The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-02

"A great building season is promised in
this city and vicinity.
The beginning Of March was like the
balmiest spring weather. Will the close
be like unto il?
Charles Selden and John Welsh, the
two men arrested Wednesday for general
crookedness, were bound over TO the State
from the police court yesterday.
Barley Haines, an old colored man,
died suddenly yesterday morning in rear
Of the Grant colored school, Chelsea, Of
heart disease. Deputy Coroner John
Powell held the inquest.
The wood and coal Office at No. .55
Causey street, owned by Mr.. r. IT.
Jones, was slightly damaged by fire
Wednesday night about 7 o'clock. The
origin OF the fire Is unknown.
Stables OF thoroughbreds continue TO
arrive at the Montgomery Park race-course.
Faris X Wheeler's stable came in yester-
day. One OF the inmates is Paragon,
owned by Memphis gentleman.
Capt. Gus POLICEMAN, of the ferry
steamer Alice, states that the death Of an
other negro from pneumonia caused the
report Of Prices death to spread. This
was the rumor that made the ferry COM
pany's clerk White skip.
Deputy United States Marshal Smith
returned from Brunswick Wednesday
night, having in charge L. Reynor whom
he arrested for selling liquor without a
license. In default Of bah the prisoner
was sent 10 jail 10 await the action Of the
United States grand jury.
The Hon. Ralph Davis, attorney for
A a. A.
judgment has ever been recovered by
Adolph Friedman In his suit for damages
against the Cincinnati firm, and that the
suit has not been called for trial. The at
torncy also states that the attachment
served on Albert Cohen's sample trunks
was an old one taken out some time ago
by Friedman on the pauper's oath.
Policemen Delaney, Wolf, Polk and
Kelly have been detailed from the police
force a. special sanitary inspectors Their
duty Is 70 inspect separately, the sanitary
condition OF overy residence, lot and alley,
in the Taxing District jurisdiction. The
city will be speedily cleaned and renovated
before summer. Messrs. s. s. Sheriff.,
Joseph J. Carey, Dan 9. Kelly and J. NJ.
Glenn will I'LL the vacancies on the regular
police force.
Mrs. ID. s. johnson called at THE AP.
PEAL office yesterday and asked tho state.
ment that she Is not the lady involved In
the sieegall affair in Fort Pickering. II
was Mrs. ID. l.. johnson, wife Of her hus.
bands brother. The whole matter has
been disposed OF by the sudden disappear.
ance OF Mrs. stecgall, who made the
charges, at the time when she was 10 have
been given an opportunity TO subsiantiate
them, II true.
The Gre department had two runs IN
less than two hours, and succeeded In
holding the combined damage down 10
nothing. Tho first alarm came from box
at0:l5 o'clock, on account OF a burning
chimney in the twoatory frame residence
of X. A. 0dlum, No. liz Carroll avenue.
At T:20 o'clock the next alarm came from
box IS, and announced danger In the one.
story frame, No. 100 Monroe street, owned
by u. Vaccaro and occupied by Ms. John.
son.
II. d. Sullivan, a young white man,
who was picked up at tho mouth Of the
alley on Washington stfqt /, near Linde-
mans, "Wednesday night, and on whose
person pistol was found, was fined $50
. and bound over from the police court yes.
terday Ills story, as reported by an nj.
torney, wns that he u respected citizen
Of Greenwood, Miss. lie came here with
friends and was en- route for the depot
when they left him. lie sat down 10 wait
for them, and being pretty full Of intoxi'
eating beverages fell asleep, where Police
man DAILY found him.