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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-14
BELLS, TENN.
The Smallpox at Gadsden Subsiding
4 Mean Fellow Deserts His Wife.

The Smallpox at Gadsden Subsitiing-
Mean Fellow Deserts His Wife.
Special to the Appeal
BELLS, December 13.-The report tina
Constable S. NJ. Bickerstaff had run away
proved to be false. A few days later h,
caused considerable excitement by ridini
into town alone.
The smallpox excitement at Gadsden
like many of those who have it, is dying
out. More than half of the first case,
have died. The disease now is confined
to about a half dozen families, and it is
hoped will not spread any more.
Most OF the farmers in this county have
finished gathering their crops.
The school at the new brick academy
here closes next week, and Prof. Mcdonald
will return to Gadsden.
A young white man named John Bull
ger came to town yesterday, bringing with
him his wife and child and some cotton
He sold the cotton, received the pay for il
and took his wife into a dry goods store
and told her to select what goods she
wanted and he would come back and pay
for them. Taking the child, he went tc
the livery stable of Moss & Thomas and
hired a horse and buggy and left, saying
he was going to Jackson. The livery meT
knew nothing OF his leaving his wife. She
waited some time for his return, but finally
she became so uneasy she went out to lool
for him, and when she found that she was
deserted wife and that her baby was
gone she was almost heartbroken. The
authorities at Jackson were telegraphed tC
| arrest him, but he will not be likely to &C
there. Mrs. Bulger was Miss White and
L 4 IL. L.
husband is of no advantage to society, and
but little to the country.
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A Card from DIR. McFerrin.

The following card from DIR. ]. b. Nc
Ferrin appears in this weeks Christian
Adpofqte;
Six weeks ago this day l was taken sick
the next day l took my room and bed,
where l have been confined ever since
with malarial typhoid fever. My physi-
clans and nurses say that my case was
critical, and for several days the result was
extremity doubtful. Indeed, it was pub
lished in the papers, as / now learn, that
| had passed away. But, by the sopdness
OF God, the prayers of His people, the
skill and energy af wise physicians and
good nursing, | have been raised up and
am now much improved, and am able,
with my own hand, to pencil these lines.
Next week | hope to be in my office.
The object of this writing is to greet my
friends and brethren in love, and In a
small degree reaiproeate their sympathy
and congratulations in my sickness and in
my recovery. To many friends in per-
sonal letters, to annual conferences, TO the
Board OF Missions ai the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and to the religious and
secular press, North and South, | am in
debted for kind words, all of which are, |
trust, duly appreciated, however un-
merited on my part. Whatever of virtue
is in me rs a Christian, and whatever of
good | may have wrought, is all of the
grace of God.
| come up from the margin of the '1ast
river with a heart fuller OF love to God
and CLARITY for 1nen Than ever before. !
think I have realized, and now feel, that
"for ME to live is Christ, but to die is
gain" All Of grace,
Asking nav bretbten to continue to pray
for Iae, and invoking the blessings Of God
upon the Church and the country, l am
yours In Christ
J. B. McFERRIN.
DRCrNRFP g. 1eS2
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A TOWN CLOCK
A Very Much Needed Institution. which
IL IN Now
Proposed 10 Have in nPrOfasiOn-PubIie
Electric He'll ChrOnOmeters.

Negotiations are pending between the
Central Baptist church and the city looking
to the transfer OF the bell OF No. 3 engine
house 10 the steeple Of that church. Chief
Ceary offers to give the bell and raise it il
the church will put in an electric striker
to cost $1,000. The bell could be arranged
to strike the hours rs well as give the
alarm of fire. Chief Cleary is anxious to
have the city place these strikers on at
least three OF the enginehouses-No ]
and 3-and on the customhouse, il il can
be done. The tower Of the No. is tall
enough. The others could he raised to
any desired hight at a very reasonable cost
and the advantages 10 be derived would be
very great. Memphis has no town clock
and no standard time. This want would be
at once supplied. Every bell connected
with the tire-alarm telegraph and pro-
vided with striker would sound ut the
same moment. As the enginehouses are
pretty well distributed, the whole city
would be constantly reminded OF the time.
Il this can be done, Chief Cleary also pro-
poses to have c8nls struck for the use OF
citizens, giving the number and location
OF every box in the city. The signals can
be easily heard and understood in all
parts Of the city, and anyone who has any
curiosity whatever as To the location of the
tirr "an refer AT once 10 us paiu, ma Ine
number o, the box and be certain in what
quarter Of the city :he fire is, TO make a a
safe calculation, it migi;! be said that
where 10, 700 people now lose five minutes
each, making 81, 900 minutes in all, every
time fire-beil rings, they need rot lose
more than ten seconds eaAf, or 1866 min
utes and fractioHz-a clear saying OF
1881 minutes on every iire-alarm, be
sides the time they would save on the
clock Arrangement.
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SOUTHERN SENATOR'S
Think the Election OF CaslisIe to the
SNenlkerShiE MArks a New Era.


