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OPELIKA, ALA.
Red-Handed Murderers stiIl in Posses.
sion Of the Town, Which Everybody
Wants TO Leave.
The Brutal Murder OF John Adams
Gov. O'NeaPs Visit Likely to Result
in Permanent Peace.

The Columbus (Ga.) Times, Of the 26th
instant, says that, as it predicted, the legis
Iative farce for the relief OF Opeliks, Ala
has already proven q terrible failure, and
one more victim is already added 10 the long
list of accidents, one more good and noble
man has been sacrificed TO this feud, and one
more family made sad and desoiate BY the
untimely loss OF faithful ana aesoed son
and brother, The last victim 10 Mr.. John
Adams. con of the late William g. Adams,
than whom no better nor more widely
rsspected man lived in east Alabama.
His assassins were the Loves, two
men who have attained a most unen-
viabIe notorieiy even in Opel'ka- Two
DAYS ago q difficulty occurred between
Adams and the Loves about some trifiing
matter, in which Adams, no weapons being
used. chastised these renowned veterans Sc
verely and drove them from the scene Of con-
flict with his good right arm, the weapon
that is good enough at all times for the
brave and honorable man. Yesterday
Adams, who wss Intoxicated and really
in condition of helpleesnese, happened
to go into house where the Loves had
puEposslg- stationed themselyes, sad-ssea-
the pretense that Adams had been seeking
them, they waited deliberately until he sp-
him down in cold blood. Adams, at the
time of the shooting, was irresponsible and
totally unable to harm any one or defend
himself Bat the brutal story does not end
here. 1t seems that, in anticipation of the
one John T. German, so-calIed
Justice of the peace, had prepared q bond
for the Loves, and, as soon as the shooting
this modern Scion held .
mock trial, before the result was
known, and admitted Love to bail.
The law of Aiabzma permits no ac-
ton in such cases until the result of the
shooting is definitely ascertained, and yet
Justice German set Love at liberty when his
victim was writhing in the FIRST sgonies of
the assassination. Il would seem hard tosay
life is the safest on the streets OF
Opelika or in her judicial temples. From
he street to the temple is but step, and
confederate blend in such harmony that the
common observer may not distinguish be-
wesn them.
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-31
BROWNSVILLE, TENN.
Isham g. Harris for United STATES Sen.
ator Above All others

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE, December 30.-Our citizens
are LOCKING forward TO The approaching leg
islative session with Interest. With us the
question Gbovs all Others is the reelection of
Senator Isham G. Harris as his own sue
ceseor. We want no one else, and had as
soon be withotn representative the United
States Senate --s.et has. a Il.
tine-r.f.oe of this old Democratic veteran.
The people are for him, and the Democratic
legislator who fails to do his duty in this
matter will be, as he should, politically
damned forever. Our town has been flooded
for several weeks past with bastard circulars
abusing our distinguished nstor. They
have no signature, but bear aaniiStokdbly the
Likeness of their fathez land mother, CO..
John H. Savage and the McMipnyille Ntis
Era. This literature could be used for bet
ter and more profitable purpose nesrer the
place Of its birth.
The entertainment OF the season was gi5nn
on Wednesday night last. by Capt. I. 3.
King and lady, at their elegant residence On
Washington street. The host and hostess,
assisted by their lovely daughter, Miss Es-
telle, entertained their guests IN princely
style. The evening was Delightfully."- spent
by all present, and will be long remembere<I
in the social circles of our city.
of the Second Methodist church, of this city,
and Mrs. Hattie Crook of Henderson Station,
were united in marriage on Tuesday last,
the Rev. james Perry officiating. They will
make their home in this city. x. vz.
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of business He conducts what is known q
buckstshop, and has ''tickefD Tor recsiv
ing marSet reports.
Oswego. n. Y, December 3O.-Delos d.
Vol, for many years conspicious in the
councils Of the Democratic party in this
State, is dead.
Petersburg, Va, December 30-There hai
been snov-sform Stree O'Clock last night
1t Is still showing rapidly aud the ground Is
covered several inches.
Detroit, December SO.-The total loss b,
fires in this city during the past year WIS
S267. AS, more than half Of the loss being
occasioned by two fires.
Chicago, December SO.-Judge jameson
to-day granted Mrs. Marie Louise Dillon a
divorce from her husband, John Dillon, Of
theatrical fame. Cause. drunkenness OF de-
PENDANT.
Chicago. December S0.-The bucket-shops
to-day were very despondent because the
Western Union Telegraph Company re-
moves the tickers from them, thus depriy-
ing them of quotations.
ST Louis, December 30.-Ihe "shorts" in
the November corn deal settled all their con-
tracts IN accordance with the decision of the
Board OF Directors OF the Merchants Ex-
change, rendered day or two ago.
Philadelphia, Pa, December 3O.-An er-
aminer will be appointed to take testimony
In the suit oil the city against the Gas Trust.
ana the trustees will be compelled TO answer
individually the inquiries put to them. This
Is result they so long warded of.
Phiiadelphia, Pa, December 3O.-It is nm
derstood that about 1400 miles Of telegraph
lines, chiefly in western and narthern Miehi-
gan pass into the possession Of The West.
ern Union on January 1st, under contract
by which the latter Company has heretofore
leased the lines with the option OF purchase.
They we're built and owned by The Michigan
Telegraph Companv.
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cred, loss 19 lives; in March the Golden
City steamboat burned at Memphis, loss IS;
in August the Gold Dus. burned at Hick-
man, loss II; in September the r. E. Lee
burned below Vicksburg, 81 lost; in July
tae Sciolo was lost on the Ohio with SO lives;
in September the Asia ioundered in
Lake Huron, nearly 100 lost. These
are only few of the stories the
great deeps bsve Told during the year.
To record the disasters by ERE would take 8
great space, 90 extreme is human careless
ness, or crime; in July at Smyrna 400
houses were burned; in December az Kings
ton, Jamaics, millions of dollars worth Of
property were destroyed by the flames. Lon
d,p, in IFS very heart, has had acres of
houses and millions of property burned up;
they were sure their little 6re-force, mostly
hand engines, was sufficient; the bIundeI
has cost them dear. At Asthommer, SWe-
den, the poorhouse was burned; loss. 20.
10 November the business portion of Haver-
bill, Mass, was burned at cost OF S2,000,-
900. The readers memory will supply him
with other instances OF 6res, some deplora-
bic ones in the South.
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rhe whole Preparation I'm Arms.

