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It's Enec, on The stock market.

New YORK, April 3.-The Post, in expla-
nation of the decline in the stock market,
says; "The death by his own hand of Cor
nelius J. Vanderbilt, a brother of Willsm
II. Vanderbilt, undoubtedly had much to do
with the decline, although logically it is not
seen why it should, as he had nothing to do
with the management OF the Vanderbilt
properties, nor was he a large holder of Van
derbilt securities. 1t is said, however, that
it was last evening telegraphed all over the
country that Mr. Vanderbilt had been shot,
and that this brought orders here from every
part of the country to sell stocks at the open
ing this morning, the assumption being that
il was one of the influential Nanderhilts
whose life had been taken. 1t Is known that
William ii. Vanderbilt, out of consideration
for his late brother, refused TO see his
brokers this morning, or do any new
business, and that he accordingly gave
no orders 10 buy any OF his stocks,
particularly Lake Shore, which orders
he has been in the habit of giving for many
years. These two facts (first) the dispatches
OF last evening and (second) the withdrawal
of orders TO buy, known TO the street as peg
orders account for the early break. The
brokers and traders in the market were not
slow in seeing the situation, and they
jumped ON the whole list. This forced
the selling by timid holders and caused
4 stampede, which was witnessed in the
first hour and a half. Before ii o'clock q
legitimate bear influence was developed
this was a rise in the rates Tor foreign ex-
change TO the gold exporting point. But
Notwithstanding this the stock market about
/ O'Clock bscame comparatively steady, and
soon an improving tendency was shown and
has since continued, although the market is
still feverish and likely 10 be for some time
as a result of the shock it received early in
tile day"
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HANLON AGAIN A WINNER,
Easily Beating Boyd by seven Boat
Lengths I'm Twenty-One Minutes
and Six Seconds.
The Race a One-Sfded Affair from the
Starf-Hundre eds Of Thousands
In Attendance.

LONDON, April 3.-The race between Han
lon and Boyd is Just finished, and resulted in
a victory for Hanlon. Boyd dashed away at
the start and was half a length in front in a
few strokes. Han!on, however, sculling in
grand form, caught him, and in the half mile
was clear of him. Hanlon's time to Red
high bridge was three minutes and twenty
three seconds. By this time Hanlon was two
lengths in front and the race was over. The
Canadian was in magnificent form, sculling
easily and well, pulling more than twenty
eight strokes to the minute and winning
easily. Boyd was evidently in trouble, for
his pulling was very bad in the course above
the bridge 1t was quite clear that the Can
adian could play with Boyd, and he soon
began his old tricks, such as playing with the
oars every now and again and stopping dead
for several seconds. Boyd struggled gamely in
doing his best, but quite Intellectually. Hanlon
stopped, held up one hand, blew his nose and
generally disported himself, but directly
Boyd got anywhere near him the champion
pulled a dozen or so powerful strokes and
went right ahead. 1t was as easy task Tor
Hanlon as the Laycock race. The course
was admirably kept, there not being the
slightest obstruction in the way of the men.
The feature of the day was the enormous
number OF spectators, estimated at hundreds
of thousands, who lined the whole course.
Hanlon won by seven lengths. Hanlon's
time twenty-one minutes six seconds. The
length of the course is about three miles and
three and half furlongs.
There was not much betting. Five to two
was offered on Hanlon, with few takers, al
though three to one would have been taken
to q considerable amount.
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THE INSANE ASYLUM
Of Dakota Territory Burned - Several
Inmates Perish in the Flames.

YANKToN, April 3.-The Territorial In-
sane Asylum burned yesterday afternoon.
1t was temporary wooden building, used
while the brick building (now nearly COM
pleted) was i'll process of construction. There
were ty-four insane patients in the asylum,
and of these the following burned to death
Ossum IyersoD, of Yankton county; Peter
Peterson, Of Cass county; Tran Lynch, of
Union county; Joseph Haverly, of Lawrence
county. The loss is about $40 900, including
the temporary building and its contents,
comparatively nothing being saved, and the
insurance $500. The origin of the fire is a
mystery. 1t was first seen in the roof, and
spread with such rapidity that there was no
time TO save the property at all. The
patients killed were once removed from the
building, but ran back into the flames after
escaping from the custody of their keepers.
The new asylum is not completed, but can
be used, and the survivors have been moved
into it. All the bedding and furniture was
destroyed, and the patients cannot be made
very comfortable for day or two. The
citizens are contributing to their wants.
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LANISON'S RES PITE.
NOiHope OF Final Reprievc Commuta-
lion OF His Sentence.

