The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31
SOUTH,

Fletcher Lane, one of the oldest cot
ton factors OF Memphis, died last week OF heart
disease.
Henry Washington, cousin OF George
Washington, died at Shreveport, La, on the
18th inst, aged 50 years.
vaulix Flournoy, aged IS, committed
suicide at Greenwood, Ala, Oh the 18th inst,
by shooting himself. Cause-a love affair.
]. Fl. Bars, cartman, was stabbed
and killed in Memphis, last week, by negro
engaged in the Same occupation. The muir
derer escaped.
Daniel Flaherty, an employe of the
Merchants cotton company, Memphis, was in
stantly killed last week by the breaking of the
machinery, piece striking him on the head
Best, the man who murdered the post
master at Lancaster KY, is said to have pre-
yiously killed six men. The quarrel in this
instance arose out OF controversy in regard
to the ownership Of land. The murderer IL
still at large.
Robert Bonner las purchased OF II.
IGnl5LOll, Ol LcAllbJOl N.Y., mo AVhi'No ''i w
year-old marc, Lady Stout, paying $25, ,OOO' At
the last fall meeting at Lexington the mare
made the fastest time for three-ycar-od
on record.
A collision occurred on the 22d three
miles north OF Grenada, on the Mississippi
Central, between freight trains Nos. and D.
JAS Valentine engineer, was instantly killed,
Both engines and number Of cars were de-
molished.
A. W. Hodges, postmaster at Lancas,
ter, Ky, was shot and killed in his Office lasl
week by Ebenezer Best The two men were
brothers-in-law, Hodges having married two
Of Best's sisters. Family troubles probabl!
caused the tragedy.
A collision occurred last week On The
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
two miles east of Carters depot, Tenn XII
ing two men, named Grouse and VIM. wyatt
and iniuring five Others The two engines an'
several cars were smashed and the two car
with their contents were burned.
A special to the Courier-Journal give
an account of fatal shooting affray in Merce
county, Ky last week, in which two men Wer
killed aud one mortaly wounded quarre
occurred in the morning about dog, Ill WHO
Tsaiah Gobhert shot u man named Daniels l
the leg. inllicting flesh wound. In the aftet
noon, Joe Davenport, n town constable, Assem-
bled a posse and went to arrest GObher
Upon the approach OF tho posse Colbert al
Il man named Herring fired on Davenport br
without effect. Davenport then strnck Col
hert on the head with a shovel, and Hernn
shot Davenport through the body killing hi
instantly. Garland Davenport, brother
the constable, here nterfered and was sh
and killed by Herring, who then escaped al
is supposed to have come to Louisville. Go
hert's wound is mortal.
Last week VIM. Kingsbury, Jordf
Juey, VIM Hatfield, Henry Wood, Con
Young and Vincent Petty, all colored, we
arrested at West Point, Miss, on charge
systematic robbery of freight cars on the Nj
bile and Ohio railroad. All of them are pro
nent colored men. Petty was county treasul
and juicy all alderman. Their mode OF ope
ton was for one or two Of the gang to force
entrance into the cars while stopping at W
Point. aud to shut themselves i'll tho car III
the train had gotten under way then to thr
off cotton, merchandise, etc. which was ga
cred by the others and taken to Jueys
Petty's store. where the marks were de7tro!
and the goods or cotton sold. They have b'
operating for long time, and it IL suppo
their robberies amount to thousands OF
lars On being arrested, Kingsbury mad
confession which led to the arrest of
others, several Of whom made full CON
sions Petty was arrested as accessory,
bales of cotton being found in his store.
gave bond in $500 to answer before the 81
iury