Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-20
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Interesting helange.
A Brute Threatened with Lynch.
ing--NO More Filching from
the Treasury ON Ac-
count of Railroads.
What Ames Thinks of the Situa
tiOn--WhO are His Supporters
in COngresS----The Gree
ley Estate.
GubernatOrfaI.

GubePnatOrfaI.
HARTFORD, February I9.-The Demo
cratic Convention to-day nominated
Charles r. Ingersoll for Governor.
Movement OF lee.
PORT DEPOSIT, February I9.-The
Susquehanna river is falling slowly. 1t
is thought the ice gorge has weakened.
and will offer but little resistance if a
flood occurs. 1t is still raining.
Another DeIauIter.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, February I9.-
An investigating committee find Rich
ard +. Clark, former County Treasurer,
defaulter to the amount of one hundred
and sixty-four thousand dollars.
Good.
New YORK, February I9.-At New
port, Rhode Island, yesterday, a mob
came near lynching a schOolmaster,
named Essex, while he was being taken
to the court for the unnatural crime
Of incest with which he is charged.
sDrOWned-
ROCKLAND, Me-, February I9.-Yes-
terday Shubal A. Henry, George Living
stOn, and son of the latter, about fifteen
years old. were drowned while crossing
in small boat from Ash Point to Dix
Island.
Sentenced 10 Death.
CHICAGO, February 19.-Judge Gary.
of the Criminal Court, this morning pr0-
nounced sentence on George Driver.
convicted of the murder of his wife in
this city in December last, and fixed the
day Of execution on Friday, March l4tb.
In pronOuneing the sentence, Judge
Gary neglected to designate any hour,
and after the prisoner was removed
from court he was brought back and the
omission rectified, his counsel filing an
objection to this action.
Horrible.
LOUISVILLE, February 10. This
morning David Randall, an emplove
at the Falls Iron Works, New ALBANY.
while in the act of coupling the shaft
which drives the nail machines. got his
coat-tail caught in the coupling, and
was drawn around the shaft with such
terrible velocity that his boots were
thrown off, and his clothing almost en-
tlreIy stripped from his body. As soon
as the engine could be stopped he was
released. The flesh was torn from the
bone on the right arm and on the left
leg, below the knee, and the face and
head was badly bruised. The physician
thinks there is chance for his recov-
cry.
New York Budget.
New YORK, February Washing
ton dispatches report that the House Ap-
preparation Committee modified the
Senate amendment so as to direct the
Secretary of the Treasury to withhold
all payments to railroad companies on
account of freight or transportation of
any kind to the amount Ofthe payments
made by the United States. The COM
mittee resolved, on close vote, to non
concur in the Senate's amendment au-
thOrizing Secretary Boutwell, to with
hold all money due the Pacific railroad.
Oakes Ames took the report of the Po-
land Committee rather cool. He didn't
believe the House would expel him.
His friends urge him to employ counsel,
but he does not think it necessary, as he
is not likely to make a defense. He un-
derstands that Beck and Kerr are going
to speak against his expulsion; also,
that Morgan, FarnswOrth and Butler, of
Massachusetts,, are against the report.
The Republican Central Committee
last evening indorsed the proposed new
charter.
After all obligations are paid, Gree
ley's daughters will each have one hun
dred thousand dollars.
1t is stated that the committee report
declaring Senator Caldwell's seat vacant
will hardly pass.
Political.
HARTFORD, Conn. February I9.-The
Democratic State Convention met in
this city to-day, and was largely repre-
sented. Colonel Dwight Norris, of
Bridgeport, formerly a Republican, was
elected permanent Chairman. The
Convention then nominated Charles R.
Ingersoll for Governor by rising and
unanimous vote; George G.. Sill for
lieutenant Governor, by acclamation;
Martin H. Sanger, Secretary of State;
VIM. E. Raymond, Treasurer, by ac-
clamation; DR.. A. r. Goodrich, Comp
troller. The resolutions passed declared
the Democratic party based on prinei-
Piles of the constitution, as declared at
Cincinnati and Baltimore; arraigned
the Administration for the use of par
doning power in the interest Of ballot
box stuffing; for striking down faith
full Cabinet officer to please a corrupt
ring, and retaining one who pays
to greedy cormorants the money
belonging to the people; for using the
army to crush the rights of the States;
arraigning the Vice-President for COM
plicity with the Credit Mobilier; arraign-
ing the Republican party for squander-
ing the public lands, and for corruption
in elections; denOuneing the interference
of Federal officebolders, from the Presi-
dent down, in political affairs belonging
to the States, and creating State Legis-
latures by Executive decree; welcoming
Spain to the sisterhood of Republics,
believing that freedom to Cuba would be
the result; eulogising Horace Greeley,
and lamenting his death; denouncing
the repeal Of the usury laws; demand
ing further legislation TO protect labor
and laboring children, and to secure the
just advantages of education to the poor,
and favoring the establishment of a
Bureau of Labor Statistics in the State,
and favOring a Constitutional Conven-
ton. Adjourned.