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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Man Literally Crushed to Death on
Railroad,


trcm the Atlanta GA Herald.l
One Of those sad accidents, almost too
tragic and terrible for narration, which
sccasioually occur, transpired on the
Western and Atlantic railroad Yesterday
morning. As the down train was near
ing Granville, at about half-past five
O'clock, a train-hand Mr. w. L. Norris,
was sent up ON the top Of one of the
ears 70 remove the red lights which are
kept burning d ae night. He had
rust reached the uts and got them in
his hands when the train dashed under
The bridge just beyond GFaysville, and
Mr.. Norris was crushed TO almost instant
death, the top Of the car being literally
bssmeared with his blood. The marks
on his body indicate that he was struck
drst in the face, and falling sace down.
ward, WIS crushed in the passage Of
tie ear through the bridge. 1t is thought
tnat he had discovered the bridge, and
was trying TO escape the fatal collision,
as otherwise he would most probably
have been knocked from the car. He
was insensible from the time Of the
injury Mr.. Y B. Crawford, the humane
conductor, immediately brought him 10
Graysviile, stopped his train, carried
Mr.. Norris to comfortable lodgings aud
secured the best medical attention. fall
ing far behind schedule time Ia minis
teriug 10 the relief OF the dying man.
Human aid, however could not save
him, and he breathed his last in a few
hours after receiving the injuries. Mr..
Norris was about twenty-five years al
age. He lived in Marietta, where he
leaves a widow. He was highly esteemed
by his fellow employees on the road.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Wisconsin State fair begins at
Milwaukee to-day.
The Texas editorial exeursionists left
Cincinnati last night for Louisville.
The financial panic is reported to have
seriously affected the Darrow-gauge interests
in Utah.
The Chicago banks have taken ad-
vantage Of the sixty-day privilege on their
depCSitOre.
McClure's military academy, at Oak
land, California, was entirely destroyed By
ere Saturday night
Immediately after the cortes adjourns
the Spanish government at Madrid win de-
clare Spain in state OF seige.
Thomas Tarwater, a brakeman, was
Iuu over and killed by a fTeight-train at Co
lumbla, Tenn Dessee, on the nineteenth instant.
Pat Garnley, an insane man, set fire
TO a building In Jefersonville, Indiana,
yesterday, remained in 1t and was burned to
death.
Business generally will be suspended
In Cincinnati to-day, It being proclaimed by
the mayor.a holiday in tine interest Of the ex-
position.
A strange and fatal disease at Kelter,
in e ah, is very prevalent, producing great
CONSERVATION. The patients die in a few
hours. 1t resent bles fever.
Satisfactory arrangements have bet n
perfected with the Ute and other tribes OF M
diaus, hitherto in discOntent, 50 that they viii
be settled upon their reservations.
A Milwaukee dispatch says the finan-
cial panic Of New York produces no disturb
ance there as Jet, bur the banks are preparing
for any emergency that may occur the coming
week.
At Carbondale, Illinois, yesterday two
negroes, Bill smith and Frank Collins, re-
membered the sabbath by playing cards,
"feu out" resulting in the latter shooting the
former through the heart. He's dead
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
RED RIVER RAFT.
VIII the Work Of Its Removal Pay
Doubts ExpTessed-Effect on
Shreveport.

From the Camden ARK Journal
1t has been alleged that the removal
OF this raft, now being prosecuted, is
the prime cause Of the terrible visitation
Of yellOw-fever now raging at Shreve-
port. If this be 50, the cost Of this work
can no longer be counted 10 dollars and
&c q; human life aud suffering comes
into the estimate. This is perhaps mere
conjecture Of those incompetent to Judge.
aud the work will go on to the close Of
the season at least. VIII these efforts AT
removal be successful and permanent? is
8 question of great moment to the in
habitants Of considerable extent of
country, The history OF the past IS de-
eidediy against the probabilities, even,
Of success. We are told that in the
early part OF the century the foot
OF the raft was at Compte; forty
five years ago its foot was at Loggy
BAYOU aud its head at Shreveport
While Il IVES being removed from this
locality it accumulated for a distance of
one hundred miles above. Successful
efforts have been made at intervals, only
10 prOve ab0rtiVe on the first rise Of the
river. Captain Shreve gave it up IN
l840. after having twice succeeded in
opening q passage. General William
son succeeded twice In opening a chan
mel in l84l to 1915. Some eighteen years
ago Captain Fuller spent an appropriR-
ton Of one hundred and fifty thousand
d0llsrs In q vain attempt to remove this
great obstruction. One fact seems to be
passii1e-thst is. ta Eeep moving ne
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
ALCORk.
An Arkansas Conservative Urges him
Upon the People Of Mississippi.

