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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-20
munE1ARy AND FIsAncIAL MATTERS
--LATEST REPORT By TELEeRAPH.l


!. NFw YORK, December lS.-The gold market
closed weak, at l06JS9i09. The gtock-broker
were large borrowers OF gold to-day, and SOLD
the same TO obtain currency 70 carry thell
stocks. Loans were from per cent per an.
nun TO ll6 for carrying. CleaTings, $40, 500 900
Money-rhe feature Of interest in Wal
street to-day was the money market, which
has been more stringent than any day this
month. Loans were made as high as l-l5 pei
day on governments, and scarce az that price
Again, currency Is fiowiDg TO the interior; ia
part, for insurance settlements in Chicago
The express companies have made some
heavy engagements for an outflow OF currency
this week, and in some quarters these engage
ments are estimated at 5000 600.
Southern State Securittes-Were dun, and
heavy on LAST call. The closing quotations I9l
ginias, old, 81; Tennessees, old, e459; Tennes,
sees, new, 641z: North Csrolinss, old, 81
North Carolinas, new, 13.
United States Securities-Government bonds
were duh and steady throughout the day.
The closing prices were: f1ve-tWenties
o. S Ne ~ ayefSentes ,o oI dszI ,g l nye-
fve-twenties OF 1885, new, IlS1S: nve-twen-
ties of 1857, ll514; nve-twenties of 1868, ll514
ten-forties, IO91s; currency skies, llS5S.
Stocks and Bonds-Stocks opened dull, but
were strong with Lake Shore and Western
Union as features before brokers made up
bank accounts. The market sold OF slightly,
but subsequently advanced Z@1z. Greater
improvement was in Pacific Mail, Wabash,
Lake Shore and Erie. There was little more
activity in the above mentioned stocks, but
thelist was dull. A small brokers firm, on the
bear side Of Pacific Mail, failed this afternoon.
1t is stated that the Fourth National bank
was correspondent Of the Ocean bank, and
was run by politicians.
Henry Perkins has been appointed receiver
of the Fourth national bank, which was closed
by action of the clearing house. The deposits
amount TO between nve and six hundred
thousand dollars, which, 1T is believed, win be
paid, but the surplus and capital stock have
vanished und the mfsmanagement Of the OFF,
GERS. The bank was in trouble two years ago.
No funds of the city treasurer were in this
bank, having recently been Withdrawn on the
new city treasurer taking possession This
withdrawal, probably. hastened the suspen-
sion of the bank. During the investigation of
the committee of councils, II was discovered
that the bank-butlding had been transferred
TO one of The sureties within sixty days, and
the transfer is believee to be bogus.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, December 10 Gold, lO91<.
Sterling exchange, llSsz; sight, 1s914 discount.
LONDON.
LONDON, Df~ snber lq-Atthe cIose-eonsoIs
s214 4g929z; U-Ited States ive-twenties of 1854,
coupons, 921S five-twenties of 1855, coupons,
9S5s; five-twenties of 1857, coupons, 935S; ten
forties, sIss.
PARIS, December I9.-Rentes, 56L ESQ.
FRANKFORT.
FRANKFORT, December lS-UsHted States
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NEW Y0RK BY TELEGRAPH.

Tweed says that he had an interview
with Ingersoll in New Jersey,
The grand Jury commenced their inves
| tigsti0n in the k-MSnsheld case yes
terdsy.
Judge Blatchford vacated the ordersus.
pending the delivery OF I2,7S5 E lie shares
clsmimsd by jay Gould TO Heath d Ra.
phsel.
It is confirmed that Heensn, Cook and
Dumphy, minor Tsmmsny thieves, left
for Europe. Warrants have been sent for
their arrest.
The receiver of the Osean bank de-
niles sny connection between that insti-
tuition and the Tenth National bank OF
Philadelphia.
The grand jury summoned for the Ds-
cember tarm were discharged yesterday.
that body serving for November holding
over til the first Of January.
A half dCzsn attaches Of the department
Of public works, said to be indicted, havs
all hsc. The personal tax book, hereto
fore held sacred, was bsfOre the grand
jury yesterday.
The indictments presented Yesterday
were against Tweed who will be resTrest
ed thersuRdar, ss will also be Hank
Smith, James IL. Sweeney and his broth
or, Peter B. Swsener.
All the transactions cf the park COM
miEsioners sre being Overhauled to
s~certsifz where the S6, ,OO0 900 they ex
pends have geRe. One or more OF these
gentle hen, q Is said, cannot escape in
dictment.
A large crowd assembled at the court Of
general sessions yesterday morning, In
expectation that Mayor Hall would be
placed at the bar, but up TO noon he was
not known to be under arrest. His oOun-
sci held frequent consultations with the
district-attorney yesterday morning.
The Commercial has a rumOr that the
heavy taxpayers Of the city are to be
overhsuled by the grand jury, and that
the prominent gentlemen who we're con-
spicuous in whitewaahinR the eomptrol
Ter nave been exempt from personal tax
alton and indirectly engaged in defrsud-
ing the city.
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TRE ARKANSAS HeRROR.

