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BIG SAFE 0PEsED-
Messrs. g. l.. Byrd q Co. Make . Start
ling Announcement.

Msssrs, C. L. Byrd & Co, the fastest OF
jewelers., have had on hand a beauuiui ing
until the holidays had almost arrived. Very
unfortunately for them their sste. .Ess closed
BY the breakage of locks, and aiter Two
days hard work they have been enabled to
get into it. Their foe goods conseqae nily
are now out aud ready for display. 1nose
who wish TO purchase bsantifnl presents :
should not fail 10 call upon Messfs. byro .
Go. Their taste is proverbisl, ana !ne Puo'
lie always has entire conf hfence In 'nsl,
goods. They only desire thai their oeau.ilui
line of goods be examined snd they g'ar'
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IRELAND.

SIGNS OF DISTRESS.
DUBLIN, December % Signs OF distress
among the small farmers aud laborers are
becoming more yisibe. In some Of the dis
tricts the government is being pres sed to es-
tablish relief worke.
MURDERERs SENTENCED TO DEATH.
CORK, December 22.-Poff and Barrett,
convicted OF the murder of Thomas Broune,
farmer, near Castle Island, were sentenced
to be hanged January 23d. The prisoners
protest their innocence.
BIGGAR TO BE PROSECUTED.
LONDON, December 22-The government
has decided 10 prosecute BigA ar, member Of
Parliament far Cavap, for a recent speech a:
Waterford, 10 which he denounced Earl
Spencer, lord-lieutenaut of Ireland, as a
blood-thirsty peer.
THE PROPOSED EXHIBITION.
AT a meeting for the purpose OF originating
movement Tor holding an exhibition here
in 1888, every class of the community was
repre- scented. A letter from Parnell, promis-
ing help, was read. A committee, which in
cludes representatives of all parties, was ap-
pointed. Twenty-four hundred pounds was
subscribed on the spot toward the exhibition.
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ABIG BUNDLE OF MONEY
MADE By SENATOR SAWYER AND REPREsEET-

ATIVE FLOWER IN RAILWAY TRADE.
WAsHINeToN, December % Senator Saw
yer aud Representatives Flower and Wash.
burn have returned from New York, having
ompleted the transfer of the Chicago, St.
Paul, Miunea polls and Omaha railway to
the Vanderbilt Interest, Represented in the
Northwestern Railway Company. Messrs.
Sawyer, Wasbburn, Flower, Potter and their
associates took hold of the Omaha system
in 1875, when the bonds were away down be-
low par, and the stock was worth little or
nothing. A large quantity of the stock was
givsnto them, along with heavy purchase
OF the bends of the road. aud block OF
S4 600, 900 was ,ught in by the syndicate
for 100000. From next TO nothing the
properly was built up in seven years 10 be
worth macy millions The bonds are quoted
considerably above par. The common stock
is worth well up to sixty, and the preferred
stock, of which there is $ll ,000, 900, is above
par. The Northwestern purchased $4,000
600 of The common stock, and S6,000,000 OF
the preferred stock. Messrs Sawyer and
Flower, who still hold large interests in the
properly, sre retained in the new directory.
They have made big bundle of money IN
their Omaha railway venture, and are we'll
pleased with the result.
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Mr.. CoRcoRAs, the beloved philanthropist
OF Washington, said he preferred to bear all
the expenses attending the removal of the
remains of the author OF "Home, Sweet
Home" J" from Tunis to Oak Hill Cemetery
Warrington, as due BY him to the memory
of his friend, when the suggestion was made
that the dramatic fraternity would gladly
contribute the monument. The actors, how.
ever, will be represented at the reiniermsnt
and the monument over the greatest oi
American play and soug-writers will be
likened unto the tablet at S.ralford-on-Avor
by all The players ard all the lovers of III.
drama who will vlsi: Washington in the
future
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Meyer aud Adrian Avalon we're trustees of
the old Ohio and Mississippi railrsad, of
which The Chicago and Alton is the suc-
cessof. Ia 1875 certsin stockholders began
AciIon sgainst the ttustees, claiming that the
property had been isjured by extravsgsnt
N management. Since then the company has
been dragging along. To-day, by sgreeneu',
a stipulation was filed that the case be re-
ferred to Judge Emmett, of NsE York, ais
decision to be final and to be abided BY by
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IT HAS been pretty we'll established that
the origin OF sun allpox in the interior States
Is due 10 immigration. This was noticeably
the case with the epidemic which prevailed
year ago. The ST. Louis Globe Democrat
urges therefore, that with the approach OF
winter, the importance of rigid in
spection BY the national and To-
cal health authorities at the Allan
tic seaPorts cannot be too sirenuously insist
ed on. Thorough inspection aud universal
vaccination checked the ravages of the dis
ease last spring; auy relaxation now will
expose this psrs OF the country sgain. The
National Board Of Health should put their
efficient corps of insps ctors TO work at once,
aud Congress should maks ample provision
for them
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-23

