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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-28
CHICAGO.
General Trade Moderately Acfive-Th'
. Financial Situation Encouraging.

CHICAGO, January 27.--The financial stu
alton Is encouraging. The new bank seems
to be busy, without in any way making the
business Of the older ones less, money being
6G7 per cent, Eastern exchange 50@80 dis
count, and currency has been ordered from
New York. The flow of currency to the
country Is moderate and on the increase.
The clearings Saturday Ct timated) were for
the week, S44, 000,0 900. Securities are pretty
firm. General trade has been moderately
active, considering the soft weather and
muddy condition. VI the country roads. Sales
were mostly made by mail orders. The grain
markets have been more active than usual
during the week, owing chiefly to the rumors
OF exciting events to come, including cor
ners and a general boom or break,
led by strong syndicates from abroad.
Wheat tended to better prices, but
the advance during the week was small, the
closing prices being OF higher range, but
not as high as the best of the week. Corn
was erratic and followed its own course
sometimes higher, sometimes lower in pro-
portion than wheat. The closing was pretty
firm. Oats were pretty firm and kept up
well at the close. Provisions showed a good,
steady advance, but the closing was not the
highest price. Sales of March were made
during the week as follows: Wheat, 81 334
al S6.; corn, 61b(9624c; oats, 42s@434c;
pork, Sl7 S5@1s 20; lard, 11.324@11.55c.
Receipts for the week aggregated Of grain
1880 bushels, which was 1,OOO, 900 more
than for the same time last year, and nearly
100000 greater than the shipments, which
aggregated ], 973, 900. The shipments for
the corresponding week of last year were
l, 402 900 bushels. The increased movement
is due chiefly to the briskness of corn. The
future of the grain trade here is even more
problematical than usual.
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Wilder and A. A. Hurd. The company has
a capital stock Of S37 coo, 600, which the arti-
cles state is not more than is required for the
purpose of constructing the various lines
OF the system OF this sum S14, 555, 500
have already been subscribed. The affairs
OF the company are to be controlled BY a
board of directors consisting of nine stock
holders. The first board consists of the fol-
lowing capitalists and railroad men: II. l..
Waldo and W. W. Griffin, OF Santa Fe; +.
a Manzanares, of Las Vegas; c. c. Wheel
er, Albert \. Robinson, George r. Peck, Ed
ward Wilder and A. s johnson, of Topeka
W. B. Strong, o. T. Burr and Alden Spiare,
of Boston. The roads to be built will pene-
trate the richest mineral regions in the Ter
ritory. One route, called Route No. l, is
from Socorro to the northern extremity Of
the Magdalena mountains, thence to the
Gila river, and thence to the western boun-
dairy Of the Territory. 1t will be 23O miles
in length and will have several branches, one
Of which will run TO the Cuchillo Negro and
to Robinson City. Another route is to begin
at point near Eagle and run to the Min
bres mountains, terminating at or near
Daminp
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! States show that insanity is on the in
crease, and that but few OF the States have
made ample provisions for the insane. This
is especially so here in Tennessee. The in
sane asylum at Nashville il always full to
overlooking, and there are thousands OF in
sane persons in the State more than can be
accommodated. The pressure Tor admission
at Nashville is constant and urgent. A few
years ago the legislature appointed COM
mission to locate new asylum in West Ten
nessee The commission visited Memphis and
other towns in West Tennessee, but the
whole question died out. 1t is true the State
is greatly embarrassed, but something should
be done for the insane of the State. There
are one thousand insane persons in Tennessee
suffering for the want OF care. Our state
boasts of its intelligence, humanity ana
thrift. But she ia behind her sisters In
making ample provision for the care Of her
insane. With a population OF nearly one
and a half millions, she has ac-
commodations for less than one thou
sand persons in her asylum. But
Massachusetts,, with a population trife
larger, or about 1000, in the year 1879
cared for 1920 patients in ssylums. New
York, with a population OF 100000, in
1878 cared for 9S5 patients in the State in
situations, 3s44 in the New York city, Brook
Ign and Rochester lunatic asylums, 104 in
the Auburn asylum for insane criminals, 446
in private asylums; total of 6774. Within
the past month the Buffalo asylum has also
been opened for 800 patients. Ohio, with
population of not double our own, has six
asylums, four owned wholly by the State,
two patronized by the State and partially
under State control. They afford accommo-
dations for 34OO patients. In Pennsylvania,
with population of 1921 ,s51, there were in
1873, 1926 patients cared for in organized
institutions. Since then two additional in
situations, with a capacity for 800
patients, have been erected, making
the entire asylum provision of
Pennsylvania 1925. In Wisconsin,
with a population scarcely equal to our OVID,
there is to-day asylum provision for 1885 |
patients. In Ontario, the population, which |
is fraction over 100000, or about equal
to Tennessee, there is asylum accommodation
for 5000 insane persons, or about 81 times as
many as the State of Tennessee. The above |
facts show that Tennessee is behind in the |
provision for the care OF the insane. What
shall be done to meet the demands now upon
US, and the increase that is assured by the
growth of the population There are two
modes of caring for the insane by the public.
The poorhouse for the care OF the incurably
diseased, and the asylum for the the hospital
treatment of the presumably durable cases.
But it is the unanimous opinion Of intelligent
physicians that the poorhouses are unsuited
N every way for the cure and treatment-of
he insane. A resort to the poorhouse is
etrograde movement unbecoming the pro-
,ressive civilization of the age.
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DISASTROUS GALES
Prevailing in the Eastern States-Mueh
Damage 10 Property.

