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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-05
STAGE FLASHES.

Fun on the Bristol has scored a big success
in England.
Gus Williams has appeared in a new play
called John MishIer.
1t is said Langtry is to get the came terms
as Bernhard from Abbey.
Margaret Mather, the newly discovered
dramatic light, makes her debut the coming
season.
Mime. Januschek, who has been i'll from
overwork for several weeks, has entirely re-
covered.
John Mccullough and Billy Common are
known az the Damon and "Pythias" Of the
profession.
"I'm a gentleman, and l don't care who
knows it, is. the great catch phrase in the
play of Cheek.
America is 10 see Mrs. Laugtry. 1t is about
time America was putting her foot down on
these foreign frauds.
Mary Anderson has bought an orchestrion
for her Long Branch home. 1t is to play
when she is at home and notify the neigh
bors.
Patti, Nilsson, Salyini, Wyndham. Mod
jeska, Aimee, and possibly Ristori, form a
goodly array OF foreign names for America
the coming season.
Mr.. F. S. Chanfrau will go out again the
coming season under the management Of Mr..
c. w. Tayleure. Mrs. Chsnfrau will, as
usual, accompany them, playing at the mat
inees.
Joe Polk wanted to get A Square Non for
AuStrdEn, and wrote TO j.. NJ. Hill if he
could have it. Hill replied: "Yes, for $1,000"
Then Joe said: 81 guess 1 wrote to the wrong
place for a square man."
Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll las almost
completed his play, which will be called The
Wad, WId West. 1t ia to be brought out at
the Arch Street Thester, Philadelphia,
during the early part OF the season.. The
real bitterness Of life will begin for Colonel
Ingersoll from the time this play is produced.
Perhaps that is why Philadelphia is selected
as the dog.
Speaking of Gilbert and Sullivsn's new
work, Joe Brooks says: "The opera is not
yet named. Several titles have been spoken
of, but no one of them has been definitely
decided upon. 1 heard some of the music,
which is excellent, and Just as popular az
anything Sullivan has written. The idea of
the work is funHy. A master in chancery
falls in love with a ward. He knows that il
is illegal for him TO marry her, but be deter
mines to do it. Yet he knows that as a
judge he must punish this illegal act. He
determines TO forbid himself to marry the
ward, then marry her and then punish him
self for contempt of court for having dig
obeyed his own injunction. All this IL treated
in the best Gilbertezn vein Of satire, and the
hits at the law are all popular enough to be
Understood. We shall probably have the
irst of the opera here, and shall lose no time
in having it produced in the principal cities,
where Mr.. Sullivan will lead on first nights
in all probability. You may depend upon
it that the work will be a go, for / think
composer and author have spent more than
pains upon it."
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-05

able az river engineers than they are reputed
to be, tina: would not prove that the outlet
theory is anything but an erroneous theory
based IN false or misunderstood data. An
cry impulse will neither detect error, nor
demonstrate truth, nor overturn the deep
channel hypothesis. To asssil that hypothe-
ss is legitimate il the assault be properly
made, but TO assail its supporters and their
motives and character because they support
it is undignifed, and entails such remarks
as the following, which We find in the Ar
kansas City Journal OF Saturday last: "The
wrath of the old man is excused when We
consider that the explosion Of his theories
in improving the Mississippi river, by
the highest engineer talent in the United
States has surprised others, as well as him
self. Until quite recently the 'Cowdon sys-
tenn was regarded as the hope of the Mis-
sissippi valley, but the great engineering
minds of the country got their heads on the
great problem, and they knocked the old
mans theories higher than a kite"
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BATE WILL SWEEP THE STATE.

