Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-27

Wet labor of that prison, as provided by
an act of the legislature last winter.
Interesting TO whom Concerned.
CINCINNATI, April pa cali has
been issued to the heirs of the TOwnley
Chase estate, of England, who reside in
this vicinity, to meet at the Beckel
house, Dayton, Ohio, April twenty
eighth, to take steps toward securing
the property.
Treasury Items.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-The follow
ing is the balance in the treasury to-day:
Currency, 81, ,sS3, ,399; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certifi-
Gates Of deposit, S28, 500, 600; coin, ST.
1873, 46S; including coin certificates, $685.
26S, 400; legal tenders outstanding, $751;
$40, ,2S5.
Great Western Telegraph Company
Bankrupt.
CHICAGO, April 26.-Judge Blodgett,
in the United States district court, this
morning granted the petition of John
C. Hilton and the Commercial National
bank of Chicago, for the adjudication in
bankruptcy of the Great Western tele-
graph company.
Opening OF Navigation
DETROIT, April 26.-Dispatches this
evening from the north indicate the
speedy opening of navigation. At dark
four propellers were abreast OFF McGul-
penis point in the straits of Mackinaw,
and are slowly working through the ice.
The steamer Keweenaw, which left here
a few days since, arrived in Thunder
bay this afternoon, having succeeded in
reaching DetOur without meeting seri-
Gus obstruction.
OhiS Legislature.
COLUMBUS, April 26.-In the house
to-day the following bills were passed:
The bill 20 authorize county COM
missioners to locate bitches; bill TO
provide a board of fire commissioners
for Cincinnati and Cleveland. In the
senate the following bills were passed:
To provide that one justice may be sued
before another justice for money col
lected by him officially, when the same
does not exceed one hundred dollars.
SaiIOrs's SIrfke.
CLEVELAND, April ga sailors
.trike commenced here Friday morning
for an increase of wages from two dol
lars to two dollars and half per day.
Several loaded vessels, from which men
had struck, will be tOwed through to
their destination by tugs. The vessel
captains express a determination.to re-
sist the strike, and are confident Of sue
cess. Measures have been taken by the
city authorities to prevent any disturb
ance.
Prospects of the Frnit Crop.
CHICAGO, April 26 j. E. Chamber
lin, president of the Fruit-growers' asso-
citation, of Michigan, announces as the
result of his tour of observation through
the fruit farms Of that region, that
so many peach buds are alive he is san
guine that the fruit-growers' estimate of
one-third to full crop is correct. The
peach trees killed by the severe cold
were mostly old, sickly trees. Apples
never looked better. Pear trees are un-
hurt. Grapes promise an abundant
crop. Strawberries are in splendid con-
ditfon, and sill yield full crop; and
cherries and plums promise equally well.
Murderer Re-RFrested.
PITTsBURG, April 26.-The ChrOni-
cIe's Washington, Pennsylvania, special
says Briceland, the convicted murderer,
who recently escaped from Jail at that
point, was captured, yesterday evening,
In a barn near Golfers station, West
Virginia, by two brothers named Cald-
well. They had gone to the barn to feed
their stock, and noticed that some one
had been in the NOW. They made an
examination, and found Briceland un-
der the hay. The prisoner made no eff
fort to escape, and was returned TO jail
this morning. He cOnfesses that some
person furnished him with knife dur
Ing his trial in the courthouse, with
which he cut the mOulds for the keys,
but will give no names.
Gas ExPIOsfOn-FataIly Stabbed.
CHICAGO, April ga singular explo-
sion occurred last evening at No. l6s
| West Madison street, in a clothes-clean-
ing and dying establishment. The room
/ in which the garments were being
! cleaused with benZine became so filled
with gas that it caught fire from stove
and exploded, filling the room with
! flames. A little child of the proprietor
! Mr.. Harding, was 80 burned that its life
is despaired Of, and Harding himself re.
ceived severe injuries, as did also Robert
! Simpson, an emplOye.
At Springfield, Illinois, yesterday az
ternoOn, Andrew Osson, belonging &c
the Great Eastern company, was fatally
stabbed by Samuel Wood, canvassman
in the employ Of the same company
| Wood was arrested and committed tC
Jail.
Robbers aRd RObberles-HeaVy Failure
ST. Louis, April 26.-It has been as.
eertained that Leroy Swift, the man
who robbed Buddell johnson of foul
thousand dollars worth Of iewelry, night
before last, on the Pacific railroad, be.
tween here and Kansas City, is not, and
has not been, in the employ of Eldridge
Dunham d Co, New York, as represent
ed by him. He is, no doubt, an expert
thief, who followed Johnson, waiting an
opportunity to rob him. He is described
as being about thirty-three years old,
five feet ten inches high, slimly built,
brown hair, sandy whiskers and nous
tache.
The failure Of James A. Ward, pork
packer, Of Kansas City, is announced.
Six men charged with r0bbing freight
cars on railroads centering in Quincy
Illinois, were arrested yesterday, anC
four OF them, Antoine Meyers, Herman
Kramer, VIM. Shepard and Georg'
! Kern, were bound over for trial. Thi
latter was switchman in the yards o
the Chicago, Burlington and Quinc!
railroad. Two other switchmen, Stra
der and Fitch, turned States evidenei
aud were bound over as witnesses
The robbing has been going on for tn
past two years.
! ii has now been discovered by thl
careful research Of gentleman who hs
| taken the trouble 70 investigate the his
tory OF st. MichRel's church steeple
that its architect was Mr.. James Gibbel
and not, as has generally been SUPPOSE