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tor Tor the hey, having charge OF his orches-
ira. He married there a lady who was a
native Of Arabia, but born Of Italian aud
English parents. Children were born to
them there Leaving the country on account
OF an epidemic, they settled pext at Constan-
tinople, and resided some years at the Turk
ish capital. There he was the sultan's chief
musician, not only having the charge OF the
but also OF the music of the sultan's
harem. Other children were born to them
at Const sntinople. He left the Turkish cap
ital TO come 10 America, dwelling a year IN
Germany and travelling in Italy before COM
ing here. For many years they resided in
New York and Brooklyn. On coming to
this country he continued his profession
leading orchestras and teaching music. The
gentleman referred to is Mr.. Frank Merger,
who, with his wife, is living with their
youngest son, Frank MezgeT, jr., on the Pitts
farm, just out OF the village. or fourteen
children, several OF whom were born in this
country, only six are now living and all but
one are residents of MiddletOwn. The Oldest
of these, who is the vile OF Mr.. Frank De
Morville. a composition in the Press Office. is
by birth an Arabian, and speaks all the
languages known TO her family except Portu-
guese and Arabian. Like her father, she is
a musician and is giving lessons in town in
both vocal and instrumental music. The
next younger member OF the family, who is 4
resident of Brooklyn, was born in Con-
stantinople. The oldest son, whose marriage
was lately published in the Press, is also BY
birth Turk, and the other three-a sister
and two brOthers-are American born.
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cusation against us, which would be con-
sidered just cause by them to dis
franchise ~. But there il no prospect Of
the experiment being tried. Sup
pose all or a great majority OF the Protestant
churches do make common cause against
the 'Mormons, what will they accomplish
by IL Exactly what they have done before
nothing. We can afford to wait patient
ly-for We have learned to possess our
selves in patience'-snd watch the result OF
the action" To do anything efiectually,
Legislation against polygamy must begin al
the beginning. begin with the marriage con-
tract itseIf. Congress must make a marriage
law, extending TO all the Territories, requir-
ing that contracts Of marriage shall be en-
tered into before persons holding designated
official positions; that those contracts shall
be registered officially, the proper witnesses
70 the contracts appending their signatures;
that each OF the contracting parties shall be
supplied with certificate OF the marriage
and that these certificates, or certificates of
Of the legitimacy Of offspring, Of succession
to property, and on such other &C.
casions as the law may require, including
defense against any accusation in law Of
polygamy. This would simplify the whole
question, and illegitimate relations would
lead to penalties and disqualifcations that
could not readily be evaded, and the secret
Sealing" system would come to nothing
With this as beginning, polygamous mar
riages would die out and the country be
cleared of an unchristisn stain that ought at
once TO be cleansed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-16
XLVIITH CONGRESS.
Bill Introduced in the Senate for the
Relief of the Book Agents Of the
Methodist Episcopal
Church, SOuth-The Anti-Poly gamy Bill
The House Still Wrestling With
the AppOrtiOnment Bill.

