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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-18
TENNESSEE NEWS.

At cambridge on Saturday the citizens by
vote elected to have the town incorporated.
In Meigs county the farmers are making
arrangements for the crop season. The acre
age OF peas, cotton, potatoes and oats will,
no doubt, be largely increased; corn will fall
back. Winter oats are looking well, and
though the wheat looks well, yet farmers
fear the show at this season does not promise
well for good crop.
A policeman shot at a fleeing negro in
Nashville on Tuesday, but fortunately for
both the officer and the suspected person the
bullet missed its mark. Had the officer
killed the fleeing negro he would have laid
himself liable to prosecution for murder
inasmuch as it has been decided by the courts
that an officer has no right to fire at an escap.
ing person, unless he be felon.
In the time OF Governor Porter there was a
large surplus in the State treasury, which he
applied toward the payment OF six months
interest on the State debt With this prece-
dent before him, and a still larger sum in the
treasury, it is possible that Governor Haw-
kins may direct the same disposition of it.
Indeed, with nearly 100000 in the treas
ury, what else can he do with it?
Chattanooga Times: "Grass is green and
bright in all portions OF the city and is
growing rapidly .........T There is a great de-
mand for houses in the city at present.
There are butvery lew to be had. Cotton
took another tumble yesterday and March
futures fell fourteen points. Several dealers
failed TO make good their margins and in con-
sequence there were some losses. We learn
of one individual who lost $500"
Knoxville Tribune: 'There are about ten
candidates for justice OF the peace of this
district already. Parkham Adams, a
youth OF fourteen, who Is a student in the
university at Knoxville, from Brownsville, on
Saturday last undertook to smoke for
wager and stopped, much overcome, at his
fortieth cigar. He then went to the skating
rink and had bad fall from dizziness. He
was taken home to his clearinghouse and
next day had brain fever, and lay very sick
from the effects of the nicotine, with small
chances of recovery"
Dyersburg Gazste:- at is proposed to
make Dyersburg 4 taIing-district. Tn e
whisky question has been all the talk on the
streets this week. Tommie Cook, tes-
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Alleged Fraud in Cotton Packing

New York Commercial Bulletin, 10Th.
The report of Mr.. Albert. d. Shaw, Amer
lean consul at Manchester, England, detail
ing the results of his investigations into the
complaints of Oldham spinners about Amer
lean cotton, excited comparatively little in
terest at the Cotton Exchange. Mr.. Shaw
finds that the packing of sand in bales of
cotton to increase the weight has been very
extensive. The sand, he says, is apparently
Thrown in by the shovelful," much
ninety-four pounds being found in one bale.
The adulteration, he asserts, is greater than
before the war. This complaint is now an
old one, and at the Cotton Exchange it is
asserted that the spinners have no good
ground for complaint. A prominent dealer
stated that last year the cotton was undoubt
eddy very sandy. The storms were very
heavy and much cotton was picked from the
ground, so that considerable dirt was picked
up. Consequently, large amount of dow"
c.tton was thrown on the market. But
this was sold for what it really was. 1t was
thoroughly inspected, and its "grade" fixed
accordingly, and the Oldham spinners in
purchasing the cotton knew perfectly we'll
what they were buying, and are making
their complaints now because they cannot
get rid of their goods. There may have
been some fraudulent packing, but it was
only to 4 very small extent. The fact that
the American consul had substantiated the
charges of fraud, the merchant thought did
not make them any more worthy of credence.
He is probably a politician, with little or
no knowledge of cotton, while the dealers
here know that the facts were as stated
above. He did not believe the exchange
would take any notice of the complaints.
He did not believe them worthy of atten-
ton. There is a complaint made by Bos-
ton merchant involving the sand question
now before the arbitration committee of the
EXCHANGE
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HOUSE.

