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sons who attempted to pass them. One OF
the deputies fred off his pistol. There
was no shouting or yelling that heard of.
As matter of fact, two shots were fired,
but, as am informed by the deputy who
did the shooting, the shots were not direct
ed at anyone. They were merely fired in
the air to prevent the persons in the house
from breaking through the line.
Ques.-And yet no arrests were made? ?
Ans.-No. They were merely held in
confinement few minutes until search
was made, and when it was found that
they were not gambling they were re-
leased.
Ques.-Who composed this posse9 Ans.
Myself, together with Deputies John A.
Powell, G. K. Stewart, James III. Alexan-
der, l.. f. Pope, Thomas F. Taylor, j. F.
McKeon and A. X. Hancock. ALI Hay
den, Hayes Childs and Tom Flanagan were
also present with the posse as citizens.
rDeputy-Sheriff John A. Powell is the
deputy who fired the shots, and Sheriff
Cannon stated that he explained to him
that the shots were not fred maliciously,
or with intent to do serious bodily harm,
but that it was done solely to prevent the
persons in the house from rushing out.
Sheriff Cannon expressed himself as sat
isfied with the explanation of Deputy
Powell, in whom he said he had full con-
hdence.-APPEAL REPORTER.
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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year
The Executive Committee.
TiIe Next Meeting to be Held i'm ST. Louis
-lnterestins Papers.

DETROIT, November 15.-Third days
session of the American Public Health
Association.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, DIR. Albert
l.. Gehon, Washington, medical director
United States navy; first vice-president,
DIR. James f. Reeves, Wheeling w. Va,
secretary of the State Board of Health of
West Virginia; second vice-president, the
Hon. Erastus Brooks, OF New York; sec
retary, DIR. Irving A. Watson, Concord,
n. H.; treasurer, DIR. j. Berrien Lindsey,
Nashville, Tenn; Executive Committee,
Drs. Thomas l.. Neal, Dayton, o.; ]. ID.
Catch, Lawrenceburg, Ind; Henry p.
Walcott, Cambridge, Mass. /; Gastavus Dew
ron, New Orleans Charles Smart, surgeon
| United States navy; II. d. Frazer, Charles
| ton, S.
The invitation of the Board of Health
| of St. Louis to hold the next annual meet.
| ing in that city was unanimously accepted
At to-day's session large number of pa
| pers were read, but there were so many
that some were only read by the title, anc
will appear in the published volume of re
ports.
DIR. Rudolph Herring, of New York, reat
one on "The Removal of DecomposablC
| Matter from Households" He advocated
the system now practiced by the New
York Board of Health for the complete
removal of such matter from the house.
DR.. VIM. Oldright, of Ontario, read {
paper on Overhead Ventilation for Sew
ers," and recommended the erection OF
separate pipe from the sewer to and abov,
the roof of the house.
DIR. Joseph n. RAYMOND, of BROOKLYN
read paper on "The Care of Households,
divulging methods of disposing OF filtl
that accumulates in houses.
DIR. Oscar C. d. Wolf, of Chicago, gave
very interesting description of the drain
age system of Pullman, ILL.,, where TIN
contents OF the sewers of the town wer
pumped up and taken away by pipes to b.
used as fertilizing material on a large farm
some miles away. This experiment wa
claimed to be a success financially as wei
us in every other respect.
Expert Prof. w. G. Van Bibber, of Bal
timore, read an interesting paper on tn
problem of Drainage of Level Lands"
A resolution was adopted calling upol
Congress to re-enact the law which eS
pired in 1882, giving the National Boar
Of Health funds for the prosecution OF tn
general work of sanitation throughout tn
country.
The National Museum of Hygiene, un
der the care of the surgeon-general of tn
navy, also received the hearty indors,
ment of the association, and Congress Wa
asked to appropriate funds for its mail
At the evening session the Rt. Re
Hugh Miller Thompson, Assistant Bisho
OF Mississippi, read paper on "Save HI
manity," and DR.. Foster Pratt, of Kalam;
ZOO, Mich, one on 'The Increase of II
sanity in the United States" Both wei
quite elaborate papers.
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ing counties there we're more hogs raised
this year than since the surrender.
Sixty thousand acres of land in Clay
county are about to be handed overto the
English syndicate. All of sudden we
discover that the syndicate is not English,
and everybody is disappointed. Southern
people are English-struck about as bad as
their Yankee cousins. The land company
was wise. 1t got all the real estate it
wanted given up most respectfully. Had
it come out in true American eolors in the
beginning, what insinuations, what a
storm of questions the good people would
have hurled at it. But that magic word,
English, was too high and mighty and
mysterious for ordinary folks to dream of
asking particulars. Yes, the land will
soon be sold. Then for change in our
agricultural arrangements.
/ wander from the fair city of West
Point, but it is only natural to seek the
fields and woodlands in this sweet autumn
sunshine.
There is little transpiring in social cir
cles. Misses Stockard and Fulks have
Just arrived from Clarksville, Tenn. All
tho summer visitors have left. We can
bear off the blue ribbon for sensible young
married couples. Not so long ago one of
the incest young ladies was welded to a
promising young business man. The day
after the ceremony she was cooking in the
neatest and coziest Kitchens ann he was
hard at work at his usual occupation.
THOMAS.
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WEST POINT, MISS.
Railroads. C0mpresses and COftOn-MilI,
Heavy Land Purchase-A Disap
pOiutmenl.

