Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-03

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The recent census shows that the
State Of Kansas contains about two hum
dred thousand population.
H~ Ex-Governor Allison and Senator
Yulee are the only prisoners now con-
fined at Fort Pulaski.
m The jail at Marietta, Ca, was de-
stroyed by fire a few days ago, and thir-
teen prisoners persisted in the flames.
R- The story that the President sig
nifed his intention to appoint a Pro-
vissional Governor for Virginia is IN
founded.
~ A resolution, asking for the pardon
Of Mr.. Davis, and all other prisoners Of
the late Confederacy now confined, isnow
pending before the legislature of Georgia.
La Gov. McGrath, Of South Carolina,
is writing a series Of letters to prove that
the success Of the C~onfederacy would
have been a misfortune to the South.
la Gov.-Gen. Monck is expected to
arrive in Canada soon, and q session Of
Parliament viii probably be held shortly
after his arrival.
"a It is now rumored that the gath
erfng Of leading Generals at Washington
is for the purposeof organizing military
court for the trial of Mr.. Davis.
Ia It has been discovered that the
hostile Indians of Minnesota and Dacotah
have for a long time past been supplied
with Enfield rifles by English smugglers.
4 dispatch to the St Louis Demo
/ crat, from Nashville, in which the story
originated, says nothing c~onfrmatory Of
the reported murder at Pontotoc reached
here to-day.
H. The Kentucky Senate has passed
a bin 10 incorporate a bank in Louisville
to be controlled by free colored citizens.
The bank is prohibited from having any
connection with the. freedmen's bureau.
~ Mr.. Fessenden introduced a reso-
luton which was adopted, authorizing
the payment Of ten thousand dollars, or
as much thereof as is necessary, to de-
fray the expenses Of the Joint Committee
on Reconstruction.
HR- Miss Velsor, a young lady Of
twenty-one years, living near Princeton,
H., was shot dead, on the twenty-third,
by her brother, a child Of only four years,
who was swapping a pistol not supposed
to be loaded.
sdr The total receipts Of hogs at Gin
cinnati this season, up TO the evening Of
January thirty, were two hundred and
seventy thousand. Very few packing
houses in that city are now open, and all
will be closed this eekunIess there shall
be an increase in receipts
~ Mr.. Darlington King, proprietor
Of the cotton mills at Roswell, Georgia,
was killed on the eighteenth, by the
kick Of . horse. Maj. a. F. WOolly, Of
Kingston, and J. c. sproull, Of Carriers
vile, in the same State, have also died
within the last fortnight.
pa In the Georgia Legislature, jan
uary thirtieth, on the first ballot for L.
s. Senator, A. H. Stephens received one
hundred and ffty-two votes, and Mr..
Hill thirty-eight. Mr.. Stephensnot con-
senting to the use Of his name, voting
was resumed, and on the sixth ballot
HerscheI V. johnson was chosen, r~eceiv-
ing one hundred and ffty-two votes.
E- Gen. sweeny and President Rob
erts write to the Senatorial headquarters
that the Circles are making preparations
for an immediate movement Of a mill
tarv character. 1t is asserted that a
revolution would have been inaugurated
in Ireland last August, had not O'Ma-
hony failed to furnish the money and
arms which were expected from him.
RS- The Petroleum Refinery Of Mr..
James Charters, on the corner Of John
son and McWharton streets, Newark,
y. J., was destroyed by fire. Two Of the
stills exploded, and a terrible ~confagra-
ton ensued, seriously injuring three
workmen. A large quantity Of material
and all the buildings were destroyed.
Loss estimated at twenty thousand dol
lars.
bT An engineer, in the employ Of the
Illinois Central railroad, met with a seri-
Gus accident last Saturday, while expert
menting with a bottle Of fluid intended
to be used as a wash to cleanse the brass
mountings on his engine. The bottle
exploded in his hands, blowing the cork
and a portion Of the huid into the mans
face, burning him terribly, and it is feared
his eyesight is destroyed.
E- A report was submitted to the
Legislature recently which shows that
the entire circulation Of the Bank Of Ten
nessee is four million seven hundred and
ten thousand six hundred and sixty-six
dollars, Of which one million seven
hundred and se~venty-eight thousand
eight hundred and thirty-seveu dollars
was issued since May sixth, eighteen
hundred and ~sixty-one. The last item
Is regarded as worthless, the State being
responsible for the balance.
E5r NJ. Guizot is said to have recently
remarked tn oDaof his n-a~Sonql friends