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INJUNCTION.

A number Of leading property
owners, acting in their own and in
behalf Of what is the true interests OF
the citizens of Memphis, yesterday
sued out an injunction in the Chan
Gerry Court, restraining the County
Commissioners from issuing bonds at
anything less than their face value,
and from issuing scrip to indemnify
losses from the depreciation of war
rants. Contrary to general rumOr,
there was no effort made to in
terfere with the bonds issued
to the Mississippi River Rail
road. The gentlemen who have
acted for their fellow-citizens in this
matter, are convinced Of the neees-
sity for that highway, and are pre-
pared to farther it in every proper
and possible manner. They viii not
impedeits construction. Theysimply
aim TO prevent the loss to the county
of the difference between present
prices OF county bonds and their
face value. They desire to prevent
any further speculation in county
promises to pay and to save to the
people any farther losses from what
they consider a most fragrant mis-
management of county affairs. They
are well aware of the necessity exist
ING for a prompt liquidation of pres
ent indebtedness, but do not thinkthe
luxury should be INDUCED in at
30 per cent. beside the shave"
on the warrants. They are shrewd,
sharp, business men, know and
do manage their own affairs
successfully and are, it is to be
supposed, fully posted upon whatmay
result as a consequence of their efforts.
The people express themselves pleased
with the result so far, and will watch
with unusual interest for what may
What, between %injunctions
and a liberal reimbursement, our
Radical brethren are likely to come to
grief.
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THE CHINESE LABOR CUES
TON.

We are aware that we haveamongst
Us some gentlemen who are already
raising the cry Of opposition to the
Chinese immigration movement. It
is not our purpose to deal with this
question in other than good temper,
inasmuch as we are satisfied that we
have the right on our side in so many
ways that we can afford to be mag
unanimous towards the parties who
are so t%houghtless or probably fanati-
cal as TO oppose a barrier to a move
ment which is to place our Sec
ton in IFS proper position
make Il the seat Of empire on this Con-
daeat.
The first argument used as against
us is that we are already cursed by the
presence Of an inferior race, which
having been invested with a control
ing political power, has dragged us
down to the lowest depths of pOlit-
zeal as well as pecuniary degradation ;
and that it should now be our aim to
rid ourselves Of the present increus,
and hereafter exclude all of a like
character; and some even go so far as
to object in no unmeasured terms to
al foreigners. We make answer:
There is no sort Of use in discussing
the negro in the question; as a politi,
cal nuisance he will soon be abated
by the enfranchisement of the white
people; and we propose, by the intro
duction of the reliable and steady
working Chinaman, to ahate him as 4
labor nuisance. There is no possible
similarity between the two races.
The n was a wild savage when the
Pyramids were being constructed, and
is a wild savage yet. The other was
a civilized and cultivated man
when Moses was wandering in
the wilderness, and is so vet.
The one is a natural savage;
the other precisely the converse.
The one roams through his woods and
iungles, subsisting without work; the
other has subdued nature to his pur-
poses, and maintains his vast empire
in the most perfect state Of cultiva-
ton known to man. This is the DIFF
ference between the race we have and
the one wepropose tO secure. Nopalpa-
BILE comparison can be drawn between
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vice President. TITS thought this change
will restore confidence in the institution,
and that il viii resume business within
the time prescribed 10y law.
The port of Brunswick, Ga, has
terror via the Atlanta and Gulf Railroad.
The connection was made with that road
on the Sd instant at 10 I'm. The road to
Macon (l9O miles, viii be completed No.
vember LIST, in time for the fall cotton
crop.
The Washington (TeXas) Telegraph
has changed editors and policy. d. W.
Jones, the old editor, r~etires, and his
place is taken by John P. Etter; and the
paper which has hitherto been Demo-
cratic, has Topped over" TO Conserva-
tive Republcanism. Tho Telegraph and
the APPEAL started at the same time.
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THEAGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
We are pleased to learn that a
movement is on foot to enlarge the
subscription to the capital stock of the
Shelby County Agricultural, Mechani-
cal and Horticultural SOciety-sO as
to place this Association on an en-
larged and as liberal a footing as that of
any other similar corporation in the
South or West. Already more than
forty thousand dollars have been sub
sCribed. But in order TO carry out the
enlarged and public-spirited plan ofthe
Directors, an additional subscription
of some thirty-Gve thousand dollars is
required. 1t is designed to erect
buildings of a character, which shall
accommodate as large a number OF
visitors "a may ever visit our Fair
Grounds, with such other accessories
as modern Improvement demands.
With this view, the following gentle
men have been appointed committees
TO visit our citizens and solicit adj
ditiOnal subscriptions to the Agri-
cultural Society. When placed on
this basis-the stock of the Society
will not only be the best paying stock
in the community, but the institution
itself will reflect the highest credit
upon our city and county. The fol-
lowing are the committees appointed:
J. II. Edmondson, Joseph Bruce and A.
J. Hays to solicit subscriptions of stock
from the manufacturers, jewellers. rail
roads and livery stables.
Enoch Ensley, +. N. Apperson, J.. c..
Fizer and J. I. Stratton to solicit the
anne from cotton factors and grocery and
commission merchants.
J. r. Chalmers, c. /. Anderson, F. 8.
Davis. G. 3. Church to solicit the same
from bankers, brokers and insurance COM
paHies, and steamboat lines and hotels.
Geo. c. Holmes, y. c. Perkins, II. NJ.
Mason. a. B. Haynes. Cham Jones, jr.,
L. W. Caldwell, J. H. GOOdlett to solicit
subscriptions from farmers and planters.
J, W. Sneed, W. II. Carroll, +. r. HaF-
ris, N. d. l.. Stewart to solicit subserip-
tons from dry goods and clothing mer-
chants and citizens generally.
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SUNDAY APPEAL
SUNDAY MORNING, July Il, 1869.
THE CANVASS.
APPOINTMENTS IN MIDDLE AND WEST

