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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-16
THE vALuE OF rRAvEL.


While immigrsdts are at present hooking
| 10 our shore.> In numbers never before APP
preached, our own people are visiting in
travel the lands of the Old World to an ex-
tent never before approached in our history.
Week after week thousands embark on the
immense steamships that with undertaking
regularity make their rapid way to the various
portions of the European continent. Person
whose views do not extend far, and whose
reflections are confined to narrow flights find
this rage for travel condemnable. They see
in it only expenditure of 80 much money
that, they claim, ought TO be spent at home
But money well spent brings gain, and did
these small-souled grumblers ever reflect
what the American traveller gets for his
money and brings back with him on his
return, and how much the coun-
try would lose should America, like
esI---s- .-,a -1span few years ago,
retain Its citizens at hnme2-Wb.t
made the race of which we are part sue
cessful traders and successful colonizers in
every cline and under every sky? What
has made the English eminent in every
country upon the earth? Was it staying at
home and saving their money? No. Over
land and sea, over mountain aud desert.
beneath arctic blasts and equatorial scorch-
ing, there the wandering Anglo-Saxon was
found, and see the fruiti See the power, the
wealth, the fame their wanderings have
brought! When Dickens, thirty years ago,
cast the light shaft of his harmless satire at
some of our faults and more of our follies,
the whole land echoed a cry of wrathf1l in
digpation that was itself more absurd than
all the satirist had pictured. Since then
young America has been abroad and seen the
world He has himself detected errors and
smiled at ridiculous traits, aud two Dickenses
could not now excite his rage at the exposure
OF follies and weaknesses his own cultivated
eye fails not to detect. Acquaintance with
other lands has given our people more self
confidence, while il has decreased their
vanity, and has rendered them more imper-
vious to the sting of ridicule because they
recognize the virtues that exist in their own
land and learn to respect with true venera-
ton what is sound and good among their
countrymen, and what is sweet and attract
i've among their countrywomen. II it was
only TO know the American woman as she
is, in contrast with those of other lands, the
travel of our country people would be worth
all it costs. No one can so prize, and treas
ure, and respect the American woman as
those do who have seen women in other
lands-often charming, sometimes bewitch-
ing, frequently dowdy and ungraceful, or
empty-brained and frivolous To those who
have mingled among coquettish French
bellies, scandal-loving German fraus, the
severely virtuous British female, and the
languid, bright-eyed Spanish signora, the
American woman with her unaffected ease,
her quick intelligence and her just self
respect stands out worthy OF the chivalrous
regard every right-minded American enter
Is for her. Travel opens ths mind of the
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ARKANSAS NEWS.

The crops of cotton and corn promise in
every part of the State to be the largest evel
gathered. The people are elated and happy
Pine Bluff Commercial, 18th: "In one more
week Rob Roy will be connected with oul
town by the Paramore railroad. 1t has nov
passed the famous precinct OF French town
There has been a smaller number OF
fdlers en- the streets of Pine Bluff this season
than ever known before. The hard times
has driven the improbable consumer to the
corn and cotton-6elds. of our
local capitalists have been corresponding
with moneyed men of Chicago, and the result
will be the building OF cotton factory.
This is a settled fact"
Van Buren, Argus: "Fort Smith has more
one-horse poets than any town in America.
The papers of that city TEEN with their
cffusions. difficulty occurred last
Friday between Frank Wright and Pete
Marrs in which the knife and pistol were
used. Wright fired two shots at Msrrs,
neither of which took effect. Wright re-
ceived cut in the abdomen, making pain
full though not dangerous wound -. Some
gentlemen have made proposition to put 4
line of packets in the river between Van
Buren, and Dardanelle to carry freight and
passengers to points on the river, and we be-
iieve it will be iavorably considered"
The Augusta Vide2e publishes a declara-
ton, having appended to it long list Of
names. signed BY most of the influential and
leading men of Forrest City and the county,
as to the effects of the local option law.
They say: ave, citizens and residents of st.
Francis county, Ark, hereby certify that we
have closely watched the oper alton and effect
of this said law where it has been in opera
ton, and we unhesitatingly assert that the
said focal option law has been of great ben:
eft to this community in restraining intem-
perance, preventing crime, building up the
moral and social status OF the town and
country, and giving a solid and healthy tone
to all characters OF business of a iaudable
description"
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MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

