Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-05-01

The commissions ro of agriculture, in his
report, states that the results Of investi-
CATION By the department. show very
closely that there need be no fear Of the
trichinse disease.
Earl Grey, having obtained the consent
Of Queen Victoria, intends 10 publish the
which passed between the king
and his father at the time Of the first
reform bin, together with the correspon-
dence Of which they form a part. The
work VIII appear next fall. A review of
Mr.. Molesworth's History Of the re-
form bilp in the london Times drew
from the Earl a DENIAL Of some of the
statements made in that review, and
this r~efutation he is now about to follow
up by his story Of that great political
movement.
Sam Arnell has introduced a bill into
the legislature to the effect that all ne
groes, mulattoes, or other persons having
African blood in their veins, have the
right to contract, sue and be sued, be par
ties to suits, and have benefits Of all laws
for the protection of person and property
that persons Of color shall be punished
equally with and to the same sxtentonly
as whites for the commissica Of offenses
that deaf and dumb, blind and lunatiesr
paupers and apprentices, being coioreo
persons, shall have full and equal benefit
of all laws with persons similarly stu.
ated.
The ceremonies at the cemetery Of At
Ianta, Ca, on the 25th were attended by
a large number Of persons. All business
houses in the city were closed, and the
merchants went out TO assis the ladies in
their self-appointed task. The graves Of
the Confederate soldiers were properly
strewn with flowers and wreaths, and
arches of evergreens We're erected. An
address was delivered by r. G. Mallard,
and a prayer offering in the afternoon
The soldiers garrisoning the place went
out and decorated the graves Of federal
soldiers who are also buried in the
cemetery.
The Huntsville Independent says that
some soldiers Of the 4fth colored infantry
fired a voIey of musketry into the city
as the train moved off on last Tuesday
night. A number of balls passed over
the public square, several more striking
the trees in the courthouse yard. For
tunately it was dark and no person in it,
and no enc was wounded. Mr.. VIII
Hams, superintendent Of the embarkation
of troops was struck in the face by a wad
from one Of the guns. Capt. Holmes, in
command Of the regiment, had the train
stopped, and lit in upon the offenders
with his sword, giving some Of them sore
heads.
During q recent discussion in the
French legislature, the minister Of state,
in giving a list of the two revolutionary
journals published in France in 1913, was
reminded of the omission of n called
the GaaY0tiae. A correspondent Of the
impartial Dd1epBinOig gives the follow
ing explanation: 81 hesitated long in
believing that a Journal bearing that
abominable title was really published in
1913. After innumerabie researches
have succeeded in discovering two num-
bers Of il, the only ones published. The
curious part of the matter is, that this
terrible journal, printed in red, the more
readily in al probability to Tighten old
ladies' is entirely devoted to the suppress
. sion Of punishment CT DEATH"
The report Of the superintendent o
freedmen at Chattanooga, who has been
pushing his Investigations and making
preparations for the advent Of ehalera
! presents a horrible picture ofsqualOr anc
wretchedness among freedmen in that
city. The first house in Sutler'srow con
tanned the body of what was onc a hui
man being, now in the last stages Of de.
composition. From appearances, dealt
must have occurred a week ago. The
second contained a woman dying with
the small pox, without attendance or a
morsel Of food in the house. He found a
woman blind, with her daughter sick
with small pox and in a similar destitute
condition. The report abounds with
similar instances of poverty, sickness and
suffering. The negroes viii 0 0 find
out who have been their friends.
A Nashville correspondent Of the st
Louis Democrat complains that mis-
statements have been made in regard u
the internal revenue matters of Tennes
see. He says the " tax originally du,
from the State was 1863, 49S. OF thi
I amount there has been collected S325,O0O
The receipts from sales amounted T.
/ 100000. In addition to this, the com
missioners have purchased for the Unitet
states, principally in Memphis, prop
erty to the value Of S572, l25. Tb.
taxes have been fully collected in twent,
counties, and books nave been prepared
for all the rest Of the counties, with thFe,
or four exceptions, and probably th'
whole amount due would by this tim
have been collected had the assistan
collectors ia counties been authorized
from Washington 10 act.n The govern
ment would act wisely in keeping
sharp eye on tax collectors and others il
this region, as we have a very strons
suspicion that the grab game is be
ing extensively played. We are Of opin
ion that a keen detective could ferret Gu
more than the Nashville peeulatiOn Q
two million dollars in this city in a yer.
short time.