Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-05

nails with q surgeons knife, jumped w
to put him out. Hall Wilson went NJ
to Cowarden to induce him to go out Oi
the house to avoid difficulty. Cowar-
! den turned around as If to go out, picked
/ up Edwards knife, and without word
plunged it into Hall Wilson's baek-en-
tering at the waistband of the pants and
penetrating toward the kidneys. Viii
son pluck the knife out and laid it down,
and leaned against the counter for sup
port. COwarden seized the knife again,
and was in the act OF stabbing the sec
ond time, when John Wilson seized a
four pound weight and struck him on
| the back of the neck, knocking him
| lifeless. John was about to strike him
again, but thought that he was dead
and laid the weight down. COwarden
recovered, and went off on the train in
the evening, no effort being made TO ar
rest him. Wilson is in a very precari-
Gus condition, DR.. Jube Rogers being
telegraphed to go down from this place
TO attend him.
FOUR TEXAS DEsPERA DOES MAKE TR0U-
e BILE AT oKoLONA.
From the Southern Standard tArkadelphi a,
Ark, I'd
About four o'clock in the afternoon of
last Saturday, July 26th, the peace and
quietude Of the little village of Okolona
was broken upon by the sudden appear
ance of four Texas desperadOes, mount
ed and armed to the teeth, who met
with warm reception by the citizens
of that place. We give the particulars
as near as can be arrived at: On Wednes-
day, the twenty-third of July, the des-
peradoes above referred to came
to Okolona with a lot of sto-
len mules, besides some they
had left on the way. The mules had
been stolen in Texas on Thursday fol-
lowing and party Of three men came
to town, supposed to be the owners, and
swore out a writ for two of them and had
them arrested, and arraigned them for
trial Saturday, but the trial was deferred
until Monday, in consequence of the de-
PENDANTS not beiI g able to get counsel,
and then called for trial on Satur-
day, after setting the time for
Monday, stirred and cut up des-
perately, threatened to take the town
by storm, and clean up the parties
who arrested them. They left the town
about four o'clock in the evening, but
returned unexpectedly, and one of the
party rode up iuto town, dismounted
and fired into the storehouse of Stillman
& Son, without any effect, and the other
three stopped near Ross & Weir's cotton
shed, and prepared to dismount and fire.
About the time the shooting occurred at
the store-room, q shotgun went off acci-
dentAlly, which caused considerable eX-
element and a general rally to arms by
the citizens, who fired q number Of times
at the thieves, and wounded one of them
severely. The rest Of the squad dis
persed in confusion, and, on their re-
treat, shot at Stark Cargile, youth who
CHANGED to be travelling a by-Ioad near
where they passed, but he surprised them
by sending a dozen blue-whistlers close
to their ears. They are supposed to be
in the vicinity, and the citizens are
keeping a vigilant watch in case they
attempt another assault upon them. The
owners OF the mules got all their prop
erty, and set their faces westward, home
ward bound.
Since the above was in type we have
learned that the desperadOes who es-
capped were captnIed at Washington
Wednesday. They were brought back
te Okolona, and are held for trial.
TRAGEDY AT RoYLsTON,
ARKANSAS.
From the Southern Standard (Arkadelphia,
Ark August 2.l
From the Washington Telegraph, of
the thiItieth ultimo, we get the follow
ing painful intelligence. We know
Colonel Ross intimately, and can bear
testimony TO his many excellent quail
ties of head and heart. We extend our
sympathies to his family who have been
hr1g farrfbIr- hpron vrnI. Etn., O.,
evening last a difficulty occurred be-
tween DR.. William Nixon, and young
Samuel Ross in which two men were
killed. 1t appears, from the statement
Of our informant, that when DR.. Nixon
and young Ross were about to become
engaged, Colonel Henry Ross, father
Of young Ross, came upon the scene,
and attempted to draw his pistol,
which became entangled with his
clothing. Upon this DR.. Nixon fired
upon Colonel Ross, the ball entering the
left breast, the wound proving fatal in
about six hours afterward. Several
shots were fired in quick succession, one
Of which struck a young man by the
name of Franklin Nance in the left ear,
catering his head, and from which
wound he has no doubt died. DR.. Nixon
AALe~NAN q AEAAAN" tAAN EAAOu
through his under-clothing and grazing
the flesh. Colonel Ross was much re-
spected by his acquaintances and his
death is seriously lamented. Young
Nance had nothing to do with the diff
Guilty and his wounding was purely ac-
oidental. This was truly a most unfor-
tunate affair, and very much regretted
We are not in possession Of the partieu-
lars that brought it about.
From the Little Rock Gazette, ,8d1
FOR THE CAPTURE OF MUIR
DERERS.
Some time since a hslfbreed villain
Of Lee county, named John Syms, shot
and killed while engaged in difficulty
Robert Mayo and Henry Mcknight.
Sheriff Furbush has hunted the county
over to capture the murderer, but with
out avail. He has also offered two hun
dred and fifty dollars reward for his
capture. The murder is described as one
Of the most brutal and blOodthirsty in
the annals OF crime, and was committed
without pr0yOcation. The half-breed is
described as being about five feet ten
inches high, long black hair, black eyes,
slenderbui and looks very much like
full-blood Indian. The governor yester-
lay offered two hundred dollars addition
Il reward for his capture, and now, with
he fsur hundred and fifty dollars re-
ward hanging over his head, it win be a |
wonder if be is not captured. 1t will be |
remembered that some time since an |
nOffensive old man named Cogin, resid- |
ng in lizard county, was Killed by
Thomas w. KimbTo and a man named |
CarroUgh. The latter was subsequently,
captured, and is now in jail. The peo-
pie Of the county were greatly excited |
over the affair. The governor has Of |
'ered two hundred dollars reward for the |
murderer, who is about forty
years old, five feet ten inches high, light |
complexion, quick spoken, hair sprinkIed |
With grey, and blind in one eye. He is |
to be concealed in the county. |
from the Mckenzie Crenn) Times, Ist.l
TWO BROTHERS DROWNED.
From various sources we CLEAN the sad |
that on last Saturday two
aged respectively eighteen and |
twenty-five years, sons OF David Ken |
iall, a highly-respscted citizen of Henry
county, were drowned while bathing in |
West Sandy. il appears that the
younger of the two, who could not
win, got beyond his depth. His
brother seeing his perilous position, at
jempted his rescue. In the struggle
10Th sank to rise no more. A third
)rother came very nearly sharing the
anne fate by attempting to save his
wo unfortunate brothers. Their bodies
we're Immediately recovered and prop
,rly inferred.
THE LYNCHERs OF WYATT,
from the jackson Whig and Tribune.l
On Friday of last week, after we went
o press, twenty negro men, charged |
With the lynching Of William Hamilton |
Wyatt, were arrested and brought to |
his city by a large guard of citizens and |
Odpad in iail ThRV had q nraIin1inarv