LONDON, April 9-The Obse,uer, of yester-
day, says: ave are authorized TO state that
at the request of President Arthur the sec
retary of state for the home department has
respited DR.. Lamson until the 18th instant,
pending the arrival of certain evidence from
America. Sir William Harcourt is always
willing TO afford adequate time for due ex-
animation of circumstances alleged on re-
sponsible authority in favor of convict
under sentence of death. The prisoner, how
ever, has been distinctly warned that the
respite under these circumstances raises no
presumption of a final reprieye or commuta-
tion of his capital sentence. 1t has been the
practice, when respites are granted for the
purpose of further inquiry into the matter,
either OF law or fact, that where the inquiry
shows no sufficient ground for interference,
the sentence takes its course. In the case of
Thomas Mansell, in 1857, the prisoner was
executed after respites granted by Sir George
Grey extending over six months. In the
case of Michael Barnett, who was executed
for implication in the Clerken we'll explosion
in 1868, Gotherne Handy, home secretary,
granted respites of a fortnight's duration for
the purpose of further inquiry into the facts
alleged in exculpation."
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SIX INDICTMENTS
Brought Yesterday by the Grand Jury
Against q MundiDger.

Yesterday six new indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury against Mr.. c.
Mundinger They are as follows:
Oae Indictment charges him with stealing
s. so, the value of one Grape veil, on the Sd
of December, 1881. The witnesses to this are
Henry Giuck, James Smith and George W.
Proud6t
The next indictment charges him with
stealing one toilet case of the value of Sc 80
on the 23d of December, 1881. The witnesses
in this case are Oscar Barfus and George w.
Proud6t.
The next Indictment is for larceny, breach
of trust and false pretenses, and charges him
with stealing one lace scarf, valued at $3, on
the oath of January, 1882. The witnesses
are Henry Gluck, James Smith and George
w. Proudft.
The next Indictment charges him with
stealing piece OF beaded yelling on the 5th
of December, 1881, valued at fifty cents. The
witnesses are Henry Gluek and George
Bearer.
The next indictment charges him with
embezzlement and larceny. The specific
charge is selling 10 one Josephine Saxon a
veil OF the value of 81 and appropriating
the money. The witnesses are Josephine
Saxon. Mary Z. Dunn and George w.
Proudfit.
The next Indictment charges him with
stealing one pair of msjolica vases, valued
at 81, ON the 20ih day of December, 1881.
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hanging on the craft resembling small log,
were about TO give up all hopes, as their
hands were almost paralyzed and the wind
was rolling high white-cspped waves upon
them, when Miss Lena Williams, daughter
of the lady Of the plantation and niece of
Judge Msngum, of this city, took in the stu
alton, and jumping in her skif Reindeer
took up a steering oar and called upon
Esquire Ford, who was some distance off, to
row to the place where the struggle for life
was going on. She reached the poor crea-
tures just in the nick of time, and with Mr..
Ford's assistance got them into her boat,
when they were conveyed to their home"
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Raleigh, n. C., April 3.-Ex-Goyernor
Holden had a slight stroke of paralysis
New York, April 3.-James Gordon Ben
nett has given $4,000 to the Actors fund
Boston, April 3.-Longfellow memorial
services were held in the city and suburban
churches Sunday.
Iuka, Miss, April John w. Nelson, of
Bay Springs, Miss, died last night at O'Clock OF
typhoid pneumonia
New York, April 3.-The Lafayette Ave-
nue. Presbyterian church in BROOKLYN il crowded
tonight to hear the pastor, the Rev. Theodore
culyer, preach on LongfellOw.
Cincinnati, April 3.-John ]. Troxell,
Jacob l. Lewis and John L. Rarger, partners as
wholesale milliners No. - West Fourth street to-
day made an assignment to Alex. Paddock.
Yankton, ID. T., April 3.-1erritoriAl
Treasurer McEay to-day casbed the last Territorial
warrant, and has S3S. 500 casa on hand. Dakota's
finances are in better condition than ever before
Panama, April 3.-Trescott, in a CORE
spondeoce published in Chill. formally withdra
any offer OF the good offices Of the United States
in the conclusion of peace between Peru and Chill
Eismarck, d. T., April 3.-Iee moved out
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If American citizens in Ireland violate
the laws there they subject Themselves TO
punishment and their American citizenship
cannot protect them-that much We freely
grant; but, as the New York Head forciby
puts it, "they must have speedy trial; they
must not be made to lie in prison for months
without trial. That is intolerable aud can
not and will not be endured" Oar govern
ment must see to the release or trial of our
fellow citizens, and without delay. To be
imprisoned merely as a suspect and to be de-
MED trial il what might be expected in
Russia, but in Ireland it is contrary TO law,
an }, so far as A merican citizens are concerned,
is in open violation of existing treaties with
England. President Arthur should insist on
a speedy trial the release of the Ameri-
eau CT lizens now iu prison in Ireland.
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NEXT Sunday will usher in the Easter
holidays, when, according to the fashion in
troduced about two years ago, presents will
be iuterchanged. These take every coneeiv-
able form and device, and are OF all prictE,
10 suit the smallest ~ well as the large ST
purse. On the cards, which are very much
in favor, texts oil Scripture will be found,
and Easter greetings, or selections in English
or Latin from the Episcopal or Catholic
Easter services. Cards with designs Of va
rious kinds inset, or "cards" Of satin, em-
broidered or hand painted, are among the
novelties
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Girls GaIIantry.

