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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

There is something very remarks
ole about logic, and as for inferences-
well, man may draw one perfectly
though he never studied to be an artist
A gentleman was sitting in his library
smoking Havana. A friend entered
who was fanatic on the subject of to-
bacco. Tobacco" he said, with great
fervency, "is the prince of evils. To-
bacco leads to drink, drink leads to
theft, theft leads to murder. Even a
pig has sense enough not to smoke"
The argument seemed conclusive, and
the last statement was assuredly cor
rect one. The gentleman pulled a huge
cloud into the air and began to ponder.
''that pig wouldn't smoke?'' "Most
assuredly he would not" was the en-
phatic reply. "Ah! and you say also
that you yourself wouldn't smoker"
"I?'' was the horror-struck reply; 81?
never" swell, them" quietly an
swered the student of the inductive
method, cit seems to me that you are
more like the pig than l an" IN r
Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

by four members of the committee, in favor of
from the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
Mitchell, in favor of a Sixteenth Amendment to
the Constitution prohibiting a State disfranchis-
ing persons on account Of sex. Mr.. Morgan con-
Mr.. Edmunds resolution declaring the validity of
the Thirteenth. Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments to the Constitution. The House refused
organization bill. and went into Committee Of
the Whole ON the Army Appropriation bill.
which bill. Mr.: Hewitt stated, appropriated $S;
and an snf last sess et g
bill was debated and read by sections. During
the mornirg hour = War-Claims bill. for the re:
Lief f.S Of Maggie Barron was debated ssversl
speech on the question Of war claims.
MONDAY, Feb. 3.-Bills were intro
duced in the Senate to transfer the Office of
Indian Affairs to the War Department.; to pre-
vent the introduction of contagious or infectious
diseases into the United States, and to establish
a Bureau of Public Health. Mr.. Teller pre-
sented petition Of the colored people of Lou
isiana, complaining that they are not protected.
either in life or PROPERTY, and asking for the
to the select COMMITTEES Of which Mr.. Teller is
Chairman. A bill was passed to provide for as
certaininR and settling private land claims in the
f sSd
A joint resolution was introduced and referred
providing for a commercial treaty with Mexico.
A long Executive session was held, devoted to
the ens or sSe New York 1 ascsST 81
and Naval Officer. NJ. Bayard speaking in
favor Of and Messrs. Edmunds. Voorhees,, Howe.
9Gbsa sa@
ton Of Gen. Merritt as Collector, rice Gen.
a,h9s nags !. 1 feows
Bailey, Beck, Burnside, Cameron (Nis.),
Coke, Conoyer, Davis, (W; Wa.). Dawes Dennis,
Ferry. Gordon. Grover. Harris. Hereford, Hill,
Hoar, Johnston, Kirkwood, McCreery, Mcmillan,
shsds
Window and Witbers IS. Noys--Allison. An
thony. Blaine, Bruce, Booth, Chaffee, Cockrell,
Conkling, Davis Qll), Eaton, Garland, Hamlin,
eli. Paddock, Patterson Rollins: Sargent,
Spencer, Teller and Voorhees, Messrs. But
Ter, Christiancy,. Lamar, Merrimon, Plumb,
Thurman and Wallace who would have voted
Mcpherson. Ingalls,. Sharon, Dorsey and Cam
Kernap ZONES fFis ). Ma.ey ana Wadls5ah did
on the confirmation of Silas w. Burt to be Ma
val Officer resulted in 81 yeas to Is nays. An
analysis of the vote and the pairs on Gen.
MseT and 'hG 9Se chat Rsras
cans. favored. and twenty-three, Republicans
and !seven Democrats opposed, confrma-
ton. and one Independent Davis, ILL.,
duced IN the Honse"apprcpriatns slee. 10000
for the payment of arrearages of pensions; au-
thorizing the issue Of 4-per-cent: bonds to the
amount of $40 600 co., the proceeds of the sale of
of pensions; to establish a National Board of
Agriculture; extending the time for the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Memorial
services were held and resolutions adopted in re-
spect to the memory of the late Representative
Quinn of New York.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13
THE INVESTIGATIONS.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

