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AGITATORS AGITATED.
RumOrs i'm BROOKLYN of the Arrival of
James McDermOtt.

New YORK, October 1S.-Rumors were
circulated in Brooklyn yesterday that
James McDermott had either arrived or
was on his way there, and might be ex-
pected at any moment. The first rumor
proved to be untrue, but the latter was
generally credited. Public opinion among
those interested in the Irish cause appears
to have changed greatly since McDermotts 8
sudden departure, and there are those
who say that Jim is more sinned against
than SHINING. They know that Jim was
an adventurer, and that he was never
happy except when endeavoring to gain
notoriety by some newly-planned scheme.
reporter had long interview with a
well-known lriShman yesterday. Said the
gentleman: 81 think O'Donovan Rosa is
as deep in the mire as McDermott is in
the mud. His dynamite talk is bosh, and
he has done great injury to Ireland by
his wild talk"
Mr.. Jeremiah O'Donovan Rosa denied
that he was as deep in the mire as McDer-
mott was in the mud. "Whoever says
that" cried the Irish agitator, banging
the desk in front of him with his fist,
sis a liar. / hope he will have man
ners enough to put his name to any such
statement. l never gave McDermott
any letters of introduction or recon-
Ireland or Wales. / don't know where
McDermott is at present. He is disguised
somewhere, l don't know where. He
knows very well what his object is in be-
Ing disguised, He knows he has done
what he is charged with, and is afraid of
being punished by Irishmen everywhere.
The spies that England had which led to
the murders of Lord Earl Fitzgerald and
Robert Emmet, were not found out until
they were dead, but Mr.. McDermott was
discovered in the act, and England has all
she can do TO protect him."
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IIERNANDO, MISS.
The independent MOVenent-What tl,e
Farmers are Doing.
rular corre.pondence of the Apponl.I

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
HERNANDo, October 16-The Independ-
ents are feebly making an effort here to-
day. They made up a mixed ticket, with
McCargo for the Legislature, T. j. Wesson
for Chancery clerk and some very good
colored men for supervisors. The move
ment eXcites little or no interest, and will
have no following. --sss'F -Ts---'
Our people are generally all back from
their summer yisits-some from Wauke-
sha and the lakes, some from Warm
Springs and others from Hurricane and
Bailey's, but more, probably, from the
springs and mountains OF Virginia.
The most notable feature of this fine
table-land country is the increased interest
and attention to stock and the grass inter
ests, and the abandonment OF the all-cot-
ton idea. Young mule colts six months
old find ready sale at $50 each. Splen-
did farms are being changed from cot
ton entirely to stock, notably the large
farms of p. NJ. Black, at Plant, the Hon. Z.
J. Bell and Dan NJ. Dockery, of this place,
all capitalists and large owners of land,
turning their entire landed interest in this
county to stock-and they will see with
profit, too-and are moving their cotton
planting interest to the rich lands of Tu-
Mica, Tallahatchie and Coahoma counties.
Our enterprising railroad, the Missis-
sippi and Tennessee-which is very popu-
lar in this section-are having now about
all they can do. With their usual enter
prise they have put ON their Sardis accom-
mediation, which is truly an accommoda-
ton to this people, under the excellent
management of that civil and wide-awake
conductor, Bollinger, who has a host OF
friends, and is one of the very best officers
of this road. This train alone, am told,
is paying the company handsomely. P.
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T,IdaD SIN in she Ring.

WAsuISoTocS, October ls. Congressman
George b. Davis, of Illinois, was here a
day or two ago, arranging for the session,
and in conversation expressed himself as
convinced that Tilden is still in the race
for 1884. "Why should he take the trouble
to telegraph congratulations to this man
Hoadly," he said, unless he had some
object? More than that, why should he
have taken the trouble to have helped
elect him, unless he expected to profit by
it? don't believe Mr.. Tilden is out OF
the race at all. think he is likely to be
the nominee of the Democracy"
"And be elected?"
'No, sir, no, sir. No Democrat can be
elected. The business public don't want
a change. The country is prosperous, and
everything going on smoothly, and under
these circumstances the people can't be
induced to make change which will up,
set business Affairs. There's no use talk.
ing about it, they won't do it,"
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THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Qualifications of Clerks in the Depart
IlIent of ataEe-

