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MISSISSIPPI
8ilI fo Prevent Cattle eSteaIing-Ames's
Isipcachmeni-Ship Island Rail.
TORd-DRvis Won't Resign.
sIe.lsIto the ApneaI.l

- t5ial 10 lub Il pltdl.t
JACK ON, Miss, March Is -,Senafe. -
The senate failed 20 pass The bill over
she gOvernoI'sve-o making il peniten-
tiary ofense to stea' any kind OF stock,
cattle, hcgs, etc, regardless Of value.
Ths bill abOlishiDg the levee board in
district No. was passed; also the gen.
eral registration and election bill.
The impeachment court, for the trial
of Amss, which wss 10 have been or.
gsniLsd 10 day, was postponed, owing TO
the sickness Of Chief Justice Peyton.
HOuse-Several employees were dis.
charged and the salaries Of clerks re.
duced. a resolution csnGalling the land
scrip warrants lOSned the Nicks burg and
) alp Island railroad vas passed. Il is
the intention TO convert the fund back
into the State treasury. The county
site Of Bolivar county was changed from
ElOreyville to ROsedele.
The Republicans are making strong
efforts 10 induce Lieutenant-G Governor
Davis TO resign, but be has so far refused.
Toe effect would be to give Governor
Ames an opportunity TO appoint lieU-
tenant-govsrnOr, and prevent, in csse
Ames refused, the Democratic president
OF the senate succeeding to the gubsrna-
tOriEl office.
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SAN Francisco, March l5.-J. r.
R1biUson, of This city, by his attorneys,
A. a. Cohen and DelRs Lake, will to-
day file a complaint in the fourth dis
triSt court sgairst the Central Pacific
railroad and Contract and Finance COM
paoy, Leland Stanford, Z. P. Hunting.
ton, Marx Hopkins aud c. G. Rocker,
and all corporations controlled by them.
The complaint alleges thst Plaintiff is q
stockh0lder 10 the Central Pacific rail-
road; that defendant, In building said
road, frsuiulently made contracts with
themselves in The name Of the Contract
and Finance company, st excessive
rates, and by other dishonest practices
themselves absorbed the gains arising
from sUbidy, land grants, ect.; reite-
rates at length many Instances OF frsudu-
lent practices OF defendants, and gene
rally charges fraud Snd embezZlement
in the conduct OF the STA rs Of the cor
porstion. Plaintiff alleges that the
amount OF stock he'd by him would
properly entiile him to twelve hundred
thousand dollars in money and one hun
dred and fifty Thousand acres Cf land,
prays fJT the appointment OF receiver
and the removal OF the present board Of
directors, and hat all tteir property ex-
cspt that hell by them previous to OBJ
tanning control q the railroad, be de-
Cree1 the property Of the corporation.
IL is asserted that the suit will be pressed
10 trial, and ihat the evidence adduced
will form = vaIusble addition TO the in
side history os the Central Pacific and
Contract and Finance sffairH.
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Saturday, sth Day of April, 1876,

within legal hours, the following resl es-
tate, or so much thereof as may be nee
essaFy to discharge the taxes adjudged
against said property and all costs as shown by
said decree, 10 wit: A parcel of land lying in
the 18th Civil District of Shelby county, i'm
mediately south of the stste Female Col
lege," aud described as follows. Lot IL and
part OF lot 49, OF the WttherspOon subdivision
Of lots to and to II Of the Kerr tract; said
lot Il fronting lS5 feet on the cast side of an
avenue college avenue) and running cast
from said avenue, with a ike width, lJ2 feet
TO Fowler avenue; and said part of lot l6,
lying north of lot Il, fronting lS5 feet on east
side of the avenue first mentioned, and run.
ming back east, with same width, 3H feet; the
said lot II and part OF 10 containing "a acres,
and being all OF said lots II and l6 not hereto
fore sole and conveyed to MIR. Shaw and Mrs.
Also, part of lot $50, In the city OF Memphis,
and bounded as follows. Beginning at the
northeast corner of Main and Winchester
streets; thence north - feet; thence east 80
feet; thence south 20 feet to Winchester street; ;
thence west 81 fest to Main street, the begin
ming.
Also, part of lot l46, in the city of Memphis
in said city: Beginning at the southwest cor
ner OF Main ana Winchester streets; thence
south with west side of NJ ain street about %
feet to the center of partition wall; thence
west through middle of SAID wall, parallel
With Winchester street, So feet; thence north
and parallel with Main street about 25 feet TO
the south side of Winchester street; thence %
feet to the beginning. This March lbi 1876.
B. P. ANDERSON,
Commissioner of Revenue, Etc.
John Johnston, Attorney.
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NEW Hampshire.
Fun Returns Give the Victory ie the
Radicals by EN- Increased Majority.

