Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-07
NOTES AND NEWS.

Mr.. Florence, the comedian, denies
that he> is one Of Tom Fields bonds
men.
Several Communist refugees from
France have been arrested IN Bar
celOna.
An unsuccessful attempt was made,
on Monday night in Paris, to assassl-
nate Theirs.
Sir William Sterling Maxwell was
installed on Monday as rector OF the
University Of Edinburgh.
Madame Ristori was injured by
railroad accident which happened on
Monday night near Florence, Italy.
A bill to abolish the PoIynesisn
clolie slave trade viii be introduced
into the British parliament this .ses-
sion.
Patrick II. Gillick, one of the vic
tins Of the recent disaster on the lie.
high Vslley railroad, has died from
his injuries.
Count Catacszy, the late Russian
minister to the United States, Is now
in Paris. He will leave for st. Peters-
burg Sunday next.
A fre-damp explosion took place
at Scranton, Pennsylvania, yesterday.
Four men were killed instantly and
fifteen seriously hurt.
The German government has noti'
fed France of its willingness to &C
capt a French colony in part pay
ment Of the war indemnity.
The committee of ways and means
-,As,o Ah1t F-r fhn rarnlnnt fhnu
must suspend all further audiences
upon internal revenue or tariff.
A number of New York Interna-
tiouaIists petitioned the authorities of
that city yesterday for the use OF the
city hail as 8 place OF meeting.
No clue has as yet been found to the
robbers whe went through the safe OF
the treasurer Of Santa Cruz county,
California. Blakely, the treasurer,
has resigned.
TerWiIIiger, clerk Of the New York
senate, pays his debts with postage
stamps filched from the amount ap-
propriated for the distribution OF pub
lie documents.
Mrs. Fisk can succeed her late hus.
baud as plaintiff il the suit against
tna Union and Pacific railroad and the
Credit MObilier by simply filing the
proper petition,
While the bridge over Consumme
river, California, near Latrobe, was
being repaired yesterday, the cable
gave way, instantly killing Kirk, LaI-
kin and Lamb.
The remains OF General Robert An
derson. who died at Nice, Italy, about
two months ago, reached Fortress
Monroe on Monday, in the United
frigate Guerrero.
A FIRE occurred in 0gdensburg New
York, yesterday, by which q freight
depot, a large amount OF goods and a
number Of cars we're destroyed. Loss,
thirty thousand dollars.
Mayor MediIl, of Chicago has called
for an appropriation Of $4,000 to
meet the expenses incurred in the er-
ection of a temporary city hall, and
the repair Of sewers and sidewalks.
The Chicago Relief and Aid society
reDOrt the cash receipts to January
6th at s., ,335 200 70, and the disburse-
ments 40 to the same period Sl,51S,-
636 I9. leaving a balance on hand on
FeOruary 81 o, SI,3l4,629 20.
Wachtel commenced his opera sea
son at Mozart hall Cincinnati last
night. Though the house was not
filed, yet il was a good audience.
No artist ever received such enthusIes-
tic reception there on his frst appear
auce,
A bill is before the commissioners OF
Cook county, Illinois, authorizing the
issue ot bonds 20 the amount OF one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
rebuild the courthouse. A committee
was appointed TO secure its passage by
the legislature
A scoundrel named Baxter was ar
rested in Virginia City, Nevada, yes
tsrdsv. for having outraged the person /
of a child five years old, from the
effects Of which she died. The officers
with difficulty prevented the people
from lynchiBg their prisoner.
At the opening Of the British Parli-
ameut Yesterday, the attendance Of
members was unusually full, while
the customary crowds of spectators
was 20 he seen IN the galleries and up
on the floors OF the House OF Lords.
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Chancellor Hatherly.
S. P. Loves, q clesk in the Boston
postofice, is a defsuIter in the amount
OF thirty Thousand dollars. He has
turned over to the postmaster prop
erty amounting 20 fourteen thousand
doilsrs. Sixty unopened letters were
found on him. His salary was six
hundred dollars a year.
The vacancy 10 the French cabinet,
caused by the resignation Of Cssimer
Psriers from the ministry Of the in
terror, has been fillec by the appoint
ment 10 the position OF L. LsFrane,
present minister Of commerce. FOu-
lard, now the French minister to
Italy, is appointed successor to Le-
Franc.
The annual meeting of the Life
Association Of America was held in
New York yesterday. Among the
trustees present were Horace Greeley,
Erastus Brooks and S n. Pike. A
committee was appointed 20 nomi-
nate directors for the ensuing year,
and TO report At another meeting to
be held next week.
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