Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-14
Another Wife Murdered by Her Brutal
Hnsband-Hayti and Porto Rico Dis
turbances- -Cott0n-Tax
Question.
Our Relations With MexieO-Death of
SIN. Kenneth Destructive Fire at
Detroit, Miehigan-AnOther
Freshet.
The Pope Again DecliniRg-His ReeOv-
cry Believed Impossible-Speeula-
tiOns in View Of His Probable
Demise.
Pere Hyacinthe. -

An OLD MelhOOl8t minister departed.
: COLUMNS, IND, April l3.-Rev. Will
/ Hanson Terrell, one of the oldest and
t most widely known Methodist minis
: tiers in southern Indiana, died at his
residence in this city this afternoon, af-
ter lingering illness.
Bancroft VIII Not Resign.
BERLIN, April l2.-The rumor current
that Bancroft would soon resign is de-
nied to-day. He recently received
complimentary letter from President
Grant. He also continues to enjoy the
confidence Ofthe emperor and Bismarck.
Another Wifs-sIayer.
UTICA, n. Y, April 13.-The wife of
Robert Pierce was found dead in her
house, near Camden, this morning,
having been killed by her husband. A
/ child four years old says she saw her
father do the deed. The murderer is
still at large.
Ohio Legislature.
COLUMBUS, April 13.-In the house.
yesterday afternoon, the senate bill
amending the free turnpike law so that
township trustees may apportion the
two days work equally between free
turnpikes and other roads, passed. In
the senate, Mr.. Bearis's bill supple
mentary to an act to prevent cruelty to
dumb animals was passed.
More High Water. and its Destructive
Effects
CINCINEATI, April13.-A Fort Wayne
special to the Gazette tonight reports
another great freshet in the st. Joseph
river and tributaries. All bridges on
| the st. Joe between Fort Wayne and
| Cedarville are washed away. The bridge
over Cedar creek at CedarYilIe went to-
day. The roads on the streams are all
under water.
Death of L. N. Kennett.
ST. LOUIS, April 13.-Hon. Luther NJ.
| Kennett, who represented St. Louis in
| congress from 1855 to 1857, and was
three times mayor of the city, died in
| Paris to-day. Mr.. Kennett came here
| from Kentucky in 1925, and for many |
| years was an active merchant, and was |
| closely identified with the material |
| growth of the city. He leaves a wife |
/ and eight children, and an estate valued |
at half million dollars.
Edinburgh sOperat0rs'' Rearrested.
! BOSTON, April 19.-John and Andrew |
| KOddie, recently arrested on a cable dis |
patch for alleged fraudulent proceedings |
| in Edinburgh, and discharged for want |
of jurisdiction under the extrsdition |
! treaty, have been re-anested and held /
for examination. 1t appears that the ae-
cused, bakers in Edinburgh, had OBJ |
tanned about seven hundred barrels of
| flour from firms in thai city and Ileitb, |
which, as alleged, they converted into
money and came to America.
Spanish News.
MADRID, April I3.-General Velarde,
the new captain-general, assumed COM
mand at Barcelona last week, and inau-
gurated measures to check insubordina-
ton which have proved more effective
than any heretofore employed.
General Morales, who commanded at
Berga when that place fell into the
hands of the Carlists, has written a let
ter defending himself from the charges
of treason.
A concession has been granted to GER
tain parties, giving them the right TO
lay lines of telegraph cable from Cuba
or Porto Rico to Hayt or San Domingo.
a Sumner 10 the SANTANA Bay scheme.
HAVANA, April 12.-Adviees from st.
Thomas Of the seventh have been re-
ceived. 1t was reported there that an
American steamer had arrived at Porto
Rico with the news that asteamship had
appeared in Samana bay with a large
nuUnuEI VI Eu1OIl&lS Tie OQlleO
States, and that when the Americans
attempted to disembark, their landing
was opposed by the insurgents. and
there was some hloodshed The report
was not credited at st. Thomas, and was
believed to have been manufactured by
the enemies Of the SamaRa bay scheme
in Porto Rico.
The POPe'a Recovery Supposed Impcs-
sfbie.
ROME, April 12.-The pope, after suf- .
fering many hours OF great pain, is now .
in Iethargic state. His physicians
have forbidden the issue of bulletins,
and the clerical papers have been or
dered to abstain from making reports. :
1t is feared that the recovery Of the pope !
is impossible. 1t is believed his I.
death viii be kept secret until the /,
conclaYe has elected q successor, :
to avoid the interference of Ger ,
many and Italy. All the cardinals save ,
two are now at Vineau, There are four ,
hundred papal troops inside, and orders !
have been given to allow no one to enter. !
Trouble In Hayti and Porto Rico. 4
HAVANA, April IA newsletter
from Jacmel, Hayti, dated March "a, r
gives the particulars of an abortive at I
tempt at revolution at Gonaivis, of i
which General Michel was Tingleader.
The government succeeded in quelling d
the disturbance, and thirty of those i'm S
plicated, including the leader, were exc a
cuted. Mitchell, who was hair-dresser .
in 1858, and became general In 1868, il
made a grand and eloquent speech ON v
the scaffold. He said great men like
Napoleon and others had their destiny
to fulfill, and he had fulfilled his. Ru-
hnro of Aiff1nralfiou sr,l
Porto Rico, but nothing definite is
known as to the character Of the
trouble.
Relations with MexicO.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The sensa-
tional report about the increase of mill s
tary forces and naval forces, with refer
ence to the relations with Mexico and I
the question of annexation, may be
stated upon good authority to be un-
founded. Well informed persons in off, !
cial circles, know nothing of the annex
alton project, and it is certain that the {
relations of the two governments are al
together friendly. The steamer OF the 4
twentieth from Havana is ex-
pected by the Mexican minis.
ter at Washington to bring news
Of the ratification of the recent treaty to
revive and extend the joint claims COM
and 1t IS supposed that it viii r
bring also the appointment of a new
commissioner, Vice GuZman, whose =
course Is condemned by his government.
The question Of order and peace on the
Rio Grande frontier has two sides; the
Mexicans alleging that the Americans
ire generally the aggressors In these
aids.
Pablishing Company burned
0ut.
DETROIT, April 13.--About six O'Clock =
his morning fire broke out in front of
he boilers in the basement OF the
Tribune buildings, in the rear of the
building in which was located the en-
zine, presses, job, composing and edi-
orial rooms, and in an instant of time q
hey were completely gutted. The :
Tribune loses S35, 200 on the building llss
md material, and was insured for N
20, COO. The. Tribune job-room esti- II
mates its loss at $4,000; insurance, re- c1
'l3, 900. The building was also occupied II
~ the Michigan FdrIner, which loses Ct
1000, aud In addition to this the editors y
library, worth $1,000, covered by in 10
urance. The Calvert ithographipg W
works occupied the upper floors Of the