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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-12
NEW ORLEANS

CHARLESTON, April ll.-Cotton quiet; mid
dlings, 292kc, Net receipts, So bales; ex-
p0rts-coastwise, - bales; sales, 30 bales;
stock, lS,0l bales.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20
PoIi1ics in wyoming.

We have had various reports in regard TO the
recent election in Wyoming territory, of Col W.
r. Steele to be its delegate in congress. He was
reported and claimed as democrat; but there
appeared to be somebody in Wyoming who de-
sired to have him considered republican. The
Omaha Tribune has some definite information
in regard to the matter, but does not give a
complete explanation. According to this Oma-
ha paper, Steele was the regular democratic eau
didate. Itsays: "Steele, Marvin, and Sheeks were
the candidates before the democratic convention,
and Steele received the nomination on the 10Th
ballot" 1t may be assumed, therefore, that he
is either Greeley democrator Greeley " liber-
al, for we cannot suppose that regular repub-
lican would seek or get a democratic nomina.
ton; but the statement in the Omaha paper
throws no light on this point. We suppose he
is democrat, for the democrats claim him, and
we see nothing to indicate clearly that he is any
thing else. 1t may be, however, that he is a
Greeley liberal" which, after all, amounts
to pretty much the same thing.
The regular republican candidate opposed to
Steele was Governor Campbell, who was de-
feated by bolt led by Church Howe. Weknow
lOO lllllc VI Inc liluST I1dCUlueTy OF wyoming
politics to explain the matter. 1t is not said
that Church Howe and those who acted with
him have become Greeley liberals, nor is there
any reason to suppose SO; but, in this case, they
went squarely against the republican party, and
did duty faithfully as assistant democrats
for the Omaha Tribune says; "The peoples par.
~, which is the Church Howe ring of the repub-
lcan party, endorsed Steele and he was elected''
1t is claimed that some of the democrats bolted
Steele and worked for Campbell; but the num-
Der of democratic boilers, we suspect, was very
small Politically, it was democratic triumph
secured by the aid of republican votes, and we
find no reason to doubt that Col. Steele will ap-
pear in congress as a democratic territorial del
egate. We are little curious to see how the
so-called Church Howe ring" win get back into
regular standing with the republican party
Many of them, we presume, viii appear in the
party again with the quiet air of men who have
not been absent. The others may wait unit
after the presidential election, for something t.
turn up"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20
Political NOtes.

Of the six republican journals of South Caro-
lima, four support the Tomlinson or boilers
ticket and two the Moses ticket.
The N. Y. Commercial says that Sam. Cox
styles General Dix the political 'What is itP'
Sam is the political 'What isn't it,?
A republican paper published at Lebanon,
Ohio, prints a list of names of nearly one hun
dred democratic farmers in Warren county who
declare that they will not vote for Greeley.
Some of them assert their determination to vote
for Grant.
The Mobile Register, a Greeley organ, thinks
the blacks of the south must begin to realize
that they have made very poor exchange in
accepting liberty as a substitute for the paJernal
care extended over them by their former mas
tiers. Such is the spirit of the Greeley "recon-
Citation"
Warrington" says, in the Springfield Repub-
lcan: "Mr. Sumner has telegraphed to Mr..
Bird that he declines the nomination for gov
ernor, and, as there is nobody to personally urge
it, | suppose he will stick. There is some vague
talk about running him, la O'Conor, but this
will not do. 1t seems to me likely that Mr.. Bird
will receive the nomination"
The ST. Louis Globe says: A prominent citi-
zen of ST. Louis, being told that Charles Sum-
ner had been nominated for governor of Massa-
chusetts by the democrats, replied: "Well, that
is rather hard, but, on the whole, think he de-
served it." The punishment seems to us I'M
merciful; at any rate it is more than he can
bear.
They are after the reform candidate for gov
ernor of Missouri about little inaccuracy in
his income returns. The ST. Joseph Herald
says: Judge Woodson is now en-
gagged in writing a letter explaining the
little matter about his return of income. He
expects to be able to show clearly to all demo-
Gratis and liberal republican, how a man can re-
ceiye $4,000 fee and the same year swear that
he has made less than $1,000"
The Philadelphia Press says that Judge Mer-
cur, the republican candidate for supreme court
judge in Pennsylvania, and Albright, Todd and
| Scofeld, the candidates for congressmen-at-
large, will carry the state by $4,000 majority
| But it advices the republicans to vote against
| Hartranft and Allen, the candidates for govern
or and auditor. The Lancaster Express takes
the same ground, and prints the whole republi-
can ticket at the head of its columns except
| Hartrantt and Allen
financial row is impending between the
democratic and liberal committees in New York,
says the Troy Wing. Mr.. Schel, of the demo-
cratic side, is understood to refuse funds for the
the use of the handful of ex-republiean dead
| beats who have attached themselves to the
| Chappaqua crowd, and there is danger that the
latter will fall to pieces for lack of the cohesive
power Of Stamps" 1t is said that Schell has
already advanced $4,000, that large sums
were fruitlessly squandered in North Carolina,
and much more in Maine, and that the foun-
talns OF the essential lubricating oil are running
dry.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20
APIatforn, of Ono p,.nL

