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CRUELTY UNPRECEDENTED
To A nfmals-A Case I'm which the Laws
Penalties Fail 10 Mete out Justice.

The worst case OF cruelty that has come
under the administration of our Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was
hauled up before Justice Coleman yesterday
by Inspector Lane. 1t was that Of a mule
belonging TO span drawing transfer wagon
No. 1852, the property of a suburban farmer
named Haggerty. The mules shoulders
were entirely bare of hair and skin, and its
neck was literally sawed through the muscle
nearly to the bone by the chafng of the
collar: The blood actually oozed from the
wound, which had grown to fully four inches
In dismeter. Indicative of the torture the
animal was suffering, when the harness was
taken from him in front of Justice Coleman's
office, he gave all those manifestations of
relief such only as dumb brutes can give
he grosned and grunted, extended his limbs
and chopped his jaws, erected his care, and
looked with his eyes more intelligently than
words can express q gratitude for she
relief. Hundreds were attracted 10 The
spot where the team had been taken from the
wagon, and the universal sentiment ex-
pressed was that it was the worst case of
cruelty ever witnessed. Mr.. Haggerty was
srraigned for the deed, Mr.. Mcfarland APP
pesring as his attorney. The evidence was
taken, and Mr.. Haggerty's excuse heard,
which amounted 10 a plea of oversight ow-
ing 20 pressure OF business upon himself and
The illness OF the man in charge of that de-
psriment of his business. At the conclusion
OF all the testimony Justice Coleman ad-
dressed Mr.. Haggerty, stating that it was
certainly the worst exhibition of cruelty
20 animals that had ever come within his ID
risdictiou, and he regretted that the limits of
the laws penalties prevented him from i'm
posing fine in proportion TO the offense
He wished it was in his power to fine him
$3.50 instead of $50, which was the extreme
penalty. The humane justice was unani-
mously Endorsed by the crowd who
had been attracted to the spot There
was one exception nincompoop who
endeayored to explain in palliaiion
that the wound was not as painful az it APP
peared, and that it was only latter of ex-
perience as a mule-punisher that the animal
could be worked without pain in his present
condition. His oficious suggestions were
regarded with the contempt their author
deserved. Mr.. Mcfarland, Mr.. Haggerty's
counsel, appealed the case to the Criminal
Court, where mis- client will do well If he
succeeds in securing any comfort in the way
of mitigation of the sentence.
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Injustice 10 Van Manning.

From an Appeal Correspondence
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS November 14-A
communication in the SUNDAY APPEAL,
written from Oxford, signed Lafayette"
contains some very remarkable statements.
The assertion that Manning's campaign cost
the Democratic party more money than the
Republicans paid out to aid Chalmers is
very surpris ng, in the face of the evidence
that the Hubbell corruption fund wss poured
out without stint over the entire district.
But whether the czmpai gn cost the Demo-
Gratis much or little, no one will be likely,
after reading "Lafayette's" communication,
to conclude that his pockets were depleted to
any alarming extent. The light ballot is at
tributed to the uppopularity OF the Demo-
cratic nominee. Can a more crushing answer
to this statement be m AIDE than the bare men,
ton OF the fact that the congressional con-
vention which assembled at Oxford on the
Sd of August, composed OF intelligent aud
representative meu from every county 10 th.
district, nominated Manning by oeeidmotiOn;,
nominated him at time wh~n he was away
at bis post OF duty, notwithstanding both
Morgan and Howry, either OF whom il is
claimed could have carried the district, were
working hard 10 defeat him. 1t is
passing strange that if either Morgan
or Howry could have carried the district
without an effort, that neither of them, with
Manning thousand miles away and with
the held all to themselver, could muster
respectable following for the nomination. 1t
is stated that Morgan carried Dssoto for
Manning. 1t is well known that the gallant
Democracy of that county fought the battle
without the aid of Judge Morgan, aud that
he predicted the county would be lost by a
large majority. The tenor of the entire arIi-
Gle does Col. Manning very grave injustice.
No man 10 the State worked harder or more
effectively to redeem il from Radical misrule
than he, and since he has been in Congress
the State has had no ab!er or more Jealous
representative. Eight of the nine counties
composing the district demanded his renom-
ination. He accepted the post which his
constituency assigned him, and made the
most brilliant canvass that was ever msde in
the district, but bis very strength proved to
be a weakness. Too many of bis friends
thought he was strong enough to win the
battle without their aid. To the over-conh-
dent Democrats who did not see the necessity
OF work, 10 the few "Lsfsye,ies," and to the
corruption and intimidation of the enemy
the result may be attributed, but it is unjust
and ungenerous to sttempt 10 lay any fault
at Col Mannine's door MARSHALL
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A MOTHERS SACRIFICE.
amer ReseuInx Five children, She Per-
ishes I'm the Attempt 10 save
the Sixth.

