Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-03
NEWS TELEGRAMS.

Milton, y. H., December 2.-Tht
entire Buainess portion OF this town was
DESTROYED by fire this morning; loss
ufnety-sevea thousand dollars.
ERIE. PA, December Lewis Reed
q farmer Of HRrbOr Creek, near this city
was run over and frightfully msngled
bv two freight trains this morning. Hi:
besd wss taken OF and his arms anC
legs broken.
LONDON, December 2.-Adviees from
Cane Coasf Castle to the seventh Of No.
ryemher were received to-day. Gov
s-ruor Strahan hsd delivered the queen:
message 10 the king and native chief
gaviug that England had saved them
from ruin and heneeforth slavery wal
abolished.
NEW YORK, December 2.-The alter.
ed United States registered bonds re-
corded by the police at As New street, in
lhe Office Of the mythical firm of l. &
A. BstcheldOr < Co., have been identi-
fled a.. part Of the securities stolen from
rbe GIenns Falls National bank foui
yesrs ago.
PLYMOUTH, y. H., December p
Conductor EastmSnis train, leaving
Plymouth st seven thirty-five in the
morning, ran Od' the track near Wood
vile. The engine and tender were
thrown clesr from the track. The
hrakesman, Fred Brown, was killed, and
several passengers were wounded.
CHICAGO, December 2.-The case of
Jo,ln 7. Allen, the clerk Of Sprunce 4
Priston, who was arrested yesterday
charged by Assistant nt-Grsin-InspectOT
irwin with having attempted to bribe
him 10 inspect new corn ss old, came up
before Justice DeWolf to-day and result
ed iu the honorable discharge Of Allen.
NEW York. December 2.-The Tweed
h1be0S corpus case came up before
Judge Barrett to-day. The prisoner was
not in court, because Of his illness,
though il Is stated he WAS brought over
from the penitentisry last night. After
z short argument the writ was dismiss
ed, and the prisoner Temanded and left
10 ais remedy on 3 writ OF error.
TOLEDO, OHIO, December 1.-The
pro1elleT Rocket, Of the Union steam
ioat line, N coming into port this after
neon. was cut through by the ice and
sank oil the foot Of Madison street, in
twelve fsst OF water. She is loaded with
merchandise, and has from three to five
feel of water in her hold. Steam-pumps
are at work endeavOIing to raise her.
I,oNpON, December There is con-
siderable excitement here in cOnse-
Yueuce Of the discovery Of eight cases
Of smallpox on board the steamer Alb
b1tsford, at the Victoria docks, under
Going repairs Of the damage sustained
= e5lliding with the steamer Indus,
., e on her passage from Antwerp TO
-, Work. The cases were removed to
.ffaN
the hosl Wal
49,. ". RK, December 2.-Nesrly ali
the ship own, fs VINO nave Deeii waiting
- i.ttIe,,,a. ( OF the lOngshOremen
difficulties have OeSan Sork, I0s1lhg
aDd unloading, in i0oAlyh} hO2okeh no ~ I5l
aud ersey City, as WEI. a. ~ - Ne" OH
employing nOn-sOciety NJ, ~ every III III
stance. Some Of the heavie.F Atius an
urunce their intention Of ney,f again
employing union men.
ST. LOUIS, December 2.-The lA.ew
chamber Of commerce of this city, yes
t,r,lay negotiated for y loan Of four
hundred and eighty thousand dollars
with the Connecticut Mutual life in
.-ufance company, the latter receiving
twenty years bonds bearing eight per
cent. Interest. This insures the speedy
,-ompletion Of the new chamber Of COM
t.aerce, now in process Of erection.
RALEIGH, n. C., December LIN
tl,e State senate to-day, a bill was in
trod0eed for the adjustment OF the pub
iir debt Of the State. 1t provides for
the issuing Of new bonds, payable at the
expiration Of thirty years, and bearing
six per cent interest, TO be exchanged
fsr odd bonds, 81 the rate Of twenty-five
cents on the dollar for bonds issued since
the war, but under acts OF the legisla-
ture adopted before the war; sixteen
aud two-thiTd cents on the dollar for
ionds issued during the war for internal
improvements; twelve and half cents
ON the dollar for bonds issued for fund
ING interest on the public debi Of the
state. under acts OF the legislature in
Is87 and 1865; ten cents on the dollar
f,r bonds issued since the war under the
f.rdipauce Of Gown, and several acts Of
lie legislature, not TO include special
taE bSlas. The bill was referred aud
ordered printed.