Mr. Springer moved a reconsideration OF
the vote by which Mr.. Colerick's amendment
to the apportionment bill was rejected yes
terday. The amendment provides that the
governor of any State may call a special
election when the legislature fairly redis
tricts the State before the election for repre-
sentatives. The House tabled the resolu-
tion-130 to ia.
The yeas and nays were then ordered on
Mr.. Colerick's substitute, fixing the number
of representatives at three hundred and six
teen-nays 154, nays o.
The question then required on the substi
tute ofefed by Mr.. Page Cal ], providing
the House shall be composed of three hun
bred and nineteen members. This Mr.. Page
desired to withdraw, but as it was the number
favored by the Democrats objection was
made. 1t was, however, rejected-yeas 80,
nays 149.
The previous question was then ordered
on the final passage of the bill, pending
which Mr.. Collier Ind. moved to recommit,
with instructions 10 the Committee on the
Census to report provision that in States
where the number of representatives Is re-
duced it shall be lawful for the governor,
after the State shall have been redistricted,
to provide for special election. The motion
to recommit was losl-yeas, 102; nays, 142.
The bill then passed without division. II
Is follows:
Be It enacted, etc. That after the Sd OF March,
1888 the House of Representatives shall be COM
posed OF three hundred and twenty-five mem bers,
70 be apporuOned among the several States as FOL
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THE STATUS OF PARTIES.

The APPEAL is so absorbed in discussing
the great national interests of the South that
it has but little time or space 10 devote to
politics. But we shall keep our readers reg
ularly advised as to the situation. Immedi.
ately after every presidential election the de-
feated party is Respondent and as much
demoralized as defeated army. 1t is then
the political tyros, like the vanquished and
disbeartened soldiers, grow weary of the con-
test and are ready to surrender. But time is
a wonderful invigorator; it cures and
nerves the defeated partisan's SORROWS just as
surely as it heals the widows heart. Indeed,
defeat often makes men more desperate and
determined on victory. When, in 1910,
Harrison rode into the presidency on the
popular tide that overwhelmed the Demo-
cratic party, it was predicted that there
would be no rally, no resurrection of the
party founded by Jefferson. But at
the next election the Democrats
were restored to power. The Wings
triumphed in 1S4S by electing Taylor; but
iour years afterwards the Democrats ascended
10 power by electing Pierce to the presidency.
The defeat of Greeley in 1872 was a terrible
Flow to the Democratic party; butt rallied,
and at the next election elected Tilden by
majority of nearly three hundred thousand.
The defeat OF Hancock at the last presi-
Dental election was followed by the same
decentralization. But the Democratic party
lie still in the field ready for another contest.
1t will again be confronted by the Republi-
can party. There will be no third party in
the next election, for such parties seldom
grow into a success, and when they do, 1t is
4 very slow process. Since 1910 there have
been but three parties in the country, Wing,
Democratic and Republican,; and the over
shadowing issue forced on the people by
slavery alone made the Republican party
possible. The Democratic party, though in
4 minority since 1860, keeps its organization
compact. The next president OF the United
States will, therefore, unquestionably, either
he Democrat or Republican, and the proba-
bilities are the Democrats will triumph
in the next election. Sectionalism will be
Kissed out of the canvass, and without
this issue the Republican party will be with
out life and vitality. The war between the
Republican factions is bitter, relentless and
IrreconcilabIe. Grant, Arthur, Conkling &
Co. are determined to rule or ruin, and as the
possibilities are they will rule, ruin is in
evitabIe. Indeed, the factions in the Repub-
ican party hate each other more than they
hate the Democratic party. 1t is plain to be
seen that Blaine and the peculiar friends OF
Garfield are uneasy and determined to bolt
ii Stalwart, whose teachings inspired the
assassination of Garfield, should be nomi-
mated for the presidency. We give below a
couple of extracts as indicating the feeling
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XLVUTH CONGRESS-.
Dull Day in the Senate-Nunber Of APP
preparation Bills Introduced by
Senator Kellogg.
Text OF the AppOrtiOnment Bill as Passed
BY The HOuse-Message from
the President.

