Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-28
TEE1EGRAPHIC BREVPTY.

Buffalo. December 27: The board Of trade to-day
adopted resolutions recommending further reduc-
tiOn OF canal tolls.
Berlin. December -: Tlfe specie In the Imperial
Bank OF Germany has decreased 2,90,O00 marks
during the past week.
Paris. December u: Count ShoyalOif. the Russian
Ambassador 10 England has come 20 Paris for an
Interview with Duke DecaZes. 4.
Little Rock. December %: Thomas Heryey and
Or. Jones became involved In quarrel. Jones was
shes dead and Herey badly wounded.
London, December ~: dispatch from COpen-
hagen says the fOikething, the lower chamber OF
parliament, has prOroged 70 January 'th, when the
iinll struggle between the coordinate powers OF The
government will begin.
Philadelphia December 81: General John B.
Balkson. secretary and treasurer OF the halnsIlle
distlilery COMPANY committed suicide In his oiLce
this morning. Cause assigned, slight personal
financial embarrassment
Portland, Ne. December %: The threatened
strike Of the locomotive engineers on the Grand
Trunk railroad Is reported 10 have been arranged on
a basis OF all three grades Of engineers accepting the
proposition of the company to pay two dollars ana
seyenty-fye cents per day.
Havana December %: The steamer Mocfezuma
has been heard from She pat In at Tiajota, 10 Hon
duras An American schooner, the Aaude Barber,
arrived to-day with three OF the Gociezuma's crew,
who escaped from boat which was sent ashore by
her at Tiajota for pilot and capslzed.
Detroit, December u: The papers for the extradi-
tion Oi.AiaTalne Smith, the mulaft0 who shot and
killed young NJ Keown at disrspGtabe house on
Beubier street. In this cty. last spring and who has
been In the sandwich Ontario isil sincs, put In
the hands Of the police Of this city to-day.
Havana. December p: General Me,ia, formerly
president. and LerdO's seCrefary OF var, who WAS
banished from Mexico by PoffOriO Diaz, arrived
here yesferdaT H. SAYS tire accounts OF the capture
of LeriO and the shooting Of EscObed0, published
IN American papers, are unc0niirned rpmors, and
that Lerio probably succeeded In reaching the Pa
cilc coast Ia safety,
Titusy1lle, Pa. December -: The trial Of Henry
Hariey president William Warmcastle, supeFinten-
dent and others for alleged Irregularities in their
conduct Of the affairs Of the Pennsylvania Trans
P1rtation eomp2ny, IN which much Interest has been
manifested. and which was set dOEn for trial here
to-day fell 10 the ground. the prosecution falling 10
pat In an appearance
St. Louis. December y: In accordance with orders
from washington all the ordnance stores AZ the II.
Il,uis arsenal formerly the Jefferson barracks are
20 De removed Tie cannon. ever eight hundred In
number. viii be sent % Rock Island ana the guns
will commence az ones. The arsenal here Is 70 be
eonyerted into a oayalrT recruiting station.
St Louis December p A cesperad0 named Chas.
I,nfrhton fatally stabbed another man near Spring
aeI1 Missouri on Christmas day IN the evening
he attended tail in Springfield, and In an unlro-
yOkef and blpOdihirs'y maliier shot and Instantly
ldllai a Young man named Mason. Great excite
Tnent followed this act and his speedy iOdginent In
ja!l alone perlips prevented the lynching OF the
brute.
Versailles. December a: Gamhetta met with a
defeat to-day in the budget committee w.'icS tt
iectef-by vote Of - 10 Il-his motion th@E the
chamber OF deputies sAglid declare that The senate
out OF the budget hy the dep4ties Although the
budget committee thus decided that the question Of
the powers OF the saie ought not 70 be raised they
nevertheless again adopted various grants as org
inally passed by tie drpuies-
The Barlow leifet and the discoveries OF the con-
gregsional committees in -outh Carolina make
strong Impression Gpon faiFmindad Republicans IN
Washington. who. though they want and mean %
lui Governor HAYES iiao the White House II ne vas
honestly elected. rJi Tor an Instant think OF act
Ing unfairly: and these are Eetting mo sale ol
mind where they feel strong and r5ssona5ie doubt
of Mr.. HayeS c'ec;i0n. paieh vii have 70 be 70
moved before taey VIII epI1eHt 10 act with the ez-
irefnists Governor Hayes election Is certainly
not az sure q WAS p admitted one Of his mos
earnest supporters this e-euing, aud another re-
marked. - The c1nges SlOnai committees may 1tt-f
AL settle this question 80 that il Will never come
before the house