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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-14

Found another victim 10 Memphis yesterday,
a woman who supegintcnded an eating
on Front street, which was resort of steam.
boat roustab1uts, from some Of whom, pass
ing up from New Orleans, she no
doubt contracted the disease. Three
cases Of high fever on Poplar street,
neat the MIA kei, the doctors and the officers
Of the. health board, we-e-not satisfied to pro
nounce upon with certainty at twelve O'Clock
last night These will be decided to-day.
Rumor, which Is not respecter of truth and
has 10 particular regard for facts, was busy
on the streets yesterday insisting upon all
sorts OF wild stories, which our re-
porters, working ever so diligently,
could not trace TO any foundation
Of fact. Tncy were lies made out OF whole
cloth, which, disseminated rtctlessly, had
the effect of Tightening the timid and, going
out to the country, of injuring us where we
can least afford to be injured. the board of
health has acted in good faith. and the press
Of the city has published The only two cases
that have occurred. We trust our people
will act with discretion and frown down a
sensationalism that can do no good, but is
doing a great deal of harm. The APPEAL
has 50 FAR Published all that has occurred
concerning the disease, and will continue to
do So The beard Of health is unremitting
in its labors. and we have no doubt will be
able to stamp ont the disease as they seem
to have done iu Nicksburg.
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MURDEROUS ASSAULT
Upon u Woman by her Former Hus-
band-He Attempts to Cut her to
Pieces-fAis Escape and
Capture.

Evansville, Indiana, special to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, It'll: Henderson, Ken
lucky, was In a frenzy of excite
ment this morning by a frightful trag
edy. Simon brush, negro barber, who was
divorced from his wife, went to her home at
breakfast with the avowed intention of muir
dering her for her infidelities. He was pre-
pared for his work with a long-bladed and
keen knife. No sooner had the woman be-
gan to demonstrate than he rushed upon her
with the knife lifted and the blade bare. He
stabbed her first il the left breast, the knife
grazing a nb and cutting a cash six inches
long in the flesh. He turned the knife in the
wound with a strong wrist, and ripped 1T up
again and down toward the arm, cutting a
second and horrible cash. Again he lifted
the knife and stabbed her in the right breast,
the point of the blade breaking off against
rib and remaining IN the wound. At this
blow the poor woman turned to fly, and
he stabbed her several times in the back.
Then she fell, and the merciless brute fell
upon her with the terrible weapon, almost
cutting off one Of her ears from the head.
With his full murderous intention in his
heart, he finally attempted to cut her throat.
The keen knife was drawn across the hand,
severIng the thumb and outing the throat
horribly. Thinking his work was done,
brush then left the house and went up into
the city. Pursuit began to clamor, and it
was then that brush concluded to fly. He
ran through the cltyto get to the woods. The
news spread like wildfire, and in half an
hour everybody on the street was alarmed
and began to form In parties to give chase.
Several men armed themselves with rifles
and shotguns, and as they passed through
the streets seized upon any horse they could
find standing saddled, and gave chase, de-
termiued to capture the murderer. On the
road to the cemetery they overlook brush,
who was hurting fast possible to the
wilderness beyond the railroad track He
saw his pursuers, and thinking to dis
able the horsemen from pursuit he
leaped a fence into a cornfeld and
ran like a deer. The pursuers, how
ever, were too near to be baked, and
while some deployed to surround the field,
another leveled his rife, and, calling out for
surrender, fired the breech- loader just over
the murderer's head. He was brought to
bay in the middle of the field. On the
way back to town the excited people
thronged the streets, and about the jail
vast crowd of whites and blacks were assem-
bled, among whom threats of lynching were
freely INDUCED. The prisoner, however, I'M
der the guard of his armed captors, was hur-
red through the rows Of threatening faces
into the jail. In answer to the taunts of
some colored people, he said, as he entered
the jaIl-yard: 81 hope she'll die, damn her,
and L IN going to xiii myself before this day
is over
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A BOLD ROBBERY.
In Less than Five Minutes Four Men Take
Possession of and Rob a Train on
the Kansas City, st. Joseph
and Chicago and Bur-
lingtOn Road,
The Conductor and Express & esseDger
Taken Prisoners are Com
PEELED to Witness the Dare
Devil Proceeding With
out Power to Inter-
fere.

