Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-17
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
Bloody ARRAY in New YOrk-Train
Wreck ed-B urder in BcstOn-West
Point Destroyed by Fire.
Killed by His steP-sOn-RIOt ia Bel
fast-Attempt to Murder HiS Fam
Ely-JudEe Lynch Rt Work
Church Burned.
Fire AT West Point.


WEST POINT, n. Y, August 16.-An
incendiary fire lsst night destroyed the
business portion Of the town. Loss,
seventy five thousand dollars.
Murder in BOSTON.
BOSTON, Augu4t I6.-JGmes Feayne
vaylaid and murdered Daniel N'CaTty,
last night. TBe two men, with families,
resided in tie same teuemeRt-hOuse,
and numerous quarreis had occurred be-
tween their children, which was the
cause OF the murder.
Killed by his step-SOn.
NEW YORK, August 16-Last night
Patrick MonahGu was stobbed by his
s5ep-son James, and died tea minutes
thereafter. The step.son found his
father drinking, and, being temper.
ence man, demonstrated, whereupon q
fight ensued, with the above result.
Riot fra EeIfast.
LONDON, AuEGs. Ia CisgStch from
Belfast says that although no serious
rioting occurred last night, several en-
counters took plscs between the m0bs
and constsbuIsTy. Twenty.six persons
were sent to the hospitals. Some paris
OF Belfast are very much excited to-day,
aud the military has been called out.
Church Burned.
DAYTON, OHIO, August ia fire
WIS discovered this afternoon il the
First Presby erian church Of this city, OF
which Rev Dr.. Thomas was lately p4s-
tor. The flames we're under full head
way when discovered, ard it required
several hours OF persistent effort by the
firemeu 10 get them under control. The
main building vas badly damaged, bnt
the loss will not exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars. It is insured for thir-
teen thousand.
Train Wrecked.
CLEVELAND, August I6.-Trsin No.
4, New York express, which left Cleye-
land about ten o'clock last night on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railroad, was thrown from the track
about two O'CLOCK this morning, nesr
northeast Pennsylvania. William Glenn
mems, Of Cleveland, Ohio, bad both legs
broken; some others were injured slight
~. The train was badly wrecked. The
cause OF the accident is unknown.
Bloody ARRAY in New York.
NEW YORK, August I6.-In fight
among some laborers on Fifty. sixth
street yesterday, Hugh Fitzpatrick, Jas.
Clifford and John HaFkjn5 were shot
and dangerously wounded by Fitzpat-
rick Cody. Fitzpatrick also had his
arm broken. Cody was abusing boy,
when some OF the laboTers approached
him for the purpose of compelling him
60 cease, when tive sons OF Cody's inter
fesed and q general fight ensued. 1he
wounded men we're removed to the hos
pit / and Cody wss arrested.
Outrage in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, August Is "A telegram
TO the Courier. Journal reistes the par
ticulars of a disturbance at lit. Olivet,
Robertson county. Last light q gang Of
ruff 3ns, supposed TO be from MitchelPs
mills, about midnight entered the town
and endssv0red to force an entrance
into several saloons and finally attack
ing the Ward house. On being refused
admittance they began firing and throw
ing stones. Riley Whitney was severe
ly shot in the side, and Lille Ward in
the arm. A party OF citizens quickly
assembled and drove them out OF town.
They have threatened TO return and
burn the place.