Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-10
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Philsdelpbis, February 9: Arrived
Steamer Ohio, from Liverpool.
Paris, February 8: Pierre Sebastian
Laurentie, the author, is dead.
Berlin, February 8: Count Won Ar
MIN is expected here on account Of the
illness OF his son.
Paris, February 9. The project of
police beings candidate for the assembly
at CarbeiI, has resigned.
Hendaye, February 8: The Carlists
have assumed the offensive against the
AlfOnsist position at Oyarzun.
Providence, February 8: The three
Congregational churches in this city in
vited to Beecher's advisory council, have
declined.
Terre Haute, Ind, February g.: The
First Congregational church OF this
pI. C has accepted the invitation to the
P y mouth church advisory council.
Il InesvilIe, February g: P. G. Ry-
an, prominent merchant, made an as
signment this morning. The amount OF
liabilities and assets are not yet made
public.
Washington, February 8: The Presi-
dent has recognized l.. J. J. Nieumen-
kamp as consul Of the Netherlands for
Illinois and Michigan, to reside at Chi
cagO.
London, February 8: The firm Of
VIM. Merry & Son, foreign provision
merchants, have failed. Their liabili-
ties are placed at about ninety thousand
pounds.
AppOnong, R. l., February 8: Two
children named Smith and young man
named Barry, who attempted their res
cue, were drowned here last evening by
the breaking Of the ice.
Muscogee, /. t., February 9: Two
weeks ago a Cherokee Indian killed
Cherokee maiden for refusing favOrs
asked, was arrested, tried, convicted,
and will be hanged tomorrow.
Montreal, February 8: The old estsb-
| lished iron firm of Terriere & Co. has
suspended; liabilities, four hundred and
fifty Thousand dollars. Gay & Co., hard.
ware dealers have also suspended; liabili-
| ties one hundred thousand dollars.
New York, February g: A letter was
received here yesterday from the private
secretary of the crown prince of PIas-
sia, in which he says that owing to per-
sonaI matters it will be impossible for
! the prince to visit America at any time
| this year.
London, February 8: Weston has de-
feated Perkins, the EDglish champion,
in a walk for a fiity-pound cup. The
match was for the greatest number Of
miles in twenty-fOur hours. Perkins
made sixty. five miles in fifteen hours,
and stopped.
Topeka, February 8: The house spent
the entire day as well as the special ses-
sion, lasting until midnight last night,
over the bill sppropriating twenty-five
| thousand dollars fOr Centennial pur-
poses. 1t is believed the bill will pass
when it comes to q final vote with full
house.
Helena, February 8: The legislative
| council of Montana has passed a resOlu-
ton, by eleven to one, granting three
million Eve hundred thousand dollars to
aid the construction OF the Northern Pa
cifc railroad west from Bismarck to
Shilds river, the most western tributary
of the Yellow Stone.
San Francisco, February 8: At q
meeting, yesterday, Of the gentlemen
interested in the establishment of q
| Clearinghouse, Milton 8. Latham was
elected president Of the clearing house,
Ignatz Steinhut, secretary, Mills, M'Kin'
lay, Low and King, managing commit
| tee, nearly all the banks signify their in
tentiOn OF joining except the Nevada
bank.
Fort Smith, Ark, February 8: Dur
ing o quarrel between Deputy United
States Marshals Mcguire and Leper,
Mcguire fired two shots from Spencer
rife at Leper, who in turn shot Mcguire
through the head, ana as he fell from
his horse shot hum again through the
breast. Leper surrendered himself at
once but was acquitted on the ground Of
self defense.
Cairo, ILL.,, February 8: The case OF
the two Grains, who have been on trial
here for the last two weeks, charged
with being accessories in the murder OF
William Spence, at Granville, William
son county, was given to the jury at
four o'clock yesterday evening. They
; returned, this morning, verdict OF
guilty, fixing the punishment OF each at
twenty years in the penitentiary.
Muscogee, 1. t., February 9: The
United States district court, at Fort
Smith, Arkansas, closed Saturday last,
an unusually busy session. Sixty-six
persons were sentenced to the peniten-
tiary at Little Rock for various Ofenses,
and six sentenced to be hanged on the
tWenty-first of April. The names Ol
the men to be hanged are o. Mcgee
VIM. Leech, Aaron Wilson, Asa Saun-
ders, Ishsm Seelye and Istanubbe.