CONCORD, March t5-Retprns from
2l5 towns and wards give Cheney s6,-
399; Marcy, 32,526; Kendall and scat
teriDg, 1872, Last year the same towns
gave Cheney 34,553; Roberts, $500;
White and scattering, e42; Republican
net gain of 3253. The representatives
elect from 219 towns and wards are: Re-
pjiblicsns, 16e; Dem )ctats; 154; DEM
Ocratic net gain ct 9. Meager returns
have been received on the vote on the
constitutional convention, but it is un-
doubtedly carried.
The victory Of the Republicans seems
to be overwhelming. Tney have a good
majority in the house-probably twenty
or tWent3 FIVE and claim to have nine
out of twelve senators, and fCttr out Of
five councillors. Full returns c. the
State have not yet been received, but
enough to seemingly justify the claim.
Returns from all but ten towns give
Cheney Al $40; Marcy, 81, AT; Kendall
and scattering, 4I5; Cheney's majority,
3347. The towns yet TO hear from gave
last year Cheney, Republican, 5l4; Rob-
erts, Democrat, ,602, aud Whits, Temper
ance, S. The Republicans elect nine out
of tW e!ve senators. The council stands
four Republicaus and one Democrat. In
the house there are two hundred and
seven Republicans and one hundred and
eeventy-eight Democrats. The Repub-
Iicau majority, it is thought, will be
twenty-five or thirty in the house. The
vote is increased about twelve hundred
over last year, being nearly 81, GOO, and
it is the largest ever cast in the State
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THE committee on fOreiga affairs
made public their correspondence with
the secretary o! state, which embraces,
among others, 3 CONTAMINATION recitins
the events in the Emma -Mine-Schenck
swindlo already given TO the readers of
the APPEAL ard more at length, and
which resulted In General Schenck's
resignation. In concluding this letter
Secretary Sish says: There has been
no correspondence whatever with her
Bnitanic rnsjesty's government, or with
or from sny agent CT representative Of
that government, in References to Gen.
ersl Schenek, either before or since my
communication to you OF the nineteenth
OF Feb-usrv.U
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In guarding sgainst erroneous conclu-
sions to which statistics Of particular
branches OF business might lead, will
be readily appreciated. The facts show
that while there is a slightimprOvement
at the west, the clsayings at all eastern
cities are somewhat smaller than during
the same months Of 1875 The transac-
tions OF February approach nearer than
those Of January to those Of the preced-
ing year, but there is as yet no evidence
In clearinghouse returns that the volume
Of all business has increased, IS meas.
ured by amounts paid, though there are
signs of increase in the quantities trans
feIred. In short, 1t does not yet appear
that the general tendency toward lower
prices and narrower profits has been
arrested
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IN CONGRESS-.
A Dull Day-BOth Houses Engaged on
UnImpOrtRnt Work.
Speech by Atkins, OF TeEnessee, on
the Texas Pacilc-sfeinbergeF's
Case.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Msteh 15,-Tgr piIls
presented and re.e--Ieu were es follows;
Sen:tur Kelly present.d a petition
from the citis Ems Of Rsnsss in relation
to Indian deptedaeions. Referred.
Eenslar Wright, from the committee
on claims, reported adversely on. certain
claims for damages ariaing troA Mci-
gan's raid, and psk6a that the commit
tee he discharged from further consider.
alton on the subject. Agreed to.
Senator Cochran, from the committee
on claims, reported adversely on the
claim Of Thos. P. Jourdap: Adopted.
The hill to incorporate the Cit 'Zens'
building association, Of Washington,
was taken up, when Senator Ingalls, ex.
planned the provisions of the bill, sRd
said that the general Law Of ordinary
partnerships world tot meet this case
and, TOa d not accomplish the ohject;
the incorpc rators were perfectly willing
to have the liabilities clause added.
After eonsid erable discussion the amend
ment Of Senator ingalls, were agreed to
and The bill was psssea.
A bill was pashed to exclude Missouri
from the provisions Of thR act 20 pro-
mote the, development of the mining re-
eOuECes Va Iuc Oultcu iObhIcoJ dISOi q Utli
to further the administration of Justice
in Colorado.
Senator Allison, from the Committee
on Indian sfaiIs, reported, with amend.
rsients, bill providiBg for an agreement
with the Sioux Nation. in regard to q
portion of their reservation, and fer
other purposes. Ordered pftnteu and
placed on tl.c calendar.
After executive session the senate ad-
journed,
HOUSE.
Mr.. Wallipg offered resolution in
structing the committee on the District
Of Columbia to inquife into the non:as-
sessmeRt OF the personal tax in the dis
tIict authorized by act Of March 3, 1875.
Adopted.
MIR. Faulkner offered q resolution in
structing the committee on foreign af-
fairs to inquire into the powers conferred
on A. B. Steinbefger, as special agent OF
com missioner to the Samaon or Navi-
gators islands. Adopted.
The house then we1t into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair, on the
legislative appropriations bill, and was
addressed by FELTON, in favor of retrench-
ment and reform. Speeches were also
made by Atkins in favor of the Texas
Pscific railroad bill, by Cochrane In the
ad vocacy OF reform and economy; by
Miller In favor OF sound specie currency,
and by Jenks in favor of the transfer Of
the pension bureau from the interior to
the war department. The committee
then rose and the house adjourned.
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EVENING SESSION.

