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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-07

CAPTAIN SAM Brown is in the city.
GENERAL LUKE Z. WRIGHT has returned
| home.
CHARLES ScorT and family, OF Rivertop,
Miss, are in the city.
Mr. j. LINDEMAE, the business agent OF
Blind Tom, is in the city.
Mr.. IKE FRIEDMAN leaves to-day for
Europe, to be gone several months.
Mr.. D. w. BoGER, of the CORTLAND ala. }
Wide-AWdke Sentinel, is in the city
Mr.. PAUL F. NICHOLSON, Of the Rice
Opera Comique Company, is in the city.
Mr.. CHARLES CLARK, of Peoria, Ill, is in
the city, the guest of his son-in-law, Mr..
John K. Speed.
Miss SALLIE MAY WHITE left the city a
few days ago to visit friends in Alabama.
She will be absent several weeks.
Miss Lou L. Roos, of Louisville, after
spending six weeks in this city with friends,
left last night for Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Mss BARNUM, of Chicago, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. w. Thacher, of
this city, for several weeks, has returned to
her home.
THE following visitors were registered at
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday: Frank
Trimb.e, Somerville; w. p. Fleming, Bells
Depot; l.. Cooke, Como; w. X. Harrell, Col
lierviile; Julius Focke, New Orleans.
CAPTAIN r r. PEPPER, father of the two
prominent young Memphis business men,
John r. and Sam Pepper, and an old and
respected citizen of Concord, East Tennessee,
is in the city, en- route to Hot Springs, Ark,
where he seeks relief from an attack Of
rheumatism.
Mrs. SAMPLE MERRILL, of Tupelo, Miss.
is stopping at the residence of Mrs. Severe,
34l Adams street. Mrs Merrill is venerated
for her years, admired for her talent, and
loved and respected for her piety. The
battle OF Harrisburg was fought on her farm,
and she saved herself from shot and she'll
BY taking refuge in the excavation make for
her cotton press. She suffered by the battle
at BrysOn's crossroads, and still more by
Hood's army. She was bereft OF much OF
her wealth by the war, but bears her mis-
fortunes philosophically, and, being lady of
intelligence and education, she invests her
sad history OF the war with an interest full
OF pathos, which, if published, would
read more like a romance than reality. Mrs.
Sample Merrill is accompanied by her adopted
daughter, Miss Mary Merrill Haney, bright,
beautiful and intelligent girl approaching
womaubood, and loved for the transparent
simplicity of her heart, full OF all that ten
derness and con6ding love which is go soon
to blossom into all the grsces of charming
omanhood.
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ADOwNWARD STEP.
A Young Lady Church OrsanIst EN-
braces a Life Of shame.

Yesterday morning very sad story was
brought to the attention of Chief Davis.
The mother of a handsome and hitherto
well-respected girl, who has lived on Beale
street, asked the chief to have her
daughter taken from the 'Iron Clad" a
house whose associations are not at all
pious. The young lady has for quite while
been the organist at ST. Johns church, on
Vance and Lauderdale streets. General g.
P. NJ. Turner informed an APPEAL reporter
yesterday that she was very accomplished
girl and an unusually good organist The
general was in the habit of going to the
church more to hear her good music than
anything else. Last Sunday she was miss
ing from her place and the little church no.
ticed it, but few of the people then suspected
that she had become tired Of living virtu-
GUS life, and was lured away to the gilded
life of sin.
Captain OHaver went to the house with
the bad name and arrested the girl. Already
she had become hardened. She told him
that it was none of his affair, and he bad no
business meddling with her in her determine
ton to join the soul-damning profession. She
said she had been led astrsy last Tuesday,
and that she had made up her mind once and
for all to go to the devil.
At the statiOnhsuse she was confronted by
her mother-a meeting which she dreaded.
The weeping parent talked with her for some
time, as did also Chief Davis and General
Turner, but che announced her irrevocible
intention of leading life Of shame. Her
mother then said: Il didn't come with the
purpose OF coercing you, and if you are bent
upon leading such life l hope God will
make your life a short one, that the shame
on the family may not last long
The parent, almost broken-hearted, betook
herself home, while the girl went back to her
chosen profession.
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THE EVANGELIST.
Interest in the Revival on the Increase
The Services Yesterday.

