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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-05

WASHINGTON, December 4.-The Senate
was called TO order at noon by President pro
tenn. Davis. Alter prayer, the customary
resolutions were adopted for ii appointment
of a committee to notify the President and
HOUSE, respectively, that The Senate wac
-aady for business.
The Senate Then went Oh the calendar, and
after disposlng OF one or two private bills,
recessed for half an hour.
The Senate reconvened at | 80 o'clock, and
shortly sfterward The Presidents message
was read.
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PEACE CONGRESS.
NEW MINISTER'S

from the Argentine Republic, Austria. Hun
gary. Brazil, Chill, China, France, Japan,
Mexico, the Netherlands, and Russia have pre-.
sented their credentials. The missions of Den
mark and Venezuela at this capital have been
raised in grade. Switzerland has created a pleni-
potentiary mission to this government, and an
embassy from Madagascar aud a minister from
Siam Will shortly arrive. Our diplomatic inter
course has been enlarged by the establishment of
via and the creation of a mission to the
same, and by the restoration of the mission to
Greece. The Shah of Persia has expressed his
qualification that a charge d'dfdires will shortly be
sent to that country, where tine rights of our citi-
zens have been hitherto courteously guarded by
the representatives of Great Britain.
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THE MESSAGE

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States:
It is provided by the constitution that the presi-
dent shall from time to time give to Congress in
mend to their consideration such measures as he
shall judge eKpedient.
In viewing the events OF the year which has
elapsed since the commencement of your session,
/ first call your attention to the gratifying copdi-
ton of our foreign affairs. Our intercourse with
Other powers has confined TO be of the most
friendly character. Such slight differences as have
arisen during the year have b en- already settled
or are likely 10 reach an early adjustment. The
arrest of citizens of the United States in
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is still without any form of civil government. If
means were provided for the education of ins
people and for the protection OF nelr lives and
pco5eTtv- the immense resources Of region would
invite perm anent settlement and open new fields
OF Industry and enterprise The report OF the
Commissioner OF
presents an account OF the 1abors OF that depart
ment during the past year, and INCLUDES lnformA-
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in July last I authorized a publt announcement
that the whole force of the government should re-
gard themselves at liberty to exercise their pleas
ure in making or refusing to tnske political con-
would in no manner Affect theh oficial status.
In tnis matter / acted upon the new which had
always maintained, an ] still mainAiu, that a pub
lie officer should be as absolutely Rec as any other
citizens to give or ID withhold eQ1Eibutfons from
however, been urged, and doubness with some
foundation in fact, that by solieifEions OF su peri
ors and by other modes contributons have been
ing was a fear of what might befI them il they
refused. 1t goes without saying hist such contri-
collection should be prohibited y law. A bill
which will efectuallys suppress than will receive
nv cordial approval.
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preparing TO be great States may well engage your
special attention II is there that the Indian dis
tIrbances mainly occur and that polygamy has
found room for It's growth i cannot doubt that n
careful survey of territorial legislation would be
Of the highest utility. Life and property would
become more secure, the liability of outbresks be-
tween Indians and whites would be lesSened, the
rublfc domain would be more securely guarded.
and better progress be made in the instruction of
the young.
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In that country has lately suffered. It has not
traDspired that any Ann rican citizen has been
subjected to arrest or injury, but our courteous
remonstrance has. nevertheless been courteously
received. There is reason TO believe the time is
not far distant when Russia Will be able to secure
liberation TO all faiths within her borders.
Atan International convention held at Paris in
1850. and attended by representatives of the United
States, an agreement was reached in respect to the
protection of trademarks on patented articles and
the rights of manufacturing firms and corpora
lions. The formulating into treaties of the recon-
mendattons thus adopted is receiving the atten-
ton which it merits. The protection of
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-05
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

