Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-07

! From the Peoria Union. july %
, a coioTed wornsn and Mrs. Ovens. the vrifs
OF keeper Of an eating house on Patton strsst
1l0 quaHei, which resulted in an arrest and
me oi the colored female yesterday uaorniug
1ugi.iy al'et ms three negroes went to the house
aad demanded of Mrs. Fens that sbe sbouId
Iurnlsh them with dinner. She declined SAVING
5nst she did not get food for c0lorsd people. Tbs
negroes replied with abusive language. when
Duniea, OF the police, came along and rs5uked
mem tor insulting people The reply was to the
/ effect thst it was none Of bis business and seq
/ Tag that no good could come Of q war Of vo7ds
I IN toe street, and not thinking the of use vas
} OF sTfncient consequence to warrant an arrest
/ mr. Dunlea walked on. The negroes followed
| nin, and addressed very abusive language to
/ tne poiiceman, evidently having been taught BIZ
me ITanseTlPt editor, as the language was PIE
cissiy the same applied to that chssss speaker
aua winter to his employees, not long ago.
th5 p0Hceman, after bsGTiug this kind of ak
Ss long as an Irishman could be expected 70
90, seIz5d the Tnsss violent one BY the collar, and
saia' L arrest you" Rssistanee was made, and
10 ~ .ne scuHie the officer threw the negro down,
ousi On his promise 10 90 with him peaceably, he
@ ITy lin gel up and they started for the eaab0ose
"nl'e passing along up Fulton street the negro
look razor from his pocket and gave the cfieer
q severe cut lengthwise on the Ticht arm. er-
1en4lng Tom near the shoulder 10 tbs eIbovv and
MAKING hceOus gaping wound. Another
wound was made almost imnediateJv beginnine-
ABOUT the center Of the chest. and c-gssfr- di-
agohaLy TO the left Side near the hin. fbsn
crossed fhe abdomen, beginning very shallow.
D1' "neI5 u ended going Though the intsgu-
-s u.e-.S ana Ieying the bowels bare. L is very
severe wound bat viii not prove fatal Tbe ns-
calabooss. ca ~ 'I'
LAtER--oincs the above was in type. Peoria
mas oeen visited BY mob The excitement bo-
gan TO be more manifest about dark. and -bo-tI.y
80 .I-I Hine a crowd went 10 the calebOoss
WIN ~ Lhe eyoWed intention Of breaking IL oDa1
". W I1rlen and ? W. Dunue, Eos and
perhaps Others made an atieu9t To 7rpv1r+ ~
persuasion, the foTci5le entry of ~ Trs-,;,s.
but ioGId i was vain, and as thew krev- .fa
prisoner Lad been removed, they edvissd tbs
'Pehlog OF tla doors, which was done and a.
crowd examined the premises, but f05nI not5-
ing. IN VI
from thera the mob went TO the iaiI. which
Al.er soIEe RESISTANCE, was broken o0eD. and f6s
prisoner round IN a cell. The door Of this was
oicsd' ana He was dragged out amid the cries Of
me excited crowd, whOfell upon him and Mound
ed INN severely. They would probably bzve
kiiied NM but the confined space and darkness
prevented ITEM from knowing friend from foe.
and by some means the negro escsDed Tbs
crowd alter short time. dispersed.
IU5 A. A-We have just heard that the pris-
on G2eT mas been found and again placed in iiaH.
ne Is very bsdly injured being very much
bruised, but IL is thought he will recover ia
not thought there viii be any further demon
strasiOns.
We wish to say word about the causes thai
brought on this disgracefUl and laasnts5ls al
laT. 1heTe were men about the streets after tbs
arrest and cutting was over, who stroye bv
every means IN their power, apparently, to rst
up 81 excitement 1t was declared that ths ne
gro had done right-thst he ought TO have cut
as near; cut, etc, etc, without regard TO tbs
ls'lee OF the case or knowing anything about
Is merits No surer vsv couId baT. hem +.l~s1
% secure the result which has already trans
pied. But this Is no justification for those who
actively engaged in the deed Of violence. Tbsv
should have beon content to let the law take is
course. That they were insulsed was not suf6-
,iant cause for this action. There is no safety
cT property or life when mob has power 70
i5t aside She authority Of the law.