Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-24
GENERAL NEWS.
Fatal AecidenI.

New YORK, December 23.-Four lab
orers were killed last night by bucket
breaking while descending a shaft at
the new railway tunnels at Bergen, New
Jersey.
The CarIists fn FrOubIe.
BERLIN, December 23.-The German
war vessels AlbatrOss and Nautilus nave
not been ordered to seek satisfaction
from the CarIists on account Of the brig
Gustar affair.
The King on for New HoEk
WASHINGTON, December 23.-King
Kalakaus left this morning for New
York. Secretary Fish and other MEM
Ders Of the cabinet accompanied his
majesty, in the Presidents carriage, TO
the railroad station and there took leave
of the king.
Removal of ReBjamin HOrRB.
LONDON, December ga special
saws the Times considers the removal Of
Benjamin Moran, chief secretary of the
United States legation, a misfortune
both to England and America, the latter
country never having had more honest
representa-
Zen Years for 1Eansiauk thereafter the
sports.
CINCINNATI, December 23.-The jury
in the Daniels murder case, after being
out fOrty-eigbt hours, returned a verdict
of manslaughter, and the prisoner was
sentenced to the penitentiary for ten
years.
The police last night raided eight
gam nghOuses, and captured num-
Der of prisoners and a large lot Of gam
bling implements.
Charley ROss,
New YORK, December 23.-Acting
upon the suggestion made by Police Su-
perintendent Walling in regard to the
effect of the reward for the recovery Of
Charley Ross without regard to the de-
lection or conviction Of the abductOrs,
bis father now offers five thousand dol
lars reward for the return Of the child or
information that may lead to his
recovery, no questions to be asked and
no attempt to be made to any one bring
ing the boy.
A $500, 900. 900 Petition TO Pardon a
FOEger.
NEW YORK, December 23.-The Pc
tition to the governor of Massachusetts
for the pardon OF Spence Patters, the
fOrger, has been signed by the presidents
OF the stock exchange, the Erie railroad,
Western Union telegraph company,
New York Central railroad, Chicago and
Northwestern railroad, and the Fourth
national bank, and by nearly all the
bankers on Wall street, as well as officers
of many banking corporations in Bos-
ton. The signeTs represent about four
hundred million dOllais. Patter5 has
made some astounding disclosures,
which are to be made public after his
case is decided.
Louisiana Election Iteuss.
New ORLEANS, December 23.-The
subcommittee appointed by the Con-
servative and Democratic party to wit
ness the csnvassing and compiling of
the returns by the returning board, to-
day promulgated the returns OF the elec-
tion held November I'd, for congressman,
State treasurer, and members Of the leg
islsture, certifying, under oath, that the
statements and compilations were COM
piled by them from sworn duplicate re-
turns in their possession, and have been
by them compared with the duplicates
in possession OF said board and corrected,
and correspond to the compilation
and canvass poll by poll aud parish by
parish, made by said board, and they
therefore certify and declare the fellow
ing named persons were duly and law
luAiy E1ELlChs AACtC ACAADhS q AAot VI
names OF those elected, showing the
election Of four Conservatives and two
Republican congressman; the election
of Monecure State treasurer by fifty-one
majority, and the election Of seven
ty-One Conservatives and thirty
seven Republicans to the legis-
lature. Carroll parish is excluded
from the count. The returning
board of the Conservative committee
to-day Withdrew from the board because
Of its arbitrary ruling. Mr.. ATrOy also
Withdrew. He will give his reasons to-
morrow for his withdrawal. The board
canvassed the returns Of Iberia and
TerrebOne parishes. Poll one gave 30S
Conservative, and 81 Republican votes
were thrown out, counting in the Re-
publican in place Of the Democratic.
Ferrebone parish, polls thTae, eight,
ten and eleven, give 526 COM
promise and 3S3 Republican votes
thrown out. counting in two straight
out Republicans iD place Of the
compromise candidates, and defeating
GOode for the senate. The returns, as
compiled by the board to date, give the
Conservatives forty-six and the Re publ
cans forty-seven members of the
house, a majority Of one for the Repub-
icans. The Conservatives are despOnd-
ent and the Republicans jubilant over
tho roeJ1it