Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-25
The Brooklyn Trust Company
Earthquakes in Italy-Thirty-
Eight Lives Lost.
4 Nice TriO-VOgt, Sharkey and
WalW 1rth h-The Pacific Mail
Steamship Company.
Destructive Fire at POttsViIle, Pa.
"A Steam-BOiler Explosion
Kills Three Men-The
Canal-Ec Etc.


Cholera hs Mt. Vernon, Indiana.
! EVANSVILLE, July 24.-The Journal,
special correspondent reports sever
: deaths at Mt. Vernon to-day. Jordan
Fields, negro, was shot and perhaps
fatally wounded, by Alex. Webster, alsC
colored, of Nashville. Webster was ar
rested and indicted.
Slavery abolished in KiVa.
ST. PETERSBURG, July PA dispatch
from Kiva says a decree was issued by
the kahn on the twenty-fourth of June
abolishing slavery throughout his do.
, minion, and provides th6t all persons
held in bondage shall either be made
citizens or returned to their native
countries.
Horrible Murder and Suicide.
ST.LOUIs, July 24.-Frederick Scholtz
living two miles from Pleasant Hill
Nebraska, cut off the head of his sister
Mrs. Suckrouse, with an ak, and then
went into a field a short distance from
the house and cut his own throat Nc
one has been able to assign a cause fol
the deed.
Suit for Heavy Damages by the Great
COaI-3il Fire ut Cincinnati.
| CINCIENATI, July 24.-E. Roberts &
Co, have commenced a suit against the
city to recover one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars for lumber destroyed
by the great cOal-oil fire in June, on the
ground that oil was stored in violation
of city ordinance, and that they had
repeatedly requested the city to enforce
the law.
A French Duel on American Sell.
SCRANTON, IA, July PA French
man named Aubin, living at Wilkes
barre, and a countryman of his from
New York, fought duel with rapiers,
near Wilkesbarre, Wednesday morning.
They fought over an hour, when Aubin
was wounded in the side. The cause of
the fight was French lady. The affair
is not finished, and will be renewed as
soon as Aubin RECEIVERS.
Fifteen Business Houses Destroyed by
E1re.
POTTsvILLE, Pa, July pa fire in
| Mount Carmel, last night, commencing
in George POrtier's building, destroyed
fifteen buildings in the same square,
comprising the business portion of the
place. The buildings were all wood.
Only one building in the square was
saved. Loss forty thousand dollars.
| The insurance was principally in home
companies. Thirteen families were made
homelessa
FrightfuI Tragedy.
SALT LAKE, July pa frightful
tragedy occurred at the mouth of Bing-
ham canon this evening. A ranch
erO named Cotton and his two sons were
killed by another one named Butch
er, with rife. The cause is unknown;
it was probably an old feud. The re-
mains of the deceased were carried home
by the widow and daughter on lumber
wagon. Great excitement exists in
Bingham City over the affair. It is not
known whether or not Butcher has been
arrested
More Pacific Mail Stories.
New YORK, July PA fresh batch
of rumOrs are in circulation with refer
enee to the Pacific mail company; one
being that negotiations are being made
for loan of seven hundred thousand
dollars on the compsny's real estate in
San Francisco. The lawyer to whom
has been referred the matter of general
mortgage bonds on the company's
entire property will give his opinion to-
day, when the board of directors will
meet and take action.
How UdderzOOk Got Away with GOss
and His Money.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-A dispatch
to the E'UeRilg Telegraph from West
chester says il now appears from the
evidence obtained that Udderzook left
Baltimore with fifteen hundred dollars,
and was to meet GOss, alias Wilson, in
Philadelphia and give him the money
and see him on board steamer for some
European port, but rather than part
with the funds, he took Goss to the
country and murdered him, pocketing
the money and returning to Baltimore.
Remark able Escape Of wOrkmen-ChOI.
era disappearing from kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, July 24.-The second
floor of the old Methodist church on
Market street, now being converted into
a store, fell in this afternoon, carrying
with six workmen. Singularly, all es-
capped with only slight bruises.
The cholera seems to have entirely
disappeared from interior Kentucky
towns recently afflicted. No deaths re-
ported in any Of them for six days.
Music or Blood.
New YORK, July PA desperate
fight took place last evening, in Lion
park, between the police and knights
of Columbia, who were holding their
festival. The former used their clubs,
and the latter clubbed-muskets. In halfl
an hour the police proved victors, and
marched six of the knights to the sta
tionhouse. The fight was renewed on
the street-UaTs, when the police again !
triumpbed, securing the principal assail- |
ants. The row was caused by the band |
refusing to play longer than the contract |
called for without additionaISpay.
The wheat Harvest of Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 24.-The Farm
er's Onion, the agricultural organ of the |
State, in its issue for this week, says a |
commencement has been made on the |
great wheat harvest of Minnesota for |
the year 1873, and most bOuntiful har-
vest is promised. From a careful esti- |
mate we think this State can export this |
year three million bushels wheat, provl- /
ded we have our usual good weather du-
ring harvest; and, provided further, the /
crop escapes storms, and is secured. |
The Union further advises farmers to /
market their wheat soon, as there is al
possible fear OF still lower prices.
MeetinS OF the Directors of the Pacific
Mail steamship Company.
New YORK, July 24-At q meeting
of the directors Of the Pacific Mail COM
pany to-day, legal advice was taken as
to the right of the company to issue
bonds. 1t was the opinion Of the cOun-
sci that, under their charter and the re-
vised statutes, the company has full
power to issue bonds for completing con-
tracts for building steamers, etc, or for
other eOntractsthat might be necessary
hereafter. Measures were taken to raise
for current expenses, and Presi-
dent Bradbury was appointed a special
as to the amount Of bonds
and mode of issuing them, to report at
a future meeting.
The Louisville CanaI-Sfeam- Boiler Ex.
pIOsiOn-Three Persons Killed.
CINCINNATI, July 24.-The directors
of the board Of trade to-day adopted
resolution deprecating the injury done
to commerce by the delay in turning
over the Louisville canal to the United
States, and asking the transportation
committee to open correspondence with
the secretary of the treasury with refer
ence thereto.
A Gazette special says that thresh-
ing-m maehine boiler exploded four miles
west of Rushyille, Indiana, yesterday
evening, killing Archer Downey, Mil
lard Anderson and George w. Ward,
was killed Instantly, but Ander-
son and Ward lived five or six hours.
Four or five other persons were hurt.
All were very respectable citizens.
Department Orders,
WASHINGTON, July PA general
order was issued to-day by the secretary
ot-war prohibiting the discussing officers
fronn issuing vouchers which shall act
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