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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-15

enough study among the boys Of our city.
......C C. Delaney, a veteran scaundreI, as
we are told by Mr. Harry Jacobs.
recently came to the city, and got several
dollars out of several of our people for sub
scriptiCn to fashion journal in New York
.....-..-A terrific hail-storm visited this sec
ton on Saturday, fracturing glass and de-
molishiDg vegetables, besides compelling
man and beast to seek shelter. A thunder
bolt struck and shattered a new chimney lust
completed by the Rev D.sWestsll. 80.
Every street must carry off its own water,
will be the cry at the next municipal cleo
ton ........ The cotton-seed oil mills of this
place have suspended operations for the
presently
Little Rock GazeTs: HCoI. J. W. Para
more, president of the Psramore road, has
made such liberal propositions to our citi-
zens touching the establishment of machine
shops OF his road here that declination of
them cannot possibly occur, and the machine
shops will be established here -. .Gabe
! Mayer, Esq, has sold the Rob Roy, Corinne,
! Ward and Golfer plantations for Sl02 900.
! 90 these places last year he fed and clothed
| 500 people, sod received no return on the
| outlay on account Of the general failure OF
| the crops. He sold to Mr.. Julius Weis, Of
| the firm. of Meyer, Weis & Co., eotton factors,
| New Orleans, who withdraws from the firm
! sod will enter upon the career ct planter,
Mr.. Meyer still retaining twenty-five planta-
| tions. aggregating about 5000 acres. together
with his extensive mercantile Interests in the
city NJ. +. Kennedy & Co, general mer-
chants, doing business at Greenwood, made
an assignment on Friday to G.. n. Spasld-
ing, prominent merchant of that place.
The smount OF liabilities will probably reach
$1,000; nominal assets about $1,000 The
creditors are principally Memphis and New
Orleans firms. 49,. Buffalo gnats are still
bad A move will be made to incorpor-
ate Argenta with Little Rock. The
waterworks question is under discussion in
the City Council. -. The Sunday law is
creating quite sensation. A recent order is
that no store gambling house shall be
kept open after IL -oioiOUk Saturday night.
Upon this a large number of merchants
have been indicted"
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Ohio.

COLUMBUS, April 1.-THE Ohio crop re.
port for April is now in press, and will be
issued early next week. In addition to
tables giving carefully condensed estimates
by counties of wheat, rye, barley and old
wheat and corn on hand, and the condition
OF farm stock and the price of farm wages,
it contains careful and comprehensive
review OF the wheat situation in the
great wheat exporting States, by Secretary
W. ]. Chamberlain, and OF exports and the
probable export demands. 1t shows we had
Sl3S,0Qe, 900 less of wheat to export from the
crop OF 1881 than from that of 1880; that
our real surplus is already more than ex-
hausted; that what we export from now till
August must be a squeezing OF the sponge
that the fact that ocean steamers are paying
a premium on wheat to use as ballast
shows that the export stock is exhausted; that
the present probabilities for winter wheat
States are better than a year ago, but not so
good as two years ago, and that prices are
likely to remain firm, even after the harvest.
The secretary doesn't regard the effects of a
heavy freeze as alarming, though it may
diminish the general average some three or
Tour per cent.
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5lglYIPgslS APPEAL
sArUH APRIL 10, 1852

gONOgOLESIFU PBII.AN ROXY
The looEoPolists never tell the world how
Lusily they are crga CAD in plucking the ma
items geese in order 10 feather their own
nests. That is a trade secret not TO be
~Salked about. So Jar from that, they always
profefz 10 be guided by disinterested beney-
olence and patriotic considerations. Their
-Aeatts yearn especially 10 rescue the Ameri-
can "orki-~.aan from being brought down
TO ruin by the con--eiition Of she paper
labor OF Europe" To prevers> this sad caias-
trophe, prop Tor sour infant mannIavessres''
has been sought in the great baby act, the
protection measure. The mischief is That
that measure does not work for the iabcref's
advantage, although It rolls up fortunes Tor
the benevolent, patriotic and uuselfish copi-
talist. Suppose il should secure him an
extra I've per cent. in bis wages, that does
not raise his income when he has to
pay ten per cent. additional for lis
rent and forty per cent. more on
his clothing. The laborer il given hi
wages; then the monopolisiic tariff stops him
in the market or at the store and, aided by
the heavy club Of moropolisiie taxation, robs
him fist of serious part OF his carniDgq,
and keeps up the robbery day by day ard
year by year. The consequence is that We
find from Maine to Californis, spite the be-
nevolence Of protection, spite Of the deliv-
erance from the competition OF Europe's
pauper labor, that American workmen are
engaged in all directions--as his labor Is not
protected although the manufacturers stock
Of goods is-iu striking f -L~ttSs ssy or
-s5-1nst attempts OF benevolent and sympa-
thising nlonopolists to reduce wages. Pro-
lection fails to protect just where the phiian-
thropic monopOlist Is so solicitous that poor,
limping, cast down labor should be sustained.
