Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-19

| shori-term senator from Georgia, ia ouIv
thirty-nine wears Of age, and will therefore en-
! ioy the honor Of being be youngest member of
the present Senate. Senator German. OF
| Maryland, is two yesr. older. Senator Rid
dleberger is a little younger, but will not en-
| ter the Senate until the day Mr.. Barrow goes
out.
| THE irony Of events il apparent in this
| Gen. Wheeler wac elected to the Forty
\ seventh Congress, and took his seat. The
| Republicans iurped him out, giving the seat
| 10 Mr. Lowe. That gentleman soon after
ward died, and now Gen. Wheeler will return,
practically without opposition, TO complete
\ the term 10 which he will have been twice
| apparently elected.
| Gov. PTTKIE, Of Colorado, is ssid TO be
| candidate for United States senator from
that State, 10 succeed Mr. Chilcott, whose
term expires on March z, 1888. Ex-senator
| Chsffee viii probably be mis- chief opponent.
| Secretary Teller, it Is thought, will not be
candidate, although, if there should be a
deadlock, perhaps both he and ex-Gov.
| Roult would enter the field.
REPRESENTATIVE BLACKBURN, of Ken
tucky, said to q Washington Star reporter
| recently, that he had not read the story pub
| Iished Of the scheme to make him Speaker
of the next House by throwing RandalPs
| strength 10 him, and he added, 81 wouldn't
| mind being Speaker, but / wouldn't have it
| unless could get it fairly, and request you
TO say there is not a word of truth 10 the
story"
II is rumored again that the President will
drop the English mission into Secretary
Lincoln's stocking for New Years gift, and
that Gov. Hartrauft, of Pennsy lvania, will
be made Secretary Of War. B.njam B-ews-
ter is designated for Justice Brsdley's
place on the Supreme bench in the holiday
shake-up, and strong Western Republican
of the no-name series will fall heir to the at
torney generals portfolio.
CONGRESSMAN FLOWER, of New York CITY.
gave dinner at Washington, on Wednesday
evening to the members of the Democratic
Executive Committee and 4 number of in
yited guests. Among those present were
Senators Davis, of West virginia: Vance.
German, Harris, of Tennessee, and Congress-
men Rosecrans, Randall, Hardy, Nolan and
Beach, of New York; Thompsoa, of Ken
lucky; Lefeyre, Cobb and ex-senator Bar
mum. ----
JUDGE JERE S. BLACK, in response 10 an
invitation to address the State Grange of
Pennsylvania, has written letter expressing
his opinion at some length that the taxation
system OF the State needs amendment. He
says that the products of land and agricul-
tural labor are taxed directly and indirectly
nine or ten times as heavily as the
average of the burdens imposed upon other
classes. In his opinion all the proper ex-
penses OF the State could be paid by tax
laid with evenhanded justice upon all classes
alike, and the share of the farmer would be
reduced ninety per cent. below what it is.
A CORRESPONDENT recently observed TO
Mr.. Carlisle, OF Kentucky, that some of the
members from the Mississippi valley would
vote against him on account of his supposed
opposition TO the Mississippi river improve
ment. Mr.. Carlisle replied: "The best mode
and plan Tor the improvement of the Missis-
sippl is now being investigated; after il is
fully considered, l will vote as my best judg-
ment dict ates. 1 shall certainly not allow
my candidacy Tor the Speakership to have
the slightest weight with my voice and vote
upon legislative matters. / can afford 10
lose the Speakership, but / cannot afford to
smother my sentiments as 10 what ] deem
right aud just"
Gov. STEPHENS, of Georgia, SAYS he has
pardoned Cox on numerous petitions mum.
boring hundreds in all, embracing many
eminent citizens, lawyers, iurists, merchants,
bankers, ministers Of the gospel, journalists,
mechanics and farmers, and including a
majority OF the House of Representatives
and two-thirds OF the Senate OF the present
General Assembly, asking executive clemency
in his behalf" He ought to publish their
names and reasons, those of ''the ministers of
the gospel" especially. According to every
VI dudiT III the local papers, The
killing OF Aston was as brutal homicide
as ever was perpetratsd.
THE Boston Advertiser notices that down in
Louisiana, where they ought to produce
more sugar, the reciprocity treaty with |
Hawaii is called "a fraud" although II de- !
frauds nobody, and is as candid az the sun |
light. But this is true, that the treaty en-
ables certain sugars 10 be imported free of |
duty, while all sugar and molasses imported |
from any other country save Hawaii has 10 |
pay duty amounting to more than fifty per |
cent. I'D uaLorem. 1t is true, also, that this
arrangement helps no one save few Ameri-
can importers and refners, and The people /
OF Hawaii. The American consumers of |
Sandwich Island sweetness have no benefit
from the treaty. On the other hand, the
sugar people of Louisiana cannot say that it
is the Hawaii treaty which has prevented
them from producing more sugar. Conse-
quently, it does not appear that their cry Of |
fraud is TO be taken seriously, or that their
case entities them to hearing before the
people.