BosroS. January pa heavy gale to-day
from the West did much damage in portions
of Maine, Massachusetts,, New Hampshire
and Vermont. II was very severe at Pitts
field, Massachusetts,. The Congregational
church steeple was blown down, another
steeple was badly damaged, and much loss
was occasioned by the tearing up of trees ard
fences, the demolition OF chimneys, signs,
etc. Three persons we're iDjured-Mrs.
Godfrey, probably, fatally. At Adams
and Cheshire thousands of dollars worth Of
property were destroyed. At North Adams
one-story brick building, eight hundr6 d
feet long, belonging to the Zylerite Work ,
and containing some valuable machinery
was blown entirely from the foundatio' .
Bricks were scattered in all directions. II e
wall of two-story building, belonging TO
three hundred feet length will have o
be reduced, and new roofs laid on
the whole works. The works were
owned by New York and Boston
par lies, and the loss Is said to reach $4,000.
A steam eDginehouse at Cheshire, and ice
houses attached, the property OF the Housa-
tonic Ice Company, was blown down, with
damage Of $1,000. The covered highway
bridge at BardwelPs Ferry was completely
demolished. At Newburyport about one
hundred feet OF tin roof, with timbers at
tached, was blown off OF Grand Army Hall
and smashed in an cell" of dwelling
house. At Nashua, New Hampshire, a four
story shoe factory building was raised
two feet out of the perpendicular and caused
two hundred workmen in it to stampede.
Julian Clark jumped from second-story
window and is thought to be fatally hurt
Several others were bruised, AT Rochester,
New Hampshire, the large exhibition build
ing of the Rochester Fair Association was
overturned. 1t was filed with carriages,
which were all more or less injured. At
Lewiston, Maine, four chimneys were blown
down, plate-glass windows were blown in,
horse-car was overturned and church steeples
were started. At Rockland, Maine, the roof
of the gashouse and many chimneys were
house of the Old Orchard Ice Company was
DESTROYED
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COAL PRODUCTION.
Amount Mined During the Past Year
Where II Came FrOm-Sfrikes.

WASHINGTON, January 27.-The census
office has just published report on the pro-
duction of bituminous coal, from which il
appears that the total amount mined in the
United States during the census year of 1880
was AZ, 420, $50 tons, of which total of 90
S42, 240 tons were produced in the Appalach.
ian coal fields. Allegheny county, Penn
sylvania, furnished over one-tenth, and the
States of Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio
nearly three-fourths of the entire product
The average price per ton at the mine was
81 %, while in 1870 it was 81 80. At 4 cost
So cents, an average of 431 .53-100 tons was
raised per man, and 6.68 per cent. of
the years working time, or about
twenty days per man, was
lost in strikes. Sufficient information was
gathered to justify the assumption that the
exhausted fields form but a very small frac-
ton of the total available coal land. Atten-
ton is called to the fact that although the
value OF the product has fallen, wages have
not correspondingly decreased, and the totals
prove gain of nearly third of million
dollars annually in favor of the laborer. The
anthracite product was 2S,646,996 tons,
nearly all furnished by the State of Pennsyl-
vania, making the total product OF the coun-
try for the census year II ,067 $40 tons. Eng
land produced 146,S1s,122 tons in the same
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WALL STREET ECHOES.