HAsHINGToN, February .-Seaats-Aiter
considering several bills on the calendar
without action the Senate agreed TO adjourn
until Monday, and then ordered an executive
session. Wren the doors we're re-opened the
pension arrears resolution was taken up and
laid over az unfinished business.
The House bill providing that the COM
persation authorized by the census deficiency
bill may be made to assignees in writing or
persons holding powers Of attorney, was
parsed.
Senator Kellogg introduced bills providing
for the following appropriations: For the
Improvement of the river front at New
Orleans, $4,000; improvement Of Ouachita
river, $4,000; improvement OF Red river,
above Shreveport, $4,000; improvement Of
Bayou Lafourche, S75, 900; improvement of
Bayou Teche, $4,000; improvement OF Cal
casieu river, $4,000; deepening the channel
OF Atchafalaya river, $4,000; building a
lock at the mouth of Bayou Plaquemine,
So, 600; building postofice and courthouse
at Shreveport, $3.50, 900; building postofice
and courthouse at Opelousas, $3.50 1000;
building a customhouse and postoftice at
Morgan City, $4,000.
Adjourned until Monday.
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sntleman of this city. SAYS
THE KING OF THE CARNIVAL.

Two very popular citizens are about to
leave us, and we certainly cannot part with
them without expressing something of the
regard they have secured for themselves in
Memphis. Lou Leubrie and Ellis Leubrie
are men of public spirit who have always
been among the foremost when the interests
Of the city, works of public Improvement, or
deeds of charity were required. One brother
has been here nineteen and the other twenty
two years, and in sunshine and storm, in war
and peace they never flinched from discharg-
ing their full duty. They have been in the
cigar trade, the fancy goods trade and the
dry gOVis trpttv, --44stirvy- frure-vrot,-
golden opinions from all sorts of men," Lou
Leubrie as the merry Momus, the King of
the Carnival, the director of the gests, and
games and humors of the Mardi-Gras has a
place in the memory OF our young people
that will not soon fade. At great expense
these gentlemen took our Theater when it
was reduced to a low ebb, and by a
liberal expenditure Of money they restored
it to decency of appearance and beauty OF
ornament. That the house has not been all
that could be wished is a matter with which
they had nothing to do, but their assurances
OF better days to come for that edifce, OF
more thought for the convenience and atten-
ton to the wishes of our people, leads US to
more lenient feelings, and no one will be
more ready to perceive and more disposed TO
acknowledge improvement than ourselves.
Let US have performances worthy OF the city,
and We ask not from whose hand the blessing
comes. Where praise is merited it shall he
given without stint Indeed, it will delight
us to see the efforts made by our friends
LeubrIe result in brilliant success. They |
leave us, and we part with them regretfully, |
wishing them prosperity in their undertake
ings, and congratulating those who have so
: God an addition to their population.
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vear-old boy, living near the river, accident
aIIy shot one OF his fingers off with pistol
the other day go. The outlook for fruit is
verv encouraging. TIE trees have not
budded, Notwithstanding the continuous
warm weather and unless we have a late
cold snap the crop will be bountiful. A
youth in a neIghboring town, after inviting a
Young lady TO attend a public entertain
inent. employed two colored men to clean all
the crossings between her house and the hall
Nashville Bqnner: "The merchants, at an
Exchange meeting, adopted resolution in
favor Of the government signal bureau be-
coming independent of the army officials.
........Some of the owners OF property
which was partially and wholly in
undated over here want to collect rents for
the time the houses were untensble, which
looks very penurious, while others let of
their tenants, and gave money TO them to
lessen their losses. 80. Business is beginning
to revive, mills are resuming operations, and
the large number Of employees who have been
compelled to be idle for several weeks
turning to their emplOyment.-.... Chat
tanooga had a 5000 fire before day Sunday
morning. consuming two buildings, frame
and brick, and wagon yard, livery stable
and woodward, near the Stanton House"
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ST. LOUIS.
General Trade Much ImprOvsd-MOney
Firm at Per Cent

