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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-20
THE POTENT CHANGE.
The Kernel of the Protective
Unions Nut-Three Commits
siOners TO Govern us for
Six Years.
Three Commissioners that are to
be Appointed by the Governor
The People to be Robbed
Of their Rights.

The following is that part Of the re-
port adopted by the chamber of COM
merce, which provides for a change in
our municipal government. We repro
duce it, that all classes Of our citizens
may be apprised of the extent of the
''potent change by which they are to be
denied all participation ia their munich
pal affairs, and become abject subjects
of an arbitrary ring of three irresponsible
citizens:
Finally, as to the fifteenth and sixteenth
questions, we do not hesitate to advise a
change of the city charter so as to place the
government of the city in the hands of q
board of commissioners, to consist of three
persons, to be nominated by the governor OF
the State, and, by and with the advice and
consent of the senate, appointed. The term
of their office should be six years, and they
should have clerk and such assistance as
the eXigeneies of their duties may from time
to time require. They should have adequate
salaries, and devote their entire time to the
duty of the office. All the powers ana duties
which are now vested in and performed by
the mayor, the boards of common council
men and aldermen, or the general council of
the city. except such as may be dispensed
with under the new system, should be vested
in said board of commissioners, with
such additional duties and restrictions
as may be proper; and the mayor, the
board of common councilmen and al
dermen, and the general council of the
city, should be relieved from all further
duties and obligations incidental TO their
offices as mayor, and as members of the board
of common councilmen and aldermen, and of
the general council of the city, or otherwise,
and their Offices should be repealed and their
official duties and powers OF every character
cease. The police system, the fire department,
the recorders court, and such other offices
and agencies as the new system may demand,
should be preserved, with proper modifica-
tions. The Office of city tax-collector, city
treasurer, sergeant-at-arms, city assessors, the
board of assessors, city comptroller, city regis
ter, mayors clerk, comptroller's clerk, tax
collectors clerks, registers clerk, and all
other useless offices or agencies, under the new
system, should be abolished. This may be
said to be a potent change in our city govern
ment. Be it so. 1t is not more potent than our
distressed condition as people demands. In
our opinion, we have no other remedy.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-20

J I. VAUGHN, through his attorney,
Judge John a. Campbell, has filed a
petition ia the sixth district court OF
Louisiana, claiming one hundred thou
sand dollars damages from Sheridan,
Emory, DsTrobrisnd and n. J. Camp
bell, "whO on the fourth of January did
unlawfully, violently and forcIbly make
an assault on petitioner and elected and
thrust him from the house Of representa-
tives where he claimed seat" Inter-
rogatories Of fact are propounded to de-
faunanfs
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DIED.

PEsCIA-On January 10Th, TERESA PEsCIA,
aged eight months.
Funeral from the residence of her parents,
I82 Front street, this WEDNESDAY after
noon at three o'clock.
GODWIN-Of pneumonia, at O'Clock am,
January 10th, JOHN THOMAS, son of j. r. and
NJ. r. Goodwin.
His funeral will be preached to-day at Her
nando street Methodist Church, corner of
fernando and Linden streets. The services
Will be conducted by Rev. Phillip Tuggle, and
will commence at o'clock pm. The friends
and acquaintances of the family, and all
members of the Sunday School that can make
it convenient, are invited to attend the fu-
neral services.
Little JOHN was good-tempered and obedi-
ent child. He was a faithful Sunday-School
schOlar-always in his plsce-ever showing a
willing mind. He has gone to dwell with
Jesus. B
sHARPE-The friends and acquaintance
of CHARLES II. SHARPE are respectfully in
vited TO attend his funeral from the Second
Preshy terrain Church, THURSDAY morning
at ten O'Clock.
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THE MISSISSIPPI.
Report of the Board OE Engineers 20
Deepen and Widen One or EEOrs
OF the MOuths-The LsVees.

