Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-01
NEWS By NAIL.
Small Farms in Tennessee-A $4,000
Fire - Struggling YagabOnds
and Thieves in the COuR.
try.
A Negro Woman Burned 60 Death-A
Touug Lady Dragged TO Deatb-A
Mans Head Bdrned on.
Railroad Aecident-Mysterious Disap.
pcaraRce Rce-Aecidents and Mur-
ders-Fatal Shooting
ARRAY, Etc, Etc.

We have noticed since the war that in sec
lions where the labor is performed by the
owners OF lands, and moi by negroes, there Is
a more satisfactory condition OF prosperity
thsn tn localities where there is a supera-
b0ndance OF land, Here in sumner the farm
eIS north OF the ridge are better Of, all things
considered, than those in the valley. They
are less IN debt; they do more home manufsc-
lurlnEs they have actually more money ST The
end OF the year thsn our poor rich men. And
me same condition OF Affairs exists in other
sections Of Tennessee. The poor are getting
Ilea' anq the rieh are getting poor. IL Is this
retnbOuOn that always follows the violation
OF TIE first law Of labor. that whatever the
halgd hnas 70 do. to 90 Il with an its might :
. 1teniia Eruiaiaer-
a Fifty ThOusana DeaIar Fire.
Yesterday morning, about six O'Clock, The
alarm Of flfe was given. on reaching the Spot
We found that the IRE had originated in W.
-. Dalton : saloon. At nine o CLOCK the whole
block was in ashes, with the exception Of The
brick stOre OF Feisenthal & Brother. There
were SIX frame GcrSeS in the block. three OF
them two k1c1gs = = tlIse one story high. Il
was BY 3 nirstisstisN1 TIE brick store on the
cerileE WIS saved, titsi TIE hack room OF Mrs
Ncr srlsno and MIS- Sussell's millinery es
aaolishu1cnt, IN Lee block, was entirely de-
isiTu1ec- A great many OF the goods in the
bindings were saved by being carried out into
- sf,.ssfa k-,s - Ne - - . =. =, :, -,
aged corditfon- al the goods in Lee bi0ck
were also removed, and are considerably dam
thousanG dollars. The buildings We're owned
by MeSsrS- W. 7. LucSS. A. c. Estes and n. 4.
ShirelY. There " as no insurance on the prop
erly- and q = All a total loss. The frm OF
Johueoi, NinsfoD 8 CO., owners OF Lee block.
also loser BY he IRE, but 10 What extent we
could not searu--lBr0, 0,cRsuille Tc1lit.l Bee n
Murder and Aecldsn1.
A correspondent nom Deer Creek, sxritiz5sI
On the eighth instant informs us that negr5,
named 10 Llas, shot and killed white man,
r. r. r1sar
Hauser was behind his counter, When the ne
gro slipped up and shot him through the win
SoW. killing him almost Instantly. The negro
Is IN jall awaiting his trial Another negro,
named John Dillon, feu iron 3 Tree about
dorty feet and was instantly klled--BTUHdosi
RaIaI sho09anE at Esay springs.
hsy Springs Is small town in Tishomingo
county situated very near the eastern bound
AIRY Of this oOuniy. and is the location of a
cotton tac-cry owned by Mr. John NJ. Nelson.
u appears taat some parties who were ped
ding whisky in a wagon stopped at or near
ne factory and, On sunday morning, Mr..
orcislng bad influence IN The community, /
and that they were selling whisky IN violation
OF law, requested them 70 remove, threaten l
ing them with arrest in case they did not. /
During the pariey which followed, 8 man 1
naned Saizess who lived Few miles from
bay epflngs and VINO was soIneW hat lnlOxi- I
eared, remarked to Mr.. Nelson, Maybe yOu 1
want me % leave, tO0e 20 which thai gentle- |
man replied 10 the effect that he did Where /
upon Waites advanced upon him and struck 1
him IN the face with pair of heavy bridle- L
bits then stepped back and drew pistol, /
when Nelson who had also drawn bis pistol
ured upon hlm, shooting him through the L
body, from winch he died 10 about eight 4
eivilauth 5rl ties, BY whom the affair wiz be
thoroughly nFes.lsaied--BooneUaLis (Ats5.j
Rocorder-
Seriously Wounded.
On Tuesday, Alexander Person, Oldest son Of
y K Person. Esqp while hunting near his
IaTHn, six miles east OF this city, accidentally
shot himself in the right leg. He was bird
hunting in company with Nessrs. James
VaIlarF aD6 Tsz NJ ,-eTl M I.-J,4ls s4,,1I-,.
on stump watching bis dog, with the gun
resting On the stump, the gun slipped, the
hammer striking against the stump and the
gun going on. empty1ng its contents into his
leE. The shot entered his leg two or three
inches above MS knee, and ranged upward.
No bone or a[ieTy- was injured and the wound,
~ hile painful, is by no means dangerous. He
vas brought % the residence OF his father, in
ihiseif{s INN 1soiately sIter the accident, and
Fe sTe hapur 10 STATE is doing well IlTeiso,1 I
fIe7H-i HlliG and Tribune.
F1red Into.
The establishments OF a Madam GRAY in
-outhEest Jackson, near the Central railroad
depot was fred into about midnight on sat |
urdsy last, csusing the widest denoraliza a.
lion among the inmates. ana a stampede.
