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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-20
THE LARD FRAUD.
william walker, StatIstIcIan OF the
New York Exchange, Crnsured

NEW YORK, May l9.--The committee
on Information and ststistlstics Of the
produce exchange have Investigated the
circumstances attending the posting Of
the stock Of lard on the bulletin OF the
exchange on May 12,h, over the sigma
tuTes Of Gaulard, P0nse & B0stw.ek,
aud report that that firm were not COM
pliers Of the report of the stocz Of lard,
nor responsible for its publication, but
that Samuel Wallace gave the fi cures to
VIM. WelkeT, stStisticisn of the ex-
change, who is censuTabIe for p1s.ing on
the bulletin boards of the exchange the
report without ssceTtsining its genuine
ness. The report also censuTes Mr.. Wal.
ker for not suppressing the statement in
the produce exchange weekly, and for
not promptly notifying the chamber Of
commerce thai he had discovered that
the report OF the stock was incorrect.
approximately correct accounts OF the
stock Of lard in New York on May 18th
chow ffty-three Thousand nine hundred
tierces, and not seventy thousand, as re-
ported,
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CINCINNATI, May l9.-About four
o'clock this morning the wife Of w. n.
Widdefield, residing on Richmond
street, was awakened by man climb
ing in the second-stOTy sleeping-room
window, and gave the alarm, which
woke her husband. The burglar in the
meantime dropped ito the ground, and
MI Widdetield seiZing q revolver, ran
to the other window, where he saw three
or four men in his yard. The latter
opened fire on him, without effect, but
he succeeded In shooting one mau in the
groin. His comrades carried him some
distance through the streets and alleys,
but were finally forced to leave him,
owing to anothere alarm raised by the
inmates CT g house near where they
stopped. The wounded man was cap.
tured by the police and taken to the
Commercial hospital. He gives the
name of Morris Ward, q New Orleans
thief, but refuses to give the names Of
his COmDaQiODS
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SPORTING NEWS.

LOUISVILLE, May 19.-Lovely wealth
er, large assembly, and entertaining
sport were the features of fto-day's racing.
First Rdce.-TenRessee stake, dash Of
three-quarters of a mile; value $1,000,
with 500 to second horse. There were
eleven starters, as follows: Princess,
Belle Meade, M'Intyre's phaetOn colt
and Classmste, Spring Branch, M'Wbar-
ter, Miss Ella, Cairo, Felicia, GlennellS,
and Headlight. Much difficulty was
experienced at the start, making at least
a dozen attempts before the horses got
off. M'Intyre's entry and Buford's
M'Wharter showed a disposition to lead,
and by the time the horses did get off
the latter was killed 50 far as the race
mate and Spring Branch, were the last
to get started. Surgert's Cairo led at the
drup tap, M'Intyre second, the Others
punched, with Buford's third. At the
hsIf-pile pole M'Intyrs led, with Swigert
third; at the home-stTetch M'IntyIe was
considerably in the van and all the 9TH
ers well together; down the finish Min
tyre WAS four lengths ahead, Belle Meade
second, M'Wharter third, and the rest
grouped; and 80 they passed under the
string. Time, 1:1S
Second Rdce.-Purse, $500; wetter
| weights, over eight hurdles; two start.
| ers, Captain Hutchinson and RedmEn
Rsdman was the favorite; at the drum
tap he got away first, and from the frs
| hurdle until the two miles were ran hI
easily led Hutchinson, winning the rae,
In 3:4S3.
Third Race.-For the gentlemen
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ANOTHER STAGE ROBBERY.
Supposed 10 be by the James Brothers
All Texas in Arms.

