Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-18
Religious Items -PersOnals-H0r.
ribIe Murders --Fires-Killed
by Lightning = The
Brighton Horror.
Negro Whipped Soldiers After
KnkIux-The Murderers Of
West Railroad News
New C0ttOn-Ete.


We are pleased to learn that a cOmbi'
nation has been formed between Messrs
A. j. Douglass, of COYingtOn, John b
Lacy, of Ripley, and r. A. Burke, Ol
Dyersburg, by which tri-weekly hack.
line has been established between Gov.
ing and Dyersburg.-Ripiey NelOs.
On last Wednesday morning about
Aine o'clock two brothers, Thomas and
James Morris, were engaged spreading
some heated wheat in an clubhouse, when
the building was struck by lightning,
instantly killing Thomas and severely
stunning James, C2dTkSUille Chronicle.
Since our last issue, Ripley has been
called upon to mourn the loss of one OF
her best and most useful citizens. Rev.
G. Mckinney, OF the Presbyterian
church, after long life of uninterrupted
usefulness, quietly passed from earth on
Saturday evening at half-past seven
o'clock.-Riptey NelOS.
Rev. DR.. Harrison, of jackson, Ten
nessee, held his usual services, which
are fOrtnightly. in the church of the
Holy InnOcents in this place on Wednes-
day evening; holy communion at six
o'clock on Thursday morning, and
services again on Thursday evening"
NelUtOn Gazette.
In DecatuTville, on last Tuesday night,
the houses of one Mr.. Dycus and A. T.
johnson were consumed by fire, moth
ing being saved by either so far as we
can learn. It is thought Mr.. Dycus's
house caught from a stove, and Mr..
JOhnsOn's, being close by, caught from
it.-HuntiBgdG1 Republican.
Last Saturday, the Masons, preceded
by the cornet band, and followed by a
large concourse of citizens, marched
from thsir hall to the bank building at
half-past ten o'clock, and proceeded to
lay the cornerstone according to the
rites and ceremonies Of their order The
crowd was large, notwithstanding the
intense heat, and manifested neverthe-
less great interest and attention.
Brownsville States.
The fact is undisputed that the coal
fields of Tennessee cover three million
eight hundred and forty thousand acres,
exceeding in extent those of England,
Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Yet Ten
neSseans are, in the main, Indifferent to
the advantages thus afforded for devel-
Oping manufacturing system which
would bring wealth, population and
power equal to those of almost any other
State CydTksUiHe Chronicle.
The venerable David Gowen, who
died in this county the other day, at his
residence, eleven miles from the city, on
the MurfreesborO turnpike, was over
hundred years of age. He was a lad of
fourteen when the revolutionary war
broke out, and was of the voting age of
vrrfa al
lived in Virginia and afterward removed
to this State.-NGshpille Banner.
A protracted meeting has been in
progress at the Spring-Iill Baptist
church, near Eaton, which has given
promise of great good. The pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Grace, assisted by Revs. Hall
and Gardner, preached morning and
afternoon OF each day. The grounds
presented truly camp-meeting appear
ance at the noon-day intermissiOn, when
filed with pleasant groups of dinners,
and the old-fashiOned rural hospitality
Of our Gibson county farmers-Ne10ion
Gazette.
The negro Kelly, charged with having
brutality outraged the person of lady
named Mrs. Moore, near Clifton, five
miles from Nashville, was arrested at
Kentucky, Thursday, and
committed. A private dispatch was
received here from the authorities of
Hickman yesterday, stating that they
would hold Kelley until an officer from
Nashville could come after him. De-
tective Larry Ryan left here for that
place this morning, and will return to
Nashville with Kelley tomorrow
Nashville Banner.
A horrible murder was committed
near WilhOite's store, between College
Grove and Eagleville, Williamson cOun-
ty, a day or two ago. A white man
named Lamb and negro were employ
ed in the operation of a mill, the negro
having charge of the engine. During
the temporary absence of the proprietor
Of the mill, Lamb and the negro got into
an alteration, which ended In a fight,
in which the negro got the best of it.
When the proprietor returned, Lamb
informed him that either he lamb or
the negro would have to quit work, as
they could not work together. The pro-
prietOr told Lamb that as the negro ran
Lhe engine, he was indispensable to the
operation of the mill, and that, if either
lad to go, he would rather Lamb would
be that one. At this unexpected infor-
nation, Lamb grew wrathy, went to his
house, procured q dOuble-barreled shot
gun, returned, riddled the negro's body
with buckshot, and then left for parts
lnknOwn.-Ndsl,UiLle Banner.
It will be remembered that the burn
ng of the negro Dan Calhoun took
place near Brighton Station last Mon
lay week, the fourth instant. Why, we
10 not understand, but no steps were
AIKEN to arrest the parties engaged for
,wO or three days, and it was Thursday
before Sheriff Locke was put in possess
ion of the facts. Warrants are now
mt for the arrest of Moses Vaughn,
Iohn B. Ruffin and John Bolick.
While no one actually saw the negro
yet on fire, the proof is conclusive that
he above-named are the guilty parties.
John Bolick has left the country. The
,ther two are supposed to be lying cut in
he woods, waiting for some of the ex-
,itement to blow over. If our informa-
ion be correct, Mr.. Vaughn will soon
himself, though how the fact
became known it is, of course, innpossi-
lie for us to say. Another rumor says
hat Ruffin will leave the country as
0On as he gets favorable opportunity.
Upton Record.
We have information that q week or
wo ago, about half an hour after sunset,
! couple of men called at the house of
dr. Dunlap, near Hurricane-Hill in
his county, and pretended to a negro
nan named Wharton, who isliving and
'ropping with Mr.. Dunlap, that they
we're lost. They wanted to find certain |
lOuse in the neighborhood, aud per-
uaded Wharton to ge with them and
how them the house. When they had
rotten over the fence one of the men
lrew pistol, and, pointing it at the
legro, informed him that he was their
prisoner. They kept the negro there
lntil after dark, when seven other men
Irrived. They then took a riding whip |
mi with the big end of it whipped the
until his life is despaired of. On
he next day several of the men return
ID, and threatened the negro and his
Whole family with such a whipping i'll
"a OF any of them should inform on the
of this brutal outrage. The
negro says he knew five of the men con-
,erned. The matter should be looked
nto by the proper officers, and punish
nent visited upon those deserving Of