Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-23

= the Pacific mail steamship company, and tbs
: troops on duty there.
Big Frank, the noted bank Tobber
: has again escaped Jail at Wilmington, Della
! ware.
, The Republicans OF the district, al
; Columbia, onio. nominated David TAYLOR, 4
farmer, for congress.
The Democratic congressional con
yention OF he sixth district nominated Geo
. b. Durant In Detroit, Michigan, yesterday.
! The suspension of G. Ludemann &
3 Co., extensively engaged in the importation o.
/ day.
The session Of the general railroad
ucket agents ended in New York yesterday
/ morning They viii meet at Cincinnati nexl
spring
r Prussia proposes to exempt the Men
/ nonites from military duty. This Is brought
about by the immense emigration OF that sect
TO this country.
Advices from Fall River report that il
is almost decided 10 run cotton mills in q
short time some reducing 10 to one-half and
] Others 10 One-third.
Samuel A. Briggs, of Chicago, was
| arrested in New York yesterday for defaulting
! the bank Of which he was vlce-prestdent, OF
le hundred thousand dollars.
: A locomotive on the Portland and
Maine, yesterday, killing the engineer and
seriously injuring three persons.
The case Of the people rs. the Illinois
Central railroad, pending IN the Alexander
. circuit court, at Cairo Illinois, was continued
today BY defendant on lafhoaVits-
The centennial commissioners, ex-
Governor B.gier, Pollock and Curtin, of Penn
sylvania, will arrive at indianapolis, Indiana,
this evening, and visit the exposition Thurs-
day.
A telegram from Lincoln, Nebraska,
says Deputy-Sherid Manning, OF Harlan
/ county, has arrested an Old man named Jac =
son with boy who answers perfectly the de-
scrtption OF Charlie Ross.
Rev. Wesly Prettyman, of the north
] ern Methodist church and postmaster at Mari
eta, Georgia. has been arrested At Atlanta,
/ chargs ID with embezZlement and other viola
| tons Of the postofiice law.
The down train on the Belvidue and
! Delaware railroad came in collision with
freight train about three miles below Pht1lizs-
burg, New Jersey, and one man WAS killed
| and SIX or eight were wounded.
Rev. Frederick Brooks, of Cleveland,
was drowned at Cambridge, Tuesday last.
! the Boston and Lowell railroad, but Deing
near-sighted, fell in an open draw.
Some apprehension was felt at Chics-
go Friday for the safety OF the Steamer Lake
Breeze, she being overdue twelve hours. A
tug sent to look for the vessel found her IN
hslple,s condition some thirty miles from
shore.
In San Francisco, Monday, Judge
Field, Of the United States supreme court,
decided that the Chinese women imported
into the State OF California for improper pur-
poses should be returned TO their homes in
China
John Crawford, proprietor OF the
Nalleable iTonvorks OF Pitisburg, while driv-
log home with his wife and daughter, were
thrown from their rockaway by collision
with coal-cart, causing Instant death 10 Mr..
Crawford.
A national organization called "The
United Mechanics" was formed in Cincinnati
Friday, y hose object is for the common I'M
provement Ct its members. Discussions OF
actions on questions Of labor and politics are
discarded.
A telegram from London yesterday
says that the autumnal sowing are certain Of
a fRvOrble commencement. 1t is estimated
that Hungary has a m lliOn quarters to spare.
Tne prices In Germany, Russia and France
have declined heavily.
The navy department in Washing
ton Is informed that there is no abatement of
the yellow-fever at the Pensacola navy-yard.
Commander Charles L, Franklin, a native Of
Ohio, died on he eighteenth, and Captain
-emmes, executive officer is down with The
disease.
Guatemala adviees to the fifth instant
say that on the fourth, as reported by the
British steamer TenedOs, which arrived at
Panama on the twelfth ultimo, the Guatema-
la go Fernment saluted the English flag with
due solemnity, and full indemnity was paid
TO Mr.. Gsgee.
Eunice Howell, maiien lady seven
ty years OF age, living alone in a cottage near
Was found yesterday in a dying condition
from wound in the head, and died ye=ter-
day morning. Hes watch and large sum Of
money were missing.
In the case OF the wife OF Rev. DR.
Gallagher, OF New York, Is. the steamboat
state lof New York, TO recover the value Of
wearing apparel which was stolen while she
was passenger on that vessel, II was decided
by J udge Benedict that a woman cou.d legal
ly bring such an action.
The Paris and Terre Haute, the Paris
and Decatur and the Peoria, Atlanta and De- |
catur railroads have been consolidated into |
and making line Of one hundred and eighty /
miles between Terre Haute and Peoria, the i
last rail upon which will be laid within thirty |
DAYS.
Mr.. Wilson, British charge d'affairs, !
and Mr. Howard, agent appointed by the Prit- |
ism government, called at the state depart |
ment, in Washington, and were paid sl,sz9, ,sl9 /
IN gold, less two-and a-half per cent. allowed /
for expenses, being the award to the British 1
claimants by the mixed commission under /
the Washington treaty OF 1873.
Naultner, who was arrested in New
York last Saturday while attempting 10 mass
a United States bond which had been tam
pered WITH, has been discharged from custody,
and Colonel Wood, sx-chief oi the secret ser-
vice VINO gave Lle DOnQ Nau4L1Sr. mas been
arrested and will be examined Tuesday next,
until which time ne was allowed parole.
A Havana letter states that an az
tempt was made few nights ago TO shoot
Captain General COncha while at his sum
mer residence. His volunteer guard IS sus-
pected. The same letter also says that Gene
ral Cara wa captured by one spanish onicer
while awaiting conference with another for
the adjustments Of some disputed points.
John Clarke and Leslie White, two
1fv~ir hon mil Of
Brownsville, in this state, fell out about the
stock Of one getting in TO the neld of the other,
and meeting sunday morning, the former
shot the latter with a shotgun, intiicting IA
tai injuries. White Immediately went Into
Bro Snsviue and delivered himself to the au-
thortties.
Saturday morning a gentleman
named Salmond, supposed TO be a resident OF
BrentfOrd, Ontario, arrived In New York, and
engaged a hack 10 take him to Table Rock,
where he handed the driver an envelope with
MS address, two dollars, and a letter TO MIR.
Robinson, a banker at BrentfOrd. after which
he suddenly walked into the rapids, and went
over the falls.
Agents in New York city of the re-
public of Cuba are in telegraphic communica-
ton Win Carlos de Earona, Paris, who has
placed at the disposition of the Cubans twen-
ty-thOusand dollars for the purpose of carry
ing on the war against SPAN. The sole con-
employed in sending help to the Cuban army
within reasonable time.
w. B. Jones, United States commits
sioner at Demopolis, Marengo county, Ala
bama, and the Republican candidate for pre-
bate Judge, writes that not a man has been
killed nor single outrage committed in that /
county on account OF political feeling and
free speech, and that Republican opinions
can be indulged in anywhere. The best feel
ing prevails between the colored Republicans
and Democrats.
The grain dealers held a meeting at
the produce exchange in New York, yester-
day, and adopted resolutions condemning the
action Of the Erie, New York and Pennsyls
vauia central ROADS, in refusing free lighter
age for deliveries Of grain in lots OF less than
five carloads from the point of shi pment, and
not allowing small lots to be aggregated so as
TO make i've cars, as being step backward.
which will reflect great loss upon the trade in
New York.
The national bank redemption
agency at Washington gives notice that in
of the exhaustion OF five pen |
cent. bonds and the failure OF n atiOnal banks
TO make prompt and general response TO the
request for an additional deposit OF five per