Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-12
Why Criminals Cannot be Pun
ished at Salt Lake-President
Baez Apologies.
The Congressional Convention to
be Held at st. LOuis-Vienna
Financial Panic.
NOdOc Jack on the Wing-Acei.
dent by Rail, and Otherwise
Current Summary.
Child Killed and Two Persons Injured
by a Runaway Team.

CHICAGO, Nav ia runaway team
on Blue island, this afternoon, killed
one child Of Charles Esntadt and seri-
ously injured two Others.
TIE spanish Republic Sustained by the
RaliOt-BON.
MADRID, May 10.-The returns of
voting to-day in Madrid and provinces,
fer the electoral bureau, are in favor of
the federal republicans. The pTelimi-
nary elections for the constituent corps
began in this city yesterday. The num-
Der Of votes cast on the first day was
thirty-five thousand five hundred and
twenty-five. The voting continues to-
day, A large majority is for the federal
republicans. J. Is assumed that the vote
cast by the other parties is Insignificant
Although there is much excitement,
the election has, so far, been peaceful.
Official returns show that the total debt
of spain at the end of March, 1873, was
seven billion eight hundred and thirty
million pesetas, about One-third more
than in 1865.
Another OF MOdOe Jacks Jokes.
SAN Francisco, May ia dispatch
from Yreka says the MOdocs are known
10 be out of the Lsvabeds fleeing to-
ward the Goose lake country. The
Warm Spring Indians and several scout
ing parties are in close pursuit. Six
men are at Nreka on trial for Bogus
Charley. 4 later telegram announces
that the MOdOcs are strongly intrenched
in the Lavabeds, four miles from their
old position.
Practical Belief for The Vienna Finan-
ciaI Panic.
Vienna, May 1l.-Several promi-
nent bankers of this city have sub
scribed twelve million fiOTins to ease the
stock market, and the Austrian minis
ter Of finance, by an arrangement with
the national bank, has increased the
sum TO twenty million tiorins.
Freight Train Ditehcd-FwO Ken Killed
WATERBURY, CONN, May ia dis
patch states that a broken rail
. caused a freight train on the Hartford,
Providence and Fishkin railroad to run
OF the track yesterday near that city,
and Geo. c. Bradley, conductor, and
Albert NJ Butts, statiOn-master, were
killed. Three others were seriously in
.iured.
President Baez as an ApOIOgist.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE London
papers contain the particulars of the
complete satisfaction given by the
Dominican government for the insult
offered to the British flag in February
last, when three political refugees were
taken by force out of the vice-cOnsul's s
house, at Puerto Plata, under a demand
and threat made by the commander of
her maiesty's ship Niobe. President
BaeZ ordered the prisoners TO be set at
liberty, and that the governor rehOist
the consular flag, and fire a salute of
twenty-one guns. All of which was
duly done, and gives great satisfaction
To the foreign residents of the island.
LEGAL TeehnfeaIities Prevent the Puu-
fssiIReHt Of Criminals.
SALT LAKE, May l0.-An important
Habea8 corpus case was to-day decided
bv Judge BOreman, in the case of John
O'Neil, who was convicted before pro-
hate court Of riot and assault with intent
10 kill and sentenced to the Territorial
prison. O'Neil was discharged by Judge
Boremau, upon the ground that probate
courts Of this Territory have no jurisdic-
ton over criminal cases. A similar
ruling was held by Judge Emerson few
days ago, sitting in the second judicial
district This decision is in accordance
with former rulings 10y Judge Mexican
and other United States judges IN Utah,
and comedies with the reDderings of the
judiciary in other Territories. Whenever
similar questions have been raised under
this ruling scores Of men Illegally con-
victed in probate courts in this city must
be discharged. The ruling is the gen.
eral topic Of conversation on the streets
and at the hotels this evening.
A Glimpse at the Programme Of the
Congressional Convention.
ST. LOUIS. May 11.-About one hun
dTed and thirty members of congress
accepted the invitation TO attend the
congressional conference to be held here
next week. Every State in the Union
viii be represented except one or two,
and there is reason TO believe that q
much larger number of members from
the eastern States would have accepted
the invitation were it not for reports put
in circulation that the conference was
intended to embrace only congressman
from the western and southern States
These REPORTS are entirely without foun,
dation in fact, and are a misrepresenta-
ten Of the objects and scope of the con-
ference. Invitations have been sent tC
every member of both branches Of con-
gress, and the intention was and is that
The gathering should fully represent
the congress and government Of
the United States. No action Is
expected to be taken by the convention,
nor will any proposition besubmitted to
ii requiring a vote as designed to COM
mit any member to any line of policy
or act Of legislation. The whole pur-
pose is comprehended in the idea that
The congressman are assembled in an
informal manner on invitation of the
city Of ST. Louis, and should have pre-
sented TO them a practical statement Oi
the necessities Of the west and south fol
improved aud cheap water transporta'
lion to the seabOard, and in connection
with this event should enjoy the hOspi'
t8lities Of the city, and have Opportu
nifty by means Of railroad excursions
and otherwise to see a considerable pOr
ton of the Mississippi Valley, and un
der the most pleasant auspices. Th'
merchants and people Of st. Louis dis
claim any narrow or sectional spirit II
the matter, and extend hearty invita-
.tiOn TO members Of congress from ever!
section Of the Union TO be present.
Another story Of suffering at Sea.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE HerdtC
publishes the following statement OF Jas
A King, the only known survivor OF
boats crew of five of the seal-tishini
schooner Franklin of New London
We landed in 1871 on Window island O
South Shetland, situated south OF Cap
Horn in latitude 64'. The men kille,
four thousand seals there, and thel
went to st. Georges island, leaving tb
records Of cur whereabouts behind
The vessel subsequently returned from
another Of the group of lands, a boa
was discovered, and the recorder pro
ceeded TO st. Georges, where, gettini
No response to the guns, rockets an
other signals, and being unable TO sem
the boat ashore on account of the break
ers and ice, was compelled TO abandon
the men and proceed home, where thei
loss was long since reported. Tn
schoener Nile, one of who's
men is now in New York, discOv
cred King late last year in
small wooden hut on st. George sislano
One ofhis companions had died sewers
months before, while the Others, lnclud
ing the third mate (Townsend), left tw
weeks before King was found, with
boat for Window island, against his re
mOnstrance. He helped launch tn
boat, but don't know what became {
them. 1t is certain, however, that
portion of the boat and a sailor
coat were found on the beach nea
Cape Sheriff, thirty miles from the hut
where the men passed weary year
that they were drowned IN the breaker:
and never reached Window island. III
reported the seals now almost entirel
killed of South Shetland island. Kin
told this man he and his comrades man
aged 10 live on pelican flesh and som
biscuits left behind by a boats crew, an
made clothes out Of sealskins. A hu
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