davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1876-11-10
GRAND POTLATCHI

EDITOR ARGUS: Happening to be
at Mesh Bay recently, l was aston.
ished to see such numbers of cheer
ful neatIy-dressed natives, though
the prevailing good humor of the
crowd showed plainly twas a special
OCCASION On inquiry ! learned that
a grand potIatoh was the exciting
cause, and that certain great and
good men of the tribe. in a spirit of
abnegation which we pale faces can
not too much extol those of US who
have nothing to give) would endow
their friends and relations (poor
ones) with all their earthly posses
sions.
Were you ever at potlatch? I'm
happy man, ! presume not, for the
natives up Sound are neither rich
nor numerous enough to make such
an occasion interesting, and their
vain attempts at such display are as
much inferior to the genuine article
as glass of Port Townsend whisky
is to the nectar the gods fed on. Bear
with US a moment while we contem-
plate the beauties of this custom.
How charmingly unsel6sh! In the
interests Of progressive civilization
let us have the whites adopt it (the
rich ones). We would be rejoiced
at such a consummation. Then we
would all slide along the paths of
life and never hear such terms as
"bloated aristocrat." What gath
ering Of the clans there would be
when Sharon or Flood & O'Brien's
fashionable potlatch came off Would
there be any absentees? Not much;
we would all be there. And then
the laudation, you know, of a disin-
terested press. This thing ought to
be agitated-it's agitating to think
ofit.
The festivities were in progress
when, accompanied by friend, and
representing an unmnzzled press, we
made an unostentatious entire, and
took a position in what seemed to be,
from certain indications, the family
circle. There must have been 400
Indians in the building and dance
In progress which looked like cross
between Scotch reel and the limp
OF boy with a stone bruise on his
heel. Interspersed with wild yell
now and then, and guided by the
monotonous thump on the Indian
drum, the whole formed scene os
Wild ssvagery and gayety quite start
ing to see. Now and then would
occur, a kind of promenade-the
drums would hold their peace and
as the festive throng "sponge
down." for perspiration streamed
from every pore. Some venerable
heathen would rise and make a re-
mark on this interesting occasion.
These Indian orators are very digni-
ned and delivered themselves with
great impressment, especially when
nsh-oil lights up their oleaginous
features, and their words sound orac-
ular and assuring. The short SEN
, 1876-11-10

Ida Lewis now has charge of the
Lime Rock Lighthouse, and lives
there with her mother and her dogs.
She has not much regard for the ty-
rant sex, although she has saved so
many from drowning. When. coD-
pIimented upon the walls of her
house, which she tinted herself, she
said: "The Government gives us
men to do this, but we'd have to
board them, and I'd rather do any
thing in the world than have men in
the lighthouse. 1 like dogs better"
, 1876-11-10

Masonic secrets are to be made
public. A lady (the Countess Ha-
dick) has been received in Hunga-
rian lodge of Freemasons. The
Grand Orient of Hungary declares
the election null and void. But then
comes in the maxim, "Once Mason
always Mason" Masonic casuists
are asking, 4" What is to be done
how long will the Masonic secret be
kept noVr
, 1876-11-10

