Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-17
NEW YORK YESTERDAY.

Gould, Strong & Co., gold and stock
brokers, have suspended
The run on the Third Avenue Saw
ings bank still continues.
It is said that the trial of Stokes
will not cUme of before February.
The steamer Algeria, to-day, took
for Europe $2l0, ,lS9 in specie, mostly
silver.
Cable advices say that the Europe
an Life Assurance company viii be
wound up.
1t is thought that Stokes will
be arraigned Thursday, but that the
case will not be tried until the next
term, which commences in February.
Governor Hoffman has, in reply to
petitions for the removal of HarbOr-
master Hart, directed the reinvesd-
CATION of his case.
An Albany dispatch says that Clerk
TerWiiiger wants to prove the ground
lessness of the charges against him,
OF which mention was made yester-
day.
Heath and RaphaeI's suit against
the Erie railroad terminated by mall
ing the remaining twelve thousand
seven hundred and thirty five shares
to England.
The sale of the New York printing
cOmpany's effects Is again postponed,
pending the decision upon the appli-
cation of Mrs. Taylor to throw the
estate into bankruptcy,
The crew of the Prussian barque
Bertha were arrested for mutiny in
refusing to do duty unless they re-
ceived spending money while on
leave. They await the req uisitiOn of
the Prussian consul.
At q meeting of the committee Of
seventy the subcommittee made
report of gross frauds upon the city
by those who figured in the frauds
upon the county, and promised soon
to have a detailed report ready for the
press.
It's reported that Charles O'Conor
has decided to break up the bureat, of
municipal correction, considering it
proper that further proceedings
against the municipal robbers should
be conducted by Attorney General
Barlow.
At a meeting of the commissioners
of emigration letter was read from
the secretary Of state, stating that the
American minister in London had
been directed to protest against the
importation Of criminals to this
country from England.
Commissioner of Revenue Doug
l. ~
gress considering the New York Gen.
tral scrip dividend tax, that unless
they render report by the 10th inst.
he will order the immediate collection
Of the tax, reserving the question at
issue to be settled hereafter.
A bill is before the legislature legal
izing the extension of the term of the
ati-ling jury, on the gr0und,,that the ju-
~ has no relation to the indictments
found against Tweed and Connolly.
It Is probable, on that account, that on
the passage of the bill, the grand jury
will at once go over their former
work.
Barnard an6 Biglin have chal-
lenged the English four-oared crew
which won the championship, to come
to this country next August, to pull
for,fve hundred pounds sterling. VIM.
Blakely responds for the English
crew, that II Briglin's crew will go
to England, they will be matched for
th5 same amount.
John @. Heenan has Just returned
from London, and reneWs his denial
that he was connected In any manner
with ring frauds or operations Of par
ties to the same. It Is certain that
the report, which was circulated soon
after Heenan's departure for Europe,
that an indictment had been found
against him, was without foundation.
United States marshals were re-
sisted by one Schsh, boarding house
keeper, and others In an effort to ar
rest a number of deserting sailors
from the Swedish barque Maria Au-
gusts. The officers were repeatedly
struck with clubs, and bottles and
only succeeded in arresting the de-
serters upon the production Of re-
volvers.
It is stated that the leading dmin-
istration representatives are greatly
alarmed at the customhouse revela-
tions, and think their continuance!
will do great harm unless the session Z
are removed from the city TO Wash
ington. The evidence elected goes to
show thast-e custOmhOuse should be
reorSanize and that the carriage busi-
ness Is a great fraud upon the mercan-
tile community.
Mr.. Powers, the proprietor Of the
Grand Central hotel says he has never
made out or presented q bill against
James Fisk, jr., for expenses incurred
at the time he was shot. The subjeGt
of charges was casually mentioned to
gentleman who called on behalf OF
Mrs. Fisk to obtain articles belonging
70 Colonel Fisk, and the question was
asked If he considered $500 too msch
in view of the facts that Fisk's friends
had taken possession Of the hotel dur
ing the time he remained there, that
ali the private parlors on the hrst
floor were appropriated, that meals
were fur ,lshed to q large number of
friendF and that a considerable sum
of me q was paid out at the Office for
var & purposes. The gentleman
promised to call next day, but failed
TO do 30. Mr.. Powers says he has not
determined on the amount of the bill,
but the charge viii be oaly that which
4 right and just