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THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAIr-wEDNESDAY FEBRI

his ewn pocket, commits an act Of book
piracy. But the publishers article says that
as he bought the book at the English price
be is its owner, "to do with il whatsoever the
laws OF bis country do not forbid" That is,
be is legally honest. And who have been
more injurious infringers Of the rights Of
society IAN the men who, when they could do
it without 3 technical breach Of the Law,
serupled not to commit the mesnest breaches
Of truth, justice and right. Bat this
legally honest gentleman asks-suppose the
United States offered no market, would En-
glish publishers cease TO print7 Ii some Pc
culiar article an artisan has r2ade fair iv-
ing at Tor years should become SO popular
as to double the smcuat OF mis- Gales, would
any one but himself have the right 10 APP
propriste to his own use the increased
profit? II an author has a right to demand
pay from those who appropriate his product,
no one where his product sells can have the
right to that pay but himself, and it is not
90 much of the publisher's paper, and print
and binding the purchaser desires, bat that
which ia printed upon The paper, that which
the publisher did not himself produce nor
buy, but the profit Of which he puts in
his own pocket by piracy. So the rest of
the excuses offered by this publisher fer
piracy can one BY one be shown
TO be mere blinds BY which a
man tries to cheat his own conscience or 10
deceive others ss 10 the want of principle
that sctuates him. If the bank cashiers, the
tre,surer,, The benevolent societies secreli-
ries, and hi shops and clergy that have de.
frauded and robbed and taken and misap-
propriated the savings Of the poor were to
write relation Of the sort Of fallacies with
which they cheated their souls while doing
wrong, as this book pirate has done, We
should have 4 strange chapter Of human
subjective history thrown open to US,
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half inches in size, and represented two
French gentlemen OF the time OF Louis XVI
sitting opposite each other AT dinner, one
pouring glass of wine for the other, while
4 waiter stood at The table, and the cooks
back was seen in the distance. The panel
lay upon table among lot of photographs,
Mr.. Fsvier having taken it from its frame,
ard sent the latter to be regildtd. He told
them the panel Was worth $500. Soon after
ward they left the gallery, bat one came
back again in half an hour to get q final
price on 3 picture with Mr. Fsvier. while
the other glanced over the photographs on
the table. A price WAS finally deciaed upon,
and the young said that be did not have the
money with hip. bat would go home and get
it and be back in an hour Beth then left
and have not returned yet. On Friday the
frame for Mr.. Favier's picture was returned,
but when be looked for the panel it was not
on the table where he had left it, and he
reeollectsd that he bad not sen it since the
two young men who visited him on Monday
left his gallery. He concluded that while
one of them attracted his attention by con.
versing about the other psinling his fellow
concealed the panel about bis clothing. Mr.
Favier has offered a reward for the return oil
the panel, but is afraid that tbs thieves N sy
have already DESTROYED il.
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CoNFEssIoNs orArrEArE

There are, unfortunately, too many cor,
rupting Influences at work in this age, 9
proof of which lies in the numerous defalc,.
tons of men in confidential positions. Re.
spectacle gentlemen moving in the higher
ranks of society, preachers, eminent school
teachers, secretaries Of benevolent enter
prises, ministers, and even bishops, are found
winning confidence and becoming recipients
Of the savings of the poor, or the contribu
tions of the pious and benevolent, only to
belray and rob. How far Tbs existing de.
moralization reaches may be seen by an
article that appears in this months Popular
Science Monthly. 1t is written by pub
Usher in defense OF the dishonest custom
of taking the works Of foreign authors
and, without any payment TO the writer's,
Jeprinting their work for their own profit.
The arguments used show with what falla.
cies ictions and falsehoods a man, engaged
habiiually in dishonest way Of gaining
money, cen seek to satisfy his own conscience
and TO reconcile his process dings with the
principles that regulate decent society. The
basis of the failaeies -nrged by this book
pirate is that sll men act from ssl6shness.
Suppose this TO be true, still all men do not
act from the same kind of selfshness. The
Felfshness of the philanthrepist, who seeks
his qualification in doing good, is rot the
same sel6shneEs as that Of The atscondins
bank president, who has sought his own
qualification by doing hsrm. 1t is noble
sel6shness that can be aroused to noble aims
by the stimulant Of noble motives. The
writer declares that a tariff, by de-
Priving manufacturers Of given market,
sis as much robbery or piracy of the natu.
raj rights of the foreigner as anything yet
done by an American rspublisher.r This is
false. When man off re his wares to an.
other, and the other chooses TO buy moi from
him but from some one else, he has commit
led no robbery; be has deprived ihe manu-
facturer Of nothing that was his. When
country declines to buy OF foreign manu-
tscturer it is the same. The contents of q
book are the products Of the writer's skill
sad toll, and the publisher whs takes that
product, applies !. TO his own uses, makes
money BY it, snd without the owners con-
sent, and in face OF bis protest, puts the
profit OF the writer's ability and toll into
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STAR.ROUTE TRIALS
Reerdel's Cress.Examiaation Contained
Bob Ingersoll in Danger
Of Being
Indicted for OBTAINING the Department
of Justiee-Vaile Promises to Re.
turn to Washington.

