Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-12
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The Gar OF Russia arrived at Berlin,
yesterday.
The Bessemer swinging saloon steam
or is not success.
Rev. DR.. George Webber suicided at
Georgetown, Missouri, yesterday.
The steamship Celtic, from Liverpool,
arrived at New York, yesterday.
The steamehip Caspian, from Liver
pool, arrived at Baltimore, yesterday.
The races over the Lexington, Ken
lucky, course yesterday were well at
tended.
This steamer Grenada, from Panama,
arrived at San Francisco, California,
yesterday.
The steamers Wisconsin, from Liver
pool, and Denmark, from London, ar
rived at New York Monday.
The Intransigent prisoners who were
engaged in the Cartagena insurrectiOn
have been set free.
A scheme has just come to light in
st. Louis to rob the State Of Missouri of
several millions Of dollars.
A telegram from Paris says the czar
intends to propose a general disarming,
and Germany will support the PROPOSE
ton.
The trOtting race in San Francisco
yesterday, three in five, between Def
ance and EdgintOn, was won by the
latter.
John Best was arrested in Boston yes.
terday for stealing fifteen dollars from
the safe Of Aaron Hill, prominent mer-
chant.
1t was rumored in Chicago yesterday
that several distilleries in that city had
been seized by government officials from
Washington.
Mr.. L. M. Campbell cut man named
E. Hale with knife in Kansas City,
Missouri. so badly that he is not expect
ed to recover.
The Buffalo board of trade has adopt
ed the new canal bill of lading. Two
weekdays are allowed the consignees to
discharge their cargo.
An attempt was made Sunday night
to burn the town Of Summit, Missis-
sippi. The incendiary placed buckets
Of cOal-Oil on the tops of houses.
The house Of representatives Of Massa-
chusetts yesterday appropriated fifty
thousand dollars to represent that State
at the Philadelphia centennial.
A deputatiOn OF authors waited on
Disraeli in London yesterday, to make
representations and obtain his views in
regard to the international copyright.
The jewelry store of Benz. L. Hood,
in Albany, New York, was robbed, Sum
day, of fifteen thousand dollars worth Of
diamonds, watches and other jewelry.
The chamber OF deputies otter long
debate, in Brussels, yesterday, adopted
resolutions approving Of the conduct of
the government in its negotiations with
Germany.
The Planet carpet mills, in Brooklyn,
were destroyed by fire Monday night.
Loss over half a million dollars. Insur-
ance one hundred and eighty thousand
dollars.
A telegram from London says that
the verdict of the coroner and jury over
the victims Of the Schiller disaster was
"found drowned" not accidentally
drowned" as reported.
William Embry, of the Lesvenworth
(Kansas) appeal shot Colonel D. r. An
thony, editor OF the Times, twice, in the
breast, on the stairway Of the opera.
house in that city. He is not expected
to live.
The propeller barge Superior and con-
sort, from CnlcagO, have worked through
the ice, and yesterday evening were
within a quarter of mile of the light
house at Buffalo, where they are OBJ
structed by grounded ice.
The delegates to the American social
science association have for the
most part arrived at Detroit, Michigan,
and session of unusual importance and
interest is expected during the next few
days.
Advices from Buenos Ayres state that
the President opened the chambers with
a speech in which he proposed amnesty
for political offenses, and announced
that all difficulties with foreign powers
had been settled.
Monday was observed in Charles
ton, South Carolina, as memorial day
OF the Confederate dead. There was u
vast sssemblage at Magnolia cemetery.
An Grafton Was delivered, and the sol
dIers' graves PToiusely decorated with
flowers.
A dispatch from Berlin says Bismarck
and GortschskOff will decide during the