Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-11
GENERAL NEWS.
SmOthered to Death-SaVannah Races
Tne Iowa Agricultural College DIFF
flculties-CiDcinnat Items.
A Defaulter Tries to Get Away with
HimseIf-TrOubIe In British CO.
Iumbia-Indian Amusemen.s.
A Deaf Mute Killed-A Step-SOn MUIR
dered-NeW York GOssip-FOreign
NeWs-Etc., Etc, Etc.
Fatal Accident TO a Deaf Mute.

Fatal accident 10 n Deaf Mute.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, February TO-
| Frank Mead, a deaf and dumb boy, nine
years old, was run over by hose cart going
! 10 nre this morning. The top of his skull
! was completely crushed.
Murdered his Step-SOn.
CINCINNATI, February 10.-In a whis-
| ky quarrel at 0Sgood, Indiana, last night,
Joshua Mitchell killed his step;son, Emmett
ak and then shooting him.
SmOthersd TO Death.
ALLENTOWN, PA, February AL
| fred Liley and VIM. Swizer, employed at the
| Allentown rOlling-mills were smothered to
! death this afternoon, while at work fixing a
| The mills.
Savannah Races.
SAVANNAH, February 9.-This was
| the third day of the Savannah jocky club
| races. IN the race for the handicap stakes,
| one mile and quarter, Wanderer, Ortolan
! snd Labetha started. 1t was won by Wan
! derer in 2IS5<; Ortolan second. In the sec
ond race, three mile heats Bessie and Gran
ger entered, Granger winning in two straight
heats; time, 5:5534 and 5:5212. In the third
! race, one mile dash, Fireball, Midnight and
| Jim Hinton entered, Jim Hinton winning in
l:S314; Fireball second. The races close to-
morrow.
Trouble in British Columbia.
TORONTO, ONT, February 9.-The
! Globe has received the following dispatch
| from British Columbia: "The ministry
tried to force an alteration in the terms of the
| confederation through the house last night.
| The people demanded a submission of the
| question to them. The ministry refused, and
| the people, one thousand strong, proceeded to
the house and broke up the sitting. Intense
excitement prevails, and secession is threat
ened. At two o'clock tomorrow the people
will march TO the assembly, and demand
dissolution OF the house.
The Kansas State Agricultural College.
MANHATTAN, KS, February 1O.-At
a meeting, a few days ago, of the board of
regents of the Kansas State agricultural coll
lege, held in this city, Professors Nudge,
Miller and DetnOrs were retired from their
positions in the college. This action created
good deal OF feeling among the studentSof the
institution, and some of them held a meeting
yesterday, at which they expressed indigna-
tion and regret at the action of the board,
and intimated the hope that they would be
has been faithful worker in the college for
eight years.
A DefauIfer Attempts Suicide.
RICHMOND, VA, February 9.-W. D.
Coleman, clerk of the board of public works,
attempted suicide this evening by cutting his
throat. 1t appears that a heavy defalcation
has been discovered in the Office of the COM
missioner OF sinking fund, which was traced
TO Coleman, and a warrant issued for his ar
rest. Upon the officer going to Coleman's
room to execute the warrant, he (Colemanl at
tempted his life. as above stated, in the
"
ly editor Of the Richmond Enquirer, and was
held in high esteem. His life is not consid-
cred In danger.
The Iowa Agricultural College InVes.
tigattOn.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, February 9.-In
the agricultural college investigation to-day
letter was received from q. W. Jones and
many otherf, stating that they could give val
uable information If allowed access to the
books. The college accountants report show
ed, discovered deficit of over seven thousand
dnlIarS n 1R6R and fbnnSanh dollars
in 1868 in the amonnt paid over by Bassett to
Rankin, whi ch was not recorded on the books
OF the latter proof, Jones, one Of the deposed
professors, testified that the college was DRIFT
ing away from its original interest. The de-
velopmentS begin TO assume a graver charac-
soon.
DOings in Gotham.
NEW YORK, February 10.-The strike
of the cap and cigar-makers continues, with
little prospect of an immediate settlement
The cap-makers have subscribed three thou
sand dollars for a cooperative association, to
which are already offered fixtures and tools of
the mandatory.
