Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-30
NEW YORK.
Municipal Aatters--Jay Gould Coming
West Temperance of sold Ep."
Train Released.
Assistance Proposed for General Canby's
WIdow-A New g Star . Of the Turf
-POstOffice Robbery.
More Of Jim Brady's "SWag Brook
lyn se-Dlseased-Death Of Mrs.
A NellsOn-General Items.

New YORK, May 29.-Oliver Charl-
ick, President of the Long Island rail-
road, it is semi-officially announced,
will retire, in short time, from the
board of police commissions. Mr.. CharI-
lex prefers his railroad and Long Island
rather than municipal hOnors. He was
talked of as likely to succeed James
O'Brien in the State senate.
Jay Gould is said to be about leaving
this city for the west, to participate in
the election of directors of the Chicago
and Great Western railroad company.
The bulk of the stock is said to be held
by Jay Gould and Horace F. Clark, Au-
gustus Scheil, and Others
The horse disease which visited this
vicinity last fall has reappeared at the
stables of the Coney Island car-line,
Brooklyn. Seventy horses are now sick,
and there have been two fatal cases.
The Tribune advises that fifteen or
twenty thousand dollars be collected in
New York city to assist in placing be-
yond the possibility of want the widow
of General Candy, who died penniless.
Startle was driven to a road wagon on
the Fleetwood course yesterday, and
made the first quarter in thirty-four and
a half seconds and the second quarter in
thirty-three and three-quarter seconds,
making the half mile in one minute
and seven and three-quarter seconds,
the fastest half mile ever trotted to a
road wagon by any horse except Dexter.
The following is the result of the trot
at Fleetwood to-day for purse of $3.50:
Topsy, to harness, /, l, 3, l; Mercer, to
2:84, 2:863. Pools were sold tonight f ton on
the trot to take place tomorrow at
Prospect park, the prices being GazeIIe
500, Fullerton $50.
Two ten-thousand dollar bonds were
found in package which had been
thrown away by Jim Brady, and were
registered in the name of Amosa Slime.
They are supposed to have been stolen
from some bank in Ohio. A. p, Thomp-
son, cashier of the Port Jarvis national
bank, has Informed Inspector DiIkes
that it is his opinion that bonds have
been stolen from his bank. Colonel
Whitley has fifteen thousand dollars
worth of bonds supposed 10 have been
stolen from the Glenn Falls bank. and
found with two men, who were arrested
some time ago.
Mrs. Mary Louisa Nelson daughter
OF the late James Brooks, died in this
city yesterday
The horse disease has reached Brook
lyn.
Alden B. Stockwell was reported to.
day to have resigned the presidency of
the Atlantic and Pacific railroad.
The steamship Silesia took ninety
four thousand dollars in silver bars.
Il. ID. Stanton. one of the oldest mem
oers OF the stock exchange, and former
partner OF Daniel Drew, died last night
of pneumonia
The trial of Johnny the Creek the
leading thief of the country, had to be
postponed to-day, in consequence Of the
of witnesses essential to a sue
cessful prosecution.
The sheriff's jury have decided that
George Francis Train is sane, and that !
ne be released from custody tomorrow. |
An Albany telegram says that the In |
dustrlal exhibition bill has been amend |
ed and passed by the senate; ayes 20, |
nays 2: The assembly viii probably |
concur in the amendments.
Richard B. Kent, manufacturer of the |
atrlcaI goods, left this city for Chicago |
on the fourteenth instant, intending to |
be absent two weeks. tuesday a dis |
patch was received, announcing his
death in Chicago from smallpox, the
sender, G. c. Benedict, promising par
ticulars by mail. The family of Kent |
caused inquiries to be made, and have
come to the conclusion that he was not
allowed to leave this city, and that the
telegram was only intended to mislead.
Kent had considerable money when he
started for Chicago.
The gold exchange will close daily at
-hree O'clock, afternoon, during the
months of June, July, August and Sep
Eember.
Application was made to Judge Davis
-o-day for the postponement of the trial
lf Tweed to October, on affidavits of
John Graham's illness. The motion
was opposed by the district-attorney
ana Mr. Peckham, and the decision was
reserved.
In Inge,So)'s case Judge Fancher to-
lay denied motion to set aside the
Judgment, with leave to renew after the
court OF appeals has passed upon the ap-
peal where the case has been taken bv
he people. ~
Bail in the case of Stephen English,
sditor of the Insurance Times, has been
reduced from twenty thousand to two
thousand dollars. /
The ,pOstoffice at Linden, New Jer-
'ey, was robbed on Tuesday night of all
he mail matter, including money-ord
etters containing nine hundred dollars.
lbe work was done by burglars, vino
blew open the safe.
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