Tbs troub bles in Chicot county, Arksn-
sAs, reSOrted by telegraph In the APPEAI.,
have culminsted in a most sanguinary
manner. Briefly, the origin Of the disturb
ance Is Is follows: On Monday Of last
week, 9 negro lawyer named Wynn, got
into q dispute with some white
men, in the course Of which be was killed.
Three persons were arrested for the muir
der, namely: John SsndsEs, Curtis Gar
rstt and Jasper Daggap, who were put in
fall In Lake Village, The negroes in that
county were aroused and threatened the
dirsst vengeance on all white persons,
Darticulariy on the three men who were
fmprisonsd. On Friday last, the negro
mob went to the sheriff aud forced him
60 give up the keys of the jail.
They took out the three prisoners, and
leading them some distance from the
prison they shot them and then dispersed.
Il is reported that ths utmost excitement
prevails in the neiSorhboO and the white
population are seing As fast they can get
away.
AHoTHER ACCOUNT.
From q source every way reliable We
have gained . more circ0mstsnsiAl sc'
count OF the bloody affair. It appears
that On Monday 1lth instant, the negro
Wynne WA killed as above stated, AFTER
sQnErEel . in . grocery, by John saunders.
Garrett and Dagan, were arrested -
accessories 70 the murder II being
charged that Garrett furnished the knife
and that DuRgan held Wynne until the
fatal stsbs were given. The three men
were placed in all and guarded BY nfty
negroes, selected BY Mason, "a negro1 the
county Judge Of Chicot. and approved BY
she sheriff. Matters rem&Ded compare
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LAST Day FOR REslsTRATIoA
MORE BLOOD.
TaE RsV5LYER AND EALTEB BUSY At
WORK.
TRAGIC SEQUEL TO THE UNION CITY
EXPRESS ROBBERY.
TIE TROUBLES IN CHICOT COUNTY,
ARKANSAS.
Special to the Appeal

Special to the Appeal
UNION CITY, December l9.
Last night Robert Pinksrton arrived
here With Russell. About two hours after
his arrival a man was found lurking about
the hotel in q very suspicious manner. A
young policeman, named Benjamin Cline,
started to question him, when the man
drew a revolver and star ed TO run. Cline
followed, and the man wheeled and fred
on him, shooting him through the lungs,
from the effects OF which he died in about
half an hour. BE also SHOT another watch
mal, named Michael Moran, through the
shoulder, and being thsn surrounded,
surrendered. At the time this took p acs
Mr. ". A. Pinkertcn was engaged taking
Russsll's confession. he questioned the
murderer, and found that his name was
TOler, ana had come from the vicinity Of
RselfOOt lake Mr.. PinksrtOn then Esksd
Russell II he knew any such man. Rus
sell replied thst be did, and told where be
lived. The pistol with which TOler shot
the Of GERS wss an exact mate TO the one
taken from Russell. Toler was securely
bound, and placed under guard IN the
same room with Russell.
About O'Clock thls morning the room
was e1tsrsd by about twenty disguised
men, the guard was OverpOwered, and
Russell was shot dead, having i've or six
bule5-holes in him. Mr.. Pinkerton was
in bed and ssleep in an adjoining room,
but bsing awakened by the firing, ran out
An his nigh clothes, but was seiz ID by the
neck and navy revolver presented at his
head and forced back into his room. Con-
nsll v As treated in q like manner. The
mob took TOler away with them. His
body was found banging TO tree about
q mile from UnioE City, on the Nashville
and Northwestern road. This Is unfor-
tunzEs for the ofncsrs and the Express
company, As Russell had agreed TO restore
t25o0 in bonds, had pleaded guilty, and was
Wiling 20 take hge years in the peniten-
tiary, and TO restore all checks and drafts
taken in both robberies, which are buried
near Union City in the woods. o. this
account Russell's death is TO be regretted,
- there would have been no trouble in
convicting him.
The Associated Press sent ua the follow
ing account OF the affair last night:
NASHVILLE, December Blast night an at
Eempt was made by rObOer 70 force the door
OF = freight car AZ Union City, on the North
western railroad. Nike Kelly, depot watch
man, interfered, and was shot In the neck and
seriously wounded Policeman Kline attempt
81 70 arrest the rObDer, WHO shot and killed
hin. About 10 pm the rOb8er, who had been
arrested, was taken out by a number Of ciu-
zens and hanged. Levi FautngJOo, 0lids Rus
seIl. an express rObbeT, was slot and killed by
the same party.
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ORDINANCE.

