Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-21
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Boston, March 20.-The State Senate
passed the civil service reform bill bya vote of
is to Q.
Rockford, H., March 20.-Col. Norman
Curtis veteran of the war of 1872, died here to-
day, aged ninety-two years.
New York, March 20.-The Tribune to-
morrow will say that some of the friends of Carl
Schurz propose to raise fund of 100000 for him.
Terre Haute, March 20.--The Terre Haute
Board of Trade formally opened this morn
ing. Mr.. r. q. Hervey, president OF the board'
presided.
Chattanooga, March 20.-Handy Single
ton, eolored, of Rome, Ga, was shot dead at mid
night by Calvin Young, eoiored. The difficulty
was about woman.
Boston, March 20.-The passengers who
arrived here on the brig Screamer. and were
wrongfuly represented as Cnban bandits. sail for
San Domingo Saturday.
Pittsburg, March 20.-The Chamber of
| Commerce, in session this morning. protested
against the of various hostile patent bills
now before Congress.
81. Louis. March 20.-A fire at White
Wright, Tex. yesterday, destroyed the stores of
] Pennington, Sears X Co. and Hood Levelly.
| Loss, SIC, 900; insurance, $4,000.
Baltimore, March 20.-The House of
| Delegates laid on the table the bill prohibiting
the sale of Western slaughtered beef N the Bal
timore market by a vote of Go yeas to IL nays.
Rockford, H.. March 20-A disease,
| among the cattle here. They are taken sick at
night, and die before morning, their boiles being
| much blOated.
| Boston, March PA special meeting of
| the Board Of oyerseers of Harvard College to-day
voted to concur in vote to abolish the professor
| ship of ancient, patriotic and modern Greek,
established in 1860.
| Little Rock, March 20.-The first train
| over the Memphis and Little Rock railroad to
Memphis since the detenti9n by The overflow,
| sumed on the whole line.
Wheeling, w. Va, March 20.-Henry
Kramer, aged fifty years., conductor on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad for the past twenty
five years, was instantly killed this morning at
| Grafton while making up train.
Chicago, March 20-The Western Ex.
port Association met here to-day in secret ses-
| sion. The proceedings are not definitely known
but il is stated that considerable trouble was ex-
perienced in keeping the association together.
Danville, Va, March 20.-The police ar.
| rested to-day a man who, while drunk on Mid
land train yesterday, confessed that he had killed
and wounded United States Bailif Lee Jones.
Columbus, o., March 20-The Hill Cai
Manufacturing Company made an assignment
| kesper of the firm The assets are estimated a
about $4,000 and the liabilities at about $3.50,
900.
Palestine. Tex, March 20.-A passenger
train on the Missouri Pacific road, from Tyler I,
| Palestine, teiescoped this morning with freigh
| train. smashing badly the 'front.' part OF the en-
gines and cars. Maurice Houks, conductor, es
| capped with some bruises.
Hartford. March 20.-The firm OF Put
nam, Earle & Co., bankers and brokers, owing t.
the alleged deialcation of VIM G.. Morgan ha
| been dissolved, and their business here diseon
tinued. The hearing of Morgan's case is de
layed on account of his illness.
| New York, March 20.--Notice is giver
that east bound rates will be reduced the class
es named to the following basis: Chicago TO New
York, eighth class, fifteen cents; seventh class
twenty cents, and ninth class, twenty-five cents
| Live hogs to New York and Boston, twenty cent
per 100 pounds.