Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-15
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITY.

| SYRACUSE, August 14.-Uticas, 10 Stars, 3.
| BOSTON, August 14-BostOns, g.; Indanapo-
| lis, 6.
PROVIDENCE August IA Providence. 2; Chica-
| gOs ?.
| CINCINNATI, August A. ilwaukees, 8; Gin
| clnnatis 5.
NEW YORK. August IA. -Arrlved-Steamship
Greece from London.
| SAN FRANCISCO, August I4.-CIeared- British
| ship Angerona and bark Loeb Doom, Cork.
| CLEAR LAKE. IOWA, August 14-The Sunday
school convention Is great and gratifying success
ST. LOUIS, August A Globe Democrat special
from Mount Vernon, Illinois, says the reunion OF
| the soldiers there to-day was grand success.
NEW YORK, August IA The steamship Celtic,
thousand dollars in gold coin engaged fer shipment
| SAN FRANCISCO. August 1.-THE, steamers
GRANADA from fanama; CITY OF sydney, from sgd
| arrived.
WASHINGTON, August 14.-Another call for the
redemption of iye-rwenty consols of 1865, to the
amount of five million dollars, will be made some
time this week.
NEW YORK, August 14.-John R. and George W.
ruptcy; liabilities about two hundred thousand dol
lars; assets nominal.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, August 14.-John H.
moral philosophy at Vassar college died this morn
ing, aged sixty-four years.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-THE Chinese six
in reference to the employment of Chinese as shoe
maker@, as untrue In every particular.
TIrUSVILLE, PA, August IA During heavy
thunderstorm which passed over this city about five
o'clock this evening, man named Joseph Kirkover
was struck by lightning and instantly killed.
BOSTON, August 14.-oLeary, the pedestrian,
who is matched to walk four hundred miles in one
hundred and twenty-five hours. had completed one
hundred and SiXtyseVen miles at one O'Clock to-day.
NEW YORK August 14.-OwIng to the large re
ceiptS of Michigan amber wheat, a meeting was
held at the produce exchange to-day for the purpose
of fixing the grade. The meeting was continued to
tomorrow.
NEWARK. n. j., August I4-Austin NJ Knight
suicide by shooting himself at his residence, In East
Orange, New Jersey, this morning He failed In
business Saturday.
CHARLESTON, s. c., August IA special from
WOodham killed his uncle, Embery WOodham yes
terday, in family quarrel, which. it is expected,
Will prove fatal to other members.
NEW ORLEANS August 14.-Wilson Childress.
Fountain Banks, Octave Lauve and Aaron Carter
were hanged at DonadSonville to-day. They were
convicted, June LIST, OF numbering NaIcisse ArrieuX
on the night of December u, 1875.
MERIDEN, CONN, August 14.-Twenty thousand
people visited Walingford to-day by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad, availing them
selves of the halffare rates The entire proceeds
are Tor the sufferers by the recent tornado.
PROVIDENCE, B. l., August I4-In the United
States circuit court at Newport, this morning Hon.
Stanley Mathews commenced his argument In the
OF the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis rail-
road u.s. the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central
railroad
DAYTON, o., August 14.-The convention of sol
diers and sailors called by the Soldiers and Sailors
memorial society OF Cincinnati met in this city to-
day. and was largely attended from all parts of the
State. Captain E NJ. Wood, OF Dayton was electt q
| president.
| CINCINNATI, August 14.-At an early hour this
morning fire occurred In the shoe factory OF Loe-
bridge Co, Pearl street. The loss, principally