Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

II. Schmeidol, a German, committed
suicide in Cincinnati, Friday.
The steamship Darisn, from Bordeaux,
arrived at New York yesterday.
The steamship Adriatie, from Liver
pool, arrived at New York yesterday.
PhilO Schoville, an old and wealthy
citizen Of Cleveland, Ohio, died Friday.
All is reported quiet at Mahoney City
and Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, where
troops have been stationed.
Captain VIM. S. Brown, Of the Fifth
cavalry, United States army, committed
suicide in New York, Friday.
VIM. H. Falcott, buyer in the silk de.
partment Of H. B. Clsfiin Il Co., was
arrested in New York yesterday.
The thief who stole package of bins
from the treasury department, a few
days ago, still remains undiscovered.
The new steamer City OF New York
belonging to the Pacific Mail company,
was launched at San Francisco, yester-
day.
The earl of Home and Dalhonsie and
ViscOunt Grey, OF Scotland, have been
raised to the peerage Of the United
Kingdom.
The American team of rifemen, who
are to contend with the Irish at Dolly
mount, left New York on the steamer
City of Chester yesterday.
VIM. S. Smith, Of Chicago, has been
appointed member OF the committee
to examine the construction OF the Chi
cago postoffice in place Of Webster.
Two men were wounded snd one
killed by the explosion of the boiler of
sn engine on the Cincinnati, Sandusky
and Cleveland railroad, Friday night.
The Manitoba, Of the merchants'
line, was sunk by the International
OF SeltsOn's line, on the Little,Red river
of the north, near st. Paul, Minnesota.
Henry S. Lohramir, of Savannah,
was arrested in Baltimore Friday,
charged with kidnapping his own chill
dren. He was released on a writ Of
habeaS corpus.
Mark Brown, who was convicted OF
the murder offs. Chester Carr at PurvIs,
Sullivan county, New York, last Dc,
tobeT, has been sentenced to be hanged
July 3Ist, at Monticello.
The Jerome Park races and the depar-
tuTe OF the international rifle team from
New York, yesterday, took large num-
Der Of the stock-eXchsnge people away
from the street, and the markets were
all dull.
The Catholic church and parsonage,
and the residences of Nathan Longfel-
low and Or. Peabody, together with sew
eral small buildings ami barns and one
hundred thousand feet of lumber, at
Machias, Maine, burned yesterday
morning. Loss about seventy thou
sand dollars.
On the petition Of Hugh J. Jewett, re-
celver OF the ETie railway company,
Judge DOnOhue has granted an order
the receiver to pay taxes
and charges upon and to work the coal |
mines referred to in his petition, to per-
form any lawful contract, and to sell the
securities referred to when in his judg-
ment the interests OF all parties will be
promoted thereby.
In the waterworks investigation in
Cincinnati Friday, Mayor johnson said,
with reference to the charge of his hav-
ing borrowed thirteen hundred dollars
OF the works, that he did not consider
that he had borrowed q cent from the |
works. He explains that while in his |
office one day, J. II. Grueter, secretary |
OF the works, came in and stated that |
he understood the mayor was in need Of |
thirteen hundred dollars, and that he |
lGrueteT) would be pleased to loan it to |
him. The witness gladly accepted it, |
and had no idea but that the money be. |
lOnged to Mr.. Grueter. When he learned |
that it wEs part OF the wateIwOrks funds /
he returned it instantly.