Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-01


stakes is the great event of the New Mar
ket spring meeting. 1t took place to-day,
and was won by Gang Forward; Kaiser,
second, and SuIieman, third. Betting
lust before the start was six to one
against Gang Forward; two to one
against Kaiser, and even on Sulieman
against the field. Ten horses ran.
From Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-Richard
Petit. who committed suicide last
evening. had been engaged to Miss
Stanley two years. She had lately re-
ceived handsome estate by the will of
the late Robert Baldaugh and b. B.
Baldaugh. and everything was prepared
for the marriage at noon, at the st.
Marks church. They designed taking
a European tour. The deceased was a
son of the late Judge Petit, and
neIhew of United States Naval Pay
master Richard Petit. The lady is
English and a cousin to Bishop Stanley,
late Of Honolulu.
At the hearing in the case of Harrison
GrambO it was announced that a war
rant had been issued forcing him into
bankruptcy. His liabilities are seven
hundred thousand dollars, and his assets
one hundred thousand.
WOrIfugmen's TrOubies-A Town Clerk
Wanfed-A S75, 900 Invoice SwindIer.
NEW YORK, April 30.-Fears of
another riot at Peltenburg are enter
tained. A large number of Swedes
and Italians have been put to work upon
the railroad, which incurred the
animosity Of the workmen formerly
employed. Murmurings are heard on
both sides, and both parties are said to
be heavily armed.
The Crispins report that seven Of the
Broadway firms have acceded to their
demands, and that the movement is
generally 8 success. Several firms still
hold out.
Edward D. johnson, town clerk of
North Bergen, abscOnded with from five
to six thousand dollars of the town
money.
United States District-Attorney Bliss
has begun suit against Wolff & Ressthal,
hardware importers, No. 49 Murray
street, to recover seventy-five thousand
dollars penalties for an alleged violation
of the act relative to the differentiation
of invoices.
Railroad for Sale.
ST. LOUIS, April 30.-In 1868 the leg
islature of this State passed an act re-
lating TO the State lien on the Missouri
Pacific and North Missouri railroads,
and the former road was sold to stock
holders for five millions of dollars. The
full amount Of the lien was thirteen
millions of dollars last month, as
reported at the time. The present
legislature, by a resolution, asked
Acknowledgement Ewing for his opinion
as to the constitutionality of the act un-
der which the State lien was released.
That officer replied that it violated the
constitution. In order to Osettle the mat
ter, it has been agreed by all parties in
terested that Governor WOOdsOn
shall advertise the road for sale,
to satisfy the balance of the State lien
of eight million dollars, and the railroad
company will apply to the supreme
court for an injunction to restrain the
sale, and full hearing Of the case will
be had. The order of sale will be made
tomorrow or Friday.
Railroad Muss.
PITTsBURG, April 30.-AbOut three
O'Clock this afternoon the Pittsburg and
COnnellsville railroad company sent q
force of men to restore the track on the
Bradford branch, destroyed some weeks
ago. As charged by parties acting un-
der the directions of the Pennsylvania
railroad company, the labOrers met the
force of the Pennsylvania railroad COM
pany, two hundred strong, who pre-
vented the accomplishment of the work
they were sent to perform by demonstra-
tons of violence. They also burned
twenty small bridges on the part Of the
road next TO the main line of the Con-
nellsville road, thus effectually defeating
the object of the expedition. The Con-
nellsville force quietly withdrew, ac-
cordiDg to orders. The interruption to
travel has been the cause of serious COM |
plants from persons doing business on
that branch Of the road. The Connells-
vile company has filed bill in equity
so prevent further interference with
their rights. The argument will be
heard in the supreme court in Harris
burg next week.
Another Mysterious ocean Disaster.
New YORK, April 30.-A Rio Janeiro
letter gives the particulars of the loss of
the French steamer Gamble, which left
that port on March oath, bound for
Bordeaux. Like the steamer Atlantic,
the officers can only account for her
going ashore on the hypothesis that the
wind had been prevailing for many
days strong and steadily from the south
and southwest, which may have occa-
stoned a slight increase of the coast
current of which sufficient notice was
not taken; and, as the night was thick
and stormy, it was impossible to see any
distance ahead. But the wreck of the
Gambe differed from that of the Atlantic
in this, that not one of the great
number of passengers on board, was lost.
The vessel was due at Bahia on the
twenty-sixth, and at two O'Clock on the
morning of the etwenty-seventh she went
on the reef known as the Java rocks.
As the passengers We're all asleep in
their rooms, the sudden blow of the
steamer awoke them, and OccasiOned
the greatest confusion and alarm. The
prompt decision and conduct of the Off
GERS, however, served in a great measure
to allay the excitement. The vessels
launches were lowered and manned by
six in the morning. The passengers
had all been safely landed at the town
of Abrantes.
Washington Topics.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-A telegram
has been received from the special COM
missioner at Vienna, appointed by the
President TO examine into the alleged
Irregularities of the original commission
to effect that object. Some of the sus-
pended commissioners appeared to be
implicated in charges of Improperly re-
ceiving money. 1t leaves the following
persons free from any charge of irregu-
iarity: DIR. Anthony Ruphauer, ThOs.
McElrath, Lewis SeasongOOd, J. c. Boil
ton, q. L. BlOdgett, H. Garretson, Ed.
GOttheil, Clayton McMichael, J. Cook,
A. X. James, and William +. Round.
They recommend that no part of the
suspended commission be restored at
present. 1t is understood that the re-
suit Of the examination, and the grounds
on which its recommendations are
founded, are to be Immediately for
warded
The third assistant pOstmaster-geneTal
decides that postalscards that have been
used, properly transmitted through the
mail, and the stamp thereon Cancelled,
can, after being returned to the sender
in q sealed envelope, with remittance,
be retransmitted to the person originally
addressed, with the woId "paid' stamped
OF indorsed, by placing upon the card
one-cent adhesive stamp. The pOstmas-
er-general decides that no discount viii
be allowed to purchasers or agents who
dts re to keep postal-cards on hand for
sale to the public.
Internal Revenue Infer nation.
WAsHINGTON, April 3O.-The secre-
tary Of the treasury decides that rubber
boots, with felted lining comprised in
part Of wool, are not subject to the duty
on wearing apparel composed Of wool,
imposed under an act of March 2, 1857,
but are subject to duty as rubber boots,
which is thirty per cent, under act of
August 5, 1851, with ten per cent. re-
duction, under act of June 6, 1872. The
total internal revenue receipts for the