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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

All the Democratic papers of Peters
burg, Va, endorse the so-called "new
departure" The Progress says:
If the food had occurred in the Time
of Mr.. Alexander ii. Stephens, we
verify believe that during the thirty
ninth day sf tie rain hs would have
been sitting as;ride Of the ridge-pole of
the Atlanta Scm Office, holding faded
umbrella over his head, drawing mp
his dininutive legs to keep them out
of the surrounding snrges, and calmly
inditing ten-column editorial to the
people of the late Confederaey to prove
that the shower was null and vcid. and
the food a matter to be resisted at the
haliot-bex, and no doubt people woulc
have been SsSnd in Georgia who would
have stigmatized Noah's ark asa me"
departure" and have hazarded both
life and soul on the faded umbrella and
ponderous editorials Of poor little Mr..
Stephens.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

Sound ADVICE. Hon. Joshua Hill,
one of the Senators from Georgia, de-
livered an address lately, in which he
said:
With every ingredient more abun-
dant al home, we send to the originally
barren North for fertilizers to give life
to our originally fertile, now deadeied,
soil; with the finest ores and exhaust
less coal beds peepng at us from our
own hill.sides, we send North for tools
TO work our fields; with the richest
lands on the continent we send North
for bread to feed our children; with the
noblest trees that ever lifted their tops
toward heaven. if we want a finer
church in which to worship, or more
convenient residence in which to live,
we send North for the plan, for the
architect aud for the builder. We
spend millions of dollars sending our
children North to be educated, and
refuse the smallest pittance for the
endowment of universities at home.
Our physicians and surgeons send
North for their m dicines to heal, for
the tools that secure skill in their deli
cate art. Our lawyers send North for
/ ghe book in which to learn the rule of
Justice for our people. Our preachers
send North for commentaries on the
Bible to teach their hocks the way Of
salvation. Our editors send North for
type to print their papers; and lawyers
preachers and editors make long speech
es, say long prayers, fill whole columns,
thanking God for superior Southern
genuine purity and learning! And
our politicians, ah! IIaC!es Of Demos
themes and Cicero. bend down and
hear the matchless periods of true
patriotic eloquence. Oar politicians
strut like condccending Iupiters to the
hustlngs, with Northern hats on their
heads, Northern shoes on their feet and
Northern coats on their backs, and
prove to gaping crowds their unequaled
fitness for Office, in straining their lungs
as the thunder-gust doth the yielding
clouds with noisy denunciations Of
J Northern weakness and greed, and cli~
matte eulogies on Southern power and
independence!
| If my humble voice could be heard
| by the Southern people, | would urge
them to do napy things which the:c
very derilel Northern people have
done. EnSow lirst-class universities;
provide for polytechnic schools in those
universities; ; honor hbor, and make
the caIlnrgs Of the miner, the manuiuc-
turer, the netallurgist, the machinist,
the agriculturi3t and the mechanic as
learned and as honorable as are the
learned professors of law, medicine and
theology. If we do not these things,
we shall grow weaker until we be des-
pisel as contemplate. The stranger
even the enemy we hate will como
in and possess our heritage; will build
up the land We neglect, and will be
rulers Cf the ehildren we lesve behind
! US.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

Mr. John Justus, County Treasurer,
made his settlement with the county
court ON Wednesday last, from which
IL appears that he has redeemed county
scrip to the amount of thirty-eigh'
thousand, three hundred and ninety
seven dollars and eighty-one cents. Oi
this sum three thousand, sixty-foul
dollars and one cent was on account
of roads and bridges, three thousand,
three hundred and forty-nine dollars
and sixty-two cents was on account
Of the Poor-Housc, and the remainder
on general account.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

The Devalls Bluff Journal Of We'd
nesday says:
Mr.. Adams, with a corps Of assis-
tants, is making preparation for the new
locomotives for the Cairo and Fulton
railroad. He has cut cut track to the
riyes, laid the iron and the engines
will be taken from the bargcs without
ANY great delay.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

William b. Washburn has been
nominated by the republicans of Mas
sachusetts, for governor beating Ben
Butler in the convention by a hand
some majority.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

Mr. V. O. McMonigle is agent for
the sale of the Grover x Baker Sewing
Machine. BY calling upon him you
may see this celebrated Machine in
operation. and be enabled to judge Of
It's merits.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

