Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-16

winter, from November 1st to March 1st,
5,S83, SO, showing a decrease, compared
with his figures of last year, of y, 794.
Average gross weight, 268 26-lO0 pounds
"a decrease of q 24-100 pounds per
head.
At Altoona, Pennsylvania, Saturday
an engine standing IN the Pennsylvania
railroad company's yards got started in
some way, and ran through the round
house, across an open space, and into a
large machine-shOp In which over FIVE
hundred men were at work. One man
was killed and another wounded. The
engine smashed everything in its course.
A bill was introduced in the Illinois
senate Saturday to prohibit the licensing
of houses of hl-fame, and to prevent
medical inspectbn by the boards of
health, or otherwise, of the inmates
thereof. This is in view OF the fact that
some of the cities in the State are agi-
tating the proposition TO adopt the
license and inspection system for such
houses.
at Augusta, Georgia, Saturday the
first race was q handicap hurdle
a mile and a half Jim Hinton
won easily-time, 3:034. The second
race was adash of two miles. Granger
won, beating Limestone length and q
half-time, 3:443 The Jockey club pre- |
silver cup for their efforts to revive |
amusements Of the turf in this city.
A Paris telegram says that in a COM
mittee of the assembly on the electoral |
law q proposition has been made by the !
right for the Acknowledgement of the |
colonies of France. NJ. LabOulaye made |
members that the British colonies in
America had been alienated from their
mother country by denial of the right
of representation. Colonial deputies
have unanimously demanded that
right.
Hon. A. b. Stephens has written a
letter to the Augusta (Ga.) Constitution
dlist, denying the statement purporting
to have been made by him, that ave
must take Cuba at once" alleging that
he did say that he was ''for Cuba inn
mediately, if not sooner" meaning that
our government should cease to use its
powers against those patriots in Cuba
who are struggling for the independence
of the island, In other words, that he
was opposed to our government "hOld-
ing while Spain SKINS"
Captain Graham, of the ship Marl-
borough, which arrived at Halifax Satur-
day in distress, reports that on the tenth
instant, he saw q bark making signals
of distress. She bore down within half
a mile of him, when her foremast went
by the board. He was unable to give
assistance, owing to the hurricane. The
bark had large crew on deck. A boat
was got ready for launching. Next
morning the weather moderated, but the
bark could not be seen.
In a match-game of billiards played
in New Orleans between A. P. Ru-
dOlphe and George F. Slosson, Ru- |
dOlphe won by a score of four hundred
TO two hundred and twenty-seven. His |
average was thirty-one; best run eighty (
one. SlOsson got 8 run of one hundred |
and six. Rudolphe announces his read |
mess to play any man in America at /
four, i've, or six hundred points, French /
carOm, for any amount from one to /
five thousand dollars a side. He will /
allow expenses to have the game played |
in New Orleans, where he will remain /
to receive a response from leading ex-
perts.
In the case of the Grant parish prison.
ers, whose trial commenced in New Or |
leans February 2Sd, the argument was
concluded Thursday evening, and Sat |
urday Judge Wood delivered his charge
to the jury. The charge was lengthy,
the delivery of which consumed about |
two hours. 1t was accepted by the
counsel for both the prosecution and the
defense without dissent, and was de-
clared to be full, fair and impartial. The
jury was then retired, and the court was
still in session at nine O'Clock Saturday
evening, awaiting the verdict. The in-
dictment was against ninety-eight per-
sOns, only nine of whom are on trial.
John R. Mclean, one of the proprie-
tors of the Cincinnati Enquirer, was
sent to Jail by Judge Marchant, of the
police court of that city, Saturday after
noon, for persisting in refusing to an
swer question prOp0unded to him. The
case before the court was one in which
Thomas Quinn and Ex-J udge HOofer
were plaintiffs, and r. F. Scowden, en-
gineeT of the waterworks was defend
ant. The charge was libel IN. causing
publication affecting the plaintiffs char
acter, to be made in the Enquirer. Nc
Lean was asked who gave him the in
formation on which this publication was
based. He refused TO answer, and went
to Jail, where he remains. What future
course the case will take is not fOreshad-
owed.
A San Francisco telegram says that a
dispatch from Elke gives the particu-
lars of a railroad accident, Saturday
morning, ten miles west of Toane. The
Western-bound train was one hour be-
hind time, but running at the usual
speed, when rail broke, precipitating
the rear coach and an emigrant-car
down an embankment thirty feet. The
coach, filed with passengers, turned
completely over; and the emigrant-car
also went down, but was not turned
over. The following is a list Of the
wounded: James Dick, of Colorado
Springs, slightly; Benjamin Camson,
Providence, Rhode Island, cut in the
forehead, not dangerous; Mrs, w. NJ.
Roe, Dundas, Canada, seriously; case
doubtful. Several others sustained slight
injuries. With the exception of Mrs.
Roe, the wounded will proceed to their
destination.