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In Phillips Comfy, Ark.

To the Editors OF the Appeal:
WEsTovER, ARK, March Lett has now
been about forty days since the high water
commenced to absorb all other interests in
the Mississippi bottoms. Up to the first OF
February there had baen a greater amount
of preparation for a crop than usual. More
and had been plowed before Christmas, and
more new land was in a state of preparation
for being put into cultivation; hands were
plentiful, and everything looked promising
for large crop. How changed the scene
To day we are five feet under water, not one
foot of land save the levee in sight; half the
corn, half the hay aud large percentage of
cotton-seed destroyed by the water; Chin
neys down, doors, doors, windows and ste ps
from the houses, wagon beds, fences, garden
palings-in fact, everything that can float is
scattered to the woods and canebrakes.
Such storms of Wind as we have hadl In
some instances outhOuses have hoated off,
and the blocks have been removed from
under buildings. There is really no esti-
mating the actual damage to a WELL
regulated and highly improved farm (such
a one as have under my supervisory. More
than two-thirds of all the cattle have either
been drowned or died from exposure and
starvation, standing on the bleak and cold
levee tops. The mules and pillow stock are
becoming poor, and will be in a weak condi-
ton to make a crop when the water falls. To
add to their troubles the buffalo gnat has
appeared in full force, and unless strict at
ntion is given a number of stock will be
killed by them. The aid sent down by the
government 10 the way of rations was timely,
and while it Is true large majority Of the
planters were feeding their hands and would
not allow their laborers To suffer, yet there
are a number of plantations belonging to
non-resldents which are being rented out
two of which are in my immediate vicinity
As l am acting as a deputy-disuibute OF
rations under General J. II. Mangum for the
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the Moder Rowing Association. \ number
of solid silver plate prizes are offered.
Newark, n. J., March 1s.-Frederick A.
Palmer, late auditor OF the city, has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty
years for obtaining money from the treasury
on forged warrants.
Chicago, March IS.-Ch.pin Gore, we'll
known liquor men, were arrested under the
United States statute to-day and placed IN
der bonds of $1,000 for compromising or rec
tifying liquors without paying the neces-
ssry tax.
NASHVILLE, March 1s.-D. W. Wood
mansee purchased to-day for Commodore
n. W. Kittson, of ST. Paul, the famous
Tennessee uotting stallion Blackwood, jr.,
for $1,000. The sale was made by Jacob
Z-ll, through his agent, A. J. McKimmon.
Albany, March 1s.-Charles S. Wells, OF
the Dudley Observatory, has discovered a
bright comet in Hercules, right ascen-
sion, 17h and 53 min, north declination 80
deg. and so min. The comet has a tail five
minutes in length, and a nucleus OF about
the eighth magnitude.
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DOWNFALL
OF NosTRUMs BY THE HUNDREDS.
DOSES WHICH MAKE MARTYRS
OF Us ALL.

Sovereign achievements in medicine
First.-The concentration Of the essential prop
critics of fruits and plants to . eathdrte dose
corresponding in bulk with that OF pills and
dissgreesble medicines.
Second-The entire abstraction, BY chemical
manipulation, of the STipia9 principles always
present in fruits and plants Tor laxative uses.
Third.-The production of real aperient.
at once wholesome, pleasant to take, sfhcis nj,
and economical; onethat serves al The purposes
Of nGllseots purSatipes, without leaving any of
their bad effects, and which is reIishdble and
delicious TO oil tastes.
These remarkable laboratory achievements,
which supply a long needed desiderdt4R, are
embodied in the newly revised Tropic Fruit
Laxative Lozeuges, each lOzepge equal IN
strength and effect to dose of pills or other
nauseous purgative medicine, without any OF
their unpleasant reminders and depressing
sfter-effects.
Tropic-Fruit Laxative COMBINES qsaRfsts
and the highest degree of quality and efeieses
at lor price and it is unquestionably cheaper,
more agreeable to take, and more certain in
its action than pills, mineral waters, speri-
ents, and other like preparations.
A bonus Of $1,000 ). offered foT The detection o
any particles Of mineral other injurious iRgre
disnt in lis composition.
TRoPIC FRUIT LAXATIVE, as described
above, is to be had in 25 cent boxes only
with the word REVISED printed over trade
mark on label.
Ask for, examine, and take no other.
Try II oqce, and u not satisfactory, the ptrctds'
L.
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ARKANSAWDUST.
Eureka Springs are Blooming"


