Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-25
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
DRowNED-JAIL DELIVERY.

| uhL1Su honry lEiIkhluJ u HdtANS VI
Pennsylvania, and an emplOye OF
the Toledo and Wabash railroad,
was drowned in theriver while taking
sail this afternoon. Three other
men in the same boat made narrow
escape, and were recovered.
A Jail delivery occurred at Chilli
cothe, MIMI, on Friday night, and
| seven prisoners escaped, two of whom
were indicted for murder.
| sHIPWRECK-sX LIVES LOST.
LONDON, July 24.-News has been
received of the loss of the bark Nick
ersOn, of the Cape of Good Hope, with
six Of the crew.
BANK MESSENGER ROBBED OF THIR-
TY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
NEW YORK, July pa messenger
of the Bank ofNeW York was knocked
down at the corner Of Broadway and
| Warren streets, Saturday evening
| at one o'clock and robbed of $50, 600
In Government bonds. The thieves
escaped.
$l25,OOo GONE UP.
NEW YORK, July 24.-The total loss
by the burning Of the French schooner
Nellie, of the Battery LAST night, was
$l25, 900. The cause Of the fire was a
lack of proper ventilation.
RAILROAD TUNNEL CAVED IN-TWo
cHILDREN INJURED.
NEW YORK, July PA portion Of
the new tunnel over the Harlem rail-
road, in Fourth avenue, between
Seventh and Seventy-first streets,
eaved in yesterday evening, burying
the track and seriously injuring two
children. The track was DISTRACTED
for some time, but is now clear.
FIRE AT SOLDIERS HOME.
CINCINNATI, July 24.-The laundry
connected with the National Soldiers
Home, in Dayton, was burned yes
terday morning, at half past one.
The flames spread so rapidly after the
discovery, that the inmates barely es-
eaped with their lives. The building
was a two story fraLle, and in an ad-
dition to it was considerable clothing.
It contained large steam engine and
costly machinery, and a pump for
supplying the grounds with water.
The loss is $20, 0,00O.
ANOTHER CAVE IN.
CINCINNATI, July 24.-The new
Sycamore sewer, now constructing,
caved in with loud report this morn
ing, Immediately under the canal
where the WOrkmen we're employed.
The water of the canal washed in and
the men barely escaped with their
lives.
TWO MEN MURDER EACH OTHER FOR
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS.
CINCINNATI, July 24.-TwO men
named Burns and Farley, near Milton,
KY, on Thursday last quarreled
about twenty-five cents, which Burns
claimed due him, resulting finally in
each shooting and both receiving
shots from which they died.
CUT IN TWO.
EVANSVILLE, July 24.-Henry Kei-
ser, aged thirty-six years, fell upon
revolving circular saw this morning
in J. A. Beitz's saw mill, and was cut
through from the crown to the hips.
He leaves q wife and five children.
NO NEW TRIAL FOR ZEIGENMEYER.
Zeigenmeyer, the murderer of Gum
bletOn, had hearing before the GRIM
inaI court this morning, on the appli-
cation of his counsel for new trial.
After the counsel had been heard,
Judge Booth overruled the motion for
a new trial and Zcigenmeyer will be
sentenced, in accordance with the YER
dict Of the jury, on Thursday.
MURDER IN CHATTANOOGA.
NASHVILLE, July 24.-JOhn Nc
Combs, an Englishmap, was MUIR |
dered in Chattanooga, on Saturday
night, by Hugh Tallety, a policeman,
who beat him with his mace and shot
him twice. Tallety was arrested.
MOB Law IN MISSOURI.
The Greenfield (MissourD PTdette |
saws the body Of an unknown man |
was found hanging to a tree near
Golden City, about week ago. 1t is |
supposed that he is one of the ten horse |
thieves who were pursued through |
that town some days since, and that /
his companion was shot.
RAILROAD HANDS EXCITED.
NASHVILLE, July A.-The em-
plOyes of the Louisville and Nash |
vile railroad here are much excited /
over a late order of the road requiring
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road responsible for accidents to
themselves. A brakeman employed /
to fill a vacancy was, to day, required
to get of the train after crossing the
river.
SHOOTING.
LOUISVILLE, July 24.-It appears
that the tragedy at the Sulphur
Springs, on Friday, occurred at q pic
mic. A man named John Kemp got /
into a difficulty with Marshall and
Emory Land about picnic admission
to the grounds. The Lands threat
ened to whip Kemp, who is a one
armed man. Kemp warned them
that he would shoot, but they kept
on him, when he fired four
shots at Emory Lands, two OF which
took effect, one through the wrist and
the other passing entirely along the
body just below the short ribs. The
latter wound is mortal. Kemp then
made his escape and is not yet ar
rested. Kemp was one of the mana.
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