Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-18
NEW YORK CURRENTS.

Stokes's trial has been postponed tc
Wednesday.
The notorious Dutch Heinrich, recently
imprisoned at Sing Sing, has become a
raving maniac.
There is no abatement in the SMALL
pox contagion in Jersey City. The mall
ady is spreading.
TIE entire body of eoachmakers re-
turned to work this morning under the
eight-hOur system.
Foreign papers announce the death on
the third instant OfCount Frederick Won
Henjenenburg, Prime Minister of Ba-
varia.
Flags are displayed on the City Hall
and in other localities in honor of the
anniversary of the battle of Bunker
Hill.
A fourth suit has been begun against
the Pacific Mail Company, to restrain
them from further reduction of theiI
capital stock.
James NJ. Ashley, of Ohio, stated to-
day that Carl Schurz will certainly sup
port Greeley in case of his nomination
at Baltimore.
The injunction restraining the Pacific
Mail Company from decreasing their
capital stock, was dissolved to-day by
Judge LarramOre.
Arthur Mothiam, an actor, recovered
a averdict Of one thousand dollars against
the city for damages for falling into a
street excavation.
The City Chamberlain's statement
shows a balance in the treasury of eight
million nine hundred and eighty-fouI
thousand seven hundred and eight dol
lars.
The brig John Anderson, from Phila-
delphia for Stettin, with cargo of two
thousand and thirty-six barrels of petro-
leunl, was abandoned at sea on the fifth
instant.
The case of Tilden VS.. General Butler,
occupied the whole day in the United
States Circuit Court, most of the time
being consumed in arguments as to the
admissability of certain evidence.
A secret meeting of the Eight-Hom
League, attended by about three thou
sand persons, was held yesterday at Teu-
toniR Hall. 1t is probable that the trades
will hold grand parade July 4th.
Senators Carl Schurz and Carpenter
are in the city. A Washington dispatch
says that it is stated that should Carpen.
ter support Greeley he will take the first
opportunity to present his views in q
speech which he has prepared.
The pictures in the governments room
at the City Hall have been seized to sat
isfy a judgment for five thousand six
hundred dollars given Mr.. L. Brock,
and they will be sold by the sheriff next
Monday unless the money is forthcom-
ing.
Mail advices from San Domingo state
that Baez is on the eve of an important
movement. He has concentrated three
thousand men at Ozura, and, it is re-
ported, will operate with his brother
from this point, crushing the forces un-
der Cabrall.
Most of the men IN the Durant sugar
house refused TO strike, and, this morn
ing, about four hundred dissatisfied men
gathered in the vicinity and threatened
the men at work. A force of police
charged and after vigorous clubbing dis
persed them.
A number of eX-members of the Paris
Commune held meeting on Saturday
night TO consider proposition to make
a hostile demonstration against the
French Minister Oh his arrival here, and
violent language was INDUCED in. No
decision was arrived at.
Rev. Mr.. FrothingtOn yesterday, in a
sermon, vigorously opposed the course
Of capitalists against the strikers, who.
he said, were all InternatiOnalists at
heart. He thought the laboring men
should follow the lead of the lawyers
who labor until the worst is
done.
The World regards the movement of
the gentlemen who are invited to confer
together here on the twentieth instant in
reference TO the anti-GTant programme
as one wholly outside of the Democratic
party, and that unless the commands
are very large the Republicans, follow
ing the Democrats, will shun it.
The force of strikers who crossed from
New York to the vicinity Of the quarry
to-day. followed by the police, returned
peaceably without accomplishing any
thing in jersey City. Strikers began to
gather at Malthessen & Wincher's sugar
refinery at an early hour. Eighty po-
lice dispersed them. A force of police is
stationed i'm different parts Of the city to
quell outbreaks.
Advices per steamer Ocean Queen
state that on the arrival of the Edgar
Stewart at Aspinwall, the Cubans on
board rose against the Captain because
he insisted on sailing for an American
port as directed by the U. S. Vice-COn-
sui. The arrival Of the United
States steamer Wyoming oceasioned
their escape to the shore, where they
threatened to kill the captain if they
caught him. The Stewart was taken in
charge by the Wyoming. 1t is believed
that the Cubans intended TO take aboard
the cargo, still at Aspinwall, of the Vir-
ginius, and sail for Cuba.