GALVESTON, Msy 19 Another daring
stage robbery has been committed on
the FL PasO line. One stage aud two
hacks, full OF passengers, were stopped
by three highwsymen on the open
prairie, eighteen miles west of Dallas.
Before finishing their work another
hack full CT passengers came up. On
being ordered to stop, the driver put
whip to MS horses anu escaped. Sew
eral shots were fred by the robbers, and
one of them followed the hack some dis
taHcP. The fire was returned by the
passengers, but no one was hurt. As
soon as the robbers secured the booty,
which is reported to amount TO seven
thousand dollsrs, they shot their own
horses, mounted the best ones belonging
70 the stages, and rode of toward the
Indian nation. From the description
given, it is supposed that they are the
ssms who recently captured the San
Antonio stages. Mounted squads of
men started In pursuit. a. dispatch to
the Galveston NetOS from Forth Worth
says that the in fJrm alton received states
that squad Of ten men in pursuit OF the
robbers were only ten minutes behind
them early this morning, on Graplaine
prairie. From the descriptions given, it
Is supposed that they are the James
trOtheTs. The entire country is armed,
and their capture is considered certain.
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WE are in receipt Of copy Of petit
tion ID congress from California, pur-
porting to emanste from stockholders in
The Central Pacific railroad, in which
the managers Of that line are accused Of
the grossest corruption and the most
shameful swindling. The document
reads like q chapter cut Of the history Of
the intsmOUs credit mobIlier ring Of the
Union Pacific. IL the statements made
by the petitioners are true-wbich re-
mains TO be shown-the boldness and
magnitude OF the frauds proved against
thst combination are surpassed in the
present instance. The charges are def
nlts as TO names, dates aud figures; and
it is due to the complsinants that they
should receive a hearing; and II the per-
sons sTraigned are innocent, they should
he glad to improve the opening which is
now sffjrdei for an Off ,isl Investigation
Of the alleged scsndsls which have long
been whispered abou. aud limited at.
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NORTHERN METHODIsTS.
The Difficulties with the Southern
Church TO be Adjusted-The Re
formed EpIscOPsiiaDs-Ete.

