Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-05
TELEGRAHS.

By the operations of the Carlists all
mail communication between France
and Spain has been broken up.
There is a project on foot to have a
grand excursion of the Texas, Missouri
and Kansas Legislators in March.
At the Episcopal Conference, in New
York, Monday, great deal was said
opposing the practice Of written ser
mons.
The argument in the matter of stay
of proceedings in the Stokes case was
concluded fn New York yesterday. The
Judge viii render decision in few
days
At Madrid Sunday the infant Prince
was christened Louis Amedes Fernando.
Members of the Cabinet and the Diplo-
matte Corps, were present at the eere-
mony.
1t Is thought. that the new city char
ter Of New York will pave the way to
even greater frauds than those that al
ready disgrace the records Of the courts
Of that city.
G. T. Ball was arrested at Washing
ton, Monday, on the charge of robbing
the Adams Express Office at Alliance,
val of an officer from Cincinnati.
In the Indiana Legislature yesterday
q resolution was passed denying that
Indiana is under obligations to the
State Of Ohio for the failure to MAIN
tain the Wabash and Erie canal in nav
igable condition.
In the Greeley will proceedings yes
/ terday, a representative of the Chiidren's g
Aid Society declared it their purpose to
| insist upon their claim for ten thousand
dollars. A well informed gentleman
says the estate is far below any estimate
hitherto made.
The soldiers colony movement, inau-
gurated at mass meeting in Philadel-
phia on the eighteenth of January, is
| receiving great favor. General Cadwal-
lader has accepted the Trusteeship, and
will be aided by Colonel ThOs. A. Scott,
Jay Cooke, and many prominent citi-
Zens.
The House Committee on Foreign At
fairs yesterday agreed to recommend
a bill to incorporate an American, China
and Japan Telegraph Company, with a
capital Of sixty millions. They also
agreed to invite the Worlds Statistical
Congress to hold its session of 1873 in
this country.
The Board of Directors of the st.
Louis Merchants Exchange yesterday
| adopted q resolution declaring against
the construction of any bridge below
the mouth of the Missouri river lower
than seventy-five feet above high water
mark, or with spans less than five hun
dred feet wide.
The House Committee on Claims at
Washington have prepared bill, which
will be reported Saturday, for paying
awards Of claims allowed by the Com
missioners on Southern Claims. The
bill embraces thirteen hundred names,
and appropriates about nine hundred
thousand dollars.
At Cincinnati last night, between the
hours of seven and eight o'clock, a me-
teor was seen starting in the western
horizon and coursing slowly to the ze-
NTH, where it was lost. It left o track
resembling silyery mist, extending
far behind it and slowly fading. 1t was
unattended by sny blaze or report.
Mr.. HaFdgrave was found yesterday
| IN Thirteenth street, Washington City,
with his throat cut in critical manner.
The man acted as if deliFious, and at
tackled his wife and child, 1t appears
that during the war he suffered Toss of
property, having resided in Nelson
county, Virginia, and became depressed
thereby.
The building of the Globe rolling
mill, on Front street, adjoining the gas
works, in Cincinnati, was entirely con-
sumed by fire yesterday. The Globe
Rolling-Mill Company, Of which Lewis
WoFtEington is President, manufactured
bar, boiler, sheet-iron and wire. I'll q
loss is estimated at seventy-thoasana
dollars altogether,