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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-26
HoUsE-suILpIN0 MATERIALS


Bricks, lime and cement quiet at former
prices.
| FRAMING LUMBER-Ysrd prices-Rough,
/ SIS per 1000 feet; dressed, $50; yellow nine
flooring, s25; shingles, 1904 so; Isthing-
| poplar, 81 20; cypress, 81 per 1000 laIhs.
Ezra prices for extra lengths above 20 feet.
NAns--SS 9o94 per keg, and leading
| sizes hard TO obtain.
BRIcKs-Hard, SO 50; soft, 80 per 1000;
| friedrich, S4(as5 80 per 100.
LIME AND CE1IENT-Alsbama lime, 95c(6
81 barrel; Tennessee, $4,000; Louisville
cement, 81 7091 rs barrel; Rosedale
cement, g so barrel; Portland, s.; plaster
of Paris, - so.
HORSES AND MULES.
There but few mules on the market.
the demand being for large mules. The
horse market is dull.
MULEs-No. l drsy mules, 16 20 I6y
hands, S200(G250; 154 to 16, S16OGI85; 10
TO 154, Sl3OG9l50; l44 to Is, SIl0@130.
HoRsEs-GOod driving, Sl25@2OO; heavy
draft, Sl50l9200; saddle horses, SI25@250;
plugs, s4O975.
DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, December CAS- usual the
day before Chris mas, the market was very
quiet and without feature.
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PETROLEUM MARKETS.
EETNOIEOI'I f'''E' H'N- -
Gar Orr-Whaiszaia fofs he nar o.

COAL UIL-WholesaIe Iois, I5c per gallon.
PITrsBURe December 23.-Pe.roleum
weak; united certificates quiet, closed at
7s3c; refined, tic, Philadelphia delivery.
BRADFORD, December 22.-The market
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RAILWAY RECORD.
ARRIVAL AND pEPARTUREoFTRAIN

chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern-
Trains move follows: No. texpress) leaves II
1l:4O pm; No. (maill at S:25 an; No CoyinR-
ton sccommodatiou) at $40 pm No / (expreSsl
arrives at $50 an: No. arrives at "a m. No
Covington accommodation, q:5j p m fsitvtimel
Memphis and Lille Rock-Trsfus move
IS follows: No. leaves daily at 4fop 70 arrives
1iO:50 pm. No. Leases at an: arrives at 8
an. Nc. 3 tfIeighu leaves Hopefeld at Jam; ar
rives at pm.
Memphis aud CharIeston-Trains move
as follows teity umeJ: Through e. press leaves
daily at Il:O5 pm. Local mail aud express leaves
daily at S;l5 a. somerTiHe accom- m odation
leaves daily, exec pit Sunday, al rs D m Though
express arrives daily al 20 am. Local mali and
express arrives daily az S;55 pm. Somerviile &C
SIN
Louisville aud NAshvIIIe-Trafns move
as follows: Fast mail arrives daily At 40 a. m;
leaves al ll;lO pm: mail leaves daily at sos
am passenger accommOds ton leaves daily
l0:i a n; arrives daily ct $40 D m Getty timel-
Will make close connection Tor ali points East;
Brownsyille accom- mediation leaves daily except
SUNDAY, at 4;52 pm mail arrives daily at 40
pm BrOwnsFlIle accommodation arrives daily
except sunday, at S:2j am.
Mtssiss1ppi and Tenuessee-Trains move
as follows: New Orlea and fast mail and xpre.s
leaFesdAi4T Al l2:SJ pm; express freight leaves
daily, except sunday. at 3:45 pm; freight leaves
datly, creepy sunday, at $50 m. New Orleans
last mar And express arrives daily at 1910 am;
express irslgnt arrives daily, except Sunday, at
500 am irelght arrives daily, EXCEPT Sunday, at
ZOO pm. Frelgnt trains carry passengers.
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LOTTERY.
Strand extraordinary Drawing.
LITTLE HAVANA COMPANY,
OR SUPPLEMENT TO
ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY
Takes Place Saturday, Dec AZ, Iss3.
Only Is, 900 Tickets.
CAPITAL PRIzE, $1,000.
MEDICINAL.
NERVOUS DEBILITY
a UUng aUARAETEKD.

