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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

Is THERE not necessity foT reform, in
face of these facts from the New York
Worlds During the thirty-four years of
Democratic supremacy the land grants
amounted to 80, 154. sos acres. During
the fifteen years Of Republican DONNA
ton the land grants to monopolies foot.
ed up the enormous number Of la, S45,.
4O5 acres. Democratic grants per an
mum, ], zoo, 600 acres; Republican grants
per annum, 100000 acres. the Re-
publican party in fifteen years have
given away to monopolies 278, 758 qusrt
miles Of public territory, equa
60 two hundred and eleven
States the size of Rhode Island, anC
constituting an area greater than Maine,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land, Ohio and Indiana. And yet, when
Democrats talk about reform, these Law.
ish despoilers OF the public territory turn
up their noses Indignantly.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
The Proposed Monument 10
Custer.
New York Herald, EditorialJ

The real value of the monument such
As we propose in homer Of Custer is tn at
it represents nations homage to ysIOr
and duty. In our hard, material az G.
where sll that are worshipped is money
ana power, nothing il more becoming
than that We should step aside from cur
canvass Tor the Pre- sidency, our celebrs-
ting the centennisl, our stern, selfish
pursuits, to do honor TO the chlvslrOus
soldier anC gentleman who rode htO the
valley Of death. We owe it to ourselves
to commemorate deeds OF this kind.
When Cardigan rode into the Russian
batteries with six hundred caYalrymep.
military critics censured him, and even
Lord Ragland said ne had thrown away
his command. But with q splendOr far
eXcelling the victories of Alma and
lnkerman, with splendor which gains
new lu5ter with time, the charge OF the
Light Brigade stands out in history, No
man with English blood in his veins but
recalls it with prise. If we honor Cardi-
gan for VIII { be did, how much more
should we honor Custer. II England
enshrines the commander Of the
Light Brigade am ng her heroes,
how much more should we en-
shrine the commander Of the
seventh cavalry. Cardigan's enemy
were the batteries. II he fell it was as
a soldier. II he was captured or wound
ed he was sure of humane, tender care.
Clusters enemy were savages, who
knew no mercy, who neither gave nor
received quarter, who tortured their cap
tlves with every refinement of savage
cruelty. When Custer rode into that
Indian village "the largest on the con-
tinent," as he exclaimed exultingly
when his brave eyes first saw the tent !
covered plain, and he gave the order to |
charge, he knew the terrible alternative. |
He knew that he must either win or die. |
What more fitting task in this Csnten-
NAL year than to honor such deed. |
Lst Us say what we viii about the deg
Of the national character, and !
Iur centennial product being corruption
md national decadenGe, the charge Of
ulster is an answer TO it all. 1t shows
hat manhood and valor, self-denial and /
Ibsolute concentration to duty, even at
be sacrifice of life, all remain with IA
These are the qualities we honor in thrs
chievement Of Custer. Because we
Ionor them, because We wCuld have
hem ever an example Of Leonidas to
be sons Of Sparta, we trust that the
e0ple will build noble monument to
lis fame.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

CUSTER and his brave three hundred
were murdered because there were not
troops enough to aid them. Why? Be-
cause the troops that should be in the
west are scattered through the south,
which is being divided up into military
districts, nth commanders ordered ITO
MOVE TROOPS To ANY POINT WHEN
EVER, IN THEIR JUDGMENT, 1T is IN THE
INTEREST OF PEACE AND ORDER
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

The Grange Journal takes us to task
for announcing Dorsey B. Thomas 8
granger, or the granger candidate for
governor. 1t ssys:
1t does not belong TO this order to
dabble in politics in that way, TO seek to
destroy the landmarks by which the
people have always been guided, to in
troduce innovation at 8 point when
every.energy is being brought forward to
reform and give prosperity to the land,
10 lay down principles which should be
for the general good, and say, "If you
come to my principles we are together;
II not am OFF, and never TO nominate
q candidate for any office. Within the
grange no partisan politics are known;
but here men of both parties meet on
equal footing, without having to give
up their party sflili8tions or previous
opinions. It is brotherhood, and not
apolitical party.
The Journal will accept our apologies.
BY the light Of the above we see we
We're wrong. We make the 0Dlende.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

