Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-02
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
The loss ct Gretna, La, by the incen-
diary fire which burned two squares Of the
town. will reach fully S&,O0a. Several negroes
nave been arrested aSanaOng The gang who red
and afterwards refused 10 assist In the suppress
sion Of the flames.
In reference to the trial OF Jefferson
Davis. II is asserted that the Attorney General
of Virginia viii demand that the case be tried
although Mr.. Evarts has issued no iuslTue-
tons on the subject; but there are reasons for
stating that the trisl VIII again be postponed.
Enos Hopkins, of Nashville, charged
with unlawful conduct as Commissioners OF
REGISTRATION, VINO was arrested on Tuesday
an1earei before Justice Thurnock Wednesday,
and waving = preliminary trial, gave bond IN
5000. The citizens, both Democrats and Re
oubI cans. were much exssperated at the frauds
which they charge against Alden and his sup
Dorters and have organized committees OF in
ouiry in all the wards to collect facts.
In Richlsni county, Wiz, Mrs. Anna
wallace was killed, q few days ago, by a boy
only hfteen years ofage, fer the sake OF getting
twenty-five dollars. Her head was cut on with
an a The body was found the day after, hOr-
rblv mansled by hogs. The boy was arrested
and placed Ia jail On Saturday he was taken
ont by e mob and hung, smid great excitement,
every indlgnity being heaPed upon his body.
From the Cincinnati Commercial we
learn that Mr.. Geo. d. Prentice, who has for
nigh aesntury been the head and fecnt Of the
nress O. Keutucky, has been discharged nom the
edftorship OF the Louisville Journal, Il is ssid
he was dissipstsd. Be that asst msy, as the
founde Of the paper he was worthy a pension
,of as much As vas necessary TO his comfortable
support as long As be lived Tn Old Nessor has
our sympathy.
Another terrible casualty occurred
mar the Pitcher tunnel, not far from Athens,
OHIO. on Monday morning. There was 8 dense
fog. and sn express train backing up from the
tunnel came IN collision withtTo hand-csrs on
winch some Iaborers were going 10 the tunnel
70 work. Five OF the men were almost instant
ly killed. and several others were badly hurt
on the previous day two men engaged in re-
moving rubbish rom the burning arch IN the
tunnel were sufOcst5d BY foul air
A member OF the Alabama delegation
st Washington ssys the turbulence il that
state and on the borders Of Tennessee are at
trfbutabls to the conduct and example Of
Rrownlow and bis myrmidons. We are not
su-urised to hear Sc. ErovnlOW and his crew
ars lust the sort OF ezamples the Radicslsat the
south would be likely to take for patterns.
There Is no Turbulence In Alabama or suy
other Southern sJste sKcepts1ch IS has been
aroused IN the nogooet b. carpst-bagge.s and
scslawags.
The expose Of financial matters by Di-
rector Delmar. ia which he shows the public
debt 10 be rapidly increasing, and the expeu~
ditures for the fiscal year ending 1863 viii sx-
cesd the receipts more than ~ millions, has
created a stir IN the Treasury Department.. II
"a untrue a. reported that McCuucch repudi-
sites the statement OF Delmar, but says be did
not AUTHORISED 10. 4 prominent Radical IN that
Dfpartment will, a. an early dsy, attempt 20
coutrovert Delmar's figures and facts
II is thought the election OF Alden in
Nashville viii be contested. The negroes who
favored Thornberg, independent Republican,
forAsyor. are especially energetic in the pros
ecution or the election frauds. Ii has been
moved that q large proportion o. those elected
20 the city council, Saturday, have no property I
and are therefore ineligible. Some OF The
Thornberg Republicans are Withdrawing their /
names from the Official bonds OF the city and
county officers heretofore elected.
Gov. warmoth's veto Of the Negro
Equality BIZ was sustalned in the Louisiana
House OF Representatives on Monday. The
vote was & us-2 10 ~. IN the House ysster-
day, q bill was introduced, passed 10 a third
reading, and referred 10 the Judiciary Commit
tee, entitled " An act TO enforce the provisions
OF the thirteenth article OF the Constitution OF
Louiziana," which Is almost Identical with the
Equality Bill just vetoed, except that it makes
infracttons thereof cause for civil action, and
gives preference on the docket 10 suits brought
under its, provision.
