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New-York tribune., 1879-12-07

RUNNING TOWER CLOCKS.-A correspondent
sends zuggcsuons FOR running tower coeA- when
seem to have called by the mnicnty OF ding
room the restricted space OF most towers for me
necessary eight and works and by the labor and III
convenience involved in sending man 10 wind tnem.
He says: The clock work. windlasses ana pendulum
placed in close oximity the dial. ofenties
a hundred feet above the ground-tney could just as
well be put the floor OF the lower
and the motion be conveyed alOft by means Of light
strong rods. gas pipes for instance In cities or else
where where constant supply of water eau be had an
oyershOt placed In the basement. could be
made supply the motive power. small wheel say
two feet IN dametrr and making twenty thirty rev
olutions an hour, would be much more Trustworthy
power tnan a man VINO winds up the heavy weights
INN con d be placed thc judgment those erecting
tne aDparatus deemed best. 4 very small stream or
water running steadily tue year round would suffice 10
ruu he WOrks hands OF any Wcll-baidnctu ciutA
If does not 10 ILLS correspondent
that electricity wOuid probably be simple anG more
satisfactory way OF running tower and other CLOCKS
RAISING SUNKEN OBJECTs.-A method was
iects py attaching TO them balloons which were filed
with gas after being submerged modification oI TINS
plan has Just been expermened with In England The
apparatus consists of an oval buoy inside ana a 'he
bottom of the buoy Is false bottom having an equal
and centrally inclined dip. This bottom makes Two
watert,eht chambers communicating with each other
through valve let into the partition when the puoy
was onerated by simple contriyance water wasturned
into II, and dead weight having peen
.,,,ehsd 10 IT, both won't to the bottom.
a denth of 50 feet Air was then pumped
into the apparatus through an India ruboef tuoe NJ
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THE OBSTRUCTION OF PROTEC-
TEON,

