Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-11

himself, as he was not touched. Thi!
is the third time that the sessions of tn,
circuit court have been enlivened Will
shooting in sight. The circuit judge ia
vors the removal Of the courthouse.
All the parties accused of implication
in the great forgery case, who have beer
away on bond, have returned to stanC
trial. Among them are Steele and tn,
irrepressible Mcbride.
Associated Press Dispatches
An English Journalist Dead.
! LONDON, June 10.-Mr. Witty, pro.
/ prietor of the Liverpool Daily Post anC
father of the penny press, died to-day
Races Postponed.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 1O.-The race.
advertised for to-day at Cambridge
have been postponed until Saturday, OF
| account of rainstorm which has pre-.
vailed during the greater part of the af
| ternOOn.
Funeral of Judge ThraII.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June 1O.-The fun.
eral of Judge A. NJ. B. Thral wa:
/ largely attended this evening. The ma.
sonic ceremonies were conducted by
Past Grand Master George Rex, Of
| Wooster. Delegations of masOns were
! present from various points in Ohio.
Nashville COnValeseinG.
NASHVILLE, June 10.-The excite
ment about cholera has been greatly al
layed. The weather has turned unusu-
ally cool, and, contrary to the expecta-
ton Of physicians, the prevailing illness
shows fewer and much more comfortable
cases. In fact, very few, if any, cases
have proved fatal for the past few days,
if they were reached by medical aid in
time.
Atlantic Yacht Club Regatta.
NEW YOEK, June IO.-The eighth an
nual regatta of the Atlantic yacht club
took plaSe to-day from the aehOrage Off
Bay Ridge, through the Nsrrows, and
around the stakebOat at Southwest Spit,
thence around the light-ship and return.
The race was splendidly contested. The
Agnes took the prize for schOoners. the
Vixen for first-class slOOps, the Anna for
second-class sloops, and the Flyaway for
third-class sloOps.
Ohio state MedteaI society.
COLUMBUS, June 10.-The Ohio State
medical society met in this city to-day,
and number of new members were re-
ceived. Papers were read on the sub
iect of the Estate Board of Health, - by
J. r. Black, of Newark; on "MicrO-
scOpic Observations" by DR.. Huff, of
Ridgeville; on "Distinction Between
the Gaseous Pneumonia and True Tu-
bercle," by 4. 7. Keyl, of Walnut
Hills; on the Therapeutics of AlcO-
hol," by 6. II. Hyatt, of Delaware.
Illinois Blood Horse Association.
PEKIN, ILL, June 10. The June
meeting OF the Central Illinois blood
horse association will commence
tomorrow, having been postponed one
day on account Of the rain here last
evening. There is now at the track the
largest field Of horses that was ever
brought together at any meeting of the
kind in this State, among which are
some very noted horses from the south
and west. Fast time will be made dur
ing the week, if the weather should
be favorable.
Distinguished Visitors at West Point.
WEST POINT, n. Y, June 10.-Presi-
dent Grant and party arrived this even
ing, and remain probably until Friday.
General Whipple arrived here to-day,
and General Sherman is expected to-
morrow. The examination of the cadets
will be concluded tomorrow or the next
day, and the diplomas will be awarded
Friday. The President was received to-
night with a salute of twenty-one guns.
He will attend the annual hop ON Thurs
day evening.
A Little Game with Hearts and Dia
mOnds.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June l0.-A widow
named Cornfield, who ,1ns a pawn-shop
here, mourns because she placed conf
dence in a swindleT, who, after a brief
season of counting, has vamOsed with
seven gold watches, eighteen silver
watches, seven gold chains, and dia-
mond rings, revolvers, and trinkets to
the amount of two thousand dollars.
-Four of the watches have been recovered
in the hands Of boys connected with
prominent families. and they are thought
to be connected with this little game of
confidence.
The Guatemala story Premature.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-It was re-
Gently stated that two delegates from
the government of Guatemala, accom-
panied by the minister from that cOun-
try, had called on President Grant, urg-
ing the annexation of that republic to
the United States. There is the best
evidence for saying that the minister
from Guatemala and San Salvador
knows nothing of any Central Ameri-
cans, who may have seen the President
with the alleged or any other object.
He has not been in Washington since
the tenth Of April last, and. to his
knowledge, not single prominent ma
tive of Central America Is dreaming of
the annexation Of his country to the
United States.
The British Turf.
LONDON, June I0.-The annual races
on Ascot heath commenced to-day. and
were attended by a great crowd Of peo-
pie. The prominent races Of the dav
were runs for the Prince of Walesjs
stakes, the Ascot stakes, and the gold
vase. The Prince of Wales's stake was
won by Kaiser, Gauf-forWard second,
and Combat third. Nine horses ran.
Whaan was the victor in the run forthe
Ascot stakes, Houghton came in second,
and VanSedeken third. Betting, just
before the race, was nine to two against
Whean, seven to one against Houghton,
and six to one against NanSedeken.
Nine Tsn. The gold vase was won by
Thorn, Hannah second, and Struan
third. Seven horses ran.
wholesale Stealing by Railroad Eu-
plOyes-
BosTOE, June l0.-Plunderng to a
large extent has been going on for some
time from the Boston and Fitchburg
railroad, which induced the company to
employ detectives, and it has resulted in
the arrest of the conductor, Edward
Prinder, the engineer, George Smith, the
fireman, Napoleon Blood, and Exon
ductors Fred Hildreth and Frank Has
comb. Other parties are suspected, and
their arrests threaten to follow. Prinder
and HildEeth pleaded guilty, and the