Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-08
Associated Press Dispatches.
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Political.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, June THE
Democratic and Liberal convention, to
nominate candidates for the superior
court judges, was held at Lyman's hall,
this morning. The ballot resulted in the
choice of Horace FOote, j. d. Cleve-
land and J. w. Jones as candidates.
New York Bank Statement.
New YORK, June THE following
IS the New York bank statement:
Loans, decrease, S540, 600; specie, in
crease, Sc, 502, 800; legal tenders, increase,
1919, 700; net deposits, increase, So, $780,
300; circulation, decrease, S13, 900.
The Kissing Steamer George Cromwell
Heard From.
KEY WEST, June 7.-Intelligence of
the safety Of the steamship George
Cromwell, from New York to New Or
leans, reached here to-day. Her engines
broke down, and she made for AbacO, in
the Bahamas, where she now is safe.
All are well.
The French War Indemnity.
PARIS, June THE Bank of France
has paid into the treasury one-quarter
of the sum due to Germany on account
of the war indemnity. The report
that there had been successful negotia-
tions to accelerate the departure Of the
troops is not verified.
Correction.
ST. LOUIS, June 1t is the North
Missouri, now known as the st. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern railway, that
will be advertised for sale by Governor
Woodson, in connection with the Mis-
souri, Pacific, and not the Iron Mountain
railroad, as enormously reported yester
day.
Important TO Retailers Of the weed
WAsHINGTON, June THE COM
missioner of internal revenue writes that
that office does not sanction the practice
of cutting forty and sixty pound packa-
ges of plug tobacco in halves, for sale,
and tobacco offered for SALE. or exposed
for sale in a half box without marks of
brand, caution notice and the stamp
which the law requires, Is liable to seiz-
ure and forfeiture, and should be seized.
Railroad Collision.
SANDUsKY, o., June "A terrible
collision on the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Central railroad, between a stock
train and a gravel train, occurred this
afternoon at one o'clock. One man was
injured who has since died, and five
Others were more or less injured. The
engineers and firemen of both engines
escaped unhurt. About fifteen head of
cattle were killed and two hundred and
fifty sheep killed and injured. The track
is now Odstructed, but will be clear by
tomorrow morning.
Cholera Excitement at Nashville
Closing of thc Exposition.
NASHVILLE, June 1.-THE excite
ment about the presence of cholera here
| is increasing. Several deaths have been
reported on the authority of the best
physicians, but the mortality for to-day
shows no increase, and physicians report
some abatement. The deaths by cholera,
which some pronounce sporadic, and
others Asiatic, have not, in any one day
| during the week, been above seven.
The Tennessee Industrial exposition
closes tonight. 1t has been a great sue
cess.
| Death of an OId Journalist.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, June William
| B. ThraIl, an old and prominent citizen
of Ohio, died this morning, in this city,
of diptheria. Judge Thrall was for
nearly thirty years editor of the Circle
vile Herald, and was also editor of the
| Ohio State Journal for five years, and
was a member of the State legislature
| and comptroller of the State treasury.
/ He was for many years an active MEM
! Der of the Masonic fraternity, and at his
death was past grand master of Ohio.
| He was within few days of seventy
| five years of age. The funeral will be
held next Tuesday.
| Freight-Car THIEF and AeeempIiees Ar
rested.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, June William
Lawrence and Owen Sheridan, en-
| ployes OH the st. Louis, Kansas City and
| Northern railroad, were arrested here
| to-day charged with stealing goods from
| freight-cars of that road and the st. Jo-
seph and Council Bluffs railroad. Lar
cenies have been going on for the last
| year, and have aggregated in value some
| two or three thousand dollars. William
| Vigil, who keeps a small retail store in
the southern part Of the city, and Calvin
! Parklow, barkeeper at the Huxley
house, have also been arrested charged
with receiving the stolen goods.
| Ordination Services.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE, n. ", June g.
! The impressive service of ordination
took place to-day in the seminary of
! Our Lady of the Angels, under the care
of the reverend fathers of the congrega-
tion of the mission. Very Rev. Robert
f. V. Rice, rector, and Rev. Thomas
! Shaw, prefect of the seminary, with
Bishop Ryan, of Buffalo, officiated.
Those ordained priests are: Revs. Jas.
D. Dougnerty and John A. Gleeson, for
the archdiocese of New York; Barnard
MeHugh, Daniel ]. Sheehy, and VIM.
Connolly, for the Brooklyn diocese; Eu-
gene McDermott, Aloysino Bachman,
and John Pitoss, for Buffalo; John p.
McInerow and John ]. Early, for Al
bany; Patrick DAILY, for Boston, and
Patrick Lunny, for Portland. Revs.
Henry A. Gallagher and Jas. J. Woods
We're not ordained, not having reached
the necessary age. Rev. Mr.. Keveny
and Rev. John T. Gormley will be or
dained at a future day, the former at
Albany, and the latter at Boston.
One of Baxter's APpOintees In Prison
LITTLE Rock, June Ton Wednes-
day last the circuit court of Jefferson
county, Judge Morse presiding, met.
Hon. " M. Mc(5ehee had been COM
missioned by the governor as prosecut-
ing-attorney. The old prOsecuting-at-
torney, ID. King White, refusing to sur
render the office, and the court recog-
nized White, remarking that McGehee
could institute suit TO obtain the
office If he desired so to do. McGehee
had some indictments and other papers
belonging to his office in his possession.
The court directed attorneys Of the court
TO return all papers in their pos
session to the clerk by the next morning.
Next morning the new distFict-attOr-