Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-30
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era HELENA CORRESPONDENTS.
HELENA, Jan. =, is66.
hts appeal The Bart Able touched al our
wharf lsst might on her down trip from Mem
phls. This boat Is one % the flStest-Ve mean
Ia the ssRze OF swifJness-and safest boats on
The Western waters. and is. per oonsequ quence
o favuriJe with the travelling public. She was
favored, however, on the IMP in quest on with
s distiuquished representative Of the light I'm
gsrei sentry, whose presence her polite Officers
sud alarmed passengers, would have most vii
Ilugly dispensed with. 10 seems that a iashily
dressed parsonage whose name We could mol
ascertain, OF rather bil-ee appearance and for
eIEn air got aboard OF the Bart Able al Memphis
yesterday. During the ensuing night. when the
clearer cousCieuc-d portion OF the Passengers,
among whom were Commodore Montgomery,
lzse of the exc. :. Navy. and Gen. \. 3. For
nest. were c0uuing The effects Of
Natures sweet rest1rer. balmy sleep
This same galIy dressed gent effected an entrance
1uto tl-e state room occupied by Commodore
montgomery snd ms lady. The quick ear OF
Ms Montgomery detected the burglar before
ne had time to carry out the object Of his un-
welcome visit. whatever that might have been,
ss.sd ne made hasty and uncereInonious exit.
IEsssusd=d, doubtless, with his failure, he
shortly sft-rwaris tried another state room, the
one Immediately contiguous TO THAI occupied I
tv The Commodore. Mrs. Motgomery again de-
recred tie nolse made 10y this worshipper Of
Tie very s,ltC ming hour Of night when church.
yards vawu and graves give mp their dead |
and arousiuz lie Commodore sent him after /
The thief The Comm odOre entered the adjoin- I
ing ststeroom. found end collared aud dragged /
forth ile midnight monster, and turned him /
over 70 The tender nercLes OF the bosts' mate, 1
who gave him an old fashioned aud highly /
invteoratiIg punishment IL is said EHng- 4
karoo Court was organized, a jury enpanened, |
The accused tried, found guilty, and sentenced I
10 work for Ten days on the Mississippi levee I
Gen Forrest being appointed special deputy f.
sber1T 70 execute the Judgment Of the court.
A sad and fatal occurrence happened last /
night. disturbing the general quiet OF our /
orderly little city, and filing the minds Of our I
citizens wit horror As Mr. J. 7. Ramsay, one I
OF the proprietors OF the variety livery stable,
yrzs sitting by- his ireside Immediately after
returning home from his daily duties, he vas
aroused bv cries OF distress proceeding from his
wife and little boy. who had just left him 70
enter one or the sleeping apartments OF the
house. Upon fastening o. the room ne louho
his little boy ErruEglingu 10 aetaln big negro gel
low ~ ho threw The b05- Of and burned cat OF the
house NJ. Ramsay gave pursuit calling loudly
for assistance which was promptly rendered by
Two colored soldiers Of the FIfty-siEth United
states Colored Infantry, on duty here These
men came 20 the rescue with right good will
and quickly pursued the fugitive. whose name
ls Robert Hall. and who has been Tor about two
months de5erter from the Fifty-siEth Reg1-
ment United States Colored Infantry, Company
B. one Of the soldiers gaining upon Hall i'm
prudently closed with him. upon which Hail
turned and gave him a fatal wound with large
bowie knife with which he vas armed. The
second soldier followed and also closed in upon
Hall, who turned ana stabbed him also. both
these men died of th. wounds 4eoeivei last
night u Is said that q third party, not a sol
dier but 2 citizen negro, who endeayOred 10 ar
res1 This desperado has also died from wounds
received during the attempt 70 arrest him. Han
Is stI al large. having banied every effort OF the
military % secure hinl- Col. Benzoni, com
nsading the Finy-sixth Regiment, has very
properly offered a reward OF one hundred dol
Jars for the apprehension OF the fugitive.
Han, 10 seems, entered Ar. Romsays house
for The purpose of robbery. He had opened
trunk. the contents Of which were scattered
about the room, but wss fortunately surprised
before ne approp pristed anything. This sad af-
fair has ELECTED much feeling, and great sym
rathy for tue victims OF the assassiu's knife, j.
felt By our co,umuuity a. large. These men
were In the performance Of duty incumbent
upon the citizen and soldier allke-namely, the
10 arrest criminal, sad their death
is depl0red by every man In our elig, il Is
hoped that Han viii be caught soon, and th5
punishment hr 80 richly deserves dealt cut
70 him.
