davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Republican., 1883-06-27
TIL eAtricalS.

The season, which will open at the
Opera House in about two months
from now, promises to be one of the
most brilliant ever witnessed in this
city. A number of leading actors and
actresses are already booked, and some
of the most popular plays now on the
stage will be produced. From present
indications there will be amusements to
suit all tastes. This country has sent
a great number of the leading lights of
the profession to Europe this year. and
is receiving in return some Of the best
artists of the English stage, among
whom is Miss Coombs, who will appear
September 2lst in Divorce" In
speaking of this lady the London Tele-
graph says
Miss Coombs is both young and
handsome, but youth and beauty
amount to but little unless supplement-
ed with something rarer and better, but
the supplemental is not lacking here
Here is an educated face, full of that
life and light which comes only from
cultured intellect and exquisitely re-
fined taste. One does not grow weary
of studying its shifting expression, be-
cause, while that expression is always
unaffected, always appropriate, the
face has language and power of its
own which we value not alone for what
it seems, but for what we know it is
capable of being whenever the demand
is made. The outline Of the picture
was drawn with bold hand, and the
finer shadings were so worked in and
blended together as to leave not the
slightest daub on the dramatic canvas. -
Daily Republican., 1883-06-27

LEwIsvILLE, IND.-Rev. J. S. Cain
says: 81 used Browns Iron Bitters
for nervous prostration and found it en-
tirely satisfactory"
Daily Republican., 1883-06-27

SrARTA, TENN.-Dr. w. B. Cum
pings says {" am strongly con vinced
lhc efficacy of Brown s Iron Bitters
|hu recommend them"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
STABBED TO DEATH.
Kate Townsend, the Notorious Prosti-
fute Of New Orleans.
Murdered ny Her Lover, VIM. sykes
at Her BaGnfo.

New ORLEANS, November Skate
Townsend was killed this morning by her
lover, VIM. Sykes. 1t is stated that Sykes
and>Kate Townsend have been living to-
gcther twenty-five years, and had many
rows within the past few years, but the
alleged cause OF the murder was Kate's
having recently determined to discard
Sykes. The murder was committed at
Kate's bagnio, 40 Basin street. After taking
coffee in the dining-room as usual, Sykes
went into Kate 'sroom. Nothing more was
heard OF them until 10 o'clock, when a
servant heard groans. Sykes, responding
to the inquiry, said, "Miss Kate is all
right" Still hearing groans, the servant
threatened to call the police. Sykes then
opened the door and went upstairs,
remarking as he went that he would give
himself up. He did SO, and was taken to
jail. The murderer had placed his bloody
shirt in the bureau drawer and thrown
large dirk knife out of the window. The
servant on entering the room
found the woman lying across the
bed with five wounds about the
chest, each an inch and a half
wide and eight inches deep. The knife
had been driven TO the hilt every time.
She also received several scalp wounds
and one in the arm. Kate Townsend is
reported to have been worth $4,000
mostly in real estate.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04

ment. According to q common rumor, ths
claim sharks will not be involved alone.
but it will be shown that government off
cials, some OF them ranking high in t,,e
Pension Bureau service, have been Sc
riouslv implicated in the fraud. PERHAPS
the exposure of official corruption in the
Pension Office will constitute the most in
teresting and important part of the tries.
The uniform time system, which is
shortly to be put in operation in this couE-
try, is subject concerning which the most
dense ignorance prevails with the gem,
erality of people. The change has been
announced in astronomical terms, but as.
tronomy is theme Of which the average
American knows as little as he does of t..
Coptic tongue or of the Egyptian hies7.
oglyphics. In order that he might Dresebs
the matter as plainly as Dana's picture Ct
Holman, in which the great oh
jector" is apparently drawn white
in his favorite act OF squirting to-
bacco-juice at distant target, the
correspondent of the APPEAL went up To
the Signal Service Bureau to-day and asked
for an explanation. Lieut.. Powell, the
officer in charge, said that inasmuch as
the change III the local time of Washing
ton will directly affect the time OF the en-
tire United States, he would gladly voluII-
teer TO explain it in simple language. The
local time at Washington, he said, is based
upon the exact hour, minute and second
that the sun passes over the merid-
ian (77o west Of Greenwich) namely,
at II o'clock noon. Now. instead Of using
the seventy-seventh meridian, or, in other
words, when the sun is on the seventh
seventh meridian-it is prnposed To malse
the noon at Washington when the sun Is
on the seventy-ffth meridian, which will
make the time at Washington a little fast
er than that now used. The general effect
will be impercepible. Everybody" said
he, twill have to set their clocks and
watches eight minutes and twelve
seconds ahead on the 18th instant
That is about the size OF the whole matter
After that date noon will occur at eight
minutes and twelve seconds after
y o'clock OF the present time
The seventy-ffth meridian will now
be the indicator of noon, instead
OF the seventy-seventh, which viii
simply be to shift midday two degrees
east of the present meridian" The
change, as is well known, has been urged
by scientists for many years, and a5socia-
tons have long been organized in every
civilized country tosurge its adoption. 1t
is said that the change will be of great ad-
vantage to business men generally, and to
all who travel by rail.
Senator Harris, OF Tennessee, has fully
recovered from his illness and has removed
from the Metropolitan Hotel to his old
room, 5l5 Eleventh. street, northwest.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Tho LeVeeinG of Ihc Great st. Francis
Basin-The Helena COttOD-TaN.

