Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-09
A Successful Check Raiser-Blrd Shoot.
ing - Political NeWs-AnOther
Sult Against Erie.
$4,000 Demanded for a Lost Child
An Irregular Cashier-ImpOrtant
TO Grain Dealers, Etc.


Fatal Railroad Accident.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., July S.-A west.
ern-bOund train on the Carolina Genital
railroad came in collision with wagon
near this city, this morning, killing AL
bert Nixon and John Davis, of Lincoln
county. Both were prominent citizens.
| The FIRST Case Under the New MOieIy
/ Law.
TRENTON, n. J., July 9.-The alleged
| smuggling case of the United States
against B. G.. Bea, which has excited so
much interest, terminated to- day by the
iury bringing in a verdict for the defend-
ant. This Is the first case tried under
the new mOiety law.
A Brutal WiCe.Murder.
MILWAUKEE, July Sat Graves
vile, Calumet county, yesterday, man
named Thomas Loftie murdered his
| wife. BE first knocked her down with
| z hammer, then he cut her in horT BILE
manner with an ak, and concealed her
body under the house, covering it with
rags. On being arrested he said that he
killed her in order that she might not
abuse his children any more.
A Successful Cheeh-RaIser.
NEW ORLEANS, July s.-J. Weidner,
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checks on the Hibernia national bank,
had them certified, and afterward raised
them, as follows: A check for SIS to
$500; a check for Sal 50 raised to S4l50,
and q check for S7l raised TO S7100.~ 1t
is reported that Weidner purchased
bonds with the raised checks, and fed.
suit Against Erie.
ALBANY, July S.-Ex-Judge Fuller
ton and John L. Hall appeared before
the attorney-general this morning with
an application to commence suit against
the officers of the Erie railroad COM
pany, on account of their management.
VIM. NJ. Evarts and Ex-Judge Shippen
appeared on behalf of the officers in OPP
position. The attOrney-general reserved
his decision as to whether he would
bring suit.
An Original letter from DIR. Livingston.
PORTLAND, Me-, July S-The Port
land Press will tomorrow morning pub
lish an original letter from DR.. Living
ston to his brother in ListOwell, Onta-
rio, in which he complains bitterly Of
DIR. Kirk, the British consul ct ZanZi-
bar, as having caused his misfOrtunes.
DIR. LivingstOn's brother was moved to
publish this letter by the prominent
place assumed by Kirk at the obsequies
of the great explorer.
Political.
CLEVELAND, July S.-The Demo-
cratic convention held at Bucyrus, Ohio,
Yesterday, to nominate a candidate for
congress from the fourteenth congress
sional district, adjourned at late hour
last night without having made a
choice. Thirty-nine ballots were had.
Finley, of Crawford, was ahead; Burns,
of Richland, next. The convention re-
assembled this morning, and is still in
session. On the one hundred and twen-
ty-seeond ballot the vote stood: Burns,
IS; Finley, 3l3; Berry, 3l3; Cowan, %;
StillWel, q.
A Lost child Will be Restored for 100000
PHILADELPHIA, July 8.-NO clue has
been obtained as to the whereabouts OF
Charley Brewster Ross, abducted from
Germantown on the first instant. He
is a son of Christian X, Ross, mer-
chant of this city, who has received an
anonymous communication offering to
return Charley for ten thousand dollars.
He has given notice in the newspapers
that he is ready to negotiate to the ex-
tent of his ability. He had previously
offered a reward of three hundred dol
lars for the return of the boy.
Chess Congress.
CHICAGO, July S.-The days play in
the third chess congress has been of
considerable interest and excitement.
Captain Mckenzie has won two games
from Mr.. Kennicute; Mr.. Judd one
game from Mr.. HosmeT; Mr.. Book
drew with Mr.. Elder the game untin-
ished Yesterday. Mr.. Book also drew
a game with General Congdon. To-day
Mr.. Perrin won game from Mr.. Elder,
and Mr.. Elder won a game from Mr..
Perrin. The game Of Judd and HosmeT
was an unusually hard fight and lasted
seven and half hours.
Important 10 Grain Dealers.
CHICAGO, July Sat a meeting of
the board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners, held at Spring field yes
terday, rule five, relative to inspection
fees, was changed as follows: The chief
inspector is hereby authorized 10 collect
until further notice, on all grain inspect
ed under his direction, IS follows: For
inspection, twenty cents per car load;
thirty-fve cents per thousand bushels,
on canal boats, and one-qusrter of one
per cent. per bushel in bags; for Oat in-
spection, five cents per thousand BUSH
els to thirty cents per car load, and ten
cents per load to teams. The revised
rule goes into effect July Is, 1874.
bird Shooting.
DETROIT, July S.-The second days
tournament at Driving park was all that
could be desired. The attendance was
large and the shooting was very excit-
ing. There were forty-seven entries, for
three hundred and ten dollars in cash
prizes. J. Hall, of Saginaw, and NJ. L.
Custy, of Detroit, divided the prize of
one hundred dollars; George Smith, of
Buffalo, took the second prize, of sew
enty-five dollars; W. Caldwell, of Gin
cinnati, took the third prize, Of fifty dol
lars: and w. G. Colburn, Of Detroit, took
the fourth prize, of thirty dollars. The
three smaller prizes were easily taken.
Mr.. Caldwell, In shooting of ties, killed
five birds at twenty-siX yards and fifteen
at thirty-one yards, without missing.
His opponent, q. G. Hinsdale, of SYRIA
cuse, New York, missed but one bird.
miscellaneous.
A heavy rain fell at Little Rock yes
terday.
Corn and oats in Nebraska are re-
ported thriving.
A ton of esmel's hair passed Omaha
yesterday, bound east.
st. Louis got in the first new -four on
'change in Boston yesterday.
A barber named Peter Sc1willner sui
cided at Cincinnati yesterday.
A heavy storm was reported prevail
ing last night in the vicinity OF Oma's,
Nebraska.
The Spanish government has d ~
proved the Cuban budget, submitted by
Captain General COncha.
The bark Norway capsized in Lake
Huron, near Detroit, Michigan, yester-
day. All hands were drowned.
Little Rock thermometers chronicled
the hottest day Of the SESSION yesterday
-ninety-eight in the dark places.
Charles Refs, GermaIb eloped from