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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
House COmmittees-Riiis Introduced
The PerkIns-waddeH Contest.

Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, January 7.-Speaker Tison an
nounced the House committees to-day. Mr..
Inge is chairman OF the Judiciary committee;
Field, of the ways and means; Woods, OF
railroads, and Sykes, OF elections. None but
local bills were introduced in the house.
In the Senate two important bills were IT,
troducej, one by Mr.. Hyer, of Marshall, on
the subject OF immigration, and one by Mr.
Boone, of Alcorn, to regulate the practice Of
medicine.
Governor I4owry's Inauguration will take
place in the open air. Several military com
panies have signi6ed their intention to be OF
hand.
The Perkins Waddell contest has beer
made the order for Tuesday
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THE DEAD FIRE CHIEF.


No more his manly voice will sound
Midst raging flames to cheer his men,
Their Chief is dead and under ground
They'll not see his dear face again
On earth; yet, il seems but day
Since he was with US, well and ST. ong;
Twas but little while they say
He allied, ere journeying so long
The alarm bells no more can wake
Him from his cold and narrow bed;
No more his trumpet he will take
Meath falling embers hot and red,
To call his men up to the fore
Where fire and danger was the worst,
The dead Chief was brave to the core,
Alone, and by himself, host
At duty's call he'd e'er respond,
Not caring aught what he'd to face;
OF all his fire boys he was proud,
Yet strictly kept each in his place;
Tor his watehword was always--Right
The best Chief the boys ever had;
Death stole upon in the twilight
And took away-ah, twas too bad.
In the scourge of seventy eight
No substitute for him was placed,
But with heart so brave and great
Relentless Yellow Jack he faced;
And, in the latest hours of night,
Upon the streets @ Se when "iia ali was H suiet@ a
Twas the Chief accommodating.
In that year of woe and strife,
When Memphis was naught but tomb,
The Fire Chief stayed, to risk his life,
Was willing 70 take either doom;
But he was spared us for awhile.
And the dark eve when death was sent,
His kindred saw bitter trial
No wonder his fond widow weeps
For her brave husband gone before,
And in her heart a sorrOw creeps
To know she'll never see him more;
And, children, the father you've lost,
Of whom You were SO proud and fond,
You can't regain at any cost.
For he's in the bright land beyond.
And frarnar tbauah ,-o,,r t,a. -. a - s.d
For losing your brave Chief SO dear,
In sorrow you should, too, feel glad
To know he did his duty here;
And. through your tears and manly woe,
Remember, we all have to die
He was hero here below
He holds a holier trust on high.
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1910.

The cotton market opened and closed
steady Yesterday, with middling quoted at
IIgc In New York spot middling was II &c,
and quiet; futures closed steady, with Janu-
airy quoted at 11s6@II.sS. In New Orleans
middliDg was II lc, and frmi January futures
were steady at 11.69@IL7I. In Liverpool
middling uplands were 6sd, and Orleans 62d,
and quiet. Futures closed dull at 65d for
January. and G 29-32d for July-August
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No. 45O5-State of Tennessee. shelby county-Office
County Court Clerk. Memphis, Tenn, January 2,
1SS2-To John League, Public Administrator, and
ss such administrator of Mr.. NJ A. Lecoq, dec d.
T IAVING suggested the insolvency of the estate
IL of Mrs NJ. A Lecoq, deceased, you are
hereby ordered to give notice. by advertisement in
some newspaper published within Il said State,
and also at the courthouse door of Shelby county,
for all persons having claims against said estate TO
appear and file the same with the Clerk OF the Coun-
ty Court authenticated in the manner prescribed by
law on or before the 9TH day of July, 1882; and
any claim not filed ON or before said day, before
an appropriation of the funds of said estate is
made, shall be forever barred, both in law and
equity. Witness my hand, at office, this 9TH day
of January, 1882 OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
Rv Hugh r. Cullen. Deputy Clerk sat
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The immediate prospect of marriage made
old maid Clara Louie kellogg so frisky and
skittish that she indulged in many freaks
during her recent tour through the South.
One of these was located in Memphis by
Manager Pond, according to the Cincinnati
Commercial. This is unjust TO Clara. She
behaved herself here, and the APPEAL GER
tsinly treated her with courtesy and kind
ness. Pond or Clara, or perhaps both, were
a little off during the Cemo,ere GPs interview.
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The young man Of the Cincinnati Com
merei1i who does the beastly hash, purporting
to be musical criticisms, which appear by
columns lin that much-afilicted paper, may
continue to patronize the Courier-JOurnGL,
published in one of the Southern suburbs OF
Cincinnati, but he must change his tune
when referring to the metropolitan Memphis
papers The APPEAL won't have any OF il,
especially from an apprentice blacksmith
surreptitiously, No doub', smugglel into the
Gou1n,arciaT Office
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SUECIDED.

