Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-23
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The Baltimore races commence next
Thursday.
Burglars robbed Mr.. Fuller, New York
jeweller, of $l0,000 last Saturday night.
The North American insurance COM
psny Of New York has gone under. Too
much Chicago.
The insurrectiou is not yet at an end In
Cuba, the assertions of the Spanish officers
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Four hundred Thousand army blankets.
two thousand overcoats and one hundred
wagons are portion OF what the govern
ment has given Chicago.
The British steamer William, which
sailed from Annoy, August 1st, has ar
rived at New York, with q cargo of tea.
She came through the SneZ canal.
A smugaler attempting to run $4,000
worth of porcelain ware through Castle
Garden, New York, was caught in the act
on Saturday, and loses the whole of his
venture.
Incsndisries arc at work in San Fran
cisco. 1he scoundrels fired a block of
buildings in four different places last
| Saturday night, but were frustrated In
their attempt. The police are on their
l track.
The English papers announce a strike
| of all hands in the wooden trade at DuX-
bury, numbering II 500, for an advance
/ of ten to 1fteen per cent. in wages. An
early settlement OF the dispute was, how
ever, probable.
A dispstch from Metz reports that seri-
| GUS troubles have arisen between thenorth
and south German soldlery in garrison
there, and that encounters have occurred
between members Of Bavarian and Prus-
sian regiments.
The police convention, now in session
/ ct st. Louis, on Saturday, considered the
| question of shortage" in freight trans.
| ported by railroad, Chief MoDonouRh, OF
/ Sd. Louis, called attention to the large
amount of freight the railroads are con-
stantly being plundered OF, and offered a
resolution providing for police assistance
In breaking up the gang Of robbers en-
/ gagged in this business. The resolution
was referred 70 tbs detective committee.
Uriah Hawkins, one of the high digni-
taries of the Mormon church, under trial
at Salt Lake City, for bigsny, has been
convicted. A new trial will be granted,
l however. should he be finally found
| guilty, the penalty be wiz have TO face is
| twenty years imprisonment, or pay a
fine Of $1,000, or both the imprisonment
and fine, at the discretion Of the court.
| This is to be test csse and the balance Of
| the pOlyesmists, from Brigham down, will
| have to stand up to the rack and partake
| OF the same kind OF soduef.
The fishing vessel e. A. Horton, seized
| during the first of last month by Captain
/ TORY, of the Dominion revenue cutter
Sweepstakes, Tor violation Of the hshlng
| treaty, has been cut out OF the port OF
| Guysborough, whither she was taken for
| triel, by a party of Yankee fishermen,
supposed 20 bo rom the Gut of Canso.
| They made clean work OF It, leaving no
| trace except the shore-end of the cable by
which she was moored. The Horton be-
/ longs to constituents of the redoubtable
Ben. Butler, and 1t IS not improbable that
| he and his followers may bring tha gov
srnment into collision with the Dominion
authorities.
At Prospect Park, Saturday, the 2;2S
purse was won by Charley Green, after
i eight heats trotted, In which two each
went TO Dreadnought and Lotta and one
was a dead heat. Time-2:25 and 2:23. The
2:25 purse wss won by Beppo, who won
the firat, third and fifth heats-.be first and
laat in 2;24H each. w. II. Allen took
| second and fourth heats. The match for
5000, between Sea Foam to harness and
American Girl TO wagon, takes place
| tomorrow, at Fleetwood park. American
| Girl and Judge Fullerton trot on the 4th
/ Of November for 9 similar purse.
Rev. VIM. Alvin Bsrtlette, OF Chicago,
| In an address delivered In New York on
| Saturday evening, expressed pellef thai
although the loss is betYeep two and
three hundred millions, Chieago might be
made TO look like herself for fifty mill
| lions. Men like VIM. Ogden and George
Smith had pledged their millions for i'm
mediate guarantee that Chicago will be
| Immediately rebuilt. There were hum
| dred and ten Thousand homeless, foodleas
| people to be taken care of until May,
I which viii cost at least Eve millions and
viii require even ali the immense sums
| that have been subscribed.
| The terrible explosion Of torpedoes
/ which lately occurred In New Orleans,
and by which one man was killed abso-
! lutsly blown to pieces-and several pes-
/ sons seriously injured, monopobzes, just
| now, the attention OF the press OF the
| Crescent City. The master Of the vessel
| Ia which the explosives were brought
from New York, Captain Thonas l.. Mas
sop. was not At all to blamel the cases
being entered on the bills Of lading simply
AZ fmercbandize,n and 50 regarded py
him. The writer OF this has sailed with
Captain Mason and knows him to be q
type & man and IS good a seaman as evel
trod 3 ship's detk, and Is glad to know
that the secident cannot In any nannei
be attributed TO want Of care on bis part