Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-29

son Mason, secretary of the State of
Maryland, died suddenly this evening
at Elkton, Maryland. Judge Mason
had been engaged trying a case in court
j during the forenoon, and was in his
usual health. At the dinner-table he
was attacked with paralysis.
Trouble in the Methodist Churen.
BALTIMORE, March 2s.-A special
SAYS that the action of Bishop Foster in
assigning Rev. Dashiell to the pastoIate
of Madison avenue Methodist Episco-
pal church, instead of appointing Rev.
Hatfield, of Chicago, who was desired
by the congregation, causes great indig-
nation, and may lead to trouble.
Deaths of Foreign NOIabIes Announced.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-Foreign pa
pers announce the death recently, in
London, of Lady Shelly; also of Duke
de Delacarlie, brother of Oscar Second,
of Sweden. The death is announced,
also, of Major General Patrick Soule, of
the English royal engineers, who served
in Canada in 1872.
General FremOnGs Case.
BALTIMORE, March 2S.-General Ere
mont thinks he has had great injustice
done him in Paris. In reading the tes-
| timony he found many witnesses who
had perjured themselves in the late trial
there. He was undecided what to do.
He may hereafter 90 to Paris and have
the case reopened and tried on its own
merits.
The BOnapRFtes.
PARIS, March 2S.-The petition of
Prince Jerome Napoleon, praying for
French citizenship, is to be presented in
/ the national assembly tomorrow. Upon
its introduction the government will
instantly propose to pass upon it, and in
the event Of an adverse vote will imme-
diately introduce a bill banishing the
| Bonapartes from France.
From Central America.
PANAMA, March 19.-The steamship
| st. Louis, from Central American ports,
arrived here on the sixteenth. When
she left the port of Salvador there was
report that the city of San Salvador had
been destroyed by a great earthquake on
the fourth instant. The telegraph lines
being down, no details could be had
when she was leaving.
Another Conscience Relieved.
CINCINNATI, March 2S.-Hon. w. P.
Sprague, member of congress from the
fifteenth Ohio district, announces that
he does not propose to appropriate to
private use the sum of money voted him
as back pay or increased salary for the
forty-seeOnd congress, but will cause it to
be returned TO the United States treas
ury, OF devoted to the relief of the tax
payers of his district.
Corrupt Legislation I'm Congress.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-Ex-Con-
gresham Roosevelt, in a lecture here
last evening on the corruption in con-
gress, said that of eight hundred bills
passed during the past year there were
not more than One-twentieth of them
that the members knew anything about.
This is attributed to the bad rules of the
house. He spoke at length of the cor
rupt legislation, and said that the only
legitimate business done was Just before
the close of the session.
Spanish Troubles.
LONDON, March 25.-There has been
severe fighting in Spain, in which the
Carlists claim an important victory.
The government troops retreated TO
Gronolles, much demOraliZed, where
they were captured by Sabals, and
small garrison also surrendered. There
has been a large demonstration at Tar
ragona in commemOration of the estab-
lishment of the Paris commune. A
street fight occurred in Barcelona, in
which six persons were killed.
Erie Investigation.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-At the Erie
legislative investigation to-day, Ex-Di-
rector Archer testified that he never
knew of any money being paid to influ-
ence legislation. Ex-Assistant-Treas-
urer Spencer testified To paying, in 1872,
bv direction of Mr.. Gould, one hundred
and thirty-One thousand dollars to Will
liam NJ. Tweed, twenty-five Thousand
dollars to Mr.. Nanvicten, and five thou
sand dollars to Mr.. Barber; that these
were for legal services, but did not know
what the services were. Other payments
were made to Mr.. Tweed, who was a
senator at that time.
The Eight-HOUr Trouble.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-A conference
of the committees of employers and !
iourneymen carpenters was held last |
evening, but it is understood no settle |
ment was arrived at on the eight-hOur |
question. A final meeting will take |
place next Thursday. The gas men are
to meet on Monday, and if the compan- |
les then refuse 10 turn 10 the eight-hOur !
system, and place additional men st |
work, a strike will take place on the |
Monday following. The boss plasterers |
of Brooklyn last evening demanded four |
dollars and fifty cents per day for. eight |
hours work. A refusal will result in a
strike.
Arrest OfCrfminRIs-A Villain Lynched- |
ST. LOUIS, March 28.-J. Balender |
was arrested to-day, charged with OBJ
tanning, under false pretences, several |
thousand dollars worth of jewelry from |
the house of Hersch & HOfenheimer, of |
New York.
G. w. Ward was arrested to-day for q |
murderous assault on his wife, in which /
he stabbed her with knife, fractured /
her skull, and beat her in a shocking /
manner.
George Bryan, negro, was hanged |
by q mob at ChillicOthe, Missouri, 1
Wednesday, for committing d rape on
Miss Fiske, highly respectable young /
white lady living about twenty miles
from that place.
Great Religious ExeItemehf.
DENVER, COL, March 28.-The great
religious revival which has been in pro-
gress AT Denver for the past two weeks
under the direction of Rev. E. p. Ham,
mon, confines with increased interest.
Several hundred conversions have been
made. At the request of prominent
man two hundred tickets were
yesterday among gambling
saloon keepers and prostitutes. Many
attended the meeting last evening, oc.
cupyinR reserved seats, and five or six of
this class arose fof prayer. Committees
are visiting all saloons, houses Of prosti-
tuition. ETC., to-day, praying With the
inmates and inviting them to their
meetings, They are received with re-
spectfni attention. Six prisoners in Jail
are said to be under deep conviction, and
~rayer-meetings are held Ia the jail
sva,-y morning. The influence of the
is extending among profess
ionsl ana business men.
Anti.CSHeIty,fO-Ani Society.
CLEVELAND. March ga second
meeting to take further steps Tor the
of a society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals was held
last evening. The report OF the COM
mittee to prepare a mGuOrlal to the
general assembly of the SS9te, praying
Tor some legislation TO give More effect to
the law passed April 4, 1871, entitled,
An act to prevent cruelty to animals"
was adopted, and the memorial has
been forwarded TO Senator Bevis, to-
gether with the drafts of two bills pre-
pared by the committee, one providing
for the incorporation of other societies,
and the other q supplementary bill
defining the authority of such societies