The State greenback convention reas-
seIaGled at three o'clock this afternoon.
There was large attendance. Richard
Schell was made president, with a list
of ce-presidsnts and secretaries. The
platform protests against the resolu-
tions adopted blythe New York Demec-
racy for the past two years for several
reasons, among others because the said
resolutions are in conflict with the prin-
ciples laid down in theplatform adopted
by the last National Democratic conven-
ton held in the city Of New York in
1858, that being the last genuine national
Democratic convention had in this
country, the convention in Baltimore in
1872 being only ratification meeting,
for the nominations and platform were
Liberal Republican. The convention,
therefore, recommends the several as
sembly districts to send delegates to
State cGnvestion in order to select dele
gates to the National Democratic con-
VentiOn at st. Louis, and ask their ad-
mission into that body as the true repre-
sentatives Of the Democracy of New
York. The resolutions declare oppO.
sition to any reputation Of the national
obligations, but assert that the act
of congress, March, 1859, promis-
ing to pay the five-twenties in gold,
is gross violation of the contract where.
by said bonds were issued, and said bill
passed by fraud; that the effort now
making by the secretary Of the treasury
to pay fractional currency in silver
should be Immediately prohibited, IS
silver is worth less than currency; that
there should be no further funding Of
government bonds until the exact num-
Der Of bonds outstanding is sscertained
and the amount due from the syndicate
is settled; that iegsl-tenders are the
standard of value, while gold con-
stantly fiuctuates, for various reasons (;
that the amount OF money required by
the people depends Oh their intelligence; /;
that the advocacy Of contraction OF the
currency and reduction in the price of
labor is to be wondered at; that legal
tenders should pay the bOndholder his
interest, and all other debts, including
duties on imports; that the act pledgiDg
resumption in 1879 is failure, and it's
immediate repeal demanded; that. con-
gress should enact laws for the encour-
agement of labor, agriculture, and all
other industrial interests, and for the de-
velopment OF the ratiOn's resources and
wealth by the people to the exclusion OF
monopolies.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously. After several speeches letter
from Franklin Lsndies, the greenback
candidate for governor OF Indiana, in-
dorsing the purposes OF the convention,
Was read. Adj j0uTned sine die.
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GREENBACKERS' GRIEyAN-
CES.
Convention of Lhe Paper PeIters of
Sew York-Attach On TiIden and
the DensOeraeyi
Platform AdOpted-A Movement in Aid
OF the BeIknap Republican Party
Etc, Etc, Etc.

SYRACUSE, March 15-The Green
back convention met at Witeiug Opera
house this morning, and was called to
order in behalf of the executive com.
mite by hon Gideon J. Tucker, who
nominated Elk. Speaker M'Guire tenn
porary chairman. On taking the chair,
Mr.. MGuire brie fly addressed the con-
vention, reviewing the political cC urse
Of Governor Tilden and the Democratic
party. Alfred F. Ransom, OF Warren,
and George w. Madex, Of New York,
were appointed temporary secretaries.
A. committee Oh permanent organiza-
ton was appointed, and recess was
felxap until fhroa O'Clock
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a Rack SALARY Grabber SUCCESSFUL.

