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MEMPHIS. TENN.
TEMPERANCE.
A Revival in BatesYille, Mississippi
Installation of Officers, Etc.

Special 10 the Appeal
BATEsvILLE, MISS, April 3O.-There
is grand temperance advancement
here tonight, with large accessions to
the order Of Friends Of Temperance, both
male and female. An eloquent address
was delivered by Colonel S. L. Harmon,
gifted young lawyer and mayor of
Bstesville. There was an interesting
and imposing ceremony of installation,
by Major c. II. Allen, of Como, D. V.
P, assisted by R. NJ. Abbey, of Sardis.
]. NJ. Coz retiring from the chair, was
succeeded by J. c. Pollard, as president
Of Batesville Council, No. "a, Friends
Of Temperance. Great enthusiasm pre-
walls among the ladies, and strong
temperance feeling pervsdes the COM
muOity
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THE FLeGD.
Latest from Above aEd Below Mem-
phis = Rise In the Ohio at
LOuisVi-,3. "
High Water in East ard Middle Tennes.
see, and in Alabama-RelIef for
the Inundateds Etc.
CURRENT REPORTS.
THE FLOOD AT oeCEoLA,

THE FLOOD AT ceCEoLA. q
The reported inundation of Osceols
proves untrue. The State Ievee has not
given away and no fears are entertained
Of a crevasse. The private, or town
levee, broke in one place. This en-
bankment is located in front of the
State levee which is cn.mpaired and
will resist the action c. the water. There
is only ten inches OF water in the streets
of 0sceola, and but little Inconvenience
has been caused by the crevasse. Only
eight families have anything 10 COM
plain of, their loss being in damage
done to their gardens by the water. We
are glad that Oseeola has not suffered
from the high water, which win in no
way affect the interests of that town. 1t
turns out that no families left Osceola,
ms there was no cause for flight. The
State levee, which protects the country,
is eighteen inches above tie water, and
nofears of an overflow are entertained.
ANOTHER CREvAssE.
The levee at Catfish Point, in Bolivar
Bend, Mississippi, gave way last Mon
day night. The water yas already over
the country in that section, and but
little damage can result from this Gre
vase.
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PULASKI.
The Wheat CrCp-GOOd Times in Mid
dIs Tennessee-The Knoxville
ROad-The Town and its
Prospects.

,-roro -, Occasional Correspondent
PULASKI, April 29-At last we have
a fair dav, but how long the fair weather
will continue we cannot tell. There
was considerable apprehension felt yes
terday that there would be frost last
night and destroy the wheat crop, but
fhe night passed away, a bright day fol-
lowed. no frost and the wheat crop
saved. They are planting cotton here
rapidly and the danger Is that so much
cotton will be planted that the other
crops will be neglected, and another
large crop Of cotton made with dimin-
ished prices as the result. New life
seems TO have been infused into
lie people of Middle Tennessee
within the last two years. Maury
county is about to subscribe one hum
..Jred and twenty-five thousand dollars
10 turnpfkes and one hundred and eighty
th0lsand dollars TO the Duck River
Valley and Memphis railroad. The Pu-
7sslyi -foz-5 q aldermen last night sub
mitted a proposition TO the citizens Of
Pulaski to subscribe forty thousand dol
I4r4 10 the Memphis and Knoxville rail-
road. and il is understood that il will be
carried almost unanimously. Lincoln
county, It is well understood, will vote
enough to build the Memphis and Knox
Vile railroad through her borders, and
30 will Lawrence and Wayne. What a
change has taken place in Pulaski
since 1891 Then she had no airOad
now she has q magnificent road from
Louisville TO Montgomery, with fair
r,nospect Of another TO Memphis. The
9opElation and wealth OF the town has
,aen trebled since that time. Very few
II 4. az fafr nf
tbe town having been rebuilt since 1850.
The house occupied by Governor Aaron
q Brown, and the one occupied by
Iudpe A. Wright, are still standing, and
\ ,ok very much as they did when their
r,r.,ler distinguished occupants lived in
-, Very few Of the merchants that
- Il, on here are now in business
E1oII Taylor and May are the only
tI,rea Judge T. NJ. Jones, A. X. Rich
'-r,sop and NJ. Adams, ESD, are the
,,nIy LAWYERS in practice here now that
,-ara then here. DIR. VIM. Bate IL the
,nIv practieing physician here now thal
,,as I'M nractice here then. Old Uncle
Charley Alternately, as be is iamiliarly
called. is perhaps the Oldest man
N fhe county, being near ninety years
= zoe He took the census in l620i ana
l,,.s = copy of his census book OF tnat
gesr with the names Of the then IN
IeI,;tants N Is valuable relic. One
- tbe finest cabinets Of minerals or an
rient relics belonging 10 any private In
.diyjdual in the State is here, the proper
s-v of DIR. j. +. Gran, an eminent sur
.Seon and physician of this place, who
- written one of the ablest essays on
tat,ao,.a that has ever been written, and
,Vhicb VSS I ,yill furnish the APPEAL. The
,5reaf advantage in sowing large crops
"a ,-r,in IL now manifest in this region.
sThsv are also now sowing a great deal
~ German millet, which makes most
excellent hay.
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EX-PREsIDENT JOHNSON.
He will not be Candidate for the House,
but VIII BE for the United states
Senate.