Despite the inclemency OF the weather q
good SIZED audience attended the services al
the Greenlaw Operahouse Sunday afternoon
At night few we're present owing to the
heavy rain. At the union meeting yesterday
morning, in the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, ten ministers were present, and ev-
eryone of them had something good and en-
couraging to say about the meet
ing. Reports were made by each
about the great interest manifested in
their congregations ON the previous day,
which seemed to Infuse greater zeal among
all present. Mr.. Hammond introduced what
he called "praise meeting" where each per-
son present had something for which he
wanted 10 thank the Lord, and very interest
ing facts were thus brought out in a few
words, showing the thoroughness and extent
of the work now in progress.
At 80 praise meeting was held in the
Central Baptist church, which will be con-
tinued at that hour through the week. Mr..
Hammond read several letters from chill
dren and commented upon them, but
the crowd upon the APPEALS columns to-
day will not allow of their publication
The large audience-room OF the Cumberland
Presbyterian church was well filled with a
very attentive audience, who paid close at
tention TO a sermon from the words, "What
think We of Christi" One Of the secrets OF
Mr.. Hammond's success is that he has vast
fund of illustrations, gathered from many
lands and garnercd into a retentive mind.
These illustrations he has the happy
faculty OF imparting in realistic words
to his congregation. After the sermon
the ministers present spoke words of
kindness and warning TO many anxious
ones who remained to pray, and many doubt
less went home happier than when they
entered the church. A prominent Main
street merchant remarked that Mr.. Ham
mond's discourse was one of the most enjOya-
BILE he had ever heard in Memphis, and ex-
pressed the hope that many would attend
these meetings as none could fail to be in
terested and instructed, and feel better for
the time thus spent, and he hoped that the
audiences will continue to increase. Mr..
Hammond will hold special services in the
Central Baptist church at $3.50 O'Clock, and
in the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
Court street. at 7:30 o'clock. All are cor
di ally invited
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To All Water Renters.

During the past three months we have
given frequent notices through the press and
otherwise, and made repeated house-to house
inspections, at an expense OF $500, with a
view of reducing the enormous waste of
water that prevails throughout the city. We
fully appreciate the annoyance these inspec-
tions sometimes give, but the great loss TO
the company from waste forces a resort to
every means OF preventing it.
We were pumping the incredible quantity
of 100000 gallons daily; the inspections
have reduced it to 100000, which is still
double what it should be. So far the prac-
tice has been, when the inspector found water
running, the parties were notified and two or
three DAYS were allowed to remedy the evil
complained OF. If not remedied, the supply
was then cut off. The public has in different
ways been so frequently warned as to this
evil, hereafter when the inspectors find waste
they will
AT ONCE TURN OFF THE SUPPLY,
and it will remain off until the waste is dis
continued, and 81 paid for turning off and on.
This is the remedy resorted to in other
cities, and we know other. We beg OF all
to watch this matter and thus avoid trouble
and expense.
People have no more right to use five to
ten times as much water as they pay for than
to expect one dollar to buy five to ten dollars
worth of merchandise.
MEMPHIS WATER COMPANY,
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BROWNE, the plumber.

BROWNE, the plumber.
HAVE your plumbing done by Bailey.
TELEPHONE orders for paper-hanging and
painting to Hook & LaGrill.
For good Plumbing Gas or Ste am Fitting
go to j. A. Bailey, 295 Second.
VoEGELI & Co.'S new shoe store, No. 27I
Main street, opposite Court Square, is the
great attraction not only for the neat fitting
up of same, but for the large variety OF styles
and good bargains. Their manufacturing
department is complete. They not only use
the best material, but also employ none but
the best mechanics. Give them a call and
be convinced. No. 271 Main street.
QUITE a remarkable sale, which shows the
triumph of Memphis enterprise over foreign
competition, occurred here on the LIST inst
Z. J. Semmes & Co. sold 100 barrels of their
famous Yannissee TO Mr.. J. K Lane, pro-
prietor of the two most popular public re-
sorts of Hot Springs, Arkansas. We con-
graduate Semmes 4 Co. upon their pluck and
energy in effecting so large sale, and Mr.
Lane upon his conversion from Pennsyl-
vania and Kentucky, and bringing his gol-
den treasures to pour them out at the feet OF
that sweet goddess, 'Old Rye" IN Tennessee.
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Totals. 81, 745 81 s6O612 lss8O 77s 65sns1s7 80