PoTTsvII LIE, November 14-At an early
hour Sunday morning Ere broke out in the
residence of John Hepler, a well-to do farm
er living in the Williamstown valley, near
Tower City. Mr.. Hepler was away from
home. Mrs. Hepler and six children were
all in bed at the time. The cracking
flames, which quickly spread and soon en-
veloped the whole building, awoke Mrs.
Hepler, who, conscious Of the danger which
surrounded her and her family, rushed to
the aid OF the children, who slept 10 different
rooms. She succeeded in rescuing five of
them. AlmoPt exhausted, she again entered
the burning building fer the sixth child, an
interesting tHo-year-old boy, the youngest OF
the family. Before she reached his bedside
all means OF escape were cut of, and both
persisted in the flames When their cbsrred
rem aims were found the child was locked in
the mothers arms. Mrs. Hepler was forty
five years of age. The origin of the fire is
not exactly known, but is supposed to have
been started in the kitchen. The house, with
all its contents, was totally destroyed.
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An Epidemic of Theft Prevailing at
Nashville.
N.suv,,1r Noramha1 ~ m. -

NASHVILLE, November 1.-THE American
publishes the following:
For many weeks past the thieves and
housebreskers have had a picnic in Nash
vile. Not a night has passed without
houses being broken into and robbed. while
everything worth stealing, that is left out
of doors, has been taken off from some sec
,ions of the city. Edge6eld and South
Nashville have been the especial sufferers,
the latter having for more than year been
almost nightly sufferer in come respect.
But while the suburbs have suffered the
city has not been neglected, as the bur-
glars have quite recently blown open a
fret class safe within few feet of one of
the most Travelled city streets and etolen a
large amount Of money. Another attempt
was made Sunday night, that to burglarize
the telephone office. A young lady has been
brutslly assaulted at her fathers door and
robbed. There have been no arrests 1t has
been said that publishing the facts in the
papers frightened off the offenders so they
could not be found. Perhaps it did. Some
thing has kept them out of the clutches of
the law
South Nashville su iers every night, and
Sunday night at least five burglaries and
attempted burelsries are known to have
been committed. Three OF these were on
College street, the most prominent street of
Inc southern suourp, aud all these we're sue
cessful. AT Conductor J. S. Robinson's the
doors were broken open and over a
hundred dollars worth of iewelry and
clothes stolen. At Mr.. PhiIlipe's two
doors below, fifteen chickensjsnd other prop
erty we're st 'ieu. At Mr.. L. Kennedy's, lust
below, and on the opposite side of the street,
all the chickens were stolen, aud the house
afterward broken into and quantity of
clothing taken.
An attempt was also made to enter the
residence OF the Rev. R r. Jones, pastor of
Carroll street church, but The burglars were
frightened away BY the family.
Another effort was m,ds 40 enter . rss;.
dence on South Market street which was
frustrated by the two dogs. Attempts have
been made to poison these two dogs, az we'll
as every other faithful Watchdog in South
Nashville, but the dogs, many Of them, are
too sharp 20 eat the poisoned meat.
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THE FEVER OVER.
No New Cases and NO Deaths Reported
t at Pensacola.

PENSACOLA, FLA, November I4-This
has been bright. clear day, after morning
with frosty temperature. No new cases of
yellow-fever and no deaths reported, the
first time this report has been made since
reasonable assurance that the epidemic is
over. There are no spprehensions of re-
neval Of the epidemic, except by the too
early return of the sbsentees, which furnish
es fresh food for the fever. The authorities
of Montgomery have SO modified their quar-
antine as 10 permit tbe passage of a lady
from Oak6eld, ne ar Pepsscols, 10 Atlanta.
There is much desire for a speedy removal
of all restriction uDon travail
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Benuett Has tbe can.

