Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-14
TELE6RAMS.


Monday.
Governor Hoffman, Of New York,
has refused TO sign the State aid rail-
road bill.
A rich farmer Of Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
has been arrested for using Cancelled
postage stamps.
A committee of citizens left st.
Louis last night to meet the Iowa eX-
| eWsiOnists.
Yesterday was the hottest day OF
| the season IN st. Louis. The mercury
was "a at pm.
/ Generals Sherman and Sheridan had
a grand reception at the residence OF
General Pope, in LeaYenWOrth, last
night.
Great preparations are being made
| for the inauguration of Governor Wes-
ton, at Concord, New Hampshire, to-
morrow.
In Chicago, yesterday, Thomas Do
quasi beat his divorced wife over the
head with q hammer infiicdng mortal
injuries.
The German Parliament has passed
e military pension bill. A bill max
ing special grants is under secret dis
cussiOn Ia committee.
Bowen stated 20 his friends yester-
day that he would apply for pardon,
and expressed strong hopes OF being
successful. Grant is 3 good fellow.
A destructive fire Monday evening
destroyed q planning mill in Iowa
and three million feet Of lumber.
Loss about 100000. No insurance.
President Grant arrived from West
| Point yesterday morning. Had con
/ ference with General B. Butler and
left for Long Blanch on the afternoon
boat.
Weston has walked his one hun
/ dred and twelve miles In twenty four
consecutive hours. He accom- plished
the task in twenty-five hours and FIVE
minutes.
Judge HOar declines q public dinner
/ rendered him by several prominent
| citizens Of Boston in appreciation of
| his services On the Joint High Com
mission.
The voters OF Boston are to deter
mine, on JQly 1st, whether porter,
I ale and lager shall be exempt from
the provisions OF the prohibitOry
liquor law.
Commissioners MCGEE and Neely
have been removed to the work
house in Pittsburg, where they were
sentenced to one years imprisonment
for bribery.
Near Louisville, in Lincoln county,
No, David and Mrs. Stewart were
| thrown from their carriage and the
latter killed, while the former was
fatally injured.
A still exPlodedin an Oil refinery at
Baltimore yesterday afternoon, de-
strOyiug the establishment and stock,
including 400 barrels of oil. Loss,
100000. Insured for 10000
The city Council, OF Hartford, ap-
prOpriated 5000 Tor the monument of
the late DR.. Horace Wells, the discOv-
erer- of auesthGsia. Was 1t not dis
covered by DR.. Jackson, Of Athens,
GeOrgia?l
General Won Gablenz goes TO Berlin
as special representative Of Austria, 20
attend the triumphai ceremonies. He
Is the bearer of cOngratulatOry letters
from the Emperor of Austria to the
Emperor Of Germany.
The Erezlipg Post says that Greeley
| Is mistaken as to his idea of the new
departure and viii strengthen the
Democrats. On the other hand the
Republican party will be driven to
take advanced ground.
The largest and most imposing Odd
[ Fellows demonstration ever wit
messed in Boston, took place yester-
day, the occasion being the laying Of
! the corner stone of new building
and hall to be dedicated for the use Of
/ the order.
Chas. p. BOrne6eld, OF st. Louis,
| formerly a reputable and prosperous
citizen, but for some time past all
dicted to drink, blew a hole through
his head while playing dominOe5 in
a saloon, late last night, and died
/ soon after,
Charles c. Coon, Of the treasury
Office, has been designated by Secre-
| tsTy Boutwell, 70 accompany Judge
Richardson and party to Europe, to
! assist in the new loan negotiation.
The party viii leave New York to-
! morrow.
An immense oyster bed, said to be
I the richest known for years, was dis
! covered yesterday at EatOn's Neck,
! near Huntington, L. l., by fishermen,
| who brought 100 bushels Of oysters to
/ thi city and received $500 for dis
closing the place on which they found
| them,
Edward ID. NOyes, who had swim
! died several hotels and steamship
companies, claiming that he was an
attache of the Joint High Commits
| sion, and of the UGil and other pa
| per5 in New YORK was discharged
! from the GOmbs to-day, his father
| paying all the bills.
A trust of $1,000, 600, second mort
| gage bonds, to be issued by the Hi
nOis and St. Louis Bridge Company,
has been received ia st. Louis. Salon
/ Humphreys and John A. Stewart, Of
New York, are the trustees. This
| gives the company all the funds nee
e5sary to complete the bridge.
Sir John A. Mcdonald is expected
In Toronto in few days when he will
| fully and publicly define his position
on the treaty at Washington, though
! he does not consider himself at liberty
to speak until Gladstone has brought
up the subject in the House of Com
mons and that body has moved in the
matter,
Chief Justice Chase arrived at Par
kersburg, Va, yesterday, from the
I East, in q special car on the Balti-
more and Ohio road. He will remain
there a few days as the guest Of Judge
/ Jackson. His health is much inn
proved and he is in fine spirits and
gives promise Of many days useful
ness TO his country.
The Tribune says the statement that
| the Russian Minister had written
home q letter speaking dishoDorably
Of Secretary Fish is UnfOunded, and
alleges the letter therefore a forgery
/ in relation to Fish and CatacaZy,
whether official OK personal, they
have also been cordial and intimate;
no word Of difference has ever marred
I them.
Near Johnston, Bates county, Mis-
sOEri, on Sunday, two horses ran
away with BlT. Battle, his wife and
son and an infant ia the wagon. The
son was dragged nearly a quarter Of a
mile and killed. Mrs. Battle Jumped
| from The wagon and was killed, and
the infant 50 injured that il soon died.
Mr. Battle was thrown out and
crushed to death.
A man named Robert Selling was
arrested at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on Sat
urday evening, charged with attempt
ing to ravish little daughter Of Mr..
S. g. Sapp, aged six years. He had
auiicad her infn an omthnIsa 10 nernn-