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Special Correspondence OF the Appeal
CoRIHfH, Jsnusry q! y Rain, rain, thun.
der and lightning In mid-winter. Only one
dayfof sunshine since Christmas. If the fret
twelve days of the new year indicate the
cbaEscter ofrthes weather for every month,
1888 wiikbe gloomy year. But, notwith-
standing the bad sweasher, the health of the
country -is rem arkably good. 81
Circuit Court drags slowly along. The
business of the court is about over, but that
useless appendage to our system of jurispru-
dence, the grand jury, still holds on. Grand
juries, aided by district attorneys, whose sal
airy depends upon the number of indictments,
spend thousa nds of dollars in finding true
bills on frivolous charges. A case in point
One Of our best citizens found it necessary to
turn hog out of his garden. In doing 60
the hog was accidentally 30 injured that it
died. The man went Immediately to the
owner of the hog, who was then, and is still
an Intimate friend, informed him of the &C.
cident, and paid for the hos. Yet the q and
Jury found true bill against him for mar
lieiously killing hog. Abolish the grand
jury and let the magistrates investigate all
cases of misdemeanor.
Corinth has lad another valuable acquisi-
ton to her business population in the person
OF Mr.. Henry Newcomb, manufacturer of
boots and shoes. Mr. Newcomb has the cap
ital and necessary machinery for making
boots and shoes, and with this he brings the
experience Of twenty-five years. We predict
that he will be q success. The importance
OF Corinth as manufacturing point is be-
coming better understood, and the day is not
lar distant when she will be the second At
lanta of the South. z -'i3
There il a perfect dearth of news. No
murders, no robberies, no marriages, no rail-
road DEMONSTRATING going on quietly
and smoothly. The sensational news re-
porter must go elsewhere for his items. And
we rather like to live in such place. Yes,
we forgot-one item. A few days ago m an
and his. vile engaged in quarrel, and
srumor says, proceeded TO 6sticufs, in which
the wife came out second best. Smarting
under her bruises, and mortified at the treat.
ment received from one who had vowed 10
love and protect her, she left her home with
her young babe and took the train for other
Parts. Both parties are highly connected
Another warning to young girls contemplat.
ing matrimony. Look we'll before you leap
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THE REruBLnc A !. y. THE soFA.

10
2 Every now and then something occurs in
France that attracts the worlds attention,
and on every such occurrence q shout is
raised that the republic istotierings that The
French are unable TO appreciate and under
stand liberty, and that, however it may be in
the New World, the rgpablicsn system and
Republican freedom are unsuited to the
habits and the intellect Of the Old World.
But, so far, the republic survives, and what
ia more-spite of what is said by the monf,
archists all over EuropeAthe republic gsth-
ers strength and, when occasion comes, shows
its power. Gambetta, that impersonation of
the liberal tendencies of France, being called
away from the country for which his arm
aud his counsels did SO much, the lovers of
legitimate monarchy, in the person OF the
Count de Chambord and the adherents
of the empire as represented by
the Bonaparte family, took heart
and believed their day was come. The head
Of the family, upon whom the public long
ago conferred the nickname of sPlon.P lonp-
foolish, inconsistent, reckless ne'er-do-
we'll, who was always getting into trouble
with parsded liberalized notions while Louie
Napoleon was alive, and who professed him
self sincere citizen of the republic when
Sedan made Louis prisoner-tbis man, dss-
tiiute of conscience and deficient in brains,
put out circular to intimate that has hour
was come. He expressed himself aesirous
to secure public order, and complained that
religion had been violated. His hopes,
though not founded on religion, were mainly
dependent on the aid of its ministers, the
priests, but those men could put no trust in
"Plon- Plon"-they knew him of old. But Eu-
genie could manage the priests, Her hnsba nd
had always left that part of his scheming,
corrupt business in her hands, and she was
an adept. So Eugene was sent for.
Where the prey is there the eagles gather
together. The republic, however, was hot
the mouse these hungry cats were steathily
conspiring 10 swallow up. "Plop-Plon" was
arrested, and Eugene was directed to con-
tinue her travels, ard she put on her bonnet
and went. We see by all this that, spite of
sneers and gibes and talk about the weakness
of the government, and the inability of the
republic to sustain itself. it is,stronger than
those who plot against it. A government
that can arrest prince, the head Of the late
reigning family, and order out Of the conn-
try the woman who was it's empress few
years ago, is not without strength when the
time comes for il TO exert its vigor and as
sert the inviolsbility Of the republic whose
representative it is. 100. ~ - -
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s,..atpx by Her Da.xhter.

