Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-06
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, June 5.-The Erie rail-.
road announces a reduction of 20 per
cent. in rates of fare, after the 9th.
The fare to c hicago will hereafter be
$40.
The Northeastern Singers Union
hold their annual picnic tomorrow.
A grand musical entertainment by
thirty German singing societies, in
strumental accompaniment, is given
| to-day on the occasion of two great
! festivals in the Jewish Chris I'm
! churches, the former celebrated d 2
conclusion of the feast of Shabouth
and the latter the festival of Whit
Sunday. The services in the churches
I Of the respective denominations were
of a character commemorative with
| the occasion.
Twelve thousand six hundred and
eighty-seven emigrants arrived at
this port last week.
Some time ago particulars were
given of the departure of the ram At
lantai that during the late war she
was a rebel ram, and was captured by
the Government, who sold her to Sid
ney Oaksmith, and subsequently was
sold by Oaksmith to the Haytian
government for one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in gold, who paid
on account of purchase to 0aksmith,
about one hundred and forty thousand
dollars, the balance to be paid accord
ing to agreement. At a subsequent
period, on the 18th Of December last,
the Atlanta, with a crew on board
and Sidney OakSmith as passenger,
sailed from Philadelphia to Hayti for
the purpose of completing tho sale
with that government. From that
time 10 the present day no tidings
of the Atlanta have been received. All
that is known is that she was seen
at the Delaware breakwater, and was
then lahoring in a heavy sea. The
last words heard from the Atlanta
were published in the form of letter
in the Herald about three months
ago, written by Oaksmith to LADY,.
1t is now hopeless expectation that
the Atlanta will be heard from. The
last declaratOry act in that direction,
occurred yesterday afternoon, when
the wife Of 0aksmith, Mrs. Fanny
Oaksmith, applied to Surrogate
Hutching for letters of administration
on the estate of her late husband
The application was granted and these
letters win entitie the administrative
to wind up the estate, and appiy,with
{ bal standing, to the Haytien govern
ment for the payment of the balance
of $4,000 in gold, due to her on the
sale of the Atlanta.
The new excise law works badly.
Sunday rows and ARRAYS are to-day
innumerable.
Ann Brady, at 457 west Forty-sec-
Ond street, was shot by James Farrell.
He was drunk and mistook the wO-
man for the proprietor of the Eagle
beer saloon. The ball entered her
thigh. The man escaped.
John McNeefee was found in this
city, lying on the green, with several
stabS in his thigh.
Peter Hugland, 400 Madison street,
was this evening stabbed in the neck
by John Shelly, while quarreling in
liquor store on Cherry street.
Isaac Taylor, a child twelve years
old, fell into a basin of boiling water
yesterday afternoon, and was so badly
scalded that he died to-day.
The ceremony of Unveiling the large
bell at the church st. Vincent, Viii
liamsburg, took place today. The
bell, which cost $4,000, was presented
to the church by Protestant gentle
men.
There are four races announced for
tomorrow at Jerome Park, including
a steeple chase. The West Chester
cup will be run for. There are sew
enteen entries for it, valued at $500.
The third race is a selling race, and
the fourth, heats of l miles for $1,000.
This morning John COrwine, of SO
Court street, stabbed Mary Haynes,
a woman with whom he is living, in
ficting terrible wound in her stom-
ach. She was taken to the hospital,
and is likely to recover.
The ship William StOner, of the |
Black Ball Line, owners q. Marshall !
4 Co., took tirecat l0:45 this evening.
She is still burning, and will be |
a total loss. She was about |
One-third loaded with cotton, tobacco,
and mOlasses. Her tonnage was 1923, |
was built in 1856, and piled between |
this port and Liverpool. She was
200 feet long, 40 wide, ,and &c feet |
deep. The loss on the cargo amounts !
TO about $4,000. The cause of the |
fire is supposed to be spontaneous
combustion among the tallow and |
cotton. Insurance unknown.