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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27

The surprising exposure OF the Pigeon
Labouchere journey to Richmond is Great
ing no little stir here, Gays the Chicsgo Irib-
une. People who admired the course Mira.
Labouchere pursued toward Mrs. Langtry
and her spoonish follower, now doubt the
genuineness of the former lady's horror OF
Mrs. Gruniy, and, with the assistance of
the better memories among them, are raking
up old stories. Those who know Mr.. La
bouehere best say that he was here about
eight or ten years ago, with apparently no
other object than TO enjoy himself in the
N amer of the Eoglish aristocrat born to
wealth; but 1t subsequently transpired that
Mr.. Labouchere's name was mentioned very
frequently in the divorce case OF Pigeon u.s.
Pigeon, then on trial in the Divorce Court in
London. 1t was then understood that il was
the male Pigeon that was flying to gather
the olive branch of divorce, and succeeded
ia getting it; and that 1t was the debonnGire
Labouchere who had plucked the plU-
mage OF the husband of the talented
actress, Miss Henrietta Hodson. The lady
at this time was playing at the Queens
Theater in London, an unlucky house, which
ruined nearly every manager who ran ii.
BY more than coincidence Mr.. Labouchere
WAS the proprietor and financial backbone of
the establishment at this period. After Mr..
Pigeon got his decree aisi, at the paternal
l.
genius of the English court for matrimonial
troubles, he retired into utter oblivion and
Miss Hodson retired from the stage, to be
known TO the public in the future as Mrs.
Labouchere, notably 10 sensational case
which displayed extensive gambling that
went on in the "set" of which she and Mr..
Labouchere formed part. At the time Of
the divorce suit Mr.. Labouchere's litigous
spirit had not fully developed itself, nor had
he had that famous encounter with the pro-
prietor of the London Daily Telegraph, over
which SO much bad blood and good ink was
squandered, 30 that the fact of his interest in
tue case was not of such importance as it
now would be to the gossp-loving public.
Another piece of talk in this connection is
that Mr.. Labouchere was anxious to get a
seat in Parliament. And, ss ill-luck would
have il, that great British pow-Wow was dis
solved while Mr.. Labouchere was awaiting
in New York the deaoEen,ent OF Mr.. Pigeons
legal tactics in London. BY cable Mr.. La
honeheEe delivered an address 10 he constitu-
cts OF metropolitan borough, and with all
speed consistent with his respect for the
courts he FASTENED to London. At the first
nesting he was to address in the course of
his candidature, some cockney Wsg or politi-
Cal enemy let loose a pigeon In the room.
The bird scared around and around amidst
the laughter of the people. The candidate,
with the GOODNESS for which he is famous
tried to win the crowd 10 listen TO his speech,
but his voice was drowned in the repeated
bursis OF laughter at his expense, and he had
to retire from the room, and subsequently
from the canvass. Afterward he found
home in Northampton.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27

Of the people, are operated contrary 10 the
interests of the public, aud 10 enrich foreisn
cities and capitalists Ia the recent debate
in the South Carolina Legislature 1t wS'
shown that the charges on a lot of machin-
cry for the Pslzer Cotton Mile were as fol-
lows: By sea to Charleston, S24; from
Charleston TO Columbia by railroad, Sl4;
from Columbia 10 Pelzsr by railroad, S5S.
1t was also shown that the freight
rate from NeWbery to Pelzer per 100
pounds was thirty-six cents, and from
NeWberry to Baltimore, ten times
the distance, was only seventy cents. In
dealing with this question the people of Ten
nessee ask no discrimination in their favor,
but they will insist that there shall be no
discrimination against them. The railroad
power in this country Is startling and tre-
mendoua, and unless checked will become
stronger than the people. The laiest statis-
tics show that fer the last comparative year
England built only 100 miles of railroad,
Germany 800, France about 1000, and the
United States 10000. These figures show
that railroads are fast becoming the govern
power tnAs VI
capitalists, intent on swelling their already
pleihoric purses, seize upon these corpora
tions and compel those for whose benefit
the roads were built to submit TO their ex-
tortions and ruinous discriminations Own
ing thousands of miles Of railroad. they
build up -thsis-fereiss- cities ~.a-t0rss- -
the expense of those for whose BEN
eft the roads were built. Great railroad
kings like Gould or Vanderbilt can sit in
their Offices and build up and pull down
cities at will, and destroy the industry OF one
community for the benefit of another. Char
ters are given railroads BY the Legislatures
presuming they will be run in the interest of
the people, but they are operated TO The
injury of one community for the benefit of
another by unjust determinations. 1t is
high time for the people to seek redress
through the fundamentally of railroad
commission.
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hEIlPMIS APPEAL
WEDNESDAY, ;: DECEMBER "a, 1882
MISSISSIPPI RIvRR IMPROVEMENT
To RE STOPPED.