A special to The Atlanta Consolidation on
the 26th, says that the Love boys have been
arrested, but as yet have given DO bond.
They have been doing the Outlying" work
town Yesterday and last night was an ar
senaI. The best citizens carried revolvers and
shotguns. Everyone seemed 10 anticipate a
grand row. The commission appointed by
the governor failed TO perform its work and
resigned. The governor then telegraphed 10
the sheriff to rule the town. The latter can
not enforce any authority. The late COM
mission and the late Dunbar government
ment of affairs. Every one is DESTROYS OF
leaving the town. Ex-Msyor Dunbar since
his deposition have been doing police duty
under the commission. He is a man Of ex-
traordinary courage.
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A FEW RACES
To Be Run at the Race Track ON New
Years Day.

A number OF gentlemen have subscribed
a certain amount of money for purses to be
given to the horses now at the track for three
races which will be run tomorrow. The
6rst race will be dash of one mile, for
which ]. Brady enters be-, 3-year-old, by
Australian; c. S. Weatherford enters s. f.
Tennessee Girl, by Quartermaster, dam by
Endorser; 7. B. Haynes enters p.h. Green.
wood, by Foster, dam Placid by-Planet.
The second race is a sieeple-chase OF
about two and one-half miles For this race
Col. d. Mcdaniel enters c.g. Brian Blu, by
Quarterm asier, dam by Enquirer; G. Wealth
erford enters Tennessee Girl, also Starlight,
by Quartermaster.
The third race Is a troiting race. S. Har-
ris enters s.g. Roxy; 7. K. Marsh enters b g.
Casey Young.
There will also b, a coursing contest be-
tween grsyhounds after rabbits. Col. 81. A.
Montgomery's two spirited hounds will be
run in this contest No one will be admit
ted TO the grounds save those who obtain
tickets from Capt. Ed r. Hart. That
gentleman will be at his Office until IL o'clock
tomorrow morning After that hour no
tickets can be obtained. The Charleston
ro1d will in all likelihood run car at IL
O'Clock 10 the track
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MISS NUTS VIRTUE.
How a Good Woman Was Vflfned by
Her Fathers Murderer.