An ordinance TO fix the salary of mayor for
the ensuing two years
BKCTIoE l. Be it ordained by the general
council of the city of Memphis, That the sal.
ary of the mayor for the two years ensuing,
being the frrty-fifth and forty-sixth corr or.
ate years, shall be i've Thousand dollars (S6OO0)
per annum, payable in monthly instaIlments
at the end OF each month.
Sec. 2 And be IL further ordained. That this
ordinance take effect from and after its pass
age.
Passed 1rst reading, when, or motion, the
ru .es were suspended, as required per four.
teenth section OF the city cnarter. and the
ordinance passed q second and Anal reading
by the board of aldermen Dtoember 6, ls7i.
Passed first reading by the council, rules aus-
pended, and passed second and dnal read
Ing.
Approved, December IS. 1871.
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest: L. Z. RIuHARps. OitY Register ds2n
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Acard to ths Public.

'TNHE card In Sunday mornings Appeal,
i signed an Irishman," contained an at
tack ON Mr. Walk. in which be MAKES the
statsmsnt of Mr.. Walk being in ciairvoy-
ant state IN his Iecsnt sermon, and his card
bringing IN other state ente, quoted from
said sermon on spiritLslism, totally foreign
70 the subject Of potato eating South of
Ireland men," Mr.. W. dld not mako any at
tack ON Ir1shrnen ss class, bat exception.
ally, when he quoted above as q phystolog-
fcal fact; which fact the writer can confirm
rom his own experience; and hereby pro
nounce said Irfshmau as having made false
statements in bis card. Ny name will be
furnished him on application to this office,
and hold myself responsible for all state
ments contained herein.
A MEMBk r OF Linden ct. CHURCH.
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lively quiet, though it was evident that
the negro population OF the county were
terribly excited. until Friday, when about
q hundred and ffty armed negroes enter
cd the town Lake Village) yelling
like demons, and went to the jail
and demanded the keys. They were
refused, and, sitter 3 short consultation
again demanded the prisoners, threaten
ing dire vengeance on all who should at
tempt 70 stand bstWeen them snd thsir
prey. The keys were given them and the
prisoners taken from the jail 60 a point
Just In the rear OF Judge Mason's house,
and there shot 20 death without any
ceremony. The negro mob is still in pos.
session OF the village, snd arc levying
upon the citizens for subsistence, The
people are fleeing in terror from Lske
Village and vicinity. There was no ques-
tion OF politics IN the quarrel that led 10
the death Of Wynne, and the negroes
now holding the village swear that no
white man shall live in the county-that
they will make il war of races, until
thsy have the county to themselves.
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ORDIkACE.

