Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-18
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Chicago, February 17.-seven new cases
OF smallpox were reported to-day and five
deaths.
Cincinnati, February 17.-There were more
| than five thousand persons N attendance to-
| night at the opera festival.
Gloucester, Mass, February 17.-There
are grave apprehensons for the safety of the
ST. Georges haddockiug fleet.
Chicago, February 1.-The Anti-Monop-
oily League will begin a crusade against
landlords raising rent May LIST.
New York, February 17.-Potter, owner
OF the World building, was tailed in $4,000
to appear before the grand jury.
Huntingdon, Pa, February 17.-Ex-Asso-
ciate- Judge Leas, Of this State, died sud-
denly in passenger train 1t Mount L nion
this morning.
Augusta, Ga, February 1.-The chicken
main between Georgia and North Carolina
was won by the former winning fourteen of
the twenty-four fights.
Gusdalaara, February 17.-Senors Mo-
relle and Ssrrifo, rival editions, fought duel
here yesterday with pistols. Both fred and
fell dead simultaneously.
DesMoines, February l7.-Considerab,e
excitement has been caused here among the
citiz ems, and also in business circles, by the
discovery of vein of pure camel coal.
Lexington, KY, February 1.-THE Blue
Grass Cooper Shops, owned by Phil B.
Thompson, member of Congress from the
Eighth district, were burned to day. Loss,
So 600.
Chicago, February 17-Mrs. Scovile saws
that a copy of her letter TO Mrs Garfield was
secured by fraud, and the means employed
to get possession OF the letter are not known
by her.
Albany, February 1.-The ice below here
goIged and the back water filled the stores
and cellars along the river front OF this city
aud at Greenbush, opposite, causing quite a
heavy loss.
ST. Louis, February 17.-It is expected
that the Mexican National railroad, forty
miles OF which is already Completed from
Laredo into Mexico, will be finished TO
Monterey by the LIST OF September.
New Orleans, February 17.-Ferdinand
Ernst, Representing Louis Einhardt, OF
Hayre, is missing. A letter that he left init
mates that ne suicided. 1t is understood that
he recently lost heavily in specuations.
Pittsburg, February ia special to the
Chronicle from Indiana, Pennsylvania, says
that } ames q. Allison, convicted OF murder
ing his father, suffered the penalty of death |
by hanging, this morning at III O'Clock.
Richmond, Va, February 17.-Wilgfeld, |
straightout Republican, heretofore acting |
with the Democrats and boiling Readiusters, |
voted to-day with the Readjus,ers, giving the |
last-named again control OF the legislature. |
Kansas City, February Benedict, |
Malone < Co., wholesale grocers, failed to,
day, and assigned TO Charles Stewart. The |
firm was caught by the Macon Bank failure.
They assert that they will pay dollar for |
dollar and resume.
Chicago, February 1.-THE National Sun |
day -Schoot Teacher, after sixteen years of his
torical existence, became merged into the
Times, of Philadelphia, its |
editor, NJ. c. Hazard, taking an editorial po-
sition on that paper.
San Francisco, February I7.-Last Sunday
a landslide occurred at Coffey's Cave, on the
Russian river, carrying the house of Charles
I, johnson into the river. The occupants.
Mrs. johnson, an infant and white man
employed as cook, were all killed
Milwaukee, February 1.-THE great
railway case of II. L Mariner OF Milwaukee.
against the Construction Company of the
Chicago and Northwestern road, was decided
o-day In the Circuit Court here bv Mr..
Mariner obtaining judgment for over
$500, 900.