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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-26

GRAFTON, MAss-The Rev. W b. Smith
SAYS: Il have derived benefit from using
Browns Iron Bitters for a low state OF
blood"
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The Thrifty Queen.
The Cotton Crop fn the Nashville Dis
trict.

NASHVILLE, August 25.-The compre-
hensive and complete report through cor
respondents Of the cotton crop OF the
Nashville district, including Middle Ten
nessee and a portion Of West Tennessee
and North Alabama, has been received.
Seventy per cent. report crops better than
at the same date last year, twenty-three
per cent. as good, and seven per cent
worse. Last year the crop of Middle Ten
nessee was the poorest for many years.
Reductions Of acreage this year, twelve
and a half per cent, but with favorable
weather continued the prospects are fair
for a large aggregate yield in the Nashville
district.
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A MEETING Of the Stockholders Of the New
y Orleans, Baton Rouge lieksbuIs and Mem
phis Railroad Company will be held nj the com
pany's once, in the city Of yieksbuTE, on the 18th
day VI September, ISIS, for the purpose Of acting
upon the proposed consolidation Of said company
with the Memphis and Nicksburg Railroad Com
pany, and the transaction % such other business
ss may come before the meeting.
By order Of the President and Directors.
CHAs. L. ARMSTRONG, Secretary.
NHCKsHuRg. Julv Il. 1SH- tua
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The War for tho Uuiou-


Mr.. Richard Grant White, an ultra Re
publican, lets the whole cat out of the bag,
in a recent number of the North -Americdn
Reuie1r, as follows:
The war for the UniOn) was virtually carried
on by the moneyed men, the business men of the
North. They furnished its 'sinews," and this
they did for their own purposes and in their own
interests. Many Of them grew rich by means of
the war: most of them saw that in its successful
prosecution lay their future prosperity. The war
was n money-making process. The Federal gov
eminent was victorious simply because it had the
most men and the most money. The Confederate
cause failed simply because its men and its money
were exhausted for no other reason.
Every young map, says the Augusta
Chronicle, should paste that in his hat or
hold it in his memory. 1t is the truth.
The cunning money-changers duped and
used the abolitionists and other fanatics
for their own purposes. The South was
as much duped in statecraft, at that time,
as it has been subsequently, by the same
plutocrats. While we were discussing
great principles" the North meant bust
ness and means it yet.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Meeting Of the stock OF the
SAND v. R. R. 90.

4 MEETING Of the stockholders Of the Mem.
~ phis and Nicksburg Railroad Cumpany viii
be held At the comTAnys 0diee. IN the ylty Of
Nieksburg, on the 18th day of Septeinber, 1873, for
the purpose 81 acting upon the proposed eonsctt.
dalton Of said company with the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge, Nicksburg and Memphis Railroad
Company, and the trapsaeticn ofsuch other hnsr
ness A. may come before the meeting.
BY order Of the President and Directors.
CLAIMING BUkNZ, Secretary.
VieksburK. July IS. lsS3. tue
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SELTZER.
A WORD To THE WISE.

A WORD ia THE WISE.
DON'T BE SKEPTICAL. REASON TEACHES
AND EXPERIENCE CONFIRMS THAT TAR
RANTS sELTZER APERIENT is AN IN
VALUABLE REMEDY FOR ANY AND ALL
DISORDERS OF THE STOMACH. LIVER AND
BOWELS. A TEASP0oNFUL IN A GLASS OF
WATER EVERY MORNING BEFORE EATING
Is u ONLY EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL.
But A PROTECTION AGAINST DISEASE
WHICH NO ONE CAN AFFoRD TO DIsRE-
GARD. FOR SALE By ALL DRUGGISTS.
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KEYsER, ". VA-Dr. w. d. Ewin
MANY esteem Browns Iron Bitters as an
excellent tonic"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-26

Ak enricher OF the blood and purifier of
the system; cures lassitude and lack of
energy; such is Browns Iron Bitters.
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ss-Write for the Little Book, which will
be mailed free.
Priee-small size, NJ per bottle. Large
siEe holding double q~nantityl, ~ 20 per
bottle. All druggists sell IL.
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O HEMARl
MAGNOLIA BALM.

THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO..
DraNer3 ,. Atlanta. Ga.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
The Pottery Interest.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Ex-Representative
Robson and Brewer, of New Jersey, accom-
porcelain and crockery-ware from that State,
visited the Secretary of the Treasury yester-
day in relation to a recent decision of the
department to the effect that the clause in
the new tariff act repeating the charges and
commission is operative from the date of the
passage of the act Mr.. Robson recently
made an elaborate argument against the cor
rectness of this decision, and the manufac-
of their presentation of the case The Secre-
tary informed Messrs. Robson and Brewer
that he had not had time to review the case,
but intimated that the decision of the de-
partment would not be reversed.
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Notes and Personals.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The President ap-
pointed George Clifford, of Maine, United
States consul at Cognac, France, and John
w. Burdette, jr., collector OF internal reve-
nue. for the Fourth district of Iowa.
The Comptroller of Currency authorized
the following banks to begin business: Ma
tional German-American Bank, of st. Paul,
Mimi, capital $1,000 900; Big Rapids Ma
tional Bank, Big Rapids, Mich, capital $40,
000 and Aurora National Bank, of Aurora,
ILL.,. capital 100000
John r. French, who was sergeant-at-arms
of the United States Senate for fen years
from 1869, has prepared lecture upon sena-
tors and the Senate during that eventful
period. Mr.. French was long connected
with the press, and is a clear and forcible
writer Gentlemen who have read his lee
ture say it presents good showing of those
days in a most entertaining and instructive
light.
Colonel John w. Foster, minister to Spain
left the city yesterday to assume his new
duties. Colonel Foster leaves Washington
with the entire confidence of the President
and his cabinet. His friends predict for him
a brilliant success in Spain. He has ability
and the knacls of getting along with the
princi palities on the other side of the ocean.
1t is estimated at the Postoffice Depart
putting the commissions of fourth-class post
masters an expenditure of 5000, 900 more than
would have been required under the old law
will be necessary to settle the accounts of
fourth-class offices up to Oct. l, when the
twocent postage law goes into operation
The President will probably accept an in
vitation to attend the ceremonies incident to
the Inauguration of the New York and
Brooklyn bridge on the oath inst. He will
certainly be present on that occasion if en-
gagements will permit 1t is also probable
that he will participate in memorial exer-
cises in New York city on Decoration Day.
The President will not take up his resi-
dence at the Soldiers Home before next
month. He has not yet made any arrange
ments for the summer.
The special committee appointed to inves-
tigate the alleged frauds in the customs of
San Francisco in connection with Hawaiian
sugars, had an interview with Secretary Fol
ger to-day and received their final nstruc-
tions from him. The committee leaves for
San Francisco in few days.
2 Special Agent Milburn, of the Indian
Office, will leave Washington, tomorrow,
for the Crow Indian reservation, in Mon
tana where he will cooperate with the resi-
dent agents in making arrangements tor the
removal of the Crows to the valley of the
Big Horn and Little Big Horn in compliance
with the act of Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
The Sale of Public Lands.

WASHINGTON, May 8. Secretary Teller rem
dered a decision to-day in which he holds
that the act of June 8, 1878, which permits
the sale at the minimum price of $3.50 per
acre of lands valued principally for their
timber and unfit for cultivation, does not APP
ply to timber lands which may be rendered
susceptible of cultivation by ordinary farm
ing processes. Such lands, the Secretary
says are not within the purpose of this act,
which is intended to embrace within its pro-
visions timbered tracts only in broken rug
ged or mountainous districts with soil unfit
for ordinary agricultural purposes when
cleared of timber
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
DIsGRACED ARMY OFFICERS.
Brief History of Colonel Guido Ilges and
Major j. II. Wasson.

