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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08
THE PRI CE-LOEDER CASE.
Both Held as Prisoners to Await IuVes.
LEGATION of Charges of Perjury and
Conspiracy.

NEW YORK, July AT the further
examination to-day OF Joseph Loeder,
charged with perjury and conspiracy i'll
the TiltOn-Beecher case, Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher was called as witness at
the request of the distri3t-attOrney he
looked over the affidavit OF L0eder, and
was asked if any of the statements in
the affidavit referring to him aud Mrs.
Tilton were true in fact. Beecher replied:
There is nothing that is true there
alleged; he was then asked to read the
affidavit made by Price in connection
with Loeder. He testified there was not
one word Of truth even in the allegations
respecting him in the affidavit. On
REORGANIZATION Beecher testified that
he was unguarded in mis- intercourse with
anyone, but certainly not with any
lady. His association with Mrs.
Til,On was that of gentleman with
a lady; it was not his custom to
salute his lady friends with kisses;
he had sometimes kissed Mrs.
Tilton. When he had been away for
some time he kissed TiltOn's family all
around, but did not do 50 when he was
in the habit of calling every few days.
Mrs. TiltOn had sometimes met him at
the door, in company with her husband,
but he did not remember that she ever
opened the door for him. His visits to
Ms. Tltou sometimes lasted five min
utes, sometimes half an hour, and some
times an hour. Half an hour was
ABOUT the usual length Of time he usual
ly spent. His visits were spent in con-
versation, and he had prayed with her,
but only when he felt sure she was sick.
He judged of this by his usual custom
with his parishioners. He thought very
likely there was a sofa in Mrs. Tilton's
parioT. and that he might have sat upon
1t with her. His age was siZty-tWO
years. He was old enough to be Mrs.
TiltOn's grandfather, and he felt toward
her IS father.
Mr. Britton objected to inquiries into
Mrs. T;ltonis deposition, which were
wholly immateris! here. Justice Riley
so ruled, and the examination OF Beecher
was finished.
Dlsxict-At toIney Britton said that he
here proposed to rect the case Of the
people. General Pryor had been pres
ent, but he told him his testimony was
not required. He took pleasure in say
ing there was not shadow Of reflection
upon General Pryor in this case as couns
sci or otherwise. That gentleman was
absolutely incapable OF any improper
connection with an affair Of this kind.
Moreover, he had found in bis investi-
CATION of this case that General Pryor
was brought into it purely by an acct
dent.
Justice Riley expressed his gratitica'
ton with these remarks Of the district.
attorney.
Loeder's counsel said Price was the
man who had been guilty OF peJa.
~, and be was the man whom the prose.
cution proposed to use as a witness.
District-Attorney Britton denied this
saying that he wished Price to be held
/ with LOeder. He did not propose to use
/ the testimony of an acknowledged per
| jurer against another.
Justice Riley then committed Loedel
and Price to await the action of the
grand jury. Tne usual questions wer,
asked the prisoners, Price acknowl
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

THE APPEAL heartily indorses the
communicate ID OF the Peoples Protect
i've union to the general council, which
will be found among the proceedings Of
the latter body in another column.
vigorously worded, it rec0unts what are
generally believed to be facts, upon
which the city can rest her claim TO be
relieved of q part of her too-heavy load
Of debt. 1t states clearly and concisely
all the points of the case Of the people
Uersus the bondholders, and cannot fail
to meet the approval OF all those in
whose interest it has been made. Com
mitted to the finance committee, we
trust the gentlemen composing that most
important body will lose little time in
reporting upon and recommending &C
ton by the council in accordance there
with. AS We have frequently urged the
past three weeks, something must be
done in legal, fair and creditable way
to curtail the city debt. The document
in question points cut that way. 1t has
not hitherto been given US to agree with
the Protective union, we have, there
fore, sll the more pleasure il putting
ourselves on record in the present in
stance. By all means let US test the
validity Of the bonds settled,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

