Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-30

zens for time was most intense-each
one apparently surprised that his neigh
Dor was not swept away by the tor
nado. Among the buildings damaged
was Pierce's hotel, one of the
principal buildings in the city. 1t
was not blown completely down, but
the roof was blown off, and the chinl-
neys and prominent parts of the build
| ing completely demolished, present
! ing a complete wreck. Men are
already at work repairing the dam
ages, permanently when possible, and
temporarily in badly damaged places.
It is acknowledged by every one,
the " Oldest citizen " included, to
be the severest storm that
ever visited this locality. Business
is almost entirely suspended to-day, and
''the storm" is the universal topic Con-
siderable anxiety is felt in regard to the
interior portions of the country in the
course of the tornado, and when intelli-
gence is received, it is the almost uni
versal opinion that there will be har-
rowing details of its devastation
throughout the country.
Associated Press Dispatches.
CANTON, Miss, March ga hurri-
cane swept through this cityIast night,
destroying 8 large number of houses,
and several persons are reported to have
been killed. Two loaded cars were lift
ed from the railroad track and one of
them badly wrecked.
sENOND DISPATCH.
CANTON, March 29.-The track of the
hurricane was about one hundred yards
wide. Fifty houses were destroyed. The
| losses are estimated at one hundred
thousand dollars. Only one life was
lost, that of negro woman. About
| fifteen persons were injured, none seri-
ously.
Wind Storm.
New YORK, March pa high wind
prevailed this evening, with occasional
rain, at Poughkeepsie. All the streams
are rising, bat no damage has yet been
done.
Sensible.
I ATLANTA, GA, March 29.-The city
council last night passed an ordinance
D GAtLuBtllE NONAOAis ROOlCn anu ltOn AetN-
tories from taxation for the next fifteen
years.
Ontario Legislature PrOFOgued.
TORONTO, March 29.-The Ontario
4 legislature was prOrogued to-day by the
| ieutenant-goyernOr, who delivered the
customary speech, and gave the royal
| assent to bills passed during the session.
! Another Candidate for the GaIIOws.
! New YORK, March PA dispatch
I from Columbia, South Carolina, says
/ that in Warren county, Georgia, a man
named G Clark horribly slaughtered
his wife and left her body to be burned.
! Clark fed.
The Methodist Church Troubles In Bal.
timOre Compromised.
NEW YORK, March GA Baltimore
| special says that compromise has been
/ effected in the Madison avenue Metho-
/ dist Episcopal church case. Rev. Mr..
/ Dashiell il to remain but six months,
and tomorrow he breaches for the first
time.
/ A wifi. dispatcher Pleads Insanity.
| PHILADELPHIA, March 29.-Charles
j. Clark, charged with the murder of
his wife, was before the court to-day on
a writ Of hdbeos corpus. He put in the
llcA Oh AkkahulLAe llAt GUNil 10
listen to the evidence and remanded the
prisoner for trial without bail.
Beath or q New York Politician.
NEW YORK, March 29-Jos. II. jack
son, wealthy pswnbroker, and former
| ly member of the Tammany society,
also well known in local politics, died
to-day from the injuries committed in
1870 by the rioters Eagan and Diegan,
who are now in Sing-Sing prison,
violent Wind StOrm-FataI Results.
I.EwEs, DEL, March ga violent
storm prevailed to-day. The br James
Hull was beaehed and thrown by the
gale on her broadside. Six of the
Wrecking company were lashed in the
rigging, one of whom was drowned, one
rescued, .and four in the rigging ex-
1 hausted.
Probable Case of Poisoning.
DENVER, March 29.-Willlam New
man, a man of property, residing for
several years past in Denver, engaged in
! the cattle business, died a few days
since under suspicious circumstances.
His wife and half-brother were arrested
yesterday charged with murder by adj
ministering arsenic. The evidence is
very strong against them.
Prom Prussia.
! BERLIN, March 29.-The NOrtlt-Ger-
man Gazofte officially retracts the arti-
Gle published sometime since ridiculing
the inaugural address of President
Grant. The Gazette says full text of
the address differs from the telegraphic
summary, and for that reason the jour
nal is led to considerably modify its
view.
The Postal Service
NEW YORK, March 29.-Postmaster
General Creswell is reported as saying
yesterday that the statement that there
would be no increase of rates paid for
postal cars was untrue, as the act passed
last session authorized an increase next
year Of five hundred thousand dollars,
and when roads perfect a system and
place ON more cars, the increase will
amount TO eight hundred thousand dol
lars.
SerfOus Shooting ARRAY.
6T. LOUIS, March 29.--Rlchard Pow
ell, John Kane and man named Mart
I lett, refused TO pay for drinks IN the ga
/ loon Of Lightstone, this afternoon, aud
upon Lightstone demonstrating against
such treatment he was bit over the head
with bottle, lnflleting sn ugly wound.
bightEtone then drew 3 revolver and