Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-22
TELEGRAPHLC EPITOME.

The Pacific mail steamer Pacific, from
Panama, has arrived in San Francisco.
The grand arch cou0cil of Phi Kappa
Psi fraternity is in session in Columbus,
Ohio.
A million and half in gold went in
New York Thursday at from 1O9.5S to
I096O.
Geo. w. Goldsmith was found dead
in his bed at IS East Tenth street, New
York, Thursday.
Postmaster-G General Jewell arrived in
New York Thursday, and visited Presi-
dent Grant at Long Branch.
Walter Brown, ten years old, was
killed in Ludlow, Kentucky, Thursday,
by baseball, during the progress Of d
game.
Hon. John Hancock was nominated for
congress from the Galveston district, by
the Democratic convention at BIenham,
Texas, Thursday.
The steamship San Jocinto was load
ing at Galveston Thursday with wheat
and flour for Europe, received from
Kansas City by rail.
The examination of Rev. JnO. Cowan
and JnO. KehOe, for attempting to de-
the arrest OF Cowan.
II. NJ. Burnside committed suicide at
Fairland, Indiana, Thursday by hang
ing himself He was brother OF Gen
eral a. 4 Burnside.
The navy department has information
that the United States steamer Swatara,
from New York June 7th, arrived at Ba-
hia, Brazil July 1lth.
ice-Superintendent Walling, in
New York, discredils the story Of the
PittsbuTg Gazette about the disappear
ance OF Charley Ross.
\ baker named Frank Urbel commit
ted suicide at Pittsburg Thursday. Do
mestic difficulties and pecuniary embar-
rassments impelled the rashness.
There Will be three handicap races,
not in the programme, at Monmouth
park, in Long Branch, on the twenty
sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth
instants.
Ida Shannon, aged eleven years, has
been abducted from Leo, Indiana. A
man and woman named Thompson are
supposed to be the abductOrs, and were
arrested,
Intelligence has been received in Lon
don that Spanish republican troops have
been amusing themselves by firing upon
some Of the officers of the British war
ship Fly.
Marsyea Waatwasof, member Of the
council, was killed in Bombay by the
falling of the house in which he resided.
Several other persons in the building
also lost their lives.
At convention at Piedmont, Penn
nihnraf1ax- I
ner, of Martinsburg, was elected Demo-
cratic candidate for congress for the seI-
Ond district of that State.
A Washington dispatch states that
Secretary Fish declares that the story Of
the proposed cession of Porto Rico to
Germany is without foundation, and
that the alleged dispatches are forgeries.
A dispatch from London says: "The
government reminds the newspa-
pers in an official note that the publi-
cation Of articles signed by those de-
prived of civil and political rights is
prohibited by law"
Bazsine has written letter ia which
he states thst his wife and nephew were
the only ones who aided him In his es-
cape. He says also that he felt justified
in making his escape, because he was
not tried by his peers, and his sentence
was therefore unjust and illegal.
At Red Oak, Montgomery county,
Iowa, last night, Tom Mcclellan a des-
persdO, shot twice, it is thought fatally,
Mrs. Fuller, whose daughter Mcclellan
had been courting, but who had discard
ed him at the request of her mother,
Mcclellan was arrested and sent to Jail
The Republican convention of Ala
bama met in Montgomery Thursday,
and after a temporary organization ad-
i0urned until Friday. The general i'm
preston is that the present State officers,
who are all white, will be renOninsted,
and that the civil rights bill will be ig-
nOred.
George G. Harding, editor Of thesln-
dianapOlis Herald, shot Mr.. MoIltz,
prominent merchant Of that city Ihurs-
day, for having seduced his (HardlngsJ
daughter. The girl made a confession
to her father and then attempted 10
poison herself. A telegram yesterday,
giving full particulars Of the affair, also
gives sad details of the young lady's
death.
Ar Warrentou, Virginia, Thursday,
ON s,snieion of intention to fight duel,
Jndce Keith ordered the arrest Of Cen
eral w. H Payne, Captain A. ID. Payne,
Judee Thomas Smith, James Barbour
and Colonel John s. Mostly. General
Pavne. Barbour and Smith were arrest
ed but Captain Payne and Colonel Mos
by were not in town. 1t is believed that
ifthev can effect q meeting without the
interference of the police they will fight.
Iieutenant-G General Sheridan disered-
its the report of battle between the In
dians and General Custer. From his
knowledge of the locality and of the In