William Riley, a colored Republican,
from Barnwell, testified, on the 2Sth, that on the
night before the election he was taken from his
house by band of white and colored men, tied to
| tree, aud severely beaten because he was a Re-
publican.
Fred Nox. colorcd Republican, of the same
county, testified that he was assaulted by the Dem
ocrats at meeting at Backville, Oct. II, who in
sisted on division of time, and that colorcd
Democrat fired at Congressman Smalls. who was
also prevented from leaving the place that night
Thomas II. Moses coored Democrat, testified
that majority of the colored people in the thick
est colorcd sections of the county Democrats.
j. +. Steedman white Democrat, testified that
| there was no disturbance at the Blackville meet.
ing that Smalls consented to a division of time,
and that on election day everybody voted freely.
testimony, and testified that the Republicans in
dorsed the whole Democratic ticket except two
candidates for Legislature.
j. Bellinger, a cOlored Democrat, testified that
William Riley was q VIGOROUSLY bad character,
whom he would not believe on oath: at the poll
where witness was on election day. in Hampton
County, most colored people voted the Democratic
ticket.
Sandy Keith, colored Republican Deputy Mar
shall, testified that at Orangcburg, Orangeburg
| County, the Republicans were delayed in voting;
that he saw Democrat stuff Democratic tickets
into the box and that he was arrested for insist
ing on going into the polling-room to witness the
count; after the election he had been assaulted.
and is afraid to go back home; hundreds of col
ored men have been turned off by their employers
because they did not vote the Democratic ticket.
E. A. Webster, white Republican, testified that
two Republican meetings were broken up by the
Democrats, and that at the election the Republi-
cans were more united than ever before:
Two colored Supervisors testified to the excess
of tickets in the boxes and to the solidity of the
colored vote.
B. Byas, colored, testified to the threats of COL
ored Republicans against colored Democrats. One
colored Democrat was severely beaten for distrib-
uting red shirts.
w. l.. Dacgett, white Democrat, testified that he
had printed different kinds of Democratic tickets
for election, including some thousand tissue-tck-
cts.
The testimony before the committee,
at Charleston, on the 18th, was similar in many
respects to that previously given. Two Republ-
cans testified that Georgetown County was given
to the Democrats by throwing out Republican
votes on account of alleged informalities.
r. Smith, a coOred Democrat, WAS positive that
oyer 3 QUO colored men in Charleston voted the
Democratic ticket at the late election.
The committee adjourned to meet in Washing
ton, on the Sd of February.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13
THE MARKETS.

THERE are 1855 convicts now in tho
Oregon Penitentiary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

The business portion of the Town of
Ice, Mass, was destroyed by fire, on the Sd.
Loss, 100000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13
EPITOME OF THE WEEK.

CURRENT RARAGaRAPHS.
There is serious famine in Upper
Egypt
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

Gambetta has been elected President
of the French Chamber of Deputies by vote
of 3l4 ayes to 81 noes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

Henry NJ. Stanley, the African OK
rlorcr, it is announced, is preparing for an
other visit to the interior of Africa.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

There were several heavy failures in
different parts of Great Britain, on the 3Oth
ult. with liabilities aggrcgating $2,Sl5,OO0.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

tcrsburg and Vienna have rendered their res
ignations.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

A Paris dispatch of the goth says
passports are no longer needed by Frenchmen
leaving for the United States.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

Inc BOARD OF Experts for investiga-
ting the yellow-fever epidemic of 1873 have
submitted long report to the Joint Congress
sional Committee, in which they recommend
that the necessary steps be taken by Congress
TO secure the cooperation of the Spanish and
other foreign Governments in an earnest
effort to ascertain the cause OF the disease in
the West Indies, or lessen the chances of it's
transportation to the United States or other
countries. An outline of system of quaran-
tine is presented, the efficient carving into
effect of which contemplates well-organized
Health Department. The report takes the
ground that the yellow fever is an imported
disease, and 1t fs recommended that the bodies
OF persoIs who die of it be promptly buried
and that the Assembling Of persons at the
funerals be discouraged. The report is unan-
imous with the exception of DR.. Fallieant,
who holds the view that yellow fever NAV be
developed by indigenous ~ well a. imported
poison.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

The net increase of coin in the United
States Treasury, during January, was 500, AZ.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

The United States storeship Supply
coliied with the bark Diadem, off Madeira, re-
Gently, and so badly injured her that she had
to be abandoned. The passengers and crew
of the bark were saved.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

