Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-07
Another church scandal.

sand dollars, and a CLERK in the office Of VIII |
liam B.Simpson has fed with fifteen thousand
dollars.
Another Church Scandal
PHILADELPHIA Ovember6. -Father
E. GOrdeman, Of the Catholic church, is re-
ported 10 have disappeared with the female
Organist OF st. BOn1face Catholic church, of
which he was pastor. A report that he had
taken the funds of the church is doubted bat
an investigation by the bishop Of the diocese
will shortly take place.
A Conductor Killed.
LAFAYETTE, IND, November 6-Iu
consequence OF collision OF two freight
trains, at Buck Creek station, on the Toledo
Wabazh and Western railway, to-day, a con-
6uctOr named Mcguire was instantly killed
The accident was caused by dense fog pre-
vailing at the time. The engine cabOose, and
a freight car or two were badly damsged.
fatal AnrAy-TWO Victims of tae Little
KOek hallway Accident.
LITTLE Rock, November GA tele-
graph operator named Hoover, at Hope, on
The line OF the Cairo and Fulton railroad,
south Of here, was shot and killed Last nlght
Hoskins and Brltsch, the firemen who were
seaIded by an accident on the Memphis and
Little Rock railroad near this city, died last
night.
stolen Union Pacific RORds.
NEW YORK, November 6.-Some days
since, Marx q Co., OF this city, bought six
Union Pacific frst-mortgage bonds from
cred. Marx & Co. keep a registry of stolen
bonds and upon referring 70 this they discov-
cred that these Union Pacific bonds had been
stolen from the Wilksebarre bank. The bonds
were returned TO Schott & Co.. who in turn
sent them to customer in distant city from
whom they were received.
Columbus. Ky, On Fire in Two Places
SEQ, 900 Fire in CIarksViise, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, November 6.-Tbe con-
ducior Oh the Mobile and Ohio railroad
brings news 70 Union City, this morning, that
Columbus, Kentucky, was on fire in two
places last night. The Western Union tele-
graph office was burned and the wires all
dcwn. No particulars.
-Four houses, occupied as cOiOred boarding
houses, were burned IN GAINESVILLE, Tonnes
see, this morning. Loss twenty thousand
dollars; no insurance.
An outrage that IL Net - Radical Doe
umeBt.
BREdoND, October 2O-Last Sunday,
the eighteenth, man by the name of William
bingham was murdered in cold blood by a
negro named JORDAN ;. Call, two miles
south of Hammond, on the Little BrazOs. It
All occurred on account of one dollar, which
the negro professed Mr. Bingham owed him.
Mr. Bingham refused to pay him, saying he
did not owe him dollar. Tue negro then
called him liar, and struck him on the head
with bludgeOn. The negro then fled, and
nothing has been seen of him since.
The Recent Dedication in a BOSTON
Bank.
T. A. Kingsbury, late receiving teller
of the Bank Cf Redemption, Boston, Massa-
chusetts, who was arrested last week for en-
bezzling the funds OF the institution to the
extent OF seven thousand five hundred dollars,
said to an interviewer that he could not sup
port his family on his salary, ana so he BEGAN
to appropriate the funds OF the bank for fam
ily use, and in all he mas appropriated in this
way seven thousand five hundred dollars. He
saws he has not used dollar OF this money on
fast women, or at the gaming-taOle, or for fast
horses. He mas drank some, but, as he ex-
plains it, not TO excess, but because he was
worried and anxious. The bank has been
doing large business, and he, in ate 1ding 10
his duties, has Of late been IN muddle, and
frequently Las taken letters containing drafts
and other remittanees home with MIN to eX-
anime, with intent to return them, as he fire.
uuently has done" He has made restitution
OF every dollar in his possession.
A Mofher and Daughter Fatally Burned.
ALTON, Ill, November 3.-Mrs. Vir-
gInia f. and Nancy Julia, wife and daughter
Of Major NJ. B. Prickett, were fatally burned
by the breaking OF coal-Ou lamp at their
residence at EdwardSville, last evening, about
seven o'clock. The lamp was accidentally
knocked over and broken by the daughter
The mother attempted 10 suodue the flames
which enSued, and, in doing so, her clothing
caught fire, and both were terribly burned
about the body and face. The daughter died
al midnight and the mother at i've o'clock
this morning. Mrs. PIickett was the daughter
of Hon. Z. NJ. West. Her daughter was eleven
or twelve years of age. The calamity is fear
full one, and afficts~a large circle OF relatives
and friends. 1t has cast gloom over the en-
tire community at Edwardsville, and in this
city has caus0d feeling Of sorrow scarcely
less intense. Expressions of sympathy for
the stricken relatives are heard on every side.
