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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-12

sLANDEHING THE DEAD.

While William g. Brownlow was living
we made a relentless war upon his politics
and upon his administration as governor OF
tennessee. But when he ceased to be a
dwsilor of the earth, we forgot his fierce and
bitter career as partisan and remembered
only his antique virtues, prominent among
wuich was his incorruptible honesty. But it
has been re -erved to the p esent Legislature
Of Tennessee, through an investigating com
mttse, to engage IN a brutal effort to bacIen
the name OF Governor Brownlow, who is
not here 10 defend himself. So soon as this
iuyss' eating committee was consigned TO IT'S
Improbable aGd un5ayory task, it shouderej
IFS pickax and space and comm euced turn
ing over the political garbage Of the past SIX
years with the hope of digging up some
hidden Jewel. 1t worked its placefS
with all the energy OF a California SAP
per and miner. 1t resolved itself into a star
chamber inquisition and nosed into the private
transactions of gentlemen as If they wese
amenable to the legislature for their conduct.
Taey ploweI deep for facts, swung their
hook and line all around fishing for injorma-
ton, and after spending thirty thousand
dollars # the peoples money, they marched
into the legislature, loaded to the guards,
crammed to the muzzle, and exploded the
magazine. Public opinion unites in decIar-
ing that the investigation Is a failure. a few
seem to think that the committee struck oil
when it discovered that Brownlow had been
made present Of FIVE thousand dollars by
few personal friends. The testimony of
L.,..,.1 L~,- ,.a gact. 80 7,,o,
memory of Governor Brownlow, and in ran
sackIng the grave Of the dead and digging
up this transaction, purely private, the legs
lature Of Tennessee committed an outrage or
common decercy. The committee had as
mach right to look under the bed Of
the private citizen and report to the
legislature what sort of crockery
they discovered there. When It was an
uounced that the monarch Of the forest was
dying, the beasts, led by the jackal, offered
a.. SORTS OF indigoihes. This assault upon the
deal Brounlow is equally as chivalrOus.
With all his faults, Brownlow was incorupt-
IDLY honest To hun the battle Of life was
fierce aad full OF bitterness. Il was always
stormy and tempestuOus, bat while living 30
man ever assailed his integrity. His per-
sonal quarrels were Of frequent occurrence,
bu, bitter and malignant they were, ur,5'
familiar rs were his enemies with his life,
ttey never charged him with dishonesty CT
corruption. Tnis IS not directly charged by
the report of the investig. ting committee,
but it is insinuated, and stigmatzed as a
'nefauous" transaction. We abominated
the politics OF Governor BrOwnlow while hy-
ing, and often assailed him; but now that be |
has passed beyond the vicissitudes of human |
affairs, We shall defend his memory from
calumpv.
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THE GREATEsE PROJECT IN THE
WORLD

Monsieur Lesseps, the originator and en-
glneer of the Suez canal, which has revolu-
honized the trade of half the world, has
issued invitations to various maritime nations
to send delegates to a congress that will
assemble in Paris on the fifteenth of May
next, to decide upon route for the proposed
ship canal across the isthmus that separates
the Atlantic and Pac fc oceans. The United
States has caused some of the proposed routes
to be explored, and we have full knowledge
of the facilities and distractions offered by
the Nicaraguan, Atrato and Nepipi routes.
The French expedition has been engaged on
a survey since our own efforts ceased, and
pronouuces the project practicable That ex-
petition favored the Darien route, which will
require, TO avoid locks, tunnel not more
than five miles long and of capacity for the
largest vessels. In going from New York by
this route the time saved would be thirty four
days to Shanghai, forty days to Yokohama,
thirty days to Sydney, twenty, eight days to
Valparaiso, fjty-two days to Callao, sixty
seven days to Honolulu, seventy
two days to San Francisco. Of the
practical value of such work there can be
no question, it IS a work that Is wanted, and
one that the world ought to possess. 1t
should be constructed by the united efforts of
al the maritime nations. To none would it
be Of as much value as to the residents Of
the Mississippi valley. With it the mouth of
the Mississippi would become one of the
greatest trading ports IN the United States,
and a vast commerce would be carried on up
and down the river. 1t Is to be hoped that
the approaching congress of nations upon
the subject viii be a success, and that it will
create so earnest feeling upon the subject |
That settled project will be agreed upon,
md active measures initiated toward com
nencing operations in this the greatest pro-
act IN the world
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The Enst Sc Louia Rorror.

