Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-16

New York Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, Februaryl4-Thef fol-
lowing is the weekly bank statement: loans
increased S579, 800: specie decreased 3 ,O33,J00
legal-tenders increased 9,200; deposits de
creased IS, ,lO0i circulation decreased, SS2OO.
The Nail Trade.
WHEELING, w. VA, February A.
The Wheeling iron and nail company, of this
city, with one hundred and fve machines, cut
during the week ending to-day, SIX thousand
eight hundred and seventy-slX kegs OF nails
One man, during this PERIOD cut one hundred
and seventy-siX kegs of eight-penny fence
nails, being the largest product for the same
| length of time on record.
The philadelphia IeenOuse Disaster.
PHILADELPHIA, February 14.-Work
was resumed this morning in the ruins Of the
icehouse. Two bodies We're removed, which
were recognized as otto Shubert and Jacob
Bimlack. There are two others-Charles
Burke and Jacob ROth-not yet recovered. In
sII, eleven bodies have been recovered, and
eleven who were Injured. Two of the latter
are in a very critical condition.
The New British Rinistry.
LONDON, February I5.-The London
Observer says that the newf ministry will
PROBABLY be composed as follows: Disraeli,
lord OF treasury; Lord Cairns, lord high chan
csllOr; Duke of Buckingham, president OF
council: Duke Richmond war secretary:
Earl northumberland, first lord of admiralty
Ward Haut or Mr.. Hubbard, chancellor of ex-
cneQuer; GarJshoTne Hardy, nome secretary.
TulQOfeu Lle
queen to elevate Chichester Fortesque to the
The Quincy, III, Bank Robbery.
CHICAGO, February I4.-Nothing has
been ascertained so far in regard to the bank
robbery at Quincy, yesterday morning,
though several persons have been arrested on
suspicion. a reward of twenty thousand doll
lars Is offered for the restoration OF the stolen
property and the capture OF the thieves. The
bank continues business as usual. Among
the bonds stolen were one hundred thousand
dollars of Adams county bonds, numbers
from two hundred and tWentyone to four
hundred inclusive.
Salt Lake Chronicles.
SALT LAKE, February 14.-Advices
from Virginia City, Montana Territory,
state that Governor Potts received the follow
The Yellowstone expedition started this
morning, one hundred and fifty strong, and
twenty wagons. The utmost enthusiasm pre-
elected. There is no snow in the Yellowstone
valley, and grass is abundant.
The legislative assembly to-day, with great
unanimity and enthusiasm made an apprO-
priRtion OF hve thousand dollars to facilitate
the exhibition of Montana products at the
centennial exposition at Philadelphia in 1876.
Mysterious Death Of an Entire Family.
CHICAGO, February 14.-A singular,
and 50 far, unexplained sudden Illness and
death of nearly an entire family in the north
division came to light to-day. A neighbOr,
going to the house Of David Thompson, cor
Mrs. Thompson, who was recently confined,
found the doors fastened, and suSpecting
something wrong, procured help and forced
his way into the mouse, where he found Mrs.
Thompson lying insensible, two of her four
children dead and the other two in an appa-
rently dying condition. The cause OF their i'll
ness and death has not yet been ascertained,
though il is supposed they were in some way
poisoned. An inquest on the dead children
Will be held tomorrow.
Disastrous Fire-Over 81, ,OOO, 600 Lost.
LONDON, February IA. -Tailor's
pantechlacOn and furniture repository in Bel
burned last evening. The FIRE broke out at
four o'clock, and ragged till midnight, when
the flames were stopped by the engineers, who
demolished the adjoining buildings. The
building was insured for one million dollars
The total loss, including the contents of the
burned structure, consisting OF pictures, mir
rors, five hundred carriages, and a vast
amount of other goods of various kinds, is es-
timated at fifteen million dollars Five
houses and several large stables adj accent were
partially destroyed. There were number of
accidents, and two firemen were killed. The
fire attracted immense and unruly crowds,
and it became necessary to preserve order.
The English EIt eTfOns.
LONDON, February 14.-Up to to-day
six hundred and thtrty-eight members of the
new parliament have been elected, as follows:
conservatives, 3i2; liberals and home-rulerS,
26, a conservative gain of 5S. In the election
at Berckinghamshire Benz Disraeli and r.
