Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-04
a Meeting 90 be Held In Mound
CITY.

A gentleman just from the /" dark auC
bloody gr0uud" acrcss the river, fur
nishes Va, IN terms brief and startling
with Information from toe den Of thteVe!
aud murdeysis Ia Marion whicn slUEl
they viii net stop short o. the utmost
XtrsmCs IN tie yilsiGics and outrsges
which they aTs visiting upon q Gsfencs-
less people.
The statement 70 us is n the efsctthat
for i've successive nights they have Ia
ken from his plaza OF confinement ia The
Jail one OK lhs c.tissus they hold prison.
ers, and, after t2S nocksTy OF
s1me sort Uf iris, shot him to
| death without the lesSt delay or time
for preoavatioE 10 meet the awful change
from tine 60 eternity. Oar informant
Rss able to give the names of bat two of
these unfortunate vict.ms-Dr. Mcksn-
zie and Mr.. John Tlorse. Thu
other tire are probably we'll
known II not prominent Gi5-
liens, but the difficulty Of OhtaiI Tag
Information from = place jealousy
| guarded from the intrusion o. any but
The fris1Gs and sbett0rs Of tie n4iseFe-
snts in possession, and the watch they
place upon the movements of al who
are net OF them, prevented Gu inform
ant from obtaining TIE names Of the
others.
Comment UDCa this r~sd-haaded stroc-
lily Is unnecessary. Every man csn frame,
ia his O6u nliaa, the e-ZecfStisus which
such msrciisss deeds inspire. Bat
the QUESTION necessarily prisas: When
and where II this ~sRtETDal.a Of
outrage and murder - u sister > 2te 20
stop? Far and vide tia black dsAGs are
desClating tue c5uatTy rou1d about Ma
ri0n, anu from other parts 5ftEe country
which osve been turned over T. them 20
run TiOJ ia, the sam5 story c9mes-tEey
lag waste everything before them SID
murder every man tney can lay hands
on IL It Sd please tacm. A. Latest
accounts a body OF Cisy5GI's militia had
taken possession If J~AcEs01p0rS & town
on White river, 5sVenty-siE miles abyre
augusta. o. their dclugs there We have
Yet 10 ScsuUIG tlt OF course mona is
needed. Riot and EiGu6e-i destruction
Of property, insult and Outrage, folio wed
10y Eurder, is the Pi0grsmlle wherever
they so, sEd il is faitbfuiiy carried out
Below VIII be found jAe proceedings Of
. meeting held BY Arkzn-ss Tztagses ia /.
tlis city, and a call Tor a meeting IN
M0uru City lguica We viii slats, Tor the 1
bon-d5 OF tHs distant IesdsT) Is Cl the
side OF The river and fFEm three %
five miles from Marion. TIE object Of
The meeting is stated ia the csll:
AT a meeting CT the refugees rom Ar.
kansas, held az the office OF B5cVn &
on the third instant, Col. D. &. |
CrC55, OF Cross county, AEks-sss, was
chairman, p 3. B. Eskritg57T
ESQ OF Crittenden county, Tzs elected
secretary.
The chairman stated the object Of The
meeting - be f1r consultation upon tue ]
situation N AykaUs97, sad to devise I
geacea5le Des3s for the restoration Of
ana order in that safe.
Alter considerable Discussion, IL wrs I
resolved 20 hold q meeting st Mound
Arsensas, on mex: Tuesday, HEC
the chsisman was directed to eai said
meeting oy advertisement ia the city
pape!s. =
Upon motion, Gel. D. c. Cross wss Rp-
pointed s. committee 10 reQuszt Gel1
Gordon Granger and such clasT Unjred
Officers IS may b. in the city to
attend the meeting
The mseliug YES q lsrge. ore AID, was
attended by taa very best Citiz9us Of 7
Arkansas, lSEge numbers % whom are
in the city, having ned from the
militia.
Tee papers Of the city were requested
to publish the proceedings, and tbe mses-T
Then adj .urlet, 10 meet ct Mound
CITY Oh the SIN iBsisot.
u. c. Cross, Chalrman.
B b. E~sERIOsE, Secretary.
CALL FOR A MEETING OF REFUGEES. /
At - nseji1g Cf The refugees from Ar
ab1u. two hundred 10 number,
ned in Memphis on the 81, It was re-
solved 10 mold public meeting at Mould
City, Critt@-del county, ARK, st y n
Oh tuesday, ta5 ga Day G! January, 10
-sks iUt5 consideration tiie state or sEIirs
IL Arksnsas, sud particularly Ia Critlel-
den county, s1d 70 appoint delegates TO
he Convention 10 bs held az Little Rock
on the 8-h .Is. All persons favorable TO
the "a establishment o'laT and order are
respectfully invited % attend.
DC CROSS, Chairman.
b. B. E-EsIDar, Secretary.