The following article from the Mount
Sterling Seminal which the LOUIS
vile Courier Journal denominatcs
Facts for the People and Sense for
the politicians7-we commend to the
calm and deliberate consideration Of
those politicians among us who are
persisteutly crying out "we won't de-
part" and a deal Of Just such bombast.
Read what follows.
There seem to be Inen Of IDEAS so
slow and dull, whose thoughtmachin>
cry has never been fabricated with the
oil of observation, who do not and can>
not comprehend that the world has
moved in the last ten years, and that
peoples, nations and politics have mov-
ed with il. Like 50 many sphinXes,
they sit with anmoved stone faces and
unmoving stone eyes looking over the
same dreary waste Of sand towards the
same slert and solitary pyramids,
unknowing that the sands are chang
ing and shifting at the will Of the
winds AMI that the rains Of the ages
have worn ruts in the sides of the pyra-
mids: that the caravans Of the Ptolemles
and Pharaohs no longer thread the
desert. and that the founders Of tie
pyramids themselves have been but so
many handsfulof dust wrappodin seen
ted clothes these thousand Of years.
These sphinxes do not seem to be
aware that terrible war has occured;
that among the slain in battle was Afri-
can slavery. With eyes fxed upon the
hill-tops of the far-of past, they over
look the valleys Of change at their feet,
and are oblivious ofthe teeming, active,
bustling present all around and about
them. They have not heard that Cali
houn is dead, and have forgotten that
Jackson ever lived. Progress is a
word that has no place in their vocab-
ulary.
We have been led to indulge in this
| line Of thought by reading a remarka~
! bic editorial article on the Young De-
mocracy, or "New Departure" as the
phrase goes, in the Lexington Press
for August 30, in which the editor
says:
"Less than six months ago the De-
mocraey of the whole Union were uni>
ted. determined and confident Of victory
in the coming struggles. Marshaled
in column under the old banner Of a
Constitutional Government and press
inc straight on IN the EFFORT to over-
throw the sectional organization which
for more than ten years had cursed with
omen usurpaton and shameful fraud
tho administration Of puflie affairs,
the Democrats looked forward TO suc>
cess in the election of 1872 with an
abiding oonfdenee in the intelligent
reason of the people of the States.
State after State was wheeling into the
Democratic line; every election, whether
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

We have omitted heretofore te'men'
ton the recent regular visits of the
BRADLEY Democrat to our sanctum. 1t
is new paper, thoroughly Democratic,
and worthy generous support, which
it is no doubt receiving. We see 1t
stated that one gentleman in Bradley
county has raised cub Of four hun
dred and seventy six subscribers for 1t.
A few such friends as that one will
make a country paper of which the
people may well be proud. Brother
Gaulding, of the Arkadelphia Standard
says he wants only a tc'c such friends,
or he will have to buy steam press.
We intend to have the press, anyhow,
and will accommodate as many as shall
apply and comply.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

Gen. Stand Waite died on the I'd
nit. at his residence in the Cherokee
Nation.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

In the Syracuse Convention, it op-
pears that the Jsssty'.F q r iho r.,
publican par4 y was defeated, and
Gr'Gly acceptsl the situation in these
words: 4
owe accept the ticket yesterday
nominated ~ Syracuse, and pledge to
its support qhree-fouths of the entire
republican \ ote of this city, whose del-.
egates werd insultingly driven from
the convention. We accept the mira
Gle Of oimusi9ess called a platform, as
we do the monstrohs state committee.
Come what may, we must carry New
York for honest government, and
against thieves"
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-04

Our young friend, Mr.. r. d. Etter,
left yesterday morning for Little Rock,
where we learn he intends making his
future home. We dislike very much
to give Bob up to the capital city folks,
for we will miss him sadly, but no
doubt he is consulting his interest and
his duty by the change. We take
pleasure in testifying to his worth, and
recommending him to our friends in
Little Rock, as a true gentleman, wor'
thy the entire confidence Of every one.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20

