Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-19

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Time, -, 1853, 30, 2:a5, 1854.
Ex-Governor Wise at Roanoke College.
SALEM, Va, June lS-Ex-GovernOr
Henry A. Wise delivered the annual ad-
dress before the literary societies Of Ro-
anoke college, last night, on the subject
of 1.-THE physical structure of the do
main of the United States and its effect
on the past and present, and its favOra-
BILE effect in the future upon their prog
ress, power, peace, commerce, cOnstitu
ton and government 1t was a re-
markable production, in which he ad
vOcated the construction of the st.
James and Kanawha canal as
belt of the Union. He said if the
Mississippi river had flowed east and
west, the south would never have been
whipped. Slavery had been. a blight
upon southern industry and prosperity.
The large plantation system was anti
commercial and unfavorable to manu-
factures, and that was the reason why
no great commercial metropolis had
sprung up at the mouth of the Chesa-
peake bay. The war had changed the
relations of society. The bondsmen of
yesterday were freemen of to-day, and
y
zeniZed and ddenationalized.
A Solid Organization in lhe Interest of
II Railroad Construction.
MILWAUKEE, June IS.-A company
of prominent business men and capital
lists of Wisconsin has been formed, and
securities deposited with the governor,
for acceptance of the st. Croix land
grant and all its requirements. The fol-
lowing officers Were elected: President,
John w. Cary y;vice-president, William
Wilson; treasurer, J. NJ. Whaling; sec
retary, D. G. Green: directors, William
Wilson, J. II. Knapp, Minominee;
Thad. c. Pound, Chippewa Fails; R. F.
Wilson, Euclaire; J. +. Gilbert,
John w. Cary, }. NJ. Whaling, Milwau-
kee; John Lawler, Prairie du Chen; o.
S. Powell, River Falls; P @. Boyden,
Hudson; d. n. Campbell, Hudson; J.
Moloy, Lafayette. The company IN
tend to construct a road from Shulls-
berg to Monroe, Wabasha to Euclaire,
Wabasha to Menominee and also to
Chippewa Falls, and from Hudson to
Lake Superior. The directors have ad-
vanced large sum to commence work
with at once.
Transit Of Venus to be AbundantRy OBJ
served.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Professor
Henry, of the Smithsonian institute,
Admiral Sands and Professor New
comb, of the naval observatory, were
at the navy department to-day with a
view to making preliminary arrange
ments for the details of the different de-
partmeuts Of an expedition to be sent in
vessel Of war to various points to take
observations of the transit of Venus.
The points it is contemplated visiting
for this purpose are mainly in the
southern Indian ocean, Australia and
the adjacent islands. There will proba-
bly, be four parties, with six persons in
each, to be assigned at different points
the western party at Hobarstown, Van
Dieman's Land IA second party at Ker-
guelan's Land, in the South Indian
ocean; third party at VladistOOk, on
the Asiatic coast of Siberia, and the
fourth at some island adjacent to Aus
tralia.
The Wool Market
BOSTON, June 1S.-The wool market
for the past week has shown considera-
bic firmness. with good demand for do
mestic wool, and as stock is now re-
duced to a low point, there is increased
inquiry for fleeces. The dealers are dis
posing of California wool to manufac-
turers as fast as it comes to hand. Sales
of Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania
fieeces were at 45(d575c, principally 51@
SIZE. A small lot Of new Ohio sold at
52c, and about 1000 pounds of New York,
western and New England fleeces were
taken at 42i@50c; 300, 900 pounds spring
California at 23(935c, including about
100 000 uotInds choice northern At 25c {.
California fall, 19c; super and extra
pulled, 23(953c, and choice lots Of super
at Csc. IN foreign wool rather more is
doing in carpet, but fine woods are held
above the views of buyers.
A Murderer Threatened With Lynch
BELFAST, Me, June 1S.-The coroner's
inquest in the Gordon tragedy will be
resumed on Saturday. 1t was intended
to have the suspected murderer present,
but the popular Indignation against him
is so great that his removal from jail is
regarded unsafe The little boy who was
wounded is recovering, and says his
uncle John struck him on the head with
an ak. This evidence, although regard
ed as conclusive of the fact, is not ad-
mitted because of his tender years. A
pair of socks and the woman's switch,
| both saturated with blood, have been
found in the prisoners loom. The fu-
neral of the victims took place to-day
| in the presence of fully five thousand
persons, and nearly thousand carriages
were In the procession. The prisoner
maintains the indifference in dem eanor
which marked his conduct since his ar
rest.