Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Memphis and Ell PasO Railroad
The Pittsburg Republic and the Asso-
Ciated Press.
Ths Nashville ana Chattanooga Rail-
road.
Wild Beasts on the Rampage.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 2G.-The
engineers of the Memphis and Ell Paso
railroad report that the descent III the
mountain grades viii not exceed eighty
feet per mile.
PITTsBURG, November 2G. - The
Western Associated Press dispatches
have been withheld from the Republic
newspaper of this city, on the ground
that that paper sold the dispatches TO
outside parties. The RepR6ic has
caused the arrest of G. j. Ferdinand,
the former editor, for furnishing the
who claims that they were
furnished with the full knowledge Of
the proprietors. The case will be
heard tomorrow.
NASHVILLE, November 26.-The
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company having determined to drop
its lease OF the Nashville and North
western Railroad, and to turn that
road over to its owners on the 5th Of
December, it is understood to-day
that President Burns will decline to
receive it, aud this may lead to stop
page of the operations of the road.
CINCINNATI, November 26.-On
Wednesday night an incendiary, as it
is supposed, set fire to the building in
Conn61sville, Ind, used as winter
quarters for FOrepaugh's menagerie,
and by order of the superintendent
the animals were let loose. This
proved needless, for the fire was ar
rested before destroying the building.
The lion killed several sheep in the
Fair Grounds, and had an encounter
with a bull, which he finally killed.
All the animals were eventually sep
arated and Gagged. The damage done
was estimated at about $500.
ST. LOUIS, November G.-Alien
says McCoolei is not the champion of
the United States, as he has whipped
him twice, and will fight him again
within fifty miles of Cincinnati or De-
trOit.
LOUISVILLE, November pa. L.
& q. Robinson & Co.., extensive to-
DaccO dealers, made an assignment
to-day. Their liabilities amount to
nearly 100000.
The citizens here are agitating the
question OF direct railroad to Chat
tanOOga, and a mass meeting to con-
slider the subject is called for Wednes-
day.
BosroN, November 26. = The
schooner d. II. H0dgkins was seized
to-day by the customhOuse officers for
violation of the revenue laws, she
having on board some three to four
thousand dollars worth of smuggled
liquors.
AKRON, November 26.-Gould will
resign the receivership of
-he Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
road and Judge Reuben Hitchcock, of
Ohio, be appointed as his successor.
RICHMOND, November Pin the
Radical Convention thirty members
lissented from the action of the ma
Ority, and said they favored a speedy
admission of Virginia as now recon-
tructed, and signed paper to that
fleet, which will be sent to Congress.
RICHMOND, November 26. - The
hirty seceders from the Radical Con-
-ention met to-day and resolved to
all aeonvention for thereOrganization
II the Republican party of Virginia.
They favor more liberal views and
ieclare the State reconstructed.
WAsHINGToS, November 26.-The
Navy Department to-day ordered the
rOn-clad MeantOmeh TO report to the
Port Admiral at New York. The
,rdering of this vessel, the Terror
md several others, to New York, was
doubtless superinduced by the ap-
,TOach of the Spanish war vessels in I
hat harbOr, not in anticipation of any
rOUble, but merely TO assure the
Foreign visitors OF our preparation
or all emergencies.
The investigation and counting of
he sheets Of money and coin in the \
Bureau Of Engraving, at the Treasury
Department., which has been in pro-
,ress for the last three days, was con-
luded yesterday and a report salts
actOry has been submitted TO SecTe- |
airy Boutwell,.
Bishop Morris, of the Methodist !
}hureh, called at the White House ]
o-day in company with the Rev, DIR.
Newman, of this city, and paid his
espeais to the President.
Al the members were present at /
he regular Cabinet meeting to-day.
The Custom receipts for last week !
we're 50, ,125, ,39l.
one al the negro policemen on duty !
n the Metropolitan force OF this dis |
rict was yesterday appointed a United |
,tates detective, and reported for duty /
t Police headquarters this morning. |
CHICAGO, ILL, November 26.-Mr,'. |
fargaret Perry and her daughter
Ida, of Carrolton, have been held in |
i've thousand dollars bail each on the |
barge of infmticide, in the murder
+ an illegItlnlate child Of the latter. !
lrs. Perry is a daughter of the late |
iOyarn0r Carlin, OF this State, and |
ida a daughter. She Is possessed-0f I
much beauty, and up to this occur
ence maintained an excellent charac |