WASHINGTON, February l5.-Sea.ate.-Sen-
ator Jackson introduced the bill presented by
Senator Morgan at the last Congress for the
relief oil the book agents OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South. 1t appropriates $4,000
IN compensation Tor property connected with
the publication house OF said book agents in
Nashville, which was taken or destroyed by
the United States in 1864, or at any other
time
After long debate, the Senate, by a vote
of 80 to 10, passed a resolution to provide a
messenger Tor each OF the committees on
Finance, Postoffices, Pensions, Claims, Judi
ciary, District Of Columbia and Engrossed
Bills. The pay is fixed at Sl400 per year.
The Senate then took up and temporarily
passed over the regular order the anti-po-
lygamy bill, and Senator Call, on leave,
addressed the Senate in support of his pro-
posed amendment to the pension arrears res
olution, declaring in favor of pensions to the
survivors of Indian wars prior to 1845.
Senator Miller gave notice OF his intention
to move to take up the bill restricting Chi
nese immigration soon as the polygamy
bill was disposed OF.
At 2:25 the anti-polygamy bill, to amend
section 1852 OF the Revised Statutes of the
United States in reference to bigamy, and
for other purposes, was taken up, and the
amendments proposed by the Committee on
fifth section, which authorizes the President
to grant amnesty to classes of offenders
guilty before the passage of the act Of biga-
my, polygamy or unlawful cohabitatiOn, on
such conditions as he may think proper.
After brief speeches by Senators Hoar md
Edmunds, the section amended and re-
manning committee amendments to the eighth
section were adopted.
The eighth section provides for the con-
duct OF the election, the registration and
canvassing of voters in the Territory, until
provision for the same is made by the legis
lative assembly provided for in the bill, by
the apPointees OF a board of five persons to
be appointed by the President and confirmed
by the Senate, all of whom shall not be mem
bers Of one political party.
Discussion on this section continued al
some length, participated in by Senators
Brown, Vest, Garland and others.
A motion for. an executive session was
lost-yeas, 81; nays, 29-and after several
efforts to secure an arrangement for a vote
on the bill, interspersed with motions to adj
journ, it vas finally arranged that the meas
ure should be proceeded with Immediately
after the morning business tomorrow, and
debate upon it closed at $50 pm. Upon
this understanding Senator Edmunds con-
sentpd fO an adiOurnmpnt
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WALL STREET GOSSIP.
The Feeling Generally Bearish The
Bulls Much Discouraged.

New YORK, February 15.-The feeling in
Wall street is generally bearish, though a
few say the majority are usually wrong, and
it would not be surprising to see short re-
treat made to rally the market.
The constitutional bulls were much dis
coursged yesterday and good deal OF long
stock was thrown overheard. Some took the
ground that fresh liquidations had set in,
while others said the decline in grain and
cotton was depressing stocks and would con-
tinue to hurt the market.
The reports of foreign troubles circulated
yesterday appear unfounded. None of the
foreign bankers have unfavorable news; on
the contrary, they said the American gold
arriving at London had produced a good
effect, money was easy and settlements to-day
would be made without difficulty.
A London house bought considerable Erie
in this market yesterday.
The German houses reported nothing
doing in stocks, but said Amsterdam as
buying bonds.
Sage is selling ninety-day calls on Western
Union at IS.
There are reports that the Union Pacific
Company has siguifed its willingness to con-
selidate with the Central Pacific on basis
of 125 to 700. There are limitations that
both the Central and L MON Pacific are being
manipulated TO Iring about satisfactory
basis for consolidation.
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THE ENEMY OF THE EAST ON ITS
TRAVELS.

| TRAVELS.
An English home missionary tells how he
once found poor ignorant woman who lis
| tened with almost breathless interest as he
told her the story, quite new TO her, of the
life of Him who taketh away the sins Of the
world. At the detail of the humiliation, the
torture and the crucifxion, her sympathies
became intensely aroused. When the won
drous story was ended she sat silent, then
arousing herself with deep sigh, and turn
iN to the missionary, she said: "Poor fell
low! Well. it was a long way off and long
time ago, and well hope it's not true We
may smile at the simplicity or the woman
who never thought how closely her own well
fare was connected with the narrative. But
it is a fact that we may be, at this moment as
inapprehensive of solemn fact as she was.
In Asia the dread cholera is once more claim
ing its hecatomb OF victims. Early in Sep
TENDER it was present in Japan, the previous
June it was ravaging parts of Siam. 1t reached
several Chinese ports, spread to Alden in Ara
bia, killed one thousand people in one week
at Mecca, Travelled thence to Medina, pre-
vailed on the Red Sea, and then an interna-
tional sanitary council was held at Constan-
tinople when precautionary measures were
taken to prevent its further extension.
Within the last few weeks it has reached the
land where its ravages have always been most
fearful-India. The pilgrims that flock to
the Gauges and the Jumna had carried it to
Allahabad, the junction place of those rivers.
There, at special periods, thousands of pill
grims assemble, sleep on the ground and
stand exposed in their filthy garments to
every unwholesome influence and when dis
ease breaks out they carry it with them far
and wide. The watchfulness of the govern
ment sometimes prevents the spread, but in
the dreadful Cholera yearsn that some Of us
remember, and all have read about, the dis
ease travelled through Persia, Central Asia,
Asiatic Russia, devastated Moscow and St. |
Petersburg, carried dismay and death through |
the European cities then reached our own |
shores, everywhere arousing terror and deci- 7
mating the populations of our principal towns
and cities. Five epidemics have been ex-
perienced in this country-in 1928, 1889,
1854, 1866, and in 1873. Always before it
came we heard, as we hear now, one or two
years beforehand, of the dread plague being
on its eastern march, so that it became
known as the Asiatic cholera, as it originates
there and is spread by the pilgrims, who,
ignorant and fanatical, avoid no danger and
AXE no precaution. As long as cholera fails
TO attack Europe We are probably safe, but
il it reach there only the strictest care can
save us, if we can be saved. We know what
he danger is; if it threaten We must keep
advised of all foreign vessels on their way to
our ports-especially all emigrant ships must
nave strict attention, for there lies our
greatest danger. Cholera is, as yet, great
way off, not long ago, but now; we may
hink as little OF it as the poor English
woman thought of the gospel story, but it
nay be a solemn matter to us all, never
heless.
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SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