From the Augusta lArll.) Bulletinl
AleOrn sustains toward the Taxpayers
and whites of Mississippi, Just the rels-
tions Baxter sustains toward the same
persons in Arkansas. They are both
Republicans; yet AlcorE is now being
regarded In Mississippi as the only bar
rier against utter ruin through Ames
and his carpetbag army. In Arkansas,
the whites and taxpayers regard Baxter
In the same light. But the comparison
ends there. Fortunately for US, Baxter
is in Office, and he has both the power
and the inclination TO resto e to the
great body of the people the rights
which few Infamous imported birds OF
preyn have robbed them. The
Democrats and Conservatives have
not bOlted because he is 3 Re
publican, but have discarded party
in taking up an honest and true man.
The result will be the early redemption
of the State from the rule that has
cursed it for five years. Unfortunately
for Mississippi, Alcorn Is not in office
and the WORK before him is hereulean.
The odds are all against IMMIGRANT
and the federal government and the
carpetbaggers, with most Of the negroes.
If he wins the fight, it will be an
achievement SIS brilliant as beneficial.
He will have done what no other man
in the south,can do; and it will save the
State from the fate of South Carolina.
He has announced himself as an inde-
pendent Republican candidate for gov
ernoT; and if there was ever q period in
Mississippi's history when her good
citizens should sink party and go for
country, it is now, when Aleorn needs
every good mans vote for good mans
work.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
SHREVEPORT.
No Change in the City's Condition
More Medical Assistance from
New 0rleans-MOrtuary
Report.

SHREVEPORT, September 21.-There
is no change in the fever. The following
is list of the interments to-day: Mrs.
B. Sawsback, age thirty-four; Miss
Alice Swan, age thirty-four; Sol.
Acker, age twenty-five; Miss R. Young,
age fourteen; r. Bell, age ffty-three; /;
d. Foreman, age twenty-three; 4. T..
Collins, age thirty-eight; Henry Allen,
age thirty-two; B. Clark, female, age
thirty; A. Shakler, age forty-three; b.
DefOe, age twenty-nine; Mary Ann
Gothrem, age one month; Mrs. Nesbitt,
age not given; John Young, age sixty
six, and two unknown.
NEW CLEANS, September 21.-In re-
spOnse to a telegram from the medical
faculty Of Shreveport, the Howard asso-
citation to-day dispatched three physi-
clans to that city, each Of whom has
had many years experience in the
treatment Of fevers in Louisiana. Hopes
are entertained that they may be Sc
cessful in checking the ravages of the
epidemic. News from Shreveport to-
day by private dispatches are very dis
couraging. The disease continues
spreading, and the percentage of deaths
is SO great as to cause the most painful
apprehensiOns.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
JACR-KNIvEs In MAssA-
CEUsETrS.

That Is an amusing phase Of New
England life which attributes crime to
msnomanis. The plea Of emotional in
ssnisy, which ran its course in our GRIM
Inal courts last year, was of purely New
England production and importation.
But il wss not rscy of our soil, and
was quietly smiled out of court even by
the legal profession itself Our brethren
of the land Of doughnuts are "heavyn
on the emotional, and whenever the
devil tempts pure-bloOded descendant
Of the pilgrims TO violate the
commandment which says, "Thou
shalt do no murder, " the good people up
there ind at once, in monomania or
spiritualism, a plea in justification and
excuse Of the crime. In the town of
Hysnnis, in the highly moral and edu-
Gated State Of Massachusetts,, William
E. Thomas, Of New Bedford, was, few
days ago, at the residence Of Mr.. Russell
Sturgis, engaged in tuning u piano.
While employed in this peaceful ami har-
AA-pAAoAA1 Aesnolf nc was SCI upOu w CIur-
gis, dubbed by him on the head, ,collared
an dragged to q bedroom, thrown on
- bed, and stabbed with a jack
knife once in the hand and six times in
Ghe legs, fortunately for the musical
world, notseverely in uring Mr.. Thomas.
who lives to tune innumerable pianos in
the future. Now had this little affairoe-
CURED in Georgia or Mississippi the New
York tribune, or some other grave aud
reverend senior Of the northern press.
would read the ''chivslryn homily on
-he use Of dirk and jack-knives in
the southern States, and among
Jhe southern people, and point its read
ers eXuitingly to the better civilization
of the north. But as it occurred in Mas
saChusetts "the physicians who were
called state that Mr.. Sturgis was a mo-
n0mauiac on the subject Of jealousy and
spiHtualism," " while "the community at
large exonerste Mr.. Thomas from all
blame" OF course; why not? II is
only your 'chivalry" of the south that
violate the laws with malice prepense.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
ESTABLISHED 1910.
The Daily Appeal has n largcr cfrou-
7atfon thRs ar the other Me~Peha daily
naHPrF RornHpsuea.