tentious speeches over the dance
is resumed with more noise and uni
versal Swaying of bodies in excellent
accompaniment to the elfsh chant
which all join in, keeping splendid
time and with as rapid exclamations
and gesticulations as a French opera
singer-by-and-by the song becomes
slow and soft, a kind of wall, and
finally ceases.
These Makahs, for whose profit
and comfort nature and Uncle Sam
so literally provide, are, as. tribe
quite wealthy, controlling in ind;vid-
ual instances a good deal Of capital.
One was pointed out to me, the
"widow Gaines" of the tribe, who, l
understood was worth several thous-
aud dollars. If fortune favored her
nature never did! At a signal from
somebody, the drums and noise sub
sided and next in order was the sen
sation of the day, the formal pot
latch of money, blankets, ETC., etc.
Each recip ent's name is loudly called,
much in court bailiff style, the know
ing rascals courting an enviable no.
toriety by waiting till called several
times. As they advance up the
broad, clear floor to receive their gift
some of their faces are fine studios.
Some put on look of humble patient
waiting, these are generally females.
The elderly man receives his money
or blankets with look which says
I'll take them to accommodate you,
and stalks off to his seat. The young
fellows step nimbly forward and al
most snatch them. Outside some
young bloods we're dashlng about on
their cayuse horses to the evident
admiration of their mammas and
Nsweethearts who sat around in little
Knots pensively devouring hard bread
and molases, or with vain conceit
daubing their broad good-natured
faces with vermillion and tallow.
Several hundred dollars in cash and
more ik-tas than one could shake a
stick at were given away.
The Nitt-natt guests from Vancou-
yer Island got most of the plum
der. One distinguishing trait of
these natives is their correct appreci-
alton of financial values, and these
guiless children Of nature can in
trade see just as far into grind
stone as a white man. They culti-
vate some of the social virtues, being
profuse in hospitality when a quarter
is in sight. Their aspirations are
simple, the end and aim of existence
being the acquisition of dry halibut
and blankets. In their fishing for
halibut they go far out to sea, start
ing in early morning and returning
Of not out all night at the close of
the day. Some of them are expert
whalers and have taken several
whales the past summer. Always
after a successful whaling Sa;p an
aroma of scorched blubher pervades
the camp, the trying out being done
by the women whose raiment be-
comes fearfully soiled, but as this
work only lasts during the summer
months, they have all the winter in
which to make neater toilet. Soap
is always in demand. ! think that
article must in some way be mixed
up with their ideas of future state,
for they seldom mix it with water
but place it religiously away to be
handed down to the unwashed rising
generation. These nomads of the
sea are hearty, happy set, mostly
descendants of Esau, though unlike
their wandering progenitor, could
never have been swindled with
mess of pottage. =.
, 1876-11-10
For Sale.

NICE STRONG BUGGY. HARNESS
"A complete. HORSE, eight years old.
both good
Buggy and Riding Horse for sale at 4 bar
gain. Price $50 Enquire at
ST ROTHsCHILD = CO, I,
, 1876-11-10

Knits all sizes OF work. narrows and widens
It; shapes all sizes complete. Knits over 30
different garments, socks, stockings, mittens.
leggtns, wristlets, gloves, etc. 1t knfts every
possible variety of plain or fancy stitch. 75 ner
cent profit in manufacturing knit goods Far-
mers can treble the value of their wool. nv
$500 per day with IL.
AGENTS WANTED. Send for samples, Price
List and Circulars to principal office and man
uiactory.
Bickford Knitting Machine Mfg. Company,
BRATTLEBoRO, VT.
Sd Street, St. Paul, Min. "a
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s4.sXcqu Es