WILMINGTON, N. c., November 14-The
vote of this State is SO close between Bennett
aud Dockery, for Congressmen-at-large,t that
it will probably take the official vote of all
the counties 10 decide the result. The
chances, however, seem to favor Bennett,
Dem, by 500 majority.
Unofficial returns from all counties except
Graham give Bennett, Dem, for congress-
msn-at-large, 1913 majority, Graham is a
small county lately formed. II is under
stood to,be Democratic, and will probably in
crease Bennett's majority. Yorke, Coalition,
is conceded by the Democrats to be elected
to Congress in the Seventh District over
Robbins, D-m, and Cooke, Rep. The con-
gressional delegation will stsnd-Poole,
Rep, First District; O'Hsre, colored, Rep,
Second District; Yorke, Coalitionisr, Seventh
District. The Democrats elect the other six
renreaeuf ativaa
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POLITICAL PELLETS.

The President" remarked one OF his
midnight friends, "wonld rather abandon
his Office than his old associates.''
sy.Big Judge Fitch has got it all by himself;
he says the next president will now be Viii
liam I. Sherman. That's the man" says
the Judge with profound tread Of his hoof. :.
and now we know all about it.
About twelve years ago Mr.. Conking
kicked a newspaper down the aisle of the
Senate. 1t WIS the New York Tribune.
Msi. Ben Poore says it wss a very fine move
ment of his foot. Now, methinks that "trip
laid him on the descriptive feature of him
self, and the back hair has been separated
from the torso. But it was the great effort
of bis life.
The lake shore seems TO be good sliI fer
presidential candidates. Harrison started
upon his career there, near Toledo; Fillmore
made his career at Buffalo; Lincoln and
Douglas became celebrated at Chicago;
Grant lived at different periods at Sackett's
Hsrbor and Detroit; Hayes lives near Sau-
dusky; Garfield was bred on the lake shsre;
Grover Cleveland, the new portenf, ia Like
Erie side man. The Laurentine basin is the
bowl of presidents.
Cruel irony that defeats Montgomery
Blair and elects Tom Ochiltreei But Tom
is presumed by many of his constituents to
be the late race-horse Of that name. He ran
on the river and hsrbor bill alone. Gentle
men," said be, ~ passed ii The whole dis
order is due TO me. 1 will put two inches
more of water on the Galveston bar" Every
bar in Galveston at once took water, and his
same bill that killed 80 many elected The
Oshilsree.
Pennsylvauia's governors have nearly all
been native 10 her soil-Heyt, Hartranft,
Gesry, Curtin, etc. The first man born below
Mason and Dixon's line since John Dickin-
SOD, l think, to rule PennsyIvaniaus, was
elected last week-Robert Pattison, from the
lowest POCKET of the eastern shore of Mary
land. Mr.. .Clsveland's wife is said 10 be a
Maryland lady. 1t has been said for twenty
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TIL Il LIFE OF CHRISTI.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Again
In Court.

NEW YORK, November I4.-The suit OF
Samuel Wilkinson against Henry Ward
Beecher was called to-day before Judge
Barrett, in the Supreme Court. The action
is for breach OF contract. Beecher contracted
with the publishing firm of Ford & Co., in
December, 1869, to write a life of Christ.
He agreed TO write the book within eighteen
months, and received as part payment in
advance, and before signing the contract,
$4,000. Wilkinson was partner in the
firm and paid The advance. Since then
plaintiff says he has never been able to get
the book from Mr.. Beecher, nor the $4,000
advanced. The first part was furnished
Ford & Co. some years ago, and was pub
lished and circulated. The second part,
however, was only partially furnished by
the defendant Plant Esiieges that he was
put to considerable expense in preparing for
printing the work, and sues TO recover ex-
penses. Whsn the case was called to-day
both sides were ready. Beecher was present
and sat by his counsel, Thomas G. Sherman.
Counsel for the defendant moved 10 dis
mics the complaint, on the ground that i.
did not state that the payment of royalty
to Beecher had been fulfilled, and state
ment had not been given him as to the
number of books published. Counsel also
moved to dismiss The complaint upon the
paper itself. Judge Barrett denied the mo-
ton. A number OF papers were put in evil
dence. The first witness called Vas John r.
Howard, member OF the firm of Ford & Co.
He gave an itemiZed Abatement of the
amounts received and paid out.
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A SINGULAR ACCIDENT
BY which Three Men Lost Their Lives
Miraculous Escape.

