Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-09

county, yesterday, s. NJ. Smith, secreta.
ry of the State farmers association, made
a rather remarkable speech, in the course
OF which he denounced the corruption
and frauds of the present political par
ties, and prophesied that a day would
come when, if there was no other rem
edy left-if the farmers were swindled
and hoodwinked as they had been-thai
he and his boys, and thousands of other
| farmers and their boys, would have to
ride some of these villains out of the
State capitals on rail; and that many
a tree In broad America would bear hu-
man fruit. He thought remedy could
be found; but if not, anarchy and blood
shed might follow.
The Buffalo Races.
BUFFALO, August S.-Fully twenty
thousand persons attended the races at
the Buffalo park grounds to-day. The
first race was for horses that had never
beaten 2:24, for a purse Of $1,000; 5000
| to the first horse, S2500 to the second,
Sl5GO TO the third, and $1,000 to the
! fourth. The race was won by Gloster.
Time, 2:26}, 2:24I, 2:2S3. Summary
Gloster 4, I, l, l; Susie l, 2, Z, 6; J. @.
Brown s, 8, 3, 5; Ben Flayler 3, 6, 5, a;
Hotspur 6, "A, 8; Crown Prince 5, ), 6,
A; Derby 2, s, s, s.
The second race was for horses that
had never beaten 2:30, for a purse of
$4,000: 5000 to the first horse, $500 to
the second, $500 TO the third, and $1,000
to the fourth; won by st. James. Time,
2:278, 2:26z, 1924, 2:243. Lady Banker
won the third heat. Summary-St,
James l, l, 2, l; Castle Boy 8, 2, 4, 5;
Lady Banker 6, 4, l, 2; Cozett 5, 3, D, 3;
Star of Philadelphia 4, 5, 6, 6; Annie
Collins 2, s, 3, 4.
General System Of Highway Robbery in
tne Rocky aOuntatns.
WASHINGTON, August Especial
agent Viekizer, of the pOstOffice depart
ment, reports from Salt Lake, July
Slst, that highway robbery on
the main routes in the Rocky noun
tains is becoming quite frequent. On
the ninth of July the robbers attacked
the mail-coach on the Montana route,
near Pleasant Valley, and took nine
teen thousand dollars in treasure from
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express, but did
not mOlest the mails. The robbers have
been arrested. A few days later, on the
same route, near Snake river, the
stage-coach was fired into, and the driv
er mortally wounded. He had
the nerve and presence of mind to
put whip to his horses, by which all was
saved but his own life. he expired soon
after he reached the first station. On the
twenty-fourth ultimo the mail-coach
on the Kelton and Boise route, near
Snake river, was attacked by robbers,
and the through-mail pouch frem Boise
to KeltOn was taken, and also Wells,
Fargo & Co.'s treasure box. Agent
Wickizer says that bad men come to the
mines with the expectation of making
sudden fortunes, and, being disappointed,
become reckless and desperate highway
men.
The Chinese Hip-Yee-TOBgs on Trial at
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, August Slight
Chinsmen, members of the secret tribu-
nal Hip Yee-TOng, were on trial before
the jury of the police court, charged with
the crime of conspiracy to extort money
from Yet-SOng with threats of death if
he failed to pay three hundred and fifty
dollars, the price of wife who had
escaped from the keeper Of brothel, to
whom she had been sold. Yet-Song
swore that soon after the marriage eere-
mony had taken place, he was carried
before the tribunal, that thirty men
DIESE4lf dl9lCus Tic uOOIs
and one of the prisoners, Ah-Yen,
told him that be must pay the money
and return the woman, or he would be
killed; that Hip-Yee-Tong would spend
ten thousand dollars to secure his death.
He pleaded that he had no money, and
they finally gave him two days time TO
raise the amount. After they released
him be fled back to the mission-school
for protection, where he still re-
mains. and does not go out unless
escorted by a white man. Dr.. Labshi,
who speaks English fluently, was sworn
to translate a large number of docu-
ments and books found by the police in
the rooms of the tribunal. He trans
lated several, but when he came to one
recording the sale of woman to the
keepers of the brothels and the punish
ment inflicted upon her, he refused to go
further. The court admonished him,
yet he still refused. The court then
threatened to send him to jail, but he
would not obey. Finally the court gave
him until next Monday to consider the
matter and complete the translation in
the book of all the documents. The
trial will be proceeded with Monday.
A great crowd of Cinnamon are watch
ing the proceedings with eager interest.