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BRITISH BREADSTUFFS.
Trade Remarkably slow-A General
Feeling of DIscouragemeDt
PrevaiIfnE.

LONDON, December 1.-THE Marx Lane
Express, in its review of the British grain
trade ior the past week, saTs wheat sowing
is suspended, owing to inclement weather.
Very little more land is likely to be seeded
before the sPring acreage. Toe wheat crop
fnsn Tnzt or Iooz.D irS6ec.- ---e---li, elis
slow. MiIIers buy spMingIy. There is a
general feeling Of discsuragement at the
large quantities OF foreign flour now on
passage hilher, although bresdstuffs are
very much depressed. Barley dull and
weaker, sometimes cheaper. In foreign
wheat merely retail bu.ines has been done;
prices unchanged. FlDur weaker, but quot
ably unaltered. There is an unprecedented
quantity on passage, and it Is almost certain
to become still larger. Maize nominal. Car
goes very quiet. Sales Of English wheat for
the past week, 53,035 quarters, at Ais Sd,
agains; 46.30S quarters, at AS Cd, for the
corresponding period last year.
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The School Visitors, in sympathy with
the people of the city, have resolved 70 peti-
tion the Legislature to abolish the board
and substitute Eve commissioners therefor.
Several yesrs ago the APPEAL suggested this
refsrm ss one necessary to the efficiency of
the public schools. But it is "beiter late
than never" The Legislature will no
doubt yield to the wishes of the board
indorsed BY the people, and relieve Memphis
OF so much lanbering machinery. The
County Court should 20 next.
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member OF Congress from South Carolina
from I7s5 to 1883, and his wife was Slssn-
nah Livingston, daughter Of Peter Van
Brugh Livingston, of New York, and niece
of William Livingston, the War Governor"
of New Jersey during the revolution. An
other reat-gfandfather Of Mr.: Ksan vas
Lewis Morris, of New York, one of tae
.iyu-Ts vf the Declaration Of Independence.
And Mr.. Kean's maternal grandfather wac
Caleb Q. Hslsted, q r,enber of well. known
New Jersey family, aud for many years
president of the Manhattan Bank in this
CITY. As to his actual birthplace, Mr.. Kean
was born at "Liberty Hail." Gov. Living
which John Jay, first chief-justice of the
United States, was married to Miss Living
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To DAY the National Agricultural Con-
vention will be called to order at the Grand
Pacific Hotel, Chicago, and continue four
days in session. The addresses, papers and
lectures 10 be delivered and read on the
occasion will be from the highest authorities
In agriculture and practical aft ,irs, includ-
ing Ex Chief Justice Kinney, of Nebraska /;
the Hon. H. /. Kimball, direo,or-Eeneral of
the late Atlanta Cotton Exposition, DIR. E.
Lewis Sturievant, New York; Prof. n. S.
TcwDshend, of Ohio; Henry J. Phillpott, of
Iowa; DR.. Peter Collier, United States
Department of Agriculture; DR.. John
A. Warder, of Ohio; Col. J. H.
Stranger, of Colorado; the Hon. R. D.
Torrey, director. general of the Milwaukee
Exposition; Hon. D. II. Wheeler, OF Ne
braska; Hon, R. c. Judson, of Minnesota; (;
Gen. w. w. Burns, United S.ates army;
Hon. J. B. Grinuell, of Iowa; Hon. F. D.
Coburn, of Kansas, and others. There will
be discussions on stock-breeding, eDsilage,
the new system OF preserving green fodder,
which is attracting go much atteHtion in the
Eastern Slater, the tariff, aud other questions.
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SENATOR JOHN MoReAN, of Alabama, on
Friday last introduced sn amendment to the
United States baukrup. law making he buy
ing and selling of futures per Sc an act of
bankruptcy. The amendment was promptly
accepted aud there is no reason to doubt its
accePtability to the House. When the bank
ruPt law goes into force it is probable the
future" feature will be part Of it, aud il is
generally hoped will have the effect Of break
ing up that worst form OF gambling-worst,
because it inveigles all classes into its
meshes, unnecessarily enhances the price of
the food and clothing making staples, and
numbs the sense Of honorable responsibility
which men are under to their wives and
children not to jeopsrdize their earnings or
the profits of their business in this way.
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The REV. De. BoGes, the heroic minister
who, as pastor Cf the Second Presbyterian
church, so brsvely signaliz-d himself during
the epidemics OF 1873 and 1879, is in the
city with DR.. Mack 10 the interest OF the
Columbia Theological Seminary, Que of the
most noted OF the educational Institutions of
the Presbyterian Church OF the South. These
gentlemen have been warmly received by
the members of their denomination in Men,
phi., and we have reason to believe have
already been much encouraged in their mis-
sion. DR.. Boggs is held in afectionate re-
membr anee by all 'elasses of the citizens of
Memphis, who found him in times of
public sffiiction equal 10 an army
with banners, and by the congreg alton 10
which he minis,ered 30 long and faithful
" was beloved for his warmth of heart, and
an ability which, since he LETT this city, has
been recognized in a wider field. He has
been the recipient of very warm demonstra-
tions of sffecIiou by his fellow Presby terisns
of all the churches in the city, and hassl-
ready preached three sermons. Tonight
sociable is to be given in his honor by the
members of the Second Presbyterian church.
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THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
HE 9TGNN- SEF1VIO6s
AN NINvEsTIGATIoN ORDERED WHICH DID NOT
COME OFF.


