Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-02-27
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Devastating storms and Destructive In
undatiOns in Southern France
Much Damage and Less OF
Life-The Lost Steam
er Memphis.
Departure OF the French Prince Empe-
rial for Africa in the English Service
Brisk Official Correspondence
Between Denmark and Ger
many-Flague News.

! LONDON, February 26.-The widow Of
| Charles Dickens is dangerously III.
| couple Of Disastrous Fires.
| LONDON, February 26.-Horrocks, Jackson
| < Co.'S cotton-m,lls at Preston were burned.
| Loss, $50 900. A FIRE In Market street. Man
| chester, caused loss Of 100000.
! Devastating Storms in Southern
| France.
LONDON, February 26.- Tremendouss storms
| continue m the south of France, whore hun
! dreds Of people are thrown on public charity
| by the destruction or irundatOn Of theu
| houses. la Spain the tempest lasted four
| days, and there was much damage and loss
| of life. Various villages and farms IN Ma
| vsrre and the Asturiaa were destroyed. A
| bark tname unknown was wrecked at CorUn-
ma, and thirty persons drowned.
The City OF Glasgow Bank.
| LONDON, February 26.-It Is understood
| there will be a meeting CT the creditors Of the
| City Of Glasgow bank IN a fortnight followed
! by call for four or five thousand pounds per
| share, so as to place the estates CT al share
| holders immediately under the control Of the
| hqmdator, and ObvlaLe the necessity for a
further call. The report from the Iquidator
anticipates that all creditors will be paid in
| full, it, as is believed, the house of lords con-
| firms the decision OF the Scotch Judges con-
corning the liability of trustees for shares
registered N their name.
The steamer BzenphIs Lost.
| LONDON, February 26.-Tne steamer Mem
| phis, from LIvGrpOO! 10 New Orleans, ashore
| at the entrance TO the barbcr Of Ccrunna, has
| been abandoned. She IS considered 9 COM
| plete wreck.
| only 7,5OO 600, and the End Not Vet.
LONDON, February g6.-An estimate is to
be submitted TO parliament Ter an advance of
| one and a half million pounds fer expenses of
| the Zulu war. This Is on account, and does
| not pUrport to represent Inc entire or any
exact proportion Of the expenses OF the war.
| \ vote IS necessary to supply what would
| otherwise be a deficiency In the budget, which
expires on the fourth Of April
| Ehe French Prince Imperial EuEEes His
disappointed EIspes an the British
Army.
LONDON, Februsry 26-Punca Louis Ma
pale0n and ratiuue sail IN the steamer Dan
ube from Southampton to morrow for the
Cape to Join the British military forces IN
South Africa as volunteers. The prince, in
letter TO r Juher announcing his intention OF
Joining the British forces at the Cape, saws:
For the last eight years I have been
guest of England. My education was com.
pleted IN the Eaglish military school. have
| strengthened my ties of friendship with the
English army 10y taking part II Its annual
! rnaneuVers. The war at the Cape having as
| sumed a more serious character, | have
wished to follow the campaign. l could not
| refrain from sharing the dangers and fabgUeS
of the troops among whom | have 50 many
| irie0da. Moreover, time spent IN witnessing
this struggle Of civilization against b rbausm
| wall not be wasted for me"
! The government has chartered the steamg.
| Andeau TO carry portion Of the artillery TO
the Cape. THIS : tue sixteenth steamer
chartered to carry troops and wax material -
South Africa.
The Eight Man Caught, If ROT an I0ge-
Mons Ruse fUr More Time
| LoHD,S, February 26.-Charles Peace,
| lie notorious burglar and murderer recently
convicted q, the murder OF Charles Dyson,
| civil engineer at Banner Cross, on the twenty
ninth OF November, 1876, was executed at
Leeds yesterday Some days before MS exc
cutl9n he confessed that he was the murderer
| OF a Manchester policeman at Wbaliey
Range, in 1876, for winch crime & mau named
Habron was sentenced to death. The sen
| tence, however, was cOIumuted on account of
Habrons youth, and he Is nov undergoing
Imprisonment for life. Peace SAID that he
| was surprised by the officers while attempts
ing burglary, and he fired upon them in
selt-detense. He was IN court when Habron
| was sentenced to death. The Manchester
| newspapers find many discrepancies between
the statement Of Pace and The circumstances
of the Whahey Rauge murder At is believed
/ that fea sought 10 proiCng his hfe, pending
| the investigation Of his statement Of the mUr-
begun inquiry into the case OF Habrou.
American Hallway BondhoIders 10
Meet.
LONDON, February ga meeting of the
| Atlantic and Great Western bondholders and
shareholders IS summoned 10 meet 10 morrow
to consider the proposals Of the trustees for
| an arrangement with the Eue railway, and
| the propositions Of James M'Henry against
| such an arrangement. a meeting called by
the trustees TO consider their report will be
held Friday. The date Of the meeting which
| M'Henry will call TO separate the Atlantic
| and Great Western RAJ road completely from
ITS connection with the Erie has not yet been
| fixed.
PIc&ua News.
VIENNA, February pa telegram from
| the AustrO- German plague commission at
| Tsagitzen, saws the commission meet with the
| greatest opposition from the Russian author
ties in the execution of their duties. Spotted
| typhus Is announced to prevail IN eastern
! Galiea.
| ST.. PETERSBURG, February 60 The sale
| Of the GolOs on the streets has been pro-
| hibIted, the authorities declaring its plague
| news false and exaggerated
| An official messenger Of the hetman OF the
| Cossacks here is suffering from a slight at
| tack OF the Astrskhan disease himself aud
| forty-eight OF his associates have been isolated
! and their effects burned.
40 he Submitted to the Emperor
| LONDON, L GUiQArN ~ Berlin QlSuatCn
says the lechstag would readily sanction a
| regime for Alsace and Lorraine not quite
amounting to q federal constitution, aad that
| probably after further discussion Of the sub.
ject between Prince Bismarck AID the Asa
| tiau members the project will Gs submitted
| to the emperor.
There Is every reason to believe that the
German government will be contented with
| an extension of the powers of the president of
the reichstag as a substitute for the paria-
mentary discipline bill.
AIsace and Lorraine.
LONDON, February 26 "A dispatch from
Berlin says that in const Guence OF the favor
able result OF their interview with Prince
Bismarck, yesterday, the Aisatan autono-
mists are preparing TO withdraw the motion
in the reichstag that Alsace and Lorraine be
constituted a federal state, and appear
ances are in favor OF its adoption.
a dispatch from Lisbon says the United
States tugate Constitution must q OF the |
docks for about q Glon.h for repairs,
WaadiDgtOR On Protection 10 Certain |
interests.
LONDON, February ga PARIS dispatch !
states that d deputation Of protectionists, |
who waited upon NJ. Washington yesterday, |,
report that he spoke in favor Of protection for |
the cotton, linen, velvet. metal and shipping
industries but deprecated protective duties |
on cheat
Here's How 1t Was Esone.