Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-13

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DEATH AND DESTRUCTION AT NEw
M ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS, July 12.-The iae
of the boiler of Maginnis' oil factory
collapsed. John Forsyth, fatally
burned; NJ. ]. SIatterly, dangerously;
Alexander Phillips, painfully. The
damage is estimated at three thOls-
and dollars. FHGa~ HHr
The train on the New Orlrans and
Mobile railroad ran of the track yes
terday morning, delaying mails and
passengers.
DETERMINED SUICIDE.
y CLEVELAND, OHIO, July 12.-H. B.
Castle, a prominent citizen of this
city, drowned himself In the river
early this morning. A Watchman,
who saw him jump in, threw a rope
to him but he would not catch it, and
padded himself farther out into the
stream. He was so fieshy that he
could not sink and forcibly put his
head under the water until he had
drowned himself. Dissipation was
the cause. -
EXPRESS ROBBERS sENTENCEn.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, July 12.-G6)rge
w. Brady and Theodore r. Bradley,
who stole $4,000 from the Adams
Express Company, in this city, on the
18th OF May last, plead guilty in the
Court of Common Pleas this forenoon,
and were sentenced to four years each
in the penitentiary. The State was
ready for the trial, but the case had
been SO thoroughly worked UP by
PinkertOn's national detective agency,
that the defendants attorneys saw
that there would be no chance for es-
cape.
DEATH BY COAL OIL, ETC.
ST. Louis, July 12.-Bridget Qllind-
less attempted to light a fire with coal
Oil at Kansas City, yesterday, and her
funeral will take place to-day.
Two men, named Martin and But
Ter, were killed near NeOshO, Mis-
souri,, last Friday, for stealing mule.
Senator John A. Logan, who has
been seriously i'll at his home in Car
bOndale, Illinois, is reported cOnva-
lescing. He had four severe henmor-
rhages from his lungs, which complete
ly prostrated him. aH
TIDAL WAVE AT DULUTH.
CHICAGO, July 12.-DuIuth, at the
head of Lake Superior, was visited on
Saturday last by a tidal wave. 1t
suddenly broke from the lake into
the canal, sweeping away pier and
the crib works and scattering timber
and RATS in every direction. The
current ran in at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour for half an hour, and
then ran out with a like rapidity for
twenty minutes, and kept Up an
oscillation all the morning, alternate
ly carrying RATS and cribs out to sea
and back for hours. No explanation
has been given of the phenomenon.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE BY LIGHTNING.
PHILADELPHIA, June IA de-
structive fire occurred last night at ].
P. Morris d. Co. 3 Port Richmond Iron
Works. The premises cover FIVE
acres of ground. The building which
was destroyed was two stories high.
A clerk and a watchman, who were
in the establishment saw,
strike the building and OBJ
served two huge bolts of fire fail from
the root into the court yard. This
fact was reported to John Morris, but
no attention was paid to it. About fif-
teen minutes later the building was
discovered to be on fire in three
places. The insurance on stock ID as fol-
lows: Manhattan, N. Y, $9l2; Stan
dard, $912; LOrillard, N. Y, Niaga-
ra, N. Y, $500; Continental, N. Y,
$500; City, Hartford, $9l2; Aetna,
$500; Phoenix, Hilrtford,
$500; Hanover, N. Y, $9I2; Occiden-
tai, San Francisco, S912; Reliance,
S912; Pennsylvania, $500; American,
Philadelphia, $500; Merchants, Hart
ford, 5000; North American, Pniladel-
phia, 1880; North American. Hart
ford, $500; State, Pennsylvania, $500;
Roger Williams, Providence, $1875;
Washington, n. Y, 1874; Yonkers,
n. Y, 1876; Aetna, jr., $1250; Union,
San Francisco, $3.50. The total
insurances are $40, 1915, which will not
cover the losses, including the value
Of the building, by at least $l5, 900.
Little Rock items.
LITTLE Rock, July 12.-In addi-
ton to the large number of prOmin-
CH0 AtCAnOCAdbAS pOAAbACAoA4o AGl.C3 LAOAO
has also been great many prOmenent
here during the week,
watching the proceedings of the Demo-
cracy. Unusual interest has been
the result being, cOnsid-
cred the first movement looking to-
ward the campaign next year.
The Central railroad has decided to
cross White river at Aberdeen.
Engineer corps are on this side of the
river and coming this way. Cars will
be running from Helena to White
river, by the 10th OF September.
A new railroad company was in.
here to-day, by Colonel |
Dorsey, Judge Hanks and Others. 1t |
Is to be three foot gauge, and run
iOwn from Helena on a levee twenty !
i've miles below.
Heavy rain here to-day, River |
upry low nn arrivals