The news from every part of the State is
of the most cheering character. The large
vote cast for the Wilson boilers two years
ago has inspired many Democrats with the
fear that the Bailey bolt would produce the
same results. There is no danger. The
people are rallying 10 the support of General
Bate, snd he will be elected by an old
fashioned Democratic majority. A CORE
spOndent writing to the Nashville american
from Lexington, Henderson county, says:
when our delegates returned home they
found a solid Democracy rejoicing over the &C.
iion OF the convention. The platform and the
nominee meets the unqualified appreciation
oil the entire county Democracy. There will
not be ten votes cast for the bolter nominee
if there is one, in this county. We are solid
for the gallant Bate. We have put our
selves to some trouble 10 find out how the
action Of the convention was received in the
adjoining counties of Decatur, Hardin. Nc
Marry, Madison and Perry, and we find that
those counties will come up in November
solid for Bate. Madison is the only one
where there is the least dissatisfaction. and
1t is confined to the corporate lines of Jack
son. Let the boilers blow and we will do
1he voting in November. Henderson county
was never known to bolt a Democratic
convention" We have the same encour,g.
ing reports from every section of the
State. No contingency can possibly arise
between this and the decisive hour to defeat
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THE CROPS AN HI WEATHER..

The numerous extracts given by the AP-
PEAL during the last week, from every por-
ton OF the cotton district with which this
city does business, have made evident to our
readers that since the warm weather OF June
began to prevail there has been a gratifying
change in the condition OF the crops. Oats
and wheat have rendered a bouutiful yield;
grass and clover are generally spoken OF IA
vorably; fruits are abundant, and vegetables
turn out very satisfactorily, especially Irish
potatoes, which have rarely been as good in
quality in the South, and never so profuse in
quantity as this year. They, as well as beets,
squashes, elephants and other articles, have
been shipped North to an extent hitherto un-
precedented, and many farmers who were
left in straits by the drouth of last season
have experienced most grateful relief from
the profits of their early vegetables. OF corn
the tidings are not all we could wish. The
very unfavorable weather of May was a Sc
rious obstacle in the way OF its
growth; much had to be replanted, and
much came up poorly, the stand not
being full. There ID no room for
gloom, however; give corn rains and heat
and its powers of recovery and growth are
wonderful, and during the past week We
have been favored with both. The reports
from all quarters respecting cotton have
been a vast improvement upon previous &C.
counts. The warm weather has lone the
work OF a beneficent fairy waving her magic
wand over burrows and field; the dropping
-.uzl. boro ,supaaH nauu life the color hoe
become healthful and the growth vigorous.
The flooded districts, where free from the
second visitation of the waters, are reported
as being fully up to other localities. During
the whole week "frst blooms" have been re-
ceived at the different towns. The date OF
these shows the crop in the surrounding part
OF Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas to be
from one to two weeks behind last year. We
have received Vennsr's Weather Bulletin for
July. He Gays the early portion OF the
month will be dry in the Northern and Mid
die sections, and perhaps unsettled and
showery in the Western. The coolest
OF the month are likely 10 be about
the 18th and 18th, and the 10Th and 9th;
and the hottest between the 18th and 10th,
generally warmth and sultriness Will
be prevalent, with the usual summer storms.
In detail we have the lst represented as very
warm and sultry; I'd, hot and sultryi 4th,
rain and thunder in the West; 18th, generally
warm, but evenings cooler; 9th, indications
rain and more cloud; 9TH, cloudy, with
.ooal rains; 9th and 10th, becoming cooler
cloudy, with rains or indications OF
ain; afterward cooler.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-05

General Bate. A victory grand and over
whelming is assured. The Bailey bolt is a
magnificent failure. 1t is not backed by the
people, and will die of its own weakness be-
fore the election. Indeed, it is already given
out that the convention of boilers TO be held
in Nashville on Tuesday next will make no
nomination of a candidate for governor, and
after protesting against the platform adopted
by the recent convention, will adjourn, leav-
ing each man TO vote in the election for gov
ernor and members OF the Legislature as his
conscience may dictate. Such a policy will
make but little change in Bates majority, as
he will receive nearly as many votes from
Low-ta1 boiling Republicans as the Demo-
cratic boilers will cast for Hawkins. But,
hopeful as are the signs, Democrats, instead
of relaxing their zeal, should remember that
eternal vigilance is the price of victory;
that perpetual toll is the law CT political
success. as well as the law of life. The NOM
ination of General Bate and the platform
which he indorses have met a generous and
enthusiastic response from the Democracy in
every part of the State. A glorious victory
awaits our candidate in November. Push on
the column.
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IN MEXICO.