General Sheridan is in this CITY, on his way
west. He was visited at his hotel yesterday
by a large number of eX-soldiers and citizens.
An effort is making by Father Mathew and
the Catholic temperance societies 10 collect
funds for the erection in Central Park of
statue to Father Mathew.
Jno. L. simmons was arraigned to-day in
the court of oyer and terminer, for the kill
ing OF Nicholas W. Duryea, in December, 1872.
For some time previous TO the killing Duryea
& Simmons had been in the policy business
together, but a Misunderstanding having oc-
CURED, a business dissolution was agreed
upon, and they each went into the policy
The third annual meeting of the American
fish culturists' association begun to-day.
There is a fair attendance and much interest
was taken in the papers read.
Cincinnati Varieties.
CINCINNATI, February AT the
semi-centennisl meeting Of the Allen chanel
OF the colored Methodist church, tonight Ex-
Governor Noyes and Mayor johnson address
ed the colored people.
About the middle OF last September c. X.
Gilbert came here and deposited a large
amount of cash in the banks-siXty-five thou
sand dollars registered United States bonds,
thirty-three thousand dollars Union Pacific
bonds look rooms in the college buildings,
hired a manager and book-keeper, gave out
that he was going to buy boxed meats for Eu-
ropean markets, lived high, paid rent and
clerks, but bought no meats. He said his
wife was niece of Vanderbilt, and told the
clerks that Vanderbilt had notified him that
the crisis was coming. He professed to get
q telegram last Friday that the crisis would
be here in four days, and sent clerks out TO
buy-to negotiate his bonds-but they sus-
pected him to be swindle, and did not buy.
He himself tried TO negotiate at the Third
national bank check on the Butchers ma
tional hank of New York for nine thousand
five hundred dollars. The bank agreed to col
lect It, and forwarded by mail Saturday.
Gilbert left. taking all his bonds and money,
having paid all debts here, and has not been
seen since. To-day the BuLCnerS' naIlOQal
bank telegraphed that the check was raised
from one hundred dollars to ninety-fve hun
dred dollars. IL is supposed he was trying to
establish confidence here TO sell large amounts
Of stolen bonds. His personal expenses here
were over ten thousand dollars, and were all
paid.
Indians and their DevIItrIes.
OMAHA, NEB., February 9.-Official
letters from the commanding officer at Sidney
barracks reports that Pawnee-Killer and Two
Iances. accompanied by ninety-three lodges
Of the Whistlers, a band of Sioux, and two of
the Brules band, have left the reservation,
and are moving to the hunting-grounds south
OF the Platte by way of Lewis canon. II is
claimed they had the verbal permission OF the
agent to do so. Two GAUGES reported two
other bands near Lewis canon, one of twenty
1--WE lodges of Arraphoes and another OF the
same OF fifteen warriors after the Utes, VINO
had few days previous stolen large num-
her of horses from them. There is no question
but that the Indians are highly lncenseo at
their treatment. On the night OF the ioprtn
Instant a party OF about two hundred Chey-
ennes under Little-ArrOw, attempted TO break
into the housesa at Antelope Station, but were
driven off by the employees. These ind1ans
are reported on the war-palh against the Utes.
John s. King, a trapper while cooking supper
in camp on Pumpkin creek, on the night OF
the sixth Instant was at1aGRep % nSe Dy s9 ankle
He shot one Indian, and escaped with the loss
of his horses, wagon, and eighteen hunoreu
dollars worth OF furs. This war. party was
nnely mounted. King dragged himself 10 a
ranch twelve miles distant Fl ON the ngnt, ana
is now at Sidney. On the seventh instant tne
Indians ran Off seven horses from ReCdingJop
rancho. General Ord has sent party in pur-
suit. Evidence is daily accommodating thet
the Indians, being ill-treated on the reserva-
tions, contemplate an uprising in the spring,
and are even now swarmlng the pralrles, pre-
pared for war.
TELEGRAMS.
The diplomatic representatives of
Spain at Brussels, Berlin and Lisbon have re-
signed.