Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-11
NEWS BY NAIL.
An AtrOeiOus Crime-SeriOus Dlfflculty
Man Crushed to Death-Death
at the Card-Table.

For several weeks there has been much ex-
on Brushy Fork creek, in this coun-
ty, in reference 70 the disappearance of an
idiot boy ten or twelve years old, son of 5.
Lee, The neighbors all turned out hunting
him, but no trace OF him could be found. SuS-
piciOn was awakened that there had been foul
play, as his parents had often abused him and
gave utterance TO expressions calculated to
excite remark. A warrant was obtained this
week, and search being made on the premises
his body was found buried beneath the house
of his parents It Is charged that the murder
was done by the parents and this father of the
mother, Mrs. Lee. We have not obtained FUR
ther particulars, but if one-half that is told be
true, IL is the most horrible and revolving
brutality that ever occurred in the country.
We have not yet learned Of the arreS. of the
parties. s.-GdiidtiIs IeRn.) ETdD1iHer.
SERIOUS DIFFICULTY ON ROLLING
FORK.
We learn that on the night OF the twenty
tfth ultimo, about nine O'clOck, John +. Wool
fork, of the firm OF WOOlfork 4 Robertson,
came to the door the store of r. J. &. Hatch
EFT (both doing business at Rolling Fork, al d
called Hatchett out, saying he wished to have
some conversation with him. Hatchett re-
sponded, and both parties walked of sho. {
distance, when angry words ensued. Wool
fork used heavy guttapercha cane, and, II
seems, in the scuffie he also stabbed Hatchett
in the back, just over the region of the heart,
with sharp, double edged dirk-knife, to the
depth OF fOGr or fiYe inches. Hatchett did
not discover ne had been stabbed until a min
ute or so aiterwaFd, when he found the blood
flowing freely. Fortunately, instead OF going
straight to the yitals, the knife glanced up
ward in the large muscle near the spinal
column aud Mr.. Hatchett Will recover. The
origin OF the quarrel we have not been able
TO learn.- Vicks5ttT0 Herald.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
A young man, aged thirteen or fourteen
years, son of Mr.. Queen was Billed at Sam
IsOm's ootton-gin, in the seventh district OF
Maury county, last Friday evening. Young
Queen was driving one of the teams of mules
which run the gin, and was caught between
the stirrup of the band wheel and the arm
of the driving wheel. His chest was badly
crushed, and his neck broken, which caused
instant death. The other boy driver had
spoken to him frequently about the tIp-
prudence which he manifested frequently 10
standing up on the lever while in motion, but
it only emboldened him TO do worse. Boys
should not be left alone in such responsible
and dangerous posi- tions. CotHqlelG Herald.
DEATH AT THE CARD-TABLE.
Mr.. Jacob Fifer died very suddenly in Thu
place on Friday evening, thirty-frst ultimo
he and two or three other gentlemen were
PLAYING q game Of cards, and as Mr.. fifel
played certain card he remarked: "Now
| take that" and fell from the chair dead. He
was in good health, had not even complained
of feeling badly, but did not breathe single
time nor could a pulsation be discovered
after he fell.-RttnOia Star.
! Navigation will resume on the east
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