Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
HANCOCK TAYLOR,
GEN. ABE BUF0RD,
X, Ill. TAYLOR,

Washington, August 30: EX-Chlef-
Justice Moores, OF Texas, died suddenly
in this city this morning of celebral apo
plexy.
Lowville n. V, August 80: The Low
vile chair factory burned. Loss, $4,000
dollars; insurance, $4,000. Seventy-tive
hands are out of work.
Ocean Grove, August so: Eleanor and
May, aged eighteen and twenty, daughters
of Lewis ID. Vail, of Philadelphia, were
drowned while bathing.
New York, August 30: Albert G.. Havens
and Abraham Havens composing the firm
of Havens Bros, lumber dealers, made an
assignment. Liabilities small.
Vincennes, Ind, August 30: The Spring
Lake icehouse burned early this morning.
1t was owned mainly by Cincinnati men.
Loss, 10000; insurance, 81, 900 dollars. q.
Petersburg, Ind, August 80: For the
third time within the year disastrous fire
has visited this place. The principal square
was burned. Loss, 10000; insurance, 46,
600 dollars.
New Orleans, August 80: A. Martin,
lumber-mill owner, suspended. Liabili-
ties, $4,000 dollars; assets, 100000 dollars.
1t is believed that arrangements will be
made to continue business.
Harrisburg, August 80: The Senate to-
| day defeated the zimmerman proposition
| to submit the question of apportionment
| to a committee of ten citizens, by a strict
| party vote, the Republicans voting in the
negative.
New York, August 80: The Rev. How
ell Gardner. the minister who was so bad.
ly scalded in the Riverdale explosion died
this afternoon in the hospital. He was
conscious to the last. He was surrounded
by his family.
New York, August 80: Several holder.
of bonds OF the city of Evansville held a
| conference with Mayor Bridwell, of that
city, to-day, and discussed the indebted
ness. No action was taken. Another con-
! ference will be held Monday.
Houston, Tex, August 30: Samuel Rose
was fatally shot by his stepmother this
morning, the result of family unpleas,
antness of long standing. Rose is alleged
| to have been drunk at the time. The
woman is subject to spells of insanity.
New York, August 80: Edward Null
vaney the last lay teacher in the schools OF
the Christian Brothers in this section, and
| long identified with Catholic education and
| literature, died suddenly to-day at his
desk in the Office ofthe Calvary Cemetery
aged sixty.
! New Orleans, August 80: The grand
| jury, in its report, suggests that as sani
| tary measure crematory be established
under the direction of the officers of the
Charity Hospital, for the purpose of burn
] ing the bodies of those who die of conta
gious diseases.
st. Louis, August 80: d. J. Mcknight
about eighty years old, formerly well
known steamboat captain on the Western
rivers, but for some years past merchant
of Lebanon, ILL.,, suicided to-day by shoot
ing himself in the head. Cause, had livec
long enough. He leaves a wife, but NJ
children.
Cincinnati, August 30: The Hon. Johr
Sherman attended the Harvest Home
Festival of Green township, this county
this afternoon, and read an address on the
life and work of A, ], Downing, noted
horticulturist and writer on rural archi
lecture. S. F. Cary and f. F, Noyes also
made addresses.
Williamsport, Pa, August 80: The
| Greenback State Convention was called tC
order by T. p. Rynder, chairman of the
State Committee. Committees on Organi
zation and Platform were appointed and
the convention addressed by Thomas A
Armstrong, of Pittsburg. The attendance
was only moderate.
New York, August 30: The Deaf-Mutt
convention decided to raise fund Tor
memorial to the Rev. Thomas II. Gallau
det, the founder of the first deaf-mutt
school in America. PROT. Weeks, of Hart
ford, Conn, was appointed treasurer. Il
was decided to hold the next convention
at Washington in 1885,
New York, August 30: The coroner wal
notified of the death of Maj. Dexter Hitch
cock on board the steamer Lampasas, a
her pier in North river The deceased ar
rived the preceding day from Galveston
Maj. Hitchcock served with distinction il
the Confederate army during the late war
His remains will be embalmed and sent Il
Galveston.
Boston, August so: The Transcript say
that the report that George NJ. Ballou 4
Co. had less than 750, 900 dollars liabilities
is erroneous. The liability OF the house
is to-day as when it suspended, 5000, ,0Ot
dollars, and the month before 1900 ,0Ot
dollars, which shows that firm had beer
rapidly hquidating. Despite this rapiC
liquidation the house can make fair ex
hibit to-day.
Pittsburg August 50: At meeting o
the directors of the Western Theological
Seminary (Presbyterian) to-day, the Rev
g. J. Nichols, DID, of st. Louis, wa
elected professor OF rhetoric and churcf
government, and the Rev. Charles q
Polneroy, OF Cleveland, was elected senio
professor. These gentlemen will fill tn
vacancies caused by the recent deaths o
the Rev. Dss. Hnrnhlower and Wilson.