Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-08
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Chattanooga, March 7.-Wm. Benneheld, !,
the most notorious revenue offender in Alabama
has been captured.
Little Rock, March 7.-Iu the House to-
day bill compelling all railroads to reduce pas
senger fare was defeated.
Middlebury, Pa, March 7.-Uriah Meyer
Gretchen Kentzler, in 1877.
Albany, N. Y, March THE governors
veto OF the fvecent. fare bill was sustained by
vote of sixty-six to ifty-eight.
Tswsnda, Pa, March Two mail bags
destined for New York and Philadelphia were
stolen at the depot. No elew.
Augusta, Me-, March THE Senate, by a
vote of fifteen to MAE, passed q bill making the
punishment for murder death.
Terre Hsute, March THE Rose Poly
technic Institute, endowed by the late Chauncey
Rose, was formally opened to-day.
New York, March 7.-SeIton beat Wig
naux, and YIgnaux defeated Daily, in the exhibi-
ton games at the Press Club-rooms.
Toledo, March 7.-The fire this morning
destroyed the iouring-min owned and run by F.
Serrick. Lose, SIC. 900; Insurance, 5000.
Waterbury, Conn, March THE Rev.
ifish Relief Fund and ssos for The Land League M
Raleigh, n. c., March 7.-George W..
Simpson. formerly banker and railroad presi-
dent, and later large manufacturer, died to-day.
Allentown, Pa, March 7.-All furnaces
Aud rolling mills and other works Of the Bethle-
~N0-ff
full blast
Rising Fawn, Ga, March The town
marshal OF this town shot negro named Banks,
| another named Simkins.
Indisnspolis, March THE Episcopal
Convention this morning elected DR.. Isaac L.
Nicholson, rector of st. Marks church, Phila-
delphia, bishop OF Indiana.
Alstio, Tex, March 7-Tne e1-Prssident
of Mexico and party arrived here to-day direct
from New Orleans en- route for Monterey, Mexico
The visitors were cordially welcomed.
New York, March Ida II. Hosmer,
three fest. and Robert II. HuzZa, three feet six
inches, were married on the stage OF the Brooklyn
Museum, in which they are attractions.
Boston, Mach 7.-Nathapiel Thayer, the
well-known capitalist of this city, and for many
Thayer l. Bro, died this morning, aged seventy
FIVE years.
Winchsstsr, Va, March THE Bslli-
more Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church asks the bishops not to transfer ministers
to this conference without corresponding tram
fer from it.
Chicago, March 7.-Iu tie afternoon game
of the ]. NJ. Brunswick Bake Company prelimi
nary tournament. Wallace SEQ ed 500 and Carter
4sS points. Best runs-Carter %, Wallace 43.
Fifty five innings.
Danville, Va, March IA trsio on The
Pottsylyania and Franklin rosd is Off the track.
Nm Payne. conductor probably fatally injured;
Charles Fortune, engineer, badly scalded; fireman,
name not known, leg broke.
Waco, Tex, March 7-Gstrse Barnard,
the oldest resident of this city who established
sdDg n0pss here in s Wha eav this h
buried Tomorrow with the highest civic honors
Atlanta, Ga, March 27.-Mcre than 20
900 people visited the Senate chamber to day to
services will be held in the hall of the House of
Representatives tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Funeral
| services at So'clock. An overwhelming crowd Is
expected.
Ii n
ers and Captains Association, in its annual meet
ing, complains of detentions at Galveston, and
says the trouble coud be Iemedied by refusal 10
bill of lading con- pelling the consignse to dis
charge the cargo.
Piisburg, Msrch IA Telegram from
Centralia, Ill., to Secretary Martin. of the Anal
gamsted Association, to day, states that the strike
OF the employees Of the Cenirslia mills which has
been in progress since the first of the yesr ha $
been settled in favor of the association. Work will
be resumed at once.
Mount Vermont, O., March 7-Jsmss F.
Melley, brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, was instantly killed this afternoon. His
fost caught in rail and before he could extricate
1t the engine backed over him, crushing him to an
unrecognfza bile mass. He was single, aged twenty
six years and lived in sandussy.
Texsrkapa, Ark, March IA L. ] ,hn-
son was shot dead to-dsy in the Miller county
attorneys and over 100 spectators by C. Z. Dixon,
sheriff. The trSuble was caused by Dixon maxi
Johnson was silently interested.
Baltimore, March THE fnnsral Of
| Harry Giimor took place to-day. His remains
| will bs inferred in LONDON PARK Cemetery An
imposing procession of State militia and Union
and Confederate soldiers accompanied the body
| to the railroad depot. Gen. Bradley T. john
| son commanded the escort. All the city Officer
were closed.
New York, March 7.-Napoleou B3o3y, q
young Wall street broker arrested tonight on
| the charge OF assault and battery his brother
David A.. of the firm of Bocdy, McClelland a
Co. David became his brothers bondsman. 1t i.
| claimed young Boody lost great deal of money
by reckless speculation. He tried to do bushes,
| with his brothers firm, representing that he was
| backed by Mr.. Limbier, to whose sister he was en-
| gagged to be married.
Detroit, March THE Democratic State
| Convention met at Lansing, After temporary or
| ganization and election of William Wilson, e
4 Detroit, chairman, adjourned till afternoon.
resolution to divide the ticket with the Green
| hackers, who hold q State Convention Tomorrow
was referred to 8 committee, but there is no doub
of its adoption. At the evening session the conyen
| ton nominated State officers and invited the
| Greenbackers to cooperate with them.