Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-05

chancery court. A confrmstory decree
will be probably be entered to-day rela-
tivs to the sale of the Edgeield and Ksn-
lucky and the McMinnville sud Msnches-
ter railroads.
"Ths Louisville and Nashville railroad
paid into the hands of the comptroller
yesterday $3.50 90 in bonds, as the first
payment on the purchase of the Memphis,
| Clarksville and Iouieville railroad We
understand that the remaining portion of
the 81, zoo, 600, the price at which the
| States interest in the road wss purchased,
! win be held in reserve until the matters
between the road and the government
shall have been adjusted"
THE HGMBLIN HORROR.
It will be remembered that about a
week a most horrible outrage was pe-pe-
| trated near Madison station, Davidson
county-the murder of Mrs Sarah Ham
| bin, the wife of an esteemed citizen of
that neighborhood. Suspicion seemed to
/ point to a stranger, foreigner, who
passed the station the same afternoon.
Officers Watson and Ryan, OF the n ash
vile detective force were detailed to look
after him, and after tracing him for some
! distance along the Nashville and North
| western railrcsd, on Sunday last, by
| information given by them, the suspected
man was csptured in freight car at nion
City, in West Tennessee. With their
rived at Nashville on Tuesday morn
ing, and forthwith drove from the
depot to the ststion-house. A partial ex-
animation was made as to tbs circum.
stances of the arrest, appearance and
conduct of the prisoner. by Justice Ever
EFT, by whom he was sent to jail to awalt
further developments. The name OF the
suspected man, as given by himself, is
Peter Uston, German, who says he has
been in this country but few weeks. AT
the ststion-house, he professed to be un-
able to speak English, and the services of
an interpreter were called into requlsi-
ton. Usion does not deny having passed
through there on the night of the n urder,
saying that be had walked ali the way
from louisville, because he was without
money. A piece of calico, torn evidently
from a females dress, and spool of
thread, were found upon him. There are
distinct traces of blood upon his pants
and shirt, but these, he says, were ooca- |
siooed by his nose bleeding. He Is ap-
psrently between twenty five aud thirty |
years of age, five feet eight inches In |
height, and had on the same clothing worn |
by him when he arrived here last Tuesday |
night. At the Jail he was somewhat
disposed to resist, although hsndcuhsd, |
andthad to be thrust into cell. 1t Is sup |
posed that If Uston was really the guilty |
man, the fact would, yesterday, be so |
room for doubt ss to his identity.
TENNEssEE STATE TEAoHERs' AssoCIA-
TIoN.
The sixth annual session of the Tennes- |
ses State Teachers Association will be /
held in the Capitol, st Nashville, on |
Wednesday and Thursday, the 1st aud I'd /
of November, 1871.
As the subjsct of education is one of
general and vital Importance, In which /
every citizen should fake a deep interest,
the executive committee of the sssocis-
ton cordially invites all members of the
association, snd all friends of education,
snd especially teachers, and officers whose
duty require them to execute the provi-
sions of the school law of the State, TO
meet at the approaching session of the as
socistion for consultation in reference to
promoting the efficiency of our school sys-
TEN, and securing SIS soon AS practicable
the benefits OF common schools to every
county in the State. Topics will be dis
cusssd intimately connected with our
present school system.
The committee earnestly desire such
gathering of the friends Of popular educa-
ton from all parts of the State as will |
tend to wake up q more general interest |
in cause, upon the success of which de-
pends, in great degree, the development
and progress of the best interests Of Ten
uessee.
ducsd rates at the principal hotels iD
Nashville, and the usual reduction will
De msde by the railroads to those attend
ng the association. The programme and
other arrangements will be published ss
soon as completed.
NELL S. BROWN, Chm.
J. BRADEN, Secretary.