Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-06


HARTFoRD, CONN, March 5.-The
| Republican convention in the first con-
tgressional district to-day re-nOminated
General J. r. Hawley for congress by
aeelamation. Resolutions warmly en-
doTsiDg his action ia congress and con-
demniDg legislators, of all parties, con-
cerned in the credit mobiler corruption
and the unwarrantable increase of sala-
ries, were unanimously passed.
The Democrats of the first congress
sional district to-day nominated s. P.
Kendall for congress. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing corruption in con-
gress.
The Bank Of England Freuds.
NEW YORK, March SIN answer to
cable inquiry made last evening, Jay
Cook & Co., have received a dispatch
from Jay Cook, McC Illoch & Co., Lon
don, stating that they have sustained no
loss, or liability to loss, through the for
geries referred to in the press kilograms
this morning. So far as understood the
bank of England appears to be the only
loser by the forgeries, the precise nature
and extent Of which has not yet been
made known by the bank. The above
firm also received dispatch from Lon
don cautioning them in dealing in for
eign exchange to beware of forged bills
in circulation.
From France,
| PARIS, March SIT is authoritatively
announced that the report from Algeria,
of the critical condition of a body of
| French troops in the southern portion
of that country is untrue.
The speech of NJ. Thiers, in the Ma
tional assembly, yesterday, is read with
satisfaction by all the deputies except
the extremists. The president has taken
cold, and it is rumored that ne is serious
ly indisposed.
The assembly to-day passed the first
aud s. portion of the second clause Of the
repert of the committee of thirty.
The President and His Visitors.
WASHINGTON, March 5-The Presi-
dent received very few visitors to-day,
| but received several military organiZa
tions, who came to show their respects,
and reviewed others from the stand
| facing Lafayette square. The President
| to-day promoted Levi p. Luckey, of
| Illinois, to be his private secretary; G. !
c. Sniffen, essistant-private secretary,
and o. l.. Pruden, executive clerk. |
These promotions are in accordance
with the principles of the civil service re- |
form. The West Point cadets drew |
immense crowds this morning to wit |
ness their drill on Pennsylvania avenue. |
Railroad Meeting.
CLEVELAND, March 5.-At the annual |
meeting of the stockholders of the Cleve- |
land, Columbus and Indianapolis rail- |
road, held in this city to-day, the fol- |
lowing-named gentlemen were elected |
directors; II. b. Hurlbut, I. P. Handy, |
S. Witt, L. NJ. Hubley, r. P. Ranney, |
)f fCleveland; r. NJ. Shoemaker, of Gin |
cinnati; George B. Mcclellan, p. II. |
Watson, S L. NJ. Barlow, w. B. Dun |
can, J. J. Cisco, F. Schuhardt, of New /
York; and H. E. Parsons, Of Ashtabula. |
The eight last named are new members
of the directory, and represented the
Erie railway. The following officers
were chosen: President, n. B. Hurlbut; /
president, H. Z. Parsons; secretary,
George Russell; general manager, Oscar
Townsend.
Two Cars Smashed - Several Persons
wounded.
CINCINNATI, March 5.-A Chronicle /
dispatch states that the express train /
west on the Panhandle railroad, leaving
Pittsburg this molning at quarter be-
fore two, ran on a broken rail 8 short
distance west of Willow Grove station.
Two sleeping-coaches went over an en-
bankment and were badly wrecked.
Only one passenger was badly hurt
Mrs. Anne Price, of Springfield, Mis-
souri,, who had her leg fractured. The
others injured were John Mast, Cincin-
natl, shoulder dislocated; Mrs. MARQUES,
Philadelphia, back bruised; Miss
Thompson, Caliston Spray, New York,
head cut: +. NJ. Beels, right heel slight
l.. II
slight cut in head. Mrs. Price was
The Unien Pacific Railroad.
Boston, March 5.-The annual meet
ing of the Union Pacific railroad is in
session here to-day, President Clarke in
the chair. A caucus of the present
board of directors and stockholders was
held before the meeting, and was some
time in agreeing on candidates for the
new board, the Ames interest opposing
any further concession to the New York
or Clarke party than had already been
made On the stockholders milling
for business the president read the fol-
lowing:
wAsHINGToN, u. G., March 3, 1873.
Hon. Horace f. Clarke;
DEAR SIR-In view of the recent
action of the house of representatives,
which would seem to declare that q
member of congress, because in self-in-
terest, could not vote with even tariff
coat on his back, or, in other words, that
the house must be recruited hereafter
from the alms-houses of the country,
have ordered to be sold a small number
of shares | have held in the
Union Pacific railroad, purposely
to render myself ineligible to your board
of directors. Please also say to the as
sembled stockholders that l have dis
qualified myself for reelection, because
| am q member of the next congress,
and because hereafter l intend to be free
to open my mouth without any sus-
picion of self-interest, and to act and to
vote as my judgment dictates; whereas
for some years past / have often with
held my vote when the common inter-
ests of the government and road de-
manded an affirmative vote and ener-
getic speech. Indeed, the interests of
this great government and this great
road, the greatest enterprise of the
world for ten centuries, are so identical
that | am quite sure shall never find
one in conflict with the other, and shall
therefore Justly defend both from as
sault. Yours, respectfully,
Isisnedl JAMES BROOKS
The following gentlemen Were elected
directors: Horace +. Clarke, New York;
John Durf, Boston; Aug. Schell, New
York; Oakes Ames, Easton; Oliver
Ames, Easton; Sidney Dillon, Council
Bluffs; c. S. Bushnell, New York; !
Elisha Atkins, Boston; Royal +. Rob- ,
bins, Waltham; A. G. Dexter, Boston;
E. H. Baker, Boston; Jos. Richardson, {
New York; Geo. S. BOwdan, New York !
Frederick Nickerson, Boston; o. S. 5
Chapman, Canton, Massachusetts. The {
first eleven were elected unanimously.
Miscellaneous.
OTTAWA, ONT, March 5.-The do
minion parliament assembled to-day,
and unanimously elected James Cock !
burn speaker of the government. The
general will deliver speech from the $
throne tomorrow.
LIsTowBL, ONT, March "a fire $
this morning on the corner of Wallace
and Main streets destroyed block Of
stores. Loss forty thousand dollars.