ST. LOUIS, February 1.-THE general
trade during the past week has been much
improved in volume and the prospects for a
good spring business are regarded as quite
promising. The exaggerated reports pub
lIshed here and sent abroad of break in
grain and the condition of affairs on Change
had apparently but little effect, as country
buyers OF goods are arriving in considerable
numbers and taking hold as though no dis
turbing element existed and no apprehension
prevailed. The fact is, that whatever of
dread was felt for a few days, it has pretty
much all passed away, and the confidence
that there is to be no panic or crisis is fully
restored. Money has ruled strong all the
week and the demand has been largely
beyond the supply. The banks have con-
fined their loans TO regular customers and
for legitimate purposes. There has scarcely
been a ripple of excitement among them.
Rates are firm at s per cent. New York ex-
change steady at akont par. Cotton de-
clined IN sympathy with other markets, the
fall in spots being &c, and options following
the lead of New York and New Orleans.
The sales of spot cotton have been quite fair,
however, and there have been several pur-
chases during the week for export. Groceries
are steady and firm, With an active demand.
Coffee stronger underrecent advices.
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Personal MENTION.

Mr. Isidor Busch has offered to donate forty
acres oil land near BuschviIle, Jefferson coun-
ty. Missouri, for a settlement for a colony of
Jewish refugees from Russia.
Daniel Webster's wife still lives, and has
sent q letter of pleasant acknowledgment to a
New Haven school. She was a Miss Caroline
Leroy, and now lives at New Rochelle.
The Rev. Simeon Parmelee, aged one hun
dred years and twenty -four days, died in Os-
wego on the night OF the 10th instant. He
was sixty years pastor in Vermont, and
had ifty-three living descendants.
John J. Finn, of the editorial staff of the
Chicago Daily Nesas, has been appointed by
the President United States consul at Chem
nitz, Germany. The salary is $1,000, and the
Hisroya al highnesE the king Of Burmah, viii
celebrate his recovery from delirium tire
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NEW ORLEANS.
Cotton Depressed-six Future Brokers
Posted Failed

NEW ORLEANS February 1.-THE money
market was for time during the week con-
vulsed, and loans could only be negotiated
on the best securities. The market is now
easier and the legitimate wants OF trade are
easily accommodated. The week has been one
of depression in the spot cotton trade; in
fact, one of the most eventful and discourage
ing periods that has been witnessed this sea-
son. Unfavorable foreign advices, with a
Generalization in the future market,
for the time almost demoralized the legiti-
mate trade. Within the past two days the
feeling has improved very much, and por-
ton of the decline has been recovered. Sales
for the week, 10000 bales. Prices are &c
lower than last week. The market closed
firm with a good demand. Events in the
future-room of the Exchange this week were
such as are not often recorded. The clears"
continued their onslaught upon the market,
and values dropped rapidly. The market
became demoralized, and after six broker
age houses had been posted as failed a re-
action set in on the eve OF the close with a
net decline since last Friday OF only II to 20
points. Sales of the week were 565, 900 bales.
S. III. Buck x Co. have applied for reinstate-
ment to the Cotton Exchange, alleging that
all claims against them have been paid in full.
The receipts of sugar continue meager, and
mostly composed Of open kettle sugars,
which find quick sales at full quotations.
The market has ruled firm with fair demand.
The molasses market continues without
change. The limited assortment offering
renders it difficult to quote with accuracy.
Rice strong, with a good inquiry at un-
changed prices.
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General Trade REPRESENTATION Lower
Grain and Provisions Lower.

NEW YORK, February 17.-So many dis
turbing elements have been at work, trade
generally is somewhat depressed, with
downward tendency in prices, in sympathy
with the tumble in the great staples, cotton,
grain and provisions. The course OF the
dry goods business has been somewhat irreg-
ular, and the spring trade opens slowly.
There has been 4 steady and rapid decline
in wheat during the week, until it has
reached a price at which there are buyers
for export. The result is the market is
steady at the close at some advance.
Corn followed wheat, but the decline
was not as large. Transactions aggregate
a larger amount than was ever known in the
Produce Exchange since its establishment.
Lard and pork are weak, the market closes
barely steady. Cotton is probably 90 points
lower than week ago; business has been
large. In boots and shoes the demand is
somewhat better, though the spring trade
does not open very actively; large amounts
of winter goods were sold by retailers last
month, and a much better trade is expected
for seasonable goods, as manufacturers are
receiving a fair amount of orders for spring
goods. Tea quiet, but the consumptive de-
mand is pretty good and prices firm.
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CIECIN y All.
General Trade Dull Throuz houI-MODey
Active ana Rates Firm.

