Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-30
NEW YORK.
Bankrupts and BaHk-Fiends-IrTing,
the SeifsAccuSed Nathan
Murderer.
Our Missionary Bale in New York
Reward for a Murderer,
Etc, Etc, Etc.

New YORK, October SO.-Proceedrin.
have been begun to throw into pank-
ruptcy the firm OF Dodge d Co, CON
spicuOus in the lumber combination
which broke down last summer, with
paper on the market said TO amount t.
ten million dollars.
Governor Dix has offered q reward of
three thousand dollars for information
which may lead TO tile conviction OF
/ the person who caused the death of
Charles ID. Kelsey, of Huntington, Long
/ Island.
The trial of the Cuban bank-clerks, in
Brooklyn, on a charge of stealing over
| one million dollars worth Of securities,
was brought TO an abrupt termination
( to-day. After the testimony was all in,
and the case given TO the jury, one Of
the 'welve informed his associates that
he could not consent to any verdict
When asked the reason he replied: 81
have not heard one word Ofthe evidence;
/ am deaf"
Carleton, the missing secretary of the
Union trust company, is reported in
dicted by the grand jury on the charge
Of forgery. Carleton is said to be on his
way to Europe.
The piano, billiard and cigar manu-
facturers and other producers of luxu-
ries, are conducting business with great
caution. Large factories are being run
on half time, aud with half the usual
force, while the smaller establishments
have, N the main, closet altogether.
ms course, made Necessary by the
nnanclal disturbance, has thrown out Of
"orh large numbers OF men and wo-
,nen, Arrangements are expected to
be made whereby most of the factories
viii be able to keep their hands at work
part of the time at least, thus prevent
ing great zeal Of suffering.
John L. irving, who admitted in San
Francisco that he was criminally con-
cerned in the Nathan murder, is to be
tried for burglary.
AlOis MOlliner, an artist of Pesth, who
arrived on the twenty-fOurth, shot him
self dead in hotel in HOboken. He had
ten thousand dollars and many valua- !
bles.
An emphatic denial Is given TO the
story published this morning, that the |
firm of Hoyt, Sprague & Co. is enbsr-
rassed. President Morrison, of the Man /
haitian bank, one OF the banks through /
which the firm does business, states that /
he received letter from Mr.. HOyt this
morning saying that his house is not IN
any embarrassment. Mr.. Morrison says
that his bank is paying all the firm S
paper as usual, a course which would
have been continued, regardless of the
story published, to the letter.
Vincent Colyer telegraphed the board
of health yesterday, asking the authori-
ties TO forbid the sale of the bale of cot
ton sent from Memphis to this city.
TIE sanitary superintendent promptly
informed the authorities that there was
no danger whatever of infection, and
the cotton will be sold, as intended, for
the benefit of the Memphis sufferers.
Jacob Mechals, convicted of murder
ing United States Deputy Marshal
in jersey City, has been SEN
fenced to be hanged on December fifth.
In the trial of Taintor to-day, for
while cashier of the At
lantic bank, Judge Benedict gave his
address and decision on the point Of
law raised 10y the council for the de-
fense, that he was competent TO produce
evidence to show that TaintOr acted for
the bank and with the knowledge aud
consent of the president and directors,
in making his stock speculatiOns, and
this was understood 10 be the chief point
for the defense.