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WASHINGTON.
Case for the Intervention of the War
Department-SuES FOrt-The IL
IinOis Central Railroad.

WASHINGTON, December 29.-Col.
lector Shaughnessy, of Mississippi, hav-
| ing reported to Commissioner Pratt that
Deputy Collector Redmond was pre-
vented by armed bands from dischsrginp
his duties, and that the mayor Of Sum
init, Pike county, had notified him to
leave as he and other peace officers
could not protect him, the President to-
day sent an order to the secretary of
war to furnish the necessary protection.
The report Of the com mission to in
Yesttgate the Sugg Fort and Witowski
cases was handed 20 Secretary BristoW
to-day. 1t makes very voluminous
documents Until the secretary can
give it proper attention tie results of
the inquiries will not be made public,
The attorney-generalh has given it rs his
opinion that the one hundred and sew
enty-six thousand dOllRrs collected as
income tax on dividends OF stock held
by nonresident aliens, illegally collect
Ell from the Illinois Central railroad
company, should be returned to the
company and not the stockholders. He
says: 1.-THE government unlawfulIy
exacted money from the railroad COM
pany, and it should be paid back to the
company from which it was uulawfuIIy
taken. The nonresident alien stock.
holders can recover it of the corporation,
and it will be no defense for the COM
pany to plead that their negligence. 10.
noranee, delay, or any other illegal act
has lost the money. The right OF the
railroad company to repayment of the
money which it has paid to the govern.
ment, under an illegal exaction, does
not depend upon whether it has first
PAID the money to the stockholders. The
government cannot by any unlawful
demands deprive the trustee of the mon
ey which he holds in trust for another,
and when asked to repay it, insist that
the trustee must first pay ceSt,ry Que trust
the very money of which the govern
ment has. Ii it appears on adjustment
that the government has already paid
back part of this money to the stock.
holders lawfully entitled to the same, as
much can be deducted and the bal
ance paid over to the rcad.n
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ALABAMA.
Programme of the Legislature which
Net ON N onday Last.
ontgomery Mall and Advertiser 27th. I

| Montgomery Mail and Advertiser 27th.l
The last of the annual sessions Of the
Alabama Legislature begins to- day. AS
| 1t Is the first session Of the State legisla-
| ture he'd after the ratification Of the
new constitution, much and very i'm
| IOrtant labor will devolve upon it. But
this will, In some degree, be cDmpensat-
od for by the absence OF that glorious
flock OF "iitlls bills" which for many
sessions heretofore has perched upon
the-treasury, much to the discomfort
Of those who had the taxes to pay. The
constitutional Limitation allows but lit
tie time for work. Members must there.
fore address themselves steadily to tue
work in hand il they desire to complete it
in time. But what is the work in hand?
First-The plan Of compromise pro-
posed by the commissioners appointed
1T the last session, to adjust and liqui-
dale the State debt. The commissioners
have propose done thing; the bondhold-
ers have offered another. Between
the5e tw,, the legislature must decide,
and il Wa be-a work OF no little embsr-
rassment.
Second-The charges affecting the
method pursued by George E. Spencer
to foist himself upon the State as her
senator for another term, are to be looked
into and, II found true, made the basis
OF joint memorial to the senate of the
United States, asking his expulsion
from that body.
Third-Provision Of some sort must be
made for running the public schools an
other year; and while we do not wish to
see the schools exalted at the expense of
the other departments, still 1t Ia desira-
bic that the greatest possible allowance
shall be made in their behalf. This is,
perhaps, the most delicate question that
will tax the abilities of the legislature.
FourLh-It will be necessary to fix the
time for the meeting Of the first OF the BIZ
ennial sessions Of the Legislature, provided
for by the new constitution. The men,
bers of this new legislature are to be
elected on the first Monday in August,
1876. Constitution, article 4, section 3.
Their terms begin November 5, 1875.
Article 4, section g.; schedule section g.
When they shall meet in general as.
sembly it remains with the legislature to
decide.
Fifth-Requiring the counties to pro-
vide for the support of their paupers will
also, in all probability, engage the at
tention OF the session. So also will an
act to prescribe rules and regulations to
ascertain the value Of personal and real
exempted by the new constitu.
tion from levy and sale under legal pro-
cess.
The reduction of official salaries, elec-
ton Of solicitors, and various acts to |
give force and effect to certain other pro-
visions of the new constitution, COM |
plete the list, 80 far as we can Judge from |
q hasty review of the field. With all |
this new and important work awaiting |
and action the legislature |
will not surprise the people If 1t holds to
the limit of time allowed by the consti-
tuition. 1t is now time to "hasten slow
ly," the more especially that sit is the
hrst step which WINS" il the first step
be wisely taken.
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A CORRESPONDENT of Calhoun coun-
ty, Mississippi, inquiries OF the APPEAL
whether the cotton sent to Memphis, to
compete for the prize to be given to that
which is selected as worthy to be sent
to the Centennial exposition, will be
judged and the prize awarded in Mem
phis? Also, whether the cotton taking
the prize will be sent to Philadelphia
before the prize is given? We have
made inquiries OF the superintendent Of
the cotton exchange, and We learn off,
cislly from him that the cotton for
wsrded for competition viii be exam
ined here by a committee appointed by
the cotton exchange, and by that COM
mittee the prizs will be awarded. The
prize;cotton will be forwarded 10 Phila-
delphia by the cotton exchange. At the
termination Of the Centennial exposi-
tion, the prize bsle Of cotton that has
been on exhibition, will belong to the
producer who originally sent it on for
competition in Memphis.
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MAYOR LoAGUR hiss determined not
to be candidate for reelection. De-
cidedly the strongest Of those mention
ed as likely to run against Judge
Flippin, we now feel that victory is
assured 10 cur candidate, for the Radicals
cannot possibly put forward another
man who will be able successfully to
compete with him. And what the
Radicals cannot do we know the mall
contents who pretend 10 be Democrats,
yet assert Themselves not bound by the
result ofthe late Democratic cconvention,
will never be able to accomplish.
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THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
Thoughts of Certain Papers Fathered
by Wishes of their Editors.

