Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-07

as favorite in the pools before the race,
but after the first heat Quartermaster
sold as first choice. The second race
was for the association purse Of Sl25,
dash of one mile, seven entries. All
started. CadwallAder's C. b. (. Florine
!, Williams's C. b. C. Somerset 2, AL
cocks C. b. f. Dolorosa 8; the others
were not placed. Time, 1:4S4. The
third race was for an association purse
of $50, dash Of one mile and quarter,
five entries; four stsrted-Harding's b.
f. Planchette l, Robinson's C. h. (. Flor
enee 2, McGibbon's C. b. +. Nellie Grim
8, Cadwallader's C. h.f. Florine 4. Time,
2:143. There was rain last night, and
the track is heavy. The weather is
cold and the attendance is fair.
Another European Balloon Excursion
Exploded.
NEW YORK, October 6. = Dom
sldson made bis balloon ascension
this morning from Capitoline ground,
Brooklyn. A dispatch from Bethel,
Connecticut, says, at eleven o'clock the
balloon was rapidly moving ocean
ward.
NEW HAVEN, October 6.-As near as
can be learned in this city at present,
Donaldson's balloon reached Canaan, !,
about eighty miles distant, in the north
eastern corner Of the State, at twenty
i've minutes past one o'clock this after
noon, where it was caught in 8 violent
storm. For few minutes before that
time it had been near the earth. Don
aldson and Ford jumped out. Lunt was
caught in the trees, but succeeded in
reaching the ground unhurt. The bal
loon escaped, and had not been captured
at last accounts.
Salt Lake News.
SALT LAKE, October 6.-The forty
third semi-annual conference of the
Church Of the Latter-Day Saints assem-
bled here to-day, with a large attend
ance. Brigham Young and others ad-
dressed the congregation. Nothing new
was advanced. A list of saints was se-
lected by Geo @. Cannon for the Scandi-
navian and British Isles, the main fields
of proselyting work. Eighteen mission
aries were sent to Europe and four to
the Sandwich Islands. In his sermon
Geo. Q. Cannon, an apostle, bewailed
the fact of the trials of to-day as having
deleterious and visible effects on the
faith sf many. The lust Of the world
was to be avoided by the saints.
The city is crowded with people
from all parts of the Territory.
Fireworks, bands and the fire depart
ment amuse visitors. Business in a
small way is lively. Brigham Young
has been again elected president. The
report of the officers of Zion's co-opera-
tive institution shows a large business,
and about seventy thousand dollars OF
assets above liabilities. The Nel0s, the
Mormon church organ, thinks the out
look encouraging for the institution.
The First national bank reopens next
week with abundance Of means. Pro-
fessor Clark, chief astronomer, and
Lieutenant Wheeler, of the exploring
and surveying expedition, left for Bos-
man, Montana, to-day to establish an
astronomical station.
The So. Louis MsfaaI Esjoined.
ST. LOUIS, October Civilian Selby,
State superintendent of insurance, to-
day filed a petition in the circuit court
asking for an injunction to restrain the
st. Louis mutual life Insurance company
from transacting any further business
especially from issuing any now policies,
reinsuring any of its risks, or paying out
any money whatever. The petition fur.
ther asks for the appointment Of re-
ceiver and for decree dissolving the
company and winding up its affairs. Mr.
Selby's petition is based upon the fact,
as he alleges, that the examination
OF the affairs of the company ordered
by him disclosed the fact that the
liabilities Of the company exceeds its as
sets by nine hundred and four thousand
nine hundred and fifty-five dollars, ex-
elusive of one hundred thousand dollars
capital stock. Mr.. SeIby asserts that the
list of all the policies furnished him, and
upon which the liabilities were based,
was not the list of all the policies Issued
by the company, but that large num-
Der of policies have been wrongfully
cancelled and erased from the books,
and all liability of the company there
under being illegal, will be ignored by
the company, thus making the liabili-
ties much less than they actually are
The injunction granted was returnable
on the eleventh Of October, and notice
served on the company.
The st. Leufs Fair.
ST. LOUIS, October 6.-The thirteenth
| annual fair Of the st. Louis agricultural
and mechanical association opened to-
day, and Notwithstanding the financial
| panic, promises to be success. The ex,
| hibitiOn in almost all departments
is finer and fuller than last year
| The display OF cattle and horses will ex.
ceed in number and quality any pre-.
ceeding one since the war. Nearly
every western State is represented anC
many fast horses and best herds OF cattle
in the country are here. There are
| some fifteen acres of agricultural i'm.
| plements on exhibition, embracing al
standard machines, and all new inven.
tons. The machinery depot is fullel
than for many years, and presents 9
splendid appearance, all the ma.
chimes being in motion, and
driven by a powerful engine.
In the mechanical department thert
is magnificent display Of an almost
endless variety of manufactured articles
The fine-art hall is well filled with
pictures. The textile department il
fnll, and the grand exhibition of agri
cultural products, fruits, etc., is very
fine; and, in fact, the entire exposition
far exceeds expectation, and compare!
| favorably, and in some respects
excels, any previous display. About tel
thousand people were present, which i
large number for the first day. Be
sides these, more than twenty Thousand
public and private school children wer,
on the grounds by q special invi
tation of the fair association, anC
enjoyed themselves as only children can
The new feature of this fair Is the buy
ing and selling of stock, or in fact, any
J thing on exhibition, and attracts /;
great deal of attention, and many
animals, and large number Of differen
articles will change hands during tn
/ walk