Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-28
NEW YORK.
A Protest Against the Traffic in Ital-
ian Children-A BlOOdless Duel
Hon. H. F. Clark's viii.
Religions and Secular EducatiOn-The
New York - Sun" Libel Subtitle
Woodruff Adiudged "NOt
Guilty.
TRAFFIC IN ITALIAN CHILDREN.


NEW YORK, June 27.-An address has
been sent to President Grant and Gov
ernor Dix by the Italian-born citizens,
expressing their belief that some prompt
ana effectual remedyis absolutely neces-
.sary TO put down the infamous traffic in
Italian children carried between Italy
and America, and asking that certain
laws may be framed to that end.
DEATH OF AN EDITOR.
NJ. !. Kelly, formerly city editor OF
the Herald, died this morning.
wOODHULL, CLAFLIN AND BLOOD "NOT
GUILTY"
The jury in the Woodruff, Clafiin and
Blood case, under instructions of Judge
BlatchfOrd, have returned verdict of
not guilty. The judge decided that
newspapers were not included in OBJ
scene publications in the act of 1872,
under which the indictments were
drawn.
CONSUL GARCIA ACQUITTED.
Edwin D. Garcia, consul from Uru-
quay, was discharged by United
States Commissioner Belts to-day on
the charge of perjury preferred by Ma
thaniel Mckay, of Boston, growing out
of a civil suit to recover money for a
ship built by Mckay for a Uruguayan
company, for which Mr.. Garcia was
agent.
A BLOODLESS DUEL.
n. w. Gray, of the firm of Gray &
Avery, stock brokers, and John A.
Hecksher, son of an extensive coal
dealer, both described as society men,
and the latter in addition as lady's
man, have returned from Canada, where
it seems they actually exchanged shots
in a duel growing out, it is said, of do
nestle infelieity in the family of the
former, both retiring from the field un-
wounded. Another meeting is regarded
as inevitable.
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION.
Archbishop McCloskey has had a con-
ference with number of leading Cath
olics in this city on the necessity for re-
ligion in connection with secular edu-
cation, and the urgency there was for
establishing day-schoOls in such par
ishes as might be able to sustain them.
Any cooperation desired by the arch
bishop in the accomplishment Of his
purpose was promised by those at the
conference.
THE sHEPPARD-DANA LIBEL SUIT.
In the suit of Alexander Sheppard,
vice-president of the board of public
works, District of Columbia, against
Charles A. Dana, of the Sun, Com
missioner Davenport, on application OF
counsel for commitment of Dana and
for his removal to the District of Colum-
bia, where the case could be tried, Da-
venport refused to fix the bail, saying
that he had no such authority, and Dana
and his counsel Immediately went De
fore the United States district Judge.
HON. H. F. CLARK K'siwILL.
The will of H. f. Clark has been filed
i'm the surrogate's office. He leaves to
his wife all his property at ROckaway,
Long Island, and his family residence
and appurtenances in this city. The
remainder of his real estate, and person
al estate not otherwise ordered, is given
to his wife and daughter, and equal
shares of fifty thousand dollars are be-
queathed in trust for the support of bis
sister, and his White Plains property is
left to Serene B. Clark, brother
of the deceased, who, together with
his sister, are released from all debts
and demands the deceased was entitled
to make against them. Judge Leonard,
of the supreme court, gets the fine law
library of the late Mr.. Clark, including
the annals Of congress and the Ameri-
can state papers. Augustus A. Schell is
named as executor, and Mrs. Clark
executriX