Railroads. COmpresses and COftOn-MiIIs
Heavy Land Purchase-A Disap-
p0iutment,
Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
WEST Po1NT, November 13.-Beecher
says Mississippi is standing still, but ii he
had come our way we would have shown
him one of the livest of towns. Within
the past year this place has undergone
wonderful improvement. Last week the
desired amount of stock was subscribed
and q cotton compress company was incor-
porated. Immediate steps will be taken
to remove compress from Meridian,
Miss, to this place.
For several months past the energetic
editor of the Leader has been agitating the
cotton-iactory question. Ii the West
Point business men set their hearts on
cotton factory it will surely come, for no
community is blessed with men of better
judgment and greater daring than ours.
One of our late causes ior rejoicing is
the reduction of rates on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad. This road heretofore ex-
hibited retrousSe nose TO us when we
raised our voices in righteous Indignation
at its high-handed extortion. We fought
the unreasonable charges manfully, one
season hauling our cotton ten miles, to
Waverly, and shipping It 70 Mobile by the
I Tombigbee river. 1t was very wet win
, ter, and somehow the boats didn't run by
! railroad time, and we returned TO our per-
secutor, who had been laughing at us dur
| ing our efforts to cireumnavigate her.
"Well,h you say, lit was magnanimous in
the sf.ahile and Ohio to finally reduce
rates" No, indicced;; a railroad without
competition is meaner than a North Saroli-
ma tramp. And all the world knows LIT t@t
| it was a North Carolina tramp that ate
hearty meal at a certain lady's
house, and going out the front door he
espied 9 foot-mat, which he took back to
| the lady and sold for quarter. 1t was
/ the Nashville, Aberdeen and Canton
road that changed the Mobile and Ohio's
ideas. This road will be completed from
Canton TO Aberdeen by the LIST of Decem-
ber. The people hereabout think it will
never be completed to Nashville, by the
present survey. The opinion prevails
| that the hills in North Alabama will be a
stumbling block to railroads for years to
| come.
/ The cotton-yards here are very full
1 Most of the fields in this vicinity have
been picked bare. Tor the long dry autumn
/ afforded ample time TO the husbandman
70 gather his crop. There seems plenty ol
corn, but the potato, pea and turnip crops
were not so good as usual. Hog-raising j:
yearly receiving none attention. but there
1 is still much trouble caused by light-fin
gered colored gentry. In this. and adjoin
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CAPITAL POINTS.

w ,s,,,>-,.,o>- =, - ~ d.
-',o,.e " AsIiIsIlo ~ NoSeinoer lo..N alue 0i
e4polIs "a Eno ol preaastulis lor october, 1885,
Si1,o?I '2So, 81, against slo. .3o2,6S2 the same
Hnteb ~ io11' ,eea 'iie SIX IN months ended
e'ao 0G.ooen oen o. 1862 Sl4o,ooZ,o54 against
Pioo'ooo'ooA lor the same period IN 1857.
The annual report OF ID. S. Alexander,
Fifth Auditor OF the Treasury, shows
IL, accounts adjusted in his office, ag-
gregating SS9,OO0,000. The Consular Ser
~ He noo no iot only seil-sustaining, put PAID
"'''ooo i"'o 'he treasury
Secretary Teller has rendered an impor-
tant decision in reply to the question of
the Commissioner OF Pensions asking for
a proper and uniform construction of the
revised statutes concerning pensions to de-
pendent mothers. The Secretary contends
that if the son was minor the father was
entitled to his services, and if not living
the mother was so entitled, and therefore
the dependant, or mother, should be al
lowed the pension.
Gen. Hazen continued his testimony be.
fore the Proteus Cont of Jnon;rv Tho
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THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
Efforts TO Secure the Transfer or IN
Late Vienna EIectricaI Exnosifiou