Already the Mexicans are hetr8ying their
mistrust of the results that may follow the
extension of American railways into their
territory. They fear that American enter
price may 80 develope their mines aud other
resources as to give that people a dangerous
preponderance in public affairs there. They
are jealous at the way In which our people
are preparing to work the Mexican mines
with improved machinery; they are jealous
because the Americans do not lease the mines
but buy them and 50 become their permanent
owners. They are jealous because the rail-
roads, in communicating by telephone, use
the English language; and, as the mines they
become owners Of are scattered all over the
country, they fear they will introduce the
use of that language and with it correspond
ing manners, customs, opinions and prefer
ences. There is an instructive dread that
"the survival of the fttest" may come into
practical operation. How can 30 unde-
sired "a result be prevented? 1t has
occurred TO some among the Mexi-
cans that American influences may be
best neulralized by inviting general Euro
pean immigration, SO as TO prevent any one
people obtaining a prepoDdersnce. In the
United States the variety of nationality,
habits and languages Of the numerous immi-
grants have resulted in the language and
customs and modes OF thought of the people
there retaining pre-eminence. Would not
the same means secure the same result in
Mexico? Undoubtedly they would if the
Mexicans have the necessary intelligence and
the robust power of impulse TO impress their
own individuality upon the minds of the
descendants of the immigrants. The nature
of the American character hardly affords
ground TO expect that they will succeed in
Mexicanizing Germans or Scandinavians, |
who are better educated than they are them
selves, and who would impart, not receive |
impressions. With Spanish or Italian i'm
migrants Mexican civilization might mingle,
but the product would hardly be of a char
acter to neutralize, much more dominate the
influence of the Anglo-Ssxon race that, all
over the world, has spread it's influence over
others, and has in no one instance submitted
TO the domination of other people so as to
lose language and nationality and become
absorbed, as those become absorbed who
settle among us and become American citi-
zens whatever their origin. The destiny of
Mexico aud that of the republics beyond it
are not difficult to ~foresee, and may be fore
told without the intervention of prophetic
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-05
KERRVILLE, TENN.
Preparations for the Next Fair The
Rest Crops I'm Years The High
School commencement.
ipecial correspondence of the Appeal

Special Correspondence of the Appeal
WILBER STATION, Tenn July IL have
just returned from Kerrvhle. ! was there TO
attend the closing OF the high school. under
the management OF the Rev. Mr.. Thomas,
and from the way the patrons of the school
speak of him, he Is the right man in the
right place. The examination was as near
perfect as any / ever saw. The scholars
showed that they had been well instructed
and had striven hard to learn. There were
some graduates, and they proved themselves
worthy Of the honors they bore of. There
was a beautiful stage erected in front Of the
amphitheater at the Fair Grounds, and
about 1000 people witnessed one OF the most
interesting concerts l ever saw. Little boys
and girls not more than six or eight years
old performed like old-trained actors, and
the young ladies and gentlemen acted their
parts to perfection. The school will open
on the first Monday IN September next, TO
last ten months.
KerrvilIe had a $4,000 fire last week. The
losers are W. A. Tucker and Witherington
& Sons.
The fair at Kerrville will commence on
the Sd OF October and last four DAYS. The
directors will have everything in good order,
and 1t promises TO be the best they have ever
had.
James Riley will commence training horses
at the FAIR Grounds on the 18th Of August,
and will have tome good ones for the fair.
The crops are the best we nave had for
several years, except cotton, of which there
well. Almost every field shows some blooms.
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MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Natchez now freezes lis own ice.

