Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-04
CURRENT NEWS.

r Destructive forest fires are raging il
Z Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Kentucky
! Major J. R. Eddie, of the ordnanc
, department., died IN Washington Thursda
l night
A few days'ago at Cooper's Landing
near Pine Bluff. Joe Nix was stabbed an
killed by Frank saunders.
". a. Hawkins and John Murra,
have been jailed at Little Rock Tor buyin
clothing from United states soldiers.
The Little Rock Gazette, October 18th
szys: "For the frst time in four months Their
was fUh meeting Of the sehOol-board yesteI
day
The Lebanon Herald says: ''Nov
that il pays 70 be Democrat IL Tennessee
what good Democrat the Nashville BGRas
-, tO-be-sure."
A boiler il Vulcan iEOn-works, SOutl
st. Louis, exploded Saturday about noon
badly scSlcing three men snd slightly injuT
ing several others.
/ The secretary Of the treasury has is
sued q cali for i've millions of coupon bond
OF hye-twenttes, to be redeemed February Sd
4 AZ which time interest VIII cease.
Mayor Medill, OF Chicago, has pur.
| chased a controlling interest in the Tribune
Of that city, and Will hereafter advocate the
| principles OF the Republican party. Horace
| White gees Out2
A Washington telegram announces
I that ChaS. II. Noble has been appointed store
keeper for the fourth district OF Kentucky,
and Robert Park stOrekeeper for the fourth
district Of Tennessee.
The editor Of the Winchester Home
Journal says; 81 want two good white servants
one 70 cook and one 70 do homework. Fair
< ages viii be paid, kind and respectful treat
ment given, and faithful, careful work viii be
required.
The Des Arc Citizen says: "Mr. J..
". Knsuh, who lives near Des Arc, put out
bone poison one night last week 70 Kill
wolves. De found one next morning about
six feet long the largest ever seen In these
psrts.T
Colonel J. V. Gedis, commanding the
inst artillery. writes that during the pTevail-
enCe Of yellow-fever in the city Of Charleston,
South Carolina, he has removed the troops
under his command from Charleston to sum-
meryille.
In an editorial entitled, " Progress
Down Hill, the West Point Citizen says:
The founders Of this government were
white men, and they made II for white men
and their pOsterity forever, negroes ana In
clans being expressly excluded"
There wss a heavy frost at Mobile and
Pensacola Monday morning. MemphiRns
have learned TO appreciate the first advent OF
old Jack. and know how to estimate the feel
ing IN those two localities that have suffered
very severe visit OF yellow-fever the past sea-
son.
One result Of the encroachment Of
Boston upon her suburbs is that she has any
Der OF streets OF LlE same name. SIX
Fran Elins, SIX peasants. iOur Summers, four
Greens, four Charles, four Pearls more than
forty OF three Of kind, and other similar
complications.
A cabinet meeting was held in Wash
lngtOn saturday. Present, Secretaries BriS-
tow and DelsnO, Postmaster-General Jewell,
and Attorney General Williams. Assistant
Secretary Cadwallader was present and stated
that Secretaries Robson and Belknap were
absent from the city.
The official vote of Arkansas in the
recent election stand as follows: For consti-
tuition, 1867; against 24SU7; majority for,
35SsO; whole number OF votes cast, los, 804.
Garland, for governor, received =, l53 votes
The remainder OF the stale ticket from one
&c three thousand less.
The West Point Citizen SAYS: ave
were pleased to notice a party Of gentlemen
rom Ohio. driving through our city, this
week, IN qusst OF homes among us. They
were escorted by that eminent advocate OF
southern emigration, Colonel Hyatt. They 4
ez pressed themselves highly pleased, and /
vowed their determination 10 take up their 4
abode with u.s."
Three Cuban delegates have arrived /
~ the Cariist headquarters at Esteile, Spain 4
~ thori 1ed by the Madrid government 10 pro- 4
pose a general release Of the prisoners on 4
Doln sides with the purpose OF sending them |
20 Cuba 70 quell the Instruction. Don Carlos
IS Wiling 70 release the republican prisoners
ln tnese terms, but refuses 70 agree that the
-efnsL No!unteers now prisoners shall en-
Dark tor Cuba unless at their own consent /
dc says ne cannot sanction their Compulsory
transportation % a distant and unhealthy |
country.
The New York Herald, October 2Sth.
ssys tft the orders for places Tor the last iqht
OF Miss charlotte Cushman in Booths Tbeater
SIC 80 pressing and overwhelming that Jerretf
e rainier have decided TO reserve every seat
IN tne mouse, except those in the family circle. /
" nlch viii be held Tor the purchases of al. !
inl sion tickets Chains will be two dollar
ana promenade tickets one dollar II is nm /
4erstOod lnat the occasion viii be a fun dress
one. hooths IS probably capable of holding
tlree thousand people, and this nun Der on
ne might OF the event, making their way IN |
me iAeater While an eXpectant multitude II !
Z z sue 70 witness the procession OF literary !
bn0 musical organizations IN escort. Will nre- !
seIl scene OF animation rarely seen even in
LA9 metropolis. The cluster lamps viii Ia ]
q eaorEted with evergreens. and the TWENTY. /
lhlrd street entrance will be transform INTO /
q pOWer. Invitations have been sent TO Cow ]
srnOr DlX- Samuel j. Tile en-, Mayor Have
meyer and other prominent citizens Tho !
managers OF TIE several city theaters have
been asked 70 be present, with delesarions 81
ne principal members Of their colnpapies !
hese VIII assemble on the stage at the ran al
toe curtain on the asst act OF the play Other
are being considered by the Ar
,adiRn committee Of One Hundred.