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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
GATH AT LOxG BRANCH.
His Talk of Notable PersOnages, and
"Reminiscences of the Late Presid-
entail Contest SpeculatiOns
as to the Next Campaign.
speclol to the Cincinnati ENQUIRER. !

LONG BRANCH, July 14.-Jesse Grant, the
generals son, is at the West End hotel. Gov
ern0r TIlden has been at the same hotel to- day
to make calls. Aristarchi Bey, the Turkish
minister, is also here George w. Childs
says General Grant told him that Tilden had
been elected President, and ought to have
been inaugurated The Grant coterie tells
this story, of the Ex-President, relative to
Hayes's Inauguration: One day Mr.. Abe
Hewitt and Senator Randolph, of New Jersey,
called On Grant at the White House, who was
dining with Don Cameron, secretary of war,
Grant at once assailed Hewitt savagey for
leaking a previous interview Hewitt held
with him. Cameron was also grim. Moth
ing was said about supporting Hayes or
opposing 1ilden, but the determined attitude
of Grant and Don Cameron so excited the two
nervous Jersey men that they retired, and
spead abroad the rumor that Grant and
Cameron meant to support Hayes with the
army. This, says Grants friends, was the
sole and only basis of the story that Grant
meditated any other interference than keep
ing the peace. Hiram Calkins, clerk of the
Albany legislature, says Tilden Las sure
thing on the next State committee and State
convention of New York, and could have the
present committee if he desired. Ex-senator
Stockton told me to-day that Iilden would
have New Jersey. Stockton says the central
idea of the next Democratic campaign will
be the fraud which robbed Tilden of his rights,
and without that the campaign will have no
idea. he Tilden cause has undoubtedly
picked up hugely in the last week.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

1t The Democrats of Shelby county expect
TO succeed In electing their ticket on the first
day of August they must devote the two re-
naming weeks of the canvass to active, ener-
getic work. The candidates nominated are
gentlemen of character and ability, and pos
sess eminent itLess for the respective posi-
tons for which they have been selected.
There is no cause for discord IN our ranks,
but every motive for harmonious action. But
if we would win the victory we must work
for it. The Radicals are holding meetings
night and day in every part of the county.
Kortrecht, Pierce, Eldridge, Eaton, Garrett
and Smith are working with all their former
energy to arouse the negro vote and to array
the blacks against the Democrats, and they
will no doubt succeed. The Democrats must
manifest similar energy if they would tri-
umph. They can elect their entire ticket if
they are equal to their opportunities. With
such a ticket in the field, fairly and honestly
nominated after three days of careful delib-
Grafton, there can be no just cause for dis
sensions and discord. Let us stand
shoulder to shoulder in sup
port Of the nominees. If those who have
heretofore worked together as Democrats
become disorganized and disintegrate and
JOIN new organization, powerless for good.
and advocating experimental issues, then the
Radical party will once more obtain possession
of the county government and become as
dominant and potential TOR evil as it has been
in the past. We warn all Democrats against
being beguiled by specious arguments OF
plausible sophistries. The Democratic rarty
has glorious record. Organized as it has
been since the war, embracing in its folds
the best elements of the old Wing and Demo-
cratic parties, it is now composed of men who
have the best interests of the people at heart.
A vote for the National party is vote for
Radicalism, for that party which has been
tried for eighteen years and found feaIfully
wantlnO
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
MISSISSIPPI.