A State Prohibition Convention meets a
Jackson next week.
Tupelo Journal: "John Dalton, formerly
a citizen of this county, was arraigned at the
recent term of the Federal Court at Oxford
upon a charge of counterfeitipg to which ht
pleaded guilty"
Afasseaser, 18th: Burglars on
Monday night visited Mrs. Hodges's resi-.
dence and took therefrom a trunk which
they broke open and pillaged. The same
night they entered the residence of Esquire
White and took trunk containing cloth
ing"
The Greenwood Flag says that last Satur-
day evening, as q thunder-shower came up,
Billy Fossett, negro living two miles from
town, started home riding mule. He had
almost arrived at home when he was struck
BY lightning, and both he and mule were
killed. His clothing caught on fire.
Iuka Reporter, 18th: "Ou Monday morn
ing while the hands were at work in the
gravel pit, slide of gravel took place from
a high embankment, knocking down a white
man and negro, burying them beneath the
debris Ben Hyde, the white man, died from
suffocation before the gravel could be re-
moved. We understand he leaves wife and
child"
Jackson Clarion, 18th: "The work OF
tearing down the old Methodist church has
-Ghrivtiun- church is open to
them for meetings until the new church is
finished ......... Three of the four alleged muir
derers of General WE. Tucker were ar
raigned before Judge Buchanan on Wednes-
day morning of last week. Mat Summons
and Frank Stafford, both waived an examina-
ton and were remanded by the court to await
the action of the grand jury. The case of
Smith Shaw has been under investigation
aver sinceu
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MORNING On THE IRISH COAST

