Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-31
TELEGRAMS.
-ENNIE JUNE.

! A fire in Montreal Sunday burned a
! family badly.
The F'ederal Council Of Germany
meets the Sth Of February.
Paris has to contribute fifty-three
/ million francs, according to the terms
Of capitulation.
No general interest items to be got
out Of the occupation OF the Paris
forts by the Germans.
Watson, County Auditor, New
York, died yesterday, from injuries
received by falling from a sleigh.
The Sublime Porte sends word to
/ the Conference that she must have ul-
Innate control Of the Dardanelles.
Prince Charles of ROumania re-
/ signs al official position, because the
new constitution allows the people too
much liberty.
The repertOrial adjuncts to the Do
minica embassy viii have amusement
enough with the alligatOr5 and fiess
and garlic OF the country.
A telegram from New York last
night says: a grand testimonial benz
eft viii be given in honor Of the Irish
eXile5 at the Academy of Music, on
Monday next.
The,msgnificent,' American Embassy
to the Kingdom of Dominica will
start shortly, attended by a number
Of newspaper reporters, whom the
President wishes to dignity the cor
tege.
+. II. Moss, colored, under indict-
ment Tor Outraging the daughter of
Mr.. Courtois, OF New Orleans, was
shot and killed by the girls father Sun
day night while prOWling around his
house.
IL is thought at Washington that
when Dominica becomes an integral
part Of ''these United States, the ua-
tives viii fare much the same way
that the Indians did under the man
agement Of the pilgrims"
The Impeachment trial Of Governor
Holden formally commenced at Ral-
eigh, \. c., yesterday. Chief Justice
Pearson, Of the defense, asked until
Thursday to amend his response.
Granted until Wednesday.
a special meeting OF the members
Of the New York Gold Exchange was
held at 2 am, yesterday, which ap-
proved the recent decision of the
Chair that all sales and purchases Of
coin must be recorded in the official
books.
Dutweiler's powder factory, at
Granville, n. J., was blown up last
evening. A quantity of powder be- |
came ignited, and exploding, shat !
tered the building in fragments. One
hundred W0rkmen had been engaged I
in the building during the day, but /
had stopped work an hour before the |
occurred.
The Fenian exiles met a Joint CON-
mlttee OF the Common Council of New /
York yesterday afternoon and agreed /
to accept a public reception by the |
city, but declined to identity them /
selves with any party. They have /
taken the Sl5, 600 fund contributed by /
the Tammany Hall General. Commit |
tee.
Colonel Alexander, formerly super
visor Of internal revenue Of New Or |
leans, arrested last week by the /
United States Marshal at Boston, /
with alleged defalcatiOn in /
the administration Of his office, was /
brought into Marshal Sharp's Office /
morning on his way to /
Washington.
Mr.. PleasantOn, the bran new Com
and Mr.. Boutwell, are as
wide as the poles in their conclusions. !
The one sWears before a committee Of !
Congress that the receipts from the
income tax don't pay for its cOllec-
tiOp-the other that he, as Secretary /
Of the Treasury, cannot carry on the
without this productive
fund. What does this mean?
The management Of the New York
is corrupt to the vitals,
COnkling and Fenton,
like expert gamblers, begin a make
believe squabble in the Senate about
the corruption that they are most
deeply concerned in. After long de-
batting, COnkling asks FentOn to name
the gentlemen in the New York Gus
tOm-hOUse who had not the confidence
and respect of the people Of New
York, and FentOn SINNERS down aud
says: 81 do not wish to have any |
on the subject"