renews the suggestion of his predecessor, that in
the interest of justice better provision than the
existing laws afford should be made in certain
judicial districts for fixing the fees of witnesses
and jurors. In my me. sage of December last /
referred TO the pending criminal proceedings
growing out of the allege1 frauds in what is
known as the Star route service of the Postonice
Department and advised you that 1 had eDjoined
upon the Atto~rney-General and associate counsel,
to whom the interests of the government were
intrusted. the duty of prosecuting with the utmost
vigor OF the law, any persons who might be found
chargeable with those ofenses. A trial of one of
these cases has since occurred. 1t occupied for
many weeks the attention of the Supreme Court
of this District, and resulted in a disag reement of
the jury, but the cause has been again placed
upon the calendar and will shortly be retired. If
any guilty persons shall finally escape punishment
for their offenses it will not be for lack of diIigent
and earnest efforts on the part of the prosecution
l trust that some ayr ement may be reached
which viii speedily enable Congress, with the con-
cuIrence of the executive. to afford the CONNER
cial community the benefits of a national bank
rupt law.
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HAYTI

and san Domingo. / advise that provision be made
for diplomatic intercourse with the latter by en-
largiRg the scope of the mission at POrtau-Prince
/ regret that q certain class OF American citizens
against the government OF Hayti, have thus lar
been urged unaYaiIlngly.
A recent agreement with
MEXICO
provides for the crossing OF the frontier BY The
armed forces OF either country in pursuit OF hCs-
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The claim Of this nation in regard to the super
vision and control of any interoceanic canal
across the American Isthmush has continued to be
the subject of conference. 1t is Likely that time
will be more powerful than discussion in remov-
ing the divergence between the Two nations,
whose friendship is so closely cenented by the in
timacy of their relations aud the community of
their interests.
Our congratulated friendliness with Russia
has remained unbroken. 1t has prompted me TO
prefer the earnest counsels OF this government
scriDtiOu which the
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were:
For civil ,O42 $50 AZ
For foreign intercourse I,SS7,5S3 10
For 736, 747 40
For pensions 81, 1913 95
For the military establishment, in
Guiding river and hsrbor improve
mems and arsenal. ...--. ......... 43, $40, 49i 10
For the naval establishment, includ-
ing vessels, machinery and improve
ments at navy-yards---:---.... ..-.. Is, ,O46 &c
For miscellaneous expenditures, in
Guiding public buildings, light
house and collecting the revenue. "a, 539, 237 so
For expenditures of account of the
District of 1880, 543 81
For interest on the public debit. 71,077, 206 20
Total ordinary expenditures .......S 267, 9SI, 439 So
Leaving a surplus revenue of Gas. 533, 80 IL, which
will draw an amount from the cash balance in the
treasury of $40, 1877, 594 81, making S166, 2SI, sos So
OF which was applied to the redemption of bonds:
For the sinking fund 49,. .....S SEQ. o79. $50 90
OF fractional currency for the sinking
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under recent laws which owe their origin TO the
disturbed condition of that country, has led TO &
somewhat extended correspondence with the gov
eminent of Great Britain. A disposition TO respect
our rights has been practically manifested by the
release of the arrested parties.
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in the Territories are reported by the Secretary of
the Interior. II is not probable that any addi-
tional legislation in this regard will be deemed de-
sirable until the effect of existing laws shall be
more closely observed and studied / congratui ate
YOU that the commissioners under whose super
vision these laws have been put in operation are
ENCOURAGED to believe that the evil at which they
are AIMED may be suppressed without resort TO
such radical measures as IN some quarters have
been thought indispensable for success
The close relation OF the general government to
Tile "TERRITnRIEs
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THE DISTRICT OF coauHBrA.

hope that, however numerous ana urgent may
be the demands upon your attention the interests
of this District will not be forgotten The denial
10 its residents of the great right OF suffrage in all
its relation to national, Sta'e and municipal action
imposes on Congress the duty of afording tn m
the best administration which its wisdom can de-
wise. The report of the District Commissioners in
dicates certain measures whose adoption would
seem to be very desir able. I Instance in particu-
lar those which relate to arrears of taxes, TO steam
railroads., and 10 assessments of real property.
Among the questions which have been the topic
of recent debate in the halls of Congress none are
of greater gravity than those relating tothe ascer-
teinment of
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DIRECT AZ RESENT M1sAPPRE
POLITICAL AssEssEENTs,

In approval of such Legislation Is may be found
for supplementing thE existing provi-
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will be termineble after September 9Th. 1888, on
two months notice by either party While GER
tain provisions of that compact may have proved
onerous, its existence has fostered commercial re-
latons which ii Is important to preserve. Isug-
gest, therefore, that early consideration be given
to such notifications of the treaty as seems 10 be
demanded by the interests of our people
In view of our increasing frade with both
The times., 1882-11-03
Stage Emotion.

