Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-26

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block was entirely demolished. 1t was
I occupied by j. w. Littlejohn, feed store;
Thomas McCullOch, produce dealer; ID.
/ Humphreys, saloon, and Glib son q Wy
mondls office. Loss fully twenty thou
sand dOllars.
The SchsrE-Ten Eyek seuu Race.
/ POUGHKEEPsIE n. Y, June 25.-The
sculling race between Scharff and
Ten Eyck took place this morning at
I eight o'clock. There was quite q rolling
sea. Scharff kept the lead all the
Z way around the stake-hoat and down
/ the home stretch to within quarter Of
q mile of the home boat, when Ten
Eyck Tapped Scharff and passed him
/ amid wild excitement. Scharff's boat
/ was half full Of water. Ten Eyck won
/ the race by six lengths in twenty-five
I minutes. The distance was three miles.
Lumbermen's Convention.
WnLIA1IsPOKT, PA, June 25.-At
| the lumbermen's convention to-day
resolutions were passed respecting the
preservation Of American forests, and
committee was appointed to furnish sta
tistical reports concerning the amount
Of white and yellow pine and all other
valuable timber in the United States
aud C5Szuststz, and % IN ' 5s1fgsSue Ine ILL
ferent forms of stocking timber, with
the view Of regulating the supply. East
Saginaw was designated as the place for
holding the next convention, September
Is, 1874.
The Postmaster. .GeueraIssin.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Representa-
tive Hale, who was rendered the Office
of postmaster general, returned here
this morning from Altoona, and at
noon had q long interview with Mr..
Creswel Mr.. Hale, in conversation
with some friends, says before he left
Washington yesterday neither ne nor
his friends had any intimatiOR Of his
appointment, and that it was a matter
Of great surprise. While fiattered bys
renomiUatiOn for congress, the receipt
Of the Presidents telegram Cccasionec
a sense Of sadness, as the acceptance OF
an Office in the cabinet involved his
parting with his constituents, who
have placed so much confidence in him,
and to whom he is so strongly attached.
Mr.. Hale has not yet decided to accept
the appointment, but it is probable he
will do so. An unauthenticated runner
prevails that Mr.. CTesweIl will be az
pointed minister to Austria.
Accidental Observation-Disclosures.
CINCINNATI, June 25-The family of
Pat Coleman, six persons, living nesT
Hamilton, were poisoned last night, It
is supposed from cheese they ate. The
result is serious, but there is no fatality
in the family yet.
Samuel Glasgow died at the Butler
county infirmary to-day from a pistol
shot be received at the hands of John
Smoyer, in a quarrel last Tuesday night.
The alteration was about money which
deceased, who was a very old man,
owed Smoyer.
John J. COZard, a well known gam
bier, drew pistol on William Todd, On
Fifth street to-day. Mr.. Todd knocked
COzard down and beat him so that it is
thought his injuries will probably prove
fatal.
Democratic Nominations I'm Vermont
MONTPELIER, June 25.-The DEMO-
cratic convention to nominate State
officers was held here to-day. G..
L. Waterman presided. The cOnven-
tiOn nominated for governor, Hon. W.
II. II. Bingham; for lieutenant-gOver-
nor, Henry Chase; for treasurer, Otis
Chamberlain. Resolutions were adopt
ed renewing devotion to the the Demo-
cratic party, favOring the repeal of the
prohibitOry law, adopting a stringent
license law, and hsiIing with JOY the
prospect OF the early completion of the
Caughuanga canal rs beneficial alike 10
the farmer, manufacturer, pioneer and
consumer. The convention was un-
usually well attended.
COBgrstuIatiOns Between the United
States and Brazil.
WAsHINGTON, June 25.-The Presi-
dent received the following cable dis
patch this morning:
To the President Of the United States, Wash
ington:
The Inauguration Of telegraph between
Europe and Brazil, which also Unites US
to the republic Of the United States, is
q cheering sign OF improved interns-
tional relations; also a sand OF friend
ship and a powerful Instrument of civili-
zatlon. | congratulate my great and
good friend, the President of the United
States, upon this happy event.
DON PEDRO,
Rio de JaneirO.
To which President Grant responded
as follows:
Empeior Brazil, Rio de Janeiro:
1 congratulate you upon the tele-
graphic connection just established be-
tween Brazil and the Uaited States.
MAY it prove as close link in national
friendship as in communication.
U. s. GRANT.
Railway Accident.
LONDON, ONT, June 25.-As the New
York fast express train from Windsor
had entered Sexton's eut last night and
was coming down the grade at high
rate of speed, the engine, two baggage
cars and two passenger-coaches were
thrown from the track, the engine going
to the right, the first baggage-car TO the
left, the second to the right, and the
first and second passenger-coachss fol-
lowed All the cars were jammei and
smashed in a terrific way. Fireman
James Ormsby was caught between the
engine and tender and killed; a brake
man was severely injured internally,
aud the passenger conductor, engineer,
baggage aud eApress-n essengers less Sc
uOusly. Altogether there were about
twenty persons wounded. Exsmina-
ton shows that a rail had been removed
from the track by some scOundrel. 1t is
supposed that an attempt at robbery
was contemplated similar TO that which
lately took place on the Michigan Cen
tral.
Seeing of the Board Of Erie Directors.
New York, June 25.-At the meeting
of the board of Erie directors to-day, the
treasurer reported that the total amOunt
Of floating debt, including several loans,
was g, 43l, ,97l; the decrease for t1e past
month, Sl97, 800. Little and Houston,
the former auditor Of the Northern
Central railroad, and the latter auditor
of the New York and OswegO and Mid
land railroad, reported that they have
been making an examination Of the
eompany's books at the time Durand,
tie former auditor, left, and state that
after careful examination OF Durand's
own books, without any changes, that
his report as to the floating debt Of the
company on the twenty-eighth Of July,
was incorrect TO the extent of over three
millions, and that the report Of the ex-
animation committee was correct, ex-
cept that one of the committee had over
estimated the floating debt as it then
existed by over five hundred thousand
dollars. A full report is promised soon.
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