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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-13

LITTLE Rock, April I2.-The river
is declining, with IA feet water in the
channel below. Heavy storm Of wind
and rain last night; cloudy and rainy
to-day.
EVANSVILLE, April u. - Weather
cloudy, with a tremendous rain this
morning; a terrific wind and partly
clear during the day. The river has
risen Is inches in the last "A hours.
Port list-Up: Alaska, 3 am. Down:
Robert Mitchell, Z am; Simpson Hor-
ner and barges, IL am; Robert Burns, l
pm. Business fair.
NASHVILLE, April 12.-The river has
risen 9 inches in the last "a hours, and Is
still rising. Heavy rains last night and
to-day; weather now cloudy, with pros
poets Of more rain tonight.
CAIRO, April 12.-ATrived: s. S. Mer-
ril, from Ouaehita river, 8 am; City Of
Cairo. from New Orleans, 4 pm; City
of Yicksburg, from st. Louis, Z pm.
Departed: Robert E. Lee, for New Or
leans, 6 pm; Grand Tower, for Mem
phis, 10 pm; Merrill, for st. Louis, 8
am; Richmond, for New Orleans, II
am; Frank Forrest, for Memphis, 8
pm; City of Cairo, for st. Louis, 8 pm
The river has risen 8 feet 9 inches in the
last "a hours. Weather cloudy. Their
mometer 640.
LOUISVILLE, April 12.-The river has
risen u inches and is still rising, with 10
feet In the canal, and IL feet in the chute.
Weather warm and threatening rain all
day, but partially clear this evening.
Rates firm. The Webster brought in
eight barges of coal that broke loose
from Cincinnati Tuesday night.
VICKsBURG, April 12.-Boats down:
Edinburg, 8 last night. Boats down to-
day: Charles Bodman, 4 am; Clarks-
vile, noon; Carrie V. Kountz, 8 pm.
Boats up: Frank Pargoud, II las night.
Up to-day: Wilson and barges, 10 am.
River rising fast. Weather clear and
warm.
ST.. LOUIS, April I2.-Arrived: Belle
st. Louis, from Vicksburgi John F.
Tolle and Warner, from Ohio river;
Marble City, from Memphis. Departed:
Belle Memphis, for Memphis. The river
is falling slowly. Weather clear, cool
and windy.
New ORLEANS, April 12.-ATTived
City Of Alton, from St.Louis; Henry s.
Turner, from Louisville. Departed:
Commonwealth, for Louisville. Wealth
er warm and cloudy.
CINCINNATI, April i2-The river has
43 feet water IN the channel, with only
So feet space under the bridge. Depart
ed: Exporter, for New Orleans; Emma
c. Elliott, for Memphis.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-13
LOST OR STOLEN.

@0NTFF FETCH lone year Old, All
whife- with one lemon-cclorad ear "A
s6ftabie reward win be paid, II Teturned 70
mhH T. II. COOKE, 81 vance areeL
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-13

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Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Arerrible Taie from utah.

THE MouS.AiH MFADoW MASSACRE r n NEW
Ianr--gEiCHFRr OF Tnt poor EMtiRAH1s
ef MORMON IRUTRs.
SALT LAKE. C,T.. Sept, Il An affidavit,
has been made hv one ri the leiat guilty among
the ps,tiripalors iii the Mountain MraioN mrs
sacte showing cnnclnsvey thIt The trrrlbl.
slaughter wa, the ac, ni the Mormon Gnihotaie-
II wall be remembered thai 4 large company OF
emigrants on their way 10 California are kpown
to have been all killed, with the exception ii
the Young children.
When their massacre WIS discovered the
Mermon4 eet ah,ai ,hr story that they h,d PER.
isl,e by the hand, oi Indians, but from Lime 10
time cireum,ianlial evidence has appeared
| indicating that thry were murdered 10 cold
blood by The Mornions, in ,eyeuga ~. previous
oulr:wea u!.an The lsi'e' !~rpeiralrd III !lt'nei'
and Missouri.
4 competent witness now states under oath
that the Mormon militia attacked the emigranl'
and after a fgh, of some day. without an.
result, sent in flag Of truce, offering them pro
lection If they would lay down their anna
These terms being complied with, the cntlr'
party of men and women was hn,ehered BY
their captors TIE dcponeni is l'n,hp Ciingon
Smith, Who was AT the time the Mormon hl'hol
Of Cedar City.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Great Democratic and Liberal Meet
ing In New York.
OPENING OF THE GAMPAlHE y

