Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-24
BREVITIES.
Ninety-fve thousand live hogs were

Ninety-five thousand live hogs were
brought TO Cincinnati this week.
At Double Bridges, near Ripley, in
this State, last week, the boardinGhouse of
Mrs. MusgraVes, together With thtrty-siX hum
dred dollars in currency, was destroyed by
fire.
Seven cars of freight-train were
one day last week, in run-off caused by
loose rail on the East Tennessee and Virginia
railroad.
Major John c. Fell, an old citizen of
st. Louis, and a Union officer during the war,
died there last night from an overdose of NOR
phine, administered by himself. Business
misfortune is said to be the caused of the
act. He has brother in Philadelphia.
George Bryce, aged thirteen years, has
been arrested in New York on the charge of
fatally shooting his uncle, John Hutton. The
boy entered his uncle's store, and remarzing
apparently In jest, snow I'll fix you," drew q
revolver and fired.
An unknown white man was run over
and killed by the mail train going north last
sunday evening, between Grand junction
and Hickory Valley, on the Central road. The
engineer, Lou Kell, was looking after some
portion OF the machinery at the time, and did
not see deceased, who was lying upon the
track.
The Dresden, CTenn.) Democrat, of
the twenty first, has the following: "On
Tuesday last, at Harrison's mill near Sharon,
IN ILLS county, W H. NdIulOD, u SOn OF r.. Oslr
mon, Esq, was caught by some portion of his
clothing IN the gearing, and was drawn in
and literally sawed into. He went in feet
foremost, ripping one of his legs from The
knee along the bone, passing through his
body and coming out near the neck. He pre-
sented most horrible spectacle"
The storm of last Sunday afternoon
was very disastrous at Bolivar tearing the tin
roofs from, and otherwise damaging the
storehou- es of Messrs. J. II. Nelson & Bro. j.
W. Tate, Kahn Sons, Ramsey " Harris, and
General r. p. Neeley's Office, and J. w Rob
ertson's photograph gallery was completely
demolished. The cOlored Episcopal church.
near the Union cemetery, was lifted from its
foundation and given new location entirely
without, il is stated, disturbing a shingle or
breaking a glass-the building being lifted
bodily from its foundation, and carried some
twelve or fifteen feet.
There was enacted at Jackson, Louis
lana, on the sixteenth instant, one of those
bloody affrays which have so often ended IA
tally in the bar-roOm. W. W. Weldon and
Winans W. Campbell having had some high
words the former was killed by the latter al
most outright. The deceased was about forty
three years Of age, and bore high character
with all who knew him He leaves a large
family to mourn his loss. He resided in jack
son for twelve years, where he was very popu-
lar. The remains were followed to the grave
by large concourse Of friends and the Ma
sonic fraternity OF the place. Campbell was
arrested and confined in jail at Clinton to
await examination.
The Franklin Patriot gives the follow
ing PARTICULARS Of the death of a young man
named Warner, while out riding with a couple
of friends, near Shady Grove church, on sun
day last, by being thrown from his horse: L.
j. Warner and a young man named Andrew
Burke were riding in company, when a propo-
sition was made by one OF them to try the
speed OF their horses. They proceeded at a
rapid rate until arriving at a point in the road
where a large oak tree stood at their right
surrounded by a number OF sapiings. War
ner's horse became unmanageable about this
time, and ran close TO the smaller trees ms
to unseat and preci pitate him ag ainst the oak
his skull was badly fractured.
We learn from the Glasgow Times
that q very serious and probable fatal affray
occurred at Pack Nunn's house, about a mile
from Glasgow, near the old graveyard on the
Knob road, on Saturday night, the fifteenth
instant, between Tom Davis and Phil Keefon
in which, after desperate fight, Davis was
found TO be almost disemboweled by a knife
In Keeton's hands. Davis received a humber
Of serious wounds with the same murderous
weapon, and was at last accounts not ex-
peoted 10 recover. Keeton lied immed lately
but was supposed to be lurking In the imme-
diate nelghbOThood of his home, several miles
counter. The officers are making every effort
to effect his capture, and think u altogether
likely that they Will succeed.
The following particulars of the mu-
nicipal election at Chattanooga are CLEANED
from a special TO the Knoxville Chronicle of
the twentieth instant: "rhe election passed
of quietly. Slmss majority is seventy Low
cry was elected marshal by one hundred ana
one over Wilbur. The election far aldermen
yesaltea as follows; Eastward, Gahagan and