Natchez colored men are organizing clubs
in the interest Of the reelection Of Genera
Chalmers to congress.
Lexington AdCertiSer, 11th: Mr. II. C.
Stokes, Of Holmes county, while absent for q
short time returned to see his house and it,
contents in ashes. No lives lost. Loss o.
property estimated at from three thousand t.
four thousand dollars.
Walthall Pioneer, 18th: We are informed
that while the grain crop was not SO very
good, it is not a failure by any means, and II
the people would use the same caution in try
ing to make grain culture profitable other
produce, they certainly would succeed to a
moderate extent.
Holly Springs Reporter: For several days
the rains have been of daily occurrence, doing
great damage in some sections by washing
over crops, while the iHcessant dampness has
seriously injured the crops of every kind. The
month of July promises to be Il wet one, In
which event the crops will not be good.
Mississippi Times: The little boys of
Vicksburg impaneled Il grand jury and
found bill against one of their number, and
carrying him through regular trial he was
convicted, sentenced and hung; life was
almost extinct in the little fellow, who was
about seven years old, when a lady passing
observed him and released the rope from his
neck.
Walthal Pioneer, 18th: Inc county seal
that has been missing so long has at last been
brought up. We learn that it was dug up
from the debris of the old jail by some parties
employed by Mr.. E. z. Nolen, who were ex-
tracing brick from the remains of the Jail at
Greensboro. 1t was brought to Walthall at
the last meeting of the board of supervisors,
and is now in the chancery clerks office,
where it can be inspected by those having
such curiosity.
Jackson Clarion: By vote Of eight hun
bred and forty-elght to sixteen, the people OF
Sharkey have decided to subscribe seventy-hve
thousand dollars to the capital stock of the
Vicksburg and Memphis railroad. The peo-
pie of Vicksburg had previously voted to sub
scribe one hundred thousand dollars. These
subscriptions VIII secure the building of the
road through SharIey county. We congrat-
ulate the citizens OF Vicksburg upon the
Frightening prospects Of their city. The
Mississippi delegation should be satisfied with
no Pacific railroad scheme on the southern
line that does not stipulate that she shall be
an eastern terminus.
Chickasat0 Messenger, 18th: A man named
Albert Hardy, residing in this county, and his
son James, a young man near twenty years of
age, were blowing IN the field some days ago.
The mule which James was driving became
unruly, and he jerked him and slapped him
with the lines. The father, who was at work
some distance away, commanded him to de-
sist, which it seems the son did not do IN
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

The fierce and bitter war made upon the
Democratic nominee for attorney general
has aroused his friends, who have gone to
work with an energy which will triumph.
General Gordon is a quiet, serene gentleman.
His life is one of purity and integrity. But
under calm exterior and aknightly courtesy
he carries a courage as heroic as that of
ing a fight with his INSCRIPTIONS and re-
morseless assailants that will eliminate in
his election on the first day of August
General G.. w. Gordon is the right man for
the place to which he was nominated, and
when elected, as he surely will be, his career
as attorney general will show that he is the
fright man in the right place"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
EDISON.
The IDdefatigabIe and TireIess Scien.
list Makes Further and Inter-
estinE EXperiments-Read
ing Photographic
Records.

New York Tribune: Thomas A. Edison,
the inventor, recently gave to d Tribune re-
porter an account of some attempts which
have been made to read the phonograph rec
ords. 1t had been a question of serious con-
slderaton with him, Mr. Edison said, whether
the lndentations in the tin foil could be read
with the eye. Want of time had kept him
from making extensive experiments, but he
was of the opinion that careful study would
enable experts to decpher the phonetic char
acters. Profs. Fleming Jenkin and M. Ew-
ing, of the University OF Glasgow. Scotland,
had spent much time in examining the pho
nograph records, and had been partially sue
cessful in their attempts to read them. The
method employed by the professors was to
repeat each of the vowel and cons1nant
sounds a number of times, and then exam
inc the record to determine if the indenta-
lions had any regular or characteristic shapes
which would serve to identify the sounds.
The result showed that the record of any sim
gle sound repeated was very irregular, one
series OF indentations differing wide
ly from another. 1t was claimed, how
ever, that despite this irregularity the
record of any one sound could be dis
tinguished from that of another sound. Mr..
Edison SAID he had repeated some of the ex-
periments made by Profs. Jenkins and Ew-
ing. knowing beforehand what sounds had
produced the records, he said he could tell
the sounds by the indentatIons, and also
count the number of times a sound had been
repeated He found it impossible, however,
to recognize similar sounds which had been
repeated to the photograph by another per-
son. The shapes of the iudentations were
found by experiment to differ for the same
sound, according to the speed with which the
cylinder Of the photograph was turned, the
force with which the sound was uttered and
the distance of the mouth from the dia-
phragm. Even by placing his hand upon his
cheek while repeating the sound, Mr.. Edison
said, he could change the shape of the pho
netic characters. Between the records of
vowel sounds very little difference could be
detected. For some sounds the indentations
were deeper at one end than at the other,
giving to the characters the shape of eggs,
pears, and Indian clubs. This is usually the
case with the vowel E. The deeper indenta
lions are made by consonant sounds, on ac-
count of the explosive force with which these
sounds are uttered Words beginning with
Z can be recognized more easily than any
others, by the deep indentations which begin
the records. One difficulty in recognizing
records of words is found in the length of
these records.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITY.

