Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.

Newport, March 1.-THE D mocrstic eau
Gus, this evening, instructed delegates for
Sprague.
Plttsburg, March l7.-Coal shipments,
1885,, 600 bushels, OF which 2.0S0 900 bushels
were for Cincinnati and the balaIce for
Louisville.
Colby, Wis, March 1.-THE boiler of
saw-mill at Abbotsford exploded, killing the
engineer, Charles Hogaussn, and slightly in
juring three other men.
Little Rock, March 17.-Col. Kit Thomas,
of Hot Springs, formerly State senator and
Judge, and a prominent editor and poliii-
clan, died suddenly here to-day.
Ess, Pa, March 1.-THE Hon. Cotton B.
Curtis died at his residence in this city this
morning He was a member OF the Thirty
second, Thirly-third and Forty-third Con-
crosses.
Detroit, March IA fire this morning
burnt the roundhouse of the Wabash rail-
road and two freight engines. Two men were
arrested on suspicion of sstting he building
on fire. Loss, 100000 to $4,000.
Washington, Pa, March 1.-THE Wash
ingten White Lead Works at this place was
completely destroyed by fire might. The
loss n estimated by the secretary at from
$4,000 to 100000; insurance, 100000.
S.. Louie, March l7.-The burning of a
cotton compress at Texarkaus, Ark, was re-
ported last night. Entailed loss about $50, 900;
INSURANCE Sic, 500. The compress was largely
owned by 81. Louis cotton merchants.
Omaha, March I7.-Dr. Carver and Capt.
Bogardus hhot the first of series Of clay
pigeon matches to-day. Carver broke ninety
four and Bogardus ninety out of 100, which
was the best score ever made by either men.
New York, March l7.-At the snnu al
election of the L Itas Club te-nig hit Whitelaw
Reid was elected presiden'; Horace Porter
aud Frank X. Lawrence, vice-p-esidents;
Thomas w. Knox, secretsry, and Frederick
A. Brown, treasurer.
Iowa CITY, l., March LEX Gov.
| Daniel J. Kirswoud, secrtt,ry OF the in
| terror uuder Pre- s:dsnt q ,rfieid, wrs acciden-
| tally thrown from his carriage to-day, and
suffered severe irjurhs. HIS cas-: ie not re-
gatded as danger,u-.
st. Louis, March 1.-The wooden mills at
Mexico, No., owned by George C YeSsdale
and George 8. Thompson, OF S.. Louis, .pd
W. H. Rice, of Mexico, were partially de-
s,royed by fire yesterday. Loss, about $50,
900; insurance, $4,000.
Roanoke, Va, March 17.-This morning,
while under the influence OF liquor, A. L.
Hale, young man, attempted 10 murder
his sister and commit suicide with a rszor
He inflicted an ug'y cash in his throat be.
fore disarmed by his father.
Eliot, Me-, N arch 1.-THE Portland
Ssco and Portsmouth freight and passenger
station was entirely consumed by FIRE this
| morning. The contents, including furniture
| tickets, etc , were destroyed. the postoffict
building, with considerable mail, WAS lost.
San Francisco, March l7.-Tne weather il
watched with the greatest interest, as crop:
depend on rain within few days. To-day
there were signs OF an approaching storm
The barometer fell rapidly at widely sepa-
rated points throughout the State, auc
southerly winds prevailed
| Chicago, March 1.-THE creditors OF w
I. Allen & Co., grocers, have accepted thu
proposition Of the firm 10 pay fifty cents OF
the dollar cash and thirty days, or sixty
cents in notes at four, eight and twelv,
months, at the option of each individua
creditor. The firm will resume.
Jacksonville, Tex, March ia fire yes
terday consumed an entire block. LIS.
100000; insurance light. The postoffic
was destroyed. The following firms burned
Bolton Bros, Tilley & Little, Jarrett & Good
son, Joneq, Pierce & R,gsdsle, E. Roth.child
w. d. Browdor and ]. NJ. Gibson.
New 1 ork, Marcn Ill ne den. Jeremiah
Sherwood, formerly a member of the Stat
Legislature, aud lieutenant in Stevenson
Regiment, which served 10 California durin
, the Mexican war, died on the 14lh insts q
and was buried to-day. The funeral was at
tended by the veterans of the Mexican wal
members OF the Society of the Californi
Pioneers and many citizens.
Cincinnati, March 17.-At a meeting Q
the creditors of Pferrmann & Pau to day
r Judge Hoadlsy stated that the assets wer
over 81 10000 and the liabilities S46S, 00(
The firm, between now and August, woul
. nave to raise 1927 900 to pay the governmer
tax on whisky coming out Of bond. Til
meeting appointed a committee 10 repo
Monday the beet course for the creditors I
pursue.
Springfield, Ill, March 1.-The troub
, between the Springfield Irou Company an
, he Amalgamated Association of Iron ar
) Steel Workers, in this city, supposed to ha,
ben settled yesterday, is again renewe'
: When the men went 10 work this mornit
| They found there was a misundersts ndir
. | shout the terms OF the settlement of the di
: ficulty. The situation il the same az befol
| negotiations were entered into YESTERDAY.