Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-15


and head were taken, aud one of the
drivers was killed and skinned down to
the waist by the red devils.
-Wheat weevil has appeared IN parts
OF Virginia, and farmers estimate that
the wheat crop is already damaged
twenty-five per cent.
The German boy, Pete, the muir
derer OF Mr.. Ross and bis son, near st.
Louis, a few days ago, was caught Mon
day. He e0nfesses the deliberate MUIR
der OF MIR. Ross, but says he did net I'M
tend to kill the child.
The Browniow men in Tennessee de-
clare that if they are defeated at the
polls they win not give up the state gov
eminent These are your claw and
order citizens" so-called.
The earnings Of the Western Union
telegraph company for four months end
ing April S0th, were 81 40,2 38 %. Cur
rent expenses, sl,z73,667 81. Net profit,
1865, 563 20.
-Wediey Miller was struck in the
head with q bali while playing base ball
at Oohoes, N. Y, a few days since, and
il lying dangerously i'll Of brain fever In
consequence.
1.-The casualty lists of the Philadelphia
explosion foot up as follows: Killed
twenty, missing seven, wounded seven.
Only eight OF the fOrty-twO persons in
the building at the time Of the accident
are known 20 have escaped.
@Orson Hyde and Amos Lyman, Nor
mon elders Of note, bave lately been
preaching against polygamy and the
special revelation dogma. In eonse-
qUence Brother Brigham, it Is thought,
will suppress them in true Gentle FASH
ion.
Ward, the sculptor, is at work mod
cling his colossal figure Of Commodore
Perry, which Is to be placed IN Central
park, New York.
"A young lady of Montgomery, who
was recently caught smoking a cigar.
give IL as her reason for the act, a" that
it made it smell as though there was a
man around
in the supreme court Of New York
3 decision was rendered Monday, which
pr0nounces the uneonstitutionality Of
the act of the Legislature authorizing the
metropolitan police to grant liquor
licenses.
H. s. Reynolds, who was reported to
have been hanged by a mob in Sedalia,
Mo-, a short time ago, denies the state
ment, and in q card in the st. Louis Re-
publican, expresses the conviction that
he can prove he is still alive.
Mysterious music of hymn and organ
was heard in the Baptist church in Ma
con, Ga, in the dead waste and middle
of the night, but no search could find the
musicians.
The steamship City Of Baltimore, on
her last voyage from New York to Liv-
erpool, made in a single day 800 miles,
being the fastest rate of steaming on
record. For this her captain was pre-
scented by the q with a silver cup.
An exchange thinks if any one
wishes to experience the practical work
ings of 1.-The aGOfSt government the
world ever saw he has only to sOi0urn
for a brief season in BrOWnlow's d0mfn-
ion, onee known as the state Of Ten
nessee.
Very handsome was the message Of
the arch duke, to old Marshal Benedek,
the recent occasion of the theft Of his
military orders and decorations. The
prince sent 10 the veteran all his own
crosses and medals, unwilling, as he
delieately expressed it, that the marshal
should be for q single instant even with
out the numerous tokens OF his country's
gratitude.
The first time Jerrold saw a cele-
brated song writer, the latter said to
hil nave Jgu ouA4CAcAb
confidence IN me to lend me a guinea 2"
3" Oh, yes,n said Jerrold, 81 have all the
confidence, but haven't the guinea
"A couple of Detroit alergynen have
procured a tent capable of seating fOuF
hundred persons, which they propose to
move from place to place, in the worst
quarters of the city, for the purpose Of
attracting those who viii not attend
In Adrian, Mich, an eagle kept SO a
pet in a shoe store, savageiy attacked a
little boy, son of Mr., Fish, accidentally
alone with 1t for a few minutes, and
destroyed one of the lads eyes before
assistance arrived.