PITTsBURG, December 3O.-A deep mys-
terry surrounds the murder of Capt. A. C..
Mutt, cashier of the State treasury, of
UnionioHn, by Lsgislator-Elect Dukes. I'm
til yesterday Miss Lizzie Mutt, daughter of
the deceased, was Ignorant OF the manner in
which her name had been coupled with the
circumstances of her iather's death, and the
strongest presumption that can be raised of
her innocence and purity is that she has
drawn no differences from the killing of her
father by one who had been in the habit of
visiting her. Ii there were sny truth in the
stories about her, and their only source is
the correspondence of Dukes, she would have
readily OWNED the cause OF the fatal eucoun-
ter, and in the mental suffering which she
has been undergoing would hardly have
been able to exercise sufficient self-wiil TO re-
strain her from self accusation. She always
has been, and is to-day, in public estimation
here, as chsste and pure as snow. No breath
of scandal was ever blown across her name
before the tragedy of Sunday. The letters
of Dukes to her father are the sole fountain
of all The gossip affecting her reputation,
and upon Dukes will devolve the RESPONSE
bility of proving the terrible stories he has
committed TO writing, task which is now
considered an utter imposdbility. That Miss
Mutt is in any other condition than that
which virtuous CARL should be, is MED in
the most emphatic terms. To-day the young
girl was informed OF Dukes's allegations
touching her character, all of which she
denied emphatically, thereby deepening the
mystery as to the motives of the crime.
Dukes's letters are yet to be made pub
lie. The substance OF these letters
the public already has in the knowI-
edge that they charge laxity of virtue.
1t is claimed that they treat of nothing
else. The details are 50 gross as to create
surprise that person could have so little
manhood and feeling as 10 commit them 10
writing and send them TO the proud, high
spirited father, when he must have known
that he was passionately devoted to the child
of whom they we're written. Miss Ella NJ.
Valentine, beautiful young woman, who
resides in Allegheny City, stated to re-
porter TO day that Dukes, who is an old
acquaintance and former suitor Of hers, Lee
.ban two weeks ago, on meeting her fef The
FIRST tina IN zevcraI-ycNrs, ples---z n rev
10 marry him at once thai very evening. She
refused, when he left her in great anger. IL
is stated that at the same time be was en-
gagged 10 Miss Belson, of UniontoHn, Ia
addition TO paving Mics Mutt attentions
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TOMORROW THE DAY FOR GOOD
RESOLUTIONS.
For the Sunday Appeal.


Tomorrow is the day set apart by the
grand judiciary Of every name conscience
for the formation OF good resolves and the
universal turning over of new leaves.
Tomorrow ia the day when the young
man, VINO hes assisted a chosen band Of asso-
ciates to sit the old year out ana the new
wear in with an undue amount Of hiiarity
and convivialiiy, siis before the rusty crate in
his bachelors den, where there is perpet-
ual struggle for existeree being wsged be-
tween a snllen pile of Goals and a few sulky
sticks of kiBdling wood, and claspiug his two
wildly-throbbing temples between his ner-
vous hands, solemnly resolves that he will
never do 60 any more. That he is going 10
get him wife OF the good old-fashioned,
industrious, economical sort, who will teach
him how to save his money, give him place
to spend his evenings, rectify him generally
and assist him TO mount to the topmost round
of that ladder of prosperity upon which he
is resolved to plant his feet, shod with iron
determination on this, the frat day of JAM
uary A. ID. 1888.
Tomorrow is The day when the average
man. pensively perusing much. bescribbled
pocket diary, is absolutely surprised at the
sum total Of the money that has found its
way, in the shape Of nickels, into the cigar
mans pocket, and ruefully reckoning up the
number OF dollars that he has applied q
Fighter to Just for the fun Of seeing them
evaporate in wreath of blu1 smoke over
his Dosirils, evidently concludes that smoking
ia delusion and snare, and that he is GO
ing to quit all such blamed nonsense and
spend every nickel he makes with the wis
dom Of the serpent and the hsrmessness of
the dove forever and forever affer the first
day of January, A. ID. 1888. Tomorrow is
the day when the man with a conscience that
sleepeth, but is not dead, resolves, in a burst
of rsmorseful tenderness, that he Just will
try TO be little more pasient and eonsiderate
of that poor, drudging vile Of his, who, after
all, does have -plsguey, poky" lime of il,
bothering with good-for- nothing servants,
contenaing with fractions children, worrying
her way, inch by inch, toward the grave,
where the weary are az rest. He feels quite
sure, in the strength OF his New Year
resolution, that he will not get impatient
with her one more, but viii do his
man'a level best 10 hold up her
hands throug hout all the days TO come
after that nerve-inspiring 1st of January,
A D. 1855.
Tomorrow is the day when the man who
is conscious of vast variety of peccadil-
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THE sUnrLowER AND THE LIE,

