The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-17
LOCAL MATTERS IN BRIEF.
Odds and Ends Gathered From All
Quarters.


tute circumstances and who are really OBJ
jects OF charity. They como from farm
about three miles from Hopeheld. Ark.
When the river began to overflow the
woman, fearing that she might he caught
out in the bottoms by the food, locked up
her house, and with the children came to
this city, hoping to find work until the
waters abated nd she could return home.
She has failed TO find work, and now. she
learns that ON Saturday last her house was
burned to the ground. Through what
agency il caught or was set on fire she
does not know, but everything she had
was lost. Her children, both boys, are
aged respectively six and seven years.
THE JULIE TAYLOR PISTOL.
II Is singular how small and really UNI
important incident or article can rise into
the most pronounced prominence, moving
the people OF a whole State and sometimes
nation. Another example OF this is
found in the old property pistol welded rs
| a gavel by Chairman Taylor at the county
| Democratic convention last week. II has
exercised the press Of Tennessee TO such
n wonderful degree that Mr.. Mike Garvin
stated TO an APPEAL reporter yesterday
that he would, il possible, secure the dis
mantled old blunderbus and take II up TO
the State convention for exhibition TO the
unterrifed Tayloiites. The whole sensa-
ton may collapse by converting the per
suader' intoa gavel Tor the second time,
TO hold the State convention down.
nES pARBER's BAD BREAK.
Last night as the 10 o'clock passenger
train on the Chesapeake & Ohio road was
in the net OF starting from the depot a
countryman passenger missed his yalise,
which contained lot OF wearing apparel
of course quality. The baggage master
was notified and he commenced search,
and told Frank Mills, the night Waterman
at the Chickasaw refinery, 10 look out for
the yslisc. In few minutes Mills saw a
man sncaking around the mills with a
valso and arrested him. At the station
house the negro registered Ms Ben Barber,
aged twenty-five years, formerly from
Cairo, but now residing nj No. 20i Ponto-
toe street. There is no such number on
that street. lie was locked up, charged
with larceny.
NARROW ESCAPE or CAPT. .. n. HARDIN AND
WIPE.
Yesterday afternoon, while Mr. j. ".
Hardin and wife were on their way 90 the
races, the horse attached 10 the buggy
took fright, ran away aud threw both vi
the occupants out. Fortunately neither
one was badly hurt, escaping with slight
bruises. The horse, freed from all re-
straint, kicked and jerked until the shafts
and single tree, along with the buggy,
were broken TO pieces. The horse was
caught and returned TO the city.
HIDDEN BOOTY FOUND.
Early yesterday morning negro woman
walking along Lanier avenue, not far from
tho Pigeon ROost road, which runs along
by the Graham place, noticed n largo pa
per box lying just inside the fence. Open
ing II she found that II contained eight
new cutaway coats, which had evidently
been stolen from come wholesale house.
Capt Hackott was notified. and went out
10 the place aud brought the stolen prop
erty TO the police station, where II awaits
Identification.
KNOCKED ~ TmR HEAD.
last night about 10 o'clock, John Ilur.
/ ley, a homeless, worthless character, went
into the place OF III. Hempcr, No. 10
II
Beale street, under the influence Of liquor,
and was ordered out. lie resented the in.
suit by striking Hemper over the head
with heavy stick knocking him down,
and cutting cash on the side OF his head
from which the blood flowed freely. on.
Ger Dillon arrested Hurley, and lodged
him in the giaiion-housc.
LOCAL PATAGRArns.
Luke Ward, colorcd, escaped from the
chain gang yesterday morning. How no
effected his escape is not known, but IL is
supposed that he had confederate.
Gospel meeting at 7:30 o'clock p. IN. to-
night at the rooms Of tho Young Mems
Christian association, No. 207 Main street.
Short talks and good singing. Come up
and sec IA.
The charter Of the new medical college
was filed with the county court clerk yes
tentlay. II was In the name Of the "Med.
ical College Building company" name
for the institution not having been decid.
cd upon ~ yet.