Special to the New York HOri9: Sena
tor Copkrell, of Missouri, said to-day that
| he wondered how people could he i'm
| posed upon by the cry of sectionalism oI
| frightened by any threatened danger to
the country in case of the Democrats gain.
| ing control OF the administration.
"What could the Democrats do" said
he, "if they had the Presidency and both
branches of Congress? We could not
change any of the amendments to the
constitution without submitting the
changes Tor the approval OF three-fourths
OF the States, Ii We should pass any bad
laws, dangerous 10 the institutions OF the
country, the people next year could
change the House OF Representatives and
at once negative anything that we could
do. The only real danger to the govern
ment comes from the insidious and conse-
quently unnoticed changes made by a
party long Ia power."
Senator Cockrell said that he had no
favorite candidate for the Presidency.
There had been, he thought, altogether
too much personality in the discussion of
the merits OF candidates. What the DEM
ocratic party wants next year is the hon
est representative of great principles
Principles, not men, should govern the
action OF the next National Convention
lie SUD that there never WAS la the his
tory OF the Democratic party greater
iriump,, ni nrinciple than in the election
of Carlisle as Speaker. His seiec,ion was
made naturally and easy, and marked a
new era for tile Democratic party. Now it
had living principle as an issue for mex;
year.
A general canvass among the Southern
Senators shows a most kindly feeling to-
ward Mcdonald, of Indiana. One South
ern Senator said to-day:
"McDonald is one OF the most popular
Northern men in the South. We believe
in him, and he can be trusted. You would
never hear such talk from him as came
from Hendricks the other day, when he
talked about sectionalism. Why, the
South to-day has really no offices and ex-
poets none. We are willing to stay on the
back seat, but we do not like TO be contin-
ually reminded that we can't come to the
front row il we want to"
The Southern Senators think well OF
Bayard and Pendleton in their Presi-
Dental aspirations, but they are of the
opinion that Mcdonald is the most prac-
ticable and available man.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER IA. 1888.

his separation from his wife. Hewas mus
tered out OF the service, settled down in a
Western city; and married again.
Ihe whirligig of time brought him to the
national capital, where he became gov
ernment clerk. This was some time be-
fore the arrival OF his first wife. Time had
dealt gently with both of them, the ear
marks OF the destroyer telling more plain
" on the major by slight stoop in the
shoulders and plentiful sprinkling of
gray hairs.
One day not long since the major passed
his first wife on Pennsylvania avenue, in
company with a pretty young lady. He
had not heard from her for fifteen wears,
and knew nothing of her whereabouts
during that time. She knew him, but did
not care TO recognize him, for she had not
known OF his life since they parted. The
major looked long and wistfully at the
former partner OF his bosom, who though
slightly aged, bore traces of her former
beauty, and the thought struck him as he
looked at her beautiful companion, 'This
is my daughter
After q. search of some weeks he discov-
cred that his former wife and daughter
resided on Capitol Hill. lie addressed
them letter; the wife did not respond,
but allowed her daughter 10 do so. The
latter met her father by appointment away
from her mothers home. The meeting is
said to have been an affecting one. Since
that time the major has showered upon
his long-lost girl not only his parental love,
but rare and interesting gifts, and the
twain can be seen together on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue any fair day, mixing with the
promenaders.' The daughter still lives
with her mother, who does not speak to,
and has made no sign to, one whom she
once loved, and who did not treat her
kindly, size alleges, in "auld lang syne."
The resLity OF the above story surpasses
the romadces we see from week to week
upon the dramatic stage, and only reminds
us OF the old, old truism that "Truth is
stranger than fiction"
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OSCAR WILDE'S PHOTOGRAPH
The Subject of a Case Before the United
STATES Supreme Court.

