Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-16
NEW YORK.
Yesterdays Events and Topics Done up
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New YORK, August i5.-The StH says
Nj. MGyorga, Agent General of Cuba,
states that the report of Cuban fill
clustering expedition being formed in
Canada is false.
James H, IngeFsoll, d notorious "Ting"
chajr-maker, was discovered ON Sixth
avenue last night by a detective, and
was arrested; there are two indictments
for forgery against him; he was, this
morning, taken before the Court of Gen
eral Sessions and bailed for trial in the
sum of five thousand dollars on each
count, and after being bailed in the above
cases ne was Immediately re-arresfed ON
civil suit similar to those against Tweed
and Others, and half million dollars
bail was demanded. He expects to get
this amount before sunset.
The heat to-day is excessive, but it is
cooler by five or six degrees than yes
terday. The thermometer, in doors, to-
day is ninety-nine degrees; in extreme
shade 1t is eighty-nine degrees.
There were fourteen bids for govern
ment gold, aggregating two million
seven hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, at l149ll45; the amount for sale is
one million dollars which will 20 at
ia 67-l00@lI4 78-100.
The argument in the case of Rose
McCabe, of the BlOOmingdale Asylum.
was concluded to-day, and the court
took the papers.
The Sheriff received notice to-day from
the AttOTney-Generaln not to arrest An
drew Garvey on the civil suits pending
against him.
Vouchers for the work performed in
the Department OF Public Works,
amounting to four thousand dollars,
have been lost in their transit from
Comptroller Green to the Auditor. Dill
igent search is being made for them.
Alderman McMullen telegraphed to
Mace's friends in this city, this after
noon, suggesting New Orleans as the
place of fighting. The answer was made
that the proposition was to meet at
Erie, Pennsylvania, and 90 to Canada
to fight. Alderman McMullen replied
that he would name the time and place
for the fight tonight.
The Treasury Department has ordered
Supervising Inspector Lowe, of New
York, to examine into the cause of dis
aster to the steamer Bristol, and report
the result.
Several sunstrokes occurred to-day.
The weather is cool, pleasant and lower
ing.
1t is thought that all but three of the
twelve sailors who have yellow fever at
the quarantine hospital will soon re-
cover.
VIM. Page, well-knOwn artist, was
stricken with paralysis at his studio this
morning. 1t is expected that he will
recover.
The German bark John Frederick,
which arrived last night, left Savannah
for Stettin with acrew of ten, six Ofwhom
died prior to August 7th, since which
time the vessel has been drifting along
the coast, with one seaman and the cook
sick with yellow fever She was fallen
in with off Sandy Hook yesterday, by a
pilot boat, and towed into the lower
quarantine. Her passage has been one
of horror.
The brig Liberty, Captain Devereux,
arrived last night from MaracaibO, hav-
ing lost one man on the voyage. There
are three sick on board. The hospital
doctor has no doubt that the sickness is |
yellow fever.
President Grant left for Washington
last evening.
Mr.. James H. IngersOll furnished bail
to the amount of five hundred thousand
dollars, in a civil suit. Messrs.
LOrin IngersOll, father of the defendant,
and William II. Watson, merchant, 80
Park avenue, became his bOndsmen,
each justifying in the full amount.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will issue excursion tickets to the Pitts
burg Convention.
The discussion between William S.
Sanders (colored), for Greeley, and Rev.
81. II. Garrett lcOlOred), for Grant, took
place at Cooper Institute tonight. The
hall was immensely crowded and there
was much confusion. The meeting fl
nally broke up in row.
A fire broke out this evening in the
of the Christian Union
Henry Ward Beecher's paper, under
meath the Park Hotel. Fears were at
first entertained that the hotel would !
catch fire. The firemen, however, were |
on the scene, and the flames
N the press-roOm were prevented from |
The damage to the press
-OOm and folders room is about ten |
thousand dollars. The cause of the fire |
S unknown; the premises are said to be
nlly insured.