Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-19
CITY OF GOTHAM.
The Sun Man AbandOns his Greeley
Statue Enterprise-What Stokes Is
Fixed to PrOVe-Father Burke
Gives FrOude a Parting
Kick.
Tammany MOvements-The Erie DITi.
dend will not be Declared-Frelght
Train DemOlished-The Greeley
Statue-AbOHt the Italians.
Two Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dol
lars in Interest that Have not been
Realized-FaleOx Mounts the
TripOd-Murder Trials,
Etc.

New YORK, December 18.-Mr. En-.
gland, Of the san, has abandoned his
purpose of raising fund for a Greeley
statue, and offers return Of the money
TO the subscribers.
! Stokes told a reporter yesterday that
IN the new trial he will prove that Fisk
was armed on the day of his murder,
and also satisfactorily prove what was
done with his pistol subsequent to the
shooting.
Father Burke last night delivered a
lecture in reply to the last words of
troude, before vast audience, in the
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
The Tammany Society last evening
installed a number of new members.
New Sachems were installed in place of
Charles O'COnOr and Oswald Often
dorfer, those gentlemen not having pre-
sented themselves since their election,
Numerous cable inquiries were re-
celved here yesterday from London,
concerning the report that the Erie
Company is about to declare the divi-
dend upon its preferred stock. 1t is
given out, however, that the meeting of
the Directors of the Erie Company here
yesterday, decided not TO declare the
dividend.
Thirty freight cars were demolished
near Bloomsburg, on Tuesday night by
collision between an emigrant and
freight train on the Central road.
The character and responsibility of
the committee Of gentlemen from the
several States, who have in charge the
proposal to erect a statue to Mr.. Gree
ley, is regarded by the press here as a
guarantee of the success of the work.
Bertrand and Cook, the lawyers who
were recently arrested at HobOken on
the charge of fraudulent real estate
transactions, have been released upon
the consent of the party who originally
made the complaint.
The Italian Consul here publishes d
communication on the immigration of
his countrymen to America, in which
he says he considers the temporary ex-
pense of supporting the Italians here a
good investment, as the average capital
of each immigrant more than counter
balances it. The Consul suggests that
if this country does not want the immi-
grants here, it had better give notice in
Italy of the hardships incident to COM
ing here. This advice, he says, would
be respected, whereas coming from the
Italian Government it would be sus-
pected.
A systematic series of thefts from the
Pennsylvania railroad, at Jersey City,
has been broken up by the arrest Of the
pilferers.
From an interview with the CITY
Chamberlain, which has been published,
it appears that not dollar of interest
has been paid upon the moneys deposit
ed in the various banks to the credit of
the city, since December last. Four
per cent. on these deposits would have
realized two hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars.
Vice-President Colfax has accepted
the editOTship of the Tribune, and his
salUtatOTy may be looked for ia a few
days. 1t is said that orion has offered
the position of managing-editor to
Hassard, and he will probably accept.
Judge Ingram to-day denied q stay of
proceedings in the case of King, the
murderer Of O'Neil, but granted a com
mission to procure testimony in Eng
land. Kings trial is to follow that of
Stokes.
The defense of Simmons for the muir
der of Dwyer, will be, that he was in a
parOXysm of insanity when he COM
mitted the act, having been excited to
frenzy by Dryers taunts and know
ledge of his straitened monetary con-
dition.
The Consul Of Denmark, in this city,
acknowledges the receipt of thirty-five
hundred and forty-one dollars, for the
relief Of sufferers in Denmark. Six
thousand rix dollars thus far have been
RENTED by mail. Reports indicate the
suffering greater than has been stated,
and further contribution is solicited.
An inquest was commenced to-day by
the Coroner over the bones of the women
suffOcated and burned by the fire in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel on the night of the
ninth instant. Fire Marshal McSpadden
testified that the employees of the hotel
must have been endeavoring to extin-
glish the flames for fifteen minutes be-
fore public alarm was given; and Jas.
NJ. McGregOr, Superintendent Of Build
ings, said that in his opinion suffocation
was the cause of the death Of the girls,
and that if they had had time to reach
the window they could have escaped by
the door. Captain Burden, command
ant Of the police precinct, said he went
to the hotel Immediately on the alarm
OF fire being given, yet he did not learn
of the girls until two or half-past two
O'Clock. Mary Grove said she saw the
flames entering her room, No. sos, and
that the fire did not originate in that
room, as has been frequently stated.
The proposition to settle the claims of
the Erie railroad against Gould, by his
paying nine million dollars 10 the com
pany, viii be discussed at a special meet |
ing Of the directors tomorrow.
There were six offers for bonds, |
to SS13,75 at 111.74, and
1l2.Il. The government advertised to
buy million, but accepted no offers.