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New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-26
Only Gaze Yvar Ago.

| Less than year ago, Sept. 20, II. Sena
| tor Trumbull delivered a speech before the
| Illinois Republican State Convention, which
| commended the administration of President
Grant as eminently wise, patriotic, honest
and economical, in which he said: "Now
what political organization will be safest fal
American people? Hereafter where shall We
look? Shall we look to that party which
brought upon the Government civil war; to
that party which ruined the credit of the ma
ton, so that it could not borrow money al
less than from II to 20 per cent. per annum
to that party which inaugurated the doctrine
that to the victor belong the spoils; that
party which now desires further to depreciate
the currency of the country by issuing mil
lions and millions more oft? fit is believed
by the American people, no matter to what
party they belong, Republican or Demo
cratic that the Government Of the country
will be safest in the hands of those men
that the men, many of whom sought to de-
stroy the Government, will be more likely TO
preserve it than those who fought for its eX-
istence that the men who ruined its credit
will be more likely to improve it then they
who, when it was ruined, have already re-es-
tablished it to a great extent; if you look for
reforms to them. then it is the duty of the
voter to 90 to the polls and vote with the
Democratic party. But if the people of this
country believe that economy has been intro
duced into the public service since the Re-
publican party took possession of the Govern
ment; if they believe that the Government
is more secure, and the rights Of the citizens
better protected; free speech and free press,
in all parts of the land, better secured than
under that organization, then it is their duty
to vote with the Republican party. The ship
of State, ten years ago, was ciippled-it had
been run upon the Quicksands and rocks, and
was falling to pieces. The Republican party
took possession of her. They have sailed
her for the last ten years, not only over
boisterous waves of political commoton, but
through the terrific tornadocs of civil war,
and they have brought the noble old ship
upon peaceful ocean, strengthened in all
parts, magnificent in all her proportions and
there she now rides in peace and prosperity !;
and there is outside the Democratic party,
beating around among the seas, driven for
ten years hther and thither by every wind of
passion, taking a new departure, and seeking
to find the old ship. If you believe that they
can man her better, and sail her more safely,
put them in possession of her; but if you
think men who saved her are the best to
steer her safely hereafter into the heaven of
peace and prosperously for the American
people, then keep them at the helm.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-26


national citizenship. Whilst preserving the
outward relations of such an alliance, each
portion Of the league determines for itself
who shall be its citizens, and what rights as
such they shall possess. If we are nation,
then citizenship in one part is citizenship in
| every other, to be exercised according to the
local rules prescribed impartially for all who
are acknowledged citizens of that part, and
In such way as shall not be in conflict with
the full value OF the higher and wider rela-
ton. This citizenship has now every sane
| ton that can be conceded. We might saw,
in the first place, that it enters into the
very idea Of nationality, without formal ex-
preston; secondly, it was expressed in the
old Constitution, though obscured by the foo
| which an inconsistent doctrine of State rights
threw around it; thirdly, it was decided nv
the sword and, in the fourth place. it has
been made clear, certain, and forever I'M.
challengeable by the late amendments. Every
man, in any part of the United States. has a
right in every other part-the same right as
those who may happen to be dwelling in that
part. He has right to go there, and tc
make it his home there when he pleases. He
has a right to hold land there, and other
| property, enter as resident or as non
resident. On making his permanent abode
there, he has right to take part in all its
though he had been born there, or had had
generations Of ancestors preceding him ir
the locality. The right is reciprocal in al
parts Of the nation-East, West, North, Of
South. Virginia d my country Just as mucl
~ New York. have the same right to "a
from State to State, carrying all my nationa
rights with me, a. have to change my resi-
dence from county to county or from town t.
town In the same State. Every man In oul
armies ct the South In 1854 and 1855 had /
right 10 Be these, irrespective of the military
fsnsirsmsnt. And thsy had a right to stav
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-23
HEARTLESS CRIME.
An Orphan Child Raped by Her Guard
ian-The Villain Bound Over.

