Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-25

of stolen bonds belonging TO the Ale
CLANCY Valley railroad company, has
obtained a writ of h0bedS corpus, re-
turnable tomorrow, before Judge Bur-
rett, of the supreme court. The requi-
sition of Governor Hartranft, signed by
Governor Dix, has been received; but
pending the proceedings before Judge
Barrett, Hampton will remain in custo-
dy at the Tombs.
There were twenty offers of bonds
amounting to S5,6l0,O00 at from $11, ,70l
to Sl1, IA 25. The amount TO be sold
was 81 500, 600, which went at from $ll, =
74S to S1l,77l 25.
The continuation of argument for
new trial for Stokes makes necessary a
pOstpOnement of the trial of one muir
derer, the Allen burglars and Crawford,
son-in-law of Vanderbilt, for felonious
assault with intent to kill. At the con-
clusiOn OF Phelps address, Judge Full
lerton addressed the court for the peo-
pie, principally on the question of NAL
Ice, and the difference between the stat
ute and the common law on the
subject. T@maine made the closing
argument The decision of the court is
not expected before May 9Th.
Eli Brown, a noted western robber,
was held for trial to-day without bail.
Notices of attachment against the
French theater were served to-day in a
suit of Charles Dechter against VIM.
Watts Themans to recover four hundred
and twelve thousand dollars damages
for Themans' alleged failure to fulfill a
contract.
Osgood & Co, and Bret Harte
have begun a suit against Albert
L. q George n. LuysteT, in this city,
charging that certain copyrights of
Harte's works have been infringed on by
the defendants by importing Hartes
works published in England and pub
fishing them in this city, The bill
prays that the defendants be enjOined
from continuing the importation and
sale of these works and be compelled to
render an account to the plaintiffs of the
sales thus far made and the profits there
on.
The Indian peace commission is still
in session here. The awards for cloth
ing and household goods will be made
by Saturday. On Monday bids will be
received for transportation, and on
Tuesday for provisions.
The New jersey plow company's
clearinghouse at Newark was burned
to-day. Forty-five boarders, who were
in the house, narrowly escaped with
their lives. Loss, fifteen thousand dol
lars; insurance, five thousand.
President Wilson was here this
morning.
A prize-fight between Tierney ard
Sloan took place to-day on Long Island.
Twenty rounds were fought in an hour
and two minutes. Tlerney was the win
ner. Sloan had two teeth knocked out,
and was badly bruised. Tierney had his
nose broken and eyes closed.
Riley, who failed in the suit against
the city of Brooklyn, yesterday, to re-
cover five thousand five hundred dol
lars for extra work on the streets, has
brought suit against ]. s. T. Trantan,
under whose direction the work was
done, to recover the amount.
The examination of Macdonald, the
alleged bank of England forger, was re-
sumed to-day before The United States
The counsel for the hank
of England stated that he had no more
evidence to offer under the old warrant
on which the prisoner was held, and the
prisoner was discharged under that war
rant, and an examination into the COM
plant on which he was arrested yester-
day was begun. The new warrant and
a deposition taken in London were put
in evidence.
Next Sunday Archbishop Bailey will
Rev. w. II. Gross as bishop of
at the Baltimore cathedral.
Several bishops will participate in. the
Next week the archbishop
will consecrate NJ. A. COrrigan at New
ark, New Jersey, as bishop of that dio-
cese.
A French waiting-maid named Flor
inde Doublet, No. 202 West Twenty
sixth street, was arrested this evening
on the charge of having robbed several
families, in whose employ she had been,
Of several thousand dollars worth of
property. On the fifth instant she
robbed Mr.. Alfonso, of No. % West |
Seventh street, of laces, silks and jewell |
ry valued al nine hundred and fifty dol |
lars, the greater portion of which was
found in her trunk, together with other
valued at from four TO five
thousand dollars. Mrs. Ogden, of No.
20 West Thirty-first street, identified
several gloves found in the woman's
possession as her property. The girl has
already served a term in the Kings
county penitentiary.