At Hot Springs the hotels are preparing
for a grand influx of visitors.
On mound not far from Blacklist about
thirty people have collected and are without
shelter.
Four lads of twelve to sixteen, sons Of
prominent citizens of Hot Springs, have run
off from their homes.
At Hampton large bald eagle has been
doing damage in the way of catching lambs
in the neighborhood lately.
The conflict over the superintendency of
the Hot Springs reservation has been resumed
recently with undated fervor.
Hot Springs and Garland county have the
poorest prison quarters of any place in the
State. The people sigh for remedial appli-
cations.
An Augusta correspondent of the Little
Rock Gazette writes: prohibition seems
about to prohibit in this county. Last Fri
day night D. P. Shoup's grocery store, tenn
perance bar etc, was forcibly entered, and
The WHISTLES and wines therein were turned
loose by boring holes in the barrels. The
whisky was ostensibly owned by DR.. P. ii.
Echol4, against whom the late grand Jury OF
this county found six bills for the improper
selling of whisky"
Helena Yeomdn: "The stave business is no
bad thing for this section during the hard
times. By it good deal of meney is
brought into the country, besides it affords
employment for a great many ....... AS many
as fifty water crafts OF infinite variety can
be seen nearly every hour moored at the
corner OF Cherry and Rightor streets, at
present the great shipping center Of the city
$500. The wholesale butchery OF deer anu
other game driven to the highlands by the
food continues. Such wanton destruction
of an important product OF our eoun-
try is sure to bring its own reward 1900.
Steamboating is not luxury, at
least to steamboatmen, with the river
forty miles wide. Every landing is under
water, and it is necessary to lower the stage
plank on the galleries fronting residences.
OF course there is danger of pushing the en-
tire residence down. =. III the present food
has brought havoc and ruin to many of our
neighbors and friends, it has demonstrated
the fact that Crowley's Ridge is the only safe
and reliable route to the Mississippi river
between Cape Girardeau aud New Orleans.
.........I If our planter friends could see the
amount of corn and hay that is daily
sent out of Helena to the bottoms, it
does seem that they would conclude
that s. or Sc in corn, oats or hay per acre
would prove better rent for land than in
clinging blindly 10 cotton, and, in many in
stances, getting no rent at all. Every dollar
sent north for corn shares the fate of coin
sent to India, as mentioned by Pliny: 1t is
buried never to return u
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TeIeSrnphic Comnefiti0n.

New YORK, March 1S.-The Commercial
says: Touching the Geographic competi-
ton with the Western Union system, we have
reason to believe that the Mutual Union, the
Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company, and
one or more small competitors, will all be
drawn off in the course of week or two.
The most important of these is the Mutual
Union Company, which, we suppose, have
already informally agreed to transfer their
wires to the Western Union. The line of
telegraph promoted, and indeed owned, be-
tween New York and Chicago by the Balti-
more and Ohio, will also be transferred as a
part of the consideration for settling with
Gould and his associates for a majority of
the Central New Jersey Board of Directors,
whereby the Baltimore and Ohio and PhiIa-
delphia and Reading will reach the bay of
New York without further opposition.
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three years, and the fair defendant paid
$4,000 into court. The case wss reported
in the Gas>tte des IribuHduJ. This spirit
of extravaganza proved catching, and eI-
tended TO England, where traces Of it are
still discernible. 1t is not uncommon for a
lady at a country house to come down in q
morning. drcs-. change 1t for lawB-tennls or
a Walk, put on 1e9tt9e trimmed with lace
Tor the afternoon tes, and then dress for din
nef or ball. The ouly parallel m the m ale
sex must be sought among the jeltaess dorse,
who indulge in fancy costumes for the
smokins-room. Male dress errs on the side
of negligence. The cut OF 8 coat, the tie Of
a neckcioth or the pattern of a waistcoat is
no longer a title to fame, and a Brummel or
d'Orsay would be social anomaly or i'm
possibility. No indefensible fashion has
taken 80 complete hold on women OF all
classes as the fashion for false hair. Seventy
FIVE tons OF hair from the East paid duty at
Msrseilles alone in 1879, and NJ. BaudTillart
computes that double that quantity is an
nually worked up in France. The exports
principally 10 England and the United
States, are estimated at Els, 900.
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THE TELEGRAPHERS.
The Convention Com pIe tes Its Work and
Adjourns.
J. H. WADE,
II B. PAYNE.
InEEDH nERK1