The New York World has been at
considerable pains to prepare the follow
ing, which does not represent half the
journalistic announcements Of Presiden.
tial candidates:
Blue Earth (Ninn.) Bee-Charles A.
Dana.
Cincinnati onmercidl-Bayard and
M'Donald, or BristoW and an eastern
man.
Cecil (Pa J Democrat
Chicago Post and Washburne.
Chicago Imaes-DSvis, John "Seol-
field" III. B." Bristow, Luther 8. Dix
on, "Sidneyh Dillon, ''of Iowa." MeAsrs.
"Costveri, of Pennsylvania, ~ and EBAY.
ard, Of New Jersey,n being dead.
Chicago Inter- Oced9-Logan.
Cairo III Bmletin-Morrissey
Cincinnati VOlks6Ldtt-Tilden.
Cincinnati POSt-Aaron F. Perry.
Cleartield (Ohio) Repu6licdn-Thur
man and Curtin.
Concord IN. H. Statesman-Wash.
burne.
Chenango IN. " Union-Tilden and
Gordon.
Cnarlestovn wv. Va Spirit of Jefer-
sO4a-Hendrieks and John Kelly.
Delaware County (Pa.) Repu6licdn-
Thomas A. Scott.
Fort Wayne Sentinel-Hen and
James A. Bsyard.
Galveston Nea0S-Hendricks.
Hooking lOhio) SentineL-Ewing, or
Blsck and Ewing.
Holmes County (Ohio) Democrat
Thurman and Curtin.
Houston 1elegrdph-Black.
indianapolis J0LrndL-Morton.
Logan (Ohio) Repu6licdn-Hayes.
Manhattan (Kansss) Nationalist
Blaine and BristoW.
Maysville (Cal. Repub!ican-Bristow.
Norrist0wn (Pa.) Hadepeqldent-Ha
tIanft and Hayes-no Grant.
Oakland (Csl) TanScript-Freling-
huysen.
Philadelphia Times -Hswley.
Philadelphia ChrOnicle-Bayard and
Hendricks.
Pittsburg POSt-Black.
Paw-Paw mich CourieT-Chandler
st. Paul Pi0neer-Justice Miller.
Sacramento U5lt07l
San Antonio (Texas) RerGtd-Bay-
ard.
Toledo CODlnlercidI-Wsite.
Toledo Dem0crGt-Bigler.
Waco (Texss) E:cdnlineT-Hendrick
Washington Sunday Chronicle
Grant.
Washington National TelIgestier-
Grant.
LATER.
Springfield Repu6lican-(probably)
Charles Francis Adams
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An ImnerinI YiaIfor.

