Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-29
TEEEGRAMS.

TEEEGRAMS.
Yellow fever IS raging in Yucatan.
+ The State Szbbsth-schOOl convention
of Illinois met at Springfield yesterday
The carpenters strike for eight hour
in New York has resulted in a success
for the strikers.
A Boston telegram says that Senate
Summers health has changed consider
ably for the better.
Ex-Mayor George L. Huntington, 81
old citizen of Springfield, Illinois, die,
there yesterday, of apOplexy.
The third Nashville Industrial exposi
ton has been announced to continu
through the first week of June.
Harvey abrams, a porter at the Bood,
house, in Toledo, Ohio, accidentally shO
himself to death Tuesday night.
A large Touring mill, at Jefferson
vile, Indiana, was destroyed by fir
Tuesday night-eight thousand dollars
The ncn-arrival of the steamer Georg
Cromwell, from New York for New Or
/ leans, May. 18th, causes uneasiness; she
was due Sunday.
/ A resolution was almost unanimously
adopted by the New Jersey Episcopa
convention yesterday dividing the dio
cese of the State. -r
Emily Soist, young lady slightly in,
sane at times, threw herself under 8
! passing train near Lima, Wisconsin
Tuesday night, and was instantly
killed.
Ex-GoyernOr Jewell is now in Wash.
! ington awaiting the return of the Presi.
dent to give him definite answer
regarding the tender of the Russian
mission.
The Mexican congress was recently
organized as an electoral college, and
has declared Yglesias elected to the
chiefjustieeship, which is equivalent to
viee-presidency. ...
A State convention of Sabbath-sehool
workers viii be held at Anderson, Indi-
sna, from the third to the fifth instant.
Arrangements for reduced fare have
been made with most of the railroads.
A dispatch from Havana yesterday
says that the Insurgents attacked the
town Of GOanaja on Sunday. The gar
risOn, aided by gunbOat in the harbor,
made vigorous defense, and the sssail-
ants were Obliged to withdraw.
A dispatch form Vests Station, Mis-
sissippi, announces the burning Of the
business portion of the town of Walden,
at about one O'clock yesterday forenoon.
Loss seventy-fve Thousand dollars; in
surauee thirty-five thousand dollars.
A young girl, named Elizabeth Ar
mold, was strangled to death Monday, at
Pekin, Illinois. She was climbing out
of window, when the sash fell, pinion-
ing her by the neck in such a manner
that death ensUed before she was seen.
The Newfoundland government has
notified the New York, Newfoundland
and London telegraph company that
it will abandon its pre-emptive right if
the company will abandon their mOnop-
oily Of landing cables in Newfoundland;
If not, the government will exercise its
right.
Advices have been received from
kentucky, of the suicide on
Wednesday of Mrs. Hedden, an elderly
lady of high respectability. The act
was induced by IN health and depres-
sion caused by the death of daughter,
who left three young children dependent
on her. She strangled herself by wind
ing trot-line several times about her
neck.
A storm passed over Louisville Tues
day afternoon doing considerable dam
age. The wind lifted several roofs and
uprOOted shade trees in every direction.
The lightning struck the chimney Of
but did no harm. Itstruek
a large smokestack at Templeton's ale
brewery, splitting it from top to bottom.
was hurt so far as heard from.
Judge Fancher, OF New York, has
given an order for the investigation into
the sanity Of George Francis Train. 1t
IS intimeted that parties from all parts
)f the country who have had dealings
with Mr.. Train will be subppnaed to
appear before the judge to testify in the
sase. This intimation includes Mr..
Peter Tracey, Of this city, who was
agent for the gentleman
turing ms lecturing tour through this
iecuon. -#
A quarrel occurred Tuesday between
Charles NJ. Veatch, day watchman, and
James Farrell, night watchman, at the |
Jacksonville (Indiana) Penitentiary, in |
which Nsatch knocked Farrell down,
and Farrell stabbed Neateh in 8 number |
Df places. One cut between the eighth
and ninth ribs penetrated the cavity |
and let out a portion Of the bowels. |
Neatch was not expected to live. Far |
-ell was arrested. The quarrel occurred
rom Farrel wanting TO change watch |
with Veatch.
A fire at Carlisle, Kentucky, yester-
lay forenoon destroyed a three story
.rame dwelling depot building, express
and telegraph offices, the grocery OF Mr..
Rogers, Bank & Co, +. 81. Beale's dry
goods store, Singleton's boot store, also
1 millinery and tailor shop and two
iweiling hocses on the opposite side of
he street Rogers and Bank & Co, had
tx thousand dollars insurance. losses
mostly covered by insurance. A disast-
Gus fire occurred in this place several
months ago.
4 White Wan Murdered by Two Ne.
EroeE.
LOUISVILLE, May 28.-Last night a
white man named G.. c. Alfred was
murdered in Washington county by two
negroes named George M;llar