From the OPeliks (Als.) Locomotive, l7th.l
Last Thursday Mr.. Brannon, living
some four or five miles from town, was
arrested by the Sheriff, and brought into
town, upon a charge of rape on the per-
son of little girl named Ellen Caldwell,
aged eleven or twelve years. A great
deal of excitement was manifested by
everyone, and at an eMly hour on the
night of the arrest the courtroom was
crowded. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by Messrs. Kennedy, Sanford
and Gordon; the defense by Messrs.
Hollifield and Mccoy. The evidence
presented by the prosecutors was quite
damaging and fOrcible. 1t seems that
the little girl had been bound to Mr..
Brannon some time in January by her
father, who shortly afterward died, leav-
ing her alone in the world.
The main point with the defence
seemed to be, to endeaTOr to show that
the little girl was of bad character, bas-
ing their efforts upon the testimony of
the sister and sister-in-laW of the prison.
er. Their evidence was in several in
stances fatty contradictory. After the
defense had closed, the prosecutors quiet
ly introduced several gentlemen well
known in the community, who being
sworn, said they would not believe
either of the last mentioned witnesses
for the defense ''on their oath" Judge
Read, after both sides had closed, de-
cided that the prisoner be allowed to
give bail, in the sum Of five thousand
dollars, for his appearance at the next
regular term of the court. And not be-
ing able to give the bond, he was sent
tn i9fI
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THE BLUFF.
A Way 10 Cut Them DOWn-A Sugges-
fiOn to the City.

EDITOR APPEAL was considerably
amused while watching the experiment
of washing down the bluff last evening,
or ''hydraulieingr the hill, as it would be
called in California. l don't think the
Originators of that plan of dispOsing of
the bluff ever mined much in California.
In nearly all the hydraulic mines 1 was
in while sojOurning in California for ten
years, l invariably found a strata of
gravel on the bed rock, which readily
gave way to the water, and caused the
clay bank which Overlayed it to cave
quickly, while the constant flow of
water washed it down through
the fiume. Six steam fire-engines could
not throw sufficient water on to the
bluff to fill two hundred inch fiume,
and furnish a head of water with force
enough to wash the bluff clay into the
river. The experiment has been tried in
K Kansas City, where there is a good deal
of grading going ON the past few years,
and proved failure, the party engaged
II the enterprise sinking six thousand
dollars. l would suggest the steam
shovel and portable railway, equipped
with commOdiOus dump-cars, as the
most economical method Of grading the
bluff. Fort Hill, in Boston, was graded
by the above plan. 1t was one of the
most stupendous jobs of the kind ever
undertaken in this country. 1t lasted
three years, and the dumped dirt filled
a space of four blocks on the tide bot
tom of the harbor, giving an entire new
fronting to that portion Of the city. The
steam-shovel was successfully used in
grading the large hills on which the city
of San Francisco is built. have heard
it stated that the machines used ON the
Fort-Hill job, i'll Boston, Massachusetts,
were of the capacity of three hundred
men and one hundred horse carts, and /
have no doubt but they would prove eff
ficient and answer the purpose much
better and cheaper than any other plan
to remove the bluffs in front of our city.
=
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MEMPHIS, TENN, TUESDAY. APRIL 80. 1879

OF The conseqnences.o of her original wrong
section Eighth-As with other vessels 80
with the Shenandoah. The evidence in the
two cases Is too largely the same,
They regard many of these state
ments as not proper 20 be kept In view by the
arbitratOrs, in reference 20 any Of these YES
sells, without repeating their views on this
subject They conflne themselves to calling
attention to the great error into which the ar
bitratOrs may be led, in consequence Of the
use OF inaccurate or careless language in the
closing paragraph in this statement OF the
British case. 1t is there stated that the
claims for the interference of Her Majesty's
government in the case of these and other
vessels were based, according to the statement
OF Mr.. Adams, in his letter TO Earl Russell, on
the ninth of October, 1852, on evidence con-
sidered by him 10 apply directly to the
infringements OF municipal laws, and not 10
anything beyond. 1t is quite possible,
perhaps il is not too much TO say that IL IS
probable, that the arbitrators may derive from
this statement the impression that the official
representations Of Mr.. Adams in respect TO
these four vessels were expressly based on the
evidence offered by him in support of the al
The United States calls attention to this, feel
ing confident that Her Majesty's Government
viii be anxious to exclude construction OF
Its language which is 50 little in accordance
with facts.
On account of the lateness of the
hour, we are not able to give the entire
report.-EDITORs APPEAL.
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THE NEW TAX LAW.
Call for its RepeaI-Meeting Of Tax-pay-
ers Demanded.