Tho LeVeeing of the Great st. Francis
Basiu-The Helena COttOD-TaN.
Special to the Appeal
HELENA, ARK, November 3.-Now is
the accepted time for those favoring the
leveeing of the great st. Francis basin as
in the line of Mississippi river improve
mcnt to speak out. The Senate Commit
tee is coming this way, and will arrive in
a few days, ready, it announces, to take
testimony in regard to the plans, expedi-
ents and best means of substantial inn
provement. 1t is the water from this great
swamp that does such havoc below. BY
lcveeing it on it is claimed that the
water will be passed down the channel
before the flood-tide is reached, and thus
lower the stage two, possibly, three feet
from this point some distance south. This
leyee once built, the railroads passing
through the basin would find it expedient
and profitable for it to be kept up. This
is claimed to be one Of the greatest possi-
BILE Mississippi Improvements. Attention
is called toit.
Our city fathers sat down hard upon the
proposition TO remit the tax Of fifteen
cents on cotton, so much complained of.
Properly understood, it would not be OBJ
ject:onable.
The planters are manifesting a DISPOSE
tion to hold their cotton-seed this season,
ut prices which, owing to the low price
OF oil, will shut down many mills.
Mr.. S. Morrison, took charge, as agent,
AT this end OF the Iron Mountain and
Southern road, to-day, rice McDermott, re-
t,NaJ
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,
yuGxp Greer and the Code

To the Editors of the Appeal:
In your criticism OF the attitude taken
by Judge Greer toward gamblers, you seem
to have overlooked certain sections of the
Code, under which, it seems to me, he has
all the power he claims. He has taken
an oath TO carry out the law OF the land,
which, touching the question under dis
cussion, is as follows:
he knows, or is informed, that any person: are
engaged or suspected to be engaged, at any COM
mon Clearinghouse or place, at unlawful gaming.
TO issue warrant to arrest all persons found at
such place.
4s1l. And tits the duty of the oficer to- whose
hands such process may come to arrest all persons
found at such place, and for this purpose to break
guard posse to aid and assist him.
1875. Ii is the duty of each citizen of this State
to give information to the grand jury at the next
court after such ofenseS shall have been commit
ted within his kowledge.
The duty Of Judge Greer is thus made
very plain. These sections have never
been repealed, and it is his simple duty tc
enforce them. ANTI-GAHpLER.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04

ELECTIONS, as we have many times re-
Gently announced, will be held on Tues
day next in Mississippi, Connecticut,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and
Virginia. OF these, Mississippi is certain
to 90 Democratic, and Maryland, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts, New York and
New Jersey. Virginia is doubtful and
Pennsylvania and Nebraska are not to be
counted upon. On New York, as some
weeks since upon Ohio, the eyes Of
the people of the whole country are con-
lonuated. If it goes Democratic, as John
Kelly and all the opposing leaders of the
party believe it will, it may with certain
ty be counted on for the Democratic nomi-
noes in 1884. With that greatest of all
year the contest would be an
easy one and victory would be assured.
But this should not operate to prevent
Democrats everywhere from doing their
duty on Tuesday. 1t should rather have
the other effect of stimulating them to
their best eXertions and pushing them to
The expression OF their total strength.
There is nothing like show of hands to
strengthen the popular conviction of the
vii Is well as wish of political party TO
crown vigorous campaign with victory.
On Tuesday this should be exemplifed in
ali the States by the polling OF the full
strength of the Democratic party.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04

Miss, is visiting the family OF J.. J. Paine
$50 Wellington street.

