Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-07

| posed intercourse. After several speech
es had been delivered, all pointing to
the desirability Of securing com munica-
ton with Florida, q committee Of ten
was appointed to join the delegation
from Florida in a visit TO the freight
agents. and express companies' offices to-
morrow to make arrangements suitable
for the contamination CT the proposed
union.
! Heavy Failures Ovements Of British
9unbOGts.
/ LONDON, July 6.-John Rankin d Co.
failed; Liabilities estimated at one mill
| lion two hundred and fifty thousand
/ dollars.
The British gunboat Lively sails from
| Portsmouth, for the Spanish coast to pro-
| tect British interests in ports threatened
| by military operations,
sutchered His Rival.
| SCRANTON, Pa, July GA youhg
! man named Frank Doud was murdered
| here last night by another young man
| named Walter Whitaker. They were
! boon companions, but had been rival
| suitors for the hand Of young woman,
| and in the afternoon had quarreled about
! her, when DOud declared ne would take
her away from all his rivals, which so
iucensed Whitaker that he armed him.
self with q butcher knife, and meeting
his victim shortly after, plunged it into
his bowels. The murderer was captured
and lodged In Jail.
The New Spanish Constitution Com
pleted.
MADRID, July 6.-The commission Of
nine members appointed to prepare
III If Hn al TOW lfa
kingdom Of Spain, have concluded their
labors The draft opens with a decIara-
ton of individual and religious liberty.
The legislature is to consist OF a senate
and chamber of deputies, composed as
in other mOnarchial states. The magis-
tracy is to be removable. 1t is believed
that the constitution will be adopttd
without modification. 1t is Tumored
that Alfonsists have captured Canta
Vega. The Carlists have cut the rail-
way between Huesca and Barcelona at
Tordienta.
Omaha Items.
OMAHA, NEB., July Cone hundred
and sixty recruits left here for Fort Rus
sell and Camp Douglas to-day, assigned
to the Fourteenth infantry.
The Herujd'S specials from all sections
OF the State tonight report the crops
generally in very tlatteTiDg condition.
the copiOus rains of the past week did
but very slight damage to some, out the
balance were placed beyond the fear OF
drought. The farmers will begin har-
vesting next week. The grasshoppers
have about disappeared. Some were
flying here to-day at great hight.
The eastern editorial excursion party
arrived here this evening. They will re-
main here until Thursday, and go west
ward in special train. A public recep.
ton and banquet will be given them at
the Grand Central tomorrow evening
by the citizens.
LasE Day of the Dexter Park Meeting
CHICAGO, July 6.-This was the third
and last day of the first Dexter park
meeting. and the conditions for fast time
were very favorable, though the audience
was the smallest of the season.
The first race WAS a running premium,
purse $500, for three-year-olds, mile and
half dash. Aramus won, Mamie +.
second. Time, 2:48.
The next race YVES a running premi-
UNI, two miles and repeat, purse $500.
Amadis wonI Reality second. Time,
3:47f, 3:493.
Tie third race was trotting premi-
UNI, purse $500, for gentlemsns road
horses having no better record than 2:40.
Jack Short won, Hessing, ir., second.
Time, ga 2:434, $500, 2:47f, 2:523.
The last race was for the consolation
purse, $50, mile and repeat. SangsmoD
won, Lady Washington second. Time,
:49, :4Sf, l: 5l4.
1he Jay Cooke Estate.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Columbus
Alexander, one CT the creditors OF Jay
Cooke & Co., claims that what he terms
the real estate pool of the late district
government is debtor to the Jay Cooke
estate to the amount Of profits arising
from twenty-five thousand dollars in
vested by Cooke in the pool. Accord J
ingly he has entered suit in the supreme
court OF this district against the pool,
making Z. w. Lewis and the members
OF Cookies firm plaintiffs, and Killburn
~ Latta, Senator Stewart, Senator SaT-
gedt, George G. Graham, Jerome, Claf- |
fin, Fitch & Fox, w. w. Corcorau,
Alexander Shepherd, George w. Riggs,
and tWenty-three others. defendants.
He has mace application for q receiver
for all the real estate purchased by them,
snd for an injunction to prevent them |
from dispOsing Of any property in their |
hands. He also calls for bills and eX-
hibits,an asks to have subppnas Issued |
to all Of the defendants to appear and |
answer.
Shocking Disaster.
CHICAGO, July 6.-The EUeninq Jour- !
MATS special from Des Moines says that |
on Saturday evening last, as a large par |
ty were returning from Greenfield, Adair !
county, to their home in the country, |
they attempted to cross Middle river, !
which had been swollen by recent rains,
q wagon containing Mr.. A. MOntgOm-
cry, wife, daughter ana son, and Mrs.
Thomas Montgomery, her three chill
dren, and J. r. Baker, was overturned
and the occupants plunged into the tor
rent. Mrs. Thomas Montgomery and |
her children went down and were not |
seen afterWard; Mr.. Montgomery clung
to the horses Tor awhile with his little
boy in his arms, but was compelled to
let go and both were drowned. In the
mean time MIR. Baker, who had been
Swimming to the opposite shore with
another boy in his arms, became ex-
hRusted when within four feet Of the |
bank, and was carried down the torrent.
The other people We're rescued by the
neighboTs.
Condition OF Our Finances.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Tne comp
trOller OF currency reports the amount
of additional circulation issued during
the month Of June, 81, 3l5. 525; amount
of legal-tender notes deposited during
the same period, So ,009, 626; additional
issued since the passage of the
act Of June 20, 1874 SII, sol, 1872; amount |
OF circulation destroyed and retired dur
ing the same time So, 627, 066, showing
an actual increase cf bank circulation
during the year Of only 81, 97S, 1926;
amount Of legal-tender notes deposited
for the purpose Of retiring circulation
since the passage OF same act, $50, $685.
056, and the amount deposited by banks
in liquidation previous to that date, S3,-
8l3, $40, making total of $29, 1886, 1872;
deducting from this amount 50, 627 ,066,
the amount OF circulation permanently
retired, will leave 81 ,976 1855 legal-tender
NOES on deposit July LIST for the purpose
Of retiring circulation.
Saloon War.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, July 6.-For some
days q warm conflict has been going on
in Westerville, in this county, between
the citizens of the town and one Henry
II. CoTben, who recently started sa-
loon within the corporation limits. I'M
til yesterday the war had been one of
words, but last night some unknown
parties secretly placed gunpowdeT in the
saloon building, connecting with it a
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