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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Beaufort has rife matches.
Clinton hss dramatic club.
WinDsborO has a debating club.
Columbia is to hold g grand schuten-
fest.
The Greenville girls are organizing a
calico club.
Charleston has q German steam fire
company.
Colonel n. H. Davis, of GTeenvilIe,
has invented bycicle.
Albert Jinks, negro boy, was bitten
by Tattlesnake, near Langley, few days
ago, and died soon afterward.
Columbia UejOn- Herald: We have
never heard of so many Tattlesnakes as we
have this year. Scarcely an exchange that
does not bring us an account of the discovery
or killing of one of these dreadful reptiles. One
few days ago, and drove his fangs into the
shoulder OF fine mule. \ large, poisonous
wound TO the bone is now visible, from which
it IS expected the animal must die.
Charleston NclOS and Courier Octe-
day the British sTk La Plata, Captain Math-
ews, for Liverpool, with twenty-siX bags sea
is ami cotton sut two Thousand aud twenty
seven bales upiang cotton. This is the first
cargo cleared from this port the pr, sent sea-
son, and has been loaded up with dispatch.
As the bulk of the cotton received here, up to
this time, Of the new crop, is very excellent
in quality, this shipment Will, no doubt, give
much satisfaction on the other side.
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JOHN A, J. CRESSWELL,
ROBERT PI RVS.
ROBERT II. T LEOPOLD,
Con. IN iEEFn avs.
THE TRADE OF MEMPHIS.
Opinions of the Country Press-Our
Future as the Great City of the
Valley.
Covington Chronicle


Situsted on the banks of that great
river, whose waves are amber and whose
sands are gold," Memphis Is destined to be
the great city Of the southwest. At the head
of perpetual steam GOAT navigation, she pos
seSSes advantages which neither st. Louis nor
any other city on the river possesses. What
is that mainly builds up great city? We
answer most EN- phatically, the energy and
enterprise Of merchants more than any
other one cause; and we are happy
% know that no city in the Union
can boast OF a more Intelligent, enter
prising, honorable and energetic class of mers
chants than the city of Memphis. They seem
TO cultivate an emulstiOn in seeing who can
be foremost in the great work OF the city's
prosperity. She is aiming 10 stretch out ner
iron arms TO embrace the great and growing
trade in the direction OF Kansas City and the
northwest. This Is a great entel prise, and ue-
mands constant attention. The remarks OF
Jed Davis on this subject will do a great deal
toward attracting more attention 10 81. Ar
Iangements now seem to be in fair way for
completing the Memphis and P3dUcah
road. Memphis VIII lose this seas n
more tnan would have COfup eted the
road from here 10 Ripley, but il
is to be hoped that this is the last season that
Memphis Will have 10 be deprived OF the great
advantages that will accrue TO her from the
road when completed. We have watched with
peculiar pleasure the great enterprise eN nj bit.
ed by the merchants Of Memphis to do great
business THIS season. They certainly deserve
II, aud will doubtless receive IL. We, here in
Covington, are beginning 10 feel that we are
living IN the suburbs OF Memphis, and If we
have good road, such the Memphis and
Paducah road viii be when completed, we
will be within an hours ride OF the city. The
advantage will be mutual. Many merchants
and business men will nnd IL cheape~ and
more pleasant 20 have theiT families live in
COyingtCn, especially IN the Summer season.
Upton county does great trade with Mem
phiS, and with the good crops the present sea-
sen, she Will have great suTpius 10 spare.
We have heretofore, and shall continue To i'm
press uTDn our friends in Upton the great ad-
vantage 10 them Of laying ~ their supplies by
the quantity, instead OF purchasing in small
parcels The increased price IS almost ibITd
more upon many articles If We lOOA. at the
great commercial cities OF other States we will
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FREEDMAN's SAVINGS BANK.
Circular from the commissioners
Twenty Per Cent. 10 be Paid On all
Audited Claims Oh the First of
November.