EDITORS APPEAL-You deserve, and
will doubtless receive, the lasting graft
tude Of the people, for the stand taken
against the new odiOus tax law, hastily
enacted by the State Legislature and
copied by the City Council. So far as
the State is concerned, perhaps little OF
nothing can be done at present. The
paralyZing effect of the HneW tax law -
GENTLY manifest to warrant the inter-
ference of the people.
As stated in yesterdays APPEAL, sew
eral enterprises in the way Of building
and other improvements have already
been abandoned, and many others will
be prevented by the operation of said
law.
Capital, controlled by the simple laws
of common sense, will naturally seek
investment where it is not iniudiciously
taxed. Under the influence Of this law,
capital or money will not be brought
here. On the contrary, what is here
will be removed to other places as rapid
ly as circumstances win allow. II is,
therefore, suggested that mass meeting
Of the business men and prOperty-hold-
eTs be called to meet as early as practi-
tdolCg W BuDAACA1 Alj1N71 tAiNtL hAo,NlAS-
faction with the " new tax &aw," and
call on the Mayor to convene the Board
of Aldermen and Council to reconsider
and repeal, or modify, the said tax law,
which plainly operates as a deadly in
cubus upon the present and future pros
perity Of the city.
Much might be written to prove the
necessity of this step, but it is only too
plainly apparent to all. The publication
of the paralyzing ordinance in the Pub
Tic Ledger should be suspended at once,
as it operates fearfully against the pros
perity of the city by warning all capital
lists in and out of the city to "stand
from UNDER No time should be lost.
Let the citizens be called together in
mass meeting, and do what can be done
to prevent the terrible effects of injudie-
iOus tax laws.
TAXPAYER
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FOREIGN NOTES.
ENGLAND.

LONDON. April 22.-The Daily Net0s
today states that il is possible before the
close of the next week the present Glad
stone cabinet will be dissolved and sue
ceeded by a conservative ministry, and
that a general election for members of
parliament viii take place during the
latter part of the summer.
The Nel0s also says it is certain that
the government will be defeated in the
House OF Commons when q division Oc-
eurs on Fawcett's bill relative 20 the
University Of Dublin, which has been
made a cabinet question.
Two theories are now advanced con-
s-erning the political prediction which
oneated so much interest this morning
one is that the Ministry win really re-
son if defeated on FaYcett's Dublin
university bill: the other is, that this
announcement has been given out for
the purpose of filling the Liberal bench
at the session tonight
The announcement that a dissolution
n, the Ministry was possible hattened
the financial market.
IN e Times this morning commenting
ON IN. Alabama claims difficulties, says
fhaf ne -haps it is the policy of the gov
erDment. 70 keep the case open until the
re-assenbl age of the tribunal at Geneva.
England mn, Ter the circumstances should
refIIse 10 proe, ed in the arbitration OF
American claims Tor indirect damages
not withdrawn. The Times strongly
urges Parliament l. ADOPT the moton
that Lord Russell inte.e eds 70 introduce
for redress TO the crown, ll'r usPehslon
of proceedings, unless the clal. US Ior con-
sequential damages be withdrA' WI Oy
America.
The Duke of Richmond in the Hous,
Of Lords, and Disraeli in the House Of
Commons, gave notice tonight that
they would further question the govern
ment tomorrow as 20 whether il was
prepared TO give Parliament and the
country assurance that further proceed
ings before the Geneva Board for the
Arbitration of the Alabama Claims will
be suspended unless claims for indirect
damages are withdrawn and abandoned
by the United States government.
In the House Of Lords Avonmore
wanted all the testimony produced, also
the minutes of the conversation accom-
pauyinR the present British counter
case Al Geneva The record he believed
wanted 10 prove the humiliation TO the
country. He declared il was degrading
10 ask the American government q
question as to the propEety Of our pre-
senting the counter case.
Earl Granville replied that there had
peen no degradation. sHe described his
conversations with Mr.. ScheDek, the
American Minister, as entirely personal
Mr.. Echenck agreed TO ask the Govern
ment at Washington its views Of the
propriety Of the presentation by Gfeai
Britain of her counter case and accom-
zDanying document at Geneva. To this
Inquiry no answer had been received
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-23
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Ten prisoners escaped from the Queens
county, New York, prison yesterday.
Pittsburg is to have new wateT-works,
TO cost three million dollars.
Rio Janeiro rejoiced over the return oi
the Emperor and Empress of Brazil, on
the thirty-first ultimo.
The steamer Cambridge arrived al
Bangor, Maine, Sunday evening, being
the first arrival of the season.
st. Louis suffered yesterday to the
amount of nineteen thousand dollars, IN
the burning of large Touring mill
A two thousand dollar conflagration
occurred in Pittsburg yesterday morn
ing. Insurance companies not inter
ested.
Charlton Lewis has retired from the
management of the New York Evening
Post, and will be succeeded by Park
Goodwin
The steamer Peruvian which was
stranded off Halifax last week, has been
hauled into the docks. Her pilot has
abscOnded.
A number Of prominent Republicans
of Richmond, former supporters of Gov
ernor Walker, are preparing to attend
the Cincinnati Convention.
The Carlists have commenced ag-
gressive operations against the Spanish
government, and are reported active in
several provinces. The hands are re-
ported under command Of priests.
Daniel E. F. Dobelstein, was found
dead in q garret st his boarding house in
St. Louis last Sunday, with two bullets in
his head and one in the breast. 1t was
q case Ofsuicide caused by a disappoint-
ment in love.
The Germans in Cincinnati in sym
psthy with the Reform movement, held
a meeting last night to appoint delegates
tothe Liberal Republican Convention in
that city. The meeting was unusually
large and enthusiastic.
A woman named Maher, near Albany
New York, yesterday, in attempting to
quell difficulty between her two sons,
had her neck dislocated by a stone
thrown by one of the belligerents, caus-
ing instant death
The Pope gave audience to two thou
sand citizens of Rome Sunday. He
thanked them for their devotion TO the
Holy See, but spoke in unmeasured
terms in condemnation of the Italian
government for usurping the rights of
the church.
The Hon. r. D. Harrison, Chairman
of the Republican State Convention Ex-
ecutive Committee, and Commissioner
Of railroads and telegraph for the State
of Ohio, died at his residence in Colum-
bus. at six o'clock yesterday morning,
s,$er an Hines Of four weeks.
In Kenasha, Wisconsin, yesterday
morning while Colonel J; A. Howe,
General IuaISgeF Of the Chicago and
Northwestern ESiiIoad was driving to
The depot to catch the seven o'clock
morning train for Chicago, his horses
ran away and threw him across one OF
the rails of the railway track bruising
him severely about the head and one
arm and shoulder. The Colonel was
promptly removed to his residence near
This city, where be Is receiving medical
treatment His wounds are not consld-
cred dangerous.
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IS falling slowly. Weather clear and

