Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-28
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| ENANSVILLE,lN IND, august zO.-l ut
Saengeriest attracted large numbers O
people from all over Southern Indi'
ana and various parts OF Kentucky
The weather was favorable and the
procession was very large. The houses
were beautifully decorated.
How Millions are Disposed Of by Lawyers
SAN Francisco, August 26.-The
Kate Hayes mortgage claim, affecting
the property of Packland, valued at
several millions, was decided invalid
by Judge MeKinsey to-day.
More yellow sortaIity.
CHARLESTON, s. c., August 27.-
Since last Friday three new cases of
yellow fever have been reported in
this city, one of the cases previously
reported proved fatal. The excite
ment OccasioDed by the appearance of
the disease is subsiding.
A Pious WoTshlper of the Almighty Dollar.
New YORK, August 81. - Jacob
Lansing, Treasurer of Christ Church,
in this city, is reported defaulter.
The examination of his accounts re-
veals a deficit Of $1,000, which may
smell TO a mach larger sum. Mr.
Lansing is a merchant and has hither-
TO sustained good reputation.
Fast Driving and its Consequences.
CINCINNATI, August 27.-Louis En-
glehart, while driving rapidly in
CumminsYille tonight, ran against a
wagon, containing VIM. Spreen, his
wife and two children, upset il, threw
all of them out and injuring them Sc
verely. Mr.. and Mrs. Spleen had
arms, one child leg broken, and the
other was also severely injured. En-
glehart was arrested.
Government Finances.
WASHINGTON, August 27.-The re-
ceipts of fractional currency for the
week ending yesterday amount to
1892, 600; supplements and notes
8, ,I46, 900; fractional currency $54S,-
600. The Treasurer holds as Sc
curity for national bank cir
culatiOn 1866. 490, 800, and for public
deposits $15,69l 500. Internal revenue
receipts to-day 1885,, 600; total for the
fiscal year to-day So, $50, ,343; national
bank notes in circulation at this date
1921 ,373, $50; subscription to new loan
reported up to noon today $340,OO0
Sale of the North Missouri Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, August 26.-The North
Missouri railroad was sold at public
auction AT the urt-hOuse this after
noon for &, 600, 600 in cash, Morris K.
Jessup, of New York, being the sue
cessful bidder. $500 shares in the st.
Charles bridge across the Missouri
river, belOngingtO the North Missouri
Railroad Company, were sold at
$25 per share, Jessup being the buyer.
Previous to the sale of the road no.
the sale would be contested and the
County Court and the County Col
lectOr warned the purchasers that they
had claims against the road which
the sale would be subject.
A Professional View of Wooden Pavements.
LOUISVILLE, August 27.-Professor
ThOs. E. Jenkins, well known chem
ist of this city, at the request of the
Mayor and others, last night, made
report on the different methods of
preparing blocks for wooden pave
ments, in which he condemns the dip
ping process employed in making
Nicholson pavement here as not suffi-
ciently impregnating the wood, and
approves of the Robbins process of
the blocks by steaming
with vapOr tar acids. In some blocks,
so treated, he found carbonic acid in
the centre of the blocks. He says
that without this process the Preser-
walton of wood can never be made
lasting nor wholesome paving mate
rial.
Church Property in ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, August 27.-A schedule |
Of the churches and valuation of the |
church buildings, including parson-
ages, in this city, fOOts up as follows:
CathOlic--number of churches, twen- |
ty-tWO; valued at 81, ,l25, 900. Presby- |
terian churches, fourteen; value $45l,-
900, Methodist churches, thirteen;
value, $424, 900. Episcopal churches, |
five; value, $4,000. The Lutheran
churches number six; value, $3.50 600. |
Baptist churches, eight; value, S209,-
300. Evangelical churches, nine; |
value, S1SS, 900. The Congregational |
churches number four; value, Sl22, 900.
churches, three; value, $l27,-
BOO. Unitarian churches, two; value,
$4,000. Independent churches, two;
value, $50, 900. Total value OF Prot
astant churches, g, 237, 600; grand to-
al, $3, 462, 600. In addition to these
here are orphan asylums, industrial
schools and other benevolent institu-
ions, supported wholly or in part by
churches, numbering fourteen, valued
1t $63l 900.
Disasters atSea.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, August d.
The brig POman, of Richmond, Maine,
vent ashore twenty-five miles south
II Cape CanOverett, August 18th. Her
.aTgo of cotton can be saved. The
steamship LOdona stranded six miles
lOrth Of Cape CanoveTett; the beach
or thirty miles was strewn with her
.argo. Her captain and twenty men
we're lost. The first and second Off
ers, chief engineer, first assistant
,ngineer, cook, one fireman, Captain
mess boy and five seaman
we're saved. The brig S. L W. Welsh
# Philadelphia, went ashore fifteen
niles south of Cape CanOverett. Her
argO Of sugar was washed out, and her
aptain drowned. The brig II. G.
Berry, Of Baltimore, went ashore fifty
ards from the wreck of the S. d w.
Welsh. She is a total wreck. She
ad a cargo of sugar and molasses.
he Barone Hilda, from New Orleans,
Ound TO COWes, went ashore six |
liles south of st. Augustine. Her
argO of tobacco and slaves is a total