The Presidential campaign was formerly opened
in New York on Thursday m,ht, by u great meet,
,up Of the friend, OF Greeley and Brown. Spe okes
we're made from twelve or i'ttcn atants ani ahcut
10000 voters we're present. at Cnon sqntgr ia.
World says;
Since the unriv allied demonstration in tt. tat ~
1868 in favor Of Little Mae nothing like thu
,ceue in Unon square last cy,uins has he,n W.
messed. But this meetns ha1t a p 'cui,,r s,pnii e.
csuce In the first place. nh,n! all tn TT II;
that filed tha spacious slu,re an thu Mi nue,s
streets neither speaker nor SPECTATOR was heard =
sgmatize anybody as copperhead" or "bae
Republican" Among all those thousands ever,
single individual seemed to comprehend the iuil
import OF the motto which every where met the
eve -"Unity, with reconciliation" The shouts
that greeted the various ward organizations n
the, filed the s,atirc may therefore he counted
on ~ thoroughly honest and al tho pau lit. ellie
tied from the crowds that surrounded the stand
we're but ths spontaneous oatbursts Of u genuti'
enthusiasm tor the representatives in the new
cause.
II would he impossible to estinate the thousand
who packed Union square aud ats vicintiy la
evening, and 1t Is u Tar greater imposs'h,iity t
picture the enthusiastic feeling OF that multtude
At eight o'clock the band IN front OF Ianmi An
Hall sounded the key-nof, and soon the bin'i
stationed At the various stands took up the strn,
an then the excited throngs heSa TO press torwir
and enclrcle the spesk skers, eager to hear the arg
ments in tavor of Greeley and feform. Daring II
this time the whole vicinity was brilliantly iilun
mated with calcium lights, rockets were -h"",n
high III thu air. dropping tiei, i"ly spray; c,nn"'
we're booming. drums were beating, and limel,h
ot vari ,us colors We're b. birnng. casting a glo
the tall buildings. the trees, and the passi
cars and stages.
The speakers were Francis kernan. c NJ ID
pew, $. ). Cox, II. NJ U Hunter. y. 7. Bank
Gov. Gilbert &. Walker, OF \lrgnia, Fernand
Wood, 5 F. Cary. of Ohio, A, }, Reqmet.
South Carolina, Samuel Stern. W W. N,lea.
4. Barnun, and many other,
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Personal,

huchner. the GAnan physicist, Is coming tn
America to irctrrr.W
IN" Princess % Wales has lately made visi
to Copenhagen
''~n Hcrariot. one oi the Commune lunatics is
coming 10 Amctica
Mr- sumner. wife Of the senator, has been re-
sding tor some time in Venice
Irncr M''an Obrenovitch ". who has Just as
@nde'i the thtnne Of Scrria IL l. yesrs old
Nine l>rietnf illustrates genuine womaus
rights ty ta'r" prominent lawyer, III 81 Peters,
burg
Brown the champion oar,u.sn. has, we read
received Wait aud S4o from the Archbishop oi
Hahtax
niece Of the late Lord i'aimerston "a one Of a
p,r'y OF English tourata that lately passed through
| Minneapolis.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Tie Eroat kailkroa.

B.IrlMonE, Sept. ~ -Allud,ns 10 the hrasy
failures N this city yesterday the h''amore Sun
in its tinancial article this morning. says "ihe
whole amount involved IN these SUSPENSIONS. 1t Is
understood, will probably amount to s',aeo;"ep'
bu, tho houses all claim to have assats ample 10
d.s,ha,.su t.sis Indebtedness. ii realized.
The American says the amonnt OF liabilities Is
estimated ut nearly 900. but 1t Is lmpossl-
bic To speak with certainty as to tins or OF the es
,m.,. rssnlt a, the disaster, although it is gen.
.ralIy believed that the suspense will only be
TEMPORARY, and that the majority, II not all o'
,Lrs, houses will speedily resume business
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Forester and the Nathan Murder
What the Police Know About il.