THE Columbia Journal says Of Dorsey
b. Thomas, the Independent candidate
for governor: at matters not what
views he promulgates, or what interest
he will espouse, we exceedingly regret
that he intends to make an Independent
run. There is no earthly chance for him
TO be elected, and he just makes himself
a source OF disaffection and discomfort,
DISCREPANCIES and distrscts the Democrat
ic party, and will, we dare say, quit the
field in disgust before election-day"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Brownsville
States, writing from Union City on the
9Th, says Of Hon. Emerson Etheridge,
that che is straight out for Hayes and
Wheeler, embodying in their platform,
as he says, more accurately, the prin-
cipIes Of the Old Wing party, which be
cherishes with a sacred memory; but
some say he has policy in his eourEe,
and they msy be right. 1t is thought
here that Mr.. Etheridge. will canvass
the State in the interest of the Republi-
can ticket" Until Mr.. Etheridge pre-
ciseIy authorizes such statement we
shall remain among the doubters.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
ReIknanerv in Russia.

The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the Edinburgh Scotsman, writing under
date OfJune 18th, says: "Oficislism in
Russia is one vast, 0vargrOWn system of
corruption and bribery, perVsding all
classes, eating into all her industries,
and thoroughly couupting her morals.
1t ia such wide.fpc4adiDg internal ma
chinery as Other nations can scarcely
comprehend. From the meants! per-
sons who wesr imperial livery TO the
very princes OF the imperial blood, the
whole is corrupt. A system Of black
mail and lake whag you cam runs
through all. Take the customs-you
bribe the officer Of yCug district, and
spare the half 81 the duty. You refuse
to bride, and the officer and his family
starve, because the government allows
him such pSit1y pittance that he can
only starVe upon it, taking it for granted
that he will help himself. II, as mer-
| chant, you require ynur letters delivered
punctuslly, aud not destroyed, you must
bribe the post offieisls for the same rea-
son. II you want for your son the uni
versity certificate, which enables him to
serve in the army one year instead OF
five, your son does not require to know
anything; all that is wanted is couple
OF hundred rOUoles for the professors OF
the university. In the army the system
of blsckmsil is complete, from the ranks
to the field marshal. This may be ut
terly incomprehensible, So / must give
a particular or two. The Russian liz
fautry soldiers should receive, besides
ratlons which an AberdeenshiTe farm
servant could not touch, two pounds
ten shillings yearly; but from this
handsome allowance there are deduc.
lions made for various purposes hos
pital money, etc. To exc out mis- pay
he is allowed to do coarse laborer's |
work. In harbOrs he loads and unlOads |
ships, in country districts makes roa Is, |
and does shy kind OF rough work. For |
this he is poorly paid, but he must give
half OF his wages to his captain. That |
is the first step in the ladder; it goes
upward to the highest. / need not fol-
low the sickening details through all the
government branches. Every one who |
has dealings with Russia knows that
for money he can buy any concession
whatsoever, and at any price he may
choose to put on the results. The gov
eminent has, during the past twelve
years, bOrTO we'd from England and the
continent Immense sums of money for
railway purposes, and private firms and
Joint stock companies have done their
share in the same way. 1t would be an
study for statisticians to find
out how much Of that money went into
private pockets, how much was expend-
ed on strstegical railways which never
will nor ever can pay shadow OF div
Idend, and how much never went fer
railways at all, but for other equally IN
remunerative purposes. Who pays the
Asiatic wars? L believe, if the truth s
were known, our patriotic capitalists
you'd look rather blue. 1t is a fact
thoroughly well understood here that
Russia is actually in q state OF bank '
uptcy, and il they were 70 go to war {
O-moTrow they would find themselves s
n quite as bad a plight IS Turkey is {
low, without possessing anything like t
he natural resources Of Turkey" 6
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
Hanged bya CburcI, Kali