CINCINNATI, February 17.-This has been
a week of gloom, followed by approaching
light. The half panic of Wednesday COM
pletely paralyzed business and gave long
faces TO many members of the Chamber of
Commerce, who neglected transactions 10
watch the course of the markets elsewhere,
as revealed on the bulletin boards. Next
day, however the skies frightened and prices
recovered slightly and business was resumed.
To-day there was a still better feeling, and
the transactions in corn were quite free.
Wheat also moved to some extent at much
better prices. Oats, rye and barley, however,
remain dull, with but little or no improve
ment in prices. Flour has been weaker but
hss not huctuated much Whisky has been
reduced by the combination one cent,
in sympathy with the decline. Pro-
visions have been far from active,
though they are firmly held. The chief de-
cline was in pork which has had slight re-
covery. Bulk meats and bacon are but
slightly lower, and are firmly held. Lard
reached l0.50c, but has gone up to 10.65c.
As there has been more rain there are ap-
prehensions of still further trouble from high
water. Some think the Ohio river will reach
the hight of the great freshet of 1S47. The
general trade has been dull, though the rail-
roads running through grain districts re-
port more grain awaiting shipment than they
can carry. Bankers say their balances are
being reduced by the country banks; that the
demand for currency is active, and rates firm
at 6(97 per cent. Eastern exchange is weak
at par.
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BUSINESS COLLAPsEs.
Weekly Report of II. g. DUN q Co.'s
Mercantile Agency.

New YORK, February I7.-R. G. Dun &
Co., of the mercantile agency, report one
hundred and ffty-four failures for the week,
a somewhat greater number than last week,
the increase being OF speculative failures in
grain and cotton, principally in New Orleans
and Chicago. In New York the principal
failure was of C. F. Hardy & Co., shipping
and commission, which is enveloped in
mystery. 1t is not known what they owe, or
what the assets will be. Hardy has not put
in an appearance since the failure The
debts are mostly abroad. The distribution
of the failures is as follows: Eastern
States, fifteen; Western, fifty; Southern,
forty-tive; Middle, twenty-one; Pacific coast
and Territories thirteen; New York city, ten.
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TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER.
Twenty Men Killed ana Fifty More or
Less Wounded by the Explosion
of Fireworks Factory.
List of the killed-FaIl Particulars of
the Catastrophe-A Scene that
Beggars Description.

CHESTER, Pa, February 17.-About s
o'clock this morning an explosion occurred
at the pyrotechnic works OF Prof. Jackson,
Of this city. The building was badly shat
tered, took fire and was consumed. At least
fifteen, and probably more, lives were lost,
and many people were dangerously wounded.
The building is the old homestead Of Ad-
miral Porter
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CHICAGO.
Money in Good Demand at Gas Per Cent.
-FatlUres.

CHICAGO, February 17.-DuriDg the past
week the banks repor. good borrowing de-
mand at COS per tent, and the supply
ample, but unsettled. The condition of the
market and the failures that have occurred
here and at other business centers during the
past few days rendersbankers cautious in re-
gard to making loans and only the most I'M
questionable paper OF Collateral is taken, but
at the close OF the afternoon the feeling was
better among all classes. Calls for margins
were also small. As result OF the heavy
drop on Change there has been in the ten
days decline thirteen failures reported, but
only four or five very heavy. The list is as
follows: On open board. S. Mcdonald &
Co, II. c. jerks & Co., F. Bentke, w. C..
Benedict, J. W. Roberts, T. Sherman and D..
w. Mills & Co., while two or three of
the firms on the regular board
"laid down" were also doing business
on the open board. The losses there are
about $4,000, and of the firms that have
failed only a few have resumed business.
On the board of trade, the failures were II.
o. Kenyon & Co., Smithe, Greenbaum * Co.,
Harlow K Pettengill, Kelly, Albright & Co.,
and +. w. Fisher. The aggregate losses
there were about 1896, 600 The brokers who
were left in the lurch are all trying hard to
settle their deals and get some estimate of
their liabilities and assets. Kenyon & Co.'s
failure was about 200, the heaviest of all.
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