Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-27
SOU THERN NEWS.


a new Presbyterian church.
Monroe CHM, of Rome county, has
been appointed deputy United States
marshal.
At the Iynching of the negro who had
outraged and attempted to kill white
girl ne7r Soe-rsnn, a crowd OF over tour
bundled persons Were pres 3nt. A vote
was taken ss to whether he should be
huog or not, and every person present
in the crowd, with one exception, vote d
sage" The prisoners wifs, who was
present, voted for his execution.
Little Rock Gazette, 23d: IL was re-
ported yesterday that MIR. Ban. Mosely
had attem pied to commit suicide by
hanging himself, and that he was res
cusd by the eXertion of Mr.. j. N. Giles,
who Gu him down. The attempt was
made on the other side Of the river, near
the round-house, and prOtracted dissipa-
ton is alleged to be the cause. Mosely
disappeared, and his fiiepd5 express
fears that he has persisted ia his attempt
to destroy himself.
About five O'Clock on Saturday, with
scarcely any premoaitory symptoms, a
terrific c. cone, lasting several minutes,
swept over Savannah from a north
eastern direction. Fortunately no seri.
Gus damage was done, though a num-
her Of fine shade trees were partially
shron OF their limbs, and several fences
and small outhousss ia the southwestern
| sec ion were blown down. 1t is not
| known how fSr the cyclone extended, or
whether any of the shipping below suf-
| fered.
Gainesville ga. S0uthrOn: The mica
mine is being rapidly opened, and to
| day VIZ were shO Rn q bOXful OF the
| mica, cut to order for large manufactur-
| ing house in Utica, New York. The
| sales are at from two dollars aud fifty
cents to three dollars par pound, and
| the prospect is that they will soon fad
p ates of twelve by eighteen inches. II
| is in the old work of the mound builders,
who have been extinct for countless
ages, and WHO, when powerful nation,
| worked the mica mines fer their mir
| rOrs.
Bentonville Advance. Weslearn of q
terrible cutting ARRAY which occurred at
| Hickory Creek meeting house on Satur-
day night last. William Graham and
J. V. Beck, two men we'll advanced in
years, got into g fisticuff, and during the
| melee both men were badly cut. We
believe each exoneIates the other from
the cutting, and it is missed that the
sons OF h8 parties did this part of the
WORK. Beck was cut twelve times with
a small knife, and, as we learn, was do.
ing pretty well-was able to get up aud
eat breakfast next m )rDiDg. Graham
was cut five times, but with q larger
| knife, and it is feared he will die from
the effects of his wounds.
| Natchez (Miss } DEMOCRAT: Johl ].
Smith, formerly Of Claiborne county,
was appointed state agent under Ames's
infamous administration to recover what
his party chum5 hat stolen of the public
fuads, he to g9t half Of what he should
So recover AT er John J. had iDsti'
tutsd divers suits rs State agent, there
came political revolution which swep'
away and demolished his grand hope;
| of fortu 1e on the fifty per cent. plan,
aud he disappeared from the State. The
result has been, fiaally, that John J
] Smith had to pay the costs, and will
have only that and his labor for his
| pains. The sheriff aud clerks Of Adams
county were made happy yesterday By
the payment of some of th7e costs. .
Montgomery (Als.) Advertiser: As
| Governors Smith and Mayer call on
their followers to send in reports Of in
timidation and outrage, it would be well
for the Democrats TO gather up sill the
information attainable as to the way in
which Radical negroes Inundated
| Democratic negroes, or prevented ne
| grOes from voting the Democratic ticket.
There are plenty of such cases in all To-
calities, where the negroes vote in any
considerable number. This county can
furnish instances OF the most fl4grant
| kind, and 8 little time devoted to this
investigation will show TO the world that
the negroes and their white leaders were
the only intimidstors in this S ate, and
the only ones who tried to get up dis
turbapces on election day.
Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer: It is the
very rarsst occurrence that the whites
and blacks differ in this county. Crime
is rapidly diminishing. Where freed
men own property, IS they do in this
| county, they bscome strongly cODserVs-
tive, sGd desire the best class of rulers
men who are gifted with intelligence
and business habits, and will make tax
alton as Eight as possible foT the general
good. We find the cOlored men have
| Increased their possessions in this intense
! Democratic county and State IN the last
twelve months. They now report the
possession of 1897 acres OF land, alb nj
500 more than last year, aud $50 l40 OF
city property, $4,000 N re than in August
1875. They own in this county $8S, 575
OF taxable property, Notwithstanding
the great depreciation in lands and city
property. 1t is currently reported one
colOred citizen is worth some S25, 900 to
$4,000, principally in United States
bonds and stocks OF corporations that
pay well, Such statement OF fac is
a complete RECITATION OF the arguments