Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-08

have chosen their Elders. The priests are
determined to wage a crusade against
! all Others who maintain the doctrine OF
poIygamy, and advocate immigra-
/ ton 10 Utah.
VIM. b. Franklin, prominent dent
ist, and for the past eight or ten years a
member of the Seventh Regiment,
hanged himself early yesterday morn
ing at his residence, Ne. 345 Sixth av-
enue. Cause, business troubles.
Pursuant to a notification given last
week, the Brooklyn carpenters struck
yesterday for the eight-hour system. A
number Of the bosses conceded the de-
mand at once. It is believed that all
viii be compelled TO accede to the de-
mands of the worxmen.
It was rlmored yesterday that AttOr-
ney-General Barlow is again exceed
ingly active in endeavOring to bring
Mayor Hall to trial on the former in
dictment, the trial of which was inter
rupted 10y the death of juror, as well as
others which he expects to be found by
the new grand jury which was sworn in
yesterday.
In the United States Circuit Court
yesterday the case Of George Washing
ton Bowen, the claimant of the Jumel
estate, on the ground of being the nat
ural son of Madame Jumel, came up for
re-trial. The counsel ON both sides are
ready and anxious for the trial, but
Judge Sheplow put the case ever 10 the
October term, owing to the pressure Of
business.
The Methodist General Conference
resumed its session this morning,
Bishop Ames presiding. The report of
the minority on the Book Concern Com
mittee, handed in by DIR. Slicer, of Bal
timore, was read, and after a slight
opposition, DIR. Lanahan reiterated all
his charges and accuses the committee
of endeavOring to smother the gTaver
accusations laid before them. He
also states that the committee tried to
exact q pledge from himself to report
his discoveries to the General Confer
ence, which he refused, and subse-
quenty found that he was treated as
criminal instead of a prosecutor. The
reading Of the report occupied three
hours.
For the past three days the whole
force of United States Marshals have
been looking for Henry Howard, a rich
merchant, who it is alleged is guilty of
extensive frauds, in the early part
of 1863 A warrant for his ar
rest was granted by Commissioner
Osborne, on a complaint made by one
of Supervisor Detcher's assistants. 1t
was thought that he would secretly sail
for Europe on Saturday, and that days
steamships were searched without find
ing him. His family took passage in
the steamship Baltic. His name ap-
peared on the passenger list but he could
not be found on board when the vessel
sailed, and it is believed he took the
alarm to evade arrest, and has escaped
from the country in some other way.
A secrecy has been maintained in re-
gard TO the nature of his frauds.
The World this morning, in an article
headed " Grants Resolute Retreat
Whether we shall stick to our original
case at Geneva until the tribunal passes
upon it, or cut and carve that case TO
suit Great Britain, " says that it is now
admitted at Washington entirely to de-
pend upon the humOr of Earl Granville
and the Gladstone government. The
stupid complication in the case of clean
with unclean, sane with insane, Gettys-
burg nonsense with serious claims for
our denatiOnalized commercial marine,
makes this so serious a matter that from
certain points of view it has come to be
facily doubtful whether the complete
abandonment of the treaty is not really
a thing to- be most desired by US. The
Tribune, on the same subject, says We
hold that our government is clearly in
the right in refusing TO Withdraw OF
modify its case at the dictation Of an ad-
verse party. In taking this position we
do not assert the validity OF Justice of
the disputed claims, nor affirm the ne
cessity or wisdom of making il a formal
proposition to the arbitratOrs. The lat
ter may raise an issue between our gov
eminent and our people, not between
them and Great Rritain