Winstall Signal: "Noel Parks, a colored
minister, was taken out from his home just
over in Winston the other night and hanged
twice by the thumbs and once by tie neck
until he was not quite dead, all beciSee he
had been taking up a collection cut Oh some
one else's corn-crib."
Rosedsle Leader, 30th ult.: 1.-TWO OF the
prisoners charged with murder, Bob Short
and Anderson Hunter, who were carried to
the Greenville Jail from here by our efficient
sheriff, made their escape a few days ago al
Greenville, by cutting or saving out. No
clew to them. This is how l~ynchings come"
Shubuta Messenger: "On Sunday night,
while Irwin Reid and his wife were at
church, leaving his house in charge of three
children, a lamp left on the Lureau exp loded
aud set fire 10 the contents of the room.
Carrie, Twins step.daughter, aged eleven
years, awakened by the explosion, forced the
door open and gave the alarm, when neigh
bors rushed to the scene and extinguished
the flames. To her bravery and quickness
WAS owing the escape from a great calamity.
I'm Justice StovalFs court Wednesday
was pending a case wherein Grant Heidel-
berg, colored, was charged with endeavoring
to violate the person of NIFTY Spells, also
colored, aged twelve years, on Sunday the
10Th ult;mo."
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How the Trap for Suspension Was Laid.

The New York Heraids cable letter SAWS.
"The intense excitement caused by the ex-
pulLion of the sixteen Irish members SUBJ
sided almost as soon az the act was done,
Many members on both sides began to per-
ceive that a mistake had been committed.
Later, when Mr.. Gladstone entered, be
learned the circumstances OF the suspension.
1t was easy TO zee from his pale and con-
tracted face that he felt some one had blum
dered. Later in the day the whole story
leaked out that the government had laid a
trap Tor the Irish members, and that its own
supporters had fallen into 1t. At a cabinet
council il had been rranged that the Irish
members should be suspended by surprise,
something in the fashion of last year. 1t
was hoped that in the course of the debate
they would be tempted TO say or do some
thing which would give a colorado
pretext for The action OF the chair.
In this hope the following plan was
adopted. When at midnight the Irish party
divided into relays the government obtained
4 list OF all the men composing the Irish
night relay. 1t was then arranged by the
speaker that at about Z o'clock in the morn
ing an alteration should be provoked, which
would offer an excuse 10 the chairman of the
committee 10 suspend the whole relay en- bLoe
SO that the government, having suspended all
the ParHellites present, could pass the bill
through committee before the day relay ar
rived TO take their places. The plan failed
because, contrary 10 calculation, the Irish
members refrained from any act which could
give the slightest pretense for the interior
ence of the chairman. Thus disappointed,
Sir William Harcourt endeavored, early in
the morning, to fasten a quarrel upon the
Irish members, but he was only partially
successful. The speaker was anxious to
carry out the orders Of the movement and
was ignorant of the fact that his list Of the
Irish night relay was only partially
correct. He sent word to DR.. Playfair
to suspend the member on the list on the
charge OF obstruction. Then occurred a
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-05
CAPTAIN COWDEN AND THE PRO.
PHEr JONAH.

Captain John Cowden having failed, after
every opportunity, TO convince Congress that
it is better to let the water run out of the
Mississippi, by tapping it sideways here and
there, as the doctors in old times used to
bleed their patients, and Congress coming-
in contradiction TO all his theories-to the
conclusion that the best plan is to deepen
the channel, and 80 let the Mississippi carry
its own waters to the sea, the captain Is
naturally disappointed. 1t is annoying to
fail, but when a man knows he has faithfully
done his best-and Captain Cowdenc certainly
mas that assurance-satisfed with having
discharged his duty, he should bow with
resignation, if he cannot with conviction, to
the decision of those to whom he and his
opponents both submitted their claims.
When in his efforts, some years ago, to dis
cover Desoto's lost vessel and enrich himself
with Spanish gold rescued from the bot
tom of the Mississippi, and at the
same time TO enrich his country with
memorials of the grand old hero who ex-
explored the then unknown regions where
rolled the waters whose source he sought, he
also met with disappointment but bore the
check to his hopes and enterprise with manly
fortitude. In the case of HE outlet theory
he has not shown the same philosophy, but
has INDUCED in censure and reproach toward
Captain Eads and the River Commission who
differ from him and support the opposite
theory. In a memorial TO Congress he
strongly opposes that body voting 100000
to improve the navigation of the Mississippi
by 30 deepening the channel that there shall
be room enough in it TO run of the surplus
waters when floods threaten, and at the same
time so regular in depth as to afford naviga-
Bile depth even in low water seasons. He
only opposes granting the money, but he
assails the authors and supporters of the
deep and even channel system with heavy
accusations. He challenges the committee
to meet him mot before a committee but
before all Congress" when he will prove his
accusations and prove also that the commits
sion ought to be abolished. When Jonah's
sourd withered the prophet was as angry as
Cowdon is because the outlet theory
lie rejected, but his anger did not resuscitate
the persisted vine. So, if Captain Cowdon
should plead with Congress 30 eloquently as
to prove that the commissioners we're less
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Scene Between ParneII and DR., Lyon
PIayfair.

