Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-17
Affairs at the National Capitol
Latest News by Cable from
the Old World.
Portugal Insulted - Satisfaction
Demanded--BlOOd on the
Face of the Noon.
A Woman Fatally Shot by For
mer HuSband--An Irish
Cannibal.

mer Husband--An Irish
Cannibal.
IBT TELEGRAPH
shIpwreek
BATH, Me-, March I6.-The ship Jen-
ME Eastman, from this port, was total
ly wrecked of Cape Verde. The crew
was saved. She was valued at fifty
thousand dollars.
British Affairs.
LONDON, March l6.-ATr. Gladstone
had an interview with the queen yester-
day. 1t is probable that q further
adjournment Of parliament win be
asked for on Monday.
The New York POsfmasfership.
WASHINGTON, March I6.-The Presi-
dent has accepted the resignation of
Postmaster Jones, of New York, and il
is said that Mr.. James, an employe in
the New York custOmhOuse, may be his
successor.
Apologize or Fight.
LISBON, March I6.-In the cortes
yesterday the minister Of foreign affairs
announced that the Portuguese consul
had been instructed TO demand imme-
diate satisfaction of the Brazilian gov
eminent for the outrage to the Portu-
guese flag at Para.
B-IOOd!
LOUISVILLE, March l6.-The Courier
Journal will tomorrow morning pub-
lish the reply of Congressman Beck. of
this State, 10 a recent article in the New
York Sun. Mr.. Beck is very savage on
Nh. Dana, denoUncing him as skulk-
ing blackguard, who prostitutes the
freedom Of the press, which he disgraces.
10 lndiscriminate libels upon people
whom he has not taken the trouble TO
know or investigate.
French, Spanish and Italian Items.
PARIS, March I6.-The new treaty be- |
tween France and Germany, providing
Tor the evacuation Of the French |
provinces, was signed at Berlin yester- |
day, and the text is published. The
German forces are TO evacuate aIl Of the 4
places they now hold iu France by the /
f1rst OF July, with the exception of Yer |
den and vicinity, from which they are
10 withdraw on the fifth of September. !
Troops have been sent TO the Spanish /
frontier TO assist the local authorities In 4
the execution Of the order requiring all
Carlists crossing into France TO be re- 1
turned. Il is announced that Senor !
Rios viii succeed SenOr Olozaga, minis |
ter from Spain to France.
Pere Hyacinthe has begun to preach /
N Genoa with marked effect. His con-
gregahcns are very large, and he is fast
gaining adherents.
Washington Gossip.
WASHINGTON, March IG.-The Presi- |
dent has signed the postal convention
treaty with Sweden and Norway.
Hundreds of men and boys are en-
gagged at the capitol sending out daily
through the mails tons of books and
documents for members, who are anxious
20 have them reach their homes before !
the expiration Of the franking privilege. /
The basement passages are filed with /
boxes IN which to pack such parts of the 1
immense masses Of accumulated printed |
matter as have not already passed by |
sale into the hands OF merchants and /
paper-makers.
Colonel ]. n. G. Parker, brother-in-
law of General b. r. Butler, lately con- /
firmed as surveyor of the port Of New 1
Orleans, left for that city last night, |
the oath of Office having been admins |
tered by Collector Casey.
The President has issued an order /
removing the local land Office from |
West Point, Nebraska, 10 Norfolk.
Indian inspectors will not be ap- !
pointed until after the thirtieth of June |
next, as no appropriation will be avail |
able during the present fiscal wear for /
the payment of their salaries.
IT is probable that the office of Indian /
superintendent VIII be abolished, as the /
view Is likely 70 be taken that the in |
spectors viii answer the same purpose |
as the superintendent throughout the |
cOUntry.
General Mcmillan and Ex-Governor
Pinehback, Of Louisiana, the contestfDg
United States senators, have returned |
home the senate not intending to con-
sider the question during the present
session.
1t is thought that General Webster, of
Shleago, viii be appointed assistant |
United States treasurer of that city.
IL IS almost Certain that Thomas L. /
James, deputy collector of customs, win |
Tomorrow be nominated postmaster Of
New York city in place of Jones, re-
signed.
Systematic and s8ysserIous MafI.Rob- |
berries.
81. LOUIS, March I6.-It has trans |
pired here that the mails from ST. Louis |
TO the east have been robbed several /
times during the past two months. |
Fifty thousand dollars, with drafts sent
from here by the third national bank to |
the national bank Of commerce of New |
York, on the night OF January 3lst, fail |
ed TO reach their destination, but have |
not since been presented, therefore, the |
bank is not the loser. The mails OF
the fourteenth and twenty-fifth OF |
February were also robbed, but /
il is not known that any drafts from /
hara 81
a few days ago, when information came |
rom Buffalo that a draft for fifteen /
thousand dollars, issued by bank here |
ia favor Of J. G. Ayres q Co., Of New /
York, had been presented to an express 4
company in Buffalo, with the name OF
that firm forged. The forgery was not /
discovered tall after the drafts had been /
paid. Upon the receipt Of this infOrma-
ton, General Smith, the postmaster.
commenced investigation, and aseer-
tanned that the mail Of January 3lst did
not go through, and that the mailbOx
was robbed of several letters, apparent
", between here and Indianapolis. No
clue as yet 10 the robbers, but special
post0ffice detective is working up the
matter The payment Of the draft is
said to have been brought about as fol
lows: A man supposed 20 be en-
REbcQ IL ln6eC IODBtIltS tduie 10 Dul-
falo, accompanied by lady dressed
in the highth Of fashion, whom be rep
resented as his wife. Herentsd elegant
apartments, and formed business rela-
tons with an express company. He
sent several drafts by this company for
collection, one for four thousand dollars
on st. Louis bank which was genuine
In this way he obtained the confidence
Of the company, who supposed him TO
be wealthy. IL is understood they
cashed the fifteen thousand dollars draft
for him upon his entrusting il to them
for rollecii0n in New York.
Miscellaneous.
Foster can hope for no clemeney from
the governor Of New York.
A hill-to-hilt combat is going on al