ST. LOUIS, March 10-The coroner's In
quest over The bodies found in the ruins o1
the East st. Louis fire yesterday progressed
to-day, but was not concluded and will be
continued tomorrow. 1t seems to be aspcetty
general opinion that there was conspiracy ia
burn Mrs. Bausch's property for a double
purpose-revenge, aud to obtain the insur-
ance; but no very definite testimony to that
effect has been brought out. George
Wln6ler ard another man S ,mewhat impi-
Gated in this affair, were arrested to-day.
The Eceni',g Post and Dispatch appeared
this afternoon enlarged to an eight column
folio paper, and shows evidence of prosperi-
ty. The offices have been removed to the
building formerly occupied by the Journal,
and which has been neatly fitted up and fur
missed with new four cylinder Hoe presses,
and other appliances to he found in 4 first
class neWsDaner establishment.
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Texas ErOlies,

GALVESTON, March IO.-A special TO the
Netcs from Bryan says: 'Alex Cavitt and W
Armstrong qlarreled about corn. The
former shot the latter three times. killing
him, and escaped
A ClarksviIe special to the Ne,o3 says
Gan old feud between the Dlla rd5 and Jones
and Murphy factions eliminated tonight.
The Billiards and two friends met Henry
Jones and some friends near Jones' bridge,
aud both parties being fully armed the firing
began with short-range shot guns and p's-
tots. Jones was instantly killed and billiard
fatally wounded. The officers are in pursuit
81 tho O4bo,c ?,
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Disasters by High Water.

BUFFALO, March I0.-Ihe present rains
and sudden warm weather inundated the city
ia the vicinity of Tits farm and near Lam
caster. The iron bridge over Cazenova creek
and several other smaller structures were
carried away. The bridge over the crossing
of the B., n. Y. and 2. r. r. has been held
IN place 10y heavily laden cars. The ice in
the river is breaking up, and fears are enter
tanned of damage to shipping. A family Of
four living on the e ats in south Buifllo, had
their house washed away and were forced to
take refuge IN the trees until relieved by boats
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country from Des Arc and Brunot to Mine
La Note, Fredericktown and Ironton. is the
richest area OF territory in the United States.
And we feel perfectly confident Ia It we are
just entering upon a new era of progress, in
which vast mineral will be opened up
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Wnshington Etems.

WASHINGTON, March 0.-Subscriptions
to the four per cent loan since Saturdays re-
port, 81, 342, $50.
An interesting case, involving the powers
and jurisd tction of the Federal courts in the
southern States, came before the Euy rene
court of the United States to day, upon an
application from the governor of Virginia for
a writ of mandamus 10 compel Judge RIves,
of the United States circuit court fov the
western district of that State, to redehver to
the State authorities two criminals (Burwell
and Lee Reynolds) whom he had taken out
of their custody for trial in his own court.
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sammy Huuter,s yruraero.s

PITTsBURG, March 70 The coroner to-day
concluded his investigation into the cause Of
the death of Sammy Hunter, whose nutiIated
corpse was found 10 the rlver near Braddock's
last week. The verdict was that Hunter met
bis death at the hands Of Samuel N Lain and
Samuel Glsol, and that Theodore Gross,
colored, was an accessory after the fact. Tue
prisoners were remanded for trial.
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The COIOred People OF Virginia in Con

RICHMOND, March I0.-A Convention of
colored people from the cities and coun-
ties Of this congressional district was held
here to-day in the interest OF their race.
Religious, political and other subjects were
discussed at length. Tonight the convention
appointed a committee Of fifteen to prepare
a call for State convention to meet IN this
city to consider matters connected with their
rights and privileges as citizens.
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BRbY EARNING.

CHICAGO, March 10--A special from Bat
tie Creek, Michigan, says Mrs. Charlotte
Leighton, formerly of the Founding hospi-
tai, Chicago, recently appeared at her moth
er's home, near Hastings, Michigan, With two
children, aged two and four years, respect
lively, one of which died, as the post norton
investigation showed, by starvation, while
the other is apparently starving to death. 1t
is intimated that system Of baby farming is
being carried on.
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The Incendiary Plague in Coirm:,vs, o.

