Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-05

soap" in the Indiana campaign?
IT cost Tabor $1,000 day TO be a senator,
The Boston Globe alleges. He spent SS2 900
aud earned S45S 40, exclusive of mileage.
Lucky for him his term was so short. At
the same rate of loss he would have ex-
pended, at the end of a six years term 81,
10000.
THE San Francisco EraDliner says: at
appears that Mr.. Huntington got away with
his bluff al the Tennessee Legislature. He
threatened 10 stop construction on mis- Nash
Vile line if the General Assembly passed
the Railroad Commission bill; and ii failed
to pass ii"
In every State of the Union an elaborate
system OF fines is imposed on women, be-
cause they are women. For instance,
women school teachers are paid LEES than
male teachers. This extends to young
women in the stores. at is not at all we'll to
be woman" young woman remarked re-
csntly.
The last ticket for 1884, the Richm bud
STATE thinks, susgeste is VIM; II. Vanderbilt
for president, and J. Warren Keller for vice
president. Platform, DIN the People;
DIN the Press. This would 90 through.
Vanderbilt, would certainly have the people
with him, and there wonld be no question
about Ksiler's enthusiastic support OF the
press.
The Star-rout trial has been enliv ned
this week By the indie ment of Wn. P Kel
logg and TIom % J. Brady, and by the ex-
animation of ex-senator Dorsey. 1t would
be hard to find a gang Of plunderere who
I'D gone more systematically to work 10
rob than this trial has developed. And yet
they were trusted "workers" in the Rapub
lican party.
Mr. GEORGE TURNER is the latest reported
beneficiary of the charity department OF the
government, presided over by "Brewster, At
torney. General" Turner is special sttor-
ney for the United States, ostensibly for the
punishment of parties committing land
frauds in Alabams; really for the purpose
of carrying the State the way The sdu iuis-
tratiou would have ii 90 in 1884. He gets
$4,000 and expenses each year, aud we irs a
'306p medal.
WISCONSIN wheels into line by legisl alton
on the trsmp question, awarding State prison
for six months al least as the penalty for
.uch people Some of the New England
States are nearly as severe, and the result
| has bsen an absence OF the depredations
which swell the list of rob5eries, on rages
and intimidation. With the spring days TO
mark out their line OF march, and the sum
mer shade and sunshine 10 "work the rack
ct" in, the professional tramp is a dangerous
customer. Better suppressive enacimenis
| than exposure to depreciation in the sub
| urbs aud rural districts.
TIE death OF Postmaster General Howe
leaves in active public life only three men
who, with him, occupied seats in the United
States nate when President Lincoln called
it together in special session at the outbreak
of the war. Tney are Senators Anthony and
| Sherman, and Daniel Clark, United States
district judge for New Hampshire. Not
more than hall a doz n other members oil
| that Senate are now living, among them be-
| ing Mr.. Dooliltle, who was then Mr.. Howe's
| colleague. TIE vice president, Hsr nibsl
| Hamlin, and the chaplain, DR.. Byron Sun
| derland, ALEC yet survive.
THE enemies Of Senator Pendleton in Ohio
who Unsigned that he was a kid. glove poll
tician unused 10 the rougher ways OF peliIlcs
aud 80 could be easily frightened out Of the
senatoriaI race, are discovering their mis-
take. Since the adjournment OF Congress
| and Mr.. Peudle, on's return home there ha;
been marked change in the situation. The
virtuol eclipse Of Judge hoadley IN the con
test for the Democratic eubernatorial nom
| ination is ascribed to Psndeton A they
both reside in the same county, the election
OF one as governor would doubtless lnlure
tbs chances OF the other OF succeeding him
| self in the Senate.
SOME Of the men urged for Postnl asier
General are Gov. Foster, Mr.. Amos To"n'
send aud Mr.. Bat,erworth, Of Ohio Hatior
and Ksssou, of Iowa; Window and Donue
of Miuuesota; Robe aon, Of New Jersey; Fill
| lev, of Missouri; Browne, Of Indiana; Paul
of Virginia, and X OCH, Of North Carolina
| Wisconsin claims The place, and will present
a candidate. A good many OF the name;
mentioned for the vacancy are those OF men
| who have been relegated by constituencies