NASHVILLE, April Sex President
johnson arrived in Nashville this morn
ing, aud will remain here for few days.
II is surmised that his movements have
reference TO the approaching political
campaign in this State, In which he pro-
poses taking part. A reporter of the
Banner interviewed him Immediately
on his arrival, and CLEANED from him his
views on various subjects. Among other
things he expressly stated that he would
not be a candidate for the lower house OF
congress. but does not disguise the fact
that under proper circumstances he
will be candidate for the United States
senate, and favOrs an expression at the
polls from the people at large. On lhe
currency question, he is an anti-in4a-
ZIONIST, and on matters of State taxes,
which are now agitating the people of
the State, he is decidedly for lower
taxes. His appearance on the scene at
the present tuncture viii produce some
considerable stir among the slate
makers.
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GRAND SHOOTING TOURNAMRNT

To be held at the city Of Memphis, under
the auspices of the Blun city Shooting Club,
ing the meeting of the Sportmen's Conven-
ton. Three Prizes viii be offered. Filst
prize sl0O; Second prize, $50; Third prize, SIS
The match will be shot under the ules OF
the Club, but OPEN TO ALL C0MERS. Five
Isl double birds, Is yards rise, 100 yards boun-
dairy Shooting to commence at 10 o'clock m.
The sports to conclude with n GRAND ELK
AND DEER CHASE.
A cordial Invitation extended to everyone
BY order OF the President.
apl7 \. L. BARiNDS, Secretary,
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pleasant; mercury, 81. The river is falling,
with 40 feet in the channel. Arrived: Alice
Brown, 81. Louis, an: J. w. Garrett Gin
einnati, am; Atlanue, New Orleans, am;
cfnnati. 9 am. Departed: Nv. Garrett, ST.
Louis, am; Atlantic, St. Louis, midnight;
Pat Rogers, Cincinnati, midnight; Alice
leans, .-Nisht-Arrived:C Capitol City,
81. Louis, pm; Graud Tower, st. Louis, 4
pm simpson doerner, New Orleans, pm.
CleburDe, Evansville, pm; Grafto3, ST.
LOuis, nm. -
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
NOTICE.
COTTON TYPE SAMPLE OFFICE.

WE, the undersigned, agree and viii pa
w tronize q. A. STOCkLEY in his en-
deavor to establish in this city a COTTON
TYPE SAMPLE OFFICE, the first ever con-
templated, we believe, in any city; but We
enterprise. The object is, in few words, to
always keep on hand samples OF all the
grades of Cotton, from Good Middling down
TO Dusty Cotton where every one can 90 and
select what grades he wishes, TO send 10 his
correspondent, showing quality, classlh cation
and staple OF each grade.
VIM. Bowles & Son, W. Tracy Eustis,
A. j. Landauer & Co., IS. Katzenterger Sons,
A a. Patton, j. b. Starke,
per c. H. Come, Benjanin Babb, ...
HartTnus q Co., Mosby, Hunt q Co.,
Jesse +. Brown, John p. Hill,
VIM. Battle, A. N. AgelastO,
s. NJ. Anderson, Samuel NJ. Gates,
L. II. Coe B. Bayliss & Co.,
w 2. Galbreath, George Winchester,
Vernon Rhodes, Thomas II. Allen & Co.,
3. W. Barnes, j. II. Cash q Co,
Hill, Fontaine & Co. myl
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During the session Of the board Of
trustees Of the Vanderbilt university in
Nashville Wednesday the secretary Of
tbe board, Rev. r. A. Young, read
communication from Mr.. Vanderbilt
donating an additional hundred thou
sand dollars, 10 be used as a building
fund. In order that the university build
ings may be completed in accordance
with the plans and specifications nere-
tofore approved by him.
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LO. O. F. FUNERAL NOTICE.