Nous liauuIS dams le LOuisiaxais:
II. 0-E. Dovvs fyditSs0 ia Ass6Aei, qui
qail ne pousss ii qas ID ID SIS nsir. Hais
eowus Ma'aQ repeat y tout p41h6 uis6n.
csrds. Cttditoss,ls donc poaF ~ pdfagrd.
- III nomwe h oesvApsioa da Il, doot Il fas
b secr6t6rs, wns edsysaheN IL coslexr il
dit goo cstte convehfjsa Do l6 msa,bres no
colgPssit g4'ss haae; n ccnatats que sur
hsdf nuhfihationa pour functions dc psroissS
ces deur hlasscs mont 6t6 ekOisia Que parce
qu'On ne pOuyait pm fatro za1arvmont; il .
eftendu dss ddl<Gn1s dire; nosns. blanc
eH notf6 cmcmi-Ni nous avOng ch0fsi mn
d6lfRu6 blshc sur ~, eeHt Qufif nous en- fal-
Init M moint uh; n d<plsro qu'on matt mas
voni,tGcOuter lescuuseils DIN s6nasrur 0tamps:
4 pretend que 10 plus radicA des ruaiioaux
d6 Mold, on edym1 lcg eAuilIila&s nomm6s
puur la Chanbta. dtevant reDt6esrtcr unc po-
p.fstiost de2Q;D0 A.ueA q qAi No posssdent
e 2. m s ssa ss:s 2 =: 2, - assgerisncs e
n deoise qne IN pavlGDas n r6publicoins
blaucR Il dcs dAmouases dot avcir une IL
miss, qas ~ tnesSsauhss DIV - 1Sl6ests Of da
psrti nssr sont de- foeA q gsA y temps cst
pscchs % - ~ sstoss ns6ths impdrieux
Ainai p9is 3 SIssasd, josssI rspubfIsain
ID y. 0.-E. Boyeet Ffa. sshfs
-fs brave Vidal. asmilli sur 10 cl,suin
par un chien saragE, Rsusans fur ct sauter
2 bsrliero, trosvt PNds simple ct plus ma
tnrcl de - d6fendre { coupssis bouseille. Les
bouepillea, qai cestswsien1 ID esal ~. aae ltS
bris6es, msis lc chien q t16 serrxgs6 par vhom.
me- n. Sauv6 actcv6 n bite enEak6c \
ceupa DE- revolver.
-Le club des RffbrMalkssy "a 8 edistr;cs,
don't u. H..O. Col0mb ct pc4idu0t, 6t6
hareDGu6. dimanche IL, par Nh. M-O. Co
lOub, J..R. Winchester at j. 0eutA lily svais
environ zoo su'iiteurs, tant blucs q3e aoirs.
LA rentrGe des cIasscs aura
lien mardi prot:hain, 3 octobrv, au
college Ste. Marie. j eifersOn. lF
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-. VI OnOxudybf0 Jfs, 0ofp01k sftlk.ra
iA Clnb adOpt6 enstdtc lea rcsolutions
R6solu quo nouA membrca do % club, an
prouvous corlialcment les nominations Dc
Tildcn ct Hendricks IL precedence ct 1. Ii
yioe-pe6sidsnoe dca. Etats- Uuis, ct de F.!T.
Nieholls OF LA. wits .p1ar gouvcrneur Il
lieutenant -Kvuverneur do II I1oniaiAue, ainai
quo celles des a,itres honorMbles n0ns qui
Torment p0trU ticket d'Etat. rua -
R6s0Iu q,ie nous faisons nm appel SINCERE
4 t0ue - citOyeus do % wasd, acss aistine.
tiou do race on dc couleur. do - joiudge D
nuAs dans ronvre do relbsme Il nlsossa1re
notrc pays. en- sinsssivsnt comus nssmhrea
d. g club don't 10 nom indiquc lintsatinn.
E6scla que uoua fsvoris0ns Len aaA - n
paix, du bon oedsss ct de l'instruotton rra-
9 oanA y psgt6s q tsls isdtsoinoes-
ment.
Rfsaia qus = seosttaiss 1T rsquia dsirnas-
mettrs cgpie d. cpspeocS Slurssea Aea6aal1l
d StJca6- -Baptisse. su Losslo nne;e Is o.
JssgusAet , pAbeinedelA h N0avsllD OElfanA
-'' yc7xxE e:.s:t ds saaSS!!ixEa ixEagrpsR ,.s.,A.a..
JO8kPH .. BU0CA0nI soof6taIre. !.
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<trangcrs, ct l'exemptiSp des yisites
r6glementaires de II domaine ct de
roctroi, 4 condition an'ils soi, mt, re-
export<s 4 In I'm de- lExposition; si
al cOntrAire ils sont livr&s alorx 4 In
cnnaommation int6rienrc, lie acqnit-
teroat lea drcits an momeut de ID
aortie d~a hatimenta de I'Expositinn.
lie dr,c d'Anmala q envny6 loo
ftanca m comit6 alave Dc St t-P&tsr~-
bonrg.-M. r. Rnmean va publier
nnr a6rie de Memories smr rHstoiye
de VAcndie, dep.is u temps de PoMtrix-
eoSvf. d'aprea dea rechercl,es fmites
pnr ranteur anx Archives de In Ma
rine. e.-Sont d3c<tl<s: 4 Ia Nouvelle-
Cal<llonic, u d<port6 communist
Paaasdouet h 80 aOdt. ". Franquet
de Franqneville. directepr general
dca points et chauaa&es ct dea chemins
de fer, Ag6 DE- 81 ana le l8 septem-
hse: y. eervan. deput6 rkpublicain
As valence, Dr6me. H
In Servie, u general Tcheruaie6
mAinfient In proclamation dn prince
Milan eomwe roi. en- d<pit aea protes-
fations ilea puiasanres <trangarra don't
In Ruaaic NJ ~ sGpnre paa encore Ou-
Sertement; nsaia ellie r~tlOuble d'ac-
tivif6 dams aea pr6paratifa militaires,
RI raJm&e serbc est en rfaiite nnr ar
n,S~ rnasc. La TnrQui~ consent 4
prsslOng~r do Init joars rarmiatice
cxpirt II Is. prpmet d'envoyer des
a~c0nrS d'nrgent en- Bnlgarie ct d'y
rclAtir lea villagrs d&trnits. L'Angle-
terrc, OH lea meetings continnent, ct
eh NJ. Schuyler, II secretair~ de Ia
legation am6ricainsA \ Constant tinople,
eat puhliqnen,ent r~merci< de- In In
psiess gn'il Q r<,mmdne anr lea atroci.
t<~ thrqnea, l'Anglet~rre prupoar,
CONNIE haaea ds raix. IL sfafx gmo
d'avant In g,,erre en- Servir. rrxtrn-
aiWa ter,itnriale dn MontSn&grO vt
rnntonomir mnniripale ponr rHcry6-
govine, In Boanie ct u Bulgaria. lie
central sapagnol CxhrerA rst mort, 4
Windsor, 4 l'Ax~ de- 66 ans, le @ aoiit.
On fhif rirrnl~r ~n Earngne mn ma
nifs~fr r<pnl.lienin lance de Paris par
lra r(fsgi<s zarilla 1t Salmeran.
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DERNIEREs NOUvELLES