OMAHA, NEB., March 15s-Judge
Savage, of the district court, this morn
ing delivered the opinion In the case Of
Geo. Frost vs. the Credit Mobilier of
America and the Union Paci6c railroad,
in which suit was brought by Froet to
compel pay additional, or back salary,
while purchasing agent for them. The
court allows Frost five thousand year
salary, and compels Dursnt to convey
the property held in trust by him to
Frost on the payment of three hundred
and one dollars,
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Saturday, sth Day of April, 1876,

within legal hours the following real s1-
tate, or 80 much thereof as may be necessary
to discharge the taxes djddged against said
property and all costs as shown BY said 0e-
cree to wit. Part OF lot 40, in the city OF
Memphis between Overton and Jackson
streets: Bounded west by ChickaSaW street;
east by Front alley; north by south line OF
Martin Kennedy Is lot; south by north line of
lot formerly NJ. LeonaId's-frOnting 10 feet on
Chic kasaw street by ! ~ feet deep.
This 18th March, 1876. .-
Commissioner of Revenue, etc.
John Johnston. Attorney. mhl6 thu
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REORGANIZATION of French Political
Parties.
Pork.Packing An Ihe west for Isz

CINCINNATI, March 15.-The Price.
Currenrs twenty-seventh annual state
ment OF pork-packing in the west is suf.
fieiently near completion to enable that
paper tomorrow to offer reliable indica-
tions as to what the final results will be
for the past winter season. The calcu-
lations are madeupon returns represent
ing 4, $50, O0Q. hogs, which show an aver
age of 2l7 97-l00 pounds net, or an In
crease of 1.15 pounds net as compared
with last year-equal to $40 per cent.
The average yield Of lard is So 53-l00
pounds per hog over 1872 pounds more
than last year. The total number will
not vary over rtwenty-fivet thousand from
5, 5,566, 900, or 3 decrease Of about 700, ,OC0.
This would be decrease Of over l00,-
600 600 pounds net weight, or about per
aonf
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COmpounder's Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 10. - The
Western Druggists association met here
to-day. and organized with the follow
ing officers: President, James Richard
son, OF st. Louis; vice-presidents, Robert
Browning, of Indianapolis; Thomas
Lord, of Chicago; George A. Kelly, Of
Pittsburg; secretary, A. B. Merriam, of
Cincinnati; assistant t. secrerary, w. Il.
Collins, Of st. Louis. After selecting
the various committees the convention
adjourned until tomorrow.
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No. Il6g, N. r. D.-second Chancery Court
Docket-B. z. Anderson, Commissioner of
Revenue, ETC., vs. Bridget Cooney.
Pursuant to decree of sale, entered in the
above cause on the 18th day of March, 1876,
at public auction, TO the highest bidder, for
cash, In front OF the courthouse, in the city
nj Nam rnnis
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COMMISSIONERS SALE
-6f%
REAL ESTAT E.

No. I775, r. .D-Charcert Coart of Shelby coun-
ty, Tennessse.-B. p. AndsT5on, Commits
sioner OF Revenue, etc, VS.. Georgs b, Pc
tiers ct al.
Pursuant to a decree for sale entered in this
eau e, on tine 10th day of March, 1876, and re-
corded in Minute Book IA, page IS, e'c.,I will
sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash, in front of the courthouse, in the
city or Memphis, on
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EArsER PROBABILITIES
wAsuIrsror. March Il. Lam.

WAsHTS5roB, March To- ! am.
FJr Tennessee and The ohio valey,
rain and severe tocdl storms. toish Uayi-
doss trtads, falling yfOliotSed 6y rising
barometer, and stationary or failing
teHBcydstfye.
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DIED.

PULLEN-At the residence of her father,
No. AS Orleans street, Wednesday, March 10,
1876. at p m, LULU HUMPHREYS, infant
daughter Of Ben 4. and Maya. Pullens aged
4 years, months snl II days
Funeral this (THURsDAY) afternoon, at 3
O'Clock froTn the residence.
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Mr. Scott "whacked Again. -

RICHMOND, VA, March l5.-In the
house to-day the competing reports in
relation to The Texas Pacific railroad,
one favoriug the adoption OF the senate
resolutions against the scheme, and the
other deferring action on the subject,
came up, and resulted in the rejection of
the senate resolutions, known as the
nDaniel resolutions" The other report
was tsbled.
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II Is believed that the attorney. geneIsl
has cent a man 10 Canada after Marsh
under a promise OF safety, and that he
will be back In 9 day or two.
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CIOsTSE RATES