MISSOURI is about TO solve the public
debt-making and financial problem in a
definite and sensible way. s report by
q committee to the constitutional con-
vention, as we learn from the st. Lou 5
Republican, limits school taxes in towns
and cities to 40 cents on the SlOO, and in
the county to 35 cents; the State revenue
tax is limited to 20 cents, and, when the
aggregate assessment exceeds $500, 900, =
900, to Is cents. Taxes for county pur-
poses are limited to 80 cents in counties
whose assessment is less than SO coo, 600;
to 40 cents where the assessment is be-
tween Sc, 100000 and $l0,OO0,000i to 30
cents where the assessment is between
SO, 900, 600 and $50, 900, 600; and to %
cents when the assessment is over $40,
COG, 600. In towns and cities the ratio Ia
limited to 50 cents, where the population
exceeds 10000; to 60 cents where it is
less than 10000 and greater than 10000
and to 40 cents where it is less than
10000. The State interest tax, now e
cents, is reduced to 20 cents. No sub
division of the State, county, city O.
town is permitted to contract de6I
greater than per cent. Of its valuation
and not then without the assent Of two
thirds of its voters. All the State inter
est moneys, amounting to more than
one-half Of all the State collections, are
required to be deposited in some bank
to be selected by the governor and attor
neY.Peneral.
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RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.
The COnquests and AKgFessiOns of the
Former In Central Asia EndaDgeT-
ing the Interests of the Latter

LONDON, July I'm the house Of
commons last night Captain Baille
Cochrane called attention to the pro-
gress of Russia in Central Asia, which
was such as to furnish every facility for
attacking India. He warned the gov
eminent against indifference to the daU-
ger pointed out. Russia's breaches OF
promise in the past deprecated England
entering into entangling engagements
with Russia, and urged the strenthening
of English influence in AigbaDistsu, ior
which purpose the visit of the = in &c of
Wales to India offered favorable Op.
portunity. He closed by NOV
ing for the production of papers
relative to the occupation Of XIII
va. Hamburg seconded the motion.
Mr.. BOurke, under secretary OF the
foreign department, replied that all pa
pers in regard to Khiva had been
laid before the house. Other commune
cations on the whole question Of Gen.
! trail Asia had been exchanged. He was
sure when they were produced the
house and country would approve Of the
| course of the government, and recognize
| the spirit of frIeudliness which eharac-
| terized the entire correspondence. No
body could deny that Russia had bro
Ken nef engagements WIN regsfu 10
| Khiva. He would not discuss this sub
| ject for obvious reasons. Both Russia
ard Great Britain ought to recognize
the interest they have in maintaining q
reasonable distance between their re-
spective frontiers in Asia. The English
government was fully aware of the dam
ger attending the advance of the from
tier of either power. The government
| did not think an arrangement setting
off and defining certain territory be-
tween them as mutual ground, was pos-
sible. 1t would be sure to lead to mu-
tual misunderstanding; therefore, the
government did not intend to enter into
any formal agreement on such a basis.
England wished to show that she was
not an aggressive power, and had nc de-
sire to extend her Indian frontier during
the maintenance OF the present status.
That the government held itselfperfectly
free to enter into alliance, political or
commercial, with the nations on her
frontiers which might point IS necessa-
ry to the cultivation OF friendship with
Afghanistan, was no new policy on the
part of Great Britain.
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IN A BAD FIN.
The Question OF the Completion of the
Fort EmIth RailrOad-Ihe People
Asked for More Hep


