Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-15
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eral stock list were less active than yei
terday.
An Editor Gets Away with a set Of 81
yer Plate.
CHICAGO, November 14.-Mr. Z. W
Halford, who has been editor of tn
Inter Ocean since 1t was started, having
resigned his position, this evening wa
made the occasion of very pleasan
affair at that office, his associates pre-
senting him with handsome and elab
crate set of silver plate. The pre-
sentation speech was made By
I Hon. ]. Y. ScammO s, who
paid a handsome tribute to Mr.
Halford's ability and success in estab'
fishing the paper, and expressed deeI
regret at his retiring. Mr.. Halford re-
piled in fitting and feeling terms. The
ceremonies were followed by a COLLATION.
and festivities, which extended to late
hour. Mr. Halford leaves on Monday
for Indianapolis, and it is understood
that he Is again to become associated
with the Journal of that city.
The American Public Health AssOeia'
| ton.
NEW YORK, November 1.-THE final
session of the American public health
association was held this evening. DIR.
Snively read an interesting report on
cholera, at Pittsburg last summer. Prof.
| Waller, of the school of mines, COlum-
bia college, read a report of disinfeetion
and disinfeetants. DR.. Benz. G.. Miller,
of Chicago, read a paper on cholera in
that city last summer, and the mode OF
treatment resOrted to, in so
successfully stamping out the
disease. The paper attracted much at
tenLion particularly the portion describ-
ing the isolation of patients and caring for
the children who have been exposed to
the disaster DR.. Hickman, of Hannibal,
Missouri, sent a valuable and brief re-
port OH yellOw-fever. President Smith
announced the receipt of letter from
Mayor Bond, of Chicago, inviting the
association to meet IN Chicago next
June. 1t is probable the invitation will
be accepted.
Ira r. Hcvey a Go.
PITTsBURG, PA, November IA
meeting of the creditors Of Ira B. Nc
Vey & Co., bankers, who suspended
few days ago, was held this evening.
Their statement shows their liabilities
to be four hundred and fifty-twO thou
sand nine hundred and forty-three dol
lars and thirty-fOur cents; assets, five
hundred and seventeen thousand six
hundred and fifty-nine dollars and
seventy-three cent. The meeting was
largely attended, fully one-half of the
Indebtedness being represented. The
statement was accepted as a satisfactory
exhibit of their affairs. A resolution
was adopted granting the firm an eXten-
sion of two years. Their liabilities are
to be paid in four equal, semi-annual
installments. The resolution also pro-
vides that they shall have until the
twelfth of December to secure the sig
natures of their creditors to the agree
ment to the extension. The signatures
of nine-tenthS of the creditors to be
placed on all. The prospect is that the
firm will soon be able to resume, on a
basis as sound as ever.
billiards.
CHICAGO, November 14-In the bill
lard tournament this evening, John
Bessunger defeated Peter Snyder in
seventy-One innings. Score, 400 to 331.
The winner averaging 81 5-7l. The
largest ns-Bessunger, As and A;
Snyder, 40 and 36.
The second game, between GARNER
and Slasson, Garnier won the lead and
the game was closely contested aud in
teresting throughout. First one, then
the other leading, and each doing con.
side able sOfety business toward the
close. GARNER finally won in his forty
fourth inning. The score stood 400 TO
800, making an average Of 9 Ill. SlOs-
sons average, 8 3-43. Largest runs
GARNER, AZ, 80, II. Slosson, A, 81, 40.
The first game this evening was
between Messrs. Ubassy and Joseph
Dion, and attracted an attendance of
about fifteen hundred. In stringing for
the lead, Ubassy won, and started of
with run of 8, Dion following with II.
In the ninth inning Ubassy run SO, and
in the next 80, turning his first hundred,
Dion making only single counts. Ubas-
sy turned his second hundred on the
twenty-secOnd inning, the score stand
ing 32l to Dion's SO. In the thirty
second inning Ubassy, with run of SO,
turned into the home-stretch, and in the
forty-sixth, with run Of 26, won the
game. Dion, who turned his first hum
dred only in the twenty-ninth inning,
picked up toward the last, his score
standing at the close 230s Ubassy's av-
erage was 1923. The second game was
between GARNER and Cyrille Dion, and
began at fOrty-five minutes past nine.