THE incident which prompted the writing OF
the following lines was related TO me by friend
on ms return from visit TO Ireland On the Yoy-
age eastward, my friend made the acquaintance
of an old Irishman, who, in his frank and candid
way, told him that he had been thirty years resid-
ing in The States" and that he was then going
home to spend the evening of his life in the Old
Land, amid the scenes of his boyhood. The old
mans anxiety TO see Ireland once more made my
friend take special interest in him The night be-
manned on deck, and, as the dawning broke, they
were rewarded for their weary vigil by beholding
awakened the old mans sIumherins enthnsisssn
and his first imprisoned exclamation was: 1.-The
top O. the mornin' TO you, Ireland, alannaP'l
Than-a-mo Dhia! but there it is
The dawn on the hills of Ireland
COD s angels lifting the nights black veil
Irelandl isn't it grand you look,
Like bride in her rich adornin',
And with all the pent up love of my heart,
bid you the top o. the mornin!
This one brief hour pays lav1shIy back
For many year OF mourning;
I'd almost venture another fight,
There's SO much JOY in returning
Watching out for the hallowed shore,
All Otner attractions scOrnin':
Ireland don't you hear me shout?
DID you the top O the morn1n'l
Ho, hoi upon Cleana's shelving strand.
The surges are grandly beating;
And Kerry is pushing her headlands out
To give us the kindly greeting;
In to the shore the sea birds fly
On pinions that know dropping,
And out from the cliffs with welcome charged
hiiiloH VI waves come troOplng-
o kindly, generous Irish land
SO leal, and fair aud loving
NO wonder the wandering Celt should think
And dream of you in his rowing!
Inc alien home may have gems and gold,
Shadows may never have glooned it,
But the heart will sigh for the absent land
Mhere the love-hghts first illumed 1t.
And doesn't old Cove look charming there,
Watching the wild waves motion?
Leaning her back up against the hills,
And tirr UP of her toes in the ocean!
L wonder don't hear Shandon's bells
All maybe their ehiming's over
For it's many year since began
The Life OF Western rover.
For thirty summers, ashore machree
Those bills now feast my eyes on
Nee met my vision, save when they rose
Over memory's dim horizon;
Zen SO, twas grand and fair they seized
In the landscape spread before me;
But dreams are dreams. and my eyes would ope
To see Texas sky still DER me.
All. often upon the Texan plains
When the day and chase were over
My thoughts would fly DER the weary wave
And around this coast line hoveri
And the prayer would rise, that some future day,
All danger and doubling scornin',
might help to win for my native land
The light of young Liberty's mornin'.
Now fuller and truer the shore line shows-
Was ever a scene so splendid?
L feel the breath OF the Munster breeze
Thank God that my exile's ended
Old scenes, old songs, old friends again,
The vale and cot was born in!
o Irelandi up from my heart of hearts,
bid YOU the top o. the mOrnin'i
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and left in a most lavish way on silks and
jewels. He must not say word, and so
strokes his beard and passes on with an In,
ssaiLah" (please Cod, or "AAoh EeriH1' (God
is great and merciful), for now be knows
only too we'll how the money goes. European
ladies are the objects OF much attention and
curiosity on the part of the women OF
harem. Their dresses are felt, they are
paved all over and asked childish questions
necessarily; for it must be remembered that
large harem consists of wives and domestic
slaves, the latter counted by hundreds.
young English lady, seventeen years old, OF
great personal attractions and engaging
manners, some time since visited a harem
accompanied by her mother and friends
The women questioned her, and would not
believe that she had no children, or even
husband. One of the wives, who took a
great fancy to her, threw her arms around
her neck and entreated her to stay with them
forever. She could have any husband she
liked, and even was 20 kind as TO specially
recommend her own, adding that she was
cure he would coon want another wife, and
that she, the real wife, would much rather it
vast this nice English girl, then there
would always be the pleasure Of having her
friend and companion. Here was a most
decided offer. A fro refusal, however, OF
these honors caused much surprise and dis
appointment.
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observant American-and quick observation
is one Of our fellow-countryman's traits-he
sees what is worth initiating, he catches
sight of habits and manners that centuries
of experience have imprinted upon the Old
World, and he attains TO many valuable
thought and many valuable fact that
would have been his if he had remained
shut up forever within his own land, ample
as is its extent. He comes home with in
creased esteem for the country of his birth.
True, he detects many faults that had not
before excited his notice, but he sees how
superior in all the solid realities that make
life worth living is the United States to any
other land under Gods heaven. He per-
ceives why theforeigner leaves his home and
all its associations that ne may share the
solid comforts and wide freedom of American
life. With all he has attained, the travelled
American becomes an acquisition to his
country, spreading around him juster ideas
of the world and truer estimate of the land
he lives in.
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tracks being neglected.

The RaihO1y Age points out that no addi-
tional track appears in the New England
States, but some little work is going on
among them. In the ak Middle States
there has been an addition of AIS miles,
which lie mostly in New York and Pennsyl-
vania. Some important work is going ON in
West Virginia, which does not yet appear in
figures. Delaware reports nothing. In nine
of the ten Southern States 665 miles have
been laid. 10 Kentucky grading was going
on, but no iron put down. The four Pacific
States and Territories report 212 miles on
eight roads. good deal of work is going
on there. The West and the South will
show large increase of mileage in another
year. With few cases OF parallel and COM
peting roads there is no unnecessary or ex-
cessive building this year. The total mile
age of the United States now amounts 10
over 1O7 900 miles. In Canada, and also in
Mexico, the iron arms are rapidly extending
their friendly and prosperous embrace.
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PEA RIDGE, MISS. =,
Says thai Howry, and Not Manning Nor
Morgan, Will be Nominated In
the Second District.
om an occasional correspondent.I