La Porte eat dispos<e 4 accep.
ter les propositions de pxix des
puiesances etrangeres, A former
nne commission mixtn de 80 mn.
snllnans ct tle 80 chretiens pour Ia
direction slea rffor,nee a accomplir,
ct 4 nommer le diplomatic anglais
Barring membr~ de In commission
mixte charg6c dn process des meur.
triers turcs en Bnlgari- mais Ia
Servie, rOusaee par IA Russie, mr.
vent nj tc In paix nj de Ia prolon-
CATION d'armistice, et Tchernai'ff
y rerommence les hOstiIites le "a.
EAntriche proteste cOntre le titre
de ri conf1re MI prince Milan,
lemj,erenr Gnillanme exprime
sonrnOisement iespoir dun xrran.
cement rrochaiD, ct le comte
Derby promrt an lord.maire de
LOntli~s one instice sYra obtcnne
des atrs.ifes don't In Bnlgarie n
Etc le thfatre-Une sanglante
batailIc u et6 liyre~ dams rEtat de
Canra, Panama.-Prcmitrp neige
le q, dans le cointG de Renfrrw,
Canalla.
On u appria Il Washington one
Tweed ct Hunt ont fte en,lar.
quTs H. q 4 Vign, Esphgnc, il l,of,l
dn Franklin..-L'instrncti0n de In
eerrmt~ aifaire Babcek est ter.
miuac.-Tc general Braxtnu Bragg
eat ton,ln. mort, mercrrsli. dams les
rns'H IL. Galveston. snrcorn,,ant a
In rupture d'nn ansvrisn,r. 4 Page
dr 80 ans; ne dams la Caroline
dn SMsl, ant.i~h flavp d. West.
Point, il await Srrvi aver ft.lat
xncccssivenrnt dams l~S arinfes
fastltral~ It cOnfa,ltrir.-A Savan.
nah. L. .7, u y = Ell 90 drrAs par
In tiAvre ianr: h Brunswick. le
20. 43. c.,s et 7 dfces tlansia j0nr.
nee.-A Philadel,'hir, mn prix
\ fta ,litrrne an t,hac. I,friqne
de- VI. Il. Bourgeois. lie Ia Non.
velle-O Orleans, ct In medlaille d'l,on.
ncnr a la machine 4 co,idre de
Wilson.
A In Nouvell~. Orleans, Ia con.
vention dfmMratiqu~ s'est sioar.
nee apres av0ir nmnm9 les dor.
teulx A. Chasfant et III. Rance
c,snslislats anx denx places tle rrr,-
ner. Ies delegations lies divers
warlsrt Districts ont fait hours
nominations slr repr6aentants, re-
nsfenrr, iugss de I'aix ct c0nsta-
blea. att @
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A une r6union des d<mocrstcsceussrvs-
teure du 3 wasd, u . ~ r<snla qus ron 1sr.
merxit un club don't y no@ asrai6 '4Club do
nfforme dn 2c ward - = 'T ~ :
Sur motion de ~. LID. Martin, les ollcicrs
suivanD ont 6t6 hnnm<s lunanimit6:'
t4sa Octavs 6hsxneydre, pe1sidNnt. 4. =
n Octsve Roussel, Ter viocpsasiisnt. y
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fonrche, sur rhabitation RI. Earneat.-Cne
tentative d'cmpoisonncm~n kt6 cosnniise
Psincourtville, Assumption. rsr un jenne
domcstiqua dc conleGr. sur Nine Dugas,
fponae ,ln repr6scnfant FIX. Dugas-