In Mr. Greeley's speech at Harrisburg on
wednesday, he cut down to a single plank the
platform constructed for him at Cincinnati and
TWO or three times formally approved in letters
OF considerable length. All the rest of it he
now repudiates, and rests his claims to election
solely on his desire for what he calls "perfect
amnesty" In the speech referred to he said:
IF could assure the success of amnesty
Better by ceasing to be a candidate |
would gladly do so. desire only that our dis
iranchlsed fellow citizens may be welcomed
Dack under the folds of the national hag, which
IN an unwise hour they deserted; that they
shalt be welcomed back, not as pentents, but
as fellow citizens who have seen the error OF
their ways and have renewed their allie
france in faith TO the country. On that plat
You"
This is all The one term principle, civil SER
vice reform, the great discovery whereby the
tarlh question is removed from the control of
the electoral college and delegated" to the peo-
pie, local selfgovernment and abolition of the
ranking privilege, are abandoned, as dead issues
perhaps, at any rate as issues for which the
candidate does not care straw, and all that
Greeley desires, all that makes him willing to
be voted for is that by bis aid, Jefferson Davis
and some two hundred other elderly persons,
who had the largest agency in plunging our
country into civil war, may have chance to be
elected 10 the senate, and hold other high offices
IN the national government
Perhaps there is passionate desire in the
hearts Of the people 10 have JEFF Davis in the
senate again, or in the war office as secretary.
but we see no signs Of it, Almost any other of
Inc prolessed objects Of the coalition which is
Trying to make Greeley PRESIDENT would be
se,e' reliance for gaining popular.support than
iM, Nieeiey, however, does not think So and
-e a'Shes ms all on this single card. Suppose he
49, e'ec'ea president and enough members of
congress VINO agree with him in tbis % 80.
I,iiOusn niS amnesty measure, what would he
tue consequence We should either have thee
obnoxious persons in prominent oeoo0
where they would be neither $50,
nor ornamental, until their Offences
buried in an oblivion much moro oon.
pleie than is likely 10 be attained in M.
generation, or else the amnesty would bc
merely nominal, making no practical differene,
70 them or anybody else. There would perbap,
be no serious harm in abolsbing altogether III,
present restriction upon office holding by
small class OF prominent rebels; bat it is not
right which they, or their friends for them. ar
Justified ia demanding When they becam
traitors and fought against their country, the,
forfeited more than the right to hold Office an,
Tie Withholding any penalty or disability othe
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20
Renaissance OF AsIATIo EXPLORATION