BALTIMORE, May I9.-In the MethO.
dist general conference to-day a resolu.
tion TO amend the discipline so as to
provide for the expulsion of members OF
the church who rent buildings for the
sale OF intoxicating drinks was laid
over till Tomorrow.
General Fisk, from the committee to
which was referred the commu licstiOn
from the Methodist Episcopal church
south, presented a resolution that in Or
der to remove oil obstacles to formal
fraternity between the two churches, the
board OF bishops be directed to appoint
q committee Of three ministers and two
laymeD to meet similar commission
anti OTized by the Methodist Episcopal
church south and adjust all difficulties.
Adopted.
J. NJ. Reid, of Michigan, was elected
corresponding missionary secretary, re-
ceiving 238 votes Of the 3O9 cast.
A motion to reconsider the action Of
the conference transferring the publica-
ton ard control of the Pittsburg Chris
tiGn AdUOcate to the book concern at
New York led to 9 prolonged discussion,
and was laid over 10 receive formally
Bishop Cummins, OF the Reformed Epis.
copsl church.
The bisnop was warmly welcomed,
and delivered an eloquent address, say
ing that all he was he owed to Method
ism. At the conclusion Of the address
there was prolonged applause, and reso-
lutiOns were adopted that a frsternsl
messenger be sent to the Reformed
church.
The matter of the Pittsburg ChTi8tian
Advocate was resumed, and the confer
ence finally reversed it's action, trans
ferring its publication and management
to the New York book concern.
The report of the book committee rels-
tive to changing the nama of the Ladies'
Repository, ana the general scope and
character Of that magazine, investing
the editor of the western book concern,
western section book committee and
editor Of the Reporter with authority to
make such change, was taken up and
adopted.
The conference elected Rev. R. Nelson
and Rev. l.. Hitchcock as treasurer and
assistant treasurer respectively Of the
missionary societies. Adjourned.
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FROM the f1Teshsdowed report Of the
subcommittee on nsvy-yards, It sp-
pears probable that the number OF yards
is to be materially decreased, not more
than two OF three ultimately surviving.
"Of course" rays the New York TFi.
6nae, "there viii be some awful shrieks
o. locality before the useless concerns
are closed, but the hope Of efT.cting q
great economy will close the public ear
to the Cu.cries o. ths sufferers" And
for this great economy the country is In
larZo part Indebted to General Whit
thorne, Of This State, who, as chairman
Of the committee on naval affairs, has
50 closely invest gated naval affairs
as to be able to suggest a curtaiIment o:
expenses amounting to many millions.
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In the senate yesterday proposition
was considered and referred, that con-
gress adjourn June l2th. The Belknsp
Impeachment, with closed doors, took
up the remainder OF the session. In the
house the navsl appropriation bill was
considered up to the hour OF adjourn
menf. The house committee on foreign
affairs have not yet finally acted on the
report Of the subcommittee affecting
General Schenek, but the members are
agreed that, while he was not himself
guilty Of intentional wrong, he was q
party with others in a speculative en-
teTprise which resulted in great loes to
British subjects, and that his becoming
a director in the Emma mine company
was altogether improper and incompst-
IDLE with his position as American min
izfer
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The Holly Springs Reporter and
Holly SpTirgs SJuth are both for Col
onel Van ID. Manning for congress in
Lam1r's district. They claim that their
county (Msr5hslD ough. to have an op-
PsrtuCity of giving 4 candidate to the
district which has been represented by
a lafayette cCuaty man ever since the
dsys OF MJ. Jacob Thompson.
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stop to. In saying this we are not un-
mindful Of their utterly helpless condi-
ton, and that as women, though de-
graded, they spPeal to Us for sympathy.
Bat the claims Of decency outweigh this
sympathy, and we feel it is a duty we
owe to the PEOPLE to insist upon the
closing o! every bawdy house now
known TO exis: in our most public and
freqnented thoronrhfares.
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CHEYENNE, May 19.-The last two
companies OF tho Second cavalry for
Crooks expedition left Fort Russell this
morning. They viii cross the river at
Laramie and march up the north eide,
to be joined by the troops which leave
the railroad at Medicine Bow. The
whole force will leave F5tteTman about
Wednesday morning, when Colonel
Royal will take command, uuder Crook,
Of the entire force. At the first haltirg-
place last night, five deseItious occurred,
the mon taking their horses and equip.
mRQIs
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ON THURSDAY night the police, under
orders, We suppose, from the commits
sioners, "rRided,' as the phrase goes,
two rOted hagnios, one on Washington
street, the other on Center alley, and
the result was E psltry fine Of five dol
lars each levied upon the unfortunate
women who find short-lived pleasure
and early death by plying the worst
aud most brutal Of all trades. With
all due respect for the commits
sioners, Ia whose good sense we
have uuimpsired confidence, this is
not the way 10 sbste what hss grown to
be 8 gross aud offensive nuisance. These
people must live, and will perhaps con-
tiuus TO live as they now do, despite
Msg islen ssylums and the efforts Of the
good snd vir.uous Of their own sex anx-
i.uB for their reformation. But If
they must, we suggest 10 the commits
s'oners that they be compelled, as in
other cities, 10 herd together and be
foreei Cff Main, Madison, Second ard
public thoroughfEes This much
is due The vlrtuous and respectable peo.
pie for whOss protection laws are made,
and upon whom We rely for the main
tenauce OF society aud the support of
good government. To harTass and an
uoy the poor creatures by raids, fines
snd impTisonments will not do
this The strong sTE Of the Inv,
IN sll its vigor, potency and power,
should be directed TO compelling an i'm
mediate evacuation Of their present quar-
ters for q place more isolated, aUd where
the ofenss which the life Of a prostitute
daily confesses viii not be so glazing as
Il is row. In no city IN the civilized
world are these characters allowed
Il TO openly iu their shame
here, and it is about time it was put
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THE New York Tunes Is working
hard for Ofe1b1ch. Il arscsnt issue it
say7: Sc The opera boufIs is simply the
sexual instinct expressed in melody, and
itslioretto is a new 'HeptsmeroD, ecIips-
irg in decency the boldest efforts Of
Qleea Margaret" That ought to be
good for as many fulI houses as Offen-
bach wants. Everybody will want to
zee what is 50 naughty. Ever since the
days Of Adam and Eve, curiosity has
been the uuconquerable passion Of frail
humanity.
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LYNCH LAW THREATENED.
The People of Lagrange; KY, Threaten
to go to Louisville and Lynch a
Prisoner.

LOUISVILLE, May ia dispatch
from Lagrange, Kentucky, to the chief
of police says that men are organizing
to come to Louisville and hang Ben
Mickey, prisoner charged with MUIR
der. Mickey is bad character, and has
assassinsted four men, the last one st
Lagrange week ago.
LOUISVILLE, May 19-Midnight-
The entire police force has been ordered
on duty to prevent the Lagrange mob
from hanging Mickey. Other dispatches
say that one hundred and ninety men
have left Lagrange for the Louisville
jail. The police and military are on
duty and ready to arrest the men as
soon as they come. The police number
one hundred and eighty and the military
one hundred.
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4 New Conference Suggested.