WASHINGTON, December 11.-Iu Janusry
last resolution was adopted by the House
instrueting the Committee on Commerce TO
ascertain, by proper inquiry, the condition
of the Signal Service Of the United States
and report TO the House what additional
legislation, if any, was needed TO render he
service more efficient and to enlarge the
sphere of its operations. 1t was rumored at
the time that the conduct of that service had
not been exactly what il should be. 1t ap-
pears that the investigation ordered has
never been begun. When the resolution
was AIKEN up in committee, only the subject
mstter, and not the extreme terms of the
resolution, was considered, the resolution IL
self being pigeon-h -holed by a clerk. The
committee fually decided that the proper
committee 10 consider the matter was the
Committee on Civil Service z form. and ac-
cordiDgly ordered the reference OF the reso-
luiion 10 that committee. Tue CiYil-Sarviee
Reform Committee considered the subject,
aud lso determined that IL was matter
not belonging TO them. The resolution
finally got mixed up with 4 number OF other
petitions 10 regard 10 the Signal Service, and
was filed away with them at the close OF the
session in the file-room of the clerks fice.
The subject OF the inquiry was apparently
forgotten until Saturday, wneu, on an in
quiry being made as to what the inves'igs-
lion h sd developed, it was found that uoth-
ing whatever had been done in regard to Il,
and upon Il search being made for The reso-
luton it was found pigeon-holed with great
number of mnsty old papers in the clerks
Office of the House.
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Tue exhibit This week, while it is fairly
favorable, as compared with that Of the
corresponding week la.t year snd COM
pared with that Of last week, show a heavy
falling of. Aggregate clearings for the
week, 81 ,293 800 ,255, sganst 81 ,391, 81 3, ,582
the previous week. As compared with
tue corresponding week last year clearings
show percentage o; increase of 20, against
an increase of last week aud an increase
OF 352 the previous week. Some eighteen
cities show an increase 10 the value of their
clearinghouse exch anges, while seven show
a falling of. 1t cannot be disputed but that
general trade throughout the couotry is re-
M srkablv dull; failures also are on the in
crease during the past week, the largest
number being reported for any one week
during the past two years. In New York
the speculative markets have met with a re-
action, and been remarkably dull. Clearings
for the week show an increase Of only / 8 per
per cent, against an increase OF l1.9 last
week, and an increase OF 1913 the previous
week. Ootside cf New York in the country
at large clesrings show an Increase of 6.l,
sgslnsi deer : of 80, and an increase of
l97 Inc previous week. PiItsburg shows a
large gam, 32,3, sgainst an increase OF 80
last week; Memphis makes a large gain,
Al, against gain of 69; Louisville
an increase OF Sc, against ioes
OF H2 last week; New Orleans
makes sn increase of 2.6. against a loss of
s@Lssaa gain els o the prevIoEs
week. Among the Western cities Chicago
makes gain OF 17.5, against a loss OF l94
last week, and Cincinnati loss OF 0.5, against
a loss OF 20.6; ST. Louis shows decrease OF
"a, against decrease of "a last weeki
Cleveland loses So, against loss OF "a
last week; Milwaukee a decrease OF 4,
against decrease OF PA last week;
Columbus gain Of p, against >
gam OF So; Peoria an increase oi
4, against decrease of l4.4, and Indiapsp..
olls decrease OF 4 6, against decrease oi
80 lsst week; Kansas City makes gaiu| Of
4f'4, agsinst gain Of 81 last week and an
Increase Of 73 5 the Drevious week
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THE ROSrOEEIGE RIII.

