Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-19
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY,
AN OLD ExPREssMAN GONE.

AN OAaD LAEhEcSmAN GONE.
NEW YORK, January 1S.-Gustavus Adolf.
plus Fuller, proprietor of Fuller's Ex.
press, and probably the Oldest expressma an
in the city, died this morning.
THE READING POOL.
PHILADELPHIA, January lS.-A petition
was made to-day for dissolution of the
receivership of the Reading pool. The pc.
tition will be heard February 14th.
ASSIGNED.
CINCINNATI, January is. Blanche E,
Cooper, an unmarried woman, and manufac.
turer Of packing boxes, has assigned. Her
assets and liabilities are not yet known.
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
DEsMoINEs, IA, January 1S-The pro-
hibitory amendment to the constitution
adopted by popular vote last June, was
declared invalid by the Supreme Court to.
day
KILLED HIMSELF
CHATTANOOGA, January 18.-Wm. Ora.
ham killed himself yesterday at Larkins.
vile, Ala, in the presence of his entire
family. Cause, ruined fortune by paying q
security debt.
HEAVY SNOW STORM IN NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, NEB, January 1S.-A snow
storm from the north all day. Six or eight
inches on level, and drifting. No delay in
travel, but it may be expected if the snow
continues.
wELL.KNowN ARKANSAS POLITICIAN DEAD
LITTLE Rock, January 1S.-James L.
Towsna, United States marshal for the East
ern District of Arkansas and chairman oil
the Republican State Central Committee,
died Tuesday night.
WILL PAY SEVENTY FIVE PER CENT.
RICHMOND, VA, January 1S.-Carrington
& Baskerville, commission merch ants, and
large dealers in tobacco, failed. Liabilities,
$125,000. The assets, it is claimed, will pay
seventy-6ve per cent.
STRIKING ICE MEN.
RoNDoUT, N. Y, January 1S.-The strik-
ing ice men on the Hudson are making con-
siderable disturbance. Gangs Of men pa
trolled the river this morning between
Saugerties and Catskill
A TUNNEL COMPLETED.
NEwBURG, January 1S-The West Shore
railroads tunnel, several hundred feet long,
under the Erie track, which has been over q
year in construction, was flushed to-day.
Track-laying will begin next week.
SMALLPOX IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, January 18-Sma!lpox pa.
lienis under treatment on Saturday last, 1853,
out OF a population of 100000. The diseas
prevails in wards away from the business
portion of the city. 1t is now under control
and Will soon De stamped out.
sPECULATING PREACHER.
NEW YORK, January 1S.-In the suit of
Edward l.. Owen, against the Rev. DR..
Stephen H. Tying, IT,, for S5055 due, as
claimed, from the defendant in certain stock
granting the motion for reference as to the
accounts between the parties.
REFUSE TO PAY THE BONDS.
LITTLE Rock, January ia joint reso-
luton providing for the submission to the
people OF constitutional amendment for.
bidding the payment of railroad aid, levee
and the Halford bonds was adopted in the
Senate today by vote of 80 10 l.. 1t will
also pass the House.
SEVERE STORM IN KANSAS.
LARNED, Ks, January IS.-The worst
storm within the memory of the Oldest in
habitants struck this section of country
about o'clock to-day. Il is still raging. A
heavy fall of sleet, hail and snow mas been
driving from the Northwest for the last
eight hours.
A MASSACHUSETTS MONSTER.
PITTsFIELD, Mass January 18.-Joseph
Butler, OF North Adams. married and twen-
ty-seven years old, plead guilty TO the
charge of raping his niece, aged eleven, and
intent to rape two others, sged seven and
eight. He was sentenced TO the State prison
for life, with ten days solitary confinement.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS INDICTED.
Troy, n. Y, January 1S-The coroner
concluded an examination into the circum-
stances of the railroad disaster on the Trey
and Boston road, at Melrose, on the 9Th Of
December last, and the jury returned a YER
dict against the conductor, engineer and
tsain-dispatcher for murder. Warrants for
the men will be issued.
WEBSTER ANNIyERsAKY.
BOSTON, January 1S.-To-day was the
101ss anniversary OF the birth of Daniel
Webster. The Webster Historical Society
celebrated The occa.ion by dinner this
evening. A large number of persons were
present. The invited guests numbered about
twenty prominent gentlemen, but many of
them were unable to be present.