Foreign houses were large buyers of gov.
eminent bonds yesterday.
Considerable Northwestern was bought
yesterday for Western account.
There is rumor in circulation that Gould
will soon acquire lsrge interest in the
Chesapeake and Ohio road.
Gould, it is said, stated that he looked fol
moderate fluctuations for about two weeks
and afterward "bull" market.
1t is stated positively that Gould has made
another important railroad purchase, which
will be announced within few days
New YORK, January 27-The Wall street
market opens generally better this morning
but opinions still vary as to the future
The Vanderbilt houses talk doubtfulIy
concerning their specialties and the German
houses are said to be sellers of Lake Shore
No application has been made to list
Western Union on the London Stock Ex-
change The earnings oil the company in
creased Sal 900 last week.
Boston railroads are said to have been in
conference with the managers, thus giving
rise TO reports of important negotiations be-
tween Denver and Rio Grande, Chicago, Bur-
lington and Quincy or Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Ea
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-28

GUITEAU GOSSIP.
Seoyi4ie and warden CrOclxer-urs. SEQ
willie and the Verdict.

WASHINGTON, January 27.-Scovjlle and
Warden Grocker had discussion at the Jail
yesterday as to the prOpriety OF allowing
Guiteau's address to go out. Scoville at
first opposed but finally yielded in this in
stance. He said so long as the papers will
print Guiteau' Is screeds he fancies he has the
ear OF the prets; that he is superior to his
attorneys, and can manage his case entirely
in his own way, while, as a matter of fact,
he is indebted to his own utterances for yes
terday's verdict. Warden Crocker suggested,
''If you will not supply him with any more
stationery, l will see that he does no more
writing" 1t was Gually settled between his
counsel and the warden that for the next
week no one shall be permitted to interview
the prisoner. and that no communication
shall go to the public.
Mrs. SeOvfIle On the Verdict.
CHICAGO, January 27.-Mrs. Scoville, who
has kept herself al,1of from the reporters
since the news of the conclusion of Guiteau's
trial, was asked last night if there was any
truth in the story that her husband was
about TO apply for = divorce from her on the
ground of insanity. She expressed great
surprise, and Indignantly repudiated the sug-
gestion as ridiculous and untrue. She
showed this dispatch.
WASHINGTON, January 26 2:35 pm.
Mrs. Frances scoviIle, Chicago:
Have written fully; nothing new. Remain
quietly at home. Imperative.
GEO. SCOVILLE.
He put imperative" in because he feared
that she would start East upon receiving
news from her brother, J. w. Guiteau, that
the verdict was guilty" and could not be
otherwise under the judges charge. She did
not think the verdict settled anything, but
it was providential, ''for it probably saved
Charles from a mob The next time the
case Is tried the result will be different
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THE STRAW BIDDERS.
Nothing of any Material Interest De.
veIoPed-Bifss's Admissions.

WASHINGTON, January 27.-In the straw
bid Star-route cases to-day Colonel Bliss, Of
the government counsel, stated that the pros.
ecution was prepared to admit that it had
been the practice of persons bidding for con.
tracts for carrying the mail to use the same
sureties upon all their bids and to justify
upon the same specified property on all their
bids. Colonel Bliss also admitted for the pros
ecution that in a certain case the amount
paid out by contract for the performance OF
mail service was more than he had received
from the government in the payment of such
service
After short discussion the opposition to
the going in of the papers as evidence was
withdrawn, and the defense called witnesses
to testify TO the good character and financial
integrity of Charles H. Dickson, one of the
defendants.
Colonel Bliss, to shorten the proceedings,
admitted, for the government, to the general
good character of Dickson.
Charles Ri. Dickson, being called to testify,
was asked by the defense whether he had en-
tered into a conspiracy with Cabell and
Minnex to defraud the government.
Objection was entered by the prosecution,
and the Court sustained the objection.
The witness testified that he owns property
in Indiana worth about $4,000, and incum-
bered to the amount of $500, and denied
that he had stated to the contrary to In
spector Tidball.
Adjourned till Tuesday.
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rHEINrERnAL RExENuE TAX.

