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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-23
PREDICTING STORMS.
The Pretty Story Told by Prof. T.. stone
Virgins 10 His COnfidfDE Conn
trymen.

Prof. E. Stone Virgins, LID, the Cana
dian astronomer who recently warned the
President that "pre-eminently the greatest
storm that has visited this continent" since
the days of Washington will sweep over the
United States on Ger ain days next March,
appears to be responsible for some remarka-
bic statements in an Ottawa newspaper. The
Free Press of that city soberly declares that
''ihe leading scientists of Europe have in
dorsed this prediction" and adds: "There
can be no doubt that if The Toronto Meteor
Biological Bureau had acted upon his
warning in September the Asia,
with 100 souls on board, would
not have been lost. The United States Sig
nal Office, however, so the American Register
tells US, had implicit faith in his prediction,
owing to his standing as an astronomer in
that country, having ranked second in the
race Tor the Warner prize last year, for which
l25 Of the leading astronomers competed.
Accordingly three days before the time named
by Virgins they hoisted the storm signals,
and the same journal tells us that his pre-
dic;ion in that one instance saved the United
States $S0,000,000p The New York
Tribune Gays: This is pretty story
to tell TO DIR. Wiggins's doubling
countrymen, but it has no value on this side
of the border. The Signal Service Office does
not in any way sanction the prediction for
March, and We think it is entirely safe TO say
that, instead of having had implicit faith
in any forecast from Canada last September,
the recent letter 10 the President Was the first
warning the bureau had that Dr. Virgins
was abroad. The storm signals hoisted along
the coast between 10 o'clock am. Of Septem-
Der 9th and 1905 o'clock am.
of September 18th, were warn
ings of the approach of cyclone
from the tropics, and bad no connection with
the storm from the Pacific coast ia VIII ich the
Asia was lost. The cyclone was of such
great Emery that signals were also raised on
The lakes for norlherly winds; but these were
lowered September 11th, and no more we're
displayed until the morning of the 18th in
stant the day the Asia was lost in Georgian
Bay. In other words, the lake signals were
lowered before the Asia storm reached the
Pacific coast, and they were not ordered up
sgain until that storm suddenly developed
great violence over Lakes Superior and HUI
ron, which was after II o'clock pm. of Sep
TENDER 18th. The warnings for the cyclone
made without knowledge of any prediction
by DR.. Wiggins-saved at least SIS, 00O, 900
in property, enough 10 cover the expenses C
the Signal Service for ten years."
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ing stories of girls and wonen's dresses get
| ing on fire from instiention when standing
by the CRATE, now that the weather has be
| come cold. Would it warn a single reader
10 be careful ii We we're 20 suggest caution
| to the wearers of petticoats?
A lsttle gray, worn-type, greasy-ink kind
of a paper before US that publishes one week,
then two weeks after apologies for no
paper last week." coolly advertises that II
wants 10000 new subscribers. One OF the
ciphers, az it should have been, IN the
10000" was an a, the concern not having
eiphers enough TO complete the myriad
Near Chat anoogs, Tenn, are several To-
dian mounds which for years have attracted
archaologists from many parts Of the coun-
try. The largest mound in the group was
opened few days ago, and many skeletons,
several pieces of pottery and other interest
ing Indian relics were found. The mound
was dug into but short distance, and Will
be further tunneled.
The YazoasCity Herald says, most correct
~: "a man might as we'll be between the
devil and the deep sea as TO BE- found in
Memphis with a pistol in his possession.
Judge Horrigan is terribly down on such
practice, and will have none of it." The
conse quenc9 is to-day the antipodes OF what
il once was. A sneaking pistoI-toter is worse
than a rattlesuake, and ought to be discoun-
tenanced in every decent community.
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Remarkable Penmapsbtp.

DETROIT, December PA successful
fraud was practiced on the First National
Bank OF this city yesterday. A few days
since a stranger sold some bonds to Geo. K.
Systar's Sons, brokers, receiving two or
three of their checks In payment. These
were subsequently, csshed at different times
at the First National. Yesterday another
check was presented for $3.50, and paid.
Soon after the check was discovered to be a
forgery of SO skillful a character that one
of the clerks of Systar's Sons pronounced it
genuine at first, and only on close inspection
of his own writing he discovered the fraud.
1t is believed the check was photo-litho-
graphed, then a remarkable exhibition of
the penman's skill completed the fraud.
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TIE LONE STAR STATE.
extraordinary Exhibit of the Report of
the state Treasurer Of Texas.