Renaissance OF AsIATIo EXPLORATIONS
A California paper publishes the following let
ter
Editors Sdatcelito Herald: / see by to-day's
Alta that Euphrates Valley railroad has been
projected, to connect Antioch with Bussora.
This reminds one Of the rapid strides made in
locomotlon within the last forty years. In 1886
l was member of the first Euphrates expedi-
ton to seek a short route to India. We left
Liverpool in the good ship George Canning
VIM, commander, with TWO iron steamers on
board-the Tigris and the Euphrates-destined
to navigate the river ligris, from near its source
down the Euphrates into the Persian gulf,
lhence TO connect with other steamers to Bonn
pay. Col. Chesney commanded the expedition.
Leuts. CharlewoOd and FitZjames, the latter of
whom was lost in the franklin expedition, were
second in command. Nineveh Layard tjoined
us at Malta. The COlumbine, brig-of-war Capt
Henderson, also Joined us, and assisted to dis
embark IN the bay of Antioch, at the mouth of
the little river Oroutes, and we shipped the
plates of the iron steamers and all their gear
and engines, on camels' backs, across the desert
100 miles TO the river. We had also diving bells
along to use on the river for blasting out rocks
to clear the passage. The Tigris and Euphrates
were built and launched The Tigris cot stuck
on rock and was lost. The river was found
altogether unnayigable, and after two or three
years Of toll the enterprise was abandoned
Such was the first attempt to find a shorter
iOule tlau VIA lue cape 10 lnula, ana OF all VINO
Joined in that expedition how few remain-ex-
cept myself | think Layard alone.
have only met two since that time, Capt.
Henderson in the Wolverine, in Singapore, and
Capt. VIM, in the Java sea.
The next expedition was carried through by
Lieut. Waghorn, who alone succeeded in carry
ing through the first mail overland; in fact, his
was the original pony express He spent his
fortune in the enterprise, and the last time [
saw him he had not been remunerated by the
government. He died long since.
But now look at the change. At that time
there was not a railroad in Europe, much less in
India; there was only one in England; there
were few steam lines; the Cunard line had lust
been started; there was no West India line;
there was no steam line inSthe Mediterranean;
the Great Britain was not built. | afterward,
in command of a steamship, left the dock in her
company, the voyage she was lost in in Dun.
drum bay. Even as late as 1874 | took the
first screw steamer into the Black sea, viz: the
iron steamship Levantne. Now the whole globe
is covered with steamships and railroads, tele-
graphs and cables. But am at the end of my
paper. Adieu. AYE, Napa.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20
woRCEs TER.
FRIDAY. SEPT. go, 1879.


The Springfield Republican finds something
printed in the New York Sun, which, it says,
"will oblige Gen. Garfield to meet the imputa-
tons upon his character from the Cakes Ames
brides, with another more complete and specific
denial" We can not undertake to say what
Gen. Garfield may feel "obliged" to do, but we
willsay that he can not increase our respect for
him by feeling obliged TO make reply to any
thing that has been or may be printed in the
New York Sun. That newspaper is SO mex
preSsibly yiilainous and scandalous, so foul in
character, so completely infamous, that no de-
cent man should feel obliged to notice anything
that may be found in it. If the Republican can
afford to endorse and sustain its calumnies, it
may do so.
But the Republican talks of "the Cakes Ames
bribes.' Does it mean to assert on its OtCn re-
spoRsiblity that such "bribes" ever had an
actual existence? That vile sheet, the Sun, has
accused him of bribing Garfield, Dawes, Bout
well, and sundry other public men of like char
aeter. Does the Republican, also, on its respon-
sjbiltg, accuse him of this or any other bribery?
If so, let it speak out distinctly, and its accusa-
ton viii deserve attention, for, unlike the Sun,
it has character to support its deliberate asser-
tions,-character with which it trihes in con-
sentine to be used as one of the Suns aiders and
abettors. Weknow very well that the Republic
can talks constantly on the assumption that the
bribery charged by the infamous Sun is reality,
and that it adopts the Suns Interpretation of
the two letters; but honest dealing, under the
circumstances, would be unable to give them
such an Interpretation. We will not, however,
discuss this point at present.
We will add here, that the Republican, in its
treatment of Henry Wilson, shows that listen
ing to the New York Sun has had bad effect
upon it. 1t undertakes to accuse him of "bear-
ing false witness, because he has complained
that ''liberal" newspapers accused him of being
the author of certain extracts from somebody's
cold knownothing speech, and, then paid no
attention to the proof that the speech was not
his. The Republican appears to deny that this
accusation was ever made against him in any
"liberal" paper save the Chicago Tribune 1t
is true, we believe, that the Republican did not
accuse him in this way. The New York Trb-
une did not do it, for it knew the old history
of those EXTRACTS" But fhe SANDER was
circulated, by other "liberaT papers, all through
the west, and most Of them would require a
change OF their nature to become capable Of
making an honest retraction. We noticed one
honorable exception. A German paper, at Erie,
Pa, kept the extracts standing at the head Of
its editorial page, several weeks, as utterauces
of Henry Wilson AT length its editor discov-
cred that to charge them against him was a
calumny; and he at once threw them out of his
paper and made the most ample retraction. But
his example was not generally followed; and
Gen. Wilson did not "bear false Witness"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20

