Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-04

ting was suspended. 1t is thought that
several duels viii follow.
Salt Lake and vicinity was much dis
turbad yesterday during the progress Of
/ the election. In one precint the ballot
box was spirited away.
At Tarribault, Minnesota, yesterday,
an insane student attempted TO assassi-
nate Bishop Whipple because the latter
refused to confirm him a priest because
OF his unsOund mind.
A special from Paris to the New York
Herald says that serious complications
have arisen between France and Ger
many, concerning Spanish affairs, and
diplomatic rupture between the pow
ers is threatened.
George and David Davis, farmers near
Sedalia, Missouri, had a quarrel yester-
day with four men who had thrown
down fences on the Davis farm. Two of
the depredators were seriously wounded,
A constable attempted TO arrest the Da-
vises, but he and one of his posse were
severely wounded, after which the Davis
brothers went to officers and surren.
dered.
A London observer reports that the
Benches of Gray's Inn held another
conference yesterday to consider the case
of DR.. Kineaiy, upon the issues arising
out of the late Tiehborne trial, and for
articles published ia the EhglishnldR.
1t was decided to deprive DR.. Kinealy
of Il is benchship, aud to hereafter con-
slider the question Of expelling him from
the bar Of publications in England.
At Manchester, England, Saturday,
the Athletic base-ba club beat the Red
Stockings by score OF thirteen to
twelve. The game lasted two hours.
The cOncOure Of spectators was large
aud sppreciative. Before the game the
play ers explained the method of laying
out ground, and gave exhibitions of
throwing and catching the ball The as
semtlage appeared to understand the
game, and there was some betting on
the re- ult after the second inning.
Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, Sat
urday, signed the DEATH warrants, or
dering the execution, on the twenty-first
OF August, in the parish of Assumption,
of five men, who, in April last, muir
Gered and robbed Elisha Eastwood, an
old flatbostman in that parish, for his
money. The names of the condemned
are: A. Perry, John Ross, Antoine
Ma uric, James Williams, and James
RO bertson. One is white; two are so
liglI as to pass for white; one is a mu-
latt 0, and one Is negro.
The main reservoir which supplies
Ire nton, New Jersey, with water, gave
way yesterday afternoon, and sent
abotlt thirty million gallons of water
owe. the city and down Pennington av-
emu with mighty rush, filling the eel
lars of most of the houses for a quarter
of mile. The breach is in the south
emil of the reservoir, and is about twen-
ty-tive feet wide at the top. There was
no damage done, except as to the filling
of cellars and the carrying awsy OF
fencing. 1t was caused by leakage from
an old pipe which was left imbedded in
the soil when the new reservoir was
built.
A Salt Lake dispatch yesterday brings
the following political news: ''Tbe
election for delegate to congress, county
and town offices takes place to-day.
George Q. Cannon, the late delegate to
congress, has been renominated by the
MOImOns, notwithstanding the declara-
tion of congress that hereafter no polyg-
amiSt would be allowed to take his seat.
The liberal party nominee for delegate
is r. n. Baskin. There will be a strong
vote cast, as every effort has been made
by the MOrmons and liberals to poll a
full vote. The women are generally vot-
ing. The Mormon ticket will no doubt
be successful in all but a few mining
towns"