Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-26
SOUTHERN NEWS.
AFspn aud Murder-WOman' Love Illus.
ttaied-Suicide-T Next Speaker
Of the Mississippi House.
Railroad Tax Suit-MuTder in Plaque
mine Parish-Ames VS., Powers
-A1raT-Etc.
ARsoN AND MuRnEP-

Last Sunday, Dr.. MErmSduke John
son, OF Rodney, the gentleman who was
robbed Of eight thousand dollars
aud his TsGuables, on the
twenty-seventIl of November-an
account Of .ue arrest of part of the rob
hers, and ilhe killing of the rest, We have
rec nifty given had his place burned
up. H.e awoke at one o'clock in the
morrmg to find hls store aud contents
3'rIsdy nearly in ashes, and his house
rNpidly being destroyed by fire. After
the fire the doctor discovered, in the
negro quarters of his place, many articles
from his store. In the fight which subse-
-quently occurred over the spoils, one ne
gro waslkilled and another wounded. Two
inours before the fire at DIR. JohDsOn's,
four Well-mounted strange men stoppel
a servant-girl Of Thomas r. Shields
near Washington, on the road, and
msde such inquiries as left no dOunt they
were endeSvOring to ascertain whether
Mr. Shields had money in the hOUse
enough to warrant their making de-
scent upOn him. This was in broad tiay.
aud within few hundred yards of the
town Of Washington. 1t mas been as
certained, since the JohDson robbery.
that its perpetrators 3erf. well provided
with maps and coIdpssses, and that they
had spent sever..l dSys in the neighbor-
hood, spend-dR their nights in the
houses OF SsriOus citizens, while they
were pro1eeuting their plans for the bold
rooOery which they so successfully per
petIated.
WOMAN'S LOVE ILLUSTRATED.
Very recently a young lady, aged
seventeen years, residing near COvingtou,
Virginia, put an end to her own exist
snce by hanging. The facts Of the case
disclose the strength and cOnstancy Of
vyoman's love, and the weakness ana
trallty Of mans. 1t seems that the un-
nsppy maiden loved a young man of
eighteen. He addressed her. Her
parents were ineXorable. On Sunday
the lovers had q meeting, and being
firmly convinced that nothing in
heaven or earth could move the hard
ened hearts of the stern parents, the
two lovers agreei 70 hang themselves
the next day. And now comes the sad
part 70 relate. The girl fulfilled her
part Of the contract, and died; but the
mans love Of life at the very moment
overcome all other love or passion, and
50 he postponed the fatal plunge.
SUICIDE.
FrOTl the n. o. Picayune OF Wednesday.
Some time between seven and eight
O'Clock last evening, Mr.. E. X. Boyd,
well known in the city as a genial gen
tleman 0f large acquaintance, came
home to his residence, No. 223 st. Char
les street, between st. Joseph and Julia.
and lying down on the bed, took a large
dose Of morphine, from the effects of
which he expired before one O'Clock this
morning. Mr.. Boyd has been well and
favOrabiy known in this city and State,
even for a large number of years being
bOoh-keepeT a the St. Charles hotel, and
subsequently in the st. Louis hotel,
where he remained until that building
closed, when be was thrown out Of en-
Eioyment The stTingency Of the times
prevented him from getting employ
snent elsewhere; and being a gentleman
10y birth and education, he could not
bear to feel that he was q burden on his
friends, hence be determined to end his
career as described. He leaves a wife
aud two children 10 mourn his loss, be-
sides his friends, who can but hear of
this with regret.
THe NEXT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
From the Prairie Miss News
In view Of the fact that North Missis-
sippi has not had q speaker of the house
would it not be well enough for this sec
tion OF the State TO put in claim for
this important position, and in looking
around for a suitable person, we are sat
isded that Hon. A. P. Huggius will be
the choice Of the party in this section Of
the State2 He possesses all the quail
ties requisite to fill the position. His
experience as a member OF the legislature
fJr the last four years, has made him
perfectly familiar with parliamentary
rules, and his own character for being
strictly honest and just, added to his
reputation for being firm and impartial,
qualities him pre-eminently for the posi-
don. We hope the Republican party
Will honor itself by bestOwing this honor
upon Colonel Huggins-his invaluable
services to the party entities him to it.
North Mississippi will insist upon Col
o1el Higgins being made the next
speaker.
THE RAILROAD SUIT.
From the Calhoun MISSY Times
We learn from reliable sources that
the Nicksburg and Nashville railroad
company has by attorney brought its ac-
tiOn Of TsdRddmUs rs. the auditor OF
public accounts, TO compel him to levy
the railroad tax in this calhoun cOun-
=
phase that we ha Fe been contendiBg for
a long time, and the difficulty will, we
hope, be speedily settled. We were
never in favor OF unnecessary prelimi-
naries about anything. If there is diff
ference between two parties, the quiet
est and easiest way to settle is for each
party 70 dance square 10 the
music, and the thing will soon be
over. To hesitate, in certain ca
ses, is to be lost, and the rule will
almost invariably hold good. These
useless preliminaries are generally sub
terfuges under which bullies seek shell.
ter from public condemnation. The
right will wrong no man, and no man
should fear the right, no difference how
had il hurts. fr@ I'm no case will il
hold better thai, BE-. isis. IL the railroad
company is right, me sooner the thing
is settled the better for the people; and
II, on the other hand, the people are
right, the better it viii be- for the rail
road to know il at once, when it will
rely no longer on bogus claim for help,
but the directory will, We doubt not, try
some other eXpedient for the completion
Of the enterprise. That il is badly need
I'd no one will successfully dispute, and
we bid its early completion a hearty
GOd-peed.
MURDER IN PLAQUEMINE PARISH.
From the n. o. Picsyune, Wednesday,
On Saturday morning, the thirteenth
instant, most brutal murder occurred
on the Alliance plantation of George
ClOquard, Esq, about twenty-five miles
below the city, on the right-hand bank
in which a cOlOred man named samuel
DumfOrd had his brains beaten out by
two cOlOred men, one unknown, the
other named Jonas, who were immedi-
Rtely arrested aud locked up in a neigh
boring house by the RESIDENTS in the
vicinity. Ii appears that on the morn
ing mentioned, the trading-slOOp Ade-
laide landed at the levee, and began TO
trade with the labOrers on the place
Dumford had bought some articles, and
gave in payment a five-dollaT bill
for which as he alleged, he re-
ceived no change, though the other
men stated they had turned it over
10 him. Angry words ensued, when
Jonas told Dunford 10 leave the boat,
which, il appears, be was rather slow in
doing, when they rushed after him with
a couple OF willow poles, and, striking
him on the head, felled him to the
earth, and then. literally beating his
brains out, left him for dead. He still
had enough stTehglu leil; nOneNeii 10
give an alarm, and the two men were
arrested in the willows which skirt the
river bank and locked up, as described.
DR.. d. r. Fox, of The Jesuit's Bend, was
sent forimmedistely, though the wound
ed man had expired before his arrival
He, however, held an autopsy, and the
jury which sat found that the deceased
came to bis death as described. Justice
Of the Peace Charles Lewis, Of the par
ish, then committed them TO jail with
out the privilege of bail, charged with
murder. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed at the time, and threats Of lynch
ing were made, but, milder councils