rNHE officers and members of ,sassEgxx,
Il Chickasaw Lodge No. 1. o. sS4FsssE
.. f., are requested to m eet at their
hall this (FRIDAY) afternoon, at 2 1s17''tse
o'clock precisely, for the purpose OF paying
the last tribute Of respect TO our late Brother,
J. T. TORRANCE.
Members OF sister lodges in good standing,
also members OF the Encampment, are fra
ternally invited to attend.
By order JOHN GARROW, n. q.
r. B, JONES, r. S.
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EllED.

TORRAECE-At the residence of his father,
Hugh Torrance, on the evening Of the S0th
April, J. T. TORRANCE, in the 24th year of his
age.
The friends and acquaintances OF the fam
lily are invited to attend his funeral, from the
residence, No. 3Ol Poplar streeet, this lFRI-
DAYl afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Services by
Rev. DR.. steadman. Carriages. in attendance
at residence
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TO The PUBLIC.

TTIHE OLD MEMPI Is BRASS BAND would
respect ully inform the public that Mr.,
WILLIAM SA&BY is no longer a member of
the Band, and no member Is permitted 10
play with said William Saxby All engage
ments for the Band must De made with
Messrs. FRANK or HERMAN ARNOLD, who
have their Office at II. q. Hollern nberg's Music
store, No. 29I Main street. ap2l
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Notice to Passengers and Shippers

MEMPHIS AND LITTLE Rock RAILWAY Co.,1
OFFICE OF GES'L SUPERINTENDENT,
Memphis, Tenn, April %, lS74.J
TN consequence of several breaks in emu
i bankments and damage 10 two short
pieces of trestle-work, trains are temporarily
suspended between Memphis and Madison.
The steamer st. Francis will leave Memphis
on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at pm, coz
Meeting with the train for Little Rock. First
trip will leave Memphis saturday evening,
May I'd, at pm, connecting at Madison with
the train for Little Rock, arriving at Little
Rock Sunday, May Sd, about 9 pm.
Breaks Win be repaired and trains resumed
within week or Ten days.
a. s. LIVERMORF,
ap30 General Superinten dent.
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BY NAH.



From the CHATTANOOGA Times, CT tuesday,
The river is up within few inches Of
its highest point this spring, and the
backwater is over all the roads leading
out Of town, so that it is almost impossi-
BILE to drive more than g mile away
from the city in any direction. A road
to the mountain could he made which
would be passable at all seasons, and the
other roads could be graded up through
the localities subject to annual inunda-
ton, SO that we should not have our
communications with the surrounding
country cut off by every freshet. This
is the next thing which should occupy
the attention of the county court, and
the sooner they take action upon it the
better they will please the people.
COMMUNICATIONS AGAIN CUT OFF.
From the Nashville Banner OF Wednesday,
A gentleman down f-on Trousdale
county, says that the back-water has
again cut of communication between
Gallatin and Hartsville, by way of the
pike. The bridge over Second creek,
two miles from Hartsyille, is gone, and
the stages are meeting and transferring
passengers by canoes across the water.
He says that Carthage was seventeen
days without mail on account of high
water.
WARSAW, ALA.
From the Mobile Register of tuesday,
WARSAW, April 81. Il write you
hurriedly, in pencil, to inform you of
the stage of the water here. This place
is now completely under, and the Big
bee river is still rising. On the highest
point of land, there is not less than
three feet of water, which will place the
town on an average of, 1 think, four
feet. The water is higher here than
ever known before. The probabilities
are for at least foot more rise. The
planting interest is not much injured, if
the water recedes in time to admit OF
replanting. All our gardens are COM
pletely ruined; not Vestigs of anything
saved. The loss in property will not be
heavy on account of the people having
fOrewarning of the crisis. The ware
house was washed away on the night of
The nineteenth. The weather since
yesterday morning is fine end exhilerat-
ing.
RELIEF FOR THE INUNDATED.
WAsHINGrcN, D. @, April 2s
To IL. W. 7. L evils, Master OF the State Grange
OF Louisiana:
By order of the executive committee,
l send you by express tonight one thou
sand dollars for the benefit of the suffer-
ing members of the order in Louisiana.
G. II. KELLEY,
Secretary of-National Grange.&
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MASONIC NOTICE.