Three or Tour masculine visitors left in such
ehot haste that their toilette was utterly
neglected, and as they he'd into the nights
plutonian darkness. hags OF truce briskly
waved IN thefushing winds behind them
jdci-s0H Tenn Wig and Tribune.
A Fair Fraeas-
We learn from the Canton American Citizen
vi the twenfy-secOnd Instant, that as the eS-
cursion train from Jackson was heading for
canton, Saturday evening last, a fight oc-
CURED, in which Mr.. J. J. Burke. a photo
grapher Of Canton, received pistol wound in
the leg, and his two antagonists, Messrs. Nor
rls and sparroWE, sustained each a severe
blow on the head from Mr. Burlzes hatehet.
The parties were bound over by the mayor of
Canton 70 appear before the mayor Of Jack
son on the first Monday in Decemb Der, the fight
occurring between Jackson and rougaloo,
A CoEored,aan KILLED.
ON Friday night last Dave Lumpkin, col
ored. shot and killed Bert Lumpkin, coloned,
on the farm OF Mr.. John Mayer, about one and
a half miles lrOnn this city. II seems that
Bert misch ievously knocked at the door OF
Dawes cabin and refused 10 answer to Dawes
challenge Of who's thate1 whereupon Dave
fired. more as ne says, 70 scare than 10 hurt
the intruder. but unfortunately the scare was
fstal.--lFOily Spring. Ledependent South.
Negro woman Burned TO Death. !
The particulars Of the burn ing Of the wife Of
samuel Martin a respectable colored man of !
spencer county were as follows; The couple /
Lived in a comfortable eaoin, which was fur
mished with an old fashioned Fireplace. After
they had retired for the night. the woman got
uu Tor something she bad forgotten, and while 9
near the IRE her clothing caught fire. She al >
once became frenzied and ran into the yard, :
where the breeze increased the flames, and 3
before sssistanc- reached her she was burned ]
iu such manner that death was inevitable. | !
EFoitittsH Aefif-I totFlol
Horrible.
The Allen county correspondent OF the 4
bowling Green Democrat gives this account OF :
IN extraordinary accident: "Last week a !
Young man named Harvey Temple, who was : !
fracy's, ia this county iell into a burning J
heap N such a way that his head was fastened
between two logs, where he remained, unable ]
ally burned OF. in which condition he was {
found by mis- hiendsH
An A. .ssinatf0n.
On Tuesday last 81 David Jones' who lives !
ON Bear creek, in this county, came to Tus- :
with Majors. ". L. McCleskey. Tor some land I
liis eay 10 the depot, al ROberts's store, he met
= yotng man hy the name Of Tony Weaver
with whom We are told he had difficulty,
which resulted in ngnt, in which pistols
ere drawn by both parties, but not used.
Jones came on 20 Iuscumbia, transacted MS
businezs with Major McCIeskey-, and took the | 4
fgmr o5eEocl- train Tor horne a. apa bss I
liuoiher left the depot about dark. They had
not go.e far when they were shot at BY some
stantly Killed we have not learnedwh bic IA one,
and his brother was badly wounded We are
extremely sorry that such crime has been
committed Ia our hitherto peaceful county,
IisscHni5ic l-stq) If4qes.
Horrible Death oG a Yeung Woman in :
Tennessee.
The Humphreys county Journal gives the !
following account Of the horrible death Of q
Miss Kate smith, daughter Of Nj. Pat smith, 4
near BE EWtn station, on Sunday last: "Mr. q
smith had been 70 HcEwen's station ano re- y
Turned. leaving his mule hitcheo at the gate I
As usual. His daughter, accompanied BY Mits L
" ara and another young lady, concluded TO
take a ride. Miss smith was The first 10
mount, taking the saddle, the ether ladies .
getung up behind her. They had gone but :
short distance however, when the mule
seemed 10 appear a little contrary, 81 which
they struck bim few blows with stick, or
witch, causing fhe mule 70 run with them, .
Two Of the ladies managed 70 get OF some 4
lear nc =
mule continuing to run, she struck him Oh !
tie SIDE OF the head, thinking IL would turn !
MIN home, which Il did. In turning she v as
thrown nom the saddle her loot remaining !
ia the stiFrup, with head downward, the mule Z
running al fulI speed. In this horrible eoncl- J
ilon she remained until the mule reached
n running with her iI,this manner almost y
every particle OF clothing was torn from her .
cody, besides being horribly mapgied. she
lived bus q short time thereafter"
Homicide in L1neoIn. 3
The ShelbyyiDe CJmaercGaE Of last week {
states that w p. roliey, formerly editor Of the Q
Lincoln County Nears, wss assaulted by ne 7
gro man, formerly 3 slave OF Tolley's father, q
and was literally cut to pieces with an 49, =
The dificuitYs which grew Oug OF T.'s whip =
ping tbe daughter OF the negro, occurred in
them, when 1olley drew his pistol but it 4
failed TO reFOlFe, and the negro attacked him n
with the *, as stated above. Captain . oliey d
member OF the state senate from Lin Il
coin county session before last, and was a man e
OF iair ability. The negro made lis escape. n
AfheHs llelial k'osf. M
Struggling vagabOBds.
An unusual number OF worthless and bad i
lOOking men have been prOH'ling around our q
town ana vicinity for several days These 2
fellows have been annoying citizens al All 3
times Of day, asking for something 70 eat, and b
say they are out Of empioymen and out III / 4
money. They seem 10 manifest very little de- &
slre e ge einP.os mem, Dus are sls eonleni .