Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-31


as soon as the head Of the household was
out, he took the shell and inspected il
minutely. He could see no evidences oi
danger about il. 'sIt can't bust" said
he, "no NOR iron wedge, Ia | kin see; -
and again he inspected II minuteiy.
"Isess see ef iL'll bust, " he said at length
chilpn, you all git hind de doe, -
With this he tossed the shell into the
FIRE, and huddled the family behind
the door. Here they waited for several
minutes, and no explosion took place.
One by one they came out and scattered
about the room, One Of the boys took
a chair and sat near the hearth-stone,
curiously watching the gradually heat
ing shell. Finally there was terrific
explosion, which riddled the cabin with
holes of various forms and sizes, and
which came well-Digh sending to king
dom-eome two OF the chlldIen. The
chair on which the lad sat was literally
torn to fragments, while q slug of the
shell passed through his thigh, severiDg
the upper muscle to the bone. Another
child was struck by 8 piece Of the shell,
but not seriously hurt, while the balance
OF the family were scared into well-nigh
stlIpefaction. The old man when he
came in sagely remarked, II tole you
so.n DR.. Walton was speedily sum-
moned, and ascertained tbatn of the
wounds were necessarily fatal. The SON
in-law is now convinced that "it'll
bust.n
Two HOmieides.
Mobile Register.l
Yesterday evening, about three
o'clock, two negroes, named Dock
M'Intyre and Reuben -, had quar-
rel, which resulted in fight, on the
premises of Mr.. Z. r. Dickson, on
Dauphin way, about four and a half
miles from the city, in which M'Intyre
shot Reuben in the right breast, killing
him instantly, as it is supposed. No one
saw the killing, but they were seen fight
ing on the rear gallery Of the building,
and taking the time into consideration,
and the signs of struggling, It is thought
that they were fighting nearly an hour.
M'Intyre has been heard to threaten to
take the life Of Reuben, and viewing all
the circumstances, there can be no doubt
about his carrying the threat into execu-
ton. The killing was evidently done
with pistol, as wss shown by the wound
below the left nipple. The ball entered
the left side, and went through the body
to the right side, where it lodged under
the outer skin. The deceased was a
young negro man, very well dressed,
and bore a good character in the neigh
bOrhOod. M'Intyre, on the other hand,
is not well spoken of, and was regarded,
even previous to this affair, as 8 danger
Gus man. M'Intyre made his escape,
aud has not been heard OF up TO this
writing. The coroner held an inquest
kaIrv r-a,EarsNauy hur -
jury withheld the verdict until it is as
certained positively whether or not any
one saw the killing.
Christmas evening Anthony WIlkey
and Alfred Vivian, two negroes, be-
came engaged in difficulty on Jackson
street, near Earle, when the former
struck Vivian g terrible blow on the
temple with picket. The man was
supposed TO have Been killed, and his
friends sent for the coroner, but when
that officer arrived Vivian had shown
signs of life and seemed to be recover
ing. Yesterday evening at four O'Clock,
however, Vivian died at his residence,
on the corner OF Joachim and Concep-
tion streets, from the effects of the blow
given him by Wilkey. The coroner
held an inquest upon the body, and the
verdict OF tine jury Was that the deceased
came to bis death from a blow inflicted
with a sticK of wood in the hands of
Anthony Wilkey, and the jury recon-
mended that he be held for examination,
Wilkey is in the guardhOuse, and says
he struck Vivian in self-defense, as the
latter, as he says, was coming TO him
with q club OF wood. The case will
undergo preliminary exami-
nation tomorrow morning in the
mayors court.
Another HUTder.
Knoxville ChronIcle.l
We learn that on the night of the
twenty-flfth ns'aut, a man named Ste
phen Lyden killed a man named Dan.
M'Bride on section No. 1856 on the Gin
cinnati southern railroad. 1t seems that
in a drunken spree M'Bride knocked
Lyden down with four-pound weight,
when Lyden got up again snd left the
premises. M'Bride, however, not sstis- |
fed with his first assault, followed Ly-
den and made second assault, when the |
latter drew his pueketknife and stab |
bed NJ Bride. who fell aud instantly
expired. Lyden was arrested on Satur- |
day and confined in the Kingston Jail, |
and, We presume, had q hearing yester-
day, but the result is not known as yet. |
These drunken rows, ending in stabbing |
and shooting, and too frequently in the |
death of one or more of the parties en- |
gagged are becoming alarmingly frequent |
ln this road, and it seems to us that |
some steps should be taken to prevent |
hem, If possible. The demon, strong |
irink, seems to be at the bottom Of ev |
cry difficulty, aud it would be well for |
ali to heed the warning, "Look not upon |
cup, when it moveth itself Alright, for at
asst it stingeth like an adder and biteth
ike a serpent"