Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-23
TELEGRAPHIC EPITOME.

George 3. Chamberlain, United States
marshal At Atlanta, Georgia, has accepted the
offer Of the position of chief of the southern
branch Of the secret service department.
The steamship Chusan, from Glasgow
TO Shanghai was driven ashore near Adro-
dOrodaT in gale, and is going to pieces. Four
teen Of the crew were washed overheard.
The total loss by the rObbing of the
Lawhegau bank at Milford, New Hampshire,
is one hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
Of which the bank loses forty thousand dol
lars.
A telegram from Paris says that up to
yesterday. eighty-one couneil-generals had
chosen their presidents, OF which hfty-two
are conservatives, and twenty-nine repubii-
cans.
The propeller Brooklyn, of the North
ern transportation company, exploded her
boiler n the river. twelves miles below De-
tr0it, yesterday. sixteen persons are reported
missing.
Monsignor Montour, formerly private
chaplain TO Napoleon III, is dead. He be-
francs to the prince imperial and the same
amount TO the pope.
In the supreme court at Washington,
wednesday, motions were submitted to adj
vance the Wisconsin granger cases, and IL Is
probable that the day will be fixed for their
hearfDg Monday next.
The secretary OF state OF New Jersey
has warned the secretary of the Oriental in
surance company OF Jersey City TO discontinue
the business of the company, as it affairs are
in a most unsatisfactory condition.
A telegram from San Francisco
Wednesday says that large number OF Ger
mau bondholders OF the California Pacific
railroad company have petiuoned that COM
pany TO be thrown into bankruptcy.
The grocery store of ]. r. Bruce, at
For5 Wayne, Indiana, was damaged by fire to
the amount Of fifteen hundred dollars,
Wednesday morning. The amount of insur-
anee was twenty-three hundred dollars.
George G.. Cannon, delegate to con-
jury had indicted him, under Territorial
| law for lewd and lascivious cohabitatiOn, sur
rendered himself to the United states mar
shal.
A fire at Ottawa, Ohio, Wednesday,
! destroyed Goldsmith's bakery, the Ottawa
/ house, and ShadrSekls saloon and bakery.
! Loss twelve thousand TO fifteen thousand
/ dollars; insurance three Thousand five hun
| dred dollars.
A telegram from Baton Rouge yester-
day says that the steamboat, Esperanto was
burned Wednesday night, at twelve o'clock,
/ At Profits Island. Boat and cargo a total loss.
The chambermaid of the boat was lost. No
other lives lost.
A special to the London Times from
India says that Nena Sahib mas been captured
/ In Geralior. He has been Identified beyond a
DOUBT by Maharoiah, Of Scindia, and is now
a prisoner in AaharoIah's palace. A political
agent has taken his confession.
! The finest barn in western Massachu.
4 setts belonging TO II. W. 7. Mali, at Stock
/ bridge,was burned Wednesday night, together
with FIVE horses, one hundred and twenty Ave
tons OF hay, and other property-a total loss
OF twenty-five thousand dollars.
i A telegram from Fort Wayne, In.
diana. wednesday. says that the ere which
mas been burning five miles west OF that city
on the prairie and in the woods assumes q
serious aspect. 1t is estimated that nearly
ten thousand acres of prairie and umher-land
is burning.
1t Is stated that Emperor William
Granted an audience yesterday to Count VOr
Arnim al Berlin. This signifies that :
, / crisis has arrived in the Won Arnim affair
4, | and IL remains 70 be seen whether Prince Bis
merck or the powerful Arnim family vii
, prove ViotoTs.
A telegram from Little Rock, yester
day. says: 'The Masonic grand chapter hav,
! elected the following officers for the ensuini
| year: sam. W. Williams, grand high priest
: John f. Bill, deputy grand high priest; Geo
, ThorneuTg, grand king; L. E Barber, gram
I secretary.
S A New Orleans telegram saysg 9TH
S attorney-generals opinion of the legality o
e naturalization before the second district cOul
: will not be officially delivered till to-morroW
6 nut he to-day expressed the conviction tina
An uaturaliEatiOn-pGpers issued from tina
g court since 1864 are null and void"
q A New Orleans telegram reports tn
S latest adviees from the cane-srowing section