Infamous as is the tariff which taxes the
poor mans labor for the protection of the
rich manufacturer, il is not as bad as the
nefarious internal revenue taxation which has
been fastened upon the Industries of the
South and West. The internal revenue tax
not only doubles the prices of articles of
general consumption, bnt at the same time
imposes ruinous burden upon the home
manufacturer and the farmer who produces
the raw material. The sectional distribution
OF the tax is enough to damn it past redemp-
ton in the eyes of all fair-minded people
and should invoke the incorporating hos
tility of the people who are robbed by it.
The tobacco growers of Virginia, Maryland,
North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio and Mis-
souri, have been kept impoverished by this
tax until patience with them has ceased to
be a virtue. Outrage has been added to rob-
berry by the cruel and dastardly system of
espionage and arrest which has
pursued them in the sale of
the products Of their farm indus
try. Such things may be tolerated as war
measures; but when the necessity for rev.
enue from this source has long since ceased
the tax is left barbarous agent of opPres-
sion without single redeeming quality. A
reduction of S6O,000,00O to Ss0,000,000 a
year in Federal taxes is shown by the treas
ury report to be practicable at this session
of Congress, and the failure to make such
reduction will simply put money in the
treasury TO be squandered by jobbers and
corruptionists in the Republican camp at
Washington. Relief from the tax on our
home industries is far more urgently needed
than from the tariff, and it sheuld come FIRST
After our own industries are freed from the
incubus of the internal revenue, the question
of tariff revision may be much more success
fully dealt with than is possible now. The
value Of the Virginia crop of tobacco has
been taxed each year s. 100000, tax that
would confessedly destroy any other indus
try. If we proposed to tax butter forty cents
per pound, the butter producers of other sec
lions would raise howl. Why should the
producer or consumer of tobacco pay more
taxes than the producer and consumer of
any other article? If chewing and smoking
be bad habit, it may be said that the gov
eminent has nothing to do with the habits of
men which do not interfere with the habits |
of other people. The whole system of in |
ternal revenue tax should be swept from the |
statute books. 1t is unjust, off nsively dis
eliminating, and is a palpable and mis-
chievous infraction of the constitution.
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CINCINNATI.
Business Fairly Actfve-Uoney Easy
Eastern Exchange strong.

CINc1NNAT1, o, January 27.-Business the
past week has been fairly active in nearly
all departments of trade, although there has
been no special animation in any quarter.
In the banks, while the business has not
been heavy, there is strong feeling of con-
fidence in good spring trade. The tone Of
the money market il easier under a good
supply of loanable funds and slight falling
off in the demand for money. Still, the
rates of discount are kept up to 697 per
cent. Eastern exchange is strong at par
buying, and 1-20 per cent. premium
selling. Groceries are fairly active and
in some lines OF goods there is a
brisk business. In all prices are we'll sus-
tanned. In grain there was an advance, par
ticularly in wheat, which was not sustained.
The stock was incre ised under high prices
until a drop was inevitable: Corn has been
fairly steady, though a slight decline has
come. Oats are steady at firm prices. Rye
is fuctuating, with a tendency to lower
prices. Barley has been dull, but holders
are firm. Whisky has been steady, but sales
are not quite up to the previous week. Pro-
visions are decidedly stronger and higher.
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THE APPEAL FOR 1882.

Ia issuing lis prospectus for 1882, the AP-
PEAL has but one promise 10 make, and that Is,
determination TO maintain IT, character and rank
"A the foYe-jJ Of american newspapers. The
APPEAL is nor regarded az one Of the IN
'tttuttons Of the South. rs history ioy The past
foTty-ons years IL The history Of the Development o.
S1laheTn thought, Southern politics, Southern in
dusty and Southern literature and lis sy4aPd-
hies and aims 0iU be the same IN the future.
The paper Ioiu continue to be The constant refer
o. the most reliable Intelligence o6taino5le from
al parts Of the ID. Il ieiH remain inferlbly
Democratic, but its space uiU be mainly depoted
10 nel0s, The intesesi of agriculture, Gade cora-
Haercs, Tdrrufdetuaes, internal improvements. The
Development Of Southern resources and 81 branches
q Industry. While always on The alert far the
Gdte< inteLlgnce, Il WiU aroid the mere sesotiO.di,
and nil Heuer pdnder TO ritidted tasies The
APPEAL is specially devoted 10 The interests Of
Tennessee and Memphis, Us great commercial en-
JoTinm and a0U its best abilities 10 promote
both. II realizes that he future empire Of Ills
country lies IN The South and West, and ViN labor
10 combine the political and business relations q
tiess tsuo sections IN inducing The legislation Of
Congress for importing the navigation Of The Me
sissippi riUer and its tributaries.
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NEW YORK.
General Business Fairly Active, but
Devoid of Special Features.

