Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-10
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, September AT the ses-
sion OF the National Unitarian Confer
enee last night, Bishop Payne, q colsred
man belonging to the African Methodist
Church, made e short speech on the ap-
peal Of Mrs. Amy Bradley for money TO
educate the negroes OF the south.
Several hundred dollars were collected.
Several other colored Bishops then ad-
addressed the conference, and an ad.
journmsnt took place till ais morning.
The National Unitarian Conference
concluded Its sss lon to-day. e. d. e.
liott vas reelected President. A sub
scription Of S24G0 was raised Tor the In.
dian Mission. The Rev. Dr.. Bellows, by
invitation, delivered an address FecitiDg
his experience during his recsnt Euro
pean tour, and in conclusion he offered a
resolution % consider the exDedieneY of
establishing 3 Missionary Caurch IN
Paris, and in favor Of eu~itivsti0g dose
relations with the English Unitarians,
which was adopted. Rev. DR.. Osgood
also addressed the Conference, for the
purpose of founding a paper to be called
the Heptisphere, and after the passage OF
various resolutions the Conference adj
journed, sine die.
John d. McHsnry, the alleged per-
juEed witness in the Rollins revenue case,
was released yesterday on $4,000 bail to
appear next Monday. ~
come testimony was taken yesterday
la regard to the wife-p~ poisoning case, in
East Houston street. Geo. Hubbsehman,
the brother of the deceased woman, tes-
titled to the suspicious actions on the
pErt of the prisoner. TEe examination
WAS postponed. 2a
Ia the ease of Edward Nelson, a bay
about fourteen years old, who died from
the effects Of a horse whipping received
ut the hands OF one Francis McDonougb,
the %eoroner's jury yesterday found Nc
Donough guilty. The whipping was
done with q whip, while the lad was as
sisting McDonough at his sods water
stand. The little fellow was ~seriousIy
injured, but denied being hurt for two or
three days, because he was afraid his
fsther would give him another whip
ping. Coroner Rollins admitted Nc
Donough to $1,000 bail to answer.
Yesterday, in the Court of General
Sessions, John Kinney and James
Thompson pleaded guilty of committing
N indecent assault upon sn aged woman,
aud were sentenced to the penltentisTy
for ak months each.
The Mozart Democracy are again In
the field and urge Fernando Wood to
accept the nomination in the Ninth
District.
a special dispatch from the Isle OF
Shoals states that sitter the prize Eight
there yesterday, The friends Of the victor
Inhibited great enthusiasm, while those
o backed Kelly were eorresp0DdiuEiy
respondent. Kelly was very sad, and
gave vent to his grief in tears, where
SeddoDs started 3 collection for
him, which was generously responded to
by the spectators of the hard fought bat
tie. o. the two, Kelly was the worst
punished, his face more resembling a.
piece OF rare sirl0in than the oCunte.
nance OF 8 human being. Ssddons was
also badly punished, but his bruises were
more about the body than the face, and
Of course not SO plainly visible. The
spectators, together with the b1ttlehold.
ars and principals, left on board the boat
Immediately after the fight.
Msil reports from India state that the
Ia0ck OF an earthquake was felt pretty
generally in the PaDjab en- the morning
)f the 2Ggh OF August. Al twenty eight
MINUTES past six O'clock at Lahore, Am
'itzsr, JalRGGhsr, Ambslls and Simla.
he shock was experienced, but nowhere
severely.
Gen. Howell Cobb, formerly Secretary
4 the Treasury under Buchanan, fell
lead in the corridor OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel this morning.
A disgusting prjzs fight took place this
morning in q room IN Williamsburg, be-
q brute named Doian and another
IRmed Wagner. Thirty-two rounds 4;
7ere fought, when Dolan nearly BIT
Vsgner's thumb of. The hgat was !
hen declared In favor Of Wagner. Both
Tere s~hockinEly mutiisted, and had to
9 carried away in the arms of brother
The Spirit Of the Times stake for three
old trOtters, Of the value OF $500,
" 4 mile, wss won by !. H'tehcock's
lily, by Ashland, In 2:iS, di5lancing two
ompetltors. This is the best time or
'cord for three yesr Olds. :
The AbFsry of the late Filz Greene 4
will be sold on Monday, at sue
Horace Greeley was nominated for
ongress tonight from tins Fifth Dis I
lot. .
An inquest Hss held on the body of
Howell Cobb. The verdict was =
Died from apOplexy." 1