Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-14
BERCHER's OPINION.

discussing and commenting upon frauds
BERcHER's OPINION.
Rsv. Henry Ward Beecher preached {
political sermon in the evening, in the
course of which he spoke Of intelligent
citizsns-thsir indifference to political
matters. He characterized the corrupt
ing tendencies OF the civil service as ar
Organized standing threat against the lib
erties Of the nation. Every cnstomhouse
In the land, said he, Ia q bribing-shop. L
places Of trust shall continue TO be put ul
for sale, as they have been, this govern.
ment cannot exist long.
EXTENT OF THE FRAUDS.
The frauds Of Brooklyn are of most
astounding character. In one district,
the vote was increased fifty per cent. over
the highest ever before known; another,
ssventy-fye per cent; another, seventy
eight; and in the fourth, the vote wzs
greater, than could, by any physical pos
sibility, have been Polled-
NICE PARTY.
The departure OF General Sherman viii
probably be delayed for 8 day or two,
owing 20 the rough weather and the delay
In the arrival of thew abash in this harbor.
| Yesterday General Sherman was with the
president st the Fifth avenue hotel dur
| ing the dsy, General Butler also called.
i Speaker Blaine, also at ths Fifth avenue
hotel, was present In Buffers psrlors dur
ing the ssssmblsge OF the lstser's friends
In the afternoon.
MORE CaARITY.
The bishop of Brooklyn announces that
! on Sunday next 3 collection will be taken
| mp by the Catholic churches for the bene-
1T Of the sufferers from in Chicago and
the Northwest.
INGERsoLL's MOVEMENTS.
InRersoll, the co-defendant of Tweed, ia
said to have left his hiding. place in the
city Saturday and went to Orange, New
Jersey, to the resideEcs OF his father. It
Ia expected he will be arrested to-day.
MORE FRAUDS.
It is officially stated that the report on
city frauds from the committee of the
bosrd of aldermen, which is expected to
be made in q few days, viii contain g
startling fact Of which there has been
hitherto no information made public.
coNFKssKD THEIR GUILT.
J. @. Demorest and histwo sons, baggage
masters OF this city, were arrested Sstur-
day on q charge of embarrassment. 1t was
alleged that they made false entries in a
check book, and retained ten to twenty
dollars day. They confess their guilt.
MEDICAL.
Leading members of the medical socis-
ties of this city say that efforts arc to be
made to get the legislature to pass laws to
more efectuslly punish sbOrtionists, and
1t is also contemplated to provide for tbs
exclusion of Incompetent practitioners by
establishing rigid test examination.
THE MISSIONARIES.
The third anniversary OF the Service
Ladies' Missionary Relief association was
held last evening, Bishop Potter presid-
ing, assisted by Bishop Armitsge, Of VII
oonsin; Bishop SelWyn, of Litchheld,
Englaud. Addresses ware made BY
Bishop Armitage and Rev. Hinman, mis-
sionsry among the InGisns Of Nebraska,
Dakota and others. The object of this as
socistion Is to supply clothing and other
necessary articles. More than one hun
dred and seventy missionaries and their
families are in the field. The report Of the
association shows that its sffsirs are in q
very dourishing condition. and that It has
distributed since 1870 Sl2 9SS worth of
clothing and other necssssriss among the
domestic missionaries.
THE aUILLcTINK AT work.
There Is great trepidstion among the
Tsmmany ofice-holdsrs. Twelve useless |
clerks OF the Board Of Health were re-
moved Saturday. Other decspitations |
will follow.
MORMON PROPHET.
Elder Lindsey, Of Utah, preached q SER |
mon st WiliiamstoEn, yesterday. Refer |
ring to the prosecutions of the Mormons,
he said: 1--WE are Gods chosen people. |
he is working. A few weeks ago Chicago |
was destroyed. This is but drop Of wa
ter to what will soon happen. We were |
driven ION that State. God said they i
should not live there"
THE FOLEY IEJUNcTIoN CASE
was up on appeal to-day, but the supreme
court refused 70 set it down for any par
ticulsr time. T., therefore, goes OF this
term.
CHOLERA.
The steamer Franklin, rom the Baltic,
via Halifax is detained st quarantine with
thirty cases of cholera.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
A special meeting of the society of the
Army Of the Cum bsFland WIS held here
this morning, to arrange the details of the
meeting at Detroit Wednesday.
f WELCOME LAFAYETTEe., GLAD YoU'RE
General Sherman, Admiral Alden and
Lieutenant Fred Grant went down to the
Wabash at two o'c,ock. 4 salute was fred
rs the party moved down the barbor.
eLAseow's CHARITY.
The house OF Henderson Bros. received
orders from GlasgOE to psy glOO0 on sc
,ount Of the city Of Aberdeen's subscrip-f
ion to the mayor Of Chicsgo, for the re-
ief fund.
REPORTED sUsPENsIoN.
A large brssdstlIf snd petroleum ex-
PORTING arm ere reported to have sus-
pended.