CINCINNATI, March 19.-The convention
of the Brotherhood of Telegraphers ad
journed at l o'clock a.m., having COM
pleted its work. The territory embraced is
the United States and Canada. This terri
tory is to be divided into five districts each
district to be subdivided into councils, each
council to have full power over its own local
affairs. A council may have not less than
ten members, and no member under fourteen
years old is eligible. Any employee Of
any department Of the telegraph business
will be eligible to membership. The presid-.
ing officer of each council is member of
the district council; over these is Grand
Council, consisting of a grand councillor, two
vice councillors, a grand secretary and grand
treasurer. The present officers OF the
Grand Council are George w. Boss,
of Cincinnati, grand councillor; A. l..
Baker, Of Chicago, first vice-grand coun-
cillor; ]. NJ. Hogan, Denver, second
vice-grand COUNCILLOR; NJ. J. Burke, Louis
vile, grand secretary; George A. Carlisle,
Buffalo, n. Y, grand treasurer. the con-
stilution omits prohibitory protection against
acces.ions to the ranks of operators, but pro-
vides for arbitration in cases of disagree
ment between members of the brotherhood
with each other and with their employers.
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A Colorado EnisOde

DENVER, March IA Republican special
from Gopher Station, on the Kansas Pacific
railroad, yesterday states that Thomas Pitt
man, section foremsn, his brother and John
Ebberts were shot By two emigrants, Thorn as
Wooten and James McCallum. On Wednes-
day the section hands and emigrsnts had
some trouble. This morning, while the Sec
ton men were at breakfast, the two emil
grants entered and ordered the men to hold
up their hands, the order not being obeyed
Immediately, the emigrants opened fire.
One of the Pittmans was wounded in the
shoulder and the other in the thigh, and
Ebberts was wounded in the shoulder by
one of the Pittmans. After the shooting,
the emigrants robbed the wounded section
men and escaped. 1t is not known whether
any Of the wounds are fatal.
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Terrible Condition Of fairs Along the
Lower Coast.


New ORLEANS, March 1S.-There are now
reported thirty three breaks in the levees be-
tween Hushpuckana and Greenville, and
terrible suffering is experienced. A dispatch
says that the water from Milliken's Bend
submerged the town of Duckport, houses
floating for miles into the country.
The steamer Cannon arrived from Vicks-
burg yesterday. Captain Campbell says he
rescued over 500 head cattle, mules, ETC.,
and a number of families from the ends of
the levees, and at one place went out into
the swamp about a mile and half Tor thirty
people who were literally starving to death.
The captain reports a terrible condition of
affairs below. and says that in many in
stances there is not only lack of means, but
absolute poverty. The pilots of the Cannon
report that there is five feet of water over
Newton, Miss. Below Newton the whole
country, with the exception of Natchez, is
submerged. On the Louisiana side the Drou-
land plantation, at Point Coupee; Hogs
Point, four miles below Red river; the
Gibson place, sixteen miles from Natchez,
and the Coleman plantation, about two
miles above Waterproof, are the only
sites where land can be seen at all. So far
damage to the sugar producing section OF
Louisiana has been comparatively light.
Two hundred and sixty thousand govern
ment ratious have been distributed in this
State, besides contributions by private citi-
zeus. Governor McEnery has received ap-
plications for rations from several thousand
people, Madison parish having added 10000
to the previous applications.
The clerk of the steamer Natchez says
that matters are good deal worse than they
were last trip. The stock are in a terrible
condition. On any little knoll in the over
flowed district you can see thirty or forty
cattle, and sometimes several dead ones,
living beside living companions Gnats are
literally eating them alive. On one part OF
the levee, on the down trip, there was pile
OF wood about half submerged, and on top of
it twenty sheep and large number of hogs
that had taken refuge from the water, but
,rnuld at
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GARFIELD MUNUmENT.
Statement of the Committee TO the
Progress of the Work.