whenever country Is exposed to straits,
and kept on the stretch of difficulties, a
spirit of Impotence is aroused, and there is
a disposition to seek relief in ''heroic" rene
dies. Laws are altered under the name of
REFORM the policy Of the country IS modi-
fed, socialism, and monarchlsn, and uni
gersal suffrage, and restricted suffrage, COM
mercial schemes and financial changes are all
discussed, and some Of them tried. Such
lmpetuous efforts are usually vain, for they
cannot produce that renovation that It is the
province Of time, and time only, to bring
about. We see all this on a large scale in
Europe at the present time. What seeth-
ing cauldron Of jarring notions, kept bub-
bling by hard tunes and bad trade, is now
sending up its smoke to the skies! France.
protected by the peaceful influences of re-
pubicanism, escapes better than most the
Internal bubble, bubble, toll and trouble"
Of the modern sorcerers, but It is not entirely
free of the scheming crowd An effort is
making there to induce the government to
throw itself INTO the arms Of the "protect-
i've" system, by banishing the just and equal
policy of free trade. The republican leaders
who now administer French affairs are, how
ever, men Of too much intelligence and expert
ence to be led into countenancing foolish legis-
iatiOn by the honeyed iallacies Of protection.
Among one of the. veterans to the cause OF |
liberty in France, one who has struggled and !
suffered there for resistance to tyranny" is |
Jules Simon, man whose talents have been |
largely dedicated to the cause Of the working |
classes, and whose writings in their behalf |
are celebrated. He was the principal speaker
at an immense meeting, held in Paris three
weeks ago, upon the subject of protection. |
la his address he showed that the present |
republican ministry in France IS by no |
means protectiOnisr, and, amid the plaudits
Of the multitude assembled, he demonstrated
that protection Is a tax levied upon the many
.5r the benefit of the few, and that it is espe-
;.ally injurious to the working people. The
older may sometimes advantageously take
example from the younger, and the United
States would be an immense gamer by taxi
ng example on the subject we are discussing
rom the youngest Of existing republics. In
his country, for the protection" Of the in
srests Of the very few salt manufacturers
here are In 1t, every family must pay double
,rice for every pinch of sal. they use at
meals or apply to the preservation of
heir pork and beef. By this extortion
few monopOlists have their for
unes made, while every consumer of
God among the citizens has to suffer Tor
t. Ia Jules Smons words, "a tax is levied
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and certain conditions were attached to their
disposal and application, and the method and
so Irce of their liquidation DESIGNATED after
their issuance. We are well within the
limits OF established facts in saying that IN
nearly every instance the conditions OF the
law, either precedent or subsequent, with re-
spect to these bonds, were not observed If
in nearly every instance these conditions
were not observed, the governors from 1852
down, and the officers under them, have
grossly violated the law and colluded with
receivers of the bonds. And, again: The
greater part of the present debt is the result
of a vicious policy and corrupt legislation,
superinduced by the various corporate bodies
interested In securing aid from the State.
The gentlemen who framed the act of 1852
and the governors who approved, recon-
mended and acted under and recommended
the amendments are those who are involved
here, our abest, purest and best men-men
of honored names, of whom the people of
Tennessee will believe no evil. When there
were but few prominent men known as all
the time steady State credit men, it was easy
to indulge In this outcry and to obtain a GER
tain kind of hearing. That time has passed.
The food tide which swelled for a time has
receded. The growing sentiment the other
way, and the attack upon our past history,
has put an end to all that. There are too
many now to be included and involved in all
the cheap charges with which it Is sought to
drown the voice of every advocate of State
credit and a wise, progressive and statesman
like policy"
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The proceedings Of the republican minis
try IN France is watched with anxiety by the
friends of freedom everywhere. With Mac
Mahon, a monarchlst, as president, Of course
the republicans had an uphill course before
them. By unity of effort and moderation IN
policy, MacMahon was so thoroughly coun-
teracted and neutralized that be had to re-
sign himself to become mere man of straw,
or resign his position. He chose the latter
course, the only one open to true gentle
man-and such MacMahon is-and the gov
eminent of the country fell into the hands of
the republicans, with Monsieur Grevy as
president With the same union and mod
Grafton that gained the position that has
been obtained, the republic can be sohdiy es-
tablished, and the spectacle Of free, self
governing people set to all Europe. 1t is the
habit of parties, however united when out
OF power, to fail into divided ciques and
petty fragments when power is attained. To
a party, opposition is what the hoops are to a
barrel, and In proportion as opposition Is re-
moved or overcome, each stave separates from
the other and the capacity of the united
whole is gone. The republican party IN
France, now victorious, is at present in this
predicament. It will soon be seen how
much inherent force it possesses, and
how much that it appeared to possess
was the mere effect of circumstances, the
simple result Of outside opposition. The re-
publican ministry has not long been in power,
but already we see something Of the effects Of
a comparative absence of opposing forces. De
Marcere, minister of the interior, has re-
signed, which is a blow to the cabinet, and
the resignation of another minister. one OF the
most able Of all, is spoken Of as likely. The
now TO be met IS that arising from
the radical members of the republican party.
Let the foggy theories and unjust schemes OF
this section be successful, and there is an end
to republicauism. All lovers Of peace ard
good government, all the adherents of 1.-THE
right divine" aud of the imperlalists, would
joia to destroy it, In this crisis the policy Of
Gambetta will probably be the pivot on which
success or failure will turn, as 1t has been
heretofore since Napoleon the Small was
vrrvvr- tiIr,t i0auvr can
so control the extremists as to dIsarm their
opposition to moderate measures and policy
that is content ito make haste slowly" there
is good prospect that the republican cause
will triumph, and, under its benefcent in
huence, France will enjoy the blessings of
freedom and peace and prosperity. Ainsi
SOFT II.
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The recent brutal murder of a poor, IN
offending old negro man in Coffee county,
by a band of masked marauders, Is a disgrace
that the State can only free herself from by
running the ruffians to their lar and sum-
marily trying and furnishing them. If such
open, bold and reckless defiance of law be
tolerated, there is an end to all safety in gov
eminent. No good man can call his life his
own. The rufian who has no ties, or who
has placed himself beyond the pale of de-
cency, will become king, and all who cannot
lower themselves to his standard
of infamy become his subjects. That gov
eminent is best that insures the poorest and
meanest living under it the fullest protection
for life, liberty and tie pursuit Of happiness,
and no amount Of money is too great TO be
expended in bringing every scouudrel to jus
tice who becomes a law to himself, and who
depredates upon life or property. In this
case the governor should offer the largest
possible reward for the arrest OF every one Of
the masked band, and the legislature, if, as
we suppose, it has concluded its task of de-
flaming our leading dead and living public
men. ought to vote a special reward, to prove,
if nothing else, that they have some sympa-
tines with the people.
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AsNARROw-GAUGE FRAUD.
a statement OF Construction Expenses
that has Aroused SusDicIOns Justi-
flying Observation-Disclosures of
HISh-Handed SwindlIng,
Perjury, Etc.

