Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-27
An Egyptian Expedition to Cooperate
with Livingstone Ia his African Ex-
plOratiOns-PrOsress of Gould's
TrQuhles.
Terrible Result Of UnsOphisticated Gu.
rlOsity-TWO Young Men Blown TO
Atoms hy NltrO-6lycerine-Hen.
~ \. Smiths Case.
Greeley's nlness-The Lives OF Fifteen
Hundred Children Endangered, and
the Financial Embarrassment
Prevents the Necessary Re
lief
Arrival OF Hon. Charles SHmner-NeW
Reform OrgsRizatiOn-HeaVy Defal-
eatian Disco verei in a Wall
Street Banking House.
More Suits 10 be Brought about by the
Erie COmpRny-DreW TO be Arrest.
ed, and Gould to be Re-arrest-
ed-General.

Erte I0M pam l-BEeN 10 bb Arrest
ed, and t9uld to be Re-arrest-
ed-General.
NEW YORK, November ga special
from London says thar the Khedive's
expedition consists of five thousand
men, and IS commanded by Purdy Bey.
Ii goes 70 zanzibar in transports, with
the ostensibe intention Of Joining DIR.
LiFlhgstons, ana cooperating with him,
II aagreeaoie1 Otherwise to act independ-
entity ia solving the pnoblen az fhe
Nile, under Egyptian coiors. 1t is douht-
fui, however, whether the expedition Is
Intended to join Or. Livingstone, or
meet SIR Sttmucl. Baker, or open a new
line OF opcrauO-ls tu Abyssinia.
hSstSrday evening lawyer David Dud-
icy Fleld au empted, on behalf of JAY
Iol'u' 10 o. tain from 5. L. NJ. Barlow,
cou9sel o'. the Erie Railroad Company,
ol ". ~ Vrave1s himself, full state
lIeht ol. The connection of Travers with
tne screst and proceedings against
!r"' I'd. Field did not succeed in effect 4
lI E his purpose. He SAYS be will bring
8le matter before the courts. Mr. Trav-
eCs, however, has announced his readi- !
uess to answer any duly verified ques-
uOns prOpounded.
At Honkers yesterday, four youths, |
whose ages ranged from sixteen to
Jwenty-One, being out for sport, encOun- !
tered four cans nitrO-glycerine deposited
in an excavation two feet deep, upon the |
line Of the newly constructed New York
and Boston railroad. Two OF the young
men wanted TO see what effect the ex-
pi0sion would have, and thereupOn |
dropped large stone upon the cans. |
The tremendous explosion that followed |
was heard for miles, and shook all the |
houses in the vicinity. Two of the party |
were horribly mUtilated, and bad their /
limbs blown in all directions Their re- |
mains were scarcely recognizable. The /
other two Were frightfully wounded, but /
may recover.
Henry \. Smith, said 10 a reporter |
that he viii endeavoT to settle his liabil- /
tiles by the tender Of Northwestern pre- /
ferred stock for Northwestern common. |
About two weeks ago he was approached /
10y representatives Of the Erie railroad I
touching Gould's transactions, and he
then averred that he never took any
Erie money except as a broker for Gould.
A. Paterson, New jersey, the failure
of John c. Kyle, proprietor Of the Muir
ray Hill silk works, is repOrte> His liza
bilities are three hundred thousand dol
lars.
a number of reporters who, yesterday,
visited several intimate friends Of Gree
ley, both in this city and Westchester
county, where Mr. Greeley is, all repre-
sent that gentleman as simply suffering
from ill-health, owing 10 an attack Of
nervous pTOstration, as telegraphed in
che dispatches Of last night.
The Investigation disclOses that one Of
the ward schools is in such a dilapidated
state as to endanger the lives of the one
thousand five hundred children in daily
attendance, and the authorities declare
that financial embarrassment prevent
necessary renovation.
The steamship Baltic, from Liverpool,
arrived. Among the passengers was
Hon. Charles Sumner
A number Of prominent business men
are about to inaugurate new reform or
ganizatiOn 10 take the place of the Com
mittee Of Seventy. 4. Gilsey is at pres
eHt an exponent Of the movement.
Washington dispatches state that a
large lobby interest has been developed
relative 10 the collection Of claims,
under the decision Of the Geneva Tribu-
nal.
The reports Of the different bureaus
under the Secretary of the Interior. are
satisfactory. Tie Land Office business
has all been brought up 10 date. The
Pension Bureau has very few complaints
Of dilatOriaess, aud the amount needed
for the next fiscal year is thirty millions
four hJndred and eighty thousand dol
lars, The Patent Office report shows
that the fees OF the year were seventy
seven thousand four hundred dollars in
excess Of the expenditures, and the Com
missioner recommends a new general
patent law, aud a separation from the
Interior Department. j.
The defalcation Of seventy-fiVe thou
sand dollars Is reported TO have been dis
covered yesterday I'm banking house in
Wall street. The cause is said to be eX-
pensive yachting and street speculation.
President Watson, Of the Erie rail-
road, says that other suits are to be begun
shortly against those who may have
been concerned iu the frauds against the
company. The arrest Of Daniel Drew
viii be asked, in order to bring about a
thorough Investigation. President Wat
son iutimates that Gould will be re-
arrested.
Commodore Vanderbilt Published a
card this afternoon saying that he has
not had. and does not intend to have,
any associations whatever with Jay
Gould. He saws that he has also advised
his friends to have nothing to do with
him. He denies having connection with
any Wall street speculative operations.
II is stated that the police now feel
confident that Mr.. Peay, the missing
Louisville gentleman, has alscOnded
with certain money, and are about 70
give up further search.
Tue Supreme Court has ordered that
Horace Fillark give testimony in the
matters between the Erie Company and
Jay Gould
James f Maxwell, broker, was to-day
arrested on charge OF perjury, prefer ,
red by Luther c. Challis.
Tweed's case was before the Oyer aid
TermineT Court again to-day, but was .
carried over TO Monday next, when the
defendant will be required to plead to
yasious indictments against him.
The steamship Baltic reports that on
the twentieth she met the ship Assyria I
from Quebec for Plymouth, England,
water-logged, and rescued the officers
and crew, nineteen in number, and
brought them here.
Ex-Governor Morgan has written a
letter declining 10 be a candidate for
election 10 the United States Senate, J
and il il understood that Senator ,
Coukling will be reelected almost with
out opposition by the Legislature to ,
meet in January.
There we're eight Offers for bonds to-
day amounting 70 81 ,059, $50 at ll2859
1929. The government had advertised
70 buy a million, but only bought S4S9,- ,