WAsHRaTcE, December 1.-The post
of.ce appropriation bill provides that the
carrier service may be extended 10 ten or
Twelve new cities during 1884, the cities to
have a population of 10000, or q
revenue from iis posiofice of S2O,.
600. and service may be furnished
At the discretion Of the poBtm sster- general.
The bill appfoprjates $45, Gas, $50, and re-
ouces the amount for Star-routes S2, 250, 900.
Tbis is the largest item of reduction, and
with the amount cut off ia dropping
special service, 100000 makes the Total
amount appropriated 1896, $50 less than for
the 6scal year of 1888.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-12

Col LEON TRoUsDALE is a candidate for
State school superintendent, position he
filled most acceptabIy for four years, and
from which be was only removed because of
political disabiliIy-he was not Republi-
can. That Gen. Bate will give great consid-
Grafton TO the claims of Col. Trousdale there
can be no doubt They have known each
other long and well, as soldiers ana civilians.
They served tog ther in Mexico aad during
the civil war in the same army, and both
have been distinguished Democrats. Col.
Trousdale's ervices for the party date back
many years before the war, and they have
always been of the most valuable kind. IL
he has ever met with any more enduring re-
quital for them than the four years lncnm-
bency Of the office OF superiutendent oil pup
lie instruction, We have never heard. oil a..
Two generations of people have proh'ed by
his advice 8 4 Journalist, and two genera
tions OF public men snd politicians ny ms
direction aud guidance. For this be asks but
piitancs. We trust it sill not be withheld
from Kim
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MR. ROBERT P. PORTER, OF the late Tariff
Commission, having visited the factories of
the United States at the public expense in
the Interest OF sundry protected monopolies,
and found that they would be perfectly pro-
tected with twenty per cent. less protection,
has sailed to his native shores to visit the
factories OF England in the same interest.
Mr. Porter, the New York World says.
with equal candor and accuracy described
his American Investigations as "farce."
Possibly In his private correspondence he
would describe his new adventure as a pre-
meditated libel. He may, in any case, be
relied upon, in his own words, to give mis-
readers "the worst features OF the work in
progress.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-12

TIE Publishers. Of that excellent financial
and trade publication, the New York BuE-
Istin, are about TO issue a railroad manua al
which shall bring down information to the
latest date, and give full, fair and accurate
account of the conditions and operations of
our rsilrosds. It's distinctive features will
be a showing of the relation of railway earn
1ngs and prospects to the prices Of securities;
also the relation of railways TO the citizen.
These are important objects, and cannot but
prove of great public utility, especially in
view OF the fact that no such manual of
satisfactory character is published or pro-
durable at the present time.
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Five persons were drowned by breaking
through the ice while skating The tbers
momeler is y below frstzing point
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THE RAPE OF THELOCK.
SENATOR LAMAR's EXPERIENCE IN eT. LOUIS
BARBERsHOP.

WASHINGTON, December 11.-The Star
saysi Senator Lamar has been frequently
complimented during the present session at
his improved appearance brought about by
new style in cutting his hair. He has hith-
erto adhered to The old Southern custom Of
wearing his hair quite long, and he lost its
length involuntsrily. During recent visit
10 81. Louis he went into barber-shop TO get
shaved. After his face had been raked over
the barber said:
Senator, your hair needs trimming"
"All right" said the senator, "trim it for
me-"
The senator continued in the chair, in
meditative mood, no. paying any attention
to what the barber was doing. Wnen he
arose he discovered that, like Samson, he had
been in the hands of Delilah Though this
was one Of masculine gender and of the COL
ored race), who had shorn off his locks close
10 the scaln
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THERE are on the market over 5000 worth
OF railroad securities to every family oil hVe
in the United States, aud no other one in
terest is 70 imately woven into the daily
values of labor. 1t is theref fore the highest
wisdom on the part OF railroad managers 10
establish confidence in those representatives.
their securities-of their management
which 90 most quickly ana widely into the
hands of labor 1t is distribution of inter
csts in the strongest, n ost patient and trust
full hands that most firmly establishes an
enierprise OF any kind. Ittherefore behooves
railroad managers TO moet seriously consider
whether they cannot do mere to give not
only their stockholdere, bur all who may
possibly become stockholders, the best rea-
sons for holding and buying their securities,
and tbis can only be done by more popular
exhibit not only OF the physical but OF the
financial condition of their roads, showing,
abore all ether things, he relation Of earnings TO
prices of securities. In other words, dealing
honestly and fairly by them and by the pub
lie al large.
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TOM ocHILTREE,
THE GREAT AMERICAN LIAR, RECEIVES AN
OVATION At THE CAPITLL.


