Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-06
THE NEWS.

The venerable Major General Harvey is
on a visit to Corpus Christi, Texas. The
General has considerable property in
Texas, including the Lamar Cottage, at
Austin.
The challenge from the Tyne boat crew
Of England, brought over by Walter
Brown. TO row a fye-mile strsight-away
race for 5000, against the st. John Paris
crew, Of New York, having been accepted
by the latter, Racine, Canada, has been
decided as the place for the race, which
viii take place ia July next.
The New York World of Wednesday
says: "The recent local elections in this
State show very decided gains for the De-
mocracy. The same thing is observable
elsewhere, as in Burlington, VT, where a
Democratic Mayor was yesterday elected,
the city having hitherto been wholly
given over TO the Radicals
The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer says: We
are satisfied from what We have seen, that
every full opened peach blossom in this
neighborhoOd WAS killed by the late heavy
freeze, and fear that buds, If not killed,
were seriously injured. We presume
that nearly OF quite all Of the early vege-
tables have shared the same fate.
Oscar Mckee, who lately killed Thomas
Grafton in a shooting affair at Houston,
Texas, was tried by the Criminal Court Of
Harris county. After the examination OF
a few witnesses the fact were left without
argument 20 jurors, by the prisoners
council I..n rHr-r uurHnrHrH nth Hlr
box, returned an acqUittal.
The Congressional Globe is about to lie
down and die. Congressman find it in
convenient 20 have all they say handed
down 20 posterlty in black and white; be-
Sides the money spent in keepingit up
can be used by the members more to their
own satisfaction. So the great Globe
itself - is about to vanish and 50 leave not
a wreck behind"
The monthly meeting Of the Women's
Suffrage Association was held yesterday
in New York, at Cooper Institute, and the
members proceeded to congratulate each
other on the appointment Of a female Jus
tioe Of the Peace ia Illinois and a Jury of
women in Wyoming. Mrs. DR.. Halleck
made q speech, and advanced the startl-
ing theory that women, as the conserva-
tive element in politics, ought TO form
tle United States Senate.
a New York dispacteh Of yesterday
says; "a number Of Germans Of this
city and neighborhood have resolved to
settle at Yolhermosa Springs, near Deca-
tur, Ala. They hUve sent a committee
there TO lease land for them, with the
prospect of becoming owners Of it in the
course Of time. Last night they held a
meeting and resolved to leave this city
on Tuesday next for the place named.
Their number is about fifty thus tar"
Major Thomas Cummings, a Captain in
she Nineteenth United States Infantry,
who was cashiered and directed to be held
in custody until he refunds the sums Of
SIP 10. post fund, and SIP Is, company
fund embezzled by him." has been re-
stored to his afflicted and anxious regi-
ment. Cummings couldn't be spared.
He had endeared himself by his talents
a. an embezzler 10 the Government, and
was accordingly reinstated. Let White
more now hold up his head.
A special to the New York Herald
brings us the important intelligence that
the Dominican republic has formally de-
ciared in favor OF annexation - the
United States. By order Of the govern
ment a vote of the people was taken on
b question, and resulted in an over
whelming majority, opposition being no.
where visible. Having thus obtained the
almost unanimous consent Of the masses.
no obstacle viii present itself to the early
gaining Of a permanent f0othold i'm the
West Indies his Government 81
Domingo is in every respect a desirable
acquisition.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Times, writing nom Ironton, Ohio, under
date Of March ], says: To-day the con-
tracts On the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road are 10 be received at Charleston, up
The KanawSa; in fifteen days the awards
are e pe made, and in fifteen days there
sher the work is to be commenced. These
aspects rave created no little
sir in the neighboring regions OF West
virginia. The hitherto ~uninviting acres
ore beginning TO possess a peculiar charm,
wLi.h Is manifested in a mutation result
5ng i'm a handsomer amount Of cash than
so~nerly. The monster corporation Itself,
Inch Is to load the land with iron, sp-
- on the stage u~nreeognized, perhaps,
Win a potency that brings holders Of
real estate to terms"
The Louisville C0NrieT-JoHTaat Of Fri
saws: e quite a sensation befel the
0nera House last night, during the march
.of thu Amazons in the cave OF The Lurhs-
bare. whatever that may be. While the
1tf,le army was marching round and
ronud. some Of the uniform Of the pref
$50 and plumpest one Of all the warriors
became disarranged, and down fell an al
+ooetber and previously concealed portion
of the little darling's wearing sPPAieI 70
balfmast. It proved a ~sure-enongh sg-
Of distress TO her, for the poor thins
ia not discover her misfortune III .Ho
e,~gline Of her comrades in arms, and 'ne