Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-07
CURRENT NEWS.
Arkansas Chronicles -Oakes Ames Dy-
iBg-The American Scandal In
TestigatiOn at Vienna.
The Gould Marrin DiIlculfy = A De-
funct Insurance Company at
Little Rock.
Grimes and Casualties, and General
News Of the Day, Condensed
from Telegraphic Reports.

Eews-Firemen's Parade.
Special to the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, May 6.-Six compa-
nies of the fourth regiment leave here
tomorrow for the Lavabeds, vid. Mem
Ehis. Four companies leave Thursday
Political parties are disintegrating in
this State, as in Tennessee. Questions
of the financial policy of the railroads
and auti-railroads win be the basis fol
the new political organization.
This was the firemen's parade day.
One hundred and fifty, with engines
handsomely decorated, paraded through
six inches of mud, headed by their gal
liant chief, Colonel Henry Page.
Associated Press Report.l
LITTLE Rock, May 6.-The president
of the Arkansas insurance company to-
day made affidavit before the commits
sioner of insurance that the assets of the
company were not sufficient TO pay the
liabilities, whereupon the commissioners
under the new law suspended the COM
pany from doing business.
The Gould Marrin FistteufE.
New YORK, May Con application
of the counsel for Jay Gould, the hear
ing of the case against Marin, who
slapped Gould in the face last week, is
postponed until Saturday.
The Great Musical Festival at Cinein-
natl.
CINCINNATI, May 6.-Everything
now promises an auspiciOus opening of
- -.
weather is warm and favorable. The
rehearsal of the ninth symphony closed
at a late hour last night, and when
done, Theodore Thomas characterized
the effort as excellent, and said that
if it was as well done on Thursday night
it would be the most creditable effort at
the production of this composition that
he had ever heard attempted in this
country.
Oakes Ames Struck with Paralysis.
Boston, May 6.-Oakes Ames was
attacked by paralysis at five o'clock last
night at his residence, and remains I'M
conscious. The symptoms are danger
Gus in the extreme. Ames has not at
tended to business since Tuesday last,
but was at his office Wednesday, when
he was advised to 60 home for rest.
Ames's physician has but slight hopes
of his recovery, as his system has been
weakened by kidney disease of five
years existence, and which threatened
to terminate in Brighls disease. Ames
is siXty-nine years Of age.
Later kilograms repOrt.Mr. Ames as
sinking rapidly.
The Vienna Exposition.
VIENNA, May 6.-The American ex-
hibitOrs at the exposition, together with
the honorary commissioners and several
of the suspended commissioners, held an
informal meeting yesterday, at which u
searching inquiry was demanded into
all the charges made against the sus-
pended commissioners. The new COM
missioners suggested the holding OF an
other meeting at an early, at which they
could promise that Mr.. John Jay, United
States minister, and Baron Schwarz,
of the exhibition, would
be present. The American exhibitors
have gone to work in an active manner
to arrange their department and secure
a proper exhibition of their goods. The
United States frigate Congress, and a
transport, with goods on board for the
exhibition, have arrived at Triest.
Tbe st. LOUIS, Texas and Mexican Gulf
Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, May 6.-The bill granting
sixteen sections of land to the st. Louis,
Texas and Mexican Gulf railroad, ran
ming from Sabine City, the best harbOr
in Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico, 10
Clarksville, near Red river, has passed
the lower house of the Texas legislature,
and will doubtless pass the senate. Also
the bill granting the Texas and Pacific
and Trans-COntinental railway further
time for the completion of their road TO
Fort Worth. The companies are re-
quired to complete their road to Sher-
man and Dallas the present year, aud
receives lands in lieu of money subsid-
les. Major Shellenbarger, the assistant
chief engineer of the Camargo branch
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad, returned last Saturday evening
to Dennison from Gainesville, near Red
river, and has received instructions to
locate at once for the contract ten miles
of the line from Dennison. This branch
road will run through Waco, Austin and
San Antonio.
Our Indian Policy.
NEW YORK, May 6.-The board of
Indian commissioners unanimously
adopted a report, yesterday, ON the
Presidents Indian policy. After speak
ing of the causes which led to the revolt
of the Modocs, previously published, the
alluding to the assassin
alton of General Candy and Peace Com
missioner Thomas, say treachery so
base admits of no palliatiOn, nor can any
punishment meted out to the perpetra-
tors of the crime be too severe. The
Modoc war, it is held, however, can
not be charged against the Presidents
peace policy, and it is also affirmed
misdeeds of individual Indians or bands
should not be charged against the inno-
cent or upon the race. The red man has
no friends to tell his side of the story.
No degree of exaggeration or falsehoOd
is too gross to be unhesitatingly accepted
by the public mind against them. The
report says it has never been the eX-
pectatiOn of the friends of the Indian
policy, that it would in the short period
of few years civilize the savage tribes,
nor could it be expected to bring the
red man in three years to become as
free from crime as the white man.
1t is the opponents of the poll
oy who expect the Indian to be more
free from criminality than the people
of our most civilized communities.
-Four years of trial has proved the peace
policy to be success, and with the ex-
ception of contests with a few bands of
Apaches and the present unhappy strug-
gle with handful of Modoc BRAVES, the
country has been saved from Indian
wars. Christian denominations are in
vited to cooperate, then the most in
veterate Indian hateTs will hardly ven
ture to complain of the policy and its
results.
A vessel which arrived at Queenstown