the hack besides the German went
through that t~eutonic simpleton q the
extent Of sixty dollars. and then threw
him ont Of the hack. Tho German went
to the police Yesterday morning and told
them that he had been robbed, n also
told them how &c was done, but could not
teU ANYTHING about those who did It. A
general search all around town was en-
tered on. and tOwsrd evening DOmtnick
Moran, q hack driver of Italian form and
mien, was pointed out as the person who
drove the vehicle In which he had been
robbed the previous night. The Italian
was arrested and is now reposing in she
lookup,
A citizen Of the city, walking yester-
dav on Main street, was accosted by q
sable son Of Africa with the inquiry,
Don't you stay on Main street," to
which the reply was, 81 am sometimes
tbe-a1 Well. them aid Cuffee. "a
lady wants to get her husband out Of Jail
on & writ, and TN work for You till i pay
it ali up.n Again drawing himself up
proudly, the person accOstec said, what
do you mean-what do you take me fort
Do you think Pm q lawyer" AID to
this, utterly alarmed and shocked, Cuhee
replied, "No, sir; / thought you was a
gentleman" WhereupOn Cunse was very
politely directed to the Criminal" Court.
"A lew days since we expressed the
opinion that the APPEAL had about double
the circulation Ofthe Avalanche. Inreplv,
the AUGlunche said: whenever q CO.
temporary desires 20 practically test the
question of relative circulation, we have
only to say that tBarkis is willin'.' We
are convenient" We do "d6sira to prac-
tically test the question Of relative circu-
lstiOn; - and since "Bsrkis is willin' " and
so very Convenient, . let the "testn be
made. Name your referees, neighbor.
Both the APPEAL and AUGiGnche have
Just made their returns to the Assessor
and Collector Of Revenues for the last
quarter. under the operations Of the law
now repealed. We are " willin' " to make
these returns a "tsst." Ars you, neigh
Dor? II so, signify your acceptance and
let both papers publish their returns TO
she Assessor on Sunday morning. Most
"wiIIin'," convenient "Barkis, " let US
hear from you.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20
THE NEMESIS
The OmCsrs Of The Law on the Track Of
EurdeFsrs--THa Of the Blood
Thirsty Captured Ysstsr.
day.

It needs only q sound aud strongly eX-
pressed public opinion to make vengeance
follow the commission Of crime as sure
as fate. Two notorious sc0undrels were
arrested yesterday that haYe been con-
csrusd in bl0Od-sbedding. George GIL,
accused of operating on Kelly, who was
murdered on Front street a few nights
since, was arrested by z. Mallory ysster-
day and is in the Adams street station
house.
The brute, Charles Wilson, who went
out 60 Martins one day last summer and
made a deadly assault on his wife
and shot Mrs. Martin in the hip, from
which she has never and level VIII re-
cover. is also in QuOd. The public mind,
is Will be remembered, was much excited
about the bloody depravity shown by
this 6Bud, who made his escape after the
desperate assault. He was thought to
have gone to Arkansas sc the time, bat he
appears to have gone North. He return
cd about a month ago and went out TO
the Cuba district and went 90 work. For
the last four OF five days he has been
working for DR.. Ramsey, on the Cuba
road. twelve miles from the city. AT
noon Yesterday Detective H.. WalstOn
and Officer Ed. MslOuey went out there
on horseback and took charge OF Wilson
and brought him to town. At the station
house he gave his name IS Charles Gala
Kan; on the way in be said he was from
Ohio, and that he had committed some
d-epredsti0ns during his life He is a
revolving looking scamp any how he has
the relics Of a long deep cash acgr0sB his
LEFT temple, is medium hight, very black,
with a long sI0piug forehead, and a smile
like she grin of an mluriabed gorilla.
The officers say there is no doubt about
his identity.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20
VERY 80.
Suicide Of Ar. lanes KImhsI, an oId Res
ldent o. Memphis.

An old gentleman whose form was fa-
milisr to the people Of this city for a
quarter Of a century, c0mmitted suicide
In his lonely room up In the Jackson
Block, yesterday morning. Mr. James
Kimbel had been in e melancholy cOudl-
ton for a long time. His affairs had not
gone well with him, and yesterday morn
ing he resolved TO leave a world that had
ceased 70 have any attractions for him.
At an early hour DR.. Lowry went into
Kimb9i's apartment and found him
stretched out on his humble pallet. The
room was truly bare, dark and damp, no
FIRE, no furniture and no comforts Of any
sort. Pinned above the head of the bed
on which Kimbel lay was a little slip of
dirty paper, on which the following was
scrawied in a shaky hand:
"This death will not need a Coroner 10
sit on it; myself alone ion the deed, and
no human soul knew of it. lam the man
myself committed the crime; there il not
a soul that knew anything Of &c. O. @ O..
JAMES KIMBEL"
James was stiu living, bat no more
than living. His pulse was neaEly gone,
and ne was spesCbl8ss. On Q little table
was found q big pistol, which he had Dor
rOwed the previous day, but the COM
plexiOn OF his mind, it appears, was uu-
suited to that sort Of death. Beside the
pistol there was q little note, which run
as follows:
"This pistol belongs to my friend
Smith, Secretary of tho City railroad,
loaned 20 me this evening. Please return
it in the morning soon. ] did not know
whether or not 4 would need it or not.
JAMES KIMBEL."
On his trunk there was another note;
Mine O'ciOck.-There is most anything
you want IN This trunk. Go into It, and
you may get anything useful.
JAMES KIMBEL."
"Ten O'olOck.-GOOd-bye, my friends,
forever"
There we're two other sealed notes on
his little table, addressed TO parties with
whom he had some business.
DR.. Lowry called in W. other doctors,
and while they were preparing an
antidOts no died. He had taken a
dose of morphine, which had got
into his system and could not be
got out or ueutraliZsd. He died about 2
O'Clock, and was Immediately taken of in
a heRrss, provided by Mr.. Williams, for
whom he had been collecting rent on the
Jackson Block.
Mr.. KmbeI had been in comfortable
circumstances in better times. but his
property passed beyond his reach, owing
TO litigation and uufOrtungts financial
speculations. For somstims he had been
collecting rent FOR Mr.. Williams, and he
occupied a room up in the Jackson Block.
where he lived alone. His first wife died
about thirteen years ago, his second sBpa-
rated from him three or four years since,
and ever since ne has been leading & sort
Of reCluss life, though he was often seen
on the streets and IN the cOuTt-roOms,
where he did very extensive service as a
IurymGu,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20
RELIEF.
Bsasft for the Confederate Widows and
Orphans.