Boston, March What appears to be
another gigantic fraud has just come to
light. The Mystic Valley railroad company
was organized some time since, to build
narrow gauge road from Boston to connect
towns lying along the Mystic valley to the
north Of the city. But eleven miles of the
road have been built thus far, and this was
charged at twenty-eight thousand dollars per
mile on the books Of the corporation, though
1t was known that the expenditures for every
purpose had not exceeded sixty thousand dol
lars. This lead t. an examination by the rail-
road commissioners, and as a result they have
called upon the attorney general to take ac-
ton IN the matter. In a letter to him they
state that an examination of the books of
the company show an apparent discrepancy
between the amounts received and paid out
of eighty-fve thousand dollars. They be-
leve many of the subscriptions were fraud
ulent for the purpose of victimizing other
innocent subscribers to the capital stock.
Sidney 2. Pratt, treasurer of the Unique
corporation, is said to have been concerned
in some questionable real estate transactions,
and to be now awaiting trial on a charge OF
having suborned one straw bailer to COM
NIT perjury IN presenting himself as bail in
the Paine case.
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Death of Very Rev Martin Kundig.

MILWAUKEE, March every Rev. Mar
tin kundIg, Wears general Of Milwaukee, died
Of congestion of the heart, at the see house,
at ten o'clock this morning, aged seventy
four years. He was attacked with symptoms
Of the disease at eight o'clock IN the morn
ing, hourly growing worse. Since his dan
gerous attack and. illness three weeks ago he
had steadily improved physically, and his
condition was not such as to cause apprehen-
sion, as shown by the fact that he conducted
early service at the cathedral this morning
Father Kundig was born in Switzerland, and
came to this country with Archbishop Henne.
He was stationed at Detroit at the time of
the cholera epidemic in 1884, and performed
herculean labor IN attending upon the sick He
expended every dollar of his private fortune
and ran deeply in debt in self-sacrifcIng
duty. This, with the financial revolution of
1887, loaded him with burden which took
years to lift. He came to Milwaukee IL 1912,
being yicar-general fifteen years. He was
highly esteemed by Bishop Henne and the
people OF this city and the State. Arrange
ments for the funeral will be made on Satur-
day
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JEFF DAVIS AND ZACH CHAND-


The Rochester IN. " Union thus dis
poses Of Zach Chandler four-o 'clock-in-the-
morning TRADE against Hon. Jefferson Davis:
"Or course all this talk about the treason Of
JEFF Davis or anyone else engaged In the late
rebellion Is mere drivel. The rebellion was
treason up to the point where the rebels
were accorded belligerent rights by our gov
eminent; but when it reached that point 1t
became war, and the treason was condoned-
wiped out as if 1t never existed. If the the
DRY Of the malignant Chambers be correct,
then succeeding Republican Administrations
are TO be condemned for not prosecuting and
Furnishing traitors. The simple fact is, that
az jeff Davis and Zach Chandler stand be-
fore the laws OF their country to- day, the
latter is more tainted with treason than the
former jeff Davis committed the one
branch Of treason by levying war, out
purged himself of the offense by fighting his
way to recognition as a belhgerent; Zach
Chandler committed the other branch Of
treason by giving aid and comfort to JEFF
Davis in eggiug on the rebellion in 1861 10y
the public declaration that this Union
wouldn't be worth a d-n without a little
aIe5bngo Bgt did Dot sysp galiiatga t hs
the 'blood-letting commenced"
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for the benefit of the few at the expense OF
the many" In endeavoring to extend our
foreign trade Of anufactured cotton goods,
the exporter continually finds hls efforts
thwarted by the swaddling clothes ''protec-
ton" has thrown around our trade, so that
instead OF pushing into the world with the
unfettered freedom OF young giant, we go
hating and toddhng in the protecting
rags of an enforced infancy. 1t is time we
ended this in Justice.
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THE COUNTY COURT.