De. L. O WEsr's NEW AID BRAIN rEEATMMNx@
A specific for HysteriA, Disxiness, ConvulalonG1
EerVous Headache, Mental Depression, Los 81
Memory. Spermatorrhes, In potency, Involuntary
Emissions Premature Old Age, caused ~ oyo4s
exerttou, self-abuse or 9yeI-induleence, which
ieadf 70 misery decay and dssfh. Dne soI VII
cure recent cases. Zach box contains one month";
treAtD Mt. One dollar box, or SIX boxes for nve
We guarantee six boxes 70 cure q ~ Case WIZ
eacn order received by ca for dx DoIes, Gocompol
nied with i've dollars, We Will send the purcf14GI
our written guarantee 70 return the money II ~
treatment does not effect a cure. 9uarAntoe1u
sued only By A. REHK EFT d CO.. Wholesale -
Retail Druggista, 2ls Main street, Men phis. Tsr
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PELTRIES, HIDES AND LEATHER.
The hide market is active with increasiu

receipts.
HIDES, ETc.-No. dry flint hides, lea
161c; No. 2 dry hides, 13c; dry salt hides, 103
@l24c; No. / green salt hides, Sc; No.
green salt hides, &c; green hides, 5G6c. Bees
Tax-prime yellow, 20922c; taliow, 63c;
ginseng, per pound, ST. so. Deer skins
prime, 25c.
FEATHERs-Prime, 40c
WooL-Tub washed, 25@S5c per pound;
unwashed, 1S@23c; bury, 109l6c.
LEArHER-Osk sole, per pound, 3794Oc;
hemlock 27@30c; harness, 36@4Oc; skirt
ing, 37@4Oc; French calf, $4,000 per dozen;
domestic cali, $30(945 per dozen,
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New York futures closed the week with
declines OF IL points on current deliveries,
and IA TO Is points for other months, as indi-
Gated by the following quotations, COM
pared with the close of The previous week:
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New Orleans spots began the week at l0c,
the price ruling at the close OF the previous
week. Declines of Lice occurred on Mon
day, Tuesday and Thursday, and the week
closed with l3-l6c ruling, indicated by
the following Comparative price lists:
noo Nae fSfh
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PORT OF MEMPHIS,
STEAMERS LEAVING

his
New Oriesns----..HELE Thorwegan, pm
New Orleans GUIDING STAR, Hegler, pm
Peters Landing Tiger Basket, pm.
sLFrancis River. RENE Il AcRKADY Joplin, p.m
Arkansas Ida DARRAGH, Rowland, pm.
Arkansas City. KATE ADAMS Cheek pm
Hales Point.----.NARK TWAIN, Hall pm.
WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
Friars Point----..DEAS ADAMS. Wednesday, 5 D. m
v bite River.------HARD CASE, Wednesday pm
New Orleans------JoHS A ScUDDER Wed 10 am
oseeoia--. 1900. CoAHoHA, Wednesday. pm.
Peiers Landing--TIGKE, Thursday, SPIN.
Cincinnati ..--..VIST sHISKLE, Friday, Bpm
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THIS PAPER E.g Q Er'sg 30 9. e, g go
Ad,sssse 49, Y tsssRS -sVss.zr 's'rsss..se.
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SATURDAYS QUOTATIONS..
=. .--.--...----.---.- --.........Il-
[ Stains and ff-col0rs nc lower

New York Cotton Exchange closed. Fri.
dcy's quotations of spots and futures were a.
follows:
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Istains and off-colors &c lowell
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS.
WEEK END'eI SINCE SEPT
DEC. p, lSs2. Isl.
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New Orleans futures closed the week with
current deliveries advanced points, other
months . to points, as the following COM
parative lists OF quotations indicate:
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Liverpool cotton market closed. fridays
quotations:
At12:3O: Ordinary, Sd; good ordinary,
std; low middliug, sgd; uplands, 1850;
Or L. ns I'D
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Failure Board closed. Fridays ouotatil
DAILY BULLETINS

TOT al receipts at all U. s. ports yester W
Total receipts same day lastyear 90
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
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New Orleans spots opened with nothing
| doing; at 80, easy, closing essy. Salep, $50
bales. Closing quotations were as follows:
Saturday Friday
o.
5000 OrQlnhry- "a "a
Low M1ddllng ..........-.. .--.... 91s 9Z
Mlddllng l3-l6 13-1o
Good Midding. ........... ........IoH I01<
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-14
Man Under the Bed.