WAsHIEeToN, December 11.-Among the
arrivasl at Willard's Hotel Friday evening
was Tom Ochiltree, congressm an-elect
from Texas. After he registered his ma me
the clerk took the liberty, as is usual, of
prefxing the "Hon." Tom said he won d
ask the proprietor of the hotel for the leaf
OF the register, as he wished to frame
it. Ochiltree's canvass has cost him some
flesh, the falling off of which is chiefly dis
cernible 10 the epigsstric region. There is
no evidence of auy loss of cheek, which he
still carries. Surrounded by an admirIug
crowd, Tom related the experiences Of his
campaign, covering 81 800 square miles Of ter
ritory. "ralk," be said, 'of Perry Belinont's
and Anson g. McCook's canvssses, when they
can ride over their districts in right line in
two hours! Why, l went ou horseback.
muleback, apsbsck and afoot, and here am
landed, full -fsdged member of Congress,
ready to share in all the id jobberigs in
the Forty eighth Congress" His reception
here by The habitues Of billiard, bar aud other
re srts amounted to an ovation.
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THE SCHOOL BOARD
signs Hts Death Warrant aud Willingly
fine Legisiatare 10 be Asked 10
Substitute
Five Commissioners for the Present
Cumbersome aud Complicated NE.
chiusry-Interesting Statistics.

The Board of School Visitors met in regu-
lar monthly session at their hall yesterday
evening; present. President G. V. Rambaut,
presiding, and Visitors George E. Rudlsill,
James Degnan, John J. Duffy, III. NJ. Fergu-
son, 81. Gronauer, Henry j. Lynn, John
Linkhauer, r. D. Jordan, ]. ]. DuBose, L.
Lawhorp, @. c. Burke and L. II. Estes.
The proceedings of the meetings OF the
previous month were read and approved,
and the following routine of business dis
posed of:
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csn be made shows of 2,O6S, ,391 soldiers who
enlisted during the war, pensions have been
applied for by or on account of only twenty
ak per cent. The repor. concludes with the
statement from the best available inform a.
ton it appesrs that there is surviving SOL
der population Of little ever ,eeo,eeO out
Of which cl3ims for pension in future may
be made by those who incurred PensIona6le
disabilities,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-12

The debate on the extraordinary budget
has begun in The Chamber Of Deputies.
Tirsrd, Minister Of Finance, maintained
that The deficit OF 65,000,000f in the budget
for 1882 was more apparent than real, since
100, 600 000f had been devoted to the re-
demption of the public debt. He declared
that the deficit for 1888 would not reach
1,000O00f. The government was determined
TO oppose all fresh expenditures not rigor-
ously jus fled. He insisted upon the neces-
siiy Of carrying out public WORKS BY in
stalments. Tirard's speech was received
with applause. The Chamber will not sit
tomorrow on account of the funeral of
Louis Blanc
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DlEB.

FARaIs-Mondsy evening. December IL, 1882, of
pneumonia JOHN 3. FARRIs, aged forty-tnree
years
His friends and aequaintances are invited 10 at
tend his funeral from No. 1ss Second street. this
TUESDAY, afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
ALLIsON-Nenday morning. December IL, 1882.
at 10 O'Clock RoBERT n. ALLIsoS. sged eighty
years.
Funeral from residence of l. J. winans, 40. 1es1z
Poplar street, this (TUEsDAYJ morning at 10
O'Clock. Friends are invited TO attend.
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Exhibition Of Holiday Goods Begins To-MOrrOw

said, appealingly, TO some one outsider Say,
Charley, vou goin' to let me go 10 jail for this
fine of S5?" No response eame but young
ster who looked as if his name might be
Charley was pouring tales OF fearful sympa-
thy into the ear of prominent Front street
merchant, who finally came down into the
cavern of Justice and offered "Iew sug-
gsstionsn to the Court, which the latter failed
10 appreciate, and Mixes friends were ap-
pealed to for the amount of the fine.
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PUBLIC EDUCATION
TIE BILL APPRoPRIATIEG TEN MILLIONS
ANNUALLY 10 PFrI rnp A III " nunonrur