WASHINGTON, October I9.-The Secre-
tary of State has addressed letter to the
secretary of the Civil Service Commission,
of the service Ill the several bureaus of the
State Department will require special eX
animation for admission. He says, quoting
Ex-Secretary Fish, that the clerical force
of the department is small, and should
of the department, a knowledge of inter
national law and practical familiarity with
many foreign languages. The power OF
tanned only by test, experience or intimate
personal knowledge OF the party, and can
not be determined by any examination bv
a board. The secretary then goes on to
say that sit is necessary that most of the
clerks OF the Department OF State should
have at least sufficient knowledge of one
or more foreign languages to read them in
original documents. Nevertheless, it
is not absolutely necessary that every
clerk should have this qualification, as
his ability in other directions may more
than compensate for its lack, but it is al
ways necessary that twenty employees of
this department should have fair knowl-
edge OF French, German, Spanish or Ital-
ian. Uner these circumstances | suggest
that special examination be given to all
applicants who may wish to enter this de-
partment, which shall conform in some
measure to the examination heretofore at
one time required in the case of applicants
for certain grades of cOnsulates, and now
required in the case of applicants for clerk
shiDS"
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Married I'm m RaiIrOad Car.

SYRACUSE, October 1S.-When the ac-
commodation train which arrived here on
the Central road at o'clock pm reached
Utica to-day, middle-aged man jumped
from the train, and going up to Brakeman
Wayne asked if there was minister liv-
ing near the station. MIR. Wayne lap
pend to be shaking hands with the Rev
Mr.. Pettingill, a Baptist minister of
Whitesboro. A few words passed between
the stranger and the minister, and then
both entered the car. 1t took less than
three minutes to make the traveller and a
lady companion man and wife. The groom
stood in one seat and the bride in another
on the opposite side of the aisle. The
couple gave little information concerning
their hurried marriage. The groom said
his name was Chapman, and that he was
a widower from Ohio. The bride is
thirty-one, and came from Worthwhile, near
Fonda. They were acquainted in their
younger days, and they are now on their
way to Ohio.
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Attempts 10 Reduce the Pacing and
Trottfng Records.

o CHICAGO, October 19.-The Chicago
Driving Park management announce an
extra day for next Tuesday, with unusual
attractions. The first event will be free
for-all trot, for purse OF $1,000, in which
Philip, Monroe Chief, Wilson and Fanny
Witherspoon take part; following will be
an attempt by Jayeyesee for purse of
$1,000 TO beat the best trotting record,
2:lOl, by Maud 5. Jayeyesee is said
and @ s 6wnaf She IS IPfSr uR8i4s u9l5J SSnl55tlonF F
have him reduce the record before the
season closes. 1t is believed that with
good day and track he will be able to do
it, as his present record is but half sec
pnd slower than Maud S. The days sport
will conclude with an attempt on the part
of the great PAGER Johnston, record 2:l0,
TO beat tie three heats, 2:ll}, PAIN and
2:l2l. made by Commodore Wilson's
Little Brown jug, which stands rs the
best three heats on record. The sale of
Johnston to Commodore Kil,son has been
announced. The consummation OF the
sale hangs on the success or failure of this
action.
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JACKSON, MISS.
Entries for the State Fair-A Fine Dis
play Assured.

Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, October 19-Entries in the ma
chinery and farming implements depart
ments in the State Fair are so numerous
that large additions had TO be made to the
buildings allotted for their diplay. From
the entries already made it is evident that
this will be the largest exhibition OF ma
chinery and stock ever before seen in the
State. Many fine horses are already on
the ground. Twenty-Five running and trot-
ting horses were entered to-day, three
racers being from Kentucky. Merchants
from this and other States are free of en-
trance fees to make displays of their stock.
The Hon. II. D. Money, member of Con-
gress, is in the city.
The rain continues
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A PIuelY Momau.

CHICAGO, October 1s.-The Htrald says,
in its local columns, this morning: When
that well-known millionaire of Chicago,
Herbert c. Aver, failed some time ago,
grave doubts were entertained OF Mrs
Ayers ability to encounter the stern re-
alities of life, but resident of Chicago en-
countered her lately as saleslady in
prominent brie-o-byao and furniture estab-
lishment in New York City. Her en-
ployers say she is above a mere clerk now
and enjoys the rep utation among all deal
ers in .bric-G-brdc as possessing excellent
Judgment ana her services are much
sought after.
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PENSIONS.
Report of the Commissioner for the
EiscaI Year Ended Juno 3Oth.