1t is curious, by the way. how differ
entity stage emotion affects different peo-
pie. For instance, when ''The Banker s
Daughter was on, u couple of weeks
ago. many women wept copiously.
Someof them were hard-hcarted wretch
es, too. One of the dampest there had
seen stab regulations with rs little COM
junction as bug-hunter would impale
II beetle upon a pin. And certain
Boniface wot of, who will skin you
alive if he has n fair show, wept pro-
fusely. So did Guiana. As the curtain
was falling l said to her.
'.How we'll Mrs Tresestrellas is look
ing tonight"
Guiana looked up through her tears.
"And what a very handsome dress
that is she has on"
''Pooh!' cried Guiana, '.she bought
that stuff because it looks like cloth, but
it isn't-it's only suiting. And those
buttons she's stuck all over it only cost
two bits n dozen. I'll wager the whole
suit could be had for thirty dollars"
'Indeedr' / replied, ''what very
lucky fellow Tresestrellas is. But | see
the play has moved you, my dear. Par
don me for disturbing you."-Argo-
91HUI
The times., 1882-11-03
Stride of Science,

We call the attention of our eastern
friends TO the fall styles in lynching in
Wyoming and to the advancement thus
being made in crude justice. The tele-
graph pole has about played out here
now rs a western aid to speedy vindica-
ton and the advantage of box car rs
n convenient lynching apparatus will be
seen by all. and the day is notfar distant
when ear fitted up like wrecking car
only with vigilance committee. coro-
ner, coroners jury, rope, ETC., will be
the popular thing. If the day ever comes
when such necktie chariot roams up
and down the land, people will begin to
look over their past record when they
see it coming, and reform.
Wyoming may not be very recherche
in many ways, but she has made some
gallant strides in the way of sudden
equity. Justice may be slow in the old
world, but in Wyoming results come
treading upon the heels of crime and eff
feet somehow seems to follow rapidly on
the trail of cause.
The Pullman Palace Lynching carwill
have every convenience and be managed
so as to give perfect satisfaction to all.
1t will be held subject to telegram and
when the average bold, bad man, who is
too handy. with six shooter, kills the
principal business man in town, it will
be coupled to an engine as soon as the
wicked man can get himself in shape,
the excursion train will come and take
him along. When business is good, and
several kilograms have to be attended to
the first man can be hung while the car
is making forty miles per hour on the
way to the second man.
No doubt there are croakers who will
sneer at this suggestion and claim that
it is impossible, but other inventors be-
sides us have been hooted at. When
Galileo invented the steamboat and
Archimedeas discovered her lever, and
Edison found out that the earth revolved
on its hind feet, they were all laughed
at because they were so far in advance
of the age in which they lived. That
may be our fate, but we cannot help it,
when we get one of those glorious ideas,
we just 90 to work and print it, and
then let humanity avail itself of the
statement or turn its back upon us and
grope on through the black nights OF
ages.-Lamdrie BO0mcrdHg
The times., 1882-11-03

