Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-09

n Baltimore, concluded the examination
\ Of witnesses and met again at eight
h o'clock this evening, when they heard
: a brief statement from DR.. Huston, and
ri then entered on consultation with the
view to decision. At twelve o'clock
midnight they were still delibeTatiDg,
and at a later hour returned verdict Of
mot guilty"-the commission voting
three to two.
Considerable excitement was caused
. in London, Canada, by the alleged alb
ductiOn of an American named Rufus
Bratler, charged with robbing a post
Office near Hillsboro, North Carolina.
He was seized at London by party
, under command OF a detective officer,
taken to Detroit under the influence of
) chlOrOform, and from there sent to
! North Carolina. The facts have been
represented to the Dominion govern
ment by legal firm, and extraditiOn
demanded.
An imprOmptu Republican meeting
was held in Nashville Friday night to
ratify the nominations Of Grant and
Wilson. The attendance was large and
the greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
Speeches were made by r. S. Tuthill,
: John Trimble and H. Fl. Harris. The
speakers We're ardent in eulogiunas of
Grant, and expressed confidence in his
: reelection. The colOred element was
largely represented, and win be almost
unanimous for the Philadelphia ticket.
A special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
; from Bellefontaine, yesterday, says a
} tornado passed that vicinity last night,
/. tearing up trees and unrOOfing houses in
the towns of Quincy and Degraff. The
I former place was nearly destroyed and
fifty persons were injured. At Degra1f
ten or twelve buildings were blown
down. The Methodist church was de-
strOyed and many buildings unroofed.
Mrs Rail and two children were killed.
u It occurred at half-past six o'clock in the
evening.
Red Cloud, in his speech in New York
4 Friday night, at COOpers Institute, said
he wanted the Great Father at Washing
i ton to protect him in his own country,
so that he could build schoolhouses
and churches, and bring up his children
as the whites do theirs. He had come
! here to get encouragement 70 work, and
would return to his own country and
initiate the best qualities of the whites.
There were men enough in the West To
take care of themselves, and he wished
! the Great Father would take the mill |
[ tAaJ ADANGo away anu lCdNc hllt lnlldllS /
alone.
The London Telegraph, Of the 2sth,
states that Commissioners Cohen and |
! Young, appointed by the Board of |
I Trade to examine INTO the claims of the |
| American case, consider that the total |
claims, amounting to seventeen million |
eight hundred thousand dollars, will be
amply met by eight million dollars.
The report Of the admiralty Commits
sioners on Claims, for the expenses in
CURED by the United States navy in
pursuit OF Confederate cruisers, con-
cludes that the greater part of the claim
of seven millions is inadmissble, and
that II Great Britain was held liable for
the four cruisers Alabama, Florida,
Georgia and Shenandoah, the amount
could not exceed million and half.
A dispatch from New York city yes
terday says the Jerome Park races were
well attended. The first race, mile and
quarter. purse Of five hundred dollars,
was won by Sanford's entry in 2:231.
Second race-purse Of six hundred dol
lars; mile and three-quarters; won by
Quitman in 3:2l3 Third race-West-
chester Cup; two and a quarter miles;
Harry Bassett and LittletOn only ones
started Bassett won by neck in 4:1Sl; 1
Aoofn7IAb oOAa III lAlE GOOlo a. ElAllt W UAtf
and had an easy victory. Fourth race
hurdle; purse Of six hundred dollars;
mile and three-quarters; seven hurdles;
six horses started; was won by LOcbiel,
Blind Tom second; time, 3:3S3.
One Of the charterers and crew of the
schooner Enola G. were seized in Trim
ity Bay by a Canadian revenue cutter.
They arrived I'm Gloucester, Massachu-
sets, and made affidavit of the partieu-
lars Of the seizure before Collector Bo-
ban, which has been forwarded to WASH
ingtOn. The affidavit shows that the
EnOla &. has committed no violation of
the fishery laws until misled by the Off
GERS Of the Canadian vessel into the be-
lief that the Washington Treaty had
been ratified, and they had right to
fish on the shore. After the seizure the
Americans learned they had been pur-
pOsely misled, both as to the character
Of the Canadian vessel and the status of
Of the treaty question. The commander
Of the revenue cutter, when charged
with duplicity, replied that he had no
right TO give Americans infOrmation;
they must look out for themselves.
A dispatch from Sioux City says
special correspondent Of the Journal, b
now at Buford, Dakotah, writes under
date Of June 1st, that the Sioux Indians
are on the war path. There is now
camp Of three hundred and sixty-five
lodges rendezvoused within ten miles of
Fort BerthOld, and their numbers being
daily increased. 1t is said 10 be the in
tentiOn of the party to attack Berthold
as soon as they can muster two thousand
warriors. There seems TO be a universal
spirit of hostility among all the Sioux's !
on the upper Missouri. The chief the
band now near BeTthold made a speech
on the twenty-seventh ultimo to his
hostile braves, telling them that war had
been declared, and that every one of the
Sioux chiefs would stand by the decision
of the council that had made the declar- {
alton. He further said that Fort Ber- 1
thold would be the scene Of the opening
of hOstilities, and that Fort Buford (
would next receive attention. /
A Washington special gives the text $
of Minister Schenck's note to Lord !
Granville, whleh concludes as follows:
81 am now authorized, in telegraphic l
received to-day from Mr.. Fish, !
to say that the Government of the !
United States regards the new rule con- !
tanned in the proposed article as con-
sideratiOn for and to be accepted as a
final settlement" Three classes of in
direct claims put forth IN the case of the
United States to the Government of =
Great Britain have been objected. The
says, on the authority of Min
lister ScheBclx, to communicate to Lord i
Granville the views of his government
as to the meaning Of the supplemental
article was not intended to cover any y
written communication 10 help Mr.. q
ministry in their contest q
with the opponents in Parliament The .
President considers it compromising to (
the honor Of the country to give a Z
written pledge ia advance of what the I
new treaty is to mean. Our govern
ment insists that the article explains it 9
self, and to-day Mr.. Fish, who is sick y
and irritable over the anXieties of the n
situation. telegraphed to General y
Schenek that the captious critics Of thei
British Cabinet on the Senate's article
we're exhausting the patience of the
and were involving =,
:hances of a settlement Of the ques- \,
ion. The new article can be ratified =
md submitted before the Senate adj = =
ourns On Monday, but any amend s
nents or explanations insisted on by the =.
British Government would make the .,
atification impossible. !.
A London correspondent thus writes a.
4 the indulgence Of English women IA a
be flowing bowl: You 60 to the thea W
eT, and between the scenes well-attired ia
women ia the dress-circle will take out q
pOcket-flask and refresh themselves
With brandy OF port YoH enter a rail-
way carriage, and your fair uis-o-Uis
most uDblushingly takes her flask and te
aeks her sherry before yenr eyes, is