ASHLAND, WIS, January 24.-Sitting IN a
chair close beside Josie Daniels, who 10 on
trial here for the murder of Mamie Stock
meyer, there has always been middle-aged
lady with her face heavily yelled. Her in
terest in the proceedings, and her whispered
words of comfort 10 the young murderess
have touched many hearts. That yelled
lady is the mother of the hayward girl, who
left happy home in Milwaukee for life
of shame and for the Jail, though probably
not the gallows, for eminent counsel have
been secured for her by the loving friends OF
her youth. Some i've months ago Josie, who
is beautiful girl, was living in house
kent by Thomas Sweeney. By her good
looks she attracted all the hobitnes Of the vile
den and aroused the jealousy of the other
girls Quarrels followed, and the war OF
words was almost unceasing. Finally the
murdered girl, Mamie Stockmeyer, proposed
that the two should have a fight to
settle the question Of superior beauty.
She then struck josie. The two were
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wHx TRADE rs LAxGUID.

Why there should be languor in trade, de-
creasing exchanges, and increasing bank
ruptcies, while the general condition Of trade
Is sound and the country fourishing, is puz-
zling many newspaper readers. Those who
fatten on Others, misfortunes, or are constitu-
tionally disposed to anticipate disaster, pre-
dict panic aud all the horrors Of "bad times"
But with the good harvest-of the last fall,
with the large immigr stiono the past year,
with the prospect of decreased taxes and an
amended tariff, and with the general welfare
and confident hopefulness OF our people, in
telligent observers Of passing events, expeFi-.
eDced in the mutations Of trade, anticipate
no such catastrophe. Whenever 3 business
house take large part Of their business
capital and invests it in machinery,
or rev store, although their
riches are not decreased their ready
money. is, as what had been produc-
tive capital has become fixed. This is some
thing like our national condition A thou
sand miles of railroad month, at 10000
a mile, could not be built without reducing
our floating wealth. The money is not lost,
but it became available only as the roads
produce profits, and this many of the roads,
especially such as lie in new territory and
were built in anticipation Of the traffic chat
is yet 10 come, cannot bring at present.
Twenty-Five millions year We bury, in the
shape of unpopular silver dollar coina in
our mint vaults, where it lies in tons while the
metal of which they are made is decreasisg
In value. The tariff has deprived us of our
shipping, and it decreases our foreign trade.
1t has also stimulated production in many
cases, go that manufacturers have produced
beyond The demand. The finishing Of some
important railroad enterprises has decressed
the call for iron and for labor, and
wages have gone down. Tire result is low
ering OF prices, which indisposes tradesnen
to lay in stocks that might have to be sold
for less than they cost. Without special
orders many of the manufacturers will mot
run to The extent Of their power, nor retail
ers buy to the amount Of their means. These
and other causes decrease activity, butiare
not of q nature to destroy confidence. II
refusal by Congress 10 Tighten the burdens
of the country, and a popular extravag znce
increasing imports, should continus, indef-
nitely, then matters would assume or aver
shape % aR waE DBstG .RE
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CABIEGRAMS,


LONDON, January "a Samuel Morgan
jr., flannel manufacturer at Newtown, Mont
gomeryshire, Wales, has failed. Liabilities
e130000
PARIS, January PA duel with swords
was fought between De Lort, thepaiuter, and
Col. Pommayrac. De Lort was wounded in
the breast.
SOFIA, January 24.-Bulgsria has given
notice TO the British diplomatic agent de
manding admission TO the London confer
ence on the Danubian question.
VIENNA, January 24-Giers, the Russi an
minister, has arrived. He was received by
Russian notsbles. He will have an interviews
with the minister OF foreign affairs this
afternoon. k
TORONTO, January 24.-The Globes cable
although no official announcement is yet
made, stated on the highest authority thai
the Canadian Pacific railroad has success
fully completed all negotiations for the issue
of its stock in New York and Amsterdam.
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The sPEAKERsHlP.
IHE SFENNEtSrIIT.
FUNNY BUsINEss GOING ON IN CONNECTION
WITH THE CANVASS.