A special from Helena In the New Orleans
Times Democrat, Of the 24,h, says: Tuesday
evening last, when the wind was at high
stage ia the overaowed regions of Old Town
leland, twenty miles south OF Helens, John
SmotheTman, colored, and two children, in
attempting to pass from one part of the plan
tation of Mrs. Jndson B. Williams to another
in s.lrail dugout, were swamped, and Tor a
moment 1t was thought they would perish.
The man reached out for his little ones and
only clught the smallest, aged four years,
after it had sunk once and was ready to
go under again. The other held to the
boat, which was upside down, and the three
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Denial from GOV. Cris,eudeu.

ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Governor Crittenden
very emphaticalIy denies the statement made
in special dispatch from Independence on
Friday last, and which was Incorporated in
the Associated Press report of that date, that
he and others will receive $500 900 for break
ing up the train-robber bands. The governor
also denies that he promised Dick Little a
pardon. The most he did or could do WAS
to assure him protection while he was aiding
the officers in capturing the robbers. He
further says that he thinks the train-robbing
gangs are all broken up; that Jesse james
himself, the noted leader OF the desperadoes,
will either be killed captured before long.
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THE New Orleans Times Democrat, in its
issue of Saturday, perpetrated an April-fool
sell in half-column description OF the ar.
rival of the lion Nero, of Stoves circus
which ID alleged to have made the trip on a
floating log from Memphis to that city, a
distance of 800 miles, in thirty hours
carried down by the current, it would have
It's readers believe, at the rate of twenty-five
milea an hour
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CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

ALBANY, n. Y, April 3.-"Billy, the Kid''
has been sentenced TO five years Imprisonment
prison.
OMAHA, NEB., April 3.-Joseph Jones, a
Bohemian shot his wife dead in the street, and
then shot himself through the heart Domestic
inielicity the cause
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Baron Frederick Won
Bachtalsheim, ex-Austrian consul in this city,
who charged with embeZzlement in the Grim
inal Count, was to-day discharged.
OMAHA, April 3.-The officials of the
Union Pacific at this place learn that e party
named Charles Crawford, operating from Chicago,
is repr, senting himself general agent OF the
road and proposing to engage 200 telegraph ope-
rItors for heicompany. The officials denouDce
Crawford fraud, and state that he Is not in ths
employ OF the company. They also state that the
company is not in want of operators
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ALMOST A CONFEDERATION
Marrow Escape Of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad Hotel at Artesia, Miss

