Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-24

NEW YORK, February Z0.-AC In6
Union TEMPERANCE meeting last night, Dr.
Deems ssid HI'he western women had worked
nobly. God bless them for every rumshop
they had shut up. The rumsellers' places be-
longed to rumsellers, but the legislative halls
belonged to the people. The capitol at Al
bany should be surrounded, and the legislR-
tors sung TO and prayed for until they passed
laws that would put the liquor trafho
in the category of criminal offenses."
The ladies of the Union temperance meeting
were 10 do nothing indiscreet, but they in
tended to create an intense feeling against
the liquor traffic. The HQuor-sellers are to be
visited in private and asked to sign the
pledge. II they consent and give up their
traffic, the heads of the city departments are
10 be asked 10 give them employment. Three
thousand women are ready TO work, and they
hope TO shake New York 10 the very core.
Michael Mcnamara, Inen-weaver, was
fatally shot early yesterday morning, while
resisting the forcible entry into his premises
of some officers not in unifo1n. The police
were looking for notorious thief, and, think
ing he was in the house No. $50 West
Twenty-ninth street, went through the tene-
ments, smashing IN the doors in their eager
ness to capture the thief. Mcnamara being
awakened by the kicking at the door of his
apartments, rushed TO it TO keep out the in
truders, and while thus engaged was shot.
Mrs. Mcnamara makes the following state
ment: The first we heard was banging and
kicking at the door which woke US all up.
My husband jumped out of bed, and thinking
they were burglars seized up the hre-ShoVel
and ran toward the door. The panel was just
then kicked in and a man thrust in his hand
and was trying to open the lock when my
husband hit him on the head with the shovel;
Immediately pistol was fired and the door
burst open, Eight mell rushed in and said
they were officers; this was the first time they
SAID anything Of their being policemen.
They then found that my husband was
shot, and took him away quickly, and told me
not TO say anything about il. Some one pro-
posed to bring my husband to the twentieth
precint and get doctor, but one OF the men
said with an oath: "Oh, 10; not there"
Several persons, who We're attracted by the
disturbance, say the detectives were drunk,
and that even with the wounded man in the
carriage, on their way to Bellevue hospital,
they halted and had several drinks in saloons.
McNemara died tonight.
Notices TO the mum Der Of two thousand have
been addressed by District Attorney Phelps
10 all owners and agents of houses reported by
the police rs kept Tor the purposes of prOsti-
tuition, and there is a general exodus of all
the prostitutes in the eighth and fifteenth
wards. These wards constitute the streets
parallel with Broadway, and running from
Canal street to Fourteenth, probably the most
thickly-populated and most diSsolute district
in the city or county. The notices were per-
emptory, and 1t was added that If the houses
thus used We're not vacated IN nye days,
the owners would be indicted. A
law has been discovered which vitiates
any lease of house used as a house
Of aSSignation. The general said on these
places has resulted from the fact that many
of the public schools were surrounded by
these places, and that the worst class of pro-
curesses openly piled their trade among the
school children, many hundreds of whom
have been enticed into these places. Great
excitement prevails, and the police say that
great numbers of the inmates of these houses
have left the city and sailed for Havana,
New Orleans, and taken the trains for st.
Louis and Chicago. The favorite resort, how
ever is Chicago, and the general cry is west
ward, hoi
The trades unions are now engaged in OBJ
tanning the aftidavits of victims of the police
brutalities in TOmpkins's square, on the occa-
sion OF the meeting there in January, with
the view OF securing an investigation by the
legislature.
A Paris letter says that the soidisant Prince
Ostanick was condemned TO the extreme pen
by law-tO five years imprison-
ment and fine of four thousand francs, on
the charge OF sw1ndling. The relations OF Os-
tanick with the press are of a remarkable
character. By paying a round sum, he got an
article in the Journal dies DcbdtS, on agricul-
ture in the east. Immediately ne was waited
upon by some literary agents, who wanted to
have his admirable work widely cir
Gle into a few journals, they handed
in a bill Of seven thousand and ninety-four
francs for personal notices. The bills were
sent 70 Ostanick at twenty francs a line. NJ.
Poggenfohl, editor of the Correspondence Uni
versatile, wanted to borrow ten thousand francs /
but received only two thousand at the mo-
ment, the arrest OF the prince stopping fur
ther payments. Ringwsult, editor of Thiers'S |
official organ the Bien PlIbliSc, stated in court
that he had need of the money, and wanted 1
ten thousand francs from Ostanick. The sum /
Of three thousand francs was given, and he i
would have had the rest II he had succeeded |
IN getting Ost2nick made a achevalier of the |
Legion dc Honour. He had tried to do so, but |
Thiers had not agreed. Louis AIbach, editor |
ln-chief OF the ClOche, borrowed one |
Barral, who got Ostanick into the
agricultural society, as the successor of Baron !
Liebig, was also down for considerable sums.
Ostanick was arrested on complaint of the
Ieweler, Brunswick, who had sold him the
and said 10 the jeweler in court, Il
took them because you pressed me so hard to |
40 so and Won sold me diamonds for ten thou
sand francs which experts estimate at only
two thousand; you charged me five thousand
francs for jewels upon which l could not
realize one thousand short time ago."
Marshal Mcmahon visited the Nendome !
column, and urged the contractor TO hurry II
mp as rapidly as possible, The eighth spiral is |
now being placed. Tne contractor promised |
the marshal that the monument should be en- /
tlrely completed by the first OF June.
A Paris letter says that the governor of /
Paris has asked permission of the assembly TO I
prosecute NJ. Melvil B.ancourt, deputy for |
iuadeloupe, for participation IN acts OF the |
commune. MelV1l Blancourt Is the only |
negro in the cham ber, and sits upon the ex- |
RENE left among the extreme radicals. He /
was deputy-minister OF war under Cluseret. 1
England, as the assembly has taken no ac- |
ion.
Jem Mace writes nom England to say that !
le viii accept the challenge OF Tom Allen to |
light for from one thousand to five thousand /
iOllars, IL Allen will post forfeit to prove /
hat he means business.
The statement published here yesterday |
hat the Astor house viii be closed May lst, is |
Incorrect.
Michael McNamara, to-day gave twenty-five 1
thousand dollars bonds to appear for exami- /
nation.
A fire broke out this morning at No. IL /
Leigh street, and spreading to Nos. 8 and z |
,aused damage amounting TO fifty thousand |
dollars, mostly insured.
Judge Lawrence declines TO discharge Carl /
yogt, the alleged Belgian murderer, from ar /
rest, on the charge OF theft.
Hon. Henry Smith, president of the police 1
board, died at the Metropolitan hotel tonight. 4
The steamer Celtic arrived from Liverpool. 4