Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-05
HOLLY SPRINGS. MISS.
Disgraceful Fight In the PnbIic Square
News aud Gossip.

From an Appeal Correspondent
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS, March 3.-Last
Monday morning, about 9 o'clock, we were
stopped by a scene which, we are glad TO
say, is very unusual in our quiet and peace
Jul city. 1t was upon the north side of the
public square, and two belligerent negro
wenches were the principals. They seemed
to be emulating the infamy of the prize
fighters who lately disgraced the State at
Mississippi City. Although they did not
fight with much skill, they certainly carried
on their struggle with spirit equal, if
not superior, to that of the professional
bruisers. Locked in each others arms
one welding a stick, the other a
brick-they pounded, and scr atched, and
clawed each other with the vim of
fiends. Rhena Oskins was short, stout
and black; Mary Shuford was tall, raw
boned and yellow; both were game" They
had met, quarreled and fought for half an
hour on North Center street before they
reached the square, and if they had been al
lowed to continue the combat would prob
ably have fought an hour or two longer.
The sheriff, however, aided by one of his
deputies, took them in charge and marched
them off to the mayors office. His honor
fined each of them IS and costs and ten days
in the county Jail. Some responsible parties,
however, appeared before the mayor and
fight and was not really much to blame, and
he, therefore, RENTED the imprisonment in
her case. Rhena, however, will have some
DAYS to mediate over the matter in the
county prison.
We have met no man in this city or county
who is not pleased with the action of the
legislature in regard to the Memphis, Selma
and Brunswick railroad.
1t is said that Captain Sam Frank, one of
Orr al. ID
chants, intends building a railroad from this
city to Ashland. Captain Frank is perfectly
able to build such a road, and judging from
his well-known energy, enterprise and pro-
found interest in all improvements touching
this city and county, it is not at all unlikely
that he will construct It We have heard
several able men discuss This project, all of
whom believed that the proSts of such an
enterprise would be very large.
We are sorry to record the death of Mrs
Frye, teacher at the colored normal school.
Mr.. w. 7. Dunlap was in town last Sum
day. Last Sunday the Rev. DIR. Craig, of
this city, preached at Lamar, Miss. Mr..
John S. Finley is in town, spending hoh-
day with his family. Mrs. J. w. Clapp, of
We are glad to learn that Captain Robert
MCGOWAN, who has been confined TO his
room for the past ten days, is much better,
and Will doubtless soon recover. Mrs. +. A.
Lucas attended the students ball at Oxford
last week, and was accompanied by Misses
Daisy Lucas, F. Young, Minnie Strickland
and Fannie Bracken.
Walter Stith, Esq, who has been spending
the winter in Florida, returned home this
morning. Mr.. Stith has purchased a fine
estate near Orlando, Orange county, and has
been engaged during the past winter in plant
ing an orange grove. His many friends in
this city will be glad to learn that he has
returned, and we hope, with them, that his
stay in this city may be permanent. He is
one OF the most promising of the young mem
bers of our bar. ZORAB.