Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-21
TELEGRAPHIC MENTION.

NEW YORK, September 2O-The schooner
Idler was IN The regatta of the New York
yacht club yesterday.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., September 20.-Rear-
Admiral A. NJ. Pannock died mere suddenly
this afternoon of apopIeXy. He was sixty
two years of age.
NOBLE, September 20.-Bingham, the
newly-apt tointed postmaster, assumed the
duties OF his office last evening, and removed
all the old employees
NEW YORK, September GO.-The Delaware
and Hudson canal company will sell one
hundred thousand tons coal Thursday, the
LWent eighth instant.
WASHINGTON, September 2O.-The Presi.
dent has appointed JOhn l.. Tate United
states marshal for the southern district of
Mississippi, in the place of W. B. Redmond.
PHILADELPHIA, September 20.-At one
CLOCK this afternoon the last admission to
the Centennial exposition was number nine
ty-one thousand one hundred ana fifty-one.
ST. PAUL, September 20-A fire at Prescott,
Wisconsin, to-day, destroyed RedmOn, Cross
Il Co.'S fiour-mill. Loss, thirty thousand dol
lars; insurance, nineteen thousand dollars.
LONDON, September ga dispatch to the
Daily NeWS, from Alexandria, says that it is
currently reported that the Abyssiniaus Us have
captured MassoWah and two Egyptian ships.
NEW YORK, September 2O.-David II Pc
terson, a negro waiter, aged twenty-eight, o.
l53 Baxter street, this morning killed Joseph
Inc Kelley, who lived with him. The
murderer was arrested,
NEW YORK, September 20.-The semi-an-
nual meeting of the National board of under
wr ters was begun tO-dsy in the Underwriters
hall. Gearge L.EChase is president. Thirty
six companies were represented.
CLEVELAND. September 20.-The Irish
Catholic benevolent union OF the United
states assembled in convention at the Globe
theater in this city to-day, Hon. A. NJ. Kelly,
of Richmond, Nirgilia, presiding.
NEW ORLEANS, September 2O.-While
three bales of cotton were being lowered into
Wesley, colored, he was instantly killed.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., September 2O.-The
Democratic State electoral convention met
to-day, Charles H. Page presiding and chose
the following electors: William Beach Low
rance, Charles Cutter, A. B. Lewis, and Olney
Arnold.
NEW YORK, September 2O-The Pennsyl-
vania coal company sold one hundred thou
sand tons OF PiJtstOn coal at auc ion to-day at
the following prices: Crate steam lump,
g 9O93 021a; egg, s. l212; stove, IS 6O9S 70;
chestnut, s3 1898 80.
PHILADELPHIA, September 20. - The
street-parade to-day of Odd-FellOWs was
a splendid demonstration. 1t is estimated
that fifteen thousand men were in the line
The streets along the line of the procession
were thronged with spectators.
ST. LOUIS, September 2O.-Two men, named
TObe Williams and Brandt Pierce, quarreled
| over game of cards at Fayette, Howard
county, Monday night, and Williams shot
Pierce, inficting mortal wound. Both were
young men and highly respectable.
| WASHINGTON, September 20.-In the safe
burglary case in the criminal court to-day,
District AT ttorney Wells spoke for nearly two
hours, endesvoTing to show tue connection of
| General Babcock with the conspiracy against
| Columbus Alexander. The courtroom was
| crowded.
ST. LOUIS, September 2O.-An alteration
occurred between Thomas Hooker, postm aster
| at Middle Grove, Missouri, and Taylor john
| son. of the same place, night before last, which
resulted in Hooker Stabbing Johnson ld the
neck with pocket-knife, severing the jugu-
| lar vein and killing him.
| ST. PAUL, September 2O.-Near the north
| branch on the Lake Super, or and Mississippi
| railroad to-day, Charles Newman, brake
man, fell from train in motion, and was
| literally cut into fragments and scattered
along the track. His parents reside at Lowell,
| Dodge county, Wisconsin,
ST. LOUIS, September 20.-D. EglInton
| Barr, Episcopal clergyman, who Is undergo.
| ing sentence Of SUSPENSION for two years Tor
drunkenness, was arrested Today ON the
charge OF assault and attempting to rape a
| little siTl eight years old, anu in default OF
| bail was committed to jail.
| POTTSNILLE, PA, September 2O-The
| case of Thomas Duffy, another one of the
| Molly Magutres, accused OF being an accesso.
| ry to the murder OF Policeman YoSt, at Tam
| aqua, was given TO the jury at q late hour last
| night, and this morning verdict OF murder
in the first degree was returned.
ST. LOUIS, September 20-Jay Gould,
| President Dillon, OF the Union Pacific, and
John MCullough, general manager Of the
| Pennsylvania Central railroad, arrived here
| to-day. IL Is unde derstood that their purpose is
| to consult REGARDING their interest here in
| connection with the late railroad movement
| in this State,
{ PHILADELPHIA september d. The
/ grand jury this morning made special pre-
| sentiment regarding frame buildings erected
| contrary to law in the nelghbOrhOOd of the
| centennia! grounds, presenting said buildings
| as a nuisance. The court ordered the mayor
| TO have the buildings torn down and the work
| of demo ition will commence on Friday.
sNvs IN L Lrr-Vr ITu-aar
| Septemb Der 20.-Tue national loan for the ben
| edt of the Island of Cuba is probably fail
| ure, it having come TO light that the customs
| revenues were long agJ mOrtgaged to the
| Spanish bank here by the government. The
J insurgent Colonel Fidel Cesperes was killed
In an action near Puerto Principe recently.
| PHILADELPHIA, September 20.-The daily
| attendance at the Centennial exposition il
| steadily on the increase, and the number
| present on the opening day is now approx
mated every day, and the prospect is that stlll
greater crowds will come as the close of the
| exhibition approaches and the peoOle realize
that they must be prompt in their comm g
The crowd In attendance yesterday was larger
than on aLy hfty-cent day during the entire
season.
| INDIANAPOLIS, September 2O.-The city Is
full to over flowing with The boys in blue
and every train that arrives brings additional
delegations from all sections. During the
night and this morning large delegations have
arrived from New York city, Cleveland, Gin
cinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Philadelphia
| Harrisburg, Pittsburg and Allegheny City
| Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Washington, Chi
cago, Louisville, and from the States of Hi
| nois, Missouri. New Jersey Wisconsin, Indi
| ana, Texas, Michigan, and other States
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