iove, SIT, De sure tnat IL Is with pretty
woman. 1t is always safer" "WhyP'
Because some other fellow will be sure
to be attracted and cut you out before
any harm has been DONE"
A man never loses anything by being
polite. A Buffalo gentleman, waiting
for train, saw woman slip upon
something and nearly fall. He hurried
to assist her and helped her to rise, and
as he did so she dropped valise which
proved to be his own, which he had left
in the depot few minutes before, and
which she was attempting to steal.
A notorious scamp. much affected in
q revival, once went to Jonathan Ed
wards, and said to him, in the religious
parlance of the time: II realize that /
am the chief of sinners" Glad to hear
it, replied the dominic; '.your neigh
bors have long realized it," II feel"
persisted the whining penitent, ''that 1
am willing to be damned for the glory
of God" .'Well," replied the hard
+ hearted preacher, Il don't know any
body around here that would have the
slightest objection"
Rector (whose curate has lately left
the parish). visiting old woman
"Well, Betty, expect you will miss
Mr.. Robinson good dealP" Betty
"Oh, yes. sir! He were beautiful
young man, sirn' Rector-"Well, he
was a very good man, Betty; but Idon't
know about his being exactly ''beauti-
full " Betty-"Oh, he weren't much
to look at in the face, know, but, lor',
sir, his innards was lovely."-Judy.
During the rebuilding of an orthodox
church in a Massachusetts town the so.
ciety worshiped morning and evening
in the Unitarian church, the building
being occupied in the afternoon by the
Unitarians. A visiting clergyman at
the evening service, having called upon
the Lord to bless the evening and morn
ing service, added: ''And will thou bless
rs much of the afternoon service as
thou approvest.n
The times., 1882-11-03
A New Orleans Negroes Distinction.

What do you think of this history of
one of your New Orleans boys. | am
quite sure he was known in New Or
leans by Il different name from that
which he bears now; but may be some
of your readers may guess who he was
before he took the name of Amadon Alb
doul and became sub-lieutenant in the
spahis of Senegal and won the Cross of
the Legion of Honor. The ace of
spades is not blacker than Amadon Alb
doul. Believe him; his family were for
many generations kings (''lantaro" in
negro tongue) in Africa. Born and
bred in New Orleans, he learned there
TO speak French perfectly. He went to
Senegal enlisted, organized drilled,
armed, equipped and clad (viz: with u
fig-leaf) 1900 native Senegalians, with
whom he fought for France and so gal
lantly he was rewarded with sub-lieu-
tenants commission and the Cross of
the Legion of Honor. His health be-
came impaired and he came to Paris on
furough. Being here he ordered the
costume of great sheik, that if his
health failed him and he became obliged
TO resign his commission he might have
civil suit suited with his hereditary
position. The tailors he patronized in
stead of bringing him n brilliant cos
tune stiff with gold embroidery,
brought him Spahi's jacket, of which
he has II dozen, so he refused it. The
tailors brought and lost lawsuit to re-
cover cost of the jacket. Paris Cor.
NcD Orleans PiCdVHHc.
The times., 1882-11-03
Cannot Stand Civilization.

The population of Honolulu is 10000,
nearly half of whom is American, the
other half being made up of natives, of
Chinese and some English. OF the
merchants and commercial men a ma
jority are Americans, the balance are
English. There are also few Chinese
merchants. The natives, when the mis-
sionarics first visited them, numbered
400, 600, but to-day there are not over
$4,000 natives on the island. Like all
Indians or aborigines, they cannot stand
civilization or progress. The descend
ants of the old missionaries fell in with
new modes of life. When the mission
aries first settled on the island they
brought up their children with puritanic
strictness, but other people coming in
among them, they were soon infused
with the spirit of enterprise and took up
grants of land and learned how to make
money Most of the missionaries sent
their children to this country to acquire
an education, and they returned with
modern ideas. This, with the infusion
of the foreign element, has produced q
society in Honolulu, which is equal in
education and refinement to that of any
other city.-iSt. Louis Republican.
The times., 1882-11-03
The Biggest Idea Yet.

They looked hungry and tired. and
they were certainly ragged and dirty as
they were espied by Wall street news
reporter sitting in the shade of the de-
pot.
JIM suddenly remarked one. ave
struck the biggest idea yetr'
Found a plug of tobacco?"
"Not much; suppose lis two could buy
every line of railroad in the United
State?"
Yes"
Look what our income would be for
n week! 1t couldn't be less than S25.-
600. We keep 'em four weeks, secure a
fortune of $4,000 each, and then sell
out and go to Europe"
Come on!'
They hopefully entered the depot to
make arrangements with the ticket
agent to buy that road as a starter, but
in two minutes one came out of the
door on the jump and the other went
through back window which was
open.
The times., 1882-11-03
The Paris Galnin,

