Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-11
The POstal-Car Investigation
Death Of One of the Oldest Pho
neers Of the West THE
Young Atlantic Hero.
Official Result of the Cincinnati
Election The Seventh CaVaE-
ry Arriving in Dakota
London Items.
The Great Musical Festival in
Cincinnati-Change Of Rail-
road Gauge EnjOined,
Etc, Etc.


Etc, Etc.
National Rank Banquet.
PHILADELPHIA, April I0.-The pre-
idents of the National banks of this cit
gave banquet tonight to ex-SenatC
Cattell, who is about to go to Europe
assist in refunding the gOvernmer
bonds.
Jack Frost in Texas.
GALVESTON, April -Telegrams an
private intelligence from twenty-five
counties report killing frosts. The crop
and fruit are all killed; replanting ha
been commenced. These counties EN-
brace large portion Of the cottOn-grOw
ing district.
Arrested for Contempt
ALBANY, y. Y, April 10.-In the as
sembly tonight, a resolution was adopt
ed TO arrest and bring before the bar O
; the house William NJ. Tweed, ia,
Gould and John B. butcher, for refusin.
to appear and testify before the Erie in
vestigating committee.
The Seventh cavalry in Dakota.
YANKTON, D. T., April I0.-CompaEy
/ II , OSFCAiAA bGfd1A ~ dAAlN6U ucIc ltlu
morning, and the balance of the regi
{ ment will follow to-day and tomorrow
and will go into camp here for a month
until the grass grows, when they viii
move up the Missouri river to their DO
sition on the proposed line Of the North
ern Pacific railroad.
The Official Re ut.
| CINCINNATI, April 10.-It is claimed
tonight that the official county vot,
elects d. Thew Wright Liberal Repub
lican) to the constitutional convention
and John w. Heron Republican,, by
sixteen majority. This result will, how.
ever, not be promulgated officially til
tomorrow. Peck (LiberaD is elected
over Warrington Republican,, for city
solicitor, by seventeen majority.
Tract Societies Consolidated.
| CINCINNATI, April 10.-The American
Tract society of New York and the
Western Tract and Book society of Gin,
cinnati have united. Hereafter there
will be only one depository, in Cincin,
natl, whose field will consist of Ohio
| Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. The
funds contributed in the future viii &c
to the general benevolent fund, and one.
tenth Of all the American Tract society
| gives away viii be used in Cineinnati's
field.
Great Musical Festival as Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, April 1O.-The rehear-
| sails for the musical festival, to CON-
mence on the sixth of May, are now oc-
curing frequently, and are of the most
satisfactory nature. Professor Singer,
the representative of Theodore Thomas,
highly commends the efficiency of the
! Cincinnati chorus. WOrkmen are now
busily employed getting the exposition
building ready for the great musical
event. The sale of season tickets will
commence on Monday.
Change Of Railroad Gauge EDioined.
RALEIGH, n. c., April I0.-The State
authorities to-day sued out before Judge
Walls, writ of injunction against A.
5. BufOrd, President of the North Caro-
lima railroad, and all the employees of
said road, preventing the change Of
gauge of said road from Greensboro to
Charlotte. The injunction was served.
The gauge was to have been changed in
day or two, which would enable traiss
from the Danville rosd to pass south,
and to be done in the interest of the
Pennsylvania Central.
SAFE OF i~shOrt-HOrHB.
CHICAGO, April 10.-One of the larg-
est and most successful sales of short
horn cattle took place near Waukegan,
Illinois, yesterday. The entire herd,
titty-six in all, of w. B. Dodge, and
thirty-six from the herd of G. c. Parks.
sold for an aggregate amount of over
tOrty-five thousand dollars-the cows
averaging six hundred and ten dollars
and fifty cents, and the bulls three hun
dred and fifty dollars each. The stock
was purchased by breeders from Illinois.
Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.
Death of an ssad Western Settler.
ST. LOUIS, April 10.-Charles Sangui-
net, probably the oldest native inbabi-
tant of this section of the country.
formerly known as Upper louisiana,
having been born in this city in 1881,
died to-day. Mr.. Sanguinet was init
mately connected with the commercial
and general growth of st. Louis from
the time it was mere fur-tradino out
post until few years ago, when he re-
tired from business and was q keen
observer of the changes in the social.
commercial and political affairs of the
great west during that time.
Delegates 10 the Ohio Constitutional
Convention.
CLEVELAND, April 10.-The dele
gates elected to the State constitutional
convention from this county are: Judge
Sherlock ]. Andrews, of Seneca: Otis
GriswOld, Amos Townsend, Hon. Jacob
Mueller, and Martin A. Foran. All
except FOran are Republican nominees.
the two last-named gentlemen were also
nominated on the citizens ticket. Fo- |
ran, who ran on the citizens ticket, is |
president of the International Coouers' |
union, and was elected through the eff |
forts of the laboring interest, running
2670 votes ahead of his ticket.
The Young Hero OF the Atlantic Disaster |
NEW YORK, April IA member of
the New York stock exchange this |
morning introduced in the board little
John Hanley, the orphan boy hero of
the Atlantic disaster. The young boy
was placed upon table in the rotunda /
and a collection taken up for his benefit. /
In a few minutes the contributions of |
the members amounted to two hundred |
and seventeen dollars, which, together
with what he received from the Boston
and Newark people, amounts to fifteen
hundred dollars. He viii return to his
friends, having declined to Join Bar
NUNS travelling show or to become the
adopted son of Rochester alderman.
wOmen's Foreign Missionary Society.
CINCINNATI, April I0.-The third an
meeting OF the Women's For
eign Missionary Society, of the Cincin-
natl branch, was held here to-day. with
Mrs. Bish, Of Clark, presiding. The re-
ports of the corresponding secretary
shoU aueoglra oirt0 prOerocz n,,rs,,e, Rl,o
past year one hundred and six auxiliary +,
societies have been organized, making
The whole number of three hundred and
eleven societies, which are distributed
through Ohio, Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia. The receipts for the year are ten
thousand and fifty-six dollars, five thou
,and six hundred Of which have gone 10
India, and three thousand to China.
The PoAfag-Car Business.
NEW YORK, April 10.-In the postal
,ar investigation to-day, Mr.. Hinckley
argued in favor of railroad companies /
icing paid by measurement, instead Of I
weight, for carrying mail matter, and
against being compelled to use patent ]
heating apparatus in postal-cars. Mr..
Davis, assistant superintendent of the
,ostal service, replied for the govern
nent, aud received statement, show !
ng that in the eastern and middle !
states the railroads were paid an adj
rance of twenty per cent since 1887, and |
a some instances on the western rosds |
ls high as one hundred and even one
and fifty per cent.
Mr. Davis said he considered postal