WASHINGTON, Fsbrusry 27.-Col. Inger-
coll continued Reerdell's cross exhaustion
in the Stsr-route trisi this morning. Wit
ness said the papers stolen from his desk
contained the name, number and present
and prospective pay OF each route operated
by Dorsey. One OF the columns was headed,
ct ]. B, thiriy.three and one-third per
cent" and the figures set down Ia that col
umn represented the percentage OF pay upon
the routes.
Inyersoll-What Was it for?
Answer-You will have 10 put your client
upon the stand to prove that. Witness did
not know; could only infer what il was for
never practiced imitstiog Dorsey's signature
in Kellogg s-presence; nor did he boast 10
that gentlem an that he could sign Dorsey
name go like the original that it would be
hard TO distinguish the difference. The day
after Vaile testified in the last trial, witness
went TO William Lilley, lawyer, and told
him he was ready TO go on the stand Tor the
government and rebut WALES testimony. He
notified Dorsey of his idea. When he got
out of Jail he went to Lilley, who referred
MIN to Woodward. Witness wrote out q
statement, which Woodward considered in.
complete, and promised TO see him at q
later day; in the meantime witness was Ia
SOllcCt LIS Rdpcies toiu WAthcee ae
thought he could get him off if he went over
to the government, but no government officer
ever made any such promise. Witness again
met Woodward IN November last, at Hart
ford, Conn, and made q very full sworr
statement. Woodward paid his expenses.
Witness said he told Blackburn that if the
Court allowed him four challenges he would
challenge persons TO whom the government
objected. He endeavored to carry out that
agreement to show good faith toward the
government.
Ipgersou asked witness if he called il
good faith sitting with the defendant and
working for the government.
Witness replied that he considered it good
faith TO the government.
Ingersoll inquired of witness if he had mo-
demanded money or fees Of some kind from
the government.
Witness answered that he had requested
an allowance of $4,000 for counsel fees. Wit
ness borrowed $40 from Vale about weel
before he took the stand. Vsile did no
know he was TO testify. Witness said hii
share was to have been So, 900 per annum.
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VITAL STATISTICS
NECESSARY as ONE OF THE SAFEGUARDS o,
THE STATE.

