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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-25
A KENTUCKY HORROR.
Terrible Deathbed ConfessiOa-Sevem
Persons Burned to Death.

HARTFORD, KY, February 24-The Her.
Gd Of to day says that an outrage too hor
rible almost to call 10 mind happened near
Caneyville, January %, 1881, by which Mr.
Wiley Embry and six children were burned
to death. We have Just learned that death
bed con ession has brought out the perpetra-
tors. DIR. James \. Brandon, of Caneyville,
while on his deatbbed, confessed that he and
John Whittinghill, and Bill Taylor Whit
tinghill, sons of Remus Whittinghall, did
the deed. Brandon said that they took syr-
inges and threw chloroform through the key
holes into the different rooms and waited
till it caused deep sleep, then they went in
and robbed the house, getting $500 in
money. They then set the house on FIRE in
several places and ran of. Mrs. Embry and
three children escaped from The Gre, and
Enlo Dry and 81 children, IncTudIrg rfIrpe
sons almost grown, persisted in the Sames.
The parties have been suspected for some
time Bill Taylor and Whitiinghilps
wife took 500 bill TO Moormsn's store
10 get it changed, and as Whittinghill wss
known TO be scarce OF money it excited
picion. Brandon married sister OF Whit
tinghill. We understand that Brandon is
dead and the WhittiDghills have fled. This
is the information as received. II may rot be
exactly correct in detail, but the substance is.
number Of DR.. Brandon's friends deny ia at
he made any such confession
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FOREIGN FLASHES.

VIENNA, February pa very virulent
type of black smallpox has broken out in
Trebinje
TUNIs, February 24.-Four tribes on the
frontier of Tripoli revolted and burned
Hannah.
LONDON, FEBRUARY 24.-Cahill, editor of the
Lei1ster Leader, has been arrested under the
coercion act.
BERLIN, February 24.-It is stated there
is good prospect that the negotiations be-
tween the Vatican and Won Schloesher will
be successful.
London, February as.-Steirer & Co, in
the silk trade in Zurich, have failed. Liza
bilities, $4,000: assets, EOS, 900.
LONDON, February 24.-James Rhodes &
Co., timber merchants, of Bradford and
West Hartlepool, have failed. Liabilities,
100000.
LONDON, February PA farmers son
was taken from his bed and shot near Bally
hannis last night. The outrage is due to
agrarlanism.
there is nothing astonishing in General Sko-
beliefs speech. 1t only expresses the opinion
of millions of Russians.
Constantinople, February 24.-The sultan,
to prove his friendship for Austria, has or
dered several battalions to be concentrated to
prevent the Albanians aiding the insurrec-
ton.
Cry OF MEXICO, February 24-The
Didrio, official government organ, says the
excursion of the cabinet ministers over a
section OF the National railway produces con-
fdence in American enterprise in Mexico.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 24-The Pan
Slavists here and at Moscow are arranging
for grand reception to General Skobeleff.
All the Nihilists on trial yesterday, two ex-
cepted, pleaded guilty. The court sat till
midnight.
BERLIN, February PA fire occurred
Tuesday night at the Berlin terminus of the
Stettin railroad, caused by the explosion of
an internal machine concealed in a box
which had been insured as containing valua-
be dress goods. The sender of the box was
arrested. The box contained an apparatus
wound up to explode in twelve hours.
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Al Sd. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, February 24.-It is reported
that the wooden bridge across the Ottawa
river, thirty miles from here, on the Cairo
Short-Line railroad, has been carried away.
Passengers are transferred in boats to the
V,ndala and Ohio and Mississippi trains,
and mails from the E sst failed to arrive to-
day on account of damsge to the bridge
at Carlisle forty-eight miles from here.
Ngkf.-The Ohio and Mississippi railroad
bridge across the Ottawa river at Carlisle,
Illinois, which was reported this morning as
being broken, has been repaired, and trains
crossed safely tonight. The Cairo Short
Line bridge across the same river, but at a
point lower down the stream, was carried
away Yesterday afternoon. Travel is not
suspended, however, as passengers are trans
ferry d and the detention is short.
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ALWAYS
Nnn.Resident Natice.

