Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITY.

Toronto, August D: ThoTne & Parsons,
large wholesale leather merchants, have
failed.
Port Lamberton, August 5: Charles RoD-
erts, chemist Of Detroit, was drowned
while bathing.
Montreal, August 5: A dispatch from St.
John, Newfoundland, Gays Bishop Conroy
died there last night.
Constantinople, August 5: 1t is persistent
ly rumored that England is negotiating for
the Island of Tenedos.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, August 8: Chester D.
Parkhurst, wife and son, were drowned Sat
urday by the capsiz,ng Of boat.
London, August 5: Il is said the Porte is
distributing firearms among the Albanians,
melting them against their neIgbbors.
New London, August ): Secretary Sher.
man arrived this afternoon in the revenue
cutter Grant, and left for Newport at noon.
Montreal, August 5: Pierre DeLorme,
leather merchant, and j. b. Barber, mer-
chant, have failed. Their liabilities are not
heavy.
Madrid, August 5: Queen Christina, widow
of Ferdinand VII, and grandmother OF AL
fonso XII, the present king of Spain, Is dan
gerously i'll.
Toronto, August 5: Thorn, Parsons & Co.,
leather merchants, have failed. Liabilities,
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; as
sets not known.
Toronto, August ,: A terrific storm, &C
companied by thunder and lightning, passed
over the city to-day. Hail-stones as large as
walnuts fell, dong great damage.
Baltimore, August 5: Seven prisoners
escaped from the jail at Cumberland, Mary
\ land, last night. They overpowered the
keeper when he was on ms round.
San Francisco, August 4: John B. War
ner to day, in a quarrel, shot and killed Will
/ liam j. Wilson, native Of New York. Both
were members of the fire department.
Fall River, August %: The advisory COM
mittee upon mills held meeting Saturday.
4 1t IS understood that it was decided to start
up on Monday next, and IN the meantime ad-
verhse the property Tor sale.
Philadelphia, August >: Chas Anderson
Il was killed and John Smith seriously wounded
|. his morning 10y Captain G. Fisher, of the
he schooner Zephina Stillman. They were
a1ght In the act Of roboing a fishing vessel.
Cincinnati, August ): The boiler of an en-
zine running a saw-Ulill, at Enterprise, West
Virginia, exploded on Saturday, killing
ieorge Avary, John Parr and Frank Dill
worth, and seriously wounding Dent Park
+" md three others.
New York, August .: Michael Hahn, for
ner secretary OF the wrecked Teutonia saw
ngs bank. has been committed to jail in de-
ault OF bail IN a civil suit begun against the
ulcers. IL IS understood that criminal pros
cutlons will be instituted.
Portsmouth, n. H., August ): The Rob-
nson female seminary at Exeter, is reported
o be seriously embarrassed, owing to the bad
depreciation Of Its capital nearly all of which
twenty thousand dollars was invested IN GER
ain canal stock IN New York. II Is said that
here l. now but about twenty-five thousand
lollars left to support the institution.
st. Paul, August 5: Major H. b. Strait,
member Of congress from the second district
# this State has returned from the meeting
f the commission for the reorganization OF
he army, at White Sulphur Springs. He
avs the sessions OF the commission were har-
nonious. 4 bill Tor the purpose designated
i g1l be reported to congress when 1t meets IN
he tall
New York August s.: Robert l.. Case,
resident Of the Security life insurance COM
any, aud DR.. I. 5. Lambert, president of
be America Popular, both sentenced for
wearing to false returns, obtained a stay
rom Judge Donohue, pending an appeal to
be court of appeals. DR.. Lambert was I'M
bic to procure bail. Mr.. Case, who sur
endered this morning, had his bail renewed
/ twenty-five thousand dollars.
st. John, u B., August >: Sunday morn
az a fire broke out IN pile OF lumber on
ne wharf adjoining Miller x Woodlands
nil. Spurs Cove, and after burning con-
derable quantity of lumber the fire spread to
ne distillery of J. Dew Spur. About one
hilton feet Of lumber, including some valua
lie Arostok pine, were burned. The dishl
ery contained twenty thousand gallons of
leach brandy, which had been stored there
br years, owned by John Risk and L. K. Mill.