Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-09
TELEGRAPHIG BRBVIFY.

The Ohio legislature would enioin the
running Of railway trains on the Sab
bath. -I
W. w. Rspley, citizen of Washing
ton, went on BelkL APPS bond yesterday
| afternoon. ...
Cincinnati police affairs are to be con-
trolled by five metropolitan police COM
| missioner. .- 0.-..
President Orton, OF the Western
Union Telegraph company, made his
quarterly report yesterday.
A tornado passed over Lamonte, Mis-
souri,, last Sunday, unroofng houses and
doing considerable damage otherwise.
Wallace Dennis, six-year old child,
was killed by a locomotive in India
napolis yesterday 10 the presence OF his
| mother. ...
An unknown one-armed man at
tempted to board q moving freight-train
at Gallatin, yesterday, and fell and
broke his neck.
Ex-Chief Justice M'Keon, OF Salt
Lake City, denounces as faise the state
ment Of Lyon In the Sehenek investi-
cation, as far as 1t inculpstes himself
The State colored convention met in
Nashville Tuesdsy, and appointed six
teen delegates TO the Colored national
convention, which meets there on the
fifth Of April.
The suit of George P. Bsrnis versus
the Credit Foneier Of America, for salary
as secretary, was decided in Omaha
Tuesday In favor of Bernis, whereby he
gets some twelve thoussnd dollars.
The committee on foreign affairs seem
not to be satisfied with the manner Of
Minister Schenck's resignation, and de-
mand OF Secretary Fish the day, hour,
and other particulars concerning the
minister's stepping down and out.
A quarrel, Tuesday, between two ne
groes named Bill Burnet and Sanford
Johnson, living at City Point, Missouri,
resulted il the death Of Burnet, he re-
cei7ing two Lullets In bis body from
pistol in the hands Of Johnson.
Eighteen of the victims of the fearful
disaster caused 10y the burning OF the
asylum for the poor in Brooklyn, New
York, Tuesday, we're gathered from the
ruins OF the building yesterday, and in.
TERED. But three OF the bodies were
identified.
r j. Schemes, cashier of the Iron
Mountain bank, Ia S.. Louis, commit
ted suicide in Thai city yesterday by
shooting himself His wife committed
suicide in the same manner few days
sgo, which 1t Is supposed led the hus-
band to the act Of yesterday,
A freight-train on the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern railway, four
miles south Of Little Rock, at one o'clock
yesterday morning, tan over COW on
the track, and the entire train except the
eikine wss etched. Two persons were
Injured and several cars wrecked,
The Democratic State central conf
mittee Of Arkansas D1et in Little Rock
yesterday and fixed upon June l4th as
the day br the assembling Of the Demo-
cratic State convention Candidates for
State officers, delegates to the national
convention and residential electors are
to be chosen by the convention.
Mabel Hall, an English bsllet.girl at
the Tnester @ Clmiqne, IN 81. Louis, WAS
shot st one O'Clock yesterday morning
in one of the refreshment rooms OF the
theater by Edgar III. MsOre, who then
put bullet into his own heart. The
girl will probably die. MOoIe, at last ac-
counts, was not ezpeoted to live. Unre-
Quilted love was the cause OF the affair.
The bill iutroacced IN the United
States senate fuesdsy by SenatOr To-
gals to extend the j1ris0ietipn- Of the
court OF clainlg, provides that this tribu-
nal shall determine and adjndge what
compensation shall bs paid by the United
States for taking and using in the pub
lie service any Invention or improve
ment p 'tented by any citizen.
The Turkish legation at Washington
1 g.,
ports that the Insurgents hsd bean twice
successful in HeIzegovins thst the
Turkish troops had nothing To ear but
dry bead; that christians had been
murdered il Bosnia; and that new re.
forms promulgated Throughout the en-
pie had not 0een epfJIced III Taes5slia
and Ia EpiEus.
Ssnor Josef Ozsds, an eminent Span
ish gentleman, q resident, for aoout
twenty five years, Of Havana, wss ab-
Quoted, yesterday afternoon, ct the cor
ner Of Lafayette place and Fourth street,
in New York. He had twenty five or
thirty thousand dollars dspozited in a
clearinghouse, which he drew ont yes
terday, intending to leavs the city yes
terdsy, when, in company with his
nephew, at the corner Cf Broadway and
Fourth street, a man placed his hand on
his shoulder, and showing shield, AT.
rested him. Neither of the Spaniards
understood English, and the nephew,
being frightened, ran away. On his re-
turn with assistance, the man had dis
appeared with his uncle, and neither
could be found. The Spanish consul
was communicated with, and several
jails visited. but no trace OF him could
be found. It is thought ne was sbduct.
ed for his money. and not for DOlitical