Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-08
Political Observation-Disclosures
CbrOnieles-FOreign Notes
Election News.
Another Fearful Earthquake in
Italy-PrOgreSs OF the Nor
mon Divorce Suit.
Massachusetts, after the Beer.
MISUNDERSTANDING Fire at
ChieagO-Criminal, Cas-
Ual, Etc.


Victor Hugo Dying.
New YORK, August IA Paris dis
patch says that Victor Hugo is believed
to be dying.
Another CarIist Victory.
BAYoNNE, August THE Carlists
claim a victory st Elgreta, in Guipuz-
Goa. They state that they captured one
republican general and six hundred pris-
! oners.
mrs. Brigham YOuRg No. Ez's Divorce
Suia.
SALT LAKE CITY, August Brigham
Young's counsel fled demurrer 70 the
jurisdiction of the court in the divorce
case this morning. The case was post
poned until tomorrow evening.
Fatal Accident.
! LOUISVILLE, August 7.-GeOrge C. !
Carlisle, a bridge-carpenter, fell from
Rolling-Fork bridge, on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, while at work
this afternoon, and was instantly killed.
Carlisle lived at Bowling Green.
English Elections.
+. LONDON, August THE election in
East Staffordshire to I'LL the vacancy in
the house of commons, caused by the
death of Mclean, resulted in the cleo !
ton Of S. G. AlsoppO, conservative, by
i1ldJUIlll VI uALG uuuuIEu NOL65s
MofIey's Illness.
LONDON, August THE report that
MOtley's illness was the result of an apo
plectic stroke is incorrect. He is suffer
ing from a very severe attack of neural
gia, but is now much better, and expects
soon to be completely restored.
Cherokee nation Elections.
ST. LOUIS, August THE election !
returns have been received from three
districts in the Cherokee nation, Della !
ware, Saline and LOwee Skoowee, which |
the Downing party carried by decided |
majority, and feel hopeful of electing a |
majority to the council.
PIObabIei Amount Of LesIIe's FTsuds.
| PHILADELPHIA, August THE in |
vestigatiOn into the frauds committed by |
Leslie through false records of mortgages !
\ proves that the total amount will not
exceed fifty thousand dollars. The loss |
| viii probably be made good by Ex-Re- |
cOrdeT Hanceman, whose clerk was a |
party to the frauds.
The Revenue officials and Illicit Dis.
! tilIers.
| RICHMOND, Va, August "A fight |
/ took place yesterday in Scott county be-
| tween a small force of revenue officers
I AAOEA OOADAN4 NAEDAl-C 5DEAAg = ulkcu
States deputy-marshal, and a gang of
! Illicit distillers, in which a man named
| Wilcox, an assistant of the marshal, was
killed by John A. Vanguard, who had
previously surrendered, but was rescued
by his friends.
Railroad P---ress in Arkansas.
LITTLE ftU August THE first
passenger-tra' - aJuth to the Little Mis-
souri, river, II the Cairo and Fulton rail-
road, went down to-day. The Little
Missouri is twenty miles below Arkadel-
phia and ninety-twO below Little Rock.
TrsCk-laying is progressing at the rate
Of a mile and O half per day, and it is
the intention to reach Fulton in twenty /,
days.
Railroad Sold At Auction.
ST. LOUIS, August THE Chillicothe
and Brunswick railroad was sold at pub
lie auction at the courthouse in this city
to-day, at the instance Of Solon Hum
phrey, of New York, trustee, for the
nOn-payment of interest. The road was
knocked down for sixty-tWo thousand
five hundred dollars, Colonel Rice being
the purchaser for party Of New York
gentlemen.
Signs of shipWreek.
LONDON, August IA large quantity
of debris from a wrecked vessel has been
discovered off the coast of Ireland. The
wreck is supposed to be that of the State
line steamship Alabama, which left
Glasgow for New York on Saturday last.
No survivors from any wreck in that
vicinity have as yet been heard of, and
nothing more definite in regard to the
disaster can be learned.
What it Costs per shOOny'' in Massa-
chusetts-
WORCESTER. MASS. August -Four
teen German beer-sellers were arraigned
to-day, the most of them for the third
time. Six were fined one hundred dol
lars and costs, sentenced to the house of
correction for six months, and ordered to
find one thousand dollars bail not to viO-
late the law for one year. They all took
an appeal, and gave the bail required.
The Cairo and Fulton Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, August The Cairo and
Fulton railroad, which is in rapid pro-
cess Of construction, will be finished to
Fulton, Arkansas, by the first of Sep
tember. This point was the original
terminus of the road, but ii has been de-
termined to extend it to Texarkona,
twenty miles beyond, where it will con-
meet with the Texas Pacific road. The
fall.
Reappearanee of Cholera at Chatta-
noOga.
NASHVILLE, August 7.-Fhe cholera
reappeared in Chattanooga to-day
There were eight cases, two of which
proved fatal. As yet it is confined to
the cOlOred population, and was caused
by eating unripe fruits and melons. The
mayor has issued the following procla-
nation: "The sale, or exhibition for
sale, of all fruits and vegetables, except
potatoes and tomatoes, is hereby pro-
hiblted, the public welfare requiring it."
WIG Cholera Reports at Columbus,
ohio.
COLUMBUS, August There are wild
rumOrs afi0at in the neighborhoOd Of
this city as to cholera in this locality.
A talk had this evening with four physi-
clans shows that from the best informa-
ton Obtainable since July 9TH there have
been twenty-four cases Of cholera out
side Of the penitentisry, and eighteen
cases were fatal. There are now but
six cases in the city, and two Of these
are Of mild type.
Three Young Villains.
CINCINNATI, August 7.-On Saturday
night Mary Eberle. girl fourteen wears
old, and living in the western part ofi
the city, while on an errand for her
mother was seized by three young men,
forced into a stable, and there her person
violated. Her injurious are so serious
that she has been in the hospital ever
since. To-day three men arrested on
charge of the Offense were confronted
by her and identified as the persons who
committed, the crime. They are under
arrest.
more Earthquakes in Italy.
WASHINGTON, August 7.--An official
letter, dated Belluno, Italy, says: "On
the evening Of the twenty-ninth of June
terrible earthquake occurred here, car
rylng death to many and CONSERVATION
to all The dead are counted by tens.
material injury by thousands, every D
fourth or fifth building being made m
inhabitahle. The principal monuments
are oVerthrown or seriously injured.
Everywhere the cry of anguish is raised.
and calls for prompt and effeetual re-
lief"
Qutet Citizens Assaulted by Rou0bs.
ST. LOUIS, August The Democrat
has a special from Venita, Indian Ter
ritory. which says: "There was a fight
Tuesday, about. twenty-five miles west
of here, on Verdegris creek, caused by a
party of roughs assaulting some quiet
citizens, and driving them and their
families from their homes. About forty
citizens started ia pursuit Of the roughs,
overlook them, and a fight ensued, In
which several were slightly wounded.