The City of Glasgow Bank Directors
have been sentenced to terms of imrrison,
ment ranging from eight to eighteen months.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

A recent Washington telegram says
the excess of exports over imports for De-
cember, 1873, were S35, laS 600; for the year
1875, 800, $4,000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

Sec'y Sherman, on the LIST, issued
another call for the redemption Of $50, OOO, 600
go bonds Registered and coupon), interest
to cease on the LIST of May.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

In the United States Court, at Balti-
more, Nd, on the Sd, the case of policeman
indicted for stuffing ballot-box at the late
election was called. Defendant entered a
general demurrer, declaring that stufing a
ballot-box was not, under the United Statess
an indictable offense. The Court sustained
the demurrer and discharged the prisoner.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

President Hayes, on the Goth, ten
dered the Peruvian Mission to Senator Chris
tiahcy, of Michigan. The latter accepted,
and the nomination was Immediately and
unanimously confirmed by the Senate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-13

The Town of Iuka, Miss, was visited
10y a severe wind storm, on the afternoon of
the 3Oth ut. Four houses and one church
were blown down, and one colored woman
and five children were killed outright, two of
the latter being found a quarter of mile
from their home
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-10
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Fresh bananas and plneapples are ar
irving in the city.
Private vacation schools by the teachers
of the city schools are opening.
Fer real pleasure, attend the excursion
on the the James W. Gaff to night.
The baseball match between the River
sides and Haymakers is postponed until next
Sunday.
A meeting of all the Masonic lodges will
be held tonight. See notice In another
column.
The First Methodist church is supplied
with .palm-leaf fans, donation from Men
ken Brothers.
The annual picnic of the German Prot
estant Sunday school was held at Estival
park yesterday.
The chancery court now meets at nine
O'Clock IN the morning and at two o'clock
In the afternoon.
The, war on shyster lawyers has COM
menced in the criminal court Let 1t be a
war OF determination.
st. CLAIR, the colored barber on Jefferson
street, is not the M. st. Clair now in Jail to
answer the charge of forgery.
The Helping Hand society of the First
Baptist church will go on a river excursion
tonight on board the steamer James w. Gaff.
-Gottlieb w. Muller was yesterday grant
ed divorce, In the chancery court, from Car
ollne NJ Muller, on the ground of adultery.
Numbers of people went out to the Raj
elgh springs yesterday forenoon and en-
joyed the heavy rains in the afternoon. They
returned wetter, cooler and wiser.
There will be two trotting races and a
running race at the far grounds on the
fourth OF July. Already number of fast
horses are at the grounds, In training for the
races.
Many people who at first refused to con-
tribute toward paying for the fireworks dis
play on the Fourth of July, have reconsid-
cred the matter and are sending in their con-
tributions.
Monday next the French society picnic
will come off at Estival park. One-half the
receipts will be given to the auxiliary santa
ry association. All honor to the French col
ony in Memphis.
The Maennerchor German club INDUCED
IN pleasant picnic at Fitzgibbons's grove on
Sunday last. The rain-storm in the after
noon interfered considerably with the pleas
ure of the picnicers.
On June 18th the extraordinary draw
ing of the louisiana State lottery
company will take place. a few hundred
thousand dollars will be distributed among
the lucky ticket-holders.
The young ladies' 81. B." society will
give sOCial Tonight at Lne residence or Mr..
J. b. Carpenter, l57 Fifth street, Chelsea.
Tickets, one dollar, including supper and
dancing. Ladies free.
How can Fourth of July celebration
be had on the third? is question troubling
the minds OF many at present. You might
as we'll celebrate st. Patrick's day on the six
teenth of March, instead of ON the seven
tenth.
The following force is at work cleansing
the streets and alleys: Ten carts and twenty
FIVE men. also a crossing, bridge and repair
ing force of SIX men. TIE force is engaged in
sanitary work as to the streets, ALLEYS, cutters,
sewers, etc.
"A stranger from eastern lands, the
howery kingdom of China, was found dead
and floating IN the river by harbor tug
boat yesterday. Esquire Spelman held an
inquest on the remains of the unknown
Chlnaman, and the jury returned a verdict Of
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have ascertained to be unfit for human consump-