At Nashville, on Tuesday, 3 personal
difficulty occurred between Pat. Walsh, who Is
proprietor OF q inloOR on the corner Of Cherry
and Deadrick streets, and John Lawrence. cor
respondent OF the Ctne-nHstI Gazette. Walsh
charges Lawrence with stating falsely IN bis
dispatch 10 the Gazette Ess Saturday hat a shot
was fred al the Alden procession from the
wiHdOw OF his stOrerOom, opposite the saloon
On Monday Walsh denounced him as a wuful
liar, and today further words occurred be-
tween them, bringing on blows, when Walsh
kicked Lawrence several times. and then thrust
bis band into his pocket, when Lawrence ran
and Walsh fred after him. but without effect.
A Nashville dispatch ofthe 18th Saws:
A number of persons have been srralgnsd for
illegal voting IA the municipal election last
Ali but one were committed Tor
trial, not being Eb-e % give bonds ia SlCO0
evening four or hye Of them were
taken from jail apOn a writ OF habess eorDps ,
issued by job Hugh Smith, Judge Of the Grim
Cont, andisdmitted 10 bail in 500 each
}. n. Phillips, ofOaliatin militia nOtolissy, 90
ing on al their bonds except, one. Phillips haz
no property. The remaining one gave his own
One OF the accused swore be owned 4
houss worth three or four hundred dollars l
zhich stands on a rented lot. 8
The Secretary of War, Seward and 6
earon stoeckL, Russian Minister 10 this Gov. D
srnment, recently had several Interviews re- .
zsrding a treaty settling the question OF he Z
nI = AAALA y 11a@Aa III lac IT nEuE d ~
NJ Aleatian Islands. This WAS passed upoD =.
.attssaesorily. They also had under considera. :
ian a convention for trade marks. Al tn i
stosskl officially presented 10 the Govern. n
a proposition OF the Car 10 the 0rsa,
,owers of the world for the supprec sion nv u.
'ommou consent, in lime OF sar, Of toypsdoes 7
nd oth~srsnginss Of the sorf. Toe prop0Sitson !.
I he understood, was accepted IN a general vav =
" Mr.. seward, az It has been BY ali great DOW a
"a Of Europe II
The Jewish Messenger says that At the y
action sale Of peWs In the new Temple Fman. n
al In New YORK. Tue smoaEt received reached q
hout S75o.OO0. TIE trustees expected a pre- G
Of Ssa0o0eonti Il amounted 20 S2a5oC0
~ highest prios said was $500; the puretrsr ~
=. oshsr member paid various sun. - n
ssa3 20 $500. The spprsisef valna - 49,
- was $4,000. thets being twenty - 1900 -
Neuy of the sssts We sold ~ aeow W
a~rsiively low pFice, the r1stees verYrfonsr4w =,
eciinine 70 neglect tnet1aims OF poorer menu !,
ers. The4ow pficsePeWs were sold for SEQ, u
accommodating e. zen occupants each. By ans
ale the Temps stsDdS nee from deDt and =
Tith a sinking fund Of one hundred thousand "
olafs- "a
At Pittsburg, on the 18th nit, q terrific b
rloslon OF q locomotive ooearrsd. on me 81
onnelsvile railroad. near Evergon 4 Praston's n
ri Nv which one Alau aaned George Ga
,ore. q fireman, was kfledsand thirteen otb- 20
= - IRE severely injured The iocomogve Va 10
proceeding nom a siding when the ems v
- tnmped the track, and steam eas turned 10
= IN Inc purpose OF putfmelf On, WHOM the :,
oam was again let on end tbs explosion oc- =
srrsd. the engine seipS literally blown 70 "
leceA carts Of Il scattering IN every direction. ! "a
hs laak eO9phns was F~ssnehsal sad shs Goa %