Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-02
GENERAL NEWS.
Murder and Attempted Robbery
New York Weaknesses-The
Virginia Legislature--I'ank
Irregularities.
A Tennessean Robbed in Gin
cinnaii-War in Spain At
tempted Suicide - New
Year in Washington.
A Fatal Railroad Accident-De-
structive COnfiagratiOn-COn-
secratiOn Ceremonies
Fearful Crash.--Etc.


in tne case OF maggie Jordan, charged
with assisting in the escape of Sharkey,
convicted of murder, from the Tombs.
failed to agree, and were discharged.
Heavy Loss BY Fire.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, December 81
Hotcbkiss Sons hardware factory in
this city, was destroyed by frathis even
ing. The building was recently COM
pleted. Loss heavy. Insurance, one
hundred thousand dollars.
Preparing 10 Begin work.
CINCINNATI, January 1.-The trus-
| tees of the Southern railway tonight
advertise for proposals for grading, ma
sOnry, bridging and trestle-woIk on the
road located between South Danville,
Kentucky, and the Tennessee State
line, distance Of eighty miles.
The Bombardment OF CartaEena.
MADRID, January lon Tuesday
night a shell from the besieging bate
ries set fire to the insurgent ironclad
Tetnan, in the harbor of Cartagena
After burning for three hours, the fire
reached the magazine, which exploded
with tremendous force, damaging the
vessel seriously.
French News
PARIS, January 1.-Jane Antoine
Galignani, senior editor of Galiqndnts 8
Messenger, is dead.
There is complete rupture between
President CASTELAR, and Salmeron, pres
ident of the cortes. But the success Of
the government in the cOrtes is consid-
cred certain.
London Items.
LONDON, January 1.-The Portuguese
government has ordered all the vessels
arriving from the west coast of Africa to
be quarantined. The order will prevent
the landing at MideOra of invalids of
the Ashantee expedition.
A special from Madrid reports the sit
uation in that city as serious.
Attempt aG Suicide.
COLUMBUS, o, January 1T. Del
rissae, a French pOrtrait-painter, to-
day attempted to commit suicide at his
hotel in this city by cutting his throat
and an artery in his arm with q small
knife. When found he had stuffed the
wounds with cloth, and seems to have
repeated of the deed, and now expresses
desire to live.
Murder and Attempted Robbery.
PHILADELPHIA, December 31.-God-
frey Kunkell, 8 German baker, was
murdered this morning in his bake
house on Franklin road by q German
emplOye. The murderer then attempted
to kill Mrs. Kunkell, and robbed her
house of fifiy-five dollars. He was ar
rested in a neighboring lager-beer sa-
loon.
Ihe War In Spain.
MADRID, January Another ex-
tensive fire, accompanied by terrible
explosion, has occurred at Cartagena
Deputies to the eOrtes are endeavOring
to reconcile differences between Saliva
ron and President CASTELAR,. Marshal
Serrana is endeavoring to secure the
removal of General MOrines from COM
mand of the republican forces in Cor
dOva. The government has suppressed
several newspapers of federal prOcliy-
tiles.
Consideration Ceremonies
ERIE, Pa, December 31.-Rev. J. T.
Spaulding, DID,, pastor of st. Paul's
Protestant Episcopal, church and bishop
elect to Colorado, Wyoming and New
Mexico, was duly consecrated to-day at
his church. Bishop KerfOot, of Pitts
burg, read the conservation services, and
Bishop Cox, of western New York,
preached the sermon. The other bish-
ops were Bishop Talbot, of Indiana,
Bishop McCasky, of Michigan, and
Bishop Bedell, of Ohio; also about forty
clergymen. The church was crowded
during the ceremony.
Destructive COuaagratiOn.
PITTsBURG, December 31.-The build.
ing occupied by the Hutchinson steam
pump works, and Welborn &CO.'s Press
printing works, on Union street, near
Fifth avenue, together with the contents,
were destroyed by fire tonight. Some
delay occurred in notifying the fire de-
partment, and the fire got under head
way before the firemen appeared. The
loss cannot be ascertained, but it is sup
posed to be quite heavy, although fully
covered by insurance. The Methodist
Recorder, organ of the Methodist (late
Methodist PrOtestant) church, has been
entirely destroyed. The issue for the
present week was burned, together with
the materials. The work of publication
is seriously impeded.
The VIIe de Havre Investigation.
LONDON, January 1.-The investiga-
ton into the Vile de Havre disaster
was continued to-day. A deposition
from Captain DumOnt was read, and he
attributes the collision to lack. of judg-
ment in steering both vessels. A de
position was read from the man on
the lookout on board, declaring
that he saw no lights on the Loeb -Earne
until after the collision. He also says
the LOch-Earne did not alter her course
at all. The carpenters apprentice of the
Loch-Earne reiteratedthe story that the
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fire upon the Frenchmen, because of
their refusal to aid in the rescue of their
comrades. He also testified TO the
dryness of Captain SurmOunt's clothing
when he came on board the ship.
Another Railroad smash-Up.
CINCINNATI, o., January 1.-Just as
the Toledo, Detroit and Canada train on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
railroad, due here at thirty minutes past
ten O'clock, was starting out of WintOn
Place tonight on time, the Chicago ex-
press being an hour behind time, ran
into it at the speed of thirty miles an
hour. The passenger and baggage-cars
of the leaving train were telescoped and
demolished. One passenger-car of the
rear trian was badly injured, and con-
siderable damage was done several other
ears. Engineer VIM. Moore, ,ofthe Chica-
go train, jumped from the engine, break
ing a leg. L. A. Carnahan, teacher,
and Mr.. Meyer, both Of Cairo, were in
jured; Carnahan had an arm broken in
two or three places. Three other psssen-
gers and two firemen were slightly in
jured. A red light was on the rear car
of the Toledo train when struck. Con-
sidering the damage to the cars, the
escape of the passengers is almost mi
raculOus.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 31.-The
Chicago and indianapolis train, due here
at eight o'clock this evening, run over a
broken rail about half mile west of
Brownsville, throwing the rear coach of
the train down q small trestle about ten
feet in hight, overthrowing the coach,
killing Mr.. Chester and child, of Mid
dletown, Ohio, and John Iinas, of Con-
nersville, and injuringy eight or ten
others. Two of the injured were left at
farmhouse near the scene of the disas-
ter, and four at Connersville. None were
seriously injured. Everything possible
for the comfort of the injured was done
by the railroad company. Physicians
were at the Connersville station on the
arrival of the train to attend those that
we're on the<train, and other physicians
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