Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-08
MEMPHIS. TENN MONDAY, sEPTENGBER 8 Is


Heavy frauds in other departments OF
the city government are limited at, and
il is feared that the city government has
been systematically defrauded by the
ring, who il Is charged will do their best
to ward off any investigation, except
such as they eau control.
Detective Sampson says the amount
OF bogus bonds which the forgers expect
ed to negotiate in this country and Eu-
rope was tive million dollars, and that
one million are already on the market
here. Two of the gang, II Is said, left for
Europe some time since with large
amount Of forged bonds, which are re-
ported to have already been disposed OF
in English markets.
The tugbOat Vixen, Captain Daniel
Perkins, was run into by the steamboat
Granite State in He'll Gate at one
o'clock this morning, and cut in two.
Captain Perkins was drowned. The ell
gineer was picked up by another boat
and landed, when he was found to be
seriously injured. lstH ff Ntaa
Buffers Chances mp 20 Date.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, September T.
The Springfield Republican has now re-
turns from T42 delegates, nearly three
quarters Of the whole number to the
Worcester convention, which are divided
as follows; Washburn, 394; But er, 3l9;
doubtful and contested, 20. There are
359 delegates yet TO be elected, of whom
IS come from four western counties, So
from Worcester county, and 25S from
the eastern portion OF the State, 50 each
4 from Essex and Middlesex counties,
/ the former OF which was one of Buffers
| strongholds. OF 10l delegates to come
from the western part of the State, the
| Replt6licdn estimates that WashbuTn
will have nearly three-fourths, and Of
| the remaining 25S about 125. AS Wash
burn has now a clear majority of 46, CIV
ing Butler every doubtful vote, the
Repu5IicdH considers him sure of
100 majority in the convention, but ii is
likely to be $50, and may rise to 300.
The Journals returns for delegates TO
the convention, so far as heard from at
late hour tonight, stand AIS for Wash
burn, 3l5 for Butler, and SO doubtful.
There are 3S3 more delegates to be
elected.
Fires, Robbers and R0bberIes, and Ir-
Iegniar Government Officials.
ST.. LOUIS, September THE Demo
crdt has a special from Mexico, Mis-
souri,. stating that fire there last night
destroyed six brick and six frame stores
and two dwellings, comprising a large
portion of the business part of the city.
Loss, sixty-five thousand dollars. In
sured, twenty-three thousand dollars,
but the names Of the offices not given.
The fire was the work of an incendiary.
Another incendiary fire at the same
place last June destroyed thirty-five
thousand dollars worth of property.
The same paper has special from Sc
dalia, which says the Iowa railway-train
robbers, who have been fitting about in
some western counties of this State, are
all together again, except Mccoy,
and that detectives have ill.,
formation that another bank
robbery is being planned by them, and
that it will be carried out as soon as
Mccoy joins the gang. All the banks
in that part Of the State are being close
ly watched by special officers, and efforts
constantly being made to capture these
desperadoes.
The Republican has a special from
jefferson City saying that this gang is
now in Clay county, and threatening to
burn out certain parties who have been
active in efforts to arrest them. Gov
ernOr Woodson is reported to declare
that il the local authorities and citizens
do not exhibit a stronger disposition to
arrest these outlaws he will send an
armed force after them.
Reports are current that several
changes will soon be made in the federal
officers here. The feeling against Post
master Filley for assessing his employees
five per cent. on their salaries, grows
stronger daily. Many prominent and ac-
tive Republicans denounce him in en-
phatic terms and demand his removal.
Miscellaneous.
Marshal Zerrano has gone to Madrid.
An appeal will be taken at st. Louis in
the recent soeial-evil suit.
A malignant fever is prevailing in
Shreveport, which has paralyzed busi-
ness.
A liquor warehouse was burned in
New York Saturday-th -thirty-fiye thou
sand dollars.
A London letter received in New
York states that Mr.. Motley is rapidly
oonvalescing.
The dead body of Charles A. Lamont,
broker at No. 80 New street, New York,
was found in the area in front of his
residence on Fifth avenue, Saturday
afternoon. 1t is supposed he accidentally
fell from q window of the fourth story
An inquest was held yesterday fore
noon
The Williamsburg, New York, horror,
chronicled in the APPEALS telegraphic
repdN, a few days ago, has been solved.
Mrs. Merrigan is reported to have con-
fessed to the police of Williamsburg that
she murdered Mrs. Hammill Wednes-
day evening last. Money in the posses
sion of Mrs Hammill was the motive.
After perpetrating the deed, the body
was placed under the bed and remained
there all Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Mer-
rigan confesses that on that evening she
set fire to the room in which the body
was subsequently discovered naked and
scorched.