NJ. Fable Laborde is said to have devised
an arrangement by which eight, ten, and
perhaps twelve dispatches may be forwarded
at once over single wire.
Ammonium picrdte produces, in solutions Of
gallo acid, red coloration, which in a few
seconds passes into fine green. Pyrogallic
acid and tannin also give red, but il
remains unchanged.
1t is generally supposed that thick cover
ing OF snow affords the best protection from
the severe frost OF winter to the soil beneath.
Experiments by Deherain and Kayser prove
thar grass turf is much more effectual.
According to the Engineer, some OF the best
American cast-iron, used for guns and rail-
way wheels, will stand tensile strain of as
much as thirty-nine thousand five hundred
pounds, or IL IL tons to the square inch.
DR.. Hartig states that strong man work
ing hand freeing inc with his utmost
strength two minutes, can do work amount
ing to 0.403 in the highest and OPP of one
horse power in the lowest maximum at
I ainable.
When liquid manures are too much
diluted fruit trees are injured by being COM
PEELED in seeking nourishment to take up
more water than they need. On the other
hand, too concentrated solutions occasion a
decay OF the roots.
Inc prScence ul etc.,
in coffee may be ascertained by boiling with
sodium carbonate, and then treating with
dilute bleaching powder solution, when the
chiccory and dandelien are bleached, the
coffee being Enacted on.
The influence OF atmospheric electricity on
vines has been tried by DIR. J. Macaguo.
Grapes were found to be richer in grape
sugar and poorer in acid than those pro-
dueed under natural conditions.
Whether an animal Will suffer or not from
eating mould vegetation depends very much
on the constitution OF the animal. One ami
NAL will suffer no bad effects from the same
fungus which will destroy the organs OF an
other animal as malignant parasite.
The Journal of Science makes the statement
that no beautiful or useful organic species,
animal or vegetable, becomes naturalized in
any country without human intervention,
while the ugly and the noisome contriye TO
extend their range in spite OF mans efforts
to the contrary.
1t is calculated by Mr.. A. Tylor that the
land is denuded by the combined action of
the sea and the rivers at the rate OF one foot
in thousand years. He holds, therefore,
that the deltas of the great rivers we're
formed when the rainfall was greater than
now-later than the post-pliocene age.
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WIFE-BEATERs AND THE WHIP
RING-POST.