LONDON, May 18.-Lord Shatford
DeRecliffe, for the ambassador of Great
Britain at Constantinople, writes to the
Times, recommending a scheme
fer a convention between the Sui
tan and the guaranteeing pow
ers for the establishment Of religious
equality, the proper administration OF
justice and the participation Of chris
tians in the administration of public af-
fairs throughout Turkey, the execution
of these reforms to be intrusted to q
mixed com mission, the members OF
which shall be responsible to their re-
gI IectiVe governments.
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SENATOR BOOTH says he does not in
tend to pay any attention TO his nomi-
nation for Vics-Presideut, not regarding
it as B matter worth especial notice. He
says there are only two points OF accord
bstwesn his financial views and those OF
the Gfeenback convention; namely:
that United States legal. tender notes
should be substituted fer al national
bank notes, and that the easiest way to
bring them mp to gold standard and pro.
vide flr their redemption is through the
interconveguble three sixty.fiye bond
systeLl.
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WEATHER PRoBABILITIEs.

WAE DErr- OFFICE CH. SIC. OFFICER,
a. a~saING-O5, May 20, / am. &
For the guy States, Tennessee and the
Ohio raNey, stationary and rising bar
OD3eteT, southeast 10 southwest JoindS,
and continued Jc1TH and partly cloudy
JCCJtiCr.
The U.PpeT Mississippi and Tie upper
Ohio rivers tciH cOntiHUc rising.
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ST. LOUIS, May 1S.-A freight train
on the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railway ran through bridge
crossing a swollen creek, near Des AJc,
about one hundred miles below this
city, early this morning. Charles Smith,
conductor, and g fireman, name un-
known, were killed. William Frazer,
engineer, had both legs broken.
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THE circular OF the Liverpool cotton
br0kers' association, as we were advised
by Telegraph last night, Gays that cotton
has been in increased demand, but the
supply is abundant. For American
there has baen more inquiry, but the
prices q all qualities are unchanged.
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DEEIGH SUMNER Eszs0RT.
GRAND HOTEL.

POINT LLt-Ahs ALAbAhA.
TVHE most delightful and attractive sum
Il mer Resort in the South, situated on 4
point Of lard tutting out into Mobile Bay only
ten miles from the Gut or Mexico NEST
and a constant salt breeze from the gulf.
The Hotel is entirely new, and one or the
most extensive and comfortable IN the cOun-
try, containing all modern convenience
Fare unsurpassed.
Board per day : y
Board per week - "
Board Der mOuA ~ ~
Daily communication hy sWltL steam n
with Mobile. which IS only one and ha4l
hours distant
| Hotel opens for visitors on June lsts and re-
mains open summer and winter. For further
HENRY G. BALDWIN & CO..
uy20 Mobile, ala,
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Bankruptcy Sale
In the matter OF A. B. Nswkirk, Bankrupt.
A q the duly appointed assignee Of said
a bankrupt's estate, will sell, on
Saturday, June 10, 1876,

stten O'Clock am. OF said day, IN front Of my
ONCE, No. 10 Madison street, Memphis, Tenn,
all the right, title, estate and interest, leg Al
and EQUITABLE, which belonged 10 said bank
rupt al the date OF filing his petition in bank
ruptcy, in and TO the following described
property: The north naif l1zl Of the south
haIf al of the northeast quarter u OF sec
ton Iwenty-eight [28l, township thirty eight
1881, north Of range fourteen il4l, east OF third
State Of Illinois. o. WOOLURlDGE,
ny2O sat Assignee.
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Saturday, June 10, 1876,

within legal hours, the following descri bed
property, situated in shelby county, Tennes-
see, near White station, on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, on the south side thereof
and described as follows, viz: Beginning at q
stake on the northwest corner Of a 2O-acrs lot
heretofore sold by II. Schafer, Catharine SchR-
Ter and Mary Knapp TO Ledbetter and Gamer
and running thence south with the west line
OF said LedUetter and Gamers tract chains
and % links - a stake; thence westwardly
parallel with the west line of the Mem phis
and Charleston railroad IL chains and SO links
70 a stake; thence north chains and Is links
to stake ia the center Of the Memphis and
Germantown PlankrOsd; thence west with
said plankrOad 10 chains 70 the beginning
cOntai ming about acres, more or less.
Terms OF SRle-On a credit Of six (B) months;
note with approved security required Of pur-
chaser, etc. This May 20, 1876.
f. 5. COLE, Clerk and Master.
Bv +, J. Black, Deputy &, and N.
Il &. King. Solicitor uny20
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cup, valus $3.50; dash Of mile and one
eighth; four stsrters-Misdeal, Greno-
bic, Small Hopes, and DR.. Stamford.
The first named won essily in 2:Ol5,
Grenoble second, and Small Hopes
third. Misdeal was ridden by Leslie
Combs, jr., Of Lexington.
Fourth RGoe.-Grit, Glasgow and The
hipper started in the last race, dash of
a mile and quarter, for the Louisville
motel stake, value $500. Grit was the
favoJite and led from the outset, and
won handsomely in 2:12i, the others
never leading him.
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The Kansas democracy.

