Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-09
DOINss IN NEW YORK.
Pledges Of the Elect Toward Govern
mental Reform Maryland Eieo-
tiOn News Trial Trip Of
the New japanese
Steamer.
Three Hundred Thousaud DOllaFs
Change Hands ON the ResuIt
OF the NunieipsI RIectlOas
How Dix Accounts
for His Success.
AddfOnaI DetstIs OF the Recent Burn
ing OF the Missouri at Sea, ~ the
SuFvtvoss-The French Bur-
glar Case ARalu.

NEw YORK, November s.-The investl CATION
I o1 the circumstances attending the death OF
! ago BY piece Of falling timber from the new
Drexei building, resulted IN the censure Of
The bullders By the jury.
At . eongratulatory meeting Of the RepubIi-
cans OF the Seventeenth Assembly district
last evening, the newly-elected District At
torney Phelps, In brief speech, pledged him
SELF 70 measures Of reform, and said that he
deemed a. among the nrst needs OF New York
fearless, impartial and prom pt administration
Of law 70 those ends be promised to exert
A Baltimore special says that later returns
place Sreeley's majority Ia the State al les
than two thousand. The election OF Spence,
Republican, over Wilson, Deunocrat. for Con-
gresa, Is IN doubt, with the probabilities In
favor Of spence. Archer Is elected in the
Second district II spence Is elected. the dele
CATION viii give each party three
The trial trip Of the japanese government
steamer, koruda, took place in New York hsr-
Dof yesleraay. she viii be ofhcered BY AEneri-
cans, and win probably sail for Japan within
the next three weeks. In view Of the iunnend-
ing war between Japan and C0rea- the Kuroda
VIII be heavily armed on her arr ival IN Japan.
The payments Of pools on election results
took place last evening, and the pool-rooms
amounts staked are estimated at over three
hundred thousand dollars. tickets being MAIN
" on the municipal contest. No bets had
been made on the general result Of the ns-
Az q special meeting Of the trustees Of the
Theological Seminary Of the Episcopal
>
presided over BY Bishop McCaskey, OF hIfchi-
gan, the election Of q candidate f0r Dean in
the place OF Dr. Labury, deceased, was defer
red until June next Dr. Seymour, who was
warmly commended by the Bishop Of Illinois
In the meantime viii continue 70 act as Dean.
The HOTId estimates United states Com mis-
sloner Davenport's elecuoni expenses at
nearly aquarter cf million OF dollars
eovernor-elect DIX being interviewed. at [
trtbuted his success 20 Grants popularity and
6reeley's weakness. He did not think K6rnan
received all the Irish vote, as some OF 10 vas
cast FOR himself BE Elso received many
Lernocratic votes. his administration, he I
declared, would be conducted on the reform
basis Of the election.
Havemeyer viii cause sweeping changes in /
the various departments OF the city although 1
many Of the incumbents' positions hold over /
By law. Specu ulatiOu is already rffe a. % the /
new Legislature modifying the law 80 as to /
giKe the entire city patronage to Havemeyer. \
The Aldermanfc Board Is Democratic /
O'brien Is said 70 have spent heavily in the /
At an Inquest over the body OF Donabt-.
who was murdered by Scanneu. several Wiz
nesses testified to the shooting Sheridan 1
shook saw ScanneL IRE three or four shots
into the body OF Donahue. Other witnesses
Identified Scannell as the murderer. The Jury
gave In their verdict that the murder Of DON
ahue was deliberate by Scanneu. The pris-
onor was sent to the TOombs
he steamer Nero Cooke arrived thfsmorn-
ing, bringing some Of the survivors Of the i'll
fated steamer Missouri, burned al sea, Ocuo-
Der I'd william Jones. q sailor. states that I
on Tuesday, October I'D, At nine O'Clock in 1
ne morning the cry OF ure was raised, and
lts orlg1n Wa.s supposed 70 be IN the dre-roOm,
near the gratings- At this time al hands were /
reenng the foretopsails- Il was blowing q Z
gale rom the east, northeast. The hrst and
second o1ncers were on deck al the time. and
were ordered at once 10 attach hose % the
aonkey pumps We set TO work with Will,
but inside Of twenty minutes IL was found
that the vessel must be abandoned Most Of
lne Passengers were at breakfast at the time I
but on hearing the cry OF fire, they hurried on
tsck, but still there was no confession
There we're three boat launched one Of
which was burned One swanped with nine
passengers in it. One turned bottom side up
With two sailors In it, ana the one IN which
ny comrades and were saved We remained
around the ship for over two hours, but owing
% heavy SEA found u impossible 70 render
any assistance We saw the burning shin M
q q aooal hall-past Two. There were about
nlrty y-seN On Passengers and nfty-fOur OF the
rev Before leaving the ship we did every ,
hing We could TO assist those In the swaunped i
1oat- 1ne captain and officers acted with the
Utmost cooiness, and everything was done 70
,I1nguish the IRE The statements OF the
,ther survivors cOrroborate the story Of Jones.
Judge Faucher has issued a writ Of hdbeag
nFlDlls and oeTttordIs In the case Of Alfred :
.argraye, arrested In France and brought to
bis city on the charge Of burglary. The De- 4
llon on which the writ was granted states
hat having been brought % this city on q
riminal charge from France. on board a ?
french vessel, and being arrested on civil ac- :
Ion before the vessel was moved to the dock. ! I
is under the protection Of the re- /
,ubhc Of France and cannot Be held under \
rrest by civil action. :
Surrogate Hutehings to-day decided that +
he bequest OF Louis Bernard, TO the society 1
OF the Prevention Of Cruelty 20 Animals, !
5 valid a. regards devise OF personal proper i
}, but void - regards real estate. [
The President, after attending the funeral I
4 General Meade, on Monday in PhiiadeI- :
ihia, VIII 20 70 COyingtOn, Kentucky, TO visit :
rs father and mother.
Cardinal Luigi Amst, Nice-ChancellOr OF the ]
soman Church, died In this city yesterday,
ged seyenty-slx years.