ATCHIsoN, KAs, August 13-One Of the
boldest, most daring train robberies that ever
occurred in the west took place about half
past one o'clock this morning about one mule
below Winthrop Junction, opposite this city.
As train No. on the Kansas City, St.
Joseph and Chicago and Burlington
railroad, south bound, left Winthrop
Junction, Conducto. Brown noticed four
men get on the platform between the bag
gage-car and the first coach. Not thinking
anything wrong, at the usual time he left the
baggage-car and started to 20 through the
train. The first persons he met were four
men standing on the platform. As he
stepped on the platform the acting leader
pulled out two revolvers, and holding them on
him, and ordered him back into the baggage
car, at the same time directing him to hold
up his hands As they entered the car from
the dark end, the first man they met was
Griffith, the baggageman, and he was or
dered to hold up his hands while pistols
were held on him. A young fellow named
Mather, who was in the baggage-car, was
then reached and given the same command.
Frank Baxter, the express agent, was seated
in a chair in the lighted end of the car, his
bills In his lap and the express safe open be-
side him, busy with his work. He had not
noticed the scene that was being enacted in
the car, and bis first knowledge of danger
was a revolver thrust in his face, and he
was OTucEeu W uOiu up his UdHuS. Inc
leader of the gang then stepped up to his
safe and deliberately transferred the money,
about five thousand one hundred dollars, to a
sack they had with them. Conductor Brown
was then asked if he had any money, and he
replied he had not. With their pistols In his
face, they then ordered him to stop the train,
and, having no other alternative, he pulled
the bell-rope. AS the train slowed up the
four men backed out of the Car, still cover
ing the others with their pistols, and disap.
peared in the darkness. No swearing was
INDUCED in, and the entire work was
done in less than five minutes. The
train was filed with passengers, but none
knew of the robbery until the robbers had
escaped. The thieves were cool and collect
ed, showing no signs of timidity, and went
at their work like old experienced hands.
None of them were masked. The following
is the descriptions obtained: One is a large,
heavy man, six feet high, weighs about two
hundred pounds, light mustache and chin
whiskers, brown hair, red face, and wore a
broad brim SLOUGH hat. The one who went
through the safe is tall man, wore SLOUGH
hat, had on a light coat reaching below the
knees. The other two were of medium stat
ure, rather stout built, dressed in dark cloth
ing and wearing slouched hats. They were
all about twenty four or twenty five years of
age. No clew of them has yet been learned.
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NASHVILLE.
Delegates and Candidates to the COnYen
tiOn Arriving by Every Train-Opin-
ions as to the Lucky Man Very
Much Mixed.
The Candidates on the Ground in Favor
"f the Lowest Figure that Can be
Agreed UuOn In settlement of
the Debt, anI for
Greenbacks.
Special to the Appeal. ]

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, August 13.-Delegates and
candidates are arriving by every train, and
the excitement is up to the highest pitch, yet
it is impossible to find out anything reliable.
Everybody agrees to whatever is suggested,
and each one is apparently waiting to see
what the other Is going to do. Fleming,
Gardner, Caldwell, Savage, Richardson,
Burch, Burns and Colyar, of the candidate
squad, with their respective friends, are here,
and are apparently as much at sea about the
result of the convention deliberations as
are the outsiders. All the candidates favor
the lowest figure that can be agreed upon in
settlement of the State debt. An exception
might be made in the case of Savage, who,
while he declares IN favor of an agreed set
Element, rather indicates that he would favor
Reputation. They are all unit on the
greenback question, as one of the old planks
in the Democratic platform. Colonel Burch
adds his State bank policy. Phelan, of Mem
phis; WhItthorne, of Columbia; and Fen
tress, of BolIver, are spoken of IN conjunction
with the permanent craftsmanship.
Among the arrivals tonight is Colonel
Galloway and his daughters.
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A LEADING QUESTION.
Can Railroad Companies in Certain
States Lease their Lines-In Other
Words. Can Gigantic MOnOpO-
Hes Rule to Rufn2