At summer resort not far from Elmira
terrible tragedy came very near happen
ing. Two ladies occupied the same room
together, and as soon as they had pre-
pared their toilets for bed one OF them very
thoughtlessly, and with 4 great lack Of.
wisdom, blew out the light before either
one of them had taken the preeaution to
look under the bed fol, the presence Of the
usual and expected burglar. The fact that
the summer-resorters had, i'll addition to
their undue haste in distinguishing the
candle, forgotten to provide themselves
with matches added very seriously to. the
complications and hopes and fears of the
terrified females. It could not be denied
that there was man under the bed, to and
to 90 to sleep without an exploration Of
the premises would never do. Ono. Of them
secured All umbrella, and while she laid
herself on the edge OF the bed she thrust
the umbrella under the structure, and
went through as many motions as man
does at circus when he stlrs up the AMI
mails. What was ner horror, therefore,
when the other end of the umbrella was
grasped by a firm hand; and, sure she had
at last found her burglar, with a scream
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-14
Killed by a Conductor.

Conductor Ed. Kennedy, on the Kansas
City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Rail
road was tbs victim OF a singular circum-
stance on Saturday. A gentleman was
coming from the East with fine specimen
Of the genus bulldog which was chained
to ring in the baggage car. Suddenly q
violent pull at the bell apprised the engi-
neer that something was going wrong,
and that he must stop the train. He ac-
cording]y reversed the action Of the ma
chinery. set the air breaks, and the train
came to dead stop. The conductor was
puzzled, and going through the train with
out discovering the cause Of the delay,
finally entered the baggage car Perched
upon the top of apyramid OF trunks, was
the baggage master, while beneath stood
the bulldog, with gnashing teeth, fairly
aching for q bite Of the railroad man. LII
his anxiety to escape the fangs OF the en-
ragged brute, the baggage man had sought
refuge on top Of the trunks. Ii his ex-
tremity he pulled the bell cord in the hope
of summoning assistance, and thereby
stopped the train. The dog was called OIL
and the baggageman descended from his
perch. Afterwaru the dog was turned
over to Conductor Kennedy, who was bit
ten by the dog in the hand, sustaining a
painful wound, with which he repaired to
the owner of the canine, and demonstrated
with him. That gentleman took tile mat
ter with the utmost Ionchalance, and cooly
asked what the damage would be. Ken
nedy told him that money was no solace
for crippled limbs, and declared bis IN
tention to kill the rabid brute. He ac-
cordingly procured an axe and Went to the
baggage car, and all that remains of the
dog now would not til a respectable
grave.-Nebraska Press.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-14
A Cold Day For the Pretty, Plead
ing Lucy.

One evening when Lucy's Papa had
supper he went into the Parlor and
Planted himself on the Sofa. After he had
been there Little While he noticed that
Lucy did not come in and Make Break
at the Piano, as was her custom. This
puzzled the Old Gentleman greatly, but he
was very Happy, because the Parents of
girls Whoplay on the Piano usually feel
like taking an Axe to that instrument
But pretty soon Lucy entered the Room
and began telling her Papa how much she
loved him, and how Dark and Cherries
her life would he in case he should be
Called Above.
This kind of talk made her Papa feel
kind Of Solemn, for he had been to the
Races good deal and would occasionally
go Ont with the Boys, and when a man
gets on the Shady Side Of so he doesn't
particularly care to have people ring the
''SWeet By and Byn into their converse
ton. But pretty soon Lucy Placed her
Lilly White Hand Oh her Papa's brow and
began to smooth his hair, saying how glad
it would make her if she could only
smooth the Burrows Of Care that Time
had placed there. Then she artfully shift
ed the subject and spoke of how Cold the
Weather was getting and what lovely Seal
skin Sacques she had eeen in the store
windows down town that afternoon.
Then her Papa saw what she was up to
and Dropped On Himself. So by the time
Lucy got around to that part of her talk
where she put her arms around his neck
and kissed him, and asked him to buy her
Sealskin, he had neatly Arranged His
Lie. He told her how poor the Crops had
been, and that trade was in a very dull
state because Of the uncertainty as to
what office Ben Butler would want next,
and Snng such Song that Lucy began to
think that she was lucky to have place to
sleep and a pair of heavy shoes for the
winter.
'No. my child" J" he said, I cannot think
Of spending Three Hundred Dollars for a
Sealskin Sacque when times are SO dull
And Lucy said she was sorry she had
mentioned the Subject, and went away
feeling very sorry for her Papa.
Soon after she had left the room her Big
Brother Ben came in. ST saw the Horse
you were talking about" he said to his
Papa.
"Did you?'' asked the old getlenan.
GLOW Fast can he go?''
s.Two-thlrty; and 81 900 will buy him.:
replied the Big Brother.
Rising quickly from the sofa, Lucy's
Papa wrote a Check and handed it to his
Son. eGo and close the trade tonight, =
he said, . and tomorrow afternoon I will
make some of these people that think they
own Trotters look like hired men, .
| So you see, Children, that some Papas
think more Of beating Two-Forty than
they do Of making an Only Daughter
! haDnY.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-14