Mosr people have entirely forgotten the
extraordinary circumstances in congressional
history. that in 1867 the long and short ses-
sIons OF Congress ran together, practically
making but one Congress- oi two. The long
session wac adjourned over 10 November, and
the adjoui nsd SESSION. ---s. cont;unsd n ,h.
very moment OF the meeting OF rl.---A.. reo.
ulAr session. All on account Of fears of Andy
johnson,
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wAR TAxGe
AN INQUIRY WHICH MAY PROVE A GooI
THING FoR THE SOUTH.


WASHINGTON, December 22.-DuriDg the
late war large som of money was raised by
the United States by direct taxes on the
people of insurreciionary States. The In
ternal Revenue Bureau is now preparing a
statement of the smouut raised, which
does not seem heretofore TO have been def
nitely known. The exact amount is de-
sired by First Comptroller of the Treasury
Lawrence, who is preparing an opinion at
the request of the Secretary OF the Treasury,
upon the question as to whether the act i'm
posing the direct taxes did not provide for
the return after the war of one-half OF the
taxes collected 10 the States wherein they
we're collected. A cursory examination of the
act 10 question would lead to the belief that
Congress Intended that half of the money
should be so returned. But the Secretary
of the Treasury is not cure that the act
will bear this construction without further
action on the part of Congress. If Comp
troller Lawrence should decide tha; the act
referred to makes an appropriation Of one
half of the taxes collected 10 the State from
which they were collected, it would be quite
a windfall to the Southern treasures.
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AN IMPORTANT CASE.
HOW FAR CAN A STATE coNsTITUTIoNALLY
DISCRIMINATE IN ITS TAXATION?


DISCRIMINATE IN ITS TAXATION?
WAsHIseroN, December % The decision
of the Supreme Court in the tax case of the
county of San Matea, Cal, against the
Southern Pacific railroad, argument in which
began last Wedne sdsy evening, is awaited
with much interest, both professional and
popular. The principal questions involved
in this litigation are whether thA fonrteenih
amendment TO the Federal constitution has
any proper application 10 the revenue sys-
TENS Of the several s. atts; whether by that
amendment a limitation is imposed upon the
taxing powers of the States, and, ii so, what
Is the nature and extent of that Limitation.
A number of other subordinate questions are
raised, among them whether private cofpo-
rstions are "persons" within the meaning of
the fourteenth amendment; whether that
smendme Mt, in declaring that no State shall
deny TO any person within its jurisdiction
the "equal protection Of the ccurts," is 10 be
unders ood as forbiddIng unequal taxation,
and whether, under the reserved poFer to
amend, alter or repeal the laws under which
private corporations are formed, the Stale
can exercise any control over the property OF
corporation except such may be exer-
cised through control over its franchise and
over like property of natural persons en-
gagged in similar business. The suit in which
these ques ions arise was originally brought
10 recover from the Southern Pacific Rail-
rosd Company certain Safe and county
taxes levied on is property for the fiscal
year 1881 80. TIE company, besides gen
eraI denial of the allegations of the COM
! pIsin', sci up as a special answer to the ac-
| ton that in the assessment of its property
according to which the taxes in suit were
levied, an unlawful and unjust discrimina-
ton was ID ade between i,s property and the
property OF individuals, in that 1t (the con-
pany) was not allowed any deduction from
| the valuation of its property on account oi
the mortgage thereon, while such deduction
was allowed for mortgages in the assess
ment of properly of individuals; that the
company was thus compelled to bear an un-
equal share of the public burdens, and that
| as this discrimination was made in pursuance
Of provisions of the constitution of the State
the company was denied sthe equal proiec-
ton ef tqe laws" guaranteed by the four
| teeutb amendment of the Federal constitu
ton. Ii was further alleged BY the rsilroat
| company that the assessment OF its property
was ilipgal and void because made in pursu
ance cf the State constitution, which allowed
no notice to the defendant, and afforded i
70 opportunity to be beard respecting th'
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TOPEKA, Ks, D.cember 22.-Ihe largest
private 49, ever in Shawnee couuty
occurred @ today. ~ L. B. Oakley, Of odC oswego
The farm was sd for $50 600, bat Wilson
reserved m. sod, worth 100000, and will
remove il IN NaV Mexico.
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THE New York Tribune says that Henry
james, sr., has been so little before the pub
lie OF late that the news of his death will at
tract many timpty because he was the father
of the novelist. To the father as trained
and polished writer siugularly felicitous in
expression the con owes much. Ia the criti-
cal dissection OF character, the balancing Of
motives, and the often interpretive study Of
mental and spiritual phenomena which
characterizss the works of the novelist, can
be Traced . direct iEberitance from the
fathers metaphysical analy sis and psycho.
logical speculation.
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no.s,. ,.,..:.. nreokIys