Miss, is visiting the family OF J. J. Paine,
$50 Wellington street.
J. C.. ARNOLD, CHIEF of police OF Dallas,
Tex, who brought Pat Haley back here to
answer for his crime, has returned.
c. F. TrRxER, West Plains: w. 5.
Berry, Austin, and w. Fl. Hayes, Boston,
visited the Merchants Exchange yester-
day.
CAPT. F. 4. FISHER, late of the United
States survey on the Mississippi, is now in
the city and may be found at i0l Jefferson
street.
Mrs. CoNNELL, accompanied by her
daughter Miss Lee, have returned home
from Clarllsyille, Tenn, after an absence
OF two months.
Mis-. ELIZABETH WooLDRIDGE departed
this life yesterday in the seventieth year
of her age, and will be buried at o'clock
this evening from the residence OF Judge
I. J. Latham. Mrs. Woodbridge was the
mother of Mrs. Latham and was known
and reyered for her many high and
amiable qualities of mind and heart.
MINNIE HAUK, the famous prima donna,
arrived in the city last night, coming from
Nashville, and is stopping at the Peabody.
She gave a brilliant and State concert al
I Washington last week. when President
Arthur and the whole diplomatic BODY
were present and were delighted with the
entertainment. On Saturday she was pre-
| sented 10 the President at the White
House by the Secretary OF War. She al
| tended reception of the Spanish Minister
the previous day, and on Saturday was en-
tertained at grand dinner-party by the
German Minister The favorite J,riRc
donna is making her first tour through the
Southern States and played to crowded
and brilliant audiences in Richmond
CharlestOa, Savannah and Nashville.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
PERSONALS.

T. +. GRAHAM has returned home.
:. L. DoAN left last night for Birming-
ham, Ala.
Miss JENNIE LAMAR, Of Mississippi, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Heiskell.
MEssRs. ED CooPER and c. E. Boisseau
baYe gone on visit to Nashville.
Miss LiszIR JOY, who has been visiting
Mrs. Goodman, has returned home.
Miss KIRKNAS, OF Alabama, is visiting
Mrs. +. +. Meacham, 5S7 shelby street.
J. C. KLEIN, OF the 81. Louis GLOBE
Democrat, passed down on the City of New
Orleans last night
INVITATIONS have been received TO the
crystal wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. John i.
Flynn, now OF Jefferson, Tex, formerly
OF this city, which takes place November
18th at S O'Clock.
Mw ASr1a p. pAEEr. Of Early Grove
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
A BLOODY RIOT
Between Whites and Blacks at Danville.
Va. Growing Out of a Private
Difficulty.
Five Negroes Killed and Large Number
WOunded-Tw0 White Men Seri.
ously Injured.

DANylLE, Va, November SIN "a con-
fiict between q crowd OF whites and
blacks this evening, Walter Holland, son
OF C.. g. Holland, was shot in the head
and, it is supposed, mortally wounded,
and Thomas Seward shot through the
body. Five negroes were killed. 1t is
supposed that many more were wounded
The beginning of the conflict was the
beating by one citizen of negro for beat
ing another negro for apologizing foi
some rudeness. Some OF both colors inter
fered, and pistols were drawn. just then
the report reached an assembly of white
citizens, in session about political mat.
ter, that a conflict was going on. They
came out in body. Both classes formed
in separate crowds. Some of each crowd
were armed. 4 number of negroes, ap,
preaching the white crowd, called out:
''sHoor, D-S YOU;
we had as soon settle this thing now as
any other time" Just then somebody in
the white crowd called out Fire." and
the firing began. The negroes returned
the fire and ran off, some firing as they
ran. All stores were closed Immediately
and the alarm bell sounded, and the peo
pie came out with arms. The town ser
geant came out with one Of the militis
companies and commanded the people il
the name OF the commonwealth to &C
home.
QUIET REsTORRD.
The city is now under the supervision o.
one OF the military companies and mount.
ed police, and the town sergeant, in re
sponse to message from the Governor
offering assistance if needed, telegraphed
that ali is quiet, and no further trouble il
apprehended. No arrests have been made
as yet. Political excitement has beer
growing more and more intense during
the present canvass for members OF the
Legislature
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
A DOUBLE.BARRELED DESCENT
Made Upon a Saloon Last Night-A Num-
her OF shots Fired-The NeiSbbor-
hood Aroused.

