Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-24
TELEGRAMS.

Boston, December %: James A. Coe, convicted Of
forgery, committed suicide In prison.
Cincinnati. December %: D. L. Garrison, Il prom
nent provision broker of this city, died this morn
ing.
Paris, December %: The sentences of sixtY-0ne
more Communist cOnvicts have been RENTED or
commuted.
Allentown, Pa, December %: Rev. S. K BIobst
publisher and editor OF various Lutheran papers,
died this morning.
New York, December %: The steamer City of Ber-
ln which left Liverpool December 1th, arrived to-
day. She brings one million dollars In specie.
wilkesbarre, December %: Thomas Campbell
for the second time, has been convict ed of the muir
der Of Michael MNulty In Carbondal 2, on the fourth
Of July last
Little Rock, December %: The loss at the recent
Van Buren fire, at which Calahan'S cotton-mil and
Clubhouse were burned is estimated ut twenty thou
sand dollars.
Indianapolis, December %: AT hali-past one Tou-
sey wlgglns pork.packlng smok1ng ana 9 curing rl1
hardly be saved.
Bangor, Me-, December %: The house of Asa B.
Young, near Sherryfield, was burned last night.
GuSSte Young, aged eighteen, and her child were
burned to death.
Pottsville, Penn, December %: John VOcter,
Daniel Malley, Thomas Dale and Thomas Monagan
were killed In the Continental collier5 by the expo
sion of keg OF powder.
New York December %: Hugh Mcclellan, clerk
for William II. Webb the shipbulldeT, has been ar
rested On the charge Of embeZzllng between thirty
anu lOrly LnOu5dnu uOlldrS.
Vienna December %: Seryia has most readily
rendered complete satisfaction for firing the Aus
trian monitor MarOS, at Belgrade The AUSTRIAN flag
was solemnly sauted to-day.
Buffalo, December %: Victor Rehm, aged sixty
SIX, and Conrad Smith aged forty, while crossing
the Erie railway track at ChecktoTaga, were killed
By the engine of weStern-bOund train,
Terre Haute, December 49, An engine on the ILL.,
nois and Midland railroad exploded at Paris to-
night, killing Louis Wilsey, engineer ChaS. John
son, fireman; and - Allen brakeman.
Auburn. n. Y, December %: David G. Landfeld
& Co.'S tanneIy, at Newark Falley was burned last
night. Loss sixty thousand dollars, partially in
sured. Thomas Hines, night watchman, was burned
to death.
Cincinnati, December %: A Commercial special
says another Touring mill at Lima, Ohio, owned by
Loss, fifteenshousand dollars Insurance. ten thou
sand dollars.
Portland, December 23: Fires last night in the
Savings Bank block and Fluent block caused total
loss of about fifty thousand dollars, distributed
among the numerous occupants most Of whom are
fully insured
St. Louis, December %: The weather was very
cold to-day with no change in the condition Of the
fce The Centennial was raised to-day, and proves
to be little damaged. 1t is said few hundred dol
lars Will repair her.
New York, December %: Bank statement-loans,
decrease, 81 200; specie, Increase, S712,600;
crease 1858, 500; circulation, increase, SO 700;
reserve, decrease, SlS4, ,450.
Statesvillc, N. c., December %: William Messen-
ger was hanged here yesterday for the murder on
the fourteenth OF May last, of Mrs. Sarah Selling,
his mOther-in-iaw. Messenger was just twenty-five
years Of age on The day Of his death,
Washington, December %: Brent having been
surrendered the department of state has notified the
British minister that the President prepared to re-
spond to and to make requsition for the surrender
OF fugitive criminals under the treaty.
Richmond, Ind, December 23: Henry II. Son
alckson, proprietor of the Indiana house. Committed
suicide by shooting himself this morning while his
wife was at the courthouse prosecuting suit for d.
yorce on the grounds oil dissipated habits and neg
lect.
Little Rock, December %. W. J. Murphy, OF the
fire department, has made report of fires to the
council, exclusive of the recent conhagYdtions viz
Losses during the year, S133, $50; insurance Tecov
cred, $4,000. The city will probably soon let the
contract for waterworhS
Versailles, December %: The senate to-day
passed the public estimates for restoring the salary
OF the clergy, which had been reduced by the cham
Der OF deputies. The senate also reinserted the
grant for seminary scholarships which was likewise
suppressed by the chamber.
Little Rock, December %: There have been no
fires In the city within the past twentyfour hours,
and every preeaution has been taken TO prevent re-
petition Of the disastrous cOnfagrations All tramps
yagrants and suspicious characters are arrested and
sentenced to the chan7gang.
New York, December %: Colonel william R. Yer
milye, of the house of Vermilye 4 Co. bankers died
this evening MI Vermilye was conspicuous mem
Der Of the famous COMMITTEE Of Seventy brother
bank, and for many years colonel of the Seventh reg
iment
Indianapolis, December %: Tousey & Virgins
estimate their loss By the fire this afternoon at IF
teen thousand dollars, fully insured. Johnston
Brothers, galvanized iron and tin workers, In the
appointing building estimate their loss at ten thou
sand dollars; insurance eight thousand dollars all
IN eastern companies
Toronto, December %: The shareholders of the
Jacques Cartier bank have resolved 10 reduce the
capital stock 70 one million dollars; to accept five
thousand shares paid up from the old directors TO
free them from their responsibility for any loss s
tanned by shareholders account of failure and TO
ask parliament for power 10 amalgamate with any
other bank or banks the shareholders might desire
Pittsburg, December %. During an alteration
this afternoon betwesn Frank Siegler, blacksmith
and Albert Sutherland, an apprentice in the ma
chine-shop OF AulhOlland Bros where both were
employed, Sutherland threw piece of q brick at
Sieger which, striking him Immediately over the
heart, killed him instantly Sutherland, who Is only
seventeen years old, surrendered himself to the au-
thorites and IS held In custody pending the action
of the coroner.
Columbus, December % Last night three cenvicts
escaped from the Ohio penitentiary namely: Chas.
Murry burglar from Wyandotte county; G.. H. Black
burn burglar from Perry county; j. c. Carroll sent
from CsIyahoga county for grand larceny. The men
escaped by breaking into and crawling through an
unused sewer. For about hundred -5ard5 long the
sewer vas so small that in order 70 crasl through,
the men were obliged 70 remove their clothing They
were probably furnished clothing and aided In their
escape By outside parties A reward Of six hundred
and nifty dollars has been offered for the return OF
the men.