Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-21
A DEAD SHOT.

ley, who was showing him how he
would act were he called upon to use
a revolver in self-deiense.
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE IN LOUIS
| LOUISVILLE, July A.-There is con-
siderable talk here of a probable
breach of promise suit for halt a mil
lion, which is threatened to be
brought shortly against prominent
and wealthy business man OF this
city, by lady widely known as once
one of the gayest bellies in Louisville.
HARRISBURG, July 2O.-A very
bold robbery has come to light, by
which it is alleged that traveller,
| stopping at the depot in this city, was
robbed of a satchel containing $780,
| 600. He had careleSsly left the satehel
under a seat in the car, while he went
to get some refreshments. No trace
Of the robber has yet been discOv-
cred.
SIX MEN KILLED.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, July 20.-The
engine Vulcan, on the Lehigh Valley
rairoad, blew upat C0aiPOrt this morn
| ing. The engineer, fireman and four
train men were killed. Four bodies,
in terribly manglcd condition, have
been found but cannot be recognized.
The two others, supposed TO be the
engineer and fireman, cannot be found
and must have landed in the Lehigh
river and been swept away.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
CINCINNATI, July 20.-A special to
the Gazette states that the Dawes Creek
bridge Of the chesapeake Ohio rail-
road, five miles west of Charleston,
West Virginia, felt mis- afternoon at s
O'Clock, while WOrkingmen were putt
] ing on permanent tiInbers. Thirteen
labOrers were precipitated below, two
ofWhich were killed and one wounded,
who will probably die tonight. Six
others were more or less dangerously
injured.
SUICIDE IN INDIANA.
TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, July 20.
George McSpier, q respectable Irish
citizen, thirty eight years old, COM
mitted suicide this afternoon by
shooting himself in the head with
revolver. The affair Occurrd in the
back room of linen store, of which
the deceased was one of the proDrie-
tors. He leaves a wife and six chill
dren in good circumstances. He left
letters that are supposed to explain
the cause of his seif.destruction but
their contents will not be made pub
lie.
AN OUTRAGE.
New YORK, July 20.-A lady call
ing herself Mrs. HOrtense Watson, |
alleged to be the wife Of Judge Wat |
of floIT form 10 f,A 70,
day by Coleman Macy, proprietor of
the Coleman House, tor hotel bill. |
Her counsel produced letters to prove
that she was the wife OF Judge Wat |
son, and said that she did not intend |
to defraud the hotel people, but that |
she was disappointed in remittance
from California. Justice s handIey
sent her to the penitentiary for two |
months. She swOOned when removed |
to prison.
UNCLE SAM FOOTs THE BILL.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-GOvernor
Reed, OF Florida, is here, looking
after the defalcatiOn of eight thousand |
dollars in the Jacksonville pOstOfice. |
The money was taken by the money |
order clerk. The postmaster has made |
good the amount to the Government. |
OUTRAGE IN KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, July y20.-Deputy Mar |
shall Myatt to-day brought in from |
Estill county and lodged in Jail here
nine men, charged with completely in /
the recent Ku-KluX affairs. In Fs- |
till county last Saturday night four /
men attacked the house OF Reuben |
and Martha Mason, colored, six miles |
from Shelbyville. Reuben escaped, |
but the men entered and whipped |
Martha severely, and left orders for |
both to leave the heneighborhoOd. Tues.
day night several men went to the |
same house and endeavOred to set it |
on fire but Reuben shot at them and |
drove them of. John Myers, Lewis |
Washburne and VIM. Kephnger were |
arrested for the Ottense and examined |
before magistrate and discharged. /
To-day they were brought before |
United States Commissioner Beatty, |
Of this city, and held to bail in $500 |
each to answer the charge before the
Federal Court.
BAGGAGE sMAsHEEss DETECTRD.
ST. LOUIS, July 2O.-Last Monday
week, William B. Grimes, of Mata-
moras, left here for his home via the
Iron Mountain railroad. On arrival at |
Belmont, opposite Columbus, Ken
lucky, he discovered that one of his
trunks, containing some fifteen hun
dred dollars, with his wife's clothing
and jewelry, had disappeared and a
small inferior trunk was substituted,
bearing the duplicate of his check. He
immediately returned to the city and
laid the matter before the railroad
officials, who put it in the hands of
the police. Yesterday Detective Har.
ringtOn discovered the trunk in the
ical steward of the arsenal, who said
he was keeping it for a man named
Owen Hogan, and did not know that
1t was stolen. Hogan was then found,
and all the property recovered. Hogan
and Wisehard both were locked up;
also the baggage man at the Iron
Mountain railroad depot, named Glib
son, who admitted that he had re-
ceiVed the trunk and knew of the sub
stitution, which he said was made by
Hogan.
CRIME IN MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, July 2O.-TWo men
named Palmer and Powell, living at
a place called Warm Fork, Oregon
county, Mo-, had a difficulty some
days ago in regard to Palmer's wife,
from whom Palmer had separated,
but between whom q reconciliation
had taken place. The next day Pow
eli met Palmer and shot him dead.
The Sedslia (Mo.) Bazoo says that
on the morning of the 18th, John
Clark shot and killed John William
son, in the neighbOring town of
Windsor.
It appears that Clark was paying
addresses to WillismsOn's sister
against her fathers wishes, and hot
words had passed between him and
young Williamson, who had day or
two before broken up a clandestine
meeting between him and Miss Will
hanson. On the morning of the 18th,
young Clark went to Williamson's
house, and desired to speak to him.
Williamson declined to hear what he
had to say, and after few words
Clark drew revolver and began FIR
ing. After the second shot nom Clark
Williamson drew pistol and fred one
shot without effect; he then received
the third shot from Cls.rk in the breast
and died in an hour. Both were quite
young men, highly respected and OF
good families.
The Eureka (Kansas) Herald learns
that a Scotchman, name unknown,
living on q claim in Wilson coun-