4 rather unusual scene for times of
peace and in a land OF milk and honey
was enacted about 10 o'clock last night at
No. SO Desoto street, occupied as saloon
by Henry Webb, colored. At that hour,
while number of darkies were sitting
in back room of the saloon, some
of them at table playing cards for drinks,
the house brightly lighted, some eight or
ten deputy-sheritfs dashed in pell-mel and
called Halt! halt!' making so much
noise that Il number of the darkies were
frightened nearly out of their wits, and at
tempted to get out of the house. Sew
eTal pistols were at once drawn
by the deputy-sheriffs and four or five
shots were fired, one OF the bullets, it is
stated, penetrating house in the vicinity
occupied by colored woman named Han
nah Joiner. Three policemen, who were
making their rounds at distance OF three
or four blocks awpy, heard the screams
and shots, and were informed by several
excited persons whom they met that Q
riot had broken out. When they arrived
at the scene, however, everything was
quiet, and they found nothing to do. Nc
arrests were made. Webb states that he
put aside all of his gambling tools last
/ Monday, and has made no use of them
since the recent order.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04


a CORRESPONDENTS, whose communica-
ton viii be found in another column, falls
into the error OF supposing that the AP-
PEAL, in what it said touching what it re-
g,,r,ied as Judge Greer's extra-iudicial con-
duct. had overlooked the sections of the
Code in which specific instructions are
qIypn as TO the duties of magistrates,
among whom the Criminal Court Judge
nay be numbered, just as the Governor
sometimes is. We were not unmind-
fUl OF these sections of the Code nor Of the
responsibilities they put upon every citi-
scu Us upon every judicial and executive
oilicer and magistrate in the State. But
there isa way, the common ordinary way,
~ which the Judge of the Criminal Court
may and usually does come to know trans
gressors against the law-that is, through
the grand jury, the legitimate channel OF
information, discovery and indictment.
The Judge, if he has any knowledge or
suspicion Of breaking, can give what nc
knows to the grand jury in his charge, and
thus, proceeding in the ordinary way,
bring the law-hreakers TO justice. The
people are used to this method of proceed
ure, and do not understand the eXtraordi-
nary one OF fsummoning citizens, or charging
police officers who are in the active per-
iormance of their duties, under response
BILE and properly designated chiefs, and
are not Immediately within the pale of
the Criminal Court. Besides, there has
been no resistance offered to the enforce
ment of the law, by gamblers or others; on
the contrary, there has been quiet and
prompt obedience by the gamblers. There
is, therefore, no occasion for instruc;ing
the citizens of Shelby county as II an ex-
traordinary emergency was upon its peo-
pie, each TO watch the other and inform the
Criminal Court of certain suspicious they
may como to entertain one Of the other.
If there is one character more despicable
than another, it is that Of the informer.
The people, mindful of this, delegate
the authority and power of police
supervision and detective work to
regularly constituted officers These
ought to be, and so far as We know
to the duties devolving upon them. The
Judge OF the Criminal Court, whom the
APPEAL respects, and will cordially and
earnestly sustain in the performance OF
his duties, has the grand jury, yigilant
sheriff and deputies, and paid prose-
cutting attorney at his command. These
ought TO be. and arc, sufficient
for any present purpose in compell-
ing conformity to the anti-gambling act.
which in the past week has forced its own
way and compelled the closing of all the
gambling hells in the city. The APPEAL
will not be understood in what it here
says, OF said on Friday, as being in the
least degree inimical to Judge Greer. 1t
s. our duty as 1t is our pleasure to uphold
hiu in the er 'areenent and execution OF
the law, but we elieve the good old way
O. doing that is the beat way, because Il
ss he common way, and is not in ths
lssr As',sspainsry nor sStrsjusisisl
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04

IT is much to be regretted that an in
tended enforcement of the gambling act
was last night attended by an unnecessary
show of force and violence. We are quite
sure there is nothing in the code
that justifes the use Of pistols in
such cases. There was no resistance to
the officers, no one was found gambling,
and no arrests were made, yet several
shots were fired by the sheriff g deputies.
All this was, perhaps, unlawful; certainly
it was totally unnecessary, as the police
were on duty and were quite equal to the
supprespression OF gambling, or any other
crime
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
RIOTS AT LONDONDERRY.
"A Procession OF Working w omen Stoned
by an Orange Ncb,


