Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

vineyards. For the past eight years hC
has lived in Louisville. Kentucky, anC
New York, and has achieved an envis.
Die reputation as one of the most elO-
quent divines Of Americs.
The Corpus Chr ST (Texas) Gazette
says: "Gentlemen in town report ter
rible condition OF affairs In OAkville and
| that vicinity. A reign Of terror actually
exist, aud no mans life is deemed safe
while travelling. Five men were am
| pushed and killed recently, but with Us
il is impossible to ascertain the positive
! truth in the matter. OF the number,
! two sre reported to be MeXicaus and
! three white men. The names of two OF
the latter are John Weaver, son of old
man Weaver, who was murdered some
years ago on the Nueces, and Bill Bobbs.
a Discrimination seems to exist ID impart
intelligence by those in possession Of the
facts. A wise policy dictates close
mouth snd q i'll tongue IS the surest
means Of protecting the scalp. A nice
state OF affairs in county claiming TO
be civilized"
At the annual reunion Of the surviv-
ors of Hoods Texas brigade, held in
Bryan, Texas, the thirteenth instant,
the following tribute was paid 10 the
memory Of the late General Custer:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty God to
take from the service Of the army of the
United States General George A. Custer, re-
Gently killed in battle by the Ind, ans; first,
Resolved That we recognize in General Gus.
ter a rare and mag unanimous officer.
Rescued, That in his death, and that OF his
three hundred courageous and devoted COM
Tades, the Juntry has suffered great and ire
parable loss.
the family of the deceased general, and with
the families of his devoted fellow. soldiers, in
this their sad bereavement.
RsSOIUed, That copies OF these resolutions be
forwarded by the secretary to the family of
the deceased general, and copies be also fur
nished TO the Galveston Ne1OS, Houston Iele-
graph, and Bryan appeal and Post Tor publ
cation.
Last week man calling himself Will
liam Black WAS committed to the Data
county, Texas, jail, III default Of eight
hundred dollars ba |, charged with
living near Ben franklin, with whom
Black had Eeen engaged as farm Ia
borer. Tuesday morning 1t was discov-
cred that the jail was on fire, and on eX-
animation il was found that Black had
escaped by a hole which he had burnt
through the lower end OF the door. Al
ter his escape from jail Black took pos
session Of a horse belonging to one of
our t0wnsmeD, obtained possession Of a
shotgun, and rode off in the direction of
Mr.. Lays. Mr.. Lay was in the cow
pen, not suspecting his approaching
assassination, when Black Crept up to
the fence and perforated his body with
shot from both barrels of the gun. He
then remOunted the horse and fled, but
not before his victim could recognize
him. He died the same evening, lesv-
ing widow and orphans. Toe MUIR
derer escaped.
fredericksburg (Va.) Herald: Tues
day evening last, Mr.. TazeweH Green,
son of Mr.. WE Green,C IF Spotsylvanis,
was riding young horse on the railroad
track, just below the Summit, looking
for place on which to pile wood he de-
signed hauling, when the evening ex.
press train from the north suddenly
turned 8 curve. Mr.. Green had for
gotten the fact of such train being on
the road. the suddenness OF its appear
ance startled and parRlyzsd the action OF
M. Green, whose horse became alarmed
and interchangeable. The locomotive
struck the horse, when Mr.. Green was
thrown, as he thinks, some twenty feet
or more up ia the air, and remembers
looking down the smoke-stack of the
engine, and then uGcOnsclOusly falling
to the ground He fell several feet from
the track, and was badly, though not
dangerously hurt. The fall was Of
course q severe one, his clothing being
fairly reHded off his body, cinders and
earth were found imbedded in the skin
on his shoulders and back.