From an Occasional Correspondent.l
PEA RIDGE, MISS, July 13.-The political
pot il beginning to boil in this county, and
as the regular correspondent OF the APPEAL
from Holly Springs continually informs his
Mississippi readers that the Second con.
gressionai district of Mississippi cannot do
without the services of Mr.. Manning, / want
to set your readers Alright. Possibly that ID
the inaiuidlal opinion of your correspondent
from Holly Springs, and it il possible that
such il the opinion Of Marshall county; but
after having csnvassed Tippsh county thor.
oughly, 1 am forced to the opinion that
Mannlnr is not the man for Tippsh, notwith.
standing the Southern Sentinel t. the contrary
/ find that the influential farmers of ths
county are for Charles B. Howry, Of Oxford,
for frst choice, should he be a candidate
and are for Morgan, for second. Then
they are for Taylor, OF Sardis, il
they cannot get either OF tketsot two.
The only thing that is urged in favor OF
Manning is that he will not be bulldozed by
Chalmera Be that asst may the Democracy
of Tippsh county does not want a man TO
represent her whose only qualification is
his lighting record; tHsides, fighting is not
the issue, but there ale national issues de-
pendent upon this rac., and it IL q fact til at
Manning cannot be elected in the Second
district fourth time and it is folly to say
that man cannot b. found in the ranks OF
the Democracy who will not meet Chalmers
and oppose him on every stump, and who will
lead the Democrats % victory in the coming
contest. The county convention of Tippah
meets on the 18th instant, and Tippah will
then send a strong delegation to Oxford
either for Howry or Morgan, and the voters
of the Second district may rest assured that
II either Howry or Morgan is the nominee
that they have a man who will defend them
against any and every attack.
Reports from all parts Of the county are
for good crops and Charles B. Howry.
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To TEXAS BIZ RAILROADS.

The'Pipe Bluff Commercial, ia view OF the
completion of the Chesapeake aud Ohio
railroad, and our jubilation over it and its
eventual connection with the Southern Pacific
(also under Huntington's management, says:
Memphis is seeking for the resuscitating infu-
ences of a trade and commerce too far away from
her own doors. It is plain that she must
look to her future through the influence of the
Texas and Arkansas trade, and the sooner she
strikes in this direction the she viii recover
her prestige. st. Louis has been permitted to COM
mand the trade of the West. All of Texas is under
her commercial control, and this, too, because OF
the apathy of Eastern cities. 1t well known too
that our people prefer trading with Memphis Lou
isville, Cincinnati or Baltimore, but these cities
have no competing routes for freights. road
from Memphis through Pine Bluff to Texas would
direct a large share of the Texas and Arkansas
trade to Memphis, and that at distant date,
while the San Francisco route would avail nothing
in results for Memphis. little glory and grandeur
passenger station and hotel stoppage from the
West to East and rice Versa would end the chapter
The Commercial is in great part right.
The transcoutinental railroad is good
thing, grand thing, but the trade of the
trans Mississippi country would be very
much more profitable for Memphis, and
more desirable. The road from Memphis to
Texas, ria Pine Bluff, by which it is to come,
must and will be built some day, but we fear
not BY Memphis capital.
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Special Correspondence of the Appeal
DEsoro COUNTY, MISS, July 1--we have
had of late very seasonable rains in this
county. The corn crop here is much better
than for years, and though the cotton crop
was greatly delayed and much damaged in
the early spring by excessive and unusually
cold weather, it is now, in consequence of $
delightful June and the recent rams, in good
condition, and the prospects are that we
shall have a large yield here. The fruit
crop is good in this county, large Quantities
OF which are being shipped by our farmers.
AS TO THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
we have only two candidates in this district
for the Democratic nomination for Congress
Colonel Van II. Manning and Judge J. B.
Morgan. Judge Morgan entered the race
about two weeks since. Early in the spring
he was solicited by large number of friends
in the district to become a candidate, but
owing to the pressure of private business. he
declined to run. Since that time, however
and Notwithstanding his declination, the pres-
sure from his party for him to become a cam
didate, has been SO strong and urgent, that
ne has been forced TO forego his own pleas
ure and in difference 10 the wishes of his
friends, and in obedience to the dem ands of
his party, he has announced himself for Con-
gress. Judge Morgan is now making the can
vass He is held in the highest esteem not
only py democrats, out oy MS opponents IN
politics, many of whom have declared their
intention TO vote for him If he should be
nominated. We know of no other Demo
crat who could defeat Chalmers in this
county, for this is Chalmers's old home aud
he is known throughout the county. We
need our strongest man in this contest. No
man should be nominated whose election
would be doubtful. 1t is conceded that Judge
Morgan can carry this district. 1t is exceeding
" doubtful il any other Democrat can.
DEsOTO.
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at noon and get your dinner, and you had
better ask some Of them to accompany you.
If they offer 10 pay for your meal don't be
squeamish about it,"
"Of course not"
"You may want to read to pass away time.
II 50, any of these gentlemen will be only too
happy TO purchase you half bushel OF the
latest books and magazines. Be careful TO
save 'em for me to read when you get home"
"I'll be certain, love-"
"And you can say to them that we have
been married four years; we do not live hap
PLY together; am a domestic tyrant; you
have strong thoughts Of procuring a divorce;
you feel that you could love the right sort of
husband; you like oranges and peanuts;
you are innocent and coniding; you have
never travelled; you are afraid Of getting
lost in Chicago, and you will be ever so
much obliged TO anyone who will get you a
hack, see to your trunk and pay all the ex-
peuse. Goodbye, love-"
Goodbye, darl."
And want it strange TIL not one single
man in that car even spoke to that lady in
ride of 300 miles?
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than TO our folfies, and Q. Holmes laughed
his cynical and yet not I'M email iaugn At his
maiden aunt, not becaus her curis we're
wintry, but because she twned them stun in
such spring-like way To De q yosng
of The hour and hod the cup Of
life to ones lips bubblingvith pleasure and
beaded with success; to be an oio oea17an
elderly man about towns TO nave drank
off the bubbles, indeed, and to have reached
the dregs. But il, instead Of an old oesus a
man elects TO step aside rom the ranks OF
friend Of his PEER. the counselor of The
young fellows who come after him, the faith
full knight in whom all wena anhood hnds its
champion, to him the world is full OF noble
use. and serene joys; and if he has missed
the keenest bliss OF youth, ne may possess
the noblest serenity Of age, and at least re-
ioice that;what he has never won ne eanno,
loseD
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Chambers's Journal
A LULLABY.

