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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-14
AT AUCTION.
In MemOrIam OF the Lamented Dead
Is Now Ready.

THE GREAT MEMORIAL PAMPHLET,
Il embracing complete history Of the late
\ ELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC and biograph-
tcal sketches Of many of the most prominent
citizens, full account of the operations of
various charitable associations, and reports Of
the Howards, the Press, Masonic. German
Relief Odd Fellows, Citizens and Fire Relief,
st. Andrews Society, Knts hts Of Pythias, PO-
lice, ETC., etc, and the names OF over $500
persons, alphabetically arranged, who be-
came victims daring the calamity. Also, q
large amount of useful information. livery
library should have a copy. This pamphlet
Is printed on superior paper, and is expressly
desi gned for the friends and relatives of the
lamented dead and the friends of Memphis
abroad; can be sent by mail the same as
paper. For sale by all booksellers and news
agents, and wholesale by
YOUNG & BRO, 2Is Main St., Memphis.
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IN SESSION.

The senate was then called to or
der, and the chair announced, as
a member to fill the vacancy in the
joint select committee to investi-
gate the management of the af-
fairs of the District of Columbia, Senator
Stewart Nev.P to be chairman Of the
committee in place Of Senator Bout
well, who was excused on account of i'll
health. The senate then, on motion of
Senator Buckingham, adjourned till
Tuesday next.
AS soon as the senate adjourned 8
rush was made by large number Of
women and some men to the
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-14
SUPREME COURT

The supreme court of the United
staSss was announced, and the justices,
uershsied by Marshal hicolay and
Clerk Middleton, entered the chamber,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-14
ARRIVED AT NEW YORK.

New YORK, March 13.-The train,
hearing the hOnored remains Of Charles
Sumner, the congressional delegation
and personal friends of the deceased, ar
lived at Jersey City depot at eleven
.,icIock tonight. There was quite an
osssnblage to witness their transfer to
9Sass1-osses 9e.'s11 street ferry-boat. Amogn
those those present was a delegation
W Ito'9 9ooIoTe6 men from Brooklyn :
oh 0l mon the arrival of the remains
y. VIZ, o,, Work. and In company with a
IL .NJ~ eI'n,ant Of Metropolitan police, act
odVasiI ld - fheir escort to the Fifth Avenue
SataI ~ q W a guard of colored men hss
nboTea n If fhe remains uHtil morning,
transferTed TO the Grand Central depot,
and leave by the eight o'clock train for
Boston.
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FOURTH
GRAND GIFT CONCERT
MARCH 3ist.
NO FURTHER DISAPPOINTMENT
A Fortune for $50.

LIST OF GIFTS
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-14

The senate of the United States
entrusts the remains of Charles Sumner
TO its sergeant-at-arms, and the commit
tee appointed to convey them to his
home, there to commit earth to
earth, ashes to ashes, and dust to dust,
in the soil of the commonwealth of
Massachusetts. Peace to his ashes.
The coffin was then closed, and the
flowers having been replaced, it was re-
moved from the chamber followed by
the committee appointed by the senate
and house, to accompany the remains
to Boston.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-14
VACANT SEAT

of Senator Sumner to gain possession of
the flowers which had been placed upon
his desk, and similar attempts were
made to carry off the floral decorations
that had been removed from the cata-
falque and coffin. The crowd managed
to seize many of the flowers before the
officers of the senate could interfere.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-14

NEW YORK, March 13.-The chamber
of commerce met in special session this
morning, E. Dodge presiding, to take
action on the death of Senator Sumner,
and adopted resolutions declaring that
in his death liberty has lost Jealous
and resolute defender; the equal rights
of citizens, an able and vigilant guard
ian, and wise and safe ideas Of ma
tional economy an eloquent expOunder.
Addresses were made by Jonathan Stur-
CESS, Samuel B. Ruggles and others.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-14

The body having been placed upon the
cstafalque, cross sent by Miss Nellie
Grant was placed upon the casket. This
cross was composed of lilies, eamelias,
white rose buds, and other delicate flow
els. All being now seated, Senator Car
penter announced that religious services
appropriate to the occasion would be
performed. Rev. DR.. Butler, chaplain
of the house of representatives, then
read from the scriptures, and offered a
fervent prayer. He was followed by
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, chaplain of the
senate, who also read from the scrip
lures, and followed with the Lords
prayer. Benediction was then pro-
nounced by DR.. Sunderland.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
CUR EXCHANGE TABLE.

