Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-25
New York News.

NEW YORK, November -E4.-Michael
Harold. Of the restaurant at 496 Brown
street. was stabbed to death last night
i'm his saloon by Pierro Stefene, while
eudeavoring to stop a quarrel between
the latter and one Sargent PaOh. The
murderer was arrested.
Max Maretzek publishes a card stat
ing that he made a proposal to Mad
ames Lucca and Dimuiska, who, by
contract, should receive each night five
hundred dollars in gold, and to accept
their salaries in Havana, or whatever
NAV be due them now in currency, leav-
ing the control of the subscription money
in HavaEa-nearly one hundred thou
sand dOllars-tO their agent, as guar
antee. The proposition was declined
and further services refused. Maretzek
saws he made the proposition owing to
hard times and the probable fluctuations
of gold in Havana.
The proceedings in the contempt case
of counsel for Tweed was postponed
until Saturday next at the request Of
counsel, to give them time to prepare
reply to the judges address of to-day.
The Judge sOundly berated the counsel
for presenting him q paper which
charged him with being disqualified
from sitting at the trial owing to Opin-
ions formed and expressed, and with
other sins of commission and omission.
The banking-hOuse Of Edmund d.
Randolph d Co. resumed to-day.
A san Francisco dispatch announces
that there is no truth in the special OF
last evening, that the Central Pacific
bridge at Oakland was burned.
Sheriff Brennan says that Tweed viii
be removed to the penitentiary to-day,
and when he does 60 be may be allowed
aDy convenience he desires, at his own
expense. Tweed gave his time this
morning to reading papers, writing let
| tiers to bis wife, and chat with his son
and Sheriff Brennan.
Another ring trial, that Of James H.
IngeTsOll and John d. Harrington, for
| forgery IN the third degree, was begun
! this morning before Justice Davis, in
/ the court Of over and terminer. The
| charge is that they forged the indorse-
ment of Heath d Smith to a county
warrant for mason work, ETC., on the
new county courthouse for fifteen thou
sand one hundred and thirty-eight dol
/ lars. Assemblyman.e elect Harry Genet,
/ indicted for false preteDses and grand
larceny, has been held to bail by Judge
i lldNl5 III LAlt SUN va AAfN AAhDASaAlAA hDA-
lars on each indictment This is au-
other ring suit.
The counsel for Tweed in the late trial
We're before Judge Davis to-day to ex-
plain their conduct in presenting, after
jury was obtained, certain paper,
which the Judge at the time character
lied as extraordinary. The paper
was prepared in June last, and bears the
i signatures not only Of the present coun-
al. but that of David Dudley Field,
4 now in Europe, and also that Of Mr..
Burriil who Withdrew from the case
some months since, aud who has writ
len to Judge Davis that he had
no knowledge that the paper was tC
he presented st the present time
Judge Davis in reviewing the paper
aid il was never brought up IN the
\ c,SaV applications for adjournment
which were granted, the counsel appsr'
entity being willing to taketheir chances
of a favorable decision from The eour
which they, over their own signatures
pronounced disqualified. The judge
then said there was al apparent lnten'
TO get the paper on the EeooTds ant
printed and explained. 1t Is 9 doen
ment proclaiming the judge to be par
! tisl, having expressed opinions ON th'
fact against the defendant, and that h'