Efforts 10 Secure the Transfer Of the
Late vienna Electrical Exposition.
WASHINGTON, November 10. = Senator
Vest, congressman Carlisle and Casey
Young called with Commissioned Generl
Morehead on the Austrian Minister with 8
view to securing, through the Austrian
government, the transfer OF the late Vi
emma Electrical Exposition to the World:
Exposition at New Orleans next year. The
Minister evinced great interest, and prom
ised to use his best endeavors to further
the plan. A visit to the Department O
State was also made, where it was learned
that the foreign affairs of the Worlds Ex
position, which, under an act of Congress
are in charge of this department, are in .
most satisfactory and encouraging shape
The department has received large mum
Der OF letters from various foreign coun
tries evincing the utmost interest, and de
string to make exhibits at the New Or
| leans Exposition.
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Atiemnied Train Rohherx,

GALVESTON, November 15.-The NeUs
Sour Lake special says: Twelve tramps
were noticed about the depot last night.
The agent suspected that they intended
to rob the coming train, and wired the
superintendent, who ordered posse oi
twenty men aboard at Liberty. AS the
train pulled into Sour Lake the tramps
ed bya score of Winchesters. The pas
sengers, especially the ladies, were almost
panic-stricken, and valuables were hur
riedly secreted or thrown away. The
gang, however, were unarmed and assert
ed that they only wished to steal a ride.
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The committee appointed at the eiti-
zens' meeting on Tuesday night, having
Water Company, as directed, it becomes
my duty, under a motion at said meeting
to convene the citizens at the Cotton Elk
change this friday evening, at sc
o'clock, to take further action on the
vitality important question of public
water supply. 1t is hoped there will be 6
large attendance.
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Orenyemen and Nationalists.

DUBLIN, November l5.-The Orange
men, in obedience to a proclamation by
the government, abstained from assembl-
ing at Garrison. The Nationalists as
sembled to the number of 1000. The
meeting was interfered with, however, by
a magistrate, who, at the head of force
of cavalry, infantry and police, read the
government proclamation forbidding the
meeting. WA. 0'Brien, member of Par.
Lament and editor of Jni,ed Ireland, ad
yised the people TO respect the law The
crowd thereupon dispersed.
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EMPLOYING HOME TALENT.
The Good Taste OF n South Main Street
Saloon-keepef.

In the saloon OF Z. Winter, No. AIS
Main street, may be seen a handsomely
carved counter, or bar, made to order by a
skillful mechanic of this city. The design
is elegant, and the effect of the whole
quite striking to the eye. 1t is divided off
into panels, each finished with artistic
scroll-work Of which any carver ought to
be proud. The workman's name is Carl
Cade, and that he is as well up in his bus
iness as any, OF those of his profession in
the East no one will deny who will in.
spect his work. Mr.. Winter makes it a
rule to employ home labor wherever it is
rracticobla
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CLINTON, KY.

Barn and stables Destroyed by Fire
LOSS $1,000.
Special to the Appeal
CLINTON, November l5.-The stables
and barn belonging to King Spicer, five
miles east OF this place, were totally de-
stroyed by fire last night, together with
four valuable horses, 1000 bushels OF corn
and some machinery. The loss will not
be less than $4,000. The fire originated by
carelessly smoking a pipe about the barn.
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CLEVELAND, O., November ia Mas
sillon (o.) special to the Leader explains
the report of the murder OF family
near Canal Dover thus. George Shaw
was taken violently insane yesterday, and
when arrested by the constable, said he
had killed his wife and children. His
clothing being profusely stained with
blood, lsnt credit to the story, but an in
vestigation proved the family uninjnred
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LOCAL NOTICES.

Try Hessen's Cough Syrup. G. w.
Jones & Co., wholesale agents.
DR. r. L. LAsKI, Office hours Z to {
o'clock am, and 8 to O'Clock Pm. 34t
Main Street. Tslephohe connection.
A TRUE assistant to nature in restoring
the system TO perfect health, thus enabling
it to resist disease is Browns Iron Bitters
NOTHING now ON this market equal;
Deans best Rio and Java mixed coffee
Ask any grocer for it, or send to No. 1Ss
Poplar street and get pound.
Fresh air, exercise, good food and DR.
when used together, cure any case of nerv
BUSINESS, sick headache, or indigestion
They strengthen the nervous system. Five
Thousand physicians prescribe them.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
The EIopfng Couple from Nashville
Finally Married.