TIE BILL APPRoPRIATIEG TEN MILLIONS
ANNUALLY TO BEFAvoRABLY REPoRTED
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE House
Committee on Education snd Lsbor to-day
authorized Chairman Sherwin I'LL to re-
port 10 the House with favorable recon-
nendation, his bill appcopriating SO, 100000
annually Tor the next five years to aid pub
lie education. 1t 10 proposed chat 4his sufa
shall rsr-=ssveTsI f5taies
and Territories by the Secretary Of the
Treasury in the ratio OF illiteracy. Il is
also provided that sum not exceeding 1--WE
per cent. Of the appropriation may be ex-
pended annually for the education Of teachers.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-12

JOHN G. CARLISLE has received letters
trou nearly every State tfom members of the
next House Of Representatives, pledging him
their support as Speaker. He has no. solfc-
tied vote as yet. A friend kas written
him that he will get the solid delegation
from Missouri. Mr.. Carlisle thinks his
chances Of election are very iattering.
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INTERNAL REvEnIJE
THE EEEATE COMMITTEE CONSIDERING NEW
BILL-TARIFF REVISION

BII4L-TARIFF REVISION.
WAsHIEGToE, December 1.-The Finance
Committee OF the Senate to-day began the
confederation OF the internal revenue bill.
The committee will hold daily sessions with
view TO peTfeciing the bill ard reporting
il 10 the Senate at an early day. 1t is
learned from undoubted authority that no
obj -ction has been raised oy any member OF
the committee to the plan proposed by Ssns-
tor Sherman, Of appsnding ss an amend
ment TO the internal revenue bill propo-
sltion to revise the tariff, and that SO far as
disclosed by discussion This morning, differ
ences Of opinion az 10 the character OF the
revision and measure of tariff reduc-
tion were such ss arose from personal and in
dividual views rather than from party pre-
iudice.
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You will 6nd Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup an invaluable friend 1t cures dysentery and
diarrnea. regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums, reduces lnhamma-
nation and gives tone and energy to the whole
system. In almost every instance where the in
fant is suffering during the teething period from
pain aud exhaustion relief will be found in fifteen
or twenty minutes after the Soothing Syrup has
been administered Do not fail TO procure il.
Pr1ce 25 cents q bottle. For sale everywhere.
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IRELAND

Frances Maria Kelly, at one time one Of
dom, is dead.
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PUBLIC EDUCATION.
The Bill Appropriating $4,000, 900
Annually TO be Fayorabiy Reported
TO the House.
The Nicaragua Canal-PensiOBs-S
tor Lamar's Hair CYt-TOzn GchiI.
trees Reception.

WAsHIEeToE, December 11.-When the
bill for the relief Of Gen. Fitz John Porter is
reached in the Senate, Senator Logan says
he will oppose & 10 the eua. In conversa-
lion. on the subject this morning, when re-
minded that Gen. Grant and others were
bringing strong pressure to bear in Porter's
favor, the senator said he did not think
Grant was any better informed about the
case than he, and at all events he had no
vote on the pending bill.
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ERMANY.

IA ~
BERLIN, December 1.-THE statement of
the Imperial Bank of Germany shows an in
crease in specie OF 1,0G0,000m.
SINGULAR SANITATION.
Daring discussion on the budget in the
R.lchstag Saturday, Richter was strongly
proiectiouist. He declared that the inter-
diciion of American pork was az much a sani-
tsry as prolectionist measure.
IN THE REICHsTAG.
The Rsichstag rejected the motion TO re-
fer portions of the budget for lSS4-S5 10 the
Budget Committee, by vote of 224 to 143.
The House also rejected the motion to refer
the budgets for 1S83-S4 and 1S84-S5 10 the
Bndget Committee for the purpose of having
the Committee consider whether the obiec-
tions to the system OF biennial budgets have
solid foundation. 1t was finally decided
that the committee should only discuss GER
gsin portions OF the budget ior lSS3-S4 1be
Prussian delegation in the Bundesrath sub
mitted motion providing for an increase OF
the duty on raw timber to Tsp, and wrought
timber 10 25p per loo weight.
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The Chicsgo Tines observes that "the
profits of the steel-rail men must Re very
large if they can sffOrd to close up business
for several months in order 10 scare Congress
from making any reductions in the tariff
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Mr.. John Keau, member of Congress from
New Jersey, is member Of the well-kuown
Kean family of New jersey and New York
Ooe OF Mr.. Kean's great-grandfathers, also
named John Ksan, was a distinguished