Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-27
CHRISTMAS INCIDENTS.
TIVE White Men and Two
Negroes Shot.
ANOTnFR POmCENAN ATTAOKED.
A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS.

Between II and / O'Clock, pm, a DIS
~turuance took place at McMahoni
saloon, on Main street, near the Overton
James Calvin, John McGrinn n Ton
CoRnell were Of the party. officer Fen
ton, who had just quelled u difficulty
between Pat, Council, a hack driver
and q negro, entered the saloon, anC
ordered the quaTellers out of the house
Going out upon the pavement, one o.
them knocked Fenton down, aud be
was badly beaten and had his mace
taken from him. Rising, he attempted
to draw his revolver, but was anticipated
by Calvin, who fired, but missing Fen
ton, the ball struck a German boy named
Joseph ShelleB, inftcting a serious II not
fatal wound Over the eye, from which
the brain is said TO have OOzed. FentOn
fired and slightly wounded Calvin in the
left arm. Calvin fired a second and a
third shot, striking FentOn, the ball
passing through the left lung and lOdg-
ING uesr the shoulder blade. He fell,
aud the others hurried away. A large
crowd collected, attracted by the firing,
and among them several policemen, who
Immediately started in pursuit Of the
| offenders. Calvin and McGrinn were
sOon arrested and lodged in the Adams
street Stationhouse. COnneli was ar
rested yesterday morning, Fenton was
first taken to the S~tationhouse, but was
removed to his residence in Chelsea. It
was Thought that he could not possibly
recover. Shellen is reported dead. The
examination, before squire Hall, will
take place to-day.
About half past 5 pm. a negro youth
named John FergusOn, was shot IN the
thigh, II the junction Of Beal and Tur-
lev streets. He Immediately fell, and
before he could be removed from the
center OF the street a large pool Of blood
had flowed from his wound, and his boot
was filed with blood. He was shot by q
white man named James Monroe, who
was taken 10 the Causey Street Station
house. FergusUn's recovery was deemed
improbable az first, as it was Thought an
artery had been severed, nut DR.. Baker
on examination, found if not dangerous.
He appeared TO be between seventeen
and twenty years old. Monroe came
very near being mobbed by the negroes.
A negro lad named BascOm Diggs,
about twelve years old, was shot in the
alley running from Third, between
Madison and Court streets. The ball
entered the forehead over the right eye,
and produced almost instant death. He
was in the employ of Miles owen, Esq,
as q house servant and at the time was
playing with a boy named Emanuel
Sezur, who had q pistol, and through
carelessness the weapon was discharged
with the fatal result already described.
a number Of sensation stories were speed
iiy circulated, but the above are thought
to present the facts.
A negro named McDufiie shot himself
in the hand 0n Beal street above DsSoto,
while he was flOurshing a pistol in a
grocery, Just beyond the bayou bridge.
About daylight Bill Johnson, a well
known character, was accidentally shot
Dut not dangerously wounded ia the face,
near the-m0uth of Wolf river. he
would not tell vino shot him, and thought
himselftO blame.
A lad named Harmon was shot and
slightly wounded by Jake Byers, at the
OF Front ana OvertOu streets, be-
tween ten and eleven O'Clock am. Jake
not have intended it, but if not,
should nave been nor careful.
A littb son of Mr.. Halle, the teacher,
Slightly injured by an explosion Of
Uowder with which ne and another boy
playing.
A negro boy on South street was minus
a finger through the fundamentally OF Il
companion who amused himself by firing
fixed ammunition during the afternoon.
About seven o'clock pm. a negro boy
named Denton had his cheek grazed by a
Roman candle, which caused him to yell
with pain AMI fancy his final hour had
come, as the wound bled freely.
Several OF the denizens of Happy Val
ley incurred slight damage from the in
discreet management Of firearms and
other explosives.
On Tuesday evening, about 7 o'clock,
Jacob FOgg colored, while standing on
The corner Of DeSOtO aud GRyosO streets,
struck by a ball, which broke the
.arEer bone near the elbow, the result of
careless firing and n loaded cartridge.
A crowd Of negroes st the corner Of
and Shelby streets, were as noisy
As blackbirds in spring. Two of them
lBd engaged IN q tisticuf 10 settle the
merits Of Fitch and Beecher,
and the matter had not been determined,
md they were encouraged TO fight it
)ut by their respective paTtisans, when
hey were interrupted by Policeman
Mcfarland, when The crowd moved off
.Uward the bluff, between Beal aud
Linden, followed by Mcfarland, who
attempted TO disperse it. A DEM
}nstratiOn was made toward the officer,
who was attacked by 4 negro named
sam. Gibbs, and received several severe
,OntusiOns on his arm while warding off
4 club. He vas in imminent peril,
when the captain Of the Victor and part
the crew came to his rescue. Sam.
Tibbs, VIM. BrittOn and Sam. Riley, the
,in~g-leaders, were arrested and taken to
he statiOnbouse, to be examined yes
.erdsy afternoon.