Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-08

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There is much anxiety to have the ca
nal maintained; for it comes in compe-
tition with the Toledo and Wabash rail-
road, thereby keeping down the rates
for freight. The case will probably be
decided tomorrow.
The Gas Troubles I'm New York.
New YORK, April THE men of the
New York gas company are the only ones
on strike, the employees of other compa-
nies refusing thus far to join them. The
police in large force are still on duty to-
day. 1t is cloudy and dark. The banks,
mercantile houses and saloons, doing
business down town, were lighted by
candles and camphine. Leaves OF alb
sence to firemen are supended for the
present.
There is a full supply of gas in the
downtown districts tonight. The
strikers say they will hold out. There
is no disturbance reported to-day and all
the men are at work, except those dis
charged by the New York company.
A committee of wOrkmen now en-
ployed in the Manhattan company,
waited on the leader of the strikers of
the New York company to-day, to
make arrangements for Joint meeting
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former.
SerIeus Railroad Accident.
ST. LOUIS, April 7.-During very
heavy rain-storm last night street.
railroad car was struck and thrown from
the track at the crossing of the Missouri
Pacific road and Seventh street, by a
freight train on the latter road, which
was being backed from the levee. The
bod fl,raxa
passengers badly bruised, and the driver,
named d. G.. Knight, was thrown under
the car, and sustained a compound frac
ture of both legs, had several fingers cut
off, and was cut and bruised about the
head. The accident was caused by the
negligence of Martin Keyton, ,watchman
on the Pacific road, who failed to signal
the street-car of the approach of the
train. Keyton, and also ]. II. Haley,
engineer, Charles Anderson and Scott
Moore, breakesmen of the Pacific train,
were arrested and bail for them refused
until the result of Knights injuries were
ascertained-
Washington Topics.
WASHINGTON, Apil IA telegram
from General Candy this afternoon re-
ports the death at Tule lake of DR..
was recently from Kentucky.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared a second dividend of twenty
five per cent. in favor of the Walk ma
tional bank, of MiddletoWn, New York,
making in all a dividend of fifty per
cent.
There will be some appointments
made of deputy-collectors in some of
the larger internal revenue districts,
which will be selected from among the
assistant-assessors
A dispatch from LoredO, Texas, says
that the United States frontier commits
sion are at New LOredo. The Mexican
commission had held a joint session
with the American commission on the
subject of the disturbances.
The supreme court decided in the case
of Ravenner as. Woodruff, that prom
issory note, given for a consideration in
war bonds issued by the Arkansas Sc
cession convention, is void and illegal.
The court also decided in the case of
w. S. as. the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, that it is not within the
power of congress to tax the property
of municipal corporation, Uiz., the
mortgage held by the city of Baltimore
on said road, as security for bonds issued
in its aid; and also that it was not the
intention of the internal revenue laws
to tax the property of such corporations.
Desperate.
GALVESTON, April Last night at
ten o'clock, a man calling himself
James Helm drew knife and cut boy, |
whose name is unknown, and in his at
tempt to escape, attacked and cut three |
unOffending parties who happened to be |
in his way. Officer Ferguson, in at /
tempting to make his arrest, was next 1
to receive the knife, and died in five
minutes afterward. w. Benson, an old |
and respected citizen, who was one of
the unfortunates, has since died, and it |
is thought that two others will die. |
Henry Myers, driver for engine COM |
pany No. 2, it is believed, will die. The |
firemen swear vengeance against Helm. |
Intense excitement prevails, and it is |
believed he will never be allowed, by a
mob, to have trial. Some of the police !
have already asserted their intention, if |
called on to defend the Jail. Helm !
gives his name as James Bennett Helm, |
Of Floyd county, Virginia, and cousin |
to the notorious Jack Helm, of Texas.
Ohio Elections.
COLUMBUS, April THE election |
passed off very quietly. The returns |
come in so slowly anything more than |
crude guesses are useless. Indications |
are that Bull, Democratic candidate for |
mayor, is elected, and that Rickley and
Baber, both Democratic candidates for
the constitutional convention, are prob |
ably elected.
CLEVELAND, April I'm the munic- |
ipal election to-day, Charles Otis, candi- |
date for mayor, on the citizens ticket, |
was elected by about eight hundred ma |
jority over Huntington, Republican. |
The balance of the Republican ticket, |
and eight Republican candidates for the !
constitutional convention, were elected. |
DAYTON, April THE election to- |
day passed off without excitement. In |
the city the Democrats elected most all |
the members of the city council and |
school board. Clay (Democrat) was
elected representative to the constitu- !
tional convention. Schultz (Republi- |
cam was probably elected from Mont |
gOmery county.
CINCINNATI, April THE election
returns of this city and county
are coming in very slowly. 1t
is impossible, at this time, to indicate
definitely anything about the final re-
suits. -Four wards report gains for Da
Wis, the Republican candidate for Mayor,
of four hundred on the secretary Of
States vote last fall. There is, however,
heavy Democratic majority to over
come on that vote, and the impression
prevails among the Republicans that
sufficient gains cannot be reasonably
expected to secure Davis's election.
California News.
n.
ern Pacific railroad committee, Vice
President Rice, of Maine; Mr.. Moore
head, of Philadelphia; Frederick Bill
ings, of Vermont; and Engineer-in-
Chief w. MilnOr Roberts, returned east
this morning, having completed, on fa-
YOrable terms, below the estimated cost, |
an arrangement for the extension of the
road northward during the present year, !
to practical connection between the |
road already completed and the waters
of Puget Sound. The contractors ON
Saturday, by telegraph, put men at
work on the line. With this railroad
connection effected, the entire railroad
system of Oregon as well as the naviga- !
bic waters of Columbia, are put in con-
nection by rail with the waters of Puget
Sound. The committee deemed it in
expedient to press the immediate prose-
cution of the work on that part of the
line between the upper navigable waters
of Columbia and the Lake D'OreiIle. !
Among other reasons, on this portion of
the road it is necessary to make arrange
ments in the fall for getting out cross
ties and bridge-timber, which can only
be obtained in the mountains in winter,
and must be floated down during the
spring rise of the streams.
Connecticut Election.
HARTFORD, April THE election to-
day was the quietest for many years; a