ton.
The following young ladies receive
gold medals at the close of the term in Ms
Higbee's school. Mas Douuie Rice, of He
nando, Mics; Misses Mary aud Nellie D.
| rion, OF Memphis; Misses Rosa and Wheels
McGshee, OF Como, Mics; Mis- Lady Dunn
Of Racine, Ark; Miss Lula May, of d lila
Tex; and Miss Margie Dial, Of H5ll
Grove, Ark. Prizes for penn anship wer
awarded Misses Mary Mallory and Mar
Lou Heron.
After October let, next, letter postsge vi
De- uniform st :wo ceuts for letters 10 any pa
Of the United s. tes. Ga and after July J
next, money orders for s. and under "A sy t
obtained for three c. nts The order viii
made payable 10 bearer and will be good 10
three months from the date If issue; ait'
: that time the holder can get lie value onl
by applying at the department at WsshInJ
ton. On the same date the rate Of none
orders on all sums will be changed. 4
! | IA s-gs . -Etf
and from that up to 500 the rate iucreas
to forty-ive cents.
"A number Of Acknowledgment submilte
, their cases and we've fined, in the Crimin
Court yesterday, for selling liquor on Sur
day, the witnesses in every Gaze being tH
young cotton clerks Col. Addison Dous
lass, whose clients name appeared nearly
the end Of the list, remarked that he b
lieved he would rather go into trial il a
the defendants had sold liquor on the san
Sunday, because the witnesses would has
been too drunk TO observe closely by the tin
his client was reached, He was assure
that the offenses were committed on differei
Sundays, and submitted. The fine was 8
| IL each case.
On July LIST the law abolishing staml
on drafts and checks goes into effect. Tt
redemption and cancellation of stamps in
printed on checks are provided Tor 10 Ii
law. Ia 4 circular dated June 1st, the Con
missioner of Internal Revenue says: "Iu
printed stanps may be presented for redeml
ton and cancellation at once, instead
waiting until July 1st. Such OF the etaml
received as are redeemed in June will
Cancelled and the blanks may be presente
in sheets or bound in books, and will be r
. turned in the same condition. Blanks whic
have been compressed iuto blocks or pa,
must be separated before presentation. IT
cancellation of stamps will be in red in
! with the words stamp redeemed"
The quartette of colored juvenile til
tsppers was augmented yesterday morning
the number of five by the arrest of another
the gang. They are known in police circl
az follows: Dan Rice Jones, aged fourt tee
,, the John A. Murrell and chief of the gan,
Oliver Glldsmith Lewis, aged ten; Georg
Washington Pratt, aged fourteen; Be
Franklin Webb, aged tn; aud Joe Johnstc
Williams, aged seven. PrsL! was fnsd 8
and ordered on The gang in default OF pa,
msnt, while all the others were assessed
to be held up on condition that their paren
give them sound fogging. Jones's moth,
was on hand and took charge Of her hopeful
and with rawhide gave his skin tsnnir
he will not forget soon. It is hard 10 te
which wagged most furiously, her tongue {
the rashide.
The superintendent of county school
Mrs. w. H. Horton, WIS busy yesterday e!
aiming the papers of the members of Il
LsMoyne Normal Institute, whose examin
ton was concluded Friday. Last year on
one meeting was held in the county for Il
examination of teaohsrs-al CollieTvile.
session has already been held at Kerrvill
and anolher will begin at Bartlett to-no
row, lasting week. On the 25h exsmin
tions will be held at Collierville for the bel
eft of teachers in that part of the count
Mrs. Horton will hold pubiic examinatic
at BIrtlet, On The 22l ins;a ant, for cadets
The State University at Knoxville. Thei
are 1856 schools in The county, and though Il
sversge OF echo arshIp among the teachers
fsir, Mrs. Horton is anxious that il shoul
be raised, and therefore takes deep intere
in everything that Concerns the schools.
AT Cuba, twenty fvs miles north of Il