APPOINTMENTS IN MIDDLE AND WEST
TENNESSEE.
The candidates for Governor agree
10 the following appointments, tO-Wit:
Forks Of Pike, DeKalb county, Wednes-
day, July eth.
Lebanon, Thursday, July Sth.
Bentonyille, Monday, July 18th.
Huntington, Tuesday, July 18th.
Dresden, "Wednesday, July I4th.
Humboldt, Thursday, July 18th.
Brownsville, Friday, July 10th.
Memphis, Saturday, July 18th.
Grand Junction, Monday, july 18th.
Jackson, Tuesday, July Goth.
Paris, Wednesday. July 2Ist.
GAINESVILLE, Thursday, July 22d.
Springfield, Friday, July 23d.
Gallatin, Saturday, July 24th.
Pulaski, Monday, July 26th.
Columbus, Tuesday, July 9th.
Murfreesboro. Wednesday, July 2sth.
SheIbyville, Thursday, July 2qth.
Nashville, Saturday, July 3lst.
Theabove appointment we agree to.
W. B. STOKES,
d. w. c. SENTER.
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~ LAROR

Elsewhere we publish a call for a
meeting of the Committee of Ar
engagements for the Labor Convention
TO be held on Tuesday next. The OBJ
ject of this meeting is that the Com
mittee may have an opportunity OF
providing a suitable place of assem-
bly,, and for the appointment of a SUBJ
committee whose duty it shall be to
extend to delegates such courtesies as
are usual upon such occasions. As
the movement is an important one to
the people Of the surrounding country,
and has attracted a great deal of at
tentiOn in all the subsequently,
upon the Pacific coast and in New
YOrk-and as there will more
than likely be a large attend
ance. of delegates, we hope
the arrangements of the Committee
will be ample and complete, and that
whatever can be done by them to add
to the eclat of the Convention viii be
forthcoming at their hands.
We expect a delegation Of ship
owners from New York, who will
make propositions for supplying Chi
nese labor direct and in any desired
quantity. Vicksburg has already APP
pointed her delegation, to arrive, az
we are advised by telegraph, on Tues
day morning. Other towns and cities
will be represented. The attendance
will be large, and will no doubt COM
prise the intelligent and influential
men of the country. The problem to
be solved is the most important that
has ever been presented to our people,
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Msssrs. Pig.e, Manner & Hall, Nuslpiile,
Tenn:
GENTLEMEN: DR.. LIeHTHILL expects to
visit your city soon, and for the benefit Of
the suffering wish to say, through you,
to your very extensive acquaintance in
this and other Southern States that DR..
LighthiIl can do all for the suffering that
can be afforded bv skill. science and q
comprehensive experience.
Indeed, DIR. LIghthill performs some
almost miraculous cures. One case for in
stance. Iplaced under his treatment, over
two years since, my niece, Miss Eliza
Mitchum, of McLemoresvilie, Tenn. She
had been suffering from child with a
rising in the head, which had for years
emitted through the ear a very ugly and
offensive corruption. Her case had been
treated by the best physIcians of the cOun-
try and had bafied the skill 0 all. DIR.
Lighthill kept her under his immediate
charge for ten days and then sent her home
with remedies. She used the remedies as
directed and in three months was entirely
well and still continues ia excellent health
1t may be proper to state that when Miss
Mitchum went under DR.. Lighthill's treat
ment she was unable to walk and, as her
friends thought, was rapidly approaching
death.
If you have any friends among your ex-
tensive acquaintance suffering with any
chronic disease you may safely recommend
tn I'm to DIR. Lighthill.
Yours, very respectfully,
E. A. CoLLIEs
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SECOND BOARD.

