Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-09
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITY.

The Ohio legislature is proceeding to
levy tax on dogs.
Crowds of people are leaving Ysnkton
daily for the Black Hills country.
An unknown man was run over and
killed by locomotive at Cairo Monday
night.
Limerick Lee, colored, was run over
and killed, by locomotive, at Argenta,
Arkansas, Monday.
A hekvy storm Of wind and rain, last
ing twenty-four hours, prevailed at San
Francisco yesterday.
The Minnesota legislature has declin-
ed to appropriate twenty-five thousand
dollars for Centennial purposes.
Deputy.Sheriff KRst was killed by q
negro whom he was trying to arrest at
Los AnimOs, California, yesterday.
Cunt Won Arnim has cent medical
certificate to his agent at Berlin as
proof that i'll health prevents his return
to Germany.
The New York Irish Citizen says that
James Stephens, the well-knOwn Fenian
leader, is net dead, as recently reported,
hut is in gooi health and residing In
Paris
James A. Evans, prominent citizen
Of Jessamine county. Kentucky, was
shot and supposed fatally wounded by
an unknown assassin at his residence
Monday night.
The failure OF Dale BIothers, dealers
| in fiannels and wooiens, of Boston, and
Miles, Of y North street, New York, is
made public. Their liabilities are placed
at over one million dollars, but the as
sets are said to be double that amount.
A mob recently stoned q Protestant
church in the plaza of San Fernando,
| in the City of Mexico. The PrOtestsnts
in Acapulco are rapidly increasing in
hunters since the assassination Of Rich
! arcs)n.
The legislature OF Ohio is after the gas
| companies having before it for con sid
| Grafton yesterday bill TO require gas
| companies to accompany their monthly
bills for gas with affidavits from the
! party examining the meter that the
amount OF gas charged has actually
| passed the meter; t1at the meter is in
! good condition and accurate, and that
! the gas Is at lesst OF twelve candle
| power.
The funeral of the Loesch brothers,
! Augustus and Frederick, and Of COrne-
| Illus Crosby, who were killed in the Rob-
! iuson Operahouse disaster Saturday lsst,
| took place in Cincinnati Monday. There
! was large attendance. The friends Of
| Miss Rienzi, another victim, arrived
! from Alton, Illinois, last evening, and
I returned with the body. The list OF
names OF the injured has been consider
ably increased, but there were no more
! fatal cases.
There was quite q senstion in New
buryport, Massachusetts,, yesterday, over
| the marriage Of James Parton, author,
/ TO his stepdsughter, the same baing for
| hidden by the statutes OF that State.
/ The bridegroom learned his status yes
| terday morning after the wedding, and
/ to prevent further scandal, left his home
| in charge Of his wife and tCok rooms for
| himself at q clearinghouse He will
| apply to the legislature for 8 special act
ssnctioning his marriage.
Perrin 81. Sumner has been arrested
in Brooklyn, New York, charged with
/ forgeriss in California, amounting 10
/ over two hundred thousand dollars.
| He was aD official in the Baptist church,
/ and covered his transactions with his
! proiessed piety. Rev. Mr.. Parshall, the
pastor OF the church, learned of some oi
Summers transactions, and at once the
latter plotted 10 ruin him by accusing
him Of adultery, which charge led to
PsrshalPs leaving his pulpit.