Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-20

New YORK, May 19.-Investigation
is being made by the authorities into the
mysterious poisoning of the dOmestics
in the house of r. NJ. BlatchfOrd, father
of Judge Blatchford, on Fourteenth
street. 1t is thought all will recover,
although one or two of them are yet
very low.
William Archdall O'Doherty, who
figured somewhat conspicuOusly in the
recent fight for possession of the man
agement of the Erie railway, died Sat-
urday in this city.
Gerritt Smith has given a thousand
dollars for the relief of Cubans who for
merly lived in wealth or comfortable cir
cumstances, but are now destitute be-
cause of the revolution in Cuba.
The wife of Count Pourtale-daughter
of Ben Holliday-was buried yesterday
at White Plains, New York.
The morning journals speak of Mo-
bile correspondent Of leading banking
house of this city drawing prime sterling
bills, as having proved defaulter to the
extent OF half a million dollars. The
facts which led to such exaggerated
statements were known for nearly two
weeks, and that the firms of Halsey &
Co., of New Orleans, Goldthwaite & Co.,
of Mobile, and Halsey & GOldthWaite,
of Galveston, dissolved partnership, w.
+. Halsey alone being authorized to
sign in liquidation. These firms repre-
sented the house of Brown, Bros. &
| Co. in the cotton markets of the south.
| The trouble which caused the dissolution
was that sterling bills against cotton
shipped to Liverpool had been pur-
chased, and the sale of the cotton
| failed to meet the sums advanced, and
reclamation proved that the marker Of
bills was not responsible, and that
GOldthwaite was jointly interested in
the speculation. Goldthwaite is a rela-
tive Of member of the firm of Brown
Bros. & Co., and his fall is more painful
to his New York principals than any
sum they may lose, which cannot be
more than hundred thousand dollars
The case of Taintor, the defaulting
cashier of the Atlantic bank, was called
in the United States district court to.
day, and adjourned without taking ties.
| timony.
A Boston dispatch says that the prize.
| fight between Seddons and Chambers is
off, the latter not having put in an ap.
pearance. At the weighing to-day Sed.
dons weighed one hundred and seven.
teen pounds, three less than the number
stipulated not to exceed. The stake
| holder declared Chambers to have for.
feited.
The Crispens claim they are entirely
successful, only one shop holding out
against them, and will discontinue theil
daily sessions.
Work is suspended ON the public
parks in consequence of the failure o.
the legislature to appropriate necessary
money to keep labOrers busy. Ovel
seven hundred men are thus thrown
out of employment.
Seven thousand eight hundred anC
| fifty-two immigrants landed at Castle
Garden to-day.
The inquest case of the three mel
crushed by the falling of the building
Nos. A and As Hubert street, concluded
with the verdict that death resulted by
the falling of the floor which was over,
loaded.
In an interview to-day, J. Sutherland
restaurateur, stated that about a yea
ago General Van Buren, called on hin
and offered him a good site in the vi
emma exposition building, to open first
class American restaurant, and told hin
he could make enormous profits, ad
ding: " We will expect, of course, yol
will do something for us in return fo
giving you such a good site
Mr.. Sutherland answered that ht
could not accept the proposition.
Judge Black, Wayne and MeVeagh
the counsel of General Fremont in tn,
ease of the Memphis and Ell Paso bonds
will apply, it is reported, for reversiol
of the proceedings of the French cour
in which Fremont was condemned b.
default.
The New Idra mining company, it i
reported, has again applied to the secre
tary Of the interior for patent to tn
quicksilver mines worked by them il
California. McGaTahan, the Othe
claimant, has also filed evidence com
batting the company's right to tn
mines.
DR.. Harris, physician of the Blatch
ford family, says the six domestics O
that family who were poisoned un
doubtedly obtained the poison in eorne,
beef. 1t is supposed the butchers at tn
market where the beef was purchases
used arsenic to kill rats, and that som,
of it got spilled into the pickle whicl
contained beef. All those poisoned ar,
recovering. ....
The grand opening of the New Yorl
schutzen-cOrps commenced this eveninj
on Union hill. The festival will las
four days. 81.
President Graham, of the Waikiki
national bank, is to be tried June 2d
and Taintor, the defaulting cashier of tn
Atlantic national bank, will be trie,
May 26th. a.