Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-07
Two Victims OF the GalIOws-RObbery
at Omaha-RedactiOn OF Salaries
TO Civilians In the Army
Of the Platte.
Astonishing Success Of the New Temper
ence Movement In OhiO-The
Franklin Savings Fund
Case In Philadelphia.
Adjournment OF the Ch0ctaW Council
Summary OF Its Deliberations
Edwin Booth Bankrupt
Etc, Etc., Etc.

SIekIes's Departure from Madrid.
MADRID, February 6.-General Sick
les took his final leave OF the Spanish gov
ernment to-day, and placed Secretary Adee in
charge of the legation.
Fire at Little Rock.
LITTLE Rock, February 6.-The res
idence of Harvey Lewis was burned this
morning. Loss, twenty-five hundred dollarz;
insured for fifteen hundred dollars.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
NORFOLK, VA, February 6.-The
steam boiler OF Baird & Raper's sh1ngle mill,
on Deep creek, eight miles from here, ex-
ploded last evening, killing four persons and
badly scalding four others.
Edwin Booth a Bankrupt.
NEW YORK, February edwin
BOota, the well known actor, has filed petit
ton in bankruptcy. Among the secured La
bilities is a claim OF Oak Amess estate for
one hundred thousand dollars.
The PresIdent's Nominations.
WASHINGTON, February 6.-The Pres
ident has sent the following nominations to
the senate: Charles A. Tweed, associated Justice
of the supreme court of Utah; Harrison Os-
born, pension agent, Baltimore, Maryland.
Convicted OF MansIaughIer.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 6.-Cap-
tain Kinsy and his wife, W. Dow, and two
/ Mclean brothers, tried for the murder Of Her.
I Vey Greeu at HleadrO last November, IN q con-
test about the possession OF a farm, were con-
| victed in this city to-day of manslaughter.
! The trial lasted nearly two weeks.
Salt Lake Items.
SALT LAKE CITY, February 6.-The
/ Utah Northern railroad has been completed
! to Ogden, and the first train passed over the
! road from Ogden to Logac to-day.
/ The chtef-justice OF this Territory hes ap-
/ pointed John Nc Bride United States attorney
Complaints are made OF brutal treatment
Of the soldiers by the police of this city.
Poultry aRd EEg.Paektng Establish
ment BurRed.
CINCINNATI, February 6.-The poul-
try and egg-pacK1ng establishment owned by
V. 4. Farr, Springfield, Ohio, was destroyed
by fire last night. Loss about three thousand
dOllars-insured for twenty-five hundred
dollars. a stable adjoining, belonging to P.
A. SCHNEIDER, was also burned. Loss about
two hundred dollars.
SHOw-The Veto Power In Ohio.
CINCINNATI, February 6.-There was
fve inches of snow fell to-day.
Mr.. Campbell's substitute, giving the gov
ernor the veto power divisible in the appro-
priatiOn bills, reversible by the majority by
the general assembly in all cases, passed the
second stage in the constitutional convention
to-day, and is now subject to further amend
ment only by reference to the committee Of
one with instructions TO amend.
Hung for Murder.
WESTMINSTER, ND, February g.
Joseph W. Davis was executed here to-day for
the murder of Abram Lynn, in April, 1872. He
confessed the crime,
ANOTHER.
CAMBRIDGE, Nd, February 6.-Wm.
H. McCatter was hanged here to-day for the
murder Of Robert Insley, his fSther-in-Iaw.
Just before the drop fell, McCatter cried out,
"I killed Bob Insley. 1 forgive everybody"
The California Senatorial Corruption.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 6.-The
testimony taken before the legislative COM
mittee in the investigation into the charges
OF corruption in the late senatorial election,
last night tended strongly to support the as
Sertlon that no money or promises OF reward
were given by Booth or his friends to secure
or influence his election. The investigation
is very searching and thus far Barwick, who
is the complainant, has failed to establish the
charges made. The investigation win be re-
sumed on next Monday.
Brutal.
CINCINNATI, February ga case Of
extreme cruelty was developed to-day by
Coroner Maley. On the twenty-seventh OF
January, a woman named Caroline Berry,
while in childbirth, was elected from room
by Constable Heffenner for non payment OF
rent. On her way to house in Culvert street
she gave birth 10 the child, which died last
night The woman was thrown out into the
rain without clothing. Judge Pruden is said
to be mixed up in the affair, as agent for the
house rented. The coroner viii hold a
thorough investigation.
