Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-09

He was elected by a large vote, without
solicitation, for his unselfish and CON-
petent characteristics.
Appropriate remarks were also made
by Messrs. Kerr, Steger, Harris, Cum
minis, Williamson and Snyder.
STATE NEWS.
A fire at Sabin. Franklin county, on
the seventh, commencing at the CoWan
hotel, destroyed the hotel buildings, the
stores of Martin & Thompson and Pear
son & Plumley, and several dwellings.
A Political spIit.up.
CINCINNATI, o., March S.-The Dem
ocrats to-day broke loose from the Lib
erals, and nominated a straight out
Democratic ticket.
e5OO,O0O Railroad subseriptiOH.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, March S.-The
full amount of the subscription, five
hundred thousand dollars, asked OF
Cleveland to build the Valley railroad,
was to-day made up.
stanIey's Agent Denies.
CHICAGO, March s.-A. NJ. Dorland,
agent of Stanley, publishes a statement
under oath denying the statement OF
Stanley that he absconded with the re-
ceipts of the lecture here. IL is evident
from developments that neither has
much to boast of.
Young Lady Murdered.
SALISBURY, Nd, March s.-0n FRI
day George Hall, aged eighteen, shot
dead Amelia Shirley, fourteen, while
she was returning from school. Hall
courted Amelia, and had written her a
letter which was unanswered, because
she stated she had no time. They both
belong to respectable families. The
murderer has not yet been apprehended
Meeting OF COIOred Citizens.
WASHINGTON, March Sat a con.
vention of cOlOred men, held here last
night, sympathy was expressed for the
colored people in Cuba. Lieutenant
Governor Ransier, of South Carolina
presided, and in his address said that he
! had consulted Charles Sumner, who adj
vised that if any action is taken on the
subject it should be carefully drawn
The speaker advised this course. OtheI
addresses were made, denouncing the
action of the Spanish government.
The Scanned Jury stuck.
New YORK, March SIN the Scan
mel case, the jury not having agreed vi
to ten last evening-the case had been
closed, and about six the court adjourned
until this morning. They this morning
came into court for Instructions as tC
what constitutes insanity. They re-
| turned for further deliberatiOn, and agaiI
entered and announced their utter ina
bility to agree if even locked up fort
night. The judge insisted upon keeping
them locked up, when they again re
| turned.
London Gossip.
LONDON, March S.-A dispatch from
Berlin says that the government o
France has officially given Germany
| financial guarantees for the payment o
the war indemnity, and that negotia
tions for the German evacuation had al
ready commenced.
A dispatch from Madrid states tina
the streets in the vicinity of the palace
eortes were thronged during the session
of yesterday, and there was much ex
citement. Detachments of civic guard
were stationed at various strategi
points in anticipation OF an outbreak
| It is also stated that Figueras will to
day propose the immediate dissolution
of the assembly.
The MOdoe War Resumed.
SAN Francisco, March IA dis
patch from Yreka, tonight says tina
from parties who left the front last even
ing we learn that the commissioner
have sent a message to Captain Jack
telling him that he or his leading me-
must come to Fairchild's by this even
ing they would refer the matter Il
the military. Opinion is divided as t
how the indians will receive it. 1t
thought movements will commence q
once. 1t is said that when the Modoc
who came with Steele the first tim
were at Fairchild's, they were told b
some white men that the OregOnian
had indicted them for murder, an
would hang them all. All this is SUP
posed to have caused the sudden chang
! in their minds.
Ohio Legislature.
i COLUMBUS, o, March Sin tn
house this morning a resolution was Of
fered to provide for the sale of canals
Ohio. The resolution was laid on tn
table. a motion to print the followin
house bills was passed: To reduce th
rates Of toll on turnpikes, and to author
ize the conversion of tOll-roads into FIRE
roads. To authorize newspaper comps
MES organized under the incorporate
act to increase capital stock. TO amen
the riot act SO as to authorize both fin
and imprisonment, and abolish brea
and water. Provision of law bills weI
introduced to provide that one party il
terested in division fence may aftt
six months notice to the other part
remove the fence. To authorize th
counties through which the western n
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charge of so much of said road as lies
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