Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-30
Could Assaulted In DtlmOnlcO's--l
CoIored Preachers Wife Charged
with Infsnticide.
Strike Among the SbOemakers-Tht
Usual Budget Of Grimes, Murders,
Accidents, and Other
Matters.

NEW YORK. April S5.-Ine 1ndian
commissioners in their discussions last
night, thought their most important
field was among the Sioux Indians,
who number about thirty thousand,
MANY Of whom may be disposed to give
trouble ii satisfactory arrangements is
rot made with them in regard TO the
Northern Pacific railroad. Spotted
Va.ps band Is restless because of the re-
cent murder Of some chiefs. A
rising is feared in the Black River
and the Powder Hill country
should a new expedition seek 20 open up
that country. The commissioners will
have q council with the NeZ Percer in
SUMMER, and do not expect trouble from
them. neither 90 they expect trouble
with the klamatEs, Snakes or other In
dians in ghe MOd0c country.
Commissioner Duncan has succeeded
in exciting the opposition Of the sailor
bOardinghoUses to an extent almost to
uaralyze the commerce Of the port.
Vessels with valuable cargoes on board
have been detained more than a week,
and 10 prospect Of getting crews.
The commissioner has telegraphed the
commissioners in Philadelphia, Boston
and Baltimore 10 send along the seamen
aV railroad, but the clearinghouse keep
.rs there declined TO furnish the men
hence none came.
4 deposit was ma le yesterday in the
wrestling match between Homer Lane,
OF This city, and john Mcmahon, Of
Rutland, Vermont, f0T three thousand
dollars, and the championship Of Amer
Eca. MclIahon won the toss for choice
Of ground and time, and pamed Troy,
Nav 6th. The betting is IN favor of
Lane by one hundred 10 seventy.
1t is thought from all facts related in
connection with TIE Richardson switch
disaster that there were syme half
dozen peoples LIST whose bodies are not
represented bv even a single fragment
recovered. Either the intense fire con-
.umed then OF they are ia the water
near the scane Of the disaster.
Sanford M. Murray, collector for the
New GOIk gas company, who was at
tackled bg Doctor Brown in the Office Of
tie latter a few weeks ago, Is not ex-
pected to recover.
John D. Belts and William Walsh,
two men who witnessed the shooting Of
Robert Dunn by William J. Sharkey, in
a Houston street saloon last fall, have
left the city, and the trial Of Sharkey
had 20 be postponed.
Frederick Hessick, Of No. 34S Third
street, quaTelled with his wife yester-
day. She called upon q workman, Peter
Ritter, 10 take him away, and in the
struggle that followed Hessick was stab
bed fatally. Ritter was arrested.
A recent arrival at Liverpool from the
Gape coast brings the news Of the people
there being in state OF great excite
rntut in consequence Of an expected in
Nas.6u by the Ashaurees. They are
r-n8u6d 10 he only twenty-iOur hours
march distant The FOrtees had been
everywhere beaten. The Ashantees
number between seventy and eighty
thousand men, and il was supposed TO
I-s heir intention to take Eimira from
ile English. They We're marching IN
tour divisions. the king being at the
head of Tie principal one.
CQIcIalt, the celebrated English hang
man, according 10 an Irish newspaper,
has announced his intention to retire
from official life. Richard Evans, a
sveil tO-d0 farmer, and his assistant for
fourteen years, VIII be COlcTaft's sue
cessoF. The corporation Of London viii
pension COlcTaft with one pound per
week, and the home office is asked to
supplement this. COleTaltls last touch
Of art was on the woman Cotton, al
Durham.
High cable tolls which 60 into effect
on the frat OF May, and constant liz
treatment Of the press by the cable
company p5Dmpts the JOlgHdi Of Com
ucTcs to-day 10 urge the laying OF the
ocean cable by the American pres.
about midnight, last night, some fire.
mel Of MOuisiana entered the rear
premises Of Lawrence ETkhard, adjOin-
ing tLe railroad station at MelTose. The
wal hdogs gave tie alarm ana Erk-
hlTd went out into the yard 10
: re what was the matter, when he says
.e was attacked. lie ran into The house
agail. and ga a fight that followed fatal
~ stabbed John Morrison, fireman, aged
ts.eaE-tLEee. The prompt arrival OF
tte police prevented the associates OF
Morrison fTOm lyEeDiug Erkhard, and
he was taken 10 jail.
George Johnston aged seven, died
last night at No. 2S5 seventh avenue,
lrom toe effects OF poison, given by his
mother in mistake for citrate of mague-
ei3.
THE wife of William COTse, Of Hemp
stead, Long Island, local preacher of
He African Methodist church, was az
rested to-day on the charge Of killing
her infant child, which was found ia
fbe woods She is now thought to have
previously killed three children, all ille-
Ultimate
The Beuchmen, a branch of the CTis-
tius. in the downtown shops, struck to-
Iav. Fifteen OF forty shops gave the
Advance, and the mCn resumed work.
Two Of the forty refused, and the re-
mainder promise early answers.
Receiver Strong reports that to-day s
examinatien shows the Atlantic bank
10 be IN a better condition than was an
licipated. some Of the stock supposed
10 have been hypotheeated has been
found ia security box, and il is be-
lieYed more viii be discovered. The
suspense account, on which call loans
amounting 20 one hundred thousand
dollars Were noted, shows that although
the amount had been carried year at
least fifty per cent. Of it was owned by
parties from whom it can be collected.
Deiaulting cashier Fainter was indicted
to-day by the United States grand Jury.
This GfternOOn, as Jay Gould was TAX
lug lunch in DelmOnicO's, Broad street,
withC Chagles J. . Osborne aud his brother,J.
J. Marin, a lawyer, came up to Gould,
aud, afIer q few minutes CONVEX
sation, struck him iB the face.
Gould did not retaliate, bat left for his
Office, and, shortly afterWaTd, drove up
town with his counsel a. q sherman