A PERILoUs PAssAGE.-The Portland lore
gon) Evening Bulletin, of August %, describes
the passing of a passenger tram, on the evening
of August 81, through burning canon north
of Oakland, on the Oregon and California rail-
road. The fire had entered the canon and at
tackled the trees on either side of the track sew
eral days before, and the Bulletin says that at
times the flames would leap from one side of
the track to the other, while the entire canon
looked more like a roaring furnace than the
road-bed of railroad. Many of the trees would
all across the track, and it required the most
strenuous eXertions on the part OF those en-
ployed TO keep the track free.
The train entered the canon during tenn
porary lull in the fury of the fire. If the track
had been known to be clear of all distractions
the engineer could have put his iron horse to It's
utmost speed, and dashing forward, gotten
through in a few minutes; but the very fact
that trees were falling every minute rendered It
necessary for him to 90 slow and proceed with
caution. He pushed into the fiery furnace, and
had barely entered the canon when the flames,
famed by the breeze, commenced TO quicken
and closed up behind him.
Slowly the train moved along, while the an
cry flames followed fast and furious, until at
last the outcome was reached and all danger
past. Twenty minutes later the entire canon
was one sheet of fame, and the roadbed, with
its bars of iron, resembled huge gridiron.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20

The beliefthat a snake cannot live on Irish soil
has again been tested, a New York paper says,
which reports the experiment as follows: A son
of Erin, who visited the green isle this summer,
and returned to New York with a memento in
the shape of a shamrock growing in Irish soil,
tested the matter by placing a snake within the
box containing the plant. The creature died
almost Immediately.
Thomas Carlyle thinks that in these days
parliamentary elequenCe is only a detestable
and damnable babblement Of imposture and
lies"
A New York physician has penniess patient,
to whom he shows every attention, because he
ultimately expects to become the owner of a re-
markable tumor that is slowly wearing the
mans life away.
Damages to the amount of $4,000 have just
been awarded against the Lyons and Mediterra-
mean railroad to IL families, members of which
were killed or injured by an accident at Cham
pigny, France, last fall.
The amount of metallic iron in different arti-
cles of aliment has formed the subject of some
recent investigation. The maximum quantity
is found in the blood of hogs, and the minimum
in carrots.
A specimen of so-called "eatable EARTH, from
South Persia, has lately been analysed by al New
York chemist. 1t contains carbonic acid, and
performs the Office of what is commonly called
baking powder. 1t is eaten only in combination
with -four made into bread.
The latest novelty in the shape of conventions
was a congress of Dutch dancing masters which
lately assembled at Amsterdam. A great many
questions were discussed, and it was decided to
establish an association of dancing masters,
with the view of eevating the art to height 1t
has never yet attained.
An Irishman and negro who were nearly
suffocated in a well in Kentucky, last week, have
met with a peculiar misfortune. They were
both supposed to be recovering, and were both
going about attending to their usual business,
when suddenly and unaccountably both become
deaf and dumb. At last accounts they could
neither hear nor speak.
The Cynthiana News tells this: ga rather pc
cuar looking Hoosier stepped into our office
few days since and after straining his observing
faculties in inspecting our different variety of
type said Look a har, mister, can't you
make me Cincinnati CommercialP We in
formed him to the contrary, but he insisted he
should have one, and even went so far as to say
that if we would show him how, he would make
one himself"
The losses on ninety-three plantations on
Warrior river, in Alabama, in the recent floods
aggregate over 100000. OF these fifty-seven
met with a total loss of every bushel of corn,
every bale of cotton and every item of stock and
Improvements; only eighteen having saved any
thing whatever-and even these were only able
to foot up trife, snatched from destruction in
the way of such stock as could be hastily re-
moved
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20