NEW YORK. September l3. 1t ia reported that
the authorities have evidence which FULLY rsi,h-
fishes the connection oi iaiiy Forester with the
Nathan murder " rs sa,d that on the ni,ht OF
the murder OF MIR Nathan y prominent sporting
man sal nm individual IN the vciuity OF Nathan.
house, whose movements were very suspicious
Presently two men came down the steps OF the
Nath n mansion. who were joined BY the myste-
r,cus man, the three GcinS toward the North
river.
Early the same morning three men entered a
saloon on Eighth avenue and left a bundle, which
proved 10 be a bloody shirt On Investigation II
was found that u woman up town had washed
this SHIRT. which was a peculiar one tor man nov
N the Connecticut State prison. who was pal q
forres'ers. The sporting man above referred I,
identified at once, picture Of Forrester rs that
the man he saw IN the vicnity Of Mr.. Nathan
house.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
TO. TAX PAYERS OF the First or
L Southern Oi0tYicv

Ctv tax .s!es will lease notice that the bills
are all I. ate ou,, and the subfcrher can be found
at the City Hall every day from tn ~ o'cl rk o.
H.. AMI from ? to p. IN. IT 10 who rmy hefue
the first OF AUGUST VII, s,tri,e io ,uci,n of per
cent WI ,lILIfI
iylG-.f Cuuvctor
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Political.
A ITEM 1lON.

A TTENTION.
"A Democrats Of the 5th Ward will meet on Mon
day evening, September 18th. at IA o'clock. at Ali
uond's uildins. 9th ani and Market. t2d door) 10
elect Delegate to the County Convention.
seplt-2t by order A. CIV EN-. Wee Pres'i.
A TIENTl0N DEMOCRATS.
"A The democrats OF the Seventh Ward are re-
Queste1 t, meet in the Friendship Engin. House,
on saturday evening. Septeu Der 4th. at s o'clock
Convention. A tul and punctaal attendance is re-
quesed. sepl3-2t
NoTlCE.
~ The Democrats Of Mill Creek Hundred will
meet at the Mermaid on SATURDAY. the lath in
ting hundred officers and appointing del egates /,
the tounIy Convention.
by order OF the Executive Committee
seIG w2te
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
for Reut.

LNOR RENT Rooms in the second story Of the
II Gazette building. All Market street. suitable
for offices.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
FOR SHERIFF..

The undersigned will be an Independent,
LABOR REFORM CANDIDATE
For Sheriff Of New Castle county at the u.xt gen
srAl eie, ton
sp24 Il A. T. CRAWFORD
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
south Carolina Politics.

WAsnINoroN. Sept. IA d!sp0trF r.celVeu
hare ,rum south fArolina, to-iay, signed ny .
= 1roninent lr,snt man who is now stninping tnat
atsta. indicates that the Democrats, with the
.Moses" wing Of the Repueteans had united. ana
would support ureessy ard htoSn ,on a,e''%s%s Ths
Jispatch says that the 0Ianpebarg Times. lead.
;n5 Democfatjc organ, hoists the Greeley ticket in
soSi,ianction S with Noses. 81 tho regular EePubi,'
s,n!iskei This, should it prove true, will nm m
a auestionah.y give the State t" dreeiey ana '"s
Roses ticket III November.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
DAILY GAZETTE.
stated Democratic Meetings.

citv Executive Committee meets every Mon.
d.v evening. at o'clock.
Greeley 4 Brown Campaign Club meets ev-
sry Tuesday evening. at O'Clock.
German Democratic Club meets every We'd
ussday evening, at o'clock.
Democratic Association OF Wilmington meets
every Friday evening, Vt 50 clock.
Americas Clnb meets every Wednesday even
inc Morrow's building, Oil Market street.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
FOR r e MT.

- The suhstrih.r oilers for rent hl Store
~ S,uni uppos tie the NationAi Hotel, Middl
IL, town. Del. One Of a. good stands IA there
-" Is in the state ior the Drain. Lime or Coal
business.
VIII close out the Stock on reasonable terms.
Possess ion civ en- immediately.
A. T. BRADLEY.
mv2' dkw Midiletow n. Del.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Political.

The Republicans of the Sixth Maryland
District have nominated Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.,
for Congress
Philip Clayton was nominated for Congress =
Yesterday by the Republicans of the Eight
Georgia District
me Democrats and Liberals have nomina-
trd John -. Whitchousc for Congress IN the
Thirteenth District Of New York.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14

f4s ksy. CIV. Summer Of Aorristown, \ d..
~ Essl2psd his Fastorats, and accepted Prafesr
or-ship ct Yale College.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-14
Aotifes.

