Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-22


Captain surmOut ExOnerated.
NEW YORK, January 2l.-The Glasgow Nelf
OF the ninth instant says; The captain OF th'
! LOch- Eavn, the vessel that sunk the Nlile d'
/ Havre, cOntradicts the report that Captain
SurmOnt eft his ship in cowardly nannt =
| as in Captain KOdgertSon's charge OF COW
ariice, or, as he describes it, Of unwilingnes
| 10 60 TO the rescue of their sinking cOmpan
! ions, he applies only the crew.
The Dishonest TeIegrapher.
ST. LOUIS, December The 81. Louis loca
b1ard of the Western Union Associated Pres
held a meeting yesterday afternoon. to inyeS
tigate the alleged surreptitious obtaining o
| the Associated Press market reports. state
ments were made by several persons engaged
| in ferTeting out the fraud, which fully 81 b
stantiates the account OF the matter pub
lished in the Democrat of Friday last.
The sPFagues-
Providence, X. l., December 2l.-Chaffe
trustee under the Sprague mortgage, an
nounces that he IS prepared to issue TO credit
ors Of the sprague manufacturing company
and A. & ". Sprague notes secured by q
desd of mortgage bearing date of November
I, 1873, in exchange for obligations of the cor
poratiOn and OF A. & W. SpTague. He expects
that the print works and all the mills will, in
the course of few days, be running on full
time.
WASHINGTON, Decembe H.-The majority
OF the senate are not in favor OF a total repeal
of the bankruptcy act, but OF amending IL
in such particulars as VIII guard the debtor
from eNacUOnS OF n small minority OF nus
creditors, leaving the question of Involuntary
bankruptcy 10 be determined by those more
largely Interested.
The several executive departments of the
government will next week begin the work OF
revising the estimates for the current fiscal
year. The estimates for work on public
buildings erection Of lighthouses, improve
ment of rivers, harbOrs and fOrtifieatiOns viii
be extensively cut down. The expenses Of the
war department proper cannot be materially
reduced.
From Chicago.
CHICAGO, December 2l.-Madam Gallevey.
late lady-superior of tine order OF the Sacred
Heart in the west, died this morning in the
convent of that order in this city
Considerable excitement was created this
mOrning by the discovery that the North
side Street-railrOad company had, during last
night, laid a track on Clark street, south OF
the bridge, to connect their tracks on the
north side with those OF the city railroads on
this side. Much opposition has been made by
the prOperty-hOlders on this street to this
extension, and the company have been re-
peatedly enjOined from laying the track,
though the Improvement viii prove great
convenience to the citizens.
A very large meeting Of workingmen was
held at the West-Side urner hal this even
ing. Speeches were made in English, German
and Polish, urging the right of every man TO
employment ar the hands of the city govern
ment, when other sources failed, or, in the
event the city cannot furnish work, it should
supply the laboring man with food and other
neceSsaries OF life. Resolutions embody1ng
these views were adopted, and it was also re-
solved that those present should march in a
body 70 the cOuncil-chambert tomorrow even
ing, and present these resolutions and their
claims personally.