New York, July IS: Secretary Thompson
inspected the Brooklyn navy yard to day.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, July Is: Edward
Kelley, of Indianapolis was drowned to-day
while bathing.
Montreal, July Is: Charles H. Walter,
commission merchant, has failed. Llabili-
ties over fifty thousand dollars.
New York, July Is: Theodore Muller,
Frederick Fisher, John Mussett, James An
drews, James Hamlin and John M'Carthey,
boy, were drowned to-day, boating and
bathing in the river.
New York, July IS: The Pacific Mail
steamship company has given sixty days no
tice to the Union Pacific railroad company of
its intention to cancel the contract of combi-
nation with taid company.
st. Paul, July Is: A Minneapolis printer,
named CLANS Anderson, fell from the third
story window of the city hall building to the
sidewalk this morning, and was instantly
killed. He was about fifty years Of age, and
leaves a wife and daughter IN DEBORAH,
Iowa.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun states that the Democratic
congressional committee have not yet made
any large preparation for the coming canvass
this fall. Members who have heretofore sub
scribed literally to the general fund, state
their means will be applied locally this year
in aiding to return representatives from the
close districts, which they regard as Il more
effective mode OF campaigning than by the
circulation of political documents. The
hard times are felt severely in the collection
of money for running politics.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

stantly. This 50 enraged the old man thai
he left his pillow, seized a singletree, and,
running up to his son, struck him violent
blow, from the effect of which death ensued
in about three hours. After being struck
down by the inhuman parent, before his
death, the young man recovered sufficiently
to say, Father, you have killed me-" The
brute replied, with an oath, That Is what |
intended to do" The justice Of the peace be-
fore whom the preliminary trial was had, ad-
mitted the murderer to bail IN the sum of
three thousand dollars, which amount was
deposited with the sureties, and the miser-
able felon Is now fugitive from Justice"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

A CORRESPONDENT of the Savannah Netcs
has resurrected an old act of congress, APP
proved on the tenth of April, 1906. which
provides that ''any officer or soldier who shall
use contemptuous or disrespectful words
against the congress of the United States,
shall be cashiered or otherwise punished as a
court martial shall direct" General Sher-
man should keep this before him when he
is being interviewed or INDUCES in letter
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

WHEN the Workingmen's party was first
organized, its members claimed that their OBJ
ject was to get laws passed for the protection
of labor. Then they changed their name to
Nationals, and said they were opposed to
both the old parties. They were loud in
their denuncation of otice-holders in general.
But they seem to have changed their princi-
pies as well Us name, and their alliance with
the Republicans causes many to think they
are more anxious for office than for the good
laws thew wanted
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

Gus serenade to the glory of Mr. Wright and
in circulating the Wright ticket at the polls
The constituent seems to be very mad, for
when Mr.. Wright jovially invited him to go
out and take something ne replied that he
was not to be bought with drink, and when
Mr.. Wright observed that every New Years
day he fed the starving poor with FIVE thou
sand loaves Of bread. he made answer that
Mr.. Wright never was lavish of spirits unless
he expected a return In whales
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
John Sherman's Financial Manage


1t is worth while briefly, but in detail, to
compare our financial status at the end of the
fiscal year Of l877-7S with that of the year
p eceding and note the marked difference.
The public debt was reduced in the previous
y ar nearly forty millions; this year its reduc-
ton was less than twenty The coin bal
ance on the first of July, 1877, in the treasury
was one hundred and ninety seven million
four hundred and fifteen thousand dollars;
on the first of July, 1878, 1t stands precisely
eightytwo million two hundred and ninety
two thousand six hundred and ffty-nine
dollars less. And this in the face of the fact
that our exports of domestic merchandise
have been considerably in excess during the
past year of the one preceding.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
An Eccentric Old Bachelor.

