Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-24
MAGNETIC WAITS.

Hon, Dan. w. VOORHEES, will speak in
Serre Haute tomorrow.
Hon. Wm. Baker, Mayor of Evans
Vile, Indiana, died yesterday.
Secretary DelanO returned from his
visit TO the Mormons, and left st. Louis
yesterday for Washington.
The fortieth annual Convention of the
Alpha-Delta-Phi closed its meeting in
Detroit, Michigan, yesterday.
I'm suit in a New York court yester-
day against the turtle-dealers-fOr cruel
ty to animals-twO turtles We're intro
duced as evidence before the jury.
The first regatta of the season occurred
yesterday in Gowan's bay, New York.
The prizes, three in number, were won
10y the Dart, Comet and George Tapf.
The wholesale dining establishment of
Kend, Espy & Cowan was damaged by
fire, in Toledo, Ohio, last night, to the
amount of three thousand dollars. Fully
insured.
In Portland, Maine, Wednesday cat
attacked a child, about a month old,
tearing its flesh in a fearful manner with
its claws, and biting large pieces Of flesh
from Its cheek.
The sash and blind factory of Gibbs
Crilknan & CO., in Philadelphia was
consumed by fire Wednesday night.
Loss about twenty-five thousand dollars,
partially insured.
The superintendent of public schools
from Chicago, Cincinnati, ST. Louis,
Cleveland and other cities will hold a
private conference in indianapolis to-
day, ON matters connected with public
schools.
The LOganspOrt, Charlottesville and
Southwestern Railroad Company have
leased and will operate that portion of
the Louisville and Charlottesville road |
lying between this city and Rockville, |
being about thirty miles.
The Mayor, city officers, and members
of the City Council and Representatives |
of the press Of Peoria, Illinois, number 1
ing forty-seven persons, arrived at In /
dianapolis last night, and will spend to- /
day in the city as guests of the city /
authorities.
In indianapolis yesterday, in the /
United States District Court, Judge /
Gresham ordered a decree of foreclosure
and sale Ofthe indianapolis and Cincin-
matt Junction railroad. w. d. GriSWOld /
was appointed commissioner to superin-
tend the sale.
The forty-eighth anniversary of the
Baptist Bible and Publication Society
was held yesterday in New York. The
financial exhibit shows the receipts to
be fifty-five thousand dollars in excess
of the previous year. A resolution was
adopted striking out the word Bible
from the title Of the society.
A meeting was held at the Board of
Trade rooms in Toledo, Ohio, last even
ing to consider the matter of aid for the
Columbus and Toledo railroad. A resO-
luton was passed pledging those present .
To secure the vote of the electors of the
city under the RouZle railroad law for
an appropriation toward the completion
Of said road, not exceeding two hun
dred thousand dollars.
The programme of the second annual
meeting Of the Quickstep TrOtting As
sOciatiOu, Of Toledo, Ohio, has been pub
lished. The meeting occurs on the sec
Ond, third, fourth aud fifth of July.
Premiums to the amount of fifteen thou
sand dollars are offered, with an addi-
uOnal purse OF two thousand dollars to
the horse beating Goldsmith Maids
time Of 2:l7. Entries close on the ff- !
teenth Of June.
A few nights ago the Jail at Hickman,
Kentucky, was broken into by q mob.
supposed TO come from the country back
of that town, and a prisoner, named
Seymour, charged with hOrse-stealing.
was taken out and hung up and other
wis" roughly dealt with before being re-
turned, which was done after the lapse c
Of some hours, and when he had been
well-nigh killed by abuse and brutal {
treatment. The people of Hickman are y
very indignant about this, and propose e
10 put stop to it.
A dispatch from London says the
steamship Baltimore, which arrived at
yesterday, en- route from
Baltimore for Bremen, and subsequently :
sailed for her destination, collided at !
twelve O'Clock last night when Off the y
town of Hastings, with an unknown !
steamer, and had a large hole stove in !
her hull. The water poured in rapidly 7
and eXtinguished the fires, not, however,
before the steamer had been run aground.
The cOast-guard at Hastings immedi- a
ltely came 10 the relief of the vessel and
rescued her passengers and crew. When
the Baltimore went ashore she ran on a 3,
rock, and viii probably 60 to pieces. !,
A tornado Of great fury passed over a
the country north and east of Cincin- a
natl, about three O'Clock yesterday after V
noon. Thomas Jc1es, farmer, is said n
10 have lost his house and barn; George 4
McMullin his house; George Keelser his
barn. Several other houses were un-
rooted. Mr.. McMullins's house was Ia b
ken up and carried several rods, with
he members of the family in it, all of
whom were injured, though none fatal a,
". The track of the tornado was a y
quarter Of mile in width. 1t leveled 81
orchards as well as houses, and caught v
Ip horses and cattle and dashed them f.
iown like trifes, and played havoc gem a
lrallv.