Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-14

I It Is rumored that General Grant anC
: family viii shortly move into the White Hous
sgain, while resident Arthur goes TO board at
hotel. IL OF Grants old cronies are at the Whit
House already-excePt tho. who are being prose
z cuted.
Stephen n Clifford has been clerk of th'
Massachusetts Senate Cor the last quarter OF cen
tury. He was chosen originally by the know
nothing and is the only man elected by then
! who mas continued his hold upon Office in tina
state.
There is to be laid before the members o
Congress statement showing that of the thirty
six members Of the new legislature of Utah. thirty
two high officers of the Mormon hierarchy anC
| twenty-eight live in open defiance of the Fedora
law against polygamy-
Arthur is at Washington and Cornell a
Albany 50 there is nobody to twist the crank o
the New loIk laaehe ts f s ab che Ire
of the State central committee-which would
make It brisk Tor Cornell.
A statue of Oakes Ames, facing and point
ing to the west, and one Of Oliver Ames facing
| process of erection at sherman, Wyoming Terri
Tory. 1t stands upon the highest point of land Oh
the Union Pacific railway,
Mr.. Hewitt has rendered the thanks of the
American PeoP'e. through Congress, to the khe
dive OF Egypt for the gift Of the AleX4ndrtan ODE
lisk, which now; thanks to tie nbersiity and an.
Central Park in New York.
The Hon A II. Stephens writes that he is
making efforts TO have fast mail train put on be-
tween New York and Augusta, ria Florence and
Charleston. This train will reach Augusta about
| O'Clock in the morning. He thinks he Will sue
coed in getting the appropriation.
With Malone leading the Republicans in
| The Senate, and with Grant as guest and political
adviser in the White House, the prospect of the
high old time OF the Grant and Belknap regime
grows brighter and brighter, the Manchester Union
! ;lleg S. The people do the voting
There was no pomp, parade or display in
the Inauguration OF Mr.. Cameron as governor of
| Virginia. only few officials and mem bers of the
legislature were present when the oath OF office was
tlken This Is return TO the simplicity wien III
carly times characterized such ceremonies.
While there is a way of dissolying the fac
| tons intoa solid Republican party, remarks the
Cincinnati CJE1alcrcidt tRep) it is not by recogniz
ing the 300 holy tribe, entitled, by virtue of
sticking TO Grant to rule the country and reyel in
its good things 10 the exclusion OF the rest OF man
| kind
General Taylor's letter accepting the office
of chief OF police, says the Louisville CoureTJoHr
! nat is straightforward, manly and TO the point.
| He will take charge next Monday, and we expect
in time great Improvement in the 1lerale and Ell
| system, practically worthless
A county treasurer in Missouri had no
secure place in the county to keep his collections.
| As there were many lawless men in the county he
| ST Louis The bank failed and in State rs Moore,
the supreme Court of Missouri In october, decided
that the SuretleS on the treasurer DOuu were
| bic for the amount lost
! Friends of the Eads scheme say The out
look ii very encouraging for favorable legislation
this winter; that il Is gaining unexpected favor
among members of this Congress, AMI they have
reason to believe that other prominent men, who
the Nicaragua scheme viii soon ASK tIat they De
withdrawn from Senator Miller's Dill
George Alfred Townsend, once the partner
of Colonel Donn Piatt gives in the Cincinnati
IRA that 'sPIatt when in New York
some time ago, was struck by bunko man Tor
@ ana sekY b MS maGe IN Paris where
he was secretary OF legation great many yeas
ago still unpaid, and the present attaches are
occasionally dunned for them
The Jackson Miss CYa ion thinks it is
WbeTe one has erit and capacity but oeeseek-
ers, and there not few OF them, should be re-
finds that wi ich he seeks if he searches with i'm
patience" There Is still another Asiatic proyerb,
which viii bring comfort TO those who are disap
poiuted; "Houors offices and dignijies do not re
compense man for the pains he takes to acquire
them"
Referring to published statement that the
administration as made Cvertnres 10 Senator Joe
