Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-16
NEW YORK GOSSIP.

IL showed quiet nara mere Eof I'VE
hours this evening.
The steamer Parthia, from New Yorl
for Liverpool, arrived at Queenstown OIL
the 18th.
An application for an attachment
against Comptroller Green, for contempi
Of Court, has been issued.
The Rev, Mr.. Belcher, yesterday
preached in denunciation of the calvan-
istic ideas, and tendencies of the Cam
bridge confession.
A branch of the Catholic Union OF.
ganization, established for the contribu-
ton Of support to the Papaey, was
formed yesterday.
Mrs. Lydia Sherman, charged with
the murder of several persons, chiefly
her own children, viii be arraigned for
trial at New Haven tomorrow
The trial of Fanny Hyde, for the mur-
der of George w. Watson, began to-day
in Brooklyn. A jury was obtained after
much difficulty, and the taking of eYi-
dence commenced.
The Receiver of the Ocean Bank ex-
poets 10 declare a further dividend OF
twenty or twenty-five per cent. in a fort
seventy-five per cent.
Mark n. (''Brick") Pomeroy, pleaded
guilty to the general issue in the breach
of promise case, thus leaving il to the
jury to decide whether he made and
broke a promise Of marriage as charged.
The American Methodist Episcopal
Conference recommend Jealous care and
discrimination on the subject of amuse-
ments, and recognizes the civil and re-
ngious instruction of the freedmen as
an imperative duty.
The Internationals yesterday discus
sed the various differences existing In
their organization. The chief cause of
difference was the action of the Wood
hull -Clafiin section, which Is now sus-
pended by order of the General Council.
Subscriptions TO the United States
National Bank to-day amount to about
three hundred thousand dollars, mostly
from out of town subscribers; the feel
ing in the city banking circles being
somewhat of hostility to the new bank
as likely to cut into other existing insti-
tutions.
A special to tho World yesterday says
that the vote accompanying the Eng
Iish replication, submitted at Geneva
to-day, explicitly declares that England
will not consent TO have the indirect
claim arbitrated. Cushing says the
note is worthless, and arbitration must
proceed.
A Washington special has the follow
ing: 1t is now learned that the Spanish
Government offers to release DR..
Howard as an act of friendliness on
their part toward the United States
Government, at the same time they are
not willing to admit that the least in
Justice has attached to their action in
the trial and imprisonment of Howard.
A libel was fled this morning, in the
United States Court, by Louis Keen,
administrator of Ring Corn, against the
steamboat Westfield, praying that the
vessel be seized, condemned and sold.
The suit grew out of the Westfield cal
amity. This is the first action growing
out of this explosion which has been
brought into the United States Court
The Marshal Will seize the steamer.
A special dispatch from Shamokin,
Pennsylvania, says that q fire broke out
this morning in the Doughty house, and
quickly communicated to nine other
with all other building We're entirely
The loss is estimated to be
about twelve Thousand dollars, on which
there is a partial insurance. Thirteen
families have been rendered homeless by
the fire.
Judge Barnard's counsel publish let
ter referring to the report Of the bar as
sOciation and protesting against any adj
verse opinion In the case by the public
on this prejudiced manifest. They con-
tend that In the bearing all rules of evil
dence were ignored; that no impeach-
ment is warranted unless the same had
upon hearsay testimony, also that an
attemt to remove Jndge Barnard with
out trial is unconstitutional Judge Bar
nard himself has written lengthy pro-
test and exceptions to the line Of pro-
ceedings of the prosecution.
A Dublin letter 10 the London Times
saws that the emmissaries of the inter-
tionals who made descent of the Irish
coast at Dublin and Cork with the view
of establishing branches in that island,
met with a more diseneouraging recep-
ton In the former city than the latter,
though small branch had actually
been formed in Dublin some little time
ago, 1t was afterwards impossible to
convene it, and even IN the attempt
at an assembly was L. thhse who
were in attendance avowed their pur-
pose Of repudiating the hellish assoeia-
ton. The caller Of themeeting did not
put in an appearance. An individual
who undertook to defend the society was
taunted with shouting by the hostages
in paris.
The Republican mass meeting, 70 sup
port the denomination of the President,
carries with it many of the most infiu-
ential class In the community. The
meeting viii take place in the Cooper
Institute on Wednesday the 18th. The
call Is signed by large number OF
prominent banking and mercantile
firms In the city. Governor E. d. Nor
gan and Henry Crews compose the
committee of arrangements, and the
meeting under their auspices will be a
striking expression of the sense of the
financial community on the question OF
our next President, Among the speak
ers will be Senators Morton, Of Indiana,
Wilson Of Massachusetts,, Harlan, OF
Iowa, General Slckles, Prof Theo. w.
Dwight, Ex-Governor Morgan, Fred.
and Others.
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