Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-31
THE NEWS In BRIEF.

Fortress Monroe, Va, July 80 The hos
piial barge Sslden has been towed from Will
lougbby Cove to Fishermao's inlet, above
Caps Charles.
Petersburg, Va, July 30.-Richsrd Nor.
Ing, agsd eighteen years, was murdered on
his fsrm in Noltaway county, it is supposed
by two negroes; one was arrested.
Fortress Monroe, Va, July S0.- Tne
stesmsr California, which arrived from Bal
timore to day, has four Cases OF yellow fever
on board. Oae of the sick will probably die.
Lincoln, Neb, July 3O--A fire this morn
log destroyed ten business buildings. Loss,
S25O,000. Leighton & BtoNu, wholesale
drugs, are the heaviest losers. Iusurance
about half.
Little Rock, July S0-Tc-lay tract of
7O0J acres OF timber land in Saline acd Hot
Springs counties we're sold by the S.. Louis,
Iron Mountain aud Southern Railroad Com
Pany to Davenport, a., sypdic,te.
Bloomiustop, H., July 30.-Eaoch J.
Moore, linseed oil manufacturer is IN fuln.
cii rai'. He owes the FIRST N4iionai
Bank $4,000 and has TO other deb $. He is
claimed to have :s'ets worth $S5 900.
CoWan, Tenn, July 30.-Ab,ut 10 O'Clock
this morning, while three boys were playing
about farnscs here, Jacob Winger, aged
seven ye ars, fell from the top OF the elevator
to The floor, eighty feet, killing him inst antly.
New York, July so Bertrand Mettsll, for
many years Identified with newspapers here
and 10 California ,and recently appointed sssc-
ciste Agent of the New York State Press
Association, died Saturday night after a ehoit
illness.
Liltls Ro x, July 3O.--While sitting on a
iresIle on ne iron NJ u II aio railroad, twenty
miles souIh Of Little Rock, Sunday night, a
young farmer named john Crosby, was run
ovrr by the north-Sonnd p isssnger train and
killed.
81. Paul, July 30.-Fire in the City Hall
in Minnsa ppis, Al noon to-day destroyed the
roof oi IN. building belonging TO the iele-
graph compaHy and insurance offices in the
same building The telsgrsphic apparal us
was damaged by water to =uch an extent a.
10 suspend business.
! Chicago, July 30-Joseph Pratt, of the
Joseph Pratt Company, wholesale boots and
shoes, this CT y, assigned. No schedule was
| filed. Liabilities es im<ied at $4,000 to
200 600; assets estimated at S30000 to $50,
900. He operates bis factory at Michigan
City, Ind, With convict labor.
Wilkesbarre, p, July 30.-No. 10 col.
liery OF the Lehigh aud Wilkesbarre Col
Company hss hssn flooded By rains to the
depth oil seventeen feet. Four hundred
miners are thrown out Of employment. The
miners of the Hanover Coal Company, u
Sugar No'ca, s,ruck work and demand the
discharge of the dockiog bcss.
81. l. luis, July 80. "A petition was filed
to-day on behalf OF the Attorney G sneral Of
the Stale in the Circuit Court for quo 0dr
rantO, asking that an oder be issued by tn,
court against the ST. Louis Gas, Heat and
Power Company TO chow cause why they
should not BE- restrained from the N snufsc
ture sud sale of gas for illuminating pur
poses.
Baltimore, July S0-Chas. Gogle, chsrge'
With having obtain d S12000from the Unio
National Bauk by forged paper, has beel
co0mltted for action by the grand jury
Besides the Union Bank, Manufacturers an,
Howard Banks, and the banking house @
Nicholson q Sons hold discounted notes ao,
lndofsements alleiged to bs forged amount
lug to $4,000