Fort Smith Herald, 3D.
Il now appears from the latest ard
most reliable advices that the new Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith railroad COM
pany is unable to raise money on their
bonds, with which to carry on the work.
This is owing to three causes:
First-The road so far as completed is
not paying expenses.
SscOnd-SinCe the panic nobody wants
to invest in railroad securities.
Third-The grange movement in Hi
nois has driven tIOenty-t1D0 hundred
miles of railroads into bankruptcy, and
they are now in the hands Of a receiver.
This is State where railroads ought to
Jay, il anywhere.
Owing to these three causes or facts,
the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
company are seriously debating whether
it will pay to bring that road further
than Ozark. We should have rather
said that those from whom they expect
to get money are debating this question.
The president, in his efforts to get their
bonds of, is met by these objections and
dangers. To obviate them and convince
Capitalists that there is really need for
the road, and that there is no danger
from our gTaDgeTs, but that the people
L
dent has called on this people here and
in Van Buren, to donate literally land
or lots or money. The more liberal the
d DnatiOn, OF course the more potent the
argument and moral force. 1t is not
expected that the value of these dOna-
JIOns will even grade ten miles of road,
but they assist the president in negOti-
ating his bonds by showing that at least
we have faith in it and are not hostile to
it. The president is very anxious TO save
the land grant, but unless he
can raise nine hundred thou.
sand dollars in cash on their new
bonds, they cannot save it, and
il not we can all see the result to Fort
Smith and Western Arkansas. Shall
we help him or not? He does not ask
donations except on conditions that the
road be built within one year from the
twenty-eighth Of this month, for if not
built in that time they will have lost
their land grant, and will not build it at
all. As to whether they build it within
that time depends upon whether they
| succeed in negotiating their bonds. For
| Heavens sake let us lend them such as
! sistance as we can. II not built within
| the year, then We give nothing, or our
! donation reverts to us, and If built, we
| can afford to give. 1t is the turning
! point in our destiny as town and cOun-
| try. Let these men who are carrying
| large quantities Of land, waiting for a
railroad to make them valuable, come
up and help. Let every man help in
| proportion to his ability. Ozark has do
mated fifteen thousand dollars worth of
lots and land and money. What will
| Fort Smith do?
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OWENS CROSSROADS.
A Fatal SpOt-James and Thomas Cross
FIJI David RnOx's Left Breast with
cold Lead, and the COrOneF's
Jury ExeS0rc "a Verdict Of
Justi6abIe HOmi-
eide,


Nashville Banner,l
FRANKLIN, July 5.-One Of those sad
and unfortunate occurrences that have
already given an unenviable nOtOriety
to the place TRANSFERRED at Owens Cross
Roads Saturday night about dusk. The
farm once owned by Mat Owens has
been jointly tenanted by man named
David Knox, formerly Ct Sumner coun-
ty, and two brothers, James and Thomas
Cross. They have been living on bad
terms for some time, although Knox
had married sister OF the Cross boys.
On Friday it eliminated in an open
rupture, and Knox armed himself and
threatened to kill the brothers. The
Cross boys avoided by every means in
their power a collision, and yet it did
not apDease KnOX's wrath. Saturday
Knox early took his stand outside the
house, and stood guard all day awaiting
the exit from the house of the others,
but they remained in the house all day.
About sUndOwn he left his station and
walked off. AS soon as the Cross boys
saw the chance they started for the store,
about quarter Of mile off. They pro-
ceeded as far as the turnpike, when
they saw him coming, meeting
them. They stopped, but he ap-
preached until within twenty or thirty
PAGES, when he Immediately fired both
barrels at them, but missed the shot,
the bullets going into the fence by
their side. They at once returned the
fire, both shots taking effect in his left
breast. There were some seven or eight
large bullet holes all around the heart.
He at once dropped his gun, cried out
"I'm a dead manW and ran off one hum
dIed yards and fell. He was carried to
his house and lived about ten minutes.
The Cross boys made their escape. The
coroner Robert Haines, Esq, went out
there yesterday ard held an inquest, and
returned 8 verdict Of justifisble homi-
eide, and the facts well bore out the YER
dict. The Cross boys sre very modest,
quiet, inoffensive men, and stand well
in the community. Mr.. Knox was a
very enterprising, industrious stock
trader, and useful man to the COM
munity. It is indeed sad to think it
ever should be necessary for one man to
take the life Of another, and nothing
but the clearest self-defense can justify
anyone to DO so. This makes the third
violent death at that center within a
few months, and some eighteen or
twenty have been killed near there.
There seems fatality about it.
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The National Grange,


WASHINGTON, July Sat the meet
ing Of the National grange on Sat
uIday there was considerable diversity
of opinion On the subject of the location
of the headquarters of the National
grange, and no conclusion was reached.
Louisville, Nashville, Indianapolis and
Cincinnati have offered special induce
ments, including buildings for head
quarters, rent free, but the committee
are not inclined to take into considera-
ton any financial inducements, since
their desire is to centrally locate the
headquarters. Ii was proposed by the
Cincinnatians, ia order to secure the
prize, to send delegation OF prominent
citizens to confer with the committee,
but the committee promptly informed
them through telegraph that they would
receive no delegation, and that their
proposition must be submitted in
writing. At the last annual meeting of
the National grange, in February, the
committee were instructed to- remove
their headquarters within three months,
and the present discussion of location
arises from these instructions.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