Tt jig known to q few that We have in
Memphis and vicinity q great many Wild
Ows and orphans of Confederate soldiers,
whose almost sole dependence is the Con-
federate Relief and Historical Society. To
this charitable organization they look for
support. Heretofore they have not looked
ina vain. The gallant survivors of 50 many
hgrd-fOught contests are as prompt in
charitable deods as during the war they
were prompt to respond TO the call Of
their country. They have given with a
free and a liberal hand, until at last they
can see the bottom of their treasury with
scsrcs a dollar between it and their Wis
ion. They are very near their last dollar.
In this strait, they appeal to their
tellOw-citiZ9ns, and We believe, at
least we hope they will not appeal in vain.
The Davenport Brothers have kindly
and most literally rendered a perform
anCs at the ThsBtsr Tonight, the proceeds
OF which viii be applied 10 the replenish-
mont of the Confederate Relief fund, and
thence go TO The support of the needy.
Of course the Theater VIII be filled. Be
sides the performance, the object, and the
fact that 1t is the fashionable night, will
fill the house, and with the elite Of our
city, 50 thoroughly allied to the cause FOR
which the husbands and fathers of the
Confederate widows and orphans fought
and died. It will be their pleasure as
well as duty to max this occasion mem
Orable for its heartiness, to be exhibited
in a large attendance. The programme
will embrace the performance OF all thB
wonderful acts Two will not call them
tricks) for which the DavenpOrts nav
achieved a worldwide fame, aud will
we'll repay attendance. We again. and
earnestly, Despeak a full house.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20


The time necessary for the erection Of
this building is from eighteen TO twenty
four mOnths-I required, a contract can
be made to finish the building in eighteen
months.
In conclusion, 1 beg to say that this
design is made for a three-story building,
in accordance with your advertisement.
by plans viii show that all courts and
offices called for in the advertisement are
arranged on Two stories; hence the same
design can be executed, W stories high,
for the sum Of SOS, 600.
/ would further state that emitting the
stone front on Washington street and
substituting stone trimmings, would re-
suit in a further saving Of $4,000 and
public competition may 6v0n lower all
these figures from i've to ten per cent.
The estimates given herein are based
on actual figures, and should you adopt
any Of my plans, I beg leave TO state that
I will guarantee that the costs Of any One
Of them viii not exceed these figures, but
viii probably be lower.
have designed and constructed here
in Memphis during the last eighteen
years the following buildings; Memphis
Theater, Overton Hotel, Clay Building,
Briukley's Building, John n. LEAFS Build
ings, John O~vertcnis Buildings, Adams
and Jefferson Blocks, Irving Block, Ayres
Block, Vincent Block, GreenlaW Opera
House, old and new POstofnce and Libra
ny Building, StoneWall Block, Bank
Building on Madison street, Stanton
Block, Goyer Block, to the entire salts
faction Of the OWners-and in no case has
the actual cost exceeded one cent my es-
innate, On which these parties were in
duc6d TO 90 on with their enterprises.
Any further details and explanations
about my designs I shall be most happy
TO give at any time required.
Very respectfully, ID. WINTER,
Architect.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20
JoEEs q BALDwIN's PLAN.