NOTICE..
~ The Wilmington and Kcadins Railroad Com
taby has completed arranE ements TO carry Money
Packages and Express Matter to an from vi! points
on the line ot their road and v est C ester.
Express matter sent to Franklin Telegraph Office
No: West Third street or to their DEPOT, Front
and Madison. or orders ieit With McMullcn Seal!
delivering agents, will receive PROMPT attention.
&. ::rULZ.
ar' II Can'l Stunt W 4 K. K X Go,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
Approved June 4, 1872.
[GENERAL NAruRE-No. 1n4 |

An act amendatory of an act entitled ssA1l.
act donating public lands to the several
States and Territories which NAV provide
colleges for the benefit of Agricultural
and mechanical arts, 7" passed july second
eighteen. hundred and sixty-two, and acts
amendatory thereto.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
lands granted TO the State of Oregon, for
the establishment of an agricultural col
lege, by act of Congress of July second,
eighteen hundred and sixty-twe, and acts
amendatOry thereto, may be selected by
said State from any lands within said State
subject TO homestead or pre-emption entry
under the laws of the United States; and in
any case where land is selected by the State,
the price of which is fixed by law at the.
cents per acre, such land shall be counted
as double the quantity toward satisfying
the grant
SEC. 2. That any such selections already
made by said State, and the lists duly filed
in the proper district land office, be, and
the same are hereby, confirmed, except SO
far as they may conflict with any adverse
legal right existing at the passage of this
act; provided, however, that the State shall
not receive more than ninety thousand
acres, the quantity granted by the act of
July second, eighteen hundred and sixty
two; provided, also, that such lands shall
not be sold by said State for less than two
dollars and fifty cents per acre; aud where
settlement is made upon the same, prefer
ence in all cases shall be given to actual
settlers at the price for which said lands
may be offered.
Approved June A. 1872
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER a. 1872

Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That sec
ton two of the act entitled IAN act regulat.
ing proceedings in criminal cases, and for
other purposes" be, and the same is here
by, amended to read as follows:
''SEC. ?. That when the otfense charged
be treason or a capital offense, the defend
ant shall be entitled to twenty and the
United Stales to five peremptory challenges.
On the trial Of any other felony, the de.
PENDANT shall be entitled to ten and the
enres and as5 in 10 ali 5n oSer eaea civil and
criminal, each party shall be entitled to
three peremptory challenges; and in al
cases where there are several defendants
or several plaintiffs, the parties on each
side shall be deemed a single party for the
purposes OF all challenges under this sec
ton. All challenges, whether to the array
OF panel, or to individual jurors, for cause
or favor, shall"be tried by the. court witho
out the aid of triers.''
approved June 8, 1872
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
GENERAL NArrFE-No. IO6. 1


An act supplementary to an act entitled
IAN act to aid in the construction of teleg
graph lines, and to secure to the govern
ment the use of the same for postal, mill
tary, and other purposes" approved July
twenty fourth, eighteen hundred and six
ty-six.
Be it enacted by the Senate and HOUSE
of Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. That tho
International Ocean Telegraph Company
shall have the right to pre-empt and use
public lands at the following stations in
Florida on the line of telegraph belonging
to said telegraph company, to wit. At the
two ends of the cables on Sinabel island,
the station at Punta Rasa, near the mouth
of the Caloosahatchie river, the station at
Fort Myers, the points where the lines Of
telegraph crosses the Caloosahatchie river,
the station at Pine island, and the stations
aat Branch river, Barlow, and Tuckertown,
each forty acres; such lands being public
lands and now actually used by the Inter
national Ocean Telegraph Company Of she
State of New York; provided, that whenever
any one of the smallest legal subdivisions
at any one of the stations designated is less
than forty acres, by reason of the land lying
adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico, or any bay
or river, the said company shall pre-emp
only such smallest practical subdivision
upon which the buildings and offices of the
company are located
Approved June 4, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
GENERAL NAruRE-No. 1Ol. ]