WASHINGTON, January l9.-The Sec
retary OF war sent to the house to-day
the report OF the board of engineers ap-
pointed .to prepare plans and estimates
for the deepening of one or more of the
natural outlets of the Mississippi river,
and also for canal from the river to the
gulf After a thorough examination of
the entire subject, they say there is no
doubt the designated point of the south
pass would be best, as it would give al
unrestricted water way to commerce,
in the place of narrow and ObstTucted
one. Ii the question of cost and MAIN
tenance be considered, there is for st.
Philip canal the estimated sum of
S1l, ,5l4, 200 against 1912, 10 for the
pass. While the board are OF opinion
that the canal can be built at the esti-
mated cost, they recommend that the
south pass OF the Mississippi be improV-
ed by the plan which they submit.
They further recommend that if con-
gress decide to open one of the passes of
the river, the entire sum necessary to
accomplish the work will be apprOpriat-
ed at once, or in some way be made
available. If the mouth OF the river is
to be improved by jetties, the work,
when begun, should be pushed as rapid
ly as possible to its entire completion.
THE LEvEEs.
A delegation, headed by Senator Al.
corn, and composed Of two members Of
congress each from Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana, called on the Presi-
dent to-day, with regard to the reclama-
ton Of the aluvial soil lof Mississippi and
support of the levee system. The Presi-
dent said in respect to the statements
made to him, that he had not received
the report of the levee commissioners,
Int would give it careful consideration
when it reached him. He was kindly dis
posed toward assisting IN rebuilding the
material prosperity of the south, and re-
gretted that the people OF Shreveport
should be disposed to lawlessness so
soon after they had been relieved by the
bounty OF the government during the
yellow-fever, and the committee would
receive less sympathy from congress.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-20

The Patrons Of Husbandry Of Lou
isiana and Mississippi have issued an
address to the order throughout the
United Ststes, indorsing the report OF
the subcommittee Of congress. The
address concludes as follows: "Believe
Us, this report, made by gentlemen Of
the north and intelligent congressman
Of both political parties, tells you the
truth. We refer It to you, and trust
every Patron TO whom this appeal may
come may give it attentive reading
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erauIsh Affairs.

PARIS, January 2O.-The Courier de
Prs states that a delegate from the
Carlist commander at London has gone
to Spaia TO inform Don Carlos that the
EaElish bankers with whom the Carlist
I7aa was lodged have refused to make
further advance. II is understood that
spain viii pay Germany an indemnity
ednal 10 the value Of the Gustav sn0 her
cargo IN addition to the fine, even II she
is unsuccessful in eX2cting the same
from the Carli5ts,
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learn what you think. A strong effort
is made to concentrate on Bate, so as TO
defeat johnson. This move is all the
more urgent, as it interests West Ten
nessee politicians, who are looking
to the election OF COoper's sue
cess)r two years hence. l do
not think combination will
be effected tomorrow against Johnson,
who received only three votes less than
he expected on the first ballot. His
friends are .sanguine as to the result,
while his opponents declare him already
beaten. To-dsy's vote is not significant
Of anything, rs many members voted
merely in compliment to their friends.
THE SECRET SESSION.
The object of the house having a Sc
cret session was to have a further in
vestigation into the Hobbs affair, which
is favored by Judge Lea, who has the
papers in his possession. 1t is said that
an order for the arrest OF John Frierson,
OF Columbia, was applied for, and
granted, to compel his attendance be-
fore the committee, which is anxious
to hear his evidence relative to the con-
tradiction of Hobbs and Duncan in their
statement. The house granted the COM
mittee further time, so as to get this gen.
tleman's evidence before making the
report. The effect upon the comptrol-
lership election is herein seen.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Special TO the Appeal
NASHVILLE, January 19.-It is re-
ported here that the Shelby county rep
received a telegram this
evening, signed by different societies;
John Dent, president of the council; s.
B. Robbins, president of the board Of
Chief M'Fadden, of the fire.
and others, asking them to
use all honorable means to elect John
son. The telegram creates 10 little
talk,
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Several People RfiIed aud IBjared
Durfng n Fire.

