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JACKSON, MISS.
Barring Robbery by n Tramp Printer
Leake County.

Barring Robbery by a Tramp Printer tu
Lealxe County.
Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, November II The next issue
OF the Clarion viii contain the details of
robbery committed in Leake county. on
the 9th instant, which approxirsates in
boldness and audacity to the feats of the
James gang. Mr. James Bailey, an old
citizen OF said county, had sold all OF his
effects preparatory to removing to Texas.
Just after dark on the date mentioned,
Newton Thomas, an itinerant printer,
knocked at Bailey's door, and on being adj
mitted covered Bailey with his pistol and
demanded his money. On Bailey's hesi-
tating, he said ne would count five, and if
the money was not forthcoming would
Diow els brains out; that he had two men
az the gate to help him. He counted one,
| two, three, when Bailey called to his wife
to bring the money. She brought $1,000,
which Thomas took and left the place. A
few minutes thereafter another woman
came upon three men on the road near
Bailey's house, and heard the jingling of
money, as if dividing it in the dark.
Thomas was seen the next day going in
the direction of Meridian. He has lived
in Carthage, Jackson, Grenada, Lexing-
ton, Coffeeville and other points in Missis-
sippi. He is over thirty years old, and is
said to be married.
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WOMEN HANGED.
Two Russian NihiIists Forfeit Their
Lives for the Cause.

LONDON, November 16.-Nihilism in
Russia has resulted in two more tragedies,
both eliminating at st. Petersburg yester
day, and each having woman for its vic
tim. Both were hanged, one by the Off
cial executioner and the other by her own
hand. evidently in view of the fact that
death awaited her in any case. The Off
cial victim was Sofia Woskrepensky
young lady student and a
member of the Society of the
Red Cross, one OF the women arrested at
the time the Imperial Marie Institute at
Warsaw was discovered to have fallen
into Nihilistic control, and Il sister of a
leading revolutionist. 1t is said that on
her trial, conducted with great dispatch
and secrecy, it was shown that, owing to
influence obtained at the court, through
the institution being under the direct
patronage of the Empress, the prisoner
had been engaged in intrigues with pal
ace officials, having for their ultimate OBJ
ject the assassination of the Gar. These
statements in connection with develop
ments of the recent trial OF Red Cross So.
cialists, which resulted in the deportation
of siXty-three of them to Siberia, have
caused a profound sensation in the Russian
capital. The execution of Mile. Wos.
krepensky took place early this morn
ing III tIle preSenCe OhlN vi oiiiCldi slpeCtd
tors, and she is said to have met her death
bravely. The suicide was woman named
Ossinsky, who had by her vehement elo
quence and reckless devotion to the prin.
ciples of Nihilism made herself a leader
among the terrorists of Little Russia anC
other southern provinces of the Empire
She was recently arrested at kharkov, the
capital of the province of the same name
and sent to st. Petersburg for trial. This
morning she was found dead in her cell
having hanged herself during the nigh
with towel to the bars of a window JUS
under the low ceiling of the room.
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5000 PERSONS
Compssse the Population of Memphis,
Gain During the Year of
Is96-Of These There Are 34,472 Whites
and aO,626 COIOred.

From ShOles's Directory for 1884, to be is
sued to subscribers tomorrow, we learn
that "the year now closing has witnessed
more OF change and improvement than anv
like period in the history of the CITY.
New buildings and new enterprises have
sprung up everywhere, and new people by
hundreds and thousands have come to aid
the general advancement True, some of
those whose names found place in the last
volume have passed from earth, and many
others have sought other homes, but those
who have come far outnumber those who
have left. The volume of 1883 contained
the names OF large numbers of Young
ladies, cash-boys and colored women
laundresses, etc.-which the publI;;sner did
not believe added anything TO the merits
or value OF the work, and over thousand
9l these lanes have been omitted in the
bo@sS Tor 1884.
+ Much difficulty has also been met with
this year in obtaining names OF colored
men, and in some instances of white also,
on account of the desire to evade the poll
tax, and the omission of some names may
be attributed to this tause.
The present volume contains 12,7S5
white names as against II, 155 for 1883, a
gain of $50. The colored names number
5025 against 62S3 last year, reduction of
1858. The total number of names are
1850 as against Is, 1873 in 1888.
The census returns, which have been
very carefully taken, exhibit the most
gratifying results. The returns for 1883
showed in the city and immediate suburbs
30,S33 white, and 1880 colored citizens
total, 50,203. Those of this year show
34,472 white, and 20,G27' colored-total,
5000, gain OF 1895, of which 3639 are
white That these figures are under the
real facts, the publisher comedies, as he adj
mits the impossibility of obtaining abso-
lutely correct returns, either of names OF
| census. In other cities it is the publish
ers' custom to estimate the population by
multiplying the number of names OBJ.
| tanned by multiple of never less tsan
/ three and half, and more generally four
| Multiplying the names herein given by
three and half, the very lowest multiple
elsewhere used, would give total popula
ton of 62,335, while a golden mean be
| tween these figures and those before given
would, the publishers believe, give almost
| the exact fact
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LOCAL NOTICES.