Ihe subject Of q Case Before the United
STATES supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, December 13.-The case
OF the Burrow-Giles Lithographic Com
pany against Napoleon Sarony, argued in
the United States Supreme Court this af-
ternoon, relates TO the photograph of Os-
car Wilde, apostle OF aesthetic culture, and
involves the question whether the copy
right acts, i'll so far as they grant protec-
ton to photographs, are constitutional.
Counsel for Sarony argued that the latter
had invented" the picture in contro-
versy; that is, chad posed Oscar Wilde be-
fore the camera, had selected the costume,
rs well as draperies and other acceS-
sOries, and arranged said Oscar Wilde in
graceful .positiOn,s and suggested and
evoked the desired pleasing expression y
this, counsel maintained, made Sarony the
author or inventor not only OF the subject
of the picture but the picture itself.
Counsel for the lithographic company,
however, contended that Sarony had not
produced or invented Oscar Wilde, but
merely arranged him-that is, newly ar
ranged something already extant. If
this was an invention S2rony had
mistaken his remedy. He should have
taken out patent instead of a. copyright.
To obtain a copyright person claiming
protection must be the author of visible
article on which the copyright is granted.
Sarony was not the creator OF Oscar
Wilde, and the photograph was not such
an original as could be copyrighted. All
the photographer did was to put Wilde in
Il particular suit of clothes, have him cross
his legs in a particular fashion, and put
his hand on his hip. That work was not
the work of an author, and Sarony was
not entitled, counsel maintained, to copy
right protection.
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DISTILLED SPIRITS.
The Movement To Extend the Bonded
Period for Two Years,

The reasons assigned by the whisky
dealers for asking an extension of time are
that with the resumption OF specie pay
ments in 1879, and the coincident revival of
prosperity in all branches Of trade, a great
impetus was given to the production of
distilled spirits. During the years 1880,
1881 and 1882 the demand for sour mash
whiskies for aging purposes was so great
that more OF the spirits were produced
and Warehoused than can be marketed for
consumption as the tax natures thereon.
As natural result the prices have de-
clined, and distillers and holders have
been seriously embarrassed in raising
money to pay the taxes on spirits for which
they could find no immediate market. The
overproduction ceased, however, when
this state of things became apparent, as
the figures OF 1881 and 1888 show. In the
former year there were in Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New
York and Wisconsin eighty-two distilleries,
with daily producing capacity OF 26l 200
gallons, which has been REDUCED in the
present year to forty distilleries, with a
daily capacity of l97, ,33l gallons. 1t the
States of Kentucky, Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania, in which the production of whisky
usually kept in bond for purposes of ag-
ing is chiefly carried on, the decrease in
production has been still more marked.
1nere were IN 1881 q Total Ol lfJ UlStlller-
les, with a daily producing capacity of
234 ,54l gallons. In 1888 this number was
reduced to ninety-eight, with daily pro-
ducing capacity of 220,2l2 gallons. From
December, 1888, to August, 1884, taxes
will fall due on nearly 33,000,000 gallons
now i'll distillery warehouses; and up to
November, 1885, 10,0l0, 900 gallons will be
taxable. Unless the relief asked for be
granted at an early day. many will be sub
jected TO a ruinous loss. Representative
Willis, OF Kentucky, is now preparing a
bill for the two-years bonded period. 1t
will affect no spirits manufactured subse-
quent to September l, 1888. 1t will be, in
substance, that the time within which
such distilled spirits heretofore entered
for deposit in distllery warehouses are re-
quired to be withdrawn therefrom pursu-
ant to the condition of any warehousing
into such warehouse shall he extended for
bond. 1t is the idea OF those interested
to hold close TO the main point of extern
sion for two years; oiiitting all extraneoqs
matter as tending to disagreement, and
leaving the details TO be adjusted in COM
mittee. Senator Sherman who was re-
ported to havs q bill on this subject ready
ready for Introduction in the Senate, saws
that this could not be done. The legisla-
ton required affects the revenues, and, Of
course, must originate in the House. He
will, however, support any measure for
the relief OF the whisky men that the
House may Pass, and has strong hopes
that the relief desired may be granted
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ATTOkNEYS' 'DISBARRED
By Carl SchuFx Suing Him for Heavy
DaIANncs.