NEW YORK, January l9.-To-night
fire broke out in the grocery store Of +.
Bsldecker, corner Of Hoyt and Pacific
streets, Brooklyn. The flames origi-
mated in the basement, and sOon envel-
oged the entire structure. There were
I'VE families in the house. Bsldecker
and his family, who occupied the second
door, escaped. Mrs. Blood and her two
sons, who occupied the third floor,
Jumped from :he windows. Mrs. Blood
vas Eiled and her TWO sOns fatally in-
iured. The same floor was occupied by
Timothy Mccormick, and his sons Pat
-iek and John. and his daughter Ellen.
John escapes, ,but his father Rn6 brother
we're sufFJcated, while his sister was IA
:ally injured by jumping from win
dow. \ number OF persons we're more
or less injured.
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Grant In(iarsed-

NEW York, January 19.-At meet
ing of the Republican central commit
tee tonight resolutions were adopted
sustaining throughout President Grant
ia the Louisiana matter, and setting
forth that even If what was done was il
legal, it was done without the knowl-
edge Of the President, and with a sim
cefe desire on the part Of the officers of
the government to perform their duty.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-20

GOVERNOR COCHRANE, Of Delaware,
aud Lieutenant-GovernOr Latts, Of
Pennsylvania, were insugursted, st
their respective State cspitols, yester-
day, and both denounced military in
reference In Louisiana.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-20

THE Beecber-Tilton case (civil suit is
still in progress in Brooklyn. MoultOn,
who has occupied the stand the past
three days, is still being cross-examined,
and, so far, without, in the least, shak-
ing his first statement. He sticks to his
text. Beecher is doomed and damned.
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Large and Attractive Sale of
FURNITURE OF COMMERCIAL HOTEL
at AUCTION,

n H a. II. II A n X l. A N d,
ON The PREMISES,
"Wednesday Morning, January 20, 1875,
AT TEN O'CLOCK.
The entire contents OF the Commercial Hotel,
comprising in part Bedsteads and Bedding
WRrdrobes and Bureaus, Washstands and
Commodes, Carpets, Oilcloths, Rugs, Dining
room, Kitchen and Tableware, one extra large
Cooking Range, Table and Bed Linen. Plated
ware, Cutlery, Etc. TERMS CASH. All pur.
chasers must make 8 deposit at time of pur-
chase. The attention Of Hotel and Restaurant
proprietors, as well as families, is called es-
pecially to this sale. By order l.. Lehu an,
trustee. A. E. FARMLAND, Auct'r.
Goods open for inspection Monday and
Tuesday, ial7
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NOTICE.

w Z offer our ENTIRE STOCK Of
Carriages, Buggies and Spring Wagons
AT COST for the next thirty days.
ja2O W. 8. BRUCE & co.
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NASHVILLE.
Proceedings Of the Legislature Yester-
day-NeH BIus Introduced-Nem-
phis Interests.
The Ballots for United States Senator
In Both HOuses-Intense Excite
ment over the Result.
The House In Secret Session on the
Hobbs OnfessiOn-AnOther De-
nOumeHt Threatened
Senate.

Senate.
Special TO the Appeal.
NASHVILLE, January 19.-In the sen-
ate Mr.. Smith presented q resolution in
quiring into the issuance Of Memphis
and Little Rock railroad bonds, concern
ing which you have been notified by
letter. On motion, the house held a Sc
cret session relative to the Hobbs in
vestigsting committee, whose report has
been referred to an indefinite time. Both
houses proceeded to the election Of
United States senator, and in the senate
the following
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Mr. Buek's statement.

To the Editors of the Appeal:
LACONIA, ARK, January 15.-On
the sixth of December last, about
eight o'clock at night, l start
ed from my store for my resi-
dence, about quarter of a mile dis
tant. I had gone, perhaps, seventy-fve
yards when an assassin in the employ
of B. d M. Sellers (since found out to
have been Billy Harris) fired upon me.
[ fell across the road with bullet
through my body Gt having passed
through my left lung). A moment
afterward another murderous shot was
fired at me while was lying upon the
ground. The shot did not take effect,
however, and is supposed to have been
fred by B. & M. Sellers's villainous
clerk, Ed. Vance, who has since fled the
country. Benjamin and Martha Sellers
were Officious enough to inform the
public that had not been murdered, as
reported, but had been shot while in the
act Of burning their fence. pronounce
their statement wholly false and untrue.
l would have made this statement
sooner but was unable, and am yet so
feeble as to be scarcely able to hold
pen. LOUIS HALE BUCK.
The Methodist preachers of Boston
and vicinity Monday unanimously
passed resolutions indorsing and thank
ing the President and General Sheridan
for their action in the Louisiana
troubles; also thanking Wendell Phil
lips for his recent speech in Fanueil
hall,
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W. z. MITCHELL'S SCHOOL
No. 3O3 Third Street.
MASONIC NOTICE.

