Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-10
Unfortunate Occurrences in the Eicin-
ity or WIROua, Mississippi
Shooting ARRAY at
Pine City.
DlabOlieal Murder near Arkadelphia,
Arkansas Murderer Arrested
A Gay Atlanta Bigamist.
EacOuhter with Gang OF Highway.
meu-HOrse.Thieves Captured
Man Shot in Chatta-
LOOga, Etc.
com the MluonR Advance.
TNFOR1TNATF OCCURRENCES.

ago. in which two sons OF Mr.. w. A
BuhalOe were cut by a negro and serious
ly injured. We learn one of them ha
since died. and the other is in a oritiea
condition. The negro is IN Jail awaiting
the result
Another difficulty occurred severa
miles east of WinOnS, between Mr.. Pol
son and Mr.. Butler, in which PolsoI
was seriously cut; but hopes are enter
tanned Of his recovery.
We understood that little son Of w
II. Farmer put some powder and shOt
Ia q brass faucet, touched it off with s
coal Of FIRE, and was badly hurt in the
explosion.
SHOOTING AFFRAY AT PINE CITY.
From the Knoxville Tenn Press and Her
From our lockwood correspondent We
get information of q difficulty at Pine
City, on the third instant, which it il
thought viii result in the death of one
of the parties. Pine City is a small set.
element on Walden's ridge, three and 8
half miles from lockwood The inn.
mense steam tannery of Messrs. Lewis
Il William LenOis is located at thi:
TOint. and constitutes the business of the
place On Saturday, it seems that 9
dispute arose between Nj. Samuel Eddy
son OF the foreman, and a man by the
name of Kemmer, which resulted in 8
fight, in which Eddy was shot. The
wound is pronounced by the attending
physicians exceedingly dangerous, if moi
fatal. Eddy is about twenty-seven
years Of age, and has a wife and one
child, at or near Pittsburg, Pennsylva-
MIA, where he has been doing business,
and from which place he came here a
few weeks ago on visit to his parents.
DIABOLIcAL MURDER.
From the ATkadelphia Ark standard.
Again we are called on to chronicle
one of those disbOlieal murders that
makes the blood run cold, and creates q
feeling of insecurity in the breast of the
most peaceRble and UnoffendiDg man.
On Wednesday night last, Mr.. Matt
Mccall, living at the Draper place,
about TWO miles from town, was at
tracted by the furious barking of his
watchdog, and on going to his door to
see what was the matter, he was shot
by a person concealed in tbe corner of his
yard fence, with q dOuble-barrel gun, two
shots being fired. The gun was loaded
with buckshOt, three taking effect,
one in each breast, penetrating the
lungs, and one in the lef. groin. Mr.
Mccall fingered in great agony until the
next day, when he died. He says that
the person who did the shooting was a
uegTO man by the name of Miles Col
lins, as he could see him distinctly by
the light Of themoon, which was very
bright at the time. At the same time
ne saw two other negroes run oil. 1t
appears that a difficulty occurred few
DAYS previous to the murder, between
Collins, two other negroes and the de-
ceased. The negroes had lewd white
women on their place, and annoyed de-
ceased by their TiOtOus conduct, and he
threatened to have them removed. A
day on two afteTwaTd, when the negroes
were absent, their home caught fire, and
deceased went down to try and save
what he could of their effects, and
while he was there the negroes
came up aud accused him of
setting fire to the house. Some
angry words arose between them, but no
serious results were anticipated from il
by the deceased. The suppositiOn j. that
one or two OF the negroes attracted the
attention of the dog, while the other ne
arO concealed himself 10 do the shooting.
Mccall in his testimony positively stated
that Collins did the shooting, as he could
distinctly identify him by the light of
tie moon. This is all we can learn of
the matter at present, as the coroner re-
fuses 10 allow any of the evidence to be
made public in advance of the examina-
zion going on at the time we went TO
press. A more cold-blooded and diabol-
zeal murder was never committed many
community. 1t is time that terrible
example was made Of such fiends in hu-
man shape, or else human life will not
De worth IA baubee.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Prom the Meridian Miss Mercury.
Mr.. Bob West, Of Ball L West, special
detectives, on the fourteenth ultimo, near
state Line station, Mobile and Ohio
railroad, arrested a man named Silas
Nelson, accused of numbering one Will
liam Page, at West Pascagoula, about
eighteen months ago. He came upon
him five miles from State Line at
BOyce's mill, where he was regularly
employed. HecOnfesses to being the man
who stands accused Of committing the
deed. Nelson is a young man, say
thirty, aud stands six feet two inches in
his stockings. Since the killing, he has
been hid away in Louisiana, and about
six weeks ago VentuTed TO return near
the scene Of his old haunts and of the
Of two hundred dollars, in addition to
statutory reward, which quickened Mr..
Vests detective perceptions to discover
him. lie brought his prisoner to this
;lace, where he has been lodged ia jail
several days. Last night be left with
b N 10 take him TO Jackson county,
syhe~e he stands indicted. The court
will 81 the third Monday in March
next. VIII en- he will be tried for the crime.
Frorn tue Montgomery Ala News.l
An ATLANTA MAN IN LIMBO.
About four O'clock Monday afternoon
a man, calling himself X. GaTvin, and
hailing from Atlanta, induced very
respectable young lady, aged about six
teen years, TO many him without con-
sulting her parents. This was accom- |
plished a. a clearinghouse in this city, |
where the young lady was boarding |
A bout nine o'clock at night the father of
the young lady heard Of the affair, and,
uroceeding to the house in question with |
an officer, had Garvin arrested and |
locked up for the night. The officers |
STATE tbat the distressed father was very |
much enrsged, and would have dealt |
summary punishment 10 the offender |
had he net been prevented. The worst |
mart of il is that Garvin acknowledged |
10 having a wife and child living IN At |
santa, aud upon being questioned as to |
fis reason why he induced the lady 10 |
marry him, meekly replied that lie
did not kn0g il was any harm to marry |
10 Alabama" Garvin was taken be-
fore Justice J. Y. Nettles later III the
day, who bound him over in the sum OF
i've hundred dollars TO answer. Failing
10 make the bond, he was semi TO jail.
ENCOUETEB WITH HIGHWAHMES.
From the Nicksburg Miss Herald.
A eolored citizen, giving his name as
Berry Wilkes, on being questioned by a
Herald reporter, gave the following re-
cital of a thrilling adventure in the Lit
lie Deer creek country: ! was riding
along through the thick esnabrake igst
beyond Mr.. HIPS place, on Little Deer
creek, when l saw man on the side Of
the road, who appeared to have sud
denly emerged from the canebrAke.
As / rode up to him he accOsted ing
eiviIly, and re-, Uested me TO give him
chew of tobacco. As he took 8 chew
from the piece handed him, lac gave
shrill whistle, and, in EsspOnse, another
from the thieket near by,
and soon after others followed, One By
one, the whistle Tas&uWhile being Es,
peated, until there EeIS sOt1e half
dozen bury, stalwsFt men confronting
me, Of whom, as nearly ~ can LeHaeiis-
beI, three were white and taree coloTed.
One of these, an IrisbmsG. EIltl coarse,
GARD features, very red Esess aBe heavy
sd Whiskers, asked me II ! bad any