RUSSELL Co.-ProgresS.--Thom Ise-
ly, the chap who was arrested recent
ly in Bristol, for stealing horse. and
who was examined before Mayor Fow-
Ter, had his trial at the recent Circuit
Court. and was sentenced to three
years in the Penitentiary. He plead
guilty as he did in Bristol.
MoRRIsTowN - Gazette. - Helms
brings out his chicken over the news
of Ham Fulkerson's election as Atty.
Genl., by 27S votes,
Boyd is elected Sheriff, T. c. Cain,
Circuit Court Clerk; Mays, Collector /;
Thompson, Trustee; and Moser, Reg
lister.
Judge Button has been speaking in
Hamblen, and hits the poor Civil
Rights Bill some merciless blows.
WYTHEvILLE - Bsttcrprise.-At a
meeting held last week, delegates were
appointed to the Valley r. r. Con-
venUion, at StauntOn, the End Wednes-
day in September. Gen. Pridemore
and Judge H. w. Sheffey, were ap-
pointed alternates.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
THE sOMERYILLE RIOT.

The following account of the bloody
fight in Somerville, Fayette county,
West Tennessee, on the day after the
election, is from a special correspond
end Of the Memphis Avalanche, who
went on the ground with the troops
sent from Memphis on Friday and
gathered his information fIom the
principal actors themselves:
Last Thursday-election day-Cash
Warren, leading negro, while at the
polls. gave negro boy-a minor-a
ticket, and told him to go and vote it.
Mr.. Edgar Herndon, citizen of the
place. saw Cash, and knowing that
the boy was minor, told him he could
rot vote. 70 this Cash made an inn
pudent reply, winding up by cursing
Mr.. Herndon. The latter started to
draw his pistol. when his friends inter-
posed and told him to wait until after
the election was over. Yielding to
their intreaties he did so.
The following Friday morning about
So'clock, Mr.. ]. @. Herndon the May
or of Somerville, and the brother of
Edgar, went TO where Cash was work.
ing, and asked him what he meant by
using the language he had to bis BROTH
or. Cash replied None of your
damn business" when Mr.. Herndon
struck him over the bead with rat
tan cane which he had in his hand
At this Cash drew his pistol, and pre-
senting it at Mr.. Herdon, snapped 1t,
the cap failing to explode. Mr.. Hern-
don then drew his pistol and shot at
the negro, who was in run. Sever
al other shots were fired at him by par
ties unknown, until he fell shot
the neck and in the leg.
The news of this shooting caused
excitement among the ne
grocS, and Il report was scon'in circula-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
TOWN OF GOODSON.
TAX BILL FOR 1915.
by the Council july,
1874.

The Tax shall be so cents per hum
dred dollars value on all personal
property enumerated in the following
schedule. to wit:
Horses, mules, asses and jennets,
cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, pleasure
carriages, stage coaches, carts. wag-
ons, carrylogs, elliptic spring wagons,
carryalls, gigs, buggies. and vehicles
of like kind to either of these emu
merated, books and pictures, Except
those exempted by law mechanics s
tools, farming implements, mineral
productions. watches, clocks, piano
fortes, melodeonS, harps, organs, and
musical instruments of all kinds.
All household and kitchen fnrni>
ture. All gold and silver plate, pla-
ted ware and jewelry, not including
such as are embraced in any other
number of this schedule. All grain,
tobacco, and otner agricultural pro-
ductiOns in hand or possession, legal
or constructive, as purchaser, Grain,
tobacco and other agricultural pro-
ductionS in the hands of u producer
of the same are exempt from taxa
ton, The marketable value of all
other personal property not specifi-
cally enumerated in this schedule,
and not exempt from taxation. The
value in this State of ell solvent
bonds, demands and claims, howev>
er evidenced, whether due or not,
from debtors residing out of or with
in this State or town deducting
from the aggregate amount therof all
such bonds, demands or claims, not
otherwise deducted. owing to others
as principal debtor and not as guar
antor, eUdorser or surety. The ag>
gregate of principal, interest and ex-
change shall constitute the amount
of bond, demand or claim due and
payable, and the principal. with in
terest rebated, wnen the bond, de-
mand or claim bears no interest, shall
constitute the value of bond, de-
mand or claim, not yet due and pay
able. But no bond, demand or claim,
constituting a part of business done
out of the State shall be included Il
The value of capital, including
moneys. credits or other thing re-
naming invested, whether said in
vestment was made originally in this
o. any orher Stale or town loaned.
used or employed in business out of
this State by himself. his agent or
other person for him. The value of
capital of incorporated joint stock
not otherwise taxed
Real estate and all other property
belonging to such company, not en-
ployed in the business thereof shall
not be held to be capital, but shall be
listed and taxed as capital, The
amount of capital invested, used or
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
How to Make a Good Cement.