The following circular, which reached
Us yesterday, will be read with pleasure by
our colored readers who have so far been
losers by the failure of the Ereedman'S saw
ings bank and branches:
OFFICE OF THE CoNMIssIONER ERs OF THE !
FREEDMAE's 3 SAVINGS AND TRUST Co.,
WASHINGTON, d. c., October l, lS75.J
The undersigned, commissioners of the
Freedmau's savings and trust company, are
pleased 10 announce to the creditors OF said
company that they Will commence paying q
dividend OF twenty per cent. on all audited
claims on the first of November next. All
payments viii be made at their office, No. l5J7
Pennsylvania avenue, upon presentation to
them OF the pass-boOk OF other satisfactory eV-
idence Of the cOmpGny'S Indebtedness, De-
positors and other creditors residing in and
sdjacent to this city should present their
claims in person. Those residing at dis
tance should forward their books or otner evil
dences Of Indebtedness through some respon-
sible bank or banker, or 10y mail or express.
Upon receipt OF the pass-bOOks or other evil
dence of indebtedness the amount OF the pay
Dlents will be entered, and check for the
amount, with the book or other voucher will
be returned without delay, DepOSitOrs at the
Washington branch viii be paid by check Oh
the treasurer OF the Unlted states; those at
other branches by check on the assistant
treasurer of the United States al New York
city, which checks are negotiable in any psrJ
Of the country. All checks have been Urawn
TO the order OF the original depOsitOrs, and as
siRnmeEtS will be recognized only so far as to
deliver the checks, as originally drawn, TO the
assignees. Persons forwarding pass-boOks or
other vouchers should be careful 10 accom-
pany Them with their fun pOstOflice address,
Creditors whose claims have not yet been X
amined and audited by reason Of their failure
10 forward them, may suffer a sIigbt delay, a.
no payment Will be made except upon care
fui examination and YefitlcatiOn. In this
connection The cOmmi sSiOneTs desire again TO
caution the creditors OF the company 10 hold
on TO Their claims and not 10 dispose OF them
al sacrifice. Although still unable TO IiE or
even 10 approximate the amount the COM
pany viii ultimately pay, other dlNldencs are
sure to follow; and the commissioners renew
the assurances heretofore given that, as far as
IL may be in their power, everything shall b
done to hasten the payment OF dividends aud
the satisfactory adj us ment of the companys
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TENNESSEE NEWS.
MadTy county has q bee society.

Madry county has bee society.
Nashville has t)taI voting popula-
tiQn Of $3.50.
S. b. Shearon has purchased all inter-
est in the Trenton NeDS.
Bush Lawrence, OF Gibson county, has
o three-legged chicken.
The Brownsville Citizea wants negro
company organized for the Centennial.
The Gibson county fair, at Trenton,
commences the twelfth, and continues five
days.
Fannie Williams, a mulsttO girl, re-
Gently suicided with morphine in Chatta-
nooga.
The, Dresden Democrat has abandoned
faced paper.
George johnson, of Williamson
county, has raised sixty bushels of German
mlIlet per acre.
An eighteen-yesr.old hen, owned by
Mrs. &. y. Leonard, of Madison county, was
recently aSsaSsinated by hogs.
The Knoxville bible society has dis
covered in that city two hundred and eighty
two families destitute OF the scriptures.
Milton M'Lean, who murdered Thsd
Pope, near Medon, has been sentenced to
death by the common law court at Jackson.
Colonel Willett, sheriffof Henry coun-
ty, informs the Paris InteLtigencer that it is a
sad TACT that nearly every house has rom one
to five tever and ague patients.
Columbia Journal: Captain Thomas
J. Perry, near Bigbyville, had his arm severe
ly bitten and bruised few days since by an
infuriated jack in his stable yard.
During recent circus performance at
Columbia, Jethro Anderson, of Maury county,
George White (cOl.), and Hedges, a Snowman,
were arrested for passing counterfeit money.
Brownsville States: Our doCt )rs are
unable TO attend to all the calls made upon
them. Chllls and fever, much OF it being con-
gestion of a fatal character, is distreSSingly
common in town and throughout the coun-
try.
John T. Douglass, OF Upton county,
having made a motion against e. B. Simon
ton, circuit court clerk, and his bondsmen,
which motion failed, the latter official pub
fishes In the Trenton Record a tWo-column
card in vindication of himself.
Dyersburg Progress: We understand
that gentleman fIom near Cleveland, Ohio,
has been in the county for the last two weeks
looking around with view to buying small
farms for some thirty or forty families who
want 10 move here the coming winter from
that State.
Shelbyville Commercial: We regret
that friend Spencer Ealkin was defeated last
saturday for mayor OF Nashville. He is a
good fellow and would have made the city an
excellent mayor, but his defeat was owing TO
the fact that the party was not organized.
Had he been put on the track by a harmoni-
Gus Democracy and run as a Democrat, he
would nave been elected. Oil and water don't
mix much.
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BOLIVAR.
sickness Interfering with the Picking
OF the CrOp-The Knoxville Road
and the Iron Mines of
Wayne.
From an Occasional Correspondent
RnTIyAp Oct ,uar > lG-5 -Har