Harvey, conservatives, were returned; Dis
defeated II bersl Candidates received l72 votes.
Sullivan and Cullener, home-rule candidates,
were elected by an immense majority to rep
resent South Ireland, defeating Chichester,
Fortesgrae and Mathews. The hOme-rulers
contested the Two seats for the county of Tip
perary. The Standard says that IL has reason
To believe that the government Will resign
Monday or Tuesday next. A rumor is current
that simultaneously upon his retirement
from his ministry Gl lsdStone will be created
peer.
InsubOrdinafiOn in Havana.
HAVANA, February IA mob of
several hundred men marched toward the
captain genera1s palace last evening with the
intention OF demanding that the government
send into the field the entire Catalonian vol
unteeTs, with their own officers, instead OF
one-tsnth Of Catalonians as ordered in Jou-
Vellars recent DEGREES. The mounted police
dispersed them. There were no casualties
tachment Of gems arms in Feursea barracks
opposite the palace. The police have arrested
SalurninO Martinez, editor of the UliOH
work ngmans journal, and a priest named
Castro. Both prisoners have been sent to
Moro castle. They are known to be strong re-
publicsns, and are reported to have been con-
nected with yesterdays demonstration. 1t is /
stated that the draft viii be carried out with
in twenty days. The city is now quiet, but
the people fear further trouble.
Another Daring Robbery.
ST. LOUIS, February IA brief dis /
patch from N. r. Smith, Adams express agent /
railroad, says that he Smith was knocked |
down and bound and gagged by several men
about one O'Clock yesterday morning, while
on his way from his ONCE TO his home. His
KEYS were taken from him, and bis office
broken open and rified Of thirty-one hundred
dollars. He had but few, moments before re-
ceiyed the package from the messenger on the /
train that passed CRANKY City between twelve 4
and one o'clock, and had put IL in his safe, /
and had started for home when attacked. |
The package contained three thousand dol |
lars and was sent from the office OF the Gran |
py mining and smelling company OF this city |
10 the Cranky mines 10 meet current eX~ 4
penses. There is no clue 10 the robbers, but ii |
s supposed they were the same men VINO |
robbed the Iron Mountain train at Gadshill, I
a parties answering their description were /
zen a few miles from CRANKY in the early /
part Of las. week.
The Bloody Indians.
OMAHA, NEB., February 14.-Large /
amounts of ammunition are being shipped 4
rom the Fort LeavenW orth and Rock Island I
arsenals TO the various posts ID THIS DEPART /
ment. All post commanders have been or i
1ered to keep their commands in readiness 70 /
take the held against the Indians on mo-
nent's notice. Two companies of cavalry and /
for Fort Russell by rail, thence to Fort Lara
mie. The Indians Tan the ranchmen in six /
miles west Of Big Springs to-day. Forty cav
under Captain Mills, left tmmedi- /
ately by rail, and will endeavor to strike 1
Them. = o other depredations were committed
To-day. OBclals are very reticent, desiring to
keep thelr movements as quiet as posi- BILE,
that half-breeds and renegades may not /
po ssess themselves Of information valuable 10
the lnqlans, TO whom they would certainly
carry it.
ADDITIONAL.
CHEYENNE, w. T., February IL
The Cheyenne Leader has a special from Fort
Fetterman, stating that a cheyenne runner
has Just arrived there from the Red CIoud
agancy, who says that Red Clouds SON Was
killed last Monday night by party OF Sioux,
whom be mad compelled to return stolen I
stocks Il is reported tb at nearly all the
rbevenne and Siouxs have left the agency /
and that one hundred and fifty lodges are now 1
@ffhin fifty miles OF Fetterman, and viii /
,oT1e IN or send to that post reports. There /
re nlenty of buffalo in Big Horn county, and |
-hfnks the Sioux viii go there. Two com /
.aniss Of cayalFy are erdered from here 10 I
Fort Laramie tomorrow.
rha New York Courthouse O0mnatSs
stOneE SutfS
NEW YORK, February l4.-Fhe suit
IF the Tenth national bank for 8 TlGilddnlltS TO
compel the mptrOllsr to pay back two hum
dred and forty three Thousand dollars balance
Of over-drafts 70 the courthouse con- mission
sFs, in lS7ls was continued to-day, EAen am