Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-05

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cost of the structure and lots, viii b
two millions Of dollars. Among thi
subscriptions received are two Of on
hundred thousand dollars each.
MURDEREss ADMITTED TO BAIL.
Mrs. Taney, the alleged murderess 0
George w. Watson, on January 6, 1872
was admitted to bail.
ENGINEER DISCHARGED FOR CARELESS
NESS.
Engineer Farnham, who had charg
Of the first Atlantic express train on tn
occasion of the recent accident an tn
Hudson riyerrailroad, will be discharges
from the company's service.
LOOKING AFTER E3nGRANT-sHIP IR
IRREGULARITIES.
A Washington dispatch says it is pro
posed that committee be constitute,
in New York 20 which officers of fCreigI
governments shall be accredited with
out judicial powers, which shall eOntinut
permanent. The committee is 70 in
quire into all cases Of abuses on board o
emigrant ships, whose reports shall b.
sufficient warrant for the district court
Of the United States to proceed agains
all offenders.
CHILDREN'S EXCURSIONS.
The Times excursions for children ha!
been brought to a close for 1873. Their,
were fourteen excursions, and the ag
gregate number Of children attending
was twenty thousand nine hundred ant
ninety-three.
THE FORGERs MUST BE PUNISHED.
Speaking of the recent forgers, the
members of the committee of the
stock exchange say the exchange
would rather reimburse the victims fol
their loss than allow any compromise
with the f0rgers. They have determined
to prosecute to conviction at any ex-
pense all persons engaged in fraudulent
transactions by which members Of the
exchange may be victimi2ed.
WHAT CLEws THINKS or THE RECENT
FRAUDS.
Henry CIews, the weil-known banker,
believes that the statements published
10 relation TO the recent f0rgeTies great
ly exaggerated the amount of fraudu-
lent bonds placed on the market. He
saws the fOrgers are necessarily limited
in their operations to obscure and small
brokers, and as these are unable of them
selves to negotiate to any extent, they
must apply TO larger houses, when the
fraud is Immediately detected and eX-
pos "a, and further negotiations stopped
Under the circumstances, Mr.. ClewS
does not think that fraudulent bond,
even apprOximating to the amount stated
have been disposed of by the cunning
forgers, or their allies.
MORE DIAMOND SEIZURES.
Last night eight large diamonds, said
to be worth forty thousand dollars, were
seized from Messrs. Maunee and Joseph
passengers from England by the steam
er Adriatic, on the ground OF snug
Cling them into this country and offer.
ing them for sale to jeweler. They
also rendered them 70 the custOmhOust
officer, not knowing his position. They
state that they intended them for theil
own wear.
ANOTHER DEFAUETER.
The Express says a rumOr has beer
circulated that defalcation had beer
discovered in the accounts Of an Office
of the State bank of New Brunswick
New Jersey, and that the defalcation il
placed at between one and two hundred
thousand OOllarS.
HTHEM ERE BONDS AGAIN"
The president of the Buffalo and Fri,
road saws that tbs full amount Of forged
bonds Of thai company, that has beeI
issued, will probably never be known, a
many sample bonds are sent TO him TO
yerifcatiOn with owners, saying how
many they own. The amount is prob
ably between two hundred thousand aDC
three hundred thousand dollars. A larg'
number of the forged bonds are held by
the trust company, who have loaned
money on them at the rate of seventy
five cents on the dollar. The stock eX
change has suffered fifty thousand dol
lars by the forgeries.
THE ITALIAN MOVEMENT AGAINs1
CHLD-TRAFFIC
A meeting Of delegates from the diff
| fePeBt Italian associations, representing
two thousand five hundred memb bers
was held here tonight, and commit
! tee was appointed to communicate
with the different Italian association
throughout the United States, request
| ing their attendance at regular meet
/ ing Of the ass Citations, 10 be held Il
/ this city Thursday next, TO take int
consideration the abolition Of the slav,
trade in Italian boys.
I ByLLIARD-MATCH POSTPONED.
The billiard match between Daley an'
| Garni, for the Championship and
diamond cue, set for September oath
was to-day postponed to October I'd, ol
| account Of the difficulty experienced il
procuring a hall for the playing.
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
Many delegates to the meeting Of th
Evangelical alliance, which is to b
I held here from October ID TO OctObe
/ 18th, have already arrived. 1t Is eZ
pected that the approaching cOnferenc
! will be one Of the grlndest religion
gatherings ever held in the world.