Indeed, there is danger that the protected
rnay end by seeking protection against the
naonopoIiaiDg protector.
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know nothing of the bardshiPs Incident to
an sgriculturi=t's lie. The speech Of zen
eral Dibbrsll is full Of valuable iniormatlon'
shoairg the needs and wants OF The agricaI-
iural department. Ia abiding 10 the i@ct
that farmers have nc lobby aroUud Congress
to pro;ec, their Interests and 10 aid N legls-
I,,ion to ameloriate lheir condition, he says
Tho merchants have iheir mercantile aSsOcla-
ti0n~ The manufacturers also Eage tnelI bIo
ective talif citations WIN ihelr ~, ~
i ~ ~ i do 10 zen IN the price OF this indis
ssil sriiele 10 The farmer and his family and
even the distillsrs haze their Ghlsky nnss5 an
lobbies protect their interest," "a d na 9ti
around this capitol in the interest Of tie &
tuIaa NJ .sfuessed such scene, because those
eugaced IN agricultural pursuits nave solle a.
else 10 look aiter and are gen.IS .,e tban In lob
byfte around she eapitC! 70 secure - -
elr interest at the etPense 81
have tifcs associations, their oranges etc putl N
al such. pttss Is forbidden. and seldom II eEfi
discussed. An they ask l. lair chance IN me
race for Iife with1sws applicable 20 all ana favor
itsIn 70 none VIII equality before the Jaw anu
q fair share OF the benefits derived from cur gov
ernment this branch q our country can success
fully cope with the world.
Such a speech in Congress is favorable
omen. Heretofore the natioB's lawmakers
seem 10 have been ignorant oil the fact that the
wealth Of the country il in the soil, and the
agricultural interest has been not only neg
iected but injured BY unfavorable Legislation,
IL. ended 10 benefit the manufacturer, the
merchants uJs-eLe railroad monopolies, at
the expense OF the farmer. II - this injns-
tice which causes people to Ay from the
rural districts and to GEEK precarious I've
lihood in the great cities. The agricultural
ists-the farmers-constitute, and always
will constitute, large majority Of the
American people, and this majority shonid
rise in their majesty and protect themselves
fro1n legislation which discrimina.es against
them by giving special benefits to the mi
nority at the cost OF the msjority. The
people employed in agricultural pursuits
constitute the chief consumers, aSd, OF
course, pay large proportion OF Ill the
revenues collected by the Federal govern
ment, aud why should they be taxed to en-
rich the manufacturer is questpu they in
tend to ask until the Congress of the United
States repeats all laws which aake them
conributory TO enlsrgirg the wtslth OF the
monopolies.
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hole in the wall of the cupalo several feet
square was knocked out BY the same stroke.
Several parties in the Jail building were con-
siderably shocked al the same time, but no
one materially hurt. Some cattle men
from Kansas have come into this and admin
ing counties and bought up about 100 head
OF cattle, mostly young stock. just to think
of the folly OF our people in such manage
ment is enough TO make one sick. Here are
al least 1000 young cattle, whose growth in
the next twelve months is equal to 100 per
cent, sold into another State, while there Is
enough wild grass in these counties to feed
ten times that number. On the
night of the % OF April an in
corporated schoolhouse in the Twentieth dis
trict, known as Midyett's schoolhouse, was
burned 1t was evidently the work of an
incendisry. -. The last link in the line of
railway connecting Knoxville with the sea-
board Twill be finished by the 22d instant.
1t is the famous route from Morristo~D, on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georges,
via Asheville, \. e. Il is great thorough
fsre Near Sweetgater, on Wednesday,
Mrs. Margaret Key, mother of the ex-post-
master general, died al her home"
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past hereabouts, the people having ceased to
speak OF 1t except as an old story. These
folks have plenty of nerve, with brain to
match, and are not 20 be put down BY the
tantrums OF Father Mississippi, though there
were few faint hearts when the water was
at the top notch, with a prospect for more.