THE sUNFLOWER AND The LILY.
In our securest moments some calamity
impeuds. There is always some trouble
lurking in the bush. What great crime have
the American people committed that they
should be continually Oh astened with so many
dire sffictions7 Our misfortunes come in
baitalions. So soon as we get rid of one, it
is succeeded by another. A few months ago
Oscar Wilde, young Irish gentleman. was
tormenting an unoffending people withs his
abominsble lecture on estheticism. His
fanciful costume, his fnical manners, his
uncouth actions, excited in the breast OF sem
sible people sentiments of fury and burn
ing desire to kick him or to wiring
his large ears in savage joy. Never
did a youth bring such milky
lecture 10 mankind to have it spurned with
such rage and rancor. His damnable stuff
provoked a world of bufeeing and contu-
mely, and the country breaihed a sigh OF
relief when this slrolling Snowman took
himself and his slebbering muse across the
deep blue sea. But it seems this relief was
to be of short duration, for England with
drew her big sunfoWer only for the purpose
of foisting upon Us the Jersey Lily" The
lily is the queen of flowers. 1t looks as IL ii |
Icapld ne'er battle with the wind and storm. |
40 magnificent, flower hourishes in all |
&ves sunshine and rain, heat and |
!, With its feet in frozen clods still |
te face forever toward the |
Dyurmised that Mrs. Lang |
80 not this '0r. Of lily. In
much OF a humbug as the San6ower
Wilde. All England is sgog at the criti-
cisms of the American press on the follies
and imprudencs Of the Jersey Lily. The
American newspapers have not assaulted the
purity of Mrs. Langtry. Like all probes
sionsl beauties she delights in making her
self conspicuous, and the wrath of the En-
glish people will be Modified and the dangers
Of war averted when they learn that the
fantastic capers which the Jersey Lily is
continually cutting up are merely strategic
to secure free advertising. She
comes az a Snowman whose business is to
draw" the public, to make fortune and
hen TO return home and laugh at the
:redulity and gullibilily of the Ameii-
IAN people. The newspapers which the
English press and people denounce
or criticisiDg the lily which has taken the
place of the big sunfower are worked By
he Maynard beauty to promote hercupidity.
Mrs. Lang;ry does not desire to be let alone ,
y the American press. She parades her
'eauty on the street, accompanied by society
oung men, for the same purpose THAT
'ztent medicine advertising agent walks up
nd down the streets dressed in fantastic
oggery and carrying banners inscribed with
be virtues of Iinament or a mineral wafer.
IRIS LaBgty came to America 10 make :
honey. If she chooses to acquire it by i
onspicuosiiy intended TO inspire the criti- 1
sms of the press, the fault is her own, and
le people of England shonld condemn the :
lily instead Of those who advertise it. Mrs. /
angiry has selected her own methods for {
ausacting business, and she must take the !.
,od with the bad.
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OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS.
The ProEress That Has Been Made the
Past xear-she Peoples Interest
fnvhem.

The esteem in which edheation il held
and the condition of the public >selIooIs i =
sure index Of the prosperity OF a,esuntrv-
The American idea Of public educafl<. \.
different from ANYTHING known in any oah.y
part of the world, al d ffsrent as the differ.
ent surroundings and circumstances in which
we find ourselves, and the natural outgrowth
OF these surroundings.
The results OF che war brought the South
ern States uuder The same influences and
conditions and into the same great c1rrsut OF
resorts with the other Stales Of The UnicD,
and there can be no question as TO the course
open to Us on Tie subject Of the education OF
our people.
II is gratifying TO know that 10 the N ain,
steady progress has been made in every State
Of the South toward the establishment and
naintfnznce OF public schools; while we
have much yet 10 do we msy Justly feel
pride al what has been accomplished, IS
pecislly considering the Impoverished con-
ditpn Of the S)u,h since the war. In our
aHh county OF Shelby during the past year
IL average time taught has been fvs and
thrce-iourths months, and 136 schools have
been opened, attended by over HOO children,
shisexelusiye of the city schools.
Not one Of the school districts in the coun-
~ j. 10 debt, and most Of them have money
70 their crt dit for use in erecting new houses,
ETC, work which is EsSng done as rapidly
as could be expected. Our people are COM
ing % feel the need OF good public schools,
aud take interest 10 them. The present
county superintendent, D.. w. L. Henderson,
is doing much 10 sysiematizs the work.
Ing ef the schools. During the year
past he held institutes for the teachers, and
10 that way did much toward awakening
interest among them and Increasing the
efficiency of their work. The free system Of
certificates has been done awsy With, and
regular public written examinations are held
and certificates granted accordingly; while
this has occasioned some grumbiing, It
has saved money to the county and bias
added respect to the teachers calling, and
rigid adherence 10 the same system OF public
examinations, with 10 favoritism or devia-
ton, must secure, in time, efficient teachers
for the schools of the county.
10 the election of county officers for the
coming two years the County Court should,
az least in the matter OF the appointments 10
this important Office, allow no argument
e4Arr rflaD The best interests OF the schools
to influence them In their action.
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LoGIsvILLE WHISKY MEN.
Resolutions Adopted by the Louisville
Board OF Trade.