CLEVELAND, o., March 18.-The Garfield
Monument Committee to-day issued the fol-
lowing:
To the Public:
The Garfield Monument Committee are
pleased to announce that over 100000 have
already been given by q generous people for
a monument at General Garfeld's grave.
This, we believe, is a larger sum tn an has
ever been voluntarily contributed in SO brief
a time for monument to any person. We
have, therefore, assurance of great success.
OF this sum over $75, 900 have been given by
the people of Cleveland; the remainder came
from every State and Territory in the Union
and from several foreign countries. We
believe that the people of this country
desire that this monument shall not be local
or State monument, but national and
worthy of all the people. To this en- $780,
900 should be raised, of which Ohio will fur
nish one-half, and the other half, distributed
among all the States and Territories in pro-
portion to their wealth and population,
makes the amount small from each. To raise
this the committee have perfected arrange
ments in most Of the States and Territories
whereby an opportunity will be given to all
to contribute. The committee desire to second
their efforts by new appeal to the country to
raise the balance desired. w do not in any way
intend, or wish, to interfere with any ans
that may be adopted in the different States
or Territories. We know there are thou
sands OF communities throughout the
land who only wait for some one
to take the lead to solicit contribu-
tons, and who would not willingly con-
sent to have no part in the movement. The
moneys already received by us are drawing
interest in the banks OF this city. No steps
have been taken toward a design for a mon
ument, nor can be until the amount OF
money to be expended is known. As early
as advisable a national CART, Id monument
association will be organized under the
laws of Ohio, and the trust es will
be designated from different portions of
the country, TO whom will be committed the
work of erecting monument. If the move
menus InHI have bseu anu aTe uUw beiug In
sugurated throughout the country receive
| quick and earnest encouragement, the amount
| desired we hope may be speedily raised.
| Any proper assistance We can render will be
promptly furnished on application to US by
letter or otherwise. la conclusion, we re-
spectfully request the weekly and daily press
of the United States to publish this state
ment, and as soon as can be done with salts
faction to lend its assistance editorially in
| pushing for ward the work to an early and
successful conclusion. Respectfully sub
| mitted.
| J. H. WADE,
| H B. PAYNE
| JOSEPH PERKINS.
ID
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The cotton market yesterday opened and
closed firm, with light demand; middIiug
quoted 1l2c. In New York spot middling
was u 3-l6c, and firm; futures closed steady,
March l2.19@l22l. In New Orleans spot
middling was 12c, and firm; futures were
dull, with March nominal. In Liverpool
middling uplands were sgd, and Orleans
Z Is led, and firm; futures closed weak at
6 II led for March, Msrch-April, and "a
: I-64d for August-September
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INDIAN TROUBLES.
A Party OF Enlisted A pache Scouts Upon
the WRrpath.

SANTA FE, March 1S.-The following dis
patch was received yesterday by Governor
Sheldon from Captain Black, OF the Shakes
peare Guards, territorial militia company,
dated at Lordsburg, Southern Pacific rail-
road, yesterday: Seventy mounted Apache
recruits, en- roWe to their reservation, went
upon the warpath on Gala river, and killed
Michael Connell. Assistance is asked imme-
diately from the government. l start with
squad of my company to-day" General
Mckenzie has ordered General Forsyth, in
charge Of operations in Southern New Mex
leo, to prepare command of six companies
of the Fourth Cavalry and two companies of
the Thirteenth Infantry to take the field at
moments notice, and scouts were immedi-
ately dispatched to ascertain the truth of the
report Ii true, serious d difficulties are appre-
hended, as these scouts have been enlisted in
the army, and are now en- route TO S N Carloras
reservation to be discharged. Warning has
been sent to exposed mining camps and set
flrm1nts
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THE SLY SHEPHERD.
He Has q Convenient Attack Of Malarial
g. Fever, and E-ils to Pat ia an
Appearance
Before the Congressional Investigating
COmmittee-HOuse Proceedings
River improvement.

