Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-26
Spanish War NeWs-An EngiHetr r
Killed Three Suicides at
Milwaukee, Wis.-Bru-
tai Murder Of a
Woman.
How Christmas was Observed in
Other Cities st. Louis Feed
ing Her Poor -Three
Hen Killed in a
Street Row.
New Complications in the Cuban
Trouble - Preparations TO
Receive the Virginius
Survivors Etc.
Death of Major Edward Wright.

CHICAGO, December 25.-Msjor Ed
ward Wright, late paymaster United
States army, and one Of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens OF Chicago, died
suddenly last night at the residence of
| his father-in-law, Hon. Z. Peck.
Spanish War News.
LONDON, December 26.-Special dis
| patches from Cartegsua announce that
/ Fort San Juan, one Of the strongest de-
| lenses of the city, has been preached.
| An accidental explosion in the imperial
battery yesterday, killed twenty officers
and men OF the besieging force.
FatAs Aceidenf.
WHEELING, w. VA, December 25.-
| John Runyon, engineer at the blast
furnace of the Bell-Aire rail works, at
BeIl-Aire, Ohio, got caught in the ma
chinery, at four O'Clock this morning,
and is supposed to have been instantly
| killed. AS Runyan WAS alone at the
time, it is not definitely known how the
! iccideRt occurred.
ATbird Escape from Hanging.
CHICAGO, December z5.-The three
| Judges of the supreme court OF Illinois
have united in granting a supeYsededs in
| the case of Charles Rafferty,, who was
TO have been hanged tomorrow, at
| Waukegan, under his third conviction
and sentence for the murdeF of Police
man O'Meara in this city.
Thres Suicides in ODs Day.
MILWAUKEE, December 25.-Ihree
| suicides lie at the moTgue tonight.
| One is woman named Lucas, from the
sixth ward: Oue is a well-dressed man
who threw himself under an engine on
| the ST. Paul railroad, unknown; and
another unknown drowned himself at
the foot of Clinton street.
Murder.
Boston, December 25.-A shocking
murder was committed at No. 40 Pro-
vince street this morning. Jas. T. Heg-
ner and Antoine Hultel, both young
| Germans, carried on the trade Of lock-
| smithing and slept together In the shop
| where Hultel was found shot and terri
bly mutilated with hatchet. HegneT
confessed committal OF the murder.
BIeOdy EOw-Three Men Killed.
LANCASTER, Pa, December 25 "A
bloody fracas took place at Groveton
last evening, growing out of an attempt
| by Michael O'Leary aud Frenchman
| named Blackwell, both intoxicated, 10
| enter a house Of Questionable repute
/ owned by a German named Gauge.
| The result of the fight was the death OF
Gauge and his son, young man, who
was killed by O'Leary with club, and
mortal wOunding Of Blackwell with an
sX by old Gauge, snd 4 bad wound on
| O'Leary's head from 8 club used by a
female inmate of the house.
| Woman Bss,sIIy Murdered by her
| Husband
ST. LOUIS, December 25.-The dead
| body of Mrs. Seaman, wife OF Michael
| Seanlau, q driver in the st. Louis trans
! fer company, was found in the tene-
| ment house No. 14l5 North Fifth street
this morning. The affair is involved
| i'm mystery, but the supposition is that
| Scanlan, while chastising his wife fol
getting drunk. struck her on the back
of the neck just at the base Of the brain
with fence pole and killed her. Sean
Ian has been employed in the transfer
company for sixteen years and has al
ways been regarded as sober, indus
triOus man. He was arrested. Mrs.
SeanIan leaves six children.
ST. LOHts has a Seup-HOuse.
! ST. LOUIS, December 25.-MayOl
Brown inaugurated a sOup-house to-day
| in q part of a tobacco-hOuse situated or
city property, adjoining the city hall
| corner Twelfth and Chestnut streets, II
having been fitted up especially for thai
purpose. About two hundred men anC
women out of employment were served
with soup, bread and meat. One mea
per day will be supplied to all deserving
poor persons during the remainder o
! the winter. BunBs have also been fit
/ 4 Al. Ill n1nf1Y 10 a.
commodate four hundred persons with
lodging.
| The Times appeared in an enlarged
! form and new dress this morning
and was issued from their commodiouS
and finely appointed office IN the hand
some building at the northeast corner Oi
| Fifth and Chestnut streets.
How Christmas was Celebrated at Other
Points.
CHICAGO, ILL.
CHICAGO, December 25.--B Business
was generally suspended to-day, and the
day passed very quietly. The weather
was quite warm.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
MILWAUKEE, December 25-Not
withstanding the stringeucy Of the
dimes, there has seldom been a Christ
mas more generally observed in the way
of presents and merry making. All tht
fancy stores report larger sales than eve
before.
/ ST. LOUIS, No.
ST. LOUIS, December 25.-To-dsy ha.
been universally observed as q holiday
Business being entirely suspended, peO
pie of all classes and occupations CAV,
/ fhar, ealt tho pninurnanT nf TN,
usual features of the occasion.
NEW YORK CITY.
NEW YORK, December 25.-Christmal
was observed here in quiet manner
Tie usual services were held In thu
churches, and the customary series o
Christmas dinners given to the poo
children of the city. The dinner giveI
TO some three hundred newsboys by
William w. Fieiss was ore Of the fea
lures of the day. A number of promi
nept gentlemen were present, who mad,
brief remarks, which the boys applaudeC
in the usual hearty style. Advices from
the principal points east and south stat'
that the day day had been generally OBJ
served.
New York CbrsDieles.
New YORK. December 25.-The Her
ald's Key West special says Tht
! United States steamer Pinta was sud
denly ordered TO sea last night, undel
sealed orders. Her destination Is known
to-be one Of the Cuban ports. II is III.
mored that some new complication has
arisen.
The Times makes this statement re.
/ garding the escape of Genet: After escap-
| ing from DepHty-Sheriff Shields, Genet
1 in accordance with preconceFted plan
hsstened to q close carriage in waiting
near by, and was driven to the house Of 8
friend in the lower part Of the city,
/ where he remained concealed until
Tuesday evening, then, sklllfully dis
| guised, he was taken into another close
| carriage to the foot of Canal street and
! hurried on board the steamship Ontario,
| bound to St. Thomas, Acapulco and As
pinwall. A passage had been previous
] ly engaged for him under an assumed
name, and he was received by the Off
| GERS without question. The Ontario
sailed at late hour on Tuesday, and re-
NAMED in the lower bay until yesterday
when she proceeded on her way.
/ In the common pleas chambers yes
| terday, an attachment was issued
against the property of H. w. Genet.
/ The order was issued at the instance OF
William Caswell. who holds a small
claim against the escaped criminal the
grounds being that Genet was also All
absc0ndlng creditor.
Ii has been asceTtaiEed that Eds0n
Bradley, the missing Broadway mer-