Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-11
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Arkansas lt6IlS.
LITTLE Rock, August 1O.-John
Davidson, the pedestrian, has now
been walking two days and two
nights. He carries d blacksmith's
anvil half an hour in every twelve
hours. He rests only thirty-eight
minutes every tWenty-fOur hours.
His task will be completed at mid
night on Saturday night. He holds
up pretty well, but it is generally
thought that he will fail.
Brooks and Hodges, the leaders of
the Brindle-tail faction of the Repub-
lican party, have just returned from
Monticello, and give substantially the
same report in regard to the shooting
of E.. A. Fulton as heretofore pub.
lished.
Real Estate Convention
HARTFORD, CONN, August TO-
The National Board of Real Estate
Agents met in this city to-day to hold
their third annual convention. Thir-
teen States and Territories are repre-
rented, and delegates are coming even
from Texas, Nebraska and Dakota.
AT the session to day the President of
the Board, NJ. J. Barney, of Chicago,
delivered an address, aud the Score
tary, j. M. Wing, of Chicago, read a
poem. Judge j. F. Kinney, of Ne.
braska, briefly addressed the conven-
ton and presented a resolution which
was adopted, providing for the publ
cation of the addresses, and setting
forth the resources and comprising
statistics of the Southern and West.
ern States and the advantages there
tor the investment of capital.
Grant to DaIkeith.
LONG BRANCH, August 1O.-The
President sent the following to Earl
Dalkeith, presiding officer of the Scott
Centennial celebration at Edinburg:
Right Hon. Earl Dalkeith, E~dinburg:
Dear Sr-OWing to my absence
from home, 1 did not receive your
congratulations and expressions of
friendship for the American people
in time to send a reply to be read at
the Centennial celebration of that en-
inent scholar and historian, whose
birth you commemorate. The Amer
lean people, who have been instructed
and edited by Sir Walter Scott's
works of history, poetry and fiction,
will highly appreciate your cordial
expressions of friendship, and will
reciprocate them all sincerely.
The German funniest.
New YORK, August 1O.-At the
close of the German funniest yester-
day, diplomas were awarded in the
following order: Excellence-C. Stahl,
New York; F. Steinbach, st. Louis;
VIM. Medal, st. Louis; F. Probst,
Chicago; F.. Fielder, Chicago; Theo.
Philadelphia; o. Fischer
Brooks, +. Lietzgen, r. Neuscht,
New York; F. Gratz, Chicago; F..
New York; f. Markus, Au-
rOra; Turner, Chicago. For excel
Ience in fencing and bayonet exercises
w. Stehler, l.. Held, A. Randship
and P. SchmitZ, of Brooklyn. Diplo.
mas and laurel Wreaths for proficiency
class exercises were awarded as fol
lows: First prize to Chicago class, of
H. MOltOrn is leader; second
prize to Pittsburg class, II. Semitic,
third prize to st. Louis class,
q. Storm, leader.
Patriotic Sons.
HARRISBURG, Pa, August lO.-The
State Camp Patriotic Sons of America
this morning indefinitely postponed
the adoption of the resolution to es.
a national bank. The balance
IF the morning session was occupied
N interesting and exciting discus
siOns. The following resolution was
adopted. "ReSOLUed, That the State
of Pennsylvania declares
its adherence to Roman Catholicism,
and enjOins all in its jurisdiction by
every legal means to OppOsethe spread
If the principles of said sect, and to
hat end never vote for a Roman
Catholic for any Office of honor, trust
1r profit whatever" A motion to
postpone this resolution was lost by a
vote of 1909. A point was finally
,aised that the resolution was not in
order, which was sustained by the
chair. An appeal was then taken and
he chair was sustained.
Whitewashing Committee.
NEW YORK, August 1O.-Messrs.
Fletcher, Vanderbilt and Copeland,
he commission appointed by United
States Inspector Law to make a thor
1ugh investigation OF the condition of
he boiler of the Westfield, to-day
presented a report stating that they
by repeated tests, the steam
gauge salty valve in good working
order, and at no time indicating less
han the true pressure of steam, while
he lookup safety valve was found
'usted and incorrectly set, 80 that it
,equired several pounds more steam
UUnS indicated To roSJn - Thn |
ron of the boiler was carefully tested,
showing a strength of fOrty-fvet thou
and and seventy-nine pounds to the
jquare inch when tried with the grain,
md forty thousand nine hundred and
pounds when tested across
he grain. Both Fletcher and Van
lerbilt subsequently testified that they
ound an old deficit in the boiler,
probably started by the Workmen
yhen made, and which could not have
discovered when inspected.
Property in Cilcinnati-RailrOad
Project.
CINCINNATI, August l0.-COmplete
urveys of the Cranton, Portsmouth
nd Cincinnati railroad have been
made and will soon be laid before the
Ulcers of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company. The entire dis
is about ninety-two miles, which
nav be reduced to ninety, a max
mum grade of thirty-fve feet, and
lot exceeding six hundred feet of tun-
IeIing. 1t is thought that the total
property, according to the re-
,ort of the board of equalization, will
70 n hundred and eighty-six mil
ion dollars-the board having in
reased the amount over the assessors
eturns fifteen million dollars. or this
mount s~ixty-eight million dollars are
'ersonal, and one hundred and
Eighteen millions real estate. The
ounty, outside of the city, thirty
hree million dollars Of real estate and
light million dollars of personal prop
Total tax of Hamilton comfy
wo hundred and tWenty-seven mil.
ion dollars, |