Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-16
miscellaneous.

miscellaneous.
I The wife of James Anthony Froude,
/ says London telegram, died saturday.
It is probable the form of government
/ in Spain viii be decided by pIebiscite.
Three hundred ice-men struck for and
obtained two dollars day in Poughkeepsie,
New York, Saturday.
A Bayonne dispatch reports that Gen
eral DOrregary, chtef-of-staf TO Don Carlos
has been murdered.
Ii is proposed to do away with the st.
Patrick's day parade in New York city, and
give the money to the poor.
The funeral of the late Judge John G.
Hurd took place at Mount Vernon, Ohio, yes
terday, and was largely attended.
Julius Howe, of South Carolina, inn
prisoned at Albany, New York, for alleged
kukluX crimes, mas been pardoned.
Chief-Justice Waite arrived in New
York Saturday, and was called upon by
large number OF prominent citizens.
Cardinal Larquini, announced serious
ly i'll Thursday, died Saturday night in Rome.
He was one of the recently appointed cardi-
mails.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean yesterday
went into new shape, appearing in QltGrt0
form, with six wide columns to the page, and
with new dress entire.
Governor Sheppard expects to respond
Wednesday next TO the inquiries of the con-
gressionaI committee respecting the affairs in
the District of Columbia.
Peter and George Hassert, butchers,
quarreled, Saturday, IN Washington market,
New York, over some family matters, and
George prob ably fatally stabbed Peter.
A Pittsburg court decided, Saturday
morning, that the new city charter is uncon-
StitutiOnal, and issued an order restraining
the council commissioners from making an
apportionment under it.
The funeral of the late Right Rev.
D DrtrrN f.r1frr n n
Catholic bishop of the diocese of Ottawa, took
place at Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, with i'm
posing ceremonies.
A cable dispatch from Paris, France,
announces the death in that city, Saturday
night, OF DIR. Richard n. Rud6, prominent
physician OF Cincinnati. DR.. Rudd went
abroad a month since for the benefit of his
health.
DR.. Henry Miller, president of the
Louisville medical college, died Thursday,
aged seventy-three years. He was author OF
many standard medical works, and was iden-
titled with several prominent institutions dur
ing over thirty years OF his life.
A Boston dispatch saws that Law
renee Norton was murdered at a christening
party which took place at the house of John
Barry, in the highland district, on Saturday.
Five men andt wo women were arrested on
suspicion of connection with the homicide.
Senator Hitchcock, Gour, Furnas and
others, of Nebraska, called upon the secretary
of war and General Sherman, in Washington,
saturday, for the purpose of obtaining arms
in anticipation of a general Indian outbreak. /
The req uest, owing to the existing laws, was
denied.
A caucus of the members of the house,
representing twenty-one States, was held at
the capitol In Washington, Saturday night to
consider Representative Luttrel's bill to
amend the internal revenue laws so as to re-
move the restraints on vine and other fruit
brandy.
The house committee on expenditures
in the department of justice will ask the
house for the authority TO send persons and
papers to administer oaths in the discharge of !
lts duties. About two hundred thousand dol
lars are said to have been expended in mar
Shals fees in Arkansas, and Ike amounts in
southern New York and South Carolina.
News of Indian depredations continue
to reach Omaha. General Smith, at Fort Lar
formation that arms and ammunition are en- |
route TO the agency, for use by the hostile
l have ordered Captain Eagan out to Intercept /
the train, and bring the arms ana ummuni- |
ton to this post"
A telegram from Johnstown, PennsvI- |
vania, states that by the capsizing of a pot of |
molten metal at the steel works of Cambria /
iron company, Wednesday, sixteen men were /
burned, and one, it is thought will
die. Several had their clothing completely |
burned from their bodies. The Cambria iron |
company will take care of the injured men /
while unit for work.
Governor WOodsOn, of Missouri, has /
Issued proclamation, offering two thousand
dollars piece, dead or alive, for the men who |
robbed the passengers, express, and mail, on |
the Iron Mountain railroad train at Gadshill
January Slst. In addition to this, 1t is under |
stood, that the governor of Arkansas has /
offered twenty-five hundred dollars and the |
postofhce department five thousand dollars |
reward, making an aggregate of seventeen /
thousand five hundred dollars reward.
The remains of the late L. S. Heston |
arrived at Nashville, Monday evening under
escort of Grand Chancellor I. S. Julkes, W. H. |
AIoyston, A. HUM, Samuel knight and Mr.
Parmele, of the Knights of Pythias Tie |
Knights of Nashville received the remains |
and escorted them TO Mount Olive cemetery,
pared to receive them. The services were con
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Kelley, and continued by
Past Chancellor Claiborne.
Hon. John Milton Earle died in Wor-
cester, Massachusetts,, a few days ago, aged
been prominently identified with the growth
of that city, and for thirty years was edi-
tor of the Worcester Spy, from which position
was a leading member of the Society of
Friends, Of the horticultural society, and
other organizations. he had formerly been
connected with the state politics
OF Massachusetts,.
The senate committee on public lands,
in Washington yesterday, beard the state
ments of q delegation Of Menonites from
introduced by Senator Came
ron, in support of his resolution looking to
the enactment of law by which a party OF
dfty thousand Menonites, desirous of emil
Zrsting to this country from Russia may be
allowed to purchase sufficiently large tracts
of land. in compact body, under the pre-
smption laws. The committees seems disposed |
10 regard the proposition favorably.
George Ward was murdered by his
,on in Fentress county, Tennessee, on the six
teenth OF last month. II appears that he de-
IiberateIy took his gun and went to where his
father was building fence and shot him, but
not succeeding in killing him, he stabbed him
several times In the back, inrlotlng wounds
Of which he died the next day. The murderer
has heretofore been considered man OF un-
blemished character. The murdered man
lived long enough TO make an affidavit of the
facts no other person being present. The
murderer has not been arrested so far.
One of the conviets working on the
levee, neaR Little Rock, named Toliver, at
tempted to disarm his guard few days ago,
with a view to effecting his escape. Another
convict named Cary Thompson, colored, ran
70 tne assistance of the guard, and prevented
ne design OF Toliver, who ran, and was fred
Hlon ana killed by the guard. In considera-
tloh ot MS gallant conduct In saving the
ss' skessro' slaa thu preventing the whole party
from making their escape, the uaanaaers of
the lnselIuOoni Messrs. Peck & Ward recoul-
nenoea tne pardon of THOMPSON which was
done by the governor, and Thomson x1as pe
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