Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-05
GENERAL NEWS.
Ex Commissioner Van Bnren
Blasts the Outrageous Press
of this Country = VAL
worth, the New York
Patricide.
r ported Dangerous Illness Of the
Russian Czar-The Arkansas
"QuO WarrGntO' Scheme
Effectually DemOl-
ished.
Important Grain Statistics-St
Louis Tobacco Fair-BeacOn
Park Races-HOme and
Foreign News.
Beacon Park Races

never beat 2: %, was won by Joker; best
D time, 2:2S3.
q Sudden and Dangerous Illness of the
? Gar Of Russia
!. LONDON, June A special from vi
] emma announces that the car reached
D SchOnbeunn palace, on his way to that
e city, when he became suddenly and
[ dangerously sick, and that the empress
of Austria is constantly at his bedside.
1 The dispatch, however, needs eOnfirma-
, ton.
Pennsylvania Democratic State Con-
vens1On.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-The Demo
cratic State committee met this eve
ming, and agreed upon August 9th as
the time and Wilkesbarre as the place
for holding the State convention. Hon.
Samuel Randall presided. The chair
man was directed to properly express,
in his address to the people of the State,
q sense of indignation at the course pur-
. sued by tie administration in the Lou
isiana troubles.
. WaIWOrth, the Patrieide. will Plead
Insanity.
NEW YORK, June 4.-The defense of
young Walworth, who shot his father
yesterday, will be insanity. The inquest
} Will be held Friday next. The mother
of the lad visited him at the Tombs to-
day, in company with Judge Barbour, a
cousin of the deceased. While the scene
was affecting, it was not marked by any
display of extraordinary emotion.
L Charles 0'COner, the distinguished ad-
vOcate, it is understood, will be retained
i for the defense, and has had an inter-
view with the prisoner.
Governor Bakers Case Decided.
LITTLE Rock, June 4.-The attorney
general concluded the argument in
the quo GOdTrd1tO case against the
governor before the supreme court this
morning. This evening the court met,
and four out Of the five Judges decided
that the court had no jurisdiction, the
chief-justice, Mcclure, dissenting. The
decision of the court was received with
the greatest satisfaction, and there is
general rejoicing tonight This is re-
garded as the end of all trouble, and
hereafter Governor Baxter will be re-
1 garded as the governor, without any
show of opposition.
| ST. Louis Tobacco Fair.
ST. LOUIS, June 3.-The st. Louis to-
bacco fair opened to-day with entrees
! from all parts of Missouri. Illinois, In
diana, Kentucky, and nearly all of the /
southern States. There are near five
hundred hOgsheads entered, and several
hundred visitors from abroad are present. /
At the opening to-day an address was |
delivered by w. NJ. Samuel, vice-presi- /
/ dent Of the association, after which |
there was a banquet. The best and |
| largest crop was awarded to A. @. Ken |
/ nedy, of ChantOn county, Missouri, |
/ whose crop aggregated over ffty-six |
/ thousand pounds. Premiums to the |
amount OF over ten thousand dollars |
have been awarded.
| Commissioner Ynn Buren, and lhcl
| Naughty Press Of the Country.
NEW YORK, June 4.-General Van
Buren has written another letter, in |
which he says more indefensive out |
rage than this whole treatment of him
! self and his associate commissioners by
the press of this country he cannot con-
ceive Of The contracts for covering the
courtyard and for an addition TO the
machinery hall, at Vienna, said by the
correspondent to have been given out
upon agreement that five per cent. was
TO be paid to the commissioners having
charge of the job, were awarded by Mr.. /
McErath, who sits in judgement upon 1
former associates and says that all the
charges made are baseless fabrications, 4
and that neither minister nor man shall 4
wrest from him with impunity the |
spOtless reputation of his life.
Hneeting OF the Civil Service Advisory
Board.
WASHINGTON, June 4-The advisory
board of civil service met the President
and cabinet to-day by invitation, and |
submitted their report, maturely consid-
cred, proposing a modification of some
of the present rules, apd adding several
new ones. These Improvements are de-
signed to make the civil service more
efficient, being based on a strict adher-
ence to its principles, and viii aid in
remedying such defects as experience
has shown to exist. One of the mOdifi-
cations will serve to facilitate the filing
of vacancies by the prompt examination
of applicants. 1t is understood that the
board has given careful consideration to
the subject of securing an eguable dis
fribution of the offices as regards local
ity. The views of the cabinet, so far as
expressed, are in accord with those of
the board. The modified rules will not
be promulgated by the President until
after the next cabinet meeting.
Fhe free Pass System Abolished ON
Western Railroads.
CHICAGO, June 3.-At a meeting to-
day of western railroad managers to
consider the question of abOlishing the
system OF free-passes over the lines,
held in the Office of President Newell,
of the Illinois Central railroad, Mr..
Newell presided, and the following
roads were represented: Illinois Cen
tral, Chicago and Alton, Chicago Bur
hDgton and Quincy, Chicago and North
western, Milwaukee and st. Paul, Chi
cagO Rock Island and st Louis, Van
dalia and Terra Haute, Ohio and
Mississippi, Gilmore Clinton and
Springfield, Chicago and Danyille,
and Nincennes, and Chicago and Cairo.
The resolution to be acted upon was one
submitted at the meeting the second
week, declaring all outstanding passes
void after the thirtieth Of the present
month, and abrOgating their renewal, or
any further issue. Resolution number
twenty was modified as not to apply to
employees over lines with which they
are connected; also, exempting from
the operation of the resolution those per-
sons having previously acknowledged
the rights TO free passes thus amended.
The resolution was adopted.
Important Grain Statistics
MILWAUKEE,, June 3.-The commits
sioner of the department of agriculture.
Hen. Watts, has furnished the chamber
of commerce here a very interesting
tabular statement, which was bulletined
on change to-day and attracted much
attention, showing the number of
bushels Of wheat raised in each State
of the Union in each of the past
two years. The total estimated produc-
ton of wheat in the United States
in 1872 was 249, 997, 900 bushels;
increase 1925, 900, compared with the
crop of 1871. The largest production of
any single State was California, 25,600,-
O09; Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Iowa respectively ranked next to Cali
fornia, ranging from %, ,00O, 900 to "a
100000 The total production in the
northwestern States named in 1872, was
81. .29S, 600, an increase of 26, ,230, GOO
over the crop Of 1871, in the same States.
Secretary Langdon, of the chamber Of
commerce, is authority for the statement
that .A3, ,335, 900 bushels of wheat, inclnd-
ing flour, had been received a. Milwaukee
and Chicago, and other points, up TO
Nav 3lst last from the crop of 1872, In
foslf great wheat producing States of the
northwes4, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Minnesota, Fhich, together with
the estimated amounts fsE f3ed andseed |