New YoRK, D. cenbsr zzIAie1anoer S
Jefferson, a negro, conmi,tso : douo,e mut-
wounded .vo otber n,rsoDs- All the parties
were colored. Jealousy vas the cause.
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DIED,

For Best Bargains in Boots and shoes,
Go to Voegeli & Co.'s, 27l and 41Q Main
a rect az they are always reliable.
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EIECTIoN NOTICE

CyTATE NATIONAL BANK.
MKnFHIs TEsN-, December s. 1882
E2rA azsetFag of the stockhooers of this Bank viii
ba hai3 on TUE DAY, JanusTy g. 1ss3 at thefl
bankinghouse ustween the hours Of ii O'Clock and
2prn- for The purpose of electing Thirteen Direct
ors 20 serve for the ensuing year.
J. A HAYES in, Cashier
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AaAir ned.

LOUISVILLE, December 22.-J. f. Griffin &
Sons, the old aud long established merchaot
tailors clothing house of this city, made an
assignment TO Clark A. Smith to-day. Liza
bilitles about SIS, 900, mostly due to Eastern
firms. The assets will probably pay sixty
per cent. The assignment was caused by
the fling OF suit by d. Myer & Co., Phils-
delphis, on an open account OF 5000, with the
inlimation that other creditors will follow
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-23

The boldest of American railway enter.
prises Is timid in comparison with a scheme
lately approved by the Legislature of West
ern Australia. The undertaking is to build
line of 600 miles for the accommodation
Of Twelve settlers. The Kimberly district is
the region to be developed, and the railway
is to Be paid for out of the 100000, 900 acres
comprising the territory.
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VAN WYck's LAND BILL ff
RAILROAD COMPANIES TO BE COMPELLED TO
PAY TAYES

WAsHIEGToE, December Ex-senator Van
Wyck to-day reported TO the Senate his bill
agreed upon by the Committee on Public
Linds, which proposes to compel railroad
companies to pay taxes on lands granted by
the government. II provides that lands for
which the companies are entitled 10 patents
on the payment Of the expense of surveying
and yet refuse to take patents, shall, within
one year after the time the compa.
uies become eutItled to the patents, be for
feiied to the United States and made part ei
the public domain. The Union Central and
Kansas PAcifc are said to be companies
principally affected by this measure, the
amoun, OF lands involved spproximating
15, 100000 acres, located in Kansas, Ne
brasks, Colorado, Wyoming, Ulah, Nevada
and Ealifnrnia
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ENGLAND.

EXETER, Decembs 22.-Au explosion oc-
CURED at Thomas's Petroleum stores, in this
city, this morning, causing a great fire,
which has already destroyed several busi-
ness buildings and adjoining houses. The
aamiog oil ran swiftly along the shores of
the canal, setting Ere to the Shipping. Ooe
brig anchored ia tie canal Ess entirely de-
stroyed. II is hin burning 6ercely. Over
SO. 900 gallons of blsziEg oil ran into the
river Exc. lighiing up The shores on both
sides. More shipping fs tbrea a;ened.
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A SEVERE STORM
OF wind and Rain In Louisfana-Great
Damsge TO Property.

