Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-09

! OF AiscOuuL Oh the bduh OI EuSldnu
will be advanced on or before Thursday.
At noon, the bank directors posted a
card, announcing that no change had
been made in the rate. Three hundred
and eighty-tive thousand dollars in spe-
Gle was shipped from Liverpool for New
| York to-day.
President CASTELAR, and General Sick
| les, United States minister, were in
close conference for a considerable time
yesterday. The capture of the Vir-
ginius, is understood to be under con-
sideration.
Daring Attempt 10 Rob n Bank.
WILMINGTON, DEL, November =
Great excitement was created this even
ing by an alarm proceeding from the
residence Of the cashier of the Bank of
Delaware, in this city, caused by an at
tempt of five masked men to bind and
gag the family of the cashier, with a
view to robbing the bank. The men
gained admission to the house by strata
gem, seized the cashier, handcuffed and
threw him on the floor; they then pro-
ceeded to the dining-room, where the
ladies were at tea, and, with drawn pis-
tolls, enforced silence. One of the ladies,
escaping, gave the alarm. Two Of the
police arrived in time to see the burglars
escaping. Chase was given, and one of
the police gained upon the retreating
gang. Shots were exchanged, without
effect, when one of the robbers suddenly
stopped and allowed the officer to get
near him. He then dealt him a muir
derous blow, and the officer fell sense
less seriously wounded in the head. The
robbers so far have evaded arrest.
The New Canadian Ministry.
OTTAWA, ONT, November THE
following is a list of the new ministry,
so far as known: Mr.. Mckenzie, premier
and minister of public works; Blake,
without portfolio; Christie, senator and
secretary of State; Cartwright, minister
of finance; d. A. Mcdonald, postmas-
ter-general; Darion, minister of justice;
Letellier De st. Just, senator and min
lister of agriculture and immigration;
Fawnier, inland revenue; A. J. Smith,
marine and fisheries; Isaac Burfree,
customs; Coffin, receiver-general; Ross,
president of council and pro tenn. minis
ter of militia; Laird, minister of in
terror. There is one seat vacant. 1t is
announced that the late government,
shortly before its resignation, made the
following appointments: 5. T. Tilley,
MP, acknowledgement OfNew BruDs-
wick; John Crawford, NJ. P, lieuten-
ant-governor of Ontario; Hon. Hugh
Mcdonald, NJ. P, judge supreme court
Of Nova Scotia.
Another PcstOniee -PatrIeIde
and suicide.
PITTSBURG, November S.-Charles r.
Henry, clerk in the Pittsburg post
office, was arrested this morning charged
with embezzeling letters from the mails.
The business men of this city have been
subjected to annoyance and loss for the
past two years on account of failure of
letters to reach their destination. Some
eight weeks since organized efforts were
put on foot to detect the guilty parties.
Two decey letters were placed in the
mails last night, which led to the detec-
ton Of the guilty party.
A special TO the Chronicle, from Mo-
City, Pennsylvania, states that
at about six O'Clock last evening, a
young man, named James Clemens,
stabbed his father with a butcher-knife
in the abdomen, and then thrust the
knife into his own side, between the
ribs. The affair is said to be the culmi-
nation of an old feud. The immediate
cause being a lawsuit which was de-
cided against the son. The young man
died instantly, and the fathers wounds
are thought to be fatal.
Particulars or the Shooting OF the Cu.
ban Insurgent Leaders.
HAVANA, November 8.-The How
ing dispatch, from General BurrilI,
commander of the Spanish troops at
Santiago de Cuba, to the captain-gene-
raj, contains all information thus far
received of the shooting of the insur-
gent leaders,
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, November 4.
To His Fxcellency the Captain General:
At six o'clock this morning, there
were shot in this city for being traitors
to their country, and for being insur-
gent chiefs, the following persons
styling themselves patriot gene
rails: "Bernabe Verana, alias Bembeta,
general of division, Pedro Cespedes,
cOmmmanding-general of Cienufuges,
General Jesus Delsol and Brigadier- Gen
eral Washington Ryan. The executions
took place in the presence of the entire
corps of volunteers, the force of regular
infantry, and the sailors from the fleet,
and an immense concourse OF people
also witnessed the act. The best of Or
der prevailed, and the prisoners met
their death with composure.
The Fire Fiend.
ST. LOUIS, November THE extern
sive livery stable of James H. Thornton,
80, Sl2 and 3I4 Walnut street, and 100
Snd Ill Third street, caught fire at forty.
five minute past ten O'clock tonight
and was almost totally destroyed. An
the horses and carriages were saved, but
a large lot Of buggles, sleigh harness and
other property were burned. The whole
establishment, including the building
was valued at one hundred thousand
dollars. The stock was insured for
twenty thousand dollars, but the names
of the companies cannot be ascertained
tonight. The building which was
owned by Thornton & Pierce was in
sured for forty-eight thousand five hun
dred dollars, as follows: Washington
Mutual and North st. Louis Mutual,
five thousand dollars each; Fire and
Marine, Springfield, two thousand five
Insurance company of North
America, six thousand; Etna, Hart
ford, Franklin, Philadelphia, Hartford
Of Hartford, five thousand each; North
British and Mercantile, ten thousand;
New York, Orient Hartford,
two thousand five hundred.
Ont OF One Trouble Into Another-A
Couple Of Suicides.
TITUsvILLE, PENN, November 81. |
X. Turner, formerly practicing-lawyerl
in this city, who was arrested some two
years ago and convicted on the charge
Offorging pensiOn-papers, and sentenced
to fourteen years in the Western peni-
and who was recently par
dOned by the President, was rearrested |
here to-day on a bench-warrant, issued |
by the United States court, and taken |
to Pittsburg to answer to another indict- |
ment of forgery growing out of this |
same affair, but on which he was never
specifically tried. The pardon was
granted on account OF his declining
health, in view of which this action is |
generally regarded as being very severe. |
A cOlOred man named Lew Williams
started out cunning from Oil City this
The body was found shortly
with terrible gunshot wound |
near the temple. The gun was found
near him with both barrels discharged. |
Il is supposed he committed suicide.
The body of man, sixty years of
age, was found three miles from Frank
lin, in this State, last evening. No
marks of violence were visible.
Iron Works CIosed-FrOm Fort sill.
ST. LOUIS, November Two of the
iron works in South st. Louis have
stopped work, throwing about two hun
ired men out of employment. The
Vulcan iron works have stopped tive ofl
their three furnace, and closed their rail- |
mill, and ,iis harged about four hundred
men. Other works have also stopped !
some of their furnaces, or discharged
part Of their employ es, and all have
reduced wages twenty per cent. Many
establishments in fhe