LONDONDERRY, November g. Several
hundred factory women are on strike
because the proprietor refused TO dis
charge a man in the factory who moved
that the corporation of Londonderry re.
scind the resolution granting permission
to the lord mayor of Dublin to lecture in
City Hall. The women paraded the
streets, crying, "God save ireland" They
were attacked and stoned by mob, which
they fought desperately. The police final.
ly dispersed the mob.
DISORDERS CoSTISURD.
Later.--The disorders arising from the
hostility OF the 0rangemen and National.
lists continue, and the breaking OF win
dows is general. \ Nationalist was
stabbed to-day. Rows and beating of per
sons are frequent on all sides. Revolvers
and other weapons are used,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
LAW REPORTS.


The following reports were read yester
day in the Referee Court:
No. 1855, n. NJ. Wheelock VS. j. II. Whee
lock ct al reversed and bill dismissed.
No. 73S, Louis Selby vs. \. Street ct al
/ modified and reversed.
No. 739, G.. +. Farrow ct al VS. p s. Far
row ct al; reversed.
No. 743, J. W. Gragg VS. J. T. Miller e'
al ; reversed and bill dismissed.
No. 745, w. B. Galbreath VS. S. W Boil
ten ct al modified and affirmed.
No. TAI, State ex rel r. j. Black, use
etc, vs. L. \. Cole ct all modified and af
firmed.
No. 74S, A. d. Robinson VS. J. B. Robin,
son ct al; appeal dismissed at cost OF de
fendant.
No. 749, John Woodland vs. Louis Kahn
ct al affirmed.
No. 759, w. 3. Street VS. J J. Horner ct
al; reversed.
No. 754, I. NJ. White ct al VS. Lena NJ
Brown ct al; reversed and petition dis.
missed.
No. 757, F. NJ. White ct al VS. Sallie F.
Covington ct al; reversed and petition
dismissed.
No. 730, F. NJ. White ct al vs. J. A. An.
derson, administrator, ct al; reversed and
petition dismissed
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04

THE resolutions adopted by the meet
ing OF the negro citizens of Memphis,
held, on Friday night, are pervaded by
good temper and spirit that must invite
upon the part Of the white people of Ten
nessee the most generous consideration Of
the one grievance laid at their door the
act OF the Legislature especially complained
OF, and which declares that common
carriers and tavern-keepers may be the
judges OF who they shall permit to be their
guests, does not and will not prevent
either OF these classes OF persons from ex-
tending their facilities and accommoda-
tiOns to negroes. Passed at a time when
it was the declared purpose OF the Repub-
lican party to punish the white people OF
the South by the continuance of the
political ostracism which had been put
upon them after the civil war, it
was so phrased As to eyade the condemna-
ton of the Supreme Court and avoid the
constitutional amendments, while the
avowed purpose Of its supporters was to
stop the advancing wave Of negro ascend
ancy, which, as in South Carolina for in
stance, threatened the whole South with
ruin. That law, like the one Just de-
clared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court, has done its duty, and should be
repealed by the next Legislature. 1t was
passed to neutralize the civil rights bill
and since that has been declared null and
void, there is no longer any necessity for
it. Its repeal would not prevent common
carriers or tavern-keepers from manag-
ing their own affairs as may
seem best to them, nor would il
confer any rights upon the negroes OF the
State that they do not now enjoy. The
decision Of the Supreme Court complained
of by the negroes has wiped the LAS
vestge OF class legislation from the Fed
eral statutc-books and leaves them before
the law in Just the condition Of every
white citizen-no less and no more. In
stead OF grumbling, the negroes ought t
rejoice that a law which singled them Ou
as the special pets of the government ha
been repealed. There ought not to be
law found on the books, whether Federa
or state, that contains the word negro, a
there is no law that recognizes one religi
Gus body from another. Whites anC
blacks are equals before the law, and Their
cannot and ought not be any discrimina
ii,us no1a
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-11-04
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Brakeman Run Over by Freight Train
aud Killed.

Special 60 the Appeal.l
BIRNlNGHAN, Ala, November 3.-A re-
markable accident occurred on the South
and North road, at Mountain creek, this
morning, resulted in the death Of brake
man named ]. c. Cunningham. lie was
stepping from one car toanother when the
coupling between the two GERS broke and
he fell between. Half the train Eassed
over the body. almost decapitating il, and
se,-priny tho le,,s