Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

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NEWS OF THE DAY,
Hanging In Canada.
LINDSEY, CANA DA, December D. david Mes
bit was hanged this morning for shooting
Miss HOpewood, ON the twelfth Of July last.
San Domingo.
| HAVANA. December 2s-News has been
received from san Domingo that General
IgnaciO Gonzales has been elected president
or the republic. The new administration will
probably endeavor to anuuI the SANTANA
lease.
KnkIux to be PardOned.
/ WASHINGTON, December 22-The attorney
general has recommended to the President
The pardon OF Marion Fowler, William Ram
sey and John Whitlock, convicted kuklux,
now serving their terms OF imprisonment in
the Albany prison.
California.
SAN Francisco, December 2L-At sacra-
mento TO day the joint convention voted for
senator Tor the short term as follows: Hayes,
81; Shafer, % Cole, s. Haight, 10; Philips, Z.
seven absent, no election. The convention
I viii probably be adjourned over the holidays,
The Washington city savings Bank.
| WAsHISGToN, December 22.-The receiver
| OF the Washington CitX savings bank is to-
| day paying twenty per cent. on deposits un-
/ der ana Ten per cent. on sums over uILN DOL
lars. This is the first distribution from It's
| assets. The First national bank Will pay an
| other dividend in Janu ry.
Dock LabOFers Oa-n Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, December .2.-The dock
| laborers struck to day resisting the reduction
OF wages from thirty TO twenty cents an hour.
| one steamship company is paying thirty
cents to secure the unloading OF their vessel
/ which arrived saturday, but another compa-
| ny has obtained all the lsbOrers needed at
/ twenty cents. The strikers threaten to force
the latter to stop work.
kailrOsd Bridge COmpIeted-SnOw.
/ LITTLE Rock, Decsmber 22.-The Cairo and
Fulton railrosd bridge across the Arkansas
| river at this point was completed last eve
/ ming, and to-day several traius passed over 1t.
/ This gives an unbTOkan railway connection
between st. Louis and Fulton. The bridge
1 across Red river at the latter place is RAPIDLY
approaching completion. The completion of
| the bridge here is an occasion of great rejoic-
/ ing.
| Two inches Of snow fell here last night.
Haytf.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA. December I3.-PreSi-
dent Saget, OF Hayti, will not vacate office un-
less General Dominique is declared his sue
tiVes say he shall not be president. Trouble
in consequence IN imminent.
A company is forming here and in London
for the extension of railways throughout Ja-
maica.
Yellow fever has broken out among the Eu-
rOpeans at Port Royal. The disease has also
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POstoGTee KOBOea.
CISCINNATI, December 22-Ths money or
der department Of the Cincinnati post
office was robbed to-day in broad daylight, by
| three sneak-thieves, Of eight hundred and
1 fifty dollars, lying on the desk in envelopes.
The desk was surrounded by an iron lattice,
which was covered with paper. Two OF the
/ thieves attracted the attention Of the clerks,
and the third thief extracted the bills from a
| package and drew them through the lattice
work by means of an instrument ressTnb bling
tweezers. The thieves escaped arrest.
The MatamOrOs MayorAEty.
MATAMoROs, December I2.-Throughout the
city to-day the stores and pubic buildings
We're generally closed and business suspended
owing TO the unsettled state OF feeling grsw-
ing out of the fighting which occurred yester-
day. The government troops patrOlled the
streets and occupied the plaza last night and
today, and maintained strict order and Sc
curity. II is believed that Cortinas will en-
deavOr 10 be installed ~ mayor by the first of
January, at which time the term of the
present citizen officials expire, and should the
effort now being made TO compromise the
anticipated.
French Postal Affairs
PARIS, December &.-In the assem-
bly, to-day, several members called
attention 10 the imperfect postal
arrangements between France and the United
states, and urged the government TO hasten
the signing OF the pending convention. They
complained OF the present situation, declar-
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and intOlerable TO the people at large. The
financial secretary replied that ii was the
governments earnest desire TO harmonize the
Interests Of the two countries, and a speedy
understanding was expected.
Dfshousst officials.
PrTrsBURG. Decem Der l2.-The finance COM
mittee made their report on the water bond
investigation 10 the city council this after
noon. The members OF the water commission
are charged with having been inexcusably
negligent and deTelict in their duty in The
management OF their financial department,
and the report recommends that the cOmmis-
sion be forthwith abolished. The city comp
troiler is also charged with being negligent
and derelIct in permitting the water bonds TO
be delivered and taken from his office with
out having demanded and received proper
vouchers, as required by law. The resigna-
tions of the city comptroller and the mem
bers of the water commission were presented
and accepted.