BOLIVAR, Oct lger 2, lS75.-HeIe, as
in all other parts OF the country, there is a
great deal Of sickness, mostly 0 light char
more severe. Even in Bolivar, which is
usually very healthy place, there is con id
cradle sickness and some deaths. This gen.
eral sickness int rferes very much wi h cot
ton-picking, snd there is great danger that
muen OF the cotton now open Will be lost or
very much injured by the fall rains General
r. p. Nicely. president OF the Memphis and
Knoxville road, has gone 10 Waynesborough
TO submit proposition 10 that county To sub
scribe one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars to the road, and IL is understood the
friends OF the enterprise in that county
are very confident of carrying 1t, as
this Is one of the counties that only
a railroad subscription. Wayne, the great
irons county, would be more benefited Oy
railroad than any county in Tennessee, ex-
cept Hickman, which is almost, | am in
formed, one red Of iron ore. General Neely
deserves great credit for the interest he mani
tests in the improvement OF the country. No
other man could, or would do SO mucn as he
has done in the midst of the difficulties by
which he has been surrounded, and If he can
succeed in building This road, of which there
is now fair prospect, 1t will be a monument
TO his ability, energy and perseverance,
prouder aud nobler than could be erected in
any other manner. The question is daily
asked: what will the citizens OF NJ emphfs
do toward getting this road? DO they want
our trade, or do they want 20 force to trade
with other end more distant citieS?" some
have despaired as to Memphis, while others
al very hopeful that Memphis Will yet act.
and will not throw them off. The trade of
subscribing fifty thousand dollars TO build
this road.
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AN OLD CRIME.
The Murderer of "a Young Lady During
the War Arrested, and Placed on
Trial at Knoxville.

The Knoxville Chronicle of recent
date says: "The case of the State as. Pryor
Coleman for the murder OF Miss Bell, daugh-
ter of the la6e Captain Bell, of this county,
during the war, was taken up in the criminal
court yesterday. The case has besn tried
once before in this court, but resulted in a
mistrial, and has beeu continued and passed
from term to term ever since, and there has
been a considerable effort by his counsel TO
procure his release during this term of the
court on a plea of former conviction by a
military court-martiai, which was the case.
He was tried by military court-martial |
shortly after the murder was committed, and
was sentenced to be shot, but made his escape
before the sentence was executed, and was
not arrested again until some time last year.
The court, however, OverruIed the plea, and
held that the conviction before military
court would have nothing to DO with the civil
process, so he was compelled to go to trial.
The murder was a brutal, cold-blOOded affair
and, if guilty, should be punished as the law
directs. The jury was only partially made up
last evening for, owing TO the scarcity of
countrymen in town, the sheriff and his
deputies had to make a raid on the business
man of Gay street and Market square for jU-
rors, and quite a number of them will find
themselves fined twenty-five dollars for re-
tusing to obey the summon"
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A FATAL DOSE.
Sudden Death OF Jerry Carney in Car
roll COunty-A Grave Suspicion
duplicating Prominent Men.
Church Officials. and
Others.

The Dresden Democrat, OF last weak,
has the following: 'TThere is a startling rumOr
IN circulation at M'Kenzie, in regard to the
death Of Jerry Carney. II is a well known
fact that there has been great deal of cOun-
terfeit money in CilCulatlOh n the counties OF
Carroll, Henry and " Weakley. 8ni that Tom
Drury, Bob Drury, jerry Carney and OLD man
street were accused Of scatter ng il, and that
Bob Drury and street were arrested and con-
victed. 1t Is also suspected that men OF more
or les prominence in the counties referred to
were In the ring, and have so far escaped.
Street and Drury both give the names OF Iuen
who were their pals in the business. Carney,
who had an interesting family, was anxious
to get clear, in order that he could remain at
home, and il is known that he was pref airing
a full expOse' of the whole affair, which i'm
plicated leading men-members of the
church, officials, etc. IL is how reported that
one or two OF the parties were with him a day
or two before he died, ana that they used
every effort to prevent him from making a
confession; falling in this, IL is charged that
he WAS poisoned. That he died very suddenly
there IS no question. Whether there were
any symptoms of arsenic or other poison at
tending his late illness we are not advised.
We heard it suggested that his family were
going 10 exhume him, and hold a post nlOrteHl
~
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Humboldt Herald:
GEORGIA NEWS.

