Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREVTTIES.

New York, January 19.-The tonnage re-
c.ipis at the customhouse for 1882 were
ST ,346 ,045.
Baltimore, January 19.-Bradley 7. John
son was elected president OF the Maryland
Society OF Confederate Soldiers.
New York, January 19.-Noros and Min
dermanu, Ct the i'll starred Jeanette, will
be given reception on the 26th instant.
Augusta, Ga, Janusry 19.-EArly this
morning a negro called J. A. Roberts, of
Quitmau, TO his door and shot him, proba.
bly, fatally.
New Orleans, January 19.-The Louisiana
JOCKEY Club postpones The opening races
until the 30tb, owing to the bad condition
of the track.
Montreal, January 19.-The s.. Marc de
Mounsar vault was desecrated sgain last
night, ard three bodies stolen by the medi.
cal students.
Bufslo, Jsnusry l9.-John McAdam and
James E Tompkins, clerks in one of the
largest dry goods stores in tbs city, were ar
rested for Piifering goods.
San Francisco, January ia nitro
glyceriue explosion at the works, i've miles
from San Pablo, yesterday afternoon, killed
two Portuguese. The damage TO property
was slight.
New York. January 19-The transfer
books of the Western Union Telegrap Com
pany, now closed by order of the executive
committee, will be reopened on the morning
OF The 18th instant.
Toronto, January 19.-At Hochelsga, a
farmer named Nesbitt was fatally assaulted
by his hired man, Donnelly. Donnelly then
attacked Mrs. Nesbiit, but she put him to
ght with poker.
Boston, January 19.-Gov. Butler signed
the certificate Of election of Hosr as United
States senator this aft, rnoou, and the docu-
men. was orwarded to the president Of the
Senate this evening.
Baltimore, January 19-The workingmen
in mass-meeting tonight expressed sympa-
| thy with The members of the Glass Blowers
Uoion, now on q strike and indicted for con-
spracy by the grand Jury.
Cedar Rapids, January 19.-Trains on the
| Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
GsYagSs asaGssr and ST. Paul dsaSsd BY s;
snow. Thermometer 20o below zero.
Buffalo, N. Y, January ia box
marked IT. P. Francis, Adrian, Mich" which
has been in the depot for some months, was
| opened 10 day and found to contain human
skeleton TO which dried fssh adhered.
| San Francisco, J luuary l9.-The city and
| couJiy to-day got judgment from the Supe-
rior Court for Sl54 600 against the Spring
| Valley Water Company for taxes OF the last
year on franchise, with penalty and interest.
Montreal, January Ia Frank Pretty,
cashier of the dry goods houss of james,
Johnson Co, for ten years, absconded 10
the United States. He is a defsultsr TO
large amount. He has been dealing in
stocks.
Baltimore, January 10 The policy-hold-
ers Of the Knickerbocksr Lille Insurance
Company Of New York appointed commit
tee 10 discover the present status of the com.
pauy and urge the claims of those interested
in this city.
Buffalo, January 19.-Jerome F. Fargo,
brother of the late VIM G Fargo of express
fame, died to-day. Mr. Fargo was superin-
tendent Of the real estate aud personal prop
erty on all its lines ives. Of Buffalo up to the
time Of his death.
Boston, January 19,-The engine OF the
Providence express, on the New York and
New England road, exploded at Norfolk.
| The engineer was badly scalded. The en-
| CINE was blown 10 pieces and the tesder
seriously damaged.
San Francisco, January 19.-Rsports from
the interior OF California and Nevada show
that a cold wave is passing over the
whole country. In this city cold northtr
is blowing, causing serious damage TO ship
ping, alec the sea wall.
Patterson, N. j., RJauuary :l9.-Two ie-
males of the Salvation Army, insli uied SUITS
for SIC, 900 dam ages for slardtr against the
Rev. Charles Belletreau, rector of the Epis.
copsl church. Belletreau severely criticized
the proceedings Of the army.
| Lawrence, Mass, January 19.-Ths stall
lion PemberIoD, with a 2:24 record, while
1 L.. L.. Il IL
came uumansgeable and ran into a picket
owned by H. c. Nevins, Of Metbuen, and
valued at $4,000.
| Cairo, ILL.,, January 19-The National
Board OF Steam Navigation adjourned this
| morning to meet at the call Of the president,
having transacted no further business than
that reported last evening. Most of the party
took passage on the steamer Golden Rnle fer
New Orleans this morning.
Lawrence, Mass, January 19.-The opera.
lives of this city met last evening and con-
sidered the beat means to be taken TO secure
the passage OF law to provide for weekly
or fortn,ghtly payments by corporations
Mayor Breen presided, aud expressed foil
syDpathy with the proposed scheme.
| DIS Moines, January l9-Ofieers of the
leading temps rance organizations Of the
| 81 ate, in view of the decision by the Su-
preme Court holding the prohibitory cousti-
| tuional amendment not in force, have called
| q State convention Of the friends of temper
| snce, to be held al Des Moines, February 7th,
to consult upon the line Of policy to be pur-
sued for the future,
Philadelphia, January ia declaration
was filed in the Common Pleas Court to-day
| for Alexander McEwen, the noted English
| 6nsncier, in the latter's suit against the
| Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pany. The plaintiff claims by means of his
exertions the deferred income bonds TO the
amount of So, 800, 900 have been negotiated,
and the defendants have received SIC, 290,-
0OO for his work. He claims $4,000.
| Reading, January 19-Quite 8 sensation
occurred at Fleetwood, this county, this
morning. Samuel II. Rothermer with
| forse OF twenty-five men tore up the large
iron ore wharf 500 feet long, which is being
rebuilt in that borough. Justice James T.
quently ordered the men away, and upon
their refusal TO leave he gathered together
lorcs of men, made charge and cap
tnred the wharf.
| Philadelphia, January 19-The Councils
Committee on Gas took testimony to-day TO
| find the market value of the tar manuiac-
| tured at the gas works. After the witnesses
had testified Chairmsn Canning prepared
a statement showing that during 1881 there
we're 24S,S27 tons Of coal consumed at the
eity's works, end that 6s,427 barrels of tar
OF forty gallons each were obtained from it.
The city was paid one cent per gallon for
the tar, and as 81 per barrel could have
been gotten for the tar, he calculated hat
the city had lost S41, 600.
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