Be 1t oKdsined by the general council of the
city OF Memphis, as follows; That the grade
OF Fifth street, from Sycamore to Seffarans
street, be hereby 90 changed az to drain the
water falling Oh said street, from Greenlaw 10
BaSRrans, and from Greenlsw to sycamore
streets, and that the Grades of Mill and GREEN
law street Is, between Fourth and Sixth, are
changed TO correspond with the grade of Fifth
street, as above described. Referred to i'm
provement committee and city engineer, De-
Gem Ger G, 1871. Amended by Alderman Bsttis,
by including Fourth street, so that The grade
OF the same shall correspond to Fifth street,
and referred TO Improvement committee by
board of aldermen, December 8, 1871. Your
Joint imprOvem ment committee recommend
the adoption Of the ordinance a. originally
presented. Nhereupon the ordinance passed
a nfBt rendtng by council, when on motion
the rules were, in conformity with the four
teenth section OF the city charter, uEpended.
and the ordinance passed q second and nnal
reading, December II, 1871. Passed nrst read
ir g by board OF aldermen. s&ules suspended
as above, and the ordinance passed q second
and nnal reading, December IL, 1871.
Approved December 10, 1871.
JNO. JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest. u. r. RICHARDS City Register, dc20
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IHE COTTON MARKETS OF the WORLD.
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LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, December l9.-Cotton market
dull; middling uplaDds, g7z9lOd; middling
Orleans, l0hd; sales, l2,O00 bales, of which
500 bales were for export and speculation
Adyices from Manchester are less favorable
and cause a dullness.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, December 19.-Cotton market
active at advanced prices; middlIng up
lands, lg3sc.
NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, December l9.-Cotton mar
ket quiet, and prices unchanged: good ordina-
~, le1Sci low mtddlings l9c; middling, 1910.
sales, 600 bales receipts, S494 bales; exports
10 Liverpool, 800 bales; to the Continent,
Soo4 bales; stock, l35, ,4S2 bales.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, December l9.-Cotton market
steady, with moderate demand; low middling,
le5zc.
ST. LOUIS.
81. LOUIS, December l9.-Cotton market
firm; middling, lS54c.
L0UI5VILLE.
LOUISVILLE, December la.-Cotton market
hrm; middlIng uplands, l9c.
NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, December l9.-Cotton market
dull and prices nominal; low mtddling, 1sc.
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THE NEW YORK DRY GOODS EARKET
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NEW YORK, December 1e.-The market Is
quiet and frm for all staples. The near ap-
proach of the holidays tends 10 impart life TO
the retail trade. Printing cloths are said 10 be
scarce, and sell at u to ? cents above actual
cost. The market for prints is very firm, at
caster and Amoskeag ginghams are steady at
loo, and the best styles of Glasgow at lac.
Fresh nous deiaines command 20c, and impe-
rial repps at 221S92S14c; Bay mills and Kear-
sage A bleached muslins, 2Se; Hill's semper
idem, Ice; Gold Medal, do, lac; Greene q do,
i5Isc' Afiantto a do. IgiIS. PaoIde x do ia
and Augusta, lls<9l2c.
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DIED.

DoWEs-Yestarday, at the residence OF his
brother, John R Downs, MARTIH r. Downs,
aged twenty years. Notice Will be given Of
the time of funeral. Ledger copy.
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the DOMESTIC PRODUCE HARKETs.


NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, December ls-Flour quiet;
super, 81 Xxx, 81 so; xxx, 81 rs. Corn quiei
at CSC. Oats easier at &c Bran 81 81. Pork
dnll; mess, sl4 75; Lard tlrmi uerce, ets9l6ci
keg, lOk@l0xc. Sugar dull and easier: infe-
rtor, 612jg65zc; common to good common, "a
719e fair 20 fully fair 71f97s<e; prime, g549g1zc
Molasses dull; inferior, 20930c; common, 51a
choice, 4l@45c. Whisky firmer at 95e9sI Ol1z.
Coffee advanced; fair, lq0l9kc; good, lg1Sa
ls5zc; prime, 09301ac.
CINCINNATI.
CIScINNg II, December Is:-Flour and grain
Pork dull and prices dropping, sIS IS. Lard
dull and prices dropping S549e1sc. Bulk meats
dull and prices nominal; shoulders, 81 &c; sides,
614961se Bacon dull but unchanged. shoul..
weak, 81 4O94 IS. Whisky steady, zoo. Green
meats quiet aad weak; shoulders, 41Sc; sides,
sc; hams, 7s19s15c.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, December ls.-Tobaceo active;
sales OF So hhds at So 5097 Is; low 10 medium
leaf, ss9l2. Bagging quiet at lSzzgl4c, cash, for
round lots of FAX and hemp. Flour firm and
and in good order demand; extra family, So 80.
Wheat Is is in good local demand; city mill
lers buying at 81 309l IS for red and white.
Corn is in fair demand; shelled, mixed, deliv-
cred In sacks, 63c. Oats are in fair demand;
prime sacked, soc. Rye steady; primo, zoe.
Provisions quiet and firm Mess pork, sl4.
Hams-sugsr-cured,l l4e, packed. Bulk shoul-
der, O1kci clear I'D, &C; clear sides, b3zc,
packed. Lard-terces, 96sg1<c; keg, i01<9lO1Sc.
Hogs are firm at 81 25e54 50 for light TO choice;
extra heavy would bring, a 90. Whisky quiet
at 90c.
ST LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, December le.-Flour dull but uu.
changed; supeEane winter, e6 50i extra do,
IS 7596 10; XXX, s5Z5a6 60. Wheat is in good
demand for spring Chicago; No. 2. 81 %; win
ter firm. Corn easier; mixed, on track, 4Se544c;
yellow, sacked, Sc. Oats are q shade better;
No. 2, 86c; mixed, sacked, 40e. BaTley-no sales
Rye lower, 72@z3c. Whisky steady at sec. To-
baccO steady. Hemp nominal. Bagging lower
l61E@I7c. Pork quiet, sl3 25 on spot Dry salt
meals lower. Loose clear rib 10 seller frst
half January, &c; jobbinglots packed shouI-
ders SO; clear rib, SIC; clear sides, 6Sc. Ba-
con steady; jobbing lOis shoulders, nc; clear
rib, 7Ssa71<c; clear sides, T[c. Lard easier at
$50. Hogs active and higher, ,S4@4 40; bulk Of
sales at "a l094 5. Cattle unchanged, s295 25;
some extra lat, 81.
NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, December l9.-Flour-superfine
20 extra family, So 509S so. Wheat, 81 409l co.
Corn, 6096Sc. RyeSl. Barley, 6S9S0c. Oats, 55c.
Cornmeal, 5096Oc. Bulk meats in good de-
mand, full prices; shoulders, &c; clear rib
&c; clear sides, 70. Lard, prime steam, &c;
kettle rendered, 91zo.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MasnMIc HaTIcE.