This shows the enormous total of S113,-
l31 50 OF taxes still unpaid up to date. 1t
Will be observed from this that the city is
still running up the large delinquent lists
which bankrupted the old city OF Memphis
The reporter is informed, however, that the
taxes have been paid from ten to fifteen per
cent. closer in the last three years than pre-
viously still, ii the present government had
the amount due, they could pave several new
streets. The last legislature passed a very
stringent tax law, which provides, among
other penalties, the following in chapter III:
Section g. Be IL further enacted That in all cases
day of June of the year following the year for
which the taxes are due, the taX-collector shall
make out a complete list of ali unpaid taxes ON
real estate. buildings and Improvements, and snail
add TO said taxes twelve per cent. penalty
Sec. u. Be II further enacted, That the owner or
owners of any real estate sold al said sale his her
or their agent or attorney shall be entitled and
allowed to redeem the same and recover posses
the date of sale. but at time thereafter; and to
effect such redemption shall pay or cause 10 DE
paid the clerk OF said court the amount OF taxes
penalties and costs, with interest on the same at
the rate of thiTg-thTee 1881 per cent per annum
from the day of sale, on the payment of which a
judgment of redemption shall be entered of
record in the court: and If the purchaser thereof
shall refuse possession TO said owner writ of pos
session shall be issued aud the sheriff shall place
the party i'll possession.
This act also provides that the purchaser
at the tax-sales in July of each year shall be
put in immediate possession, and may
collect the rents ON the property while it re-
mains unredeemed, and If he chose may hold
the rents in lien OF the redemption money.
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LAW REPORTS.
Chancery Cour,-McDowelI. Juds

tnAheerS Court-McDoWeI, Judge.
Yesterday was field day in chancery for
divorce, as the following record will show
Mary E. Wright VS. A. d. Wright, taken un-
der advisement; Churchell Smith vs. VIM.
Smith, decree granted for cause of abandon
ment; Mary F. Martin VS. w. II. Martin, de-
cree for cause of abandonment and drunken
ness; Geo Bartlett VS. Cena Bartlett, decree
for defendant on cross-bill for cause of adul-
terry; L. NJ. Dickens vs. Sam B. Dickens, di-
yoTce Enthusiastically OF child reserved.
The court will continue the call of the
calendar to-day as published.
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HOW TO PAVE.
over One Hundred Thousand Dollars
or Back Taxes Due the city.

Apropos of the question OF shortage Of the
necessary funds 10 properly carry on the
garbage and make new payements, an AP-
PEAL reporter called upon Mr.. c. L. Pullen,
secretary of. the Taxing District, yesterday,
and requested him to make a statement of
the amounts due on the various funds for
1s79-sO-Sl and obtained the following re-
suits:
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ITO COTTON PLANTERS II have for sale on
l. my plantations az OSceola, Arkansas, several
varieties of COTTOS-SEED, preserved with espe-
eial reference FIR seed. including Java Prolific
Boyd Prolific MadagordA silk, etc. These seed
were grown the past year on the alluEial river
bottom lands in Mississippi county, Arkansas, ana
the product of seed shipped thence last spring.
glown the previous year on Tennessee highlands
Address
W. JEFFERSON & CO..
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Coal Reduced.
Insist UpOn Obtaining

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, tnirty-6ve
cents per box. c. B. BRYAN GO,
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In the South. Silk-worm eggs and white
mulberry trees for sale. Send for pamphlet.
P. WALLACE MCKITTRICK,
Silk Culturist and Reeler,
22l Second street, Memphis. Tom.
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Faded COlOrs Restored.