Brief History of Colonel Guido Ilges and
Major j. r. Wasson.
Washington Special.
Lieutenant-colonel Guido Ilges, who is
charged with duplicating his accounts, was
born in Prussia, his father being an officer in
the Prussian army, and came to this country
when quite young man. Just prior to the
breaking out Of the rebellion he entered the
army, and served throughout the entire war,
commanding regiment of regulars during
the greater portion of the war. He is said
to have been in more than forty pitched en-
gagements, and fearless and daring. He sue
ceeded in escaping without injury His COM
rades would frequently say that he bore
charmed life, and he was always in the
thickest of the fight, yet was never wounded
After the war he was sent to the frontier and
took part in the campaign against the
Apaches. He conducted the campaign three
winters ago against the northern hostiles
Colonel Ilges his friends say, was
by no means favorite with GER
tain influential army clique and was
gwen the hardest kind of service. His
reputation has always been good, and he was
deemed an honorable man, with only two
vices-too much good nature and drinking
He is now in command of the Eighteenth In
fantry stationed at FortAssinaboine Montana
Territory. Since his return to Montana he has
been engaged in business enterprises of one
kind and another. outside of his regular army
duties, which may have resulted in his pres
ent unpleasant situation.
Major James r. Wasson, who is under
arrest for approprating government funds,
is a native of Ohio, but entered the
army as private in Company b
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
Loss About Forty Thousand Dollars, with
Only Partial Insurance-Burglary and
Arson at Windsor.
Progress of the Hoffman Damage Suit
at Bloomington, Ill.
An EiOpement Frustrated-ShoplIfting in
neutrality-suspicious. and Gleanings
in Two States.
INDIANA.
Burning of the Beggs Distillery-Loss About
Forty Thousand Dollars
| Special to the IndIananolIs Journaa.

Burning of the Beggs Distillery-LoSs About
Forty Thousand Dollars.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYYILLE, May 9.-One of the most dis
astrous fires which has visited this county
foryears occurred to-day, the loss of property
being very great About II o'clock this
morning the fire department received a tele-
phone message which stated that John
Beggs's distillery was on fire. This distillery
was one of the largest in Indiana, and did a
vast amount of business, giving employment
to large number of men. The distillery is
located one-half mile east of. this city, the
bonded warehouse, corn-cribs and Office are
built on the hill near the j., NJ. & |. road,
while the distillery proper, which burned,
is located to the north, at the
foot of the hill near the
Little Blue river. The fire caught from a
spark falling from the tall brick chimney, on
the roof of the distillery. In one hour the
distillery proper was completely burned to
ground. The warehouse, office, corn-cribs
and cattle pens were saved. In the cattle
pens, located between the distillery and the
river, there were over 500 fine cattle owned
by ]. F. Ladder & Co., of Cincinnati. By
strenuous efforts these were all saved with
the exception of five, which were lost in the
removal from the pens. The wind, which
was quite strong, caused the flames to leap
high into the air, while the sparks were car
ried long way, some of them setting fire to
the stalls on the fair grounds, the
damage to these, however, not. being very
great. The loss ON buildings, machinery,
corn, ETC., is estimated between $50, 900 and
$40, 900. The following insurance policies
were carried, which covered the warehouse
office, cribs and corn Fire Insurance. of
England, So, 600; Commercial Insurance Com
pany, of Cincinnati, $1,000; st. Paul Insur-
ance Company ST. Paul, Mimi, 81, ,000 Me-
chanics' and Traders Company, New York,
81, 900; Boston Underwriters Insurance Com
pany, Boston, Mass, 1.-TWO policies) So, 50O
Reliable Insurance Company, of Philadel-
phia, 81 900; Fire Insurance Company, of
Dayton, O., 81, 000 Connecticut Fire Insur-
ance Company of Hartford, Conn.,, 1.-TWO pol
icies) So, 900; London Insurance Corporation,
of New York, 81, 500; Kenton Insurance Com
pany, Covington, KY, $500; London, Liver
pool and Globe, $1,000; Fire Association, of
Philadelphia, 81, ,OO0 British America of To-
ronto, Canada, 1.-TWO policies) $1,000; Western
Association Company, of Toronto, Canada,
S., 900.
The fire engine was of no avail in suppress
ing the flames, on account of being unable
to get water. Mr. Beggs will, no doubt, re-
build at once. The city sympathizes with
him in his loss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.
Organization of Company to Construct 1t
Cost, Thirty Millions.