SPECIAL communication of De- a
"A Soto Lodge, No. 29s, will be heldXX
this (WEDNk5DAY) evening, Dec. 20th. w
at ~ O'Clock, for work IN the F. O. degree.
All r. C.'s are fraternally invited.
BY order K O. WILLIAMSON, W. N.
n W tsT4ETTorf gtzesv DO
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LAST DAY FOR REGlsTRATIOH
A GOOD FELLOW.

Discovery OF the stolen Insurance
Papers--HoW an AdVezsIsSmeRt Does
Good, Even Among Those who Cant
Read.
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ORDINANCE,

An Ordinance TO hK the compensation of
members OF the general council for the en-
suing TWO years.
SECTIoH /. Be It ordained by the general
council of the city of Memphis, That The
compensation Of members of the general
eeuncil for the ensring two years, shall be
$50 per annum each, to be paid monthly, at
the end OF each month.
Sec. 2. And be It Iurther ordained, That this
ordinance shall be submitted to the QuRli-
Fed voters Of the city, at the regular election
10 be held on the frst Thursday OF January
next, and that the same shall take elfect from
snd after its ratinostior by majority of the
Qualtfied voters at said election. Passed nrst
reading, wis on motion, the rules were sus-
pended. as required by the fourteenth section
OF the city Charter, and the ordinance passed
q second and nnal reading by the board OF
aldermen December 8, 1871 Passed irst read.
ing by council. Then, on motion, the rules
we're suspended by requirement Of tine four
teenth section OF the-eity charter, aud the
ordinance parsed second and final reading
by council, December II, 1871.
Approved Decs mber IL, lS7I.
JOHN JOB HNSON, Mayor.
Attest: L. r. RICHARDS city Register, deco
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s.Aas . 0<sFg u 6nls order be pubfianod
once week for four successive Weeks in
the Memphis Appeal. This December IA, 1871.
ccpr-aftssfs = '-s
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NOTICE.

A we shall withdraw our ofice from Men,
IA phis 10 81 Louis by the l6th January,
lSI1 We would respectfully ask those in
dsbtad 70 us 70 calf al S24 kain street and
si dis MoCoNBs, KELLER a BYRNEs.
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tAe rfouata NQarb oI sneGDy county, Her,r,5
ior con Hrmstion at the Janrery Terms ls7s..' l.''s
F1nsi setta, ment q MS. Ann Zines u.
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-09-07
School Commissioners.

Remember, the time has ar
rived when your report of Chill
dren between the ages Of 6 and Is
years, should he returned to the
Clerk of the County Count. Com
missioners who have not already
made their returns, will please do
so without further delay.
You will see from a tabular
statement, published last week,
what amount of Public School
money is ready for distribution.
Those districts that had no free
schools during 1870, and have not
drawn upon their school fund Tor
building school-houses, &C., might
continue their schools a little lon
ger, rs there will be 4 OF 5000
dollars derived from the county
assessments. | have deposited a
number of copies Of the School
Laws with Jno. Y. Gill, Clerk of
the Comfy Court, for the benefit
of School Commissioners.
THEo. HARRIS, Superintendent.