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amount paid other roads for carrying the


mails.
There is much tribulatIou in ofici al cir
cles, owing TO the meagerness OF the post
Office appropriation bill. The department
will be, il is said, more or less a. the merc7
of large contractors, who, well knowing the
limited means at its disposal, can rest as
sured that it is impossible to rescind their
contracts and award them TO the next loves:
bidder
The Star saws: There was some talk in
the courtroom after the acceptance OF John
II. Crane a. juror in the Star-route trial 10
the effect that the prosecution had been over
reached by the defendants in getting this
juror into the box" Il seems his views re-
gardiDg religion agree with those OF In
gersoll.
The House Committee 90 Foreign Affairs
will probably consider, Friday, the Ha~ altar
treaty as it affects the sugar trade OF the
United States At the last session the com
mitlee was evenly divided as between retsin-
ing the reciprocity character of the treaty
and modifying it 30 "a to put sugar imp RED
from the Sandwich Islands on a basis with
sugar from other countries.
Noros, seaman on the Jeanette, appeared
before the Bard this morning. III. tesli fad
that before leaving DsLoug's party Collins
came to him and said, "Good- bye, Noros;
ISmem Der me Nnen you get 70 Ne" 1oFk.
He said, in cor.oboration Of his former testi-
-RoRyS tAst-se-aeTef- ssw-Coliins treated in
any way other than that oil an officer. New
comb will be examined TO morrow.
The Senate Committee on Claims this
morning considered briefly and favorably the
Bowman bill, which has been passed by the
House, authorizing the reference of all
claims founded in law TO the Court OF Claims
in the discretion of the House or its Claims
Committee. At the next meeting the COM
mittee will probably authorize favorable
report on the measure 10 be made 10 the
Senate.
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CAPITAL POINTS.

WASHINGTON, December 13.-The Indian
appropriation bill will be ready for the full
committee of the Senate en- Friday.
The Ways and Means Committee is still
engaged on schedule ga" Chemically Of the
tariff report.
The bill 10 establish Court of Appeals
was taken mp by the House Judiciary Com
miItee to-day. Another meeting will be
held tomorrow on the same measure.
The President this morning sent to the
Senate the name of J. c. Bancroft Davis, to
be judge OF the Court of Claims; also large
number of minor postmasters, and several
Indian agents.
Secretary Folger to-day directed the col
lector Of customs at New York to relqui-
date the entry free of duty of consignments
of Sandwich Island sugar, upon which az
sessments were recently made.
In the Police Court to-day Brewster Came
ron took the stand and was examined at
length regarding the Bowen Dickson inter-
view at Drivers restaurant. His testimony
on this point was simply Federation of the
story told by Bowen.
Among new postofices established to-day
were the following: Ennice, Hot Springs
county, Ark; Greensb1rough, Craighe ad
county. Ark; Teasdale Tsllahat chie county ,
Miss, Charles 81. Teasdsls, postmaster.
The comptroller of the currency authorized
the First National Bank of Gainesville, Tex
TO commence business-capital, S250,000.
He has also extended the corporate existence
of the First National Bank of Kalamazoo,
Mich, to December IS, 1902.
The New York customhouse examination
has been concluded. The report of the COM
mission was made public to day. The gen.
eral recommendation is made that the ssla-
ries OF officers be increased. A minority
abatement Was also admitted nnnosino the
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MEMPHIS CoMMANDERY, No4,K.T.
Vl Will meet in special conclave, at n
Asvlum, this (THURSDAf1 evening at~ ~
7:30 O'Clock, for comforting the Orders of M
the Temple. Full dress. SoiouIning/ "
fraters courteously invited.
BY order R. C. WILLIAMSON, E. C.
T. J. BARcHUs, Recorder.
NEEMPHIs DEGREE LODGE, No. ), ,xss.p..,.
Nl L o. o. F.-The officers and mem 80
bers of this lodge are requested TO meet $500
at their hall this (THURSDAY) night, ~7zssiSsSsS
c. 14th, at $50 O'Clock for work in the degrees.
Visiting brethren fraternally invited
By order BENZ. BINGHAM, D. NJ.
8 H GIBSON, SECRETARY
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ENGLAND.
LADs-oNE's PUBLIC CARED