We deeply regret to learn, as we do
fDm the Ripley Netos, that the people
0F LsudeClale county have, by a vote OF
almost two TO one, defeated the proposed
addioional tax Of one mill on the dollar
for school purposes. ThSt's not the way
10 secure settlers. As The NesDs ssysl
"Emigrants don't like to settle in such
s country, and no matter how suspicious
everything else may be, good, honest
laboring men-the kind we most need
viii not come where they csnEOt fed
facilities for educating their Children
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
DIED.


HALSEY-On the 2lst instant, AHIE Hal
SLY, wife Of Hon. Irving Halsey, Judge Of the
Second circuit Court.
Funeral services this CsIONDAY) evening.
at o'clock, at st. Peters Church.
LUGORIO-In this city, at her late resi-
dence, No. ls4 Front street, September 2lst,
Mrs. NANCY LUGoRIo, aged 81 yeSrs.
TIE friends and acquaintaDces Of the fam
ny are invited TO attend her funeral this
(MONDAY) morning, at 10 o'clock.
HALI-WTLLIAx ADoLPHUs HALL, born
March %, 1885, in Halifax county, Virginia,
died in Memphis, Tenn, September p, 1873.
Funeral services VIII take place at Nc. 1872
Main street, this (MONDAY) afternoon, at 5
O'Clock His friends and acquaintsnces are
invited 70 attend.
CoLLNs-At 81 O'Clock. on the evening Of
the 2isJ instant, Miss KATE COLLINS, aged
II years.
The friends and acquaintances Of the fam
lily are invited to attend the funeral, from the
residence os her mother, No. Commerce
street, this (MoNDAY) evening, at ? o'clock
KEARNEY--On the Dist instant, FR NIX
KEAENET (nlolder), ia The Goth year OF his age.
Hartford tCOnn.j papers please copy.l
The friends OF Frank and Margaret Kear-
ney are invited TO attend the funeral, from
his late residence, I56 Front street, this mon
DAY) morning, at 10 O'Clock.
BuTTSsunday, September 2lst, at pm,
Of fever, JANIS u. BUTrs, in the l9th year cf
his age.
His friends, and those Of w. II. Butts, are
invited 70 attend the funeral, f-om First
Methodist Church, this (sEoNDAY) morning,
at 10 O'Clock.
GLANCEY-On Sunday, September 2Ist in
stant, KATE GLANCEY, sged 10 years, mon hs
ana 2days.
Friends and acquaintance are invited to
attend the funeral, from the residence Of her
mother, Mrs Margaret Clancy, No. IS Front
street, this (sIONDAYl afternoon, at 4 o'clock.
! TANNER--At eleven O'Clock sunday night,
E1iIL, only son OF j. J. and Ursula TanDe-,
aged about three years.
The funeral VIII take place at four o'clock
this (AlONDAY0 afternoon, from the res
deace, at No. IS Front street. Friends and ac-
qusintances Of the family are invited to at
tend.
SULLIVAN-Thef friends and 5equa3ltSlrces
Of JAMES SULrTvAN are invited TO attend his
funeral, from the late residence OF Mrs. Mary
Leary, No. 10 Front street, this (MONDAY)
afternoon, September 22d, at 3 o'clock.
GAVIN-The friends aBd acquaintance OF
N. Gavin are Invited TO attend the funeral OF
his wife, Mrs. MARIA GAVIN, from his resi-.
dence, No. q Front street, this (MONDAI)
morning, I'D instant, at 10 o'clock. Carriages
at Walsh's, S3i second street
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
SCANDAL.

