Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-13
TELEGRAAS


Cairo, August u: The Abyssinisns
are preparing 10 invade Egypt. The
khedIve has sent TeiUf1rcements to the
border.
Philadelphia. AugI.t -: Horace
Binney, the oldest member e the Plu-
adeiphia bsr, died to-day, aged ninety
seven years.
Bonn, August =: TIE old Catholic
conference called by Dl'Iing7r wss
formally opened to-day. The session
viii last three days.
Washington, Angus. L: -. 7. VAN
horn, eE-usmber OF Congress, has I=su
appointed internal revenue collector fCr
the sixth Missouri district.
Paris, August u: The Geographical
congress l8s awarded medals Cf the
fir7t.ciasF TO the statistical bureau &C
Washington, and Prof Hayden.
Cincinnati, August y. William D
Stevenson, for many yeers Psyugster
on The Cincinnati and Dayton railroad,
died at HaTtTe.i, Ohio, last Tuesday.
New Or'esns, August Y: WiCz's bar
refractory, at Ihe head of MsringO
street, blew down this morning, killing
two persons and IujuriDg three others.
Liverpool, August L: The steamship
MOravisu, which was to have sailed TO.
day for Quebec and Montreal, broke her
shaft, anu has bsen dOcked for repairs
New OIeaus, August y: Fi,z Will
liam LOusdal7, one OF the proprietOTs OF
the St. Charles hotel, died to-day at
Mississippi City, Louisiana, Of c0nsUmp.
iou.
Montreal, Canada, August y: The
steSmer Algerian struck on SpIit-ROck
rapids yesterday. The passengers num-
DsreG three hundred, mostly American
tourist, were rescued.
New York, AugusG y: Sir Edward
Wat.In, member o. parliament, who
represents the bondG0iders and stock
holders committee Of the Erie railway
IN England, has arrived.
New York, August y: Specie ship
meu.s To-day, four hundred and ninety
thousand dollars, OF wGiCu two hundred
and fifty thousand was gold coin, and
the remainder misCei tsDsOus,
Salt LaBa City, August Il: Part OF
toe Indians in he neighnGIhOod Of Cor
riLe lsfy to-day for their reservations.
The balance promise &c .esvs Tomorrow.
No further trouble anticipated.
Hartford, AugJst12: Q=e.haIl-Hsrt-
fOrds one; MuluaIs, one. Cane inter-
rUpted by rain. OD the last hsii of the
inning Harttords At the Dat, with two
men cut. Game declared draw.
New York, August u: The Northern
Pacific raiirOsd was sold tO-lsy to the
purchasing committee Of bOudhClders
for the sGm Of one hundred thousand
dollars. There was no competition.
Springfield, August y: The Searviile
Reservoir dan, on the vest branch
Of Miti river, w@s swept away last
night. The amount Of damage is not yet
ssceTtaiDeu. There Is probably 10 loss Of
life.
S8n Francisco, August y: In accord
a8ce to orders, tue navy department
flags were at hali-msst and half-hOur
guns firing sli day at Mare Island, in
honor Of the memory of Andrew John
SON.
New York, August L: The sub
treasurer to-day opened bids for 81, ,O0O,-
600 GOLD, aggregating S5,369, 800, the
lowest being 1i3 35, the highest 11S 81
An award oi 81 900, 900 was made at
1877 to 1854,
Helena, Montana, August y: The
supreme court mas granted w. H. Steers,
convicted Of the murder OF Ward, a new
trial or the ground that the verdict Of
the jury did not define the degree of
murder committed.
CnicagC, AUGUST y: The twenty
ninth annual session O' the supreme
council Of the Fru.piars Of Honor aud
T8mpapce is holding its session here, |
The order is represented as being il g
f9urishiDg cOuaitiOn.
New York, August y: The Evening
Post says that fOur men has been ar
rested for participating in the fOggeries /
Of the California and Oregon railroad /
bonds, SiOst Of the money advanced Ol |
the bonds hGs been recovered.
San Francisco, August y: Whitley,
the nominee fyT congress OF the Oregon |
IudepeDdeI. convention, declines to |
run, his acceptance being conditional |
on his iGd0TseUel5 by the Republican
convention. The Independents may
make another nomination.
Chicago, August y; The freight
agents here, today, resolved on g fur
ther reduction Of freight rates from Chi
cagO to Kansas City, as follow: First
Clsss, thiFtg-iivC cents; second and
third classes, thirty cents: fouTth-Glass,
twenty-five cents.
San Francisco, August y: The office
OF the railroad company was surrounded
this morning and Woodruff, alias Miller,
found and arrested on a warrant. He
was sent to jail IN default of twenty-five
thousand dollars bail. The prisoner de-
cIiuCs TO converse with the reporters.
Chicago, August L: Barney Cane
was arrested here to-day On the charge
Of killing man named Russell, in St.
Louis some two years ago, having, it is
al .eged, chopped off Ru5sel's head with
a spade. He is held at the Central sta
ton to await the arrival OF ST Louis
officers, who had requested thai Ei5
arrest be made.
The Globe Democrat special from In
dependence, Kansas, says that Indian
Commissioners Neal .Gd Van NOrhees,
OF Ohio, and Hawke. Ui Illinois, arrived
there to-day, en- route 10 the Usage csmp
to investigate tie charges against Glib
zou, the agent d the O-gge tE.ba, against
whom grave a.isga aiJgs are made.
s.. Louis, August u: The extensive
liquor establishment. Of s. Adler & CO.
S. Joseph. ii-s1uri, was seized yester-
day by the Uli-ed states revenue Ctfi-
csrs, aud, il, is said. other seizures are /
20 folloF. w. /. IIulUro, Of Sedsia,
Missouri, was arrested YES eCGsy fer
operating g Cis.i.l-cy contrary to law.
Chicsg5, August y: The Caledonia
club of rnis city hsj its twelfth aUDusi .
picnic here to-day. An immense c5l- /
course of people visited the grounds, .
many baIGx present from other cities, .
especially rom Fort Wayne. National /
games were played, au8 the day was /
passed as is the custom Cf the Scottish |
people ia Inc old country.
Madrjl August T.: Colonel Mar |
tinez Gaulps, iI g Dispatch from ZeJ De /
ATKGi to-day, announces that the troops /
under his command after s. desperate /
struggle entered Aisaua Tower. Helosl /
one nUudGed killed; the CaT.ist loss was .
heavier, and many OF the garrison |
taaen prisoners. The explosion Of the /
magazine at the citadel made 2 large .
beach in the walls.
London, August u: Increase Of specie /
in the Bank OF England for the week, |
two hundred and tweEty-nine thousand .
pounds; bullion gone into the bank on /
balance to-day, three huEdrad and |
eighty-iour thousand pounds; proper |
ton Cf the bsuk reserve to liability, /
fiity-twO threc-eighshs per cert. The .
directors to-day fiz, q the minimum rate |