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

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Z. Blodgett killed his wife to-day at the
house OF their daughter, on her refusal TO Ie-
turn with him TO their home in Baltimore,
fant child at the time Blodgett was ar
rested.
Autopsy OF the siamese Twins.
WILMINGTON, n. c., January 81
The Philadelphia physicians, who propose
making an autopsy of the Siamese twins,
reached Greensboro yesterday. They state
that they will conduct the autopsy in secret,
and not make the result known until after
they return 10 Philadelphia.
Arrest of Alleged KukIux.
LOUISVILLE, January 31.-John Oran
and James Haskens, alleged kuklux, and
charged with the murder of Lewis Wilson
(eoloredl in owen county last october, were
arrested by Deputy United States Marshal
Wyatt a few days since, and were yesterday
brought before the United States commission
er for examination. Haskens was held in flf-
teen hundred dollars bonds, and Oran in three
thousand dollars. Oran had already been ac-
quilted of the same o1fense by Judge Major,
circuit judge for the Owen district
Miraculous Escape from a Falling
Bridge.
BURLINGTON, VT, January 31.-
While the new iron bridge over the Winoaski
river, near Waterbury, was being tested this
evening by Governor smith and the railroad
officials, the western span fell into the river, a
distance OF thirty feet, carrying with ii four
cars loaded with iron, Weighing two hundred
and thirteen tons. Two labOrers also went
down, but were not seriously hurt. The acci-
dent was caused by the breaking of the lower
chord of the span, supposed from some defect
in the iron. The loss, which is heavy, falls
upon the contractors.
Terrific Explosion with Serious Results.
WHEELING, w. V, January 3l.--
The boiler, connected with the coal shaft of
Shoefer q Co., at Wegee mills, below this city,
exploded this morning The boiler was an
old worn-out affair. The enginehouse was
totally destroyed, and the boiler was thrown
over three hundred feet Manager Smith and
a mfner were badly injured, and four Others
slightly wounded. No lives were lost.
y mass OF slate, requiring the strength of
ten men to remSve, fell on John Lanahau
in the coal-bank Of Dewey, Vance d Co., this
morning. Although no bones were broken, it
is feared Lanahan is injured internally, and
the result Will prove fatal
Another Outrage in Pope County, Ar
kansas.
LITTLE, Rock, January 31.-On last
Wednesday night, just after dark, three men
entered the residence OF an old man named
McAliister, at Dover, in Pope county, and
commenced firing, killing McAllister and
shooting his wife in the arm, which was after
ward amputsted. One of the parties attempt
ed to cut MeAllister's throat after he was shot,
but was beaten off by tive young sons, aged
thirteen and fifteen respectively. About this
time another son obtained shotgun, and fired
into the tntruders, wounding one of them.
They all then left. One was afterward arrest
ed, and the officers are in pursuit of the 9TH
ers. The affair seems to have grown out of an
party,
Fears Of Indian Raids.
OMAHA, NEB., January 31.-Great
are expressed by the owners Of
large herds OF stock, whose estates range be-
tween the North and South Platte rivers, and
the settlers who live north of the Union Pa
cihc railroad, of a general raid from Red
Clouds and Spoited-Tail's bands of Sioux,
and from the Cheyennes, Dakotah, Arapahoes
and other combined Indians. The supply of
beef furnished these Indians being nearly or
quite exhausted, and there being no money
with which to purchase more, they must dep
-edate on the settlements or starYe. These 1
bands number over thirty thousand, and they
would laugh at the handful of cavalry at
Fort Fetterman and Fort Laramie. A large
'attle owner is here, and corrObOrates the re-
port as to the Indians supplies being soon eX-
lauSted.