The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-22
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

There is now nearly three feet Of snow
on the ground at Montreal.
New England dispatches indicate a
heavy fall Of snow Sunday night.
The Hon. Charles ]. Brooks, n well
known lawyer OF Boston, committed
suicide yesterday.
Three hundred houses were destroyed
in the Sarabat vallcy, near Smyrna, ycstcr-
day 10y AN earthquake.
The steam barge Josephine was wrecked
of Hull, Mass, yesterday and three OF
her crew were drowned
indianapolis will have no club in the
National Baseball League next season.
Her franchise is for sale.
The Panama Government has taken all
necessary precautions 10 prevent any dis
turbancc taking place in connection with
canal affairs.
Mr.. Phelps, the United States Minister,
held a conference yesterday with Lord
Salisbury on Samoan affairs. The confer
encc lasted for half an hour.
Palmer and Cartwright will open a book
at Nashville today or Thursday on the
ZOO sweepstakes 10 be run at the West
Side Park at tile spring meeting.
Sunday some young men were shooting
at u target near Burlington, Iowa. One Of
the bullets went wide OF the mark and
killed Frank Allen, q well-known citizen.
Mr.. David Shelby, NIP for the south
division Of Galway, WIS arrested yesterday
at hotel in Glasgow, on a warrant issued
IN Ireland, Tor ISOLATION Of the crimes act.
Tho Democratic and Republican eau
81 ~ 4
nominated Senator Mcpherson and W. J.
NcWcll respectively for the United States
Senate.
Capt Wissman, who was appointed by
the foreign Office 10 perform special scrv.
ices In East Africa, will also fill the posi-.
ton Of Consul General Of Germany at
Zanzibar.
Gov. schultz, Of Manitoba, WIS thrown
out Of his sleigh yesterday morning.
breaking his arm. lie Is in poor physical
condition and the accident NAV result
seriously.
England Is with the United States in the
conduct oi Samoan affairs. The British
Government will insist on Germany cary
ing the letter aud the spirit Of tho inter.
national treaty.
Bonds In thc sum OF so. 900 will be issued
by Hamilton County for the purpose of
bridging the Tennessee River nj Chatta.
nooga This will open up splendid sub
urban property.
George A. Pearce, Secretary OF the
Planters and Merchants Insurance Com.
pany, Of Mobile, Ala, has skipped aud is
s2Q.OO short. lie was prominent in ~.
ligous aud social crclcs.
The city officers Of New York City arc
investigating tho alternate electric cur.
rent system IA usc at Pittsburg Tor light.
ing purposes, with view ~ substituting
d lur the direct current used In New
York.
The decorations conferred upon Herr
fcigcl, the German Consul General At
New York, and Herr kakml. the Admin.
istml1r oi New Guinn, were third.clnss
orders oi the Red Eagle, not srcnnd.clnS.
NJ frt announced.
The Vienna Pp'a.oIl Couoyopdpcsslitcs
that the garrison ut kicil, Russia, has been
Increased 10y four rquadrons Of ural Cos
sacks The number OF men recruited
throughout Western Russia h much larger
than In any previous year.
A south.bOund passenger train on the
Philadelphia n Reading Railroad, ycstcr.
day morning. ran into the end Of a freight
train, near Locust Gap. IA. Engineer
WCimor Of the passenger train, was IA.
tally injured. The engine WIS totally
wrecked.
The deadlock IN the West Virginia Sen.
ate Was broken late last evening by elect.
INK u n Carr, Union labor senator from
Charleston, President of the senate The
/ Democrats claim that Il IL their victory.
The ballot on which Carr WIS elected WIS
the l2dih. The deadlock has lasted since
thc nh instant
shortly after > o'clock yesterday after.
noon ihc case II cx.Aldcrman Clcary, the
New York boodkr. was called again. An
the ruuu II very present and announced
/ Themselves r'ady. Tho work NJ getting a
/ jury wa, then begun aud Clrary was
| formally notified that he must challenge.
/ II II al.. when q juror was rallcI aud be-
iur ho Vas sworii,
Bridget kollyg y Young woman oi loose
morals. died ia the rusburg Central a,a.
I lion Yesterday mcruiug. tom the effects
| oi ilI treatment rtcyiycd al the hands Of
I eight men. ID " stated that she went into
I the sahle while under ihc influence Of
| liuu1r, aud was brulllly assaulted by the
I cigh, men. Five of them are under arrest
and the police ace after the others The
Young wdmtn WIS nineteen wear. Of age
AMI quite handsome.
I Tho body Of Peter Tilion. aged fity. a
prominent farmer 10 Hampton Falls. \.
IA who has bccn missing thr,c years. has
hHun found in the woods nj Hampton
IuIIs hnuyinv To q troD. 4 revolver. with
which lac had undoubtedly shot himself
VA, found at the iop' ul thr tree. ID had
b.un tod 10 his hand hy q string which
hJI toilrd. drppIn 20 the ground vhef,
ID Aas lnund. The loss cot hlS w,ir IL sup.
po,oI 10 hayc riuscd the ugt.