Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-05

| NEW ORLEANS, August A San
| Antonio, Texas, special reports threat
ened riot, growing out of the severe
chastisement given to negro soldier by
| Captain TObyn, whose daughter the
negro had insulted. The officers COM
manding the negro troops sent word TO
! the city officials that they could not
control their men, and the citizens i'm
mediately hurried out in force. The
military authorities ordered the negro
soldiers out Of town, and by their infiu-
ence quiet was restored.
Negro Rapist KIIIed-HukEux Troubles
IN Kentucky.
CINCINNATI, August 4.-Some few
weeks since a negro man attempted to
commit rape on the person of a young
white lady in ElkhOrn township, near
Frankfort, Kentucky, and had to leave
the county. Saturday night he returned
and during the night body of men at
tackled him, firing upon and instantly
killing him. 900
1t is reported that the kuklux in oven
add Henry counties, in Kentucky, are
getting very bold. They visited a
Louisville packet with the evident in
tentiOn of doing mischief, and were only
deferred by the threats of the officers Of
Ine DOaL VINO were Weu armed
B-Ore Indian Murders.
WASHINGTON, August 4-Lieuten-
ant-GeneraI Sheridan is forwarding
report TO General Sherman, in which he
says that the Indians who depredste in
the Mud river valley belong to the
northern Cheyennes, about Fort Fetter-
man, who were recently represented
in the peace council at Red Clouds !
agency, and Colonel Drack- |
EFT reports from Camp StaFburgh that |
the Indians made an attack on the set |
uement Of old Camp Brown on the |
twety-eighth of July, and killed Mrs. |
Richards and Miss Hall. First-Lieuteu- |
ant Whalen, with company B Of the |
second cavalry, has gone in pursuit of
the murdereIs.
A Rumpus over a Change of COuaty-
seats.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 4.-The new
courthouse and jail at Richmond, lndi- |
ana, being completed, the commission !
ers Of Wayne county, at Centerville, |
the old COUnty-seat, this morning Or
dered the removal Of the records to the !
former place. Wagons sent from Rich |
moDd were being loaded in the court |
house yard, when the citizens of Center !
vile fastened the gates, sent for Judge |
johnson at Cambridge, and got a tenn !
pOrary restraining order. In the mean |
time bells were rung, cannon fired, and |
the whole community in the vicinity of
Centerville gathered at the courthouse, |
and the widest excitement prevailed for
a time. The wagons were finally IN
loaded, returned to Richmond empty, |
and the excitement quieted down.
Another CoaI-Mfne ExDIOsfOn-SeVeral
Killed ana Injured.
WmKEsBARRE, Pa, August Am !
explosion occurred at the Diamond !
mines Of the WiIkesbarre coal and iron |
company this morning, by which sever !
al men were killed and two injured. |
Luke Foley, the assistant-fire boss, was |
badly burned about the hands and head, |
but will recover. John Fiaherty died |
while being removed from the mines, |
and Frederick Fubnod died while being |
carried home. The mine boss, Thomas |
HaTkness, rushed to their rescue, and |
was prostrated by a slack-darnp, but /
was taken out before life was extinct; |
he viii recover. The flesh fell from the /
bodies Of FubnOd and Flaherty while |
they were being removed. The explos- 1
ion was caused by one of the men try
ing TO brush back the damp with an /
open lamp.
A Man Kills His BrOfheF-BOlh Horse-l
thieves aud Murderera.
CAIRO, August 4.-Daish Breeze killed
his brstheT, Don Breeze, near Halle
wood, in Alexander county, Thursday
night. Both Of them were rather noto-
riOus characters. They had stolen some
horses, and after hiding them, were pro-
ceeding TO the house OF Oscar GTeenlee,
with the intention, it is said, of carry
ing out a previously arranged plan to
kill him (Greenlee), and Don showed an
inclination 10 back out. When the
brothers were last seen together, they
were quarrelling, and Daish was carry
ing heavy club and threatening Don.
Daish afterward came home alone, bring-
ing DOn's shoes, ana remarked to his
wife, "If you hear me accused of muir
der, don't 60 back on me.n Suspicion
being aroused, search was instituted,
which resulted in the discovery Of Don's
dead body, with the neck broken and
marks Of heavy blows on his head. The
police started from here last night in
pursuit of the murderer.