No one speaks of abandoning the country,
nor do i think the disaster will have an
effect to lower the price of tillable lands
anywhere within the limits of the Second
levee district.
J. F. Harri@, a colored attorney, formerly
of Memphis, Is located here, and appears to
have the goodwill of such Of the white peo-
pie as l have had the pleasure Of meeting
He says his practice is respectable in quality
and rsmuneratiye financially.
What are known as sIevee baker, r.
well represented here during the meeting t
the board. there being FIVE OF them on the
ground. Upon these depends the "comfert
OF the camp" so far as the preparation Of
the food goes, especially the baking - j
Wholesome bread, of which men engage in
such work as leyee-building consume large
Quantities, barrel of -four furnishing bread
for one meal for only 100 men. The
most prominent of those of this business
here are Messrs. John Capello, Pat Keegan,
NJ. Conway and Tom Kane. Their wages
are pretty good-S60 to $50 per month, with
board-and they are jolly fellows. Contract
ors appreciate the Importance of the ser
vices rendered by these "bakers" and Guilt
vate them accordingly.
1t is thought white labor will be difficult
TO get after the weather grows warm enough
to be oppressive. 1t generally turns out,
however, that men will go wherever the in
ducements of fair wages and steady employ
ment are offered, and there seems to be no
good reason to believe that this will be an
exception TO the rule. Captain Arnold Sc
cured in August and September last all the
white men he could utilize in the construc-
ton of the Greenville, Columbus and Bir-
mingham road-worse even than levee work,
for the reason that it had to be done in the
thick woods, where the few breaths OF fresh
air attainable on the river were not to be
nad. There Is no tax, SO lar as can De heard,
OF using convict labor.
In Memphis, at S. Mansfield q Co.'S drug
store, can be found that great English
malsrial remedy, DIR. Lesiie's Quinine Wine
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EXPECT E-THE EDnU bS BILL.
The Edmunds bill for the suppression Of
the crime Of pslYgamy, notwithstanding its
mildness, has spread dismay among the law
breakers in Utah. The reason for their at
tachiug 30 much importance to that measure
is because Of the solid support it has from
the great mass of the people of the Unite
States-a support that carries with it the as
snrancs that il the Edmunds bill should
fail to suppress the lewdness Of The crimi-
mails in Utah, still mere direct, searching
and imperative measures will be adopted
and put in force. Under these circumstances
the cunning that marks the proceedings Of
the habitusl law-breaker is resorted to by
the sham bishops, criminal elders and willy
saints 10 evade the just punishment the law
iniicts. They rely upon the secrecy with
which their mockeries OF marriage are con-
Quoted to save them from conviction for hay
ing more wives than the law allows or nature
furnishes women for; but they have
a wholesome fear that they may be caught
on the clause that forbids the unlawful CO.
habitation OF men and women. To evsde
the effects of this section the polygamists
have sent the women away from their homes,
and pu: one with her children here and
another yonder, where they could. As far
as this goes it is obedience to law, aud this
obedience shows how capable a clear, ex-
plicit, forcible, une vadable law would be in
securing absence from the crime it forbids.
Should the law prove TO be capable of
enforcement the result is sure, ard polygamy
in Utah is at an end. The hope Of the
wrong doors is that a way will be found of
neutralizipg the law; but should the ls-@
work effectively in practice, and shosd lite
provisions be actively enforce1s then the
laWbreakers will abandop(their crimes.
Many Of the more fAnaticsl are wish
ing that Brigham Young was alive, thinking
--.----7's-ss--7- participant IN w1IaI tIey
consider the cowsrdly compliance of their
leaders wish the United States requirements.
There ia evidence, however, that even with
The aid-of that grand bragSart and assumer
Of authority, just what 10 now doing would
still be done, for when the previous bill
against polygamy was operative, Young was
prepared 10 surrender polygamy il tbe I
courts had sustained and the aul horitiss en- |
forced that law. The fact is the people of the
United States have been weak and vaccillat /
ing where they shouh have been strong and !
imperative in demanding, "let justice be
done though the heavens fall" 1t is not |
the strong will of the Mormons, but the
hesitating, half.heartedness with which they |
we're treated that allowed them to bully and |
boast OF victory. Let good commissioners
be put in authority in Utah, and the laws be
faithfully enforced, and the difgrace the
creatures there are bringing on our country
will be put an end TO.
