Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-04
BRIEF TELEoRAMs.


The new city and county government
of Chicsgo wiz be insugursted to-day.
New York Is psyi1g of employees ss
fsst as funds are provided for the purpose
At Evansville, yesterday, little gIrl
wss fatally burned BY her clothes taking
fire from CRATE.
The total number of coin certificates rs-
deemed by the national treasury since the
hrst issue is $47e 660, eco.
The United States naval forcs on the
North Atlsutic station consists Of ten
ships, mounting seventy guns.
Captain @. Penross Jones, ordnance
storskeeper ct the United States arsenal
in Columbus, Ohio, died yesterday.
Norris F. Smith, q vocalist and organ
ist, wss run over By the cars at Ottawa
Illinois, on Thursday last, and killed.
A man named Emery was killed by q
person named Blythe, at Beatrice, Ne
brssks, on Thursday, by blow from g
billiard cue.
Professor ". Foster, the eminsnt Eeolo-
gist, is in Terrs Hsute for the purpose OF
reporting upon the mineral resources OF
Southern Indiana.
The Los Angeles, California, grand jury
found thirty-fve Indictments for the Chi
ness massacre. snd severely eensured the
municipal authorities.
The Hide and Leather insurance COM
pany Of Boston. which was made bank
rupt by the Chicago IRE, hss been placed
in the hands Of receiver.
In conformity with long sstsblished
usage. the judge Of the supreme court of
the United States will to-day call upon
the President in body, and psy their
respects,
ss - ,.-5,--s~. - No-v York
Yesterday, threw man from his car un-
der the wheels Of smother car passing from
en opposite direction, by which leg OF
ths assaulted party was crushed,
Much excitement prevsils in Cham
psign, Illinois, over the murder OF Mrs.
Hudson Lane. A notoriously bad char
acser, who was supposed TO have some
connection with the tragedy, has been
examined and discharged.
On Tuesday next, after the adjourn
ment Of court, s preliminary meeting viii
be held In the supreme courtroom, az
Columbus, Ohio, in regard to the death Of
Thomas Ewing, senior, at which COM
mittee will be appointed to propose rsso-
l1tions of respect.
Three carrier pigeons recently few from
the schooner George-one when the
vessel Was OF Hatteraa. another
ave hundred miles of Key West,
and the third At point sixteen hundred
miles distant-tO Whippany, New Jersey,
each making 3 spssd Of about two hum
dred miles per hour.
EnouRd members OF the Kentucky
legislature are already assembled IN
Frankfort to form q quorum in both
houses. The governor, in his message,
will recommend the admission Of negro
testimony. It is doubtful whether both
houses wiz perfect an organization to-
day.
Captain Hendricks, secretary of the
Stsse senate Of Missouri, who stabbed ".
Il. McAlister, at Bowling Green, Pike
county, in that State, few evenings
since at ball, underwent an examination
on Friday and saturday, and was dis
charged, It being proven that he acted in
seli-defense.
Yesterday, In Jacksonville, Illinois, Mr.
Ralph Reynolds, the trustee of John 7.
Alexander, sold al the remsining lands
Of Alexander IN Champsiga county,
known As the "BrosdlGnds," to A. &.
Ayres, of Jacksonville, and four sssoci-
ates. The estate realized four hundred
and fftY thousand dollars.
One of the Smith family has sued the
New York Herald for one hundred thou
sand dollars. Smith was g jurymsn In
q recent suit for damages sgsinst the
Staten Island Ferry cOmpsny growing out
OF the Wesif9ld disaster. He and two
other iurymen stood out in favor Of tbs
company, and the alleged libel was an in
sinuation that they were bribsd or offered
bribes 20 induce them to stand out.
AT an election held In Davenport, Iowa,
on Friday, it WIS voted to borrow three
hundred thousand dollsrs Tor building
wsterworks. Il is understood thst an in
L Il H.,
CITY authorities from issuing wateEworks
bonds on the ground that the city slresdy
hes an indebtedness equal to i've per cent.
of her valuation, which is the limit fixed
by the constitution.
The snow In the valley OF the Republi-
can river, in Eabrssks, Is reported 70 be
two fact deep, and large numbers OF peo-
pie have been frozen. Ons party found
seven men frozsn to death. The Union
Pacihc express trains OF December lst and
ID both arrived at Omaha on Saturday.
No express train arrived from the west
aud none were sent west from there yes
terdsy. The report says the train due
there Yesterday afternoon is stuck in the
snow &C Elm creek, and win probably not
ges away from there bsfoSs this (Mondsy)
morning.
Yesterday afternoon, ct Cincinnsti,
Henry Wagner, an ex-policeman, WAS
waking up the Mount Auburn inclined
railway, now constructing. and In kicking
st his dog, which was preceding him, lost
bis bslance and fell from the trestle- work
thirty feet, reseivirg injuries which re-
suited in his death IN four hours. The
dog, seeing his masters condition, sprapg
after him, and, safely landing, remained
watching the dying man, refusing to
allow persons 20 interrupt him until
beaten away with clubs.
Only about twenty claims hsve, ss yet,
bssn presented to the United States and
Br,tish commission. At the meeting on
Wednesday, important questions viii
be considered, and the various claims
Of British subjscts heretofore adjusted in
the supreme court and court OF claims
may Row be presented to the commission.
The rule will De established concerning
them. A large num Der OF old cases, prin-
cipally Of railroad corporations, pending
in the internal revenue ofhce fog some
months, win, at an early day, be taken up
and disposed Of BY the commission.
Il has besn ascertsined fron oficial
sources that no correspondence whstsver
has passed between the spanish Minister
Roberts and Secretary Fish relative to
recent events ip HsYsns, the only COM
munication received nom Minister Rob
erta during the past week being some
Documents be laid before the American
and Spanish claims commission, nor have
any ofdolsl Rdvioss been received from
Havana since the telegram from our con-
nul-genersl, who, during the excitement
consequent on tbs alleged cesecrstion Of
Castanons tomb, advised our govern
ment that there were fears of a general
possSacre, and hence the importance OF
TIE United States dsst In that quarter 70
protect Amsricsn citissns and thsir In
terests.
Charles F. Garner. Of Columbus, died
last evening, from the effects Of wounds
received from an unknown assassin, while
passing through a covered bridge, near
that city, on Thursday night. A man,
named Barclay, was arrested iszt night,
and lodged in jail, on suspicion OF being
the assailant. Garner started on Tues
day afternoon IN 8 butchers wagon 20 go
into the country, having in his possession
bssween three ana four hundred dollars.
Barclay, it is alleged, purchased 3 ham,
mer and crawled into the wagon, under
the seat, without the knoWlsdRe OF Gar
ner, and rode in this way until they
reached the covered bridge acroes Alum
creek, when hs struck Garner from be-
hind. with the hammer. Several terrible
blows were given on the head and fore
head. Barclay then took Gamers pocket
book and money, and fed. he was ar
rested IN Brighton's woods, between Lon
don and Springfield.
Tie contemptibls specimens OF humani.
| ty sent abroad by the American govern.
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