E'NGLlSH, COMMERCIAL AND CLASSI-
IA CAL courses taught. For particulars ap-
DIV at BOZ Third StraRt- fanT
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IA Lodge, No. 299, will be held this w
evening, January Goth, w
at ~ o'clock, for work in f. q. degree.
All +, C.'s are fraternaIly invited.
By order. ED. W0RSHAM, W. NJ.
r. W. SHFJTON, Secretary
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The Legislatures OF Twelve States
Launched into the Turmoil and
Trouble Of Heated Contests for
Senatorial HOnOrs.
New York, Michigan, Massachusetts,,
Delaware, Indiana, Florida, Maine,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wis
c9nsin.
Nebraska and Tenne6see-Names of the
CandIdates-The Chances of NOIni-
Possible Party Results
Etc, Etc, Etc.

The legislatures of twelve States yss-
terdsy balloted for United States sena-
tor, including our own, as follows: New
York, Massachusetts, Delaware, Indl-
ana, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nebras-
ka and Tennessee. Nevada has re-elect-
ed Jones, and Missouri and Rhode Is
land have already balloted without re-
suits. New Jersey and West Vir-
ginia will ballot on the twenty-sixth in
stant. Eight senators of the class of
1875.81 were chosen last year in accord
ance with this law, the legislative ses-
sions of the States interested in most
cases being biennial, and the newly
elected legislatures meeting for the first
time. The following is list Of the
senators whose successors were elected
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EXecutOrs' Nntica.
NoTTCH-

OWING to the death Of one OF our firm, Mr..
" N. s. BRUCE, 1t Is necessary that our
business should be closed up to January i,
1876 therefore, all parties indebted to the firm
of w. s. BRUCE Il co. are respectfully re-
debtedness, and all persons having claims
against Us will please present same.
W. y. BRUCE & co.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-30

black molasses, in addition TO the above
may be expected for breakfast once or
twice during the voyage. A good appe-
tite will be needed for dinner, you will
then be first treated to soup which looks
very much like good strong dish-water,
but it tastes better than it looks. Soon the
steward comes around with a tin pail full
OF boiled potatoes, some of them about
the size of a hens egg and some of them
not so large. They are supposed to have
been rlnsed, but not washed or pared be-
fore cooking, and, if little meal were
added to the mixture, would be very like
what New England farmers use to fatten
hogs. After this boiled meat is brought
around, not of the choicest cuts, to be sure.
but an abundance, such as it is, is given.
Dessert will be dispensed with, save on
Sunday, when kind Of plum pudding is
added. For supper, about a pint of tea,
served the same as coffee, and more bread
and butter. The only change we ever
knew in the above bill of fare is that of
pea-soup and boiled salt fish, on FRIDAYS,
in place of the usual dinner.-Boston
GJobe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-30
In the Storage and How 1t Looks.

INSTEAD Of small state-rooms there are
larger apartments, accommodating from
twenty to forty individuals. The berths
are arranged in two tiers and are con-
structed otherwise in very much the same
way as are the sleeping apartments of a re-
spectacle and well ordered pig pen The
unmarried men are sent to room by
themselves and the married couples and
the younger children to another, and the
unmarried women still another. The
room into which these others all open and
to which all classes have access is reached
by two flights of stairs from the main
deck. This place serves as dining-hall
and cabin, only there are no red velvet
cushions lying about There is no carpet
on the f1oor and no rack full Of glasses
and decanters to be rafting overhead.
The tables are quite in keeping with the
frugal fare served three times daily. For
breakfast we begin with a mug of coffee.
hot and sweetened, but not strong enough
to be injurious, and, by the way the COWS
in this neighborhood are quite partial
and can't be induced to give milk
for Storage passengers. A liberal
supply Of bread and butter makes I'D
what is sometimes known abroad as a
plain breakfast Oatmeal porr1dge, with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-30
1.-THE PENNY YE MEANT TO
GTE."


