Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-23
The Postal Telegraph Bill win Probably
Fail-Judge MitehellOn the SIN
accuraeies OF FrOHde."
Who are Stockholders in Credit Mobilier,
as GiFen by the Herald-The
Champion PigeOn-ShOOter
Dead,
The Louisiana Delegation ArriFed-TOtal
Liabilities and Assets Of BOWles
Brothers, the London Bank
ers-General News.

] AEM 1OhtA4 LNlCAlAHGA ! AAE W.
man Democratic General Committee
last night reaffirmed the principles of
the Cincinnati platform, and took steps
to reOrganiZe on its principles.
At Washington it is thought that the
poIyganny problem viii soon besettled by
the administration. The delegations in
the interest of Brigham Young, in that
city, who recently came from Utah, are
" orzIng with less hope to avert thee
ing storm. President Grant has recent
! " expressed q determination TO put an
end to Mormon institutions. After the
I holidays, necessary laws viii be present.
! ed in Congress for that purpose. The ru-
1nors of impending change among the
I high officials in Utah are correct.
a party of New York capitalists late
( ly arrived in Washington, having in
I view the carrying out, at their own eX-
! pense. Improvements of the District Of
/ Columbia, if Congress donates to them
/ lands of equivalent value.
/ Information has been received that
1 Ex-MinistersCa has not fallen in
I disgrace with the Car. He has just
! been employed to adjust certain ecclesi-
astical difficulties between the Pope and
/ the Russian Government, concerning
/ the appointment of Catholic Bishops in
I Poland.
Some of the ablest members of the
Y Appropriation Committee doubt if any
postal telegraph bill will be passed dur
| ing the present session. The measure
| of CressWen seems to meet with disfa-
vOr.
John Mitchell, the eminent journalist,
/ Iectured before the Liberal Club yester-
! day evening on the " inaccuracies of
I Froude.n
The Herald publishes a list of the
/ stockholders, as well as the dividends
and allotments of the Credit MObilieT,
obtained by Thomas {. DUrant, EX-
I President Of the Union Pacific railroad.
4 Congressmen, Ex-Conguessmen and Ex-
I Senators are represented in the list. The
sOn-in-law of a prominent member OF
I the present House, is credited with a
! large dividend and one hundred and
7 fifty shares.
! John Taylor, the great champion
pigeon-shoOIer, died at his residence, in
/ Greenville, New Jersey, Thursday.
A large number Of C0ngressmen are in
I the city, en- route to their homes.
The funeral of Duryea, who was killed
on Liberty street, took place from the
! Dutch Reformed Church at Richmond,
! Staten Island, this morning.
st. ThOmas's Chapel, an Ott-shOOt OF
I st. Thomas's Church, was cOnsecrated
to-day with imposing ceremOnials of the
Episcopal Church. Bishop Potter, OFF,
ciating.
Justice Lawrence, President of the
Continental Life Insurance Company,
died suddenly this morning at his home
in Ionkers.
The settlement of Jay Gould with the
Erie Company was consummated
to-day. Among the property reverting
to the company are the Grand Opera
house, in which Fisk's widow was inter
ested and buildings on Duane street.
The subcommittee Of the Louisiana
Citizens Delegation arrived here this
morning. Their visit is made with a
view of taking measures at the North
which may have influence with reference /
to the troubles at New Orleans. The COM !
mittee had a consultation meeting
at noon, and discussed the subject, but
it is understood that no definite action
was taken. Duriu- he day they waited
upon John Foley, member of the
Committee of Seventy. Congressman
Roosevelt and other citizens were pres 1
ent. They related their grievance, and
asked for suggestions. Mr.. Foley sug-
gested that their petition be made to the
President, who, in his opinion, would
promptly remedy any grievances eXht + !
ing.
The London correspondent of the
Scotsman states that the total Liabilities
of the exploded firm of Bowles Broth
ers, at London, Paris, Nice, Geneva,
and New York are now stated to he
something more than two hundred and
fifty million pounds. The assets are not
more than four hundred and eighty
thousand pounds, of which SUN much |
the larger part is Of only hypOtheeated
value.
The bank statement shows a decrease /
in the loans of 81 500, 600; increase in |
specie, 81, ,053, 400; decrease in legal
tenders, 3, $50, 800; decrease in deposits, |
S9, 49,, 800; decrease in circulation, ,Sll coo. (
In the Oyer and Terminer Court to-
day, George Francis Train pleaded
guilty to publishing the paper called the
Train League, which, according to the |
Indictment, is an obscene publication; |
but it eXOnerated Nichols from compile /
ity. Train was rem8nded to the TOmbs. 1
The steamer storehOuse, on Ham /
burg docks, HObOken, was robbed last /
night of four cases of silks and one case
of foreign illustrated papers, valued at |
over ten thousand dollars.
The full jury was completed ia the /
Stokes trial to-day. The Judge cau- 4
toned them from speaking about the
trial, and when the court adjourned |
they were locked up but will be allowed 1
to 90 to church to-day in the custody of I
the proper officers. The following are
their names David Eggleston, iron |
merchant; Charles 5. LOper, retired |
merchant; John A. Boyer, fiouI mer-
chant; Abraham {. Morris, insurance;
Charles A. Yost, clothing; jesse M. /
BOlles, merchant; Joseph Sands, archi- /
tect; David Hepburn, carpenter; George /
y. Manchester, trunk-maker; August /
Beckstein, prOvisiOner; Cornelius W. |
Lester, builder; William P. Mitchell, /
printer.
one officer was dangerously and an
other slightly wounded this morning
while queiling a riot ia dancing hall ON
Ninth avenue.