Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-15
Heavy Rain Storms = Another
Horrible Murder In New York
-Anti-EOnopOIy in Iowa.
Kate StOddard in Prison The
Victims of the City of Wash
ingtOn-Etc., Etc, Etc.

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several others.
ImpOrsaEt Geological Discoveries.
MCPHERSON, NEB., July I4.-Pro
Marsh and the Yale College explOrin
party returned to-day from the NiObarar
river, where they have spent the Las
month in geological investigations. Tn
( trip was successful, and many interest
| ing discoveries were made. Many neI
/ extinct animals were found, and amoni
( them several fossil horses, camels an
lrhinoceroses. The party are all well
and start tomorrow for Fort Bridger
Wyoming, toexplore the Nintah noun
tain country.
Tendency OF the Church of England 10
ward Roman Catholicism.
! LONDON, July 1z.-In the chamber o
peers this evening Lord Cranmore rest
the arehbishop's reply TO the church as
sociation, showing a tendency in th,
| Church of England toward Catholic
ism, and moved that a committee bt
! appointed to consider what legislation
and what is needed to check the evil
/ He supported the motion in a long
! speech, in the cOErse of which he read
passages from the petition Of four hun
dred and eighty c.ergymen of the estab,
| lished church asking for the appoint
ment of confessor and the restoration Of
the popish practices which the refORma.
ton abolished.
The Gordon business.
MINNEAPoLIs, July 14.-TO-morroW
mornings Tribune will contain the fol-
lowing, dated Fort Garry, July IA: ''Tbe
event of to-day was an explosion in
court by the attOrrey-general over Con-
sui Taylor's card explaining to the peo-
pie the grounds Of defense. He de-
nounced it as 8 contempt of court, and
proclaimed loudly that the Canadian
government would demand Taylor's re-
mOval, and moved an attachment for
contempt, The judge reserved his de-
cision. The counsel remained in court
all afternoon, but the judge adjourned it
without further action. In view of this
situation, Eugene w. Wilson was ap-
pointed to-day. Vice-eonsul Brockell is
still threatened with arrest.
The fastest New York Horror.
New YORK, July 14-Byron A.
Stief, nephew of Charlotte Willett,
whose body was found in a house on
Eighty-seventh street in a state of horri-
bic decomposition, appeared at the cor
Oner's Office to-day and said be first heard
of her death this morning. The deceased
had brought him Up from childhood
She was eXecutrix of his fathers estate.
She was Of excentric habits, never left
her house during the day time, and re-
fused to have any servants or any one
else reside in her house. The witness
last saw her on May Sth. He called at
the house four weeks ago, but could not
gain admission. His aunt was probably
then dead.
Anti-MOnOpOIists I'm Iowa.
ST. LOUIS, July 14.-A dispatch from
Des Moines, Iowa, says an anti-mOnop-
oily convention was held there on Sat
urday, and nominated a full county
ticket, elected delegates to the State
convention, and passed resolutions de-
claring for no support to any man for
office who is not in full sympathy with
the producer and manufacturer and op-
posed TO mOnopOlies; also declaring that
the doctrine of vested rights by railroad
which exempt them from
legislative control has no place in the
Jurisprudence of free people, demand
ing reform in the salary of public Off
Gers, deDOuncing the back-salary grab,
and the president for signing the law,
and demanding its repeal; demanding
political reform and the strictest eeonO-I
my in the State and county affairs. 1t
also invites all persons TO join this
this movement.
The Deficit in General HOWard's De-
paFtment.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE follow
ing statement is based on information
from official sources: The accounts of
General Howard and his officers show a
deficit Of eleven thousand dollars,
though only a small portion is in the
name of General Howard. He admits
be has a balance of six thousand dollars,
which be is ready to pay over to the
proper officers. Nearly One-half the de- |
icit is in the accounts of subordinates
formerly on duty in the west. Letters |
have been received from colored men
who served in the army and navy, stat |
ng they never received bounty, though |
n some cases the accounts show to the |
contrary. It viii require a fur |
her investigation TO ascertain whether /
orged entries have been made, or state
nents in the letters are false. All the |
have to undergo a further ex-
animation by the comptroller, and their
igures may be changed either for or
lgainst Howard. Should those officers
ilffer from the Others in the construction
Il the various laws bearing upon the
ubject, all will agree that there has been
ONE dishonesty on the part OF subor-
Iinates, though il is not believed defal-
alton will amount to as much as is gen.
rally supposed.
ne Twenty-Per.CeBt Increase salary
Ready /
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE ninety
ays allowed by law for the government
0 appeal 10 the supreme court from
he decision of the court of claims
n about five hundred cases of the
wenty- percent increase allowed by
be act Of 1867 70 the civil employees Of
he government in Washington, expired
saturday, and no appeal having been
AIKEN, claimants can now have their ac-
cunts audited. If the comptroller de-
ides the claims are payable out of the
for this year, they
will be paid at once; but If he
hould decide they are payable out of
he appointment of last year, congress
will De called upon to make up the de-
iciency, as the appointment of last
'ear falls short OF the required amount
o pay them about twenty-five thousand
Iollars. On the five hundred cases re-
erred to the judgment of the amount of
he claims was entered on the fourth of
April, and on the twenty-first of April
Judgment was entered in favor Of seven
hundred additional claimants. The
linety days that are allowed to ap-
zeal on the latter expires
lext Saturday, but the encouragement
5 of the opinion that the supreme court
las covered all the points Of the cases
.lready heard, and that il is of no use
o appeal, and, consequently, none have
cen entered, and those cases will also
e audited and allowed, as tbs ninety
sys do not expire until the present
seal year, although judgment was en-
@red during the last. Itseems to be the
Impression that they viii be paid out of
his years appropriations.
Important Railroad Consolidation.
INDIANAPOLIS, July I4.-Articles of
between the Chicago and
Ilantie railroad company party OF the
rst, az d the Chicago and Atlantic Ex-
snsion 1Gilroad company party of the
ec0nd part, and the road now in pro-
ess OF construction Known as the Bal |
more, Fittsburg and Continental rail- /,
bad, were fled this morning in the Of
oe OF the secretary Of State. The OBJ
ct Of the consolidation is 70 form |