Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-26
Mechanics EmirrntIng.

thirteenth, twentieth, tWenty-lnlTu
and twenty-sixth district.
Mechanics Emigrating.
MONTREAL, November 25.-It is esti
mated that thirty thousand French
Canadians have returned TO the provinces
from the United States during the past
three weeks, owing largely to the stop
page of manufacturers. A large proper
ton OF them have left for western
Canada.
PheIPs's steaIings.
ALBANY, n. Y, November 25.-An
official examination shows the State
treasury defslcation, through cashier
| Phelps, TO have been 1881 ,572, $500, ,0OO
of which was stolen in August last and
recovered in September. Irregularities
in Office were not of nature to warrant
the removal of the treasurer.
Memphis, Carthage, and Northwestern
Railway Bonds EDjoiRec.
KANSAS CITY, November 25.-PrO-
ceedings TO enjoin the payment OF
eighty thousand dollars of Oswego
township bonds, issued to the Memphis,
Carthage and Northwestern railroad,
| have been commenced in the La Belle
county district court. The bonds were
/ fraudulently obtained, and efforts are
being made to sell them.
Another Credit MObIIier.
| CHICAGO, November 25.-At Bloom
| ington, Illinois, this morning, in the
| Mclean county circuit-cOurt, Judge
| Upton, before whom an argument was
made some weeks since for the appoint
ment Of a receiver for the Gilman, Clin-
ton and Springfield railroad, for alleged
credit mObilier transactions on the part
of its officers, granted the motion, and
the road goes into the hands of re-
ceiver st once.
Navy-Ynrds.
WAsHINGroN, November 25.-The
construction bureau OF the navy de-
partment says Of the work at any Of the
navy-ysrds suspended: II is not be-
cause of orders from Washington. 1t
was only to-day that orders were sent
from the bureau to make some addi-
tional repairs on the Colorado at New
York. The Roanoke is not intended
for the NOrth-Atlantic squadron, but
for the mouth of the hsrbor, aDd as foT
the Dictator, there was very little work
remaining to be done to her.
Another Change at Madrid
WASHINGTON, November 25.-Tbe
first intimatlOn yesterday Of the prob
able change Of administration in Spain,
with Serano as dictator, came through
British official sources to-day. A story
is in another quarter that the CASTELAR,
government is to be overthrOwn by a
combination of the ruling Spaniards.
The plan is said to include the estab-
lishn1ent of Marshal SeranO as regent
for the young Duke Alfonso. Our gov
erpment has no official advices on the
subject, nor does it consider the reports
trustworthy.
War Department Topics.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 25.-
Secretary Robson left Washington last
night for Philadelphia, on business con-
neeted with the fitting out of vessels. 1t
is said ia the navy department that in
stead of an order being issued for the
suspension OF work, the preparation of
vessels is hurried. The war department
has issued q general order requiring that
all disburbsing officers, so far as prac-
ticable. keep the bulk OF all public funds
advanced to them in independent treas
urv offices, and limit deposits in local
u6pOcilOIN uduho W SUN AHSNhe9 SiA'
as may be absolutely necessary for small
local payments.
a waserwOrks Tunnel Burst-Up.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, November 25.-
When the connection between the two
seeticns Of the water-works tunnel was
made. about two months ago, it was
thought that the work was substantially
finished, but in cleaning out that portion
of the tunnel files with sand il has been
found that the tunnel and brickwOrk
settled from two to six feet, causing
bad break. It is not known how far the
break extends, as the snOTe end has not
vet been cleaned. The trouble begins at
q point three thousand i've hundred feet
shoreward from the crib. 1t has been
decided to make a detOur around the
break by constructing five or Six hum
dred feet of new tunnel. This viii delay
the completion OF the work some
months.
The Louisiana Peoples Convention.
NEW ORLEANs, November 25.-The
peoples convention to-day adopted an
address and several resolutions, and ad-
iourned, subject to the call of the presi-
dent. The session was harmonious.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That our fellow-eitizens,
Judge John A. Campbell, Hon. Randall
Hunt, Robert H. War;, Horatio n. Og-
den and VIM. 3. Spencer, be appointed
a committee on the part of the people
Of Louisiana, to repair to Washington
and present their memorial for relief
from the Kellogg usurpatiOn, and the
restoration of Louisiana to her rights
and liberties IS a free State of the Ameri-
can union, as guar anteed by the con-
stitution Of the United States.
Speeches.were made by Governor Me-
Emery and Others.
serious Aecidenf-SaIe of n RatIR0sd
PeFPetaaiiy EniOined.
ST. LOUIS, November 25.-The head
Of one Of the cylinders OF an engine in
the cotton compress eompany's works
blew out to-day, seriously seSlding Frank
Older, John 0newalth, and another
man, and breaking the leg Of MilliSm
McCue. The cylinder was fifty-six
inches IN diameter and eight and half
feet stroke.
Judge Dillon, Of the United States
circuit-court, to-day made perpetual the
temporary Injunction granted at Dayen-
port last summer, enjoining Governor
WOOSson from advertising for sale The
Missouri Pacific railroad, to satisfy the
State lien f0FsOme eight million dollars,
whereupon the defendants to the United
States supreme court, the first national
bank of Kansas City, Missouri, have
gone into voluntary liquidation.
shocking Murder by a WOAsB.
CINedNNATI, November 25.-A Ga
zeffe dispatch from jackson county,
Ohio. saws that lsst evening a little son
of Andrew johnson, ten ycsrs old, with
another lad one year older, were cccaing
hopae from school, and while crossing
fle farm Of Mrs. A. G. Tilton, were met
Nv the old lady, who fred an old musket
and shot young Johnson dead, the bali
passing through bis heed. Ills conraas,
seeing him fall, said, l.8etRps now, and
come along" Mu 1illon exclaimed
fJ've got one of you down, sod III got
tie other, = at the same time firing pisr
toll at the surviving boy who ran for bis
life. This the surviving boy testified
under oath before the coroner. AEs.
Tilt0n denies the mUrdei and ell knowl-
edge OF K. Ghe hes threatened ~ shoot
people who would hunt on her farm,
aud on one occasion published card In
the paper al Jackson Courthouse that