The subject of the whippiDg-post is again
under discussion. Some States are trying to
rid themselves OF the lash as a punishment,
and others favor its adoption. The whip
ping-post is one of the relics OF bsrbarous
ages, and it should be buried in the tomb of
obsolete ideas" to which slavery has been
consigned. The march OF civilizations should
take no step backward. Men have outlived
the disgrace of the penitentiary, but it is
said that public lashing at the whip
ping-post always breaks the heart
Of the victim. This is disgrace which it
seems can never be effaced. The whipping
post is still retained in the correctional sys-
tenn of Delaware and one or two other States,
for certain atrocious ofenses, and the effect
is found to be extremely salutary. 1t has
lately been restored in the English prisons
after long period of disuse, and many years
ago, when a garroting mania ragged in the
British metropolis. it defed all repressive
methods until the cat, not of nine lives, but
of nine tale, was freely brought into requi-
: sition. But the primary object of the penal
laws and discipline is to prevent rather than
punish crime. 1t is more economical, as we'll
do uOfc 10 TeucSm DN
kindness than by vindictive harshness, and
since culprit logged at the whipping-post
can never rally from this disgrace, this
method of reformation may be con-
sidered a failure. But many who abom
mate the general use OF the whip
ping-post urgently insist on it as penalty
for wife-beating. If the lash is to be retained
for any purpose it ought to be for this one
crime. Here in Memphis during the past
week two men have been arrested for beat
ing their wives, which has greatly increased
the demand for the whipping-post as pun
ishment for this one crime. 1t is argued
that the mode of punishment is barbarous,
but that wife-beating is a still more barbar
Gus practice, and ii the one will tend to
greatly discourage the other, we can see no
valid objection against fighting fire with fire.
Every will balanced mind will feel as much
sympathy at least for the bruised wife and
mother as for the degraded brute who strikes
or kicks her.
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Bold Robbery.

DETROIT, MICH, February ia very
bold and successful robbery was committed
shortly before noon in the county treasur-
er's Office, in the city hall; Treasurer
Cresley alone being in the office at the time,
which fact was doubtless fully understood
before hand by the thieves. One man
went in and desired to pay taxes and
went to the window further from the door,
calling forward number at that window
While the treasurer hunting up the
description given, the confederate thief
stepped in at the door, left ajar, and hastily
went to the money drawer, took what
bills that could be grabbed and left. The
noise OF his operations attracted the notice
of the treasurer, who saw the thief as he
disappeared through the door. An alarm
was Instantly given, but the thief escaped
in the excitems Mt of the moment The
amount taken was $40.
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The morning hour was dispensed with, and
the House resumed consideration of the ap
portionment BILL and Mr.. Herbert continued
his speech in opposition to any increase in
the membership of the House.
Messrs. Joyce, Hewitt, Deering, Brumm,
Clements, Page and Fillman also made
brief speeches.
Mr.. Cox IN. Y. submitted the modifca-
ton of his argument so as TO fix the total
number OF representatives at three hundred
and nineteen.
Mr.. Thompson KY. was entitled to the
floor for the last hours debate before the de-
mand for the previous question was recog-
nized, but feeling unwell yielded to a mo-
ton to adjourn, which was voted down by
the Republicans. An arrangement was
finally agreed to whereby at the conclusion
of one hours debate tomorrow the previous
question shall be considered as seconded, and
voting upon various propositions begun. A
vote will also be allowed upon the question
as to whether the old or new method of APP
portionment shall be adopted.
The House then adjourned.
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A PolyElot Family.

There is living at Middletoyn a family in
which nine distinct languages are spoken,
namely: English, German, French, Spanish,
Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Arabic and Turk
ish, besides any number of dialects connected
mostly with Italian and Spanish. The head
of the family, who is a native OF Zurich,
Switzerland, Is musician OF wide accom-
plishments and reputation, who, from love
Of travel, has seen most parts OF the world,
having resided for considerable periods in
widely separated countries. After extended
travel he settled in Tunis, North Africa,
where he held the position of musical direc-
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At New York,

New YORK, February 15.-There was
been seriously crippled and some small fail
ures reported. In cash wheat there was an
irregular decline OF 12@Sc per bushel, with
fair demand from exporters, on which the
market improved in tone, with also some re-
action toward the close. The most encour-
aging sign displayed by the situation at large
is the recent increased takings OF exporters
shippers stood ready to buy all they could
get freight for to-day, until the panic set in
and drove them out, though after Change
when Chicago steadied up and saved this
m srket, they took 10000 more.
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throughout the country that the people. in
sheer despair OF getting anything better, have
simply forsakeR the beverage rather than be
fortunately, .nOthing in the way OF wine that
can really be classed as inferior TO the terrible
stuff with which it is the wont Of the French
peasant to regale himself, and thus all hopes
Of his being weaned from his wine, as he has
been from his brandy, swiftly Vanishes. Per
maps, if the teetotalers could offer him bet
ter drink in its place, they might lead him to
temperance. But that Is a task which they
do not seem capable of accomplishing.
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The PREVENTION OF rOLYeAmY.