CLEVELAND, November 14-At o'clock
this afternoon strange accident happened
at the corner OF Seneca and St. Clair streets,
where large block is in process of erection,
The walls and flooring being up three stories.
A boom derrick 100 feet high and two feet
in diameter at the base, was used to hoist
materials. Through the breaking of the
shackling OF wire guy at the anchorage,
broke about twenty feet from the ground,
and fell with great crash. Three men
were on the platform, sixty feet from the
sidewalk, boistiug load of about three tons
Of brick. One jumped and caught the lower
guy, and slid safely to the ground. The
other two, German named Dietrich Stogen,
and a colored man named William Price,
were SO Injured that they died soon after
ward. Stogen's back was broken and Price
was shockIngly msngled. Another color ed
map, name not ascertaiued, was insta ntly
killed by the derrick falling on him. Still
another laborer was badly injured, but may
recover.
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was made in the United States Court that the
writ of attachment be set aside and the YES
sci released, On the ground that the territory
m which it was seized was not in the jurls-
diction of the Federal courts of this district
but OF the district OF New York. II is con-
tended that New York has control OF the
river TO the loW-wster mark on the Jersey
shore; but going still further, the claim is
made th at the low-water mark referred TO is
dow built upon and forms part OF jersey
City and Hoboken. In his decision Judge
Nixon went over the history Of the dispute
between The two States and dismissed the
motion, thereby upholding the jurisdiction
of the court for the New Jersey district.
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CASHIERED CADETS,
DisgracefuI Disclosures at the Naval
Academy at AnnapoIis-Three Stu
dents Sul1mariIy Dismissed.
A Dangerous Counterfeit OF the Bland
Silver Dollar Circulating in theI
West-Capital Breyities.

WASHINGTON, November 14.-MelviIle
to-day continued the account of his land
trip, giving no new or interesting points, ex-
cept 10 state in answer to a question, that
he believed the trip was made as quickly as
could have been done, no unnecessary DELAYS
o occurring at any point. He was asked the
cause Of Collins being suspended from duty.
and replied that he did not personally know
the cause, but said Collins was in his usual
health and fit for duty at the time
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EXPELLED FOR HAzlNo.
DIsGRACEFUL DISCLOSURES IN THE NAV
ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS.

DIsGRACEFUL DISCLOSURES IN THE NAVAL,
ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS
WASHINGTON, November 14.-Quite sen.
sation has been created at the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis this week by
three of the cadets being court m artialed and
dismissed for hazipg, and the aut horities are
looking out for more offenders. The middies
are keeping very quiet over The affair, and
refused 10 be interviewed. Recently it was
discovered that one of the cadets, standing
high IN rank, had liquor in bis room. Po-
tations had been mixed, and together con-
genial classmates had enjoyed Themselves.
Such proceedings naturally shocked the SUI
perintendent, and the rash cadet was sen.
fenced 10 solitary confinement, and still
remains alone and drinks deep of cold
water and remorse. The news of their
classmate,s sentence excited the other
cadets. They resolved TO hold a mass
meeting. Accordingly they met together
at the band stand to discuss the situation
and air their opinions. Several of the cadets
participating in the indignation meeting
were spotted, but their cases sank from sight
when 1t was rumored that the use of liquor
in the Naval Academy was not the only
crime. Ii came to Capt. Ramsey's ears that
haziDg was being INDUCED in. The third
classmen quietly reminded She Youngsters"
az the members OF the fourth class are called,
that they were their superiors and must obey
them. Friendly little visits were paid by the
third clsssmen to the rooms of The fourth
classmen. "Ihe youngsters" were requested
to perform acts which they disliked, but
which gave the third cIassmen Infinite
pleasure. To be sure, the fear of dismissal
made the upper classmen cautious in their
requests. Nevertheless they mads it I'M
pleasant for "the youngsters" Thursday
night, October 22d, and likewise Friday,
October 9th, were marked as espe-
ciai times for hszfng, and the facul-
ty discovered the names of three
of the upper classmen, two of the third class
and one of the second, as participants, and
forthwith sum moned them before the court
martial. The court sat last week. The
night before Cadet James r. Pagin, of Iudi-
ana, sent his resignation to the Board, hoping
to escape the 6i,grsce of dismissal, but me
Board did not accept his resignation, and IS
he was an able cadet he was tried. Milton
Dargon, of South Carolina, and Jason G.
Laurison, of Ohio, pleaded guilty, and thus
the court was prevented from gaining any
testimony of consequence. However, the
eourt-martial sat for several days, though
very little OF the affair was learned. The
court made its report to the Navy Depart
ment and dismissed the three named cadets.
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DEALING IN FUTURES.
Meeting of the New u ork Senate Inves-
tIxatinE Committee.