READ Kahn & Freiberg's advertisement.
SEE Westingham Engine in For Sale''
column.
Try Hessen's Cough Syrup. G. W.
Jones & Co., wholesale agents.
GRAND LUNCH at John Mergle's, corner
Main and Linden, to-day from s to 10 pm.
DRESS GooDs at 10c, l5c, 1Sc upward at
the great dress goods sale tomorrow at
Menken's.
Use Deans best Rio and Java mixed
Coffee, and the Ideal Coffee-Pot if your
coffee is not good.
DIR. r. L. LAsKI, Office hours TO 9
o'clock am, and 3 to o'clock pm. 343
Main Street. Telephone connection.
A TRUE assistant to nature in restoring
the system to perfect health, thus enabling
it to resist disease is Browns Iron Bitters.
THE Oriole Social Club will give grand
hop Monday evening, November 10, 1888,
at Cochran Hall. Admission, fifty cents.
Ladies free.
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CIVIL RIGHTS.
Mr.. Justice Harlan's Opinion Dissenting
From the Recent Decision Of the
Supreme Court.
He Thinks Congress May Enact Laws for
the Protection Of the C0lOred
People, Direct and
Primary in Its Character, Without Co
ing Beyond the Limits Of lis Con.
stituti0nal Power.

WASHINGTON, November IL. - Justice
Harlan, of the United States Supreme
Court, in dissenting from the opinion in
the civil rights cases, says: "The opinion
in these cases proceeds upon grpunds en-
tirely too narrow and artificial. The sub
stance and spirit of the recent amendments
to the constitution may have been sacri-
feed by subtle and ingenious verbal criti-
cism. The constitutional provisions
adopted in the interest of liberty and for
the purpose of securing, through national
legislation, if need be, the rights inhering
in the state of freedom and belonging to
American citizenship, had been SO con-
strued as to defeat the ends the people de-
sired to accomplish, and which they sup
posed they had accomplished, by changes
in their fundamental law. The court has
departed from the familiar rule of requir-
ing in the Interpretation of constitutional
provisions that,
FULL EFFECT BIZ GIVEN TO THE iNTESr
with wh!1h tho, we're adopted. The
power conferred by the thirteenth amend
ment does not rest upon implication or
inference, and power 10 enforce it by ap-
Propriate legislation was expressly granted.
Congress, therefore, may enact laws to
protect colored people against deprivation
on account of their race of any civil rights
enjoyed by ether freerneh in the same
State, and such legislation may be of a
direct and primary character, operating
upon the States, their officers and agents,
and upon those welding power under
the State, The national Legislature
may without transcending the limits
of the constitution, do for human
liberty and the fundamental rights of
American citizenship what it did with the
sanction of the Supreme Court for the
protection of slavery and the rights of the
masters over fugitive slaves.
IN EVERY MATERIAL SENSE
applicable to the practical enforcement of
the fourteenth amendment, railroad
corporations, keepers of inns and
managers OF places OF amusement
are agents of the State, because
amenable to public regulation, and denial
by these instrunientalities OF the State to
citizen because of his race of that equal.
ity of civil rights secured him by law is
a denial by the State, and the
supreme law of the land has de-
| creed that no authority shall be
exercised in this country upon a basis OF
| dlscriminatiUn in respect of civil rights
| against freemen and citizens because OF
| their race. color or previous condition
OF servltude. The assumption that the
general government cannot, in the event
OF hostile State laws or hostile State pro.
ceedings, actively interfere for the protec.
ton OF any rights, privileges and i'm.
| munities secured by the fourteenth
amendment is unauthorized by its Ian
| guage.
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slightly foreign accent, but her declama-
ton is good, and commands the attention
of the house Mr.. Harry Lacy, the owner
of the piece, manager of the company and
leading man, is pains-taking actor, and
has many of the requisites of popularity.
Miss Ida Glenn was pleasing as the inno-
cent young lady of the play, and other
parts were well rendered. The play and
players are deserving of popularity, and
the house will doubtless be well patron
ized throughout the week.
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TURF CONFERENCE.
which Have Accepted the
Call of the Louisville Jockey Club.

