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ARKANSAS.
The Missing Jsstiess OF the Supreme
Csurt-Where Are They!
The BelIigerents still BeIIieOse- Grant
VIII Not Interfere Between
Them-Etc.

WASHINGTON, May Sat the eabi-
net session to-day there vVas soDse eon-
versaii0n over the condition of affairs in
Arkansas, but the executive has not yet
given decision. Tie attorney general
stated the attorneys for Brooks had net
completed their argument, and have
asked for day or two to prepare it
thoroughly.
LITFI& E9ek, May 5.-A special to
the Gazette says that one of the largest
meetings ever held in Jefferson county,
convened at Pine Bluff last night. Hon.
VIM. NJ. Harrison, who was a candidate
for associate justice Of the supreme court
on the Brooks ticket in 1872, and who
claims that he was elected, presided over
the meeting. A string of resolutions
were adopted, cOndemning Brooks, and
approving of Baxter's course, also ap-
proving the wise course of General II.
King White in his management of the
affairs in the interest of Baxter in that
section.
A speci i to the same paper from
Helena, says: "a large meeting was
held at that place last night composed
principally Of cOlOred people. Hon. J.
7. White. eolored ex-State senator, and
present State commissioner OF public
work, addressed the meeting in the in-
terest of peace, and advised those pres
ent not to Join the forces of either side
but to let the legislature determine the
question"
The United States troops formed line
across Markham street last night on
three separate occasions to prevent an
advance of the Baxter forces.
Brooks received a reinforcement of
one company, nearly all colored, from
Perry county this evening.
Chief-J Justice Mcclure to-day had
writ served on Generals Churchill and
Bloeher commanding them to produce
the bodies of Messrs. Bennett and Searle,
the associate justices of the supreme
court, whose arrest was mentioned yes
terday. These officers replied by stating
that martial law prevailed in Pul ski at
this time, and they knew Of no orders
except those which came from their su-
perior. The Baxter side has adviees
from Washington that Senator Clayton
applied to the President for the use Of
federal troops in searching for the two
judges, but the President declined to let
them be used for that purpose.
A few days ago the Baxter side sent
to st. Louis to have a duplicate seal of
the State made. The seal was forwarded
yesterday by express. This morning,
before the express agent had time to de-
liver it, a squad Of Brooks men entered
his office and captured the seal. Con-
siderable activity prevails on both sides
tonight. Sentinels are doubled around
Bakers headquarters, and a general
military air pervades everything.
''M0RAL AID TO BROOKS"
ST. LOUIS, May 5.-The Democrats
special says an address of the reform
congressional delegation to the people
of Arkansas has been telegraphed from
Washington, and cannot fail to give ad-
ditional weight to the moral aid to
Brooks. Over three thousand are issued
daily at the statehouse.
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A RACE OF PEGMIES.
Recent Discovery by Bayard Taylor In
Central AfricGs

NEw YORK, May 4.-Bayard Taylor,
in a letter from Egypt, gives an account
Of the recent discovery Of a race of pig
mics in central Africa. Speaking of two
in the care of the khediye, he says:
1.-The little fellows looked at me with
bright, questioning, steady eyes, while
examined and measured them. TuUbnl
was fOrty-six inches in hight, the legs
being twenty-five inches and the body,
with the head, twenty-four inches,
which is somewhat better proportioned
than is usual in savage tribes. The head
and arms were quite symmetrical, but
the spine was curved IN remarkably
from the shoulders to the hip-joints,
throwing out the abdomen, which was
already much distended, probably from
their diet of beans and bananas; yet the
head was erect, the shoulders on q line
of gravity, and. there wss no stoop in
the posture of the body as in south
Africa Tubbul measured twenty-sIx
inches around the breast and twenty
around the abdomen. His hands and
feet were caaTsely formed, but not large,
only the se-jOints being dispropor-
tionately II a aud clumsy. The facial
angle was fully up to the average; there
was a good development of brain, fine,
intelligent eyes, and q nosesO hatte ned
that in looking down the forehead from
above one saw only the lips projecting
beyond it. The nostrils were astonish-
ly wide and square, and his complexion
was that of dark mulattc.
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HUMBOLDT.
The Joint Commission de LuBaticO In
guirendO from West and Middle
Tennessee.
The Location Of the Asylum at Hum
bOldt an Insane Iaea-6OTernOr
Browns Movements.
Meeting of the Executive Committee Of
the Bistriet-PrOminent Candi.
dates for 0fice-Etc,
special to the Appeal