The New York SIiPpiag and Commercial
List OF the lQlh inst says:
"The market for raw sugar, since our
last, has remained unusually dull, and our
revised quotations show a further rednc.
ton on all descriptions of one quarter of a
cent per pound. The arrivals are to a fair
extent, and the stock gradually accumu-
lates but, while there ia no pressure to
cell, holders, as a general thing, remain
ing firm and offering their stocks sparingly,
there is but little inquiry from re6ners,
who labor under the disadvantage of ac-
cumulating stocks Of the refined article,
while at the same time its price is con-
tinually running down, being now q
cents below the highest point, while raw in
the same time has fallen off but one and
half The trade are doing but little and
speculation Is in allegiance in the absence
of qualities suitable for that purpose. The
non-arri7al of stimulating adVices from
Cuba also tends to depression, it bieHg diff
oul to support even the present reduced
range Of values in the absence of any gen
eral demand from consumers without peri
odical news Of an exciting character this
being lacking, and buyers operating spar
ingly, sufficiently account for the dulIness
aud decline noticed since our last"
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THE DRY GOODS MARKET.

New YORK, March 1.-THE market for
domestic cotton fabrics has been irregular,
while showing some improvement in de-
msnd for new and seasonable goods. Old
styles of colored goods have been almost
unsalable, and varied attempts have been
made to induce purchases through large
concessions, and very many fabrics have
been offered Extraordinarily below the
present price fabrication, though still
afiording some margin Of profit, they haV-
ing been made up from cotton which Was
bought very much cheaper Than it is now
in some cases Toe below the current
price. The low prices at which certain
fabrics are offering, taken in connection
with the fact that they cannot be replaced
except at higher prices, has given rise to
the belief that they have been selling at an
actual loss. But the fact is there have been
no Losses sustained worth mentioning,
while these goods are old style and would
not be replaced at any price. The new
styles sell much more freely at much
higher prices. Old styles of prints, for
instance, have long been drag in the mar
ket, and il is accordingly difficult TO work
them off at any price, while new and de-
sirabIs styles here sold quite well-though
there is no considerable movement in this
particular branch Of the dry goods busi-
meas.
Brown muslins have rold to fair eK-
tent, the continued frmness of cotton hav-
ing satisfied buyers that prices are not
likely to go lower for the present at least.
Bleached muslins have been in moder-
ara,a ronuasf fhouoh afan1ard ono1a have
found purchasers to some extent at full
prices.
Denimp, stripes, tickings, checks, &c,
have sold TO a moderate extent, and gem
orally at full prices. Business in all shows
steady increase from day to day, though
the appropriateness Of the weather TO-
day has checked trade in almost all kinds
Of commodities.
Annexed are the current quotations for
the leading kinds of goods:
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nIghwaymen in naUry COUNTY

HAkhhhyMeA IN maury county.
The Columbia Herald Of the 18th inst.
says: " The frequent highway robberies on
the North side of Duck river, in the Bear
Creek neighborhoOd, have demonstrated be-
yond doubt the existence Of a we'll organ
lied band of outlaws operating in that sec
ton of the county. That the clansmen
should be broken up is patent to every one
who values life and property. 1t is hoped
by every honest resident of this section of
the county, that steps be Immediately taken
to ferret out, and, if possible, bring the
offenders to justice. The last effort at rob-
berry by these highwaymen, was last Satur-
day night, in which they did not meet with
that success they had in relieving Messrs.
Renfro and Allen. Dr. P. L. Derryberry
having occasion 10 travel the road from
Sulphur Springs to Esq. Z. DaVis', about
nine o'clock, when on the top of hill,
near the northeast corner of DIR. ]. P. Spin
dies farm, he was halted by three persons.
DR.. d. asked them who they were and
what they wanted. They replied that they
were gentlemen and wanted his money.
DR.. Derryberry had no idea of being SO &C.
commOdating as to hand over his pocket
book to such gentlemen" but instead
drew a small repeating pistol, and let them
have the contents Of three barrels in rapid
succession: Not relishing this, they ran
away and fired two shots at DIR. d, neith-
er, however, hitting him. DR.: Derryberry
thinks he hit one of the highwaymen al
| the first shofn
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Woman and Child Fan
Over Wall a Distance of Twenty
Five Feet.
About s o'clock last night negro
woman named Mavina Acklin was pro-
ceeding through the alley between the
Maxwell House and Masonic Hall. She
had small child in her arms, and was
also carrying plate of butter. In walk
ing leisurely along, she stumbled and fell
into the area or cellar way between the
foundation wall and the exterior wall of
the Maxwell building, which is about
twenty-five feet below the ground. She
screamed terribly, which occssioned the
alarm of Ere about that hour. A large
crowd soon assembled on the spot, lanterns
were brought into use, when it was ascer'
tanned what had happened. George A.
Wright and John Brotherton displayed
their heroism by descending to
the pit below, and recovering the
child which fortunately had not
been injured in the least by the accident.
| A ladder was lowered, and the woman
made her way up by the help of some
persons who had gone TO her assistance
Her ankles were sprained, and she wa.
somewhat bruised, but her injuries weI,
not serious.
| The place where this accident occurred
is decidedly an ugly one, aud no tim
should be lost in having it covered will
bars, or a railing introduced. We under
stand that there ia considerable iraye
through this alley, and other accidents G
this kind might occur, with more Sc. lou
results.
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THE CoTTON MARKETS..
charleston. March n.