that the person who held the will was stop
ing there, and if she would call there for
them she would receive the papers in the
case and some valuable information. The
lady sent to the hotel but could learn Moth
ing Of her correspondent or the missing
documents. The singularity ofthese pro-
ceedings led to the engagement Of Mr.. TT.
NJ. Walker Of No. 3l9 Broadway as attor-
ney in the case. He was unable to learn
anything of Williams presence in Ameri-
ca, and on going to England he fonnd it
equally impossible to get upon the mans
track. He found that there were wills of
II6 William Browns, deceased, en- record,
and had insufficient evidence to identify
any of them as that of the William Brown
who had sojourned in Boston. In hunt
ing up testimony on this side Of the water
it was found that in some unaccountable
manner the pages Of the register at the
Winthrop House and elsewhere upon
which Brown had signed his name were
torn out. Since that the legatee has been
III receipt Of odd letters referring to the
will, and her attorney has received others
Of like significance. One or two strange
visitations are also being levied to have
some relevancy to the case. In one in
stance, a stranger, seemingly d foreigner,
called at the house and said he would
write note to her husband, who was alb
sent. While the servant was away he con-
trived to secure portrait Of her mistress
-intrinsically without value-secrete it
and retire, leaving an uninscrlbed slip OF
paper for the physician. From all that is
inferred that Alfred Willard Williams is
dead and his papers have fallen into the
hands Of persons who wish to make mo-
uey out Of them. The reporter learned
yesterday that the reward of $25, 200 was
offered in accordance with this supposl-
ton, rs it was believed the readiest way
to secure a will which entitled the legatee
to s., ,0O3, ,00O.-Nep York Herald.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-14
NEWS OF UNCOMMON
FRESHNESS.
An OregOnian Goes Around 1he
World i'm Less than Eighty
DAYS.

Rufus Mallory, who returned a few
days since from trip around the world,
was interviewed by a STANDARD reporter,
to whom he furnished a synopsis of his
voyage. He left Portland May 81, and
sailed from San Francisco on the steamer
Oceanic June 6, arrived at Yokohama the
25th. Spent few days there and visited
Toxic, the Capital of the Japanese en-
pire. From Yokohama he went to Shang-
hal, on the way touching at Kobe and
Nagasaki. From Shanghai he went by
way Of Hong Kong to Sinapore, TO visit
which place was the object Of his journey.
Finding that he would make the trip more
quickly by going ahead than By turning
back, he took passage on French steamer
from Sinapore to Naples, The steamer
called at Columbo where ''balmy breezes.
blow softly o'er Ceylon's Isle, and then
at Alden, in Ariba, then at Suez, and
through the Suez Canal to Port Said, and
across the Mediteranean to Naples. fEt
passed Ismailia the day the battle was
fought near by, but did not take I; hand.
He had intended to cross Egypt and have
q look at the Pyramids and Sphinx, but
Arab Pasha had all the rolling stock Of
the railroad corralled, so he Wen1
straight to Naples, arriving there Oh the
31st of August. [-.=~ 49,.
Duriug the time spenrin Italy he ascend
ed Vesuvius, visited Pcmpeii and IIercu-
laneum, and stayed several days at Rome.
From the Eternal City he went to Pisa, as
everybody does, to see the leaning tower,
and after viewing the landscape from the
top of it went to Venice and stood upon
the Bridge of Signs, and had a sail in a
gondola; thence passed on 70 Florence,
thence to Milan and over the Alps by the
pass of St. Gothard, preferring that route
to going through the tunnel.
He next visited Metz, and thence to
Paris, and on to London. Spent ten days
in this immense city, and saw as much OF
it as possible in that time. From London to
Liverpool and thence home is an everyday
trip. The steamer Alaska, OH which he
took passage from Liverpool to New York,
was no everyday affair, however as the
rate of her speed was from 425 to 435 miles
per day.
From reading Jules Verne one is led to
suppose that it isa great feat ro go around
the world in eighty dyys, but the time
spent by Mr.. Mallory in actual travel was
less than that, and lie is confident he can
make the trip in seventy days.-PortZrnd
standard.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-14
THURL0W WEEDS WILL.
z41s Estate Divided i'm Equal Shares
Among Nine Children and Grand-
children.