Special TO the Appeal
HUMBOLDT, Tenn, May 5.-The COM
missiOners sent up TO this place by the
Memphis chamber Of commerce spent
last night at Mckenzie. They were not
expected, and the hotel was not pre-
Bared for such an incursion Of guests.
Twelve hungry men from Front and In
ion, streets, with the memorable Alder
man Pettigrew at their head, ought
never be sent out of Memphis with
ont a cOmmissary and provision
train. Each man, however, pro-
yides his own ordnance, carrying his
own pocket-pistOl. The committeeman,
newspaper reporters and the rest had
meeting last night and drafted sci Of
resolutions requesting Governor Brown
to visit Memphis and Brownsville after
inspecting the charms Of Humboldt. OF
course the governor is asked 10 withhold
any decision be may adopt until he has
seen the pretty places at Browns
vile and Memphis, on which these
Memphis and Brownsville people think
the asylum should be located. Nobody
believes that the institution viii have
its site at Humboldt. They have not
succeeded even yet, despite the revela-
ton made by Mr.. Bright, Of Browns
vile, in efiseing from beech-uees around
Humboldt the marks Of the floods.
Sandpaper has played out, and mosqui-
toes raVage the land, 30 say unsophisti-
Gated people. There was quite crowd
At Mckenzie this morning at nine
O'Clock to welcome Governor Brown,
Dr. Calender and DR.. Jones, experts
who accompany the governor TO aid in
determining the question of fitness Of
the location selected for the asylum. 1t
won't stick. Such is the common
ly entertained opinion. The gov
amor is in admirable good health,
and, we hope, will come down
with the committee 10 Memphis. Drs.
Calender, Chestham and Jones, mas
tiers Of their profession and experts IN
dealing with the insane, accompany
Governor Brown. They know full well
the sbsurdity involved in the PROPOSE
tion TO locate such an institution in such
= Mace as Humboldt, a fiourishing, at
tractfye. busy interior town. MessTs.
Busby, Cubbins, Treadwen, Fizer, Log
wood, Mathes, Pettigrew, and five or
six Others, are here to escort the governor
no Memphis, if he conclude to go with
us. 1t Is probable he will not go to
Memphis. He will accept OF reject the
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THE COLORED CONVENTION.
A Great Mistake-The Delegates Gen-
orally Made Up Of Men Ashamed
of their Race.

From an Occasional Correspondent
NASHVILLE, May 4, lS74.-The great
Impression here seems to be that the ne
grOes, in their convention at this place
the other day, made great mistake. If
their object Is to destroy the school sys-
tenn OF the State, then they have started
in the right direction. This would in-
jure them more than il would the white
people. There are some persons in the
State who would be glad of any pretext
10 abolish the free-school system, and
those Nashville convention negroes ap-
pear inclined 10 give them that preteXt.
The negroes of this State generally are
not responsible for what those ambi-
tiOus, self-cOnceited negroes did
at Nashville. The Nashvil .e con-
vention negroes are those who are
ashamed of their own race and IN
willing to associate with persons of their
own color who are far better than they
are, and these same negroes Ed. Shaw,
Nelse Walker, and such like, are trying
to force themselves into the society OF
white people and quit their own people.
The sensible negroes will find them out,
and will scOrn and repudiate them. Ne
grOes should have equal privileges with
white people, that is they should have as
accommodations when they pay for
them, as good hotels if they wish them,
etc, are built them, but they should keep
themselves separate and apart from the
white race in schools, hotels and rail-
roads. Tne anxiety on the part of some
negroes TO force themselves into white
society implies that they feel their iDfe-
riOrity. If a negro had the proper pride
and self-respect he would and should be
no more solicitOus about getting into the
society Of white people than white peO-
pie would be to get into his society.
This nervous anxiety about their social
status is an acknowledgment OF inferior
ity which no negro of self-respect should
ever make. Equal rights and equal
privileges should satisfy them without
having them jointly and in common.
Let there be white and colored schools,
white and colored churches, white and
cOlOred cars, but let each be equal in
privileges and equal in accommodations.
This is all they should ask and all they
will oct
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A British man-ot-wsr has gone to
Valparaiso to investigate the case Of
Captain Hyde, of the steamer Tacma,
which capsized short time ago outside
OF the harbor. 1t appears that after the
trial Of the British court at Valparaiso,
Captain Hyde, with the consent of the
British consul, took passage in British
vessel for Liverpool, but the Cbillian
authorities took him from the steamer
and marched him in manaeles through
the streets of Valparaiso to prison, not
withstanding the protest of the consul.
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action of the majority of the commits
SECOND DISPATCH.


