Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-11
Railroad Damages-BaId Mountain
Fearful Murder - Explosion and
loss Of Life-SuIcide In
Wife's Arms.
Important Bend Case In Anderson
County, TenBessee-A Man Killed
and his Body Horribly MRii-
lated by a Panther.

| last. He struck him on the back of the
neck with billet of wood, from the ef-
| feets Of which he died in few minutes.
Il has been very wisely suggested to
parties desiring TO contribute 10 the re-
lief Of the sufferers by the late southern
floods that one peck Of corn will be of
more service than six bushels of dress
iDg gowns, smoking caps, and PEN
wipers.
We learn from the Holly Springs
South that Governor Ames has appoint
ed the following chaneelIors: Major L.
c. Abbutt, rice Hon. Dewitt Stearns, Of
the ninth district; H w. Warren, in
tenth district, and Rassalas BOYD, in
place Of Hon. Wesley Drane, of the
third district.
The Troy (Tenn.) Signal says: "iOnly
two short months ago we chronicled the
marriage of MOllie Huey, one of TrOy's
fairest belles. 10 Robert L Reid, of Wa
ter Valley, Kentucky, and now we have
the sad duty to perform of announcing
to the public the taking Of his own life,
and going unbidden into the presence OF
bis Maker, under circumstances at once
painful and horrible. He shot himself
10 the arms of his wife"
A vessel from Brazil entered Pensa-
cola hsrbOr some days since with two
cases Of yellow fever on board. These
were carried at once to the sailors hos
pItal lat point remote from the city),
Isolated and guarded. One Of the cases
terminated fatally-the other is cOnVal-
escing. No apprehension is felt in Pen
saeola on the subject. The vessel lies at
quarantine, seven miles distant, and no
communication is allowed with her
from the shore.
We learn, says the Jackson lMissis-
sippi) Pilot that Governor Ames has
issued his requisitiOn upon the governors
in whose respective states Messrs. Barn
well Rhett, who killed Judge Cooley,
and Phillips, who killed Bienvenue,
may be, for the surrender Of these par
ties to the custody Of the proper officer
of the State of Mississippi, they having
been duly indicted before a grand jury
for dueiing. II is expected that the par
ties will be in custody within a short
time, and be constrained to stand trial
before Judge Chandler, for violation of
the statutes Of the State of Mississippi.
The Il lily Springs South says that
"in the case of Mrs. Howard as. the
Mississippi Central railroad for the ac-
cidental killing of her husband, a con-
ductor on the road, the verdict for the
road given in the Marshall county cir
cult court, September, 1872, has just
been affirmed by the supreme court.
This case settles the principle, that a
railroad employe risks the carelessDess
OF his fellOw-emplOye, the company
having exercised due diligence to pre-
vent accidents. In behalf of passengers
the company is held to strict account
ability for the negligence of ali its agents
or employees. The jury which tried the
case in our circuit court was one of un-
usual intelligence"
The Nicksburg Herald says: "From
reliable authority we learn that on
Wednesday last, about twelve o'clock a
reneomter took place on the plantation
Of Major Lucas. in Madison parish,
Louisiana, opposite this city, between
Bejamin Byman and George and Henry
Dallas, ali colored men, in which George
Dallas was killed and Henry Dallas
shot in the arm. The parties had been
trading or had traded horses some days
since, and Wednesday the Dallas boys
went to Byman's house, attacked him
fiercely, when he ran to his dwelling,
seized his shotgun, aud made battle.
The Dallas brothers were standing in
line, when Byman raised his gun and
fred, part Of the load striking Henry
in the arm and the remainder lodging
in the body Of George, who died soon
afterward."
The New Orleans Bulletin, of Mon
day, says: General Beauregsrd has
just returned from a trip TO Galveston
and Houston, for both Of which cities he
is consulting engineer, and, We learn,
has recently received a letter from a re-
preventative OF the Argentine Confeder-
alton rendering him, in the name OfPres-
ident SOmientO, the position of military
engineer, for the purpose Of making re-
cOnnoisance Of the River La Pla, with
the view Of establishing a line of de-
ienses. The general is empowered TO
name his own terms, and to select his
OVID staff, the arrangement TO be per-
fected through the minister of the Con-
federation at Washington (GaTcia), vino
is now temporarily absent in Paris.
The offer, which was entirely unexpected
by General Bsauregsrd, and which he
has not as yet determined to accept, Is
a handsome and deserved tribute to the
skill and genius displayed by him at
A4AaiAcsNS4 y a-A SbLNA fO4hb9 NAAAD5 hAO
war"
The Oxford FdIc0n Of the fifth says:
"a horrible accident occurred at Dallas,
in this county, last Friday evening.
Mr.. w. G. A. Rayburn, merchant of
that place, being absent, his wife went
to the store with several lady customers
and some little children. One of the
ladies purchased box Of matches, and
a little boy, Bryant, of Mr.. RS, some
six years Of age, being sent behind the
counter for the matches, lighted one and
stuck It to gallon coffeepOt Of pOWd-
er. The explosion was terrific, mang-
ling the little fellow in the most fright
full manner, from the effects Of which
be died ia a few hours, and the others
barely made their escape, and, mirae-
ulously as it may seem, without serious
injuries. The house, two-story frame
building, contaAing the postoffice and
the Masonic was fired and Of
course, greatly efmaged, but saved from
total wreck, the loss being estimated
at some three or four hundred dollars.
Information was brought to this city
last evening Of horrible death that oc-
CURED near Delta yesterday morning. A
I cOlored man, whose name we were IN
| loaded with provisions from his home,
near Delta, to the interior Of the parish.
/ He had been gone about fifteen minutes
when the team came dashing back TO
the house without the driver. Suspect
ing something wrong had occurred, the
inmates Of the house started to find
what had become Of the missing man.
They walked almost mile when they
came upon scene that almost took
their senses away. The body Of the man
was lying In the road and huge pan
ther was standing over 1t, eating one OF
the shoulders. The people ran back to
their houses for fire-aTms, and returned
10 kill the animal When they got bach
the panther was still engaged eating it.
victim. They fired, but did not succeed
in killing it, and it ran away in th'