PROVIDENCE, r. l., August 13.-Judge
HARLAN, of the United States supreme court,
has opened at Newport a special term of the
circuit court for the Indiana circuit, for the
purpose of hearing the case of the Plttsburg.
Cincinnati and st. Louis railway company rs
the Chicago and Indiana Central railway
company and Roosevelt and Fosdick, respond
ents. The main question involved is the
right Of railroad companies In certain States
to lease their roads. Respondents Roosevelt
and Fosdick have filed cross-bill asking for
a decree against the Pennsylvania railroad
company as owners of stock of the respond
ents' company for arrears of rent. The coun-
sci who viii argue for complainants are Sen
ajOr Stanley Mathews and John Scott. The
general counsel of the Pennsylvania railway
company is Ex-Governor Thomas A. Hen
bricks. On the part of the deferdan the
case will be argued by Judge George Hoad
ley, of Cincinnati; Senator NJ Donald, of In
diana, and Mr.. Southmayd, of Secretary Ev-
arts's law firm.
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FOREIGN KILOGRAMS,

Havana, August Is: The state of siege es-
tablished February Z, 1874, has been raised.
Paris. August Is: 1t is rumored that the
western powers have agreed to furnish pro-
tectorate over Tunis.
Liverpool, August ID: The steamships
Berlin, from Baltimore, and Devonia, from
New York, have arrived out.
London, August ID: Rev. Geo. Gilfillau, a
well-known religious and miscellaneous
writer, is dead, aged sixty-five.
Geneva, August 13: The forty-six Ameri-
can delegates to the universal convention of
the Young Mems christian association, which
met to-day, have arrived.
Constantinople, August 10: According to
advices from Serajevo, the insurgent govern
ment has sent Hazif Pasha to meet the Aus
TRANS and ask lenIency for the insurgents.
Paris, August 10: Among the successful
American exhibits In the exposition are
M'Cormick's reaper and Pullman's palace
car. Specimens of American coal and wheat
receive gold medals.
Vienna, August 13: General Phlllipovich
and the Grand Duke of Wurtemberg have
effected junction and Pre- reported marching
on SeraJevo, which 1t Is believed the lnsur-
gents will evacuate.
Constantinople, August IL: The commits
sioners inquiring into the Rhodope insurrec-
ton return to Constantinople this week. It
Is not expected that any practical result will
result from their mission.
Paris, August ID: The award of the inter-
national jury has not yet been published, but
a considerable number of successful Compel
itors have more than proportionate share of
medals and other awards.
London, August 13: Thomas Forbes, ar
rested on the steamer AdrlatIc, is held for ex-
tradition, on the charge of forgery. He
would have been taken ashore at Queenstown
but for the illness of his wife.
London, August ID: Lillius Jennie Mills,
daughter of Rev. Abraham N. Littlejohn,
D. D., bishop of Long Island, New York,
was married to Mr.. Frederick Wesson, of
Brooklyn, this morning, at the Chapel Royal,
Savoy.
London. August 13: Nubar Pasha, sum-
moned by the khedlve to assist IN carrying
out the reforms of administration IN Egypt,
sailed for Alexandra, bearing important pro-
jects of reform sanctioned by England and
France.
London, August 10: The Mark Lane En-
press, In its review of the British corn trade
for the past week, says that the reports re-
garding the yield of wheat are various, but
generally speaking the harvest promises to be
an Improvement on last year.
Vienna, August 13: The twentieth Aus
trian division has not yet been able to reach
Zwornik. It's outposts fought battle with
the insurgents near Gratchanitza on the
fourth instant. The division was also en-
gagged on the eighth, ninth and tenth. 1t
advanced close to Jubla, but in consequence
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banning Evidenee-Jersey Justice.