Information has been received that
the Emperor of Brazil will leave that
country, probably in April, for the
United States. He will travel as a pri-
vate gentleman, as he did four years
ago in England, without any distinc.
ton as to his rank, and will not only at
tend the Centennial exhibition, but will
travel over much of the country for
pleasure and instruction. The emper-
or's daughter, the Princess Isabel, will
act as regent during his absence. No
more favorable time could be selected
tor the visit, as Brazil is in an entirely
peaceful condition, with no apprehen-
sion whatever of public disturbance.
The recent pardoning of the two bishops
who were more than year ago con.
yicted and imprison ed for alleged State
offenses, has had good effect upon the
feelings OF the people. Brazil was one
Of the first nations to accept the invita-
ton to be represented at the Ce ntennial
exhibition. The sum Of fifty thousand
dollars was appropriated by that gov
ernment, which will have q small build
ing on the grounds for the display In a
creditsble mspner Of some OF the nat
ursl products OF that country.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 81, 1876,

In frOntOf No. $50 Front street. Memphis, Ten .
nessee, within legal hours, sell to the highest
bidder Tor cash, at public auction Subject to
balance Of 1855, or thereabouts, OF purchase
money!, the following described land, viz :
Lying and being in the county of Desna, Stale
OF Arkansas, known and designated on the
plats OF the public survey as the east half
(E19 dissection twenty-three (23)and the north
cart quarter tNE ~ Of section twenty six (2Gl ,
township nine (9l, south range, four west, be-
ing the same land upon which John w. Todd
and wife now reside, being estimated 70 con-
tain four hundred and eighty (4s0) acres, more
or less. Equity Of redemption expressly
waived. Sale made TO pay the note secured
BY the Trust Deed. Title, believed to be good,
but sell and convey only as trustee.
nacsN i III SM InH la-rletna
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An Instance of Conflicting State and
National Authority

LOUISVILLE, December 29.-Thomas
Walker, recently taken from the State
authorities OF Gallatin county on a writ
OF hdbeGs corpus, sued out by the United
States marshsl, was tried on said writ
before Judge Ballard this morning and
released from custody. Walkers case
Is among the Owen county troubles,
and shows q very aggravated instance
of conflicting authority between State
and government institutions. He has
been tried and acquitted on the charge
Of shooting George Meffert, In the
Federal courts, and has since
bsen indicted for the same offense
by the State authorities, and the came
charge on which he was discharged In
the Federal court stands against him in
the circuit court. He has been twice
arrested on indictments in the State
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Nonresident Notice.