Lancaster Express, July 7th.l
In st: Joseph's Catholic church steeple.
on the Fourth, Chis.isn DiehI was a.
sistlng the sexton, Mr.. johnson, to ring
the bells There are three Of them, at ten
O'Clock III the morning, and in the ef-
Tort to ring more loudly a loop was
formed to the rope, which fell around
DlehPs neck, and ina tWinkling he wss
drawn twenty feet up in the air. With
ne rebound Of the bell he came down on
Jonnson's head, and, although the lat.
Ter was somewhat hurt by the shock, he
released Diehl from his pt riIous nosi'
ton. The latter's neck was slmost
broken, and the flesh is still swollen and
innamed from the friction Of the rope,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

WHENEVER Dorsey B. Thomas makes
any more twenty-cent speeches, let him
tell the people how high rate Of taxa
ton he voted fcE in 1S69-70. Let him
reconcile his course in that Legislature,
when be was speaker of the senate, with
his present position. II he means TO be
a candidate in earnest, it will require all
that time to defend his course as a menu
Der Of that remarkable legislature.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
Over Niagara on a Tight Rope

buffalo COur1ef.I
The rope, we may
mention, is two and quarter inches in
diameter, Of the best Manila, and weighs
nearly ton. 1t is held taut by fOufteen
hundred pounds OF guy ropes. The
SignOrina started upon her Lerilous
journey promptly at the advertised time,
four O'Clock. When those who went
down by that train arrived inside the in
closure, they saw glistening figure far
out upon "the straight and narrow
way" and with stesdy, measured steps
progressing. The lady was attired with
green buskins, tights OF the color nature
gives the cuticle of the Caucasian race, a
tunlc OF scarlet, and shining green
bodice. Her head was covered
only by its luxuriant growth OF flowing
brown hsir. Bands at either side OF the
river played inspiring music, but every
eye wa fixed upon the form Of the dar-
ing woman who was now passing up the
ascent to the further snOre. A few
more seconds OF intense interest, at
beast to those Who were lOOkers-On,
and she stood upon the shining shore
OF her msjesty's dominion. The
of her passage was the
signal for applause from both banks and
tHS OIluSSs 1uel tLSg HdiL6uI pIODdDiy
ten minutes. At the expiration of that
time the Signnrina again appeared, bal
ance.pole in hand, and stepping lightly
upon the rope began the Return journey. |
Steadily she came back across the long |
line. stopping at the center to rest upon |
One knee, then again stepping forward |
with measured and steady tread. When |
within S few rCds of the final destiRa-
ion she stood immovable for q moment |
n STATUES que pose while an enteIprisiDg
secured her presentmenf.
Then she traveTsed the remaining dis
snce until safe on terra JirDsd, and thus
he exhibition Of the day was closed.
The Slgnorina Speiterina is twenty-thTee
years of age, dark, with an essentially
Italian cast Of cOuntenance, square built,
md probably turning one hundred and
lfty pounds. Her features are quite
ocular, her expression intelligent, her .
manner engaging. From the time she {
'as three years old she has continually {
racticed upon the tight.rope and slack ]
ire, ls
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

The Columbia Is. c. Union. Herald
a Republican paper, in its issue of the
eleventh instant says: Hon. dorsey B.
"Thomss, an Old-Line Wing. has an
nounced himself as an Independent
candidate for governor OF Tennessee.
AT the Republicans make wise NOM
"inations there is good hope that they
/" can Iedeem it from Democratic mis-
60 rula
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

TALK ike the following, from the Boz
ION Transcript, is becoming common in
I'epublica1 journals of undoubted orthO-
SoAy; "The heartiest disgust Of four or
I've years ago with General Grant and
si n Proceedings, such as found express
60 ~ Summers and Schurz's fore
c|nIS S'u out then unpopular utterances,
nsss :, not o. have anticipated the sorlorn-
lion u Lf resident Grants present posi-
oonntru r'''T The public opinion Of the
Pbilsdsi.hlS neglect to appear at the
which y uiS centennial ceremonies,
'ne most enlightened monarch
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

