Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-12
The POstal-Car Investigation Confined
CITY COmpirallet's RepOrt-Ihe
Strike OF the Gasmen Ended.
Gallant Conduct in Connection with the
Atlantic Disaster TO be Rewarded
Distinguished Citizens Wanted
In Albany.
A Methodist Preacher SnBbbed - Turf
Maiters-Sirike Threatened among
the Carpenters-Accldents,
Grimes, Etc, Etc.

/ NEW YORK, April lI.-While the En-.
. glish detectives, now here Ia the inter.
est Of the bank Of England forgery case
were seeing the city the other night one
+ Of them was robbed OF his watch and
, pOcketbOok, and the papers for the ex-
Tradition of Bidwell, at Havana. The
papers have been returned.
Henry c. Tanner & Co. have obtained
a temporary Injunction restraining P.
a. jackson from dispOsing of five hum
dTed thousand dollars worth of bonds
of the st. Joseph and Denver CITY rail-
road, pledged with him, on the ground
that the terms for whiCl the loan were
pledged were usuriOus.
Brigham Young telegraphs the news
papers Of this city that his resignation
as trustee in trust for the church, and
as president Of bsnking institutions,
does not affect his pos ton as president
OF the church, in which capacity he will
still exercise a supervision over its busi-
ness, ecclesiastical and secular, leaving
the details, however, to younger men.
He says the institutions Of Utah are well
established and speaks warmly of its
material condition. The MOrmons in
tend establishing settlements in Arizona
and influencing the Apsches to peace.
In the meantime they invite all good
citizens to Utah, where property is less
taxed and Better protected than else
where in the United States.
suit has been commenced by Nathan
lei Mackay TO recover one hundred and
! seYenty-five thousand dollars from John
4 II. ana Harvey \. FIagler, of Boston.
| The suit is based on alleged fraudulent
! transactions II, fr,n o-,l -k-1I-- D.,
/ ton.
The senate postaI-car committee to-
{ day heard the argument of L. Cayler. of
| Philadelphia. He held that the govern
ment had no more constitutional right
| TO force the railway companies to per
/ form the services for nothing, or for an
unsatisfactory compensation, than it has
10 take citizens residence and turn il
into pOstofiice. He denied the power Of
congress to fix compensation for carry
ing mail matter. +. l.. Dennis, presi-
dent Of the New Jersey railroad and
transportation company, said that rail-
roads are not now paid more than one
eighth cost OF carrying the mails, and if
the postoifice department paid at the
rates paid by Adams express company,
railroads, instead of receiving thirty-one
thousand one hundred and thirtv-eight
dollars, would get four hundred and six
ty-one thousand dCllarsa year. The COM
mittee then went into executive session.
The committee debated for some time
their future line of action, and finally
resolved that the subject should be de-
termined at their meeting at Washing
ton on Thursday next. The following
resolution was also adopted. copies Of
which are to be sent TO the governors Of
States, presidents of railroads, canals.
chambers of commerce, boards of trade,
ETC.:
ResOlUed, That with view Of facili-
tating their Investigations the select
committee on transportation routes TO
the seabOards, respectfully request that
the State governments, boards OF trade,
chambers of commerce, railroad
companies and other corporations, |
and persons engaged or interested in
the subject Of transportation, furnish |
70 said committee such facts aud statis- |
ties relating TO the internal or external |
commerce Of the United States as may
be in their possession, or conveniently |
accessible; and that all such cOmmuni- |
cations be addressed to Hon. William |
Window, chairman of the senate com |
mittee ON transportation, at Washing |
ton.
At Albany yesterday, Nice-President |
Wilson visited the senate, when a recess !
was taken, and the senators We're form |
ally presented to him.
The report of Comptroller Green, of
New York, shows that s., ,569, ,676 were |
paid by the city and county of New
York for advertising during the years
1867, 1865, 1869, 1870 aud 1871. The re-
ductiOn in 1872 from 1871 was nearly /
Sl,OO0,0O0. The comptroller thinks
SlOO, 600 will cover the cost Of 1873, un-
less the legislature orders the payment
of additional advertising claims pre-
sented since 1871, but not allowed,
which would make the VOtal claims for
five years, So $50, 1886.
Business was generally suspended in
Wall street to-day, the stock and
gold exchange being closed Both in
stitutiOns visit the penalties on men,
bers for dealing when closed, hence
there were no street operations. The
banks were open, it not being a legal
holiday, and adjusted orders on a basis
Of the closing quotations last evening.
The gas men struck their colOrs to-
day and asked to be employed at the
old hours and wages.
An Albany dispatch says the senators
as having received five thou
sand dollars each fer voting against the
pro rata freight bill, deny the allegation
and ask TO appear before the assembly
investigating committee.
Mr.. Sparks, agent Of the White Star
iine, announces that in cOnformanceI
with the wishes OF the contributors to
the fund of two thousand dollars, col
lscted IN Chicago, the sum will be set
aside Tor the purchase of suitable re-
wards for the officers and crew Of the
Atlantic who were conspicuous in saw
ing life, and also for rewarding Rev.
MT. Ancient and the fishermen who so
nObly assisted.
The stockholders Of the Atlantic and
Great Western railway to-day resolved
to ratliy the lease of the Cleveland, Co
umbus and Cincinnati and Indianapo-
lis railways with the Great Western.
Metzler's grocery and dwelling, 4
stark wheelwTight shop, and six other
occupied partly as small
stores and dwellings, in Morrisiana. {
we're burned to-day. Loss forty thou !
iand dollars. [
The sergeant-at-arms OF the legisla- 1
uTe arrived here To-Day 70 arrest Jay
fOuld, VIM. NJ. Tweed and J. B. Dutch
EndlECAA WIN ~ III uOL AlA~
bearing before the Erie investigating {
committee when summoned. Neither {
has yet been found. {
The board of Appeals Of the National {
Sor the protection Of the in {
erests of the American trOtting turf. {
net to-day, Araasa SpTague, Of Rhode
-sland, presiding.
The Brooklyn park commissioners
lave made a contract for the building Of
ombs at Washington park and old Fort {
5reen, for the remains of prison and
hip martyrs so long neglected in a small I
OF of ground near the nsyy-yard. The
truetare viii be partly Of Ohio sand :
tone and bluestone, with elaborate or I
lamental faciBgs, at an expense of six
housand eight h,ndred dollars, money
or which vas long since appropriated
" the legislature. 4
The Goodrich inques. was not re- G
umed tonight. c
The WsTTen-street Methodist church 4
efuses 70 receive the new pastor, Saun- /
ers, lust spp0inted by the New York {
they claiming 10 have had a
as promise 0f the presiding elder t.
pp0int Mr. Johns, Woo has been pIeach-
lg since the death of AR Harley. a