Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-04
LOCAL cHRoxoLoGY.

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among the events that occurred IN Mem
phis during the year 1868:
JANUARY.
1 Grand mass meeting of tbs Con
servaiivee, addressed by leading orator
cf the city.
/ 2.-Mnnieipal eleetion-M Mr. Leftwicl
chosen Mayor.
3-Grand celebration Of Conservativ
victory.
17.-Judge Leonard, OF the Pfobat
/ Court. knocked down by Mr.. Somerville
TIE Judge drew pistol, and afterwaTd
| caused an attachment 10 be Issued TO
! Somerville snd J. J. Dubose on charge Q
contempt OF court.
is Michael Connell shot dead with ,
pistol in the hands Of John Wintaas, oI
Main, near Washington street.
"A -Fracas in Criminal Cohrt roon
daring session. Pistol fred in the melee
and ex Street Commissioner TEN AAlolt
dangerously wounded IN the side.
25.-John COsgr0ve arrested, ehargsS
with firing the shot that struck Maloz,
in the eauIt room.
27,-Tam Malone died OF his wounds.
z9.-E. II. Dashiel shot his son Ton
with pistol inf ciirg . wound .0n
which he died lew hours atterwaT -.
FEBRUARY.
"a French woman living on Jni0u
avenue, two ard half miles ho.l thf
city, rsvished by two negroes.
l2.-Jsck Winters shoots John Gun
nlnghaol, on Msin street twice with q
pistol, iuhietiDg dangerous wounds.
10 Large Conservative mesiiDg.
Io.-Desih Of John Cunningham, shot
by Winters.
PA man named Mccormack A.
rested on q charge Of attempting to as
s4ssinste woman named Weleh, by
shooting her through a window in the
head with pistol. This occurred il
P,rch.
27.-Small house on corner OF bIosby
street and Winchester avenue destroyed
by fire.
MARCH,.
7.-EIection for county officers. Rali-
cei ticket elected, with exception OF J as
tice Kisrnsn.
l0.-Three buildings destroyed by fire
OF Jets rsgn street, Gel0w Third.
ll.-Col. Galway and J. n. Campbell
eoaa mitted by Judge Hunter for con-
tempt OF Court
Is -Messrs G4llawsy and CAMPBELL
discharged by Municipal Court, under
wflt or he bsa5 corpus, on their own re-
cogniz4noss john Gear, policeman,
shot in the leg s few days previously,
died Of wound.
Is Tom. Porter, leader Of The "Macs-
erels," shot dead by Police-otficaF CIiE-
ten, while attempting to escape fr0Ua
custody.
IL Criminal Court adjourned TO April,
bece use, IS el'egcd bY Judge Hunter, its
processes AMI judgments could not be en-
forced,in consequence Of ibellous aud Sc
ditious publications receiving The sane
tiou OF 3 large portion Of the community.
lo.-Tbree story brick tuildiGg on the
corner OF Vance and CaUssy streets de-
str0ysd by fire.
2S.-Fire on Main street, (Rce d En-
gePs) between Jefferson and Adams.
Loss 525. Geo.
q -Ooe-stOry building 102 Front
stree, destroyed by fire. Loss, $1,000.
IS -Ihree-stOry brick provision store
ot Mclean q Monaghan, OF corner OF
tHerson aud Promenade streets, de-
'troyed By fire. Loss, SO. 900,
APRIL.
NEGRO named Henry Taylor
shot dead by M. Guest in set Of stealing
from the store OF the latter.
4-R2w Of tenement buildings IN
North Memphis, near Navy Yard, de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, SS000
I4.-Shooting Gifray between four ne
sroes aEditwu policemen. One negro and
policeman SWEET slightly wounded
Ssfe OF 3. u jcco, corner Of Maia snd
Adams, b.ogn open and robbed oi about
$1,000.
1S.-Mr. Wm. Hundhouse and BTrs.
Apple shot and dangerously wounded,
)n Adams street, between Main and
Front, by Henry Buttenberg.
20.-Dsath Of Mr.. Hundhouse, shot by
26. Mr. Podesta shoats and kills a ne-
gro thief IN the act Of burglariousiy en-
leIing his grocery store, at the corner Of
Madison and Second,
q. Opening day Of spring races -
Burglars enter store Of Mr.. Murphy, on
second street, and shOat ana beat him
nearly to death Terrible aFray
among deck hands Of steamer Bslie
Memphis; one was msrtslly cut with
kni,e.
MAY.
1.-Gen. J. w. Smiths nose pulled by
Dr.. Dixon.
ll.-Atffay between two negroes one
slightly wounded and theothsF shot dead.
24.-J ohm Curtin shot fatally by JOS.
Bushmsn, boy, for knocking Down
ster OF the latter, nesF Fair grounds.
25.-MssOn Hyde, Clerk of Municipal
Court, died suddenly cf sppop'exy.
70 M j. Ntcks, b q elected Presi-
lent OF the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad.
80 Great FIRE at northeast eorner Of
Ehir6 and Adams streets, DESTROYING
nearly g quarter Of = square. Five
horses burned to death, and loss esti-
mated at $1,000.
JUNE
2.-Negrc man instantly killed by
tray bullet ia All Rffray between Two
RhiTe men.
s Judge Waldran, Of the Municipal
Court, charges the grand jury, accusing
he Police Commissioners OF embs2zlipp
he public funds and appFoprieting them
o their own use. He dem 4nds full in
7estigatIon. Officers Perry and White
II second district have terrible afTrsy
With negro burglars and are both severely
FoundSd Five negroes arrested, one OF
whom was wounded.
o. ne Houy OF MISS Gfuper, who
lroWned herself recovered and buried.
S Negro named Lloyd Blown shot
lead with gun in the hands OF his
'rotaer in-lsw, Gilbert Fenner.
II -Dsath of Capt. Perry 0i
he Second District polics, shot in an AZ.
ray with negro burglars.
Z5.-Littie son of ThOs. Ryan drowned !
While bathing at the eulvert on the bsveu.
lear Winchester Cemetery.
IA desperate named Ringweld |
ataiiy shot by police officer while at |
empting to rescue a prisoner. John |
Kelly dangerously wounded ty g pis- /
OF shot irom Detective Garrett, who is /
discharged on ground Of self defense.
JULY.
I-Organizalion of the Fur. Fin and |
feather Club, for the protection of
sme.
3.-Anray between Deputy Constable |
schroeder and Deputy Constable Jericho, |
which the latter was shot dead by the |
primer.
4-Negro named Ford fatally shot
Fhlle IN bed in his own house. Ford's
wife evidently party to the murder
ames Penn, private watchman in q
dain street establishment, fell down
Iatchway.
9.-A young married man nsmed
'owman, living at corner Of Tennessee
no south streets, commits suicide, Civ
az no reason save that he was "tired of
fe.n
ll.-Demooratic Club Of shelby Coan-
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