Special to the Appeal
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, November 15.-Miss
Virgie Lemon, who eloped from Nashville
with Frank Yearman, was released from
all restraint by the police on telegram
from Nashville, and was married at once.
The Senate committee closes its sessions
here tomorrow, and goes to Columbus, Ga.
The schedule is published opening the
| Georgia Pacific railroad Sunday.
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CYCLONE IN MAINE.
Several Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth of Property Destroyed.

LEWISTON, November 15.-The Erening
Journals dispatches say the recent gale
Franklin counties. The damage in Oxford
county is 100000, and in Franklin county
the loss is 1000. Houses and barns were
destroyed and cattle killed. The damage
is heavy throughout Northern Maine.
Much timber land was damaged. Lots on
the Androscoggin and Sandy rivers were
totally destroyed. In Kingfield 2000 acres
were DESTROYED
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The Committee's Report.

MEMPHIS, November Is, 1885,
To the Hon. 7. J. Latham, President Memphis
Water Company:
DEAR SIR-At an adjourned meeting of
citizens held at the Cotton Exchange rooms
ON the 18th instant, the undersigned were
appointed a committee to bring to the at
tention of your company the report of the
committee of which Judge Walker was
chairman, which was by said meeting
adopted, and to ascertain whether or not
your company will ratify your assent to
the proposition looking to an improved
water supply made by said committee to
you. We herewith lay before you said
report, and beg that you will inform us
what action, if any, your company propose
taking in the premises. Very respectfully,
J. NJ GOODBAR.
l.. L. WRIGHT,
G. B. CLARKE,
Gommittaa
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Grenada, Mss, Looming Up as Cotton
Market-Fiye Hundred Bales
shipped in One Day.
HarbOr Improvements Badly Needed at
Helena TO Keep the Port In
Front of the City.
The Georgia Pacific to be Opened to Bir
mingham, Ala, Sunday-Letters
from Correspondents.
GRENADA, MISS.

The Town Looming UP Cotton
shipping Point.
Special to the Appeal
GRENADA, November 15.-Grenada ship
ped 537 bales of cotton to-day. Five hun
dred dollars says thistown will ship more
cotton than any town between New Or
leans and Cairo, except Jackson.
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JUDGE LATHAM
Makes Answer for the Water Company
and Says That Much-Abused Cor
pOratiOn is Ready and
Willing to Accept the Terms Offered by
the Citizens Mt Meeting Held
Recently Mt the Peabody.
A Meeting to be Held this Evening at
the Cotton Exchange to Ratify
the Agreement.

The committee appointed at Tuesday
nights meeting have had conference
with the Water Company, and submit the
appended report, which will be acted
upon at meeting to be held this evening
at the Cotton Exchange, at clock.
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Falling or in the CIeveIand Iron Trade.

CLEVELAND, O., November l5.-Footings
of the receipts of iron ore at Cleveland,
the great distributing point for the Lake
Superior mines, have been made by the
Trade Reriear and Hestern MdchiniSt for the
season of 1888, just closing, showing a
total OF 669, ,S07 tons, against 993, ,04S tons
received in 1882, a decrease of about thirty
per cent. The total shipments tine past
season have been 644,3S1 tons, against
67S, 735 tons in 1882.
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Mystcriou. shootin..

KIrrERY, ME-, November l5.-The mys-
terious shooting last night of Thos. Bur-
rows, farmer, creates great excitement.
His wiie states that he went to the barn,
and few moments ate s.srd she heard
several shots, She then saw him crawling
toward the house bleeding, and she fed in
terror TO a neighbor's. Burrows was after
ward found in bed dead, with two bullet
wounds in his left leg, one in his side, and
one in the head
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DIR. s.oeker ON "chrixtian Socialism,

LONDON, November l5.-Dr. Stocker was
announced to speak at Memorial Hall, to-
night, on christian Socialism" Although
admission was by ticket, lsrge number of
Socialists took possession and created great
disorder. They hootsd DIR. Stocker and un-
furled red flags. The "MarseillaiseN hymn
was sung, and the platform carried with
cheers for the Next Revolution" DIR.
Stocker was finally obliged to retire. The
meeting afterward dispersed.
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HERBEKr SrEScER, the great philosopher,
while in America said: .'The Yankees live
too fast, work too much, and catch cold
too often" What chance for DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
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The National Cotton Planters Associa.
ton.

