Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-15
A Couple of OutrAges, a Wife-Slayer,
and George Francis Trains In
sanity Case, to Begin with.
Methodist Church Unsuccessful
"Ruh" on a I1ObOken Bank-Wall
street Money Dealers
Suspension.
A Fifiy-DOlIar Thief gets Twenty Years
The Westlield Gets up Another
SensatiOn--The Pope's Illness
Denied.

NEW YORK, April IA quarrel in q
shanty on Fifty-seventh street Sunday,
between Michael Bowen and Patrick
| Woods resulted in probably the fatal
wounding of Bowen.
McDermOtt, 'EhO killed his wife yes
terday was 'driven outn of San Fran
cisco, by a vigilance committee.
While two Germans were on their way
home from the gas-wOrks last evening
they were assailed by the strikers. One
of the Germans fired, and striker
named Mooney fell seriously wounded.
The police arrested three other strikers.
Inquiry into the sanity of George
Francis Train will be continued to-mor-
row. Train has summoned as his wit
nesses nearly every statesman, finan-
cier, editor and physician hereabOuts.
The Warren. street Methodist EpiscO-
pal church, Brooklyn, was closed yes
terday against the pastor appointed by
the recent conference. The eongrega-
ton insist on having the pastor of last
year another year, according to the
promise of the presiding-elder of the
district.
The announcement that Frederick
KIonen, cashier of the Hoboken Savings
bank, had absconded with thirty thou
sand dollars Of funds caused run on
the bank to-day, and at noon eighteen
thousand dollars had been withdrawn.
Notice was posted that the bank would
remain open till five o'clock to pay off
depositors. This, together with the eff
forts Of well-known and responsible cit
iZens, reassured many depOsitors, and
six thousand dollars of the money with
drawn was returned to the bank.
The grand jury took testimony in re-
gard to money dealers in Wall street,
and a large number of brokers were
present up to noon. Mr.. Postding was
the only witness examined, and al
though subject to a searching cross-ex-
animation, nothing was elected of the
slightest importance touching the ques-
ton under investigation.
Recorder Hackett to-day sentenced
Michael Mahoney, alas Michael DOnO-
van, to twenty years in the State prison
for stealing a wallet containing fifty
dollars from passenger on a street-car.
Escher & Co, heavy silk importers,
with connection in Zurich, Switzerland,
are reported suspended. The Zurich
branch suspended first.
The boiler of the Staten Island ferry
boat Westtield, forced two rivets this
morning, and escaping steam caused
great commOtiOn among the passengers,
and, in the rush to the stern of the boat,
many were knocked down and badly
bruised. The Westfield is the boat that
exploded two years ago, causing the
death of over hundred passengers.
The coroner will hold an inquest,
Wednesday, in the case of Mrs. Nc
Dermott, who was so brutally murdered
by her husband yesterday. McDermott
is kept iu straight jacket; his persist
ent efforts yesterday to commit suicide
induces the belief that he is insane.
The circuit court of Hoboken recently
gave verdict in favCT of the claimants
who brought suit against the city for
bounty for enlistmeuts after Lees sur
surrender. The court of errors and ap-
peals has reversed this judgment, thus
saving the city fifty thousand dollars.
At the sami-annual bo0k-trade sale
here, last week, three million volumes
were sold.
Two Brooklyn firms have conceded to
the demand of their striking carpenters
for three dollars and half per day and
eight hours work.
The woman, claiming TO be the wife
of General Arlington, who was found
on the street, suffering from abortion,
will recover. She is not the wife of
General Arlington. The general is
dead, and his widow is much annoyed
by the pretensions Of the sick woman.
Application was made to-day for
ha6CGs corpus in the case of Carl Voght,
held for the murder of Chevalier De
BiancO.
A cable dispatch to the New York
FfeeBldJ1's Journal, received this morn
ing in answer to Telegram of inquiry,
denies that the pope is dangerously i'll.
He has had a severe attack of lumbago,
and been confined to his bed, but is rap
idly recovering.
Mrs. Lucella Myer was finally dis
charged from custody to-day, and the
Goodrich case remains as great mys-
terry as ever.