Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-21
Meeting Of the Mississippi Legis-
latnre-Triai Of Stokes In New
Iork-ImpOrtant Tes.
tlmOny.
Destructive Fires-The Tennes-
sec 0dd-FellOWs-OhiO Elec-
tiOn Temperance
Reform.
The London FOrgers-The Lon
don Lincoln MOnument-An-
other American Swindler
Abroad.
Hughes, Of Virginia, in a Bad
BOX-Nela On's Funeral
Horrible Tragedy
Etc. Etc.


Jack On. Miss
Special Dispatch to the Appeal
JACKSON, Miss, October 20.-There
was quorum in both houses.
In the house, Mr.. Street, of Prentiss,
was elected speaker on the fourth bal
lot, by a vote of fifty-five; White,
twenty-eight; scattering, four.
In the senate, Mr.. Morgan offered a
resolution, that the presiding officers of
both houses adjourn their respective
houses st twelve o'clock noon to-mOr-
row. Mr.. Morgan said briefly, in sup
port of the resolution, tnat if the gov
ernor had anything to send, let him
send it Every one knew why the leg
islsture was here, and the quicker the
business, the better.
This resolution was squelched
by reason of Mr.. Gilced raising the
point of order that no cOmmu-
nication had yet been received
from the lower house, announcing their
organization.
Mr.. Morgan introduced another reso-
luton that the senate would vote for no
appropriation to-day for per diem OF
mileage during extraordinary session
This resolution was not even seconded.
Mr.. Little gave notice that he would
/ introduce bill tomorrow to extend the
time for the collection of the taxes of
| 1873. A similar bill of s local nature
passed the house on a second reading.
The usual committee waited On the
governor, and reported that the COVER
nor would communicate in the morning
He has been seriously sick for several
days, and is now in bed. What
is TO be done regarding the cleo
ton, or anything else, is known
only to the gods.
New York.
New YORK, October 20.-Complaints
have been lodged with the police COM
missioner against certain detective
officers, for their actions in regard to the
arrest of George mcdonnell, the bank
of England fOrger, charging severally
that the officers had been guilty of NAL
fessance. The course pursued by the
detectives in connection with that ar
rest was, at the time, a subject of uufa-
vorable comment. James Irving and
Phillip farley, of the detective force,
were responsible for Macdonnell, on the
criminal charge of forgery, and Deputy
Sheriff JudsOn Jarvis, for the seizure
and attachment OF all property that
might be found in Macdonnelps pos
session. The detectives did not aid the
deputy-sheriff, but, it is alleged, pro-
cured their detention on board aqu8ran-
tine boat, and went on board the
rhurilgia and made the arrest. When
Mr.. Jarvis and his assistant were allowed
to board the steamship and serve their
writs of attachment, they were disap-
pointed to find only a very small por-
ton of the proceeds of the tOrgeries, an6
not single bond was found. The law
yers we're surprised at the result of the
search, as they had information that the
greater portion of the proceeds of the
fOrgeries, five million dollars in gold,
were upon MacdOnnelPs person. After
learning the circumstances of the deputy
sheriff detention, they directed him to
serve attachments upon the detective
officers named, and also upon the super
intendent of police, James J. helso. II |
is said the papers in the case will be laiG
before the grand jury, when the state |
ments contained in them may be def !
nitely known.
The trial of Edward S. Stokes was re
sumed this morning. The defense in- |
trodueed testimony to show that the |
prisoner had intended going to Provi |
lence at the time of the tragedy, and |
that he was passing the hotel on the Op- |
pOsite side of the street, when he was ss-
.uted by a lady from one of the win |
dows, and entered the hotel to speak t |
her. Fisk arrived a few minutes after |
ward.
John Moore testified that when BE-
heard the shots he went to the door of
the private entrance, and saw Fisk there |
wounded, who said that "StOkes was too
much for him this time" Pat
rick Logan, court officer at the first
uial, testified as to conversations had
with Hart and Redmond, hotel servants
and witnesses for the prosecution, while
them from the courtroom to
the house of detention. He said they
informed him that they expected one
thousand dollars each for their trouble,
aud Redmond told him they were fur
uished copies of their testimony to com
NIT to memory. Redmond and Hart,
witness said, called into q number OF
on their way from the
courtroom TO the house of detention.
The story told by Patrick Logan in
the Stokes trial to-day took every one
by surprise. Logan speaks in the rich
est of West-of- Ireland scent and is OF
aspect. The district-attor-
ney's efforts to shake him entire V
failed. He admits eoncealing the story
for a wear. His reason for not telling WAS
that he did not want to be made wit
ness, but he expected the jury to dis
agree, and as last resort, if Stokes was
In danger of being hanged, he intended
to 60 TO Albany and tell the governor
all After this the district-attorney
brought out that Logan was discharged
from the police on the charge of not do
ing bis duty at the Fourth of July riot
He explained that be saved from club
Ding, by a brutal policeman, poor old
nan who was waiting for admission to
he dispensary, and that the officer ac-
used him of interfering. Logan swears
hat he saved the old mans life, and
hat there is no other charge against
lin.
After the testimony by Vanderbilt,
Horace Clark, ]. H. Ramsey and other
abroad men as to Fisk's character, taken
,n former trials, was read, the court ad-
ourned.
Rev. DIR. Newman Hall. Of London,
# the conclusion of his sermon last even ,
ng, called attention to the monument
bout to be erected, in connection with '
lis chapel in London, by the working
nen there, to the memory of Abraham {
lincoln. He reminded his hearers that {:
Turing their great civil war the sympa-
hizers with the federal power held a
Meeting in his church in London, and
It their instigstiOn the mOnmeDt to Lin :
'Oln was about to be erected. The /;
.mount required for its completion
would be seven thousand pounds. They
would be able to raise hail that am unit /
n England, and he had 10 doubt but |
hat the people of the Uaited States
would contribute the remainder.
A letter from Padong, Sumatra, says
he second expedition to Achen, will
cave IN o tObrr. L will consist Of 8
ieet Of thirty ships aud steamers and
rom twelve to fifteen thousand men.
There viii probably be hard fightina on
irst landing, aud perhaps some heavy
,.ss of lie, but the Atchenese viii find