Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-26
GENERAL NEWS.
How Officers are Installed in Lou
isiana-Military and Naval
Forces EmplOyed-The
MOdOcs Lost.
Canadian Immigration to the
United States-Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad.

Opening of Navigation on the
Northern LakeS-KailrOad En-
terprises---The Presidents
Movements.
General Davis TO the Front.
SAN FRANcIsco, April 25.-Generals
! Davis and Hardie left this morning for
the seat of the MOdOc war.
The French Leaving Canada.
QUEBEC. April 25.-The exodus Of
French Canadians to the United States
| from the districts and cities of this
county is greatly in excess of any for
ner season.
survey Completed.
FORTRESS MONROE, VA, April 25.-
/ The engineer corps under Major Tenn
pIehooe, completed the survey of the
| Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to New
York.
California Mining Stocks.
SAN Francisco, April 25.-Belcher,
So; Savage, 574 consolidated Virginia,
65; Hale, Norcross. 40; Challar, As;
Ophir, 2l; Raymond, Ely, II; Crown
Point, 1204.
Canal Navigation.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 25.-The canal
commissioners have designated the fif-
teenth of May as the time when nayi-
CATION on canals will be resumed. The
Oswego canal, which has been damaged,
is excepted.
I
CINCINNATI, April 25.-Advices re-
eeived by the Gazette tonight state that
the secretary of the treasury has deter
mined on the north side of Fifth street,
! between Main and Walnut, as the site
/ for the new government buildings.
Railroad Land Decision.
! WASHINGTON, April 25.-In the mat
1 ter of the controversy between the Wi
mona and st. Peters railroad company,
involving the possession of fifty thou
sand acres of land, and growing out of
over-laying land-grants, the secretary of
the interior has decided that the first
named company is entitled to the lands.
= Forty y-MilIiOn-DOiIar Estate.
! TRENTON, y. J. April 25.-The Brewer
! branch of the heirs to the Holland es-
! tate, worth forty million dollars, had o
well-attended meeting to-day. J. r.
! Brewer, of Minnesota, presided. Re-
ports from the agent in Holland give the
heirs reason to believe that they will
soon enter into possession of the estate.
The Presidents western Trip.
LAWRENCE, KAN, April 25.-Presi-
dent Grant and party stopped in this
| city two hours this morning on tLeir
way to Colorado. A large concourse of
! citizens, With two bands of music, met
! the party at the depot. He visited the
State university, the dam which is being
built across the Kansas river, and other
points of interest, and then resumed his
journey.
BeIknap and sheridan.
BROWNSVILLE, April 25.-The secre-
tary of war and General Sheridan and
staff reached here to-day, after making
the tour of the Rio Grande frontier for
several hundred miles. They were re-
ceived by the city council, and are the
guests of the city. The streets and
houses are decorated with flags, and g
general welcome is being extended the
distinguished guests.
The Lakes.
MILWAUKEE, April 25.-The wind
changed to-day releasing the ice-bOund
fleet with the exception of two sail-ves-
selvs, which will be tugged out to-
morrow.
DETROIT, April 25.-The steamship
Lake Breeze arrived at East Tamas this
evening, having left Bay City at ten
o'clock this morning. She encountered
considerable ice, but reports it quite rot
ten.
Sample Diamonds stolen.
ST. LOUIS, April 25.-Budelle john
son, travelling agent of Merrill, Fitch &
Allen, manufacturing jewellers, New
York, reports to the police here that his
sample-trunk had been robbed of three
thousand dollars worth of gold chains.
johnson thinks the robbery was COM
mitted between Kansas City and st.
Louis, by Leroy Swift, whom he met on
| his travels, and who represented him
self as agent for Eldridge, Dunham &
Co., New York.
New York, West shore and Chicago
Railroad.
NEW York, April 25.-The officers of
the New York, West Shore and Chicago
railroad state that the corporation has
been organized with a view to prosecut-
ing the enterprise. The capital stock is
to be increased to five millions. An
agent is now in Europe negotiating the
sale of securities. This road will be the
competing line with the New York Gen.
trail and Hudson River railroads on the
west shore of the Hudson river.
Louisiana state Fair.
New ORLEANS, April 25.-The sew
enth annual State fair had to-day its
grand gala day Twenty thousand Wis
itors were present. The annual address
was delivered by J. e. Ellis. A large
meeting of the chamber of commerce
and citizens was addressed this evening
by L. L. Reavis, of st. Louis, on the
subject of the valley of the Mississippi,
its domestic and foreign development,
and destiny. Much interest was mani
tested, and the speaker was warmly
greeted.
Vienna Commissioners Suspended.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The COM
missioners to the Vienna exposition
have been suspended, and LeGrand b.
Cannon, Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles F. Spsng, now in Vienna, and
Jackson 5. Schultz, William II. Aspin-
wall, James O.. Ward, William T.
Blodgett and James Renwick were ap-
pointed to act until the suspensions are
removed, or permanent commissioners
are appointed. Scientific and honorary
commissioners do not come under the
operation of the suspension order.
NO Indian TrOubIss in Kansas. II
ToPEKA, April 25.-Several parties
have just arrived from Barbour county,
and they deny the accounts of Indian
troubles in that county, reported to the
AtchlsOn and LeavenwOTth papers.
Travellers are constantly passing between
Medicine Lodge and Hutchinson, and
no troubles with the Indians have
been heard of. Three citizens returned
to Hutchinson yesterday from journey
of two hundred miles southwest, cross
ing the Cinnaron and Caudian rivers,
visiting Camp Supply and returning
through the Comanehe country, trav-
cling In perfectsafety.
KeIlogg's Installing Onleers.
New YORK, April 25.-A special
from New Orleans says that Governor
Kellogg has sent State militia into
Tangipahoa parish, installed the Off
GERS, scattered a mob who had collected,
and restored order; has secured steam-
boat on which Is mounted q twelve
pound howitzer for service in the rivers
and bayOus, and has organized a bat
TALON Of cavalry. He has also directed
the attorney-gener8l 10 prosecute Gov
ernor McEnery and others under the
usurpatiOn act, and also for treason. He
has offered large reward for evidence
that will lead to the conviction of those
who were engaged in the recent massa-
ere an Grant parish.
Racing Club PrOgFRmme.
CLEVELAND, April 25.-The Cleve-
land club has just announced its pro-
gramme ior this summer's races, to be-
gin July 18th, and continue four days.
1he 'prSmlams aggregate thirty thou