LONDON, December 13.-The Times, on the
fitch anniversary of Gladstone's entrance
into public life, prints a retrospect, covering
six columns, of his career. Many political
associations felicitated Gladstone, and nearly
all the London papers and the greater por-
ton of the provincial press devote leaders 10
the subject of a recount OF The influence of
G adstone for the last half century.
DECLINED THE ARcHBIsHoPRIc.
The Bishop of Winchester has declined
the archbishopric Of Canterbury, owing to
his advanced age.
AGAIN IN THE CABINET.
Lord Darby has accepted the secretaryship
for India.
A NEW INVENTION.
A process for the cheap production of
aluminium has been discovered. The in
vention causes no little excitement in the
metal trade of Birmingham and Sheffield.
A BUST IN COURT.
Atthe bearing to-day in the libel case of
Belt u.s. Lsmes, bust which the plaintiff, in
order to prove his ability as a sculptor, has
beeu executing in a room adj lining the
courtroom, was produced in the witness box,
together with the person from whom it was
taken. The introduction OF the bust and its
Counterpart was greeted with loud applause.
LORD DERBY's SPEECH.
Lord Darby, in speech at Manchester to-
aay, rejected the idea of a proteciorate for
Egypt. England, he said, ought not to re-
main in Egypt longer than was absolutely
NECESSARY to restore order. Eoglish influence
| in Egypt must preponderate, but it was not
necessary to exercise it in an off ensive spirit
nor exclude free and friendly cousulta-
ton with France. Referring 10 the attitude
| Of France toward Madagascar, Lord Derby
said: off amicable mediation could prevent
The inv aston of Madagascar, we ought 10 offer
our services; but if, as it appears probable,
| the dispute is only a pretext for the annexa-
ton of part of the island, we must abstain
| from mediating" Lord Derby made no
slIusion 10 his entry into the cabinet as
secretary of state for India.
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GEN. GORDON proclaimed great truth in
his speech at the Manhattan Club the other
night when he said that the national polit-
ical party which expects TO win votes should
act upon the principle that it is more imPor-
tant to deserve success Than to get it, The
free and independent voters OF the country
will unquestionsbly go with that party which
would rather be right than be successful.
The party which, for the sake of right, risks
defeat, is the party which is least likely 10
l.
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LAND DECISIONS.
A COUPLE OF RULINGS BY THE sECRETA
OF THE INTERIOR,


OF THE INTERIOR.
WAsHNeToN, December 13.-Seeretary
Teller decides that lands within the limits of
grants to railroad companies, to which pre-
emption or homestead claims capable of
being forfeited had attached at the Time the
grant took effect, are excluded from the
railroad grant, and upon the abandonment
OF such claims the lands do not inure to the
company, but are restored to eminent do
MAN. He also decides that where person
having filed a claim to lands under the coal
land laws contracts with a third parry TO
occupy and work such lands, he must be
considered as haviug sold the same, and
cannot secure patent. He decides, further,
that erroneous entry in the registers
Office, if ordered corrected, should not preju-
dice the claim of an applicant.
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The New York Tribune thinks The Repub-
licars can win in 1884 by first. reforming the
tariff by adopting the scheme of the Tariff
internal revenue taxation excepting on
liquor and tobacco; third, pass the best
msasure of civil-service reform atainab'e
The Tribune adds: Neglect these three
things and the prospect is not encouraging"
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GENERAL WALKER,
Superintendent Of the Census, Comes
Back at His Newspaper Critics in
an Elaborate Reply.
Tie Select Committee en- Mississippi
River ImprOVement-Amer Ship
ping Congressional.

WAsHIEeroN, December 13.-The special
committee on he Improvement of Che Mis-
sissippi met this morning for the fret time
since their separation at the close of the trip
OF examination. Gen. Wright, chief of en-
gineers, was examined As to his observation
OF The work in progress on the river. He
believed the works in ended for the eontI ac-
ton Of the river were accomplishing their
o cts 30 far as progressed, 80 were also the
works for the purpose of proteciinga the
banks Of the river. When asked as 10 his
opinion Of the efficacy and stability of the
works, be said he bad the fullest faith in
them, and had no reason TO doubt the cor
Isctness Of the lhsory Nhjch-Ihe- -Hnrk.
was begun.
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EUGENE HALE. of Maine, says that the
liquor men OF Massachusetts contributed
100000 TO elect Butler, and the intimation
is that this accounts for Buffers election. In
1880, Long was elected BY plurality of A.,
600, aud Buller's plurality was nearly a.
600; according to Senator Hale, then, the
average price of votes for Butler was about
81 20. Votes are cheaper in the Bay State
than we IMAGINED
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Ar last Congress has taken hold OF the
question of relief for our shipping interests.
The Joint select committee of the House and
Senate yesterday reported favorably upon
the San Francisco plan TO admit free OF
dutv. or with reasonable rebate, all
articles i'm ported that enter into the
construction or frrnishiog Of sail
ing or steamships. This is so lar
very good, bat Congress should go further
and repeal the navigation lave, and let ship
owners bay their ships in the cheapest mar
ket. This done we should soon have mer-
camille navy that would compete successfully
with that of England.
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CENSUS sIATIsIIcs--
sUPERIETEEDEEr WALKER IN ANSWER To
PRES CRITICISMS