sleeH- nv child the shadows fall;
Silent darkness reigns Ger ~;
Bird and bloom are lost to Hght
In the folded arms of night;
Stars will soon from cloud-Dwers peep,
While all nature lies asieep
Breathe thou softly, Rest . sweet
For tired hearts and sching feet;
No dull care nor toll is thine
Nor sin. thou blessed child OF mine;
fTrsnouil on thy soft couch rest,
With dreams of heaven in thy breast
BUGS are sleeping; close thine eyes;
Waken with a soft sE-prise;
Greet the morning sEsta thy smile
And sweet prxttle without guile,
Scents lie sleeping in the flowers;
Slumber till the daylight hours
Sleepi Thy Father guards thy rest;
Lay thy head upon His breast;
Safer than these arms which hold thee,
His dear love will firm enfold thee;
Higher love than mine shall he
Give. beloved one, to thee.
Sleep, The waves have long been sleeping
Angels DER thee watch are keeping;
Der us both the pale stars shine
With q radiance half divine.
Sum Ger, inn ocent and light,
FAN from heaven on thee tonight.
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HAREM LIFE IN TURKEY.
The MussuIman Husband and the Laws
He Must Observe.
London Society.


Owing to the nature of the institution our
knowledge of harem life is entirely derived
from the visits of European ladies. The
Turkish authorities, it must be confessed,
are yery amiable in this respect, and little
difficulty is experienced when the introduc-
tions are good. The Turk is COMMONLY be-
lieved to be a sort OF Bluebeard. 1t Is not
so. Polygamy ia not the rule, but the e1-
ception The lower classes never have more
than one wife, and it is only in the case OF
wealthy pashas that there are three or four
wives, the latter number being legally al
lowed 10 every Mussulmau according 10 the
Koran; this is exclusive of almost any num-
Der of slaves and concubines. The husband
must have no acquaintance, however slight,
with women other than those of his own ha-
rem, and should he observe slippers outside
of the harem door re knows that ladies are
visiting, and therefoge cannot enter his own
house. Then, again. if perchance he stroils
through the bazar thexa-nsRst be no sn2gui-
ton OF any OF his own women, slthou. Apey
may be- throwing away his money INT