Bankruptcy Question.
WASHINGTON, December Ex-senator Ed
munds, chairman of the judiciary commit
tee, says that any PROVISIONS that may be
involuntary bankruptcy, ana proceedings
tnereupOn, viii, so far as his voice goes, be
made retroactive IN sueh way that no per
son will gain anything by any oppressive
steps toward debtors pending the cOnsidera-
ton Of the question, as all such matters relate
10 remedies which congress may take away
aItDqethHr II t1pleasas There will ne no i'm
prOpriety 10 making any wise provision
which regulates proceedings 10 just ends that
may hDBlN 70 Cdotof anu ne lttlS EItuN
confidence that such viii be the opinion Of
the senate.
Salt Lake Items.
SALT LAKE, December 22.-Half-crazed by
domestic troubles, a man named Brant, at
Ophir, last night fired three shots, each fatal,
at John Bennett, and then stabbed him.
Brant is in custody.
There is much public sympathy here for
Joab Lawrence and Whitney, arrested on a
charge OF swtndling in regard to the Eureka
mine. The use of irons on Whitney is de-
LOT l,a
idea OF the ''saltlDg" OF the Eureka mine Is
Eldiculed by experts.
There have been heavy SHOWS in the noun
tains, making hard work for trains. The Cen
tral Pacific and Union Pacific, however, are
still making regular connections at Ogden.
II has snOwed here every night for a week
past.
OMAHA, NEB., December 22.-General Ord,
commanding the depart menJ of the Platte,
received a telegram Saturday evening from
Fort Laramie. stating that several parties of
Indians were killing stock in the vicinity OF
SCOTS Bluff and Horse Creek, situated about
ninety miles north Of the UbiOn Pacific road
from sidney. He Immediately issued orders
to the commandsnts at Fort Laramie and Sid
ney barracks TO send scouting parties out aft5 r
these Indians, TO scout the country on
and between Laramie Fork and ScOtt's Bluff.
The weather Is very mild and the snow
about gone.
Of the Union Pacific railroad, went east to-
day.
On Saturday evening the grocery-store
OF a Mr.. Spencer was entered by burglars and
robbed OF quite an amount of money, which
was in one Of Hairs patent safes, the lock Of
which was picked by The robbers.
Confidence and monte men are operating on
the passengers on the the Union Pacific road
daily. A cOlOred man coming in to-day lost
fOrty-tiVe dollars in gold.
Three soldiers have been arrested and are
now in the hands of the civilauthOrities, for
robbing the quarteTmarter's store at the bar
racks Few days since.
wOrkIDgmeu's DEMONSTRATIONS.
CINCINNATI, December ga procession of
between eight and ten thousand labOring
men, mostly Germans, made a demonstration
here to-day by marching through the streets.
They assembled in Fountain square, ana sent
for General Sam +. Carey, who addressed
ihan, cOunseling moderation, and re-
minding them that capitalists and employers
as well as they We're suffering from the times.
The procession went 10 the mayors Office, and
were met by the chief Of police, who met
them as the represen tatlve OF the mayor. The
speeches made there were only exchanges o.
compliments. The representative OF the pro-
ce>sion thanked the mayor, and denounced
the other members Of the board of improve
ment for lowering their wages.
THIS afternoon, was composed OF Ger
mans. The proceedings were in Ger
man, and they denounced the press OF the
country as IN league with capital against Ia
Dor. Carl Rosa, a young Austrian, said that
the condition of the lebOrer in this country
was worse than In Germany. The Irish meet
ing limited las proceedings TO the denunci-
alton of the city authorities. a bout six hun
dred persons attended the two meetings.
CHICAGO, December Pin accordance with
the programme adopted at the wOrkiDgmen g
meeting held at Turner hall last night, the
committee appointed for that purpose went
this evening to the council chamber, escorted
by an irregular procession, which numbered
by the time il reached the city hall perhaps
three thousand persons and present ed the res
Olutions adopted at last nights meeting, ask
lug that the city give them wol X, or, in the
event OF being unable to do so, TO furnish them
and their families support until work could
be obtained. The chairman Of the committee,
r. A. Hoffman, jr., young lawyer, made a
snort speech to the effect that the resolutions
embodied all that the WoTkingmen desired Os
the city government, snd asking for their de-
mands a careful hearing. The resolutions
aaIa ~ off