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty-five
cents per box. c. B. Bryan & Co.
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Coal Reduced.
FAIR WARNING

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty-five
cents per box. G. B. Bryan & Co.
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Coal Reduced,
How Women Learn.

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty-fve
cents per box. c. 3. Bryan d Co.
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Women use Parker's Ginger tonic, because
they learn by experience that it overcomes
dependency, weakness in the back and other
troubles of the sex.-Honte Journal
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Practical silk Culture

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty.five
cents per box. c. B. Bryan & Co.
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Coal RRsfncad-
Coal Reduced.

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty-fve
centsiper box. c. B. Bryan & Co.
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The Democratic mass convention called
to meet at the Courthouse at 80 o'clock
tonight, the 4th inst, is postponed till
Tuesday night, the 9TH inst, TO suit the con-
venience OF the country people.
J. NJ COLEMAN
Chm Democratic Ex Committee
& Z. SMITH
Oh nm Low Tax Democratic Ex Committee.
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No scrofula can be so deep-seated, no sore
so stubborn but that Ayers SarsaparilIa will
be found helpful. Ii will effect a cure, if
ct1ra he
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TOBACCO.
HE WANTED MORE

Not long since a gen
tleman in the East in
speaking of a certain
smoking tobacco said it
was so good he went
to sleep every evening
smoking and the more
he smoked the more he
wanted. Blackwell's
Durham Long Cut will
not have that effect be-
cause we don't put any
Opium in it, so if you
want to get in the habit
of using Opium or other
drugs you had betternot
waste time and money
in smoking BlackwelPs
Durham Long Cut, for
that is made only from
the bsrest and finest leaf
tobacco grown.
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New Hotel CIarendon-A. j. Kerr, Pro.
prfetOr; L. D. Hunt, Manager.
Coal Reduced.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty-hye
cents per box. c. B. BRYAN & Co.
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A MoNG VARIOUS OTHER PROPERTIES:

Z II third
Plantation, well improved, hne timber, miles
south of Memphis. east of Mr. Z. Ensley's,
Nice Residence and acres, at Bartlett.
Cheap Cottage in Fort Pickering, rooms
Farm, 55 acres. 6. miles south OF town, on Horn
Lake road, south of Nonconnah.
Two-Story Brick Residence, no Court street
Nice Brick Cottage Residence on Dunlap street. at
east end of Court street extended.
First-class LOIS on Beale and Lauderdale, IN Rob
ertsOn Topp's home.
Three Cheap Cottages on Broadway, east Of Her
nAndo, Mrs. Provinces
Deep Choice Lot on south side OF Linden street,
west of fernando.
5-foot Lot on south SIDE OF Vance street. between
- D. Poston and Judge Cooper.
Orubbs Residence, Thornton aTenue.
W. A WHEATLEY- III Main street
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Coal Reduced.

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty five
cents per box C. B. Bryan & Co.
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Coal Reduced,

Gray hair soon RECEIVERS its youthful color
by the use of Parker's Hair Balsam, an ele-
giant dressing, admired for its perfume.
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Floreston Cologne. 1t is pre-eminently gu
perior in permsnence and rich delicacy of
fragrance.
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CnaI Reduced
Conyenfion POstDoDed

Beet Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
TO city consumers. Steamboats, thirty-five
cents per box. c. B. Bryan q Co.
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Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty five
cents per box. G. B. Bryan & Co.
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Matthews answers the description Of the
negro who tried to kill Mr.. Young recently,
out in the country. The police think he is
the same party who robbed Young and who
came near killing old man Dreyfus.
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Fren ch steam Dxe.Works.
Coal Reduced.