The story is told Of woman who
freely used her tongue to the scandal of
others, and made confession 70 the
priest Of what she had done. He gave
her a ripe thistle-top, and told her to go
out in various directions and scatter the
seeds, one by one. Wondering at the
penanee, she obeyed, and then returned
and told her confessor. To her amaze
ment, he bade her go back and gather
the scattered seeds; and when she OBJ
jected that it would be impossible, he
replied that il would be still more diff
cult to gather up and destroy all evil re-
ports which she had circulated about
others. Any thO1ghtless, careless child
can scatter a handful of thistle seeds be-
fore the wind in moment, but the
strongest and wisest man cannot gather
them again.
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n N1sNfpt1ts TENN MONDAY SEPTEMBER &C. 1878

tAft pp the river. This is, not the way
rafts asoaily travel, bot this enc seems
TO be an anomaly. When the last at
tempt was. ooa1menced, the raft
was hct continuous there being
thly seven or eight miles Of obstructed
river In q distance OF forty miles. This
shows a disposition 10 the drifting tim
Der to gorge at many p0ints. Nay not
the opening ahote cause a gorge below
Shreveport and obstruct navigation for
3 time? This would be serious. The
plan Of removing driftwood and timber
from the bank Of a river hundreds of
miles above Il certainly = hs&sy job,
but Of course feasible. viii it pay?
When thJ population becomes more
dense it will. But this is not the cheap
est way Of supplying transportation to
meet the present wants Of the upper
Red river country, and may result In
much temporary damage, where the
river is much more usefiil. The work
is an important one If made permanent,
but the chances are decidedly against
its being a success.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.

THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE
HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
The Howard Association will to-day
call upon the mayor for the purpose of
showing the necessity, and urging the
establishment in the city, of temporary
hospital for those stricken with the dis
ease now prevailing. We trust the
mayor viii coincide with the public
opinion Of Memphis, and at once call the
general council together, so that imme-
diate steps may be taken to establish the
Aospital Aforesaid. 1t needs no argu-
ment to prove the necessity for such
house Of refuge for the sick. Better at
tentiOn to the patients, better ventilation,
aud the exercise Of innumerable in.
fiuences Of a remedial nature, by nurses
and physicians, can be obtained in such a
place as the one proposed. One sick
person in house, particularly in the
badly constructed houses of the poor
the greatest suferers-may infect the
whole family, who must necessarily
breathe the tainted air surrounding the
unfortunate. If patient when attack
ed could be at once removed to hospi-
tai, there would be better hopes for his
recovery, and less danger Of spreading
the disease assuming the hypothesis
that it is contagious. Let no time
be lost in establishing this much-need-
ed building. In this connection we beg
70 state that the public are grievei to
learn that the want of proper working
harmony between the city government
and the board Of health, has compelled
ahe latter to resign. We do not desire
10 take part in this unfortunate contest,
and trust for the sake of the general
welfare, that al adjustment may be at
once had and the board OF health rees-
tsblished on a proper basis. This is no
time for disputes. The gentlemen Of the
BOARD OF health have worked as faith
uliy as their limited powers would per
init, and although their action in the
premises called forth some public
criticism, the defects were due more TO
the bad system under which they work
ed than to any personal derelic-
ton on the part Of the board.
In times like these, personal sacrifices
must be made, and all minor considera-
tions swallowed up in the honest effort
% subserve the general good. Let the
mayor not only accede to the PROPOSE
tiou Of the board Of health, the refusal
to grant which occasioned its resigna-
ton, but let the council meet and pass
such an ordinance as will give the
board plenary police powers while
the mAlady last. 1t is too slow a process
Tor the board to meet and ddUise the
council, who debate the matter before
they take action in the premises. EN-
power the board to carry out at once
what its professional wisdom and expert
ence deems best, and nothing but good
can come of 1t.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22

EDITORS, APPEAL-ShOulds not your
correspondent be more explicit in his re-
Elections on the Raleigh railroad? 1t is
known to every person passing over our
road that there has never been one
minute delay Oceasioned by the Raleigh
road from the time we COM
menced to this hour. nor even an acci-
dent; but the inference is that all annoy
ing delays are attributable to the mis-
management of the Raleigh road
II any other railroad is the 'Iliad Of
alI his woes" let him specify, not deal
in general terms. JUSTICE.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22
AUGUSTA COTTON POOL.
Award Of the COmmittee-The Winner
Llst Of the Nearest Estimates.

