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

district, by J. p. Wilkinson, deputy
United States revenue collector, and the
property seized and destroyed: JOIN
McNeaPs, in OvertOn county, consisting
OF ii tubs of beer, containing nearly 60C
gallons; bushels meal, 25 gallons sim
glings, > copper stills. One gray horse
was found. Richard Davis, in the same
county, where 80 tubs, containing about
500 gallons of beer; IA bushels rye meal,
copper still, were captured and de-
stroyed. AT Joseph Gillenbrine's, same
county, 81 tubs, 1400 gallons beer, %
gallons singlings, and 2 copper stills.
At Anderson HOge's, in Fentress county,
Is tubs containing 100 gallons beer, %
gallons singlings, and ] copper still. Al
Reuben SINNERS, Overton county, Is
tubs Of 800 gallons beer, IL bushels corn
meal, and still-cap. At Ste
phep Garrett's, in Fentress county,
l3 tubs holding 100 gallons
beer, bushels meal, 40 gallonssinglings
and l copper still. AT Richard Browns,
Newton Vance and John Judd's distil-
lery, on Bear creek, Putnam county, the
raiders found thirteen tubs, containing
nearly 1000 gallons of beer. At David
Gross's distillery, in the same county,
20 tubs, containing 600gallOns beer; also
so gallons of singlings At John l..
Gregg's, on Bear creek, in Putnam
county, Is tubs, $50 gallons beer, 20 gal
Ions singlings, 8 bushels of meal and /
still cap. At the distillery of P0ne and
John Curtis, on Bear creek, and in the
same county, were found and destroyed
% tubs of 1900 gallons of beer, Sc gal
Ions singlings, s hogs, 2 Of which they
killed, and left the remaining six in the
pen. The last raid was made on the
PettrOss BrOthers-John, James and
Franklin-in Putnam county, near Buf-
falo creek, at whose distillery they found
. oxen, l wagon, Is gallons whisky and
IA gallons of molasses. The three
brothers were arrested and taken to
McMinnville. The officers have been
nearly three weeks on this raid, and
have seized and destroyed 25 illicit dis
tilleries, an account of Is of which we
published in the early part of the week.
They have in their possession property
to the value of nearly $500, 600, and du-
ring the raid destroyed property amount
ing to several thousand dollars in value.
LITTLE ROCK AND FORT SMITH RAIL
ROAD.
4OlAi lAlb A4lNlit bOCh OdLcllt.l
1t is the boast, we believe, of Boss Oil
yer of this city that he has put more
money in the Fort Smith railroad than
all the old stockholders or directors
combined. We are not prepared to say
whether this be true or not, but how he
got large interest in the road is thus
explained by the Fort Smith Ladepend-
eHt;
"The directors of the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad allowed w. S. Oil
yer, sheriff of Pulaski county, and one
of the directors, an account amounting
to fifty-th three thousand and twenty-one
dollars and twenty-seven cents. The
first item is, for services in charge Of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
from April 2Sth, 1871, to November Both,
1873, at ten dollars per day, nine thou
sand four hundred and sixty dollars.
The second item is for hire of three
watchmen, in charge of property from
April 2Sth, 1871, to November 30th,
1873, at five dollars per day each, four
teen thousand one hundred and ninety
dollars.
"AnOther account allowed was to
Wheeler, Denckla & Mcdonald, $31, 700.
Mcdonald was director.
"And another to Henry Page, state
treasurer, and one of the directors, for
$40, ,596 20.
"Oliver-whO the Little Rock Gazette
cal the Boss Tweed OF Pulaski county
took possession of the road, as the
sheriff of Pulaski county, for debt, and
it has been asserted that the road has
been sequestrated to the State for nom
payment of interest on the bonds issued
to the road. We have these accounts in
full, and in due time will publish them
for the benefit of our readers We
should like to know if the State has
ever received anything from the road
for the interest paid on the bonds issued
to this road
Commenting on the recent meeting of
the stockholders of the road in this city,
the Van Buren, Press says:
We have been swindled and outraged
by the management of this Fort Smith
road until we are getting sore, and we
had much rather tear up the whole road
than to have the thing continue as it
has been going. The people are fieeced,
not benefited, by the road, and they
would be better off without it. We hope
to see change in the matter now. If
Judge WitheTs will just put the screws
to these seeding gentry, we think the
thing can be managed. They are pass
ing for big bugs, put upon them fine
of one thousand or fifteen hundred dol
lars, and make them pay it or follow in
the footsteps of Boss Tweed, and regis.
ter as statesmen. The people will be
much better off with such statesmen in
the penitentiary. We say to the gov
ernor and Judge Withers, hold these
men. You have them now in the
clutches of the law, and make them
feel that there is law, and that we have
officials who have the moral land physi-
cal, if necessary courage to enforce it.
Put 'em through! We can say it was
creditable to Hon. Alex. Mcdonald re-
fusing to serve as director by virtue OF
an election by the "seceders.n Also
Judge Howe.
SALE OF THE RoGERSVILLE AND JET
FERSON RAILROAD.
From the Knoxville Press and Herald
The directory of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad met at
the company's offices, in this city, yes
terday. There were present, besides the
officers of the road, the following men,
bers of the board of directors: Major
r. G. Jackson and r. H. Richards, of
Knoxville; ]. H. Earnest, of Rheatown /;
Joseph r. Anderson, of Bristol; DIR.
Robert Sneed, of Sweetwater; DR.. w.
r. Sewer, Of JonesbOro; d. Morris, Of
Morristown; General w. G. Kyle, of
Whitesburg; John Talbot, of TaIbOtt's.
We learn that the board OF directors
consummated the sale of the
Rogersville and Jefferson railroad to
Messrs. w. P. Elliott & Co., for
the sum of twenty-five thousand dol
lars. Major Elliott was given immedi-
ate possession of the Rogersville and
Jefferson read, and, accompanied by
Mr.. Joseph r. Anderson, of the board
of directors of the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia and Georgia railroad, and other
gentlemen, among whom was Major
Thomas O'Connor, left the city for ROg-
ersville on a special train at half-past
four O'Clock, yesterday afternoon. 1t is
understood that several wealthy gentle
men of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in
cluding Mr.. John Harris, a banker of
that city, and Ex-Governor A. G.. Cur
tin are associated with Major Elliott in
the purchase and management of the
road. We understand that it is the in
tentiOn of Major Elliott and his associ-
ate partners, to construct the Rogersville
and Jefferson railroad to the terminus
contemplated by the charter, in Scott
county, Virginia, making the new road
''narrow-gauge."
BLOODY DoINGs WITH A BLOODY KNIFE
OVER A BLOODY GAME OF CARDS.
From the Nashville -CTenn.l Banner.
In the well-known colored settlement
of New Bethel, which has on more than
one occasion been brought prominently
before the public on account OF dark
deeds perpetrated in its vicinity, q
bloody crime was committed on Christ
mas day. A squad of negroes went out
in field in close proximity to that
dusky village, and fell to drinking mean
whisky and playing cards. They had