A SPECIAL communication of De- Q
n Soto Lodge, No 30 Will be heldNN
this (FRIDAY) evening, May lst, at 7:i5/N\
O'Clock sharp, for work In the NJ. NJ. degree
Rev. ID. K. GRAFTON, p. q. NJ =, OF Tennes-
see, will be present.
Members of sister Lodges, and visiting
brsthTen, are fraternally invited.
By order. BUN. +. PRICE, ". ~.
X. W. SHELTOS, Secretary. apis
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day, is without exception the most at
tractive of any day in the week, and as
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RRnUCTION OF PRICES.

rogers, Danunoge OO.s anu UnMJ SUSIE uuau-
justed claims owed by said firm have caused
him 70 adopt the above measure in tustice to
the creditors of his new business.
-nf - o. T5-t TOCTrpH DnHupC
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vision that night, the dreaming exile
dlscerned pathway Of communication
between earth and heaven. He saw the
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tue scUOuu IOslss. .'V.4a Di.us YuafUeIou
fast 10 the left and were killed. On his
third r,und the biris made fast drives
!. IL l. =
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Il ID. COBB viii continue the Steam boat
u. Agency and Cotton Brokerage business
as heretofore, at 26S front street, under the
firm name OF r. ID. Cobb & Co. Office No 26S
Front street, corner Court. +. ID. COBB.
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OFFICIAL DRAWINGS
EXTRA GLASS.
ASrDfa& ClaEz No. 90
Ti6s 6sl7I6it71l l5lI14t74laIsI5
Evenfng-GEaEs SO. 100.
Steamboat Agent and Broker.

EvenfRg-GfaEs SO. 100.
eOT74 20 q G3 46 "a u 10 { 76 fI4I53
Ssmphis, this 3Oth day OF A AprfI 1874
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and were dropped to the ground. Third
;. >und, the birds made fast rises to the
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lows: -
Mail Train leaves phis............-..n:0 90 am
Nail Train arrives at tMemphis.......-... l:l5 pm
-,
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c. A. STOCkLEY,
COTTON TYPE SAMPLE OFFICE
General Commission Merchant,
a. once OF WEs. BOwIes a Son,
No. 12 UNION STREET, MEMPHIS.
DISSOLUTION.

THE firm of Bowers & Pointer is dissolved
by the withdrawal of
: ALEXANDER BOWERS.
Memphis, April 80, 1874. myl
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and clever young gentleman Of the firm
of Duffy & Carey, has assumed charge
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-17
The Third Rail.

In hurried reading Of the bill reported
by he Committee Of Roads on the subject
of The gauge Of the Danville railroad we
understood that it provided in the contin'
gency of change of gauge for third rail
to be laid down from Danville to Richmond
II is only from Burkeville to Richmond that
this rail is required by the bill.
From Burkevile to Richmond such rail
would involvean expenditure, We suppose, OF
n! least $50, 900; and it would very much in
crease the perls of railroad operations. The
third rail might answer well for limited dis
tapce in the process of forming trains or deliV'
cry Of freights where railroads of differing
gauges meet but we know no road of even a
moderate length where third rail is employ
ed. 1t would be very troublesome. Where
such a rail is demanded by the necessities OF
trade, it would be far better to build another
track. We do not believe in the practicability
of two trains Of different gauges using the
same track. 1t is incompatible with sue
ce,sful railroad operations.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-17