Ever since Victor Hugo told the story
of Little Gavroche in ''Les MiScrabIeS," :"
there has been great interest in the
''gamins" of Paris. These little fell
lows often leave good homes and wan
der in the streets in poverty, in order
to gain what they call ''liberty." But
their adventures are often amusing. An
urchin of this class was brought into
court in Paris the other day, charged
with being vagrant. His mother APP
peared to make an appeal for him, and
the following dialogue ensued:
"Your boy was found sleeping in one
of the parks last night" said the JUS
tice. "This will never do"
''You hear" said the mother to the
boy. "That will never do! You are q
bad boy" (To the judge) "But ex-
cuse him this time, your honor; he is u
very good boy"
$50 you want to see if you can keep
the boy at home in futureP" said the
justice.
Eyes, your honor; he is my only boy.
Go the boy) Remember, this is the
last time, you serpent, whom | have
warmed in my breastr'
"How did he happen to run awayP"
81 had sent him out in the morning
to buy loaf of bread and jug of milk.
After he bought them, saw him going
down the street after band of soldiers.
i waited ar hour, two hours, all day.
You can imagine my feelings. At last,
in the evening, he came in with the
milk and bread and put them on the
table, and only said, Here they arep
$50 i caught up the long roll of
bread to chastise him. he deserved,
but just as | brought it down he fled
through the door, and the bread flew
out of my hand and knocked over the
milk and then rolled into the street. SO
he did not dare to come back. But he
always means well, poor boy! (To the
boy:) You little rascallion! just you
waitr'--
"Well, you may try to keep him in
order, He is given up to You during
good behavior"
.Ycs, your honor; will care for the
little lambl (seizing the boy by the coat
collar.) Now, william, come home. We
will sec who is masterr'
The spectators laughed. The wo-
mans '.bark' was evidentlyworsc than
her "bite."
The times., 1882-11-03
Mistaken.

Though we may pity near-sighted
people, it is almost impossible some-
times to avoid laughing at their ludi-
crous, though unconscious, blunders.
Perhaps the most considerate of gentle
men could not have helped smiling if
he had witnessed either of the following
''scenes."
A lady while riding recently with n
gentleman, in 4 strange city, exclaimed,
"'How strange to lay out u new ceme-
terry in the crowded part of a cityr'
"Oh," replied the gentleman, ''this is
not a cemetery it is u park"
IL thought those signs on the posts
very singular for cemetery, but they
are stranger still for park" said the
lady.
.'Why what is on themp" asked her
friend, greatly surprised at the remark.
"Why," she replied, ''you certainly
see those little signs all along, Weep
DER the Graves P'
''No," replied the gentleman, 'but l
see on them, Keep off the Grassp"
A Boston minister was walking down
Washington street just after the assas-
sination of Gen. Garfield, and overheard
a man, who was trying to read from a
paper in shop-window, Garfield's S
words
''God regns, and the Government at
Washington still lives"
"Why! Why. This is blasphemousl
See." he exclaimed, to his companion.
''It says, God resigns His government
ut Washington.
A quiet little suburban lady one day
stopped another lady on fremont street,
Boston, and said, ''Oh, I'm glad to see
you. i want to make some inquiries
about poor person in whom YOU are
Interested"
The lady addressed looked as much
surprised as if she had never been in
terested in poor person; but taking the
proffered hand, said, ''You surprise me-
l thought you had left town. Let us
step into this doorway"
As they stepped in" they came
very close together, and the philanthropy
ic lady stopped, flushed, and said, pray
excuse me. I'm mistaken; am very
near-sightcd, ana | thought you were
Miss A. the City Missionary"
'Indeedp' answered the lady with
big white pufls. '.Well, am mistaken,
too. L thought you were my neighbor
in Beacon street--till took good look
at you. am also near-sighted."
The two looked little mortified, and
Beacon street-of the new style-smiled
family and moved on; and the quiet lit
tie suburban lady smiled and moved OF
too.
Serious results sometimes arise from
near-sightedness, and it should be looked
after somewhat and carefully treated in
young people. Have our schools any
responsibility in this matterp-- Youth'S s
COnpdiaiOn.