Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-23

for nine thousand dollars, and one thou
sand as general depositor, and checked
out four hundred dollars, leaving to his
credit nine thousand and six hundred
dollars, which he now claims.
Fearfas Freshef. %
BRUNSWICK, Me, October 22.-The
Androscoggin. is higher than at any
time since the freshet Of 1859. AtAu-
burn the shoe factories had to stop work,
the engines being submerged, and many
buildings are surrounded by water
Dead river bridge, Cn the Androseoggin
railroad, is washed away, and the pas
sengers and mails have to be trans
ferred.
VIII Il Do II?
PARIS, October 2I.-President McMa-
hon to-day received q deputation of
members of the assembly, who wished
! to ascertain if there was any truth in
the reports of his intended resignation.
He informed them that he was always
at the service of his country as q sol |
der. AS q politician, however, he re-
PEELED the idea that he might hold on to
office under any or all circumstances. |
He added that he should never separate
himself from the conservative majority
Of the assembly, which had appointed
him to power. The deputies of the left
have resolved to meet daily until the
crisis is past.
Probable Fatal Assault.
| LOUISVILLE, October 21.-This after
noon James Davis, respectable color
ed man, with four comrades, while
hunting along the western outskirts of
the city, went on the grounds of Mr..
| Glen, who ordered them off They re-
| tired, when Glenn and two men followed
/ with abusive epithets. Finally Glenn |
fired at Davis with shotgun, the load |
| passing through DAVIS lungs, while he |
was otherwise injured by stones discharg
| ed from the hands of Clem's cOmpan- |
ions. Davis is pronounced fatally
wounded. Glenn and companions have
fied.
New Postal Arrangements.
WASHINGTON, October 22.-The post
master-generaI issued orders to-day al |
lowing Chicago thirteen additional car
riers at eight hundred dollars per year
each; also establishing five postal sta |
/ tons, to be known as the north, north |
west, southwest, south and stOck-yards. |
| The following amounts are allowed for |
| increased expenditures: Fitting up
stations, two hundred dollars; rent OF
stations per year, thirty-five hundred |
dollars; salaries of clerks per year, sixty !
/ two hundred dollars; messenger service |
] per year, four thousand dollars. The |
order takes effect in December.
Christian Missionaries.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 2l.-The !
| twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Gen
eral Christian missionary convention |
met in the Christian chapel in this city |
to-day. Delegates are present from |
| Ohio, Missouri, New York, District Of /
| Columbia, Massachusetts, Kentucky, !
Illinois, Colorado, Indiana, Tennessee, |
Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Western |
| Virginia and California. The meeting /
| promises to be one of more than usual |
interest. Tonight the meeting has |
| been devoted to organizing and hearing |
| the report of the corresponding secretary.
| Tomorrow large amount Of impOrtOnt /
| business will come before the con-
ventiOn.
The Papal Election.
VIENNA, October 22.-Prince Bis
maTck had an audience with the empe. |
ror Of Austr yesterday, and subse-
| quentiy held conferences with Count
| Andrassy and the Italian minister. II |
is reported that at these interviews the |
! prince pressed the subject of national |
| ecclesiastical legislation, and urged |
| identical action on the part of Austria |
and Germany with reference to the pa |
pal election. A farewell banquet was |
given at the imperial palace last night, |
| Emperor William proposing a toast to |
the health of the emperor of Austria, !
who said that the friendly sentiments |
| exchanged at Vienna are a pledge Of |
peace for Europe.
Another Turn of the Political Joker in |
ohio.
COLUMBUS, October 22.-The indica- |
tions are, that owing to mistakes made /
by voters in several counties in voting |
for Isaac Welsh and John Little for |
offices they were not candidates for, |
that both will be beaten. This will |
give the Democrats the governor, treas
urer and encouragement as their share |
of the victory.
CoLUMB s, OHIO, October PA
telegram received tonight by the |
secretary of the Republican State CEN
tral committee, from Ottawa county, |
states that mistake was made in pre-
pairing the official return of that county, |
and that seven hundred and seventy-One |
votes reported as cast for Welsh, for |
attorney-general, were really cast for
him as treasurer, and those reported as |
cast for Little, for treasurer, were really |
cast for him for attorney-general. This |
changes the complexion of the State |
ticket and probably elects both Welsh |
and Little.
Progress of she Stokes Trial.
NEW YORK, October 22.-At Stokes |
trial to-day testimony was given to show
he lived in dread Of his life of Fisk. |
The father of Stokes testified to insan- |
ifxr offaofipor ,,1oy,, hare Of bsa
how wild and excited-looking prisoner /
was betimes when speaking of Fisk, |
after asserting he was followed by his |
emissaries. Elizabeth CoOney, a new /
witness and scrubber IN the Grand Cen
tral hotel at the time of the shooting, |
swore she saw Stokes come around the |
elevator, walk along the hall, and 90 /
down the ladies' staircase, and then a /
voice cried out, Don't fire. and then /
there was a shot. Witness got |
alarmed, took up her pail, and ran up |
stairs. Did not see Tommy Hart in the /
hall.
Additional testimony was given to |
prove that Fisk carried pistol, and I
DietOr Fisher related the story Of the
probing of the wound and chlOroform-
ing Of Fisk after he was shot.
A recess was then taken.
CrOsS examination. Or. Fisher after
recess, gave rise to numerous argu-
ments by the counsel and a number of
objections and exceptions. The witness
considered the wounds in the abdomen
generally fatal The druggist testified |
to the quantities of medicine ordered
for Fisk. The mother of the prisoner
repeated her testimony, given in previ-
Gus trials, and Newark lawyer who
had been in suits against Fisk, testified
to what he termed the INSCRIPTIONS
and dangerous character of the man.
On cross-examination, DR.. Macready
said the symptoms indicated that Fisk
died, not of a shock, but of some mar
cote drug administered, and did not at
tribute Fisk's death to the wound in his
intestines. He was examined at
length in reference to narcotic peisons,
when Dos Passos presented, on behalf
of the prisoner, the petition for a writ of
hd6edS corpus, dd teStifcd'adltBa for the
production of an important witness, w.
f. G. Shanks, city editor of the Tribune,
now in the Raymond street jail, Brook
lyn, for contempt in refusing to disclose
the authorship of certain articles pub
lished in the Tribune. Judge Davis
granted the writ returnable tomorrow