Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-10
NEW YORK GOSSIP.

NEW YORK, May 9.
The first caseof sun-stroke this season
occurred yesterday on an East-River
pier.
Judge PierpOnt has declined to under
take the defense of Stokes in place of
Mr.. Graham.
The condition of I. Buchanan Read,
continues very critical, and the physi-
clans are doubtful of his recovery.
RObt Gallagher died in jersey City
Hospital yesterday from wounds
inflicted by James COOney last Sunday.
I;OOney was arrested.
William Taggart, OF Paterson, New
Jersey, committed suicide yesterday,
by leaping into the Pasaic Falls. Ii is
supposed he was insane.
Bishop Simpson presided over the
Methodist General Conference to-day.
Numerous memorials, etc, on various
subjects We're presented.
Yesterday afternoon twenty-One Nor
mon Missionaries sailed in the MinnesO-
IA for Europe, under the care of the
Apostle Albert Darlington.
The warehouse Of Samuel ID. Tom
}Seqs, No. % West street, filled with cot
ton, caught fire at six O'Clock this morn
ing aud is still burning, the loss will be
heavy, cause unknown.
The Executive Committee of the Re
form Association, at a meeting yester-
day. reported upward Of fifty-five thou
sand voters enrolled, pledged TO the re-
form of the city government.
The Union Republican General Com
mittee of this city last night recon-
amended the Assembly District Com
anittee not TO send delegates 10 Elmyra,
and to fudOrse the Cincinnati ticket and
platform.
Bids for eight millions government
gold were made to-day at from one hun
dred and thirteen TO one hundred and
fourteen and thirteen-hundredths-
Awards Of two millions were made at
from one hundred and fourteen to one
hundred aud fourteen and thirteen-hun-
dredths
Edward II. Hedden was arrested yes
terday while on the point Of departure
for Boston, charged with forging a
note OF fifteen hundred dollars. He
was held in default OF twenty-five hun
dred dollars bail The uncle Of the
accused, whose name was forged, was
held in two thousand dollars bail to
testify.
Recorder Hackett, in the Court OF
SESSIONS Yesterday, in alluding 10 the
bHl pr0hibiting the carrying of con-
cealed weapons, regretted the passage OF
such a law as having the effect of max
ine respeetableness defenseless, and
stated that ne always carried pistol,
and deemed il the duty Of all good citi-
s1sns 30 do the same.
some two thousand guests were pres
ent last evening at the brilliant recep-
lion rendered Alexander Taylor by a
Large number of prominent bankers o.
New York, as an expression OF theil
friendship and esteem. Taylor has beeI
a banker for fifty-five years, and is about
to become the partner of the firm o
Cleves, Habieht & Co., Of London.
The caisson laborers on the East Rive
bridge, are still on a strike for an ia.
crease of pay and a reduction in the
hoalrs. In Brooklyn the carpenters 10
ffhe number of five hundred are also on
4 strike. The employers refused TO con
Tsede 10 the demands. The wOrkmen APP
noiufed a cosnnaittee TO confer with the
amDlovers. hut remain firm. It i
claimed that they have partially sue
ceeded.
The sixth anniversary OF the Uni
versal Peace Conference i'm Cooper IN
stitute, yesterday, adopted resolutions
approving the Treaty Of Washington,
eondemning the indirect claims. The
resolutions declare that the fundamental
basis Of arbitration cOmprehends The
complete surrender of the case to the
court Of arbltratOrs, and that neither
f,arty thereto can dissent from the pre-
senfstion Of all claims on raudiate the