Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

OlltlOnlStS ana tnelr IrlenuS ClOSeU IIle Hitl-
eth anniversary to-day.
New York, October 3.-Postmaster Pier
son says that over $4,000 letters were de-
posted in the postoffice Tuesday.
Little Rock, October 3.-W. d. Slack,
land commissioner of the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad, resigned to-day.
Cincinnati, October Chief-Justice
Coleridge went down the Cincinnati South
ern railroad this morning, and will return
by Louisville.
Providence, October 3.-Bancroft, the
historian, is celebrating his eighty-third
birthday at Newport. This evening he
will give a dinner party.
Boston, October 3.-The Democratic
State Committee acknowledge it as prob
able that Prince will not accept the NOM
ination of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
st. Louis, October 3.-This is practically
Farmers day at the Fair, horses for all
work and cattle being the animals special
ly on exhibition. Attendance over 10000.
San Francisco, October 3.-A dispatch
from Seattle states that the smuggling of
Chinese across the border from British
Columbia is becoming thriving business.
Chicago, October 3.-The Hon. John c.
New, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, is in the city to-day en- route for North
ern Wisconsin, where he will take his va
cation fishing.
Buffalo, October 3.-The New York
State Convention of Universalists resumed
its session to-day. Charles Chanerly spoke
in behalf OF the Universalist Publishing
House, Boston.
San Francisco. October 3.-A letter from
DIR. Valendez, Mazatlan, Mexico, states
that between August 18th and September
i 4aI hot, lit
from yellow-fever.
Boston, October 3-There was a fire at
Attleboro, Mass, this morning, entailing a
loss of about $4,000. The building was
occupied by several jewelry manufactl<r-
ing establishments. ~
Plymouth, n. H., October Eugene
Colburn, OF Dorchester, fatally shot Jno.
W. Brooks, who assaulted Colburn's
father. The tragedy grew out OF quarrel
between their fathers.
Philadelphia, October 3.--IIomer 4.
Herr and DIR. Francis Herr have been ar
rested on the charge OF having committed
extensive frauds in Harrisburg by the sale
of worthless mining stock.
st. Paul, October 3.-Judge J. p Red
der. member from the Fourteenth Judicial
District, Dakota, and member of the SUI
preme bench of that Territory, died this
morning at the Merchants Hotel.
Chicago, October 3.-The delegates who
arrived here two days ago for the purpose
OF organizing a National L""n>r"y'tnon'o .
Association adopted constitution to-day
and elected G.. I. Ellis. of Chicago, presi-
dent.
Chicago, October 3-The first annual
meeting of the Lumber Manufacturers As
sociation OF the Northwest, which includes
practically all the wealthy and leading
firms engaged in the trade, was held here
to-day.
Chicago, October 3.-The RaiIudy Age
shows in its current issue the amount of
main track added TO the railways OF thc.
Union during the nine months ending
September 30th are 4244, against 500 Tor
some period last year.
Milwaukee, Wis, October 3.-The Wis
consin Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church convened at s o'clock this
morning with about POO delegates, who
listened to the annual sermon and ad-
| journed until the afternoon.
New York, October 3.-The fifty-second
exhibition of the American Institute Fair
was formally opened to-day and largely at
| tended. Mayor Edison referred in brief
and general way to the work and the bene-
| fits of this and similar institutions.
Washington, October Sin deciding
the land case of Daniel Hayes as. Hallon
| Parker and the Northern Pacific Railroad
| Company, the Secretary of the Interior
! holds there can be but one legislative
/ withdrawal under the map of the general
route.
Petersburg, Va, October r3.-The steamer
| Carrie was sunk Yesterday afternoon dur
ing heavy storm. All the crew were
| picked up by passing steamer except the
| fireman, Alex. Peate, who was drowned.
The crew were in the water over an hour
before being rescued.
Pittsburg. October 81. Il. Hitchcock,
formerly of Hitchcock, McCreery Co.,
grain merchants, and one OF the most
| prominent and wealthy citizens OF the East
End, disappeared mysteriously from his
home last Monday, since which time moth
ing has been heard of him.
Philadelphia, October 3.-The superin-
tendent OF the United States mint opened
bids for 2O00 pounds of nickel for the
mint, and Joseph Wharton was the only
bidder, his bid being niHety-one cents per
pound, the lowest the government has
ever been able TO get the metal.
Reading, Pa, October 3.-The four
teenth annual session of the East German
conference of the United Brethren Church
in Christ convened here this afternoon,
Bishop ]. Dickson, of Ohio, presiding. Re
ports of ministers of the different churches
were read, followed by an examination OF
| their charges.
Cleveland, October 3.-Wm. Ruhuke,
at work on the sixth story OF an unfin-
| ished block on Seneca street this after
noon, lost his balance and fell seventy
feet to the bottom of the basement, strik-
| ing on his face and chest. His skull, sew
eral ribs and LETT leg were broken. lie
| lived half an hour.
New York. October S.-The trustees oi
the Peabody Fund met to-day. The resig-
ngtion of George Peabody Roussell was
accepted and DIR. Samuel A. Greene, oi
Boston, chosen in his place. General
| Agent Curry submitted a report; it stated
that the work intrusted to him had been
progressing successfully.
| Nashville, October 3.-Capt. w. A. Bo-
bow, proprietor of restaurant, committed
suicided by morphine in the Milchristas
| Hotel at 9 o'clock this morning. He had
been troubled with neuralgia from a
wound received during the war. 1t is
| thought by many that he committed sui
eide because he was financially embar-
rassed.
Washington, October 3.--fhe Uf4ieors of
/ the First and other army corps met to-
night to perfect arrangements for the visit
of veterans TO the battlefield at Bull Run
ON the 10th instant. A number of Con-
federate officers were present. The latter
have appointed committee of five to as
sist in locating a position for the two
armies. The Union and Confederate DO
sitions are to be designated by flags of diff
/ farenf cOlOrs