Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-02
CHIMES AND ACCIDENTS.


The unsuccessful attempt Of the white
lady to drown herself In the MiasiHslppi,
Wednesday evening, seemed to be but the
beginning Of a series Of suicidal disasters
smong female humanity which followed.
That night, when the "Wee ama' hoursD
had crept along beyond twelve, q colorsd
sister, who had been f~requsnting church
gatherings for some time before, and Wss
thoroughly imbued with religion, had
commenced feeling that now would be q
good time to " 90 marching home" The
poor woman was one Of those hard work
ing, honest creatures who are mostly
always struggling to do well and mostly
always miss doing well. After getting
herself properly enthused at q religious
meeting Wednesday night, she walked
home bordering heavily on the glories Of
the future land, the land beyond the stars,
those sunht shores where the grass is ever
green and the lowers always gay. She
could not sleep; no, but she Wept
az the prospect which was before
her, poor WEsherw0msn as she was.
She thought she would hasten the
hour of her deliverance. Jumping TO her
big feet, in ecstacies with the beauty Of
the new revelation she walked forth Ia the
starlight, sought the nearest cistern, and.
carefully removing the lid, she lowered
horself down to the cold, dark water
below. This was at the corner Of Her
nandO street and Browns avenue. The
man Of the house went put in his disha-
bile to ascertain what caused the splash,
splash ia the water. After a time the
form Of the cOlOrsd person was hauled out,
but the spirit had gone. Down in that
narrow cisteru the troubled, but hopeful,
soul of the wssherWOman was made free;
and ere the morning sun gilded the tree
tops of Elmwood, IL Was careering through
space on vieWless wings, flying from bad
soap, dirty clothing and ~bad-paying
patrons. The Coroner ~inquested the re-
mains Of Charity Harris, and she was
buried at the county's expense yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Ham, Of Che Fifteenth Amendment,
went to the premises Of Mr.. Myers, at the
Humboldt Park, Wednesday night, after
The "~picnickers had all retired and
everything was quiet and slumbering be-
meath the soft beams Of the moon, and at
tempted TO force an entrance to the house;
thinking, perhaps, that beer had so soused
the spirit Ofthe occupants that they could
not hear what might be done outside.
The proprietor, however, woke pumped
out Of Q and seized a shotgun, with
which he plugged Mr.. Ham in the most
graceful and effective manner. The
wounded person was subsequently,
carried to his home, if any he had.
at Central Point, where he Wss attended
by DR.. White, who gave it as his opinion
hat the man would die. He had more
lead in him than cOmpOrted with a healthy
existence. Nj. Myers gave himself up
yesterday, so the case will be investigated
to-day.
A colOred woman, who lives on Beale
street, took an ounce OF lsudsnum ysster-
day morning, and would have died had
her stomach been strong enough to bear
the dose. What she did not hesve of"
was hauled of by DR.. Whites stomach
pump. She still dwells in this vale Of
tears. Lsudanum Is q very uncertain in
strument-it does not agree with every
organization. ~Strychnins or prussio
acid is more reliable. The pistol
bullet and the razor have both
failed in many important instances.
Water is treacherOus. It has often de-
feated the best laid scheme. The rope is
too vulgar, The fact is, nothing has yet
been invented which Is calculated to give
entire satisfaction in cases Of intended
suicide.