Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-21
GENERAL NEWS.
Transportation of Freights Ima
peded by Ice-Att0rney-Gen-
eral Williams's Opin-
ion in Bankruptcy.
RepOrt of the Internal Revenue
Commissioner -Steam-B Boiler
Tests-BishOp Cummins
Not Indersed.
Murder and Ars0n-Indian News
Fire and Suicide-A Cattle
DrOver RObbed-Etc.


Fire and saieide.
NEW ORLEANS, November 20.-The
residence of A. w. Walker and an out
house. on his plantation, eight miles
below this city, was burned. His loss is
thirty thousand dollars.
w. Kick, q German shoemaker, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself with
pistol. u.r
RrrEFAIO. November 20.-A thief
snatched the pocket book OF {. Fallln-
Ger. an Ohio cattle drOver, from the
Counter of the Marine bank, containing
a check drawn by L. l.. Crocker Tor SIX
thousand dollars, and valuable papers.
All persons are warned against negotiat-
ing for the note.
Freights Blocked by Ice.
WEST TROY, n. Y, November ~
Between Utica and this point there are
at least one hundred and twenty-five
thousand barrels of apples, seyenty-nve
thousand barrels OF potatoes, besides
nearly two million bushels of grain de-
tanned by the sudden closing OF the
canal. The auditor of the canal de-
nsrtmept has given orders to the super
sntendent of sections to use every exer-
ton to get boats through.
The steam Boiler Tests:
PrTrsRURG. November 20.-The Sec
ond davis experiments by the govern
Dant Commission were continued to-
dav upou the ordinary singie-riveted
iron boiler. The broken valve was re-
moved and the aperture closed. The
highest pressure that could be obtained
was two hundred and ten pounds, and
owing to the continued and increasing
escape of steam from various parts OF
| the boiler, further attempts were aoan-
doped until it can be caulked. The eX-
/ periments tomorrow VIII be MADE upon
! fhe boiler made in this city of United
| States brand Of iron.
Important Question in BanAruPtey
/ Decided.
WASHINGTON, November 2O.-Attor-
uey-General Williams, on question
submitted to him by the secretary OF tne
treasury, decides that payment made
nv a debtor to a creditor, who has COM
| n1itted an act of bankruptcy, and against
whom proceedings in bankruptcy have
been instituted, and are pending, but
who has not yet been adjudged bank
runt. will not be valid in the event OF an
I Adjudication of bankruptcy in such pro-
eeedings, if payment transpired subse-
uuent to filing the petition therein, anu
that payment made by debtor TO
creditor. who is known to have COM
mitted an act of bankruptcy, but against
whom proceedings have not, at the
time. been taken, is valid, so far as 1t is
affected by existing bankruptcy laws.
A W0man Murdered and her House Set
on fire 10 Cover the Deed
i NEW CANAAN, CONN, November 20.
Mrs. Selleck, widow owning and oecu-
pying alone small place in this town.
was brutally murdered this morning
/, with an ak. Her clothing was saturated
with kerosene, and her body was nearly
consumed and the house was on lire
} when discovered. The AK, with blood
and hair, a small piece of skull and
, brains, and an empty kerosene can Were
found in the room, with large pool OF
, blood on the carpet and floor: A mole
/, had been burned through the floor,
: through which the eharred remains OF
! ! the body had fallen into the cellar. The
7 skul showed two cuts with an ak. Nc
suspicion, so far, rests on anyone, and nC
7 motive can be conceived Of except plum
: der, as the house had been ransacked.
bishop CumDins.
JO1rJsvIIIE. November 20.-A mem
n her of the standing committee of the
. diocese of Kentucky has received let
e ter from prominent clergyman OF the
/ east relative to Bishop Cummins's s with,
= drawal from his work in Kentucky an6
# from the Episcopal church, which is o
J, the highest authority. The letter say'
. that the bishop "acted by himself, anC
Y against the protest of evangelical men
, Even the most radical oppose his course
: and will give his movement no support
!; / attended a meeting of the leading
e evangelical clergy in Philadelphia TO
y day. and found them unit against tn
s. bishop. So 1 suppose We are to have u,
le new movement of any Importance.
4 is thought that the bishop stands alone
le for which we have reason to be thank
e f1I.n a convention is talked Of here {
y =. elect an assistant bishop in Cummins'
1e place. ,,,., x.us
PARSONS, Ks, November 2O.-A dele
IA CATION of prominent ChoctaW IndIan'
Consisting of Chief Justice Folsom, Colo
ne neI Hawkins. and others, are in the city
&c on a business visit. They report tbs
er there is q growing sentiment in the Tel
IN ritory in favor of so modifying th
sh Okmulgee constitution as to conforr
a with the wishes of the President, in n
", lstion to a form of government stron
n enough toprotect all citizens in their pc
sons and property. The grand counc
will meet at Okmulgee on the hrSt Mol
ed day in December, and will, it is unde
eS, stood. meet the wishes of congre
ON in providing for the appointment
$ officers for the Territorial government
ng the President, and will recommend 8
IS amendment of lands in severalty. III
ta.S commissioner of Indian affairs has wrl
re- ten a letter to Agent Parsons, of u
m ChoetaW agency, demanding that II
6e Choctaws shall provide for the allotmel
on of their lands, or, at least, permit Il
cal Chickasaws to do so. 1t is understoC
SSn that an extra session of the several le
let islative Indian councils will be callI
m Immediately after the adjournment
ba the Okmulgee convention, Tor the pu
IN nose of considering national question
IDS such as the allotment of lands, the ado
de ton of coloTed persons, and for the gel
nd eral good of all the people.
ese ReDOrt OF the Commissioners of Intern
IA. Revenue,
ons WASHINGTON, November 20.-Tl
report of the commissioner of intern
We revenue shows the aggregated receiE
an5 from all sources for the year ending wi
yer June last, exclusive of the direct tax
Set lands and the duty upon the capit'
ned circulation, and deposits of nation
the hanks. were S114,075, ,456. The amou
lIa includes sums refunded and allowed
Iese drawbacks. The total amount on dra
Any hacks was $50, ,346. On spirits, oils,
bacco, and general merchandise the
) At was refunded for taxes illegal
rie- assessed and collected, $61S,6l
ate The receipts from the several sour(
A. relating to distilled spirits for the ye
1872, S49, AIS, 516; for 1878, $50, 2,O99, 81
Olu increase in receipts from gallon ta2
the on distilled spirits, $40, lO3,276; frC
ted special tax of rectifiers and dealers
"a liquor, 81 ,O94, 264. A part of this
crease was, however, offset by the Il
lor of nearly 100000 during last year
nse the reduction Of the value OF stan
pie, fora spirits other than tax-pi
81 stamps, from 25 cents to 10 cel
iag' each each and by the further
ON ofSaIiittie over 1000, coo by the rep
Let of certain taxes relating to spirits, lei
SO ing q balance of little more than {
-. SOC. 600 increase. For receipts from
% sources relating to spirits, the prod
'ilei ton of spirits during the fiscal We
be- ended June 80, 1873, was taxable by &
/ be Ions. Total production from mater
: - other than fruit, SeS, 2Se. .567; total ?
duction nom fruit, s., ,914 500; tax
e OF lected on spirits withdrawn from wa
Icy house during fiscal year 1872. So, a
by 2Sb; during fiscal year 1878, $41, ,102, 8
ia tax on spirits withdrawn for exT
during fiscal year 1878, S1,56l, ,04l. Z
tax received on imitation wi
during the year ending June
and 1878, was $3.55l; on iermen
lfa- Iinf7ofa Qf y ppF barrel for the wear