Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-06
FOUR MEN DROWNED.


from Paris says that the duel between
Pane and Decassagnac viii take place
Monday.
FOUR MEN DROWNED.
EAsTPoBT NE, July 5.-Four men
from St. Stephen, on a fishing excur-
sion, were drowned at Deer Island, New
Brunswick, opposite Eastport.
/ MURDERER TO BE HUNG.
/ ANNAPOLIS, MD, July 5.-Governor
Whyte has signed the death-warrant OF
I James West, a negro, convicted of the
I murder Of bis paramour, fixing the day
for his execution.
ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED.
! PLYMOUTH, MASS, July 5.-Jno. L.
Tucker, who had just opened the Cliff
ford house, was drowned this morning
while bathing. He formerly kept the
fremont house in Boston.
FATALLY STABBED.
WORCESTER, July 5.-John Bergman,
a Swede, was fatally stabbed in the left
breast Thursday evening, by Thomas
Moran, an Englishman, in a drunken
fight. Moran was arrested.
INSTRUMENTATION AMONG THE HINDOo
PEASANTS.
LONDON, July 5.-A dispatch from
Bombay gives intelligence of a rising
among the HindoO peasants in the dis
trict of PaOnOh. They refuse to pay
rents, and plundered and burned several
houses. Two bands have been dispersed
by the police.
MURDERED AND ROBBED BY NEGROES.
NEW YORK, June 5.-John Dennis,
driver of market-wagOn, was fOurd in
his wagon at Jamaica, Long Island,
yesterday, having been brutally beaten
and, robbed by two negroes to whom he
gave a ride on his way home from mar
ket. The people of Jamaica turned out
and secured the woods for the murder
ers, but they have not been captured
yet.
A DESPERATE FATALLY WOUNDED BY
AN OFFICER.
CINCINNATI, July yesterday, at
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Deputy-Sheriff
desperate named Pete Miller, whom be
had arrested. Truett fired and shot
Miller in the small Of the back. The
bail passed through and was taken out
of the abdomen. 1t is thought that
Miller cannot live. He had Just been
liberated from the Jacksonville peni-
,entiaTy.
FATAL COAL-OIL EXPLOSION.
NOBLErILLE, IND, July 5.-There
was a fatal coal-oil explosion Thursday
evening, about six O'clock, near this
place. A young woman named Eliza
beth McWay, living with Mr.. George
Wheeler, two miles south Of Mobiles |
Vile, was pouring oil out of a can into
slow fire il order TO hurry up the supper, !
when the oil took fire and an explosion
followed, which scattered the oil al |
over the body of the girl, burning her to
a crisp from the neck down. Miss Nc |
Ways sufferings were intense until |
death relieved her Of pain.
BARK ASHORE---THREE SEAMEN |
DROWNED.
HALIFAX, June 5.---The bark Con-
cordia, from Quebec for Plymouth, Eng
land, went ashore at Cape Grilla, June |
18th, and Captain Harrison, first-mate !
GOudie, and three of the crew were
drowned while making an effort to car
~ line ashore. James Hughsen, the
secOnd-mate, succeeded in floating it |
ashore, which was made fast by some
and himself and the remain |
der Of the crew, eleven in number, were |
saved. The bodies of those drowned |
were recovered next morning.
BEAT TO DEATH.
Boston, July Sin South Acton, /
Massachusetts, on the fourth instant, |
George Curtis, aged eightyears, enticed |
a boy named Lane, three years of age, /
into the woods, and there beat him with |
a club in the most shocking manner. |
lane was soon discovered, but died Of |
his injuries four hours after. The child
murderer fled, but was arrested last
evening in Cambridge.
The wife OF Robert Fitzpatrick died
to-day in March street, in the High
lands, and her husband is charged with
having beaten her to death.
LOST OVER THE FALLS OF NIAGARA.
CHIPPEWA, CANADA, July "a man,
woman and child went out on Niagara
river yesterday afternoon, and are sup
posed TO have gone over the falls, as
pieces Of boat were picked up below
he falls. The young man was from
and the lady, with her young
brother, from Toronto. The man and
woman were engaged to be married to-
lay, having procured the license at We'll
and yesterday. Their names have not
Jet been asceriained. The address of
he wOman-Cedar street, Cleveland
vas found in the mans pocket at the
lotel, but no effects Of any consequence
iave been discovered. The bodies have
lOt vet teen recovered.
Il has been ascertained that two of the
PARTIES who went over Niagara Falls
yesterday gave their names as John Ell
lott and Margaret ROllinston, both Of
)incinnat. The former was about
wenty, and the latter about eighteen
'ears Of age.
'ARL YOGT-sNEAK-THIEF ESCAPED
FATAL AFFRAY BETWEEN A MAN AND
WIFE.
NEW YORK, July 5.-Carl Vogt,
harged with the murder Of Chevalier
le Biauc), at Brussels, about year ago,
md burning bis chateau to conceal the
.rime, remains in confinement on Gov
rnOr's island. Arrangements are
made for the extraditiOn Of Nogt imme-
iiately on the receipt Of the warrant
rom Washington.
VIM. :. Bsrkly, a convicted sneak
.hief, who had already served one term
IF eight years in Sing Sing, escaped last
night from the city prison, TO which
place he was brought few days ago on
> writ of hd5eGs corpus.
Thomas Burgess and wife, who live
at the corner OF Garnett street and Ham
ilton avenue, Brooklyn, quareled last
evening, and the latter struck the for
mer with an az, fatally injuring him.
TRAGIC END or A FAMILY FEUD-ACCI-
DENTAL DROWNING.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 5.-At Green's
burg yesterday, VIM. AderhOlder shot
and killed George Leisure. The parties
were brothers-in-laW, and a feud existed |
between them for several years. Yes
terday they were both out squirrel-hunt-
ing and met in the woods, aud the quar-
rel was renewed. Leisure drew a knife |
when Aderholde- fired, killing Leisure |
be then surrendered him
self 10 the officers. On has way to town,
he stopped and asked a man 10 see that |
remeins were promptly taken
care Of.
6HOOTrNG--TwO SUICIDES. |
NASH .ILLE, July 5.-Charles Me /
Donald, foreman Of the Banner Office |
and corresponding secretary Of the Nash |
vile Typographical Union, attempted 1
suicide to-day by stabbiug himself, and /
afterward cutiing his throat. Cause, |
insanity. Ills recovery is |
doubtful.
Michael Philburu, seventeen years of
age, was Instantly killed while on his