Ladies and gentlemen's goods dyed apC
cleaned at Louis Riegeps, 5s4 Jefferson street
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A most remarkable cure for dyspepsia,
wells Health Remover" The greatest
tonic, best bilious and liver remedy known.
81 Druggists
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ii. The whole trouble came from me taking
that man in like brother meaning Polk.
and he betrayed me. Ny wife was at the
bottom of ii all. She began to take up with
other men, and stayed with a negro named
Brown and this man. One day a man came
to me and told me she was close with him
(Polk), and found out it was so. He got
her TO go with him to Memphis TO get work
as a servant. One day they came back
together and came to my house. ! didn't let
on | knowsd about it, but l heard from
the children that he had done me wrong in
my own house. He kept on talking to her,
and at last he 'suaded her to leave for Mem
phis, where they was to work fer month
back, WE'LL done it gentlemen, and / may
swing high for it, but l done it and l am
sorry for it. II was all because of nv wife"
HE BROKE OUT INTO A SOB
at this. Even this evidence OF sorrow was
not so much remorse for the deed as it was
concern for his own neck. He could commit
the crime coolly and without any pangs of
conscience, but as soon his life was in
danger the affair became very pathetic. He
requested that his wife should be sent to
him. Az he was being conducted back to
his cell he took Mr.. Coleman aside and said:
"Do you think they will let me off,"
81 think you have a frst-class opportunity
TO prepare for eternity" said Mr.. Coleman.
HARD CASE.
Matthews answers the description Of the
negro who tried to kill Mr.. Young recently,
II
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Coal Reduced.

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirtv.fye
cents per box. c. B. Bryan & Co.
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Coal Reduced.
Suicide and Dyspepsia.

Best Pittsburg Coal forty cents per barrel
to city consumers. Steamboats, thirty-ive
cents per box. c. +. Bryan & Co.
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Civil and Mininu Enuineerinq

the University of Virginia. Fun course
these departments by STAT OF six Professors
saz1on open Oct 1st P. o. University Of Virginia
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KOO CORDS DRY, SOUND BoDY-oAK AND
OOO HICKORY WOOD, at Paducah and Mem
phis Depot at 50 per cord, or S. 20 delivered
& GALLOWAY.
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N(IOOO IKE A. CHASE
on Front etrast

VALUABLE RESIDENCE PRoPERTY-we are
Authorized by the owner TO sell, at public
sale, on the TENTH OF MARCH NEXT, on the
corner of Madison and Main, that large and de
Sirable residence situated on the northwest corner
of Union and Wellington streets, having a front OF
log feet on Union by a depth of 165 on Wellington.
Terms one-third cash. sale at u O'Clock. The
premises are open for inspection at any time.
ROYSTER & co
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HOTEL ARRIVALS,
Peabody HOteI-C- B. Galloway a {
PFanrt afnrs

This hotel IS furnished with & steam passenger
elevator, electric bells, and hrstcAss in every de-
pertment. Table board. S. per month
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NEAR THREE O'CLOCK

in the afternoon when Essick walked into
the passage of Sandy's cabin, sat down and
began talking to the girl. Shortly afterward
Matthews came inland seeing Polk there with
the girl he became insanely jealous. He
asked her where his ak was in very abrupt
manner, but very coolly, and gave no evil
dence of the terrible crime he was about to
commit. She told him that it was at the
woodpile. He left them. Soon he came back
with it, passed by Polk, entered one of the
rooms OF his cabin, but Immediately returned
and coming upon Essick from behind he
dealt him
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PERSONALS.

rANE-A handsome gold headed cane, with
~ name OF w. A. Goodman on 1t. A suitable
Mar1 Tor It's return TO 81 Shelhy street.
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A HEAVY BLOW

on the side of the head with the pole OF the
ak, knocking him completely out OF doors to
the ground.
Lord have mercy on me-" said Polk. "My
God don't murder me-"
Ia an instant the brute followed up his
advantage and struck the fallen man Sec
ond blow on the left side of his head, crush
ing in the skull and killing him instantly.
Being a powerful man, he then
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HIS srEP-DAueHTER peaches. Z"

Last Saturday Sandys step daughter,
named Bette, went to Mr.. Coleman's place
and there gave the details Of the murder,
of which she was an eyewitness. This girl
Bette was the mistress of the murderer.
She is such comely-looking colered girl
that she aroused all the brute's appetite. He
compelled her to yield to his incestuous pas
sion, and 40 great was her fear of him that
she dare not deny him. He watched her as
the miser watches his gold and would let no
man look upon her,