How to Make a Good Cement
As the idea that good mortar
requires certain proportion Of
earth in its composition is preva-
lent in this community, we desire
to call attention to the following
taken from the SCIENTIFIC AMERI-
CAN, which generally knows what
it treats of.-ED. News.
To obtain good mortor, saj 3
Graham Smith. as much depends on
the character of the ingredients and
The manner Of mixing them as on
the goodness of the lime Itself. 1t
does not necessarily follow that be
cause lime is good, the quality OF
the mortar will be good also: The
best lime ever burut would be spoilt
Uy the custom common among some
builders, to mix with it alluvial soil
and rubbish taken from the founda-
ton pi's of intended buildings. The
sand should be hard, sharp, gritty,
and for engineering purposes, not
100 fine it should be perfectly free
from ali organic matter. and with no
particular smell. Good sand for NOR
tar may be rubbed between the hands
without soiling them. The water
should also be free from all organic
matter, and on this account should
never be taken from Stagnant ponds
The presence of salt in sand and wa
ter is not found to impair the ulti-
mate strength of most mortars; new
er the less. it causes tie work to
nitrate" or, as it is commonly
termed, "saltpeter," which consists
of white froty blotches appearing on
the face of the structure. 1t also
renders the mortar liable to moisture,
and for these reasons should never be
present in mortar intended for ar
chitectural purposes, although for
dock walls and sea works it may
generally be used with advantage and
economy. +.f
Sand is used to increass the re-
sistance of mortar to crushing. to
lessen the amount of shrinking, and
to reduce the bulk of the more costly
material. lime. Water is the agent
by which combination is effected,
and as sand does not increase iI
volume by moisture, it necessity
follows that no more of the aqueous
elements should be employed than
is absolutely necessary to fill the
interstices between the sand. and
render the whole into paste con-
venient for use; and the greater
strictness with which this is adhered
to the more compact and durabte will
be the mortar.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
WHAT IT MEANS +!

The result of the recent elections
means tie disintegration of the
radical party in Tennessee and
North Carolina. In Virginia it
practically disappeared last autumn,
witness, the late result in Peters
burg.
Does any one suppose Horace
Maynard conld next year, in any
possible sort of canvass, succeed him.
self as Congressman at Large?-
The people have every where taken
the first opportunity to resist the
insult, wrapped up in the Civil
Rights Bill. Perhaps the most
remarkable result has been at
Knoxville. There Brownlow and
Maynard made the sqaure issue be-
fore the people, and the heretofore
heavy majority Of the Republicans
was overwhelmed by an avalanche
OF public seorn. The CHRONICLE was
stricken with amaEement at the res
suit. The fact is the people have
at length in the teeth of a para
mount peril broken ever the old
party limits and together sworn
that they will not have this mad
measure forced upon them. Tho
result means that Radicalism must
stop
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18

