Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-22
NEW YORK.
Serious Charges against a Prominent
Railroad 0Hlclal-Curreacy Laws TO
be Cllsnged-BOutWell's Tenn.
porRry Successor.
A ShiplOad Of EmigraHts 10 Liberia
StOkes's Trial Postponed agaln-The
New Steam-Car Suceess-PrOb-
able Robbery and Murder.
British North America Preparing for
Annexation to the "Best Govern
ment," ete.-The Union Pacific
COunterfeits- General.


COunterfelts -General.
New YORK, November 2l.-Th
Times, upon the authority OF Watson
President Of the Erie railway, says tha
ID. F. Sweetzer, Manager of the Allan
tic and Great Western railroad, has re
signed and paid over seventy-fve thou
sand dollars to General Mcclellan, Pres
ident of the company, who had detected
him in cOnnivance with residents alonl
the line of the road, and apprOpriatinl
a portion of the cOmpaDy's receipts
The friends Of SweetzeT deny his guilt
The Secretary OF the Great Western il
at Meadville, making full investiga.
ton.
/ Stokes, in his next trial, will be de.
Tended by new counsel, the former cOun-
sci having retired.
;, Two firemen were killed and one
wounded yesterday by the fall Of the
walls Of a grain warehouse in Brook
lyn, which was burned two days ago.
The Comptroller of Currency, it is
said, will recommend the repeal Of the
law requiring the circulation to be with
| drawn TO the amount of twenty-five
million dollars in the States having an
excess, and its redistribution in States
| having deficiency. Also the cOntinu-
ance Of the present system Of revenues
without alteration.
1t is believed, according to another
| Washington special, that Assistant Sec
retary Richardson will succeed Boutwell,
/ in the Treasury, but remain only long
enough in Office 10 enable the President
TO choose a permanent Secretary.
The steamer San Salvador, from Sa-
wanna, with freedmen for Liberia, ar
rived last evening. This band, number
ing two hundred, is the vanguard of
three thousand emigrants.
The Capran, the second vessel of the
japanese feet building in these waters,
will make her first trip in few days.
From official statements of the ship
ments Of wool to Boston and sales made
there, it is estimated that not more than
two million pounds were lost by the fire
Of the tenth.
The Pacific Mail Company announces
the receipt Of a dispatch frsm San Diego
stating that the Constitution passed yes
terday with the Arizona ia tow, and
may be expected at San Francisco Sat
urday.
The Coroner's investigation into the
shooting of Anthony f. O'Neill by Jas.
c. King on Monday was held to-day.
The courtroom was crowded. Mrs.
O'Neill was the chief witness to testify
to the shooting. A verdict of wilful
murder was returned against King, who,
in answer to interrogstions, said he was
thirty-three years old, was born in Nor
ristOwn, New jersey, and is an attorney
and counsellor. BY advice of counsel,
be declined to say whether or not he is
guilty.
The case of Edward S. Stokes, which
was set down for the first Monday in
December, has been postponed by con-
sent Of counsel until the second Monday
Of the same month.
The widow of A. d. Putnam, who was
killed by Foster with a car-hOok, has
brought suit against the Seventh Ave
nue. Railroad Company to recover five
thousand dollars damages for the loss of
her husband, her counsel contending
that the company was bound to protect
him from injury while on their car.
Delegations from the City Council and
Common Council Of Brooklyn witnessed
the trial of the new patent steam car to-
day on Bleeker street railroad, which ap-
peared TO work well.
3
Of Patrick Matthews by Thomas Seav-
ers in Twelfth street, is said to have been
kept from the newspapers on political
influence. The NelGSi charges the
brother of the assassin, a police officer, !
with endeavoring compound felony. /
Seavers was arrested.
The Commercial Advertiser has infOr- [
nation that the colonists Of British
North America are preparing to hold a
mass meeting favOring annexation to
the United States. There are said to be |
ten organizations in the Dominion whose !
sole aim is annexation.
There were twenty-five bids for gold
to-day, amounting TO s., $4,000, from
ll2.3S to 1929. The government sold
81 900, 600 at ll3.l3 to 1929.
1t is reported that the police have ar
rested a man suspected Of being con-
cerned in the robbery and murder Of
Mr.. POey. On the night OF his disap- /
pesrance he had been visiting Martin, /
night clerk Of the Brandeth House, and |
is known to have had about five thou /
sand dOllars in his possession. He also
carried an old-fashiOned gold watch, |
and wore two handsome pearl studs. |
1t is believed that some Of our profess |
siOnal criminals became aware Of POey's |
practice Of carrying large sums of mon I
ey about him, and that he was waylaid, |
murdered and robbed.
The authorities fail to discover the
counterfeiter of the Union Pacific in
come bonds. One hundred and eighty
coupons purporting to be of the one
thOusand-dollar bonds have been paid,
and if the bonds TO which they pCrpOrt
TO correspond are also engraved, the
cOunterfeits will be, at least, one hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars.
The sugar in the remains of the ware
house Of Woodruff & Robinson, Brook
lyn, was damaged to the amount of
seventy-five TO one hundred thousand
dollars. The fire to-day was occasioned
by the falling walls
The National Board Of Fire Under
writers met in Underwriters Hall to-
day. Delegations were present from the
leading insurance companies in the
country. Thomas 4. Montgomery,
General Agent Of the Board, said that
since his appointment, six months ago,
he had organized five hundred and
ninety local boards and visited fourteen
hundred and thirty-two different locali-
ties. The present exigepcy required an
advance OF rates and tariff He said
that not only the framed Mansard
roofs would attract the deliberations Of
the session, but several qualitiesof gran
ite will have to be criticised. Mr.. Mont
gOmery intimated that it might be ad-
visable to place practical prohibitory
rate on framed mansard roofs. The
Board viii discuss all matters suggested !
this evening. The session will probably
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