Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-11-01

order of the day.
Disastrous Iauadatson.
ROME, October gl.-The waters Of N
Tiber are rising. aod some streets sr
alresdy OverfeWec. Al disastrous fnun
datiOn is feared.
The seourEe 3 > tsahaua.
MONTGOMERY AfA., October 81
port. The weather is cold and peOpli
are returning home.
Female Convict.
SAN Francisco, October SI.-Mrs
Mary Montgomery, who stabbed anC
killed her negro parm0ur, Henry San
chez, and convicted Of mauslaughter
was sentenced to-day to two years il
the State-prison.
Father SiegriSt-s Funeral
INDIANAPOLIS, IND October ST.
The funeral of Father Siegrist took place
this forenoon from st. Marys Catholic
church. The services were exceedingly
interesting and imposing. Sermon by
P. Bide OCOnner, vice-chancell0r OF
the district.
Robbery Thuaraed.
PORTLAND, Ne, October 3I.-The
Savings bank at Bethel, Maine, was,
early this morning, entered by robbers,
who blew Off the lock of the outer door
with powder, alarming the neighboss,
who captured three Of the robbers.
They had also entered a store during the
night.
Sch9oIh0use Buraed.
LITTLE Rock, October 3I.-The fist
ward schOOIhOuse, the finest in the
city, was burned about twelve o'clock.
It was constructed with the Rutlan sys-
TEN Of ventilation, and the fire origin
ated from the furnace in the basement
The building cost eigteen thousand dol
lars and was new. No insurance
Debt oG the District Of Columbia.
WAsHINGTON, October 3l.-The gov
ernOr of the District Of Columbia has
published an elaboraUed statement Of
the Indebtedness Of the district in which
il is stated that the total indebtedness is
s, ,902, 25l IS, including 81 000, coo loan
and Indebtedness Of the Old corporations
OF Washington and Georgetown.
a FseRd Arrested.
ALBANY, October 3L-JOhn Bailey
was arrested tonight for outraging the
person OF a little giri six years cid, TIE
daughter of a Boston and Albany rail-
way conductor.
Twenty wOrkmen were discharged
from the railroad shops st West Albany
tonight.
EmbezzIement.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, October 31.-A. 5.
Brooks, manager Of the northwestern
Of the life association Of
America, was arrested to-day, charged
with the embezzlemeni Of four thousand
dollars Of the cOmpany's money, and IN
default Of .eight thousand dollars bail
was sent to jail The books show the
defslcatiOn.
FeIIOW-FeVer tn Georgia.
SAVANNAH, October 3L.-There were
thirteen new cases of yellOw-fever al
yesterday aud four to-day.
Since the development of the disease
there have been fifteen deaths. The
situation is regarded as more hopeful in
the infected districts, and the dangerous
eases are all improving. There was a
heavy white frost IN these sections last
night.
sLOsI--RafIroad Property
Burned.
ST. LOUIS, October 31.-The dead
body of horse thief named Thomas
Blk, was found hanging in the woods
near Virginia City, Cedar county, Mis-
souri,, on the morning Of the twenty
eighth. No clue to the murderers.
The rOundhOuse Of the St. Louis and
railroad, in East st Louis,
together with two locomotives, was
burned this afternoon. Loss, forty thou
sand dollars. Insurance unknown.
a savings BsBk's showing.
Providence, October 31.-The com
nissioneTs appointed by the governor
to examine into the condition OF the
craxtOn savings bank, report the tote
liabilities OF that institution at =, 366 935.
81, AS l05 due to depositors
)n bank account. Assets s., 3S3, ,225. I
S495.000 in acceptances of
aoyt, Sprague & Co., $3.50, 600 in notes
IF A. & w. SpraQUe, manufacturing
and Sl00, 600 in stock Of three
Sprague banks.
Huge Mining scheme.
LOUISVILLE, October 3l.-The Louis |
yille, New Albany and Chicago railroad /
company are considering the building I
# branches to the coal fields in Martin, 4
owen and Greene counties, Indiana. I
md the iron deposits in Martin, Monroe, I
'utnam and Greene counties, purchaS- 4
Dg mineral lands aud operating on their I
'wn account. Ia connection, they pre- 4
lose to establish blast furnaces at New \
Albany, and extensive coal yards at
Sew Albany and Louisville TO supply 4
indiana coal at low prices.
The Fever in Texas.
lear and cool. -Four cases Of sickness.
ut no yellOw-fever to-day. At 8 meet
ng Of the Dallas, Marshall and Terrell
hysicians, il was resolved that il was
afe for the quarantine to be raised
loIg the entire line, both social and
from Dallas to Shreveport.
II the sick are doing well, and ali the
urses have been discharged except FIVE
len and five females from New Orleans.
foney is still needed for the present
ck and eOnvalescing. DR.. Thmston,
f Dallas, delivered an address to-day
efore the Howard association.
Ffre Chronicles.
DETROIT, MICH, October 3l.-A fire
lis morning at Tawas City, Michigan.
estroyed two hotels, several stores aud
blooms, causing a loss Of thirty thou
md dollars,
PERU, IND, October 3l.-A FIRE, sup
Dsed to be incendiary, which was dis
,vered at two o'clock this morning,
ID DESTROYED two buildings connected
ith the Clifton wheel factory, filed
it'll finished work and dry material ;
bout ter thousand sets Of wheels were
armed. Mr.. CliftOns loss is about IF
en- thousand dollars, no insurance on
ie property.
indian Matter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 81
owing bands Of Sioux having recent
cruelty rsided on the Pawnees and
her friendly tribes, the matter has
en- made the subject Of consultation
tween the interior and war depart
ents, and orders have heen given by J
e latter that all Sioux found of Of
cir reservation, with hostile intent, be
Inished.
were issued to-day for the re-
oval Of the MOdOes who are now st .
,rt Mcpherson, to a permanent locs- +,
N with the Guapaws, on Ne0sha river,
the extreme northeastern corner Of /,
e Indian Territory.
A Pr1ze-Candy Decision
BOsFON, October Sl.-This afternoon. ]
the superior criminal court the trial
Clint Peaslee, on an indictment for J
a lottery was continued 4,
idge Aldrick in his charge, ruled tsat (
.aslea maintained a lottery fer tiie