Augusta has sporting club.
The Hamilton Visitor is for sale.
TIE Seaoia Journal has suspended.
Augusts has military entertainments.
Athens has daily paper, named GER
0ian.
A Carroll county man has thirty liv-
ing children.
Briukley, the wife-murderer, recently
made an unsuccessful attempt to break jail at
Coweta.
Leonard Garner, eyed seventy, was
shot and killed by negro in Murray county,
a few days ago.
An Augusta paper has interviewed the
business men of that city relative to the cur
rency question.
Colonel James NJ. Calhoun, who was
mayor of Atlanta when Sherman demanded
its surrender, died a few days ago.
Griffin Ne1US: While it may be true
that the Georgia press has no " trained jour-
nalist," there is one thing certain, that in many
respects il has more trained damphools than
any other State.
An attempt was recently made to as
sassinate Seab Hall, in Butts county. 4
negro has been arrested, who confesseS he is
the guilty party, but says he was melted to
the deed by white men. Hall was wounded in
the arm with sma shot.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

WE uuggest to the cotton exchange
qud the chamber Cf commerce the pro-
uriety a. their jointly appointing COM
mittees ~ each ward in the city for the
purpose Of raising subscriptions for the
benefit Of the Texas sufferers. Memphis
owes i5 90 herEelf to assist literally and
promptly the people who have 50 sud-
denly and ia 20 appalling way been
h1reft Of fortune and in many cases OF
natural support. What say our mer-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

THE Mississippi Radicals are circu-
latiug report to the effect that Senator
Gordon, in his Grenada speech, declared
this election must be carried, even
though blood be she'd" and that Major
CbsImsrs made use Of similar language
on the same oc aston. This is emphstical-
Iy denied by the Jackson Clarion, which
says that The only reference TO "blood"
vas made by General Z. g. Walthall,
who declared that "colored people sChO
5csirr TO Usfe oar ticket 1OiU be protected
ia M,ir right to do 50, ii it takes the
b 00F ~ tgti,c men to do IT,"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

A DISPATCH last night from Alexan-
dria, Virgins, says, upon he authority
Of the GGzcte Of that city, in regard to
the Montpelier Female Humane associs-
ton, that il is believed not single dol
lar was drawn by any bona fde ticket
holder, but that the whole Of the money,
amounting to half q million dollars, has
bsen retained by New York sharpers,
who are accUs ed OF the entire fraud.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

TIE wealthy spanish residents OF
Cuba, dissatisfied with the slow progress
made by the Spanish troops in the work
rf.u9pTsssing the insurrection IA that
uuhsppy island, have demonstrated
against continuance OF the war and
are laboring to bring about truce be-
tween the belligerents with view to a
permanent IeRce. To this the junta,.
p. New York, as well IS the rebel troops
in the field, Object, unless it ends in the
inte1endence of Cubs. Correct.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

find that almost every state IN the Union has a
city in which the PEOPLE take pride and plea
sure. New York has New YORK city Penn
sylvania has iiadz q NH 4, VI asssc husetts has
uaui HcntUck- .I -stl!e; MlssoGIl, -.
Louis; LouiEisf Orleans; aud SO on
AID % ON. Mem ,L.s l., the only great com
meTClsi city OF Ten nessee, and every citizen
si the ale shonld feeI a pride in the pros
perity OF their great commercial emporium
Every citizen Of Missouri takes a great pride
IL the growing greatness Of ST. Louis, and
every cluZen Oi Louisiana feels proud Of New
Orleans 50 should every citizen Of TenneE-
see feel proud OF the great commercial city OF
their state. There is one thing, above all
Olrer enterprises OF The merchants OF Mem
phls, which deserves especial attention; that
ls direct trade with Europe. The improve
mcnts now going On at the mouth of the Mis-
-is-i ppl river, by means Of Eadss jettieS, rem
ders the eECOyal of all distractions 10 vessels
up as high as Memphis a matter of certainty.
Cheap transportation is now attracting the
attention CT English capitalists. Barge lines
carrying freight at cheap IA es is the great
deSiderQtlgH. The geOgra phical position of
pi valley in the cotton region, gives her the
greatest advantage Of any OF her competitors
for his trade. We are happy TO see thst one
OF her most enterprising citizens, Mr.. Bronson
Bayliss, has been making strenuous efforts in
This direction.
Humboldt HeTaid:l
The Memphis APPEAL is correct when il
suggests tbat Memphis merchants should con-
troll at al cost, the trade of the adj 1acent West
Tennessee towns, ana that they should reel p
rocate the kindness and public spirit OF The
newspapers in this section, by advertising
their business. From our knowledge of the
business meU OF Memphis we can say that
Prise and Iiberality, and should be sustained
BY our home people.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

