Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-30

surrounded by the evidences of wealth. His
firm publish card announcing that his busi-
ness Is straight, ard expressing their belief in
his entire integrity. He is reported very
wealthy.
Louisville, December 20: At Augusta, Ken
lucky, yesterday, seven young men, all un-
known, whileson the ice In the Ohio at that
point, were suddenly drowned by the break
ing of the gorge. TIE ho1its Of three, all
belonging to Utopia, Ohio, were recovered
to-day.
Cleveland, December 20: In the billiard
tournament last evening Hesser beat Carter
in thirty seven innings. Score-Carter, 2S9;
Hesser. 275; Carter being required TO make
300 and Hesser275. Gallagher beat Thatcher
in thirty-six innings. Score-Gallagher, $50;
Thatcher, l43.
ST. Louis. December %: 4 FIRE broke out
tonight in the St Louis drug company S
warehouse, 51S North Second street, and the
indications are that the building will be to-
tally destroyed and the loss heavy. No esti-
mate of The loss or the amount of insurance
can be given tonight.
Pittsburg, Pa, December %: Mary Herly,
aged nine years. was fatally burnedlast even
ing while playing before an open fire. The
tlfilICs iAti1A hHnS
to the bed Of her invalid father, VINO was res
cued with difficulty. A younger sister was
seriously but not fatally burned,
New Ycc1.n, Deeember29: James c. Fargo,
superintendent of American Express COM
pany, denies the report that that company
lost large amount of money by the burning
of their safe on the New York Central and
Hudson river railroad. He says the total loss
VIII not exceed twenty thousand dollars.
London; December 29s The Western and
Brazilian telegraph company furnishes the
following: The steamer Goethe has been
wrecked on Labas Island, off Maldonodo, Ur-
uguay. A dispatch from Montevideo to Reu-
ter's telegraph company says all the passen-
ge-s and crew of the Goethe were saved.
Louisville, December 90: The Bremaker-
Moore Paper Manufacturing company, the
burning OF whose property at Laurel, Indi-
ana, is announced from Cincinnati, i. Lou
isville firm, and estimates its loss at one hun
dred and FIVE thousand dollars, with an in
surance of one-half in twenty-nine different
companies.
Detroit, December 90: Mamie Smith, the
mulatto woman who murdered young NJ
Keon last spring, and who has since been
confined in the Sandwich, Ontario, jail await
ing extradition, was to-day delivered to De-
tective Bishop by the Canadian authorities,
and is now confined IN the Central police sta
ton of this city.
Cleveland, O., December %: A special to
the Leader says that fire at Holmersville,
Ohio, this morning destroyed the store and
dwelling of Haas 4 Co. and dwelling be-
longing to Thomas Ewing. Loss unknown.
The building and stock were insured for seven
thousand two hundred dollors. The dwelling
house was not insured.
Cleveland, December %: The first game of
the handicap billiard tournament was played
last evening between Thomas Gallagher and
Tony Honing, and won by the latter, as Gal
lagher, In order to win was required to make
$50 points, and Honing only 275. At the
end of the fifty inning the score was
Gallagher, 276; Honing, 275.
Versailles, December %: The senate to-
day unanimously and without discussion
adopted thesbudget as it was voted yesterday
by the deputies 1t is admitted on all sides
that yesterdays vote~i in the chamber Of dep
uties caused the schism in the republican
majority, the m0derates having definitely
separated from the extremists.
New York, December 20: The amount of
the default of Otis d. Swan is set down at
from one hundred thousand to three hundred
thousand dollars, Sixty thousand dollars was
the property of the Union League club; the
remainder belonged to his family connec-
tons, who are reticont on the subject, and
the exact amount cannot be ascertained
Beaufort, S. c., December 20: Two men
suffocated in the cotton ship Harvey Mills,
which is lying In a stream loaded with six
thousand bales of cotton and ON fire. Two
others barely escaped with their lives through
the efforts of the surgeons. A strong de-
tachment from the United States naval YES
sels are endeavoring to save the vessel, but
the prospects are poor, and the loss will be
heavy in any event.
Charleston, December 90: Advices from
Port Royal state that the ship Harvey Mills,
loaded with six thousand FIVE hundred and
sixty-four bales cotton, lying in the stream
ard about to sail for Liverpool, caught fire in
the hold. The war vessels in the harbor i'm
mediately sent assistance, and at last accounts
the fire was apparently under control. The
damage is unknown, and the ship and cargo
is valued at half million dollars.