Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-21
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Chief Of the Cherokee Nation.

Chief Of the Cherokee Nation.
ST. LOUIS, August 2O.-Colonel
Downing has been elected chief Of the
Cherokee nation by two hundred ma
jority.
Heavy Frost.
CONCORD, MASS, August 20.-There
was heavy frost on Mount Wash.
ington this morning. The telegraph
wires, being covered to the size Of a
mans arm, were broken twice near
Summit.
Silver Mines In Utah.
SALT LAKE, August 20.-The trans
actions in mining property for the past
week amount to 81 ,524 900 silver from
Phoebe. Tonight arrangements are
being made to organize stock board
and exchange.
The New York Agricultural Excursion.
ST. LOUIS, August 2O.-The New
York Agricultural Excursion party
returned from the Rocky Mountains,
to-day, and will, tomorrow, make a
trip to Iron Mountain and Pilot Knob,
in southeast Missouri. They will
leave for home Tuesday morning.
Of interest TO q MemphiaH.
EVANSVILLE, IND, August co.
John WegloW, stone-mason and
stranger here, died Of sunstroke on
Saturday. Letters addressed to n. E.
Neygvitte, Memphis, Tenn, and A.
G. Patterson, Bellevue, ILL.,, were
found in his possession.
Not Cholera After All.
NEW YeRK, August 2O.-From the
evidence obtained the coroner Is salts
fed that Mary Kelly, who is sup
posed TO have died from an attack Of
the Asiatic cholera, really met her
death by the cholera morbus, which
was caused by excessive drinking and
eating quantity Of unripe fruit.
ConYiets After the Judge that Sentenced
Them.
NEWPORT, r. l., August 20.-A ru-
NOR is in active circulation here that
four of the escaped Sing Sing cOnYicts
are lurking in this vicinity for the
purpose Of assassinating Judge Bed
ford, of New York, who sentenced
them to prison. The Judge Is q guest
of rear Commodore OsgoOd, on board
the yacht Columbia.
Eight and a Half Inehss Of Water In
TwentY-fouE Hours.
CHARLELToN, s. c., August 90
The heaviest rainfall known here In
many years terminated this morning.
During the forty. eight hours preced-
ing more than eight and q half inches
of rain fell. This was followed to-
day by a severe gale.
international Industrial Exh ibltiOn.
BUFFALO, August 2O.-TWo man.
moth buildings on Franklin Square,
for the accommodation of the interna-
tional Industrial exhibition, have been
completed and connected with the
skating rink by strong bridge SPAN
ming over Franklin street. The
buildings will be opened to receive
goods on September 4th. Entries are
rapidly coming In, and great success
Is anticipated.
Destructive Fire In Nevada.
SAN Francisco, August GA fire
at Virginia City, Nevada, this morn
ing, originating at No. "a d street,
spread quickly along the east side of
ID from Union nearly to Sutton ave-
nue., and along both sides of of Z and
the west side of +, destroying fifty
buildings. Loss $3.50, 900. a young
rested as the lneendiary.
Terrific Storm at Savannah.
SAVANNAH, August 20.-We had a
terrific gale, accompanied by heavy
rain, here on Friday night and Satur-
day. A portion OF our railways are
washed away, and the mails are to be
brought here by the pole car. We
have no communication south of sta
tiOn 7, on the Atlantic and Gulf rail-
way. On the Central railway there
are two washes, one near the city and
the other six miles out, and no regu-
lar trains have arrived since Friday
evening. Many buildings have been
damaged and great injury done to the
rice crop.
COnfagratIOa at Warssw, lad.
WARSAW, Ind, August 2O.-Thir-
teen buildings were destroyed this
morning by fire which originated In
the livery stable Of o. p. Jacques.
From there it spread to the dwelling
house of VIM. Conrad, and strong
wind from the southeast tavOring it. 1t
run diagonically across the square un-
til three more dwelling houses, the
same number of barns and other out
houses, and the Baptist church were
laid In ashes. The city engine house
also was damaged TO the amount Of
about one thousand dollars. The total
amount will reach to nearly $50, 900,
only One-third of which Is in the Col
umbus On. Y. and Hartford cOmpa.
nieS insured. This makes three heavy
losses by fire that has fell upon the
citizens OF this place Within three
years.
Men MutlIated by Indians.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, August 20.
The Mission Indians Of Southern Cali
fornia are fighting among themselves.
Some lives were lost, and 1t is feared
that the isolated white settlers may
be attacked.
On the 5th OF August Sergeant Ma
jor Harrington, Of the Third Cavalry,
and Charles WhiskeF, were murdered
by the Apaehes near Camp Veroi,
Arizona. They were horribly mutt
lated.
A party Of Indians Numbering some
two hundred strong raided within
eighteen miles Of Prescott, capturing
many cattle.
A3puEsuit Of the robbers who mur-
defed the passengers Of the Stage In
Sonora county on last Thursday even
ing, proved unayailing. It is believed
that they escaped into the Redwood
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