Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-30


him. The ball entered the collar bone
with fatal effect, causing death almost
/ Immediately. The mayor was arrested,
and DR.. Alexander, a justice Of the
peace, empanneled a jury of an equal
number Of whites and blacks to hold an
! inquest. After the testimony was heard
/ the jury very soon found verdict OF
justi1able homicide. The whole matter
causes much regret in the community,
but every one acquiesces in the verdict
as 3 proper one.
a CbiId's Head Shot GH.
Athens, Tenn, December - CoTrespon-
| denee OF the Knoxville Chlonicle.l
a bright little hoy, about four years
| old, the only son OF Mrs. Wingo, ac-
conpanied his mother yesterday to the
house of a neighbor, Thomas Armstrong
Cass, who resides about seven miles
southwest of this place. While Mrs.
Wingo was assisting Mrs. Csss in ar.
ranging the warp OF piece Of cloth in a
loom, her little child, in company
with the Cass children, went into an
other room where an old musket stood
in a corner. Horace Cass, aged about
eleven years, took up the ugly relic OF
war so conveniently at hand, and point
ing it at the little Wingo boy, pulled the
| trigger. A terrific explosion followed.
The leaden missiles with which the gun
was charged entered the living target,
carrying away half the head of the un-
suspecting victim Of cruel sport. Little
WingO was of course instantly killed.
suiride of a COIored woman by Taking
MOKphfBe.
Mag Gore, a notorious ngnlph du
pare, committed suicide by taking NOR
phiDe, at her home on the corner Of
Line and M'Lemore streets, early yes
terdsy morning. She had been drinking
freely the day before, and told several of
her acquaintances that she intended to
take her life. Anna Robertson, who
lives in the same house, says she came
home from ball about two O'clock,
when she heard the woman struggling,
but took no notice Of it, s1pposing that
che was only drunk. She retired, and
on going in Mag's room in the morning
for the purpose Of making a fire, dis
covered the cold and lifeless body Of her
friend. The deceased was about twenty
three years of age, and told some of her
friends that she was going to kill herself
because her man chad gone back on
herr DR.. E. Tubb was called in and
said her death was the result OF an
overdose OF morphine. Justice Isaac
Paul summoned jury Of inquest, who
returned verdict in accordance with
the above account.
Double Tragedy.
From the Knoxville Press and Herald, De-
eember 2ith.l
A subscriber, living at Tazewsll, the
county seat Of Claiborne county, writes,
under date of the twenty-first instant,
the following: "The sheriff of Claiborne
county, Henley Overton, died to-day
from q pistol-shot which he received
vest. rday while in the discharge Of his
official duties, in arresting man named
Leford The sheriff also shot his pris-
oner, who fell upon Overton, and died
Immediately. Both men were OF re-
spectacle families. Leford, the man
who shot Sheriff Overton, had deter
mined not to be arrested, hence the
difficulty.
Fatal Duel AT Grand Bay, Mississippi.
Mobile Special December 24th) to the Atlanta
Heraldl
There was a hostile meeting between
two well-knoWn gentlemen of this city
yesterday noon, little way from Grand
Bay, but in the State of Mississippi. The
gentlemen were MIR. A. 81. TaTdy, the
Insurance agent, and DR.. Benjamin ID.
Lay, the actuaTy Of the Granger life and
health insurance company. The origin,
as we understand, arose from q letter
from this city to prominent northern
insurance journal, over the signature of
az, Y. IN making some comments
upon the new company with which DIR.
Lay is connected. On Monday DR.. Lay
met Mr.. Tardy and asked him If he was
the author of communication signed
"X. Y. IN in the Spectator. Mr.. Tar
dy said he was, whereupon DR.. Lay
slapped his face. A few words passed
between them, and then Mr.. fardy sent
to DR.. Lay q written message, demand
ing satisfaction for the insult, and refer
ring to Colonel James Williams as au-
thoriZed to make any necessary arrange
ments. The message was answered,
granting any satisfaction demanded, and
referring to Captain P. NJ. Murphy as
authorized, on the part OF DIR. Lay, to-
arrange matters. The result was The
choice Of dueliDg pistols, the meeting to
be out CT the State, the distance ten
PAGES, and the time Wednesday noon.
Mr.. Tsrdy and his friends left ON
Tuesday night and repaired to Grand
Bay, and DR.. Lay and his friends
left on Wednesday morning for the
same place. The parties met, as by
and TOOK carriages and drove
until they were over the line and in Mis-
sissippi. AS it twas agreed upon for noon
as the time, there was no choice as to-
position. The distance was measured
off, the antagonists pls ced, and the
dread question asked, "Gentlemen, are
you ready? fire! one, two, three" At
the word one, a sharp report was heard.
Tardy's pistol fell from his hand, he
clasped his breast cOnvulsively, and fell
a corpse. DR.. Lay returned to the city
Immediately, and was met on Govern
ment street by gentlemen who, not
knowing the duel had taken place, jok-
ingly asked the doctor whom he was GO
ing to shoot? Bursting into tears, he
exclaimed, "My God! don't ask me
about it." The street was i'm
mediately alive with rumOrs-some Of
them extravagant. AS the meeting was
DR.. Lay, about half-past
seven, gave himself up to the sheriff,
and was placed in jail. The body Of
Colonel Tardy came in on the New Or
leans train that arrived at halt-past ten
o'clock.
NeNEO Alk4WAy AOnDeFs.
From an Occasional COrrespondent.l
COLLIERvILLE, Tenn, December 29,
1S74.-Mr. Jack Smithson lives three |
or four miles east of Collierville, in |
Fayette county. He does his trading at |
this place. Yesterday, he bought a
piece of bacon from a merchant of Col |
lierville, and mounting his horse rode |
When about one and q |
half miles from town, two negroes came
up suddenly behind him and taking |
him by the color dragged him from his
horse. They held him firmly, and tear
ing open his pocket robbed him of
eighteen dollars. They tore his pants
nearly Off Of him getting into his pocket.
The ra1cals then took to the woods and
have not yet been caught. Mr.. Smith
son does not know the negroes, but will |
know their faces should he see them
again, 1t is thought that they saw him
pay for :he meat and followed him to
get his money. Negroes throughout the
country are getting desperate for the
want of food, and travellers should be
for emergencies. G.
MISSISSIPPI.