From the Augusta (Ga) Chroniclel
The committee Of the Augusta ex-
change, having charge OF the Augusta
cOtton-pOOl, met yesterday afternoon at
the exchange, and opened the estimates.
1t was found that twenty-seven persons
had estimated the crop at over 3, 1900, 900
bales, and that the pool, Sl740, had
been won by Mr.. Berry Benson, of this
city, his estimate being 1881 ,277, or 769
bales more than the actual count, ae-
eOrding to the Commercial and Endn-
ci,H Chronicle. The next nearest esti-
mate, S,927, Az bales, was that Of Mr..
c. B. Bacon, of Augusta. The lowest
estimate, 3, 25T, l59 bales, was made by
Mr.. J. w. Burch, of Augusta, and
the highest, 4,l75,00O bales, by Mr..
Henry +. Andrews, Of Washing
ton, Georgia. The following is a fun
list Of all the estimates over 3, 800, ,00l
bales, as furnished TO US by the COM
miftee: Frank 5. Roberts, 4,0OO O0l; r.
c. Heggie 4 Co, 8, ,947, SOL; w. II. Scott,
1878, SIG; c. B. Bacon, 3, 81, ,416; J, II.
Phinizy, 8, ,92l, ,l65; w. E. Evans, 3, ,999, :
239; w. 5. Roberts, 3,9l7,9l9; w. A.
Beall, 3,977,777; w. +. Herring, 3,9ll,-
600; James F. Bell, 8, ,963, ,939; I. ]. Jen-
ulDgf d, o,5JOiOsDS berry benson, 5, S0l III;
Augusta. Mobile cotton exchange,
1905, 5,ll5, $3.50, 900, 3,95O,IOO, 1900, 900.
r. w. Simpson, 1896, 1888; Samuel
Simpson, 1891 $50, Savannah. Z. La
fitte & Co., 1850, 900; James A. Lafitte,
1857 500, Charleston. J. S. Hamilton,
1925, 745; James +. Hamilton, 8, sac, ,272,
1896, 500, Athens, Georgia. John b.
Lafitte, 3,973, 1888, New Orleans. Henry
+. Andrews, 4,l75,0OO, Washington,
Georgia. Mrs. w. G. Lsnier, 3,942, 500,
West Point. Butler 4 Co, $500, ,3lS,
MurfreesbOrO, Tennessee.
The following is the report of the COM
mittee:
Mr.. Berry Benson, Of Augusta, Geor-
gia, being the nearest to the crop in his
estimate, 1881, 277, the prize is awarded
to him. The crop, as per Commercial
and Financial ChrORicie, is $3.50, sos
bales, and Mr.. Benson thus comes with
in 769 bales of it.
lSignedl ADAM MOFFAT,
President pro tenn.
G. +. WGLMANS,
GEO. W. CRANE
The smaller pool, 500. gotten up pre-
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AmerIean Property ln Cnha Reslorea.

WASHINGTON, September 2l.-The
department Of State has received in
formation from Madrid that positive
orders have been sent TO the captain
general OF Cuba to raise al embsrgoes
on the property Of American citizens
and return the same TO the owners, and
that be replies all our reclamation
for restoration Of enlarged property
have beer decided favOrably TO the ap-
plicants, and no claim Of this kind is
now pending. The Spanish govern
ment has, nevertheless, sent further
orders susI ending the sale Of embargoed
property belonging 10 our citizens, no
mstlsf II not claimed.
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with lightning rapidity among the
crowd; and it was generally believed
that Grant and Richardson had come
to the decision that they eoaid place no
part Of the legal reserues et the service
Of New York city banks, creating IN
tense CONSERVATION among the CROWDS
that thTonged the hotel. There were
some who said that no decision
on the subject had been arrived at. and
that another conference was TO be held
during the evening. 1t was wildly
asserted by soofes that all the banks IN
the country would suspend, and that a
run would take place on the savings
banks Tomorrow, and would spread
commOtion throughout the masses OF
this and other cities Of the Union.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22

WAsHNGT0N, September 20.-The
comptroller Of the currency is paying
dividends Of twenty-five per cent. to
creditors of the first national bank Of
Rockford, Illinois, one hundred per cent.
to the creditors OF the first national bank
of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and thiTty-dve
per cent to che creditors Of the national
bank Of VicksbUrg. The comptroller Of
currency has directed the cOllecd n pa
per OF the first national bank of WASH
ington to be deposited for collection with
the National Metropolitan bank, and
correspondents are requested to cores
pond with the latter bank in reference
thereto, anG thus facilitate the business
of the receiver.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-22

BRITISH EULoGY.
The LoulsytIfs E1posItIen.

LOUISVILLE, September 1U.-Ihe ex-
position closed its third week tonight
with unprecedented attendance, fully
twenty-seven thousand people having
visited the hall during the day and
evening. During the week about one
hundred and fifty thousand people were
in attendance. Among them were
prominent people from the southern,
western and middle States. The repre-
from the southern States is re-
markedly large, all the hotels being
filled to oveTfiowlDg. A grand concert
with seven hundred male voices will be
given in the exposition hall one week
from Monday.