The STATE.
Two years ago Gan act 10 provide fer the
registration of births, M marriages and deaths
in Tennessee" was placed upou the ststute
books. The value and far-reachiug i'm
portsnos of such law, says the Nashville
Banner, war hailed by the more enlightened
OF eur citiz.ns as step of unquestioned
progress, as by such q registry often is the
just and legal distribution Of property facili.
lated and the influence Of civilization. occu-
patton, locality and other physical and 90.
clai agencies operating upon our people
brought out in most clear and profit able
manner. Such registration would teach us
every day that which every day should be
brought TO our knowledge, that We may, and
do in large measure, weave the web OF our
own lite; that death being, for the most part,
i the result OF Influences BY which We
are surrounded, we have 1t greatly
in our own power to make those
influences CONDUCIVE 10 life or to our destruc-
| ton. Our habits either mske or mar Us.
| Our eating; our drinking; our clothing; our
| personal cleanliness; our school-rooms; our
| church buildings; and even our legislative
halls; the air and situation of our homes:
! cur houses in ths construction. material. ar,
rangement for heating, lighting and ventila-
tIon-their very ne wness; our occupation;
our education, etc, all alike have az infiu-
ence lOt Sood or Ior evil, and all alike come
strictly within the province..within the
legitimate consideration of thesvital stalis-
tician.
Il is by records such Is are the result of
this character of registration that We become
informed how best to live, as well physically
as mentally, and even morally, for it is now
conceded by all civilized nations tn at there is
an intimate relationship between health
and morality, 40 there ia just the same
relationship between health and crime.
Since, therefore, the end Of government i.
Ihe good of mankind; such laws have
been given great prominence in the civil code
of all enlightened nations azd every facility
has been by them provided by which SUCH
! Registration can be made most full and per-
| feet. Hence the effort being made at this
time TO erase from our statute books this law
mnst necessarily arise from superficial view
| OF either its value or scope, and as such step
| would be in no less diseord with the spirit of
the hour than it must in its sequence prove
but little short OF public calamity, we trust
that the House will look well to this N alter,
and be slow, vary slow, in adopting such a
programme.
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the public had no concern, but as the public
mind E.s thss excited By Col. Folks default
aud Hight, If the fact became public
that 1 owed Col. Polk, however Innocent the
Transaction, my enemies would take advantage OF
it 70 assai me. replied that II they did assail
me would simply glory in the fact that had de-
HbeTaiely preferred to play the nan rather than
to stoop 70 escape the assaults of nv enemies. I
told him 10 tell Capt. Cnildress that if he would
call en- me would pay the note, but upon the
condition that he published the fact to the world
that owed Col. Polk the note and that had paid
it. Capt CEildress called on me at the hotel that
day and paid him the money, took up the note
and enjolned upon him that he must publish the
exact facts 10 the world and hence the disclosure.
said in the beginning of my letter that this N at
ter had afforded occasion for one of the proudest
incidents of my life. am proud of it because ii
put me TO the hiEhest test, and
deliberately preferred to preserve my self
respect rather than escape the miscon-
struction OF the fsir-miuded, and the ealumny oil
my enemies. When the snow IS done falling
will shovel 1t out of the wayl Being right, fear
nothing l have no public ambition save TO do
light and maintain nay good naIRe-this am pre-
pared to do against all Corners This Is the only
letter have written en- this subject. have been
forced TO draw II out TO great length. But IL Is
written for you and Col. Ragland alone. Him
love, and he knows it. Iwant no answer from
either of you Show him this letter and tell m
friends my feet the rock, and that glory IN
the fact that have done 20 act that can mar the
good fame they have given me. For yourself-re
membertng your kindness to me in the past
tender my warmest thanks and subscribe myself
your friend, ALBERT S. MARKS.
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A Cowardiy Assault by a Brutal Hus
band.

LOUISVILLE, February ga cowardly
assault upon his wife By brutal husband
was developed yesterday and last Saturday.
A man named Shook, worthless, drunken
character, was drinking heavily. He came
and went between his home and bar-rooms
several times, but did not enter the former
until between and O'Clock p.m., when he
went to his wif.'s room, soon after which the
noise of blows was heard, accompanied hy
woman's screams and pleas for help, and
then all became still. The husband left the
house, and the wife was found lying on the
floor, with blood flowing from her mouth and
an ugly cut on the head, besides BRUISES on
the persoD, caused by the brute's kicks. She
has been vomiting blood since. This, coupled
with the fact that she is enceinte, renders her
recovery doubtful. Shook is notorious
character, and served term in the Indiana
State prison under the name Of Jim Russell.
He came near killing hls wife last spring.
He is thought to have left the city, as the
police are unable to fiad hin.
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PASTOR HALL,
OF Trinity Church, Fulton, ny, Denies
the Charges of sodomy.
To the Editors of the Appeal !:

To the Editors of the Appeal:
FULTON, KY, February 25.-I address
you these few lines TO tell you that the
charge Mr.. Charles Walker, editor of the
FHltonian, made against me through the
columns Of your paper has no foundation in
truth. Ia the frat place, since the 18th OF
December have been confined TO my bed
with one of the largest carbuncles ever seen,
accompanied with high fever and erysipelas.
/ am now only slowly recovering. The wound
measured Eve inches long by four wide, and
the great pain and prostration were such
that was physically unable to commit such
deed SIS l am accused of. Secondly, the
neighbors, friends and members of the church
were in and out all the time, ministering to
me, aud were able TO detect anything wrong,
had there been anything at all. 1 can safely
lift up my hand before God and man that
the charge is false and that / am perfectly
innocent of it. Twill be very much obliged
TO you if, in the next issue of your paper,
you will contradict this charge and clear me
of all blame concerning this 70 after. Excuse
my bad writing, as 1 am still very weak.
Let me hear from you, and oblige, yours
truly, Ell HALL,
Pastor of Trinity Church Fulton, Ky.
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Doo.l,.le and v..ss Tryso sr... jail.

