Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-24
PERSONALS.

THH UNIoS M AMERICAN pays one OF our
a deserved compliment, as fol-
lows; q We publish this morning the protest
OF Mr.. Lumpkln, one Of the Representatives
from Shelby, TO the hiking Of the late Of TAXA
ton at forty cents On the hundred dollars
worth Of property. Mr. Lumpkin has been
one OF The most earnest. eloquent and per
sistent advocates OF B thirty-cent tax, and
although defeated on the vote, he still in
gen 1uusly and forclDly maintains his posluOn
In his protest. While We do not concur with
him in III calculations, We cannot deny him
the merit which his EXCELLENT advocacy Of his
position es~tabllshes-'
Az ExcELLEST gentleman and citizen OF
Al kansas, writes % us a. follows: A a ctti-
zen ofArAansas allow me 70 say that l was
hign. y pleased in opening your widely-circu-
laied Journal this morning, in seeing what
NAV be termed "a proclamation from the Hon.
o. K. "a ~derwOod, judge Of the county court Of
Phillips county, IN relation 70 some past treg-
ularitfes on the part Of an official in the way
OF collecting pOLl-taX on laborers in the upper
parr II that county. The elect reduced in
the localities named, upon the Industrial in
terests Of that pGu OF cur state 6y The conduct
OF tlis official, was serious. And I understand
that such men as DR.. Geo. r. P-ters. Colonel
Falls, Nj. Jones, aud other cit zens Of Phillips
COUNTY. appealed 10 Judge Underwood 20 do
what he could as county Judge 70 arrest this
evil, hence his card, which appeared over his
signature this morning, and for which
I think he well deserves the gratitude
Of all good citizens Of his county.
Judge Underwood may De hepubhcan as ne
claims 70 be; but OF one thing am ~sure-that
n An officials Of Arkansas would make IL their
business-as he has done since he assumed 10
discharge the duties Of the office he holds
bqrser condition Of things would exist. The
wrlfe- OF this has known Underwood for a
quarter Of a century, and, barring his political
onfufons no man has asSalled him 70 my
knowledge. I AK the publication Of this as
an act 81 Justice to faithful public officer
though he and I cannot vote the same ticket"
IT HAS been asked what Train is like, and
the answer given Is that lie Is uke everything
and that nothing isnke George Francis Train.
Hes a simeon Of India-a gentle Yep nyr from
the downs Of Devon q whirlpool on the coast
OF orway-a eddy In a New England trout
brook: a tornado from The plains Of Texas
of Minnesota; an incarnate denunciation-s
msrclless, sweeping i-cOnoclast a mlSer In
praise a p~uOdigalln abuse a modern reversed
Atlss. who stands on. instead Of carrying, the
world an overpowerng eg0ust, without van
fly; The very nre-hy Of possible reiormRtionsi
the modern Hercules, who undertakes the
lob Of cl-ansins the AuEedn Stables OF So
Galy, government, religion morals law,
Nyic, educauOn-everytblnR. He's the
r. Ill Mobller; the Credit Foncier; the pro-
-, We seKtliionalre; the next president o.
sP I'D States; the embodiment Of Inter
~ q huge syndicate; "A base traveller,
VINO ~ 80 "a tnis uIue Worla, ana VINO as
w. re 20 q a, Ut over Saturn and adjacent
~ a. ne chain-l ghtning orator Of
-. dfeos,ssr on; he's the reckless bull in
- - Na world insane, yet his
head IS always level; Lo ~
80 -1S1S Tecb51e c~7ntinually throwing
- 5nreiieefnaI DVrofscbn.'cs and scattering
them broadcast over the We 70 He lIAHh
mover and reaper-mowing down IN ~ In
a%gluauonB follies and errors, bie1luSls
iquiues, and reaping al the lame -ss IN n
from the Improvements time w"IA
course: he L.. in fact-Iralnf ~ IoS
ing but Tain: the My Train, who, a oe~0
can never hayea an lmitator.