TIL PREVENTION OF FOLE6AMn.
The country has, of late, heard and read
a good deal about the infamy of polygamy,
and general opinion appears to exist that
something ought to be done about it." Bat
what? On that point there is great silence.
The evil is acknowledged, but all the inge-
nuify of the American mind has not yet
proposed an obvious and easily-applied
remedy. Are we really bsffled by what
France, or England, or Germany would GER
tsinly have conquered long ago? What
Congress is doing or discussing, so far, is GER
tainly inadequate to the end proposed. A
bill has been passed on the first reading in
Congress, and others are proposed, for the
encouragement of polygamy, but all the
proposed measures are useless unless they
enact some simple, readily-applied rule by
which polygamy can be proved to exist, in a
legal sense, in particular cases. What is to
be admitted as proof in law that any man or
woman is living in polygamous relation
must be clearly defined before any effeetual
step for suppression can be taken.
Nobody is as keenly alive to the f,uitlessness
of any steps yet taken, or even extensively
proposed, as the polygamists themselves, as
perusal of the Mormon newspapers and
the utterances of the Mormon leaders plainly
show. We find in the Ogden Herald, we'll
edited and influential Mormon paper, for in
stance, such paragraphs as the following:
"a Washington dispatch Informs us that the
guerrilla warfare on 'Mormonism' is being
kept up by all the old and new popguns OF
sensational, fanatical and bigotioal politics.
The denunciations of the pious
crew who are now urging the government to
use force to deprive an innocent people of
worshiping their Creator in a manner con-
trary to the false notions of modern chris
tlans' on this subject. As they did
before plural marriage was promulgated as
q tenet of the Mormon faith, so they would,
il should disappear, find some other ac-
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MEMPMIS APPEAL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1882
a DARK PICTURE.

A contemplation Of the wrongs OF the Irish
people always produces a horror as terrible
as the reality OF night mare. But the
American people will never cease to listen to
the old story and to sympathizs with the
wronged and oppressed people of ireland.
Mr.. r. ID. Locke, bitter Republican writer
who has achieved much reputation over the
signature Of "Nasby," has recently returned
from ireland, and we give in another col
umn his indictment of the English govern
ment. He shows the system of slavery TO
which ireland has been subjected for over
seven hundred years. 1t is not surprising
that the American people should feel SO
much interest in the fate of race of people
who have contributed so much to build up
and strengthen the government of the United
States. A week ago Senator Bayard
in his remarks on the death of Mr.. O'Con-
ner, of South Carolina, said: "Mr. President,
if the names of the men of Irish birth and
blood who have dignifed and decorated the
annals of American history were to be erased
from the record, how much Of the glory of
our country would be subtracted? In the
list of American statesmen and patriots,
theologians and poets, soldiers and sailors,
jurists and orators, what names shine with
purer luster or are mentioned with more re-
spect than those OF the men, past and pres
ent, whom we owe to Ireland? On that i'm
perishable roll OF honor, the Declaration of
Independence, we find their names, and in
the prolonged struggle that followed there
was no battlefield from the St. Lawrence TO
the Savannah but was enriched with Irish
blood shed in the cause of civil and re.
ligious liberty" The APPEAL Endorses the eu-
logy of Senator Bayard. To-day we see them
in our midst, honored and beloved by their
associates and valued not only by their
constituents alone, but by their entire eoun-
try. The American people are proud OF the
prominence in their midst OF a noble race,
whose genius, patriotism, yalor, eloquence |
and learning have lighted up the battlefelds |
moved the passions, touched the hearts and |
adorned the literature of the world