FUNNY BUsINEss GOING ON IN CONNECTION
WITH THE CANVASS.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-There is q
good deal of "funny business" going on at
the House end of the capitol about the
Speakership and other Offices of the next
House. Although the organisation of the
House is ten months away, the zest with
which the canvass is carried on ia quite in.
terestiug. In the lobby on Saturday news.
paper correspondent met gentleman who is
giving his entire attention to the subject,
and from him gathered some interesting
points" as to the game that is being played.
81 don't believe," he said, "that Blackburn
has any idea that he will be Speaker. In
fact, don't think he has had any such idea
any of the time"
{ "Whst do you think is his intention, then,
in making the fight against CarlisleT
"He wants TO be senator to succeed Gen.
Williams,snd he thinks he can aid in bring
ing it about in this way.n
"Howw gsaY .
swell, he knows that Carlisle is his most
dangerous rival, and that he would be much
more so I'll elected Speaker. He wants, i
think, tossithsr defsa, him for the Speaker,
ship, so ~ to lessen his strength as rival
candidate or else extract q pledge from Car.
Isle that he (Carlisle) will not be candi.
date for the Senate. See?"
"And will he be successful?"
"He may be successful in defeating Carlisle,
but think not. Carlisle is very strong in
the South, and in most Of the Northern
States too. He will have the Ohio delega-
ton almost solid, and the Indiana delegation
equally 60. He will have large strength in
the Illinois delegation, and still further
west. Randalls tariff views would hurt him
very much at any time, and this will be
especially the case If the tariff is not revised
at this session.
"As it probably will not be-"
Gas it probably will not be, yes. There ia
little prospect that it can be pulled through
at this late date. If the work of revising the
tariff is left over to the nextsession, the anti
tariff Democrats are not going 10 put Ran
dali in the Speakers chair, You may be sure
of fhatD
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TELEPHONE DECISION.
Another victory for the Bell Company
r 90 AN Injunction Granted.


BosToN, January 24-Judge Gray, of the
United States Circuit Court, granted an in
junction against the Peoples Telephone
Company, Dolbear's patent, in favor of the
Bell Telephone Company. The stock of the
latter company jumped from $500 share at
the close yesterday to S225 to-day. The
point of the decision is that Bell was the first
inventor who successfully used the electric
current for the transmission of an articulate
sound. The difference of Dolbear's and
Bells plans are not such as to warrant the
former to claim the invention of the entire
system. The essence of Bells invention con-
sists not merely in the form of an appara tus
he used, but in the general process or
method of which that apparatus was the
embodiment The defendants have, there
lore, iufringed upon Bells patent by using
his general process or method, and should be
restrained by Injunction from continuing TO
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OH CRIMES DEAD,


This famous ballad was written by A. G. Gre
born at Providence, Z. l., 1902, died 1861
Old Grimes is dead, that good cid man,
We ne'er shall see him more:
He used to wear q long black coat,
AL buttoned down before. ss.
Bis heart was open as the day,
His feelings all were true,
His hair it was inclined to gray,
He wore 1t in queue.
whens'er he heard the voice Of pain
His breast with pity burned.
The large round head upon his cane
From ivory was turned.
Kind words he ever had for all,
He knew no base design,
His eyes were dark and rather small,
His nose was aquiline.
He lived at peace with all mankind,
In friendship he was true;
His coat had pocket holes behind,
bis pantaloons were blue.
Unharm'd the sin which earth pollutes
He passed securely DER,
And never wore pair OF boots
For thirty years or more.
But good old Grimes Is now at rest,
Nor fears misfo-tune's frown,
He wore double breasted vest,
The stripes ran up and down.
He modest merit sought to find.
And pay it its desert,
He had no malice in his mind,
No ruffies on his shirt.
His neighbors he did not abuse,
Was sociable and gay,
He wore large buckles on his shoes,
And changed them every day,
His knowledge hid from public gaze
He did not bring to view,
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the cIoso OF the morning busil
bill was taken up.
9 bill was considered up TO the
CAPITAL BRIEFS.
ARLINGTON, January 24.-Th
cases still drag along. Nothin
to-day,
CAPITAL BRIEFS.