LOUISVILLE, November l7.-Lousiana,
Memphis, Nashville, st. Louis, louisville,
Lexington, Latonia, Washington Park,
and the Chicago Driving Park Jockey
Club, and the leading breeders OF the
South and West have accepted the
call of the Louisville Jocky Club for
aturf conference, for the purpose of adopt
ing uniform scale of weights and rules
and consult as to the adoption of the
most stringent measures and laws to erad-
icate fraud and purify the turf. Great in
terest is taken by all lovers of race-horses
in the country, and much good is expected
to result from such gatherings of breeders
and club representatives. 1t is sincerely
hoped by turf men here that the Eastern
clubs will be represented.
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Ex-CoNGREssMAN MILTON |. sodIsta aRp
says that Hugh j. Jewett OF Allan G.
Thurman could undoubtedly carry Ohio,
and that a candidate should be selected
with reference to Democratic success in
that State. He further said that while
there was considerable feeling ti,reughout
the country in favor of the cid ticket, the
health OF Mr. Tilden must either become
better, or else he must get himself at once
out OF politics or out OF the world. At
present lac was a disturbing and distract
inc plcup,t
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Enoch Ensley and the Other Officers Of
the Pratt Coal ard Iron Com
pany Before the
Senate Subcommittee on Education and
Labor at Birmingham, Als.-The
Georgia Pacific Read.
Daring Robbery In Leake County, Miss,
by Tramp Printer-The
Helena Budget.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
The senate Committee ON Education and
f.abor@The Georgia Pacific,

The senate Committee ON Education and
fabor-The Georgia Pacific,
Special to the Appeal
BIRMrSGHAsi, November 1.-THE United
States Senaie Committee spent last night
ct Pratt Mines, where they examined
President Enoch Ensley and other officers
OF the Pratt Coal and Iron Company; they
also examined free and convict miners
The Committee returned to the city this
morning and resumed WORK, and by 2
O'Clock had examined many witnesses,
among them several prominent colored
men. The strong features OF the testimony
to-day was the deplorable lack of educa-
tional facilities in the State, and opinions
favoring national aid. The committee left
this evening for Columbus, Ga, where
they so TO pursue their investigations for
several days, after which they will spend
several days at Augusta before returning
to Washington.
The first train on the Georgia Pacific
railway arrived here this evening at &
o'clock from Atlanta, 1t was a special
bearing the officials Of the road The regll-
lar freight and passenger schedule on the
universal standard tiae goes into effect to-
morrow.
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ADMITTED TO BAIL.
Two Important witnesses for the De
Tense introduced i'm the Case
OF r. M. Edwards-His Bond Fixed at
.atI S25, 900, and Sureties Given.