40. 43g1-In the Chsncery Court of Shelby county,
Tenn w. Dill=rd ct al VS.. W. j Saint ct al
Ii appearing from the bill, which is sworn to
in this cause, that the defendants, James A. An
derson Trustee is resilient OF the state of Texas.
and william Ellis is resident of the State of Ala
bama and thst both are non residents OF the State
Of Tennessee:
1t is therefore ordered, That they make their sp-
pearance herein at the courthouse OF Shelby coun-
ty, in Memphis Tenn, on or before the first Mon
day in April, 1882 and plead. answer or demuT
to complainants bill or the same will be taken for
confessed as 10 them and set for hearing exparte;
and that copy of this order be published once a
week for four successive weeks. in the Memphis
APPEAL This Path day of Ft bruary, 1882.
A copy.-Attest. R J. BLACK, Clerk aud Master
By J. n. Bradley. Deputy Cle-k and Master.
Greer & Adams. Soils. for compi'nis sat
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TELEGRAPHIC RREVITEES.

Harrisburg, Pa February 24.-The Stan
dard Oil Company case was further heard to-
day.
Fort Wayne, Ind, February 24.-The
Bloomingdale fouring-mills burned to-day.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Hoboken, February 24-Seven cases of
smallpox occurred this week in one house.
Six are now battling with the disease.
Utica, n. Y, February Pax Senator
Conkling declines to say anything upon the
question of accepting the Supreme Court
justiceship.
Trenton, n. j., February 24.-The United
States Circuit Court granted an Injunction
restraining the New Jersey Central railroad
from issuing any more stock.
Atlanta, February 24-General w. s.
Hancock passed through the city to-day, re-
turning from his Southern tour. He was
met at the train by a delegation from the
city council and many citizens, but remained
only short time.
New York, February 24-Au action for
divorce on the ground of adultery was GEM
menced to-day in the Supreme Court by Rose
E. Butler, otherwise Rose Eytinge, actress,
against her husband, George II. Butler, a
nephew OF General Butler.
Chicago, February 24-The Northwestern
Alumni Association OF Cornell University
heiu It's sixth annual reunion and banquet
tonight. The Hon. Andrew White, presi-
dent OF the university and ex minister to
Berlin, was present and made an after
dinner speech.
Cincinnati, February 2i-The bridge on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail-
roed, over that portion OF the Miami river
called New river, a short distance above
Hamilton, fell this afternoon while a num-
Der of workmen we're on it. Ole man, Ed
ward Taylor, was drowned.
Salt Lake City, February PA house
under kessler's peak, on the Big Cottonwood,
inhabited by a wood chopper named Taggarr,
his wife and five children, was swept away by
a snow-drift. They were first missed this
morning. Men have gone to dig it ou' and
rescue the inmates, alive or dead.
St. Louis, February 24-Aciive arrange
ments are being made for the meeting here,
May 10th, of the Society of the Army OF the
Tennessee. Several com mittees composed of
prominent ci izsns have been appointed, and
every effort will be made % make The COM
ing meeting the most brilliant and successful
one OF the society.
Jackson, Mich, February 24-August
Sepp, prominent German citizen and cigar
manufacturer, shot himself in the right tenn
PIE, with thirty eight caliber revolver, this
morning about 10 o'clock, at his residence.
The cause was pecuniary embarrassment, az
indicated by letter written TO his wife yes
terday which gave list of his debts and
T. L - l.
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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
Bill Passed Making the Judiciary Elect
able by the Legislature.

