Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-01
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Prince Gortschakof has arrived at
! Berlin.
Navigation on the Delaware and Hud-
son canal is closed for the season.
Charles OCouor's condition was re-.
ported some better yesterday afternoon.
Jacob GIaffold, an old and respected
citizen of Cincinnati, died there yesterday.
Thermometers fell to zero in portions
Of New York and Pennsylvania yesterday.
Tee British royal geographical society
is celebrating Stanley Tor his African explo-
ratfOns.
thermometers ranged from two to
eight degrees below zero at Albany, New
York, yesterday,
An avalanche of protests against the
internal revenue consultations have been
d ed at Washington.
Gold went went up in New York yes
terday by reason of the Iumors of war with
Spaiu being reLe6ed.
Ten engines were destroyed by the
burning of the Grand Trunk engine.house
at Belleville, Canada, yesterday.
Three convicts made an unsuccessful
attempt to escape from the penitentiary at
Jeffersonville, Indians, yesterday.
Ira Harris, exhibited States senator,
was reported dying at his residence in Alba
ny, : eW York, yesterday evening.
nesota, completed yesterday, shows a popula-
ton of nearly thirty -four thousand.
The application of the public prose-
Gu or to the senate OF state tribunal TO fndiet
Won Arnim for treason has been granted.
Tae house Of Albert Wood, at Perry
Hollow, New York, burned yesterday, and his
wife and three children persisted in the
flames.
A collision between two railroad trains
on The Ohio and Mississippi road, near North
Vernon, Indiana, yesterday, wrecked several
cars and killed Engineer M'Cray.
Two miners were killed and several
others badly injured at Buckville colliery,
near Pottsville, PennsyIvani yesterday, by
The breaking of a hoisting chain.
A fire at Oberlin, Ohio, last night de-
stroyed two bookstores and one grocery
store. Loss estimated at forty five thousand
dollars; insured for one thousand.
THEE blocks of business houses were
destroyed by fire in Melrose, Massach usetts,
yesterday. Loss seventy thousand dollars,
about half the amount insured.
Reports of damages to shipping on
the lakes by the recent gale continue to come
by telegraph. The cold weather accompany
ing the gale is unprecedented at this season.
Activity increases at the navy-yard at
Plymouth, New Hampshire, and an extra
force goes on to-day. The United States
steamer Marion, goes into COMMON in few
days.
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season is reported from all sections of New
England north and east OF Boston, the mer-
cury ranging from four TO fourteen degrees
below zeIo.
Washington hall, In viii; h was the
Masonic lodge-room, at wheeling, was deS-
troyed by fire yesterday. Loss nfty thousand
dollars. Two hremen received fatal injuries
by falling walls.
The schooner +. G. Jenkins, with
wheat from Milwaukee for Oswego, left We'll
land canal Sunday morning, and as she has
not been heard from 1t is feared she foundered
in the late gale, with all on board.
The Madrid official organ i'll an edito-
rial demonstrates the pressing necessity OF q
treaty Of commerce and navigation between
spain and the United States, especially with
regard to the commercial interests of Cuba.
Orders have been received at the
Brooklyn navy-yard to place ten more moni- |
tors in commission, and the various rendez- |
vOus throughout the country have been in |
strncted TO enlist available men for al. grades. |
DR.. Davis and wife, sentenced at At |
towsy to be hanged for causing d cath by NAL |
practice of Jane Vaughn Gilmore, gave in |
formation which led TO the arrest of the Sc |
ducer, and their sentence was commuted 10 |
Imprisonment for life.
A freight train on the Kentucky Cen |
tTal railroad was thrown down an embank- |
ment last night, and the engineer, William |
ihhG2lnss, i,l2l, Instantly killeo; The fireman and
bIakeSman were severely injured. The en- |
glne and Ten cars were wrecked
The deHedstiODs by Mexican raiders |
on the Texas frontier are reported as bad as |
ever. 1t is reported that some Mexican con- |
tractors have agreed TO furnish eighteen thou |
sand head of cattle within 4 stated time,
which they expect TO steal from the Texans.
Mr.. Gushing, the American minister,
will to-day present to the minister of foreign
affairs at Madrid q teiegraphic reply from his /
government to the last Spanish note. The |
tenor of the American dispatch is considered |
very satisfactory and dlssipates recent appre- |
tensions,
The railroad passenger and freight |
conductors mutual aid and benefit association |
of the United States and Canada met in their |
second annual session at Chicago yesterday, |
]. Il, sherman, It's president in the chair. The |
membership has increased rapidly during the |
past year, being now about five hundred. The |
finances are In good condition.
1t was reported in New York that the |
government used the cable wires for some |
h Durs yesterday forenoon, in the transmission |
Minister Cushing, at Madrid. kumor added |
that Spain has demonstrated against the |
United states government permitting the sale |
of Cuban bonds in this country, claiming |
that their issue here is a violation of treaty |
observation-disclosures J oseph Holt |
has been retired upon his own application, |
NJ Kee Dunn has been appointed to fill the |
vacancy, the appointment to uate from De- |
Gem ber lst. There will be no appointment of |
having passed q law at the last session provid- |
ing for the abolition of that office when 1t |
should become vacant.
There is still little excitement in |
New York among the depositors in the saw |
ipgs banks, and a slight run was made yester- |
day on the Franklin savings bank, which has |
plenty of money and is paying every body as |
fast as possible. The run commenced Mon |
day on the North River savings bank and was |
yesterday, but there is less anxiety !
among the deposiLors, who were promptly |
paid.
The following arrangement has been
made for the new western postal car-service:
The Cincinnati line will leave Pittsburg at
D so pm, Colum bus at II 10 am, and arrive at
Cincinnati at 4 40 am. Going east the mail |
will leave Cincinnati at 7:05 pm, Columbus |
at IL AZ pm and arrive at Pitlsburg at As |
am. The 81. Louis postal car will leave Pitt
burg at 80 am, Columbus at $50 pm, and |
indianapolis at IL :25 p.m., arriving at st. |
Louis at 8:l0 IN. In the other direction 1t
will leave st. Louis at is pm, Indianapo is
at 4:40 q M, Colun bus at noon, and arrive in
PittsbuIg at / pm. The st. Louis line will do
away with the mail service between Pitts
burg anu Indianapolis, going both ways.
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