Organization of a Company to Construct 1t
Cost, Thirty Millions.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Florida Ship
Canal Company effected an organization at
stockholders meeting in this city by the
election of Ex-Governor John C. Brown, of
Tennessee, as president; Hon. VIM. S. VIM
dom, vice-president; George G, Gorham, Sec
retary; s. T. Meyer, treasurer and General
Charles P. Stone, chief engineer, with the
following directors: John C. Brown, VIM.
Windom, Governor Benjamin F. Butler,
Senator VIM. Mahone Townsend Cox, Gov
ernor VIM. E. Cameron, s. T. Meyer, A. w.
Jones, A. S. Manns, NJ. Jacobs, V. ID. Groner
and Senator John P. Jones' 1t was an
nounced that $26,000 900 had been sub
scribed to the capital stock of the company.
General Stone will place a corps of engineers
in the field without delay, and the work is
expected to be under contract by the 1st of
September. 1t is estimated that the canal
will cost $50, 600, 900 and will be completed in
three years. The proposed route will leave
ST. Johns river about twenty miles above
Jacksonville, and thence in a direct line as
nearly as possible to Suwanee river on the
Cult of Mexico, making tide-water canal
less than one hundred miles in length and
deep enough to float the largest ocean
steamer from ocean to gulf.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
Resume of the Work of the United States
Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The number OF
cases finally disposed of and strickan from
the docket of the United States Supreme
Court during the term just ended is 3S7. As
compared with last term this is decrease OF
twelve in the number of cases disposed of.
The number of cases awaiting the action of
the court continues, year by year, to in
crease. At the end of the term of 1879 there
were left, undisposed of, 791 cases; at the
end of the October term of 1880 the number
had increased to 837, and at the end of this
term had reached 871. All but fourteen of
the cases argued and submitted at this term
have been decided Among those which the
court still has under consideration are the
civil rights cases, the Mercer colony land
case from Texas and the case of the county
of San Mateo against the Southern Pacific
Railroad COMPANY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
THE CROP REPORT.

The Statistical Bureau Besieged by Impor-
tunate Spectators.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May "a great pressure is
being brought on the Agricultural Bureau
to obtain advance information about the
May crop bulletin, to be issued tomorrow
afternoon. Grain experts from Chicago and
New York have been on the ground for a
week, and every avenue has been worked in
dustriously. Men in the highest positions
are being importuned on every hand to bring
their influence to bear on the statistical
bureau to induce it to foreshadow the re-
port. This will be the most important bull
letin of the year, and will review cotton,
wheat and other productions very thor
oughly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
Supposed Suicide of a DefauIter.

ST. LOUIS, May 9-George Gavin, who,
after serving as secretary to the board of
police commissioners for over twenty years.
was suspended yesterday, pending examina-
tion of his books, on suspicion Of being a
defaulter, has disappeared, and up to late
hour tonight his Whereabouts have not been
discovered He was last seen or heard of at
the tcket-office at the bridge, at o'clock
last night, and from this circumstance and
remarks be made yesterday it is thought he
committed suicide. His shortage, as far as
known, is only about $500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10

of the Thirty-fourth Iowa Infantry, com
mencing service in January, 1864, and serv-
ing until August 10, 1865. He afterward Sc
cured an appointment to West Point, from
which he was graduated as a second lieuten-
ant OF the Fourth Cavalry, June u, 1871 He
did not see much service, however, as the
government was deprived of his valuable
services through his resignation, which event
took place July /, 1872. He then returned
to Iowa, and after having acquired the nec-
essary political influence there, was ap-
pointed a paymaster, with the rank of major,
September IA, 1876, since which time he has
been intrusted with the army funds and per-
formed all the duties of his office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
burglary and Arson.
to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNcIE, May 9.-At Windsor, ten miles
southeast of Muncie, night before last bur-
glars entered the store-room of J. L. Thorn
burg, and after rifling the money drawers
and pillaging the place applied the torch,
The flames were intensified by quantity of
oil. The store-room and the residence an
nexed were quickly burned, the family es-
Gaping by dint of great energy. The loss
will reach $4,000, upon which there is an in
surance of $1,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
Acquitted of a Serious Charge.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WABASH, May 9.-On Monday last, Henry
Bone, of this city, was arrested on the COM
plant of G. W. Miller, charged with an at
tempt to commit rape on the latter's eleven
year-old daughter. The child circumstan-
TALLY stated the particulars of the assault,
which she said took place on Sunday after
noon, but altar an examination before the
mayor, to-day, Bone was discharged, having
succeeded in establishing an alibi by the testi-
mony of several young men, who swore to
being with him at the time the alleged as
sault is said to have been committed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
A Conversation About Chief Examiner Cam
didates.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The President had
conversation with Mr., Eaton, of the civil
service commission, this evening, with refer
ence to filling the office of chief examiner.
The question under consideration was
whether Keim should be appointed to that
office, or whether some one else should be
selected. The result will be made known to-
morrow The impression is gaining ground
that the name of Charles Lyman, chief clerk
of the United States Treasury office, will be
substituted for that of Keim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The President to-
day designated John ]. Knox, Comptroller
of the Currency, to act as Commissioner of
Internal Revenue for ten days from the 10th
inst. The term of Deputy Commissioner
Rogers as acting commissioner will expire
tomorrow. He could not be legally desig-
mated to act for longer period. Knox was
designated by the President upon the recon-
mendati0n of Secretary Folger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
Senator Logan and the Zuni Land.