THE inauguration Of the Vanderbilt
university 40 Nashville yesterday, was
al event Of marked significance in the
history % the State. 1t was attended
yith all tae cc'ot that the presence OF
the highest dignitaries OF the State
could lend, and was in other respects q
most creditable affair.
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wutr,gEE PRoBAHILITIEs.
M-ksHINsros. octoper 5.ls

"AsHINGr0s, October :. Am.
For Tennessee and The Ohio valley,
n,urly stationary pressure GndtcDlpsTa-
ing to The southeast, increasing cio1tdt.
a,ss, possibly follOlced 6y rain IN the
OHIO r1Isg.
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MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

Alas! Poor Niles!
Democrats, register.
Farewell Radicalism.
Mississippi will go Democratic next
month.
DeSoto, Tate and Pamela counties will
go Democratic.
The Mississippi State fair commences
November Sth.
Mississippi Radicalism will cease its
existence November Sd, A. D. 1875.
Howe, Ozanne & Co., Of Pamela coun-
~, are politically sick.
Why do the Radicals threaten death
TO all negroes who want to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket?
Batesville is to have a grand Demo-
cratic demonstration and torchlight process
sion. Howle) is that?
KOsciuskO Star: From one ard one.
quarter acres OF sorghum, ISham Wilson of
this county, made one hundred and fifty-
seven and Oue-half gallons OF fine molasSes.
VINO can beat this? 1rot him cut.
Meridian Gazette: Our Republican
brethren in the third district are still battling
away manfully in the interest OF II. d. Money
Tor congress, and using Powers and Little as
rostrums upon which to emphasize their
blows.
Kosciusko Star: There is but one
opinion among the Democrats and Conserva-
tives of this county, and that is that we will
carry the election by largely increased ma
jority. The masses may be said to be q unit q
support OF the ticket.
Oxford F1lcCn: The negroes that
Alex. gave that whisky to, at Dallas, didn't
come over to the Radical convention. He
didn't purchase it at the right place, or ne
could have cOaXed them to-a hen-rooSt
Alex. 5 on the decline" list.
Holly Springs Reporter: The boll-
worm has played sad havoc in some sections
OF the county. 1t has injured the yield seri-
Ousiy, but how much IL is difficult TO deter
was frost, light one, on Thursday night last,
which damaged the young bolls of the top
crop considerably.
Macon Beacon: Nelson Goodwin, 8
colored man living with Mr.. Randall M'Leod,
near Center Point, was shot about dusk on
The IL entered his forehead, killing him al
most instantly. There is no direct clue TO the
perpetrators. He had a difficulty with an
other cOlOred man some time since, but no
trouble was anticipated from the quarrel.
The Mississippi Radicals are disinte-
grating quite rapidly. The Grenada RepilbH
says this: From private source we learn
that the Marshall county mass convention to
nominate a Republican county ticket was a
perfect failure. 1t seems that there were about
three Thousand Republicans present, and that
this mass Of people could not transact busl-
ness satisfactorily; con equently they ad-
JOuIntd sine die.
Grenada ScntipCL: The sheriff of Tai
lahatchIe county, W. A. AIcorn, must be an
awful Radical 10 write 20 the governor such
wonderful whOppers. Could he not telegraph
few more Of his Inventions only few
days ago n dozen or more young men left
Grenada for Tailahatchie county, and all they
saw was that the county is as quiet as a sleep
ing chicken. Go in, Mr.. Alcorn, you are
capital EOvellst.
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%..E. I..-8 mss q cotton exchange,
v. u aid says opened a few
days ago uuder very favorable auspices.
Success to II say we.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

CSl) by l.. o. Emerson and W. S. Tilden, is fully
equal to their last book, ''The Hour of Sing
ing" which for some years has been the
standard book. The present work, like the
other, is for High Schools, Academies and
Seminaries.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

THE outlook iOE the electoral vote in
1876 is very encouraging for the Demo-
Gratis who can now count 2s6 to 81 Re-
publican Estes.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-05

CHICAGO hiss invested another million
in che ca e trade which Memphis can
control by the completion Of the Mem
phis aud Kansas railroad.
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CHICAGO merchants, like those OF
Memphis, are preparing for q rousirg
flll trgds