Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-31
LATEST GOSSIP or GOTHAM.

1t is stated on good authority that Fisk
is In Boston.
One hundred and thirty smallpox cases
in Jersey City.
Mayor Hsn's journal, the Leader, has
been Discontinued.
There is no prospect Of Connolly's OBJ
tanning bail before the end Of next week,
Pat. Murphy died in Brooklyn yester-
Cay OF injuries givsn him by John May
nor. Msynor Is in jail.
Edwards Pierrspent is made q referee
in the Broadway widening sffsir, in place
Of Henry +. Davies, declined.
Henry Alksr has been appointed pub
lie administrator in place Of A J. Rogers,
whose term Of ofics has expired.
Ssven oases Of smallpox and three
deaths since yesterday. Fif-eeu cases and
/ eighteen deaths during the week.
Tweed's son, Richard NJ, yesterday tes-
I tihed, in the course Of his examination As
/ b0ndsr0sn OF his father that he WAS worth
81 200 900.
A run Of on the Erie railroad, near
Haokenssck Junction, Friday evening,
made q wreck of the engine and seriously
! injured fireman Van Buren.
The funeral OF James Il. Hiekstt, the
veteran actor, which took place yestsr-
I day at Jamaica, Long Island, was at
/ rended by large number OF prominent
citizens from this city.
Bergb, the. humanitarian, sddresred
communication 10 J. @. Bennett, Jr,, sd-
monishing him 90 desist from taking part
in the pigeon shooting match and says he
viii enforce the law in the premises.
The Herald very properly discredits the
story set al pat hv q London letter, 70 the
efIset that the Prince OF Wales ives not Ill
Of typhoid fever, but from the effects OF
poison administered with marderous in
tent By 8 member or
Another mesti1g was held up town
Friday night concerning Vsnderbilt's
tracks on Fourth svenns, at which il was
stated that the tracks would be torn up, II
necessary for the protection OF human life.
There Is very strong feeling manifested
against Vanderbilt.
At the meeting OF the street-clegninR
commissioners, the report of the preHidenJ
showed that several streets had not been
cleaned, and It was moved that the bills
for such work, alleged to hsve been per-
formed, be not paid. No definite action,
however, wss taken.
Ia the further examination of Twesd's
bOndsnen this morning, young Tweed
testified that he was the owner Of Prop
erty valued st 8 million and half, the
sane which Vas decided to him by his
the present being maze from love and af-
fsotion, there being no understanding that
he should bail his father.
Orders of arrest in the suit Of Allen
against Fisk, Jr., and Gould were served
yesterday, and bail fixed st S25, 600, which
is supposed will be furnished At once. A
formal service Of the order only was made
on Fisk, be being III st his residence, and
apon the officer iuqUiring the nature Of
his Illness, some person a. the house
responded 7smsll-pox." L is said other
suits Of this character VIII be brought
against these parties.
Tweed's counsel today made 9pplicG-
tion 10 the court of oyer and t8rmineT,
Judge Candcza, for the removal Of the in
dietments found against him in general
sessions to that court. AS the dis
trict attorney consented, the motion was
granted e matter Of course. The oyer
and tefminer court is held by one su-
preme court judge, and this change Is |
doubtless point in Tweed's favor. But !
few were present In court, ss the matter |
was not expected to come up now.