No. S259.-In the ChanceTy Court Of Shelby
county, Tennessee.-H.S .Schafer ct al. VS.. r. X
stephens ct al.
IL appearing from the sherifs return in
this cause that the defendants, K. B. Stephens,
w. II. Stephens and u. 81. Stephens are not to
be found In his county,
1t is therefore ordered, That they make their
appearance herein, at the courthouse N the
city OF Memphis, Tennessee, on or before the
nrst Monday in February, 1876, and plead,
answer or demur to complainant's bill. or the
same VIII be taken for confessed as to them
and set for hearing exparte; and that a COPY
OF this order be published once a week, for
four successive weeks, in the Mem phis Appeal.
This 18Th day OF December, ls75.
a copy-attest:
Z. A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
BY Z. b. McHenry, ID. G. and NJ.
King Miller, soils, for eOmpPt. deeJg thu
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CINCINNATI, December 29.-Charles
Hemmerle, German sged forty.three,
suicided at noon to-day, cutting his
throat from ear to ear. His wife was
accidentally killed some three month
ago, and after the burial her body was
exhumed by two resurrectionists, who
were captured with the body by the po-
lice. The event preyed upon Hem
merle's mind, and It is supposed to have
rendered him partially insane and
promnted his suirida
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THE cities Of Boston, New York, Bal
timore, Washington, Philadelphia, Har.
risburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis have resolved through their coun-
ellis to usher ia the Centennial year on
Friday night, at twelve O'clock, by illu-
limitations, ringing OF bells, display oi
flags and banners, and by fireworks.
We think this an eminensIy patriotic
msve, and we suggest to our city fathers
that they follow SO good an ex-
ample, and request sW szzsBsns OF
all classes TO join at ne hour indicated
on Friday night in a general rejoicing
And in order that it may be all that
Americans should make the occasion,
we ask the board Of polics and fire com.
missioners to suspend their order OF yes
terdsy prohibiting the discharge of fire.
arms and fireworks within the corporate
limits. Let US all, young and old, rich
and poor, black and white, do what we
can to signalize with becoming patriotic
feryor and zeal the Centennial anniver-
sary Of the birth of these United States.
God save the republic.
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WE publish this morning report o I
the seance last night in which Hrs..
Miller wss ths medium, in regard to
which our reporter is very severe. Sup
ported as he is, however, by: "a corre-
spondent, "Tfuth, ,"lwe are inclined to
believe him correct, and that unless
Mrs. Miller CONSENTS TO the terms the
APPEAL has suggested, she will have to
take her place among those who have
fretted their brief sour upon the spiritu-
alist's stsge. What she has 30 far done
that is consented to as within the range
of possibility, lie 10 more than ordi-
nary magicians have done, and not
rs much as the East India conjurers per-
form every dsy. As the correspondent
Of London paper informs us, with alb
solutely no psrapherna'is, and only the
doorstep or the gravel path for plat
form. they deceive every sense and can
Outwit the most praetice5 observer who
has not bought the secret Of their
art. The best illusions OF our
4 prestidigitateurs" are borrowed from
them the famous bsskst trick, the fish or
ducks produced in water from nowhere,
the child or man suspended in the air;
the tendrils which creep along the
ground at 8, sigu, and thechatties which
roll hither and ikither untouched, or
without fire produce smoke, or are sud.
denly foil Of wafer and "a suddenly
-empty-all these tours de force will be
shown without q rag.of garment 10 aid
the deception, or any apparatus but
Sfsw old baskets and red and white cloths.
Among similar strange exhibitions there
exists, we believe, says the correspond.
ent, the solemn government record OF
The feat shown by fskir OF KangrE, In
ehe Pdpjsb, who, In the presence Of Run.
Beet SingE's court and the British resi-.
Dent, allowed himself to be buried alive,
having, II was said, learned some secret
bf suspending respiration. According to
4he account, this man was Inferred, and
wheat was sown over his grave,
which grew, ripened, and was reapsd
Inder a guard, after which, the
earth being reopened, the fakir was
sken forth, and by processes directed by |
bis friends, restored to active |
Rife. Inquirer5 ingenious may find
Ehis all seriously related in off.
bal documents, and in any ease
such an instance shows what some Of |
r.hese HIndOo copjurers pretend TO ef-
fsct. In truth, the Juggling performed |
by some Of the Bazigahs Of Northwest
srn India, is so astounding that the |
here description OF 1t would appear too
Incredible, letting alone any attempt at
EXPLANATION, and is far more wonderful |
Than anything Mrs. Miller can attempt. |
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Cause OF the Bostop ca. rx,,os,ou

BOSTON, December 29.-The investi-
CATION into the cause Of the South Bos-
ton gas explosion, which has been con-
Quoted By experts under the direction Of
the coroner's jury, has discovered the
fact that the drip-cock of the gas-main
had been left open, through the careless
ness OF an employe Of the South Boston
gas company, which led to an explosion,
when, in some as yet unexplained way,
II became ignitsd.
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Helena and Iron Mountain Railroad.

Helena NALL
Colonel VIM. Bailey and Mr.. West
lake arrived Sunday morning, accom-
panied by the business manager and at
torney of the Marietta (Ohio5 coal and
iron company, with whom the contract
has been CLOSED Bfor iron and rolling
stock for forty-six miles OF the road.
The parties left soon after their arrival
for Forrest City, along the line Of the
road, and will probably return to. day.
The object OF the visit of the, representa-
tives OF the iron and coal company, is,
we understand, to examine into the
records Of the railroad company. These,
we have reasons to believe, are intact,
and should they find them so, every
thing for the immediate commence
ment Of track-laying will be shipped to
this point, and work will begin inside
Of twenty days, and be pushed vigorous
ly forward to completion. 2The World
says about twenty-five miles Of the road
is graded between Helena and Forrest
City, and it is believed that the entire
space will be done before four months, if
the arrangements that are under con-
sideration are effected.
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THE marine corps, If sbolished, will
save TO the government st least one
million Of dollarE. That being so, we
say abolish it. We know the sailors
will cheerfully do their work to get rid
OF them. Let's have done with the ma
rines, even if we have 10 rails the pay
of or bIaYe tarE.
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Freshet i'm the French Broad.

