Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-22


unlocked were made in Jail BY the pris-
eners. Il appears that four Of the pris-
oners had been left outside Of the cells
for exercise, and they released the
Others, and all passed through the sher-
| iff's Office and jumped from the back
window. BriceIand, the convicted mur-
derer, was not seen by any of the pris-
Oners after he left the window.
seuIaing Challenge.
HALIFAX, April 2l.-GeoTge Brown,
1 having received no answer to his scul-
ling challenge to Sadler, the English
| champion, will issue challenge to Ell
Lis Ward, John BigliB, Henry Coulter,
OF any other American Oarsman, for a
race for two thousand dollars, to take
place in July; Brown to allow his oppo-
nent's expenses.
The governor Of Prince Edwards
Island, having been defeated in the re-
cent election, has resigned.
4 UuDIenSautness between Beer-DrInkers
and Beer-Brewerss
FRANKFORT, April 2l.-A riot oc-
Cured here to-day which lasted the
whole afternoon, and is now only Kept
frem breaking out again by the mill
/ tsFy. The wrath of the mob was direct
ed against the beer-sellers and makers.
! Several beerhOuses and hreweries were
gutted. Troops We're called out and dis
/ persed the rioters, but a renewal of the
disturbance is feared tonight. The
shops are elssed, and the soldiers occu-
/ py the squares and guard the breweries.
| Several persons were injured, but no
deaths are reported. The military did
not fire on the crowd. 49,
Cincinnati ChOrus.
! CINCINNATI, April 2I.-The first gen.
eral rehearsal Of four hundred members
of the Cincinnati Chorus took place in
| the Exposition hall tonight, preparing
for the May festival They sang Bee
/ thOven's Ninth symphony and the Te
/ De,m. The grand organ was tried,
and fully satisfied critics. Seats for
/ the chorus and the orchestra, and for
| twelve hundred persons are arranged in
! semi-circle, rising one above another at
the end of the hall. The floor and
gallery will seat five thousand
| persons. The lower floor will
/ be seated exclusively with chairs.
/ The entire arrangement is such as to
/ give every person in the house a good
/ view of the chorus and orchestra. Five
! hundred burners are up, and three
hundred more will be added. The hall
will be decorated with evergreens aud
/ banners.
Fire and Storm in kansas.
ATCHIsON, April 2I.-A letter to the
/ Ddilg Champion, from Belleville, Re-
| public county, about a hundred and fifty
miles west of this city, gives an account
/ of terrible prairie fire in that vicinity,
destroying many houses, stables, cattle,
| grain, etc. The same letter gives an ac-
count of dreadful accident
which occurred on Monday night
week ago, during terrible storm which
/ passed over that country. The house of
Mr.. Crane, near Bellsville, was burned
on Saturday, and his family, wife and
| four children, took shelter in the resi-
| dence of a Mr.. Bennett, and on Monday
night the storm took the roof off Mr..
! Benefits house, a stone building, and
/ blew in the gable end, causing ii to fall
| into the cellar, where the inmates had
1 taken refuge, and Mrs. Bennett was SO
! severely injured that she died. In
1 the morning Mr.. Bennett went to
! procure assistance, and when he returned
/ he found that the floor had fallen in,
and his wife and three children, t0geth-
er with Mrs. Crane and two of her chill
| dren, were crushed to death. a boy
and girl of Mrs. Crane were still alive,
and were carried to a neighbours, but the
| boy died shortly after reaching there.
The wheat crop throughout northern
Kansas is in good condition, and prom
ises large yield.
The President Movements.
ST. LOUIS, April 2I.-The President,
! Mrs. Grant aud Miss Nellie, accom-
panied by about sixty gentlemen and
ladies, went on an excursion to Kirk
wood, one of the suburbs of the city.
Fourteen miles out on the Pacific rail-
road from KirkwoOd, the party took the
branch line Of Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road to Car0ndelet, where they made an
inspection of the iron furnaces, rolling
mills, etc. Thence they were taken to
the residence of Hon. Henry T. Blow,
where they were joined by another party
of about fifty leading citizens, and after
partaking of an elegant collation., re-
turned to the city by the Iron Mountain
railroad. Tonight a reception was CIV
en- to Miss Nellie ut the residence of In
dian Commissioner Campbell, which,
although quiet and private, was numer-
Ously attended. Later in the evening a
serenade was given to the President at
the same place. The reception Of the
President at his old home has been both
hearty and cordial, and participated in
by people of all parties and classes.
Senator Morton accompanied the excur-
sion party to-day, and, with his secre-
tary, left for Hot Springs, Arkansas, to-
night.
New Orleans Races.
New ORLEANS, April 2l.-Louisiana
Jockey Club, sixth and last day.
First Roce-FOrtuna Stake, purse for
fllies three years old; $50 entrance fee;