WASHINGTON, January 24-The Star
route cases still drag along. Nothing of in.
terest to-day.
The case Of Samuel Stevens was concluded
and submitted in the Court of Commissioner
of Alabama Claims.
The total deficiencies of appropriations oil
the various departments for the fiscal yeai
ended June Both last, is ST. SAC, 1856.
The Marquis of Lorne will arrive Friday
A dinner in his honor at night will be giver
by the British minister, and dinner will bt
given by the President Saturday. He leavei
Monday.
The Agricultural Convention reassemblet
this morning. John b. King president o.
the United States Agricultural Society, re-
viewed its history and stated its objects and
purposes.
In the Senate this morning Senator Voor-
hees offered resolution providing that here
after reciprocity treaties be considered in
open session, and gave notice that he would
ask vote upon 1t as soon as possible.
District Attorney Van Zile, of Utah, be-
fore the House Judiciary Committee to-day
continued his explanation of the necessity
to enforce the testimony of first wives with
4 view to breaking up the evil of polygamy
The Committee on Rules this morning, in
view of the action of the caucus to press the
tariff bill, concluded it inexpedient to re.
enact the Pound rule" of the last session
for proceeding to business on the calendar
and Speakers table.
The Bailey investigating committee has
not yet decided whether to summon the late
clerk of the House, Adams, of Kentucky
At the morning meeting Bailey said he re.
quested the tally clerk Of the House last SEES
sion to say a good word for the gas com
pany to members with whom he was well
acuuainted
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would be spurned with indignant scorn, and,
/ trust it will be no disparagemeut TO the
character of lhat gentleman for me to say
that my habits in that respect will compare
fsvorabiy with those OF Col. Jones himself"
The Col Jones alluded to is given as author
ity for the report.
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SOUTHERN PROSPERITY.
THE GROWTH OF MANUFACTURING ENTER
PRIZES IN THAT SECTION.

THE GROWTH OF MANUFACTURING ENTER
PRIsEs IN THAT SECTION.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The members
from the South are very much gratifed with
the evidences OF growth of manufacturing
industries in that section. The census de-
veloped some quite astonishing facts as to
the increase of cotton mills and other manu-
factories of this nature, but their growth in
the two years past has even been more phe-
nomenal. In Georgia, South Carolina, Ala
bama and Louisiana this is especially true,
while in Texas the growth OF population
and agricultural industries is equally re-
markable. A gentleman recently from At
lanta, in speaking Of this subject, said to =
correspondent that the growth OF business
and manufactures in the South had been
remarkable in the past two years. Through.
out Georgia large number Of manufac-
tories of various sorts have been put
in operation. The Cincinnati COM
pany which started chemical works al
Atlanta is finding its venture very satisfac-
tory in its results. A member of the COM
pany was recently here, and in q converse
tion with 3 correspondent stated that the
enterprise was proving a great success. In
Louislans, Mississippi and Missouri the
large and rapidly increasing. Cotton.mills
are spriDging up in Alabama, Georgia and
South, Carolina, and North Carolina has
learned that her mountain counties grow
the finest tobacco that this country can pro-
duce, and the great tobacco exposition to be
held in that section next year is expected 10
develop that interest 10 as marked an extent
as did the cotton exposition the interests OF
Atlanta and vicinity. In South Carolina the
number of cotton-mills has increased in the
past tive years from eighteen to twenty
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CANADA.