Special to the AppeaLi
Jackson, February 24-Senate
passed: To impose privilege tax on rail-
roads that discriminate on freight rates;
to amend the &C, to incorporate the Vicks-
burg bank; to authorize the supervisors of
Leake county to loan the permanent school
fund; for the relief of d. B. Garfield; to
amend the act TO incorporate the Port Glib
son, Utica and Crystal Springs railroad; to
compel the Louisville and Nashville railroad
to fence in their track; to provide for can
ceiling certain entries of swamp lands
House.-Tbe emigration bill passed, reduc-
ssss 49, -s-,t.sIASlon to ~, 800.
The bill passed making the judiciary
electable BY the legislature
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TIE Salt Lake Herald, the Mormon organ,
says of the polygamy bill passed by the S@n-
ale, that ''if this bill becomes law, those
against whom it is intended to operate will
not be its only victims, even if they suffer
from it as mu b a. do those who should, but
do not, oppose its passage" To which the
Gentle Tribune, of the same city, replies:
If be Mormon organ refers to the operation
Of the law smong the Gentiles, it Is readily
co5ceded that Gentile' who sin as the Nor
mons do against the laws Of chastity should
be brought under the crushing power Of the
act wherever they may b. found II the Ter
ritoriss"
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FURTHER legislation on the Mormon
problem, beside the bill passed by the Senate,
IS looked for, bat the public must give hearty
support if Legislative Efforts are to be sue
cessful. The New York Post says; This
bill alone will certainly not accomplish its
oti.ct. Mr.. Edmuuds admitted much.
Bat il remains to be seen what others the
committee has in store" Do our people in
Aismphi- Who 81 nd missionaries TO teach the
hesthcu, among other things, to take only
one wife, care anything about the stain Of
paly-am and It's Insult 10 women, being re-
moved?
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-25

New YORK, February 24.-The nomina-
ton Of Conkling TO the supreme bench
created genuine sensation, aud considera-
bic space will b. devoted to the discussion OF
it i the mornis & papers. The weight OF
opinion on the street and In the editorials is
that tine app,iutmeut Is a commendaole one
in many respec,S although il is MT free
from criticism Dlubts are expressed as to
his Gccep tuule, bIL the idea prevails that an
acceptance would inevitably remove him
permanently from politics His friends
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RUSSIA.
THE NIHII.1sr TRIALS

ST. PETERSBURG, February 24-No polit-
ical trial in Russia has ever been conducted
with such secresy, severity and disregard to
the ordinary usages of legal procedure as
the one in progress now. The president of
the court insisted that the prisoners should
be tried separately, or in groups, according
to their crimes. They are forbidden to speak
or write to each other while together in the
dock. At first communication between the
prisoners and counsel was forbidden. Even
the public prosecutor protested against this
decision, which was ultimately withdrawn.
BERLIN, February pa dispatch from
st. Petersburg says that at the trial of the
Nihilists to-day a woman named Terentieva,
on being asked to acknowledge her connec-
ton with the robbery of the treasury at
Cherson, refused to give any information,
and declared that the court might accuse her
of anything it pleased. Each prisoner is
ex amined separately. The evidence against
man, oI them appears very slender. Merkt
loft testified against several of his fellow
prisoners, apparently with the object of
escaping sentence OF death.
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Louisville sprInc Meeting on.

LOUISVILLE. February 24.-The grounds
of the Louisville Fair Association have SUI
fered from the food and are in the most part
inundated. The board of directors feared,
therefore, to give the spring meeting, after
having made every preparation for 1t on a
liberal scale. They were assigned the first
place in the great Western circuit, and were
to open on the % OF Nay. The board of
directors have determined to have meeting
on the Fourth of July, and to hold grand
fair, beginning on the 81 OF October. No
efforts will be spared TO make the horse and
cattle exhi itions equal to he wonderful dis
play of last fall Liberal purses will be given
to trots, and $4,000 is offered to the best
drilled infantry company, the entrees to close
IN the Isl of August
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whoopisx Up the Faithful.

SALT LAKE, February 24.-Anti-legislation
petitions are still circulating, and people of
all ages and sects, Gentle and Mormon, are
csjoled, besought or bullied into signing
them. Not one GENTLE business house in
Salt Lake has signed them. A petition was
circulated to-day urging Secretary Thomas
to resign Il was finally said that the pas
sage Of the wilietts bill or the In unds bill
would cause twenty thousand policy Nor
mons to abandon the Church. This explains
the trepidation OF the church leaders and
the indifference of the People.
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JUICE SIAIMoNs's paper, the Henderson
(Ky.) Reporter, says of the Mormon question:
What siekening spectacle to behold The
nation braved by crowd OF howling fanatics
defying the laws and rearing their odious in
stitutions RICH. under the shadow Of the
temple Of the Most High, and no strong arm
IN this mighty land to check their progress
and to stay them in their career Of crime.
The Representatives who votes against the
passage Of the Elmunds bill should be
summed forever by his constituency"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-25

