Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-09

CITY OF MEXICO, UjG HAVANA, Feb
ruary THE weather throughout the repub-
lie has been unusually cold. Ten Indians
wer, frozen to death in Pschuica. newspa-
per in Puebla says that sixteen MURDERS in
stigsted by priests, were committed in Puebla
during the past year. Two hundred men,
headed by priest, have pronounced against
the governor of the State OF Puebla. A party
of Catholics, in the city of Zacatecas, attack
duel between two women, in which one OF
them was killed, took place in sinaloa.
From Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE, February 7.-General
Morrow, commanding Camp Douglass, near
this city, having recently caused TO be laid
the abuse of soldiers by the police-force, the
chief-iustice states that he has no power to
protect the soldiers, and that General Morrow
will have to protect his own men.
A report from Virginia City, Montana, says
the railroad subsidy bill was killed in the
house by vote of sixteen to eleven. The
Helena, and amended in the council In favor
of Deer Lodge, passed the council this after
noon.
Disastrous Boiler Explosion.
ST.. LOUIS, February S.-The Republi-
can has a special from Cunningham, Chari-
ton county, Missouri, which says a boiler in
the saw-mill of Thomas Dobbins, situated on
Grand river, two and a half miles from town,
smith engin ser and Ricbsrd Hl Worfb E1tsnS
and Jessie Thatcher, employees, and badly
WoUnding WLu. Simp Smith was blown
about six rods from the mills, his head, both
arms and legs torn of, his body rent open and
his brains scatt cred over the ground. Worth
ington was blown two hundred and fifty feet
from the mill, both arms torn OFF and both
legs broken near the ankle. Thatcher had
his skull broken, one of his hands cut off by
piece Of the boiler, and carried fifty feet
from the mill. Cause of the explosion un-
known.
Ohio Eegtslatare,
COLUMBUS, February I'm the house
this morning bill was Introduced to repeal
sections ll6 and III OF the school law. The
bill to amend an act providing for the safety
of persons attending public assemblies was
Indefinitely postponed. The house adjourned
TIL Monday. In the senate the following bills
were passed: A bill to authorize, by express
words, insurance companies to insure against
damages by lightning as well as by fire; bill
providing that deeds, or other instruments by
present officers thereof, and that for
elgn corporations may convey or tncumber
real property OF this State, under the laws
Bills were introduced to repeal the act pro-
Vld1ng for the registry of births and deaths,
and making it the duty OF the probate Judges
TO furnish the widow OF a teStator, in writing,
his explanation of her rights under the will /;
10 provide for vacating or modifying judg-
ments and orders of court at subsequent
terms; providing for the election OF street.
commissioners and the appoiu tment of boards
OF improvement in Incorporated villages; to
reduce the pay of township assessors TO two
dollars per day.
The Farmers fn Council.
ST. LOUIS, February THE national
grange held but one business session to-day.
Ihe call OF States was continued.
Master Hudson [Ksl presented me-
mortal regarding the establishment of q Ter
ritorial government over the Indian Terri
tory. Referred to a committee on commerce
and relations.
General Vaughan [Miss.I presented claim
from Master Lewis, OF Louisiana, also one
from the national deputy of sale State. Re-
ferred to committee on cisims.
Master Chase IN. Il. offered a resolution to
have printed five hundred copies of a COM
plete list of the members OF the national
grange present with their wives, and their
mittees appointed. Carried.
Master Porter lNeb. moved the ap-
pointment OF committee on statistical crop
reports, and the committee on constitution
and bylaws was appointed such committee.
Several other resolutions were referred to
the committee on resolutions and constitu-
The evening session was devoted to con-
ferring the sixth degree on masters of State
oranges and their wives, they being the only
persons entitled TO receive It.
good deal of interest centers in the forth
coming report of the committee on transpor-
tatiOD, of which Colonel Smedley, OF Iowa, is
chairman, and which is expected to EN- body
the main points of the address recently deliv-
cred by that gentleman before the State
grange of Iowa. This address has already
been published.
English Elections.
LONDON, February z, $50 a.m.-The
Daily Telegraph says that the opinion of the
country has been pronounced, and that Il is
strongly adverse to Mr.. Gladstone. He will
comply with the decision, as he is bound To
do, and will follow the constitutional prece-
dents set by Peel, Melbourne and others un-
der similar circumstances. They met n par.
lament with royal speech, and either re-
signed thereon or submitted TO formal de.
feat. Not only is the field lost, but Ii is lost
most dec.sively. The result Is to be attributed
TO Mr.. Bruce's unpopular licensing act of the
division of the liberal party or side issues
such as the education act, female suffrage
the permissive act, etc. Deep and not un-
natural displeasure at the violent Language
against society was used by the supporters OF
the workingmens candidates, and lastly G
want of tact and sympathy was shown by
several members of the administration. The
liberals gain seats In Coloraine and DUNCAN.
on. and the home-rule In Dundrak and Lin
erick, The latter returning DR.. Butt and Mr.
/ O'Shaughnessy. The marquis OF Washington
( is reelected from Radnor. According to tht
/ latest dispatches four hundred and eighty
/ four members of parliament have been re
/ turued of whom two hundred and f1fty-hvt
/ are conservatives, and two hundred and
I tyVenty-nine liberals. The conservatives re
pIace seventy-one liberals, and the lattel
have ousted twenty-Seven conservatives.
In the parliamentary elections to-day In
nine constituencies, eleven conservatives anc
/ fhree be-als were returned; four OF the con
! servatives being for seats occupied by thu
| liberals in the late parliament. Arthur Il
| Gninness conservative, and Brooks, homo
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