Hr. A. c. Harris, editor of the London Hero.
glyphical Standard, has recently discovered a
papyrus in an Egyptian tomb, which is lpro-
nounced the largest, finest, best written and best
preserved of any which have ever vet been
found in the land Of the Pharaohs When un.
rolled it is over 1870 feet long by IS inches in
width. 1t dates back to Rameses III. ftbe
Rampsnit of Herodotus) and has consequently
been more than 5000 years in existence. Il con.
tans precious revelations Of the political and re.
lgious civilization Of Egypt in that remote De
Rod, and Is written in a mixture of hero.
glyphics, with signs Of letters aud syllables.
The text of the papyrus is an address from
King Rameses Ill. ito his people and TO all the
people Of the earth" upon the great events Of
his reign, as well as that of his father, Setinecht
and Of his grandfather, Maneptan Set H.;
events which put an end to a period
Of religious evolution, very important
also for the study Of biblical history. Rames
es relates how he has himself restored the
ancient Egyptian form Of worship and re-erected
the temples, endowing the latter with a munif
cence upon the effects Of which he dilates in
iul. AZ the end Of his address he enumerates
MS various w8rlike exploits, and all the other
services be has rendered his people, The reo-
ious evolution Of which mention is made refers
! wy period Of Moses, to the mOnotheistic wor.
e on founded or restored by him, and comprises
d i Wy eNenls which terminated In the destruc-
~ ~ in Egypt and the exodus Of
~ ii1tiSeltes' inns papyrus Is consequently Of
ny nlhue5t interest for the study of Mosaic re-
nElol ana legislation, and Is Of great use In ex.
planning and confirming many important details
q history. Doctor Elsenlohr recently ave a
lecture upon this subject at Heideibero az a III
ung oi lhe historical and philosophical society
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-20

than this is on instance of magnanimity on the
part of the American people unexampled in
history.
The question OF amnesty now is petty queS-
ton. The disability imposed upon a few
men does not practically restrict the southern
people in the exercise of their right of suffrage,
nor deprive them of any valuable talent for pub
lie business. Yet TO remove this hardly more
than imaginary restriction is, Mr.. Greeley says,
the only reason why he should be elected, and
if this object could be secured without him, he
would cease to be a candidate at once.
The Chicago people still cherish the project
suggested some time ago of perpetuating the
memory of their great fire by monument of a
unique character, the chief feature Of which
shall be shaft composed Of safes taken from
the ruins after the fire, and contributed by their
owners, business men of the city, for this pur-
pose. The idea was so favorably entertained
that the west side park commissioners directed
their architect to prepare design in which the
safes should constitute an important part of the
material, and which shonld combine elegance
and meaning. Some recognition of the unpre-
cedented almsgiving of which Chicago was the
recipient, was also to have place in the design.
The design is now nearly finished, and is high
ly praised by the local critics The corner
stone of the monument is to be laid early in Oc-
tober. The architects design is thus described:
The base Of the monument is Is feet high and
p feet in diameter, and rests upon a circular
platform, three steps high, and 56 feet in diam
eter. The base is a Gothic arcade, with %
groined arches. Between the arches, in the in
terror, will be marble tablets, by S feet in di-
mansions, upon which will be inscribed the
amounts donated by our sister cities, and other
matter germane TO the subject. Upon this ar
cade is a terrace, approached by a fight of
stairs in the interior of the monument. On the
centre of this terrace rises the foundation of
this superstructure. 1t is inicrcular form, IA
feet in diameter, and IA feet high, decorated
with four arches, one of which is doorway
leading out on TO the terrace, and the others
furnishing light to the interior. Between these
are eight colonated arches, containing tablets
for inscription. The shaft, composed of safes
donated by business men for this purpose, rises
in solemn mockery to a height of 40 feet. Some
difficulty will doubtless be met with in working
the different sized safes comfortably in, and
good portion of the shaft will probably be
brick work or stone masonry. The shaft ter
inmates in an iron column, IA feet high, sur
mounted by globe in flames, modestly signify
ing the utter destruction of the earth by the
catastrophe to its most important member.