The APPEAL has shown, by unmistakable
facts, that the East is aroused upon the sub
ject of Mississippi improvement; that it
has taken up the idea that unobstructed
navigation of that river will injure their
business; also that, with view 10 stop the
improvements now in progress, the outlet
scheme ia favored, not that improvement by
outlet would be any more acceptable than
Improvement by willow mattresses, but be-
cause it is thought that the plan not adopted
can be used as means of crushing the plan
that is adopted. In this way the outlet plan
is c1nningly made use of to prevent any
improvement of the Mississippi river at all,
and its advocates, intentionally or uninten-
tionally, are acting with the enemies of i'm
provement. The new Cincinnati paper, the
Ne1s, of Monday, had Washington tele-
gram which stated that Capt. Cowdou
and the Congressional Commission mean
to do away with the Mississippi River Com
mittee plan now in process Of execution. SIN
point of CONCEALED fact" says the telegram,
'rhe plans of Eads and the commission are
dead ducks in the pond, as the committee
has done its work right well. The evidence
taken and now taking, is in the same line.
The money now expanding is extravsgant
and for useless objects; the improvements do
not improve; they are mere means for spend
ing the money appropriated and are imprac-
ticable; there is little doubt in Washington,
in the minds of those best posted, that the
outlet system proposed by Cowdon will be
adopted. That plan proposes an enlarge
ment of the mouth of the river; if it does
not do anything else it will at least put a
temporary stop to the experiment on the
lower Mississippi levees aud beds" Such are
the expressions of this Washington writer,
and the object of the plans he exposes is seen
in the last paragraph about accomplishing
temporary stoppsge of the Improvements
Once stopped the temporary must give way
to permaneney, and the old business
of improving Eastern creeks will proceed
while the great water highway of the nation
will be neglected, and the grand prospects
of prosperity for the valley OF the Missis.
sippi disrupted, because the East fears they
would stand in the way of their monopo-
LIKING the trade in Western products. Our
people ought TO be wide awake and aroused
to what is going on. The APPEAL, at leas,,
has not been wanting in pointing out where
our interests lie, and calling upon its readers
to stand up for their rights and 10 insist on
prospecting by the facilities nature has
favored them with, spite of all selfish oppo-
sition from the Eastern seabeard.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27

CheTe;' and another that, IS the fMasher' was
apt to speak affectedly and to masticate his
words (witness the Bo-ionian 'cultchaw' for
culture; l don't gay that the Bostonians say
ee, but the New Workers declare they do),
be might have bees originally 'Hdchetir.'
In the United States the term il applied to
two different classes of admirers of the fair
sex. The society mssher' ia merely good
looking and rather foppish ladies' man.
somewhat OF a spoon and occasionally a
'muf'' He is sweet, civil, not unamusiug
and harmless. He will marry, and never
ask for latch-key. But masher No. Ia,
in the States, rather fast going, champagne
supper-ordering, observation-disclosures
burlesque extravaganza sdmiring young
man. He resembles our tennessee doree or
Stage doory,' as Mr.. John Holliugshead calls
them, with slight touch of Don Juanism."
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nr. arimshaus,s seoret.

A bit Of gossip, which is really very droll
if you know how cat-and-dog-ish have been
the relations among HaWthorne's children,
is the fact that Julian Hawthorne, who edits
his fathers posthumous romance, Dr. Grim
sha,re,s Secret, has dedicated the volume,
which appears, 1 believe, about the 10Th
instant, 10 "Mr. George Parsons Lathrop,
the soa-in-law, and Mrs. Rose Hawthorne
Lathrop, the daughter, of Nathaniel Haw-
thoTne." Whether this is an outward sign
of the healing of feuds or not L do not know,
but of one thing 1 am certain: that peace
IN that family cannot be of long continuance.
The romance in question will have upon its
title page spiders web in which is caught
a key; the whole referring 10 huge spider
which in the story so sympathizes with the
moods of the old man whose dim study it
inhabiis as to seem almost a part of himself.
The last half of the story is far inferior to
the frat, perhaps because the latter was re-
writteu-BostoR Letter.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27
Miss KELLOGG and TOsfi's ssood. Bye,,
Song.