CoNNERsvILLE, IND, February H.-An
attempt was made Monday evening by the
notorious Henry Clay Doolittle TO escape
Jail and liberate other prisoners Doolittle
tried 10 murder his wife a few months ago
in this city, for which be is now under heavy
bond awaiting trial. Sheriff Kirkham had
taken barber into Jail TO shave Doolittle,
and Just as the barber was leaving the Jail
Dooliille pushed past him, and hourishing
the detached leg Of chair, aimed blow at
the sheriff's head, which the latter luckily
lodged and received on his shoulder. The
sheriff showed great presence of mind, rushed
TO the door OF the hall and locking it called
for help. Doolittle went back quietly to his
cell, but w,s afterward taken to the dungeon.
1t. since appears that Doolittle and Bob
Vance, who is now under sentence of two
years for larceny, had plot by which they
were to disable or kill the sheriff and escape
together.
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Licenses Increased Il. chicago

CHICAGO, February 27.-The Common
Council last night adopted an ordinance
considerably extending the license system.
The following rates were adopted: Brewers
and distillers, $500; pswnbrokers and auc.
tioneers, each $500; lumber yards, bill-post.
ers, soap factories, tsnneries, intelligence
Offices for males, each 800; junk and sec
oud-hand dealers, each $50; druggists, res
taurants, dealers in gunpowder, tugboats,
intelligence Offices for females, billiard and
pool-rooms and ten-pin alleys, each $40;
bakers and scsvenser wagons each IS; de-
livery wagons, So 80 aud SIS per annum. The
ordinances relating to liquor dealers, bank
ere, brokers and commission merchants are
still pending.
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+ Romantic Ragged AZ Bank Bill,

Many different stories are told about
the prize which Underwood Fisher, Of
the Three Rivers House, drew 10 the Louisi-
ana State Lottery. He stated the facts thus:
December 12,h he sent =. and received 10 re-
turn two-ten,hs ticket No. 81 ,401. He put
the ticket away, and thought no more of it
until three days after the drawing, when he
received dispatch saying that his ticket
had drawn $4,000, his share of which was
$4,000. From NJ. A. DAuphin, president OF
the Louisisna State Lottery Company, New
Orleans, through the First National Bank,
be received his $4,000. Little things make
quite difference. he had g ragged bill
and he seat it for ticket. The moral il
that you send for lottery tickets when you
get ragged 81 bill.-Ffom The Three Riper,
(EieA.) Herald, of January 13tk.
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A Panel Picture stolen.

NEW YORK, February 27.-Two we'll.
dressed young men called at the gallery OF
Edward Favier. an importer of paintings, in
Fifth avenue, last Monday, and asked the
price Of some of his pictures. Mr.. Favisr
Judged his visitors to be well-io-do young
men from out of town, and showed them =
number of his paintings. They seemed par.
ticulsrly interested 10 a panel which he b sd
iust received from Bernheim, the Paris e1'
pert, which was fine example OF Eugene
FischeI. 1t was six and half BY eight and
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A.sa.sin.ted In N. own ne.se.

CLEVELAND, February 27.-Edward Tet-
ter was awakened at 5 o'clock this morning
BY KNOCKING at the entrance of his DWELL
ing, on Factory street. On opening the door
he was shot in the left breast BY one oil
three men outside, all of whom Immediately
attacked him with muderous intent. Though
desperately wounded he made such 4 vigor-
Gus resistance that he succeeded in seizipg 9
revolver one of them csrried and was about
to open FIRE when his assistants fed. Their
object is not known. letter will probably
die. His onte-mortem statement has beer
taken. A Bohemian laborer has been
arrested on suspicion Of being one of The
gang.
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AYERS HAIR VIGOR.
Various Causes