LOUISVILLE, December 30.-A largely at
tended meeting of the whisky trade wss held
at the Board of Trade rooms to-day, presided
over by President Green. The following
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The trade in distilled spirits is
greatly depressed BY the apprehension of the
forced payment of large amounts of taxes
in advance OF the legitimate demands for
consumption; and whereas, the trade will be
greatly relieved and serious financial trou-
bic averted by the passage, by Congress, of
the pending bill extending the bonded period;
therefore,
Resolved, That tine Louisville Board of
Trade respectfully urge upon Congress 10
take favorable action upon the said bill at
the earliest possible moment
Resoin.d, That e1pies of this preamble and
resolution be Immediately forwarded TO the
Kentucky senators and representatives of the
Finance Committee OF the Senate and to the
chairmaa of the Ways and Means Committee
Of the House.
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LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

-Mansford has the usual supply Of er
celient Sunday reading.
u. J.. Thornton was made guardian O
Charles 81. Allen yesterday. =
Mrs. Hattie e. Brewster vas apposuiet
guafdlsn 81 the minor heirs Of II. J. BreWs
ter yesterday.
The German Brudsl'bund will give az
anniversary ball lo-uight at the hall OF the
knights OF lnnisfail, on Second and JET
frrsoD-
fhe following numbers drew capital
pr1Hs IN The Commonwealth Distribution
Cemkany 81 Lo1isyille, Ky, yesterday: Nos.
6I,s6i drss $4,000; 44,s7s, $4,000, and
PISA $500.
-Nar,izse licenses were granted yester-
day TO At. Weirback and Net,ie A. Wat
kins, Wm. Neal and Pennie Knox, Teuton
Hlxoa enu Eliza Rance, Sam Folwell and
Msry triF<, BARTLETT Lee aud Nellie Mat
tnegs John A4ey and Mrs. Johanna Ring
wood.
Gu. Ssiehl, Who was discharged BY
Judge aorrIsen some time sgo Of the ca aree
OF cmtezzieuent, on toudiiion that he would
leave foEn, has never been out of the ciiv.
JudEs Horrigan consequently ordered him
arrested yesterday, and Col. John Powell
took him 70 Jail.
-1he following officer. were elected bv
Chelsea Lodge, No. $50, Knights Of Honor,
Tor the clsuing year: N. C. Kerr, D.; VIM
WILSON, u Louis krley. A. D.; c. u.
Myers. & !; ]. P. Prescott, F. R.; W. B. Gi.s-
son, T.; Jacob Schiiling, C IA. f. Albert.
o.; Edward Bence, g.; j. j. Newsom, s.; s.
d. Brown, M. E.; George Z. Hawkins, rep
resenfatise to Grand Lodge: w. z Kendall,
alternate. The lodge has 1I8 members.
The County Court will meet a. morrow
and the Offices OF chairman. coupts atfornev
and publio adminissrsfor viii hs Ga r,
Just;ca n = se,;,b M -.
ineu o,hen, = c.,J.,is.. :. Iii ins P.ss .s
Is n Slanst,a - T....;s ,r - ~, - us'ice
are Ias,;ess " GsaS Lu gu = a,. Jrs
Of. Ne. u. a. 1ouv M " ~ = srs aaso spoken
incumbess Ut ney, MI. p. olIsaons present
For nnbl;e lueersloou 70 De candidates.
bss h fsis sio, illustrator, Mr.. John Loagne
= ~ ~ r., -.
-ine io1o"ipg oEcers we're elected bF
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The following is the report Of Inspector
Turner H Lane concerning the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals and
Children:
For the month of December, 1882, it has
given me pleasure TO relieve the following
cases of cruelty: Overloaded vehicles uu-
loaded, 81; sore, sick and lame mules and
horses relieved, II; children looked sf.er
and relieved, s.; dog suffering beyond recov-
cry, shot, / horee with broken back, fhot, [;
turtle starving, shot, ]; horse died while
raising out of cistern, 1; horse unable to
YORK, condemned, 1; total cases, 49, OF the
above cases 1t became necessary TO arrest two
persons, one OF whom thought parent had
a right to lock pair OF handouts on his
own children's ankles day after day; but the
Court informed the party differently and
ordered il not 10 be repeated. Again / am
under renewed obligations sor the interest
shown by the people in reporting TO me all
cruelty. Respectfully.