Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mississippi Central Railway Locomotives
Heard In airO-Discharged La
borers Demand their Wages.
Mr.. Tweed ON BlackWcll's Island-A
Pittsbnrg Savings Bank 'sIrregular-
ized''-Casserly's. Resignation.
Latest Phase OF the Virginius Affair at
the Cuban Capital-An0ther Engage
ment with the Ashantees-Etc.

: the Cuban Capital-Another Engage
!. ment with the Ashantees-Etc.
A DueI with serious Results.
S .BERLIN, November 90.-General Mantuffel
I and Count Goeber fought duel yesterday.
I The affair grew out OF quarrel which began
during the late war. Goeber was shot In
I the stomach and seriously wounded.
Destructive FiEe-Hogan Accepts Aliens
Challenge.
ST. LOUIS, November 30.-A fire at Warrens-
burg last night, burned a hotel, Jewelry store,
( grocery, savings bank, and sc geral shops and
! offices. The lossisn not stated. Several persons
were badly burned, but no lives lost.
Ben Hogan replies to Tom Aliens card, say
: ing that as soon as his health improves he will
fight him or anybody else for from one thou
sand 10 twenty-five hundred dollars
The Mississippi Central Railway Exten-
CAIRO. November 30-The first whistle OF
the locomotive ON the Mississippi Central
railroad extension was heard this aiterne9n
at Kentucky Ferry landing, opposite Cairo,
showing thai the track Is cofapleted through.
10 Is expected that the Columbus packet viii
ronte. All risf OF fGeLentten bs ieewill be
Aaofher Apology wansed in the RsrgEa
fus AFFAIR.
4 NEW YORK Novenber s0--The london Tel
egrGph says that the acting British eonsnl-
general at Hayana reported 70 the foreign Of
4 nee on the fifteenth that the chase of The Vir-
Il ginius began, and her capture was effected, on
the high sea; that, in spite of all efforts Of the
governor of Jamaica, and others, sixteen Brit
ish subjects, forming part of the crew Of the
Virginius, were shot at Santiago. =
Latest from Cape Coast Castle.
LONDON, December L. Dispatches 5from
Cape Coast Castle report another engagement
ivryifh ha A 2 f1ac irl
which ferty Englishmen and native au1lha-
ries were killed and wounded. The Asian
! Abbracrampta. but were driven OF after am
hours fight with loss OF thirty men. The
British were protected by field-works, and
theirloss was trifing.
I4a5orers ShouId be Paid their Wages.
i SAN FRAxcIsco, November 2s-One hun
dIed men, who were discharged by a con-
| tractor on the railroad between Lenco and
TACOMA, Washington Territory, without be-
| ing paid, armed themselves, went to the end
| of the track, and notified the workmen that
nothing more should be done till their claims
were settled. Forty workmen were driven
| away. It is reported that the men are doing
considerable damage TO the road by filling in
cuts. Traek-laying was stopped this after
noon.
French Items.
| PARIS, November 30.-It is reported that the
post of minister at Washington has been ten
dered to M. Fourcor.
General Ducrot has resigned his seat in the
Inthe Bazaine trial. it is expected that the
examination of witnesses viii be concluded
! tomorrow.
The Marquis de NoaiIIes win probably be
transferred to Rome, il a change is made in
| the legation at Washington.
CasserIy's Resignation.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Novemb ber SO.-The resigna-
ton of Casserly fell like bombshelI in the
Democratic camp at Sacramento. The chiefs
Immediately assembled for consultation, but
the result OF the conference is not yet known.
night, but failed TO get quorum. Haight and
Booth are the only candidates in the field who
seem at present to have any chance of cleo
ton- Booths record as an aDti-mOnopolist is
well know, and Haight's friends place him
| on the same side with Booth.
Suicide with Razor.
TITUsvTLLE, Pa, November 30-E. W.
Stratton, VINO has been long resident of this
place, and prominently known in business
circles, committed suicide while Iaboring mn
der mental alteration. He had been sick
three or four days, and this morning ne re-
quested his attendant TO go for pitcher of
fresh water, and as he crossed the threshold
on his return, saw Stratton standing before
the looking g-glass with a glistening razor in
MS hand Which he drew twice across his
throat, nearly entirely severing the head. He
expired almost Immediately.
Irregularities of PIttsburS Savings
Bank.