EX-SENATOR BROwNLOw pays the
supreme count \ merited compliment in
the Knoxville Chronicle, in the course
Of long editorial which be closes thus:
"While in the decision Of questions that
have q political bearing, we hsve had
occasion to disagree with the present su-
Jrerne court, we have never doubted the
memorial integrity or the legal ability of
the gentlemen composing it, and as q
whole t-eir opinions are entitled to the
respect 0. a. law-sbiding people, and will
so be received. They deserve the thanks
OF the people Of the State for the indus
try they hsve displayed 10 the discharge
OF their laOoriOus duties"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

VALNAsEDA for the thousandth time
announces the near approach of the col
lapse OF tbs Cubsn instruction. The
capture and asserted execution of Rios
r, finishes occasion FOR a statement that
q = . Spanish for belief. AS the New
YORK Herald ssys, the death Of an ig-
rorant ,uulatto chief will not put an end
- ine,1rrecsion in the Cinco Villas
any mere than did the death of the gal
IoTs and accomplished Agramonte in
Canaguey. o. that CT President Cespe-
DIES in the casters department. Valma-
seda msy have gotten lid Of BIOS but
his story OF the pInximate Termination
Of the war in the N;uss must be taken
with a grain Of salt.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

NV ORLEANS, with her taxable
property assessed at Sl2O, 600, 600, worth
al current rates not $50, 900, 900, pays half
the cost Of an extravagant State govern
meut and half the interest on the state
debt, besides sn interest on the city de'''t
Of 81, 5OO,O 900 per annUn. Besides this
the city pays a double license tax on bust
ness, amounting to $500, 900 more, which
.opera5eg as a tax on property. Is it any
wonder, then, that her Democratic city
council have ad ped the following resO-
lHtion confessi1g bankruptcy:
RcS9'Ued, That, trusting in the for
b.arance Of the public creditor, as well
49, the support OF the whole community,
the council declares ia inability to meet
the heavy demands for interest on the
public debt, aud is compelled to postpone
Inc reservation and payment OF the
same until such time as receipts from
taxes may justify resumption.
Would ii not be better for the creditors
OF New Orleans to scale than to wait
thus indefinitely for their money?
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

IT Is encouraging, at least to the poor
men who are called upon to stand the
ishsve," to notice that Slate scrip and
city are both approaching in value, and
that disposition is thus manifested by
our people to help both the municipal
and the State governments in the hour
OF necessity. We are glad TO chronicle
this fact, though,we still adhere to our
position that the governments, and not
the governments employees, should stand
tho shave
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

THE New York Sun asserts that if the
outrsges by Cortina and his followers
had been presented to the Mexican gov.
eminent in a proper manner, that power
would long ago have taken the steps it
has been forced into at last. But there
were Mexican Claims 20 be collected in
which persons high in favor at the White
House were interested; ana the repeated
raids into our territory afforded grounds
for an international difficulty which
could be conveniently nursed and made
an excuse for declaring war hereafter as
a piece Of political strategy to help Grant
In his third-term aspirations. Therefore
the unfortunate Texans were left exposed
to foreign invasion until the cutlery over
the pusillanimity Of the administration
became too loud to be disregarded, when
action was unwilllngIy taken which had
an immediate effect in bringing the
Mexican authorities to 8 sense of their
responsibilities,
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SPAIN.
Review OF Ghs sItTatt0n-A Gloomy Cut
I0Ok-The CAFIists and AlfCHsfsts
Both Unsuccessful.