Festcrday q cotton and gold: Nes0
Yak, cott0''. i2io; Memphis, 12sc. NeD
York, goI6 closed at II4l; Menlpkis, 1884.
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College Grove Nurseries
and GREEnHOUsES,
At South Gate OF EImwOed Cemetery
- Henry moore, PrePEIetOf. -

HOHEs AANVHN8 HAVPHAotVI'
have q very large, fine and healthy collection
of Roses, Greenhouse and Bedding Plants, all
OF which offer at New York prices. Also, q
large and varied assortment of Wire and Rus
tic stands, Vases, Baskets, Etc. Bouquets and
Cut Flowers at all seasons. Gardens laid out,
Cemetery Lots and Graves graded and sodded,
ard taken good care of at very cheap rates.
Bulbs in variety; Caladiums Cannas, Etc.
Any person purchasing s. worth Of plants at
one time, Will deliver and plant them any
fernando street cars run to the 9reenhouses
every ten minutes. mhl5
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FROM FRISCO,

Suit Agains: the central Pacific Rail-
way
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ST. PATRICK's DAY in the mornii
tD-mOrrDw
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LOTTERY.
ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY, 1876
Grand Extraordinary Drawing!
-e april 81, 1879.

ONLY Is 600 TICKSTS.
Capital 81 .000, coo
I'd Capital PEize-....-.....----....---. oOO,OOS
IA Capital Priz z'....--.--.....---.......- 100000
S7l PI ixes, 5 i,25o 600 10 be DistEtbuteo
Prfce-yVhoIe Tickets, ,SlGO; Half. $50; Quarter
SO; Tenth, SIS; twentieth, -.
This lottery has been in existence nearly
hundred years and never has failed In any
thing they have promised. Beware Of coun-
terfeiU ckets, and loOk to the water marks in
the paper before Uuying. Ofhcial list OF prizes
sent to every purchaser OF tickets.
MANUEL ORRANTIb,
malt eod res Common ST., New Orleaus.
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January Cearinns.

Totals except Phil.) s2Is5.s28 2l6 q
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February C1sGrtnes.
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Dana Called TO Answer the Charge Of
Literary Plagiarism = Marsh to
be Brought Back TO Answer.
The Bill 10 Redeem Fractional Currency
In COin-The Black Hills -BilI
10 Prevent StraW-Bldding
for Mails.
Grants Cabinet Officers The Historic
Bronze AdTeRturer from Louisiana
-ttiester Clymer's Courage.

WAsHINeTcN March 15.-Previous
TO taking fiuaI action on the nomina-
ton Of Richard n Dana, Jr., to be min
lister to ErS..a.uI tne seUa:e foreign re.
Istion com mittee will hear him In reply
to charges made against him by Gener-
al Butlei, OF literary piracy, etc.
Next Tuesdays session has been assign
ed fer the purpose, and Dana 30 in
formed. One Of the membeIs. author
lied denis Of the tsport tnat the COM
mittee had requested the President to
withdraw his nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-05

BURNED AT THE STAKE-HOlr a Mo5 Of
TeTOns Arelgeiite Murder OF q Young Farmer.
j N. Baker, young farmer OF Bell county,
Texas, was recently murdered by Tom Will
llams, nc gro desperado, who was duly ar
rested, tried, convicted, and sentenced To be
banged. During the trial the court room was
crowded and when sentence was pronounced, ,
and the prisoner was ironed and taken back
10 Jail, ii was openly threatened he should
be burned as hanging was too good for him.
Last Thursday crowd gathered around the
jail and demanded to be admitted. The
sheriff had gone home, leaving the jail in the
Keeping of deputy. The doors were opened,
and dozen men entered. Williams was
pointed out TO them, and he was taken and
bound secure to the back of a horse. The mob
then mounted their horses and rode of on
the Bell county road about two miles. Dis
mounting in patch of woods by the road
side, they bowed two mesquite saplings, fas-
Tened them together, making stlff arch, 10
which they bound the negro by a chain. His
feet were made fast 10 the underground.
fagots were collected and piled up under him
and set on fire. He begged TO be spared,
hut his eXecutionerS knew no mercy.
tinued, and the miserable wretch's shrieks
OF agony were heard more than a mile away
When death came to his relief every one OF
his murdeTers emptied the chambers of his
revolver into the eharred body. and with a
yell of fienGish satisfaction they mounted
their horses and sped away. VINO composed
this party lis puzzle to everybody in TINS
region. They were not Milan county men
il is certain, and the general belief is they
came from Bell, ia which county Baker
lived.