Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-11
TELEGRAMS.

The Pennsylvania Legislature has ad.
i0uIned sine die.
The strike of the gasmen in New YORK
is considered a failure.
A vote-by-ballot bill has passed a sec.
ond reading in the Canadian parliament
Brooklyn fired yesterday 10 the
amount Of twenty-five thousand dollars
A British society Of engineers gave 8
complimentary banquet last night tC
Silas and Seymour, Of New York.
A German on his way to the gas
works, in New York, yesterday, was
urutally beaten and unnRturally mutt
lated by strikers.
The insurance on Horace Greeley's
life of one hundred thousand dollars has
leen collected. This policy is the largest
paid in the last decade.
Three hundred and fifty-eight million
seven hundred and ninety-five thousand
one hundred and niue dollars is the re-
ported amount o. outstanding legal ten
ders yesterday.
The trainers and drivers protective
association of New York, Wednesday
evening, expressed qualification st the
friendliBess of the Dexter park assOcia-
zion Of Chicago.
A forfeit of two hundred and fifty dol
Ian q side has been deposited in a match
GAME for the billiard championship.
The game is to be between Cyrillee Dion
and Maurice DAILY, 10 be played on the
sixteenth Of May.
Specie dealers in New York are conn.,
plaining Of the United States mint for
delaying the issue of the new silver
coins. The officials state that the new
dies are not ready, and they cannot
issue coin from the old ones.
The first yellow fever patients seen at
quarantine this season arrived in New
York yesterday from Rio JaneirO. The
authorities have taken every precautiOn
10 arrest the progress of the disease, and
have no fears Of a general epidemic.
A commOtion has been created in Wall
street, New York, by the announcement
ihat the grand jury has summoned sew
eral leading bankers, who are inclined
60 tell all they know about eiiques
formed and forming, and to give the
names OF the Usurers.
Carl Noght, the alleged murderer Of
Chevaiier De Beanco, was arrested in
New York yesterday by the United
states marshal on afiidavits in the case
made by the German consul at that
port, who claims that the case comes
within the jurisdiction of his govern
ment.
Fresh evidence being discovered daily
at the Bulls Head bank, in New York,
clearly pointing out certain defaulters
and tending TO inculpate Others not yet
mentioned, one Of the book keepers has
4aen placed under bonds 10 appear as
witness in the trials Of Messrs. Merritt
and Peck.
A workingmen's convention will be
held in New York on the tWenty-secOnd
instant, TO take action to insure the
speedy enforcement of the eight-hOur
law. The wOrkiDgmen in general have
little sympathy with the agitstors, and
dO not care 10 invite a repetition OF the
disaster Of a year ago.
john A. King, awaiting trial in New
York on aQ indictment for the willful
murder Of Anthony +. OiNeill, is in an
advanced stage Of consumption, and
liable TO die at any moment Nixon,
under sentence to be hanged, is impTov-
ing; aud " Dutch y Heinrich, the cele-
brated bond robber, is insane.
The New York SUMS Albany cores
pondent gives the following as the list
af senators who last year received five
thousand dollars each for voting against
ihe gJrO rata freight bill, - brought out
on the Erie investigation: Geo. Bowen,
Levin L. Lewis, VIM. B. Woodin, Nor
m8n NJ. Allen, Gabriel l.. narrower,
and james Wood.
Professor Cantell A. Biglie, Of Wiseon-
SIN university, failed TO keep his ap-
p1iutment yesterday to fly from the
pinnacle OF Trinity church steeple, in
New York, to Bowling Green, disap-
pointing thousands of scientists and
patrons Of science, who had cOngregated
on the streets and housetOps in the
ueighbOrbOOd, in response 10 special In
viiations. In the light Of the disap-
p0iniment they are now able to syllable
the professors name.
Al Buffalo, New York, Yesterday |
Colonel Theodore Tyner, of the firm Of
Roots a lyner, against whom there
were six indictments for forgery ard /
tweniy-four other charges held back. i
and Colonel Daniel Myers, against
whom there were six indictments for
breaking into railroad osrs and stealing
goods therefrOm, were aTaigned ID /
ihe court Of oyer and termiuer on
q single indictment each, snd both I
pisaded guilty Judge Daniels win SEN
snee them Saturday OF Monday.