Z The hearing of the motion for bail in
the case of T. NJ. Edwards, charged with
the murder of S. E. Roberts, at kerrville,
was resumed in the Criminal Court at ii
o'clock yesterday morning The defense
introduced j. G. Willie; of Kerrville, who
testified that he saw Roberts follow Ed
wards out of the store early in the morn
ing and curse him, having his right hand
upon his pistol and gesticulating with the
other at the time. Constable Tally stopped
Roberts. The latter threatenedto to kill Ed
wards, and to brain him and cut his heart
out. He wanted to fight, but Edwards
said he was an,old man and Roberts was a
young one, and he didn't want to hurt him.
Roberts did not deny that he was armed
and followed Edwards up, cursing him
Afterward witness was asked by Edwards
to accompany him home, as he feared be-
ing ambushed.
Cross Examined. Edwards and Roberts
agreed to meet in thirty minutes, as pro-
posed by the latter, who said: "Arm your
self and meet me in thirty minutes"
C. G. Perkins testified that he saw Ed
wards when he drove into town at IL
O'Clock, with iiegfo Dov in his %s.s. .ss.,,;,
, ~. .e.. aTus grove around the platform, when
Roberts approached him. The difficulty
at this point was averted by Edwards
picking up his gun and pointing it at Rob-
erts. Edwards got back into his wagon
and went to the mill. Witness was after
ward informed by Mr.. Scott that Roberts
intended to kill Edwards, and had tcld
him he would do SO in twenty-four hours.
Witness warned Edwards, and afterward
saw Roberts deep in conversation with
Gen. Smith and Charles Moore. Roberts
| then came TO me with Moore, and want
ed to buy some cartridges for a pistol,
but / did not have any. Roberts
| went out, but came 49, .;--
mouse, and got in window with the
pistol In his hand, continuing to talk
about cartridges. Witness continued
about this time Mr.. Edwards came iii
the steps and walked along the platform
/ suppose he was going to the postoffict
| after his mail. Roberts saw Edwards ant
remarked: Wonder he is, now, G. d.
him! l wish l had a shotgun He spok,
in loud tone of voice and think Ed
| wards heard him. Edwards kept walking
along the platform. TIE shooting tooi
place about two minutes afterward. Rob
erts was in full view of Edwards at tn,
time, and had his pistol in his hand"
Judge Greer decided to admit defendan
to bail in the sum of S25, 900. The sure
| ties are r. f. Smith, 81, 800; ]. III. Nc
Donald, $4,000, and w. I. Witherington
$500.
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STORM AND TIDE.
Great Damage at Halifax-Mahy Dixie,
Washed Away.

HALIFAX, November IA telegram
from Low Point, n. B., reports the sealing
steamer Commodore broken up by heavy
gale The storm is accompanied by a
binding snow-storm. A special from
Wolfville, N S, states that the damage to
the dikes in that country by storms and
high tides this week is greater than at first
reported. 1t is reported that William S
dixie is broken in a dozen places. The
Grand Pre- dixie between Long and Little
islands is almost leveled, and upward OF
twenty acres of land flooded. Two hun
dred acres of land enclosed by the Avon
port dixie is completely flooded, and the
dixie is in such an exposed position that
it is thought that it cannot be again re-
paired, Crane dixie, on Gasperdue river,
is broken in several places, and the land
flooded. The tides during the past week
have been the highest known since the
great storm of 1869, when the whole of
Grand Pre- dixie was washed away.
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This company play at Leubrie's Theater
Monday, Tuesday and wednesday nights.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrdt says: The
Harry Lacy Combination opened for
the week at Pope's Theater last NIGHT.
The Pointers Hffe is new piece from the
pen OF j. X. Tillotson, and it has been
favorably received in the East. The story
is interviewer with plot and counterplot,
bat II runs smoothly aud intelligibly, and
holds the audience steadily TO the close.
There are many good dramatic situations,
and the language OF the dialogue is well
selected and strong. Altogether, the play
is eminently satisfactory, and il can hardly
fail Of being well received here. Miss
Emily Rigl is the leading lady Of the com
pany, and her Iote is very difficult and
trying one. Miss Rigl, however, fills the
place very satisfactory. Her voice has a
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The new timetable goes into effect to
day all over the country, and it is, pretty
certain that the people in few months
will have adjusted themselves to it and
feel that it ought to have been adopted long
ago. 1t is to be hoped another step will be
taken in this matter OF making common
and certain standard of time, and that is to
do away with pm and am. and count the
hours OF the day from one TO twerltv-four.
If the railroads will agree to 1T it can be
done
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The Washington. Star divides the Demo-
cratic vote between Carlisle and Randall,
giving the mrmer 10 votes, fourteen votes
more u4an a caucus majority, and the lat
ter eighty. The details of this vote are
IS follows; Carlisle-Alabama 1, Arkan-
sas !, California 3, Georgia S, Illinois Z,
Indiana Z, Iowa ,, Kentucky s, Louisiana
=, Massachusetts l, Michigan 5, Missis-
siPpi ., Missouri 10, Nevada /, New York
>, North Carolina 8, Ohio ., South Caro-
lima I, Tennessee s, Texas 9, Virginia /,
West Virginia 9, Wisconsin 4. Randall
Alabama 4, Arkansas |, California 3, Con-
necticut 3, Florida ], Georgia /, Illinois .,
Indiana ,, Iowa /, Louisiana 3, MARYLAND
:, Massachusetts, >, Michigan |, Missouri
4, New Jersey 3, New York l6, North
Carolina >, Ohio s, Pennsylvania IL, South
Carolina ., Texas l. Virginia 3, West Vir-
glnia |, Wisconsin /. These figures agree
with those furnished by the ArrRAL two
weeks gro.
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Tho Hnir 80 N 4 Tho paeiGe Ea.,L

