Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-09

vided tonight with quarters in various
Scandinavian hotels.
Warehouse Fell In-DIed or LOekiaw.
! LOUISVILLE, April S--The upper fiool
of Patterson, Biggs g. Co.'s bonded
warehouse, at the upper end of the city,
gave way beneath the weight of barrels
of whisky, crushing down the second
floor, bat stopped at the lower story.
1t is impossible to learn the amount OF
barrels crushed tonight There were
five thousand barrels of whisky in the
building.
Daniel Roberts, alderman from the
first ward, died to-day from lockiaw,
caused from a broken arm, which he
received by being thrown from a buggy
a few days since. Both branches of the
city council held an extra session
this evening and passed resolutions OF
respect to his memory.
The Vienna Fair.
LONDON, April S.-The exhibitors at
Vienna will be divided into groups, ac-
cording to the character of the contribu-
tions. Each group will have its presi-
dent and two vice-presidents. Mr..
Sanborn advises Minister Jay that the
presidencies of the groups of education
and of the trade and commerce of the
world, and the vice-presidencies of the
groups of civil engineering, and public
works, and architecture, and farm
houses have been assigned to the United
States. In the department of art fine
display is promised. England sends
paintings valued in the aggregate at two
million pounds. France will contribute
five hundred paintings, and Italy three
hundred statues. The carpenters are at
work on the American buildings. Many
of the buildings devoted to other nation
slities are already completed. Elaborate
showcases have arrived from all parts of
Europe. In this respect the Americans
are also falling behind.
New York BreVfttes.
New YORK, April Sat the hearing
to-day of the hdbeGS corpus case of Lu-
cette Myers Armstrong, witness in the
Goodrich case, her counsel suggested
the fixing of a reasonable amount of
bail, and the district-attorney made no
| objection. The woman was remanded
| to Jail pending the decision.
| The much talked-Of strike by the car
penters and plasterers in Brooklyn
proves a failure.
John Van Orden, late cashier of the
Stuyvesant bank, was arrested on the
suit of Stephen T. Gordon, to recover
| twenty-five thousand dollars alleged to
have been entrusted to Van Orden for
investment, which be converted to his
own use. He was released on twenty
five hundred dollars bail.
The Bowling Green savings bank paid
q second dividend to-day Of ten per
cent.
In the case of George Francis Train,
c. P. Daily to-day impanneled a jury to
try the question of his sanity, after
which the proceedings were adjourned
until next Tuesday.
Washington Items.
The superintendent of mails is in
formed that the Pacific mail company
will dispatch steamer from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu, on the seventeenth
instant.
Mail service has been ordered on the
Junction City and Fort Kearney rail-
road, from Junction City to Clay Cen
ter, Kansas, a distance of thirty-four
miles, from April 18th, the pay to be
fixed hereafter.
The secretary of the interior has di-
rected the commissioner of the general
land Office to adjust the land grant to
the Wisconsin Central railroad COM
paDy, in accordance with the opinion of
Attorney General Williams, who holds
that while said company is bound to
construct the road between Portage and
Stevens Point, it is not necessary to
begin at Portage in order to entitle it to
lands for the portion constructed north
of Stevens Point.
Senator Sumner rides out daily, and
when within couple of squares of his
residence leaves his carriage and walks
home. This exercise, slight as it is, tires
him considerably. Since his relapse, ten
days ago, his physician has returned to
the ub-cutaneous injection of morphine
every other day, with the hope that this
course Of treatment will prevent re-
currence of the intense pain which he
has recently suffered at times in the
region Of the spinal column.
Erie Investigation.
New YORK, April Sat the Erie
legislative investigation today, testi-
mOny was given by Joseph Seligman
and w. B. SpaItOck, bankers, to prove
that what the committee allowed Birch
offskeim for negotiating the bonds of the
company was not excessive. William
Belden testified that he (himself) re-
ceived three thousand dollars one month
from Gould, but could not recOllect for
what service. n. II. Curtis, secretary of
the company, resigned to-day.
John II. Conner testified that Gould
told him that money was paid TO Bel
den, but that il was for Attorney-G Gene
raj Barlow. He said il was intended to
purchase his friendship.
General Barlow testified that he never
received any money from Gould or from
the Erie directors.
The committee then adjourned to the
residence of O'Doherty, he being too
sick TO leave his room. He made long
explanation of his connection with the
revolution, and said he did not believe
Watson should be allowed to remain
president of the Erie road long in peace.
Witness said: " 1 have memoranda of
the names of the members of the legis-
lature who were paid money by the di-
rectOrs of the Erie road for services in
the legislature; | have q copy of these
names which will give the committee
in confidence, but | will not give it to
be published, as / do not consider that
II would be fair to do so without better
evidence of their correctness" O'Doher-
ty then gave TO the chairman of the
committee a slip containing the names
of senators and assemblymen who are
said to have received money.
Fearful CaaastrOnhe-severaI Lives Lost
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, April 8.-This
evening, about half-past eight o'clock,
the foundation wall ON the river side of
Front street, of the new city buildings
for the police aud fire departments,
went out when about twenty or thirty
persons were upon it looking st the
river. 1t is estimated by eyewitness
that teno fifteen were carried into the
river and swept over the high falls. No
names of the lost are yetreported. Five
or six are known TO have escaped.
Great excitement prevails, and the po-
lice are in full force in the streets, trying
70 prevent further catastrophe.
An interview with a man named
Henry Hysner, who was standing near
the wall which fell, brings out the fact
that there were twenty-five or thirty
persons on the wall and the timbers
leading thereto. He was considerably
bruised IN getting out, and his son was
saved by Mr.. Joseph Ringlestein, who
was IN the street at the time. 1t is
known certainly that three persons were
taken out alive. No search can be made |
for the bodies tonight. AS the news
spreads through the city the excitement
Increases. A Mr.. Potter, who was fore
man Of the work, says he saw there was
great danger OF the wall being swept |
out, and he advised the people To |
get of. He appealed 10 the watch |