Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-12

4 street, was burned last night. Loss
i thirty thousand dollars; probably in
suTed
Murderer Arrested.
: PHILADELPHIA, July l1.--James B
Belford, alias George Mita Alfred (eol.
ored), employed for the past three weeks
! at DoylestOwn, was arrested there last
! evening, on information given by ne.
, gro whom he made a confidant, as the
murderer of DR.. T. @. Afford, of Edo
radO, Kentucky, who was killed on the
twenty seventh of last May.
/; COIOred People Arrested for Robbgnx a
Wrecked Train.
n CINCINNATI, July 1I.-Detectives
have arrested and brought to this city a
number of cOlored people from Delhi.
Ohio, charged with stealing goods from
the burning cars of the Indianapolis and
Lafayette railroad, last winter. The
cars caught fire Immediately after a col
Iision, and the negroes were very busy
getting goods out of them, and it seems
carried to and concealed in their house S
a large quantity of fine cloth, silks,
books, and other dry goods.
| The Gordon Affair Getting mixed.
MILWAUKEE, July IA Minneapo-
lis special to the Daily Sentinel SAYS the
1
Garry developed facts which materially
change the complexion Of affairs. Ithas
| been all along understood that the
American party was arrested by the
| Manitoba officers on British soil, but the
evidence proves that the arrest was made
south of the line located by the new
boundary survey. 1t is expected that the
friends of the prisoners will at once
apply to the American authorities to
demand their release Of the Manitoba
government.
Peace Disfurbers Promptly "ExfInS-
uIshed'' I'm Pope County, Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, July l1.-Reports were
received by the governor to-day of
trouble in Pope county, caused by the
unwarranted interference of some militia
officers with an election contest. The
governor immediately mustered out
every militia officer in the county.
The executive to-day appointed Will
liam A. Crawford, of Saline, q brigadier-
general of the militia. He was formerly
Confederate colonel.
The governor to-day issued proclama-
tions ordering new registrations in the
counties of Van Buren and Howard.
A Very Large Flame from n Very small
spark.
WORCESTER, July 1l.-At eleven
last night, a fire occurred in the kitchen
of Wilson's restaurant, in the Burdett
block, opposite Monument square, Leo
minister, in line of wooden buildings.
The flames spread to the stables of the
LeOminster house, in the rear, and to
the hotel itself; thence to the factory of
the Arlington piano company, where
two hundred finished and unfinished
nj Let
was burned, but the furniture was saved |
in a damaged condition. The Jones !
block was next burned; also JOnes's |
barn, containing twenty-five hundred |
dollars worth of rags, besides carriages, |
etc. A stream here intervened, and the |
progress of the fire was arrested. The /
loss is from one hundred to one hundred /
and fifty thousand dollars.
Items of Interest West OF the Rocky
Mountains.
SAN FRANCISCO, July I0.-At the Re
publican primary to-day about eight
thousand votes were cast The Demo-
Gratis and roughs took an active part.
The railroad combination, with Billy
Carr and Senator Sergeant, claim to
have carried the city for their delegates.
Returns from two or three wards re-
ceived show a majority in their favor.
of Republicans refrained
from voting, being disgusted with the
leaders and the manner
In which tickets were sent up.
Robert O'Malley, for killing Henry
King, has been sentenced to five years
in the State prison.
The British steamer Galley of LOrne,
for Hong Kong, took lightweight thou
sand dollars in treasure, over three thou
sand barrels of -four, and one hundred
thousand feet of lumber.
The gain in California's population
from all routes of travel for the last six
months was tWenty-four thousand four
hundred and sixteen, twelve thousand
being from China and Japan.
rhe MOdOe Trial Ended-DeeisIOa Not
Made Public.
FORT KLAMATH, OREGON, July 10 i
The military commission for the trial
)f the Modocs implicated in the massa-
re of General Candy and the peace I
concluded its labors yes
.erday. The evidence for the prosecu-
ion was of the most positive character,
eaving no doubts as to the guilt OF the !
prisoners. The only witnesses produced I
or the defense were Scarfaced Charley,
Dave, One-eyed Nose and William
Their evidence amounted to nothing in
avOr of the prisoners, and was simply
ecital of what the Klamath lake Indi- =
ms had done and told them Of the Mo
locs since the trouble began. The only
produced by the prosecution
which was of no value, was that of Mr. I
Oyar, Indian agent at the Klamath res
'rvatiOn, who could swear nothing pos !
lively, except that he accompanied
General CanbV and the Deaee commits r
toners to the council tent. There is no +
lOtsbt ia tiIO IuIIIus Of thv-v who Listen .
d to the trial, but that the commission I
will find them guilty of the charges spec
fed for which the MOdOcs were tried. :
The soldiers and citizens appeared to I
axe lively interest in the trial. The l
'ris0ners were also very attentive, and
eemed to rely wholly on the commits
ion for justice. Colonel Elliott, Colo
el Curtis and DR.. Belden, official re-
Orter for the commissioners, leave this h