Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-15

8s9 colored TO $1,000 whites. Louisiana I,
nearly divided, the colored numbering lO7.
977 to 108,8l0 whites. Some States have
, surprisingly few of these colored males Of
tweniy-one years or over. New Hsmpshire
has but 237, Vermont 314 and Maine 664
Nebraska also has remarkably few, S44
The Executive Committee of the boilers
in this State is ,s follows: General W. H.
Jackson, chairman; John NJ. Thompson.
. vice-president; tle Hon. c. Anderson, secre-
tary; r. n. HOOD, w. A. Collier, G. w. Cum
ningham, J. d. Coodpasture, E. r. Richa ard
con, n. G. RIves ind r. 3. Lee.
THE Kentucky delegation in Congress is
unanimous for Proctor Knott, for governor OF
that State.
The Nashville American declares its plat
form TO be that the platform adopted pro-
, vides for the rendering the creditors fifty
! and-three, but that Legislature when elected
will have some discretion given by the very
terms OF the platform, alter II shall be found
this settlement cannot be made. We do not
intend 10 yield the point because animprac-
lcable platform is made, but to insla tn at
this question must be settled, and 10 trust TO
the good sense of General Bate and ihe Leg
islature to do it,"
THE Sioux City Journal complimenting
the women OF Iowa upO, their victory at the
| polls for temperance saw: "The issue must
to the women OF Iowa in future struggles
against immortality and sin, as it certainly
must be OF wonderful encouragement to the
women of other States to hold their hope and
| faith and work. So hencefaEiAT--are and
! nao-ey-r 10 have women in polItics-
women in the audible voice of public opinion,
particularly with reference to all questions
concerning the welfare of the home and the
standard of morals in the law and the laws
administration. 1t follows, therefore, that
we are to have more sentiment in our con-
sideration of public questions than hitherto"
JUDGE JEFFoRDs, of Issaquena county, an
ex-judge of the Supreme Court, was nomi-
mated for Congress by The Republicans of the
old Mississippi Shoestring district yesterday.
Mr.. SCHURz does not believe that Mr.
Blaine will offer to become the Republican
candidate for the presidency. Probably
there is no man in the country who cares as
little what Mr.. Schurz believes as Mr.. Blaine.
- Washington Posi-.
SPEAKER KEIFER has succeeded in getting
the colored people down on him also. This
leaves him nothing but the Indians.
Roscoe CoNKLINe has received his brass
medal, and he ought to treasure it up, for it
Is the only thing he has left of the fruits of
many years connection with American pol |
iiics.
SAYS Murat Halstead, of the Commercial: |
singing to their Lordy. They will be swung |
of with their brass medals about their necks
as fast as the people can get at them"
IT is painful to hear that the secretary of
war is a candidate for the presidency. But
boys will be boys.
"THERE-i decidedly too much tyranny
practiced by parties toward those who enjoy
the crumbs of political supremacy" says the
New York Globe. All of which is very cor
rect.
THE following are among the party assess
ments levied by HubbelPs Congressional
Com mittee on the employees OF the govern
ment Indian school at Carlisle, Pa:
Miss semple p'ncipal.s1s Miss FISHER. teacher. $50
Miss Hyde mstron..--. Is IS Eey. teacher. 10
Miss Morton, tescher. 10 Miss Phillips, teacher. 10
Miss PatteIsontc her. l0 Mrs. Worthlngton, sup
Miss Cutter teacher. 10 Miss Robertson clerk. Is
Miss Booth, teacher. To- Mrs. Spain laun dress. Is
Miss Wilson, Nurse. II
Under the laws of the nation, Indians are
classed as untaxed, but the machine tithes-
gatherer taxes the Indians, teacher, cook and
washwoman, 10 pay party bummers and pol
lutte elections.
THE Regular Republicans of Pennsylvania
nave come TO the conclusion that something
must be done" TO harmonize the party. The
seem to be quite as unanimous
in the opinion that nothing can be done in
hat direction 30 long as Cameron insists
upon bossing the party.
GOVERNOR CRTTTENDEN, of Missouri, has
decided not to appoint special election for
In the Third district of that
State, made vacant by the death of Thomas
Allen. This will reduce the rightful repre-
'entation OF the State in the present Congress
BY one, and has caused much dissatisfaction
among the candidates for that place.
THE State ticket nominated by the Inde-
anda of Alah1 and 1a1A r.. IL \
is pronounced by the Mobile
Register to be by no means contempti-
de-" 1t adds: $50 far rs ability is con-
;erned, the men nominated are superior TO
hose who have heretofore been called from
,bscurity to oppose the Democratic party"
THE accounts concerning the gubernato-
ial contest in Georgia are conflicting. The |
Atlanta Constitution, which is engineering
he canvass OF Mr.. Stephens, claims that he
ind that a majority of the delegates are in
avor of abolishing the rule making a two
hird vote necessary to nominate. This is
enied, however, by the Macon Telegraph and
Messenger, which leads the opposition to {
stephens. 1t asserts that the two-third rule
viii not be abolished, and that Mr.. Ste
nomination under it is an impossi- {
ility, as he will have only few more in
tructed delegates than his rival Bacon. 4
THE Nashville Banner confesses that "the I
was not SO large az that which
net on the 10th of June was before many c
eft it; nor so large as it was after some of | I
is members had left. 1t was not so large as [
ne entire convention of 1880; but it was as T
arge as most State conventions, and con- I
aimed almost as many counties represented" q
TIE Albany Journal, always heretofore an
ltra protectionist Republican journal, has +
to the perils the Republican party b
as incurred by its trifing with the neces- f
ty of revenue reform. 1t says: at now g
ppears that the reduction of the taxation n
n the people, beyond portions relating to q
anks and matches, covered In the internal a
TX bill, amount to about one-hfth OF a cent Il
n a single cigar and q cent and a half on C
ackage of cigarettes, and the sickly con- 81
inner won't get even the benefit of this. il
ruly a laudable and vigorous effort by Con- g
ress to meet the rising popular demand for Il
,wer taxes and cheaper necessitiesp a
The New York Sun sticks to the opinion c
rat the best chance of salvation for the Re- 81
ublican party in New York this fall con- u
SITS in sinking their quarrels by putting a
x-Compi roller Wadsworth at the head of d
leir ticket. 1t says: "Amoug all the Re- t.
ublicans of New York ] ames w. Wadsworth q
ould get more votes than any other man as Il
candidate for governor"
Il
Sarcastic Mrs. ScoviIle.
CHICAGO, July 14-Mrs. Scoville on being n
lterviewed regarding the statement that =,
lie bouquet ehe sent Guiteau on his last day a
Jail was poisoned, said sarcastically: "Of :,
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