TIE German florists have managed to pro-
duce small violet-tree about 6ve-and-a half
inches high. They prevent the plant from
biossoming for segeral years, and remove The
lower leaves and shoots, so that it grows up
right, and assumes palm-like form. Here
ia chance for ladies who enjoy raising
plants in pots to show what they can do; to
raise violet-trse would be a triumph.
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Extensive GIassworus DESTROYED

WHEELING, W. VA, February 24-At )
O'Clock this evening the axton=;vs a.ptsIsss
manufacturing establishment of Hobbs,
Brockunier & Co, in the southern part Of
the city, caught fire and was almost totally
destroyed before the flames were checked. 1t
was fully thirty minutes after the fire started
before the fire department could do any
effective work, on account of the scant water
supply. After raging for over an hour and
an half the fire was finally subdued. The
establishment was one of the largest of the
kind in the country. Tue firm had Just I'm
ished a complete renovation of the works,
and had added many modern Improvements.
which makes the disaster especially hard.
Between four and five hundred people are
thrown out of employment. The total loss
at this writing cannot be definitely ascer-
tanned
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THERE are "cranks who, in the face Of
facts aud the experience of many years, OPP
pose vaccination. The recent report Of the
statistics of Riverside Hospital, New York,
corroborates previous testimony. There
were one hundred and sixty-six cases Of
smallpox there, and forty-eight deaths oc-
CURED. OF those who died, only one had
been vaccinatei, forty flur had not been, and
concerning three no history could be OBJ
tanned. OF those who recovered, eighty Eve
were known TO have been vacciuated.
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express themselves "a highly gratihed that
the Office has been offered to him,
and whether he accepts or refuses it they
are sure that the fact of his nomination will
inure to his benefit and place him on bet
ter footing with his party. His opponents
interpose few objections, as they are willing
to see his retirement from the political arena
ttrs emphasized. The nomination of Sar-
gent for the German mission is sharply
criticised by most Of the papers.
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"IThas," the New, York Times says, "been
impossible to prove the polygamous relation
of accused persons. Under the Eimunds
bill persons are disqualified and disfran-
ohised by reason Of their polygamcus prac-
tees, and this offense is to be established by
the fact that the accused cohabits with more
than one woman. The rite of marriage need
not be proved The practice may and can
be proved. 1t really would appear that the
bill, ii it shall become law, may be made
operative in the suppression of polygamy."
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The Herzegovina instruction is spread
ing; the whole population of the upper
Drina has lately joined 1t. An Engi-h
newspaper correspondent writes: "The Her
zsgovinians, after four days siege, have
captured Fort Ustikoiina, commanding a
defile OF the upper Drina, between Fetcha
and Gorazza. The Austrian battalion form.
ing the garrison were pursued with loss to
G0razza. Two cannons were captured
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-25

LEXINGTON, KY. February 24.-Deputy-
Marshal Hefiin visited George Ellis 10 ill
to-day, in company with the jsiler, and asked
him about the publication in the Cincinnati
Enquire of to-day OF retraction OF his
Confession and the testimony upon which
Craft end Neal were convicted OF the Clio
bous family murder at Ashland, Ksntuck y.
II fin publishes card 10 an evening paper
saying that Ellis "vehemently denied having
N ade any such retrsctiop, and reiterated
the truth of his confession snd testimony"
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IN Englasd, the London Economist states,
generally less favorable views are expressed
IN the manufacturing districts as to the pros
poets of trade than prevailed at the close OF
last year. This i. noticeable, not only in the
produce markei, but sdvicss respecting the
iron trade, from the Yorkshire WOODEN dis
trict., from Lancashire and elsewhere tell the
,r,a
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-25

THE present mild winter is viewed by
many as the sure precursor of an uuheal ny
summer, and i, is, therefore, essential that
unueual care be taken to carry out sound
sanitary measures. Every city in the lower
Mississippi valley has especial rea-on for
unusual diligence in this respect. The re-
firing waters of the flooded couotry will
leave hundreds Of miles of ground in con
dition "a unfavorable to health as can we'll
be imagined. Care in time may prevent
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BUSINESS FAILURES.
Weekly Report of n. G. DUN a Co...
Mercantile Agency.