The FRANKLIN saving Fund Case.
PHILADELPHIA, February 6.-In the
district court in the Franklin saving fund
case the counsel for the petitioner said that
upon looking at the investment accounts they
found on the debit side one million five hum
dred thousand dollars and on the credit side
five hundred thousand dollars in amount,
kept in lead pencil, subject to alteration, and
spect all the books TO see whether such altera-
tlOnS had or had not been made They thought
it highly, probable that the books had been
tampered with, for on the very day the in
junction was served they showed transac-
tions 30 the extent Of ten thousand dollars.
Ohio Legislature.
COLUMBUS, February 6.-In the house
this afternoon bills were introduced provid- |
ing that county auditors shall keep q book of !
designation, additions and deduction from |
taxes, TO give minority of corporation who /
the right to dissolve the corporation. |
Most of the day was spent in llibustering over |
resolution to adjourn until next Tuesday. |
The resolution was defeated In the senate. /
The house joint resolution declares that the |
general assembly shall only adjourn from day |
10 day, and that the session shall be brought |
70 a close as soon as practicable.
Governor Allen to-day appointed DR.. Joel
Pomerine, OF Millersburg, surgeon-general OF
Ohio.
Omaha Chronicles.
OMAHA, February 6.-Charles Field
man was knocked down and robbed of six
hundred dollars last night. Three men who
did IL have been arrested.
No detention TO travel has been caused by
the recent snow.
Orders have been received at the headquar-
tiers OF the army OF the Platte, reducing the
funds for the payment OF the civilian en-
ployees from twenty to five thousand dollars
per month. This will be hard blow to MANY
of them, being at a remote distance and una
Die 10 traVel-if transportation can be oh
tanned at all on account of the severe weather.
The order viii include the discharge of the
telegraph operators in the government en-
ploy, which leave the frontier posts without
This mode OF communication, which Is at all
times imperative, and especially so now in
view OF the reported uprising contemplated
by the Indians.
From the ohio River to the seaboard
RICHMOND, Va, February 6-The
board of engineers appointed by the
United States senate, consisting of General j.
q. Barnard, General Godfrey Weitzel, General |
Quincy A. Gilmore, colonel VIM. P. Craighill
Benjamin Il. Latrobe, OF Baltimore have /
been for two days in this city, examining
the Ohis river to the seaboard. Yes
terday they made an excursion up
James river and the KaDawha canal, ac-
companied by Colonel Darlington, president,
and Captain Harris, engineer Of the canal
To-day the board were formally received by
the senate and welcomed in speech ny
Liertenant-Governor Withers, United States
senator elect, after which they were present
ed to Governor Kemper, by whom they were
board viii leave tonight for Charlestown,
West Virginia, TO continue the investigation.
The Temperance Movement.
RIPLEY, o., February 6.-The ladies,
in the temperance movement,
have persevered through the storm and slush
Ali day. and more nQuor-uealerS have Surren-
dered others still rem ain obstinate. L.. Rein
hart gave the ladies an Invitation to come to-
day and then shut them out in the storm,
where they sang and prayed for these men,
asking God not TO shut mercy's door against
them Mr.. Kuschel slammed his door angrily,
and displayed a revolver. The ladies sang
and prayed outside before leaving. Business.
houses have closed to-day for prayer. The in
terest is intense. The saloon-keeperg are all
willing to be bought out but this Is positively
declined.
Rienhart who shut the ladies out this morn
ing, has come TO terms, and quit the business.
Beehn also quits in two days. Over half OF our
saloons have succumbed before the prayers
and tears Of q hundred women. A discarded
priest. now a Lutheran minister tried hard TO
rally the liquor forces, but the women prayed
81 him, and for him, till he retreated in con-
fusion, and left them rapidly.
Of the ChOctaW Council.
CADDo, INDIAN TERRITORY, Febru-
airy b.-Fhe Choctaw council has Just ad-
lourhed, after session OF three weeks Their
4s4lOeratlons may be summed up as follows:
Insy passed resolutions protesting against
~ y IeIrIUorlal government and the allotment OF
then lan0si protesting against the Cbicka-
saw survey ana allotment, and rein, ed 10 an
tertalh Lns proposition TO adoDt the ne
groes Tesldlng among them. They apnointad q
committee OF three persons TO 90 10 Warbino
ton TO erect settlement OF the hon,a5tsS, /
liuas between ArkansaR and 49, sSHNa1J