No branch of the public service Is better
administered, more honestly or economically
than the county court of Shelby county. A
careful examination of the books by an AP-
PEAL reporter, however, proves that the ex-
penditures in the city are out of all proportion
to the taxes collected in it, and that 1t would
be a great saving to Memphis if she could
be relieved of dual system of government
from which she derives so little direct bene-
st. This is SAID to be an era of r, trenchment
and reform. 1t Is because the APPEAL be-
heves that these burdens, wnich can be dis
pensed with, ought to be lifted from the
shoulders of the people that it has by fur
nishlng fgures and facts brought the ques-
t;o.- - AZ -;l.-'- -L-i = tl---IJ
eminent before its readers. There is no
fault to be found with the magis-
trates. They do and have done their duty
faithfully. They have been true to their
trusts. They have dealt honorably by their
constituents. 1t is the system to which we
object-the duplication Of government for
tax purposes without any perceptlble benefit
following. There can be no doubt that if the
taxes paid by the city for county purposes
were expended within the corporate limits,
just at this time, especially, we should soon
find our streets paved. st. Louis, which some
time ago freed herself from her county gov
eminent, and is now law unto herself, is
case that fully illustrates our meaning. In
our case, the State constitution intervenes
between US and step that would afford us
an additional measure of relief from the tax
gatherer. Still, it Is our duty to invite public
to the burden, and leave the method
of relieving US Of it to the Solons of the State,
who, we suppose, have finished their task of
defaming the men who, since 1852, have shed
ulster and renown upon Tennessee.
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made Judges over the sutfrages Of freemen.
Another reason why the Democrats oppose
The Radical election law, is because they
believe It Aacrantly unconstitutional. They
deny the right Of the Federal government to
appoint supervisors or marshals with powers
TO supervise the registration, the counting or
depositing Of votes-a right which exclusive
By belongs to the States.
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VOLUNTARY
TESTIMONY.
Extract from the Baltimore "American,"
December 81, 1881

Extract from The Baltimore "ADleTIc0n,"
December 81, 1881
1.-THE PuIvermacher Electric Belt is recon-
rnended to general use for the following rea-
sons: First, for its wonderful properties for
the cure of diseases of the kidneys, stomach,
liver and blood; secondly, for its extreme
simplicity, and the fact of its being applied
outside, precludes all possibility OF any in
jury being done to the patient, as an external
remedy is universally acknowledged to be
safe. Another advantage is the facility with
which the progress of the disease and cure
can be watched, and if the Belt be not quite
in the right place, it can be very easily read
iusted so as to cover the parts affected. The
Pulvermacher Electric Belt, and its perfec-
ton, has been hailed with delight, not only
by the sufferers who have regained health,
enjoyment, and new lease of life through
its beneficent qualities, but by the medical
profession, who very frequently prescribe its
use to their patients"
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NOTICE.
Important Notice
TO DELINQUENT
TAX -PAYGRSI



by decree of the United States Circuit court. en-
- tered february u, 1879 II is made NV dirty S.fo
demand and collect all the unpaid taxes dine 10 ths
ely OF Memphis, in the lawful money of the limited
states and If necessary Ito bring actions at law or
SUITS In equity against any person owing dents or
taxes to the city of Memphis" "
. IhiS Is therefore 10 make such demand and TO no
lily all persons 10 come forward in obedience 10 said
decree, and make prompt payment OF all such in
ueotedness. With full appreciation of the severe
stIngeney Wnlch from many causes enlbarrasses our
people most respectfully urge all debtors 20 make
every reasonable sacrifice to comply with this decree
ana tnus avoid litigation and expense. These I'm
PdIo taxes are an incubus on Memphis most serf-
Dusty impeding Its progress. Our creditors greatly
OfeftSllnate their real value. much 10 cur positive
INJURY. Their confident belief that nearly three mil
mons OF dollars Including 1875 should be collected
on back taxes, is well calculated induce fnpatienc
and complaint. A faithful payment of all taxes
actually due would disabuSe their minds of this er-
rOr, and effectually encourage much more liberal
spirit toward Us In the future. When all our Citizens
stand equal IN the discharge of their tax obligations
and the payment Of our city debt shall depend az
on future assessments, the situation Will be Jne
more readily compIehended by cur creditor nucn
cannot be doubted that the effect would : anu ~
favorable to us The prompt payment = oe hghiy
axes would beyond II doubt, lead d. u THESE Odch
rom our present embarrassment -iSCtig 70 IeIlel
sturn OF former prosperity. } aIu sl,ee1il! 70
hempns Is deeply interested ~ sOOu SIlzeIl VI
ince with the order OF the CO. - III pIOihpt colpli-
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Expense In northern States.
S23u.522


