Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-03

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in the political field.
In the English House Of Commons
last night ViscOunt Enfield stated tina
the Government could not receiv,
Stuart as minister from Paraguay, be
cause he was a British subject.
The Investigation into the PittstOE
disaster develops unfavOrably for the
mine inspector, Williams, who called
the second jury. He left PittstOn fol
his home in Wilkesbarre to avoid
being lynched.
A complimentary supper was given
last night by leading citizens Of Lou
isville to DR.. D. W. Sandill, who was
chosen President Of the American
Medical Society at a recent meeting
in San Francisco.
In the Connecticut Senate, on last
Wednesday, the proposed COnstitu-
tiOnal amendment, providing for only
one State capital, was lost (13 to 81,
lacking one vote necessary to the two
thirds required TO submit it to the
people.
The great stock sale at Middleton,
near Louisville, KY, on Wednesday,
attracted crowds Of tUrfmen from all
parts OF the country. Forty animals
sold at an advance on the prices Of the
| recent sale at the same place. One
| gray FLY brought $3.50.
For the first time since the estab-
/ lishment by signal officers Of their
| eight new stations, reports were re-
/ ceived at 6 O'Clock last evening from
the entire fOrty-eight stations. Signal
officers passed thanks to the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Marshal Mcmahon has required the
/ opening Of the theaters. The sale Of
newspapers on streets is prohibited.
| The Steele was seized yesterday morn
| ing. Executions have ceased. Pris-
Oners are now on trial at Versailles.
Barricades in Paris number four hun
dred.
The Committee on Nominations of
| the New York Cotton Exchange yes
/ terday reported Stephen D. Harrison,
| for President; John W. Earle, for
Vice President; arthur B. Graves, for
Treasurer. An opposition ticket has
been put forward, with J. 7. Waug-
man for President.
The appeal Of the New York Central
railroad against the recent decision Of
Commissioner PIeasantOn has been re-
ferred by Secretary Boutwell, to the
Treasury Solicitor, to obtain his Opin-
ion as to whether such appeal can be
made as preliminary to final action on
the subject.
Tucson, Arizona, dates to May 20
report that Cachie's band, which was
recently routed and driven over the
Mexican line, has returned armed
with Henry rifles and needle guns,
and are committing numerous muir
deTs. Ten men have been killed and
several wounded already.
A Times special from Paris says the
/ Versailles troops are not now 80 pOpu-
lar as when they entered Paris, because
Of tho severe measures taken by them
against the population. Large num-
bers Of FrenChmen and foreigners are
returning to Paris to resume their
commercial and manufacturing Oper-
atiOns.
A San Francisco dispatch says the
police are endeavOring to arrest a gang
Of boys who stoned to death an inOf-
fensiVe Chinaman on Fourth street,
yesterday afternoon. Dozens Of people
witnessed the assault, but did not in
terfere until murder was complete.
Spectators made no attempt to arrest
the murderers.
Numerous complaints have been re-
ceived at the Treasury Department
from merchants and manufactures in
Plsttsburg, New York, collection dis
triCt, that there is so much smuggling
along the Canada border as seriously
to injure them in their business. Single
cases involving thousands Of dollars
each are reported.
The Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,, sitting in Chicago on Wednesday,
in making an assessment for the Com
missiOners and contingent fund for
the General Assembly Of 1872, fixed il
at six cents per member. The As
sembly adjourned to meet in the
Fourth street church, Detroit, Mich,
on the third Sunday in May, 1872.
Alta German ball in AcOuta, Wis.
cOnsin, on Wednesday, a butcher
named Miers fred twice into a crowd
of persons, shooting J. Rouge in the
head, and then stabbed another man.
The mob was about to hang the man.
but the officers interfered and took
him to jail. In the evening a large
mob broke open the jail, took Miers
out and hung him in the heart Of the
village.
The Board Of visitors appointed by
the Presiden! reported as follows:
Hon. VIM. Watkins, South Caro-
lima; A. g. Edwards, Maine; Hon.
III. Neely Johnson, Nevada; Hon.
w. g. Meller, Al abama; Prof Jos.
7. Quinley, New York; General J.
J. Woods, Kansas; Hon. Henry
Wilson, NJ. S. Carpenter, L. d. Camp
bell and J. b. HOvey, United States
Congress.
The arrivals of emigrants at New
York were larger last month than
during any previous month this year.
Nearly every week from five to six
thousand landed at Castle Garden.
The majority were Irish, the Germans
being next in point Of numbers. Last
month the arrivals were A., 81, making
u, ,l9l thus fsr this year. In May last
year 46, ,82S arrived, making a total up
to the end Of that month Of SO, ,S76.
George DarbOis, archbishop Of
Paris, OfwhOse execution by the Paris
mob there seems to be further doubt,
occupied a rank Of great eminence in
the Roman Catholic church. He
was born in 1913, and, having COM
pleted his studies at the Langres SEM
mary was ordained in 1885. BE was
appointed Bishop of Nancy in 1859,
and UI 1863 was transferred to the
archepiscODal See.of Paris, where his
course was always marked by
moderate and conciliatOry policy.
A crowd Of several hundred colored
men, who have lately been refused /
employment on the Columbia and
South Carolina railroad, at the rate of
two dollars for eight hours, yesterday
drove of the white labOreTs working
at 81 % and 81 90 per day, creating
considerable disturbance, which the
police was called on to suppress. The
contractor Gays that ne can find plen-
ty Of good men at 81 90 a day, and he
will not have cOlOred men at any
price.
The French journals are greatly
divided In sentiment as to the future
of the country. The Opinion, Bien
Public P0Litigle, Steele and COastjtJl-
tjOngsel favor the continuance Of the
republic. The Temps, AatjOndJs and
PItrie are very guarded in their COM
ments upon the situation, The OpjB-
ion thinks the withdrawal Of Thiers
would be equivalent to a revolution,
The Steele says Thiers is as energetic
against the Bonapartists as the Reds.
The FgOdrO favOr5 a monarchy.