For the last few evenings our city has been
sntsrtslued by the Cary Troupe," q corps Of
followers Of the Comic Muse We have had 50
little Of rue drama in Helena that we accept As
q boon almost any presentation OF tie buskiu,
and can listen patiently 20 ' Periwig-pated
fellow tear 81 passion 10 tstters, % very
rags, 10 split the ears of the ground-lings'
The -troupen hes some merit snd are Infinitely
better than no troupe al all There is a lauda-
tls issis hereabouts for theslrieais, and We
would suggest 20 some able COPS drGEuafill,s the
city Of Helena as q field wherein they could
reap golden hsrNests. or what is better stili the
by the young men Of Helena of "a
dramatic association. This latter, on dA is
probable. Our city slowly smerges from the
war chaos The military have csmpleted or
nearly completed tie big gap in the leyee lal-
fuediaiely below the city. and the city authori-
.-s are taking steps 20 complete the work ts tie
mills north Of Helena This done, We yiil De,
for some lime AZ least, independent oi u3e
Father Of Waters, Rud may laugh al the suei-
Ifr.e waves ofthe Mississippi. We are fortunate
10 having an efficient aBd vigiignt Mayor who
ever has the Interest Of the city az heart, D1.
Grants reelection % the Chief MagisiEaey
OF Helena shows the appreciation which our
people have .ar a competent and houesi llsSis-
trate Dr. Grant is supported b. good eiiy oiil-
oers and an elective police, snd We must eN-
pect sucoess f11m their united action, Two
Hrf.Hn han
been erected rs Mr. Fighter, whose public en-
tsrpriss deserves praise. our friend, John
smith. la5t the original John. has reversed the
provsrb that -old things have passed away
Tor he has converted old things into new, there
I.v r-rpetualing them, and has created Two
very respectable and comnodous stOIehou-ss
OUT VI old materials with fair sprinkling of
new. very much 10 the Improvement OF the
lower end Of Main stTeet- These houses VIII
soon be- ready S5r tenants. We hear Of many
other Improvements ia contemplation which
We hope viii be- speedily carried inte effect
0ur city press deserves q notice, eH passa'',
Tles. stls-a StlFd edited by Col. @. x. Under
wool is ss beautiful iu typographical e1ecu-
rl0u O. 10 b. rlch editorial matter galersl lt-
ersIure and news whils the W-sisrs Ciari9H,
under tie guidance o. our mend, Capt Whee-
lock sparkIes with wit nampr neEs and sound
HEl4ae Z al AAafl many
boih these Journals make their appearance
oaily. OF ar leusr tri-,reeKly Helena osghf aud
~ believe ,9aIl. HpoIt two good dailies csrfes
Ger -urp0r' a- many o. Esekiie-. Try %, ses-
tleusu
Our city churches we've ail injured during the
war injured iu their physical structure and
moral organization. The Episcopal Church is
the least iulured ~ any OF the others aud q Is
real pleasure, lldl pendent OF It's spiritusl in
nuenees, 20 attend Divine worship within its
clean ard comfortable walls. The Rev. Mr.
Hackett Is pastor Of this church Tie Bap-
tist Church, OF which fhe Rev lr. BarzsIaIe is
pastor, has a goodly Hgmb-r OF members
aud has regular Hsetings q its congregation.
II suffered much mure than the Episcopal
church during the struggle for .-soa,heru indie
t.sudenee. /" Ia pilysiesi psiat OF view. It pos
IS & minister q untiring eHsIgy ana zsal,
msn Of talent and purity, aue must s1oa pat
on new robes aud flourish s. green bay tree !
o-r Methodist friends have nne brick edi-
r-s. which. II improved internally by paint,
and the erection Of proper pews, would be- one
Of lie best houses OF weFsiiR in the county Of
Pfiuips. 7gle Rev Nj, Ro5erts 3 ths Resident
sasfor Of ttis eiiurch The membeH OF the
,-a-hsie church haNs tha satisfaction Of wor-
rhsBrfng iu D neat and colHtgriapis litif edi- |
nee Th.s ehgsah is in q prosperous cohdl-
uan. and has IN ihs Be-, Mr. Gogan 8 iai'ilial 4
and inielileeui pastor.
The Olc school Presbyterian and the Cum
berland Churches have both Church buildings 4
in tie city. hut We are uuacqualnted with the /
gentlemen In change OF these denominations /
GBus our CirislaH ac3 heneuolsnf friends 81 the I
AsErh wA Sc tlat thl 'reiies" are not I'M 4
mindful q Chriz;isuiIy, and Hill plessersmem-
Der while they age caiumn,suRg Us, that we 90 1
10 Church occasionally y they VIII have us
ys5sts, Del 10 be religious rebels, fhas ngy % I
T1olliy thsiE christl0E bisatrv
We are having bvautifal weather.
CICILIAN /
la The proposed amendment 10 the
Louisville City Charter has been defeated
in the Kentucky Legislature.
r. Il is reported that a vigilance
committee Of one hundred men has been
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