WHENEVER you hear Radicals talk
ing OF the prosecutions Of the black
race in the south, ask them what they
think of Frances Thompson and the out
RACES committed on her by the Irish Of
this city during the celebrated riots.
These pretended Outrages in the south
are all If a price with this Frances
Thompson affair. 1t is out Of such ma.
terial as this that all their blood-and-
thunder stories are manufactured. Look
out when the Mississippi investi-
eating committee makes its report for
some more Of the same sort.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
Saddening "Reminiscences.

| U.T
The other day dreamy young poet
OF Burlington sat down with a Bu5dIs
OF old letters in stained envelopes. Uifb
faded addresses, to write q sad reGUian1
over the days that are dead. He be- gan
Though ye wazen sad thoughts as / SIT bars
will carefully lay you awav.
EOi UT Si me sha6oWs OF years that are g0nty
Ihan the cold gaIish light Of TO-DAY
ana when he got that far ne opened eus
OF Inc letters for little inspiration. s1d
read: "Sir yur bill fur drinks at tina Rsr
Is 81 90 and has been runnin S Innnths
anu II not pa0e this evenin will present
the same TO yure Onsred father fur nav
mint. Resp Abel Ginsling;n ami tbsu
he signed and laid away the letters, and
Ildn't feei like finishing the requiem
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
OUR NATIONAL BANNER.
DEXTER SMITH, OF MASSACHUSETTS

Der the high and DER the lOWly
Floats that banner bright and holy
In the rays of freedom 8 sun;
In the nation s heart imbedded,
Ger our Union newly welded,
One in all, and all in one.
Let the banner wave: forever,
May its lustrious stars fade never,
Till the stars shall pale on high;
While there's right the wrong defeating,
While there's hope in true heart beating,
Truth and freedom shall not die.
AS II fioated long before US,
BE IL ever floating O., US,
Ger our land from shore to shore:
There are freemen yet to wave it,
Millions who W Iuid die to save it
Wave it, save 1t eYeImore.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

TENNESSEE has now in operation forty
cotton-mills, with $685. spindIes, con-
Stunning Il, 453 bales Of cotton. With
these figures in view, who will say that
Tennessee is bankrupt?
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

COLONEL RoLFE 8. SAUNDEBs has
received an appointment as one Of the
messengers OF the doorkeeper of the
house, at q salary Of fourteen hundred
and forty dollars.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

reigning, and the highest representa-
tives of the great powers failed Lot to
honor with their presence, has been sc.
verely commented ON
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

THE New Orleans Podyssse says that
Marshal Packard will resign his office
under the Federal government as soon
as he enters on the State CANVASS
month or two hence,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

AN eccentric Englishman named
Deane had vault constructed in his
garden, built summer-hOuse over it,
and directed that at his death he should
be buried there. He has just died, and
his wish has been complied with.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

TIE spring season is upon US; every
man woman and child should take DR..
J. 81. M'Lean's Strengthening Cordial
and Blood Purifier to vitalize, strength
en-, renew, purify and enrich your blood.
DIR. J. II. M'Lesn's office, 3l4 Chestnut,
st, Louis,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

RANDOLPH ROGERs's statue of Seward,
to be placed n Genital park, is daily ex-
pected rom Italy. The statue is bronze,
and is fourteen feet high, 1t represents
Mr.. Seward in q sitting posture, and in
the period Of his full mental vigor. 1t
is clothed in the costume of the dav.
The cost was twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

The opening OF Wsgner's Bayreuth
theater will be witnessed by the emperor
of Germany, besides ten or twelve Ger
man princes, among whom are the
crown prince, and the Grand Dukes of
Mecklenburg, Baden and Weimar.
King Louis, Of Bavaria, is expected.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

TIE New York Journal OF Commerce
furnishes the following table, showing
the prices of Tennessee bonds on Janu-
airy ID and July LIST Of each year, from
1879 fo 1851 incIuaive.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
Les DaDicIleH.