An act relative to the entry and clearance
of ferryboats and of bonded cars passing
E from one State to another through foreign
contiguous territory.
Be it,enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That yes
sells used exclusively as ferry boats carrying
passengers, baggage, goods, wares, and
merchandise shall not be required to enter
and clear, nor shall the masters or persons
in charge of such vessels be required to
present manifests, nor to pay entrance or
clearance fees, nor fees for receiving or GER
tifying manifests, but they shall, upon ar
rival in the United States, be required to
report such baggage, goods, wares, and mer-
chandise to the proper officer of the Gus
toms, according to law.
SEC. 2. That railroad cars or other We
hicle laden with goods, wares, and mer-
chandise, sealed by a customs officer, under
the provisions of section six of the act of
July twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, and the regulations of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, passing from one port
or place in the United States to another
therein, through foreign contiguous terri
tory, shall be exempt from the payment of
any fees for receiving or certifying mani
tests thereof.
Approved June 4, 1872,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
GENERAL NArrRE-No. 1O2. I

An act further regulating the construction
of bridges across the Mississippi river.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
across the Mississippi river under authority
of any act of Congress shall be subject to
all the terms, restrictions and requirements
contained in the fifth section of an act en-
titled can act to authorize the construc-
tion of bridge across the Mississippi river
at or near the the town fb Of G9Son IN the Ssst d
river, and to establish them as post-roads,"
approved April first, eighteen hundred and
seventy-Cwo; and in locating any such
bridge the Secretary of War shall have due
regard to the security and convenience of
navigation, to convenience of access and to
the wants of all railways and highways
crossing said river.
Approved June 4, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
GENERAL NArURE-No, 3os.I

An ace to enable the President 10 appoins a
Paymaster General of the army
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
sixth section of the act of third March,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, making
appropriations for the support of the army,
is so far modified that the President is
hereby authorized to appoint Paymaster
General, with the rank, pay and emoluo
ments of a colonel, said appointment to date
from the time the appointee assumed the
duties Of the office to till the vacancy now
existing
Approyed June i. I872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24

papers of the district and circuit courts of
the United State, remaining in the office of
the clerks of said eastern district, of all
matters and proceedings which relate to or
concern liens upon or titles to real estate sit
uate in said western district, and for that
purpose shall have access to said records in
the office of the said clerks in said eastern,
by either of said clerks, shall be certified
to to be true and correct by the clerks
making the same, and the same, when so
made and certified, shall be evidence in all
courts and places equally with said orig
inals.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
GENERAL NATURE-No. l00.q

An act to amend an act entitled IAN act to
establish and protect national ceme-
teries,'' approved February twenty
second eighteen hundred and sixty
Seveno
Be it enacted by the Senate and Tfouse
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That
from and after the passage of this act all
from the service of the United States, who
may die in destitute condition, shall be al
lowed burial in the national cemeteries OF
the United States
Approved June l, 1922
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24

~NoTE.-In the place for signatures and descrip'
tons of men engaged after the first departure of
the ship, the entries to be made as above, ex'
cept that the signature Of the consul or vice con
sui, officer of customs, witness before whom
the man Engaged is to be substituted for that Of
the shipping master,
TABLE DO be inserted IN aqreemeasg.-
.Scule Of provisions to be ollo,red and Serced
out to he crelo during the voY0Qe.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
GENERAL NATURE-Noo 1851

IUENERAL NAIUEE-NUo 4I0.J
An act to amend an act entitled - An act to
regulate the diplomatic and consular sys-
tens of the United States approved Au>
gust eighteenth, eighteen hundred and
tifty-six,
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
titled can act to regulate the diplomatic
and consular systems of the United States"
approved August eighteenth, eighteen
hundred and ffty-six, be amended so as to
add to the consuls in Brazil consul at
Santarem.
Approved June 8. 1879
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24


One ounce of coffee or cocoa or chocolate
may be substituted for one-quarter ounce of
tea; molasses for sugar. the quantity to be
one-half more; one pound Of potatoes or
yams one-half pound flour or rice; one third
pint Of peas OF one-quarter, pint Of barley
may be substituted for each other When
fresh meat is issued, the proportion to be
two pounds per man per day, in lieu of salt
meat. Flour, rice and peas, beef and pork,
may be substituted for each other, and for
potatoes onions may be substituted.
TABLE E.-Cer6feate Of discharye.-ISect2on
OlI