Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-07
NEW YORK YESTERDAY.

NEw YORK, Ma! g.
The painters strike to-day was sue
cessful, most Of the employers cOnceding
the advance asked.
Miss Couch, the alleged hlackmailer
of Rev. DIR. Garter, was admitted to bail
in five thousand dollars.
The woods on Fishkill mountain, op-
pOsite Newburg, are on fire. The loss
viii lie heavy, rs many million cords Of
wood have already burned.
The workmen on the East river
bridge caissOn have struck for three dol
lars for four hours labor. They now get
two dollars and fOrty-three cents for four
hours labor.
The fire in the new Manhattan Mar
ket to-day, which it was at first sup
posed would destroy that splendid. edi-
flee, was soon eNtinguished, with a loss
Of only about three thousand dollars.
The Labor Reform Convention met
to-day with small attendance. 4 res
olutiOn eondemnatory OF the usury laws
was discussed by Haywood, Wolf and
Ingalls,. Haywood said no clergyman
i'm New York dared speak against usuFy.
because they are subservient to the
wealthy.
Judge Blatchford has denied the mo-
ton for a new trial in a case in which
The jury found a verdict for the govern
ment cOndemning about two hundred
thousand dollars worth Of tobacco, etc.
seized on the premises of &. II. Lilien-
thai, for Irregularities causing a loss in
internal revenue.
At special meeting Of the Chamber
Of Commerce, Samuel b. Ruggles pre-
sented a report on coinage. He offered a
resolution requesting Congress to make
the gold dollar the unit of value: that
the silver dollar be legal tender only
for amounts not exceeding five dollars
thus suiting the end TO the double stand
ard for legal money, and that the silver
dollar be made to weigh four hundred
and twelve and One-half grains, instead
Of three hundred and eighty-five and
four-fiftis grains, in order TO correspond
with certain coins Of France, Belgium,
Switzerland, Great Britain, Spain and
Austria.
The Methodist General Conference re-
assembled this morning, Bishop Ames,
presiding. A report of the majority Of
the Book Concern Investigation Com
mittee was read. IL severely censures
the course of DR.. LaEahan and COM
ls
and recommends il in the highest terms
a. worthy the confidence aud patron
age Of the church and people The mi
nOrity presented a report that they be-
lieve there was laxity in the manage
ment, favOritism, unnecessary loss and
an unwauanted expenditure Of The
money Of the concern, and think that
DIR. Lanahan suffered a serious wrong in
the manner in which he was treated by
the agent. They believe that the eX-
penses OF his prosecution ought TO be
paid out of the funds OF the Book Con- /
cern, and call for a strict. searching and
faithful investigation.
The Herald states that Earl Gran
-Villeis response 10 the American propo-
~ition, that If the British Government
would prOpOse 10 establish au interna-
tioual principle covering the liability Of
"A neutral for consequential damages,
was considered AT meeting Of the Pres
ident, Cabinet and the members Of the
Congressional Foreign Committees. The
proposition Of Earl Granville is rs fol-
lows: That the United States withdraw
the claims for consequential damages
from the Geneva tribunal, Great Britain
still maintaining that they are outside
of the provisions Of the treaty; that in
future wars, whenever either ma
tion is belligerent and the 9TH
er a neutral, the neutral shall
not be held responsible for indirect or
consequential damages in claims arising
i'm a similar manner and under similar
circumstances with the claims 10 which
the Treaty Of Washington refers. This
was a surprise to the President, who,
finding that his diplomacy had failed,
called in the members Of the Congress
siOnal Foreign Committees, to whom he
stated his anxiety to save the treaty, but
not at the sacrifice Of any principle; and
having failed to obtain such proposal
from England as he expected, he was in
favor of withdrawing SchencR's instrue-
tiOns, and leaving the whole matter, as
at the first, before the Geneva tribunal.
The Republican members of the House
Committee thought the question of
sonsequential damages never should
have been put into the case, but as they
-.ere there, and the honor of the nation
was thus involved, the committee was
willing 10 do anything consistent with
their position to strengthen the Presi-
dent in the stand il may be necessary TO
make. The President said that itWas not
for him to say what should be the final
attitude of the country. While recogniz-
ing the authority conferred, he was
anxioas that the immediate representa-
tives Of the people should know the true
condition Of affairs, and he relied on the
committees TO stand by him in ease IL
should be necessary TO abandon the trea-
". In response to remark as 70 the eX-
traordinary measure Of calling in the
committee, Secretary Fish said that
they were not called on foradviee, bat for
slpport. Mr.. Amber, Of Ohio, responded
IN saving that If the support they eX-
pected was just the Democratic menu
bers of the committee they should
also be invited, and he, Amber,
would not imperil the Republican
marty by advocating a policy inim-
zeal 20 the success of the party.
Mr.. Millard agreed with Mr.. Amber,
and positively declared that the mis-
takes of the administration eouldn not be
fsstened on the Republican party by
anv measure of expediency, and thus
ferminated the interview. After
fhe;r withdrawal the President
and Secretary Fish finally decided that
Granvilie's proposition was unaccepta-
he. and that we cannot recede from our
ease as presented st Geneva, and dia-
natah 10 that effect WAS Ieiegraphed to
Minister Sehenek.