Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-09


ST. PETERSBURG, April S.-Mitscha.
jeff, the political murderer, was con.
demned to twenty years exile, with harC
labor. He shot himself on the way tC
Siberia.
Confession of an EmbezEIer.
BOSTON, April S.-John Savage, late
cashier Of the Lachmere national bank
plead guilty to embezzling the funds o.
the bank. He will be sentenced imme-
diately.
louisiana Jockey Climb Meeting.
New ORLEANS, April S.-The Louisi.
ana Jockey Club races commenced Sat.
urday. A large number of horses were
present and all of them in good condi.
ton.
Died of hts wounds.
! CINCINNATI, April 8.-Luke Leonard,
who was shot by officer Gleason, in s
row near the polls last evening, died
from the effects of the shot at half-past
ten o'clock to-day.
Gone Over 10 che CarIists.
BAYoNNE, April 6.-Tan officers and
sixty privates, belonging to a Huzzal
regiment in General Parias' command
have gone over to the Carlists. Several
artillery officers also left their regiments
and Joined the Carlists.
Important viii Case Compromised.
WORCESTER, MASS, April S.-The
Jacques will case has been compro.
missed in a way satisfactory to the city
By this means the city is left in posses.
sion of quarter Of million of dollars,
left by the late George Jacques for q
city hospital.
Texas Mutton in Ihe New York MaFket
PARSONS, KANSAS, April S.-A con-
! tract has just been closed to transport
from Austin, Texas, by the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway, over hun
dred carloads, or some nine thousand
sheep, for the New York market. This
is new feature in the Texas trade.
Floods in Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, April S.-The floods
have caused a rapid rise Of the Delaware
and Susquehanna rivers, and great de-
strUetiOn of property is apprehended.
The Chenango is also very high, and
many dwellings are surrounded. Trains
on the Utica, Chenango and Susque-
hanna railroad are stopped.
General WOOIey's Funeral.
MILWAUKEE, April 8.-The funeral
of General John WOOley takes place to-
morrow noon at the Armory hall, after
which special trains will leave with the
remains and friends Of the deceased for
the asylum, where he is to be buried.
The knights of Pythias, accompanied
by the military national guards, will
comprise the escort.
Damaging FIeOd.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, April S.-There
was a heavy flood in Genessee at seven
o'clock this evening, the waters being
within two feet of high water mark of
1S65-the time of the big food. Consid-
erable damage was done all along the
river TO bridges and the country, and the
railroad lines in western New York
suffer considerably.
Newspaper Knocked into Pi.''
FRANKLIN, LA. April S.-The Office of
the Attakapas PegisteT, kellogg IS official
journal for St. Mary's parish, was en-
tered last night by unknown parties,
who knocked the type into "pi" and
broke the press. The KellOggites in
stalled the parish officers yesterday, and
last night the courthouse was entered
and the records distracted.
Confessed 10 InFanticide.
DUBUQUE, April S'-Ursula Spangler,
who, with her cousin, William Riley,
was arrested at Nassau, Iowa, Sunday
last, for the murder of their illegitimate
child, has made a full confession, and
says that Riley drowned the child at
Cedar falls on Friday last. Both of the
unnatural parents have been committed
to Jail in default of bail.
GaribaTdi against the CarIfsts.
BAYONNE april SIT is reported that
Menotti Garibaldi has arrived at BARGE
Iona, and has offered the republicans his
services against the Carlists. The latter
have received batteries of artillery, and
commenced active operations in Ma
varre. They destroyed with gunpow-
der an arch of the railway bridge at
Pueblo, interrupting communication be-
tween Miranda and VittOria.
Landslide blockade.
PORT JERvIs, n. Y, April saturday
last landslide occurred on the Erie
railway, near Monaguss, which entirely
Obstructed one track, and burying a
freight train. Travel was kept moving
by the other track. This morning at
six o'clock a second Glide occurred,
which completely blocked the road.
A large force are at work, and the road
will be opened during the night.
Southern Cotton Claims Being Paid.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The treasury
department has commenced the paying
Of cotton claims filed under the act Of
May Is, 1872. Over twelve hundred
claims have been presented, covering
over six million dollars. More than
half of them will be rejected on account
OF insufficient proof Fifteen million
dollars OF the cotton fund still remain
IN the treasury. The claims being paid
are for cotton seized by the government
agents after June 10, 1865.
Probable Murder.
MANcHEsTER, n. H, April S.-The
developments in the case of Frederick
q. Merrill, whose body was found float
ing in the river this forenoon, leaves little
doubt that he was murdered in 9offs-
town last fall, and his body thrown into
the river. There were nine terrible
wounds upon his head and face. HIS
skull was laid open. His chin was cut
off from his face and hung down upon
his breast, and his throat was cut, sew
ering the wind-pipe. Mr.. Merrill was a
married man, Of Incorporate habits,
and there are rumors of domestic infe-
licity.
Trapez Aecidens-Hoavy RainstOrnl.
CHICAGO, April S.-While the Leon
Brothers, gymnasts, we're performing
their double trapez act, at Nixon's am
phitheater last evening, the younger
one slipped and fell heavily to the
ground, distance Of some ten feet,
striking on his lace and right side, and
fracturing his right thigh near the hip.
He is probably disabled for life.
Accounts from the interior of the
state say that the recent rainstorms
have been the heaviest experienced for
years. The low lands are covered with
water and all the streams are over
flowed. Considerable damage is appre-
hended In some localities.
shooting ARray-AafF Store burglar.
ized.
Br. LOUIS, April S.-Peter 4. Blow,
nephew of Hon. Henry s. Blow, late
United States minister 10 Brazil, was shot
three times aud severely wounded at
the school OF Mines, In ROlla, Missouri,
yesterday, by John w. MCGOWAN. Both
young men are students of the school of
Mines, and the affair grew out of an al
tereation about the taking Of gun from