The Chicago correspondent ofthe Iouis-
vile Courier-JOurnai writes thaton CHRIS
mas eve Miss Kellogg came up e the Press
Club reception in a really uncsemonious
and pleasant way, and assisted in enter
tainment of guests BY singing Jurisdictions.
During the evening, while engsgd in con-
versation among a coterie of friendsand adj
mirerp, one of the group thankedher most
heartily aud earnestly for the genuine
pleasure Miss Kellogg had give in her
public singing OF Tosli's "Good-bssp song.
Miss Kellogg seemed to be anothF person
immediately-was animated, delisited and
interested, and, glowing with symp4hy and
sentiment, she at once began a mosi nierest-
ing account of her own conceptiotof, and
ideas concerning, what surely is aknewl-
edged as her matchless interpretatia of one
of the tenderest songs ever sung.
"Do you know" she said, Shat cog has
become part of my very life? 1t 10 me
always, not only perfect picture, nt an
extraordinary realization. 1 scannt ex-
press TO any one how it makes me si. l
really feel and see that dreary autum day;
see, and am in the very mood with,
failing leaf and fading tree; lines ofshi,e
in a sullen sea- truly see, as / hpe
thousand times seen, the swallows mixing
them ready to fly, wheeling out on Indy
sky;' and besides all this, sse, with qiti-
ful feeling cannot tell you about, oble
horse and a nobler rider-and then the Der
less horse dashing away in the disiancs
ibid YOU ever hear the story Of thenit-
ing of those words?
"No? Well it is this. Melville. than.
thor OF the words, wrote very little pory,
indeed scarcely anything besides this God
Bye poem. One dreary autumn day haeft
his study ordered his horse and rode anv
Within fifteen minutes he was brought hex
TO his study dead-throYn from his Irse
and killed. The ink was scarcely dron
his manuscript of this Good Bye az.
They were the last words he ever we.
The pathos and piteousness of all this soc
how creeps into my heart every time / sg
that song, and if did not sing it with H.
ing, 1 would not be human, much less n
artist"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27

WAsuTNGToN December 26--Iu I'll

WASHINGTON, December 26.-In the Dick.
son case, Dickson was recalled for further ex-
animation. In detailing his Efforts to Sc.
cure BoWen's arrest, he said he had made
application for a warrant in September last,
and that it was about TO be issued when the
investigation was transferred to Wells; that
npon making further application he was
censured for addressing the grand jury.
Touching his conversation with the Attor-
ney-General, Dickson said be approached
him, saying: "Billy, you know the Attor-
ney .GeneraI?" 10 which he responded that
he had known him from early childhood.
He said he wanted him TO see Mr.. Brewster,
and the meeting followed, whereupon Brew
ster told him the meeting was highly inn
proper during the trial, but that he would
be glad to see him after its conclusion. An
ill-natured colloquy followed between Weiis
and Dickson 70 reply TO q question Wells
said that, while Bowen was under bond, he
didn't irfend to prosecute him for perjury,
as be believed he testified truthfully and he
wanted him for the next trial. Holmead
and Martin, of the Star-route jury, were ex-
smined, after which the court adjourned.
The general belief after to-day's expressions
of the Court is that the defendant will be
held 10 await the action of the grand jury.
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AT HOME
How They Live When Away from the
Artificial Life efthe Stage, and What
Their Tastes and Habits Are.
Clara Louise kelley and Tostrs stood.
Bye" Song-Silssn ON American
Culture-Ws,d's Romance.