ThurloW Weeds relatives have not vet
decided when to present his win for nro-
bate, The will was drawn two wears ago
by Mr. Frederick w. Seward. Mr.. Sew
ard, Miss Harriet A. Weed, Gen. James
BoWeIl,and Mr.. William Barnes are the
executors Ex-Alderman John j. Morris
is oneof the three witnesses of the wall,
Mf. Weeds estate is divided INTO nine
equal parts, and bequeathed, share and
share alike, to his three daughters. Miss
harriet A. Weed, Mrs. Emily Weed
Barnes, and Mrs. Maria Weed Alden. and
tn. six grandchildren, Miss Emily Weed
Barnes, Miss Catherine Weed Barnes, Miss
Maria Alden, William Barnes, Jr.. Miss
Harriet Weed Barnes, and Mr.. Thnrlow
weed Barnes, 70 his daughter Harriet
MI. weed leaves the Twelfth street resi-
dence in this city, with It's library and all
the furniture. The house was purchased
many years ago for $55, 900. There are
some minor bequests to friends and leoa-
cles to charitable institutions here and in
Albany.
Mr. IhurloW Weed Barnes said, yester-
day: 'None Of us know how much
grandfatier's estate is worth. He did not
know himself, and the executors rave not
yet made any inventory. It is worth
somewhere near 81 100000. 1t is chiefly in
railroad and Government bonds. There
IS but little real estate-tlle house here.
house. at Croton, near Pierre Van
Vyck1s place, some land in Iowa, and
some property on Staten Island.''
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-14
Mr.. Lowell as a Climber.

"As several Of us, said Emerson In Lip
pincott's Magazine, S'Were returning to
camp toward evening, after our various
pursuits Of the day, crows nest was dis
covered on an upper limb Of lofty pine
and the question was Immediately broach-
ed whether or not il could be reached and
secured by the most expert climber. Low
ell declared that the feat could be accom-
plished, and on being challenged to at
tempt it, Immediately made the trial. He
did some wonderful climbing, and show
ed a venturesomeness that was actually
alarming, but with his most strenuous
efforts failed to reach the nest. Of course
he was made the butt OF some lively jokes,
and it was the conclusion OF the rest Of the
party that the nest was entirely safe from
the grasps of human hands. After our
amusement at his discontinue was over,
Lowell said: We'll, gentlemen, you've
had your laugh, but perhaps little too
soon. shall get that nest Some derislve
smiles followed, and the subject was drop
ped: but the next morning, as we assembl-
ed for breakfast, there in the middle of the
tablestood the veritable crows nest, whose
lofty perch We had supposed was nnsssail-
able. 1t seems that Lowell had risen
early, while we were asleep, climbed the
tree in theinspiIation Of his morning vigor
and secured the trophy Those who are
acquainted with the character Of our ac-
complished minister to the court of St.
James will not wonder at this Illustration
of his pluck and resolution.
The Benton weekly record., 1882-12-14
The Presidents Message

LONDON, Eng, Dec. 4.-The Daily Tel
egraph says: $ President Arthur's message
to Congress will not rank with the great
efforts made on similar occasions by many
of his predecessors The Dailg Meas
says: It seems that President Arthur has
taken to heart the lesson Of the late cleo
tons. The passage in his message pro-
nouncing himself in favor Of civil service
reform must be intended as an offer Of
concillation TO disafected Republicans.
Referring to the financial part of the. mes
sage the Neaos says that if the reduction Of
the national debt proceeds at last years
rate the protection tariff must fall to the
ground, because there will be no means Of
Iexpending the enormous surplus when the
debt Is etfaced. The Times says, no doubt
President Arthur, after series Of caution
and tactical movements has placed himself
at the head Of the stalwart party and succee-
| ded in detaehing from the Republicans the
connection Of some reformers and indepen-
dents, who if few in number are among
the most eminent for capacity and charae-