is falling slowly. Weather clear and
cool.
New ORLEANS, April 22.-Arrived
Simpson HOrner and barges, from Pitts
burg; Louisville, from Louisville: Bel
fast and Mary Alice and barges, from
st. Louis. No departures. The damage
the G. b Church is not yet repaired.
Rain this morning; cloudy this evening.
Mercury 6Oo.
VICKsBURG, April 22.-BOats down
Alice Dean, II last night Boats down
to-day: Belle Lee, am; Edinburg, 4
pm.
NASHVILLE, April 22.-The river is
falling, with y feet on Harpeth Shoals.
Weather clear and cool.
LITTLE Rock, April 22.-Weather
clear and pleasant. The river is falling.
with feet water in the channel below.
Departed: ThOs. Fl. Allen. for Memphis.
Dardanelle, for above.
Miscellaneous.
The A. J. White, from Napoleon.
brought in forty-one bales of cotton,
thirty-six sacks of seed and lot of sun
dries to order.
The Robert Z. Lee, from New Orleans,
passed up after discharging here about
one hundred barrels of molasses. She
left for Louisville with fine passenger
list.
The Mary Houston, from Louisville,
passed down bound for New Orleans,
well laden.
The Pat Cleburne, from Little Rock,
came in with sixty-eight bales of cot
ton, five hundred and ninety sacks seed
and sundries tol order.
The Belle Memphis, from st. Louis,
arrived with fine trip, a few items Of
which were two thousand one hundred
and fOrty-eight barrels Of flour, four hun
dred and eighty barrels of meal, one
hundred and thirty-nine head Of stock
and eight hundred and thirty-two sacks
Of grain.
The Legal Tender, from White river,
came in with ninety-six bales Of cotton
and crowded with people.
The steamer George W. Cheek leaves
for Louisville to-day for repairs Cap
tain Malone takes her up.
The Colorado, from st. Louis, arrived
during the afternoon and added few
lots of way freight here, and left for be-
low well laden. Ed. P. Weston, the
great pedestrian, was a passenger on
her, bOund,fOr New Orleans.
The Pat Cleburn, for Little Rock, and
Phil Allin, for Friars Point, both de-
parted with good trips.
The Utah passed up from the Arkan-
sas early yesterday morning, bound for
st. Louis with a light trip.
The excellent and regular passenger
steamer A. J.. White, Captain Mark r.
Cheek, leaves for Napoleon and all In
termediate landings this evening at five
o'clock. B. P. Field and Charley Sharpe
are clerks.
The fine steamer st. Francis, Captain
i. r. Bowman, leaves this evening at
five o'clock for Mariana, Whittsburg
and all way landings. Sam. Paine and
Billy Dean, clerks.
The feet passenger steamer Legal
Tender, Captain William Ashford,
leaves this evening at five O'Clock for
Devalls Bluff, Jacksonport, and all
points on White river. +. G. Postal,
Dan. Sullivan and Ed. CrOweH are her
clerks.
The Marble City, Captain j. F. Lu-
ker, leaves to-day at five o'clock for
Cairo and St. Louis.
COAL! CoAL!! CoALl!l-Gartside coal
at JOhnsOn's Landing, at forty cents per
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NarrOw.Gauge Railroad from Middleton
to RipIey.

