Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-25
TELEGRAMS.

Trains are running TO DennisOn, Tex
/ as nom st. Louis.
Stokes's trial IS progressing, but moth
ing new is ELECTED.
General Hovey, Of Indiana, broke his
left wrist yesterday.
They had three forty thousand dollar
fires in New York yerterday.
The Methodists Of New York are after
Prof Tyndall, on account Of his prayer
gauge.
All vessels arriving at New York yes
terday report severe weather off the
coast.
Berry, a Canadian, cut his throat yes-
ierday at Cory Pennsylvania. Cause,
NJ money.
Rodgenski a German peddler, was
murdered in Washington yesterday for
two hundred dollars
Henry siegler was stabbed to death by
Frederick Wise, in Williamsburg, last
night Wise escaped,
A fire at East Canaan, Connecticut.
yesterday, destroyed fifty thousand dol
lars worth Of property.
Warrants were yesterday issued, at
Saratoga, for the arrest Of parties max
ing preparations for cOck-fiRht.
A fearful railroad accident occurred
uesr Erie, Pennsylvania, yesterday, BY
which large number Of lives were lost.
The Germany, of the Allan line of
steamers, Is total wreck. No particu-
lars. She was bound for Havana and
New Orleans,
A Washington dispatch states that
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American States to force Spain to relin-
Quish her rule over Cuba is unknown to
diplomatic representatives.
A Chinese wash house started a fire
which destroyed over three hundred
thOusand dollars worth Of property, at
Portland, Oregon, yesterday. Several
irenen We're hurt by falling walls.
a New York dispatch saws that Sim
mOus. the Inurierer Of Durvea, was re-
moved last Night from Park Hospital to
an unknoNn place of safety by the police,
owing, as is stated, 10 the fact that the
pol ce became aware Of the formation Of
vigilance committee of some forty
men, who intended taking simmons
from the hospital and hanging him.
A special 10 the Evansville, Indiana,
Journal SAYS that the trial Of Kinchella,
at Owensb0ro, Kentucky, for the murder
OF ThrOekm0rt0a, was interrupted
by the serious illness Of one of the jurors.
The jury was dismissed and the case will
be tried over. Another journal special,
from R0ckp0rt, says that Daniel Loebst,
Just released from ElizabetEtOWn Jail,
cut William Biles with a razor at Rock
port, giving nina a probably fatal wound
General Sickles teiegraphs from Mad
rid that both Houses Of Congress had
accepted by decisive majOrities the co.
lonial policy Of the Ministry for Porto
Rico, which involves q separation Of the
civil from the military government, and
the extension 70 Porto Rico of the same
provincial form 81 government
which exists IN spain. General Sickles
further teiegraphs that the President Of
the Council has ANNOUNCED that a bill
for the immediate emancipation of the
slaves ia Porto Rico VIII be speedily in
trOdueed.
A dispatch from Philadelphia states
that the operations IN the coal regions
will stop on the first of January. The
Suspension is. caused by the nOn-ae-
cepianee Of the basis proposed by the
Anthracite Board 70 the WOrkingmen'
Benevolent Association. At a meeting
~ Potrsyllle the proposition Of the An
thracile board Of Trade has been sub
mitted 20 different districts. After
their action i ascertainea another meet
Ing wil be held. It Is generally thought
IN tie fegioa tba. thers viii ~ l0ag
Euz lension.