CoLUAlBUs, March l6-There were no
hres last night, but the evidences Of prepar-
alton for Incendiary work were abundant.
Rags and paper saturated with coal-oil were
found in numerous buildings The military
and extra police are still on duty, with orders
to arrest all persons who cannot give salts
factory account of themselves, and to shoot
those found lurking about alleys and refusing
to halt when challenged.
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An Insolyent 6aas Comn,nv

FALL RIVER, Mass, March IO.-The Fail
River manufacturers gas company has voted
to go into insolvency. This step was taken
IN Consequence OF irregular papers issued BY
Charles L. Shckney, late treasurer of the
company, amounting to about one hundred
and sixty thousand dollars
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a LAwYER's VALENTINE.
Which roou5d be a n,oe1eI one for all husbands.

I'll send my wife d salentinei
What shall the dear thing be?
1t should be something nice and fine
At least, as nice as she.
Herself a precious jewel bright
No need for gaud has She,-
I'll send her, then, these bills, so light,
And I'LL her hands with spree.
Take. darling, take these little things,
IT'S not so great lot
While others have their junketlngS
My dear ones not forgot.
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HALIFAX, March I0-At North Sydney
snow--storm set in from the northeast Friday
morning, and continued up to Saturday
night. The drifts were from eight to ten
feet high. 30 services we're held IN the
churches on Sunday in consequence of the
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THE STATES AFFAIRS.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.l

ina just or 10 hud plausible grounds for rid
ding the State OF the burden It voluntarily
assumed and pledged its faith and honor to
bear. We assume that those who stand
upon these grounds believe in them as
strongly rs we believe they are utterly base
less. The issue IS with the enlightened
moral sense and intelligence of the people of
Tennessee. The complete exposure of the
unteEableness Of each and every one of the
grounds assumed, as they are swept away
like cobwebs ia tae wind 10y the minority
report, concludes the struggle upon that field.
With no plausible reason left for lnvalidating
the debt, with 30 Reuse 20 hold out to the
world for declaring 1t voI6, with no pleasant
emOIlieDt 10 still the quainls OF conscience,
a new turn IN affairs must come. The
las 5cloak Is stripped off, and the low
credit party must now stand solely upon
naked Republication. When that is the CON
fessed purpose, all disguise stripped off, every
fallacy which mIsleads the mind, captures
belief aud dlsarms critical lntrOspectlOn dis
pos ID Of, there are thousands who have gone
thus far IN the ranks Of the low credit party
who will quietly retrace their steps. As soon
as 1t ls apparent that there is no legal or
moral ground upon which this debt can be
invaldated, thousands who would have been
willingly relieved, if grounds could have
been found, will decline to stand upon the
bare issue CT Reputation. There is nothing
else lett. We have exposed and pointed ont
the fallacy in the majority report, and now
the minority report, a state paper which would
DO credit to any country and any age, COM
pIetely strips the reputation stalk of every
leaf and every bud which can grow leaf, OF
plausible or tenable excuse. There is not
principle applied by civilized nations which
does not cry out against the views advocated
by Governor Marks in his message, and car
ned cut and officially promulgated as princl-
pies by the majority. 1t stands before the
civilized world condemned In every line and
every position
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-03-08
DIsGUsTED wITIH LAW.

Yesterday afternoon as the sun was sink
ing TO his bed out in the buffalo. country,
man with a comforter tied around his waist
and his pants tucked into his boot legs,
emerged from Justice alley with such a
thunder cloud on his brow as would have
made his fortune had lie been IN the light
ming rod business. lie stood on the walk
and looked up and down, and a horse tied
to a post near by backed away as far as he
could and looked as INNOCENT as possible
a big policeman sauntefed that way aud he
was not afraid of the big red comforter aud
the frowning man.
Anything up?" boldly inquired the OIL
Ger.
The man made an effort to reply but his
words choked him.
"Don't you feel well?" asked the Off
Ger.
"Feel wellr' yelled the man all Of a sud-
den; "why feel well er nuI to kill some
bodyl"
"Anything wrong?"
ooh! mol nothing wrong" said the man
in voice that sounded like nails shaken
up in tin pan. al got up at 1 o'clock
this morning, rode 8 miles, froze both ears
loafed around here all day with headache,
and am out IL shilliugs on dinner and
horse fced!"
"Well you didn't have to come, did
your"
"Didnr? Wasn't my brother knocked
down with an icicle, stamped in the snow,
mashed to a jelly and left for dead by IA
fighting galoot, and wasn't the only wit
ness in the case? We rode and rode, and
we sot aud sot, and the lawyers iawed and
the jury chewed tobaoker, and just five
minutes ago the verdict came in that there
wasn't any cause for aotionl Great heav-
ensl but wasn't il action when it took
four of US to carry my brother home and
two bottles Of camphor TO get his tongue
back Of his teeth? Vow 60 on I'm wait
ing out here to get cause OF aci)n on tho
iury!"- Detroit Free Press,
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THE HOUSE THAT SAM BUILT.

