The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20
NASHVILLE, TENN.
NOT SUICIDE, BUT HEART DIS
EASE.
In the Criminal Court-Odd Fellows
and Good TempIars-CIOsea
by the sheriff.
IsPEoIAL TO TEE ApPEAL.l

NASHVILLE, TENN, October 49,
Yesterday morning q young man ar
rived at the Maxwell House and
registered as f. Middleton, Richmond,
Va. At 1890 o'clock this morning a
chambermsid went to his room and
found 1t locked up. She knocked On
the door but received no response.
Clerk Johnson was informed, and,
going to the room, locked in through
the transom and discovered that Mid
dleton was dead. Coroner Pulham
was summoned and an entrance was
gained by an adjoining room. An
unfinished letter to his wife, Mrs.
II. V. Middleton, 1400 North Second
street, Richmond, Va, was found
lying on the table. Middleton claimed
to represent shoe manufaCtory, and
in his letter to his wife he spoke OF
Nashville as place affording fine
field for a mandatory. He tod his
wife that he had been travelling in the
South, but that he had filled his sys.
tenn with malaria, an indication that
the South was not the proper place for
home for him. The coroner re-
viewed the body, and an autopsy re-
vealed that death resulted from heart
disease. 1t was at frat thought to be
a csss of suicide.
After speaking at Gallstin today
Bob and ALI came back to This city,
and tonight occupied box at the
Masonic Theatsr, where Joe Jefferson
is playing.
The case of the Rev 4. T. Huffman
colored, charged with seduction, ID
pending in the Criminal Court and ia
attracting much attention. The court
room was pack to lis utmost capac. ty
today.
The Grand Lodge of Tennessee In
dependent Order of Good TemplaIs
met here at 10 O'Clock this morning
Grand Worthy Chief Templsrl @. L
Kelley, presiding. All the grand Off
GERS were present. The Grand Lodge
degree was conferred on thirty-fivt
new members. This is the largest
meeting held in FIVE years. A mel
gain Of 1000 new members and eighty
new lodges was reported.
The Grand Eucampment' of Ten
neseee Odd Fellows convened here
today, with Grand Chief Patriai ct
P. Phillips presiding. The session
was taken up by routine work and il
comforting the Grand Encampmen
degrees upon those entitled to them
The Grand Chief Patriarch's Iepor
shows most decided and gratifying
progress since the last meeting of the
Grand Encampment. There were
instituted five new encampments dur
ing the present administration. The
reports CT the various District Deputy
Grand Patriachs as made TO the Crane
Patriarch show, fer the most part, {
healthy growth throughout the State
The Grand Representatives repor
contained much matter Of vital i'm
poItanCe to the members of the ordei
in general.
Hirsch & Co, wholesale and retail
millinery and dry goods, and Hirect
& Lowensten, clothiers, were CLOSED
by the Sheriff today. The assets con
sist of the stocks Of both stores, whict
will invoice about $4,000, and out
standing accounts $4,000. Liabilities
$l10,0O0-H. B. ClaAin & Co, New
York, $64,72l; Nashville Saving
Bank, $34,235, and numerous othel
tmall creditors. All the bills allege al
grounds OF attachment illegal re
moval for the purpose of fraudulently
evading payment OF the claims.