Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-19
NEWS ITEMS.

The ship Laconia, from Philadelphia
for Rotterdam, went ashore in storm
near BoulOgne, and became a total
wreck. All on board were saved except
one.
At the election held at Fort Scott on
Tuesday the proposition to donate
fifty thousand dollars in bonds of
the city to aid manufactures was car
ried almost unanimously, and the dona-
ton is now open for the proposals of
parties DESTROYS of engaging in manufac-
turing enterprises.
At meeting of the Woman's Suffrage
Association, at Philadelphia Monday
night, document was presented asking
the Constitutional Convention to so
amend the constitution as to provide for
female suffrage. A resolution was also
adopted asking the women of Pennsyl-
vania to manifest their sympathies either
Tor or against the proposition.
Blum & Arson, of Cairo, Illinois, who
claimed to have been robbed last week
of twenty thousand dollars in cash, were
arrested there yesterday, and their stock
Of goods seized by United States Marshal
Rae, at the instance of their creditors.
Their liabilities are said to be forty thou
sand dollars, all of which were contract
ed within the last ninety days. The
visible assets are about twenty thou
sand dollars. The bail was fixed at ten
thousand dollars.
Says a writer in one of the Paris news
papers expatiating upon Americans:
ITO whom belong the finest hotels and
mansions of PARISH To the Riggses,
the Slidells, the Paynes, the Simonses,
the Simses, the Smiths, with heaven
knows how many and Sons & c. Who
drives the finest equipages Gttz Champs
Eigsees and an Bots dc BOulOgIle? The
Americans, tOujOUrs the Americans.
Who own the best boxes at the opera?
Your millionaires of Boston and New
York. What woman in Paris possesses
the most diamonds? Madame Eliza
Musard, an American lady. Who spends
most money in Paris for pictures and
objects of art? The great American
merchant, Mr.. A. T. Stewart. Finally,
who furnishes the aristocracy of the
Faubourg st. German the most sub
stantial dowries and the prettiest wo-
men? Youthful America, who covet
nothing more, it would seem, than a
high-soundfng title"
Mr.. Samuel n. Pike, well-knOWn as a
builder of Operahouses, died suddenly,
of apoplexy, in New York. Mr.. Pike
was fifty years of age, and had been in
good health, not having been troubled
recently by any malady except head
ache. A year ago last summer he had a
fit of sickness, but was never threatened
with apoplexy. He was born in New
York. His father, Moses L. Pike, was
retired New York merchant. Mr..
Pike went to Cincinnati when he was
about twenty years old, and engaged in
Fectifying whisky. He built an opera
house there at cost of one million dol
lars, which was the wonder of the West,
aud the finest building of the kind in
this country. 1t was ultimately de-
stroyed by fire, the cause of which was
unknown. Mr.. Pike returned to New
York about eight years ago. He built
the operahouse corner of Eighth avenue
and Twenty-third street, in 1856, and
managed it himself as a regular opera
house until he sold it to James Fisk,
jr., in 1868. He was earnestly devoted
life to the fine arts. He leaves
q family OF three daughters and one son. |
His property of several millions has
been willed, it is said, exclusively to
his family.