Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-23
TELEGRAMS.

The shipments ef specie from New
York yesterday were one hundred and
ten thousand dollars.
Governor Hendricks, of Indiana, had
a very gratifying reception at Atlanta,
Georgia, on Wednesday.
A dispatch from Shanghai announces
that the palace OF the mikadO at YeddO,
burned on the fifth instant.
The Democratic Liberal Republicans
of Ohio will hold their convention in
Cincinnati on the sixth Of August.
The Kansas and Nebraska editorial
CXcUTsiOnists We're entertained last night
at Atchison, with a banquet and ball.
The workmen on ladies' boots in New
York city struck yesterday for increased
wages. The strike Of the benchmen
continues.
The spring races Of the Central Mis-
souri, horse association commenced yes
teriay at Sedalia. About sixty horses
were entered.
T1e old cable rate Of one dollar a word
TO Great Britain, and ten dollars for ten
words TO France, is to be resumed from
the first Of June.
In New York yesterdays decision was
reserved on the motion to quash the in
dictment against TaintOr, the defaulting
cashier of the Atlantic national bank.
The United States government has Of
fered to DR.. c. A. White, professor of
natural history in the Iowa university,
the position of geOlOgist to the Yellow
stone expedition.
The stage and car lines Of New York
nm 10 Nrialh fp tho demands Of
horse-shOers, and, being unable to keep
their horses properly shod, have lessened
the number of trips.
The furniture mandatory of i. B.
Dobell, LaurencebuTg, Indiana, was
burned to-day. Loss from sixty to
sevemty-five thousand dollars; insurance
fOrly-three thousand.
In digging new main for the Croton
water-wor6s, in Chambers street from
Broadway 10 Center, in New York city,
the woTkmen struck an old graveyard
and eXhumed about fifty skeletons.
4 special from Springfield, Missouri,
reports the death of DIR. James Golding,
Of Kentucky, which occurred there yes
lerday, from injuries received in falling
on the steps of the Metropolitan hotel of
that city.
The grand encampment of Odd Eel
lows, of Missouri, is in session at st.
Louis. The report of the grand scribe
shows the present number of members
in the State to he two thousand one hum
dred and twenty-three.
Chicago was visited yesterday even
ing by q most violent storm OF rain,
lightning and thunder. During the
storm a whirlwind struck the city, do
ing considerable damage, but fortunately
no casualties to persons occurred.
The brigantine Kildare, from Balti-
more 10 Halifax, reports that on the
fifth instant, on big Georges bank, she
saw a schooner lying at anchor twenty
feet under water. Her fOremast, MAIN
mast, and main topsail were standing.
The Kildare went up close to her, and
dead bodies We're seen in the cabin. Her
name could not be made out, but the
wreck was supposed TO he that of an
American fishing-schOOneT.
Judge Fancher, Of New York, yester-
day dismissed the writ of hdbeGs corpus
in the case OF George Francis Train, on
the ground that he could not 90 behind
the record, but suggested that on pro-
per application the order could be grant
cd requiring an examination as TO the
mental condition of Train before he
goes TO Utica insane asylum under the
order Of Judge Davis.
Wednesday evening, while DR.. S. G..
Ashcraft, q prominent dentist of San
dusky, Ohio, was walking along Jack
son street of that city, he was shot by
some unknown person, the ball striking
him near the right eye. He is still liv-
ing, but it is thought he cannot recover.
Jesse Gregg, a son of Philander Gregg,
ex-mayor Of that city, has been arrested
on suspicion Of being connected with
the shooting.
It is stated that Postmaster Jones,
of New York, has received eighty thou
sand dOllers worth of the real estate
owned by John w. Norton, ex-cashier
Of the postofiice, also the proceeds of the
sale of his blOOded stock and house in
New jersey, to secure him against any
loss on account Of NortOn's official con-
duct. Norton's defalcations are said to
be one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars, and to have extended over
several years. His sureties, the late
James Kelly, his predecessor, and Gen
eral Jones, are responsible to the gov
ernment.
The correspondent who writes con-
cerning Captain Halls death, concludes
thus: "The fact that Captain Tyson
supported the views Of Captain Hall,
furnishes additional confirmation that
the latter was right, and Buddington
wrong. The blame, if there is blame,
attending the failure of the expedition,
will cleave to BuddingtOn, unless he
can, if still living, satisfactorily explain
what now seems his uRaccOuntable con-
duct, IL is not too much TO say that his
action blasted all hopes of his superior.
Although thwarted in his grand designs
for time, the explorer did not abandon
his Investigations, but in company with
EsquimauX men and the mate, started
| upon a sledge expedition, from which
Sha returned 10 die" Captain Hall ap.
iDears 10 have been the only one of the
cientific department who ventured in
h,ehalf of science.
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