Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-26
TELEGRAMS.

General Sickles took his leave of the
Spanish President SeTrano last night
Wagner's Operahouse, at Oshkosh,
Wisconsin was burned Tuesday morning
twenty-five thousand dollars.
William Neff was robbed in Cincin-
natl Of his watch and a sum OF money, by
highHaymeu, Monday night.
The Maine legislature has refused to
pass the bin abOiIshing the death-penalty, by
= vote IN the house OF nfty-seVen 70 seventy
three.
The Grant Parish kuklux trial is pro-
crossing n New Orleans before Circuit Judge
Wood. Three hundred witnesses have been
summoned.
During a disturbance on the streets of
Newport, K-ntueky, Foesdsy night, buich- t,1-
er named Frederick Bass, who opened ms door
10 see what was going on, was shot and Killed
At Morris, Illinois, on Thursday
morning, thirty-six valuable circus horses
were burned mp, together with the canvass
and wagons, and much other prop arty belong
ing 70 the circus.
The silk and lace store of Auguste
Nsndelson, on Washington street. Chicago,
was robbed on MONDAY night OF seven thou
sand Eve hundred dollars worth OF choice
laces and ribbons.
At Springfield, Ohio, the wOmen's
pr ny temperance movement mas been
chacamated.b .by The clpal authorities Or
dertug. by special legislation, that the side
walks be kept clear
Ia New York, Tuesday, Edward d.
McKay was held in fve thousand dollars to
] sns~sr charge % BENG s3 5mgnsa & ~ 'hs s
Wall street on Tuesday, last week.,
NJ. Ihiers, in letterto the republican,
candidate for the assembly in the department
Of NIenne, declares that experience has rem
dered his conviction invincible that repuo-
lie ls the only possible government for France
and Western railroad have notified the rail-
road managers in Chicago that after the frst
OF neyt month they win reduce their pasSen-
ger tariff to three cents a mile for each pas
senger.
A fire occurred at New Lexington,
Ohio, last night, destroying forty-ive thou
sand dollars worth oi goods and business
buildings. No insurance, except thiriy-nine
hundred dollars ON A. Whites drugs, in whose
store IL started.
A terrible affair is reported to have oc-
Cured in the slate OF Vera Cruz, Mexico.
a quarrel between the townsmen Of Quimixi-
Ian and Huascalecous Resulted in hight, in
which seventeen persons were killed. II is
reported that the infuriat HuascalecOus af-
feTWsrd went to Quimtxilan and began an in
discriminate massacre killing children and
C+,,ti-,, I,fT ne breasts Of women The neigh-
f,,,fng town Of Choichfcomu1a sent detach-
ment Of militia to stop the atrocities
A telegram from New York says that
II appears the leaders OF the temperance
movement will discourage pray ing and sing
ing lu OF in front OF Liquor aloOns, W hich they
fear would lead 10 rlotous oenlohstrauOnsi 5
but instead 10 quietly circuiate pledge
against the use, sale or manufacture OF any
intoxicating drink, taking tnls especlaLig 70 20
saloon-keepers. aud men VINO lea-e tneiI
buildings for the sale OF liquors. no Nisl . ;
will be made TO fashionable ei0o-hOuses, ous
the officers will be met elsewhere, ana OIgeu
10 Danish liquor from their establishments
A telegram from Cleveland, Ohio,
saws that a special meeting of the grand in
ternational division OF the brotherhood OF
locomotive engineers commenced in that
CITY Yesterday. II is stated that the objects OF
the meeting are to discuss the action OF Chief
Engineer Wilson in discountenanciDg strikes
Sirflze al some future time. II is also said that
an attempt viii be made 10 remove Mr.. VIII
son from his Office The first grand assistant
engineer, l. b. Green, has issued a card to the
delegates in which he denounces Mr.. Wilson
ss an enemy to the order. The proceedings OF
the convention are secret.
At DAYTON, Ohio, on Tuesday, Christie
,,her Nforreza a Frep Gilman, shot his wife in
me hack Ot the neck, killing her instantly.
To.b were dining together, when he suddenly
gIt angry. and size left the liable. He followed
her into Ine kitchen and shot her. He was
perfectly sober, aud II is supposed ne was m
sane. he shovel idieuse gflei Mhsn con
scious OF the shocking result Of MS IorY. A
daughter OF seven years aud babe were the
ffulV other persons ia the house- Three othe'
children were absent. The IA ardersr seemed
afiicted with various delu,lOos about hls
wife, among them the false oae that she wa
unfaithful.