Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-08
CURRENT NEWS.
Cholera Reports from Nashville,
Chattanooga and Cincinnati
The Canada Pacific
Railway.
More "Shakes" at Buffalo, n. "
Death of Two Prominent Ar
kansians-Ihe American
Centennial.
Ma asters Of Interest at Washington
Last Days Sport at Chicago
Miscellaneous Items.

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board of health office to-day.
The Canada Pacific Railroad.
MONTREAL, July AT meeting c
! the board of directors of. the Canada Pa
fie railroad Saturday, the terms proposes
by Sir Hugh Allan for the construction
Of the road were accepted.
Another EarGhquake at Buffalo, NY.
BUFFALO, n. Y, July 7.-Anothe
shock of an earthquake occurred at sil
O'Clock this morning. The only dam
age done by the shocks of yesterday wa
the throwing down of a chimney il
the center of the city.
Assassination,
BOSTON, July 7.-Wn- B. Lincoln, o
Dedha n, while walking with his wifi
last evening near that village, was sho
by some unknown person, one ball en-
tering the left side just below the heart
and the other at the knee. The wounds
are dangerous, and there is no clue t,
the assassin.
Death Of Two Prominent Citizens o
4 Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, July 7.-COlonel o. a
Bradshaw, grand master of the granC
lodge of Odd-FellOws for this State, dieC
very suddenly at his home in Pine Bluff
with cholera.
James B. Keats, one of the oldest cit
liens Of Little Rock, died last night.
Cholera at Nashville and ChattanOOga
] NASHVILLE, July The total mum.
Der Of deaths in this city Sunday was
twelve, seven of which were from chol
era. The total number of deaths to-day
was four, none of which were from chol.
era. The weather is clear and pleasant
A special to the Nashville papers re-
ports thirty deaths in Chattanooga in
the last forty-eight hours, fifteen OF
which were from cholera.
a Locomotive Seized with Emotion
al Destruetfveness.
! PITTsBURG, July 7.-0n Saturday eve
ming a serious accident occurred at the
yard Of the COnnellsville railroad COM
pany, which did a great deal of damage,
but fortunately injured no person. A
! locomotive, running into the round
house, got off the track; the throttle
was opened to allow a vigorous effort to
/ regain the place, when the engine made
a sudden plunge, and came in contact
with the principal support of the roof,
and in almost an instant the entire roof
of the structure came down with a crash,
but fortunately injured no one. An
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did not go into service. The true state
of the affair has been shown that four
valuable locomotives were in the build
ing, and were somewhat damaged, but
none were destroyed. The loss on the
building will reach about nine thousand
dollars, and the damage to the rolling
stock about One-half as much. The
structure was a new one, having been
completed about two months ago.
The One Hundredth Anniversary Of
American Indedendenee.
PHILADELPHIA, July THE follow
ing is the form of the note addressed by
the secretary Of state to the representa-
tives of foreign governments in the
United States:
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
WAsHINGroN, July 5, 1873.
SRI have the honor to inelose, for
the Information of your government,
copy of the Presidents proclamation an
nogH ling the time and place of holding
al .'ibitiOn Of the arts, manufactures,
an OdHcts of the soil, proposed to be
heia Il the year 1876. The exhibition
is designed in cOmmemoration Of the
declaration of independence, and is to
be held on the one hundredth anui-
versary of that interesting and historical
national event, and at the same time to
present fitting opportunity for such a
display Of the results Of the art and in
dustry Of all nations as will serve to
illustrate the great advances attained
and successes achieved in the interest of
progress and civilization during the
century, which will then have
closed. In the law providing for
lr
ton, congress has directed that copies
OF the message setting forth the time of
its opening and the place at which it is
TO be held, together with such regula-
tiOns as might be adopted by the COM
missiOners Of the exhibition, should be
communicated 10 the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of all nations. Copies of those
regulations are herewith transmitted.
The President indulges the hope that
the government of - will be pleased to
notice the subject, and may deem it i
proper to bring the exhibition and its
objects to the attention of the people Ofl
that county, thus encouraging their CO.
operation in the proposed celebration. !
And he further hopes that the oppOr-
tunity afforded by the exhibition for the !
Of national sentiment and |
of both nations may result in greater /
TO science and industry, and /
st the same time serve to strengthen the |
bonds Of peace and good feeling which |
already happily subsist between the
government and people of - and those
Of the United States. 1 have the honor
10 be, sir, with the highest consideration.
your Obedient servant,
HAMILTON FISH.
From the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Rear-Ad-
niral Jenkins, commanding the United
States naval forces Of the Asiatic sta
ion, reports from Shanghai, May 18th,
hat on the twenty-seventh of April be
transferred his flag from
he Hartford 10 tile MonOcacy for the
purpose Of visiting the posts between
Hong Kong and Shanghai. He visited
swallow, AmOg and Foochow, calling
IN the vicerOy Of the latter place, and
being, as he was informed, the FIRST
iOreign officer who had obtained an in
erview with him. The present viceroy,
)n account of III health, had usually
avoided receiving such interviews. The
admiral had pleasant reception from
he vicerOy, and was conducted through
he Chinese aHsenals, dockyards and
schools near the Pagoda anchorage.
The Springfield Republican says that
Wilson has passed into
hat stage Of health which Mr.. Chase so
Ong occupied paralytic invalid, to
whom life is of most uncertain duration.
The nature of his diseases NAV not ut
.erly destroy his usefulness as a man and
4 public servant, but it will undoubtedly
limit his ambition and activity. With
careful nursing and a cessation of excit-
ng toll, he may yet enjoy for many
years a kind Of honorary post in public
secretery Delsno has returned here
rom Ohio
Governor Davis, of Texas, is here, and
his morning had an interview with the
Of the interior and the commits
iiOneT of Indian affairs in relation 10 the
'elesse Of Ssntats and Big-Tree, whom
he holds in the Texas penitentiaTy, but
without coming to any conclusion. The
whole matter was postponed for further
conference in August, to take place in
Texas between the Indians, Governor
Davis, and the commissioner Of Indian
,ffsirs.
The President has appointed w. w.
Murray United States attorney for the
western district of Tennessee.
Iieutenant-C Colonel Kantz, of the if
eepth Infantry, is relieved from the !
command of The recruiting depot at
Newport Barracks, Kentucky, and or
Iered to join his regiment.
Henry s. WorthingtOn was appointed
,ollectOr of customs ct Charleston. d
A dispatch from Stanley's Yellow (
tone expedition, dated ia eamD, sew
nty miles west OF Bismarck, Dakota,