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


of trustees. The board then adjourned.
SAD SUICIDE.
From the White County (Ark.) Record.
A sad affair happened at Hilger's fer-
~ on Little Red, some fifteen miles
from town, last Tuesday. Miss Hilger,
who has been suffering from a sore leg,
and from which it was thought she
would soon die, drowned herself.
She took advantage of the absence
from the house of the male
members of the family, and whilst the
female portion thereof were engaged in
another part Of the house, and betook
herself to the river, barefOOted and with
but her nightclothes on her per-
son. Evidently she was in full pos
session of her senses, as the manner
in which she did the deed shows
that she went about it in a delib-
crate way. There is rope at
both ends on the ferTyboat with
which it is fastened to the shore. The
outer rope she took and fastened around
her body, then passing the other end
through the ring on the boat she easily
slipped into the water, thus avoiding a
splash, which might have been heard
by any one near the banks. 1t seems
that she was determined not to be res
cued, and adopted this mode to make
her drowning the surer. 1t all occurred in
less than an hour, as Mr.. Hilger had left
her room but about thirty minutes pre-
viOus. Upon returning and finding her
absent, search was instituted, and her
barefoOted tracks were soon discovered
leading to the river, and her body there
found floating near the shore. Miss
Hilger formerly taught school in the
neighbOrhOOd, and was modest, good,
young lady, well beloved.
ROASTED ALIVE.
From the Nashville CTenn.) Banner.l
A colored man named Henry, who
has charge of the wateT-tank near the
depot at Murfreesboro, went with his
wife to church Monday night, leaving
her children, the youngest being three
years of age, at home. During their
absence, it is supposed that the chill
dren got to playing in the fire, and set
ting the cabin on fire the older ones de-
serted it, leaving the youngest to its
fate. The cabin was totally destroyed
and the infant burned alive. When its
were discovered, it was found
that the bones and a small quantity Of
the flesh upon its legs was all that was
left of it. The cabin consisted of only
one room, and in it was all that Henry
possessed, and yet if the poor little in
fant could have been saved would have
willingly parted with all his household
effects.
GALLATIN COTTON MILL.
The new cotton mill at Gallatin is now
receiving its full supply of machinery,
and will soon be put in operation, af-
fOrding employment to not less than
one hundred and fifty persons. A flour
ing mill, which has just been erected,
will be run in connection with it.
THE NASHVILLE POSTMAsTERsHIP.
1t seems to be admitted in Republi.
can circles that the nomination of Mr.
h. w. HasslOck, for the pOstmastership
of Nashville, is likely TO be confirmed
on the reassembling of the senate.
Colonel Prosser, the present incumbent,
is now in Washington, and will doubt
less use his influence to prevent the
We understand that he
took with him a numerously-signed
petition praying for his retention in Of
flee.
THE TENNESSEE SCHOOL JOURNAL.
From the Nashville (Tenn.) Banner.l
One of the most earnest and interest
ing discussions of the State teachers as
sociatiOn, which met in this city during
the early part of this month, arose on
the subject of a school journal for the
State Of Tennessee. After full and free
conference on the subject, a report was
which favored the establish
ment of such journal, and instructed
the executive committee, consisting of
the officers of the association, to take
steps at once to put the enterprise on
foot. Since then that committee have
been diligently engaged in the task al
lotted them, and have so far progressed
as to justify publicity to their proceed
ings. The work of publishing the Jour-
nal has been awarded to Tavel, Howell
g. Eastman, on terms very favorable to
the association. A publishing commit
tee, consisting of Rev. William Shelton,
d. D., John Frizzell, and Rev.
II. s. Bennett, has been appointed
to represent the association in business
transactions with the publishers. The
editorial corps is composed of the fol-
lowing well-kBown gentlemen: Colonel
J. M. Fleming, State superintendent,
managing editor; associate editors
William Shelton, ID. D.; Hon. w. p.
Jones, superintendent; s. Y. Coldwell
and John Frizzell. The character of
these gentlemen insure for the forth
coming periodical a cordial reception on
the part OF the friends Of education in
Tenn essee, while their recognized ability
as writers afnrd US every guarantee for
its literary success. The first issue will
be some time IN January. welcome
this new Journal as powerful addition
TO the press of the State. 1t has our
most hearty wishes for its pecuniary and
literary success. Its advent as one of
the educational forces of the State il
most opportune. The school system as
il enters upon its second year needs all
the support it can get from every source.
Not that il is weak, or has proved a
failure, far from ii, but it should go
forward in its career with such mo-
mentum as to bear down all opposition.
1t enters a special field, and in that field
stands alone. The Banner claims the
honor of advocating the cause of eduea-
ton more earnestly than any other
paper in the State for the past three
years. Its utterances have given forth
no uncertain sound upon this vital point,
aud now as the contemplated periodical
enters the field, we promise to stand by
it in whatever concerns the true inter
ests of our whole State.
BAD END OF A BAD LIFE.
From the New Orleans Picayune, Dec. sO.l
This morning, about half.past seven
O'Clock, the nurse In ward number thir-
ty-eight Of the Charity hospital, found
lying ia her bed WOMAN nameq Mary
Smith, alias -, dead, and beside her,
on the stand, two empty bottles, which
had contained an ounce and half land.