WASHINGTON, October 19.-The report
of the Commissioner of Pensions for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, shows
that there were 303,65 pensioners on the
roll at the end of the fiscal year. During
the year the names OF seventy-six, whose
pensions had been dropped previously,
were restored to the roll, making 3S,95S
pensioners added during the year, an
-exoeess OF 1o,6f5 over the preceding year
Average annual value of each pension
Sl05, and the aggregate annual value of
all. pensions S33,245, 1872, an increase OF
$3,504, 900. Amount paid for pensions
$50, 0,O64, ,OO9, exceeding the annual value
by several million dollars. The bulk Of
this excess was on account of arrears OF
pensions covering the period prior to the
allowance OF claims. The appropriation
for salary and fees to pension agents was
exhausted, and there is a balance due
agents. The whole number of claims filed
since 1861 was $50, ,137, of which 5l0,93S
were allowed. During the same time
1921 ,073, ,297 was paid for pensions and the
cost of Disbursements
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.oleIaboma., Payne.s Case.

LEAvExwoRTH, Ks, October 19.-The
Federal grand jury yesterday found true
bill against D. L. Payne, better known as
"Oklahoma" Payne, for conspiracy to
violate the laws of the United States
Payne says he desires speedy trial, and
declares there is no case against him, as
everything in the way OF preparation for
entering the Indian Territory and march
ing to Oklahoma had been heralded in
many ways, and that he invariably noti-
fed the United States attorney and asked
him TO interfere if he proposed to when
they reached the State line, and not wait
until arriving at Oklahoma
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THE BUSINESS SITUATION.
No Improvement Manifest In Trade Cir
eIes-Tbe Seasons Work.

New York, October 19.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S Mercantile Agency reports that the
manifest shrinkage in the volume of trade
at this point is shared in by seven OF the
large commercial centers. Eleven cities
show slight gain in business. Merchan-
disc shows a decline in volume as the sea-
son approaches the close, but there has
been fair amount of profit in transac-
tions for the week, and prices have been
pretty steadily maintained and collections
good, and notwithstanding the large in
crease in the number of failures the losses
as yet by bad debts do not impair the ex-
pectation of fairly profitable season.
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CAPITAL POINTS.
Land Cruisers i'm the West.

WASHINGTON, October 19.-Commission-
er Mcfarland, of the General Land Office,
is continuing vigorously the crusade in
augurated against what are known as land
cruisers in the West. Upon the report OF
special agents, thirteen entries of public
land in Washington Territory were yester-
day held for cancellation. The commits
sioner says that all the parties in these
cases appear to have combined in the COM
mission OF fraud, the combination even ex-
tending to the notary who witnessed the
papers. All the entries after confirmation
WORE transferred to one individual.
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Eeesfon. tr sac Creek Nation.

WASHINGTON, october l9.-The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs has received re-
port from Indian Agent Tafts, at Union
Agency, 1. T., giving the result of the cleo
ton recently held in the Creek Nation to
fill the position of Chief The agent re-
ports that the vote stood as follows: j. NJ.
Peryman, GAL; Samuel Chicote, COS;
Spioche, 46S. The vote was canvassed by
a committee composed of the adherents of
the three candidates. The agent says the
returns from certain towns were thrown
out because of Irregularities, but adds that
the result would not be affected thereby,
and warns the commissioner that few
Indians and negroes, at the mitigation OF
designing white men, will complain to
him of the result and charge unfairness
in the successful candidates.
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Aihinr rnrInciI,in..

LuNDUN, octoDer iS.--Miss Ellen Ford,
Of New York, sister of Patrick Ford, of the
Irish World, spent yesterday in visiting the
families of Invincibes who have been
punished for crimes alleged to have been
committed by order of that organization.
To such of them rs were in need of aid
she gave money which had been confded
to her in America for that purpose. She
also handed to the solicitor of Poole, who
is charged with the murder of Kenney, in
Seville Place two years ago, large fund
which had been collected in the United
States to defray the expenses of his de-
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STORM ON THE M. q M. ROAD.
One Car Smashed, Four Passengers
Hurt, One BADLY.