The REPupIIc-This is the House that Sam
built.
THE PREsipsSoY-This is the Malt that lay
in the House that Sam built.
TrLDEY-This is the Rat that smelt the Malt
that lay in the House that Sam built.
The BALLor-This is the Cat that scratched
the Rat that wanted the Malt that lay
in the House that Sam built.
THE BuLLpozRR-This is the Dog that wor-
ried the Cat that chased the Rat that smelt
the Malt that lay in the House that Sam
built.
The RETURNING BoARD-This is the Cow
with the crumpled horn that gored the Dog
till his breath was gorn that snapped at the
Cat that hunted the Rat thatsmeltth the Malt
that lay in this House that Sam built
MANroY MARBLE-This is the Maiden all
iororn that millSed the mooly Cow Cn
horn) that kicked the Dog one dewy morn
that teased the Cat that scratched the Rat
that smelt the Malt that lay in the House
that Sam built.
NEyY PELroS-This is the Man all tattered
and torn that kissed the Maiden all for
lorn that tried to milk the mooly Cow that
kicked the Dog and raised a row that bull
lied the Cat that followed the Rat that
wanted the Malt that lay in the House
that Sam built
The TELEGRAPH-This is the Priest all
shattered and shorR that tried to marry
the Man Gorlorn to the milking Maid all
tattered and torn and them with bar'l o.
money endow when she was upset by the
mooly Cow that Aourisied a light and
Timber head that kicked the Dog till he
ceased to feel that bit the Cat that chased
the Rat that went for the Malt that lay
in the House that Sam built
TnE CIPHER DIsPATcHEs-T This is the mar
riase certificate that bound in the beautiful
bonds of fate the milking Maid all latter
ed and torn and the wealthy Nevy shatter-
ed aud shorn aud the whole copartner-
caboodle that fooled the Cow that kicked
the Poodle that bit no more the worried
Cat that made 1t warm for the pillaging
Rat that said at shant be none of my
fault il don't eat that nourishing Malt
that lies in the House that Sam built"
The TRIBUSE-This is the bold aud impu-
dent Boy that roared with glee and gig
gled with joy when he found the eompli-
Gated key that opened the halls Of Gram
orces to "the bright sunlight Of publicitee"
who when he found that his guess was
right rang all the "irebells in the night
and shouted under his tickled risible
"traces Of money darkly visible" and told
of the strong financial desire that crossed
! thousand miles Of wire and the lovers
who met a terrible fate that left them at
last in "a single State with the crumped
Cow with the irskey heel that kicked the
Dog that worried the Cat that chased the
Rat that missed the Malt that lay in tho
House that Sam built-N T. Graphie,
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certain LOT OR PIECE OF GROUND
situate or tue nOithwnldlY side Of >Outh street
In the Village OF Upper Mauch Chunk, IN the
Borough of Mauch Chunk, Carbon County
Pennsylvania, lelug the southern molety or
hall part Of Lot Numbered ON the Plan or Plot
thel cot one lIunured and fifty, COnta mug III
front or breadth on the said street Fifty Get,
ana oNtenulna thence nOrthwafu of that width
between parallel lines at rleht angle. with the
snld south street IN length or depth e.ightyiive
Feet 10 the nurihwardV portion or halt purt Cf
the said Lot humber one Hundred aud Ffiy
bounded sOuhwardy bv the said South strest
east Wardiy Oy Lot Number one Huudr and
Forty-elgll. nOrthwardl, bV the northern por.
ton or half part OF the salO Lot Numoer One
Hundred and Fifty and west by Cedor street.
The Improvements thereon are a Two Story
FRAN F. DWELLING HOCsE.
twenty eight feet by thirty two feet Kitchen
attached, eight feet by twenty two feet, aud
Outbuildmgs.
NSeiz"d and taken into execution as the prop.
erty Of John Speckner. and 90 be solo BY
]. W. RAUDENBUSH, sheriff.