BUFFALO, November 14.-The Senate COM
miftee 10 investigate the system OF grain
dealing in futures with reference TO Its effect
and influence upon commerce, held its first
meeting in this city to-day. Alonzo Rich.
mond, ex president Of the Buffalo Board of
Trade, spoke strongly against the system,
citing insI aDces OF vessels coming light from
Chicago and the consequent loss entailed,
The reason being that the owners of sail craft
could not wait the pleasure of grain specu-
lators. He claimed that the system disturbed
the commerce of the entire business world.
Supply and demand alone, Richmond
claimed, should govern prices. He strongly
urged that legislation should be brought TO
bear to break up the system. He considered
bucket-shops and option houses of all grades
on a par with policy-shops. Charles G.
BIundage, a prominent grain dealer, cor
roborated all Richmond claimed, and spoke
against the whole system.
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Gov. STEPHENs, of Georgis, in answer to
q letter of inquiry addressed to him by a
lady friend in Washington, wrote recently
that he was in his usual health; that the wife
of his nephew, Mr.. John A. Stephens, would
preside for him at the Governors mansion I;
and that two other pieces, who are attending
school at Atlanta, will make their homes
with him also-so he can dispense hospital
ity, as he has always done, to ladies' as we'll
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The Boston Star says Gov. Butler, as tbr
future champion of woman suffrage in EEss-
sachusetts, will inevitably become the idol
of the sex, DR.. franklin was, in his day,
the idol OF the ladies Of Paris. We appre-
bend no embarrassment for him in dealing
18th any reasonable measure which the
women of the State may propose. There
never yet was bull so fierce that he was
afraid TO seize it by the horns, and he will
never fear that this one will toss him.
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BarksdnIe sfrenxth.

Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, Miss, November 14.-Full off.
cisl returns from this district have been re-
ceived, giving Maj. Barksdale 1856 majority
over Hill. Maj. Bsrksdale received ninety
eight per cent. of the vote received by the
foremost man on the State ticket st the last
State election, and as great, II not greater
vote than the average vote received by the
whole ticket, at which time there were nu-
merous candidates for county Offices and
other inclinatious 10 bring out full vote.
These facts are established by the.official
figures, and goes to show bis great popularity
throughout the district.
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GOVERNOR ELECT CLEVELAND, Of New
York, has already given evidence of a high
degree of statesmauship in the advice be
offered his constituents on Saturday night
Last, when he said they "must make psrti-
sapship insignificant in the fulfllmen" OF
the duties devolviog upon them by reason Of
the great victory OF Tuesday of last week.
The State is composed of ali the people, and
the responsibilities of the State officials are
TO them and not 10 a marty.
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worthy of Notice.

Gens. G. T. Bsauregsrd, of Louisiana, and
Jubal A. Early, of Virginia, certify-see
card with fac-simies OF their signatures in
another column-that they supervise the ar
rangements for all the monthly and semi
annual drawings of the Louisiana State Lot
terry Company, and in person manage and
control the drawings, and that the same are
conducted with honesty, fairness and good
faith toward all parties. In these days of
deception, this broad declaration will meet
with hearty response on the part Of the
public, in patronage of this peculiar institu-
ton, the mission of which is to maintain q
noble charity in the city of New Orleans,
without regard 10 sect, color, nationality or
race. The full particulars can be had on
application 10 NJ. A. Dsuphin, New Orleans,
La, who will cheerfully answer any or all
queries relative thereto.