Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-29
NEW YORK.
One Sane Woman---GeoFge Wilkes Ugly
SaIi---0ne Hundred Thousand Dollar
FIre---PHbIic Baths Ia New York.--Rad
icaIs Plotting--- British Minister
Loyal Leaaus.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Drs. Hammond
and Neales pronounce Princess Edibha
Gilbert Montez to be perfectly sane. Her
highness was therefore released from cns-
tody yesterday.
The libel suit in which Geo. Wilkes, of
the Spirit Of the Times, is complainant,
and Messrs. Price, Barby & Simpson, of
the Turf Field and FttT71, are defendants,
was before Oyer and Terminer yesterday
for trial. Defendants asked TO have the
trial postponed. Judge CardOza after
hearing the argument, ordered that the
trial be set down peremptarily for Mon
day, Sd July next.
At u m. a fire commenced in the woods
between Deer Park and Islip, L. l., Sun
day night, and burned over about 5000
acres of land. The fire originated about
dark and was not extinguiShed until yes
terday. Five hundred cords of wood
were burned, besides miles of fence. The
loss is estimated at from $50, 900 to $780,
900. The entire tract of land between
Long Island and the SOuthside roads was
burned over. This section of land was
regarded as the most valuable timber
land on the island.
An important order is to be issued by
superintendent Jordan, by direction Of
the board of police. The police are
instructed hereafter to strictly enforce
the law which requires all licensed places
TO be closed between the hours of one and
five o'clock in the morning, and that no
intoxicating liquors be sold or given
away on Sunday. Captains of the several
precincts are to be held responsible for
any neglect of inefficiency in executing
this order.
The Department of Public Works has
issued regulations for the government of
the public baths, which are to be opened
to the free use of tie citizens on Thurs
day next, and will be divided between
the sexes. Men will have to use bath
houses on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays, and women or, 1,alternate days.
Trains on the Morris and Essex railroad
ran through Bergen tunnel yesterday, as
usual, notwithstanding the Introduction
of the Erie directors On the arrival OF
each train, the superintendent of the tun-
mel forbade the engineerstO drive through
and switchmen to turn off the points; but
no notice was taken of the prohibition,
and the points having been turned on by
an employee ofthe Morris andErie railroad
company, the trains proceeded without
further opposition.
The Brooklyn Board of Aldermen yes-
terday ordered the Comptroller to pay
S35, 600 to the Park Commissioners, and
the Mayor was directed to sign the amount
thereof. This ends the Park imbrOgIiO.
At an informal meeting of the Mer-
chants Commission yesterday afternoon,
it was resolved to await the action of
the Quarantine Commissioners of health
officers and ex-Offieers of this city and
Brooklyn at their meeting to- morrow, and
in the event the officers not acceding to
what merchants deem their Just demands
regarding hghterage, etc, other measures
will be taken by the merchants to obtain
their rights.
The Executive Committee OF the Union
League of America held secret session
at the st. Nicholas Hotel to-day to dis
cuss measures to promote the interests of
the Republican party in the fall campaign.
Ex-Governor Jewell, of Connecticut, was
the only member present from New Eng
land, and the West had but one represent
alive, Jas. T. Beach, of Missouri.
The Express says the English mission
has been offered to ex-senator Morgan, of
New York,
c. F. Lutz, the defaulting tobaeconist,
was arrested at Glasgow, Scotland, a few
days since, but the authorities were un-
able to hold him.