Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-23
IN AND AROUND NEW YORK.
NHw YORK, March %.

NKw YORK, March %.
The cotton exchange viii be closed
on Good Friday.
There are three new cases of cere-
brO-spinal meningitis In Brooklyn.
There were fifteen new cases small.
pOx to-day, making one hundred and
four cases since Sunday.
Seven cases Of smallpox have been
discovered in tenement-house on
Front street, Brooklyn.
The investigation of the charges
against Judge McCunn commenced
to-day, and will last several days,
The Produce Exchange voted the
purchase OF their present building for
S265, ,0O0, each member being assessed
$500.
Three little boys - Henry Jones,
James DOwen and Jacob Askens-
were bitten by mad dog in Marcy
avenue, Brooklyn, last evening.
The German WOmen's Suffrage as
sociation held its first public meeting
in Turnhslle last night. There was
over two thousand persons present.
Suits for alleged libel were COM
meneed against Charles A. Dana by
S. S, Moore and w. ii. Kemble, OF
Philadelphia, who Is president OF the
Peoples bank.
The Elias bogus watch sellers to-
day applied for the arrest of Horace
Greeley and others of the Tribune in
q suit Of libel. Judge CardOza denied
the application.
Antor NroIIar Ohnulas 2 prrloIV
and Deko Hupa were arrested on the
charge OF smuggling large quantities
of manufactured hardware, and were
bailed from 5000 to SIC, 200.
The receiver Of the Astor Fire In
surance company announces the pay
Of forty per cent. dividend on all
adjusted claims against the company
on and after the 25th instant.
The district attorney yesterday
withdrew the Indictment against
Dutch Heinrich, the noted sneak-tI1Ief,
and substituted another under which,
II convicted, much heavier penalty
will be imposed.
The widow OF the late Henry Keep
has given one hundred thousand dol
lars to the Ophthalmic Hospital for
the purpose of enlsrging its accom-
modstions and making provision for
the reception Of free patients.
The Atlantic boat-club has selected
DR.. Russell Wethers as stroke, and
Van Raden, James O'Niel and Ed.
ward Smith as its representatives on
the Thames on the 10th Of June. They
sail hence on the 13.h of April.
n. 8. Eberhart, a Chicago iron mer-
chant, was arrested yesterday on sus-
piciOn OF being J. L Stevens, who
robbed several South Carolina banks.
He was discharged this morning, and
left for Chicago, the case proving one
of mistaken identity.
H. P. Elias was before Judge Led
with this morning, charged with sell
ing worthless watch to Wayne Litz-
enburg. The Judge decided that no
cause of action existed against Elias
because he had not personally sold the
watch to complainant.
The alleged Brussels murder case
hiss been adjourned till Monday to
await the arrival of evidence from
Europe to identify the prisoner.
There is man named Henderson, OF
Jersey City, who says he knew the
Murdered Marquis, is:to be present the
same day.
The Tribune this morning publishes
a statement of @. Johnson, an old
bOUded-WarehOuse man, that the gen.
eral order business was first made the
subject of bargain snd sale when Hi
ram Barney was collector, who gave
the general order business of the East
River TO Henry @. Bowen, who sold
the upper district to Frank Squire,
and the lower district to Charles
Squire, on condition that Bowen and
a friend Of his named Lambert should
receive thirty per cent. on the storage
OF all goods sent to store.
The Brooklyn Eagle publishes an
interview with Stokes, the murderer
OF Fisk, who says that Hank Smith
was made police commissioner by
money Of the Erie ring for the pur-
pose Of securing control of the police
in case of need. He charges that the
indictment against himself (Stokes)
for conspiracy was a "put-up Job"
between the Erie ring and District At
torney Garyin, and was procured on
the evidence Of prostitutes. and dis
charged English cOnvicts, and that
over ten million dollars of fraudulent
vouchers are now in existence in the
archives of the Erie company. Stokes
says he has seen millions of mOney
divided, and that the spOils were reg
ularly apportiOned whenever q divide
was made.