In the confusion which followed the first
motion 10 suspend the Irish members Mr..
PsrBell was seen TO leave his place and go
toward DIR. Playfair. A group of members
gathered about, attracted by the unusual
action OF the Irish leader, who seemed some
what angry. Having arrived at the chair,
he addressed the following observations to
the chairman of the committee: "Of course,
/ understand, DR.. Playfair, that you are
bound to obey your orders, but l wish to say
that there is no foundation for the statement
you have just made to the Speaker. l deny
that l nave obstructed the bill, either by
intent or deed, at any of its stages" DIR.
Playfair hesitated Tor aifew moments, and
then replied: 81 admit, Mr.. Parnell, that
you have not obstructed the bill or spoken
much during its progress, but you belong
to the party. l hayy therefore con-
sidered myself entitled to include you
in the suspension" Mr.. Parnell replied
81 also deny that any of the party
have obstructed the bill, and consider that
your conduct is an abuse, even on your own
showing, of the rule regulating the suspension
of members. as this rule has reference only
10 individual action, and certainly does not
entitle the chairman to make one member re-
sponsible for the acts Of another" II was
noticed that Sir Henry james kept close 10
Mr.. Parnell during this strange scene taking
notes OF the conversation. Tue iucident was
much commented on during the afternoon
when its details became known among the
members
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THE CONVENTIONS To.noRRow.

Tomorrow the Democracy of Shelby
county will meet in convention for the pur.
pose of nominating candidates to fill the
various county Offices, and as a matter Of
course the political pot is effervescing. The
aspirants and their peculiar friends are be.
seeching the delegates, and the excitement
will be at fever heat by noon tomorrow. A
nomination Is regarded equivalent to an
election and it is not surprising that the as.
pirants will make a jealous and determined
fight for the nomination. This is all right
and proper-for there can be no objection to
a fair, honest and earnest rivalry in the con-
vention since all have promised to yield a
graceful and cordial support to the nomi-
nees. After all, there is something heroic
much OF k~nightly chivalry in politics. As
pirants for Office confront each other before
a nominating convention, backed by their
friends. The contest becomes strormy, and
a breach between the warning factions seems
to be inevitable. But so soon as a nomina-
ton is made the tempest is stilled; all unite
on the nominee and the v~anquished shout
for the victor. When this spirit ami
mates a convention victory is assured.
The defeated candidates before the conven-
ton which meets tomorrow will no doubt be
influenced by a knightly spirit of magnanim-
ity, for all the aspirants are men of integrity,
and having pledged themselves to abide by
the decision of the convention they will give
a Jealous support 10 their successful rivals
Nothing will make the work of the conven-
ton more acceptable to the people than an
admirable temper preserved by the delegates
and amiable relations between the friends OF
the aspirants. The claims of each aspirant
should be placed in the hands of prudent
men-men who, while faithful to his candi-
date, should be equally faithful to the integ-
rity of the party and that spirit of fairness
and honor without which there can be no
harmony. In all the deliberations of the
convention, it is hoped the result will be
effected in such a manner that all can afford
to yield most gracefully and assent most
heartily to the will of the majority. There
can be no doubt as to the nomination
of a good %ticxet, for the convention
will do what it cannot avoid doing with the
material at its command for all the nomiEa-
tions-that of giving us a good ticket and a
strong one. Two years ago the Democrats
of Shelby swept the county by a majority of
5000, and with harmony in the convention
which meets tomorrow we may expect a
still more brilliant victory, as the Repub.
licans of Shelby were never SO divided as
now.