New ORLEANS, December 22.-The Times
Democrats Opelousss special reports a severe
wind and rain-storm on NJ Dnday and Tuesday.
Old citizens pronounce il the heaviest deluge
of rain since the last inland storm, in 1855.
Bridges were swept away in every part OF
the parish. Some cabins were blown down
Travel is seriously impeded.
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SUPREME COURT.
Meeting Of the Nashville Bar Assoeia.
tien-RepOrt Of the Special Commit
tee Appointed to Consider
Means for the Relief Of the OTercrowded
State of the DOeket-The Bill
80 Proposed.
pecial Correspondence OF the Appeal ]

Special Correspondence of the Appeal
NASHVILLE, December 22.-At a meeting
OF the Bar Association Of this city, last week,
a committee was appointed 10 consider means
TO relieve the osercfowded Condition OF the
Supreme Court, and report bill for that
purpose. At an adjourned meeting OF the
association, which was held last night, Mr.,
james Wimble, chairman of the committee
submitted the following report.
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NEW ASSOCIATION oRGAsIzEB-4Ts AIMS
AND oBJECIs.

WAsHIReToN, December GA meeting
was held last night, at which the association
Of American Economists was organized. The
object is the gathering of facts and statistics
bearing upon industry, commerce and
nomc knowledge. The oficers elected are
as follows. Presldeuf, Hon. Willfzm Law.
renee; Grst vice-presidsut, JUnn c. fSew,
vice-president for Ohio, c. DeIano; for Hi
neis, Dowd III. Mason; treasurer, J. p
Dodge; secretaries, DR.. E. Young aud l.
Sauial. The association intends TO hold /.
meeting in Washington next month, when
the possible effects of the pending tariff and
internal revenue legislation upon the mate
rial interests of the country will be consid-
cred
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GamAiHH

Buy pound package Of fioy9s candlss'
II will have in it all kinds o. caTsmels,
English walnuts, creae1 aimonos' Frenc1
nougst, real sugar plums, naarsn alio"s auu
hne chocolates. No GLUCOSE. al pure Solorr,
and no solicitations in sny.nlng. 1sey-
thing sold strictly pure, Nhelesone ana nu'
Z79 Main Street.
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BUSINESS FAILURES.

x. g. Dun & Co.'S weekly Report.
NEW York, December 22.-Business fail.
ures throughout the country for the last
seven days reported to R. G. Dun & Co.'S
mercantile agency, 1877. Eastern States %
Western 81, Southern 40, Middle 35, Pacific
coast 20, Canada IL, and New York City g.
This is eleven less than last week.
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CINCINNATI, December 22.-The commit
tee appointed at the meeting of the Western
Brewers Convention held in Chicago recently
TO confer with the Cincinnati brewers to in
duce them to join the as ocistion arrived to-
day, and spent the day and evening trying
to effect the object. There is no orgsniza-
ton of the Cincinnati brewers; hence no
joint action could be taken. The committee
will remain tomorrow 10 see If they can do
anything by individual effort. The Cincin-
natl brewers seem indisposed to join the as
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DIRECT WAR TAXES.
An Inquiry Ia Progress Which Say
Develop into Very Good Thing
for the South.
American Economists-The San MateO
Subtitle Wyck's Land Bill-The
Great Comet-CongressionaI.

WAsHINGToN, December 2a-Tbere were
many stormy passages between counsel in
the Dickson case, brought on by eross-ek-
animation Of the witnesses. TIE general
tendency OF tue cross-ekamination was to
strengthen the testimony already given by
Dickson. The Court intimated that be
would conine his decision 70 the simple
question OF whether or not Dickson read an
improper paper in the jury room.
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Excursion Train Ditched.

Mt VERNON, o., December 22.-An ex-
cursion train with 800 passenger was ditched
by an open switch in the yards of the Cleve-
land. M. Vernon and Columbus road. A
number OF passengers were badly bruised
but none were seriously injured,
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QUINLAN-on Friday, December q, 1882. at 2
O'Clock, MICHAEL QUINLAN, aged forty-hve years.
Friends and acquaintsnces are invited to attend
his funeral from No. "A Manassas street. near Rail
eigu road, this (SATURDAYl morning at 10
O'Clock. Services at st. Budgets church.
PARTRE-At Little Rock, Ark, December p.
1882, Mrs NJ D. PARTEE, reliet OF the late II. A.
Partee, ST.
Funeral services at Elmwood Cemetery this
(sATURDAY) morning at 10 O'Clock. Friends are
fnyited to attend
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The dean Of Carlisle, DR.. Frsucis Close,
died in England on Monday at the ripe age
of eighty-fve years. The dean was dis
tinguished for his many noble scis of charity,
bat was strongly puritanical in his doctrines
and nruct;oa
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-23