Mauoh CHUNK, February p, 1879.
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A JOURNED-
.i0URT PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS,th the Hon. SAMUEL S. DREHER,
President of the XLlIId judicial District,
composed of Monroe and Carbon counties,
and r. Leonard and Charles Meendsen,
Esquires, Judges Of Common Pleas Of Car
bon county, and by virtue of their offices
Justices of the Orphans Court, Court ofOyer
and Terminer and General jail Delivery,
and the Court Of Quarter Sessions Of the
Peace Of said county Of Carbon, have issued
their precept to me, for holding a Court of
Quarter Sessions Of the Peace, Court Of Com
mon Please, and Court Of oyer and Termin-
er, and General Jail Delivery, and Orphans
Court, for the purpose Of trying issues in
criminal cases, and the transaeting Of other
business OF said Courts, at the Court Iiou Sc,
in the borough of Mauch Chunk, On Mon
day, the 10th day Of March, 1879, at ?
o'clock, P. NJ, to continue one week or more,
Given under my hand at Mauch Chunk,
in said county, January 18th, 1879.
God save the Commonwealth.
l.ful JEW RAUDENBUsH, Sheriff,
Mauch Chunk, Feb. !, 1879.
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All that certain LOT OF GROUND, situate
iy the Borough OF " eaiheIly, Ca bon County,
Pcunsylvania, Eounded aud de- clibed us fol
lows, to VII; DegnnIug at the corner Of an al.
ley ana street and running nom thence along
slld street no'th one and one halt degrees, east
iiftv feet, and running ION thence back from
said street between parallel lines OF that width
distance Of two hundred feet 10 a street. ma.
King Lot Of Fifty feet by two Hundred feet
and Numberon on the plot of Butz anA Iklue AS
lot Number orty three, and bounced north
south by an elley, and wesC ny a street.
The Improvements thereon are a Two story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
eighteen feet bv twenty.four feet; Kitchen at.
lRched, nine feet by twelve 1eet. and outDuild
iu2s.
erty Of El!zaOeIh RothTocS ana john ROthrOck.
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All that certain LOT on PIECE o T
G II o U N L., situate IN Low or TOwameDsing
Township. CarUOn County, Pennn., bounded
and described as follows, TO WIT Beginning at
stone, thence by Land OF Ant meta Prince
soIth fiItv seven degrees, east thirty six perch
Cs TO n stone; thence bF lot OF Vacant iauu
south fifteen degrees. wGst s. Keen and one hall
pe.ches 10 a sttne thence Dy land Iatr Ol
Henry Bowman north fiftY nIne amt one ha 4
degIees. west thirteen perchrs TO a stone ;
thence north twenty 1--WE degrees, wet eight
percnes TO q stone north ten Gegrees. west
twelve anC oight tenths perches to the place ol
beginning. CONTAINING
TWO ACRES AND ONE II HUNDRED AND
SEVENTEEN PERCHES,
strict measure.
The improvements thereon tire aTwo Story
STONE DWELLING HOUSE,
twcn6v and one half icct by twenty six and one
half feet ore Kiln, sixteen feet Dv sixteen feet.
wilh Shed Attachments and ptber outDuild.
ings.
Seized and taken into execution as the prop
trty oI the Prince Metallic PANT Company.
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ALSO

All that certain lot or PIE Il OF GROUND
situate III Mahoning Township, CnrOOn county,
Pa, bounded and described as follows begIn
ming at stone, the &C DN land now or late OF
Shtye and MONTE. touGh seventy two and Que
degrees, east ten perches 10 n post thence by
tile samo lOrth seventy two and one ba &C.
glees east sixteen Derches 10 stone; thcHce
by lanu OF John EVett nurth e'phtuen degrees,
west ten peIches 10 the p ace OF big nnlng,cOn
tanlng On u ACRE, stnct measure.
The improvements the con are n
TWO.STURY FRAME DWELLING House,
eighteen by twenty two feet, ans out0UidnEs
Sc zed and taken into execution ~ the prop
elty OF Lyman EYert.