L'fi0de FHoyRsrs tosirue dfcidfm~nt le doe
\ Packard. ct son 6siiteur. Jasper blackburn.
sourit granienscmsnt an ticket Nicl,olls r.
le q h Dickson. pras coushAfte.
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BULLETIN DE Ia SEMAINE
{fH y -.eos--
csaat u Tildep se trgu uvaient TINS
denx. 10 81, ! rExpo~ifion de- Ph:la-
d<lphjr, u TINS Ies honncnrs Gtaieut
psar u Rouvcrnenr de- New York,
Qui reeetupoeait olleielleaeUt EN-
Etat aa.esteN ciscoustaaoe. Ily avait,
CO joor-lA, plas d. l0O. nm psreonnea
an CepteaAjpe, et lee actions lm parti
dknpcratjQue ent dA hauaaer Qnelqne
reu. Ixa accnaatiOns don't 'Tilstrn
<tait pohjet, relativemrnt ! ses d6-
elaraslons m bnrean d'aAseaaemcnt du
vssasu, 81 anx gvAcca accorl6e~ psn-
Asse No adminiatratiNW, ont <t6 VI
gsasssssasent rtfht6es dana iles COM
u,nniaatians sdr~sa<sa m Neu York
NssO - IN Hayper's Weekly. L. ma
jos-e<ufsaf Hooker appelle peur 10 70
uetNtsV. u Albany, uDe convention de-
anldala ct de marina de- Etats- Unia.
rastiaana Ae u rtSrwne qnil M crsit
~ lc paYtj skN,6lieain en 6tat 1'sc-
csnJ M. c. desnisr parti - propsNe
drnv0yse daase majora- -g6n<ranx,
Jsaa nu0ins, asx Eteta d. Bud, aams
anatc entre antrsa BWtler . h Nom
velle- 0slfann q Banks snr h Rivitre
RAaee: a pomr apg,nyes r&Iosrsssce
- - fka9sr~ de gusrrs. II est4aea-
tn - pgoclsmef IN weuse tsmpa h
VI u61ss3al~ AAns lea domainea de la
nsesnG1FnrtiOn. Ia Hsrsl6 Consulate
NO. osesAe bevme slsWa b ateevmiua-
tlOo priaR par n secrGtnirv Fish. de-
fAiga rAmsner In pnrt eag,agnpl de-
Va - n Havirs IL gn~sss tSsl<nl
Fssaklin. raecpa6 Twsssi, mi n,@Nt
instiei6ble qne DE- rEtat de- New
Ysfk.-f.a commission d. paix q ab-
tenn m aemblAnt - assectH avec len
lsdi~ps, q Nh s3gnsv nm tsHit<, :e25.
sWeA6f Dp0eepA Tail = anx ssitmx AM
rs~aanaiA61at ramtrsii6 dadit chef.
Ie Moki1s 1rgistW dkcisse fang pn
article sttrihu6 \ CO Journal, ct d.
mandaRt one Il drnit de auffrage soit
retire ;anx noirs. = Dana la Caroline
dn Snd. lea troubles dn romt< sl'Aikeu
a'apaiasst, mails In gravc dn Comba-
hee rtsslste. II Y 4 IN Qnelqn~e cas
sy,asa1iqaes d. iAvft jesne ! Charles-
t.ss.-nM 0tsssk1~. 10 Afaa' s~Asnble
dintensit&, 4 Brunswick. 600 ma
ladies' dasa uuH v<spnlafina Do 2,50O
amea; 4 Savannwh, n dfcAs ID 81, 81
4. -. - h a. IA L. p. "a 1ss q - "a
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u clsh- eompte Qaatte nsambrea
T. oealessv: Cllavlss HOs,0gG, John
Lnne, z. BasthElemy ct Gabriel
uOnoee. = vi as5..'s
-ts 1ssls Asunuce ,r~ir b
Rancid z oct0brc, A hnIllc, nm
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sr.cHARL.s