dan village during the visit of the
chief to camp had packed up and de-
parted Gone Stab" has recently
returned from the hostile camp on
Powder river, and says that the In
dians lost ten killed in the fight with
the Rozeman exploring party. He
remains with us three days longer,
when he will take his departure and
rejoin his band.
On the 3lst General Custer, with
the engineers. ascended Harney's
Peak, and found it to be the highest
point in the Black Hills. General
Custer, in his report on this region,
says:
In no portion Of the United States,
not excepting The famous Blue Grass
region of Kentucky. have l ever found
grazing superior to that which grows
wild in these hitherto unknown re-
gions. know of no portion of our
country where nature has done so
much to prepare homes for husband
men, and left so little for them to do
as here. Everything indicates az
abundance of moisture within the
space occupied by the Black Hills
Gold has been found in several places.
and it is the option of those who are
giving attention to the subject that
it will be discovered in paying quans
ties. l have upon my table forty or
fifty small PARTICLES of pure gold, in
size about that of a small pin>head.
Most Of it was obtained to-day from
a single pan of earth. but as we have
not remained longer at any camp than
one day, it will be readily understood
that there is no opportunity to make
a satisfactory examination in regard
to deposits of valuable minerals
Until further investigations is had
regarding the richness Of the deposits
of gold no opiuion should be formed
Veins of what the geologists call
bearing quartz, crop out on al
most every hillside. All existing
geological or geographical maps of
this region have been found incor-
rect.
The northward march begins in a
few days from this date, and General
Custer expects to reach Fort Lincoln
by the 31st of August.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18

The establishment of such relations
between pastor and his flock as shall
secure for him that intimacy which
ought to exist only in the domestic
circle, is an evil of fearful tendency
and unspeakable danger. Ministers
are censurable in high degree who
encourage their people, men or wO-
men. to come to them with family
matters or secret sores. Some men
are themselves g0ssips, aud delight to
get d give ali the 'cial news, and the
more secret the richer the prize They
encourage revelations when their ears
should be deaf to everything approach
ing to scandal. All iudicious pastors
discourage familiarity on the part of
their people, especially the female de-
nomiuati
For this way lies the danger. A sill
ly woman, piOus perhaps, but very
soft and shallow, hears the stirring
words of her eloquent pastor is reused,
warmed, soOthed, eXalted-she thinks
edifed-and straightway she believes
him to be the man sent 20 do her good.
She goes to his study to tell him so
how much enjoyment she fluids in his
words, or she writes him a letter and
AcI lltIlC SOul lult Ol LWdu-
die about her gratitude for what her
dear pastor has done for her, how she
sis lifted up" by his instructions; how
she loves him as friend given to be
her guide and comfort, and so on. and
so on, more and worse, running into
mawkish senti-mentally. sickening
man-worship, disgusting to every sem
sible person but very nectar to vain,
worldly preacher, who seeks only to
make his hearers feel good" Such
people never go to their pastors to ask
what they must do to be saved" 1t
is to tell him how good they feel, how
he is 'exalting" them, ''fiiiling them
with joy, peace, and love-" We can
not go into particulars without offend
ing the taste of every reader. We
make our meaning plain. We wish to
be understood as saying that what
worldly preachers and sentimental
women call communion of souI' and
kindred spirits" mutual help" and
"holy sympathy" and words in the
same strain, is not religion-it is not
even religious. 1t is of the earth,
earthly. 1t is 'carnal conceived in
sin." 1t is simply the lower nature,
the human passion of one creature to-
ward another. GOD is not in it..
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
THE BLOODY SOUTH.

We have heard of the anticipa-
ted war Of races in the Southern
States until we have begun to
doubt the prophecy, but the close
observer of to-day must admit that
there is something more than mere
smoke in it. Wherever the with
drawal of federal support has left
the whites and negroes free to con-
test their thirst for power we have
had but one story told us of the
result. Either the whites have
submitted to absolute ruin as in
South Carolina, or they have had
TO resort to the last argument of is-
solatcd communities and carry
their lives under the point of the
pistol. There must be the abso-
lutte domination of one race over
the other as in Va. or S. G. to in
sure peace. In such disputed
States as Mississippi and Louisiana
blood alone has been the end of it
al. Even in West Tennessee we
have the Somerville riot. A white
man challenges negro ballot-box
suffer and the result is insolent
resistance which causes the death
of a number Of good citizens. But
for the arrival Of aid from Mem
phis the result would have been
lar worse AT Austin, on the Mis-
sissippi side of the river, some 80
miles below Memphis, a white man
shoots accidentally a negro child
and has to seek refuge in Jail from
a negro mob, as bloody as though
it had been in the kingdom of
King Coffee, at Coomassie. His
final escape from them is made the
occasion for a declaration of war
against the white people of the
whole town. A black levy EN-
MAssIE is made, the town surround
ed and the torch thrcatend with the
sword. Partial help arrives and
battle ensues, at the time of this
writing the result is undecided
We have a letter from friend in
louisiana, in which we are told
that a blood outbreak of the ne
groes is expected at any time
The Grant Parish bloodshed is yet
fresh in our memories. These
things are stubborn facts which we
cannot disregard and they mean
that the equal admixture of the
black and white races in this Union
is an impractica5le dream of such
giganic idiots as Sumner and Ho-
race Mayard.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
THE FIRST KISS.

