Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-17
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RICH. Rev. Robert MiImsn, bishop O.
| Calcutta, is dead.
The constitutional convention held al
Denver adjourned sine die Wednesday
The Ohio senate passed bill Wednes
day to establish board Of State CHAIR
ties.
The Conservative State convention d
| Virginia meets at Richmond on May
oath,
In the English house of lords the ap
pellate Jurisdiction bill passed third
reading.
Syracuse, New York, fired one hun
dred guns in honor OF General Jaekson's
birthday.
Tae Kentucky legislature discussed
the bill proposing to abolish lotteries in
that State.
The arrest of George w. TIsdale, the
forger, in Boston Wednesday, created
much excitement.
Park P ace, a suburban resort nesI
Denver, Colorado, burned Wednesday.
LOIS twenty thousand dOllsrs.
Hoyt and Bridges, indicte i in Chicag
in crooked-whisky transactions, have
fed to Canada to escape trial.
Revolutionists are gathering in the
neighboIhood of MeZahlan, Mexico, Be-
curing arms, horses and recruits.
8. Gross Fry, a prominent Democratic
politician Of Philadelphis, died in that
city Wednesday after brief illness.
Extensive preparation are being made
at Atlanta, Georgis, for the reception of
the western visitors. Many have already
arrived.
J. A. Hoffman, & Co., merchants,
Gresham street, London, have failed,
with liabilities estimated at seventy
thousand pounds.
A Salt Lake dispe ten says no passen-
gers arrived at Ogden Wednesday, and
great trouble is reported from snow west
of Toxno, Nevada.
Five prisoners (colored)-one charged
with rape and the other four with arson
escaped from the Kent county, Mary
land, Jail Wednesday.
A new indictment against Bettinger,
OF st. Joseph, Missouri, in the crooked.
whisky business, has been found by. the
grand jury Jefferson City.
J. G. O3hleshlager, a well.known
professor of the German language and
author OF several German Textbooks,
died ct Philadelphia Wednesday.
Elk President Woolsey, Of Yale col
lege, indirectly admits having once
said that Mr.. Beecher ought to be
blown out of Plymouth pulpit"
Trains near Wells station, an the Cen
trail Pasitic are biocksded by snow. A
heavy snow storm commenced there at
elk O'Clock Wednesday evening.
The special committee from Plymouth
church to try II. {. Bowen held meet
ingAn Brooklyn Wednesday, but Moth
ing Of importance was developed.
Hon. Ell. A. Good, Republican MEM
Der Of the lower house OF the Pennsyl-
vsnia legislature from the eighth dis
trict, diel ia Pliladelphia Wednesday.
During the election at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, William CsrtZ was
arrested for disturbing the peace and 80
severely Injured by policemen's clubs
that he died.
General Saigo and ChiefCommlssion-
er Johsn, with suite, arrived at San
Fra ncisco on the Picking Wednesday,
brin ging large quantity OF exhibits for
the Centennial.
Between Forts Fetlermsn and Lara
ME there is perfect stampede for the
Black Hills. Men and women are rush
ing through, carrying with them mining
implements, provisions, etc.
Isaac w. Arnold failed to get ver-
dict of twenty thousand dollars dam
ages against the Minneapolis Mimi
Tribune, because that paper stated that
he Arnold had beat his sister.
Judge Pratt, Of the supreme court at
Brooklyn, has denied the application for