Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-15
TELEGRAMS.

The italian senate has vetoed the
national donation to Garibaldi.
Six vessels were driven ashore during
a gale at bennington, Ontario, Wednes-
day.
There was very large crowd at the
association races in TeTrehaute, Indiana,
yesterday.
The steamer Vicksburg, from Liver
pool, arrived at Farther Point, Canada,
Thursday.
J. T. Howell, Presbyterian minister,
hung himself at Bloomington, Mime
sofa, last week.
The steam barges Sandusky and Su-
periOr, from Chicago, arrived at Buffalo,
New York, Thursday.
The semi-annual meeting of the
American gaslight association, was held
in Washington Thursday.
Steamships California, from New
York, and Peruvian, from Portland,
arrived at Mobile, Alabama, Thursday.
Josh Frazer, colored, was hanged at
Camden, South Carolina, yesterday, for
the murder OF Benjamin Cooper in De-
cember last.
ton is still pursuing the whisky frauds,
and has been quite successful in un.
earthing big swindiing schemes in Chi
cagO.
The assembly, in Albany, New York,
yesterday, unanimously passed resolu-
tions calling upon the government to
recognize the belligerent rights of the
Cubans.
VIM. Russell, aged thirty, killed his
mother, and seriously wounded his
father and and youngest brother, at their
residence in Newbury, Massachusetts,
yesterday.
A telegram from Washington says
that nothing is known at the executive
mansion Of the reported probable resig-
nation Of Secretary Fish at the end of
the present fiscal year.
Captain Eads and Colonel Andrews
went out from New Orleans to the South.
west pass st the mouth Of the Missis-
sippi yesterday, and took soundings,
which were highly satisfactory as to sue
cessful results.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis, in an address to
the Texas veterans OF the Mexican war,
in Houston, Texas, yesterday, entreated
them to be as loyal now to the stars and
stripes as they had been Jealous and
brave in defense Of their first flag.
Captain Thornton, Of the United
States navy, died at Philadelphia yester-
day. He was executive officer Of Com
mOdore Farragut's flagship in all the
battles on the Mississippi river, and on
the Keerssge when she sunk the Ala
bama.
The secretary of the treasury was in
formed yesterday OF additional seizures
Of distilIeries. A searching investigs-
ton will be made into the conduct Of
the supervisors and other prominent in-
ternal revenue officials, and all against
whom charges have been or may be pre-
ierred, with a view to secure the prompt
punishment Of the guilty parties engaged
in the whisky frauds.
A telegram from Huntington, Penn
sylvRnia, says that about nine hundred
men and women went to the Fisher and
Whitehead mines Wednesday and COM
pelled the miners at work TO suspend
operations, and sacked their houses and
appropriated whatever vsluables they
found The strikers have become wild
and ungovernsble, and say that all new
men must and shsll leave the region.
The grand commaudeIy Of Kentucky
closed their annual session. at Paducah,
on Wednesday. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Hiram
Bassett, Of Millersburg, @. C; Jacob
SurgeTt, of Frankfort, d. q. G; w. L.
Thomas, of Danville, @. G.; VIM. Ry-
an, of Louisville, J. G. G.; Rev. VIM.
Merrick, of Lexington, g. P; w. J.
Duncan, of Louisville, G. s. w; John
o. Pearce, Of Maysville, q. J. w; D. P.
Rabley, Of Versailles, G. T.; w. G..
Stone, Of Covington, G. R.; c. K. Mil
Ter, of Louisville, G. S...B.; J. w. Prev
lit, OF Franklin, G. s.; B. Apperson,
Of Mount Sterling, G: w; A. B. Par
ish, OF Georgetown, G. G. G.