Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-06-28

| DOuy Vi OtOTSt l. OlySOH, TIE eHBluStT,
was horribly nutilated, as was also that
Of Reese Anderson, the fireman. An
examination showed beyond doubt that
the rail had been purpOsely removed by
some scoundrel.
| A PreIty-WeII-Insured Establishment
| Burned-The 81. Louis and Mexican
| Gulf Railroad.
ST. LOUIS, June 27.-The foundry,
machine shop, blacksmith shop and
erecting shop of the Letchfield car
works, situated in Letchfeld, Illinois,
was burned last night; loss $4,000. 1t
was pretty well insured, as follows: St.
Paul, st. Paul, S2500; Mississippi VAL
ley, Memphis, $500; Humboldt, New
Jersey, $500; Peoples, New Jersey,
$1,000; German, Erie, $4,000; Franklin,
Louis, making the total of $50, 900.
| Another meeting Of the st. Louis and
Mexican Gulf railroad company re-
suited in the appointment of Charles
Shepherd, of Springfield, Missouri,
secretary and treasurer. The following
| executive committee was elected: An
drew Pierce, jr., of New York; H. t.
Blow, of st. Louis; H. G. Young, of
Springfield, Missouri; August Kountz,
of Omaha; n. J. Moore, of Sa-
bine Pass. The principal of the COM
pany will be located at Sabine Pass,
| Texas. August KOuntz was elected man.
aging director and financial agent of
the board. Subscription will be opened
here, in New York, and other cities.
The National EcIectfcs.
COLUMBUS, o., June 27.-The eclectic
medical association reassembled this
morning. A. J. Howe, of Cincinnati,
presented a paper on ovariotomy, which
was illustrated by several drawings,
showing the anatomy of the parts aud
| the various steps in the operation.
Several instruments, invented by the
| speaker, were shown and explained.
II. H. Bingham, of Massachusetts,,
opened a discussion of the value Of
| hygenics in the treatment of disease.
The following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, Diplomas have been
| freely granted to the medical colleges
of all branches of the medical profess
sion, to men who are grossly incompe
tent, and are, therefore, no longer suff-
cient evidence of scientific attainments
of their pOssessOrs, therefore
Resolved, That we favor the passage of
making it necessary for every person
desiring to engage in the practices of
medicine, surgery or obstetrics to pass
fair and rigid examination in the fun
damental science cOmprehended in full
knowledge of our profession.
After the closing address by President
Miles, of Boston, the association ad-
iOurned, to meet in Boston on the third
Tuesday in June, 1874.
from the Executive Departments at
Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The post
master-general to-day issued an order
authorizing the employment of six ad-
ditional carriers at st. Louis, at salaries
of eight hundred dollars per annum;
also the discontinuance of the pOstof-
fees of Carondelet, Elleard, Lowell,
Mill Spring, and Cote Brilliant,
and establishing posJOffice stations at
North and East st. Louis. The order to
go into effect August lst.
The secretary of the interior has made
the following important ruling: When
homestead is cancelled and the home
stead claimant is found on the land at
the date of such cancellation, together
with others, who all design taking land
under the pre-emption law, the home
steader being legally on land of his own
settlement, the right rests instantly on
such cancellation, while the other
claimants having gone on the land
while it was covered by said homestead,
We're tresspassing, and the homestead
claimant is the preferred party under
the pre-emption laws.
The commissioner of finternal revenue
received q telegram announcing that
Collector James Mullins, late member
of congress from the fourth Ten
nessee district, died yes terday at
Shelbyville, Tennessee, of cholera.
The following internal revenue store
keepers have been appointed: John L.
| Phelps and Eli Baliew, second Ken
lucky district.
The comptroller of currency authorizes
| the First national bank of Fayetteville,
Tennessee, capital of fifty thousand dol
| lars, to commence business.
Additional articles to the postal treaty
with Canada provide for the exchange
of postal cards after July,1st, upon pre-
payment of the additional cent.
Hon. T. K. Cree, of the board of In
dian commissioners, writes to Commis-
siOner Smith, of the Indian bureau, that
the special commission to the Sioux In
dians report the success of their mission,
and that the Northern Pacific railroad
will be safe from an attack this season.
Too Much Red Tape.
INDIANAPOLIS, June q. - Thomas
Langsdale, a resident of this city for
several years, was arrested last night on
a requisition from the governor, for the
alleged murder of Colonel John Lilliard,
in Gallatin county, Kentucky, in 1866.
The murder was the result of a feud
brought on by the war of secession. Mr..
Langsdale during that period remained
Union man, and the other joined the
Confederate army. After the ending of
the war Colonel Lilliard threatened to
take Langsdale's life, and the two
men met at Warsaw, in that county,
on election day, with fatal results, the
Colonel being instantly killed. Langs-
dale fed to this State. A reward of one
thousand dollars was offered for his ar
rest, and during the previous guberna-
tOrial administration several attempts to
obtain requisition were made. Lang
dale was brought before Judge Rowland
at eight O'Clock last night on writ of
ha6eas corpus obtained by his attorneys,
and the court found no return upon the
writ showing by what right the chief of
police detained the prisoner, holding that
arrests upon q requisition could only be
made by sheriff. The judge gave un-
til eight o'clock this morning to make
proper return on the writ, and de-
clined to hold the prisoner under bonds
until that time, and Langsdale was al
lowed 10 go to his home during the
night Upon the opening of the court
this morning, Judge Howland asked if
the prosecution were ready to make re-
turn of the writ, and was answered, on
the part of the Kentuekian,
| by Attorney Foster, that they
were ready, but the prisoner was not
to be found. The court then
asked for the writ, and was answered
that they did not know where it
was, whereupon writ of attachment
was ordered to be issued against the
chief Of police to show cause why he
should not be arraigned for contempt of
court. About an hour later a bailiff
made his appearance with the illustrious
prisoner, the chiefof police, who submit
| ted as an excuse sworn affidavit, the
chief point of which is that he is now
advised that he had no power to make
the arrest. and that Langsdale was not
now IN his custody.
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