Special to the Appeal
STARKEvHLE, Miss, April 3.-The Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Hotel, at Artesia, Miss,
came very near burning this evening about
4 o'clock. The fire originated from the cof-
fee boiler, which is kept in the diniug-room.
tPhr-fi ames hxd not got under much headway
before it was discovered by the clerk, Mr..
Dismuke. He assisted some darkies in ex-
tinguishing the flames with buckets of water.
The walls were damaged some. Had this
hotel burned the station would have burned
also, which would have been a heavy loss TO
the road
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of the river at this point at O'Clock last night be
low the Northern Pacific railroad bridge. No dam
age was done to steamboat property above tie
bridge. The ice still holds.
Cincinnati, April 3.-The new Produce
Exchange, for the sale of butter eggs and pro-
duce, opened its doors to-day for business. There
good attendance, but not much business
done.
Cincinnati, April 3.-After n very long
session Typographical Union No. s. late last night
voted TO admit to membership all the printers
working I'm the Commercial. thus ending the con-
troversy between the union printers and the Com
mercidI
Canton, O., April 3.-About $50 skilled
workmen employed in Diebald's Safe and Lock
Factory struck at noon Saturday against redue-
tion of wages, but met last night and appointed
q view of compromise.
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THE CIR eenbackers OF Pennsy ylvania are
preparing for the State canvass as II they
thought they had some chance for success.
Their Executive committee, at a recent meet
ing, resolved to put straight party ticket in
the field and make an aggressive campaign.
All propositions looking to a coalition with
any other party were promptly voted down.
General Weaver and ExCongressman De
La Matyr are TO be invited to address the
State convention when it meets in Harris
bnro Nav 18th
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A DESPERATE THIEF
Shoots an Officer While in The Act OF
Reading the warrant for HIS Arrest.

NASHVILLE, April 3.-The Americans
MuI freesbsro special says: Thomas Nc
Even, special deputy sheriff, went out last
night to arrest Bethel Thompson, who shot
an officer in Shelbyville last year, when
about to be arrested for horse-stealing.
Thompson was concealing himself in heuse
of ill-fame, and was found in bed. While
MeEwen was reading the warrant Thompson
shot him with pistol which he drew from
under his pillow, the bullet passing through
McEweIs neck, which inflicted probably
fatal wound. McEwen then fired at Thomp-
son, killing him instantly"
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THE New York stock market was very
much unsettled yesterday, by the suicide Of
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, and closed 5G94l
per cent. below Saturdays quotations, the
Vanderbilt stocks leading in the decline.
The Boston and Pniladelphia markets also
felt the depressing influence of the decline in
New York, and closed lower. Attention is
called to the very full report in our CONNER
cial department on the third page.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

SAN Francisco, April 3.-Half the busi-
portion of Dayton, Washington Territory,
burned last night Loss not ascertained.
New YORK, April 3.-Koch & Soma sta
tonery establishment, at the corner of Ann and
William streets, damaged $4,000 by fire. In-
sured.
CINCINNATI. April 3.-James Heeken &
Co S coffee and spice mills, No 43 West Second
street, burned yesterday morning. Loss esti
mated at 81, coo, mostly by water The building
was slightly damaged. Insurance unknown.
DETROIT, Mich, April "a fire at Otter
Lake, Lapeer county, yesterday destroyed 500 600
feet of timber belonging to s. J. Murphy and
Others, and burned some twenty buildings. Four
teen families rendered homeless. Loss So 600
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pariment on the third page.

DR.. L. w. FULLER, of Lake county, is III
the city for the purpose of soliciting aid for
his neighbors who have been ruined by the
flood. Severely as the people of Memphis
have been taxed since the flood, we hope they
will not weary CT well-doing, and will con-
tribute literally TO assist our fellow-ciIizens
OF Lake. The Legislature, which meets on
Thursday next, should do something hand
some for fhe Ietke, county people who have
lost everything By thesfiood.
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THE JeCish Messenger indorses the sug-
gestion Of the Cincinnati Russian Emigrant
Society, that the New York society should
call convention OF similar organizations
throughout the country "to devise aud adopt
plan how best to provide for the future Of
these emiOranfsu
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
A Correction.
To the Editors OF the Appeal:

To the Editors OF the Appeal:
HUMBOLDT, April 2-Your correspondent
"Irhuriel," from Brownsville, Tenn, to-day
vents his spleen at my company. | have
no objection to-but the reverse-solicit crit
icism from a gentleman. "Ithuriel," whose
initial is S--his correct name, / mean
was impolite enough to light cigar and
smoke during the performance. Being re-
quested by the doOrkeeper to desist, he re-
peated the offense twice and then only de-
sisted with expulsion. That is the whole
thing in a nutshell. Would it not be ad-
visable to ascertain both sides before you
az in possibly injure strangers to you. Re-
spectfuIly, J. HARRY RICHMOND,
Stage Manager Richmond and McElreth ORA
Inntic CnmpnnY
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JOHN CHrNAMAN need not, 1t seems,
go" even under the rigorous restrictions OF
the new Chinese bill. All the "moon-eyed
lerers who dts;re to come hilher have
merely to repair to Hong Kong, a British
colony in the Celestial Empire, and be there
narnralized as British subjects. Then they
can migrate TO any port in the United States
being no longer Chinese, but full fedged
Britishers. Evidently there is a defect in
the "Chinese- -must-go" bill, which needs
,amedvinU
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GENERAL HURLBUT, minister to Peru,
whose death at Lima has been telegraphed
to his brother, the editor OF the New York
World, served in Congress from Illinois for
many years. He entered the Federal army
at the outset OF the war and rose 10 the rank
of major-general. He commanded here in
Memphis more than year, and will be re-
membered by many of our citizens.
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CORNELIUS VANDsRBILT committed sui
eide yesterday in New York, where he had
recently arrived from Florida. Had he done
this some years ago the world would have
been saved from the contents of the family
slop-bucket which he dumped in the surro-
gates Court, in an attempt to break his
fathers will. His relatives will now breathe
freely. He is relieved from suffering.
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Wants 10 Hear from HIS Relatives.

o
CALDWELL, Ks, March 3O.-Will you
please do me a favor? Ny folks left Napo.
leon, Ark, in 1861 and went 10 Memphis,
Tenn, and l have not heard from them b1t
once since Ii you will look up their record,
if it is possible TO be found, l will pay you
for your trouble. Their names were: Joseph
Louis; his mothers, Mahalia Benton; my
sisters, Elizabeth White. Please answer
this. 6. B. WHITE.
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Memphis, Columbus and Peoria not being
included in the table exhibit this week is
rather unfavorable, and showing that the
general trade throughout the country is in
hardly prosperous condition could he
desired; also that the recent floods and
perhaps labor troubles are beginning to pro-
duce their effect on the clearings. In twenty
three leading cities the total gross exchanges
for the week amount to 81 ,247 ,623 ,685,
against 81 ,239, ,049, 500 in the same number of
cifia, last xucaE
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THE SUPREME COURT.
PeremptOsy Call of the Shelby Couniy
Docket.

Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, Tenn, April 3.-The Supreme
Court met here this morning and commenced
the peremptory call of the Shelby county
docket, and announced that all cases will be
heard when called or continued, and that if
either side was present the case would lie
heard. No continuances will be set aside;
the cases will either be heard or continued
till next term.
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ESTABLISHEn 1910.

THE cotton market yesterday opened and
closed quiet, with light demand; middling
quoted 114c. In New York spot middling
was II l-16c, and quiet; futures closed firm,
April 12.02@1204. In New Orleans spot
middling was 12c, and quiet and easy;
futures were steady, with April 11.92@11.94
In Liverpool middling uplands were 6sd,
and Orleans 6 13-16d, and quiet; futures
closed quiet at 6 3s-64d for April, April
May, and 57.64d for August-September
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Freight Train Thrown from the Track.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 3.-Last night about
10 o'clock freight train of thirty cars, on
the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis
railway, coming north, ran over some cattle
near the north end of Flatrock bridge, just
north of Columbus, Ind. The train was de-
rallied and part OF the bridge knocked down,
and twenty-five cars went through. None of
the train men were severely injured. The
bridge was repaired and trains will be rum
ming regularly 70. morrow morning.
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THE drift of opinion among the Repub-
licans of Kentucky appears to be against
that party making separate nominations, and
in favor of supporting the ti-Democratic or
Independent movement. Several county con-
ventions have adopted resolutions to this
racnf