PIrFsBUR6, November 3O.-Informations
were made last evening against the president.
vice-president and treasurer of the Mechanics
savings bank, of this city, which suspended
spiraeya 10 dsfiaud the stockholders and de-
positors of the bank, and with embezziement
and Misrepresentation of the funds. The state
ments show that the assets OF the bank viii
probably not pay its Liabilities, although the
loss to the depositors viii not be heavy. 1t
appears the officers loaned nearly all of its
money to themselves and immediate friends,
as over eighty-iour thousand dollars, or four
fifths of the entire amount, was loaned 10 the
president and vice-president, and others with
business
prises, without sufficient security being given.
Tweed on BIackWelI's Island.
NEW YORK, November 3O.-After being
taken to Blackwell's Island, yesterday, Tweed
was asked the usual questions by the record
ing cler - which he answered that ne was
aged siZ.y wo; occupation, a statesman
nc, no religion, but as MS family are Protes-
He was taken TO The bath, then
had his head shaved and beard taken
of, and was arrayed in a full striped uniform.
He had two letters from New York city ply
sicIans, recommending that he be placed in
the hospital, but after an examination by the
penitentiary physicians he was remanded to
a common cell Like all other felons. The
jacket given him to wear is known at the
penitentiary as q larcenyTjaeket. His son
staid by him till he was led away to his cell,
when he and few friends and reporters left
the island.
How the Settlement of the VIFgiuius
AfFalr is Regarded at Havana.
HAvANA, November 5O.-The news of the
Spain and the United States, and the terms
upon which it is based, was received here
with much excitement, but perfect order
prevails among the people and the volunteers.
The chief authorities of the Island assembled
in conference and sent a manifesto to
the Spanish government, asking il to
wait until it shall have received \
protocol about the Virginius case, which
shows the right of the capture and the justice
of the subsequent proceedings. The mass of
the people oppose the surrender of the Vir-
ginius, or any yielding which may dishonor
the Spanish flag. The tone of the press is in
accord with the popular feeling. Extraordl-
nary means and resources are being created
TO resist any aggressive act, although thinking
people do not expect it, knowing the prudence
of the American government.
What viii First Engage the Attention
of Our National Legislature.
WASHINGTON, November 90.-It is not as vet
known whether the Presidents message will
be transmitted to congress tomorrow or Tues
day. The standing committees OF the house
will be announced sooner than heretofore
probably this week. Senator Terry, of Michi-
gan, member of the committee ON finance
Will propose remedy for the financial dis
turbance as follows: Banking to be open
and free to Gn. The maximum
fractional, to be $500, 600, issued by the gov
ernment direct and made lawfnI money as
greenbacks. An immediate relief, through
the of the S4400000 reserve and $50 coo, 100
in new currency on the purchase OF bonds
thus making up the $500, 900, and convert
ible into currency bonds bearing 1856 per cent.
interest, recoverable into currency on
demand; the bonds not 10 be tax
able. The national currency not to be
exchanged for new lawful currency sat the
conV Venience of the government within such
practicable periods as the secretary of the
treasury may designate, the fractional cur
rency to be substituted with silver and
fractional currency as fast as so redeemed,
to be destroyed. 1t is understood that j. +.
Butler will introduce resolution in the house
to-morrow embodying a new rule that in
all cases applications or requests for intestate
statements of parties making such applica-
ton shall be referred TO some appropriate
committee, who will determine whether there
are sufficient grounds for investigation or not.
miscellaneous.
Fifty thousand dollars were invested
in a eonhRgration at New Orleans Friday.
d. NJ. Hall, for the murder of John
Copeland, was executed at Austin, Nevada,
Friday.
1t is stated that theepizootic has APP
peared again among the horses of the car and
stage routes in New York city.
IngersOll's bodybuilding establish
ment, on South street, New York, was burned
last night Loss, forty thousand dollars.
Judge McCue, of Brooklyn, has begun
a libel suit against the New York Tribune
placing his damages at one hundred thousand
dollars.
The Nel0s, the Salt Lake Mormon Or
gan, says the Mormons are not for war in Gu |
ban affairs unless it cannot be hOnorably |
avoided.
A man named Jacobs was shot and
killed by negro, IN the parish of st. John the |
baptist, Louisiana, yesterday. The murderer