Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-15
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George b. Peters, Jr., Of Bolivar,
Tennessee, son of DR.. George b. Peters,
who killed General Van Dorm, received
five gold medals at the recent commence
ment at Washington College
A young lady, living near Win
chester, recently saturated her hAndker-
chief with choloroform and placed it to
her nostriis in order to relieve herself
rom exeruciating pains in h face, pro-
duced by neuralgia. She laid down upon
a bed with the bottle, containing the chic
reform, uncorked, and continued to inhale
it until she became 50 supplied that it took
three hours 10 restore her partially from
its pernicious effects. She was finally re-
stored, however, almost from an inevita-
bic death. This should be a warning to
all those wins use these dangerous ex-
pedients.
The Nashville Banner Of Friday
SAYS: In u notice of the election of the
Directors OF the Nashville and Chattanoo-
ga Railroad Company, in yesterdays
issue. the names of Henry CObia, a COM
mission merchant of Charleston, George
W. Wheldon, a banker of Charleston, and
our esteemed friend, John P. King, ESQ,
Director of the Georgia Railroad and
Banking Company, were inadvertently
omitted. The names of two State Direct
! ors we're also omitted, viz: Messrs. Thos.
| II. Caldwell and w. II. Bosom. The old
| officers of the road were re-eleeted-aj just
recognition of their efficient services.
The Brownsville Bee, OF Friday,
saws that Col. Vaughan, President of the
| Brownsville and Dyer County Railroad,
is now on a tour of inspection along the
route recently surveyed, preparatory to
the commencement of work upon The
road. Work, in a short time, will be
commenced on both ends of the road.
our Padueah friends are hard at work
getting things all right on their end of the
line. Paducah, always alive to her in
~terests, is doing all in her power to secure
| the sDeedy construction of this road. We
are assured by Colonel Vaughan and the
friends of this enterprise, that its pros
/ poets of success are now most fiattering
and certain. and we look for its compile
/ ton in six or eight months. In our next
we will notice the enterprise more fully.
The Union and american of Friday
saws: The safe at the Methodist Publish
ing House was robbed of S155 at ; O'Clock
Yesterday morning. Detective Larry
RYAN was employed at 7 o'clock to ferret
out the matter, and if possible to appre-
bend the thief. Having made a thorough
examination of the safe lock, he came to
| the conclusion that il had been opened by
an ~inexpert hand, and that no one cOuld
have known anything abOut it save VIM.
Pitcher, colored, the porter. Detective
RYAN went to hunt up that dusky indi-
yidual. Pitcher lodged him and endea-
vored TO escape observation, hut without
avail. Pitcher asked why he had been
arrested, when Detective Ryan kindly
informed him that it was for making too
free a use of other peoples property.
| Pitcher finally confessed the crime, and
| $40 of the money was recovered. He
was then taken to the wOrkhOuse to await
Investigation. Detective Ryan only con
sumed one hour in working mp the case.
The McMinnvilIe Nec Era of
Thursday saws: On last Monday morning
at about 10 o'clock, an efOr, to commit a
rape upon the personofMrs. Cox, recently
from the North, and now living about two
miles from u town, was attempted bv a
negro man under the following circum-
stances: Mr.. Cox had gone to mill, and
had left the house but a short time, when
his wife went into the garden 10 gather
potatoes for dinner. When she returned
TO the house and entered the door she was
seized by some negro man, who had Sc
GREETED himself near the door, her bonnet
drawn over her face, and an attempt made
to violate her person. Mrs. Cox screamed,
which brought to her assistance the house
dog, which attacked the negro; and in the
scutfie between Mrs. Cox, the faithful dog
and the demon negro, Mrs. Cox succeeded
in escaping, ran 10 a neighbours house
near by, and gave the alarm. Search was
commenced Immediately for the negro,
and by Tuesday morning three arrests had
been made. Tuesday evening two of
them. being able TO prove an abb, were
released; and the third, sam Smelling, be-
ing unable TO give a satisfactory account
of himself was committed 10 Jail, and a
further examination of his case is to be
had to-day Wednesday ut I O'Clock. We
understand Mrs. Cox has identified Sam
AZ the negro who committed the onense.
This is the 9Th or sixth attempt at rape
that has been committed in IA commu-
nifty within the past two or three months.
There are nc less than fouF negFoes DOW in
Jail charged with the oflenseg and one vas
killed by Mr.. George Meade in Icing
captured.