AUSTIN. lex, December 22.-The annual
rsnor, of the state treasurer makes the fol.
loFiug extraordinary showing: Cash in the
treasury. sl,770, IS9; bonds, 81 ,427, $40. The
nsrmsneuf free school fund of the State con-
sists of sze2, $50 cash; I've per cent. bonds,
500 ASS: six per cent. bonds, 81. 277, 1857;
ssven Der cent. bonds, 1923 900; railroad
bonds, 81 ,753.3I7. In addition to the above,
the schools own 3O,OOO,OOO acres oil land,
,..d = csrtsi, 10 be raised by the next Leg
;sIs,nrs 10 IS and s. an acre, making the
".u-a,s vaIne shout $4,000, coo, and
Willing the permanent school fund which
60, ya9er be discussed to the magnificent
ann of sII4.I76,3 1872.
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You will end Mrs WinsloE's Soothing
Syrup an invaluable friend. 1t dysentery and
dtarrhea. regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums. reduces infamma-
nation and gives tone and energy to the whole
system In almost every instance where the in
pain and exhaustion relief will be found in fifteen
or twenty minutes after the Soothing Syrup mas
been administered. Do not fail 10 procure il
PEce . cents q bottle. For sale everyWhere.
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ST. LOUIS, December 22.-Seven men at
tempted to rob the west-beuud train on the
Texas Pacific railroad, about 600 miles west
of Dallas, shortly after midnight night be-
fore last, but they were beaten off by the
guards Estate raDgers) on the train. 1t is
thought one or more of the robbers were
wounded, as blood was found on the ground
at the point Of attack.
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ratnIlx alnhbea tn 11,a nenk,

CINCINNATI, December 22-This after
noon about o'clock, Henry Collins stabbed
a colored man named John Stanley in the
neck, inflicting a mortal wound. Both men
occupied the same house, and this morning
a dispute occurred between Stanley aud Col
Inns wife, which ended in Stanley striking
the woman. The murder was committed at
K aims grocery, Sixth and Broadway,
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SPRINGFIELD Mass December 22--EIlsn
Duncan, of Palmer, was to-day convicted of
assault upon her stepson, Alfred Duncan,
aged six years, with intent 10 MAIN. The
m aiming, which was revolving in the ex-
treme, will probably result in permanently
injuring the boys reason. The deed was
committed with knife, the woman waking
the child from sleep 10 perpetrate it.
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Insurance Suit.

New YORK, December 22.-In the suit Of
Regina Hesselberger sgainst the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company 10 recover
$4,000 on the policy Of insurance grantedro
Felix II. Hyman, now deceased, End trans
ferred by Hyman to Hesselberger 10 secure a
debt, and by him tran ferred to his wife, the
jury to-day rendered a verdict for the
company, on the ground that Hyman had
died from delirium tremens.
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A Maryland Desperate.

STAFFORD, DEL December 22.-David Out.
len, desperate s,an probably fatally
Outten then walked down the street, firing
his revolver. Being taken before Justice
Allen and ordered 10 disarm, he deliberately
aimed at the magistrate and fired. A by
stander struck his arm and the bullet missed
its mark. Drunkenness was the cause Of the
crime
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Police Omeer Arrested for burglary

SAN FRANCISCO, December 22.-An old
police officer, Joseph Lanktree, has been ar
rested on two charges OF burglary. Last
night eight bales of raw silk brought here
on the steamship Belgic from China, were
stolen from Central Pacific car. I1anktres
was suspected, his house was searched, and
the stolen property was found secreted. The
silk is valued at $4,000.
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Must Bave cream streets. !

NEw York, December -22.-The grand
Jury to-day made presentment against The
cleaning bureau. II is insisted that the streets
be thoroughly cleaned during the existence
of the present thaw, before the ice and snow
again make cleaning impossible.
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by THE ETERNAL"
Andrew jackson Elepes with a Cincin.
natl Widow, Leaving Three Wives,
to Mourn His Loss.
A Child Horribly Mutilated by Its Step.
NJ Other-Attempted Train Rob.
bery-A Bank Yictimized.

