Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-22
VOLUME XIII, NO. 27O.

due to the enegy of her yOurg and adventurous
merchants
Bat, above all else, the bar Of YicIzsburg. At
this tins, IS worthy of attention We do nss
/ believe that sach another had ever c0ngregated
IN the Ulite4 States Pfentiss, undoubtedly tna
head Of thal bar was not, az mss been described.
solitary prodigy, towering in . wilderness Of
| des0lsEOu. Hs 1ss Ons Of q band OF giants
l = head and shoulders taller Is is tue, tban his
companions, bnt STD, one Of the fraternity.
! There wero Joe Holt who has since beccm ous
Of the bittsrsst eneniss Of the S3n.h and Fooie,
/ who pFacticed a. that bar, although be di3 ros
l live there end Guion, ard Chiffon. an1 Nor
I com, and Lake, and many others, whose rapu-
| tations we're merely local but who deserved so
I far as talent may deserve il, % be kLo8n at
I over the Union
Oar correspondent mercy glanced at Che
| affair Of the kangaroo We wish 20 add q few
more such details as have not escaped cur meIn-
ory Ia the ispss Of years.
There was, in Tia year 1888, and bad been 70
several years preceding that epoch, house cf
ill-fsIne Of a very low description, situated as
the foot Of the Walnut Hills i1ss across tie
bayou above Yicksburg. This house was mach
! frequentsd BY the Elst Indifferent class of Hss-
boatmen. and by al the losfers who, st thss
time, swsTmeG shoUt the city. Dances were
constantly given there and they were attenae3
70 TIE teeth, generally excited by liga0r, ard
ready 70 engage in brawis upon the slightest
provocsti0n.
Scenes were enacted there which probably
were surpassed BY none thas ever took place in
Sod1m OF GomOrroh- Murisr5 were freq1sut-
and manning and shooting events Of such or55-
nary occurrence, that they almost ceased 70 bs
noticed. There seemed to be no remedy. Ths
perpetrators generally escaped by deeiug the
eorrr,t--- vvhfoh fha aha. araa NJ h-e,e-
ing constantly up and down the river, was a
feat easily accomplished. If brought to trial,
no proof could ever b brought sgainst them
Grand iuriss indicted in vain, a1d in vain sha
owner Of the property vas appealed 70.
A. last, upoH the occasion Of some crime moro
dssdly than usual, the young msn Of the city
determined 20 take The affair into their own
hands. They had q mseting-Tegulariy sum
moned by sound Of the town bsll-One Satur-
day evening, and dstermiHed On the Eezt morn
ing to meet ct a certain place, and proceed 20
the destruction Of the house The inmates hsI
previously been warned 10 pack up and move
of, under pain Of having the house burns over
their hands, but they were incredul00s and pre-
fsrred 10 remain
On the morning agreed upon-it was Sunday
only seven attended At the rendezvous. Ors
Of these Ess Msrmsluke SAaznon, the now
venerable and highly respected prspris tor Of the
Vicksburg Vhig, a, tbss time younE man full
Of life and spirit We Mention hin because oil.
his being 90 well known, ssd because we wish
It to be sssn that men Of the first respec ectabiity
we're sngsgsd in the sTair-a sufficient proof
that IL was regarded Of lse highest Importance
The seven preceded 70 tbs hoasel and psrempt0-
my ordered the inmates to remove al thsir
goods aud ehattels. Al hrst they demaued, bus
soon finding that their visitors were terribly in
esrnrst, they obeyed, and the house was burat
to the ground
The deed was applau5e1 By al tha c5mmu-
nifty except one mas, and hs was the owner oe
TIE property. This nan Instituted 9 pTosecu-
ton sgainst the incendlsrss. Tney Eers de-
Tended BY Prcn-iss, Tho, sn TIA. occasion, made
one Of the mosi celsbTs.td Of ali ms forensic
efforts. The owner Of she houss vas over
Whelmsd BY q sho@sr of Tidicuie Prsnt.ss
christensi him "ths King Of the Esngsroo' -
title which be bore to the day Of bis death
The accused were hiumphantiy acquitted