Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-08
NEWS OF TIE nAY.

The receipts Of internal revenue
Thursday were 1912, l43.
During the present year, to date,
III, $40 emigrsnts have arrived in New
York.
The Massachusetts Grand Lodge Of
Good Templars reports membership Of
Dos, 600.
ZStory's statute Of Edward Everett
will be dedicated in Boston early in
October.
AT Elizsbethtown, XVI Friday
night, it was not expected that Gov.
Helm would live till morning. His dis
eRse is softening of the brain.
The Michigan state agricultural fair
will commence at Detroit on Thursday
A Russian ukase is published, sup
pressing military jurisdiction over
civilians, except in cases Of public dis
turbance.
Corn sells in Oskalooss, Iowa, at
eight cents bushel
More than a million dollars in bull
lion was received in San Francisco last
week.
Five thousand girls are employed
in Wisconsin packing the hop crop.
Several children have Of late been
drowned in the sewers Of Chicago.
At a reform league meeting in Dub
lin Thursday loud manifestations OF
sympathy for. the convicted Fenians
The total vote of San Francisco
Wednesday, was II ,365, about 5000 less
than the registered vote.
The Austrian prime minister, Won
Beust, is reported as meditating the sale
of ali the church property for the pay
ment OF the national debt.
English engineers propose to tunnel
a volcano in New Zsaland.
The final meeting OF the southern
Relief commission was held in New
York. Friday. They have collected and
expended $3.50, ,566.
Wool has now reached the lowest
price. on the gold basis, that has ever
been known in this country.
THE postal money order system goes
into operation in four hundred additional
Offices on the 9th inst, embracing some
in nearly every state. .- ,
& tfunder storm in Galveston killed
several fever patients, and the churches
have stopped their bells, as noises are
frequently fatal.
THE New York billiard saloons will
charge by time for the use Of their tables
from October 1st, a cent minute.
Gen. Steedman is still in Washing
ton. but has not yet received an offer of
a place in the cabinet.
IA fig tree transplanted from Augusta
ga to Scott county, Mo- is doing
finely and bearing fruit. IL is the first
instance Of successful cultivation OF this
fruit IN that state,
! The radicals Of Washington are pre-
paring to give Gen. Sickles grand re-
eention as soon as he arrives there, en-
route to New York.
"A California cucumber raised in Rock
Island county, H., measures three feet
two inches in length. and one foot one
inch In circumference at the butt.
A man named John Alden, was aw-
fully mutilated by circular saw, near
Anderson, last Friday. One arm was
cut of and the saw penetrated the abdo-
miual cavity.
Late Santa Fe papers announce the
! safe arrival of Bishop Lamy, enormously
reporfed killed by the Indians. He met
an enthusiastic reception, and a te dettBl
was celebrated.
A congress Of leading European
democrats meets 10 Genoa on the 9th, at
which Victor Hugo, Louis Blanc, Carl
baldi, and other prominent lesders have
sieuified their intention Of being present.
The race at Chicago, Thursday, be-
tween Dexter, to a wagon, and BRshan,
/ gnas Rich, Butler and Taokey, to har-
ness, was largely attended. The race
was won by Dexter. Best time, PSI.
SiIas Rich came in second,