BosToN, November 1.-THE success of
the plan for the settlement of the affairs
of the Pacific Bank is considered assured,
the amount of 81, 100000 having accrued
to the scheme. The plan is settlement
by the creditors with the debtors and
stockholders, by which all the assets OF the
bank go to the creditors, and will be dis
tributed as fast as they are realized. The
directors will be released on the payment
OF 100000 cash and the return to the re-
ceiver of about S150,000 in securities.
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\ LETTER to the New York Herald from
Raleigh is full of enthusiasm over the In
dustrial Fair for colored people only. 1t
is great success, and is worthy OF imita-
ton 10y all the Southern States. In Ala
bama few years since fair was held by
the colored people, but it was not State
fair, nor had it any aid from the State pc
cuniarily. But in North Carolina the case
has from the first been different, and the
fair is rs much State institution as the
one held by the white people. The Leg
islature annually makes an appropriation
for both, to laid in the payment of pre-
miums as awards of merit for agricultural
products" The first fair of the North
Carolina Industrial Association was held
in November, 1879, and the exhibitions
have since been annual. At each one
speeches by prominent men of both races
and parties have been made. The fairs
have been well patronized, at least half
the gate receipts being derived from white
visitors
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GREENSBORO, Pa, November IA mob
of outraged citizens made an attempt to
lynch Jacob Noble, who inflicted fatal in
juries on John Cauley, at Scottdale, Sun
day night, with a hatchet. He is a bad
character, and the purpose was robbery,
as Cauley was known to have large sum
of money on his person. Noble was cap
tured at a neighbor's house, and the wo-
men in the neighborhood forced their way
to him with clothes lines, but the officers
succeeded in landing him safely in Jail.
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lr takes mp the whole time Of one-half
'of the army to try the other half by court
martial. At least it 80 appears from the
report of the Judge-Advocate-Gen General,
which says that the number of records Of
trial by general court-martial received, re-
vised and recorded during the year ending
September so, 1888, was 1885, and the
number OF records OF garrison and regi-
mental courts-martial filed at headquar-
ters for the same period was S404. To
stop this nuisance, the army ought to
be abolished. There is no longer any use
inr Il
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At meeting of the Memphis Fire and
Relief Association, held November IA,
1883, the following resolution was adopted
Resclced, That the thanks of this asso-
citation be extended to II. Luehrmann,
Mrs. Kate Hamilton, Joseph Lenow, NJ.
& E. G.. Kremer and c. J. Hargan & Co
for their generous donations in apprecia-
ton of the efforts OF the Fire Department
and members of this association in saving
the property of the donors during the late
fires.
j. E. CLEARY, President
@. L. BAcIeALuPo, Secretary.
DoN'r miss the great silk sale tomorrow
at Menken's.
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HENRY WAP.O BEEcHER does not see that
III any sing % respect the Democrats adj
vance, or that they dare to advance He
says; 81 cannot see anything in Demo
Graz >fc statements that are more than this,
r-amely: The other fellows have been at
the crib long enough. They must get out
OF the way now and give us fellows
chance l do not know of single Sd-
vance that they have made or that they
propose TO make" Henry has been read
ing after the anti-tariT Democrats and
those opposed to the recognition of South
ern statesmen by nominGtiu, one of them
for Nice-President in 1881
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Fatal Collision on the Illinois Central,
Near Bradford Station, Tenn.

CAIRO, ILL, November 1.-THE south
bound passenger train No. 8, on the Hi
nois Central railway, collided with No. 4,
bound Hnorth, near Bradford Station,
Tenn, at 2 O'Clock this afternoon, killing
the colored porter, telegraph repairer
named Coburn and an express messenger
Both engineers were badly hurt, and five
cars burned. The engineer of No. 5 left
the station while the conductor was get
ting orders. A number of passengers
were hurt.
A freight train on the Cairo division Of
the Wabash railway ran through bridge
near Crosswell, III, this morning, fatally
injuring Joseph Elliott, OF Crosswell The
conductor and brakeman were slightly
injured.