Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-30

& Co., Boston shoe store, Mrs. G. Hssfl-
dy, Mrs. William A. Howard, anG the
knights of Pyihias-a all insured, .nainly
in foreign offices. Three fireD2en were
injured. The First Presbyterian church
and hall, formerly the academy Of
Music, were slightly damaged.
German Turner's.
CINcTNNATI, June 29.-The turnfest
to-day at Inwood park concluded the
competition for prizes, and made the
awards. The first prizes " ere gold, and
the second silver medals. For turning,
first prize, William Medart, of st. Louis.
Fourteen other prizes were awarded in
this department. The other first prizes
were: For defamation, III. Rose, Kan
sas City; for shooting, F. Fender, Gin
cinnati; for turning by boys, A Galow-
ski, Milwaukee; for turning, Carl Rech,
Covington. The weather has been tair
during the day. The exercises close at
midnight tonight. From six to eight
thousand persons is estimated as the
number visiting Inwood park to-day.
Three Fatal Accidents.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, Juae 29.-By
the explosion of the boiler Of a steam
saw-mill few miles from this city last
e=ening, one of the prOprietOrs, named
Robert Wilson, and one of the employ
es were intantly killed and several
others wounded. One of them viii prob
ably die.
John Norton, a youth of about thir-
teen years, shot himself through the
head while fOoling with pistol yester-
day morning.
A telegram received here yesterday re-
ports the death of Frank Stewart, a
young man residing here, but tempOrari-
ly employed as brakesman on the In
dianapolis, Bloomington and Western
railroad. He was killed on that roaI
about nine O'Clock yesterday morning
No particulars given.
Fearful Destruction of Life and Prop
erty by Earthquakes In Italy.
FLORENCE, June 29.-Strong shocks
of an earthquake were felt in north
Italy at five o'clock this morning. The
motion was severe in Venice and VerO-
ma, and caused a panic. There were
several accidents in those cities, but no
serious damage was done to persons or
property. At other points the shocks
were more violent, and their effect dis
astrous. A dispatch from Grevise re-
ports that at FelettO, near CeneglianO,
about thirty-five miles north of Venice,
a church was destroyed by the earth
quake, and thirty-sight persons killed,
and in four villages, near VultOria, four
teen persons were killed and many in
jured. Great damage was also done in
the town of BellunO, on tn river Piare,
fifty miles north of Venice.
MURDER, suicide, and Thunderstorm.
ST. LOUIS, June 29.--A desperate
fight occurred yesterday afternoon be-
tween J. NJ. StOddara, proprietor of a
hotel in Pennington, Minnesota, and
George Brown, a bOarder, which resulted
in StOddard being fatally shot. Brown
then went to his room, and was followed
by the sheriff, whom Brown threatened
to shoot, whereupOn the sheriff drew a
revolver and shot Brown dead.
On Wednesday evening last German
living in Fillmore county, Nebraska,
went to the house of J. B. Cory and
attempted to kill him, but only succeed
ed in wOunding him in the leg. Next
morning the neighbOrs went to the
house of the would-be assassin and
found him dead, having blown his own
brains out.
The after part of the past week was
extremely warm, the mercury ranging
from 93o to 1902 in the shade. A very
heavy thunder storm passed over the
city this afternoon, reducing the tenn
perature some twenty degrees and
giving the streets and vegetation good
washing.