WASHINGTON, December ia census
bulletin just issued contains an elaborate
reply of Gen. Francis A. Walker 10 newspa-
per criticisms upon the result of the census
inquiry into the manufacturing statistics of
cities. The truth of the Critics statements
is denied, and the argument of the defense
substautisted by an elaborate array of fg-
ures, in which it is endeavored to demon
citrate that in the msnufscture of iewelry,
watches, costly laces, etc., a smaller percent
age OF material is consumed, in proportion
10 the value of the manufactured product.
That Is the case in some of the manuf4ctu-
ries in which Brooklyn, Jersey City and the
Western Giles excsI,
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Remit Money or Bank Draft In Letter or sc nd by
ExpEess- DON'T SEND BY REGISTERED LETTER
OR POsTOFFlCE ORDER Orders OF IS ana up-
ward. by Express, can be Eszt at our expense
Address all ORDERS 70 z n. BOARDMAN, Courier
IenrrAl Building, Lou1ayllle, KENTUCKY on NO q
West Court street, Memphis, Tenn.
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JAMAICA.
THE GREAT COLLABORATION AT KINGSTON
THE LOSSES PROBABLY EXAGGERATED


THE Losses PROBABLY EXAGGERATED.
New YORK, December I3.-Inquiries
among the sgencies of foreign insurance
companies confirm the report of large con-
fagra;ion at Kingston, Jamaica, bat it is
thought the loss has been exaggerated.
However, tho damage is believed to be
heavy, inssmuch as large warehouses sit
uated within The boundaries of the burnt dis
trict contained at this season of the year
heavy stocks OF sugar, rum and other mer-
chsndise for shipment 10 the United States
and Europe The FIRE included The disirict
from the corner of West street and Port
Royal street nearly 10 East street. Both
sides of Port Royal street were destroyed,
with the vharves to the sou Inward. Most of
the buildings Destroyed were of stone or
brick. The portion of the city devoted to
residences was not reached by the flames.
TIE principal losers will undoubtedly be the
merchants, who had laid III large stocks of
go DDS for the Christmas season. The thea
ter, recently fitted up, was destroyed. The
tre must have been extensive, judging from
the large orders for lumber pouring in from
Kingston during the day. The total lose is
estimated here at one-ha lf the amount stated
ia early dispatches. The Kingston steamer
is due here the 24ih.
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A DELIGHTFUL WINTER TRIP.
COIliss's Great New Years Exeurxtou
10 New ORLEANS, Also 90 Florida
Via New Orleans, ON Tuesday,
January ., 1883.

This will certainly be one of the most at.
trsctive excursions ever offered the public,
and arrangements have been made with The
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad 10 sell
round.trIP tickets to Grenada at reduced
rates In connection with the Collins excur-
SION tickets, thus making the rate from
Membhls TO New Orleans and return only
S12 so, and 81 off this (making il SII SOY on
all tickets purchased on or before January
Is. Tickets good 10 retlrn at Measure on
regular trains until and including Janu-
airy lSth. The rate to Florida will be ID
proportion to the above rate, aud tickets
good to return for thirty days. Tickets viii
De on sale at MansfOrd's, by Mr.. S. L, Finley,
20 Nam street. Further particulars viii
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The Rapid Sale

vi hcSets 10 the Louisiana State L''lety
next drawing, to take place next iuesaaJ,
makes II very doubtful whether tieke'S H. IT,
De mad on the last one or two dsJs- ine
capital In this drawing is S1O0,O0e II oe Sio
S an extraordinary drawing. Tickes ~ .rs
Out are divided as far as tenths, rIion for
particulars,
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A BRACE OF PISTOLS
sent bS the Citizens or CoyiDgfoB 10
Judge Horri4an.