Special to the Appeal.
HUMBOLDT, May 5.-The executive
committee of the Democratic party OF
the ninth congressional district, in ses-
sion here, declared the Democratic party
the only agency and organization 10 re-
sist Radicalism, and thorough organiza-
ton Is insisted upon. A convention Is
ordered for this district on the twelfth OF
August, at Humboldt, to nominate
candidate for congress.
Governor Brown, Doctors Calender,
Cbeatham and Jones examined the site
for the asylum. II is thought they can
not oppose the action Of a majority of
the board to select site. The Memphis
chamber Of commerce committee dined
and wined at Humboldt, and made ex-
tensive speeches at DuBlaps hotel.
Srirell Hill is here; he is a candidate
for congress in this district; also John
SkiffingtOn, candidate for attorney
general
Governor Brown in a note to MIR.
Pettigrew, states that he cannot exam
ine any site except that selected by a
majority of the commissioners, and he
approves or refuses, or may recommit
the matter to the board, but he cannot
now visit Memphis
Colonel Magevney and niece and son,
are here on a pilgrimage to LOurdes,
France.
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NOTICE TO
CITY TAX-PAYERS
OFFICE CITY TAX COLLECTOR,
Il n ~

OFFICE CITY TAX COLLECTOR.
" MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 4, IS7L
az Whereas, the Tax-Collector received the
lst day of August, 1873, and therefore the four
months and the additional time OF ninety
days prescribed by law having expired on the
lst day of March, lS7l; notice is, therefore,
hereby given, that in accordance with law
there Will be, after the 18th day of May, 1874,
added to the taxes ten per cent. penalty; snd
further notice is hereby given, that on the 80th
day OF May, 1874, the taX-bOoks viii be closed
for the purpose OF issuing distress warrants
against all delinquent taxpayers who may
have, TO the knowledge of the Tax Collector,
personal property to be levied on for past-due
taxes. FRED. G. SCHAPER
my6 City Taxi Collector.
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InsOlYent Notice.

HAVING suggested the insolvency OF the
estate Of David Robertson, deceased, no.
tice Is hereby given 70 all persons having
claims against said estate to appear and file
the same with the County Court Clerk, au-
thenticated in the manner prescribed by law,
on or before the 5'h day Of august, 1874; and
any claim not filed on or before said day or
before an appropriation OF the funds OF said
estate is made, shall be forever barred, both
in law and equity.
By order OF County Court Clerk.
May 4, 1874. JAMES A. MURRAY, Adm'r
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NOn-ResideBt Notice.

BY county, Tennessee.-Emma u. Abbott VS.,
Charles Abbott.
IT appearing from affidavit in this
cause that the defendant, Charles Abbott,
IS a citizen of 81. Louis, Missouri, and a nom
resident OF the State OF Tennessee.
It is therefore ordered, That he make his
appearance herein, at the courthouse in the
city Of Memphis, Tennessee, on or before the
first Monday IN June, 1873, and plead, answer
or demur to cOmpiatnaEtS Dill, or the same
will be TAX en- Tor confessed as TO him and set
for heasing eXparte, and that a COPY OF this
order be published once week, for four sue
cessive weeks, in the Memphis Appeal.
This 9th day of April, 1874
A eoPy-Attest; EDMUND A. COLE,
Clerk and Master.
By r. J. Black, d. Z. and NJ
W. l.. Duff, sol. for complafnant ans "a
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AT a meeting of the Tsmmauy hall
general committee in New York yester-
day, EX-Congressmen John Morrissy
and john Fox engaged in friendly talk,
which gradually changed into dispute
cusing the other of unfaithfulness and
intrigue. The affair resulted in Norris
sey knocking Fox down with his fist
and buk4ng him (Morrissey's best holt
severely about the head and shoulders.
Friends interfered and prevented an
item headed "Butted to Death"
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THE FLOOD.
From the Bic RIaek Region Higher
than in 1S67-$2O00 Contrib
It'd BY Charleston, S. c.

