Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-17
NEW YQgtK IN BRIEF.
NEW YoEK. Deeember u. IL.

The Coz oner's investigation of III,
Fifth Ave,nue Hotel fire will take place
Wednesday.
The heath Of Garret Davis will be an.
nounc ed in the senate, on Wednesday
by Senator Sumner.
Tue dramatic profession in this city
yeF terdsy passed appropriate resolution.
Oh the death Of Edwin FoKrest.
The motion to supply the omissions il
the bill 10 qussh the Indictment against
Tweed wss denied today by Judge In.
graham.
Henderson's planing-min and Mar.
wins blind-factory, at Jamaica, Ions
Island, were burned On Sunday. Loss
twenty thousand dollars.
The Chicago and Rock Island Rail.
road Company to-day notified the Stock
Exchange Of their intention to issue
sixty thousand shsres OF new stock.
AtR meeting of the International So
ciety yesterday, very violent and sedi-
uOnal threats were made by the striK-
ing siik-WesveTs Of Paterson, New Jer-
sey.
In The case of VIM. II. Graham.
charged with completely in the Waikiki
Bank deialcation, it has been postponed
al tie request OF the hank directors to
January twenty-first.
Mn. Thomas Smith, of Virginia. was
delayed on board the steamship Califor-
mia, on Saturday, until divested, by the
custom officers, of her skirt. lined with
silks, sstins, jewelry and silverware.
DR.. Henry Greene, Of Grand Rapids
Michigan, who had been taken 10 the
Park Hospital Saturday evening in a
dangerous condition, was yesterday re-
ported as hopeless, apOplexy having set
in.
An alderman of this city states that
by the non-psyment Of rents by the va
riOus railroads and other associations
within the past 6ve years, the munich
p65Ity has been swindled out Of some
three million dollars.
The officers Of the great sawdust swim
die have been robbed Of their books and
correspondence. 1t is thought the spicy
part Of the latter VIII be made public
ana Is said to involve many persons I'm
distant parts OF the country.
II is stated that Nathan &nDletop has
OOmmenced suit against the Bowles
Brothers, and General Davis has been
appointed receiver, the latter being now
ln possession Of the effects OF the late
c0ncerh IN this city, Several American
female school teachers travelling ia Eu-
rope, We're, II Is stated, swindled by
BDWles Brothera of all their money.
Six hundred gallons OF whisky. ten
thousand gallons Of mash, six hOgheads
Of mOlasses and other propertv were
seized To-Day in illicit distileiies on
Eleventh svenue, and Patrick Boyle, in .
charge uf the premises, was arrested 1
by a crowd which had gathered and I,
Nhlcl attempted a recovery of the
prog erty, but who were driven Off by 1
the revenue Officers and the police.
K. Williams messenger TO the Trades /
mems Bank, was assaulted on Elm I
street Saturday, knocked down and |
rOboed Of a wallet containing checks,
notes and RcceptanCes amounting to If I
Teen thousand six hundred and sixty
one dollars, and one hundred and sixty 1
eight dollars in cash. Some Of the !
detectives doubt the truthfulness of the
story Of the messenger, but the bank
Officers accept his statement
The Italian Society held a meeting
last evening, At which the home gov
eminent wss fleTcely denounced for its
conduct IN relation 70 the immigration
oI 80 many poor people to this country \
Inc Italian Consul hero was also assailed
TOT falling 70 make satisfactory expla-
natiQo OF the causes Of the exodus. 1t
was decided 70 memorable Congress In
OppOsition 70 what the meeting desig-
neted this white slave trsde.n
In the Oyer and Tsrminer Court to-
cay, amer some six OF seven motions in
the Tweed case had been denied, Lyman
aTumaine, for the prosecution, protested
against one moments further delay
Assistant District-AttOrney Sullivan
called up the defendant 70 plead to the
big indictment, whereupon Graham the
prisoners counsel, called for the reading
Of II, aud the court directed The clerk 10
read It. The big indictment Is printed
volume Of one thousand aud sif-y pages,
which viii occupy, IL is though, two OF
three days in reading. Is