Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-01
9 oHnoxoAoGY.

From our files We eo0dense aud c3ssts
Ia regular order the most important
among the events that occurred In Mem,
phis during the year 1868:
JANUARY.
I-G-and mass meeting Of the Con-
s-tvaii cs, addressed 10y leading orators
Of the city.
2.-MuaieipRl eIection-Mr. Leawich
chosen Mayor.
8-Grand celebration OF Conservative
victory.
I7.-Judze Leonard, Of the Probate
Court. knocked down by Mr.. Somervilie.
The Judge drew s ristoi, and afterwards
caused 81 attaehmeDt TO be issuad for
! Somsrvilie and J. J. Dnbose OF charge Of
contempt Of court.
IS -dieh@ei Connell shot dead with 3
pi-,ol II the hands OF joan Winters, on
SfSin, rear Washington street.
p -Fraess in Criminal Court room
during session. Pistol fired ia the melee,
and ex Street Commissioner Tom Malone
dangerously wounded Ia the side.
25.-John Cosgrove arrested, charged
win firing the-shot that struck Malone
in the court Foom.
27.-Tam Malone died OF his wounds.
29.-E. III. Dsshisl shot his son Tom
with 8 pistol, irfiieting q wound from
which he died 3 few hours afterwards.
FEBRUARY.
5.-A French woman living on Union
avenue, two and 3 half miles from the
city, rRvished by two negroes.
l2,-JGck Winters shoots John Cum
ninghsm. on Msia street. twice with q
pistol, irhictiDg dangerous wounds
IS Large Conservative meeting.
IS.-Death Of John Cunningham, shot
by Writers.
2I.-A man Esmsd Mccormack ar
rasted on u charge O: attempting TO as
ssssiuate . oma named WEIGH, by
shooting her through 3 window In the
head WDh 3 pistol. This occurred in
Prch.
27.-Sn&ll hOuss on corner OF Mostly
street and Winchester ayenne destroyed
y ire.
MARCH.
Election for county officers. Radi-
g! ticEet elected, with exception Of JUS
tee Herman.
D.-Thrae buildings destroyed by fire
OF Jefferson street, below Third.
II.-C0i. Galloway and J. NJ. Campbell
committed by Judge Hunter for CON
tempt Of Court
1S-Messrs GslisWay and Campbell
discharges BY Municipal Court, under
writ Of b2bess e0Fpus, or their own re-
cognizz1ces.-john Gear, policeman,
shot 10 tLs leg a few days previously,
died Ct wound.
/ 5-Tca. Porter, leader OF the "Maek-
sreIs," shot dead by Police-Cficer Gin
ton, while attempting TO escape from
eustcag,
17.-Cfimlnai Court adjourned TO April,
because, IS slieged by Judge Hunter, It's
processes and Judgments could not be en-
forced in Consequence OF Ibellcus and &C.
dis:0es publications receiving the ssuc-
tfcu ofs large potion - 5hs community.
1s.-rhTee story briek building ga Ihe
corner o. Vance and Csusey streets de-
stroytd by IRE.
2&.-aire on Main street, Rice G En-
GELS between Jefferson aud Adams,
Loss E25, Geo.
q -Oae-sto-y holding 1O2 Front
street, destroyed by fire. LOSS, $1,000.
- -ThEee-siosy brick provision store
of McLeg2 l. Monaghan, on corner OF
Jefferson ami Fromep&de s~tEeets, de-
ztroyed ~ fire. Loss, $50 600,
APRIL.
Nero named Henry Taylor
shot dead by NJ. Guest In act Of stealing
from the store CT the latter.
4-Epw Of tenement buildings 10
North Memphis, near Navy Yard, DE-
slr0yed by ere. A3ss, 500.
IA-Sh0Otiug ARRAY UstReen Jour ne
qr1es asd:two pJiicemen. One negro sad
policeman SWEET slightly wounded.
SAFE o. B. R5cco, corner Of Main and
AG2sas, blown open and robbed Of about
1900.
1S-Mr. VIM. Hundhouse and Mrs.
Apple shot and dangerously wounded,
on Adams street, between Main and
Front, BY Henry Gutenberg.
20-Death Of Mr.. Hundhouse, shot by
ButtenbsTe,
2G.-btT Rcdesta shoots and kills s ne
gro thief in the Get OF burglaEi0usly en-
teTiBg his grocery store, ct the cOFneF OF
Madison and Second.
~ Opening day OF spring races
Burglars enter store Of Mr.. Murphy, on
Second street, and shoot and beat him
neatly 10 death Terrible sffray
snong deck hands OF steamer Belle
Memphis; one was mGrtslly eat with a
kBis
NAY.
Cen. J. W. Smiths nose pulled by
Dr., DiEon.
. 1L-Ahcay between two negroes; one
1ttGtlktE MOADAEA dlu AAC0NAAEt a1Ot AN6Gs
24.-John Curtin shot fatally by Jos.
Bushmsn, 4 boy, for knocking down
Of the latter, near Fair grounds.
25.-Mss0B Hyde, Clerk of Municipal
Court, died suddenly Of eppop!exy.
23-M- J. Wicks, Esq, elected Presi-
dent OF tho Memphis end Charleston
Railroad.
30.-Geest fire ct northeast corner OF
laird and Adams streets, destroying
nearly 8 qusrter Of 3 square. Five
horses burned 10 death, and less esti-
msted at tl5 O00.
JUNE.
Negro mar Instantly killed by q
stray blliet IN an ARRAY Estgeen two
white man.
3 Judge Waldran, Of the Municipal
Court. ca sTges the grand jury, accusing
the Police Comm issiOneTs Of embeZzliDg
the public funds and sppropristiDg them
TO their own use. He demands 3 full in
vestigation.-Oficers Perry and White
OF second district have a terrible ARRAY
with negro burglars and are both severely
wounded. Five negroes arrested, q OF
whom was wounded.
5.-The body of Miss Gruper, who
drowned herself, recovered and buried.
S-Negro named Lloyd Brown shot
dead With 8 qua In the hands of his
brother iu-l&W, Gilbert Fenner.
l2-Dasth Of Capt, Perry Of
ths Second Dstrics police, shot ia an az
fray wiki negro burglars.
25.-nittle con Of Th0s. Rysn drowned
while bathing at The cuiyeTt on the bayou,
near Winchester Cemetery.
GA desperate named RingEsld
fatally shot hy 9 police officer whls at
tempting 90 rescue 8 prisoner JOHN
H. Kelly dangerously wounded by s pis-
tol shot IRON DetectiVe Garrett, who is
discharged on ground Of self defense.
JULY.
L.-organizsti oEo Of the " Fur, Fin and
Feather Club, for the protection OF
game.
3.-Ahfsy between Deputy Constable
SCHROEDER and Deputy Constable Jericho,
ia which the tstter was shot dead by the
former.
4.-Negro named Ford fatally shot
,rbsTa Il, bod In bfa aEu houSa Eordlc