New ORLEANS, May 5.-Mr. A. F.
Msrdes, writing to the PScGyi1ae from
Black river, says the country is sub
merged deeper than it was in 1857
Among the people there has been great
privation. and in some instances suffer-
ing. Picture to your mind the con-
ditiOn of our locality, when help
less widows and children are con-
demned to fight against starvation,
with two and a half ears of corn a day."
After mentioning other cases Of desti-
tuition, the writer concludes: ''But for
the timely arrival of supplies from the
relief committee of New Orleans, the
suffering here would have been in
tense. 1t thrills one with horror
to contemplate what our condition would
have been had not heaven-sent charity
reached US in. time. May the donors
never know what it is to want. If they
could witness the effect of their noble
acts they would fully realize that it is
more blessed to give than to receive"
CHARLESTON, S. c., CONTRIBUTES TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 5.-The cit
izens' committee telegraphed to New
Orleans to-day authorizing draft for
two thousand dollars for the relief of
sufferers by the floods. Contributions
are still coming in. Collections will be
taken up in the churches Sunday for the
same purpose.
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? Green, who was killed by Weaver in
Lswreneeburg, Tennessee, q few days
ago, willed fifteen hundre dollars to a
couple of lawyers to prosecute his muir
deTer.
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Undivided Surplus .....S1, 1856, ,6s6 95

The Manhattan invites comparison
with other companies as to the follow
ing particulars:
l. The large Proportion of its As
sets to Liabilities.
2. The small Ratio of Expenses to
Income.
3. Care in the Selection of Risks.
t. Prudence and Skill of Admins
tration.
5. Justice and Liberality in the Pay
ment of Losses and Dividends.
8. Th5 even and uninterrupted sue
cess Of its operations for quarter Of
century.
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Nonresident Notice.

No. 762, +. DIN the second Chancery Court
OF Shelby county, Tennessee.-B. r. Ander-
son, Commissioner Revenue, use, ETC., VS..
Henry York and others.
IT appearing from the return of the Sheriff
Il 70 process issued in this cause that the de-
PENDANTS, Henry York, James Williams and
Samuel Williams, are not 10 be found IN his
county:
il is therefore ordered by the Clerk and
Master, That they make their appearance
herein, at the courthouse Of the Second Chan
cery Court, ia The city OF Memphis, Tenn, on
or before the first Monday in June, 1871,
and plead answer or demur to comp ialnants'
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed
as to them and set for hearing exparte: and
that copy Of this Oroer be published once
week, for four successive weeks, IN the Mem
phis Appeal. This April %, 1874.
Nj D. L. STEW ART, Clerk and Master
By George Msllery, Deputy &. and N.
Mcdowell & OILS. for cOmplts Tim
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THE NORFOLK LOTTERY.
The Capital Prize Drawn by Norfolk
Tickel-HOlder-77,50 he Lucky
Number.
Special to the Appeal

NORFOLK, Va, May 5.-Balanee IF
ty-six, ticket seventy-seyen thousand
five hundred aid nine, capital prize,
twenty-five thousand dollars; party ia
Norfolk. KIDD.
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MARRIED..

UFFY-BoWLAND-O sunday, May Cd,
by Rev. Father Riordan, at st. Patrick's
Church, Mr.. 7. W. DUFFY and Miss NJ. ].
ROWLAND.
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Nonresident Notice.

No. 7OS, Z. DIN the Second Chancery Court
of shelby county, Tennessee.-B. 2. Auder-
son, Com missioner ReveRue, use, ETC.. vs..
Maurice Mitchell and Others
II appearing from the return Of the Sheriff
l. TO process issued in this cause that the de
fendant, Maurice Mitchell, is not to be found
in his county:
1t Is therefore ordered by the Clerk and
Master That he make his appearance here
in, at the courthouse Of the second Chancerv
Court, in the city Of Memphis, Tenn. on or
before the first Monday in June 1S74 and
plead, answer or demur to complainant s
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed
as TO him and set for hearing eXparte; and
that copy Of this order be published once a
week, Tor four successive weeks, in the Mem
phis Appeal. This Al prii %, 1874.
M. ID. J.. STE WART, Clerk and Master.
By George Mallery, Deputy c. and NJ.
Mcdowell q johnson, SOls. for cOmplnt thu
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DISSOLUTION.

FTlHE partnership heretofore existing be-
1 tween the undersigned, under the firm
name of Davis " Byrne, Al Grenada, Miss, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent
j. W. BYRNE.
May 2, 1874. Il EgsaW. j. DAVIS.
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DIED.

LEASANTS-Saturday morning. May I'd,
of congestion, LYDIA, beloved child OF
Brooke and Lizzie r. Peasants. baltimore
Cdd.l and Petersburg (Va.) papers please eopy.]
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81 UNION STREET.
NONRESIDENT Notice.

