Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-15
MINOR TELEGHAMs.

Boston, March 1.-THE prohibitory liquor
law passed, los to 80, in the house to a third
reading.
New York, March I4.-Alonzo Follett,
banker, shot himself this morning. He
will die.
Detroit, March 14.-Alfred Crawford, a
leading grocer of Grand Rapids, has made
an assignment.
Philadelphia, March 1.-THE American
Baseball Association elected ]. III. Park, of
Louisville, director.
Philadelphis, March 14.-Henry Leon a
Chipaman over seven years in this country,
was naturalized to-day.
Philadelphia, March 14.--Making fraudu-
lent applications for pensions sent two men
to the penitentiary to-day.
Atlanta, Ga, March 14-Jack Hicks, an
Illicit distiller of Garnett county, was shot
dead while resisting arrest.
Dallas, Tex, March IA fire to-day de-
stroyed Cohen & Bowen's dry goods store.
Loss, ST., 800; insurance, $4,000.
New York, March 1.-THE coach painters
of this city, and brIcklsyers of Philadelphis,
are moving for an advance in wages.
San Francisco, March 14-The Produce
Exchange has adopted a resolution asking
Congress to restore the duty on Canadian
malt.
New York, March 14-The Garfield Club
expects to secure 100000 signatures to the
petition asking President Arthur to pardon
Sergeant Mason.
Frederieksburg, Va, March IA. The
Methodist Episcopal Conference sci c,ed
Charlestown, W. Va. az the pl ace for the
next conference.
Baltimore, March 1.-THE Baltimore
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church adopted resolution to-day urging
the prompt extirpation of polygamy.
Detroit, March 14.-John Michel, prom
inent resident OF Rawkswlin, near Bay City,
was found dead on the railroad track this
morning, a mile and a half from his resi-
dence.
Quincy, ILL.,, Msrch 1.-THE directors of
the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific division OF
the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Railway
Company met to-day and elected the present
officers.
Omaha, March 1.-THE troops continue
guarding the laborers, and no disturbance
has occurred. The new grand jury is it,
quiring into the cases Of the ripglesders OF
the strike.
Milwaukee, March 14-The fourth annual
grand council of The Royal Arcanum OF
Wisconsin was held in this city to-day.
There were in attendance delegates from
eighteen OF The tuenty-seven councils.
Detroit, March 14.-John Van Slyke, a
wealthy and prominent farmer, residing near
Iona, died Sunday. after sixteen hours ILL.,
nezs Before dying he said he had been
poisoned. Foul play Is suspected.
Lawrence, Mass, March 1.-THE Pacific
Mill corporation to day announced a reduc-
ton of wages of mule and ring spinnerr.
The latter, all women and girls, abandoned
the mill, and $4,000 spindles were thus
stopped.
Cincinnati, March 1.-THE Panhandle
railroad will give excursion rates of two
cents per mile to all who attend the conven-
ton, called to meet at Columbus on the 23d
of March, in favor of the proposed law to
close drinking saloons on Sunday.
Waterbury, Vt, March 14.-AIichaeI Nc
Csirie, formerly an inmate of an insane
asylum, killed his mother and wife Sunday
night, and tumbled their bodies into a cellar
To-day he drove into town with his seven
children, the eldest aged fourteen years
Columbus, O., March l4-Ths general
assembly Of Ohio to-day adopted g preamble
and joint resolution earnestly requesting
President Arthur to pardon Sergeant Mason
for the oHense Of which he hiss been con-