CHICAGO, January 7.-Nels Charles Olsen,
a drunkard, who was sobering up in Chicago
avenue station, hung himself in his cell this
morning.
DETROIT, MICH, January T. Samuel >.
Ward, prominent and wealthy citizen of
Port Huron, committed suicide this after
noon by taking strychnine.
BRADFORD, PA, January John H.
Smedly, member of the oii-producing firm
of Smedly, on arising this morning took a
double-barreled shotgun, placed the muzzle
in his mouth and blew his head off, He was
thirty-one years of age, single, and in good
circumstances
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Destructive Connsgration in st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, January IA fire broke out
about o'clock this evening in the rear
of the third story OF the wholesale hat
and cap store of F. Watkins & Co.,
606 Washington avenue, and before the
flames could be subdued the entire store
and large picture-frame house and art gall
lery OF Pettis & Leathe, No. COS, adjoining
on the west, were completely burned
out. Watkins & Co.'s large stock,
valued at 100000, will be total
loss; insured for S95, 900; the stock of Pettes
& Leathe, valued at $4,000; insured for
| $6O,0Q0. The next building west is Nos. 610
and 612, occupied by Short & Boland, books
and stationery, and Mark & Co, clothiers.
At the present writing their loss cannot be
stated. That of Short & Boland will be
principally be water and smoke, and the de-
struction of the rear part of their store by
the falling of the wall; while that
of Mark & Co. will probably be
| light, as no fire and but very little
water entered their house. The building
Nos. COG and COS, owued by Samuel H.
Leathe, of the firm of Pettis & Leathe, prob
ably worth $4,000, is damaged one-third of
its value; insured for $4,000. The building
Nos. 6l0 and 612, also owned by Mr.. Leathe,
is insured for $4,000; damage not estimated.
| The origin of the fire is not known. The in
surance of Pettis & Leathe on stock is as
| follows:
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FRANCE.
STARTLING, IF TRUE.


PARIS, January LA Defense publishes
a telegram from Rome saying that Bismarck
has sent courteous but very explicit note
to the Quirinal, in which he states that il
his opinion the pope's independence cannot
be held as question for Italy,
home policies, but should be held as an inter.
national question. The note declares an in
tention on the part of bismarck to promote a
meeting Of congress of the powers for the
purpose of making guarantees of the indie
dendence OF the holy see stronger and more
efectual. The telegram adds: "Russia, Aus
tria, Germany, England and Spain favor the
holding of the congress as early as possible
France has not yet announced her views OF
the subject" La Defense says: "All arrange
ments are complete for the departure of The
pope for Malta in case he deems itimpossibl'
to remain in Rome"
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RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Committee Appointed to Take to Wash.
ingfOn the Memorial to Congress.

ST. LOUIS, January 7.-Ex-Goyernor Stan
ard, chairman of the committee appointed
under a resolution adopted by the Missis-
sippi River Improvement Commission, re-
Gently held in this city, to prepare memo
rial to congress, and to take charge of
matters generally connected with river
improvement, has appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen as a COM
mittee to take to Washington the
memorial lately adopted and submit it to
| congress and urge action on the part of that
| body in connection herewith: Michael
McEnnis, St. Louis; William G. Phelps,
Winona; William P. Halliday, Cairo; Dun
| can F. Kenner, New Orleans; G. c. Sturte-
want, Minneapolis; H. F. Simfall, Clarks-
| Governor Stanard is er o6feiO chairman of the
committee.
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BEFORE the Police C0urf.

