Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-08
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Russell Sturgis, of New York, died
yesterday.
The African Methodist Conference is
in session at Nashville.
A boy, aged ten years, was drowned
at Louisville yesterday.
The races ON the Lexington Ken
tucky) course commence next Monday.
4 special from Nashville informs US
that the grand exposition is a success
beyond precedent
Colonel Elrod, Of Jackson, Tenn, is
spoken of as q proper candidate forCon-
gress in his district.
Seventeen professional gamblers of
yario,ls nationalities, have been ban
ished from the Island Of Cuba.
Kelly, the notorious cOunterfeiter of
New York, has given bail the second
time i'm the sum of $4,000.
The anniversary parade of the knights
of Pythias, took place in Louisville yes
tcrday. There were over four hundred
persons in the procession.
The Marvon House and a large livery
stable, at Sedalia, Missouri, Were burned
on Monday last. Loss, fifteen to
twenty thousand dollars; insurance
light.
The suits, counter suits and cross suits
OF Gordon Gordon vs.. Jay Gould is the
hopeless muddle that Judge Brady, Of
New York city, has to unTavel-and the
dog days coming on
William Webb alias Buck, confined
in the eastern penitentiary OF Pennsyl
vania, yesterday killed his roommate,
Michael Tumbur, by striking him on
the head with an iron plate.
Arizona dispatches give fearful ac-
counts of the dOings of the Indians.
They are numbering every white man
they can catch OFF his guard, and steal
ing everything they can get their hands
on.
PattersOn's saw-mill, at Allegheny
City, and four tenement houses, were
burned yesterday morning. The Occu-
pants Of the houses barely escaped with
their lives. The loss is about fifteen
thousand dollars. Insured for six thou
sand dollars.
A depUtatiOn of clergymen of the
Scotch Church sailed from Edinburgh
yesterday, for America, to attend the
General Assembly to be held in Detroit.
Much interest is felt in the event, which
is the first acknowledgment of that
church in America.
There was great excitement among
steambOatmen yesterday in Milwaukee.
The boats of nearly all the lines were
stopped by the United States Supervis-
ing Inspector, making a complete
blockade in the freight business and do
ing incalculable injury to the lines.
The st. Clair and Carondelet Bridge
Company has contracted with a Con-
ueCticut firm for the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi river at
South st. Louis, to be completed in two
years, at cost of about four million dol
lars. The bridge is to be a dOuble-track
railroad and carriage way.
The latest reports from Mexico, by
way Of New Orleans, are, that the revO-
lUtiOnists are completely demOralized,
and are deserting in large bodies. Gen
eral COrtinas has been ordered to report
at the City Of Mexico, to answer for his
completely in cattle-Stealing; so the
border is likely to be rid of this rObber
thief and bandit.
The American Temperance Commits
sion, now in session in New York, is
well attended. An address 10 the cOun-
try was adopted, in which State Legis-
latures are urged to take action in favor
Of total abstinence, and recommending
the appointment Of no man to office who
i not a temperance man. Resolutions
were adopted advising clergymen to
substitute water for wine in the com
muniOn service, and TO extend the right
hand Of fellowship only to total absti-
nence men and women.
a Chicago telegram in reply to certain
rumOrs about Chicago banks, says: "In
the past ten days frequent inquiries
have been made from abroad relative to
the standing of the banks of this city, 1
and their ability to meet the demands of
business, il having been circulated in
Wall street, New York. Upon informa-
ton obtained from trustworthy sources,
we are able TO state that the rumOr is
unfounded. While the banks have kept
large balances in New York, they are
literally supplied with currency to meet
all demands. The last National Bank
statement shows deposits of S27, 400, ,055;
loans, S23, Ia, ,352; cash means, ST., 99S,-
764. The average of cash means to de-
pOsits is thirty-fOur per cent. The only
private bankers showing statements are
Lunt, Preston & Kean; they show de
posits of 81 ,24l, ,l27. On open board this
afternoon wheat was excited and high
er: seller for June ranging from 81 49,
20 Il so, and closed very strong at
81 - bid.n
The Chicago Tribune publishes an in
terview its reporter had with President
Horace +. Clarke, of the Union Pacific
Company, with reference 70 the transfer
Of Ihe controversy between Omaha and
Council Bluff President Clarke says
that the Union Pacific road had its east
ern terminus on the west bank Of the
Missouri river, in order to facilitate the
transfer Of passengers and freights. Up
on the completion of the bridge, the
alOwa roads, whose termini were upon
the east side Of the river, sought to COM
pei the delivery of all freight and pas
sengers upon their territory. They re-
fused % run their trains through TO
Omaha, or permit them 70 be run by
any transfer company. The Union Pa
citic had no legal authority, and was
prohibited by it contracts with Omaha
and Douglass county from making
transfers on the Iowa side. They there
fore contracted temporarily with third
party 20 make the transfers over the
bridge. President Clarke says il is real
ly night between st. Louis and Chica-
20, and II the Iowa roads see proper TO
force the traffic from Omaha down the
west side of the river 10 st. Louis, the
Union Pacific will not be responsible for
damage which may ensue TO Chicago