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

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ST. LOUIS, August IA seetion-fore-
man of the st. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern railroad, named Gray, was
run over and killed near Warrenton,
Missouri, yesterday. Hewas drunk, and
/ fell asleep on the track.
A negro named James Biggs, charged
with numbering the two men Gould and
/ Hiram q few miles south Of Cofeyville,
Kansas, two or three days ago, has been
brought here ca route for Fort Smith,
| Arkansas.
Latest Spanish Items.
MADRID, August The Carlists
have attacked Ayarzumo in GuepUzcoa.
A conspiracy has been discovered to
give up the town to the enemy, and
many arrests have been made.
The bombardment of Valencia has
been suspended, flag of truce having
been received from the insurgents, re-
questing a parley, which is now going
on.
The eortes, by vote of 1s4 yeas to
nay, have passed the bill granting con-
stitutional guarantees to Porto Rico. A
deputy from that colony, in the course
of the debate, declared that the island
would always remain faithful TO Spain.
The Impartial says that EsparterO is
extremely popular in the cortes.
Murdered by HOusebreakers.
EVANSVILLE, August "A special to
the JolgpGt gives the particulars of an
outrageous murder which occurred in
Davies county, Kentucky, last night.
Six disguised men entered the house of
Robert J. Allen, who is a wealthy
farmer living about six miles from
Owensboro. Mr.. Allen and his nephew,
John Allen, were sleeping together at the
time. Both were aroused by the thieves,
who at once com meuced firing upon
them. Robert Allen was shot in the
thigh, and his nephew in the breast.
Both effected their escape to the road,
where this morning the dead body of
the nephew was found. He was young
lawyer Of much promise, and greatly
esteemed in this section. No clue has
been obtained to the murderers, but the
whole community is aroused to the
search. 1t is believed that the murder
ers entered the house with intent to
burglarize it.
CHICAGO, August "A fire broke out
shortly after one o'clock this morning,
in the engine-room of the planing-mill
of L. Dietz 81 Co., Nos. 80 to IS In
diana street, entirely destroying the
building, with all the machinery, and a
quantity of lumber. The fire spread
across the street to Billiards. planning
mill, which was also destroyed, together
with Hemingway's tub-faetory adjOin-
ing, and Nos. 80 to 35 Indiana street,
small frame buildings, occupied as
dwellings and saloons. The total loss
will be in the neighborhood of $4,000,
Of which amount DietZ & Co. lose
lose $4,000, no insurance; Ballard
& Co., SZ5, 600; insurance, 5000 IN a
Chicago company; Hemingway, $1,000
insured; Thomas Lennon, carriage
maker, S5000-insured in what COM
pany is not known. The locality where
the fire occurred is filed with planning
mills, sash-factOries, Iumber-yards, etc,
and as the wind was blowing quite hard,
the utmost efforts of the entire fire de-
partment were required to prevent the
further destruction Of property. There
were several other small fires last night,
ia which the losses were insignificant.
The Ohio Constitutional Convention.
COLUMBUS, O., August I'm the con-
convention to-day a PROPOSE
ton was submitted providing that any
person holding a public Office who shall
receive unlawful fees or bTibes shall be
liable to fine and imprisonment in the
and providing that such |
officers, in addition to the usual oath, |
shall swear that they have never con- |
tributed money or other valuable thing, |
or made promises of influence or reward |
for a vote given for them. Persons offer
ing bribes which are accepted shall not |
be punished. The committee on public |
debt and works submitted a proposition |
being substituted for article eight of the |
Section six provides that |
it shall be lawful for counties, town
ships, cities, towns and villages, by |
vote of their citizens, two-thirds of those |
voting cOncurring therein, to aid in the |
of railroads and other pub |
lie Improvements Of local advantage or |
necessity in any amount not exceeding
at any time five per centum of the tax
able property therein, and they may |
construct railroads or other pub |
lie Improvements of local advantage |
or necessity under the foregoing
limitation and restrictions. A minority /
Of this committee also submitted a re- |
port recommending a proposition, pro-
viding the general assembly shall never |
authorize the granting of any such aid |
as that recommended in the majority |
report.