Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-28
GENERAL NEWS.
DOiugs Of the Mississippi Legisla-
ture-AnOther Disastrous
Storm in Florida.
Washington ChrOnicIes-New York
GOSsip-A Wife-ShOOter-Sud-
den Death Of Judge
Porter.
YellOw-Fever in Texas-The Con-
greSsiOnal ExcursiOnist-An-
other Cut in Wages,
Etc, Etc.
Nississippi.

warded by mail.
Belief for Memphis.
AUGUSTA, October 27.-Five hundred
dollars was subscribed to-day, for the
Memphis relief, and the police force
subscribed one hu 7dred and thirty dol
lars in addition for the Memphis police.
sudden Death of JGage wm. 8. Porter.
CHICAGO, October 27.-Judge VIM. s.
Porter, chief-justice of the supreme court
of this citv was found dead in his bed
this morning 1t is supposed he had
been attacked with apOplexy. Judge
Porter was one of the most esteemed cit
liens and jurists, and had been nom,-
mated for reelection.
The Fever az Shreveport.
SHREVEPORT, LA, October 27.-Tel-
egraphers all well. Interments yester-
day: J. f. Whitman, age, thirty-fnur;
Laura Cain, age, four; Beverley Har-
Tis lcolored), age, sixty. To-day:
Joseph Nathan, age, forty-three; Eliza
Hetter. age, twenty Thomas NJ. Gill,
age, fifteen; Robert Workenan, age,
seventeen; Mrs. Stone, age, not given.
UnNkiIIful Wife-shaOtsr.
PITTsBURG, Octobe. 27.-This morn
irg Patrick Coyne fired three shots at
his wife, two of them taking effect, one
in her left side and the other fracuring
her skull, wouuding her srriusly but not
fata ly The cause was jealousy. Coyne
was arrested and will be held until the
result of his wife's injuries can be ascer- |
tained.
A Most Disastrous Fire.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, October ia fire |
broke out n the COnstota bank last 1
night, which was quenched this morn |
ing, after burning over six acres of ter |
ritUTy, destroying three hotels, I
two dwellings, and between /
forty or fifty places of business. The to- 1
tai loss is estimated by insurance agents /
at one hundred aud ninety thousand dol /
lars; total insurance, ninety thousand. |
The fire wa undoubtedly incendiary. /
Our missionary Bale.
CINCINNATI, October 27.-The bale of
cotton which was donated by Col. Greed |
Taylor, of Arkansas, for the benefit CfI
the orphans of MeNphis, and sold in
that city for one thousand five hundred
dollars, and subsequently, shipped to st.
Louis and sold there for ninety dollars,
was forwarded to this city, and to-day
was sold on change, and was purchased
Dv the members of the chamber of COM
neIcs for TWO THOUSAND AND THIRTY
DOLLARS AND EIGHT CENTS. It will he
Ihipped hence TO some other city, to be
lgaln sold for the same purpose.
Anothe, Cut ia Wages.
PITTsBURG, October 27.-At q meet
Bg of furnace owners, held Saturday,
It which every furnace in the city
md vicinity was represented, it was
resolved that on and after
.o-day a reduction of ten per cent. will
1e made in all labor. 1t was the i'm
preston of most of those who were pres
mt at the meeting that it would be very
iifficult TO keep the furnaces in blast,
md that further reduction might be
necessary to prevent an entire suspen-
lion.
Fatal street.Car Accident.
WHEELING, w. Va, October 27.-As
/ street-car was crossing the track of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the
eighth ward of this city, on Saturday, a
struck tue hind end of the
street car, and the passengers becoming
jumped Oft. One man, named
Adam G. BDZear, was run owe and so
badly injured that he died in q few
lours. Mr.. tsozear was returning home
rom making arrangement for the
uneral of his brother-in-law, when the
accident occurred.
Congressional ExcuESfOntsts - Yellow
Fever ia Texas
DENIsON, TEXAS, October 27.-The
excursiOnists returned
rom Dallas last night, and remained
lere all night, and left for the north
his morning. hey will take the At
antic and Pacific railroad at Vinita, and
visit the famous lead-mines of Missouri, ,
md near Joplin, while en- route for
St LOUIS.
Yellow-fpver is still unabated below
COrsi ana, Texas, but there is no unusual
ickness north of that point.
Washington Chronicles.
WASHINGTON, October 27.-The treas '
Try up to this afternoon had not paid out ,
nv silver currency, and no order had
,een received by the cashier to pay sill ,
Ter over the counter of the cash room. I
sellers were beseiged during the day for
liver coin in exchange for greenbacks. /
EX-President johnson had a cOnsuita-
ION with the comptroller of currency to-
ay with reference to the affairs of the $
first national bank, and Ex-Secretary {
fcCullOch had long conference on the
ank system of Europe as compared -
With the system of this country.
Another Dreadful storm in Florida. .
WASHINGTON, October 27.-The wsr
apartment has received a dispatch from
'ort Jefferson, Florida, giving an ac-
cunt Of a severe hurricane there on the
iXth instant. Nineteen beef-cattle were
-ashed into the sea and drowned. Cat
e-yards were damaged, and slaughter
ouses and stables undermined, and (
Dofs were carried away, windows hrok-
%, and many rooms were flooded, doing
reat damage to clothing and stores,
nd making necessary the removal of
be sick. One hundred thousand dol
irs will be required to put the barracks e
nd storehouses in good repair, and
lake the fort habitable 'or troops.
Rexter Park Races =
CHICAGO, October 27.-The free-for-
Il race, which was begun at Dexter l
ark Saturday, three heats being troued
Y Bashaw, ir., Brother JOhnathau
nd Mia c., each winning one, was con-
uued at the same track to-day. q
Notwithstanding the day was very COLI,
-ith sufficient snowfall to make the ?
'ack sticky, with all the original start 81
q, except Lady Mac, who was dis q
lnced IA the third heat in Saturdays n
ICE, was not finished, only three more
eats being trotted, the first Of which g
as won by Mia c., in 2:27, the Il
her two was won by Mollie cl
Iorris, time 1926 and 2:30, when the n
darkness necessitated another s.
4. $40 tsfi