Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-29
Massachusetts, Politics = Ten
Thousand Dollars for Fourth
of July Pacific Mau
Steamship Co.
Weekly Bank Statement-Specie
Shipmeuts-Name of the
Swindling Firm-The
BOWen-Beecher
Story.
Desperate Attempt to ''Shake" the
Army-The Great Billiard
Crimes, Fires,
Etc, Etc.

NEW YORK, June 2s.-The Tribune
has letter from Boston on the political
situation of Massachusetts, closing as
follows: "The present prospect is that
General Butler will gain his nOmina-
ton through the aid of the administra-
ton and the use of party machinery,
to which he will befurther helped by the
dissatisfaction with Governor Wash
burne's course on the liquor legislation
of the State. The same influence viii
do much to insure his election, and
large accession of votes from the Demo-
cratic party will also greatly contribute
to this end"
The new commissioners of the park
have unanimously reelected Colonel ID.
B. Stebbens president. The department
will now be thoroughly organized, and
the necessary details for efficient work
be made without delay. The board has
appropriated ten thousand dollars for
fireworks in the park on the fourth of
July. i.
Hon. Edward PierrepOnt, counsel Of
the Pacific mail steamship company,
has given his opinion to the effect that
bonds could not be issued, and money
required by the company must be bor-
rowed by pledging its property:
A dispatch from San Francisco says
Chancellor Banbriski, of New Jersey,
died in that city this morning.
While engine No. 30 was proceeding
to fire early this morning, the tender,
containing six men, was upset. Two
are thought fatally injured and two
painfully.
The following is the weekly bank
statement: LOans-increase, s., 6O:., ,OOOi
specie-increase, g, 414, 500; net deposits
! increase, 50, ,648, 300; circulation-de-
crease, $40, 500.
| Application was made to-day in the
court of general sessions for a new trial
in the case of William J. Sharkey, con-
victed of the murder of Robert Dunn.
| One Of the errors cited is the language
used by Recorder Hackett in his charge
to the Jury: 81 consider any man using
language that the prisoner did at the
/ time of the killing, as testified by wit
pesses, would be almost unfit to live"
! Three of the Jurors unite in saying that
thew would not have agreed to verdict
of murder in the first degree but that
|
| mendatiOn TO mercy carried with 1t the
4 sentence of Imprisonment for life.
| A coroner's jury has found James
Jackson guilty Of causing the death OF
Mary Jane Sullivan, found dead in a
house in Thompson street on the morn
ing of Nav 18th. Jackson attempted
to kill himself the same morning.
Shipments of specie to-day 81, IVA, 600;
1855, 900 in silver bars.
;, The name OF the firm whose books
were seized by government authorities is
Duden, Treis & Co.
| Daniel A. SuthertOn sought bis dis.
charge from the army to-day on the
ground Of minority. Anticipating de-
cisiOn in his favor, the United State:
district attorney obtained an order fol
his arrest on the charge of perjury
which was served as he left the court
He ATTEMPTED to run off, but was inter
cepted by a deputy marshal, wnen {
rough-and- tumble took place in tht
corridor of the courtroom. Suthertoni
father came to the assistance OF his son
and at the same time another deputy
marshal came to the support of his asso
ciate. Sutherton was finally overpow
cred and taken back to the courtroom
where the younger was held on th
charge of perjury and the senior on the
charge of resisting an officer.
The superior court at its general tern
to-day confirmed the Judgment agains
the railroad company, amounting Z
five thousand dollars, TO the widow G
Avery D. Putnam, the victim of the ear
hook murder.
] Jim Munday, a New York burglar
! captured in Cleveland, has arrived here
! Louis Spetider has been arrested ol
, the charge of setting fire this mOInin
E to shanties on Eighth avenue.
The Brooklyn Eagle says the exam
: ing committee of Plymouth church hav
: received from T. West a specific charge {
: SANDER agaiast Henry w. Bowen. 1t
charged that he has circulated slandeI
& / against H. w. Beecher, which are fals'
o | and his (Bowen's) expulsion is called fo
o | An investigation is to be made immC
e diately. Beecher is desirous that an IL
: vestigation be made at once. The ma
+ ter is referred TO the following deacon
q and members of the examining cOmmi
: tee: Elmer II. Garlent, d. H. Hawkins
e H. B. White, Lysander w. Manche:
f ter, G.. H. Day, ID. w. Talmage, R. "
/ Roper, J. T. Howard, G. G. Duncan, n
X. Moody, G. c. Benedict, 5. E. Belche
Il c. H. Morton, 7. ]. Tilney, w. Brus
4 Beecher, Holiday, ,er o1icjO, four deacon
n esses are members of this committe
= The Eaqle adds: "This morning a n
porter called upon Holiday, who,
! answer TO request for copy of Il
charges, said, 'You can't get them trol
n me, sir He further refused any info
v nation concerning the proposed inve
y tigation. The reporter came in conta
II with prominent members of Beecher
= church, and the general opinion seems
be, it would be better for the church
the investigation were carried on in pu
= lie. On very good authority it was a
certained that the charges refer, in Il
= main, to certain utterances made
L Bowen at a recent conference whiC
:, took place at the house of Victoria
= Woodruff
~ The Express says that the name
~ the firm whose books were seized by Il
4! customhouse officials, is Dupen, Freer'
II & Co, on the charge Of having, durir
a series of years, carried on systemat
= course Of swindling the revenue depar
" ment. Their principal house is
' Brussels, and they have branch hOus
L in Nottingham, London, st. Petersbur
San francisco, and New York. Richa
or and Frederick Muzer carry on the bu:
\. ness in New York, and Otto Muzer
rs San Francisco. Phelps, of the custor
~ house, has declared his intention of o
or tanning eGp5dS to-day for the arrest
OF Richard Muzer, the order Of arrest to
Id obtained in New Jersey. Part of Il
of laces have been smuggled into Hob
y ken, according to affidavits. The pc
- alties will reach the enormous sum
- Aa1l ae a
r that this house is trying to form its
SIS into q Joint stock company, to eva
he part of the liability. The custOmhou
de officials, it is claimed, have taken Ill
ek gal steps in seizing the books Of t
ce firm, the proper course Of action pei
I'd to have applied to the United Stai
district court - have the books seiz
ho and left in the custody of the Unit
v, States court for examination.
re A mass meeting is to beld in this ci
AT on Monday evening next to excite
er, public sentiment that will force
Al stoppage of the traffic in Itali
at. children.
in The fifteenth game of the bills
OIL tournament was played this afterno
he by Cyrilie Dion and Albert Garnier, q
,e- was won by the former. The followi
Tor is the score: Dion-O, Is, 4, 8, 10, 0,
yer 10. 2, 2, /, o, 8, 13, Is, 0, Is, 4, IL, 26,
enl7. II, @, 26, Sc, $500. Garnier-l4,
rec O. 5, Q, II, o, O, 25, 3, Al, l, o, 2, o, l,
eh llS. o, Z, 2, 10, IS, 2, IA, s, 10, 49,
nd Time of game, one hour and forty-C
ere minutes. Tonight all the contesta
ase played in q six-handed exhibition.
we Monday game between Cyrille Di
asst Garnier and DAILY will be played. 4
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