The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-23
BRIEF MENTION.

ALBANY, N. Y, Decsm Dor at is I'M
derstood that Gov. Hill will commute Mrs
Druse's death sentence to imprisonment for
life. =
NEW ORLEANS, December PA special
TO the Picdyune from Morton, Miss, says
j. FlannaRin's steam cotton gin and grist
and saw, mills were burned today. Loss $780,
600; no insurance.
BUFFALO, n. Y, December 22.-An cpl
domic of the disease known as "pinkeye"
prevails among the horses in this city. The
street railroad companies have eighty-seyen
horses on the sick list.
NEW YORK, Decembsr 22..E. Oliver, a
nephew of Father McGiynn, said tonight
that his uncle was busy preparing his de-
tense, and as soon as ii was ready would
probably start for Rome.
DETROIT, MICH, December "a Che
boyagn special says; The, city hall and opera
house were burned tonisht. The Jail In the
rear Of the city hall contained two prisoners,
both Of whom were burned to death. Loss
$4,000; no insurance.
MOBILE, ALA, December 22.-Two men,
named Louis Pascal and A. Vinceute, were
arrested here yesterday on an order from
l.. G. Hewett, a Louisville and Nashville
Toed detective, They are wanted in New
Orleans for robbing Il. p. Upjou OF $1,000.
CINCINNATI, December 22-P. 3. Tab
bettA of Lexington, KY, hiss sold to W. IL.
Wilson, of Abdaliah Park, Cynthiana, Ky ;,
his interest In the trotting stallion Sultan,
now the full owner Of this famous stallion.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December %. Capt.
John Alcock, an old turfman, died at his
home near Glasgow, KY, today, aged rs.
Capt. Alcock was noted trainer in his day,
and has trained for and run more four mile
races than any man in the country.
SAN FRANCISCO, December ga trot-
ting race between oliver X. aud Harry
wilkes for 5000 q side was arranged this
evening between the owners of those horses.
The. race will take place in this city on
April I'd, and will be best three in five. The
$500 has been deposited as forfeit.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December 22.-The
mesting of the representatives of railroads
and river lines carrying cotton from points
south of the Ohio TO form cotton pool was
held here today, but nothing was agreed
npon, The meeting adjourned till January
18th, when tho representatives meet in st.
Louis to again try and form the pool.
NEW YORK, December "a number of
the Rev. DR.. McGlynn's friends deny as un-
true the published statomen Is asserting that
the reverend gentleman had been transferred
to another country parish. One of the as
sistant priests, at the residence of Arch
bishop .Uorrigan tonight, said the case was
out of the ArchbishOp's hands and would be
settled by the propaganda.
NEW YORK, December 22.-Tbe steamer
Rhynland, from Antwerp, which arrived
mere IOuuy, reports tnaL yesterday, ABREAST
of Nantucket, she passed the sea monster
reported by tho steamer Thingvala. II
proved to be dead whale of gigantic size,
floating ABOUT fifteen feet out of water. It
had apparently been dead for long time.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, December % 49,
Margaret T, Iyers, known in religion as
Mother Mary Of st. Bernard, one of the four
Sisters of the Good Shepherd who came to
Milwaukee nine years ago and established n
reformatory for ,lwayward. girls, died last
evening after a lingering illutss at the age
of AZ years. She was originally from 81.
Paul and later from st. Louis.
NEW YORK, December 22.-The Hon.
Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the World, enter
tanned at dinner tonight AZ his residence on
East Thirty-sixth street NJ. Munkacsy, the
distinguished Hungarian artist. There were
present Gov. Hill, the Hon. Levi p. Morton,
George W. Childs, Ex-MayOr Cooper, Cyrus
W. Field, Goa. Carl Schurz, Allen Thorn.
dyke Rice, st. Clair McKelway, editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle; Albert Bierstadt,. August
Belmont, NJ, Bertier, of Paris, and others.
M. Munkacsy will return to Europe next
week. IiEnzh