One Of our exchanges has some
very sensible advice to give touch
ing the liberties taken by ministers
of the gospel with ladies in their
social intercourse. The following
remarks should be attentively read
and if those newspapers whose edi-
tors are too mawkish or refined to
copy the Beecher-Tilton affair
would spread them before their
readers they would be of some SER
vice to them. As for the Bristol
News it means to expose these
social leaprosies and point out the
causes of these social rots until the
public will learn from them those
wise lessons which hurt none but
fools.-ED. News.
The common custom, for instance,
of the minister's taking the first kiss
at marriage. is pointed illustration.
This usage dates back to the time OF
feudal robbery OF privileges and pri-
vate rights. 1t is indecorous now,
and is probably the shadow and relic
of an observance more than indeco-
rous. 1t is INDUCED in, of course,
now without thought of any history
in the past or any meaning in the pre-
sent. but it is this very thing of
which we are con-
Let the Observer speak, however;
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
Discoveries of the Black Hills
EXpedItiOn-A New Gold
Country.

General Clusters Black Hills ex-
pedition had reached the western base
on Harney's Peak on the 3Oth ultimo.
Oa the 22d they halted and encamp-
ed within forty miles of a prominent
peak in Wyoming called Inyan Kara,
600 feet high, which peak we as
cended, lying over here one day.
The expedition then turned due east
and attempted the passage Of the
Black Hills. After a short march
we came into a most beautiful valley.
''Its equal" said General Custer
81 have never seem" Such, loo, was
the testimony of all those who beheld
the panorama spread out before us.
Every step of our march that day
was amid flowers of the most exquisite
color and perfume to new or unclasi-
fed species. The total fora OF the
valley embrace 125 species. The
water in the streams stood at "A de-
gress. This beautiful vale was named
Flora Valley. We followed this val
ley to the top of the western ridge
of the Black Hills, winding our way
through little park of great natural
beauty.
Gold indications showed its tspresence
in sufficient quantities to repay work
ing, and the country promised to be
one of the most beautiful and fertile
sections in the State. During the
march through the Floral Valley a
diminutive Indian village was dlscov-
cred. To avoid collision a party
of Indian scouts were sent ahead to
counsel with them, preceded by a
guide bearing flag oftruce. General
Custer followed with an escort, and,
entering the village, assured them Of
his friendship and promised them
presents if they would come to his
camp. The village contained five
men, seven squaws, and fifteen chill
dren. The Indians promised to camp
neai us for a few days and assist us
in our explorations. That afternoon
three of them came te camp and Sc
cured the presents and promised to
move their camp up near us in the
to protect their camp from
the Rees. General Custer ordered a
guard of Soldiers to accompany them
to their camp, but the Indians, who
had not been acting in good faith,
departed, and two scouts
we're sent after them with directions
to request them TO return, but TO use
10 violence. The Indians refused,
md one of them tried to Trest
yun from one of the scouts. The
scout disengaged himself and fred
lis gun. wounding both the Indian
Ind his pony, through probably not
The Indian who was bit
escaped, "One Stab - the chief, be-
ng brought back to camp. The In-
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18
An Ancient Werk.

Through the courtesy ofCol. Fulker-
son our delegate to the Legislature, we
have bee permitted to glance at the
Colonial records of Va, containing the
proceedings of the First General AS
sembly of Va, in 1919, together with a
list of the living and the dead of the
Colony, &C., &C. The pamphlet is
gotten up by our friend r. f. Walker,
who comes near being worth his
weight In gold, than any other man
i'm the commonwealth, and who could
have founded, if hehad lived then,
the Colony of Virginia, in about one
fourth the time it took our slow footed
ancestors.
This work of LOG pages, we have
seen alluded to in our exchanges, but
have not until now, been blessed with
a sight of it. It is very attractively
gotten up. and it and DR.. Bagby's Fif-
ty Millions, would be an addition to
any Virginia Library.