Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-24
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Baby Farmers Arrested
! Boston, January 23.-Two women,
/ gho keep q baby-farming establishment
at Holliston, have been arrested on the
! charge of poisoning five infants within
! eight weeks.
King BaIak0ua on the Road.
OMAHA, NEB., January liking
! Kalakaua and suite arrived from st.
Louis this morning, and stopped over
here, the guests Of the city until to-mor-
row morning, when they proceed to San
Francisco.
New YORK, January 23-At the an
nual meeting of the Democratic gene
raj committee tonight, Abram $. Hew-
lit was elected chairman with q full
board OF officers. Resolutions reaffirm-
ing Democratic principles were adopted.
Steamship Ashore.
NEW YORK, January 23.-The steam
ship Mediator, ashore on Bsrnegat
shoals, is reported broken in two, and
will be total loss. She was valued at
seventy-five thousand dollars, and her
cargo at fifty thousand dollars.
Ktug Raiakaua Going Home.
ST.. LOUIS, January 20.-King Kala-
kaua left for San Francisco this morning
by special train over the Missouri and
Pacific and Kansas City, st. Joseph
sud Council Bluffs railroads, the cOur-
I oesies of those roads having been ex-
| tended to him.
Tweuty-Eight Cinnamon Killed.
SANFRANCIsCO, January 2l.-Salinas
Valley is under water, and there is great
damage to property, but no loss of life
reported. a snow-slide on the noun
tains near Genoa, Nevada, buried forty
Cinnamon wOOd-cutters, twenty-eight
of whom were killed.
Arkansas Legislature.
LITTLE Rock, January 23.-The
house to-day passed bill eXempting
from taxation for a period OF seven
years, the capital employed in mines
and manufactures. Several resolutions
are now pending in both houses for an
adjournment sine die during the next
twenty Or thirty days.
"A LIieIe Short.
New YORK, January 23.-Henry
NicOil, a member OF the late committee
of seventy, founder Of the bar associa-
ton, and trustee aud business manager
of several large estates has drawn upon
his trustees, it is alleged, for purposes of
speculation, and his accounts show de-
fciency of two hundred thousand dol
lars.
Railway Accident.
DETROIT, January 23.-The engine
and baggage. car of the night express on
the Michigan and Lake Shore railroad
was thrown from the track by broken
rail near Grand Rapids this morning.
Engineer John w. Anderson was killed,
and Fireman Walter Cummings injured
internally. 1t is doubtful if the latter
RECEIVERS.
Centennial Matters.
PHILADELPHIA, January 23.-The !
congressional centennial committee Wis |
tied The centennial rooms to-day, where |
they were addressed by Governor Big !
Ter, General Hawley and others. They |
subsequently visited the art gallery at |
the centennial grounds, and tonight at |
tended club dinner, at which President |
Grant and cabinet were present.
Ex-senator Rice's Successor.
CHICAGO, January 23.-At a special |
election in the first congressional dis
trict, B. G. Caultield, congressman elect
from that district to the fOrty-fOurth
congress, was elected to fill the vacancy
in the present congress caused by the
death of John B. Rice. There was
very light vote polled and no cOncen-
trated opposition to CaulfieId.
a Couple of Fires.
INDIANAPOLIS, January %. - The
Touring mill and wheelbarTOw factory
of Valentine Rothrie was partly de-
strOyed by fire this morning, supposed
to be the work of an incendiary. Loss
at twelve thousand dollars.
Another fire occurred in the Gait
house this morning. The damage to
the building and furniture is about two
thousand dollars, covered by insurance.
Horrible Eurder.
ST. LOUIS, January 20.-The Ogage
county Leader Of Yesterday gives an &C
count of the finding of the dead body of
a man named Andy Bryant, near Med
era, with his head and one arm cut of,
and entirely naked. The head was
found some distance from the body with
2 pistol-ball wound in it. a man, whose
name is net given, was arrested on sus-
picicl of having murdered Bryant, but
nothing definite is known. Great eX-
prevailed in the neighbor-
hood.
Disastrous Flood.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 23.-The
flood at Marysville has receded. Great
damage is found to be sustained, and
there is much destitutiOn. Supplies Of
clothing and provisions have
been forwarded from the neighbOring
towns and this city. John Williams
and Thomas Pardee were drowned. A
heavy loss of stock in the surrounding
country is reported Sherman and
rwitchell islands, at the delta Of Sacra-
mentO river, are flooded. 1t Tained
heavily here last night and continues
O-dsy. There is no prospect of clearing
up. Further damage is feared from the ,
high water in the valleys.
Mysterious and Shocking MurdeF.
BEDFORD, n. H, January 23.-A I
shocking affair occurred here this fore ]
noon. Mrs. John Emerson was found
about two o'clock lying in the kitchen [
Of her house with her head literally
blown from her body. Her husband
was at the barn. He heard the report !
If gun, and entering the house found {
MS wife as above with her knitting and
work in her hands. A dCuble-barreled i
shotgun, discharged, was on the floor. !
The greatest excitement prevails in the
Mrs. Emerson had been l
married but few months. She was I
wenty years old, and was not known to s
lave an enemy. The whole affair is {
hrouded in mystery. |
Destructive Fire.
PEORIA, ILL, January 23.-E8rly
his morning fire broke out in the eX-
ensive cultivatOr and wagon factory of
y & H Smith d CO. in Pekin Illinois, '