AUGUSTA, GA, December 22.-The negro
who attempted to outrage white girl, near
Nelson, was taken from the oficer-, while on
his way to Jail, and Iynched.
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WASHINGTON, December 22-Ingersoll
this morning concluded his address to the
jury, after which Wiltshire briefly addressed
the jury in behalf of ReerdeIl, when the
offering of testimony began.
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HAM CARTER
Serves Notice Of Contest Upon Van HI.
Manning, and that He will En-
deaTor to Have the Election
Declared Invalid Through Conspiracy,
Bribery, and Intimidation by
Thfeats aud Violence.

WASHINGTON, December 22.-The Hon
H Carter. Republican candidate for Con-
gress in the Second Congressional District OF
Mississippi, last November, has served the
following notice of contest on the Hon. Van
n MANNING.
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n,.ture G,oss of the Hair

NV he entirely prevented By the use of
Burneti's Cocoaine.
Housek eepers sbould insist upon obtain
ing RuREETT's FLAvoRIss hArEAcfs, they
a.. The hesi
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Rreuerx Rnrned.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, December 22-fhs
Mount Tom Thread Company's works, Al
East Hampton, burned. Lose, So, 900; in
sured for S25. ZOO.
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nor.rord's ACID pho-pna,e


DR.. .. S. Ellie, Wabash, Ind., says: 81
prefcribed it for a man who had used intoxi-
Giants TO excess for fifteen years, but during
the last two years has entirely abstained.
He thinks the Acid Phosphate is of much
benefit 10 him" =
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-23

BoRDENTowN, N. J., December 22-Tbe
lager beer brewery of Otto & Layer, near
Camden, burned. Loss severe; artly Gov
cred by insurance.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-23

PuReE out the morbid hnmocs of the
blood by doss or two of Ayers Pills, and
YOU viii have clearer heads as well as
healthier bodies.
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shirts, regulators and bulldozers being they, who
led By Cha mers as the self glorifying author of
the mississippi Plan,' in 1856 abolished its
Republican State government, deposed its lawful
governor, reInanded II TO Democratic usurpation
and misrulei drove out Republican unofendiug
citizens OF Northern birth, prescribed the South
ern man VINO dared assert himself Republican,
reduced the negroes to political nonentfty set up
g. white mans government, laid the foundation
OF solid soDth. dehed the national authority
ana laughed derision at its officers and courts
but now. indignant at the mesger share Of spoils
awarded them as compensation for such service,
in Greenback masquerade-stin having Chalmers
at their lead-ere seeking to enforce satisfactory
adjustment of their claims by Hessian aid OF
pen-palmed Republicans,
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INCENDARY FIRES.
The brownsville (renB.) Cotton Mills
Totally Destrel.d-Loss over $780,
oeo-insssnee, $65,
Over One HundrsaHauds, Mostly Women,
Thrown Out Of lnployment-stOres
Burned At Aubuta, Miss.


Special TO the Appeal
BROWNSVILLE, Dsc.ubsr % The Browns
vile Cotton Mills ven totally destroyed by
fire this morning at o'clock. These mills
we're owned by a sto.E r,un.nv. known as
Lne D'o"ns'iAe hs1ntsciuring Company.
Inc principal slockhelers are the Hon. j.
A. Rogers ana Asl-N L. Cspell, OF this
CITY. L learn from Cot. w. Lewis Taylor,
the efficient secretary d the COMPANY. that
the loss sustained viii ,,,oun, To $40 600.
insurance, S65, 900, equalv distributes among
fifteen companies. Th,sre ia ,hought TO be
the WORK Oh an ineadiary. The night
watchman made his rou.s a, I IN O'Clock and
found everything ssfs. Al La o'clock The
nre Droke OUT Everything was burned ex-
cePt a ie. ioons ana Ae cloth on hand.
This factory employed no b.nds most of
them women. Their coua,;on ia truIv dis.
tressingJ as lney nave no means of subsistiDg
with their employ ment ssna The destruc-
ton of these mills is havv loss to their
owners ana great Calamity TO our town and
comnuaity.
sIS sro1sE0us~s lsa,n,. ..n.,a
Miss "a
Special to the Appeal
SHUBUTA, December zz.--A 4 O'Clock mi.
morning fire broke esss !. -,
occupied by w. B. Dickens and DESTROYED
it, together with six adioiuisr houses. The
losser, az near "a can be gsikered. are as fol-
lows:
Shelby & Myer, stock i merchandise.
$500; Insurance, $1,000.
Building owned by MiAael McCarty,
$1,000; no insurance.
H. Ovens, on furnilure, ever Shelby &
Myer, $500; no iusrrance.
Building occupied by W.B. Dickerson.
$500; no insurance.
II. Weems furniture, ETC., sver Shelby &
Myer, $3.50.
A. J. Weem's loss on wassiouse, $500;
insurance, $500.
Building occupied by Hodss $500; in
surance, $3.50.
A. A. McCardle, New Orleans and North
eastern railroad contractor, suppGes in ware
house, $500.
w. J. Hearin & Co., bulldog occupied
as a warehouse, $3.50.
w. P. Dickerson, stock Of srchandise.
$4,000; insurance, 10000.
G. NJ. Hodges, stock of mocha udise,
5000; no insurance. Saloon siaIk, $1,000;
$1,000.
johnson & Hudson, stock of dng., $500;
no insurance. Building owned b Lu'her
Norris, $500; no Insurance..
Mrs. S. Peiren, building occupied BY
Hodges as saloon, 500; no insurance.
Total, six store buildings, includiaz ware
house, destroyed. Supposed 10 hsse been
the work of an incendiary,
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Won, doors ard windows 10 keep ont the in,
f., I'd cold draft 2S9 SECOND STREET.
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BIRMINGHAM, CONN, December 22-Bas
sett's paper box factory burned this morn.
ing. Loss. 300 600.
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BALLS CORSETS,