Montgomery Adrertiser: A severe wind
storm, accompanied by rain, prevailed on
the Mobile and Montgomery road yester
day afternoon. As the train from Mobile
for Montgomery reached a point about Il
mile from Williams's Station, in, Escam-
bia county, about o'clock p m, the storm
which was torn up by the roots, was
thrown upon the smoking-car of the train.
The car was badly smashed, the seats
broken and the car filled with branches
and twigs from the tree. Four passen-
gers in the car we've more or less bruised,
one of them, Il Mr.. Newton J. Shirley, OF
Texas, being dreadfully So His left eye
was crushed, and his left jaw also, fear
full hole being cut into it, leaving the flesh
hanging down. The entire face, except
his forehead, was also black from the
bruised blood, and his clothing saturated.
His appearance was dreadful last night.
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Amount now outstanding-..........

Inc retired bonds have been burned.
1t is the purpose of the agent and Book
Committee, III to pay promptly the in
terest on the four per cent. bonds ri to
meet all the current expenses, and en-
ploy a sufficient capital to enlarge and i'm
prove the business OF the house; [3] to re-
tire as rapidly as possible the outstanding
four per cent bonds. The proposition
made over year ago to receive bonds at
par for Adrocate and Sunday-school sub
scriptions and for books at catalogue
prices, with discount, is still continued.
The ruling market value for them in cash
is about siXty-six and two-thirds per cent,
at which price we have bought limited
number
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English Grnin Trade.

LIVERPOOL, October 10. - a leading
weekly grain circular says: "The dullness
in the wheat trade is intensified by a down
ward movement of American quotations.
At British markets prices are maintained
for the best nature of samples. Foreign
in poor demand and lower to sell. AT to-
days market there was Il small business
in wheat; fine qualities realized about
late rates. Indian sorts, owing to pressure
to sell, declined l@2d. Flour in re-
stricted inquiry. Barley steady. Corn in
moderate demand.
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Fatai Alteration.

OwENrowS, October ls.--A fatal alter
cation occurred seven miles from here to-
day. John NJ. Palmer, an old man, found
Ben Crutchlow, aged twenty-five years, on
his farm, and ordered him off. As soon
as they got out of the field hot words en-
sued. Palmer shot and Crutchlow threw
a stone. At the same moment the latter
fell dead, shot through the heart. Pal
mer's skull was fractured by the stone,
and he viii probably die.
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Meeting Called of Western and Southern
Rncinlr AaaONinIinnA.

LOUISVILLE, October l9.-Col. NJ. Lewis
Clark, president of the Louisville Jockey
Club, has called meeting of Southern
aad Western associations, to be held ut
the Jockey Club offices November 2lst,
for the purpose of considering and adopt
inga uniform scale of weights and rules,
and for the promotion of the breeding and
turf interests of those sections. The gen
eral impression is that such a meeting will
cement together all clubs and result in
general good
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A Growl at the Theater.

To the Editors Of the Appeal:
1--WE, the people" as the three tailors
said, ought 20 have something to say about
tie amustnaenk produced at our Theater.
I'VE, the people" pay for it-and at q
very high figure too. Northern and
Eastern people pay much less for the very
same plays. concerts, ETC., than we do here
in Memphis. The programme for this
year is aboot the same as il was last--a
drouth for "the people" bonanza for the
management Now, move, without fur.
ther preliminaries. and without another
whereas tnat 1--WE, the people" Of
Memphis, sit down on the whole scheme,
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Relief for EarthqunEe Sufferers.

ATHENS, Ocotber l9.-The govern
ment has sent two ships to the Grecian
archipelago with supplies for the sufferers
by the earthquake. One hundred and
twenty bodies were recovered near Ches-
me, in Anatolia. The earth near Atlatasa
literally swallowed up houses and people.
The British consul at Chios reports 1000
persons on the main land killed and
wounded by the earthquake. Assistance
is urgent. The lord mayor of London
consents TO transmit contributions for the
relief of the sufferers
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Non-Resident Notice.

an the Chancery Court Of Shelby county, Tenn
II appearing from the bill which Is sworn in this
cause that the defendants, Mrs. Lou B. Rodecrs,
Frank Rodgers. her husband, and ]. Steel Ciay.
ton, are residents Of the State Of Arkansas; and
shsf Mrs.: S; Ksts gl.yton. Mary Cock clsyton,
and Kate Rodeers Clayton are residents Of the
of Tennessee:
It is therefore ordered, That they make their ap-
pearsnce herein. 1t the courthouse Of Shelby
COUNTY. N Memphis. Tenn. ON or before the frss
Monday in November, 1sSS, and plead, ans Eer oI
demur % conplzinarts' hill. or ehe Ans wili be
taken for coafesaed - 10 them and set for hearinG
s3eerse; "a @ hat sopy this ordg D p16lishsd
Aenphis APpeal- This 81 dsr q 0cisker, 56g5.
r. : s's's 8 . s';zs = s''''; 8
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Darlington Vindicated.