ton. House to house Inspection Is a matter OF
precate the wants of city. That these inspec-
lions be made early and efficiently, we would advise
sanitary committee as may be necessary to insure
prompt action. We do not believe that ward COM
mlltee VIII accomplish the desired end In obtaining
these reports There are many other evils reQuir-
Ing attention which your committee have not sub
mited preferring to call attention to the grosser
by the committee in this report
NECESSARY PUBLIC MEASURES.
We are informed by Major Broaddus, our sanitary
sergeant that there are number of houses In the
closed since the epidemic of last year. This is,
without doubt prejudical to public health, and
be made to keep them open night and day and have
the premises about them thoroughly disinfected,
until such time as your committee may deem them
immediate action. If would accomplish any good
much Of the work I'm this report must be done within
accomplished we would advise the payment of
First-As many extra carts and wagons beside
necessary for the efectual removal OF garbage as
recommended in this report.
Second.-As many men as may be required to
scrape up the dirt from the streets and alleys open
cutters and sewers, and where needed place new
ones.
needed. The duty OF these should be to make special
Inspections attend to the opening and disinfection
Foufth.IThe appointment of an inspector Of
meats and vegetables.
Fifth.-The employment of fifteen men for house
to house inspection as laid down in the books for
that purpose. These men could be employed for
one dollar or one dollar and fifty cents per day.
Five days would be sufficient for the purpose The
appointment of many OF these aids could best be
made by the comHittee on sanitation. Respectfully
W. B. VIM, Secretary.
On motion, the association adjourned to
meet this tuesday afternoon at four O'Clock
sharp.
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found drowned. The body was very much
decomposed.
AT the chancery court Martha Holland
has filed bill praying for a divorce from
James Holland, on the ground of abandon
ment. Abbie 2. Strother has also filed bull
for divorce from Charles Il. Strother, but the
matter is undergoing compromise.
The auxiliary sanitary association has a
chairman of the finance committee that can
not be excelled. As a collector of subscrip-
tons he has no equal, and his care of the
funds when the question of appropriations Is
brought up is beyond praise. He Is the
watchdog of the treasury-the right man
in the right place.
Every good citizen should subscribe hbe-
rally to and aid in every way the auxiliary
sanitary association, which is composed of
gentlemen who give their time and labor
without charge or pay to the good sanitary
work for the benefit of the people of our fair
city. Every good citizen should be a mem
Der of the association, and should shoulder
some of the Onerous work.
AT the criminal court yesterday fore
noon, Ella johnson and Mary Petway, two
inUeresting-looking colored girls. were on
trial before Judge Ray, on warrant charg-
ing them with threatening to burn the resi-
dence of Mr.. Russell, at Colierville, Tennes-
see. The troubles originated on account of
the intimacy of several young men with the
girls above named. After hearing the testi-
mony of the witnesses and arguments of
counsel, Judge Ray, owing to the apparent
condition of both colored girls, placed the
peace bond of each at five hundred dollars.
Both girls will soon become mothers.
Yesterday half dozen arrests were
made by the police, principally for minor Of
lenses. Ed O'Neal, steward Of Mrs. Speed
& Sneed's clearinghouse, was arrested on
the charge of approprlating twenty-five dol
lars belonging to his employers. He will
have hearing before President Porter this
morning. Last night negro named Peter
SWingler was arrested on the charge of stab
bling a colored woman In the bowels with a
knife on Front street, near the bayou. The
woman is not expected to live. Pleas Car
lyle, colored, was arrested on the charge of
having stolen property IN his possession.
AT the criminal court yesterday The fol-
lowing business was transacted: A number
of persons charged with divers crimes were
arraigned. and pleaded not guilty to indict-
ments. S. NJ. Brooks and NJ. c. Eppefson,
murder; motion to quash as TO Brooks over
ruled. William Beaumont, house breaking
and larceny; motion 1or new trial overruled.
John BeattIe aud Annie Taylor, larceny; mo-
ton for new trial overruled, and prisoners
sentenced to three years Imprisonment In the
penitephary. Joe Anderson, larceny; mo-
ton for new trial oVerrued, and prisoner
sentenced to seven years imprisonment in
the penitenhary. Joe Anderson, larceny and
bringing stolen property into tue State; jury,
and verdict not ouIitv.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
unanr