New York special to The Cincinnati En-
qHirer: A development, regarded as very
important in the Smith murder case, was the
discovery yesterday Of a night-gown, said to
belong to Mrs. Smith, covered with blood.
The garment was found slowed up the CHM
ney in the paror. 1t Is made without yoke,
and buttons at the shoulder. The front and
back were covered tn blood spots, and at
the shoulder whore it buttons were the marks
of bloody fingers When Mrs Smith aroused
the MacGregors the morning of the murder,
the night garment she wore was free from
blood, except the right sleeve, which she
SAID she had thrown over her husbands face
when she first awoze.
The police believe Mrs. Smith committed
the murder while suffering from an attack of
hysteria. The garment was sent to Prot
Doremus for examination. Bennett, Mrs.
Smith supposed paramour and accomplice,
is confined in cell. The police, from ali
that can be learned, have no evidence against
him. Yet he is in a loathsome cell filed with
vermin, without any bedding except the pill
low and blanket furnished by his counsel
He has thrown off his clothing, and wears
nothing in the cell except his undergarments
His clothing, he says, has become so infested
with vermin that he can wear it no longer.
No one except his counsel IS allowed to see
him, and his counsel only by special order of
the chief of police
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THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Which meets tomorrow Is likely to be har-
moni0us ms 90 Inc platform. The Ohio idea,
which has ever since the war found place
ia the articles Of faith Of the Tennessee De
mocracy, viii be clearly aud fully set forth,
without bubble or reservation, and it will be
declared that the State debt shall be settled
upon the lowest terms that can be secured,
the agreement to be referred to the
people for their ratification. This is,
so far, well. Now 10 End a can
didate among those Offering who, upon a
platform that will be so thoroughly repre-
sentative Of The opinions Of the Democrats Of
the State, can meet the Nationals and the Re-
pubhcans, and sweep from Carter to Shelby
with a majority that will leave no room for
Key, for instance, to doubt that Tennessee is
Democratic, and will not indorse fraudu-
lent administration OF surrender to a party
that Is responsible Tor the increase of pau
perism in all the States, and the robbery OF
the working classes
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HaYes's NeckIrS- 4 sc Of the PardOning
Power.

Washington special 70 the St. Louis Times:
In compliance with Congressman Baebe's
resolution at the Last session of congress, the
attorney general transmitted to the house a
list Of pard0ns issued BY the President be-
tween March A. 1877, and May 20, 1873. The
list mas been recently issued from the gov
erament printing Office. The report shows
that during the time specified Mr. Hayes par
donsd two hundred and eighty four Offend
ers. OF the number OF p8rdons issued ninety
two are for minor chsnsss against the inter-
nal revenue Jaws relating 10 distilled spirits;
thirty-slx for cases OF larceny and assault in
the District of Columbia, in which more or
less Imprisonment was suffered; thirty-one
were for restoration to citizenship on expira-
hon Of imprisonment; seven for Communication
OF sentence five OF which committed sentence
OF death TO imprisonment for lite, and thirty
seven on account ofcrit!Cal condition of health,
with danger TO life from continued imprison-
ment A large number Of counterielters and
iorgers have also been pardoned. The petI-
ton for the pardon Of Michael Tobin, the
West Point soldier, convicted of numbering
Peter Aloers. has been referred to the district
attorney ID New York Tor his recommends
fI1n
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guest tent, accommodate the ten thousand
persons nov on the ground. Thousands
come and go daily on steamboats,. Bishop
Foster delivered his third lecture on Exist
ence beyond the Grave" to-day. In the after
noon Frank Beard gave a chalk talk; 6. H.
Babcock a lecture on Palestine" and Rev.
S. NJ. G. Gerold one on Jerusalem, " using
an improved model of the city just opened
for public inspection. In the evening Rev.
Dr. Hurst, of Drew theological seminary,
lectured on How England Became a Prot
est mt Nation Governor Colquitt, of
Georgia, president Of the International Sun
day school association, left Atlanta Monday
afternoon on his way to Fairpoint, ria Gin
ciunati
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GRAND NAVAL REVIEW.
The British Fleet Reviewed on Ports
mouth HarbOr by Queen Victoria
in the Midst of n TOrrentiai
Rain and a Half Gale OF
Wind.