THERE'S q funny tale of a stingy man,
Who was none too good, but might nave
been worse,
Who went to his church on Sunday night,
And carried along his well-flled purse.
When the sexton came with his begging
The church was but dim with the candles
light
The stingy man fumbled all through his
purse,
And chose coin by touch and not sight.
It's an odd thing now that guineas should be
So like unto pennies in shape and size.
'PIl give penny" the stingy man said;
''The poor must not gifts of pennies de-
spise."
The penny fell down with cIatter and
ring!
And back in his seat leaned the stingy man.
1.-THE world is so full of the poor" he
thought,
81 can't help them ALL give what can"
Ha, ha! how the sexton smiled, to be sure,
To see the gold guinea fall in his plate!
Ia, ha! how the stingy mans heart was
Wrung,
Perceiying his blunder, but just too late!
"No matter" he said; < in the Lords ac-
count
That guinea Of gold is set down to me-
They lend to Him who give to the poor;
1t will not so bad an investment be-"
"Na, ma, mon," the chuckling sexton cried
out;
"The Lord is ma cheated-He kens thee
well;
He knew il was only by accident
That out O thy fingers the guinea fell.
He keeps an account, ma doubt, for the
puir;
But in that account He'll set down to thee
Ma MAR o that golden guinea, my mon,
Than the one bare penny We meant to
greio
There's a comfort, too, in the little tale
serious side as well as joke;
A comfort for all the generous poor,
In the comical words the sexton spoke.
A comfort to think that the good Lord knows
How generous We really desire to be,
And will give us credit in His account
For all the pennies we long s'to gle"
st Nicholas for October
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-09-30

thankful / am, and how nobly have
endured your sudden loss of property, and
how happy we will be-why, where has
mother gone ~
Cleve laughed as he drew her head to
his shoulders and smoothed her hair.
. l am inclined to be jealous of mother
who, think, has gone to the-gone back
home to prepare hOmely little dinner
for u.s."
Let US go now, dear. Don't scold be-
cause L ordered a carriage, will you :
Mrs. Esther paid me in full this morn
ing"
Cleve bit his lip to hide laugh; then
gravely escorted his bride down to the
Single-horse vehicle in waiting. Theman
knew his route, and dashed off rapidly,
stopping only when he reached the curb
in front of large house. Cleve looked at
Birdie in establishment She laughed nerv-
ously, and then began to cry.
" You are not angry, dear? didn't
know until a month ago that it was all
right. [ only lost few thousands after all.
Cleve, for your sake and mothers l am so
happy
He kissed her almost solemnly as they
sat in the little carriage
My own true, unselish little dar-
lingn'
They entered, found a delicious little
dinner in readiness, and no one to mar the
sweetness of the surprise
Late IN the evening, toward ten O'Clock,
Birdie rang for her wraps.
Mother will be awaiting for us. Come,
Cleve, let's go after her and bring her
here, home"
So they drove off through so many streets
that Birdie wondered where in the world
they were going to.
Darling" Cleve said, abruptly, shall
| confess Shall | tell you I have a sur
prise for you equal to your own? Look
outn'
She looked out as the carriage stopped
at the Symington mansion. An awning
was stretched from the door to the car
riage-mount and q velvet carpet was
spead for her feet. The joyous music of
the band, the fitting Of the elegantly
dressed ladies past the windows-it
rushed over her like a flood. CIeve had
been masquerading for very love of her.
"You forgive me?'
He looked at her with his splendid eyes
all alight.
"Oh, Cleve, how could help it? How
you must have loved men'
He escorted her in proudly; and Mrs.
Symington, in velvet and diamond, met
them at the entrance.
"Birdie-daughter!"
And all went merry as marriage bell.