The Jones 81 Baldwin communication
on a now Courthouse, gives no specihea-
tions. 1t says: 4" Until the County Court
shall determine the maximum expendi-
turs, an architect must necessarily be st
a loss how far 70 give architectural i'm
pOrtsDce TO the structure. II a plain,
substantial, inexpensive building is de-
sired, simply providing convenient and
appropriate apartments for the discharge
Of official business, IL will only be the
architects aim TO put together his plain,
unembellished materials in the most
tasteful manner possible. But If IL is
their purpose to erect a building that
shall be an ornament to the county and
CITY; that shall be an exponent Of the
GOOD taste and social standing Of the peO-
Die for whom it is eTected-then, the style,
character and 0ruamentatiOn Is only linn
ted by the amount appropriated. It will
at once be seen that the number and size
oftbe apartmsnts being determined, 10 Is
not in the power Of the architect TO reduce
the cost Of the structure below a certain
fixed outlay, and any proposed reduction
must be suggested only AZ the expense Or
the durability, safety and completeness
Of the building. In the examination and
adoption of a design, there are three
points Of view to be considered, and they
are given in the order Of their importance;
l. Arrangement Of tho interior. = Ms
tsrial and method OF construction. 3.
Architectural style. Ia the plan OF design
submitted, tho apartments more mmecA
ately connected with the public are TO-
Gated on the hrst or main door, namely
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20
LOCAL news.
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-Leddin's College.
Attend RObertson's College.
-Storage-A. NJ. Stoddard Il Co.'s.
-A~uctioneers, A. M. Stoddard IL Co.
Show cases, A. NJ. Stoddsrd Il Co.
Furniture, A. M. Stoddard 81 Co.
Mattresses, A. M. StOddard 81 Co.
W. u. MitchoIps school, 3O8 Third st.
j. J.. Sut5r, Furniture, % Second st.
Gold and silver plating a. 40 Monroe st
Photographs, $500 per doz. and three
beautiful gems SOC. Armstrong;, I'll Main
The DAILY APPEAL, i've cents per
copy, can DO had of all n6wsmen in the
city,
We offer three hundred barrels apples
low TO close consignment. Call on lobe
81 Conway, 563 Main street.
Fine lunch spread daily at Hole in the
Wall. Don't fail 90 call on George, No. 10
Monroe opposite Peabody Hotel.
Will. Mansford, at his book and peri
Odicsl store, has sll the late magazines
and illustrated and weekly papers.
The DAILY and the WEEKLY APPEAL
can be had OF all the neWsmen in the
Locke, on Main street, Mans
ford, on Second, aud EmmOns q Son, on
Jefferson street.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-20
CrImInaI Geprf.-FrppIp, Iudus.

The following cases will be called for
trial to-day: 797, State vs. 81. Aehlo, retail
ing Oh Sunday; 767, State vs. W. W. King
don, same O%ffense; 792, State vs. D. Nc
Lean, same O~ffense; 802, State vs. f. W.
Louis, same offense; 107, State VS. n. Nal
atesta, same ~Offense; 8l2, State VS. Henry
Thurman, same otfense; SIT, State VS. Ed.
C~apdeville, same o~ffense; 827, State vs. J..
FranciOla, same ~offense; 1872, State VS. L.
Luearena, same ~offense; 900, State vs. d.
Corratti, violating revenue law; 996,
State vs. Abe Davis, assault and battery;
1921, State vs. Joe Nolan, illegal cOhab-
iting; 1921, State VS. Mary Davis, same
Of0nse; 1861, State VS. n. B. Tucker,
grand larceny; 1858, State vs. Albert Cost,
Celine, carrying concealed weapons;
1865, John Celine, assault and battery /;
1853, State vs. Jake Etisy, carrying con-
cealed weapons; 1910, State Vs Bette
Avent, assault and battery; 1919, State
vs. Fannie Brown, grand larceny; 1880,
State vs. Ben, Fellows, same Offenss; 1086.
State.VsEMurray, alias Micky Free, car
rying concealed weapons; 1897, State vs.
Fortune Walker, grand larceny; 1098,
State vs. James Denniger, robbery; Il0l,
State VS. j.. NJ. SchOOles, assault and bat
terry; lilo, State VS. Charles Forrest, ms
hciOus shooting; l247, State VS. d. O..
Smith, violating revenue law. All wit
nesses in the above stated cases must APP
pear promptly at OF O'Clock, or forfeit
ures viii be taken against them and at
tachments issued for their arrest. Par
ties defendant on bond must also be in
attendance.