Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-11
WAR IN AFRICA.
The "Brudderin and Slstern" Of TOnCray
Church on the Rampage.

Our readers will remember that a short
time ago there was a little paragraph in
the APPEAL about the "Rev'd" John
Brown and Toncray Church. This para
graph called forth a card from three or
four darkies, who denounced the said
reverend and declared him out of the
church. This card was in turn replied TO
by Brown, who declared that he was the
lawful pastor of the TODcTay congrega-
ton, having received a decree in ehancery
to that effect. Here the matter
ended 50 far as we knew, and
we supposed that the troubles in the fold
had been amicsbly adjusted. Such APP
pears not to have been the case, however,
aud on visiting the Adams street station
house last evening, we learned the sequel
to and elimination Of the affair. On the
docket we found the names Mahsly
Brown and Button Brown, charged with
carving concealed weapons, and disor-
Derby conduct. The prisoners had Just
been brought in and were sitting on the
bench. On questioning them as to the
nature of the offence, we learned that the
throubles at TOncray, instead of having
subsidized had increased, and at last culmi-
mated last evening in open war.
Mahaly's statement Is that, under the
decree of the court spoken of, b two
coQtending factions of the church had ar
ranged for one 10 occupy the church for
purposes Of worship Tor wash-Wp, as she
expressed it,, in the morning, and the
other in the afternoon. FOR the past
three or four Sundays the faction opposed
10 the Browns, and who had the building
in the morning, had shown a disposition
not to give it up in the afternoon. Last
SUNDAY yesterday week they even went
so far as to threaten to pitch the parsOn
and his adherents out Of the windows If
they undertook to "wash-SP" there
again.
But the Brownies were grit, and were
not TO be bluffed by threats, and yester-
dav afternoon were duly on hand TO hold
meeting. On arriving at the tabernacle,
they found the rival congregation singing
and praying away at a great rate, and ap-
parently with not the slightest idea of
giving up the ship. The appearance OF
Parson Brown was the signal for a storm
of Kisses, grOans, etc, and in q moment
all was in anuprOar. Like a prudent man,
seeing a squally time ahead, and noticing
that but few of his adherents were around,
he made a rapid movement to the rear and
got out of danger as quickly as possible.
Not 50 Mahsly, his loving spouse. and
Button. They, along with Hester Cock
reIl and another true and trusty bench
man, de6ed the combined powers of
darkness" and made fight. They were
soon Overpowered, however, and hustled
out, receiving numerous applications of
number e~leventeen boots in their rear as
they ''gOt." In the process of hustling
them out, one of The Observation-Disclosures
Clark by name-found out that Mahaly
and Button were armed, and forthwith
gave the alarm. A scatteratiOn ensued,
amid which the police appeared,
n on the complaints of the scared
darkies arrested Mshaly and Button
and took them to the lookup.
On searching them there the police took
from Mahaly a seven shooter, and from
Button a savage looking raZSr-the true
Niger weapon now a-days.
Forfeits we're put up for them, and they
were allowed to depart. The case will be
Investigated this morning, and WI look
for some rich scenes in the Recorders
Court.
PRICE our Housekeeping Goods, less
than any D in the city.
A. SEESSEL & SON.
NEW attractions in B. LOwenstein &
Bros silk tomorrow.