II will be seen that out of S275 900 spent in 1875
All Dl S4JOOO was spent in the cities of the north
IN 1878 there were 1899 supervisors and 4467 dep
uty-marshals. Cost OF supervisors, SlOl 8jI: OF
deputy maTshals. S65,202. Total cost IN 1878 adj
d eg lees S2O2,2gl, and the distribution among
tHe STATES was lnuch the same as IN 1873. But this
IS not all for the attorney general has this year
asked congress to appropriate S25O,0O0to supply a
ueleeney OF funds for this service OF supervisors
ana deputy-marshals.
Thus 1t will be seen that in the last cleo
ton the north was overaved by nearly all the
supervisors. It was recently shown in con-
gress by Senator Thurman that the Republi-
cans gained several members Of congress
through the arrests and intimidation of these
mnions paid by the government to secure
Radical triumDhs. Devens, the attorney
general, asks for only twenty thousand dol
lars for this year TO be used In election s. This
small amount Is accounted for by the fact
that California is the only State that holds an
election this year. The Republicans
call the action of the Demo
Gratis in defeating the appropriation bill
as Revolutionary. The hypocrisy of this
charge will be understood when it is an
nounced that these same laws were passed by
Republican congress as amendments to the
appropriation bills. They were so unconsti-
tuuonal, revolutionary and Infamous in their
purposes and objects that the Republican
leaders were afraid to risk them in con-
Rress where they had an overwhelming ma
Jorlty IN both branches. From the DAYS of
Washington to the passage Of the reconstr1c-
ton acts, the American people conducted
their elections without troops, supervisors or
marshals. But now an organized band.
composed Of such INSCRIPTIONS knaves as
1ohn l. Davenport and }. Madison Wells are
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-08

CAROLINE, a deodorized extract of petro.
Ieum' Is now presented to the public as the
pest restorative and beautlfer of the hair the
world has ever produced 1t performs what
others only claim for their preparations.
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FULVERMACHER'S
ELECTRIC BELTS AND RANDS

are indersed and approved by the most EN-.
inent medical and scientific authorities in
the world, by the Faculties of France, En-
gland, Austria, Prussia, Belgium, and Amer
lea, and by well-known writers, who refer to
the extraordinary cures effected by Pulver-
macher's Electric Belts and Bands, in up
wards of one hundred medical and philo-
sophical works.
DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET and The ELEC-
TRIO QUARTERLY, a large Illustrated Journal,
containing full particulars mailed free.
Address
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-08

LONDON, March 6.-The list of cardinals
to be created at the next consistory includes
Dr.. HergenenGtker, professor of ecclesiasti-
cal history, Wprzemburg; DR.. Newman, the
archoishop OF Toulouse, the bishop of Poictiers,
the papal nuncios at Paris and Lisbon. and
some Italian preIafes
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Notice to the Creditors OF TAYLOR.
- -ctJuire d. Co.

\ CO Lgned, assignee OF Taylor, Mcclure
said firm Hereby gives notice TO the creditors OF
fornnar 10 present and file their claims at the
Dr. m, Jiiiee OF said finn, 369 Front street with
Thar .stlce, the bOok-keepeF. who can be found
hui every day, from 9 TO 10 O'Clock m. Distri
''-dons Will be made as speedily as possible.
L. p. COOPER,
Assi0Dnn - '-~-iOF. McCIuire a. Co