:. RICHMOND. VA, November l5.-Advices
have been received that the approaching
Convention of the National Cotton Plant
ers' Association at Nicksburg will be the
largest and most important ever held by
that association. Large delegations OF cot
ton manufacturers from New England and
Southern mills have signifed their inten-
ton of being present. President More
head has invited the Governors and State
officers of all cotton and a number oi
Northern States, and received acceptances
from many. He left Washington tonight
for Nicksburg.
Brighton Beach Races.
BRIGHTON BEACH, November l5.-The
winners to-day were Tea Rose, Evasive
Brunswick and Mikes Pride.
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0wENroN, Ky.-Rev. j. W. Waldrop
says: Browns Iron Bitters greatly re-
lieved me of general debility and indiges-
tiop."
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Eai,or Mcclure Arre.t.s for Libel.

PHILADElPHIA, November 15.-A. i,
Mcclure, editor of the TSmes, was arrested
this evening on the charge OF libel, prefer
red by George Smith, ir., of Union town.
ship. Mcclure gave bail.
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SALrMARsH, ALA.-Dr. Jas. b. Mills says: /:
Several of my patients have used Brown s
Iron Bittsrs for chronic indigestion with
benefit"
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What the DEPUTY sherins Say.

A. X. Hancock when asked if he was a
member Of the raiding party said he was.
did you hear any shots tired?'
"Yes; l heard two"
"Did you see any pistols drawn"
,l;I
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Allow me, gentlemen, to congratulate
you on being the medium of communicat-
ing to the public the gratifying intelli-
gence of termination of this perplexing
question. As "Mr Micawber" would say,
"I'm glad that's settled" Very respect
fully, t. ]. LATHAM.
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We invite the especial and careful at
tention of the readers of the APPEAL to
what follows. On Sunday, the 4th instant,
-. ...lI;.L Il Il. Iln,,,;,,1. rnrnrt In III !,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-06

CoHoEs, n. Y, Jan. 5.-The fire
originated In the wheel pit of the
rolling mill. Work wax suspended
last Friday for rel,airr. During the
severe cold snap Of last night til.
wheel was frUxen In the pit, and the
engineer began thawing 1t out i.y the
usual lprOessy, when by some. a,.i-
dent the oil caught lire and the ilamIt.
spread with Wonderful rapislity. Th..
ttresNen did splendid work all.l SITE.
cessfully diverted the Hire FROM Ill"
central portion Of the city. which IT,.
cludes great knitting manufactures.
4 more rapid fire never w:,x sreM.
Inside Of One hour from the time the
oil tOOk fire In the wheel l'it the em-
tire works had been consumed aOd
nothing LEFT hut the furnaces ami
their chimneyx. The total lOss oM
the rolling M,tll stock in estimated ut
half y million dollars; Insurance
about III, OUaD. The flames were .lriv-
en- tn the Pilot mills, which were
s1,on envel0lx1l. The sight was
grand M the iir~ ran riot through tn.
oily aud cOlnl'lsstil'le material. aE,i
communicated from az" story I"
another will, great rapislity. Within
five minutes this immense brirk
structure was completely cnvc!"l"ri.
The fireMIen were utterly helpless I"
stay its prOxrcsa. Sann the g,lsHline
exploded, rendimg and levclinx the
" wallis. The loss an the (;ugumti>
nlill II $1OlOHD; insurance S!1, 'kh'.
s<0w en- h O'Bricn's mill occupied Il
nn,rilOn Of TIM. pilot mills. TlleHs.
buildings are involved In general
ruin. The l,sss h S:sHl. l)(I'; partial
insurance.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-06

In the construction Of tile bri.lp"
acrs,-s the. Missouri river, near Indian
creek. It IL Thought the pile driving
will nOt have h' IL. rtx'rtetl IL, the
river there having u well defined
permanent channel and firm grav-
ely bs.itOm,. Frame Iierx, illlri with
stone, will l,e sr,,,st rlirtesl tO support
the spans, Tut the work may m"l ls.
undertaken until spring, unless the
river freezes over >Oli.i. In wlIiel,
event the work Of constructing the
piers will bsgin Immediately and 10
completed before the spring l'rr:'k
~.