-. ~ tho Board of Education have always
ssnwn4as great Interest in these appolnn
1asnts Indeed. wherever tRere ID ac.,so
som netition they are compelledgby the i,n-
,sortpn;ts of parffes interestedSoi give atten,
IN - the matter. Members OF the GeneEai
s ssem NV Invariably regard these appoin.,
n,ents az belonging somewhat to tneir splI1,S
I'd representatives. Sometimes, nnnappn.
tryo nr more members, representing tue sAme
county disagree as TO who Should % ap
nointed. and high degree OF eAclten a,,
not unfreouently occurs. Hence tne ns nss
hers of the Board of Education have oecouie
duly impressed with sense OF Tue iIsptb tho
bility Under which they act; ana unie So1;ha.
case Is very plain one they are yeIy , a
rate and very anxious to make 10 l ,,I;ant
This Is q fruitful branch OF tne sun'J a,
MIR. Editor, and could enter inIo lnuny yeod.
tails which would be amusing 70 yo disohnse
ers, and which would Thoroughly to " imnres-
snS tbot seem to exist-to wit, eitner 'na'
,ha SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction sp
no;rts the county superintendenIs, .. ,n ~
i';o ro,,,;on to the subject il calculator "
strengthen him personally. po-
49, Ss.;d enough on this point. -.u,,.
Ieas,n,ch as INSCRIPTIONS men I.sn'
III occuny seats on the Board OF Eau
p pas;nn at some future time, the. subject
s ShcD not be dismissed without some COLI
sheraton Of that possible case. -.
' Rad men could certainly do great oea oa o,
mischief U in this Board, as they always can can
do If elevated to responsible positions. BUT Ut
No wish to say more than can properly e ~
; ns in this article, must beg space LOT
one or perhaps two more articles.
W
Superintendent Public instruction.
rplease make your articles short, Doctor.l
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paa,.;es Of Reconstruction.

Another ono of the banefui fruits OF fe'
construction has been produced IN INC eo"-
hict Of claimants to the office OF uofefho'
ar Arkansas. What will the United States
Government do about II? Clearly that Gov
e,,mcnt is responsible for the disorder ana
,,;scoycrumeut Of southern States. so lar
:, Ice orIv iuterfered to make the instances
of ans,chy worse, and it has only been "hch
interference has go aggravated puohc e'i'S
tia, the right further to interfere n's uee"
a;s.,,;mcd on the part Of the Federal Gov
crnmen:. ,,>,;. .d-
,,,;,;stra,;on OF this woful period. Inc
800, government established by the con-
foln,ocv Of States has undertaken, in oppo-
e;,;on to tho authority Of the Constitution,
- modify the governments Of some OF the
States. In doing so, it has brought upon
those States evils never imagined as possible
nv our ancestors who founded the American
system Of Repu5licanism. And when tnose
,ho have suffered uncomfortable wrongsiro
these notifications appealed to the Federai
Government for relief, 1t has only mcddIeo
n,r enough to aggrayate those evils, and only
withheld its hands when it could hardy
make them worse, declaring that 1t had no
power to apply a remedy! 1t Is disgrace
m the nation and scandal upon Republi-
Canisrn.
Nov comes another added to the many
+ro,,hles that Congress or the Executive, or
hoth. will be asked to interfere IN. Wnat
will they or either OF them do? we snail
see.
The rejecting man, and even ne with
moaicum of the qualities OF statesman,
will not fail to compare the governments OF
this country before the war with those We
have had since the war. The CONTRAST IS
damning to the power controlling the course
of public policy and government since the
war. How smoothly and harmoniousiy i"o
the governments prior to the war! no"
re>pectcd was authority, and submissive were
all TO the laws! Force was nowhere heeoe''
and all the forms Of government were uis
nif,d and everywhere unobstructed. Hna'
can We say OF Lheu no" A'
ing as we could formerly with TRIUMPH
Where is disorder we must now ask Where |
III the South is peace-where is order
where is integrity are public honor
ani social contentment:
Who arc responsible for this: How long
will it last? Can we stand it alwayS!' Can
men who inaugura:ed these thirss and are
maintaining them continue to hold authori-
~ over this country? Either they must be
elected from power or the country must De
ruined and the Government must 60 10
pieces and be substituted by another.
The time is not come for this, and We be-
lieve that the day Of remedies for present.
evils is near at band. In the mean time, !,
hat about South Carolina, Louisiana, and +
A yl-ansag c