\ New York World reporter interviewed
Carl SchuZ on Tuesday, and asked him il
il was true that Attorney-General Brewster
had instructed the United States District
attorney to appear for him Mr.. Schurz'
in the s,,.t .-r,rght against him by Charles
'itimore fos kSA6etr danages. Mr.
Gilmore was disna,-.'.Ha tna,-'Ha by MF. schur'
when the latter was Secretary of tIlC " m
terror. II was informed the day before
Yesterday said the eS-Secretary, "that
the District attorney had received direc-
tions TO appear for me. The questions in
volve the power of the heads of depart
ments TO regulate the appearance of coun-
sci in those departments and to disbar
item for good cause; and no Secretary can
keep his department clear of illegitimate
practices if he is obliged to permit every
body to transact business there As an at
torney, no matter what tricks the attorney
may resort to-"
"For what reason did YOU disbar Mr..
Gilmore ?"
"The reeonlS OF the Department OF the
Interior will show that 1t was a simple
performance OF duty on my part to do so.
Perhaps the particulars might be obtained
there. disbarred scores OF ATTORNEYS
during the four years of my term rs Sec
retary. Pension attorneys and others were
disbarred for malpractice; and it would be
an impossibility for anybody TO take charge
of department if ali such disbarred at
torneys could come and receive damages
from him. | suppose, therefore, that this
ease is of considerable interest to the pres
ent Secretary OF the Intsrior in his wrestle
with the pension attorneys. Mr.. Gilmore
had a large practice, was supposed TO be
wealthy, and is a sort ol representative
man among Them"
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Jersey City, n. J., December 13.-Addie
been surrendered to the Children's Home
st. Lonis, peeember lathe Board oI
Police Commissioners to-day declared that
st. Louis is the worst policed city in the
Union.
Atlanta, Ga, December 13.-The Col.
ored Educational Convention to-day con-
sidered the best way TO increase school
facilities.
Boston, December l3,-Tyler & Frost,
shoe manufacturers, OF Lynn, and Joseph
Mullen, wooien manufacturer, of East
Brooktield, have failed. Liabilities not
siatAd
Fredericton, n. B., December lathe
wife al John HOWE, o. TOWNSVILLE, gave
birth TO four boys this morning. One died
two hours afterward, and the Others are
doing well.
New York, December 13.-Schedules OF
the assignment of Felix j. Rosenberg <
Emanuel Stern, manufacturers of cloth
ing, show liabilities of S9l ,662; actual as
sets, So, ,476.
Paducah, KY, December IS.-M. Liv-
ingston's new fiouring-mill burned this
morning. Loss, $4,000; insurance, S2S,-
-tp. bpiilOiotiOh vi HOul
was the cause.
Richmond, Me-, December 13.-L. f.
Hopkins, "Slim Jim," and Ben Turner on
a spree last night killed "0ld joe" an In
dian, and then assaulted his wife. The
assailants were arrested.
Fall River, Mass, December I3.-In
connection with the alleged graveyard
Insurance fraud, Edward RYAN, insurance
agent, and John J. Duvally and Edward
Barrett have been arrested.
Dallas, Tex, December l3.-The prelim-
mary examination of Lohnsteen, charged
by the Texas Pacific railway with huge
swindle in cotton, has been postponed for
day or two, the reason for which is not
stated.
New York, December l3.-Ex-Postmas-
ter-General Thomas l.. James has been
appointed by the court assignee of the
firm of f. Meyer.& Co., clothiers, of this
city. James was required TO Sic a bond of
500, 900.
Columbia, S. c., December I3.-fti the
United States Court, after repeated failures
OF the government to convict, judge Bond
ordered all tie remaining election cases
continued to the next term. Speer and
Melton have failed in every case tried.
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The GRice-HoIders' View,

