Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-15
TENNESSEE ITEMS.
Child Burned to Death BY its Mother
Murder ola COlOred Nan by Two
Of his Friends.
Man ShOt-A COlored Woman Killed
by her HHsband-Man Shot in
Presence OF his Wife.
Masonic Ceremonies at S~myrna-COttOn
Mill Observation-Disclosures
Negro Shot Dead.

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Blognt county, Robert Everett leftIlk
little sick child n the cradle and went
into the garden to get some medicinal
herbs. When he returned, his wife met
him at the door and told him she had
killed the child. This proved true, for
she had set fire to the bed clothing in the
cradle, and soon the child was burned to
death. Mrs Everett, who tried to hang
herselfa about two months ago, is believed
to be isane, which accounts for her MUIR
deFing the child.
We learn, says the Woodbury. Press,
that on Sunday evening last, a party
consisting Of Mr.. Brown and one or tive
Others, whose names we have not learn
ed, came into JacksbOrO, on horseback,
under the influence Of the Intoxicating
bowl, shot and killed a cOl0red man nea
the residence of Mr. Hancock, the ball
passing through the heart, which caused
instant death. They then commenced
their attack upon another man Of color,
shot him through the thigh, when be
ran into the house Of Mr.. Hancock and
was followed by the murderers and
severely beaten. They also made their
threats upon a white lady, and swearing
that they intended to kill her. We have
not been able to learn the particulars,
but suffice, however, to say that from
the best information we can gain, it is
decidedly one ofthe most brutal murders
that we have heard of in a civilized COM
munity. The shooting vas without 3
shadow Of justification The parties are
now running at large, and q number of
citizens are in pursuit Of them.
Last week says the Somerville Falcon
! Chalmers Thompson shot Jim Morrow
with q double-barrel shotgun and broke
one of his arms. They both live in
| District number fifteen where the shoot
ing took place. Thompson gave him
/ self up to Justice 7. G. Jones % we
learn, but has not been arrested.
Last Thursday, We learn from the
| Somerville Falcon, about three O'Clock
in the afternoon q negro named John
Bass, who lives on the farm Of J.. NJ.
| Rhea, fired q full load of shot from a
shot gun into the side and back of his
wife. The shot entered the lumbar re-
gion, passed deep into the body, per-
forated the bowels, and produced death
in about twenty-fOur hours. DR.. Dob
bins and DR.. Washington were called
to see her, but were unable to do any
thingfo for her relief. The shooting occurred
in the house, and the woman stated
before she died, in equivOcal terms, that
the shooting was accidental. Many
rumors are aflOat that go to show that it
was a deliberate murder, which we do
not feel at liberty to publish, as the in
dividual who did the killing is now in
the hands Of the courts. Monday he
was arrested and brought before Esquire
T. r. Cooke and committed to jail,
without bail, to await a trial before the
Magistrates Court.
Just as we go to press we learn says
the SOmerville Falcon, Of q most foul
murder, perpetrated near Quinn's mill,
nine miles from SOmerville, which &C
cured Tuesday evening about dusk.
! Two men. one armed with a double
barrel shotgun, rode up to the house OF
q man named Flynn and called for
water. The latter started to the gate
with a bucket, and when within ten
PAGES of it the one with the gun fired,
the whole load taking effect in the chin
and throat, producing instant death
He was in the presence of his wife and
children when the deed was done. The
assassins then disappeared, and have
not since been discovered, though GER
tain parties who were seen providing
around in the community near that time
are strongly suspected and viii proba-
bly, be arrested. Flynn was a sOn-in-lRw
Of Mr.. w. Z. Carraway, one Of best
citizens, and was recently from Upton
county. The murder was the most cold
blOoded that has occurred in Fayette
county for many years.
The extensive brown sheeting and
cotton yarn mills situated in Gallatin,
and known as the Gallatin Mills, caught
fire Tuesday morning about five o'clock,
and soon burned to the ground. The
mills were owned by H.. Fitzgerald 4
Co., and not known to be insured. The
value of the entire property is estimated
at fifty thousand dollars at least. The
/" Tennessee Premium " and " Star "
brands of sheetings were the product of
these mills, and have been extensively
sold through agencies in Nashville. The
capacity of the mills was about three
thousand yards a day, and eighty hands
were employed. No clue has been had
as yet to the origin of the fire.
The recent rains, says. the Nashville
Banner, did not extend further west
than Gleason, on the Nashville and
Northwestern road, n hundred and
ten miles from Nashville. Rain is
badly needed in West Tennessee and
the western portion of Kentucky. For
the lack Of it streams are going dry and
wells and springs and cisterns giving
out. Much ditticultyisnOw experienced
in obtaining drinking water. As the
crops, with perhaps some exceptions,
have already been made, the drought
will not seriously affect them.
Mr.. Cal. Blair, a prominent citizen Of
Franklin County, met with an accident
at Decherd, on Sabbath afternoon last,
which places him I'M critical situation.
Mr.. Blair Was superintendent of a Sun
day-schOol at Decherd, and while en-
gagged in the performance of his duties,
an upright post in the building fell and
struck him on the head. For several
hours he remained unconscious, and at
last reports he was considered in 2 dan
gerous condition.
A large eoncourse of people assembled
at Smyrna on Thursday to witness the
ceremony Of laying the corner stone of
4 building to be used as a Methodist
EpiscopaIC Church and Masonic Hail. The
ceremonies were conducted by the Ma
sonic fraternity, with General j. b.
Palmer acting Grand Master, assisted
by Rich. Weakley, d. g. NJ, Wilson
Bone, Deputy Grand Senior Warden,
and Mr.. Alexander, Grand Junior
Warden. After the ceremonies of
laying the cornerstone were con-
cluded, the large audience repaired
to q fine grove, and after music
by the Rock City Band, of this
city, listened to an eloquent address by
Major J. D. Richardson, Of Murfrees-
bOrO. At the conclusion of his address,
the large %eOneOurse of people repaired to
a sumptuOus repast in the shape of an
Old-fashiOned barbecue. After dinner,
H. 2. Keeble, of MurfreesbOro, delivered
IN interesting address, which was fol-
lowed by a drill by the MurfreesbOro
COmmandery of Knights TempIar.
Everything passed off delightfully."-. The
members Of the Rock City Band are
warm in their praises Of the hospitality
and attentions extended toward them
by the citizens Of Smyrna.
Day before yesterday, says the Nash
vile Banner of Tuesday, as Mr.. McIn-
turf, a carpenter doing business in
Edgeield, was driving along Spring
street, and had got to the bridge cross
sing the railroad, his horse and buggy
were preeipitated down the high EN-
bankment at that point, smashing the
buggy, and infiicting some severe bruises
on Mr.. McInturff. We learn, however,
that though severely bruised and cut in
several places, he is not seriously in
iured, and was able to be out ON the
streets yesterday.
The McMinnyille Neg0 Era reports
that last Sunday Albert Rains, colOred,
had been killed in the neighbOrhoOd Of
JacksborO, by Lewis Brown and G..
Ellison. The latter gave as a reason for
killing Rains, that he and another negro
made an attack upon them, and that he
was beating one of them when the
other deliberately shot Rains dead, the
ball passing in a little to the right of the
heart. The two men fled from justice,
and declare their intention not to be