Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-04
NEWS SUMMARY.

Midnight dispatches from New York
report cotton less active and &c lower
sales 1900 bales uplands at 27lc. In New
Orleans cotton was unsettled and easier
middlings, 24G25le.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis returned to Wash.
ington last evening, to confer with the
government relative TO releasing Mr.
Davis.
Considerable uueasiness was shown IN
London yesterday, relative TO the peace
conference. No plan has been fixed on
a. a basis for settling the Luxembourg
question
Gen. Sheridan has modified his New
Orleans police order.
The Mississippi injunction case was
before the supreme court yesterday,
On Sunday double daily trains will be
resumed on the railroads south Of Louis.
VILE.
The japanese commissioners were yes
terday presented to the president.
Colfax has outraged the hub by driving
out with ex-President Pierce.
Charles Reade's dramstization Of
his master piece" is on its way to
America. The right to play il here has
been secured BY Avonia Jones.
James Murphy, a vile felOH, who at
tempted 10 outrage a little girl In New
Albany, Ind, has gone to the peniten-
uary for two years.
m -..--s.fr.T .T..Fs., Is, nalrsD.nra
On Wednesday, for judge and clerk Of
the new city court resulted in favor OF
Scott and George, conservatives.
A grocery keeper named Ailringer,
was brutality murdered in his own store
in Cleveland, Ohio, the other night by a
burglar.
The Kentucky congressional election
will be held Saturday.
The masonic fraternity Of the city OF
New York have decided to expend 500,
600 in building 3 home for the widows
and orphans and disabled Masons de-
pendent on the order.
The Dayton co. Empire is advised Of
a case in Of the public schools Of that
city, most revolving to humanity, where
in a female teacher punished a little fell
low until he fainted-striking him about
fifty-one blows on the hand. And that
Is said not TO be the first instance Of bru-
tality by the same teacher. Had this
occurred in the south, all radica.ism
would have woven it into texts on
southern barbsrity."
The New York police have just IN
earthed a large quantity Of counterfeit
money on Staten island.
, One negro was killed and another
badly wounded on the steamer Clara, at
81 Charles, No, the other day.
The St Louis Republican announces
that Carl Schurz and Arthur Olshausen
have been admitted as copartners with
Theodore Plate and Emil Preetorius in
the publication OF the WesHiche Post.
Nearly two hundred printers are out
OF employment in Chicago, owing to the
Ueight-hour % strike.
Over a hundred Poles arrived at Gal
weston, Texas, q few days ago, the ad-
vance guard Of large army just behind.
The new law in Ohio, permitting per-
o n charged with crimes or offenses to
testify, il a. follows: In the trial Of all
indictments, complaints and other pro-
3 ceedings against persons charged with
the commission Of crimes or offensss, the
person 80 charged shall, al his own re-
quest, but not otherwise, be deemed q
competent witness nor shall the neglect
or refusal TO testify create any presump-
ton against him nor shall any reference
he made 10, or any comment upon, such
neglect or refusal.
Three hundred or more attachments
have been issued by the United States
district attorney for the district number
- aosinst postmasters and their bonds
- sid 70 be delinquents to the pest
.elce 6enartment. The suits are brought
10 order Of the postoffice department.
committee Of the Chicago board OF
hoalts estimates the public expenditures
of.tbat department Ger the present year
at Sll5,00 0
The furniture, good viii, etc, Of the
briggs house, Chicago, has been soid 70
- n. skinner for sl50,0O0.
F8wln Webster, assistant paymaster
;n the navy, resigned on the lst-
Thev are having trouble over me
REGISTRATION in the District OF Coium-
bia. -
Mr.. Geo. A. Trenholm, ex-Cenieo-
rate secretary Of the treasury, IS ~
Washington.
Five lamps exploded In q theeeei 10
omaha city Wednesday night, causing
great excitement