No. S1b, K. DIN the Second Chancery Court
OF shelby county, Tennessee.-B. P. Ander-
son, Commissioner Of Rev anue, use, ETC., vs..
Joseph Parrish and others.
/ i appearing from the return Of the sheriff
i 10 process issued in this cause that the de-
lendants, Martin o. Chapman and Warrick
Martin, are not TO be found in his county.
IL Is therefore ordered, by the Clerk and
Master, that they make their appearance
herein, at the courthouse Of the Second
Chancery Court, in the city OF Memphis Ten
nessea, on or before the hrst Monday In June,
ls74, and plead, answer or demur 10 complain
ants Dill, or the same VIII De taken for con-
fessed as to them and set for hearing Cxparte
and that a c1py Of this order be published
once week, for four successive weeks, in the
Memphis Appeal.
This April ~, 1874.
NJ. d. L. STEWART, Clerk and Master
By Geo. Manery, D. and N
Mcdowell & johnson. soils. for comD't thu
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MASONIC NOTICE.

A SPECIAL communication Of Ange- Q
n roaa Lodge, No. l6s, viii be held thlsNAE
"WEDNESDAY evening, May 6th, AVN
~ O'Clock. for ORR in the L. A. degree.
All Z. AS are fratemally invited.
By order Z. q. LOCKE, W. n.
b. RICHMOND, Secretary. my6
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Neor Cor
gseT Of Second and Adams streets.-Preaching at
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science has devised method 10 this eff
feet, IN which a numeTally graduated
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Tne cnstea cost Napoleon 4, Ie0,OO0
francs. Its next owner was a Swedish
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NOTICED.

For. Account of Whom it m ay UeBcern
We will sell,
On saturday, June 18th, At Auction,
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GEN. Joseph Z. JObnsfOn's Narrative
OF Mflflsry Operations" Just out.
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Gen. Joseph z. JOhBs-Oa's Narrative
OF nIlttHry Operations Jast cut.
FNHE underrigned, as the authorized Agent
4 OF Shelby, Haywood, Hardeman, Fayette
and Upton counties, will q II orders by mail or
express on receipt of P. .. order or draft, o.
wlll send G. o. u. by express. The work will
not be delivered in the above-named counties
except through me. The book is about $50
pages, illustrated. Price, s. in Cloth, So in
Leather, 81 50 in Hslf-Turkey Morocco. Send
on your orders. Address l.. II. STEW ART,
care ]. =. Hatcher q Co. 3I5 Main ST.. Mem phis
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GEN. JOHNSTON'S BOOK.

Large Lines of Insurance placed Al
short notice.
The daily gazette., 1874-11-09
Hon. Thomas +. Buydrd.

Mr.. Smith Ely, Jr., Member of
Congress elect from the Seventh Con
grcssional District of New y ork says :;
We are gratified to see that our able
and gifted Senator has so strongly i'm
pressed our neighbors.
Tue Democratic candidate for the Pres-
dency will be, think, Hon. Thomas F. Bay
ard of Delaware. lie will be satisfactory to
all st tctions. He is well situated MS to locali-
", and as we have tried twice with men
from New York and failed to elect them, il
would be uuwise, as well as unidr,to repeat
the experiment.
We hope Mr.. Ely will prove true
phrophet. Mr., Bayard, las our columns
indicate very clearly, is our first choice
for the Presidency in 1876. CECIL
DEMOCRAT.
1t is certainly true that the Presiden
tial chair never so much needed {
statesman of calm judgement, rea
ability and unswervering integrity
connected with great nerve and physi-
cal strength, as at present. In all thes'
essential qualities Senator Bayard cx'
GELS.
Delaware, howeve", Is in no haste Il
part with him, and if the Democrac,
of the Union want him, we have only
to say, that they must come and talk
him.
The daily gazette., 1874-11-09
Better ana Better,

In Pennsylvania, it is now said, the
Democratic majority for Latta for Lieut.
Governor will be over 5000. Gen. Nc
Candless, dem, will have about 9,000ma-
jority for Secretary Of internal Affairs.
Temple (democratl, candidate for Audi
tor General. is elected hy nearly 1000
majority.
The Democrats " have a majority Of
about twenty-six in the House, and the
republicans six in the Senate
The most remarkable revolution was ir
Allegheny county, where the Democrat;
carry the State ticket by over coo. elect
ing twelve out of fourteen AssemblymeI
and two members of Congress Thi
county has not had democrat in tn,
Legislature for many years. Two year
ago it gave a republican majority of near
ly 10000.
Pennsylvania also shows the larges
democratic Congressional gain Of an
State in the Union, electing seventeen
members, making gain of twelve Tn
general democratic majority on Congress
men is about % 600.