NEW YORK, Decems.r a6.-Mr. Jennings,
the London corresp0atsnt Of the New York
World, referring to harlow Weeds death,
tells the following ven Interesting story:
ne most e1uaordiu,ry circumstance had
come within the knoslive Of Mr.. Weed. /
remember him one dsg telling me a story
which was quite roeance in itself, and so
interesting, moreover, which all rom snces
are not, tnAt win renture TO repeat it,
merely changing inc nane of the chief per-
sonage who figured il =, gentleman
whom will call Brovue IA friend OF MT.
Weed's) was travelling New York in order
to start for Texas, Wher be had a valuable
appointment to fill. o, his way he met
Southern family, conssting of a husband,
his wife and young LAZY. Mr.. Browne be-
came very much intersed in this youue
lady, and when they all sriyed in New York
he paid her great ausntious and pro-
trscted his stay until ,friepd of his. Mr..
Thomas Greeley, remonstated with him. In
explanation OF ms coduct, Browne said:
u am determined to many this young girl
II she Will have me, andlw will speak 10 her
parents about 1t this ven nisbtn He was
forty-6ve and the girl wed iuetv,1 -Fnp ar-
suance OF his design ne expIsined his POSI-,
ton and circumstances ls .se family. and
the girlis father las NJ. Brown. E.spo,ed
- - = haar "a 49,
NOuAu 20 ILL AZ AcAciedce 10 dis proposal.
When Mr.. Browne went d the hotel ne
found only the mother. Ehe said: eI have
sent my husband out in craer that 1 might
speak with you more fr,.ly.D She seemed
painfully affected, and afer a Jew moments
made the following Astounding announce
ment: "Ths young lady shom YOU wish to
marry is your 0sOn dauskkr.n Mr.. Browne
was dresdfully shocked, bu he was soon sat
isfed of the truth Of the laai,s words. When
at college in Vermont he hli formed an in
timacy with young girl, al left her. Sue
went to the South as go.ernes. as mapy
New England girls did al TAI time. After
two years she died, having preyiously ex-
planned her position and dix.os d the name
and family of the father Of lsr child 10 the
good people with whom she "a then living.
They, in their kindness Of kearr. adopted
the child, and it was while kingine her TO
New York that they accids,laily encouu.
tered the father, as just aeeribed. Mr..
Browne went on to Texas, mere he died
shortly afterward He told il friend. Mr..
Thomas Greeley, the foreeiug circum.
stances, and Mr.. Greeley relssed them TO
Mr.. Weed at the time. GOD from a note
which have by ME that Mr.. Weed repes,ed
them to me on the 18th of SePember. 1869.
L am thus minute in giving " authority.
for the story itself might we'll hsihe abstract
of highly sensational novel, al the man
ner in which Mr.. Weed told ittdded much
to iis dram attic force, for he Wal one of the
hasf roeoufeSfTe hia
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27
The Home Life OF New York Actresses
and Singers.

As TO the manner of life among New York
actresses, there is the same variety that lie
found among all women. Some of them are
opealy depraved, while some are seduously
moral. OF course the former attract the
most attention, thus bringing a sweeping and
uumerited condemnation upon the entire
profession.
L advertised for a clearinghouse a few
years ago, and received, smorg the answer,
a carelessly scrawled request to call at a
number in West Thirty sixth street, near
Broadway. The door was opened by a
woman of subdued and mournful aspect,
whose face was an eloquent illustration OF
the ravages OF time and lodgers. and who
1eeEed against the wall YEARLY, after j hxd
entered.
: Are shy OF Jour nnnms YAcanl?n
First floor, back square room, bathroom
adjoining, hot an cold water, gas. iise an, al
tendsnce, lace curtains, spring bed, break
fast at 8 o'clock am dinner at O'Clock oc-
cupation Immediate; price, S16a week, y she
said, in plaintive intonaiion, and began 10
climb The stairs in slovenly way, ejzculat-
ing as she reached the top: References
given n requested"
AS We arrived on the landing a voice-a
female voice OF powerful and pleasing ouaIi-
ty-began suddenly to sing scales, runs and
drpegeios with an earnestness and enthusiasm
that almost cracked the ear. Such lung
sage; but the clearinghouse mistress went
siolidly on and pushed the door of the room
open without going through the ceremony OF
knocking. The voice suddenly ceased.
-'I,'s only my daughter" said the woman.
quietly. "She's an actress"
stepped into the room and beheld Miss
Verona Jarbea1 in plain mourning dress
standing up before music rack and gsxipe
at Us quietly.
This room YVES occupied" began the
mother, with the same air of WEAKNESS, 'sby
MADAM" I said, Say no more. take
the room"
didn't, however. When Icame TO think
il over quietly decided otherwise. Miss
Jarbeau had seen the night before at the
Standard Theaier, when che was singing in
Billie Taylor. She looked very handsome.
was clad IN abbreviated garments of the most
attractive kind, and wore tiara of genuine
diamonds that had been the talk of ,he
town for a week. Nothing ever shocked me
90 much 2s the meeting with her mother I
am glad 10 add that the mother gave nm
clearinghouse keeping q very short time
alter. through the iusiruuentzlity of her
charming daughter, and lived at her ease in
private life. Miss Jarbeau, / see is an
nounced now BY the dramatic papers a. the
sfianced wife OF that rare gentleman and
polished rhetorician, John Stetson, of Boston.
ROSE EYTIsGE AND MAUDE HARRISON.
At another time had OCCASION 70 call on
Rose Eyfiuge on q small matter connected
with the play Drink, then running at Hem
derson's Theater. I:only obtained her ad-
dress by diligent inquiring. She had lost
been married to Cyril Searle, ana they we're
living together on East Fourteenth stree.
two doors west of Seventh avenue. Il was
q common clearinghouse of the cheaper
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27
THE DRUMMERS.
Annual Meeting of the western Conn
mercIaI Travellers Association.

