Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-01
The Mysterious Explosion of a Candy
Factory OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Negro
Riots in Havana-A Terrific
Wind aud Rain-StOrm-
Washington News,
+ tc., Etc.
Ncw Gases and Five Deaths
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in New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, July 31.-The board Of
health reports thirty one new cases and five
deaths for twentyfour hours ending at noon
to-day.
Cairo Establishing Quarantine.
CAIRO July 1.-Arrangements have been
made by the city council 10 enforce Quaran-
tine regulations against steamboats, and rail-
road trans from below, not only forbidding
entrance to the city of fever patients, but Of
any species of baled goods liable to convey
infection.
iured by a Locomotive.
HARRIsBURG, July 31.-Martin Weaver, of
Mllersburg, was killed, and Jos. Kemp, of
Lckens, John r. Grabell, Ferris Grabell and
Augustus Miller were more or less injured
last evening by the Niagara express while
crossing the Northern Central railroad IN a
wagon.
The First Bale Arrived at New Or
NEW ORLEANS, July 31.-The first bale of
new cotton from the Mississippi valley, raised
by J. f. Keinstro, Adams county, Mississippi,
was received to-day by Hugh Allison q Co.
1t was classed good middlino, and sold at
auction for eighteen and a quarter cents per
pound. The cotton was we'll ginned, fully
matured, of good color, and silky and good
staple, and is superior to any first bale re-
ceived for some years.
An Explosion Mystery Explained.
New YORK, July 31.-The mystery of the
explosion in the Greenfield candy factory six
months ago, by which several persons were
killed, is still unexplained but 1t is now found
that the inventor of a singularly destructive
powder, the composition of which Is a secret,
and which is manufactured solely for the
Russian government, had an office in the
Greenfield building at the time of the explo-
sion and it is thought that the presence Of
this may account for the disaster.
Terrific Wind and Rain Storm.
DETROIT, July 3l.-A terrific wind and
| rains storm passed over this city about two
| o'clock to-day, doing considerable damage.
| During the storm the Hat gravel-roof of the
moulding shop OF the Detroit stove-works
became overloaded and fell in. There were
about thirty employees In this part of the
| building, but the only one seriously Injured
was Henry Z. Hiebeu, who was badly
crushed about the body and injured internal
| ". The damage to the building, ETC., is ff-
| teen hundred dollars.
| Important to the Dry Goods Trade
New YORK, July 31.-Tne Union Pacific
railroad company will issue to day circular
| to the dry goods trade, informing shippers of
| the increase IN rates ON 6rst-class merchan-
| disc from New York to San Francisco from
six dollars to twelve dollars hundred. The
reason assigned is that when the rates were
| low the merchants only shipped light freight
by rail, and sent all the bulky merchandise
by clippers around Cape Horn, thus leaving
to the railroad company light and costly
freight, on which the risk was too great fol
the small profit.
a Negro Riot at Havana
NEW YORK, July 31.-Reliable reports
| from Havana state that negro riot broke
out there on the twenty-second instant in the
locality known as Los Sitios. The princlPa
cause of dissatisfaction among the black
| seems TO have been their continuance II
slavery after the liberation of al those whit
lately surrendered at the collapse OF the re
bellion. During the disturbance the polio
had to charge, sword 10 hand, killing ant
wounding a great many. The rioters the1
dispersed and fed to the swamps around At
aras castle. Only few arrests were made.
Some of the Spanish line regiments hav'
been mustered out of service, and the mel
are to remain on the island as settlers, Til
staff and line officers are being sent to Spain
Central and California Pacific Railroad
Officer Election.
SAN Francisco, July 31.-The Contra
Pacific railroad directors to-day elected th
following officers: President, l.. Stanford
first vice-president, c. P. Huntington; secon'
wee president, Charles Croker; financial dl
rector, D. d. Cotton; treasurer, 4. w: Hop
kins; secretary, E. h. Miller, jr. The South
ern Pacific railroad company to day electe
the following directors: Charles Croker, L
D. Cotton, H. M. Newhall, Charles Wayne
N. I. Smith, J. Z. Wilcutt, Willard '
Huntington.
The California Pacific elected officer
and directors as follows: r. X. Ham
. end, president; Geo. E. Gray, vice presi
! dent; J. ID. Wilcutt, treasurer; G. L. Crockel
! N. T. Smith, C. Robinson, J o. r. Gum, d
rectors; J. Gum, secretary.
Remarkable Robbery of Private BAN
100000 Carried Of.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill, July 31.-At min
o'clock this morning it was discovered that
remarkable robbery was committed last nlgl
in the private bank of L. L. Holmes, who ha
: been carrying on a loan agency and prlTat
bank for money lenders in Willamette, Cox
necticut. Bonds valued at sixteen thousan
dollars were carried off, and four thousan
dollars in currency is missing. The RECORD
book in which the record of bonds were kel
is so badly mutiated that the bonds cannC
t be described They are of the denominatio
r of three hundred and fifty do
e lars and upward, payable at tt
s Bank of North America, New York, and {
: they represent real estate loans, are most
Y not negotiable The safe was opened by tt
e combination, which was supposed to b
IS known only by Holmes and clerk, who
s absent. No clue to the robbers yet obtained
e Washington News.
d WASHINGTON. July 31.-Subscrlptions
: the four per cent loan to-day amounted
n 81, SCI $50. For the m onth's ending to-da.
It April, 81. 978, $50; May, $3.50, 500; Jon
$ S, 052 100; July, $19,272,200. Total. $39
g 1872, $50.
John l.. Pennington, ex-governor OF ID
;, kota, has been appointed collector of intern
IL revenue of that Territory.
e The secretary of the treasury leaves +
o morrow with his family for week or t.
b days on Long Island or Conn ecticut.
no fOll ic ctata Of 10
tions of the national bank redemption agent
" for the month of July as compared with Il
Il corresponding period Of last year: Not
70 ft for circulation, assorted and returned
/ banks of issue, $40, 237 400; notes unfit f
- circulation assorted and delivered to Il
1t comptroller of currency for destruction al
h replacement with new notes, 4,654, 20
re- notes of failed, iquidating and reduclr
is banks deposited in the treasury of t
IF United States, sl,073,050. Total for Jul
re- 1878, $21, 1865, $50; total for July, 1877, so
10 S3S, 200 Increase, 1926, $50
s. A letter was received by General Shermi
N to-day from General Ord stating that Gener
D. MKenzie has not crossed into Mexico, as b
a. been reported. Everything is quiet on t
l. border.
+, Lewiston, Me-, July 81: The Republica
HI nominated w. P. Frye for congress.
Rome, July 81: Cardinal Franchi receiv
the last sacraments this morning.
Ottawa, July 81: An effort is beng ma
~ to induce HanIon and Courtney to row on
n. Ottawa river.
la Portland, Me-, July 81: The first distr
Greenbackers nominated G. II. Grove
a. congress.
IN Bangor, Me-, July 81: The Republicans
We the fourth district renominated LEVEL
Powers for congress.
hit Portsmouth, N. H., July 81: The Tai
is poosa, withs the secretary of the navy a
party on board, sailed early to-day for N