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The Knoxville Chronicle learns that in
many portions of Claiborne and Granger
counties, especially in Dutch, Hog Skin and
Cracker Neck Valley, there is wonderfully
increased acreage of wheat soxn, and it is
looking remarkably well. The tendency is
growing rapidly in these sections to raise
wheat and the grasses, to the exclusion Of
corn, which has heretofore been the principal
crop. There are plenty OF peaches in tie
hill orchsrds in those counties, but in tie
low lands they are killed.
Chattanooga Times: "No damage was done
10 the crops Tuesday night, the temperature
having failed to reach the freezing point by
several degrees. Fruit has been almost en-
tirely killed along the Ohio river region and
in the Northeast, and it is very likely that
our fruit man will realize good profits for
their products this season. They are elated
over the prospect"
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Indiana reports from Madison say: Heavy
frost, thermometer 250; the result is proba-
bic completion of the destruction OF fruit in
all Southeastern Indiana. Additional close
examination OF buds shows that peaches,
plums, cherries, early apples and pears are
destroyed as crop. Late apples, grapes,
rasp5erries and currants sre believed to be
generally safe. New Albany: Peaches,
pears and cherries nearly all killed, apples
slightly injured, strawberries one-third to
three-fouIths killed.
Cincinnati reports say the thermometer in
some parts was down to go; cloud and
wind are believed TO have saved some of the
peach buds; strawberries all killed; much
fear for wheat which, in many places, was
twenty inches high, and jointed; the situa-
ton is very unusual.
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THE STATE CAPITAL.
Senator Ii. Smith Exonerated from
the Charges of Corruption and Bril-
berry Barrett Appears
In the Senate, but DOES Not Occupy His
Seat-RepOrt Of 'he Redistriet--
ing Committee.

Special 10 the Appeal
NASHVILLE, April 14.-Seuate.-B Bennett
| appeared but did not occupy his sea-. and
ton regarding him was made the special or
der for o'clock pm. Monday
The Senate bill 10 provide for the more
efficient collection of back taxes passed its
third reading.
The Senate bill to remit all back taxes
PRIOR to 1868, where owners of property
shall settle withintw months all taxes doe
subsequent to that date, passed its 'nird
reading.
To provide that where all take appear paid
subsequent TO January l, 1868, all taxes
prior to that time shall be considered paid.
r-szsed thrrd reading.
The following was adopted:
WHEREAS, The report OF the special com
mittee appointed at the last session OF the
| Legislature TO investigate charges of bribery
and corruption against certain Senators has
been filed and is unanimous; and, whereas
| said report shows that although the conduct
| Of Senator L. T. Smith regarding any ad-
vzrces or suggestions which may have
| ben made with view to influence his vote
on the State deb, settl sment was unbecoming
him az a senator, yet the proof does not
snow that he received or was Influenced by
any pecuniary or valuable consideration in
giving his vote; therefore
Resolved, That Senator l.. L. Smith Is
hereby declared innocent of the charge OF
bribery made against him, and he is entirely
exonerated from said charges.
Host-s.-The hill authorizing the state
perintendeut OF public instruction to employ
a clerk at $500 per annum passed third
reading
REPORT OF THE REDIsTRIcTING COMMITTEE.
The majority OF the Redistricting Commit
tee will introduce a bill in the Senate to-
morrow making the following congressional
districts:
FTr.t.-Johnson, Carter, Unicoi, Washing
ton, Sullivan, Hawkins, Greene, Cooke, JEFF
ferson, Hamblen, Hancock
Seeond.-Anderson, Blount, Campbell,
Claiborne, Knox, Granger, Union, Scott,
Morgan, Roane.
9Hird.-Loudou, Monroe, Polk, Bradley,
james, Hamilton, Marion, Ssquatchie, Van
Buren,, Bledsoe, Rhea, Meigs, McMinn, White,
Cumberland, Overtop, Fentress, Pickett.
Fourh.-Clay, Jackson, Putnam, Smith,
Macon, Trousdale, DeKalh, Warren, Grundy.
Sumner, Wilson.
Cannon, Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford
Si1h.-Davidson, Robertson, Cheatham,
Montgomery, Dickson, Houston.
Sersath-Ciiles, Lawrence, Wayne, Hardin,
Maury, Williamson, Lewis Hickman.
Eigh h-Hardemap, McNairy, Henderson,
Decatur, Perry, Carroll, Benton, Humphreys,
Henry, Stewart.
Individuality, Obion, Lake, Gibson,
Dyer, Madison, Crockett, Lauderdale.
1e~h.-Shelby, Upton, Fayotte, Haywood.
The Democrats will probably make minor
ity report in which they will advocate a
change in all the districts except the first
four.