Brown to assume the leadership OF the democratic
soreheads and Republicans in Georgia, and that
Senator Brown would probably undertake the
task prominent GeorgiIn, who trains with the
liberals, says that the statement is absurd He
thinks inst either TX -PIeselltauEHe fenIoh or
Republicans and dissffected Democrats as their
leader i'll the next State election
Senator Kellogg, in response to party
pressure refuses t. his influence to secure the
appointment OF Southern Republican TO the
cabinet He says: Il had rather get large appro-
pri lions for rivers and ha'bors and for internal
improvements for the South than to get place i'll
the cabinet Appropriations help the people
cabinet place does not. But If We have man in
the cabinet this is regarded big thing. and we
get little else; so particularly anxious TO
see Southern man in the cabinet
There il a little war cloud in The South
Mexico and Guatemala have sputed boundary |
question hand, and from the smaller POWER IN
which closely parallels the almsst forgotten slogan
in this country OF Fifty four forty, fight" |
nal exists to iavoiv, interests of the nited States
and then again. if these two pupy infants come TO
them, the iI-nannered things! That is the Blaine
doctrine, at all events
Delegate Maginnis, If Montana, wants to |
solve the Mormon problem by cutting Utah 10 |
pieces HIS proposition is TO let Congress divide |
the Territory, incorporating the western part with
Nevada, the southeastern part with Colorado, and |
Congress has abundant power TO do this, and he 1
thinks that when it is done Mormon power will be |
then citizens OF Nevada and viii be there only |
Of the whole State, and part win |
The small remainder viii form part of Wyoming |
or Idshe.
President Arthur, at that famous Dorsey !
banquet in New York where Beecher asked the
blessing, declared that the gratitude OF the kepub
lican party Of the nOn was due TO Dorsey for his
skill and energy in carrying Indiana at the OctO-
Der election in lss0 by the liberal and discreet
of-here the President hestlated Tor word, and
finally blurted ou', soap; The ban, banqgeters
merry juggling Of glasses bumpers were quahed.
and uptourious applause followed. Arthur's
speech was success. His one word told TO the
bed experts the story Of election bribery and
in Indiana
Representatives FROM the Mississippi val
ley say that Ex-Speaker Randall has shown an I'M
rxpected illingness to give fair play To the Mis-
sissipi and his aid the hoor viii be valuable
in al arnergIt,y ii his friend V disposition should
continue. II is understood that hartman Page,
IF the Commerce Committee, Will withdraw his
opposition to separate bill for the Mississippi in
view of the concession made to his ommittee, and
that speaker Keller has a kindly feeling toward
The interests OF the Mississippi. resolution for
he formation of q special committee on the Mis-
issippi was Offered in the House the other day. but
I probably comes too late 10 change the situation
Okolona Miss Messenger: "a Memphis
A peal correspondent says: Mr.. Ingc of Corinth,
an anti-liqLOr bill which. should it be.
,ome law, would amount almost 10 Prohibition
-ears and have admired his genius do not fat 10
aspect his latter-day efforts at selfcontrol. aiId
disposed to congratulate hun upon its partial
uccess. Bat when he. doubling his ability 10
tstain, proposes 10 Tnuzzle Other people who have
lem pstIated time and again that they and the
Gentleman from Aleon are OF different organism.
We are forcibly reminded of the anecdote OF the
ows, because his Old Pidy' sucked herself"
Ex-Speaker Randall is sail to have sug-
ested, as a compromise, that the Committee on
he improvement of the Mississippi River he given
exclusive jurisdiction over the subject matter IN
Heated, with authority 10 prepare 4 blll making
he appropriation necessary 70 carry into effect
.hatever recommendations they may agree upon, /
nd that then the bill shall be submitted Tor con
Iteration TO the Appropriations Committee, who
hall report It 10 the House IN such shAPe a. they
hat this or some similar compromise VIII be
nee Of the bill 70 the Appropriations committee
sil be opposed by the friends Of the Mississippi