Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-19

on account OF break OF gauge III the IOaN'
thence they go TO Houston, where the
State fair will be visited, and where they
viii meet various committees from Gal
weston, who viii act as escorts to Cal
weston.
AT SHERMAN.
SHERMAN, May IS.-The excur-
sion party has been detained here
since ten O'Clock this morning by a
washed track thirteen miles south, and
a damaged bridge some thirty miles be
vond. occasiOned by a heavy rain-storm
which has prevailed throughout this
section for two DAYS. The trackmen and
bridge-buiIders have been at work dur
ing The day, and have repaired the dam
aces so that the excursion train Will be
able to leave here about nine O'Clock to-
NIGHT. A pilot engine viii precede the
train, and every precautiOn has been
taken bv the officers Of the Texas Cen
traI road to prevent any accident TO the
exeursionists. This delay has disar-
ranged their programme somewhat. but
the prospects are that there viii be no
fIrther detention, and that the party
will have fair sailing from this on.
miscellaneous.
Governor Dix will veto the New York
CITY annexation scheme.
Macready's funeral in London was at
tended by large number OF people.
ULYSSES S. Grant, jr., arrived at New
York Yesterday by steamer Donan. be
went Immediately to Washington.
An eight-hour law test ease is aboul
TO he made in New York against Van
derbilt by the employees OF the FourtL
avenue works.
The Jackson Miss Pilot establish
uent. it is said, is to be sold on the six
| taenth proximO. It is a trustee sale un'
der a promissoTy note Of about nifty
thousand dollars.
One hundred choice paintings, col
Iected during the past thirty years by th'
| late James NJ. Brown, Of Phlladeipnla
will be sold at st. Louis at auction dur
1 ing the coming week.
Since visiting the Indian Nation ans
talking with many of the more enlight
ened Indians, the congressman expires
| Themselves very strongly IN favor 9
throwing open the territory to white SCI
tlement.
I The advisory board of civil serve
meets in Washington on Wednesda
next, and will remain in session sever
dsvs All the members will be preseI
with the exception Of Mr.. COtteH, Wh
is now in Europe.
The Mcdowell medical college buIC
inc better known as the GratiOt-stre'
nrisop-pen, in st. Louis, was set on hl
!, Saturday by some unknown persol
The flames were discovered ID time
save the building.
The rolling-mlI at Springfield, iii
{ nojs. manufactured one thousand an
! tbirtv-six tons of railroad iron last Fr
dav. This is said to be more than W,
; ever made in one day by any other rol
= ing mill in the country.
b A grocery house was burned at farl
: Ter1essee. a few days ago, IN whl'
everything was entirely destroyed e
cent a tin tank of coal-OiL The tan
= was burned full of holes, and Goals
y fire fell into the oil without the Iatt
T taking fire.
oil A letter was received in London ye
= terday from Sir Samuel Baker, on q
: White Nile. He reports all as well, b
It the passage through to India was effet
o ed with great difficulty, and that
.s homes the distinctions viii be enJlTe
e removed during the present summer.
Messrs. Cain and Rousier, two Of t
It coIored congressman from South Caro-
? ma have nominated white youths who e
ie celled in competitive EXAMINATIONS,
e West Point cadetships. Cain has a
o nominated a colored youth who stooC
similar test, to the naval cadetship.
saturday being the anniversary OF
a Norwegian Independence, the natiN
, Of that country residing in New 10
IS citv commelnorated the day in an
q nr6priate manner. A grand entertai
le meRt was provided in East River pa
o at which nearly three thousand persC
le were present. A procession was form' pr Z.
1t which marched around the park singi
le in chorus the national hymn OF NorWi
10 Dancing tben commenced, ana
10 kept up to late hour.