Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-21
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Noon Dispatches.

New YORK, August 20.-The trial o
I the cOlored zouaves who fired into Q
1 crowd of citizens in Washington last
week commenced in Georgetown yester-
| day. Considerable evidence was taken
! A policeman testified that he saw the oc-
! currence, but was too mach afraid OF his
! life to interfere.
Thad. Stevens will has been admitted
4 to probate. He donates the bulk of his
| property to his nephew, Capt. Thaddeus
! Stevens, on condition that he totally alb
stains from intoxicating liquors, and in
| the event of his falling to make good the
condition, it goes toward the erection OF
! 3 house of refuge in Lancaster for home
less and INDECENT orphans, without re-
gard to race or color, religion or descent.
BANGOR, Me-, August 20.-Hen. Geo.
II. PendletOn arrived here yesterday,
and was serensded in the evening.
MONTREAL, August 20.-The commit
tee which has been managing the affairs
of the late Hon. T. darcy MCGEE has
been met with great liberality in effect
ing settlement on the part Of his credi-
tors, but the public subscriptions thus far
received are not sufficient to cover his
Indebtedness.
PARIS, August 20.-Tbe Corps Legisla-
tiff will resssemble in December. The
remaining supplementary elections for
mem beTs of the Corps have been post
poned until next year.
At q review OF troops at MarsailIes
Yesterday, which attracted sn immense
mass of citizens, q popular demonstra-
ton was made in favor Of peace. Loud
cries were made for peace and against
war. The crowd was orderly, and there
was no interference on the part Of the
police.
LOUISVILLE, August 20.-The Louis
Vile Journals Washington special says
Gen. Hancock will probably succeed
Thomss in command Of the Department
of the Cumberland.
A Nash vile special says Gen. Thomas
is at Nashville consulting with Gov,
Brownlow. The universal opinion is,
that he means mischief. The negroes
are pouring into town from Southern
Kentucky, with the expectation of being
enlisted in the militia.
ST. LOUIS, August 19.-The Democrats
held Congressional Conventions through
out the State to-day, except in the Sec
ond District. In the Fourth District,
John f. Phillips was nominated for the
regular term, and Judge P. Ross for the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Col. McClurg. In the Fifth District no
report has been received, but all the
county delegations are instructed to vote
for Judge Wsdill. Sixth District, Gen,
James Shields was nominated. Seventh
District, Hon. 81. Oliver was nominated.
Eighth District, John t. Williams was
nominated. Ninth District, n. f. Swift
Ter was nominated. Third District, not
heard from.
ATLANTA, GA, August I9.-The Re-
publican celebration yesterday, closed
with torch-light procession between
ten and eleven O'clock. In the afternoon
a drunken and unruly negro was arrest
ed by two policemen, in front of the Ma
tiOnRl Hotel. The policemen were pro-
ceeding to the guardhouse, when g mob
OF negroes pursued and attempted res
cue; the policemen resisted, and the ne
groes collected, and using clubs, they
were knocked down, and the prisoner es-
capped. At the same time some person
in the mob gave the word to fire." and
the negroes did so, wounding police
man. The fire was returned by the DO
licemen, and discharges followed in rapid
succession, One negro was killed and
two wounded, but they rallied again
near the guardhouse, and again moved
forward to attack the police. BY this
time, the whole police force and a large
number OF citizens were on the ground,
prepared for the conflict, when the ne
gTOes said that 1t was their intention to
protect the lawful authorities. They
then rapidly dispersed. At one time Sc
rious apprehensiOns of a riot were enter
tanned.
Gen. o. o. Howard, Commissioner of
the Freedmen's Bureau, left here last
night for Vicksburg.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, August l9.-The
Executive Committee Of the Democracy
of the State OF Alabama met in this city
to-day. Delegates from forty counties
were present to confer with the commit
tee.
Ex-Gov. Moore was made President of
the meeting.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported series OF resolutions indorsing
the Democratic nominees and the plat
form. and urging the people to vote st
the November election, and to take the
laws as they find them also denouncing
the attempt of the Legislature to cast the
electoral vote of the State.
The resolutions were adopted.
The electoral ticket will be selected to-
night.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2O.-Passen-
ger trains on the Central Pacific Railroad
are now running To Browns Station, two
hundred and thirty-fve miles east of
Sacramento.
Idaho sdvices to the 14th state that
Judge ShOhsr, Democratic candidate for
Congress, is three hundred ahead. His
election is claimed by six hundred ma
jority.
GEN. A. s. PIAT'T, of Ohio, has made
a speech in which he announced thst he
had abandoned the Radical marty and