Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-17

| through the heart with au army car
| bine, at four o'clock this morning, at
! his residence, 1888 CsrOIdsle: avenue,
| killing himself Instantly.
Dstgoit, August 16: Henry Chamber.
liz was to-day nominate ed by the Demo.
| crats for congress from the fourth die
trict. il reported that ne will also
receive the support OF the Gree black
party.
Cairo, August Is: The Republican
convention at Anna, Iitiuois, to-day
| nominated Charles F. Neuis. nt Alexsn-
der county, for senator, and Woodward,
o. Jackson, and Phillips, of Union, for
| Representatives.
New Brunswick, n. J., August Is:
! The New jersey rubber factory and four
or five adj sceBt dwellings we're burned
this morning. Loss thTee hundred thou.
sand dollars; insured. The fsctCrF sm
piOyed hrse LundTed and fifty hands.
Cleveland, August IS: a eSll is is .ued
for an Independent t9rsenbsck State
convention 10 ba held at Columbus,
September 18th, The call is issued by
order Of the GTsenback national COM
mittse, and sigred by REUBEN Carroll,
a member Of the com mites from Ohio.
Thomas Il Gluli, for msny years an
operator in the Western UniOn tele-
graph Office in this city, Died today
after a lingering Illness, aged twenty
two.
Watertown, N. Y, August IS: A. NJ.
Hawiey, who yrs suspected OF robb!rg
p. D. Bullock, Of Jackson; Michigan, OF
fifty thousand dollars worth CT bonds,
notes and currency on July 31st, was
arrested ct Clayton, New York yester-
day, and all Of the property recovered.
Toledo, August Is: TIE fouT.s Dry
block, corner Of Lagrange and Water
streets, owned by P H. Brickhead, and
occupied by the Vulcan machine and
iron wo1ks, was destroyed by fire this
evening A portion of tina machinery
was saved. Loss, twelve thousand dol
lars.
SIN Francisco, August Is: Earl Duff
ferin was accorded 3 handsome recep-
lion on the arrival OF the Victoria. The
streets were decorated with arches, ever
greens and fiags. The lieuterant-gov-
ernor and cabinet, the city government,
and military and civic societies paraded
the streets.
Minneapolis, August Is: The liabilities
Of Gibson & Tyler, wooden manUfae-
tureis, whose failure was recently re.
ported, is seven hundred and eighteen
thousand dollars; assets, four hundred
and eighteen thousand dollars. Outside
speculations caused the failure. The
banks here and in ST. Paul are affected
by the failure.
New York, August Is: The meeting
OF the creditors OF Max S'adler & O..
was held this morning. The assets Of
the firm are tsted st six hundred and
sixty-five thousand dollars, and the lia-
bilities at six hundred snd eleven thou.
sand dollars. A committee was Gp-
pointed to examine the affairs OF the
finn, and report at future meeting.
Toronto, August Is: A special from
SHafflrdsvilie, Elgin county, says ter
rife rain.stOrm passed over that section
Saturday, doing immense destruction to
reads, bridges, snd the crops. Twelve
bridges were swept away within a radius
of three miles. The streams were GSveF
known 60 high. Psils, etc., exposed to
the weather were found to contain seven
inches Of water.
P0ilade!phia, August Is: The seventh
anuusl convention of the National Tele.
graphic association assembled to-day III
the judges hall at the Centennial ex-
position grounds. The sessions will be
held in the morning and afternoon till
Thursday. President Ruleofsep, OF San
FranciEco, called the convention to or.
der, and the address OF welcome Yves
delivered ny General Joseph R. Haw-
ley, president OF the United S ates Cen.
tennisl commission.
San Francisco, August Is: The cap.
tain Of tho British bark Abbey Cowper,
just arrived from Manila, reports that
on July 80, he boarded Japane.e junk
which left HaBads FOR Yokohama, No
vembar 8, 1875, and which was dis
mssled soon after. She fioated about
until found Ss above stated. Only two
of the crew remained alive. Nine
others, including Captain Dix, died OF
sCurvey and privati q. The survivors
were in perishing condition when
picked up.