Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-02
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITY.

London, August l.: The Times vehemently
attacks Gladstone this morning.
Vienna. August L: The eighteenth division
OF The Austrian army occupied Herzegovina
to-day.
Berlin, August l: Count Bismarck, son of
the chancellor, and a candidate for parlia-
ment, has been defeated.
Portland, Me-, August 1.-The Repub-
licans OF the first district have renominated
Thomas B. Reed for congress.
LewistOwu, Me-, August l: The Green
hackers In the second district have nomi-
mated Scion Chase for congress.
Toledo, o., August l.: The Nationals of
the second district to-day nominated H.
Kablo, of Toledo, for congress.
Biddeford. Me-, August /: The Democrats
of the first district to day nominated General
Samuel JackersOn for congress.
Constantinople, August l: 1t is reported
that Genera! Todleben, commanding the Rus
slams, will be succeeded by General Rauf-
mann.
Baltimore, August l: At Hagerstown, yes
terday, at a pigeon-shooting match, Samuel
Donohue, aged fifty years, was accidentally
shot dead
Cincinnati, August 1.-The Democratic
convention at Marietta, Ohio, has nominated
General A. J. Warner for congress fro the
CnlrIeenUn district.
Cleveland, O., August l: The Republicans
of the eight district, in convention at Upper
Sandusky to day, nominated Hon. Charles
Foster for congress.
Philadelphia, August l: William Mitch
ell and John Stevenson, dock idlers, quar-
relied yesterday in a saloon on Calowhlll,
and Stevenson was killed.
Paterson, n. j., August l: The Passaic
ice company's buildings, at Oldham, were
burned this morning Loss, probably sixty
five thousand dollars; no insurance.
Cincinnati, August |: Jacob Gardner, who
has been an active participant in city politics
for many years. died at his residence on East
Third street this afternoon.
Chatham Village, NY, August /: United
States Marshal Payne's paper burned
this morning. Loss, six thousand dollars;
insurance, twenty-five thousand dollars.
London, August 1: Great preparations are
making for civic honors to Beaconsfeld and
Salisbury on Saturday. They will be enter
tanned at banquet given by the lord mayor.
New York, August l: Walter H. Shupe,
editor of the AdOOcGte, failed to appear in
court to-day, and an order was granted to
compel him to appear tomorrow or show
cause.
Constantinople, August l: The Courier
de POrient has been suspended for announc-
ing that the wife of the Turkish minister of
marine was present at ball given by the
Russians.
Nantes, August l: At a numerously at
of the Franco American treaty of commerce,
delegates to the forthcoming conference were
appointed.
Washington, August i: The President has
appointed Henry G. Linn, of Kansas, agent
for the Indians of the Kansas agency, and
David KEN, of Illinois, agent for the Indians
of the Crow agency.
New York, August l: There were sixty
seven failures in this city in July, with aQ-
gregate liabilities OF 50, 738, III, an increase
over June in the number of failures and the
amount of liabilities.
Burlington, VT, August l: The State
Greenback convention to-day, Nelson Nye
presiding, adopted the usual resolutions and
adjourned to meet in st. Albons, August 22d,
when a State ticket will De nominated.
Rome, August /: Cardinal Alessandro
Franchi, pontifcal secretary of state and
archbishop of Thessalonica, died at one
o'clock this morning. Cardinal Franchi was
a native of Italy, born in 1919, and was nom
mated cardinal in 1873.
New York, August /: The customhouse
inspectors have been placed in charge of the
store of Hahn, Benjamin d Co., 6l3 Broad
way, on the grounds of the differentiation of
invoices. The firm are dealers in German
shawls and coaks. Messrs. Hahn & Ben
jamin are manufacturers in Berlin, and live
abroad. They consign their goods to Wal
demar Caspery, who is their agent here.
Chicago, August l Charles w. Rigdon,
real estate dealer, filed petition in bank
ruptcy to day Secured debts, two hundred
and fifty-eight thousand dollars, of which
twelve thousand dollars are due the Scottish
American mortgage company. Unsecured
debts, eight thousand dollars. The assets
are large. he amount of incumbered real
estate and some claims aggregatlng about
thirty thousand dollars.