Judge HOrrigsn was the recipient yester-
day OF rather unusual CHRISTMAS gift II
came In large box, and at the sight oil !.
the judge fancied that some ONE had sent
MN very handsome present. When me
box vas opened a lot of shavings and straw
indicated that something very precious was
wrapped up within. The present turned OUT u
70 oe TWO very murderous-lookiug pislois.
1ney vera accompanied by the following
Judge L. b. Horrigan, Memphis:
paAk sIs-Inelosed you will find two YER, .nd
setogs weapons, which we want to get nd OF If
snch tSs;r nat you are good hand to os ON
SUN 'Ainss' send them to you. Respective r1N
CITIZENS OF COVINo'N-
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THE Richmond Safes hopes that while
Congress is about it, it will protect home
industries and the workingmen in the several
country towns OF the States, by levying tax
OF 1000 per cent. on all "pateni outside" or
"inside" newspaper, while allowing those of
actual ome-proeuc'iop, outside and in, to
pass through the m ais scot free.
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Tx bis inaugural address. GOV. ThomI

In his inaugural address, Gov. Thompson,
of South Carolins, said: SIN making ap-
,pointments to public Offices, aud in the dis
charge of the other duties which by law will
devolve upon M, l shal stand squsrely
upon the platform adopted by the conven-
ton which nominated me-" This platform
containtd the following: "Ciyil-service
reform. Appointments to minor offices under
tests that will indicate the qualifications CT
the applicant. Promotion by merit, fixed
tenure of Office, and no removals except for
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AMERICAN SHIPPING.
THE SAN FRAECIsCo PLAN ADOPTED By THE
SELECT COMMITTEE.

SELECT COMMITTEE
WAsHIEGToS, December 13.-The Select
Committee on American Shipping have
adopted the following proposition prepared
by the San Francisco Board Of Trade: That
whenever any vessel, whether steam or sail,
shall be constructed and equipped in the
United States for foreign trade. including
the trade between Atlantic and Pacific ports
Of the United States, in whole or in part of
material Ct the production of the United
States, the owner >or owners OF such vessel
shall be entitled to receive and collect from
the United States a sum equal in amount 10
the duty which would have been collected
upon the imported materials Of like descrip-
ton and Of equal quality with the American
materials used in the construction, equip
ment, engines, boilers and other appurte-
uances of such steam or sail vessel.
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TIE Osceols Times says that DR.. Felix
Grundy McGavock has given notice that he
will introduce a bill at the next meeting Of
the Lsgisl AZURE of Arkansas 10 repeal the
law prohibiting the sale of liquor With n
three miles of the Osceola Male and Fem ale
Academy. The Times, commenting on this,
hopes "that when the Legislature comes to
act in the no after, il will take into considers
ton the fact that the three-mile law here
was put in operation at the behest Of the
large msj1riiy Of the adult citizens-men
and women. In fact, msjority OF the
voters within the prescribed limits signed
A. ~
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The Cincinnati Commercial says that if
Bob Ingersoll bad exercised with respect 10
Bible history ard doctrine the faith ihst he
lavisbes upon bis Star-route clients, his piety
would have been exemplary, and his elo-
quence have made him a star in the Church
equal TO Talmsge or Joseph Cook.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-14

IT will be seen from our Jackson (Miss.)
special that Gov. Lowry very fatty con-
iradicts one CT Chalmers's statements and
thus raises question of veracity. 1t is in
order for the "iI.ile Brig" to rise up aud ex-
plain, and do il quickly
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The Ade,ber, college ptmeu,tfes.

CLEVELAND, o., December 13.-It was ex-
pected that the Adelbert College difficulties
would be adjusted to-day. The expelled
students had addressed Individual letters TO
the faculty more or leas apologize, and ask
ing to be reinstated. Some of the letters ap-
pear not to have been satisfactory, for the
faculty to-day announced that some of the
juniors might resume their studies, while the
others could moi, but none returned, agree
ing to stand together and all be reinstated
or all remain out. A few have gone else
whera
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IA RloodY Eight.

GALVESTON, Tex, December ia Ncars
special says: SIN shooting sffray at San
tisgo yesterday between Thomas Drake and
Stephen Lewis, the former was killed and
the latter wounded. A bystxnder was also
shot. 1t was an election quarrel.
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Murder in Mississippi.

