Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-16
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

New York, May l6.-St. Ihomase church
| Protestant EpiscopaD was consecrated to-
day.
Macon, May 15.-Stevens Brothers & Co. %
pottery, Baldwin county, burned. Loss, S20,-
600; no insurance; will be rebuilt.
New York, May 15.-Salmi Morse has re :
c4ived three months license for his temple.
It will be revoked if the Passion Play is
presented.
New York, May 15.-The shooting for
places on the International Military Rifle
Match shows better marksm anship than one
year ego.
Annapolis, May 15-Secretary Folger ar
rived with a candidate for admission TO the
Naval Academy, and was received with
salute of fifteen guns.
Chicago, May fitzpatrick Condor, known
as "The Bridgeport Terror" who killed Hugh
Ward one year ago, WAS given ten years for
mauslaughter by jury.
New York, May 15.-The firm of John F.
Maxfield & Charles w. Maxfeld, fruit deal
ers and exporters, assigned with preferences
amounting TO nearly $4,000.
Jame.town, o., May 15.-Miss Ann Eliza
Menderhall set her clothing on fire while
attempting to draw some rails from barn.
ing straw pile and was burned to death.
New Bedford, Mass, May I5.-The whal-
ing bark Attleboro, of this port, went ashore
in gale on the I-land of Macha March oath
and was totally lost. Crew saved. Loss
$4,000.
Dayton, O., May l5.-Tne Grand Council
OF Red Men Of Ohio convened here to-day.
Degrees were conferred, and in the alter
noon there was procession with 1000 mem
hers in line.
New York, May 15.-James P. Rodgers, a
Catholic priest OF Boston, was 10 day robbed
of 500 by swindler whom he met on the
street and whom he accompanied to a saloon
to see some cloth.
Chicago, May 15.-Thomas Walls, who
whipped his wife 10 death with leather
strap and pleaded guilty, was sentenced by
Judge BarnUm this afternoon to thirty-fiye
years in the penitentiary.
San Antonio, May 15.-The flag of Texas
is flying on the Alamo, the property having
been conveyed to the State by the Catholic
bishop. Many believe it belonged TO the State
without the purchase made.
Richmond, Va, May 15.-Judge Hughes,
of the United States Circuit Court, refused
preliminary injunction, upon motion,
against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to
sell the property Of the company for taxes.
Cairo, May 15.-This morning about
O'Clock George Lent, late bookkeeper for
Gallagher & Son, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head. He
made will yesterday, leaving his property
to his family. The deceased has been in
low spirits some time.
Montgomery, May 15.-The trial OF United
States Marshal Sirobach began Today. De-
murrers were entered to all five indictments,
and the day was consumed in argument,
The governor has ordered an election on the
first Tuesday in July for congressman in
place of Herndon, deceased.
Albany, N. Y, May I5.-The Teneyck
mansion, ON Whitehall road, was destroyed
by fire this morning. 1t WAS built ITO years
ago by Gen. Bradstreet, who made his house
the headquarters Of the Tories during the
Revolution. During the past century it was
occupied by the Gansevoort and Teneyck
families.
Kansas City, Mo-, May 15.-The Board of
Equalization met to-day. 1t is reported tn at
in their assessment the valuation OF railroad
property will be increased between $4,000
and "a 900, 600. On a vote taken on the question
of railroads escaping taxation for the year
1873, it was decided that no such omission
ever occurred.
New York, May 15.-Augustus Bruno, an
actor in The Tourists, was charged In court
tnl5 morning py MICHAEL ID. Leayltt, tdestri-
cal manager, with fourishing pistol and
threatening to shoot him. The accused
pleaded being angry at Leavitt's causelessIy
breaking an engagement with him. Bruno
was temporarily committed.
Annapolis, Nd, May 15.-The final ex.
animation OF naval cadets of the class of 1881
began to-day. Most OF the class reported.
Under recent decision of the Court of
Claims caGet engineers of this date are not
TO be examined. About forty candidates for
admission were reported to-day. Examina.
ton in English win begin tomorrow.