Senator Logan and the Zuni Land!
Special to New York Tribune.
There does not appear to be any good
ground for the complaint of some of Senator
Logan's friends in Washington that the
Presidents order of Saturday was "a direct
blow at him or was so intended. For SEN
ator Logan it hardly seems necessary to say
that nothing in his long public career justi-
fies even suspicion that he would counte-
nance any act of injustice. and least of all
one toward defenseless and weak Indian
tribe like the Zunis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
ILLINOIS.
Beginning of tho Case of Hoffman vs. Zettie
Robinson, at Bloomington.
Rnecial to the IndIanapolis lournl.

Robinson, at Bloomington.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
BLooMINGToN, May 9-The trial Of the
case of ex-Rev. Hoffman VS.. Zettie Robinson,
for $1,000 damages for SANDER for having
accused him of bastardy began in earnest to.
day, jury having been secured last even
ing The witnesses examined to-day were
Zettie and her mother, who testified TO the
same state OF facts that existed when the
church trials were held b. which Hoffman
was expelled from church. There are about
300 witnesses and the courtroom is crowded.
Hoffman was present, hanked by his attor-
neys and a few personal friends, who have
stuck to him through all his tribulatiols
since he was first accused OF TIE seduction OF
Zettie Robinson. The latter appeared in
court having pcrched upon her lap the baby
boy Of whom II was proven ut .hc church
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
Herders Cut or a Mail Route.

WASHINGTON, May 9-The Commissioner
general of the Land Office has received COM
plants from the Postoffice Department that
cattle herders in Nebraska have recently in
closed with fence for grazing purposes a
large tract of public land and thereby cut off
an important mail route, The case is being
investigated, and it is thought at the Interior
Department that measures about to be taken
practice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
KeIm and Nellie Grant.

Special to Chicago Herald.
The story is current that Keim, the pro-
posed Chief Examiner of the Civil Service
Board, is an old flame of Nellie Grant Their
attachment was discovered by Mrs Grant a
year or two before her beautiful daughter
married Mr.. Sartoris. She urged the appoint
ment of Keim on some foreign mission.
President Grant gave him the inspectorship
of consulates and when he returned from
his duty Miss Grant was Mrs. Sartoris.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
An Old Story Repeated,

WAsHINGToN May Cit is stated that a
vessel is about to sail from Newport News
for Bermuda with cargo of 5000 barrels of
whisky, and it is expected that many hun
dred thousand barrels more will be shipped
during the season for that place. 1t is be-
lieved the shippers will reimport the spirits
at Newport News, and ask the government
to put it in a warehouse for three years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-10
WHEN INDICATIONS.
THURSDAY. = Increasing clOudiness
with rain, stationary or lower tempera-
tnre.

1t did not require a brick
house to fall down on the
WHEN excursionists yester-
day to convince them that they
were saving great deal of
money by buying clothing at
the Fountain Head. The
avidity with which they caught
on to the bargains that are
being served up daily at this
institution of low prices show
ed them to be people of good
judgment, who knew a good
thing when they saw it, and
who did not hesitate to take
it in. We have never had so
much to offer in the way Of
bargains as just now at the