Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-09
TELEGRkPHic Personal

PRESIDENT GRANT viii give dinner to
the Japanese ambassadors On Wednesday
next.
THEIRS declares that it Is all bosh shout
his having rendered 20 Ii. Ponyer QGer-
tisr the smbssssdOrship to Berlin.
JBDeR MoKEAN has persuaded Grant
to persuade Districs,Attorusy Bates, Of
Utah. to resign.
ADXIRAL DERoHN, Of tbs French navy,
was seriously BRUISED in rsilrOsd smash
up, which happened nssr Springfield,
Massachusetts,, yesterday.
GovEsNoR wARMoTH, Of Louisiana,
passed through Louisville yesterday, on
hfs way North. He was flying light
didn't have baggage enough to wsd gun.
WHAT a PTTYl EI-AldsrmsD Mont
gomery, one of tbs Chicago city fathers
''doing:time" on charges Of bribery and
perjury, 6nds the air Of the isil close and
eonhning,
CAPTAIN JAMES BRYANT and his wife
and two children were burned to death at
Machissport, Maine, yesterday morning
Their residencs caught hre, and they per-
iNhed in the flames.
HON. JOHN COLERICK, Of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, died Thursday night after pro-
tractsd illness Of nine weeks, of hemOr.
rhage of the lungs. BE was alesding law
yer and politician Of the State.
AMONG rHK PASSENGERS from London
yesterday by the China were Judge Rich
srdson, assistant secretary Of the treasury,
and J. P. BigeloE, chief Of the loan divi-
sion Of the treasury department.
GEO. W. PURDY, at NeWburg, n. Y,
yesterday, during a ht Of insanity, at
tempted TO kill bis mother End two sis
terz, manning them with q Gre shovel and
cutting them with razor. He WIS finally
secured by neighboTs and sent to hos
pitsl.
W. F. G. sHASKs, city editor Of the
New York Tribune, was assaulted in his
office, yesterday afternoon, by Joel A.
Ffthesn, son-in-lsw Of Comptroller Con-
molly. Fithesn was sngered at an srti-
Gle I'M the Tribune; hence the assault. A
warrant wss issued for his arrest.
KEv. Nh CARTER, Of TWenty-6fth
strsst New York Episcopal church, has
brought suit against one nina B Couch,
who says she is q schOol-ts7eaer, for al
tempting 10 blsckuail him for ons bum
dred dollars per month, she alleging be,
although pastor and father Of q family,
had been intimate with her.
POLICE SUPERINTENDENT KENNEDY, Of
Chicago, yesterday morning received from
the state treasurer of Illinois $500, with
out interest, the amount advanced from
his own funds, one year since, to aid In
the capture of Zlgenmeizsr, the murderer
brought back from Germany, Detective
Dixon, who advanced 500 in the same
suit, received but SS72.
GENERAL BoURoEIKR, commander OF
the Iaooshai expedition, telegrsphs. under
date of the 5th instant, to thsl governor
general at Calcutta, that be has COM
menced his return march. He reports the
troops of his command in good condition.
A portion had gone to Cachsr. The Loo
shsis are friendly. Peace has been Te- es-
tsblisbed In their country.
SENIOR RoEEKrs, Spanish minister to
the United States, is 10 be recalled and
Admiral Polo sent hitheE in bis stead.
This is en- snti-Amsricsn movement on
the part Of Spain which our government
fully eomprehends, snd IS eadiiy pre-
pairing for the breach which Admiral Polo
VIII undoubtedly bring about IS soon as
hs takes his position a. minister at Wash
ington.
JOHN TAYLOR, son Of Squire Taylor
the negro hung by mob on suspicion Of
completely in the Park murder, in Clark
county, Indiana, Ia about TO bring suit
for twenty-five thousand dollars, In the
United States court a. New Albany,
against George Baxter, sheriff OF the
county, on sthe ground that Baxter
did not use proper diligence to prevent
the hanging.
SHERIFF BREEEAN, of New York, says
ex-OomptroIer Connolly has fed from
the city and is now concealed abroad.
This step Is said 70 have besn caused by
reason of the threats of some of the ring
70 turn States evidence against him.
ConnoIly's friends say he Is only out Of
the city to avoid ths feecsrs who want to
get his money. Mrs. Connolly sails for
Savannah on Saturday.
o,CoHEoR, who made the ridiculous
blua st England's Plucky Queen with
dilspidsted horse-pistol Of the fint-look
persuasion, has been declared of sound
mind by ths medical commission appoint