Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-13
BRIEF TELEcRAMs.

Smallpox is on tho increase In Hsw
York.
Tom Scott, the railway king, was In In
dianspoiis last night.
Ku-kiux trials are still the chief amuss-
msnt at Columbia, South Carolina.
The Grand Duke visited ssvsrel OF the
public schools of Boston yesterday. he
lesFes for Canada tO-moTTow.
Madam Burk, lstely on trial IN New
York IS an sbOrtionist, was found guilty
yesterday, snd sentenced 20 seven years
Imprisonment.
ksy. Dr. Gardiner, OF the cathedral IN
Bro cklyn, and graduate of the American
college at Rome, died yesterday evening
81 his residence Ia Brooklyn.
A Eoncomf1rmist educational confer
snce, which was to have been held at
Manchester, has been postponed on ae-
count of the illness Of the Primes.
The strike Of the English telegrapbers
is shout over. All the employees &C i'm
portznt pOin,s have resumed work, and
Others are fast following their example.
NJ. Wright introduosd = bill in the
house Of representatives yesterday, sppro-
pristing e. 0O0, 600 to pay Of sny balance
OF war indemnify nov due any OF the
States =
Representative Vaughn, Ia tbs house OF
Representatives yesterday, introduced a
bill looking 70 the erection Of public
buildings at Memphis by tbs United
Ssatss.
Ths resolution from our State legisla-
ture, for q systematic plan OF msteorOloRi-
cal observs ions and crop reports, was
introduced in the house OF Representatives
yesterday and referred.
The house committee on banks and
ta1 >.
jsct Of resumption of specie payments,
but no definite steps will oe taken IN this
direction until afler the holidays, il then.
On the 2lst instant, the national invent
ors' association will hold, st Cleveland,
Ohio, q grand exhibition Of national In
dustEies, embracing new inventions,
WORKS Of art, etc, continuing for nve
Wseks,
4 convict named Moses FoFeDchin
alias Charles Morgan. escaped from the
Jacksonville, Indiana, state priEon night
before lsst. Hs wSs from Fort Wayne,
Indiana, under sentence OF two years, for
STEALING.
TIE Young Mems Christian association
of Louisville, opened handsome reading
room In New Albany, Indiana, Monday
highs. Il Is well supplied with papers and
msgsZiree. A large number OF citizens
Ettln nded the opening.
George Day, q wstchman on 9 towbost,
was arrested 81 New Albany, Indiana,
yesterday, for attempting 70 commit q
rsps upon Fanny Fucher, 8 young girl
sged eighteen. Day wEs held Ia $500 bond
70 appear iOT trial 20 day.
On Monday night q fight took place in
Virginia City, Nevada, in which Timothy
QIinu was seriously stabbed BY one Nc
Gae5. Quinn had shot at MeGhse, the
ball beng stopped by lodging In the
watch worn BY the target.
Judge Lake, who assaulted one Of the
editors Of ths san Franciseo Cnrouicle
about ten days ogO, was Yesterday held to
ans yer tls charge Of assault and battery
only-the discharge OF the pistol by which
the neTapapsr man was wounded b8irg
shown 70 have been accidental.
The house committee on foreign rels-
tions paid the secretary OF state sn ofneial
visit yest teTdsy. The secretary returned
thauEs 70 the seutlsmsn OF the commit
tee for the.r visit and friendly wishes, but
gave no intimstion OF his intention 70 re-
sign his Cfics. HIS decision upon that
sunjscs, he said, must be reserved.
T1s interrsl revenue officers Of Indiana
gave 3 banquet at the Bates house, In
diauEpOlis, last night, TO General B.
Wi-isms, WHO recently resigned the
position IF deputy Commissioners OF
in-ernsl revenue. He viii lesve in a
few dsys Tor Japan, Tor the purpose Of in
trCduC Eg the American system Of reve-
nue. n that country.