The Jersey CIty Church Scandal.
Every day evidence accumulates
against Rev. John s. GlendenniDg, and new
witnesses express their readiness to step for
ward and give their testimony against him.
As showing the violence Of his temper, Mr..
Miller informed our reporter yesterday that
Glendenning once boarded with lady named
Sheffield, living in the west end. During a
discussion at the table one evening he is said
| to have drawn q knife upon young lady who
was unfortunate enough TO dlfer with him
/ one OF the members OF the presbytery a few
/ DAYS ago stated that he had II upon the IN
formation of man whose word is as good as
his bond that While tTaNeilng IN tae west
some time ago, he met an uncle OF the &C
cused, who stated that he was not surprised
| to see Glendenntng in his present trouble,
since he is a bad man, and had been IN SINH
| lar scrapes before. The feeling against Glen
denning grows stronger each day, and II the
l presbyt ery acquit him he VIII probably suffer
| Violence at the hands OF community that
| thinks itself outraged by him. The trial will
| be resumed on Wednesday.-Netr York Com
nse1 cio1, 3lst un mo.
john EdmO1dsOn Fatally Shot.
special to the Nashville Banner.I
| BRENTWOOD, Tenn, November A.
In shooting affrsy at Ovens Cross Roads,
| twice. DR.. ID. ". Carmack says both shots are
l fatal, and he cannot recover. Mr.. Edmond
son went to the wagOnmaker's shop, which
| is located at Owen Cross Roads, where W. a.
| Brown was employed as a wood workman.
Mr. Edmondson had ordered a spring-Wagon
| made at this shop, and yesterday a. ternOOn.
about three o'clock, ne went to see about his
| wagon. He met Mr.. Brown, saying to Mr., Ed
| mOndson, THANK you for the recommends
/ ton you have been circulating throughout the
| country about me- EdmOndson SAID, q have
| not circulated any at all" Brown said, you
| are damned liar at which Mr.. Etmondson
| threw a wagon-spoke at him. Brown then
| leVeied revolver at EdmOndsOu, firing two
shots, both of which took effect in the abdo-
men. Brown has left for parts unknown, 1t
| is said Brown has not been out Of the pent-
| Tertiary many years. Mr.. EdmOndson Is
| highly respected, aud has many warm friends.
| The report as to John P. owen being shot by
| Brown Fly is false.
A Ravisber Lynehed IA Penusy IyanIa.
Gibson's, q small mining village in
Pennsylvania, was recently the scene Of a
| beastly outrage, viz, the violation of re-
| spectacle young girl, a Miss Davis, thirteen
years of age, by a dissipated fellow named
| Martin Groves, thirty-five years of age. The
| crime was committed on the margin OF woods
: near the town, while the girl was proceeding
on an Grand for her mother Groyss was "
/ ing in ambush at the time, and suddenly as
saulted his victim. When the story was made
| known throughout the village tue greatest
| five men gathered and decided upon seeking
| out Groves and giving him summary justice.
They proceeded IN body up the mountain
| near the town, and captured him IN tne WOoes'
| They then took him down into deep depres-
| sion between two Of the lofty hills. IN that
| lonely vale, by Inc ngnL OF tne nOou sttuS-
| Cling through a heavy mist, the infur1ated
| miners executed the sentence they pro-
nounced against him, when was thai ne
/ should die. His eyes were bandaged and his
/ hands bound behind him, and then he was
| hanged to the limb of a chestnut tree and LETT
there until he was dead. He was atterwarcl
| buried near the hut where he had lived for
years. The outrage ON the LAWS girl was not
/ Croves's first crime Of that nature. The COM
| mission OF three similar OutrageS was laid al
his door by general belief, which had maze
| him q terrier to all women and children.
Hurricane aE Hamilton, Wis.
Hamilton, Wisconsin October 29th) Core
/ spOndence La Crosse Republican.
4 Yesterday about three o'clock the
| northern part OF our town was visited by one
/ or Inc most terrible hurricanes that mas ever
/ been witnessed in this portion OF the country.
| The afternoon was warm and pleasant Inc
wind was blowing from the southeast until
about three O'Clock, IL commenced thunder.
II inonin the west. 1t could be plainly seen that
there was storm coming from the southwest
Tha roaring was continuous. Rain soOn be-
/. oan ~ fall IN torrents for ten or fifteen min-
. Ttes The focus OF the hurricane passed over
|, the farm of Andrew II Eldowny, doing
lille DAMAGE, save tearing down fences. II
| fhan syfoored doHn on the farm Of L. 0s-
: borne, leveling his hay and straw stacks with
. the sroupd IL then struck his house, burst
: ING omen the door, and came very near t. KING
out the end Of his house. ais summer