NEW YORK, February 24.-R. &. Dun Il
Co, of the Mercantile Agency report the
failures during the last seven days at
128, slight reduction upon last week
the Middle States, 80; Eastern, 10; South
and the Territories, II; New York CITY. 7.
Some of the disasters of the week have been
of much Importance, notably the stoppsge OF
the Merchants Bank, of Watertown; the fail
nre of Mcfarland, in the lard business, New
York; and Herman Bateur & Brother New
York. The latter failure was not unexpected
The Watertown bank is likely to bring down
number of houses in that vicinity, who
have been interested in grain specu alton.
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CarwiIe d Hooks, AT senatebIa.

Special to the Appeal.
SENAToBIA, MIss, February 24.-Carwile
& Hooks, of this place, made an assignment
this week. B. Diliahunty was appointed
assignee. Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $1,000
about two-thirds good paper. There are no
preferred creditors except w. P. Perkins, for
storehouse rent. This failure is much re-
GREETED here, as both parties stand high and
are clever gentlemen.
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The cottonmarket yesterday opened aud
closed quiet, with middliog quoted at HE.
In New York spot middling was life, and
frmer; futures closed steady, with February
1L52t91I.54. In New Orleans spot middliDg
was 11Sc, and active and firm; February
futures were 6rm at 11.38 In Liverpool
middliug upiands were 7-16d, and Orleans
6sd, and quiet; futures closed easier at
6 7-16I for February, February March, and
6 49-54G964d for Augu.t-September.
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New ORLEANS, February "a THE levees
in front of the city are regarded as being
weak and insecure, and force of hands are
rep.iring ant strengthening them.
Niyh,.-All reports from up the river are
very encouraging They show that while
the levees are being greatly strengthened the
water is only rising very slowly or Is reed
ing. 1t is believed all danger is past.
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Rev. J. c. NHS-whose church (Unita-
rian) found that a clergyman who had aban-
doned prayer and denies God and immor-
tality, was carrying his views beyond their
own rationalism, and therefore dispensed
with his pastoral ssrviees-has not decided
whether h. will collect congregation in
Chicago favoring his views, or practice law,
or go upon the theatrical boards. He GER
tainly will rot get up psrmsnent congrega
tion, for men who have no God want no
church.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-25

THE State superintendent OF education in
Mississippi says, in his report, that many
counties in the State do not appropriate
money to keep the schools open as much a
four months in year. OF this the Vicks-
burg Herald correctly observes that if Missis-
sippi wants immigrants to settle within her
limits she will have to lengthen the term of
the COMMON schools.
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Purely Sensational.

SPRINGFIELD, III, February II --Ex-
Governos John NJ. Palmsr was interviewed
to day by the Associated Press reporter in
reference To the report that he had received
proposition from Tilden to become can
didate for the second place on ticket with
him for the Democratic presidential narni-
nation in 1884. In answering the question
the ex-governor said: There is nothing OF
ii: the report is purely sensational"
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CAIRO. February "a The new Mississippi
levee wss reported broken at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, the greatest excitement prevail
iug. Further particulars later. ........ Later
TIE report of the levee breaking here to-day
was q false alarm, only small portion slid
ing, which was repaired Immediately. The
Ievee still holds Considerable excitement
was manifested, and many families moved
To- the Ohio levee. The excitement has sub
sided greatly. Five hundred men are at
work strengthening the levees.
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uANGMAN,S DAY.

NEW ORLEANS, February PA Times
Democrat Pine Bluff special says that White
Brown, colored, was hanged to day for the
murder of Robert Yanley.
CINCINNATI, February 24.-John Major
Hicks was hanged at Covington to-day Tor
the murder OF Henry Murray Williams. at
Ludlow, Kentucky, December IS, 1850. The
execution was private.
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THERE il something soil

THERE is something soft and tender il the
fall of single snow fake, but it always re-
minds us to look after our bottle OF Dr.. Bulls
Cough Syrup-ou- old standby in the days
OF coughs and coids-for We have always
found il reliable.