Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-13
THE NEWS.


Grace Church, ct the corner Of Tenth
street sud Broadway, New York has been sold
for Sdg0UlO. Ths church VIII be demolished
and 4 dry go15s store erected On the site.
The Cincinnati Commercial, under the
mead Fighting tine Tiger" announces the
nomination for Congress, 10 represent the
FIFTH Sss Tsrk District, OF aoraos Greeley, As
opponent Of JChn Aofdssey, the famous gam
bier.
Mrs. August Belmont, who is 3 dsugh
ter OF tue late Commodore Perry, has presented
TO the city OF Newport a statue Of her father,
the work or the scalptOr J. Z. A. Ward, valued
Al sgOe IL il spoEen ofas q work OF high art
The corner stone OF s new State capitol
in TQ{uois vas laid on Thursday last, al spring
nsId. In that state. by the Masonic fraternity.
Al me dfgnit2rles Of the state were present
and delegations Of military and A&sous and
leading people from every part % Illinois
MaiI reports from Indis state that the
shock Of an earthquake was felt pretty gene
rally in the F~UrJsun, on the morning of the
.pih of Augusf. at twenty-eight minutes past
81 O'Clock. Al Lahore, AarItsar, Jsisndhar,
Anbaila ard Siuls, The shock vas expert
snced, but nowhere severely.
The manner OF Gen. Howell CObb's1
dsz,h i thus reported: He was standing in one
81 the corridors o. the Fifth Avenus Hotel, in
Nav York. conversing with his wife, In sppa-
rent health. wien ne hAA4ELAg pAA lIs manu- Z ~
his head. gasped, ! am ul-very 81" sank TO
the door, and died.
The fret grand fair Of Woodruff
county. Ark, viz come Of a. Augusta, IN
that state. commencing October Zlst. TIE list
OF premiums Is before as and We say il with
pleasure, reflect high credit upant ae managers
and officers Of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Association OF the county.
On Wednesday last the Grand Lodge
1T So. h,HR . ID. 81
S,.royz a. Nashville In memory OF the lats +.
". Brother CnarIss Fullsr, formerly G7a1d
Master, and for f1Jesn years Grand Se.rej-Iy.
The proceedings were characterized by the SO
lemnity usual 20 these solemn occasions.
The Second dsy's proceedings OF the
Protestant Episcopal Convention opened or
FRIDAY morning at Trinity chapel. on Twenty
sixth street. Te5nesses IS represented on the
following Of unfinished business:
W. c. sray. Christian education +. Fairbanks
eaaons; Z. p. Fagg, new diocese. .Carport
Rev. John J. Wnest presented another memo
rial from his constituents, praying for the re-
moval Of Restrictions and FOR the formation Of
new diocsses existing Ia article ave ofthe Con-
stitntlon. Referred u the On Can
ons
A Washington telegram of the Sth
ms. announces The f&ct thai Urdsr che contract
recently made with the Postotics Department,
the FLORIDA Railroad Company will dispatch a
EEAHEE ~ "a AAAAA y" a-NNto 20 ~
dsv. from Havana every Tuesday, and
from Key Wet every Wednesday. Post
masters along the Florida coast have been In
Ffructedf to forward all mail matter by this
rosie. and the American Consul al Havana viii
dispatch return mails to each port forwarding /
Ali mail matter that can b. expedited in It's
Transmission BY this roate.
The gallant Democracy Of Della
ware have covered themselves with glory
New Castle county has been carried by a rous-
ing majority. and ia The other counties there is |
scarcely a trace left o. the Radical party. They
have been swept from the Iasd 81 II a wLirI-
who'd had passed. over g. Negro equality aad
military desp1tism nnd but few defenders IN 8
state whose people are led and Instructed by
senator Bsyard and Governor salisbury, and
ether brave aud devoted defenders Of the true
principles OF the old democratic party. Della
ware il true 10 the core, aud her vote viii swell
the column by whieh Seymour and Bair viii
be carried irto power Ia November. All han
little DelawRTei
Some Of our exchanges are enormously
announcing the death, in Washington, Of
william +. Richie, formerly editor OF the
Richmond Enquirer, and husband OF Anna
Cora Movstt Richie, scsre,s and authoresz
This Is q mtstake. The person meant is George
Harrison Richie, youngest son Of the late
Thomas Richie, OF the Richmond Enquirer,
who died in Washington on Saturday morn
fuE. at the residence OF his br0ther-ln-laW, Or.
r. X. Stone, and was IN his thirty-eightb year
He asd recently returned from California IN
impaired health. His remsi1s were taken TO
CANON for intsrment in Hollywood Gene
tsry. on Monday be was formerly q purser in
the Uni.ed States navy and subsequently in
The Confederate navy.
At the meeting Of the Grand Lodge of
this state held on Thursday last, Brother S
Ktrkpaitick offered q resolution that the Grand
Secretary be authorized 10 have tai en- photo
graphic copies Of the portraits Of the Grand
ofhosrs now adorning the Grand Lodge Room,
with q view OF preserving, I'm csse the originals
should be lost by the mis-o-tunes ofhre; which
Vas amended by motion Of Brother b NJ. Levy,
antbcrizing the three principal Grand officers
10 detaruine which portraits snail be copied,
aod then as amended IL was adopted, and
Rrotber A.. J. Wheeler, OF Memphis, moved
that the proceedings OF the Grand Lodge since
III Organization in 1913, be published with tie
code Of Laws ordered 10 be compiled by this
Grand Lodge.
Gen. Meade, on the Ssh instant, issued
GA,ersl Order No q, ia which he says: Dis
frtet commanders will instruct post Command
~. ms duties relative 20 the position OF civil
end muh.ary powers; they VIII impress on
80 commanders thai they are 20 act IN aid
snd so-operatlol aud in subordiastiOR to the