The Star-route sureties were before the
Police Court to-day, and gave bail, except
ing Barringer, Hoyt and Donohoe, who were
committed to Jail in default of bonds. Boone
was released on $4,000 bail, the others on
$1,000 each. Warrants were issued last night
for X. n. Armstrong, Captain G. L. Cabell,
and w. w. Jackson, but they have not yet
been arrested. The cases go over until
Wednesday next, at the request of Colonel
Bliss, counsel for the defendants. Jere Will
son said his clients were ready to go on at
once, and protested against the delay as
unjust
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Guiteau GOssip.

This afternoon the Guiteau jury availed
themselves of the permission OF the Court,
and, under the charge of two bailifs, went
out for a drive.
A number Of checks were received in the
prisoners mail this morning, which were de-
posted at the Riggs banking-house for col
lection. 1t is not known whether they are
genuine or were sent me. Sly as hoax.
Opinions are freely expressed by members
OF the legal profession that the discussion OF
the legal points involved in the case, partic-
ularly those raised by the defense, may be
prolonged for several days before arguments
to the jury can be reached.
Scoville has received bona-fde propo-
tion from a medical gentleman for the body
of Charles Guiteau. This gentleman, whose
name Scoville declines to make public at
present. has offered to pay down immedi-
ately Sl000 the amount of the purchase
money, on condition that he shall have the
body of the prisoner as soon as the execu-
ton of the law has been met, to dispose oi
absolutely as he shall see fit. He also agrees
to take his chances, waiting one month OF
twenty years, for the consummation of the
contract on Guiteau's part.
1t is said Scoville takes exception to the
remark Of Warden Crocker, that "the only
person who really seems to care what be-
comes of Guiteau is his sister," and writes
Judging from three hundred or four hun
dred letters which / have opened since the
court adjourned last Wednesday afternoon
to say nothing of newspapers sent with
favorable articles marked, / feel quite sure
that great many people not only care VIII Al
| becomes of him, but they have decided de
sire that he shall have fair play"
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Probate Court Sale of Real Estate

No. Az r. DIN the Probate Court of Shelby
county, Tennessee. Lawhorn, Admir-, etc., VS..
n. A. Brooks ct al.
DY virtue of a decree of sale entered in this
d cause on December 10, 1881, in Minute Book
No. 81, page Ss7 etc, will sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder, in front OF the courthouse
door, on Main street, Memphis, Tenn. on
Saturday, January ., 1852,
within legal hours, the following described real
estate to-wit: Lying and being in Shelby county,
Tennessee; one tract described as follows. towit:
Adjoining James Roosa's tract the east aud lies
on south side OF the Old Raleigh road, and d
bounded on the west by sixty-acre tract belong
ing TO Wylie B. Miller, and on the south by Sneed
place. aud which tract contains 40 acres. more or
less. and formerly part of the land of Judith p
Ingate.
Also. one other tract lying in the 9th Civil Dis
trict of said county: Beginning at stake with
elm and blackgum pointer. Ridouts NE corner OF
his hundred acre tract: thence east p 30-lo(
chains to a stake; thence south A chains TO a
stake In the field; thence west p 3910O chains to
stake: thence north AZ chains to the beginning
containing 102 5000 acres, being the land con
yeyed TO J. n. Brooks by deed registered in Book
los, pages 574 and 575.
Terms of Sale-One-fourth cash, and the balance
in and II months; purchaser executing notes
with security; q lien will also be retained. This
December l3 1881. OWEN DwYER, Clerk.
T. B. Micou Sol for compl'nt wed
50 Sale postponed by order OF Court TO Sat
urday, February 4, IsS2
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Non-Resident No15ce,