MONTREAL, January 24.-To-day opened
auspiciously 30 far as the weather for the
carnival was concerned. Trains from all
quarters this morning were again literally
crowded with strangers. Curling and bon
spiel were resumed at an early hour on the
harbor Kinks, and some excellent play oc-
CURED. The mayor having proclaimed hall
holiday business was suspended for the after
noon. The programme for the afternoon
was a grand sleigh-drive and snowshet
steeplechase. In the evening there was q
torchlight procession BY the snowshoe clubs
, in Inauguration of the ice palace and 8
fancy dress carnival.
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: SAN FRANcIsco, January 24.-Informa-
-tion was received al Brinbane, Queensland,
that large, three-mastsd schooner was Lost
on the shore end at the mouth of Fly river,
New Guinea, and the crew, seventeen in
number, killed by savages, their heads cut
of and distributed among the native villages.
Capt. Pennaieather, of the schooner Pearl,
made search, but found only lot of wreck
age with nothing to identity the vessel. His
party were several times attacked by the
natives. One old woman confessed to the
murder of the erew. Pennafeather burnt
the native villages aud destroy ed their canoes.
So. Lenis wants an "L" Railway.
ST.. LoUIs, January 24.-A bill was intro-
duced into the Lower House of the City
Council for the construction of an elevated
surface railway, to extend from the corner
of Fifth and Walnut streets to Forest
Park and the western limits of the city, with
branches to the city limits on the north and
Jsferson barracks, twelve miles below the
citysont the south. 81
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THE appointment of Joseph E. Johnston
a. commissioner of the District OF Columbia
is recommended by Gen. Grant, Gen. Beale,
q number Of senators and representatives,
and prominent citizens of the District. Gen.
Johnston il a Democrat, but it has been
agreed that one of the three commissioners
should be Democrat, and he possesses high
fitness for the position.
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Ab.condinx theatrical Managers.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 24.-Theatrical
circles are greatly agitated over the sudden
and unexpected closing Of the Grand Opera
house, which has been under the joint man.
agemeut of Messrs. Charles A. Andrews and
L. E. Stockwell for the past three months,
A large placard on the door last night stated
that, owing to the Ascending OF Andrews
and Stockwell, there would be no perform
ance. 1t is reported that Stockwell has gone
to Arizona. The whereabouts of Andrews
are NOT known. The salary of the company
which ia very large, has not been paid for
the past week. The business OF the house
for the past seven weeks has been good. The
extent Of the liabilities of the dramatic firm
are not known.
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the South ever rigorous csimate, With the
cotton growing at our mill doors, offers q
more remunerative rate in the manufacture
Of cotton than is obtsinable ia the North.
We do not desire to antagonize the North in
this branch of industry, on the contrary We
invite their capital and skilled labor TO
come among rs and identify themselves and
their interests with US and our prosperity.
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Murdered for Money.

CHATTANOOGA, January pa horrible
murder was perpetrated last night in Walker
county, Ga, eight miles from this city. 81
H. Rudd, respectable farmer, aged seventy.
five years, was found in his doorway with
his head split open with an ak and fright.
full cut from an Ak in his breast. There il
no clew, but it il thought the deed was the
work of two negroes seen in that vicinity the
night before with axes. The old man lived
alone and was supposed TO have considerable
money, and that it was 10 obtain this thai
the crime was committed.
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HARDLY PROBABLE

LONDON, January A.-Sone 81. Peters
burg newspapers state that the bodies of two
members Of Lieut.. Chips party have been
found at CHATEAU Bay, and will probably
pass through St. Petersburg in February on
their way to New York. Probably the re.
port has the same origin as the statement Of
finding two corpses Of members OF the SAINT
party which was published in New York on
the 9TH instant and discredited.
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Ixnchera xenuIsed.

SHAwKEETowN, ILL, January 24.-Early
yesterday morning mob Of masked men at.
tempted to enter the Jail for the purpose oil
lyDching the colored murderer Holmes.
They were repulsed at the first attempt by
the sheriff and his deputy. The mob brought
up a cannen in front of the Jail and threat
ened to batter down the walls, but shot
from the Jail, the ringing OF the courthouse
bell and the gathering of the citizens fright
81 ~har,
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CINCINNATI, January 24.-Wm. Weise wa'
fatally shot this morning by ]. N. Hook, a
the latter's residence, in Newport, KY. Weiss
came to Hooks house before daylight TO de
liver bread, but coming in at an unusua
place, Hook mistook him for burglar anc
called to him, but Weise, being closely muf
fed, did not hear. Hook fred, inficting {
fatal wound. The grand jury in session to
day examined the case and exonerated Hook
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Ih.r.hichIp. Dls..ter

SAN FRAscIsco, January "A Las
Vegas dispatch says: Capt. Waterhouse,
wounded al Tehichips, died last night. One
of his children is dying. All the other
wounded are doing well. The coroner OF
Kern county has issued warrants Tor The ar
rests of the engineer and brakemen OF the
cracked train.