TOPEKA, May 19.-The Democratic
convention reached vote on the plat
form reported last night, and 1t was
adopted about midnight by vote Of 1S2
10 104, including instructions for Hen
dricks. The following were elected dele
gates at large: Ex Governor Wilson
Shared, G. w. Blair, Isaac Eaton and
J. w. Taylor. Ex. United States Ssna-
tor Ross was q member Of the conyeu-
tiOn, and Is in full utilization with the
nartV
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English Elementary Education Bill.

LONDON, May l9.-In the house OF
commons last night Visc0unt Sandon,
vice president OF the committee of coun-
ell on education, introduced an element
ary education bifs~ The measure
provides that no child shsll be employed
in any agricultural or other labor before
the age OF ten years, or between ten
years and fourteen, unless it has certi-
ficste that it has attended school two
hu1dTsd and fifty days OF the yegr for
five years, or has passed an exsmius-
ton showing certain degrees Of educs-
ton, The local authorities are empow.
cred 10 enforce penalties on psTenls for
neglecting to send their children to
school. The application Of the bill is to
be gradual number of times which
children must have attended school be-
fore their employment is permitted,
being gradually increased until 1881
when Ihe ii:ll attsins full force. The
bill wss read It's fiGs, time. Mr.. Forster
expressed regret that direct compulsion
was not prescribed.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May l9.-At noon
to-day O'Leary finished three hundred
and thiItytive miles, and continues
lively and confident OF making the five
hundred within time. Sehmehl is one
hundred and two miles behind, and can
scarcely drag himself along. He Is
resting frequently. O'Lesry was walk
ing vigorously during the afternoon.
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rity, and the independence Of honesty,
than demean himself TO the level OF
these political sWind'eTs?
There are some PersoUs who profess to
think that we sre hOpelessly bankrupt
that we cannot pay cur debts. l do
not agree with them. The resources Of
our State are ample to meet all our obli-
cations. One reason why they are not
producing as they ought, is because they
are crippled by the threats Of repudia-
tion WILLIAM G. BROwNLOW.
KNOXVILLE, May Is, 1876.
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A Candidate for Judge Lynch's COur,

Candidate for Judge Lynch's Court
ST. LOUIS, May ia dispatch to the
Associated Press from Nashville, 1lli-
nOis, gives an account of a terrible double
murder committed at johannesburg, IL
inOis, this evening. 1t appears that a
cooper, known as "The Californian" !"
who has been there q short time, had q
fight with man whose name is not
given, in which he was woTsted. He
then armed himself with a revolver,
went to a store near by, put the pistol
close to the head OF Fritz Gundeman,
and shot him dead. He then went to
his home, and just as some citizens were
preparing to arrest him, he appeared
flOurishing two revolgers, and threat
ened to kill anyone attempting to arrest
him. Constable Wiikin advarc9d to
arrest him, and was shot through the
brain and instantly killed. A number
of citizens, armed with shotguns and
revolver, started in pursuit of the MUIR
derer, but were kept at distance by the
constant and rapid firing of the desper-
ado, and at last accounts he had not been
captured. 1t also appears that the Cali
fornian fired three shots at Judge Mosll-
man, whom he met in the street, but
without effect. Gundemau, the first
man killed, had nothing to do with the
fight in which the Californian was en-
gagged. The citizens are intensely ex-
cited, and il the murderer is captured
he will be lynched.
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Confederate Monumental Prone
made Concert.

~ SEALED BIDS FOR THE PRIVILEGES
Of the Promenade Concert, at the Exposition
Building on the evening Of June Ist prOx.,
will be received by me, ut ths Cotton TX
change, between the hours OF twelve and one
o'clock, until the 18th inst.
P.M. sEMMEs. Chm,n Committee.