Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-10

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1 lands, and pasturage, which are now
nearly worthless to the Mexican people.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Plttsburg is preparing for grand ex-
position.
A large fire occurred at Newburgh,
New York, last night.
The funeral of Senor Ratazzi took
place at Rome Sunday, and was largely
attended.
The convention of the New Jerusa-
lem church continues its deliberations
/ in Cincinnati.
| A young man, named w. A. C. Dick
son, was drowned in the canal last
night, while bathing.
The colonization society in Cuba, by
decree of the eaptain-g is clothed
with unlimited powers.
Severe rainstorms have prevailed
during the past three days throughout
| the west and northwest.
General Schofeld has instructions to
appoint a military commission to try
the Modoc prisOners-those that have
not got away,
The session of the Spanish cortes yes
terday was of most stormy nature,
occasloned by opposition to the new
ministry announced.
BY reference to dispatches il another
column, it seems that several of the
ModOc prisoners escaped, or were lost,
on their way to BOyle's Camp.
Two painters were killed and another
seriously injured by falling from a scaf-
fold on the railroad bridge at Centre
vile, Pennsylvania, yesterday.
Rhodes Harrington murdered his
paramour named Martha Scuddy by
yesterday-both Of the cOlOred persuas-
ion.
Reports from the Red Cloud agency
represent the Indians in that locality
exceedingly friendly-their scalping-
knives are worn out, and their stock
of powder and improved fire arms is
exhausted, and they are playing for
new supply.
The total loss by the burning of the
Alexandria palace, near London, yes
terday, amounts to three million dollars.
No one was killed, as reported in pre-
vious dispatches, but several were in
jured. The fire originated from care
lessness.
The scouting party sent out from
Fort Mcpherson two weeks ago were
caught, last Tuesday night, in a severe
rain-stOrm while in camp on Blackwood
creek. The camp was flooded, and six
privates Of company +, Third cavalry,
and twenty-four horses were drowned.
The rest OF the command saved their
lives by climbing trees, where they were
compelled to remain eighteen hours.
There is no doubt that q commits
sion will be organized without delay,
and the trial of the Modocs commenced.
According to the regulations of the
army the proceedings and findings of
military commission where the sentence
is death are transmitted to Washington
for review and the approval of the
President before sentence can be carried
into effect. Several weeks must un-
avoidably pass before the punishment
of the Modocs can take place.
At Fort Dodge, Iowa, Saturday night,
in attempting to arrest Charles Haines,
saloon keeper, for selling whisky con-
trary to the city ordinances, a riot en-
sued, in which a scuffie took place be-
tween Haines and Marshal Brooks
Haines drew a revolver, which Brooks,
in trying to wrench it from his grasp,
accidentally discharged, the ball pierre
ing Haines's heart, causing instant
death. There was great excitement
over the tragedy, and it was feared that
during the night vengeance would be
wreaked upon the officers and their
sbettors before morning, but yesterday
the public mind was quieted, and the
law viii be permitted to take its own
course.