EDITORS APPEALr-This little road, a
prodigy to some, Is rapidly progressing,
and the friends of this enterprize may
look for its completion at an early day.
The men who have the contract for
grading - Messrs. Smith, Browning,
Gilmore, Rather and Long, all known
for their honor and fidelity-have no
trouble in getting hands to execute their
contracts. Large and eommodious
shanties have been erected for the ac-
commodation of the workmen. The
contractors are aiming to put on large
force of men next week, and the work
viii be pushed vigorously forward, with
uIl determination TO have it COM
pleted by the first of September.
Colonel Faikner (the President) who de-
serves much credit, and whose name
will never sink into oblivion, for his un-
tiring efforts in getting this road on foot,
met the stockholders living in the State
of Tennessee at Middleton a few days
back, for the purpose of giving con-
tracts for getting ties, collecting the first
installment, eto. He had no trouble in
finding contractors, while the stock
holders stood firm and well prepared to
meet their payments. We wish the
Colonel as much success at other points.
Respectfully, JOE BROWN.
April IS, lSJ2'
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The Price of killing Men by Ra,,roaa.

From the Knoxville Chronicle, April l6th.l
Some time in December, 1870. one H.
J. Mitchell got on Il passenger train OF
the East Tennessee, Virginia and GeOr-
gia railroad, at GreeneYille, t. go to his
home at Johnson's City. He was under
the influence of linnnr at ~ ,,,,,a bo
got aboard of the train, and remained
under the influence of it during the trip.
In fact, we are informed he had Jug OF
whisky with him when he got on the
train. The cars halted the::f usual
length of time at Johnson's CITY, A
paralytie woman and crippled man
sol an. and several persons got on. The
usual signal was given for starting.
r,... = hc..s lie time the train started Mitch
ell found it was the station he was bound
for and went out on the platform 20 get
off. The train was moving, but he
jumped for the platform on the side of
the track. Missing his foothold he fell
back under the cars-was run over and
killed, His wife, as sadministratix, sued
the company for damages. The case was
tried last week at Jonesboro, in the Cir
cult Court. The testimony IN tbs case,
we are informed, was Substantially as
above given. The jury gave verdict
for the widow of ten thousand dollars.
The defendant appealed the case to the
September term of the Supreme Court,
to be holden in this city.
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r0pean steamers. And yet the city O
Cincinnati, though repeatedly asked, ha:
not contributed one dollar toward thi:
great enterprise. We have kept Oul
eyes steadily on the Southern railroad
looking to it for our salvation-and we
are in imminent danger now Of losing
the great advantages offered us in this
Eastern connection. If Dayton builds
a connecting line to Hillsboro, Chicago
becomes the actual terminus of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, and Cincinnati
reduced to the shameful position of a
switch station. 1t is this lack of energy
and enterprise that has lost us the van
tage of ten years ago. The city that
permits railroads to be built past its very
doors in this age Of progress will, in the
course Of time, become the habitation OF
bats and owls.