Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-06
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TOPEKA, February 5.-The Senate
passed a concurrent resolution to-day
memorializing the United States Senate
30 investigate the case Of Senator Pom
eroy. The House passed one asking
Pomeroy to resign.
TICMTCIDE.
CINCINNATI, February "a ca
-C-fc special from Lexington, Ken
lucky, reports the murder of Hutch
ison, tenant, by Barclay, landlord, on a
farm in Jassamine county, Kentucky, in
consequence OF a quarrel which arose
on division of hemp raised on shares
on Barclays farm by Hutchison. The
weapon used was a shotgun, loaded
with bUckshot. Barclay gave himself
up 10 the authorities.
FAREWELL, TYNDALL! a
NEW YoRK, February 5.-A grand
farewell banquet was, last evening, given
To Professor Tyndall, which was attend
ed by a brilliant selection of the public
men of the city. The chair was occu-
pied by Hon. /. Evarts, who de-
livered the opening speech. His re-
marks were followed by others from
Professor Tyndall, Professor Drasson,
Henry Ward Beecher and others.
acI8HALiSTEC-
ST. PAUL, February 5.-At the annual
State Editorial Convention this after
noon in the City Hall, Representative
W. A. Cr0fiord, Of the Minneapolis
TriJuWC, delivered the annual address,
which was a very interesting history Of
journalism in this country and the duty
and responsibility of journalists. Mr..
NoOdru1fof the st. Paul EUeRiag Jour
nal, read a poem, which was a glowing
tribute to the chef OF Journalists, Hor-
ace Greeley. Fifty State papers were
represented.
OH!-AHI
NEW YORK, February 5.-The Coro-
ner's Jurors in the case Of the murder OF
Duryea by Simmons, yesterday re-
turned a verdict that the deceased died
from a stab wound at the hands Of Sim
mons, but to this they added their belief
that the murdercus assault was not pre-
meditated, and that the prisoner, from
previous threats made by deceased to-
ward him, may have considered his life
threatened. This is regarded as remark
able. Twelve million dollars are said to
he represented in the Simmons family,
and the jurors are men whose standing
D. unQuestiOnable.
CONFLAGRATI0N.
LAFAYETTE, February 5.-About two
o'clock this morning a fire was discov-
cred in the cellar OF a store-roOm oeeu-
pied by G. J.. Marvin as an auction
room, in the Spencer block, on Fourth
street, in This city, which resulted in the
destruction Of a whole block The
principal sufferers by the fire are w. l..
Gregory, hardware and stove dealer;
{. J.. Marvin, auctioneer; L. r. Brown,
druggist; Henry Strauss, clothing store
and Israel Spencer, owner Of a part OF
the block. The origin Of the fire is not
known. The following is list Of the
insurance Oh building and stocks: In
the National, Of Hartford. seven thou
sand dollars; Aetna, OF Hartford, five
thousand dollars; Queen, Of Hartford,
three thousand dollars; Phoenix, OF
Hartford, fOTty-fve thousand dollars;
Home, New York, two thousand dol
lars; Hartford, New York, forty thou
sand dollars; Royal, New York, three
thousand dollars; Imperial, New York,
one thousand dollars. The total loss is
e-timaied at fifty thousand dollars.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
New YORK, February 5 about nine
last night an unknown man and woman
entered house Of assignation, No. 10
Bleecker street, ana engaged a room,
from which IN a very little while loud
cries for help were heard. Officer Kelly,
Cf the fourteenth precinct, who was
passing, entered, and on ascending the
steps found the woman living dead at
the top with fearful cash IN the throat,
which extended TO the bone. He hur-
ried a sew steps farther into the front
room, and found the man lying upon
the bed and in the act OF withdrawing
q razor from a wound which he had Just
inflicted upon his own neck The officer
spoke 70 him, but he did not reply. 1t
appeared that be had struggled with the
woman and inflicted the fatal wound
ia one corner of the room where was
found a pool Of blood, and that she then
ran into the lobby where she fell dead.
From the cards found upon the persons
of both, it is supposed that the name OF
the woman is Barbara Schaffer, and her
murderer, who was her husband, whom
she had abandoned 10 live with one
armed letter-carrier, named Stephen
Haas. The man still maintains a dog
ged silence and was removed TO the
hospital. The body Of his victim was
taken charge of by the Coroner.
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