Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-28
NEW YORK.

NEW York, November 2~7.-Frederiok
Boden was arrested and held for trial
yesterday, pa the charge OF setting fire
ID No, 645 Ninth avenue, in order 10 OBJ
tain q heavy insurance on his barroom.
Several womsn and children occupying
tenemeBts in the upper stories vera
nearly sufiocated, bct were rescued by
the police. The damage by fire was
slight.
a tight occurred ct 2 house on the cor
usr OF Sixth and Crosby streets, q resort
Tor Italian musicians OF the wandering
class, on Sunday last, in which James
Marker stabbed DsnIs Rsss. The mat
ter Yves hushed up, and the police knew
nothing about it until Tuesday, when
Marker had escaped. Rssa died yester-
day.
The long pending negotiations In this
CITY resulted to-day in the consolids alton
OF the American and Merchants Union
Express Companies, and the articles of
! association have been formally executed.
On an election OF officers held, b fol-
lowing were chosen: President, w. @.
Fa5go; Vice President, Thee. III. Pome-
roy; Treasurer, Elmore 2. Ross Seore-
tgry, John n. knott; General Superin-
tendent and Assistant Treasurer, James
c.. Fargo. The new organization goes
Into effect Immediately, and the officers
sag that the business will be adjusted to
the new basis Within the ensuing week.
The Merchants Union stock Is taken
two for one, making its portion Of the
capital $4,000, 600. Tne consolidated
Companies will have q total capital OF
SIS. 600, 900, and wiilcontinue the existing
cooperative arrangement with all old
companies. j..
Tie pey mpa will 5ea- the title Of
The American Merchants Union Express
Company.
The Express says that the Adams Ez-
press Company was not represented at
the meeting, and that it Is opposed to the
baiis Of amGlgamation. and consequently
a renewal of the express war Is by no
mssns improbable.
TIE Erie wal remains quiet. Jay
Gould and Fisk are still in possession OF
the office Of the Erie Company, but there
is great reticsnce rs to whether they or
the newly appointed Receiver, ex Judge
Davis, ie running the road. Several
deputy sheriffs were at the building this
afternoon, but no enc seemed able to so
count for their presence.
Ex-Judge Fullerton, Mr.. Sherman and
one or two others who are retained as
counsel for the Directors, were n close
consultation with Messrs. Gould and
Fisk.
TIE Joint Committee of the Stock
Boards who have under consideration the
proposition TO strike E.is from the list,
held s. meeting to-day hut without action
adjourned until tomorrow. The Times
SAYS: we learn that Judge Card0Zs
has stayed the proceedings OF Judge
na--a - Dan1fuar ord that Ia haa
granted On order under which O Tehear-
ing is sought to be obtained before Judge
Csrdoza of the motion upon which Judge
Davis wRs appointed, so that another
struggle ma be made TO retain Gould as
Receiver" In the State Court il Is also
said hat MT. Beldin, q former partner OF
Jss. Fisk, jc., has 8 suit, in which Gould
is named as Receiver, and besides these
suits there are others by the Erie Com
ps8y, and in ons of them Mr.. Belmont is
SUED, SIS It would seem, because, as 1t Is
alleged, he is not interested in having
his own a 900, 600 worth Of stock pre-
tected against further Illegal issues.
The P0sfs money article says the rise
10 gold this time is chiefly the result of
speculative efforts, and IL is said TO be
connected with q movement in Govern
meut bends, ss some time since extern
sive speculative sales OF 5.20s OF were
made, and the amount of these bonds
in this market is comparatively small
and the holders OF them want q good
price, sbout two per cent. above the Lon
don quotations, exchange and the gold
premiums being included in.the calculs-
ton. it is reported to be the intention
Of The operators for 8 decline, to oover
their names by importing these partieG-
lar bonds, which can now be done with
good rrofii. The scheme, however,
would be de;ested by an advance 10 gold.
A. q sale CT gold by the Government
TO. dav the bids we're 81, 100 600, and
$500 600 was awarded at l35 55100,
49, 56-IO09135 57-1Ga.
A letter from the City OF Mexico, Of
the 10Th says that az American named
Alfred Il. Green wss liz prison In Da-
range for having refused TO pay q forged
acceptance.
4 Port-su-Prince letter says that the
American Consul at Gonzales had been
csi!ei upon by Gen. MeCis.in to surreR-
der one Mrs. N0Tcstt, the wife Of an
exile, but he refused 20 do so, and sent
her sway on the British gun boat Dart.
the funeral OF Felix LsrkiD, the vic
tim Of q recent brutal stiray, was quite
imposing. Over 500 members OF s vol
unteeT regiment marched Ia procession
to the cemetery. O'BsldWin, the pugi-
list wss prominent among the crowd.
Aun Hines, the head cock at CSmpbslrs, |
has been arrested IS N Of the principals
in the sfIsy,