Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITY.


Providence, August II: Chicago, II; Prov
nee, 3
Paris, August IS: Jos. Naudet, the French
torian, Is dead.
.ondop. August 10: The Post announces
cially that parliament will be prorogued
lay.
-ondon, August Is: Colonel Ruestow, a
l-known military author, killed bimselt at
lch, swift arland.
uncook. n. H., August 10; Another fire
morning did twenty-five thousand dol
damage; insurance light.
ondoD, August Is: Bullion in the Bank
England has decreased ninety-seven
lsand pounds the past week.
ew York, August Is: The steamers
ausburg, iIon Bremen, and City of Brus-
;, from Liverpool, have arrived.
+. FashiaSion, August Is: Subscriptions 10
four per cent loan to day, FIVE hundred
two thousand seven hundred dollars.
an Francisco, August Is: At Sacrament
bis morning William G.. English was ia
shot in ted with a shotgun by Henry
field.
ukarest, August ID. The Russians occu-
Varna on the tenth Of August. The gar
Is to consist Of ten thousand men with
hundred guns.
erlin, August -: Fritsche, socialist,
been elected, on the second ballot, to par
lent from the fourth district of Berlin, by
bjouty Of two thousand.
few York, August Is: The remains of Jas.
Smith, "a leather commission merchant, of
pago, killed last night on the elevated
Foad, left o-day for Chicago by the Erie
way.
ew York, August Is: A tugboat ex-
ed this forenoon off Staten Island, and
tain Murphy and Engineer Gillen died of
injuries. Four deck-hands were fear
scalded.
/ hicago, August Is: Z. B. Clark, a resi-
\ Of Lagrange, was murdered last night
horse-thef tramp, who shot Mr.. Clark as
latter was going into his stable. The muir
II escaped.
pc May, August Is: Prof. Baxter, pro-
pr of elocutIon at Harvard college, was
Fned this morning while swimming out
Ind his depth. The body has not yet
recovered.
ndon, August IS: A correspondent at
hoca, Cyprus, says one fourth Of the white
ps and two-thirds OF the doctors are
ken with the fever. The disease, how
is not fatal.
Pwport, r. l., August Is: James Gordon
hett, proprietor Of the New York Herald,
been chosen captain Of the team of the
leicester polo club. which meets the Buff
club, at Buffalo, September 7th.
ndon. August Is: Constantinople dis
hes say that General Szaparis's division
G Austrian army OF occupation was de-
q near Tuzla, on the eleventh of Aug
after a battle which lasted twelve hours.
cry Valley, \. Y, August Is: Ten
kand people were present to-day at the
ling of the monument to the patriots
fell IN the Indian massacre of November
778. Ex-Governor Seymour made an
ess.
mona, Miss, August Is: A FIRE broke out
last night. at twelve o'clock, in the store
Riley d WadswOrth, destroying their
ing and goods, and also the drug store
G. Heldman. Others are damaged;
ance light.
Injury, Pa, August Is: The jury in the
bf p. Peter VI 'Manus, a Molly Mcguire,
ial here the past week for the murder of
per Hesser, at Shemoy ken, IN December, I
returned n verdict OF guilty of murder
first degree.
nth birmingham, Mass August Is: C. F.
Cutters grain elevator and steam mill
of grain and one freight car. Loss,
+ y thousand dollars; insurance, about
thousand dollars.
ar Lake, Ia, August Is: The course of
IDLY lectures was successfully and bril-
luau2urated this forenoon by Mr..
the scientist, with his newest edition,
Atom His audience was large and
body was delighted.
Francisco, August 10: w. S. Eng
mot by Caulheld, Is a prominent Demo-
politician and has been mayor Of Sac
bto. Two yeds ago he was appointed
Democratic State convention as del
to the St. Louis convention.
leeling, W. Va, August 10: Prof.
es +. Dwight, of this city, yesterday &C
ished the unparalleled feat of thirty
consecutive bull's-eye shots at "a distance
hit hundred yards. This laoes him at
Fad of long-range marksmen.
is, August Is: The La Semdiiie FL
ere reports that the Spanish govern
has effected arrangements with Paris
RS of a loan OF twenty million dollars
per cent. interest, to run fifteen years,
be guaranteed by the customs receipts
ba.
Louis, August Is: The Globe Demo
Mount Vernon, Illinois, special says
again to-day, and the weather fine after
orm Of last evening The number pres
L the grove was estimated at twelve
and.
timore, August -: Commodore Green,
anddnt Of the naval academy, says the
nation Of candidates for appointments
ct engineers viii begin the fifteenth of
mber, and Of candidates for appoint
rs cadet midshIpmea the twenty-second
btember.
Petersburg, August Is: The AgeHce
VI says: The statements in regard to the
bn expedition 10 Central Asia relate TO
ences belonging to the time when Eng
vas preparing for war with Russia. Or
or Russian preparations have since
ountermanded.
lmore. August 10: ID. l.. Moody, the
elist, has rented a house IN this city,
III remove here with MS family about
st Of October. He desires to rest and
crate. He will hold meetings during
inter- in the churches and pubic halls.
y Is going to Europe.
enbrier, White Sulphur Springs, w.
August Is: The entire White Sulphur
IS properly was again offered for sale
under a decree OF the United States
[ court, but the sa'e was indefinitely
med because Of an inadequate bid;
y, three hundred thousand dollars.
.innati, August Is: The way freight on
arletta and Cincinnati railroad, while
eayy grade near Chillicothe, Ohio, last
struck a horse, causing the engine and
-eight cars to leave the track Pat
fireman, and Mont Henry, brakeman,
killed, and j. Bllternon, engineer, Sc
scalded and bruised.
e, August IS: Of the eleven objects of
cred by the agricultural society of
for exceptional merit in agricultural
merry IN the recent field trials, eight
been awarded to American inventions,
dependent Of the medals of the exhibit
roper the United States agricultural ex
as received diplomas of honor, and the
States educational exhibit has re-
a gold medal.