The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-24
LOCAL MATTERS In BRIEF
ODDS AND ENDS GATHERED FROM
ALL QUARTERS.
The Lockout, or Strike, at tho Milburn
establishment stll In Progress
Summers sad snipe Hunt - Para
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two OF their number were discharged.
This occurred several weeks ago, and the
test OF endurance on both sides is seem.
ingiy rs far from termination as when il
began The company has imported sew.
eral workmen to take the places
OF the strikers. but the latter got
hold OF them and, by moral suasion and
oilers to pay their expenses while here,
induced them 10 withdraw after one days
work had been performed. II is reported
that two men recently imported from
Birmingham were 10th TO join the strikers,
and led chase about the city during the
night They concluded to join. No one
is able to foresee the end.
p. A. SUMMERS PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
On Thursday last three young men OF
Osceola, Ark, went out snipe hunting.
and by accident one of them, +. A. sum
mers, aged about nineteen years, received
the contents OF u gun in his leg Just below
the knee, SCATTERING the bones and causing
considerable loss of blood. The wounded
boy was conveyed TO his home rs soon as
possible aud brought 10 Memphis SATURDAY.
night on the steamer Rosa Lee, his mother
and DIR. Brewctt accompanying him. DIR.
Thornton was called 10 the boat yesterday
and found II necessary 10 amptutate the
leg above the knee. lie was taken back
home yesterday morning.
CLERKS COSTLY FUN.
John Paul, clerk in n grocery at No.
l65 DcSOto street, tied a bunch OF fire
crackers 20 country negro's coat tail YES
terday afternoon and set them on fire.
The negro like 10 ran himself 10 death
when the crackers began to explode, and
people in the vicinity thought riot had
broken out, 80 loud and wild were the
frightened mans screams OF Murder"
No harm resulted 10 him, however, but
Mr.. Paul will have 10 pay well for the
royal fun OF dischargng fire crackers in the
city limits,
DRorrED DEAD.
An unknown negro woman dropped
dead on Pontotoc street at noon yesterday.
Her body was carried TO Minerva Painters,
No. POI Fontotoc street, where Deputy
Coroner John Powell held the inquest.
The jury returned verdict of death from
unknown causes. The woman's identity
had not been established up To late hour
last night, though she was walking along
with a pitcher In her hand and bare
headed, an evidence that she lived in the
neighborhood. She was about forty years
old. and from her swollen condition must
have been victim Of dropsy
ARRESTED At VILE DANCE.
Officers Parsons and Perry raidcd the
bagnio OF Lizzie Rial, colored, at 100
Gayoso street, where a drunken ball was
in progress last night. To their surprise
the officers found two young white men,
named VIM. Dry, n waiter nt No. $40
Main street, and II. l.. Thompson, a sew
ing machine agent, and with them Alice
Gray young white woman. All OF them
were quite drunk, and locked up on tho
charge OF drunkenness and disorderly
conduct.
STREET r1Cur WITH BRICKS.
/ Officer Farson, while ON his way 10 the
, station-house last night, saw two negroes
on DeSoto street who were having n Wig
orous fight by hurting brick-bats nj each
other. Al sight Of the officer they ran In
opposite directions, but after pursuing one
OF them for several squares and threaten.
ing 10 shoot him, he arrested the fugitive,
who gave the name OF G. Willis, but re-.
fused 10 give the name Of his antagonist.
who had made good his escape.
TOUGH ON rnr rours.
In the police court yesterday morning
John Murray, J. III. johnson and Frank
| Reed were fined s26 each for vagrancy.
They were arrested Saturday on the race
course and were suspected OF being pick
pockets. The court then called Tor all the
other touts who have been under arrest
, since the races commenced, and fined them
$40 each. They gave the names OF l.. Nc
Norton, Joe Moore, Geo. +. Henry and
Harry DAILY.
HOTEL THEY.
, viii Murphy, young white man, stole
coat aud vest from the room 81 Andpw
Burrows, at Cochran Hall hotel Yesterday
. morning and when detected leapcd out OF
second story window, escaping injury,
but was caught by Deputy Sheriff Cox,
who took him before Squire Egncw, who
committed him 10 Jail.
STEALING MArrnEssrs
John Mcmillan, colorcd, was arrested
last night for stealing number OF old mat
trcsscs from 0verton & Grusycnor. McMil.
Ian is a painter and was doing some work
In the house aud stole the articles. This
has been q month ago, but Mcmillan has
successfully avoided arrest until last night.
ASSAULTED WITH A KNIFE.
AlohAo Munlofu WIS Afffhitu on war
rant from Squire Jennings court ycstcr-
, day afternoon for aSaultng his wife with
. knife. Munford claims that the woman
has been unfaithiul 10 him, and that she
has time and again threatened 10 kill him.
, LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
, Lizzie Williams, colorcd, WINS yesterday
declared n lunatic. aud will be- sent 30 the
asylum. she cndcavorcd 10 Kill hcr.eli
I while confined IN a cell At the Jail by
, buiting herself against the bars.
! In response To communication from
Secretary Hotter oi the Cotton exchange,
o. to the unpliabiliiy Of the river gauge
NJ this point. owing IN the existence OF
an eddy where the gauge j. located, Capt.
j. VI. Resell, oi the engineer corps, states
that this fact has been well known for
b some time, and, ON examination of the
p Gauge by Capt. Wgarl and himself before
Cap, Leach left hcr, II was decided that
the gauge would be moved. aud IL WIS
suggested that it b. placed at the foot oi
l,alc street, but he I'D not know that this
q place will be- finally selected AZ present
ihcrc Is no money available for this.
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