HE had just returned from his summer va
cation, and, describing the beauties of noun
tain scenery TO lady friend, he asked:
Have you ever seen the Cals-kill-moun-
t2ins?" and she answered: No; but l have
seen the Bulls-cough syIupP
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The Cheapest and Most Attractive Excur.
sion Ever Offered in America.
uJsT THINK OF IT,

Only sII so to New Orleans and Return,
From Fulton, Martin, Sharon and Greenneio
and sS7 so TO Cedar Keys, Fla. snS Return: ~
of. This (making SO 30 and $50 5O1 on al ucA
er purchased ON or before January lst-
Only $40 SO 30 New orleans and Return,
From Milan. Jackson, Tenn, and Bolivar; ano
Tbis (making 50 so and SIS 5o) on all tickets pur
chased on or before January 1st.
Only 80 so te New Orleans and Return
From Grand Junction, Holly SPRINGS Oxford
Water Valley and Cofeeville; and s35 so TO Ce
dsr Keys Fls.; and Return. 81 or This (mak
ing IS so and $34 sol on al oekes purchase OF
or before January LIST.
only as so 10 new Orleans and Retnrn
From Grenada, wiuona ana SS!den: and W 2
TO Cedar Keys, Fla, and Return. 81 ON. ~
(makinS 81 SO and S33 sol on all tickets pur
chased OF or before Jsnfisry 1st
ALL TICKETS to New Orleans Good to RAttrr
On Regular Trains for 10 Days. Tickets to Flor
ida Good to Return for so Days.
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CAPITAL POINTS.

WAsHIEGToN, December 22.-The Indisr
commissioner received telegram from the
Sioux Commission stating that the Indians
at Cheyenne agency had signed the agree
ment.
The number of immigrants who arrived
during the five months ended November
3OLh was 244,6l1.
The Secretary of War has granted the re.
quest OF the French scientists who observed
the transit Of Venus at Fort Brooke, Fla,
for permission to erect brass tablet at that
fort in commemoratiou of their visit.
The Cabinet meeting was devoted to the
consideration Of foreign affairs aud the ques-
tion of a half-holiday in the executive de-
partments during Christmas week. No action
was taken, and the departments will proba-
bly, be open as usual.
The bill reported in the House for the free
Importation of books for the blind is &C.
companied by a report from the Ways and
Means Committee, which bases IFS reasons
for recommending its passage upon the fact
that there is but one place in the country
where these books are made, Louisville, KY
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
fixed the following rates: Brown acetate OF
lead, four cents per pound; white acetate Of
lead, six cents; white lead, when dry or in
bulk, three cents; leihsrge, three cents;
orange and mineral, or lead, three and 8
half cents; lead in sheets, pipe or shot, two
and three quarter cents.
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SIGNS OF DISTRESS
Becoming Every Day More Apparent
Among the Small Farmers and
LabOrers in Ireland.
The Government Beiug Pressed to Estab.
lish Relief Works-Russia and the
Internationally Relations,

ST. PETERSBURG, December o. The
Chinese in the Provinee of Iii tortured and
murdered, in October, Two Cossacks and Rus
sian clerks. The Russian consul at KuIdja
is making an lnVeshgation. Russians on
the frontier are ex.sperated, and threaten
repriszls. The guarash have teeh reinforced.
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j. G.. SCHMIDT,

IMPORTER AND DEALER IN GUNS, RIFLES
L Pistols, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle, 35
Main street. Electric Bell Hanging for hotel
or Residences. Full stock of Electric Goods.
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Choice Christmas Groceries,
AT BUCKHAM & CAMPBELL'S.

Rasins, currants, ciiron, canned lemon
and orange peel, dates, figs, prunes, pitted
cherries, dried blackberries, peeled peaches,
malaga grapes, oranges, lemons, cocoanuts,
bananas, apples, eranberries, nuts, cram
berry sauce, fruit jellies, preserves, maple
syrup, strained and comb honey, mince meat,
plum pudding, peach and plum butter. All
kinds of canned fruits and vegetables, farm
ceous goods, pickles, sauces, candies.
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Caused By a Broken Rail.

FoRT WAYNE, IND, December PA
broken rail a mile aud half south of Con-
nersville threw one car of passenger train
on the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louis
vile road eff the track and into White
River. Several injured, none fatally.