VIcKsBURG, December 13.-Last Friday
evening two men rode up to E. ]. Grier
standing In his store where he was engaged
in talking, Tallshatchie county. and de-
mauded the keys of the safe. He replied
that be had no keys, that the safe had a
combination. The men then shot him down
and drove off
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All Denmark, says the Copenhagen cor
respondent OF the 81. James, Gazette, WAS
thrilled by general feeling of horror when
the papers brought The details of The
execution of a criminal in a provincial
place the previous day-deiails which pain
July remind Que OF the disgraceful manner
in which Sofia Pelrewskaya wss executed
last year at st. Petersburg. According TO
the Danish law criminals condemned to
death suffer the last penalty OF the law by
decapiIation by means OF an axe, the block
being placed at come conspicuous place as
near as possible TO the place where the muir
der was committed. A man condemned to
death was TO be executed yesterday morning,
and, as usual, large crowd of pzople from
the surrounding districts had assembled
round the spot, only one constable being
present 10 keep order. When the usual
formalities were gone through, the criminal
laid his head on the block; but the eye and
the hand OF the executioner, who had been
drinking heavily on the previous day, were
uncerta ain, and the stroke fell over both shout
ders, the criminal uttering a smoihered
cry Of pain. The ezecutiouer wrenched the
az out of the wound, welded it again, and
struck the criminal high up on the back Of
the head; again be wrenched the az out OF
the wound, and succe eded at last In cutting
the head off. The crowd rushed to the hesd-
less trunk, some to try to catch some drops OF
blood, which the peasants think have some
kind of magical effect 10 cure certain dis
eases; others to satisfy their morbid curios-
ity. In fact, = horrible aud disgusting scene
took place, several men and women fsinting.
Every one agrees that such disgrsceful
spectacle must never more take place in Den
mark, and the minister of justice has alre Ady,
with praise worthy speed, declared his inten-
ton to bring IN short bill providing for
execution BY means of the guillotine and
within the precincts of a prison.
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lures at the Kingston Medical College. The
10 asculine students demand the expulsion oil
the feminine students or they will sbaud on
the college.
vienna, December 13.-The Italian
authorities liberated two men lsmed Line
and Parenzini, Imprisoned at Venice for
connection with the recent plot at Trieste
against the life OF the Emperor Of Austria
ST. JOHNS, n. F., December 13.-The
hea=iest gale for many years swept over the
island last night followed this morning by
an unprecedented high tide, causing much
damage to the railway along the shore of
Conception bay.
MADRID, December 1S.-In regard to the
parliamentary oath question the government
propose to admit either an oath or sfirma-
lion on condition of the promise OF fidelity to
Alphouso. the words Legitimate King of
Spain" to he omitted.
LONDON, December 13.-Advices from
South Africa say Cetewayo signed the Zulu
settlement and will return 10 Zulaud early
in January. The British resident aud mil
itsfy escort will accompany him to UTandi,
where he will be installed king.
VIENHA, December 13.-The A nti Terrorist
ASSOCIATION, the object of which is 10 OPP
pose tue prof cts of the Nihilisls, has been
formed at St. Petersburg. Branches are es
tablished at Paris, Nice, Geneva, Zurich,
London, Berlin, Conigsburg, Bucharest and
ConsLantinople.
LONDON, December 13.-Ths Cologne
Gosetts ,sta tes on good authority that the
Austro-Gsrman alliance, originally con-
cluded for five years, and which expires
October, 1884, will Be prolonged, because it
has already proved of great advantage and
furnishes strong guaranty for the main
tensncs of Deace
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THE Bishop of Winchester having re.
fused the high position OF Primate of all
Eogland on account of advancing age, the
people are more puzzled than ever to guess
who il likely to be the next archbishop of
Canterbury
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-14

The British postmaster general, the Ri.
Hon. Henry FsweeIt, who has been blind
from his youth, has had the added misfor-
tune of dipbtheriS, that in turn has left him
with fever of the typhoid type.
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ENGLAND'S POLICY
La Egypt Outlined by Lord Derby. tile
New Secretary for India-Glad.
stones Public Career.
Horrors of Danish Ezecution -sui.
cldes in the Prussian Army-For.
eign Misceilany-Cable Clicks.

CAIRO, December 13.-Arabi and the other
prisoners sentenced to exile rfontst 70 ha
ready to start within ten days aIIowaOcos
have been granted them from their nrons T.
ties which were conhscsted. The nro0artv
OF their wives was not cosisca,ed Tue
leuiency has produced good effect on the
Arabs.