These facts are furnished concerning
the French play Les Ddaichett': The f..
nous French play called Les Ddnichef,
supposed to have been written by Counl
COrvin KroDkoffskOi, the husband OF
Madame Stella Coias, and trimmed up
by NJ. Alexandra Dumas, "who was so
delighted with its originality is really
not a French play as all. Any manager
who likes to take advantage of the
piece just transferred from the Paris
OdeOn to the London st. James's, may
DO glad to know that he can use an
English version OF the same story, pro-
duced in London nearly half century
ego, without payment of sixpence to
the supposed authors Of Les Danichef.
Ia 1925 was produced at the Berlin the
alter German play called IsidOr and
olga, written by Prof. Ranpach, and
this is the foundation Of the piece which
the husband of Madame Stella Colas
has called his own. On January %.
1873, free translation of this pIsy was
produced at Covent Garden thester. as a
tragedy in five acts, called The Serf. It
was avowedly adapted from the German
6y Mr.. +. Talbot, and the following was
the original casti
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

This was the status Of our State credit
before Rsdicslism blighted it with its
faint. Let us hope it will soon be so
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16

That fresh motives and new incidents
have been introduced by A. Dunn az msy
be admitted, and the improvement on
the original work is undeniable; but,
nevertheless, some reference to the Ger
man author, who suggested the entire
story, might have been gracefully made
by Count Kronkofi koi.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-16
iIEMPHIS APPEAL
SUNDAY, +: JULY 1G, 1876.

For Attorney General of ne B0rgte1 Csre
CoI-Tf,
GEORGE W. GORDON.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
Men that are Born Lazy.

AT all times and at all seasons of the
year, the streets of every city and town are
infested with men looking for work but
unable to obtain it. With few the old
story of looking for work, and not getting
it, being homeless and starving is unfortu'
nately true, but with large majority is
only humbug. True they have no work
but that is generally their own fault. They
are not lazy, but have disinclination to
work, always finding some trivial excuse
for not earning their own living when the
means are offered them. This was forcibly
illustrated in Allegheny City, Penn, re-
Gently, where about fifty tramps had sought
shelter from the cold by appealing to the
sympathics of the captain of police, who
provided them with at least warm quar-
tiers for night. A gentleman of the
neighborhood wanted number of men to
cut ice for him, and applied to the captain
to know il he could send him lot of able
bodied men who wanted work.
Just come this way said the captain
as he opened the door leading to the tramp
department
Il want to get lot of men to cut for
me, and ! will pay good wages. If I can
get some Of those poor fellows who have
no place to go, | would sooner take them.
they would like to have the job"
1--WE have about fifty of them in here to-
night all are complaining that they could
get no work, and apparently greatly hu-
inflated because they had to beg lodgings
from us. Here they are"
Sure enough here were fifty stout, hearty
fellows, any of whom were able to do a
good days work. Captain Wilson an
nounced to them that there was good
chance for all of them to work at good
wages the next day.
Nov, boys" said the ice man, II heard
there was so many men out of work and
starving that l thought the best thing l
could do would be to give my work to
such fellows as are really needy. Now how
many will be on hand tomorrow Just
step here and give me your names. Good
wages, cash down every night.
Imagine his surprise when not Il man
stirred.
aft you fellows don't like this job you
need not come back here any more" said
the captain in his usual impressive way.
"lIow much will you give? p lazily in
CURED a big, hearty man.
"a dollar and a.halfa day-cash every
night if you need it."
"What sort of wages is that for man
to freeze himself to death for ?" remarked
another fellow, Juggling vehemcntly at a
short -stemmed clay pipe.
Another gave the ice man regular set
ting down for grinding the poor. Another
never did work for less than two dollars
day, and he didn't propose to allow any
man to take advantage of him. Thus it
went, and after deal of talking, eight
out of the fifty went to work, the remain
ing forty-two positively refusing to be
ground down by the heartless capitalist.
Some of them acted as though they were
insulted, while Others had bad colds, pains
in the back, subject to rheumatism, threat
ened with typhoid fever or just getting
over severe attack of neuralgia.