Knoxville Chronicle, 2Sth.l
We learn that the recent heavy rains
caused quite rise in the French Broad
river and tributaries. Yesterday two
trestles in the bridge over Big Creek,
and four in the Lesdvsle bridge over the
French Broad, were carried away. The
river stopped rising yesterday, and, we
presume, will be falling rapidly to-day.
Ii the water goes down, it will take
only short time to repair damages and
set the trains to running as usual. The
only engine on the road was left east OF
Big Creek by the damages to the bridges,
which will operate unfsvorably in
making repairs,
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Fire I'm ST. lOuis

ST. LOUIS, December 29.-The Low.
ingston block, very large tenement-
house, on MulHken and Fourth streets,
East st. Louis, and several adjacent
buildings, burned this morning. Loss
about thirty-ive thousand dollars In
sured for two thousand dollars each in
the Bangor, Maine; Bostmen's, st. Lou.
is; Clay, Kentucky, Farmers, Merchants
and Mechanics, Ohio; German AmeFi-
can, PittsbGrg; and Farmers and Dro-
vers, Louisville.
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Ran. 600 Rnfrifed AuaU

BOSTON, December %. = Nathaniel
Carr, a merchant Of this city, took box
containing fifty thousand dollars worth
Of bonds and pspers from the safe-de-
posit vaults at the Blackstone national
bank this morning, and while examin-
ing the contents at the bank had his at
tention diverted by stranger, when a
confederate stole the box. Seven thou
sand dollars of the bonds are govern
ments.
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courts, but was rescued both times by
the interposition Of the government.
Though Walker was released this morn
ing he is liable to be arrested and inn
prisoned again on returning 10 Owen or
Gallstin counties on the indictment still
against him in the GaIlatin circuit court.
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No ONE no; whisky-ring thief ever
believed Secretary Bristow guilty Of the
charges alleged by the filthy, bloody
shirt organ, the Chicago Inter. Ocean.
The worst that can be said Of Bristcw is
thEt he IA a Radical
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SAN RANDALL proposes that the house
shall investigate the crooked-vhisky
business on its own account, as he thinks
there 'is whole herd Of fellows that
have not yet been reached" All the
whisky centers are 10 lie visited,
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WAsHISGTOS, December 30. am.
Fer Tennessee and the Ohio V1Ley,
rising barometer, sOtrtkerly u'fnds veer-
ing TO t0esterly, S0drDler f5lloWed 6y
cooler, clear or hdzy sUedtheT.
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MARRIED.

GARSIDE-ROBINSON Tuesday, De-
cemoer 18th, at 2 pm, by Rev. j. j. VauIx, at
the Church Of the Good Shepherd, Mr.. ROBERT
GARsrDE, of Dallas, Texas, and Miss KATIE,
aaugnter OF Mm. A. Robinson. Of This city.
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THE communications IN reference
10 spirituAlisna, which appear In to-dsy's
APPEAL, find place because We had
promised 1t before we "declared the
blockade" which is still IN farce.
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DIED.

CCILEMAN-At his residence, No. "a Brad
ford street, on the morning Of the 2Sth of De-
cemoer, 1875, at quarter before two O'Clock
after five days illness, DR.. CoLEMAH.
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Yesterday of cotton and gold: NelV
York, cotton, I3tc; Memphis, I24c.
Ne'0 York, gold closed al IIs; MempAis,
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LESSONS TN EUSTC,

MISS SUE 4. COOPER, INSTRUCTRESS
III OF Music on the PianOfOrte, tenders her
services to her friends and the citizens OF
Memphis, and will be glad to receive a class
OF pupils for obstruction on the Plano at J. O.
COOPER5 residence, NO. 10 GOsIee street
or, II desired, VIII give lessons at the homes of
the pupils, or al the schools. decSO
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtuS Of Deed of Trust, made to me as
ID Trustee, by John W. Todd and Hesterap
z. Todd, his wife, On the 50th day January,
700, ana duly recorded in County Clerks
Odice OF Desha county, Arkansas, IN Book Nc
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G. ROSS.
An ArtfuI Scheme by a PrecOciOus
Youth, who Wanted TO See - ROs-
ting" ut SomebOdy EIse-s
Expense.

BOSTON, December ga lad answer
ing the description of Charlie Ross was
placed on the Montreal train sc Nashua,
Monday night, by some men who failed
to provide him with tickets. He gave
another name at first, but finally said
the men had made him tell fictitious
story and that his name was Ross, that
he had lived in Philadelphia, was car
ried away while playing with his brother
Eddie, and that his mothers name was
nnih
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LATER.

A dispatch from Milford, New Hamp-
shiTe, SAYS that the boy claiming to be
Charlie Ross proves to be James BIsn-
chard, a precocious youth OF that
neighborhOOd, and, the dispatch sdds, 3
consummate liar.