WASHINGTON, October l9.-The report of
Lieut.. Darlington, commander of the re-
cent Arctic expedition for the relief of the
Greedy party, is complete vindication of
Darlington, so far as any disobedience of
orders is concerned. Gen. Hazen, in his
letter transmitting the report to the Secre-
tary of War, says: "The structures made
upon Darlington in this connection were
entirely unWarranted"
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suver C.rtiaratex rorco,s

NEw YoRK, October 19.-Amount of gold
received at the sub-treasury here from
New Orleans, Galveston, Mobile, Memphis
and st. Louis, for what silver certificates
have been demanded and sent back from
March 80 to date, Sil 900, 600; in nine
days, from October 9th to the 10th, it was
81. .S50O0
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Trnns I.nnn Frauds

AUSTIN, TEX, October l9.-The State
Land Frauds Board to-day submitted to
the Attorney General list OF the alleged
illegal purchases of school lands. aggre-
eating over 65, 900 acres, and advised suits
to recover. The illegality of the sales
consists principally in purchases exceeding
the quantity permitted by the statute,
purchases made by employees OF the State
and purchases in the names Of minors.
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THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Necessary Qualifications Of Applicants
for Positions in the Department
Of State.
Report Of the Commissioner of Pensions
for the Past Fiscal Year-Cap-
ital Points.

WASHINGTON, October 19-The annual
report OF the superintendent of the free
delivery letter-carrier system, shows 10i
offices, employing $3.50 carriers, in opera
ton at the close of the fiscal year ended
June so, 1888. During the year ,324,-
637 ,70l pieces of mail matter were deliv-
cred, consisting of an increase OF nearly
sixteen per cent. over the number of
pieces handled the preceding year. Total
cost OF the service for the year, 50, ,175, 1886,
an increase of more than twenty-nine per
cent. over the cost for 1882; average cost
per piece for matter handled, two and four
tenths mills, an increase of one-tenth of
mill per piece over the cost of the pre-
vious year. The excess of postage on local
matter over total cost of service was
Sl0,29l ,8l9. There were collected and de-
livered during the year 791, ,76S, ,699
letters, 261, 1882 postal cards and
26S,3l9,S47 newspapers. The follow
ing shows the aggregate number
of pieces of mail matter handled
at a number of the principal cities: Balti-
more, 39,2l2,496; Boston, 93,5S7 ,01S !;
Brooklyn, n. Y, "a, sis, Az; Chicago, 1885,
Ss6.a6&; Cincinnati, %, ,758, 800; Cleveland,
20, 152, ,6S7; Columbus, o., 6,622, ,634; Day
ton, o., 3, ,436, ,442; Detroit, 1S,0l5, ,463; In
dianapolis, II ,263, ,929; Louisville, 16,560.-
264; Milwaukee, 14,S5S,372; Nashville,
1881 900; New Orleans, IL ,763, 1854 New
York City, 25S, 500, ,064 Omaha, 1888, ,6S3
Philadelphia, 160,043,909 Pittsburg, 15,-
Ill 1858; st. Louis, 46,765, 400; st. Paul,
81 ,932, 100; San Francisco, "a, 727 ,761 ; San
dusky, 492, ,597; Springfield, o., 2,315, 100;
Toledo, 7,OlO,SOi Washington, d. c.,
15,23l ,674 GAINESVILLE, o., ,503, 1924.
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LITTLE Rock, October 1.-two farmers,
Charles Ford and Joseph Sutherland, be-
tween whom an old grudge existed, met
in the road Wednesday afternoon, seven
teen miles east OF Newport, in this State.
Both were armed, and Ford, whom Suth-
erland had threatened to kill, drew a
double-barreled shotgun before Suther-
land could draw his pistol and killed him.
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Coun,errcIter. Arrcs,ed.

MoBuE, ALA, October l9.-The coun-
terfeiters, Thomas II. and Oliver Bohan-
nan and James Hallowell, alias Sprague,
who were shadowed from Louisville by
government detectives, were arrested here
fO-day