Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-08

ney, McGehee, among others, asked
permission of the court to retain posses
sion of the indictments in his possession
for a short time longer, in order that he
might examine them and the State be
protected, whereupon the court fined
McGehee fifty dollars, and ordered him
to be confined in Jail for ten days, and
MeGehee is now in jail. This matter
creates considerable excitement here. It
is stated that the governor will take de-
cided steps to see that his authority is
respected and that McGehee is released.
Election Of RaiIrOad Directors.
MILWAUKEE, June THE annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroad company
was held here to-day. Two hundred
and thirty-four thousand shares were
represented. The following directors
were elected for the ensuing three years:
n. A. Cowdrey, +. J.. Frank, j. G.
Garner, l.. p. Morton. The following
Mitchell, president; Hon. r. Sage, vice
president. All other officers held over.
New York Gossip.
New YORK, June THE missing
steamer, George Cromwell, is still the
object of solicitude in the city. The
agent here denies the truth of the report
that the Cromwell had on board q large
quantity of ammunition. He says she
had none whatever among the cargo.
Her fate will probably be determined by
tomorrow, when the steamer Washing
ton, following in the track of the Crom-
well, will have arrived in New Orleans.
A Washington special says that state
ments thus far made in the Polaris in
vestigation show that the separation of
the vessel from the ice-fioe was purely
accidental instead of being effected with
pTemeditation; that there is not the
slightest reason from the testimony thus
far taken to suspect any poisoning, mu-
tiny or heartless desertion. and that Es-
quimaux Joe never told any such story
as has been attributed to him in regard
to the death of Captain Hall.
William Stuart, g well known theatri-
cal manager, while assing down the
main stairway of the police headquar-
ters yesterday, when near the bottom,
was seized with vertigo and fell over the
bannisters. He remained insensible for
half an hour. 1t is feared he received
severe internal injuries.
A special from the ModOc country, of
the fifth, says that General Davis was
preparing evidence to prove the identity
of the ModOc murderers, intending to
hang eight or ten the next evening"
when he received dispatch from Wash
ington to hold them subject to decision
there, and probable courtmartial in
camp. The delay causes great dissatis-
faction among citizens, and is calculated
to cause wrong impression among the
surrounding tribes.
The cornerstone of Rev. DIR. Tai
madge's New Tabernacle, Brooklyn, to
be laid on the site of the edifice burned
during the winter, was laid this after
noon. The church will cost ninety
thousand dollars and the organ twenty
five thousand dollars.
Ex-senator Nye was among the pass
engers for Europe to-day.
Since Saturday last almost thirteen
thousand immigrants have arrived at
this port.
1t is stated that the wife of Carl Vogt,
the alleged Belgian murderer, has COM
menced a suit to recover a large amount
of property turned over to the counsel of
VOgt when he was arrested.