Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

The blockade of the Central Pacific
railway continues.
A man perished in burning building
in New York Monday night.
The Virginia paper-mill, at Wheeling,
was destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon.
Outstanding legal-tenders yesterday,
three hundred and eighty-two million
dollars.
A Berlin telegram announces to the
world that Emperor William rode out
yesterday.
A man, supposed to be Bender, the
Kansas murderer, was arrested at Ogden
yesterday.
A Baltimore dispatch says the steamer
Edgar Stuart has been seized upon for
seamen's wages.
A furious snowstorm prevailed in
England yesterday, in some localities
accompanied with lightning.
Bishop Cummins organized the first
congregation of the Reformed Episcopal
church in New York Monday.
Seven or eight houses were burned at
Moberly, Missouri, Monday night. Loss
about twenty thousand dollars.
The morrocco-dressers of Lynn, Mas
sachusetts, are contemplating strike,
to secure an increase Of wages.
A Madrid dispatch says that it is re-
ported that General Concha will succeed
Jovellar as captain general of Cuba.
The New York legislature yesterday
passed resolutions appropriate to the
memory of ExsPresident Fillmore.
Telegraphic adviees from the west re-
port more snow falling, and much an
noyance is experienced on railway lines.
lis intimated in London as possible
that the queen may formally open par
lament in person on the nineteenth in
stant.
The ladies of San Francisco are ask
ing that the liquor-licenses be Increased.
Their petition was referred to the judi
ciary committee.
The leaders in the women's move
ment, at Columbus, Ohio, express them
selves not in the least discouraged be-
cause no saloons have yielded to their
efforts.
John e. Bossioux, president of the
suspended Richmond dollar-savings
bank, was arrested in that city charged
with criminal mismanagement of that
concern.
The boiler of the Binghampton, New
York, waterworks exploded yesterday,
killing the engineer and demolishing the
boiler building. The city is without
water in consequences.
In the first game of the Boston tour
nament Monday night, Ubassy beat
DAILY one hundred and thirty-three
points in a game of four hundred
with three balls, winners average of
five.
The Methodist ministers of New York
are taking strong grounds in favor OF the
temperance movement; one clergyman
wanting to expel members who derive
any benefit whatever from the traffic in
liquor.
The United States supreme court, in
session at Washington, yesterday, after
announcing several opinions, adjourned
at an early hour, out of respect to the
memory of Ex-President Millard Fill
more.
The liquor dealers of Columbus, Ohio,
in convention assembled, yesterday, re-
fer the public, by resolution, to the deela-
ration of independence, in considering
the matter of selling liquors. Fact, this
is a free country.
The value of postage-stamps issued in
February was one million six hundred
and thirty-two thousand five hundred
and sixty-seven dollars, an increase of
eighteen and half per cent. over the
same month last year.
Thomas W. Jones, of Sanford, Long
Island, has been arrested ON the charge
of numbering his half-brother, Samuel
s. Jones, on the night of June 2Sth last,
and robbing his house. Jones pro-
nounces his arrest malicious.
The United States supreme court, at
Washington, yesterday refused the petit
tion for appeal in the case of Governor
Kellogg, of Louisiana, against II. Z.
Yarmouth, on the ground that the re-
cord does not show q final decree.
A Cincinnati grand jury yesterday
found bills of Indictment against Paul
Reinlein, trustee of the waterworks, for
bribery, in that he 4ecepted and received
per centage of money from the con-
tractor doing work for the city for voting
give him the contract.
A royal banquet was given yesterday
evening at Windsor Castle. The queen,
the prince and princess of Wales, the
duke of Edinburgh and bride. duke of
Cambridge, duke of Abescom, the meun-
bers of the old and new governments,