Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-23
TELEGRAPHIC MORSELS.

Hon. Garrett Davis, United State:
Senstor rom Kentucky, died al Paris in that
State, yesterday.
Some eighteen OF twenty boys in Chi
cagO yesterday got into a street fight in which
one was fatally stabbed.
Gambetta has declined speaking al
any public celebration OF the anniversary OF
HE nrst French Republic.
An important witness in the recently
developed New York Asylum cruelties. named
osnuel COrden, died yesterday.
At Cohoes, New York, Yesterday.
samuel Sterrett was carried over the State
dam IN a sliG, near Greea Island, and was
drowned.
A telegraphic cable is soon to be laid
between Brazil and the Portuguese coast, au-
thor1ty having recently been granted by the
BRAZILIAN Government.
At Chicago, yesterday, a young YER
uanl, halling from New York, was roped into
"uttle game 10 the tune Of FIVE thousand
dollrs- Run home, hubby, and tel your ma.
Miss Phebe Cousins was admitted to
the bar at Salt Lake saturday. A Mis- snow
was also admitted al the same time and place.
The latter is a daughter Of the Territorial
AttOrney-C5eneral.
At Salt Lake, yesterday, two and a
half TO i've dollars per copy was offered for
pose Of the Mountain Meadows massacre. Old
Brig. Is scared up for once.
A premature explosion at the west
end Of Hoosac Tunnel, al Springfield, Satur-
day, killed an old man named Peter stone,
seriously injured John smith, and slightly
injured two other woTkmen.
Mr. Greeley was visited yesterday at
Louisville by a cOlored delegation, anon z
many Others. He viii see the Tennessee del
egaiion to-day, when he Will make known %
them when he viii visit this state.
The Salt Lake Evening Journal, in an
article on the recent expose OF the Mountain
MeaaoNs massacre says s. the murdered VIC
tins Of the priesthood stih cal from their
bloody graves ior vengeance"
Grave charges Of mismanagement
have been brought against the officers Of the
lnebrlate Asylum, on Wards Island, New
1oIk. IT'S STATED, among other things, that
patients are frequently as drunk in the
asylum a. they possibly could be outside.
Cornelius Driscoll, recently engaged
in pngll1stic contest with Howard Price,
died in Philadelphia yesterday. Il is alleged
That nls death was caused BY a blow on the
head by his Antagonist. Parties engaged in
this mill have been arrested.
Charles R. Henderson was arrested
Saturday night by the police authorities o Z
Baltimore, charged with the murder OF Dr.
Mcrriman Cole on Saturday night January
3, ls72 Henderson was "a tenant Of Dr. Coles
up 70 within few days of The murder. II is
stated that the evidence is very strong against
him.
Hon. John w. Burson, State Senator
from the counties OF Delaware and Madison
died at his residence in Muncie Indiana sat
urday morning, after prOtTacted illness. Mr.
BursOn was one Of the most liberal and pub
lic-spirited men Of the State, and his loss viii
be deeply felt.
A colored Grant club in Cincinnati
Saturday night sprunga row, at which such
arguments as stones, sticks,clubs and missiles
OF every conceivable character were used
promiscuously as demonstrators Of the par
ticular views of the cOntending parties The
blows were all received on the heads Of the
com batauts, Therefore 20 one was injured, but
the missiles were pulVerized.