WASHINGTON. March Hoalse.-There
was slim attendance in the House TO listen
TO the debate on the Chinese bill. Mr.. Speer
was the first speaker. He paid high tribute
to the colored race, contrasting 1t with the
yellow race. Mr.. Duester said be would
vote for the bill. Let Congress stamp this
threatening danger out of existence before 1t
can grow large enough to require more Sc
rious measures for its suppression. Mr..
Guenther also advocated the passage of the
bill. He would like to limit the time OF the
suspension to ten years, hut he would vote
for the bill it stood for fear no other re
strictive measure would be adopted.
Mr.. Moore LTenn-l created a sensation by
making a strong speech against the bill.
Mr.. Flower made a speech against the
further importation of what he termed "eat-
ing, drinking and opium smoking automa-
toms"
Mr.. Williams WIS., spoke against the
bill, and said: "My sentiment in regard to
this bill is TO express the hope that as one
president vetoed the other so may another
president veto this bill" Applause on the
Republican aide. Il
Mr.. Brurnan supported the bill. He made
the point that every ChiaaaaAn who IN
this country had kept out one honest Ger
man or Irishman.
After other speeches the House adjourned.
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A LETTER in a late French journal states
G. at American bacon is now largely sold as
"native produce" both in Belgium and
France. The bacon is well washed and
soaked, and even the peculiar oily nature IL
changed, so that it becomes hard and readily
passes for the home article. We have an in
stance here of a common neglect OF our mer-
chants to put up their wares in a form to suit
the market they have to GO to. Europeans
prefer their bacon bitches" dry. We can
send them in that condition and so increase
o.1a
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Mn WILLIAM r 81

Mr. WILLIAM h SEfAOUR, OF Oolumousy
o.. writes: II attended 9 course of lectures sew:
ersl winters ago at the Ohio Medical College of
Cincinnati, o. There was taught that iron Is
prominent element in the physical organism or
mankind: without IL life is an imposslbllitT.
vast percentage OF the diseases and premature
deaths to which the race is subject Is eaused or al
least made possible by q weakening of the body in
consequence of Ia of iron in the blood Having
suffered from ill-health poor digestion and nTln;
AIRY troubles ever since l recovered from tydholo
ever, complicated with ualarial lever, deter
mined 20 give iron trial. From investigation
learned that Browns Iron Bitten were the best,
and that they did not blacken the teeth 50 con.
like charm. never before felt so robust, hearty
and strong
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AnicahlV Adiusted.

PrrTsBURG, March 1S.-The difficulties
existing between the Amslgsmated Associa-
ton of Iron and Steel Workers and the Bes-
semer Steel Company, at Homestead, were
amicably settled this evening, by the associa-
ton agreeing to the provision of the Bessemer
Company to accept lone turn" without the
doubling mp" proviso, provided the associs-
ton was allowed to name the men who shall
take place on the turn. This was conceded
by the company, and portion of the strikers
will resume work on Monday, while the bal
ance will be supplied with situations as fast
as vacancies occur. No more trouble is
antjcipaied
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Napoleon III end His ExtravaE.nee.

The great Napoleon assumed state and en-
couraged luxury from calculation; his
nephew, both from policy and taste. NsPo-
leon III was fond OF pomp and show, besides
being confirmed sensualist, and he derived
a personal enjoyment from his entertain
mepts. They were on a magnificent scale,
but the only marked or lasting influence OF
the imperial court, as regards fashion or
manners, was on female dress. The invita-
tions to Compiegne and Fontainebleau were
commonly for eight days, and a lady was eI-
pected to change her dress three or four
times a day, and never 10 wear the same
dress twice. The outfit for the visit wa,
computed at not less than l2000f We have
heard q French woman of the i'm perial circle
complain that she could not dress for less than
1900 year. A milliner's bill, on which an
! action was brought, amounted to $4,000 for
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THE New Orleans Picdyltne says: eve
may expect foot or more rise at this point,
and it needs but hasty examination of the
levees to convince any citizen that such an
addition 10 the flood now rolling past us
would greatly imperil the safety OF the
...L.In nstrr y
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'IF THE protection lists obstinately refuse
everything but the commission bill, we are
Confident that in another Congress they will
be compelled to yield great deal more than
is now required of them" So says the New
York Times very correctly. The people are
rapidly learning that prohibition is only
monopoly under another name, and that
monopoly makes fortunes for individuals by
inHicting wholesale frauds upon the people
Mcnopoly must 90.