Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-06

sre Etiil missing and sre supposed to be
turied under the wreck. Some seventy
are more or less wounded, forty-four Sc
gersly. The fourth oaTTisge was IA first
class one, where the officers of the de-
tacbment andsOme civilians we're seated.
fG was broken to pieces, but its inmates
escaped unhUrt. Strange to say, with
the exception of a brskesman, none of
the servants OF the company received the
slightest injury"
The following executions are ara
nounced TO take place this month:
A negro named William +. Foster will
be hanged ia Baltimore next Friday.
F-ster Killed a eOlored woman named
Emeli0e Parks. in September last,
WNli-n II Green viii be hanged in
LiicbGe,d, Connecticut, on FrIdsy Of
this week, for poisoning his wife.
WhaleB, the murderer Of Thomas
darcy McGee, will pay the penalty Of
his crimei ia Ottawa, Canada, pa the lotB.
John Hasg vial be hanged IN Roohes-
ter, New York, on the 18Th.
Kate johnson, the murderess, vas SEN
fenced 20 be hanged in Buffalo, on the
18th.
James Peter Phillips, for killing his
wife, will be hanged ia Richmond, Nlr-
Einia, on the 18Th.
At the same time and place 8 oOlcr6d
girl named Sally Anderson, viii be baUg-
ed tor incsndisrisUl.
john McCsns viii be deprived OF his
life by hanging, on the 18Th, in Chester
Geld county, Virginia, for horse tsaling
The crime was msde a capital CisDse By
the Legislature of Virginia last winter,
and this will be the first execution under
that law.
A man named WOoley viii be executed
in Monmouth County, New Jersey, on
the 24Jh, for the murder Of HartshorHe
Fleming.
Indian Commissioner Taylor, Ger.
Terry and Col FsppaD, Of the Indian
Peace Commission, are ia the city 81
p~veaent, BnS the other members o. the
board are expected. The Washington
correspondent OF Inc New York Times
saws Of this commission: "a strong
effort will be msde to induce Congress to
pass such measures and make such APP
propristions IS are deemed necessary 10
enable the commission to carry out its
policy for the civilization and welfare Of
the Indians. II the event Of failure 20
secure the result, they will recommend
that the Indian Bureau be transferred
from the Interior 10 the Wal Depart
ment, ss, in the opinion Of the commits
sion, military law is better than no law"
The New York NelUs tells OF the
arrest OF 3 woman by the name of Mrs.
Mary A.. GateWOo0, respectfully con
nected in New Orleans, who, afflicted
with kleptOmania, robbed two mIiiiners
In New York 3 few days since. Sac Tas
followed TO her FesideBce in Washington
place and there sEEssted. At this she
showed some emotion, but asked fer q
- ~aaa-Hzz wwHunn- Ah- "amH rm-
stairs, Detective Vaughan following at q
distance, and entered the water cioset.
Shortly after she entered Vaughan heard
q rushing sound as of water, and IS IL
continued, ne pulled open the door. Ms.
GstewOOd was ieanibg against the Hat
a large stream OF blood rushing from her
throat, a razor in her hand, quite DEAD.
The London correspondent Of the
Times says that ne saw in London, the
other day, 8 handful inviting the bur
glars, thieves, and ticket-Of leave men Of
the vicinity to attend a lecture on Prison
Life, by Jerry Burke, 8 converted thief,
whoshs dbeen in every prison but n in
the metropolis. There are bands Of CON
verted prize-fghteTs, and Niger min
strels, who go about holding revival
meetings in the English manufacturing
districts. The most popular is q con-
verted Niger minstrel, VINO sings rous-
ing revival hymns, with banjo acoOmpa-
nimeBts, which are ~applaUded and en-
cored by sdmiring crowds. At times
this brothers. zeal pushes him into 3 short
hslIeIUjs an breakdown, which has a great
after which they unite in prayer.
"A womsn by the name of McCu'-
Tough, cursed with 8 tbriftless husband,
lately left her home in Rochester, y. Y, |
to sell sewing machines for q living.
her absence q young wOma by
the name of Barber was hired to care for
her four children, one OF them an infant.
1t seemed this child was more trouble
some than Barber hargsined for, 50 she
cody put IL on the floor, danced the life
out Of il, snd then held its hands
on q red hot stove until nearly burned
of, under which il fl ,ctiOn the poor thing, |
il is needless to say, expired. The 6eno
been arrested and held IN a charge OF
murder. l