ST. LOUIS, December 26.-The Western
Commercial Travellers Association began
it's fifth annual convention in the Lindell
Hotel to-day, President Isaac &. Trask, OF
st. Louis, presiding, and over 100 members
present from all paris of the West. Geo.
Balm, ex-president of the s.. Louis Mer-
chants Exchange, made an address to the
convention, and President Trask followed
with the annual address, 10 which be re-
viewed the years work of the association,
showing that il has made great progress,
and was in splendid financial and working
condition. The report of the secretary and
treasurer followed, an interesting feature in
which was the statement that eight death
benefits. averaging $500 each, had been paid
the families of deceased members, and the
fund had increased largely during the year.
The general fund had also grown, and the
hnancisl condition OF the association, whose
membership had increased by some 300
members during The year, was shown TO be
very satisfactory.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27
Tne Rapid Growth OF chicago.

CHtoAee, Decssnbsr 26-RnildiDz during
the past year in the city was never exceeded
except in 1872, the year succeeding the great
fire. Even then the amount of rebuilding
was only twice as great as the past year,
add the amount of ground covered by strue-
lures was less than twice as great. Five
thousand ak hundred ard thirty building
permits have been Issued; irouisge of new
structures, ineal measure, fourteen miles;
total cost of buildings erected on permits,
81, SOC, 900; total probable cost. so, 600 COO
The suburban towns show an equal growth
and building prosperity. The character of
edi6ces is generally improved.
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nilsson and American M usIcal CaItu.

When Mme. Nilsson arrived in San FRI
cisco she was given reception at her hol
by Swedish residents. Speaking Of Ame-
can audiences 10 reporter, she ssid: 81 ca
not but marvel at their intelligence, since
Europe Americans are not credited with ar
too much of that higher culture OF whit
Europe is so justly proud. Yet, as far as
have seen, they are as critical ss the beet I
European audiences, and display equally I
much culture as you find in any Europes
city. America is developing her music
tastes to a surprising degree. There are Ne
York, Philadelphia aud Bos:on-though Ii
last named has undoubtedly the reputatio
Of being ahead of her sister cities-tbey al
all three as critical as one could find, an
their progress in musical education is great,
than that OF any cities could name in ii
Old World. And it is not only confined I
those cities, but spreading all over tn. couI
try. As TO California, 4 cannot, of cours
say, as this is my first visit out here, and a
CURIOSITY enough, California has heretofor
been utterly ignored by the so-called stsrs
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-27
SOUTH CAROLINA'S
Railroad Commission Act One of the
Most Stringent Character, which,
IT Enforced
With Energy and Judgment, Can Hardly
Fail to Curb and Restrain the
Railroad Companies.

CHARLEsToE, Defender 22.-The Neurs save
that the railroad commission bill passed the
House on Tuesday, by an Unexpectedly large
majority, in very nearly the same shape az
that in which it had already passed the SEN
ate. Its provisions are Of the most stringent
character, and if enforced with energy and
Judgement it-ca hardly fail 10 produce a
good effect in curbing the railroad companies
for the benefit of the public
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The star.Route trial.

inal Court this morning the government
proceeded with the presentation of the Star.
route cases. During the examination OF
witness Sweeney, of the Postofice Depart
men:, Merrick objected to question of the
defense, which was sustained. Wilson
charged that the judge. in sustaining the OBJ
jec;ion, assumed that Brady had done some-
Thing wrong before he bad proof of it. The
court was adjourned till tomorrow, on &C.
count of illness of jurors.