PORTSMOUTH, August 13.-The great ma
val review by the queen to-day promises to
be superb spectacle. The waters of Splits
head and of Selent are covered with sailing
crafts of every description. and steamboats,
are arriving from all directions, bringing
hundreds of persons to witness the review,
which will take place at four o'clock.
p.m.-The weather is unfavorable for the
naval review, as the wind is blowing half a
gale. Nevertheless there was a large num-
Der of spectators present. Her majesty the
queen, In the royal yacht Victoria u; 4 A bert,
passed through the het t of broadside ships,
turret ships, sloops ofwar, guuboa;s and
torpedo-b boats, numbering in all twenty four
men-of-w war drawn up in line, but no evolu-
tons were attempted. The rain poured down
in torrents, and the review, as a spectacle
WIS q failure.
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husband, states that she committed suicide
by hanging herself with a handkerchief to
the d-post while he was at the market.
The police. believing Grane murdered his
wife, arrested him.
Cheyenne, w. T., August Is: A violent
hall-storm passed over this city this evening.
destroying nearly all the glass on the south
side of several streets. The hallstones meas
ured from Eve to SIX inches IN circumference.
The same storm passed over Fort Laramie
with the same results.
New York, August Is: Dispatch from
Augusta, Georgia. says that Brook 1o-ar. al
Edge6eid, South Carolina, yesterday shot ana
killed Thomas and James Booth. Touey was
then killed by a friend to Booth. Seven
others were wounded, one mortally. The
trouble grew out of a family feud.
New York, August 49, Frank M'Coy and
Daniel Watson, two desperate characters,
were arrested to-day on suspicion of robbing
Cashier Stone, OF Hale piano factory, of two
thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
M'Coy has been identified by a servant girl,
who witnessed the robbery, as one OF the men
who made the attack.
San Francisco, August 13: A Sacramento
dispatch says the sheriff arrested Troy Dye,
public administrator of the county, on the
charge of being implicated in the recent
murder of wealthy farmer, ]. NJ Tulles. at
GrSr3 Island. Clark, the business partner of
Dye, was also arrested. There is strong cir
cumstantial evidence against the prisoners.
The motive is alleged to be a desire to ad-
ministrate the estate of Tulles.
Philadelphia, August Is: The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Texas and
Pacific railroad COM any was held this after
noon The annual report states that four
hundred and forty -four miles are operated.
The gross earnings for the year ending May
81, were two million three hundred and
thirty one thousand three hundred and ten
dollars. The working expenses were one
million four hundred and forty-eight thou
sand four hundred and thirty-nine dollars.
The increase of the gross earnings, compared
with the previous year, were two hundred
and seventy-eight thousand eight hundred
and ffty-sev dollars.
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rhe indian TrophIer Ended.

SAN FRASCIsCO, August ia Baker
City, Oregon, dispatch says: A courier has
Just arrived nom Malbeur agency, bringing
intelligence of the surrender Of Oitz, the sur
wing medicine man and chief Of sixty In
dams in a party including fifteen warriors
The surrender Of Oitz and party leaves but
few hostile Snakes Unaccounted for, living OF
dead. Messengers have been dispatched to
bring in two or three small parties known tc
be IN the ueighboriDg mountains. Indian
troubles may be considered to be over for the
saaerr, ~, this earffrr
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MorI.ing- v onnen s.pios iu. rhemseIve!


New York Times, 12-h: About twenty-five
hundred working girls OF New York and
Brooklyn awaited themselves Of The opportu-
nifty of red jnem yesterday Of a free excur-
sion to Rockawdy beach by Il Cornell White,
the owner of the steamers Grand Republic
and Columbia Tho Columbia left the city
at nine O'Clock ~ tu- morning with about
fifteen hundred girls o. board. the Grand
Republic followed az half past eleven o'clock
with eight hundred more, ard the Columbia
carried down 10 the beach about two hun
drad more in the afternoon. The owners OF
the Seaside pavilion, Messls. Murray q VAL
entinC, provided with chowder all the excur-
sionists VINO chose to present their tickets,
and gave them opportunities for dancing.
Messrs. Remsen * Wainwright furnished
bathing-suits, without charge, to about eight
hundred bathers. AZ one time, about the
middle Of the day SIS many as four hundred
bathers were tumblne in the surf. Reed &
Remsen, of the Seaside hotel near the second
landing, also gave free chowder to many OF
the excursi0ni.ts. Notwithstanding the rain,
every one Of the excursionists appeared to
have a good time. 1t Is probable that Mr..
White will invite the working girls to an
other excursion before the close OF the present
season.
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THE ORIENT.
England to Meet the Russ an Embassy
TO Cabul with one of Equal Dig
nifty - SI.S5O.OOO Deaths by
Famine In India.

LON August Is In the house Of
e1pi Mons t2-ble.t the UNDER ecr- tary for
the io'elgn l. ~euly t. int-l roga-
government to say where the Russian Ior t.lc
In Central Asia were stationed. The govern
ment was quite willing to take the RESPONSE
bility of sending a mission to Cabul, as it
could Lot regard with indifference what had
been passing in Central Asia during the last
two months. The chancellor OF the excheq
uer pointed out it was always understood that
England had greater interest IN Afghanistan
than had Russia, and was, therefore, bound
to send thither a mission of equal weight
and influence with that of Russia The under
secretary for india, when introduclr the
Indian budget, gave an official estimate of
the number of deaths from famine in India
at one million eight hundred and fifty thou
sand