Charleston. March IL,
Cotton nominal /; sales "a bales; mid
dlings at 284c, with no buyers; receipts 400
bales; exports to Great Britain 5, 372 bales;
coastwise ], l35 bales.
Savannah, MaTchIL
Cotton dull and nominal, with no trans
aetions; receipts 755 bales; exports coast
| Wise 4l0 bales.
Augusta, Ga, March n.
There has been limited demand to-day,
prices being again lower; market closes ir-
regular; middling nominally at 2649 263e;
sales 3l9 bales; receipts 440 bales.
Mobile, MaEehII
Cotton market dull and easy; middliBgs
CSC; sales 200 bales; low middliDgs at 264c;
receipts 203 bales; no exports
Montgomery, Ala, March N.
Our market is dali; no Transactions
prices entirely nominal.
selma, Aha. March n.
Market quiet; demand light. sales 65
bales al 26c for middlings.
Macon. Ga, March IL.
The market was very dull TO-DAY; not
enough being done to establish quotations,
we omit them. Receipts, 81 bales; ship
ments, SO bales; sales, rs bales.
Atlanta, Ga March II.
The market is quiet at 25se; receipts
light.
Columbus. Ga March II.
Sales were, until the arrival of the New
York afternoon dispatch, announcing a
half of, on the basis of 26c for Northern
middlings. AfterSards everything was
unsettled and nothing done. The nOni-
nal prices late, were 30 lower than in the
morning. Warehouse sales 81 bales; re-
ceipts II bales; shipments IA bales.
Memphis, March IL
There was bettes inquiry this morning
and several lists of good iyIs Of low mid
ding were sold at &c, with 100 bales strict
good ordinary at 26tc, but under adViees
of an unfavorable character from Liver
pool and New York, buyers withdrew or
reduced their limits, and at the close 264c
was full price for low middling, in their
estimation The receipts We're 81 bales,
and shipments SOC bales.
CIneIass@tS. march II.
The market is dali and heavy, with
more free sellers at the outside quotations,
and only a moderate demahd at the inside
rates. We quote ordinary at 25@254c;
good ordinary at 26c; low middli0g at
264927e, and middiing at 24G92Sc per
Donnd
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State are restored to power, that one Of the
first acts which they would do would be 10
disfranchise them and deprive them of
their rights and place them back into
slavery. Suppose it is placed in the power
of any party in the future not to disturb
their rights and taking away their rights
they now enjoy. What becomes of your
argument which you so forcibly speak Of.
It is dispelled.
Judge Carey said he would like TO speak
longer upon this subject, but preferred not
TO do SO at present.
John Cockrili, negro, then followed in
one of his peculiar style of speeches, using
very abusise language. Here a large
number Of the audience left the hall. He
was requested TO stop speaking several
times, but would not heed the request until
the chairman told him to stop, He Gre
ated a great deal of laughter among the
negroes, and when he finished his harangue
he was followed out by large number oil
the negroes, and it was thought the meet.
ing would be broken up, but order was
once mole restored and speeches were de-
livered by Judge Lawrence and DanieI
Watkins, colored.
Judge Lawrence expressed himself il
favor of the enfranchisement of all iht
people, making them equa! before the law
His speech was listened to with wrapt at
tention, as also was the speech Of DAME
Watkins, who made an earnest appeal 70
peace and happiness throughout the eoun
try.
The resolutions offered by Gov. Foott
were then unanimously adopted, and tn
meeting adjourned.
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Stealing Earn

A negro named John Scurry was arrested
10 the eighteenth district of this county on
Friday night last, upon the charge of steal
ing corn from another negro named Alex
ander. He had trial before Esq. Maxey,
and was committed to Jail to await trial
before the Criminal Court.
There was another negro engaged in the
larceny who has not yet been captured.
Alexander discovered them in the act OF
stealing, and fred upon them, and it is
thought that the one who made his escape
was wounded by the discharge of Alex
ander's gun.