NJ. Charles A. Bs,nrgrois a 6t6
n0nsmG -snrervisor afnregistre-
nsent rp remplacemeut de NJ. j..
Il. HoFSmaUs, dGmiysiennaire. La
cauae dc Ii d&mission ate NJ. HO-
raisnon eat ~ camlislxture d la
fonction de iuge do paroisae. o
-LM Mirror rspporte que, le
sameii 16, 4 Ia salle de concert de
HahnvilIe, aen lien urineeting dc.
mhcratiqne plrin d'enthousixsine,
slr citoyens sla Ter ward, ct one,
seance t~nsnte, u y a etc fonde un
club dit "Club rGfbrmists slu peu-
PIE. !" aiWri comIOst: sds -
TT. Beudnuis. prksidssk 81
lIogo6 vsllss, 1ae vicc-pr6sislept.
EnEens Oyy, = vice-pr6sident, VII.
y.-H.c. nunaslman. secr6enirs,
Charles Madcrs. trtsoise.
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-11
mann nFAi.nERMEN.

/ An adjourned session OF the board YVES
| held at hslf.past seven O'Clock last even.
| ing, President Zsnt in the chair, and 8
quorum present.
The report OF the. committee on &C.
counts and acquisitions for the several
departments were passed on their Sec
Ond reading. ..
w. A. BickfoId's account was allowed
on its third and final reading.
A petition from Mcs. M. A. Cox for
pay, amounting to four hundred dollars
for use for cart during the year 1876, YVES
referred to ths finance com mittee.
A petition from the Union and Plant
ers bank for relief from judgments OBJ
tanned against il as the depository of the
city was referred to the finance commit
tee.
DR.. w. W. Morgan's petition for relief
from tbs payment Of license was referred
| to the finance committee.
A writ Of peremptory mandsmus in
favor of 7. E. Brown & Co. was served
by the deputy United States marshal.
Several petitions for remission CT fines
imposed by Recorder Duff were referred
to the finance committee.
A petition from the several railroad
companies centeripg in Memphis for
permission to Jag track from the Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee depot TO Center
landing; and 10 erect Union depot at
the landing, was referred to the commit
tes on railroads and railroad connec-
tiOue.
An ordinance subjecting the Mem
phis water company TO the provisions of
section 257, article ! of the city ord;s
narces, was referred to the ordinance
committee.
An ordinance regulating the con-
struction of sidewalks passed its first
reading, and was referred to the ordi-
nance committee.
d. X. M'Rso was allowed two hum
dred and fifty dollars in full for profes-
sional services.
The mayor and special committee
were empowered to contract for the
pEiating OF new digest of the city ordi-
nanees,
The mayer was erlboGeted to execute
decd for the customhouse site.
An ordinance passed its first reading
allowing the sundry judgment tax TO be
paid in judgments.
Business from the common council
was presented, and the action OF that
body cOncured in.
The resolution giving the mayor and
real estate committee authority to sell
certain city property was IecOnsidered,
and the same committee empowered TO
advertise for bids, payment to be re-
ceived in city Indebtedness, and report
back to the general council.
Adj 2urned TO next Tuesday evening
at hsif-past seven o'clock.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-11

TIE Sta.ksville Times announces the
destb; recently, in Spanish Honduras,
OF Collin J. MR8e, distinguished for
varied busiuess capacities OF a very high
order. The authorities OF the Confed-
crate government, sppreciating his rae
powers, in:r1sted him with responsible
commissions, diplomatic as well as
financisl, IN Ii Of which he displayed
the most eminent administrative tact
and ability. General M'Rae was born
iG North CaroIias In 1919, and ct the
time Of his death vas sixty-fouT yeas Of
age. he was BROTHER Of Hou. J. J.
M'Rae, f3Tnsr'y governor Of Mississippi,
and subsequently, q member o. The Fed
eraI congress from the Nstchez district.
The Clarion says deceased lied the pc
siuons Of representative liz the Alsbams
Iegislslura fron the city % Mobile,
member Of the Alabama State coGsuyU-
tioual convention, and fnsncisl sgeat
Of the Confederacv 10 Liverpool. After
the war he settled in Honduras, and
never returned to bis native country.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-11
PRETTY TOUGH.
TBe Flesh that Fell in Bath County,
KenGuCky-ihe Story Verified.

LOUISVILLE, March l0-Csptain J.
NJ Beck, a retired lawyer OF Mt. Ster-
ling, Kentucky, a gentleman well known
for reliability, arrived in Louisville to.
night with specimens OF the flesh which
fell last Friday in Bath county. The
flesh covered two acres OF ground, re-
sembied mutton, and left traces Of blood
on the trees and fences which were
touched by the falling flakes. Chickens
and hogs devoured it with evident rel
ish. the heavens were clear, the sun
shone, and Only floating clouds were
Wis bic ct the time two O'Clock, March
80. Quantities OF the flesh have Teen
preserved. That brought to Louisville
was given TO Professor Lawrence Smith,
well known scientist, who Gays no
doubt it is animal flesh. He purposes
making an examination Tomorrow.
Hundreds Of persons are willing to attest
with sffidavits toe tIuthfulness of the
entire matter.