NO 4590-In the Chz1cery Court of Shelby county
Tenneszee-w Il stoyau and Rosa Fowler, Ex
elutors ct al, Va LSvinia y. Selden ct al.
II appearing from affidavit in this cause that
the defendAniE Clarence Selden fcftizen oi
Arkansssl, David NJ Flournoy (of Kentucky
Kate Williams and Joseph Williams. are non-resi
dents of the State of Tennessee
n IS therefore ordered, That they make their ap
pesrance herein, at the courthouse OF snetny Souh
" in Memphis, Tenn. on or before the frst Mon
day in February 1852, aud plead. answer or deInuI
S1 fesss a. 10 them and set for hearing expar1e,
aud tnat e copy OF this order be published once a
yrsek for four successive Weeks~in the Memphis
AFPEAI This 7Ih day OF January. 1ss2-
A eopy--Attest. r J. BLACK Clerk and Master.
H r, king, Sol. for Comprt sat
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NEW YORK, January 7.-Holland's ram,
which has attracted considerable public at
tention because of the suspicion that it had
been built for use by the Irish agitators, was
sunk In North river last night. 1t had
been taken to Weehavken on an expert
mental trip, and on returning was run into
by a canal boat and sunk. The canal boat
Kas not injured
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THE prospects are that Senator Ransom,
candidate for reelection from North Caro-
lima, will meet with unexpected opposition.
The legisla ature of that State consists of one
hundred and twelve Democrats, ffty-six Re-
publicans ard two independents. Anxious
to capture the State, the Republicans have
expressed their willingness to unite upon an
independent, ard the Hon. A. NJ. Waddell,
representative in Congress from the third
district, has been selected as the man. But
we do not believe he will consent to run.
Besides, the great Democratic maj 'rity in
the legislature, nearly two to one, will be SO
dificuIt to overcome, that this obstacle in the
way of independent succfss will be sufficient
Of itself to check indie pendent aspirations.
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DIED.

PATE-Thunday. January 5. 1880, at O'Clock
an. MINERVA C. PATE, wife Of Captain P. n.
Pate, of this city.
LEoNARD-Fr!day afternoon, January G. 1ss2. at
$3.50 O'Clock. of congestion, JOHN LEONARD, Of
Hopefeld Arkansas.
The funeral viii take place from the hall of the
Knights of Innisfail, No. 223 Second street, at 9
O'Clock this SUNDAY morning. Friends and
acquaintance are invited 70 attend. Services
from St Peter'E church
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SENATOR COKE of Texas, fears break-up
iu the Democratic party in that State and
says it must come sooner or later. The party
is too top-heavy, and as a great many go into
politics for liv slihooj, when they find out
that tn ere are not leaves enough to go round
they will wander off in.o fresh pastures to
fad them. As to Mahoneism, in the sense
generally understood, the senator does not
believe that its cardinal principles have
taken any root in Texas, but it carries with
it the IDEA of a breakup on general princi-
pies that seems to strike the fancy of the
young men WHO are impatient of enforced
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Watkins & Co. was
The insurance on the stock of Tharb &

These buildings are directly opposite the
Lindell Hotel, and during the excitement
one man connected with the fire department
of that house turned the water on at one of
the stand-pipes, of which the hotel has a
complete system, without attaching the hose,
and great volume of water ran down from
floor to floor, causing some $1,000 damages.
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Postmaster Ainrer,s Card.

Postmaster d. B. Ainger, Of this city, pub
fishes card referring to the charges that a
large number of worthless bonds were certi-
fed by himself and Assistant-P Postm aster
Parker. Anger says that Of the many thou
sand bonds that have come before him he
only signed four which he should not have
signed, all of them for the same persona.
Z. Boone-and these were accompanied by
certified checks to indemnify the government
against any possible loss. Anger says the
government never lost a penny by either his
action or that of his assistant.
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CHU8CHILL'S INVESTIGATION
Why ihe city Refuled 10 Issne ROnds
for ahe Railroad Certiheatts
Presented by Eseay.
Man Murdered and His Wife Seriously
IDjured-Pr0f Smiths Residence
Destroy Ell by fire.
Special to the Appeal

