Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-15
TELEGRAMS.

Constantinople, May IA: Prince Labanoff,
the newly appointed Russian ambassador to
Turkey, has arrived.
Newark, n. J., May IA: The Reformed
Episcopal council adjourned sine die, TO meet
at Chicago next year.
Yokohama, May "A: Okubo, minister of
the interior, has been assassinated. The
murderer was arrested.
Nashville, May IA; The Supreme lodge of
the Knights OF Honor met here to-day. All
but seven States are represented.
New Haven, May IA: Wills Tinkey, Will
bur Smith aud George w. Gibson, all young
men, were drowned in the Sound to- day.
Chambersburg, Pa, May IA: Kite Shafer
has beea sentenced to be hanged for the pur-
der of his wife, new trial being refused.
Atlanta, May IA: The general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, to-
day adopted some minor changes in church
discipline.
San Francisco May IA: A Portland dis
patch says that First Lieutenant II. Dewitt
Moore, OF company +, fwenty-frst infantry,
was drowned at Fort Klamath. No partic
ulars.
CollIngwood, Ont, May IA: The steam
barge L1thario, which arrived to day, re-
ports that when twelve miles out from Chi
cago, Mate James Patterson fell overboal
and drowned.
Paris, May IA: A tels gram from st. Peters
burg asserts that Vera Sassulitch, who at
tempted TO assaSsilate General Trepoff, has
been again arrested in the suburbs where she
was hiding.
New aYork, May IA: The women's board
of foreign missions of the Reformed church
of America, celebrated to-day their fourth
anniversary. The reports showed the mis-
sions to be in q highly satisfactory condition.
New York, May IA: The bench show of
dogs, at Giimore's garden, was formally
opened this evening, and Is a fine affair, not
wlthstanding the absence of the English
dogs, which have gone to the Paris bench
show
New York, May Ii: The syndicate have
anticipated their options for August and
September, and to day took ten million dol
lars OF the AZ per cent bonds. The total
amount thus lar taken amounts to thirty five
million dollars.
London, May IL: The house of commons
sat from four o'clock last evening until half
past nine tnis morning. The house was most
of the time in committee Of the whole on the
Irish Sunday closing BILL which various Irish
members obstructed.
Harrisburg, Pa, May IA: The meeting of
the Republican State convention to- morrow
has attracted larger number Of people than
on any similar OCCASION. 1t Is expected that
iOurnment tomorrow.
Pans, May Il: The commission on the
treaty of the postal congress has decided to
report six francs per kilogram for letters, and
twotrancs per kilogram for other correspond
ence, as the compensation to the United
States for transconhneDtal letters.
ST. Louis, May IA: The Loker company to-
bacco factory took fire about two o'clock this
morning. and was almost entirely destroyed
Loss ON stock and building from fifteen to
twenty thousand dollars; insured, but the
names of the companies are not yet ascer-
aimed.
Philadelphia, May Il: The susplcions re-
garding the steamship State OF California, In
Cramps ship-yard, have been strengthened
10y the suspension of iOiners' work on the
upper deck b make alterations, which lndl'
cate that the vessel is not to be used IN com
mercial business.
Paris. May Ii: A terrible explosion has oc
CURED at an ammunition factory In the Rne
Beringer The building was completely
shattered, aad a serious FIRE eDsued II the
neighboring houses The NUMBER of victims
by the explosion is unknown, but is believed
to be considerable.
Pit.sburg, May "A: George ". Mailman,
a well known merchant and citizen of TIN:
city, died at his residence in the East Enc
this morning, aged forty-two. The deceased
was for several years a member of the select
chamber of councils, and was, at the time Of
his death, director of the Peoples and NJ
and NJ. insurance company, and also of tn,
chamber of commerce.