Among another class the reporter found
few who were in favor OF moving along in
old ruts. With the business men, the
quieter an election the better. They 90
not care for the offices themselves but can
always spare the time to GO to the polls
and vote for good men to fill them. With
the elegant gentlemen of leisure, those
who are jogging along ON the surplus
earnings OF former terms OF office, the
keepers OF The most popular grocery in his
ward, the large class who expect to get a
minor position ii tbis or that man
gets in, and the still larger numher
who like 10 see general swinging
Of corners as 0ilou as possible. With
these it is anything except the present
government.
"What is your objection 70 it?" was
| asked of one.
"Well, think somebody else ought 10
have a show"
"ThcnyG do not concern yourself about
| the good OF the general public, but only a
| few of that public who az row out OF
| office, but who might get in siiou,G .
change take piece"
"Nou can put u Gs you please, but
think we ought to have ! peY Get of men.
| | say this ca principle. Rotation in office
is one of the bigsc., plspks in the platform
! OF republic like this.
"Ghat do you know about the next city
! election ?" was asked of another.
II don't know anything, but suspect a
good deal"
"What do you suSpect?'
THAT this people want chAsse. fley
are tired OF corporation men. Corpora
tions are getting entirely too much lately,
and the rights Of the people are being in
vaded. There is going ~ ke a howl before
lat,
look over the heads Of the people, and
who will iayor those things most caIcu
lated TO de them some direct good, instead
of dcvoting their whole time to measures
for the benefit OF men who are already
rich.'
"What about street pavingen
"Well, when il comes down to solid
facts the big merchants and the people
who ride ia chaises are the only ones
benefited
What kind ofNQessures do you want
taken? ?"
"We want the back streets paved and
lighted and watered, and We want these
railroads choked of. They are coming in
from every direction AMI riding rough
shod right through the stfitis. They have
only to ask and receive from the present
government all they want. How can YOU
expect anything else with the men YOU
havep'
Another declared that Fort Pickering
would rise upon its hind legs aud roar
next month; that the people down there
were beginning TO improve that portion Of
the city by building neat, comfortable
homes, but that the railroads had monopo-
lized ~<ha principal streets, ruined the
grade, made not only unpleasant but
dangerous tolive there, aud thus DESTROYED
the value of their property
"Who is il you object TO in the Council p
I'VE don't want any railroad men in il -
What have you TO say 10 Messrs. Gavin
and Liyermore
"oh, it don't matter much about them,
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O'DONNELi'S FRIENDS
stiu working Hard 90 Prevent


Stul working Hard 10 Prevent His
Execution.
LONDON, December I3.-Five of the
jurors who convicted O'Donnell have been
found. Three desire n meeting of the
whole twelve to explain the verdict, and
arrest the execution. The authorities re-
fuse TO give the addresses OF the Jurors tC
O'DonnelPs friends.
The letter OF Sullivan to Russell, O'Don.
nells counsel, in reference to the alleged
misrepresentation of Judge Denman's
language in his charge to the jury, contends
that the judge misdirected the minds o
the jury when he intimated that there
was no evidence that Carey had a revolv.
er. O'Donnell's friends maintain that al.
though no evidence was offered to this Ell.
feet, there was no proof that Carey was
not armed, and by harping on the word
evidence" using the word instead oI
proof" the judge obtained a verdict OF
guilty OF willful murder.
Minister Lowell states that il any of the
jury say the verdict was influenced there
by, he is willing to seek mitigation oi
the sentence. Six members of the Jury
have been found. Three of them say the
verdict was influenced by the judges die.
tum, and one has offered his house for q
meeting OF the jury 90 review the matter
The government refuses to give the ad.
dresses of jurymen, because of the threats
of the newspaper United Ireland against
them. II meeting OF the jury were pos
sible, the Crown might be forced to miti.
gate the sentence, but there is no hope OF
tracing the remaining members in time to
prevent the execution. II is understood
that the jury stood seven for murder and
five for manslaughter before the dictum oi
the judge was delivered.
ODonnelPs wife has sailed for the
United States
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THE VIRGINIA DEBT.
The Ritisileberger Settlement Accepted
by the People as Final.

RICnNoNn, December l3.--ln both houses
OF the Legislature joint resolution was
introduced by Democratic members de-
claring that the people OF Virginia accept
ed the act OF February, 1882, known as the
Riddleberger bill, as an ultimate settle
ment of the debt OF that State; that it was
their unalterable purpose that the settle
ment be final, and any expectation that
any settlement upon any other basis will
ever be made or tolerated by the peo-
pie of Virginia is absolutely illu-
sorry and hopeless; that the inter
est of the PUBLIC qreditors, gs we'll
as the safety and welfare OF The State re-
quire that the settlement be accepted by
the creditors rs well as by the State; there
fore the General Assembly, in behalf OF all
the people of the State, advise and call upon
the holders of all bonds and claims against
the commonwealth that they be forwarded
with promptness and fund the same under
the provisions of said act. The Governor
will be requested 10 communicate these
resolutions TO the holders .of bonds and
any claims against tie State by proclama-
ton,