Special to the Appeal.l
LITTLE Rock, January IN. Kirst, one
of the Little Rock aldermen, told reporter
to day, in regard to the Churchill investiga-
ton, that the reason the city council won ID
not issne bonds for the railroad certificates
presented by Major Peay, deputy under
Treasurer Churchill was because they had
been paid into the treasury once by the
sheriff. and deducted from the eity's taxes,
and hence should not have been out to be
presented for bonding. The excitement il
somewhat allayed to-day, although those
who know say the committee is volcano,
ready TO belch forth startling developments.
MURDERED BY UNKNOWN PARTIES.
NJ. NJ. Adams prominent farmer living
few miles north of Little Rock, was muir
dered last night and his wife seriously in
jured. The shooting was done by unknown
parties, and the cause cannot be imsgined.
Officers have gone TO the scene of trouble.
RESIDENCE BURNED.
The residence of Prof. Thomas, at Alex
ander, near this city, was destroyed by FIRE.
The professor is geologist of the Iron Noun
tain Railrosd Company, and lost valuable
library, oil paintings, ETC., amounting to sew
eral thousand dollars, and no Insurance.
PAUL BoYToN.
Associated Press Report
Paul Boyton, the aquatic wonder, arrived
here from Pine Bluff to-day on his way 10
Fort Smith, from which point he proposes to
swim TO Pine Bluff.
KUISLUX KILLED.
The Democrats Walnut Ridge special saws:
"a report has Just reached here that kuklux
from Little Black river invaded the town OF
Corning with the avowed Intention of muir
dering Jim and George Stephens, Lutte Im-
boden and NJ. Bergen. One of the party,
Riley Black, refused to assist and the party
killed him. This disgusted several others,
| and they gave the clan away. The citiz ms
attempted to arrest the outlaws and in the
melee three of the elan were killed. Intense
excite ment prevails here"
WANT THEIR RIGHTS.
New ORLEANS, January The TINES.
| Democrats Little Rock special says: THE
colored Republicans of Arkansas have taken
the initiatory steps toward perfectiDg a thor
ough organization throughout the State. A
| large meeting here adopted resolutions urg-
| ing immediate action in shaping the politics
OF the State for the good Of the whole
people, and demanding the recognition which
their number, being four-ffths of the entire
Republican vote of the State, entities them
| to. They also appointed a committee to
| draft circular letter TO the colored voters
OF the State, soliciting their cooperation in
holding the State. They also invite the
assistance of all honest white Republicans
| This action of the colored men creates some
commotiop, as it is step they have taken
for recognition as a political faction"
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MASONIC TEMPLE
NOTICE.

MEMPHIS. TENN, January .. IssS.,l
s6 Holders Of January, 1852, Coupons
Of Masonic Temple Bonds will receive
payment thereof by presenting the same
to w. w. THACHER, Treasurer, at First
National Bank OF Memphis, on and after
the 10th instant. BY order
DAVID P. MADDEN, President.
Attest: r. C. WILLIAMSON, Sec'y.
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, January There is much DIS
appointment among the clericals at the decis-
ion of the government to introduce no more
comprehensive measures than the July bill.
The clerical leaders in the diet are prepar-
ing series of amendments which, if adopted
will practically have the effect of repeating
the May laws. The conservatives regard the
forthcoming ecclesiastical bill as purely tenn
porary, to be followed by revision of the
Falk laws as soon as negotiations with the
Vatican are concluded. 1t is only on this
assumption that the conservatives have
agreed To sI1Dnort the hill
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Civil suits 60 be In.tttuted.

Information has been obtained from relia-
will be instituted soon against several parties
connected with the Star-route schemes, to re-
cover the large sums OF money alleged to
have been illegally and improperly obtained
from the United States government. Most oi
the suits are to be brought in New York, al
that is the meeting place of the parties who
are to become defendants and where service
can easily be obtained upon them. Very
few, if any, suits will be entered in this city
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METEOROLOGICAL.
Dr. w. Il. butler.

Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, TENN, January 7.-Dr. w. E.
Butler, ninety-four years of age, and the
oldest citizen in West Tennessee, died Yester-
day and was buried to-day.
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BISMARCK AND THE POPE.
The Man OF Iron Said 70 be Taking n
Lively Interest in Lees
Welfare.
German POIifies-MOre Stringent Laws
10 be Enacted for Ihe Eeueif Of
Unhappy Ireland
MARn .Iannary

MARID, January THE editors OF eleven
republican newspapers have signed declar-
ation in favor OF continuous efforts to estab-
lise democrats soTe-nment. The organs
of Senior CASTELAR, abstained from partici-
patton in the movement.
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THE STAR ROUTES.
Over 100000 Bids Put i'm Yesterday
Star Thieves Before the Police
COurt-A Large
Number Of Civil Suits to be Instituted
in New YOrk-POstmaster
Ainger's Card.

WASHINGTON, January Proposals for
the star mail service in nearly all the trans
Mississippi territory are being received At
the postofice department to-day. Over five
hundred thousand bids have been put in,
and it will require nearly two weeks to open