The Vancesburg (Ky.) Courier says there
is d rich old bachelor, by the name of Shaw
who lives ON FIVE hundred acre farm in
Lewis county, dresses like monk of the
thirteenth century, and devotes his whole
time, talent and fortune to flowers and trop-
ical fruits. His farm is surrounded by high
fence, without gate or bars for ingress or
egress. HIS house Is completely covered with
rare vines; he has fig trees twenty years old
and flowers by the acre. He never derives a
cent from his outlay of money and labor, but
delights in multiplying courteous growths and
combining nature and art IN wonderful FORMS
He calls his large colony of bees his children,
and the birds that feed from his table his
little angels. The birds follow him through
the walks and take the berries from his
hands -
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
Murdered his Wife and Committed
Suicide.

CHICAGO, July 15-At two O'Clock this
morning jeremiah Kennedy, an Irish laborer
living on Meghre street, West Side, shot his
wife Mary twice, killing her instantly, and
then put bullet into his own body in the vi
cinIty OF the heart, from the effects of which
he Is now dying. Several causes combined
led to the deed, among which were poverty,
hypochondria and discord.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

THAT prescription" wall of the Republi-
cans probably has reference to the days when
most of the citizens of Memphis were pro-
scribed and DISTINGUISHED, many of them
merely for sympathy with the Confederacy.
If Pierce, Kortrecht & Co. ever raised their
voices against that prescription the people
have forgotten it.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

Mr.. HORACE WHITE, a journalist of the
highest repute, after looking over the Presi-
dental field, thinks if New York repudiates
Tilden his chances are gone. If Thurman be
nominated Bayard will be the Vice Presiden-
tial nominee. Mr.. White points out Ed
munds as the Republican nominee, and pre-
diets that Grant will be beaten before the
convention
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
How They Punish Fraud In France.

Paris correspondent of the London Times:
The condemnation to six months imprison-
ment for tampering with the ballot-box, of the
Marquis d'Allen, prominent legitimist, who
boasts of kinship with the Comte de Cham
bord, hai created no little sensation. The
defendant, last August was mayor of Par
tuis, in the Vaueluse, and the return he made
of the poll after the election was so contrary
to all previous contests that both parties were
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
RAPED ON THE RIVER.
Oscar Bayless, with the Assistance OF
several Men, Drass n Girl from
Ferry boat and, Putting
her In a skin. Rapes
her.

Cincinnati Enquirer, Monday. 4 case OF
rape is reported from our little sister, New
port. The matter was kept extremely quiet
by the officers yesterday. In fact but two or
three persons knew Of 1t at all. The name OF
the victim Is Miss Katie Benaro, an Italian,
living in Louisville, who lately came to New
port to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank Cody, who
resides at the corner of Madison and Moss
streets. Miss Benaro, vino IS a very prepos-
sessIDg young lady of just sixteen years OF
age, was at first quite unwilling to tell any
particulars OF the outrage, but after little
persuasion on the part of our reporter she di-
vulged the following:
THE GIRLS STATEMENT.
Saturday night, Miss Mary Durnell myself
and two gentlemen went To the Highland
house to attend picnic. When we were
ready to leave | could not find my escort. so |
state home with Miss Durnell and her beau,
a young man named Jesse Pntcher. When
we arrived at the Newport ferry landing
became quite sick and began vomiting. 1t
was OF account of the heat. By this time
the ferry-boat had arrived and my friends
started to get aboard. | followed them, but
was approached by Oscar Bayless, alias
Humpy Jack, who said he would take charge
OF me. My friends said no, and | got on the
boat with them. They went on ahead of me,
and got several yards ahead, when Bayless
oAO q man hdL4lCO lttOI puiiCu vi bhC
boat. | attempted to halo, but they put
their hands over my mouth. By this time
the boat containing my friends had gone, and
the men dragged me to a skltf and put me in
it. There were five men in the skiff. They
started out on the river. | commenced hal
looing, when they put a handkerchief over
my mouth. l swOoned away and did not
know anything until l had passed
the railroad bridge. When l revived
found Bsyless bathing my head with
water. l told him for Gods sake to take me
to the Newport side. Just at this point two
of the men in our skiff got out and into a
skiff that was tied to ours, and rowed off
As soon as this was done Bayless threw me
down in the boat and outraged me. hal
looed as loud as | could. but 1t did not do
any good. As soon as he had accomplished
his purpose, the boat which had let ours
rowed up, and Bayless got into it, and | was
rowed over to the Kentucky side and left out.
My cries there attracted the attention of two
officers, who took me home. | am certain
that my person was outraged, and it is the
first time that any person was ever criminally
intimate with me"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