LONDON, July 1.-The Times to-day
contains summaries Of the military and
political situation in Spain, and gives q
gloomy view of the AlfOnsist cause, and
saws the recent successes of JaveillaT
have been OutwSghed by Teverses else
where. The CaTlists seem about to make
8 forward movement. All the bright
hdAes which Alfonso brought to Spain
have vanished, and his best generals are
less active than heretofore. They have
met defeat instead Of victory, and the
king has not been more successful in
Madrid. He has failed to satisfy the
church, and also enraged the Liberals;
hence the ministry seem ready to try the
effect of IS much religious liberation as
will permit the Protestants to worship in
the back streets; but such concession
will disgust the clerical and not satisfy
AlfOBsO's political supporters. Neither
has the king made peace between the
warning factions. The press is muzzled
to prevent it from being dislOyal, and
there are no funds to pay the army or
navy.
MADRID, July 7.-General DerTega-
ray, with fourteen battaliOns, cOmpTis-
ing almost the entire Carlist force in
Valencia and AragCn, has rapidly
crossed the Hurscs and Lerida railway
between the stations of Tradienta and
Stigma, and retreated in the direction of
BarbartsO. It is believed he is going &c
Urged, but as he lacks cavalry to Oper-
ate in that district, which is free OF
mountains and full Of Liberals, it will
be impossible for him to remain there.
The CarIists traVersed ninety kilometers
in one day. Their flight liberates four
provinces.
PARIS, July THE father Of Don
Carlos has been released on his promise
to quit French territory.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

hopeful words, and have repeated the
prediction at every new moon for the
last three years that the tide has turned
and that trade was reYivinq. We would
gladly echo the cheerful strain If it were
not misleading, and likely to do far
more harm than good" 1t will thus be
seen that Memphis is not the worst
place In the world.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

TIE Democratic State convention Of
Minnesota, met at st. Paul yesterday,
and, after the adoption of platform,
made the following nominations, E. M.
Wilson, Of Minneapolis, having formal
Iy declined to be a candidate for any po-
sition: For governor, D. L. Buell.; lieu
tenant-governor, Z. w. Duranti secre-
tary OF state. Adolphus herman; State
auditor, NJ. Doran; State treasurer, Al
bert Scheffer; chief justice of the gu
preme court, L. Emmett; railroad COM
missioner, J. w. Sercerbox; attorney
general, X. Jones. The convention ap'
peared to be entirely harmonious.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

COLUMBUS, July The parties for
whom writs were issued yesterday,
charged with riOting in attempting to
destroy saloon in Westerville. appeared
in O Justices court here to-day, accom-
panied by over two hundred friends,
among them nearly one hundred ladies,
who marched to the courtroom in pro-
cessiOn. The defendants were anxious
to proceed to trial, but as the prosecutor
declared he was not ready, the defend
ants waived an examination and were
bCUud over in the sum of fine hundred
dollars. The people OF Westerville are
fierce in their denunciations of Corbe1,
the saloon man, and declare that he
placed the powder ia his store which
partly demolished his building Monday
night,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

CINCINNATI, July IA large crowd
Of people Assem- led at Findlay, Ohio,
yesterday 10 participate in the ceremony
of unveiling the soldiers monument
erected by the Soldiers Monumental as
ISOLATION Of Hancock county. After q
grand procession, composed of the mill
tary, fire department and civic societies,
the dedicatOry ceremonies began. The
orator of the day was Hon. Samuel F.
Hunt, Of this city. Governor Allen and
Elk. Governor Hayes made preliminary
speeches, which were enthusiastically
spplauded.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

HERE'S g vail from New York. The
Journal Of Commerce Of that city con-
fesses the decadence Of mercantile and
commercial interests and says: "Ihe
idle shipping at the wharves, the closed
factories in the suburbs, the empty ware
houses and declining rents, the useless
capital finding no outlet in profitable
enterprise, the tensntless houses in this
city and the surrounding neighborhooi,
and the utter impossibility Of obtaining
8 cash purchaser for unimproved real
estate st any price-these tell their own
sad story IN language more forcible than
the utterance Of human speech. Il is
worse than folly to disguise the truth.
The sanguine are forever pleading for
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The Mexican ImbrORIio,

NEW ORLEANS, July The Calves
ton Ne1OS' Brownsville special says that
collectors Of customs have received in
formation that nineteen Mexicans
crossed four hundred head OF cattle into
Mexico, nine miles below Rio Grande
City. Captain M'Neely, with the State
troops, did nOtTeach the vicinity in time
TO capture them. Cortina, Judge Matt
nez, and other prisoners have been sent
to Bagdad to be placed on the gunbOat
Juarez for Vera Cruz.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

Mr.. CHARLES O'CONoR, Of New
York, is in favor Of direct taxation, for
the reason, among others, that the peC-
pie would hold their public servants to a
more rigid accountability if they knew
exactly what they were contributing to
the support OF government.