Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-28
THE NEWS.

AdtlDllo MnACu every IeNcAuC OtAiSOA a.
a different way appears to interpret
The Connecticut Democrats at Their
convention yesterday put James r
English in the field again as then
candidate i0r Governor. They could
not have made a better nomination.
The resolutions have the right ring;
they are against a protective tarin'
against the fifteenth amendments Tor
economy and specie payments. NoW,
friends, countrymen and lovers, 90 10
work and elect your ticket.
As the Franklin BeCie5r perdnently
as truthfuly remarks, every man
who says he Is going TO vote against
ratification, viii freely admit that ne
objects 10 the old Constitution; there
are provisions in il ttyrannical, oppres-
sive and antagOnistic 10 republican
liberty and the general interests OF
the people; and yet he is going to
prol0ng the force OF such an instru-
ment-nO telling how long"
Hopes are stiI entertained of the
safety Of the Inman steamship City OF
Boston. with her one hundred and
twelve passengers. She has eighty
days provisions, and II IS thought
that she may bring up st the Western
islands. If no accident has occurred to
her spars TO prevent her making port
under canvas. in the meantime, the
underwriters seem TO be less hopeful
than the owners, if We may judge by
the premium of fifty per cent. which
they demand for her insurance.
The Milan. (Denn.) Times, Of Satur-
day SAYS: q We learn that robbery
and murder was committed in or near
DversbUrg. a few days ago, we have
not been able to ascertain the names
OF the party, but il seems that a mer-
chant had negro in his employ who
acted as a kind of porter, murdered
him and elOped with a large sum OF
money. The negro was pursued and
when last heard from had been to
Humboldt and had fly dollar bill
changed. As yet he has not been cap
tured.
The Newton CTenn.) Gazette says:
ssXTe are indebted TO Mr.. \. A.
Davidson for the particulars, so far as
develGped. OF q horrible case of mUr-
der and robbery at Dyer Station, on
the night Of the 18th inst. Some IN
known person or persons entered the
saloon Of Robt COrley and murdered
him for his money; what amount Of
money is not known. He was found
lying on his back, and several wounds
on the head with an ak. Lis door
wes locked and the key laid on the
doorstep outside.
The Holly Springs Reporter Of Sat
urday contains this item Of news:
General Forrest. Colonel Meek, DR..
Compton. Captain GIL, and Others
viii address their fellOW-citiZenS OF
Marshall county at the following
fines and places, on the subject of the
county subscription 10 the Memphis,
Holly Springs, OkOlOna and Selma
Railroad: COTuersville, February Z4Ih (;
KOen's Mills. Feb. 25th; Waterford,
Feb. 18th; ChuiahOma, Feb. 2sthi
Wall Hill, March lst; WatSon's,
March ID; Byhaiia, March 3d; Oak
Grove, March 4th; Mount Pleasant,
March 5th; Early Grove. March 9TH;
I T.sDlar. March sth; jacksonville,
March 9th; Red Banks, March 10th;
TsIlaIo0sa. March IIth; Shawnee,
March 18th; Holly Springs, March
I4th.v
Postmaster Jones, Of New York,
together with other gentlemen inter
ested in the subiect, bad an interview
on the 18th with the Postmaster Gen
eraI on the subject of cheaper rates OF
postage. They stated 10 him, among
Gther points of illustration, that the
90 verumeut paid more Tor transport
51o,-tS mali LV rail and coach than
3. Il IL TfsAl
s.s,-,,c,.-a .-ad at the same speed, and
that I'd fhe .lreight rates paid for post
aga Il world cost two hundred ana
forty dollars to transport a barrel oi
fjour from Washington 10 fortiailul
Oreaon. The Postmaster Feptieu tilal
he had beea considering the In9,teF
lately. and would recommend 70 Con
,rrfzS. in the event Of the abolition Of
the franking privilege, that letter post
age be reduced TO two cents a letter,
and circulars and newspapers to one
cent.
Fletcher. at the State Capitol, is not
the oulv '"territ0rialist" in official
trouble lust now. A startling message
comes over the wires from Washing
t0n 10 the eject that the Hon. X. X.
Butler is about to walk the plank, l0f
selling q cadetship. We End the fol-
lowing in the COllieF-JOByldlS Wash
5ngtOn special OF yesterday: Tine
Military Committee is prepared, II Is
understood, 10 report in favor oil the
exrulsi0n Of a Tennessee member
charged with selling a cadetship,
ayaiUst whom the evidence Is as
strong as il was againt Whittemore.
Of course. this can refer to none other
than Butler, who, when he saw that
he could not avoid conviction Of the
.dis0racefilI act, endeavOred to antici-
uate and mitigate his sentence by
whining that he spent the money to
beIp Stokes in his canvass for Cover
nor. We are afraid the games Up
with ROderick."
The West Tennessee Wbfq Of Satur-
dsy saws: san intelligent and OBJ
serving friend-who resides three miles
south 0f this city, told Us on Tuesday
that he had examined his fruit trees
particularly peaches and piums, and
f0und their fruit, 20 a very large eX'
+a.7t. estroyed." And Of the wheat
49,, sha same reliable organ OF the
T,a6nla says: upon inquiry OF oul
farming fn,-uds we are gratiiied tC
iaa-n ie,a ~ tRai the wheat crop in this coun
~ Is very pr0rnisi,.T. The only draw
rack we know in thsS connection Is
that there was an unSsualiy sLnaI
breadth OF land seeded to Wbeat tn'
mast Gall. 1t seems difficult for ou
people to realize the road to resi- IN
.3eDeDdeBce.- The farmer who fails z
sow enough wheat for his own use, ,anc
some to spare, will never be, as he cal
never feel. really independent OF th'
world. No farmer ought ever 70 Du,
a pound Of flour, under any circum
stances.
A dispatch from Washington, date'
fhe 25tb. says the Senate was over
crowded with spectators to-day TO lis
fan TO the discussion on and the move
proceeding Of swearing ia the negr,
Senator from Mississippi. Finally !
was decided by 3 strict party vote tina
PevaIs was a citizen; that he wa
dulv ouaIifiel ia his election, AM
sbonld take his seat without even
rafarence Of his credentials to a com
rniftee. The debate lasted about nv
nrs when the vote was taken, an
Pev,-'s, who had been. slttlng IN a
a-nn,cb, err, oh. r grinning during good dea is
of fbe disc, ,1ssion, was e7cofteu 10 III
leff of +be Vie President by senate
Wilson. and tooH the lrOn-ciad 9a3i
after wbieb he was congratulated D
CoIfax. There was quile an agltatIo
over the brief ceremony n the ga
lerv. especially among the colore
norton. int no open demonstrate