Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-30

A New InyentiOn-RailrO
Brothers Prosecuted by Sis
ter-The Tennessee Coal
COmpany-AissiSsip-
pi Election.
rro OF TO BREAK OUT OF JAIL DISCOVER
ED IN ITS IECIPIENCY.
From the Nashville CTenn-l bannefJ
An attempted Jail delivery was nip
ped in the bud on Thursday last, by the
Sudden appearance of Bob Patterson, the
taller. upon the scene of action. The
circumstances are these: Tom Ryan q
vouth of Only fifteen summers, was seen
on the bank of the river, Immediately
beneath the Jail windows, which lace the
river, talking to Ed. Houchens, VINO Is
5n jail waiting trial before the criminal
court. Houchens was heard telnDg
RYAN to 90 and get a saw or q sharp
,-ase-xnife, and bring it there, and he
v-ould lei a long twine down to the
,,-oTnd. and then he Ryan could tie
Saw oy knife TO the end Of the string,
and he would pull il up to his cell. The
timely wal of the jailer put a stop to
the convers <tiOn, and Ryan moved
awav. CsptaI. \ Patterson, thinking that
RYAN looked rsth's suspicious, had him
arrested on the ,>bRrge Of lettering
aroupd the streets WI. .'b0ut any apparent
means of support or su' ''slstance. be
was arraigned before judge Dullng yes
terday, aud in default of 1Nhe OF MY
dollars, WAS lodged in the wCek3ou57e.
RYAN was formerly an inmate n me
jail, and feeling, perhaps, some pity anu
compassion for his imprisoned eompah'
ions, ne put himself TO studying some
plan whereby he could assist them 10
escape. The knife or saw Was TO DE
used for this purpose.
EAST TENNESSEE INSANE ASYLUM.
From the Knoxville lTenn.) Press and Herald.
Yesterday morning, Hon. P. d. Sims,
mavor Of Chattanooga, arrived In the
CITY, to attend the first meeting OF the
directors Of the new insane asylum for
East Tennessee. In October, last, Gov
,ernor Brown appointed the three direc-
-tars namely: Hon. &. Nj. McGhee, of
rKnoxviile, DR.. p. d. Sims, Of Chatta-
pooga. and Hon. John King Of Sulh-
van county. Each of these gentlemen
ace,apted the appointment, much TO the
gTstircation Of the people Of East Ten
1assee. whom they so well represent.
Colonel McIhee is at present il the city,
and Hon, John King, telegraphed yes
ferdsy. that he would arrived this morn
ING. The first important matter OF III
raTest to come before the directors, al
their meeting to-day, will be that of the
selection of !. site for the new asylum.
THIS is a subject of moment TO all East
Tennessee, and will not be hastily de-
clded. From the character Of the gen.
tlemen to whom this trust has been
piveu. il is certain that 10 The selection
0f a site, ali interests will be impSrtlally
considered.
NEGRO KILLED.
-rrr I'm the Savannah ga News
: bout niue o'clock Wednesday night,
loo5;c. eneu Iawler and Newman went
=, arrest a negro named Ben johnson,
who wa, accused of stealing. After the
arrest. johnson made an attempt to es
caDe. and was fired upon and killed.
Who did the shooting has not yet been
ascertained, bat the evidence before
Coroner Parker on the following mOTn-
ing was sufficient 20 warrant an arrest,
and Lawler was committed TO jail until
Monday in default Of three thousand
,Aollars' bsil bond required by the coro-
me-. Newman had not been arrested
no to a late hour yesterday. The prls-
o1er will have hearing on Monday be-
fore magistrate, who will determine
tbs nat ure Of the Otfense.
SHOT AT DECATUR.
p-,,r, the y ashviile Bannerl
Dave Ho..kster, wstchmsn at the de
moi at Decatur Alabama, accidenuy
5hot Joe WINS, a baggagemaster, at that
nIsee Christmas. The wound may prove
fatal.
KILLED BY A STREET-CAR.
From the New Orleans PiCayune-l
At halfpast eleven O'Clock last
Wednesday night the body, OF
Pat Hayse was found lying
across the street-car track AT
.fhe corner Of st. Andrew and BsTonne
streets. When found the body was sun
and dead. and the neck OF the deceased
Was found 10 be broken, as well as his
light Jaw. The man was about twenty
si'|ht wears old, and a member of Ne
chan les fire company No. 6. he was
fonnd With his fire-shirt on, and II Is
snDnosed be was on his way to the fire,
bnf baing n 7der the influence of liquor,
hsd faflen across the track, and being
unable 10 move, fell asleep in that posi-
fioD ana was run over by the car. The
officer i'm charge Of he body arrested a
car-driver by Ihe name OF Louis Klein,
who was the last 10 pass the scene OF
death. Thedeceased was ly'ng Win MS
head lust across the rail, and al signs oi
life were extinct when he was fOunu oy
the officer.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.
-, ratsl Navon M - Democrat
On SUNDAY last, about noon, three
white prisoners, named Edwin Frank
lin. Johu Thompson and Frank Har-
rinpton-the first two nam ed under SEN
tepce 10 the penitentiary for grand lar
cauy, and Harrington charged with
stealing-escaped from the jail in
this CITY. Ii seems that Jailer Grant
was entering the cell at the hour named
with a bucket of water for the inmates,
when he was seized by Harrington, and
MS nistol wrested from him by Frank
lin. and the three rushed down stairs
and escaped. In their descent they
attempted 10 lock the lower door, bul
f1Jed to do 50 in their hurried exit. The
alarm was Immediately given, and the
-,risDDers pursued by the sheriff anC
e,0sse They were overtaken by james
4, srk. a freedman, one Of the pursuins
I;artv' about two miles from NazOO City
Igbo g,aceeeded in capturing Harrington
sffer a desperate resistance. In th'
T,elea Harrington received q severe
though not dangerous, wound IN th'
head from q pistol shot. Franklin an'
THOMPSON separated, took to the swamp
and are still at large.
ALMOST AN ENOCH ARDEN.
-. the Atlanta (Ga.l Herald
Aro sher one Of those cases Of matri
,,oni.i uconstancy that are so painful.
fTsouent Il late occurred recently
Goa,orth CIe,prgia. II seems that maj
@,-,'oss name we did not learn had
snrae vasrs ago. married lady living $
~ ,lssr Acworth. They lived pleasant,
togsther for a short psTiod, when he lei
foe fba north. and for soSAle cause ne re
-oaiDed absent until recently, his absehc
.snSbracing perioG Of several years
DDring tn. tsMe, however, be hAd %
~asiopallv coTrespOnded with nls WiA
md remitted money. A strong deslf
= So the wife Of his bosom again 10
L him TO return during the holidays
du3e,. = bis marital relations. UPol
sn1 Iesuih- -terday he learned, to hl
MS airlNaI SS- 20 had been his part
sorrow , tl1s Isl sLiT 1o,r W. tb. wife Of another
u6f m lie WAS up" bhS -~atheT man
She had lately married al, ~.rIfv a
and had lef him 10 the cold ch-. ~
disappointment. He is in much sorTO
ia G 5nsequence OF the affair, but realizes
the situation, and bears his burden VIII
Arden-like fortitude.
SAVED.
From The Cleveland q enn9 Banner.i
A little daughter Of A. 7. Naples, Q
this place, on Monday Of last week, fel
into q well while attempting TO draw
bucket Of wsteT-5yl be covering rottin'
aud giving away. The well was aboU
fifty or sixty feet deep, and had beel
- slled up 70 within twenty feet OF th