Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-16
The Brighton Murder-NegrOes Very
Much Excited-TWO HOmicideS
in LaRderdaIe County.

From an Occasional Correspondent
CovINGToN, Tenn, August Is, 1873
AS your readers have been informed, the
Big Hatchie Baptist association eonven-
ed with the Baptist church at this place
on the second instant, and adjourned on
the evening Of the fourth. The assOcia-
ton is composed of about sixty church
e, and extends over an area Of several
counties. Your correspondent visited
the body during portion Of its session,
and was well pleased with the harmony
Of feeling and unity of views and action
which seemed to peryade the whole del
egation. Nearly all the churches re-
ported considerable sccessions of mem
bership since the last annual meeting Of
theassOciatiOn, and nearly al, also, report
ed having hourishing Sunday-sehOols.
The association seems to be alive to the
importance and duty Of propagating the
missiOn-woIk, especially hOme-missions,
as evidenced by their active interest in
and liberal contributions therefor. There
We're many able ministers present,
among whom were E ders Landrum,
Graves and Lotion, of your city, the
former Of whom preached the intrOduc-
tory sermon on Saturday morning, upon
the subject of giving TO the support of
the gospel. We heard several of differ
ent religious beliefs say that il was the
best sermon they ever heard. The ser
mon probably opened the hearts and
prepared the minds of the people, to a
great eN.Sht, to the exercise of that lib
erality which afterward characterized
the meeting. Elder Graves preached
on Sunday, TO a large audience, for two
hours, and yet there was scarcely any
appearance Of.restlessBess or even weaTi-
hess. So far as we have heard an eX-
preston, every one was pleased with his
sermon. There was no display OF bitter
ness toward others in treating of con-
trOversial points; in fact, he was more
bitter and denunciatory toward his
own church than any other. He
told them that great many
Of them were depending upon their re-
lstiOnship with the church, and the OBJ
seryance of church ordinances to save
them. Elder Lotion, though feeling
very unwell, preached quite ably and
acceptably on sunday evening. The as
sociation adjourned on Monday evening,
the last act being that of the members
mutually giving the parting hand Of fel-
iowship aud brotherly love. 1t was tru-
ly an affecting scene, many strong
minded men shedding tears. The meet
ing adjourned to convene again at Rip
lev, Tennessee, on the first Saturday ia
~
all threw their doors of welcome wide
open, and bountifully entertained the
delegates and visitors. The pastor of
Jhe Baptist church here protracted the
meeting until last Sunday. We are in
formed that there were several profess /
sions and some ten or twelve accessions
TO the church. The health of Cow
ingtOn and vicinity is very
good, when compared with other
sections of the country, though many
Of the warm friends in your city OF our
old, lOng-knOWn and much-respeeted
friend, Mr. r II. MunfOrd, of this place,
will regret to learn that he is sorely be-
Teaved, his gentle, piOas wife being, in
all human probability, upon the couch of
deSth, and ere this reaches you, will
have doubtless gone to her rest She
has been lingering long time with con-
sumption. The most distressing OF all
Affections Of which We have heard,
from the cholera or some other cause, is !
that in the family Of the widow Davis,
living near Cuba, Tennessee, six OF
whom were confined in the house at the
same time. However, we have in the
last day or two heard that the physicians
are in doubt whether the deaths were
produced from cholera OF milksick, as
they say the symptoms are so much
alike that it is frequently difficult to dis
criminate.
We understand the parties engaged in
tuf Dentining and burning to death the
negfO man al Brighton have fled the
county. There has been considerable
effort made 10y the proper officers Of the
county TO discover and arrest the perpe-
traitors Of the deed. A good many ne
grOes appear 10 be considerably in
censed, and were very active in hunting
for the guilty parties, though we nave
not heard Of their offering any indigni-
ties or committing any injuries to any
one. There certainly was no politics
connected with this homicide, and there
is said to be no malice whatever. The
parties committing the deed, we under
stand, were intoxicated, and doubtless
possessed Of that devilish, reckless spirit
20 often accompanying drunkenness,
without having any OF the prudent re-
gard for Others generally attending so
briefly.
The people of our adjoining county of
Ilauderdale have been startled this week
from their usual quiet by the commission
OF two homicides. The first man killed. /
we understand, was a citizen living
in a few miles Of StOneWall by the name
Of Austin. 1t seems that he was ad-
dicted to drunkenness, aud perhaps
came home drunk, and ordered his son
10 put 40 his horse, who not Obeying
him as promptly as be desired, the father
struck him several blows perhaps and
ahe son says that he snapped his pistol
81 him twice, when the young man
went into the house and got his five
shooter and shot him twice, from the
effect Of which be died soon after. Even
from the sons own statement it appears
20 he a horrible affair, as he got en-
tirely away from his father and then re-
turned. The other homicide was that
Of negro shot by another negro, the
names of whom, nor the particulars of
which we have not learned. The killing
was done on yesterday and We under
stand the negro doing it was in Coving-
ton this morning, which being learned
sh lrtly after his departure, the sheriff
went out in search Of him, but had not
found him when last heard from.