Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-24
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LOUISVILLE, April 23.-The river is
falling, with eleven feet eight inches in
the canal.
The low pressure steamer Richmond
came up over the falls this evening from
New Orleans, five days and eighteen
hours out.
ST. PAUL, MINI, April 23.-The river
overlooked the upper leyee yesterday,
suomerging a portion of West st. Paul.
The Minnesota river Is out of its banks
at MankatOo, and that town is now
under water.
DENVER CITY, COLORADO, April 3d.
Two or three thousand Cheyenne and
Sioux Indians are reported on the war
path. Sixty United States express horses
have been stolen this week, which be-
longed to a part OF Gen. Curtissi COM
msnd at Fort Riley, destined for Han
cocks command, after provisions. The
Indians are ali on the war path, and
have thus far evaded the troops.
New ORLEANS, April 23.-It II esti-
mated that the loss to the United States,
as internal revenue from the damage to
the cotton and sugar crop of Louisiana
viii amount TO $1,000, 600 or SO, e00, 600.
ST.. LOUIS, April Blake Pepif
canal was opened Sunday and DOats
passed through.
Ex-Mayor Munroe, Of New Orleans,
and family, passed through Cairo to-day
IN route for Canada.
NEW YORK, April 28.-The election
for delegates TO the state convention
passed of quietly. The vote was very
small.
The japanese commissioners were
waited upon to-day at the Metropolitan
hotel by r. s. Chiffon, Of the state de-
partment, by direction of Secretary
Seward, who offered any assistance and
advice to facilitate their visit to Wash
ington. They visit the navy yard and
other places tomorrow.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 23.-Sickles
has issued an order recognizing the sub
districts in this department., and pro-
viding additional fOrbids for the sale or
gift Of liquors to United States Gdiers,
sailors or marines. The post command
ers are ordered to exercise Supervision
over magistrates, sheriffs, deputy sherifs
and the police within their commands,
and will, when necessary for the pre-
servatiOn of order, and TO discharge their
duties, assume command Of the police.
WASHINGTON, April ga dispatch
from Gen. Sally, president of the Fort
Phil. kearney massacre investigation
commission, says he has succeeded in
getting the GadOas and Sioux tribes,
representing $50 lodges, in for a talk, and
that satisfactory arrangements have
been made with them, and it was
thought that over 200 warriors had been
prevented from joining the war path.
The commission would soon leave for
Fort Laramie, where they hoped to be.
likewise successful.
Surratt's counsel appeared in the GRIM
inal court to-day and filed a petition
alleging that the prosecution had had
the fullest notice and amplest means to
prepare for trial, and could see no rea-
sOnable grounds whereupOn to postpone
the trial, and that the prisoner was now
ready for trial. The district attorney
said he could not be ready before the
18th of June. The counsel Withdrew the
petition and the business of the court
proceeded.
PARIS, April est is reported by au-
thOrity that Napoleon is engaged in an
endeavOr to purchase arms from the
United States.
The chances are apparently in favor
Of a war on the Luxembourg question.
The neutral great powers have, it il
said, proposed a compromise of the diff
Guilty, but Prussia d~isapproves of it.
LONDON, April ., p.m.-Peace be-
tween France and Prussia is almost de-
SPARED OF, and the warlike aspect of
affairs caused considerable alarm in the
London stock exchange and a tendency
toward a panic.
Mr.. Gladstone is much censured by the
members of the liberal party and their
friends, for his management Of the re-
form movement.