For Fine Boots and Shoes,
Latest styles, go TO Voegeli & Coz, 27l Main
street. opposite Court SQUARE
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PHE APPEAL FOR 1888,

The APPEAL has just entered upon the
forty-ihird year of its existence. During the
year 1888 it will maintain all its honorable
traditions by the adoption of every improve
ment which progress can invent or suggest.
Twill be.the constant aim of the manage
ment to make it complete newspaper and
the reliable exponent of a liberal public
opinion. With this object in view, it will
print all the news of the day, promptly and
as fully as it's large and increasing facilities
viii permit. While keeping our readers
Intelligent upon all the political questions
of the time, We shall continue TO devote
large share of our space TO agricultural,
educational, religious, scientific, literary, in
dustrial and commercial matters. Political
parties are likely to be recognized upon new
issues as national politics are assuming new
phases. This will give additional interest to
all Well-conducted newspapers until the next
Presidential election. Every good citizen
should keep himself abreast Of the current
politics o. he day; for that reason the price
of the APPEAL is placed within the reach of
even the poorest. The history of the AP-
PEAL for the past forty-two years has been |
the history of Southern thought, Southern |
Poiitic-, -SouthaEn- indnsiEz- and its fniure |
will be the same.
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meanwhile, to be carefully prevented from up-
rising as they, t alone, are fully able to man
age him and keep him in subject abeyance
In view of the foregoing facts, ample and spe-
cifc proofs OF which am prepared to furnish In
defense OF my own rights, as affected thereby,
claiming and being able TO convincingly prove
that had there been fair and honestly conducted
election In said district free from corrupt inf1u
elce. bargain, Intimidation and violence, that
would have been elected bS large majority of its
citizens over either the said James z. Chalmers or
yourself and in pursuit of firm resolve TO COM
pei for the humblest and the blacklist of the Re
publican voters OF said district equal security and
freedom in the exercise of his political rights;
unawed by fear snd untrammeled by dictation, as
IS enjoyed by its Greeenback and Bourbon voters,
and being equally determined to secure, for their
benefit If possible the enforcement OF laws instead
OF treaties, trades and policies and the adjustment
OF their wrongs by the Department of Justice in
stead of an arbitration of jockeys, therefore, 1
SHALL in pursuance with the terms OF this notice,
resist by all lawful means the acerual. to yourself
Others of any advantage growing out OF the lille
gal suppression of the franchise of nearly 600 of
its citizens. am, sir, yours, respectfully:
n. C. CARTER.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-05
Save Something,

