Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-29
TENN. SATURDAY, MARCH 90. 1878.

and their agents. A constitution was
presented and adopted, and a committee
appointed to obtain members. The
society of this city will be called the
Cleveland society for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals.
woman Murdered.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-CatLerine
Herman, married, was taken from q
liquor saloon, No. 81 Washington street,
| this evening, covered with wounds and
blood, and carried to Park hospital,
where she died soon after. Her hus-
band has been arrested on suspicion OF
infiieting the wounds. The neighbofs
say the pair was constantly drunk and
quarelling.
The AOdocs.
SAN Francisco, March 2S.-Wednes-
day Bogus Charley, Boston Charley,
Mary, Captain Jacks sister, the wild
girl, came out of the Lava Beds, to Van
Bremons, to have a private conference
to-day. General Canby's opinion pre-
walls, that the Modocs will get any
terms they want. The Lost river camp
has been moved to some point near the
Lava Bed reservation. The Apaches
are reported as uneasy and dissatisfied
Much sickness is reported among them.
They are better supplied with firearms
than ever before. Its generally thought
that they get arms from traders from
New Mexico.
An Owner Wanted for Credit MObiIier
| Bonds.
New YORK, March 2S.-A very large
number of leading railroad men from
various parts of the country are in the
city for the purpose of having confer
ence on railroad matters, the nature of
which is not stated. Among those pres
ent are Oakes and Oliver Ames, Tom
Scott, Sydney Dillon, General Fremont,
| General AnsOn Stager, of Chicago, Cen
eral Burnside. On being questioned
concerning the one thousand dollars of
credit mobilier stock which Representa-
! tive Kelly, not considering them his
property, wanted turned into the treas
| ury of the United States, Oakes Ames
states that he has been requested to in
dorse the bonds that they might be made
available to the treasury. The question
OcCu :, however, that as Kelly didn't
consider the bonds as his, he never had
the ownership of them; hence Ames
leaves the matter with his attorneys for
settlement. Ames also says ne has
written to the encouragement that the
credit mobilier company does not intend
to give up its books TO the United States,
but will offer them for inspection.
Arrests of a POIsOner, a JeweIry Thief
and a Murderer.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-Yesterday, in
Lorraine, Adams county, Illinois, Mrs.
Annie Adair was arrested on the charge
of having poisoned her husband, who
died suddenly in January last, and with
whom she had lived unhappily. The
body of Adair has been exhumed and
the stomach will be examined by a
chemist.
A dispatch received yesterday an
nOunces the arrest in Montreal of Nor
risOn, former porter of the Matteson
house in this city, who is charged with
having stolen a satchel with five thou
sand dollars worth of jewelry, from the
agent of ElcoX & CO., of Newark, New
Jersey, few weeks since. The jewelry
was not recovered, however.
There is some excitement in SPRING
field, Illinois, over the sudden and mys-
teriOus death of woman named Kate
Francis, there being suspicion that she
was murdered by one LutriX, who passed
the night of the day before her death
with her, and who is believed to have
been her husband. Lutrix has been
arrested.
AIIOpathy, Homeopathy and No Pafhy.
LANSING, MICH, March 2S.-A me-
mortal was presented in the house to-
day, signed by seventy-eight graduates
from the medical department of the
State university, setting forth that
since they are of opinion that the crea-
ton of two chairs of homeopathy in the
university would constitute a recogni-
ton of that special system of medical
practice, and believing that no dogma
or special system of medicine has been
taught there heretofore, and that such
an innovation would be fatal to the use
fulness and prosperity of the university,
they demonstrate and protest against the
passage of the senate bill providing for
the appointment of two professors of
homeopathy in the university. The bill |
referred to passed the senate March 9th, !
and when it came up in the house |
it met with strong opposition. The
friends of the bill claim that
allopathy was taught in the university, |
while its opponents claimed that no
"pathy' whatever was taught there, |
but that they taught medicine in its
sIictest and broadest sense. The house |
last week appointed a committee to in |
vestigate this subject, and the bill came
up again in the house to-day. -Four
hours were spent in discussing motions |
to postpone its further consideration |
until next week, to lay on the table, and |
on the merits of the question. The bill !
finally passed by vote of 30 ayes to 26 |
nays. A motion TO reconsider the vote
was tabled, thus finally disposing of the
question, which has puzzled every legis- |
lature for the past twenty years.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The secrC-
tary of the treasury has informed the
agents of the various British lines
steamers, running to this country, that
the treaties between Great Britain and
the United States do not support their
claims for exemption of their vessels
from the tax ON tonnage imposed by law. |
An official statement shows that the |
total number of persons in the United |
States who were assessed for income |
during the years 1S7l-72, under the act
of July IA, 1870, were seventy-four |
thousand seven hundred and seventy /
four and seventy-four thousand three |
hundred and thirty-seven, respectively. |
Allison Hayes and A. J. Martin, con-
victed of kuklux outrages in South |
Carolina, have been pardoned by the |
President.
The third auditor has stated and re-
ported to the second comptroller over
seven hundred southern claims which
have been awarded. Only about one
hundred and fifty now remain.
The senate committee on the leVees of
the Mississippi river, at meeting held
here yesterday, took measures for the
of specific information upon
that subject through correspondence and
otherwise, and will, during the recess of
make personal examination
of that river and the general interests
connected with it. The committee con-
sists of Senators Alcorn (chairman),
Clayton, West, Schurz and Gordon
The committee will prosecute the in
quiry diligently, and at the next session
will urge that the general government
take charge of the levee system as a
matter of great national concern.
Hangman's Day-TwO Victims.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, March 2S.-The negro,
Thomas Smith, was hung to-day for
killing Joseph Bradon, in May, 1871,
twelve miles below the city. He per-
sisted in asserting his innocence even in
on the scaffold until told to take
the stand under the trap, when he gave
way and confessed his guilt. The exc
cution took place in the open commons
south Of the city. There were probably
seven thousand people present. The
neck was dislocated by the fall of thirty
inches. He did not struggle much, and
the eonvulsiYe movements ceased in
four minutes; death ensued in six min
utes, and the body was cut down at the
end of twenty minutes. Seminal phe-
nOmenon observed as usual, but