NO RESULT REACHED.
The chairmen of the two wings of the De-
mocracy have had three consultations with
out reaching result. They will come to
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louisiana.

A business letter TO prominent Memphis
firm, written by leading sugar dealer of
New Orleans, says: "Your favor of the 10Th
of March was duly received, but as L have
been lighting water for the pas, thirty days,
| had to drop all other business. This is
WHY have not acknowledged its receipt be-
fore this. L glad to say that we have
been victorious so far, and our Cinclare place
is free from the watery element. Ali our
planters have escaped ioss. with slight ex-
captions (some losing only few acres) aud
altogether we congratulate ourselves that we
are so fortunate, asst has been a fearful
food-far worse than that of 1874. The loss
of cane to the State is large, however,
think, one-third. We had fair prospect of
the largest sugar crop since the war-say
500, COO hogshe ads. l think the loss by the
flood will not be less than 100, 900 hogsheads.
This would leave us with, say 100000 hogs
heads. Last year, as you know, the crop was
a very short one, owing to the freeze OF the
previous winter, and only amounted to 49,
900 ossheads. Even with the great loss by
this food, we will have 3 larger crop than
last year by about $1,000 hogsheads. Crops
p<ver promised better or looked finer than
this spring, ard those who escaped the water
will have fine crops. We have some 450
acres of cane in our Ciuclare place, and there
is where we have been fighting so success
fully. We lost our cane ON our Little Sill
very place, which only amounted to 100
acres, but that was willingly sacrificed if we
could save Cinclare, and we consider We
have been very fortunate. Many large
planters have lost their entire cane crops.
One place 1 call to mind now Il st 900 acres
of cane, and another $50 acres. The Teche
country is nearly all gone. That section
suffered more than the river places"
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ous WEALTH rs IN THE SOIL.

\ new voice has been he ard in the Con.
gress Of The United States which has a
strange and anomalous sound. Slice the
organization OF the government the dema.
gogues Of Congress have been legislaiing for
the protection of manufactures, the great
commercial interests OF the country, for the
Improvement of cur rivers ard harbors, for
the building Of customhouses and railroads /;
but the great agricultural interests of he
country have been sadly ne elected. seldom
has a voice been lifted in Congress to pro-
mote the great fabric upon which all husi-
ness relies for success, but against which
all other trades combine to destroy A
change has at last been made; members Of
Congress have become the champions of
those who till the soil. 1t is True that the
great agricultural interest of the country
needs no legislative aid, and is able TO fake
care Of itself, but since monopolies have
combined TO iujure this productive class, it is
The duty of Congress TO rally to its protection.
The Hon. George G.. Dibbrell, member OF
Congress from the Fifth Tennessee congress
sional district, has b. come one of The
champions in Congress for the protection OF
those who whistle as they sPh1rails and
...-..~y the pfow IN the hot ,.,.,
and his frat speech shows that he is
fit for the task he has undertaken
and the task fit for him. We have
read with great interest and pleasure
General DibbrelFs recent speech in Congress
showing ''the needs and wants of the agri-
cultural department, the injustice done this
branch of industry, and the hardships i'm
posed by the internal revenue laws" The
speech OF General Dibbrtll Is an able dis
sertation Of the subject he discusses. He
shows that the wealth of the world is the
soil, and lhat if it needs no protection ii
should be fostered and shielded from unjust
laws. General Dibbrell states that for the
made by Congress amounted to 1925, 1868,
but of this large amount only SS55,500 was
appropriated to the agricultural department.
For the present fiscal year Congress has APP
propriated $40, 5O7 900, OF which amount
the greatest of all interests receives only
$500, $50. General Dibbren places the value
OF sII farms in the United States, as per
reports, at 96,s90,645; value of farm
implements at S405, 5l6,9 02; live stock,
81 SOC, 482 ,1S7; fertilizers purchased and
used in 1879, S2S, 597, 500; fences, cost of
building aud repairing in 1879, S77,765,723.
He then argues that these figures are "suf-
ficient to show the Importance OF Congress
caring well for this branch of industry that
never seeks TO have legislation done for
them through the influence Of rings, Hobbies,
or the use of money, but have in the past
acted as the hewers OF wood and drawers Of
water for the rest OF mankind, supporting
every other branch OF industry and profess
sion; paying enormous taxes upon every
thing they may have to buy either Tor the
support OF their families, custivating their
farms, or Tor the ordinary Injuries Of lie,
the profits Of which generally go to those
who are baking in ease and comfort aid