Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-14
BRIEF MENTION.


institute, died in Washington yesterday.
The grape and cherry crops of Iowa were
seriously injured by the snow-storm and
freeze Of Saturday.
In spite of peaceful rumors, the massing of
Austrian troops near the Danube and Save
continues actively.
Edward F. Barnes, CLERK of Jacob Stone
man, OF Cleveland, Ohio, was arrested in
New York yesterday, charged with embezzle-
msnt.
Advices from Caddo, Indian Territory, say
that three horse-thieves were hanged fifty
miles west of that place last Wednesday
night.
The celebrated race-horse Mollie NJ Carthy
left Sacramento, California, by express yes
terday, in BIdd Doble's private car, en- route
to Louisville.
Tenbroeck won the race at Lexington yes
terday, beating Leonard, Vera Cruz, Aristi-
des, and Bill Bass, in the order mentioned.
Time, 2:4Sli.
The Southern Baptist convention, which has
been In session at Nashville the past week,
adjourned yesterday evening 10 meet in At
lanta next May.
The body of Charles +. Lee was found
near Deadwocd, Sunday. under ciTcum-
stances leading TO the belief that he had been
murdered for the purpose of robbery.
A heavy frost throughout the State of Wis
consin, Sunday night, did considerable dam
age 20 corn, potatoes a1d garden stuffs.
Some counties also report great injury to
fruit.
Amos P. Foster, special agent Of the post
Office depart nent. arrested at Washington,
Missouri, on Sunday, Eve young tramps from
St Louis for cutting open and rifiing a mail
pouch.
A Buffalo dispatch saws that the military
were called out at Fort Erie yesterday morn
ing. IN anticipation OF a Fenian raid at st.
Cdtharines. Four companies of infantry and
a battery are ordered TO be ready to march at
any time.
Luke Voorhees,, superintendent of three
stage lines leading to DeadwOod, has just
completed arrangements for a stage to Dead
wood to connect with steamers from Yank
ton. Mail service has been ordered on that
route, and regular coaches will begin running
on the fifteenth instant, carrying passengers
and mail
President Green, of the Western Union
telegraph company, has renewed the offer OF
the late president TO furnish, free, kilograms
to test the system of storm and flood signals
by telegraph and cannon to give certain in
slant and general warning of coming storms
aud hoods, according to the plan suggested
by A. Watson.
One whole side of the square at Pulaski,
this State, was burned Sunday morning.
Loss, eighty-two thousand dollars; insurance,
fifty thousand dollars. The Phoenix, of
Brooklyn, and the 4E.na are the heaviest
losers; the former fifteen thousand and the
latter ten thousand dollars. The other losses
are pretty we'll distributed.
The house committee on elections has Or
dered the majority and minority reports on
the South Carolina contested election case of
Richardson (Democrat) against RaIney RE-
publican). the sitting member, to be present
Il - no
majority report favors a new election, while
the minority declares the present incumbent
entitled to his seat.
The following is a statement of the amount
of outstanding circulation of legal-tender
notes and fractional currency up to last Sat
urday: United States notes, new issue, &c.,
1907; series Of 1859, 1852, 046,3 series
of 1874, $39, 5l5, 81; series of 1875, Sl34,-
$50, 255; series of 1878. 1901, 100; total United
States notes, $34I ,6S1, 0l6. Fractional cur
rency, $l6,S04,98I. Grand total, $685., 1885,
997.
Earnest Whitehouse, who attempted to
kill Deputy-Sheriff Ceary, in Terre Haute,
in June, 1872. and who escaped after an ex-
citing chase, lasting SIX days and extending
through several counties in Illinois, was cap
tured there Sunday after n desperate strug-
gle with FIVE officers, one OF whom was Dep
uty-Sheriff CleaTy, who was shot in the left
hand and in the right thigh. CleaTy Is the
same officer who was shot by Whitehouse
asst June.
Cincinnati has been making extensive pre-
variations for the musical festival week, and
the public Buildings, business houses and
many dwellings, are profusely and beautiful
ly, ornamented. Flags. eVergreens, punt
mug, portraits of musical celebrities and OF
thole prominent in the festival, have been
used in Lavish profusiou until the entire city
is gay IL. holiday attire. Telegraphic advices
report that the indications at present are that
the festival will open this evening with an
audience only limited by the capacity of Music
hall.
The bark Souoma. from Liverpool, arrived
nj San Francisco yesterday, with Chas.
s. Hartman, second mate and SIX sailors of
the ship p. X. Hazeltiue. which was wrecked
some time ago on the coast of Terra de Flu
ego. These men were picked up by the So
MONA in the Straits Of lie Mare, on March
4th, in a very destitute condition, they hav-
ing subsisted on mussels for fourteen days.
They report that during their wanderings
afar leaving the wreck, they discovered
cavs which contained fragments OF boats,
somc oars. articles of clothing, etc, and
skeletons Of the boats crew, but nothing by
which the cGstaways could be identified.
Saws a Berlin dispatch: The North Ger
man Gd-sfte publishes Vienna letter, Whlcn
i believed inspired, containing the following
observations upon the Austrian programme;
Austrian interests dictate the establishment
of an army in eastern Galieia, another IN
TrausylvaEia. a third in Baraf, an army corps
IN south DALna'ia, the occupation OF Bosnia
aad Herzegovina. and all Turkish territory
between the Adriatic and .Egean seas. it Is
also necessary to send en- iron-clad squadron
TO the coast OF Albania, aud another to that
of Macedonia. Also the conclusion of an Of
fensive and defensive alliance, and, il brief,
paving the way for Roumania, Servia, Mon
tsnegro. and other parts OF Turkey which are
detaching themselves from the Ottoman gov
eminent for being organized with Austro-
Hungary into a confederation of States, in
MAZDA of Germany.