The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-26
LOCAL MATTERS In BRIEF
ODDS AND ENDS OF NEWS COLLECT
ED FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Capt. Joplin's Little Jokc-A Cold Blood
ed Inoendiary--A Destard's Shot Into
Street Car--Fire Near Byhalia, Miss.
miscellaneous Paragraphs.

miscellaneous Paragraphs.
Capt. Joplin, OF the Rene Macready,
which phys the st. Francis, arrived on his
return voyage yesterday morning, and had
an Interesting fairy tale" with VIII ch to
regale the river reporters. 1t runs like
this Some six months ago Bill Taylor,
negro farmer away up on the st. Francis,
came to this city and fingered for some
time in the classic precincts OF Fort Picker
ing. Bill was widower, and anxious TO
marry again; he met the wife OF Charles
Marks, wellto-do negro who resided
close to where Taylor boarded while here
Their admiration for each other was
mutual, and she consented TO elope with
Taylor. In the meantime Taylor returned
home and had been gone for several
months, when he turned up in Memphis
on Tuesday, week ago. That evening
Taylor and Marks wife took passage on
the Macrcady for his Arkansas home, but
Marks found out that his wife had left
home and reached the boat before il
sleered away. A thorough search was
made for the missing wife, but she was no.
where to be found at the time. When the
boat was miles away from the city she was
found sewed up in two flour sacks, marked
"dry goods"
THE DEED OF A BASTARD.
Shortly after 10 clock on Tuesday night
rs car No. O was passing east on Vance
street, near Desoto, an unknown man fired
n pistol shot directly into the car. Mr..
N..fs
Chesapeake d Ohio railroad, several other
gentlemen, and two or three ladies were on
the car. The passengers were startled and
frightened, and some OF them laid down
on the floor of the car in order TO escape
another bullet, should II come whizzing
after the one which had Just passed
through. No other shot was fred how
ever, and the car proceeded on It's way
VIM. Fisher, tho driver of the car, saw
the man who fired the shot, and describes
him as q young man with smooth face, and
neatly dressed.
BREAKING UP HOUSEHOLD.
When Officer Perry was called TO the
house of Parker Harris, colored, at Elliott
and DeSoto streets, late last night, he found
that festive citizen crazy drunk and break
ing up the furniture In his house with
Ratchet. The stove had been completely
demolished, the bedsiead, bureau, table
and chairs hacked TO pieces. The officer
undertook 10 arrest him, but it was only
after a rough-and.tumble fight that he did
80. In another room was Harris wife,
bleeding from several hard licks he had
given her, but ioolishly she objected to her
husbands arrest and joined in the resist
ance, andi Officer Chastaine had TO be
called in to assist in getting the rowdy
husband and wife TO the station-house.
CoLD-BLooDED IScESDIARIEs.
Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock, rs an
early pedestrian was passing the residence
OF Mr. A. Fcrbcr No. lg7 Third street, he
saw blaze OF fire on the front porch. lie
hastily aroused the sleeping occupants and
the incipicnt blaze was cxtnguished with
a bucket of water. After the fire had been
put ont il was discovered that the porch
had been oversprcad with coal oil, and
remnants OF partially burned newspaper
made IL apparent that the origin of the Gre
was chargoablo 10 some dastardly incen-
diary. Who the ficnd could have been
Mr.. Fcrbcr is unable TO surmisc. The
house. franc oot,asr, belongs to MIR w.
Yates. The damage was slight.
FoR BUYING sroLES GROCERIES.
Detective Pryde succeeded in arrcs,ing
| Two OF the groccrs who had bought various
amounts OF the groceries stolen 10y the
thieving duymcn recently from the Mem
plis Grocery company Their names are
Mike Mahon. at the corner Of Gayoso and
Wellington streets, aud G. T.. Thomas, at
the corner OF Fifth and Carlisle avenues.
Mahon waived examination aud WIS
bound over 10 the criminal court by
Squire Powell IN bond Of 5000. Thomas
viii have n preliminary hearing this
morning.
FIRE At HoPEriELp.
From the river bluff about 1880 o'clock
last night, could be- seen bright fire in
progress over at ilopcGcld. IL WIS with
difficulty that any Information could be
learned about II then, only that IL was the
residence Of u Mn Berry, which had ac.
cidcntally caught nru. Tho loss IL a com.
plcic one, but 10 what amount could not
DO asccriaincd.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
The excursion on the Rosa Lee, which
was to have taken place Friday evening
next, has been postponed until warmer
weather.
Jim Wright, VIII Allen and Bob BAILEY.
tine cOlDrcl boys Who stole the Artc,ian
Well company's pipes aud sold them, were
arrested yesterday by Oniccr Wolf
Sergeant llomn arrested Jack Jackson. a
negro, yesterday, Tor trying 10 fcll a fine
gold watch Tor - The timc.piccc was the
property Of Mr. II. VI. Qnaokcnbas, Of ihc
Southern Express company.
Bud Crown, a thirteen. ycar-old colorcd
boy, was arrested yesterday afternoon Tor
assaulting Hickman Caldwell, eleven.
yCnr-old boy, with a brick. Caldwell BLEED
! prOluscly from wound several inches
| long.
The residence Of Mr. shelton W. White.
near Byhalia, Miss. was burned Monday
morning about 1890 O'Clock, and was a
total loss. except small insurance. OF about
! 1900. The property destroyed was worth
ne lcmt 5000. The Gre originated o., the
kitchen, and the family only made their
escape by being very expeditions.