The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20

house mother would feel rich. It
takes barrels Of almost anything TO
feed forty children long.
The elegant quilt on exhibition in
Menken's window will be rallied for
the benefit OF the Protestant Cemetery
at Savannah, Tenn. Due notice oil
time and place will be given.
Remember the "harvest" gather
ing at the Mission Home tomorrow
and send in your sheaves early. Good
wishes are ell very wsll, but don't
al swer for bread, or blankets either.
The case OF Solomon Hawkins,
eoloied, charged with attempt 10
rape Alice Harvey, cJlorej, was
given TO the jury at dark last evening,
but up to midnight no verdict had
been agreed upon.
The championship games now
playing in Chicago between the ; =.
Louis Browns and the Chicago White
Stockings are exciting great interest
here, aud alter Q o'clock every alter
room rewspa er men are piled with
questions as TO the result. 1t Is not
unlikely that $1,000,000 will change
hands alter the series OF nine gamts
is conc udCd.
The livery end sale stables OF
Memphis have shown spirit OF liber'
atty to be commended by their
prompt subscription to purse oil $40O.
mile heats, 10 be run for on the fifth
day of the fall meeting of the Mem
phis Jockey Club The following are
the subscribers: Robert Lockwood, +.
A. Jones & Co., Win. FARES, j. l..
Hall, Albert SWind, j. K. McOnllers.
This should prove an exceedingly in-
teIesting event.
The races next week are exciting
an unu ual degree Of interest and are
the subject OF daily discussion, not
alone in sporting circles, but even in
high social quar- err. The ladies Ct
petially are looking forward to the
meeting with p'easurab'e anticipa-
tons, and many pair of gloves has
already been wegered on tie result s
OF important events. AS come OF the
beat racers in the country will contes'
The pTospec! Of good sport is assured'
Dave S Jump, colored, OF Union
City, was srraignCd yesterday before
Commissioner McOlough on h.
C arge of retailing liquor without the
special tax. He was released on CIV
iug $500 bond for his sp pear nee a.
the next term Of the Distr ct Court at
JscGson. Frank Buck, arraigned for
the same ofIense, committed In Lake
county, waived examination aud went
to jail in default OF $3.50 bond.
Deputy Coroner Barry held an iI-
quest yesterday on the body OF a
man named Thomas Akron, from Hol.
lanGsbuIg, Va, who YVES found dead
near 1872 Font Row, between Wash
ington and Poplar streets. The jury
returned 4 verdict that deceased came
to his doa,h tom paralysis o! the
hesrt. Tom McKeon, F. l. Voamer,
John Corners, VIM. Siss,aDge, TIM
Mahoaey and Joseph McCauley acted
az Jurors, and DR., D-nahoe was the
phi ysician ia ate dance.
There were doubts expressed on
the street yesterday whether our
Nashville correspond mt WAS tight in
saying that Bob Taylor only spoke
three minuteH at the grand reception
at Nashville on Monday. Oar CORE
spoudeut was right, The american
in its elaborate report says: Just as
GOv. Bate intro ductd him part OF
thela1its' platform broke down. Three
ladies f,intsd bu' fortunately no one
was hurt. This created some alarm,
however. Bob attempted to speak,
but the din Of voices was 30 heavy
that II was impossible TO do so, aud
after q few minu es he babe the audi
ence goodnight. No man could have
addressed such crowd, 1t was 30
large"
Since the curtailment of the space
allotted to witnesses and loafers in the
Criminal Courtroom the soCisble Sen.
egambian has bet ken himself and
family TO the corridors. of the labyrin-
THAN Courthouse. There during the
lonely hou's the uncles and aunties
hover round, craning their necks to
catch glimpse Of their old pastures,
without exposing themselves TO the
ey,s OF the terrible Judge. Here they
spread their picnic al early noon and
fill their stom scbs with toothsome
chunks OF pork, chicken, corn pone
and gallons Of peanuts, strewipg tha
bones and hulls with easy innocence
OIL the hal carpets and floors Tley
have evidently come to spend the win
ter, and with the instinct of the hiber-
mating animals, have selected these
lone, warm halls as O suitable dom
ollie, where they will be safe alike
from the cold blast OF winter and the
keen noses OF the vagrant hunting
minions OF Hadden's police. This
nuisa nce should be abst,d and If The