Don't Disturb the EfcOIsOn Pave.
ment.
EDITORS APPEAL.-Assured that the well
fare of this community Is always at your
heart, | allow myself to make some sug-
gestions In behalf Of our sanitation IL your
valuable journal, as I have seen by the pro-
ceedings or our District rulers they intend to
tear up the rotten Nicoson pavement and
replace instead stone pavement, Have we
learned nothing by experience OF the past?
Was not the stirring up of the accumulated
filth of the streets In the hot season the
cause of the epidemics we have had in this
city? In 1867 the digging up Of the streets
for the Nicoison pavement preceded the
cholera and yellow-fever of that year. In
1878 and 1873 the digging up Of the filth and
the cleaning of the streets In the greatest
heat of the hottest summer days, by order of
the then health officer, was, besides other
causes, the cause of the last epidemics. |, at
the time, demonstrated in vain against this
proceeding, and suggested the cleaning OF
the Nicolson pavement before sunrise and
after sunset. The germ of the poison IN this
rotten pavement Is, by my conviction, not al
together killed yet. The entire extinction of
this germ would be accomplished when
liquid tar would be thrown over the pave
ment, and this tar. then covered with gravel.
The paving OF the streets with stone can
then be done IN the fall, winter and SPRING
time, and prevent hereby the recurrence of
any epidemic. AT present the sanitary con-
dition OF this District is excellent, and we
never will have any epidemic again if all
and everyone Of us will do his duty in sani
tation. The location Of Memphis is one of
the best on this continent. 1t is absurd to
say, like physician the other day said in
your paper, that the recurrence OF yellow
lever happens every four or five years. With
R. L. LASKI, MD.
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MASTER OF BED LEAF"
The Three Volume Novel OF Mrs. ELIZA
beth Avery RserIwether, OF this
City, } lust Published by Qui
seq d Co., 0f London.

We have just had time to look hurriedly
through the three volume novel of Mrs.
Elizabeth Avery Merlwether, wife of our
esteemed townsman Colonel Minor Meri-
wether. and sister Of the Hon. W. T. Avery,
formerly member of congress from this DIS
tTict. The work is handsomely printed and
elegantly bound, and is cold in England at
thirty-on shillIngs and sixpencs, or about
eight dollars of our money. We cannot yet
express ~ opinion of the merits ofthis novel,
but think it safe to present the views of the
London Herald, as follows:
''There will be published, about the time
that this number OF the Herald appears, a
new American novel, by a new author, which
We think will make sensation. We have read
it In manuscript, and again IN advance sheets.
and it Is long time since we have read so
powerful story, SO firmly and strongly writ
ten. and of such deep pathos. The Master
Of Red Leaf is a tale of the late American
war. The scene is on the banks of the Mis-
sIssippi, and in the captured city of New
Orleans AS in Uncle TOMS Cabin, there
are whites and negroes. masters and slaves;
but there are in this also Federal and Con-
federhte soldiers-nCt only the horrors of
slavery, but the horrors OF war. Like Mrs.
Beecher S,owe, the author is an American
lady, not OF New England, however, but of
Memphis, Tennessee, if she has escaped the
scourge of yellow-fever, which has so terri
bly, deselated that fair southern to wn. Mem
phis, during the war, was in the neutral
zone, where Federals and Confederates more
or less amicably mingled. The story is told
by woman who goes to the south as a mis-
slonary of freedom to the slaves. We will
not anticipate the unfolding Of the plot, but
we advise our readers to get the book-T'he
Master Of Red Leaf-from the nearest cir
culating library, and read it for themselves. 8"
We do not know what arrangements have
been made for the sale of The Master Of Red
Leaf here, but presume that applications for
it, made to Mrs. Meriwether In person or by
post, will receive prompt attention.
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For favoring, use only Burnett's extracts.
THE use of Halls vegetable Sicillsn hair
remover will keep the hair soft and glossy.
WIGGs's Buckeye salve, the only sure cure
for piles. Ask your druggist for the genuine
article-Wiggs's buckeye salve.
NOTHING else will effect cure in fever
and ague and liver complaint 50 quickly as
Reeds gilt edge tonic.
A LARGE stock of pony-phaetons just re-
ceived at WOODRUFF & DIVERS,
179 Main street.
IT Is economy to use Crescent baking pow
der 1t is of superior strength. Try it. For
sale by B. N. sTRATToN & CO.
GENTLEMEN who desire fine whisky for
home use would do well to call for Green
Brier. 1t can be obtained from any of the
principal iobbers and dealers.