Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-24

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pOne the trial in consequence of the al
legged sickness of one of the defendants.
The band of the hundred-and-eighth
regiment of Saxony arrived this after
noon in the steamship Vandalia, and
were received by the fifth regiment of
the New York national guard, and
handsomely entertained.
1t is romOred in Berlin that Emperor
William is incapacitated for further
duty, and that Crown Prince Frederick
William will very soon be proclaimed
regent.
The Gordon Tragedy Inquest.
BELFAST, Me, June 23.-The coro-
ner's iury in the Gordon tragedy COM
pleted its inquest this afternoon. They
find that the father and mother came to
their death in consequence of blows in
flicted upon their heads with an ak,
fracturing their skulls; that the infant
was either killed in like manner, or died
| from inhaling the smoke, heat and fire
after the blows were given; that the fire
was kindled in many places, and upon
the bed and crib in which the little boy
was sleeping, and that the door leading
| to the room was closed. The jurors
| further say that the blows were inflicted
| by John Tru Gordon with malice afore-
| thought, and that the fire was kindled
and the door shut by him for the pur-
nose of causing the bodies of his
victims to be consumed and destroyed.
! A new motive for the murder-that of
revenge-was disclosed by the evidence
| of a Young lady who resides in the vi
cinity, and to whom Gordon had been
paying attention. She had recently re-
| cefved anonymous letters traducing his
| character, the authorship of which he
| (GordOn) imputed to his sister-in-law.
| A few days before the murders were
committed he threatened to be even
with her-so expressed, or in words to
/ that effect. 1t was also proved that on
| the Saturday evening previous to the
murders he remarked to his cousin, a
Young man: al know one thing; Al
mons life or mine is id short in this
world.u The prisoner heard the result
/ of the inquest without emotion. His
examination is expected to take place
before a police justice Wednesday.
How Johnny Bull Entertafns the Old
gPersIan POIygsm1st.
! LONDON, June 23.-One of the grand
est naval displays ever beheld on
British waters was made to-day In
honor of the shah of Persia at Ports
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with streamers and triumphant arches.
The harbor was filed with shipping of
all kinds, decorated with flags of all
nations, and the shores on both sides
were covered with masses of spectators,
| thousands of whom came from London.
The fleet was drawn up at Spithead,
and consisted of fOrty-four YES
sells, the finest and largest in the British
navy, comprising the entire channel
squadron, with numerous additions, and
nearly all the irOn-clads. The shah OF
Persia arrived at Portsmouth at noon.
His majesty was received with cheers
by an immense assemblage around the
depot. The royal yacht Victoria-and-
! Albert was waiting, and the shah i'm
mediately embarked, accompanied by
! the Prince of Wales, Prince Albert, and
| the czarowitch. The yacht steamed
slowly out of the harbOr, and, arriving
in front of the fleet, was greeted with
salutes from the irOn-clads. The shah
took a conspicuous position on the
| yacht, surrounded by the princes, and
proceeded to inspect the fleet, passing
up and down in front of and between
! the lines. The yards were manned and
salutes fired as the royal yacht passed.
When the inspection was completed the
| Nictoria-an Albert steamed to the
front again, and the review terminated
with q grand salute, fired simultaneous
| ly by all the vessels of the feet. The
royal party then returned to Portsmouth,
where a banquet and other festivities
are now in progress. The shah, in con-
versation with Mr.. Schenck, the Amer
lean minister, last week, regretted that
the distance and want of time prevented
him from visiting the United States, a
country be had heard much OF, and
desired that his compliments should be
sent to President Grant.
Two Picnic Trains COIi1ded-SeriOus Re
| suits
ST. LOUIS, June 23.-At a very late
| hour last night report was circulated
that a frightful collision had occurred on
the Atlantic and Pacific road, some
twenty miles from the city. Two pic
MICS went out on that road-One, given
, by the Bricklayers' union, numbering
= nearly two thousand men, women and
children, spent the day at Castlewood
Station, twenty-four miles from the
city; the other, given by the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, number
/. ing about one thousand persons, went
mile beyond to Rosewood grove. Moth
ing could be learned of the re-
, ported disaster until between
| twelve and one o'clock this
morning, when the train bearing the
locomotive engineers and party reached
the city, and the following facts wert
CLEANED: When the party were re,
turning home, their train was backed
r down on the main track, and while The
{ people were getting aboard, the brick
) LAYERS train came dashing around
! curve near by, and before its speed coulC
/ be reduced below ten miles per hour
! it struck the stationary train, smashing
: two baggage-cars in the rear, badly
E damaging the rear coach. The shocl
was very severe, and nearly every on'
on the train was thrown from their seats
and large number hurt, but so far a
known no one was killed. Two boys
Gallagher and Huliget had each lei
t broken: Mrs. Maria Cummings, an arm
! broken; Mrs. G.. Blessing, spine badl!
hurt and injured internally; Samue
! Karnes, rib broken; number of other
: were more or less bruised. The brick
lavers' train arrived at a quarter pas
, two o'clock, the engine of the trail
!, being badly damaged and two of it
coaches are said to have rolled down tn
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: iured on this train We're Pat. Murphy
= ribs and legs injured; VIM. Allen, spin
and arms were seriously injured, and j
is feared he may not recover. A dozel
q Others were more or less severely bruises
s and sprained. The cause of the acci
d dent was the neglect of the brakeman
: to flag the rear train in time to stop
and the supposition of the engineer G
e the moving train was that the tracl
s was clear. On the arrival of the train
: here carriages were furnished TO conve,
u the wounded to their homes and ever.
attention possible was paid them.
e from Washington.
= WASHINGTON, June pa dispatc
y to the secretary of the interior from th
: chairman of the Indian commissiO
J. mentions q council held with the Siou
Indians, resulting successfully with rt
Of gard TO changes in the agency and
IS continuance OF peace.
h The assistant-treasurer at New Yor
IS has been directed to pay the coupon il
g terest on the twenty-fifth instant, an
n the registered interest on the twenty
N eighth, without rebate.
3 DIR. Bliss, executive officer of the boar
t of health, states that there have bee
le onlv three cases of cholera in this cit
J. this season, and that they were sporadi
d There is as yet no ground whatever Il
J. apprehensiOns of epidemic cholera her
" Much excitement was caused by tt
E. recent action of ]. w. Butterfield, cler
As in the second comptroller's office,
o. connection with the adjustment of Il
is Montana war claims, for which col
d. gress, at its last session, appropriate
over half a million dollars. Upward
D. thirty thousand dollars have thus Il