Advancing years, care, sickness, disap-
pointment, and hereditary predisposi-
tion-all operate to turn the hair gray,
and either of them inclines it. to shed
prematurely. AYERS HAIR YIGoR will
restore faded or gray, light or FED hair
to q rich brown of@deep black, as may
be desired. 1t softens and cleanses the
scalp, giving it healthy action. It
removes and cures dandruf and humors.
BY its use falling hair is checked, and
q new growth will be produced in all
cases where the follicles are not de-
stroyed or the glands decayed. Its
effects are beautifully shown on brashy,
weak, or sickly hair. on which few
applications will plousoo s.se gross and
freshness of youth. Harmless and sure
in its results, it is Incompatible as
a dressing, and is especially valued
for the soft lustre and richness OF tone
it imparts.
AYERS HAIR VIGoR is colorless )
contains neither oil nor dye; and Will
not soil or color white cambria; yet
It lasts long on the hair. and keeps
it fresh and vigorous, imparting an
agreeable perfume.
For sale by all druggists.
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A. 3. WILLIAMS,
4 sTAR-RoUTE ATTORNEY, INDICTED.

WASHINGTON, February 27.-The grand
Williams, ore of the Star-route counsel
specially employed by Dorsey. The formal
charge ia that OF receiving stolen goods, and
is based upon his action as counsel for par
ties charged with having stolen watch and
other valusbles from Miss Ellis over q year
ago. Mr.. Williams says the charge is alb.
surd, and is the outgrowth of ill-will of the
Department of Justice because he has taken
an active part in the defense OF Dorsey.
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BOB INGERSQII

IN DANGER OF BEING INDICTED FOR DEFAM-
ING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
WAsHINGTos, February 27.-Dorsey has
written long letter TO Williams, declaring
that the present indictment ID an act Of per-
secution against himself Dorsey through
his counsel. Dorsey also says in this letter
that an attempt will be mad. to indict Col.
Ingersoll upon the charge Of defaming the
Department of Justice. Mr.. Williams thinks
this idea is not seriously entertained, but
says the Department of Justice endeavorsd
to find grounds for such an indictment
against Col. Ineersoll in Newspaper inter
view published about the time the FIRST Star
route trial was concluded.
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Hull Text of the Bill to Provide for Its
Payment as Reported by
the Caucus.
The New Road Law introduced In the
observation-disclosures by the Ju-
dietary Committee.
Tom 0'Conner Said to Have Been Re.
spOBsible for all Folks
Troubles.
An Interesting Contribution to the His.
tory OF the Great Steal-The
Memphis Schools.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February 27.-The school
bill was passed as amended and agreed upon.
This continues the School Board in Office
until January next, when five commissioners
will be elected from the city at large.
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Horsrord's Acid rhs.phs hate

IN AbUsE OF AIOUdUI4s
DR.. John P. Wheeler, Hudson, n Y, says
u have given it with present decided benefit
in case of innutrition Of the BRAIN, from
ahnRe of alcnhnl -
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ST. LOUIS, February 27.-The loss by the
burning Of the mill Of St. Joseph Lead Co.,
at Bonneterre, No, is exaggerated. The
smelling works and furnaces were not in.
iured, and will be rebuilt at once. Most oil
the men will be kept at work and none Of
them be allowed to suffer.
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THE STATE DEBT.

TEXT OF THE BILL To PROVIDE FOR IT'S
PAYMENT AS REPORTED BY THE CAUCUS
Special Correspondence Of the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February 27.-The following
,, is thetsxt of the bill for the settlement Of
the State debt as agreed upon by the Demo.
cratic caucus.
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Suicide and Murder.

ST.. LOUIS, February 27.-Henry c. Parr,
wealthy and well-kuowa stockman,
suicided at his home, in Kansas City, last
night. The act is unaccountable.
Marion Outlet, sou of = prominent and
wealthy citizen of Dallas, Tex, and youog
companion, J. Chifey, who recently went to
Sweetwater, in the western part OF the State,
to engage i9 business, we're shot aud kiiisd
there yesterday. The cause Of The tragedy is
mt vet known
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VALE

PROMISES TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
ST.. LOUIS, February GA Post Dispatch
special from Kansas City says that Vsile;
the "Slsr-router," has not fed, as he was in
Independence at o'clock to-day, and he
will return to Washington o-night.
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sopbomore. of Dartmor,h Ee.tored

HANOVER, N. H., February 27-The
sophomores OF Dsrtmsuth College, who were
suspended fer disorderly conduct, and who
have hitherto refused to confess, have now
done 90 and been reiuststed. The punish
nent is not yet announced.