ACCORDING to the New York World Mr..
Hendrick B. Wright, ''the congressman who
Is not afraid to be called demagogue, has
been sued for seventy dollars by Scranton
constituent, who alleges that ne spent that
amount OF money in getting up a spontane-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
who Is the Young Memphian Drowned
at st. LOUISE

ST. LOUIS, July ia young man about
twenty-four years of age, from Memphis.
going under the name of J. R. M'Donald,
supposed to be an alias, was drowned while
bathing to- night. His father is said to be a
liquor merchant at Memphis. The body is
held for identification.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

CoLLINewooD, July 15.-Five men. while
crossing Mantio lake, were upset. Tobias
Nighswander, his son Thomas, and Samuel
MNeerin were drowned.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

WARRANTS for claims passed upon by con-
gress on the departments must hereafter be
made out in the name of the original claim
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

THE tramps are about to take Iowa, not
withstanding the organization of the militia
and the swearing in of special police in all
cities and towns
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17
CORRORORATION

Miss Durneli was called on, audgshe cor
roborated Miss Benaro's story up to the time
they parted at the ferry. The Newport po-
lice yesterday were busy looking for Bayless
and his crowd, but up to late hour last
night they had not been captured.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

New York, July Is: John Franklin Moves,
actor and theater manager, was drowned in
Harlem river Saturday.
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YiEMPHIS APPEAL
WEDNESDAY, JULY IL, 1873.
DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC JUDICIAL TICKET.
For The state at Large.
JAS. w. DEADERICK,O or Hamilton.
PETER TURNKEY, OF Franklin.
For the Eastern DiUisiOn.
ROBERT MIA RLAND. OF Ham bleD
For he Middle DiviSion.
WILLIAM r. COOPER, OF Davidson
For ne Hest.TH DiUistOH.
THOMAS ,. FREEMAN, OF Gibson.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
Sheriff,
CT. ANDERSON.
PROBATE Court Judge,
j. ~ X. RAY.
County Trustee,
j. y. RAWLINGS.
C2dnoery Court Judge,
GEORGE w, ESTER.
Circuit Court Judge,
ROBERT HUTCHINSON.
Criminal court Judge,
L. h HORRIGAN.
AttoTHey-6enerat Criminal Court
O.. w. GORDON.
AttOrReU-G General BdrtLeH Circuit Court,
GEORGE &. DFNT.
Clerk Shelby County Circuit Court,
Efs WORSHA
Clerk Bartlett Circuit Court,I
FELIX VI JONES.
County Register,
j. n. ATREHL
Cyri iI11E court Clerk
n. e.. PERKINs.
Comfy Court Clerk,
ROBERT J.-BLACK.
COnStd,EeS-EiJth District.
M. II. GARVlNf
THOS. e. n REEH.
GOESttbLc-FOurteegth District.
II. ~. MALLGRY.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-17

Natchez colored men are organizing clubs
in the interest Of the reelection Of General
Chalmers to congress.