New YORK, January 27.-There is a fair
amount of activity in the general business
for the season, but the situation is devoid of
special features. Some increase is noted in
the demand for staples for export and specu-
lation. Transactions on paper continue to
be large but there has been little excitement,
and prices are we'll maintained. The dry
goods trade report a fair demand for some
descriptions OF domestic goods; but the spring
trade is opening with less activity than was
anticipated. Houses expect to be busy in
the early part of February, but not much
sooner The jobbing trade is dull. In
breadstuffs wheat has been the leading fea-
ture. Other descriptions of grain
are following its course. The tendency
has been steadily upward, and
through manipulation prices reached a very
high point; the market closes barely steady.
Lard and pork products have been somewhat
irregular, with frequent fluctuations, but not
IN any case wide, prices closing barely steady.
In cotton the volume OF business has been
quite large; though fluctuations were slight
the tendency has been downward, the market
closing firm at a slight advance. A little
more life is apparent in boots and shoes
among jobbers and manufacturers report a
better state of trade, quite good number of
orders being received for sorting up lots. In
raw sugar business has been very limited and
prices nominal; refined sugars are generally
dull. There is a very limited movement in
Brazil grades of coffee, and large operators
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COURT SALE.
Supreme Court Sale of Real Estate.

In the Supreme Court OF Tennessee, at Jackson
Commissioner OF Revenue for Shelby county,
Tennessee VS. Robertson Topp and Others.
IN pursuance of the decree pronounced by the
L Supreme Court OF les nessee, at Jackson, In
the highest bidder, in front OF the Courthouse of
Shelby county, IN Memphis,
On Monday, February 6. 1852,
the real estate mentioned and described in said
cree. or SO much thereof as may be necessary to
pay satisfy the decree against said lots respec
lively SAID lots are situate in the city of Mem
phis, Shelby county, Tennessee, and described as
First Situate in the city of Memphis, Tennes-
see and lying on the south side of Beale street
and north o. Jessamine street it being all of lot
/. block 81. on the plan OF the south Memphis sub
sold the church lot off Of the southwest corner
Of said lot l. beginning at the southeast inieIsec
with the south line Of Beae street 50 feet TO g.
stake; thenee south and parallel with Lauderdale
with Besle street 50 feet to the east line of Lauder
dale street; thence with said east line $50 feet %
the beginning Also that part OF said lot sold
to George B. Peters Off Of the southwest corner
thereof beginning at said corner and running
feet TO stake; thence north and parallel with
Lauderdale street Sc feet inches TO stake:
thence west and parallel with JeSsamine street $50
feet TO the east line of Lauderdale street; thence
south with said line Sc feet 10 the beginning. Also
from Beale to Jessamine street, a distance of so
feet. belonging TO defendant Emma Topp.
Second. The east 81 feet of said lot extending
from Beale to Jessami inc streets. distance of $40
feet as mentioned above.
Third. Lots y and o. Block F. in the city OF
Memphis. upon which the Gayoso House is built
and situated, at the northeast corner of Shelby
and Mccall streets. and fronting the east side of
Shelby street 2l5 feet, and running back with the
north side of Mccall street ID the alley, with the
exception of the ground floors and first stories OF
stores Nos s9S and 39s in said Gayoso House, and
on that part sf said lot which begins at the south
west corner Of said house and runs
eats with the north line Of Mccall
street I0I feet to Etake; thence north IN feet TO
q stake: thence west 10 stake; thence north Is
feet TO stake thence west 70 the west line OF said
house; thence south with fne west line OF said
house S71& feet 10 the beginning.
Terms of sale-Cssh.
JOHN II. FREEMAN, Clerk.
.