Children who have little money ought
to practice saving something. Many boys
and girls of to-day hardly know higher use
for any money that comes into their hands
than spend it for some foolish thing as
quickly as possible. To such, lesson of
self-denial and economy is very important.
As go the boys pennies and dimes, so, very
likely will go the mans dollars and hun
dreds, by and by. Without having the
spirit of a miser, the person accustomed to
save has more pleasure in laying up than a
spendthrift ever knows. The way to keep
money is to earn it fairly and honestly.
Money so obtained is pretty certain to abide
with its possessor. But money that is in
herited or that in any way comes in with
out fair and just equivalent, is almost GER
tain to go as it came. The young man who
begins by saving few dollars a month,
and thriftily increases his store-every coin
being a representative Of solid work, hon
estly and manfully done-stands a better
chance to spend the last of his life in afilu-
ence than he, who in his haste to become
rich, obtains money by dashing speculations
of the devious means which abound in the
foggy regions which lie between fair dealing
and fraud. Let the young make note OF
thio
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-05
Keeping His Word.

Two young men shared, in one of our large
cities, the same room. One was the grand
son of an English duke, and the other the
son of an American clergyman. The Eng
lshman's father was youngest son and
for the youngest sons, even of dukes, there is
no especial place even in England. This
young scion of ducal house was over here,
accordingly, learning prosaic business,
and struggling with fortune, like any young
American. One night he came into his
room rather late, and without speaking to
his companion, who as he fanced was asleep,
went silently to bed. Soon he as silently
got up and dressed himself, and went out.
lie was gone for nearly three hours. The
explanation was that he had forgotten to
deliver note which he had promised to
leave at a friends house that night, and re-
membering this after he went to bed, he got
up and it being so late that the horse-cars
had ceased to run on that route, he walked
the seven miles, put the note under the door
of his friend, and walked the seven miles
back again. Another night he came into
his room, and again his roommate, who had
the habit of going to bed early, was in bed.
The Englishman turned up the gas, and be-
gan to read. His companion turned over
sleepily, and said, 81 say, John, that may
DC lun Tor youi out lts not quite 30 nice Tor
me-" The young Euglishman apologized,
and put out the light Another night, not
long after, he came in again, rather late.
After while the sleepy American turned
over and saw John with his head and shout
ders out of the window, in the cold of win
ter night, reading by moonlight. The
American wanted to see what book it was
that could be 80 absorbing. He got up quiz
city and looked. 1t was Bakers Saints
Rest The book was not the Euglishman's
own choice but his mother had asked him
to read chapter in it every night before he
went to sleep, and it WAS not his way to lot
triiles like cold or darkness, make him break
his pledge 1t may be romantic feeling
very possibly il is but we would go far to
shake hands with that strong young fellow,
who knew 80 well how to keep his word
Rouths Companion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-05
Teach the Boys About 1t.

At home and at school the boys should be
taught the natural effect of alcohol upon the
processes of human life. They should be
taught that it can add nothing whatever to
the vital forces, or to the vital tissues-that
it never enters into the elements of struc-
ture They should be taught that it dis
turbs the operation of the brain, and that
the mind can get no help from it which is
to be relied upon. They should be taught
that alcohol inhames the baser passions, and
debases the feelings. They should be taught
that an appetite for drink is certainly formed
in those who use 1t, which destroys the health
Injuries the character, and in millions of in
stances, becomes ruinous to fortunes and to
all the high interests of the soul. They
should be taught that crime and pauperism
are directly caused by alcohol. So long as
100000 are daily spent for drink in Eng.
land, and probably S2,000,000 per day in
the United States, leaving little else to show
for its cost but diseased stomachs, degraded
homes, destroyed industry, increased pau.
perism, aggravated crime. The boys should
understand the facts about alcohol, and be
able to act upon them in their earliest respon.
sible conduct.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-04-05

{" APRILLE.''

She walked across the fields, ice-bound,
Like some shy, sunny hint of spring,
And STOPPING suddenly, she found
A violet-a dainty thing,
which Stunned the chilly light Of day
Untn sweet "Aprille" came that way.
They knew each other, girl and flower
There was some subtle bond betweeni
And had walked that very hour
The fields, and had no violet seen
For me the winter landscape lay
All blossomless and black and gray.
They know me not blue flower, blue eyes,
She, careless passed me when we met
The tender glance which would prize
Above all things, the violet
Received, and went on my way,
Companoned with the cherries day.
From wintry days blue violets shrink
From wlntry lives blue eyes will turn
And yet II she, sometimes think,
Could smile on me with sweet concern,
One life so like this wintry day
Would spriugtime be for aye and aye.
IT. H. ROberfs0l