Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-06
MAGNETIC WAITS.

Crops in Utah were never 50 promis-
ing as at present.
The steamer City Of Antwerp, from
New York, arrived at Queenstown Sat-
urday.
Gregsrf Peri viii be hung in Chicago
on the twenty-eighth of May, for the
murder Of 0'Brien some time ago
The baseball season seems TO have set
in pretty lively, judging from the many
telegraphic reports Of match games.
A London dispatch says the entire
Dutch cabinet has resigned owing 70 the
adverse vote ON the question Of income
tax.
Marshall, Michigan, was visited by a
dred-thousand-dOIlar fire Saturday,
by the burning of a mill and machine
shop.
The Liberals of Seneca Falls, New
York, fired one hundred guns Saturday
in honor Of the action of the Cincinnati
Convention.
The steamers City Of Washington
and Baltic, from Liverpool, arrived at
New York yesterday.
The opening Of the new Cotton Ex-
change in New Orleans took place
yesterday, with appropriate speeches
and the usual ceremonies.
John r. Duncan, for the murder Of
Ed Kennedy in HopkintOn, Iowa, in
$50, has been convicted in Dubuque Of
murder in the first degree.
Libbie Garrabrant, the pOisoner Of
Burroughs in Patterson, New jersey,
some time since, was Saturday convict
ed of murder in the first degreee.
The Executive Committee of the
Reform Association met in New York,
Saturday evening, and received the en-
rOllment lists from twelve associations.
The German composer, Franz Abt,
arrived Saturday in New York, in the
steamer Rhine. The German Saenger-
bund gave him q right hearty welcome
Over one hundred hands have been
thrown out of employment by the burn
ing Of the cOrdage works at Beverly,
New jersey, Saturday. The loss is es-
timated at forty thousand dollars.
Bankruptcy proceedings in New York
against the Manhattan and four other
IRE insurance companies, for failure 10
nav their Chicago losses, have been dis
continued, settlement having been ar
ranged.
The steamers Baldwin and Atlantic
eollided Saturday near New York, in
which the former was so much damaged
as to necessitate her return to New York
for repairs. The Atlantic proceeded on
her voyage.
Some Mexicans, supposed to have
come from Lower CalifOrnis, made
raid on Bush's stage station, on the Col
OradO desert between San Diego and
Fort Yuma, killing. the station-keeper
and saeking the premises.
Marshalltown, Iowa, was visited by
a three hundred thousand dollar fire
Yesterday, which destroyed the whole
Of the southeastern portion Of the town.
a high wind prevailed at the time, and
the fire was only checked from want OF
material to burn.
An entire block Of stores and dwell
ings was destroyed BIZ IRE in Plainfield,
New jersey, Saturday. One man was
fatally injured by the Ealing Of Chin
uey. I,oss estimated at one hundred
thousand dollars. Newark insurance
companies suffer tWenty-seyen thousand
dollars of the loss.
The Governor Of 1Iassae husetts has
appointed Hon. George NJ. Brooks,
member Of Congress from the Seventh
District, Judge Of Probate, rice ID. n.
Richardson, resigned. The appoint
ment has been confirmed by the Legis-
lature. which viii make a vacancy in
the Massachusetts representation In
Congress.
In the United States Senate Saturday,
the bill prohibiting distinction on ac-
count Of race, color or previous condi- |
ton of servitade, in the public schools |
Of Georgetown and Washington, was |
taken up. NJ. Bayard argued against |
II, as uncalled for, unwise, unjust and
cruel, aud predicted that If it passed 1t
would react on the party which forced
it on the people. The bill then went
over.
Audeffrect Pasguiere delivered a
speech in the French National Assem-
bly, Saturday upon the conduct of the
army contractors, whom he stigmat1zed
as shameless and dishonest, and said
that the government should see 70 II
that the frauds Of the past, which led to
such disastrous results, should not be
tolerated in the future In the army
only could be found the best scheme for
the Young generation and all must serve
IL alike, and it should not be subject to
decentralization consequent upon the
bad service of contractors. His speech
created a genuine enthusiasm in the
Chamber which was unprecedented,
and il passed a resolution ordering il
70 be printed and copies circulated
throughout the COmmunes Of France.