Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-02

| hOuge started 10 IDe uOOf 10 TenOHS-
trate with the murderers, told them he
knew them, and begged them not to
scare his wife and children. A fence
rail was thrust in at the door, striking
| Mr.. Hodge in the breast. He fell and
expired in few minutes. = corOneT's
inquest was held over the body, but the
evidence was not sufficient to guarantee
an arrest.
MAHONE'S REPORT.
The report of General Malone, Of the
A. NJ. and o. railroad, to his stOckhold-
ers at Pittsburg, shows handsome net
revenue for the years. operations. We
extract the following from an abstract
of his report: The gross revenue for the
year was stated at 81, 1913, 757 80, and
current expenses, 81, ,279, 722 %, leaving
as net revenue, 1914, ,035 IS. In 1855,
the gross revenues were only 81, ,054, 25S
| 10, and current expenses, 1858, l68 81,
leaving as net revenue only 1921, ,0S7 2S,
and showing an increase last year over
1865 of 81, ,139, ,499 2S gross revenue, or
over los per cent, aud S622, ,945 IS in
crease of net revenue, or over pa per
cent. The present funded debt is Sl0,-
ass, 295 o., upon which the interest
amounts in currency TO S771 900 an
nually.
HORRIBLE MURDER.
From the Richmond (Va.) WhigI
The friends of Colonel Joseph G..
Hpalding were shocked Saturday, on
learning that his dead body had been
found in the Henrico courthouse, at the
corner of Main and TWenty-second
streets, under circumstances clearly in
dicating that he had been foully muir
dered during the preceding night. The
facts as far as they could be ascertained
were as follows: A few minutes before
noon Saturday Mr.. H. A. Atkinson, jr.,
attorney at law, had occasion to go into
the southeast room of the courthouse,
and on entering was Mortified by dis
covering the body of Colonel SpaldiDg,
in sitting position on bench, cold and
rigid in death. The head OF the deceased
was inclined forward, the chin resting Up
on the right breast, and the hair of the
heac completely matted with blood.
A theory of the murder is that Colonel
Spalding was struck over the head while
sitting upon the bench, and fell heavily
and unconscious upon the bundle of
papers. Whether he recovered sufii-
GENTLY to raise himself before life be-
came extinct, or was raised up to sit
ting position by the assassin, cannot be
determined. There was not a drop OF
blood about the premises other than that
mentioned, a fact proving that the
wounds could not have been caused by
fall either within or without the
building. Violence must have been
used. Immediately opposite the body
when found were two chairs drawn
closely together, as if two persons had
been occupying them, and around the
feet and knees OF the corpse was
an overcoat. All the clothes worn by
deceased, even to a comfort around his
neck, were found on his person, but his
shoes were at the foot of the bench, side
by side, and his hat was on one of the
windows. His cane was lying on the
floor. No opinion can yet be formed as
to the impelling motive for the peTpe-
tration OF this horrible crime. Cupidlty
could not have prompted it, as Colonel
Spalding seldom possessed much money
of late years. 1t is not known that he
had any enenie- malignant enough to
take his life. The mystery must re-
main without explanation or possible
theory, at least for the present. Colonel
Spalding was seen about the courthouse
Friday, and there was nothing about his
VI lndl
the attention of his acquaintance.
TEXAS.
From the jefferson Democrat
The Democratic State convention ap.
pointed Messrs. G.. f. Moore, Richard
Coke, Thomas J. Devine, G. S. West
and w. NJ. Walton, five of the very
best lawyers in the State, to investigate
the tenure of office of the governor
lieutenant-governor and other State
officers. According to their report made
to the chairman of the Democratic eX-
ecutive committee in 1872, Governor
Davis's term of Office expired on the
third day of December, 1878.
GENERAL ABE BUFORD SUED.
From the Lexington (Ky.) Press.
Suit has been brought by Miles Kelley
and his wife Elizabeth Kelley, of Louis
vile, against General Abe Buford, for
the recovery of portion of the amount
of a race-pool. 1t appears that the Kel-
leys owned Nellie Gray, and Did a half
interest in this fine race-mare to General
Buford, he to bear all expenses of keep
ing, training ard entering in races. AT
the Long Branch races, in the summer
of 1871, General Buford, it seems, bought
a pool Of three thousand dollars ON Mel
lie Gray, One-fourth of which was to
go to Elizabeth Kelley by an alleged
contract. To this General Buford pleads
the gambling act denying the contract,
and its legality, if there was such con-
tract. Other matters are embraced in
the petition in relation to race-horses,
but this is the milk in the cocoanut.
ANOTHER MURDER.
From the Senatobia (MiSs.) Signet1
Itseems that there is to be no ending
to the commission of crime in our
county. This makes the sixth murder
perpetrated within our borders since the
formation of the county in April last
OF this number two of the murdered
and murderers have been whites, the
others colOred. The last horrible deed
was done near StrayhOrn. on the twen-
ty-fOurth, by Isaac Jefferson killing
| Wesley Gam, both colOred. From
what we can learn it was very cold
blooded affair. he, murderer had a
hearing before w. H. Bizzell, Esq, in
this place, and was committed to Jail
without bail.
FROM NEW ORLEANS TO CHICAGO.
From the Jackson Miss Pilot
The first passenger train from New
Orleans over the Mississippi Central
railroad arrived in Cairo Monday, the
twenty-secOnd of December, and was
transferred to the Illinois side
Regular passenger trains will run
hereafter. 1t is understood that
boat viii be chartered by the
Mobile and Ohio railroad to supply
the place of the Illinois, which was
withdrawn from the Cairo and Column
bus trade. Now passenger can take a
sleeping-csr and ride in it from New
Orleans to Chicago as comfortably as
from Jackson to New Orleans.
POLICEMAN SHOT.
From the jackson (Mlss) Pilot
During Thursday, Mr.. w. Salmon was
recklessly fiourishing a pistol in West
Jackson, and Policeman M. Farrell un-
dertook to capture the weapon, fearing
it might do damage, when it was acct
dentally discharged, and the bullet
struck Mr.. Farrell in the side, infiicting
dangerous, if not fatal injury. The
policeman was carried to his home,
where he now lies suffering much pain.
Mr.. Salmon was arrested and will have
an examination before a magistrate,
when the full facts In the matter will
probably be elected.
MORE RAIDS ON wILp-CAT CONCERNS.
| From the Nashville CTenn) Bannerl
Raids have been recently made on the
following Illicit distillerias in tho third