Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-02
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
The mOulders of Peekskill, New
York, have ceased to strike and have
gone to work. q u
Rumors prevail that the Cuban reb-
els are in possession Of Moro Castle,
the key to Havana.
From Richmond. Va, we learn
that the Rev. A. s. Kinnan, the sub
ject Of the recent conference, will de-
liver a lecture on Matchmaking to the
gentlemen on Monday night.
John Russell YOang's paper, the
New York Standard, issued yesterday,
shows itself able at once to enter the
field Of metropolitan journalism, both
in variety of news, Geographic and
local, and advertisements. The latter
occupies fourteen columns.
On the 18th inst, a woman named
Ellen Bundug killed an idiot named
William Onley in an adjoining
county of Virginia, with whom she
had been drinking in her husbands
grocery. The woman became Offend
ed and seized an ak and struck Onley
a fearful blow, from the effects of
which he died. She was arrested.
Treasurer Spinner is Of the opinion,
that the public debt statement, on
Monday, will not show much reduc-
ton, though the revenue and customs
have been quite large; because the
payments made on the deficiency bill
were large, and apply to every branch
of the Government. This bill is to
supply deficiencies for the year end
ing June next.
Senator Wilson has determined, at
the suggestion OF the Secretary Of
War, to make further amendments to
his army bill, 50 as TO fix the time
for the reduction Of the army in July
instead of January. The strength Of
the army at this time, in enlisted
men, Is 5000. In July, 1871, the
terms of enlistment of $4,000 men
will run out. 1t is, therefore, pro-
posed to extend the time, so as to
effect a reduction in this manner.
A Fridays dispatch from Baltimore
says that in the case of Alexander
Thompson "a cOlored MANI VS.. City
Railway Company, in the United
States Court to-day, Judge Giles rem
dered a decision in favor of the plain
tih, and said he had a right to ride in
the cars if he paid his fare and be-
haved himself, but the company had
a right TO provide a seperate car Tor
negroes. DR.. Frederick Hoffman was
arrested to-day. as being accessory in
treating an abortion on Maria BOOtel.
Information from the north
ern provinces of India brings
the report of a serious out
break among the native tribes of
ThakOOs at the town Of Newar in the
province Of RaphOOtnah, two hun
dred miles southwest of Delhi. Some
2OO0 Of the tribe have rebelled against
their chief and his followers, and ter
rible massacres have taken place.
The troops at the nearest military
station have been ordered to the scene
Of 1.-THE outbreak.
On Friday, five more of the Greek
brigands arrested for the murder Of the
English party, were beheaded. The
heads of the whole party are publicly
exposed Oh the outskirts of the city.
The trial was but a short one, and no
defense was attempted. No addition
al information has as yet been received
from the troops in pursuit of the re-
mainder of the band. 1t is expected
they have already crossed the frontier.
The remains of the victims have been
conveyed to Malta. The Turkish
Government has directed their from
tier troops to assist in the capture Of
the outlaws.
A washington correspondent Of the
Paris True Rentucki0R has interviewed
General Bu~rbridge, who is the occa-
OF the controversy that has arisen I
between Senator McCreery and [
Stevenson. Burbridge de- 4
MED that any member of the Ken
lucky delegation ever indOrsad him 1
10 President Johnson for an official I
position. Several Of them said thew r
put no obstacles in his wav 9
but all declined to indorse his papers. .
de applied to McCreery in person. !
but that gentleman said though he {
.Burbridge) had been active in get {
ting the disabilities of several prOmi- @
lent Kentuckians removed, he knew Z
his constituents would not sustain him 1
we're he 20 indOrse Burbridge, and be U
vas constrained to decline. i
A dispatch from Cincinnati of C
he 18th, says that at about d
sight O'Clock this morning, NJ. Nash, :
If the old firm of Foot, Nash & Co, :
wholesale liquor dealers Of this city, ;
considerable nOtOrietV.
ONE time since, by Gaming Mr.. Sam. r
Murphy. One of the firm met the =
eniOr member, Mr.. Foot, on Burnet q
House steps and demanded an inter- y
Jew. Mr.. Foot declining, Mr.. Nash Z
Iealt him some eight or ten blows =,
With q heavy cane untilthe parties u
cached the pavement at the foot Of ="
he steps. AT this iuncture both were q,
rrested but were immediately re- y
sased. Mr.. Nash's grievance is that -
e was left out of the firm during a W
eriOd of sickness and confinement, IN
Ome years since, and compelled 10 ~
a settlement agreed upon by ~
other partners, "a
The House Committee on Foreign 81
fairs is in a hopeless muddle over sh
Vashburne-LOpez Paraguay inVesti- III
alton. A subcommittee was ap- ~
to examine witnesses and -
Ike testimony. They have examin- of
so many witnesses and took SO wi
iuch testimony that they have sew pr
-al volumes of public documents to Jol
low as the sole result Of their labors. mi
ne report submitted to the general ~
lmmittee is almost as Volumipous -
b evidence Of the committee. 1t az,
ems they do not agree, and there t6,
ali probably be two reports, one ia ms
.vor OF censuring Admiral Davis, Pol
mother General NJ. Mahon and the etc
avail authorities acting under Ad- tns
ltralDavis. Another thinks @. A. 0sG%,
'ashburne guilty of conduct unbe- Sci
ming a representative Of our Gov Sts
nment abroad. A third is of opin- ere
that the evidence taken by the 2
Immittee established the fact that a.,
1Pez was a monster Of tyranny, and ~
III another wants TO compromise the lie
hole matter BY distributing the pr
anne all around. fur