Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-30
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FAYETTE, Mo-, January %, 1862.
Is Memuhis Appeal;

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Editors Memphis Appeal;
During my trip to the Northwest, which
mas bsen unexpectedly protrscted, l have
witnessed and experienced very much
that hes greatly interested myself, and
perhaps might have proved Tesdsble to
your thousands OF daily peruseFs, but N y
time has been so thoroughly occupied
that I have found it impossible to indulge
Ghst old cac0ethes scTi6endi which
seemed - bBvs become at one time OF
my life, a sort OF ses0na nature with nle.
I might have eKpGtiaIed upon the won
d5Ifui fertility and promise Of the prairie
5giOn through which l have passed; Of
its Inducements Rnd dTsWbsCks to im-
migration and settlement; Of the rapid
growth Of Council Bulls and Omaha,
and the relative claims and prospects OF
s8Ose lively frontier rivals; OF the Union
Pacific Railway, the eonsummste Won
der aud sWindle Of the century, now
passed its thOusandth mils-pOstj OF the
many towns that have sprung up as if
magic along far reaching thorough ares,
from the embryo Of railroad station
aud basr saloon to cities OF a twelve
month, with full corps Of aldermen and
contract hunters; and OF uuccunted
other p0ints, pisees and particulars that,
alter my long sCjourn in the South,
strike ne vi, b curious ans -ment ss
revisit thSt So recently was fsr-Off from
Jier; but as intimsted above, have not
hRd tue leisure to DO as / would, and
hence my long silence, old friend.
But having at last reached almost the
termination Of nv present travel, and
GuCiug myself this beautiful Saturday
night IN ths 4uietv5t of sli quiet towns,
with nothing on hsnd 20 distract ae, it
has just occurred 10 my mind that little
incident which tr6Dspifed last Saturday
night, just week ago, Ia the Southwest
corner Of Iowa, might not be without its
interest aud suggestiveness TO your read
eFs. / allude 10 the iyIcchi...ses ~ twn
young men 81 Sidney, In Fremont eoup-
ty, ana speak OF iE as "littis Incident
from the fact that human life hiss become
80 very cheap that the hanging of disor-
derry members of society without Judge
or jury, is beginning to be locked upon
IL certain iatitades, as 3 good deal
IL after Of course. Understand me, I do
Dot "Tite in the Interest of mob-law, or
WITH any sympathy for it. 1t may do
very well Ia wild, half organized COM
where statutory protection is
unknown or imperative. Ii may do on
county, Tenn. 4 slight tincture now
snd then might have been wholesome /
in Memphis, ali along the past five yesrs. /
But on general principles, it is objection +.
able; and where public sentiment offers I
no hindrsnce TO the enforcement OF well |
civil law, it is grossly mex 1
cusabie. And how it is that in the State /
Of Iowa such violations Of law and or /
Ger Gan DO perpetrated with scarce a
'roWn OF public FeprObatiOn, while an 1
ordinary deg fight in the city Of Mem I
pnls #ill set the whole Radical herd 70 .
bowling over the re5elliOus South, is .
suggestive proposition.
The facts Of the case sfe these A I
farmer, rCplted honest and ordinarily f.
loo tl5usiye, living st Plum Fl lllOw, six .
miles from SidBey, had dance at his .
house on Thursday night week. His /
l2me was Mian Holloway, q widower,
and the father OF three children. True
10 the instincts OF q generous hospitality
ana the received notions of polite society
q the region Of Plum Hollow, he prOvi-
LED for the occasion ten gallons of whis-
zy; but with 3 delicate discrimination
Known only to polite circles, he omitted
10 Invite 10 his entertainments a couple Of
young men who hovered about that 10
,ahty, and were generally looked upon
- pretty hard esses. These gentlemen
Tere Bill Jackson and Jim Ofton, and
Bill and jim took mortal offsnss at the
sight, and invited themselves. In fact,
hey were heard to say on the previous
lay while at Bartlett, nelghboring sta
ion On the Council Bluffs and st. Joe
Naiiroadi tnst they were bound to go
over 10 HolioWay's and bust upn the
IL ~ arrtww L.
question, the youths, prompt to their
ORn invitation, were early on hand and
1t work. l. seems that they were both,
IS probably was the party generally,
lred up With Hfusel oil,1l
and conducted themselves as men gene.
rally do when under the influence Of this
gentle lubricstor, until finally their con
luct became somewhat checking to SEN
iitiYe tastes, and soon eliminated in this
Wise; jackson invited 3 lady to dance
with HIM. She replied that she would
IF be would behave himself" To this
be rel )ined that mo id woman should
iictate conditions 10 him, and took his
place IN the set, alone. Upon being re-
nonstFstsd with, he drew his revolver,
ma drawing an imaginary circle Ground
Iim with il, Eatd that he had paid for
hat place aud Intended to keep it. At
bis point in the tragedy, 5iiln HollO-
Fsy attempted to elect Jackson from his
siTeu at domain with chair whereupon
)rtOn rushed upon Holloway with
)oWie-knife, Jackson telling him at the
anne time by q tremendous blow with
he butt OF his pistol. At this juneture
Iohn Holloway, 8 brother Of the host,
'anse TO the rescue with q gun barrel,
tFiking 0rtOn over the head with force
enough to knock him senssless, but not
latl the desperate had actually pinned
dinn Holloway to the door with bis
Knife. During this proceeding, VIM.
Jackson, probably concluding that the
lance was sufficiently 'bnsted," re-
Teated in great haste and tolerably good
Fdefs
The result was, that Afinn Holloway
oop breathed his lsst. Orion gradually
evived. Jackson asd TO Nebraska, TO
he arms OF his sweetheart at Weeping
n ater, and was there arrested the next
lay, and en- Friday night both he and
ton were conveyed 70 the county jail
I sidney.
Ga Saturday night, sixty three men
rom Plum Hollow entered the town Of
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