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WaoaHasa,x Mfxea.

Little Rock Gazette: john Woodward was
his pame 10 the Stale of Mississippi. a year
or two since. He DIRE ssed well, was something
OF a farmer, with dash of the horse -tr adsr,
a good talker-told q story like. a yellow
covered dime novel, and, all in all, was a
very successful masher. Coun,ry girls we're
selected ss his victims. He was az cold
hearted as he was hot blooded, and thought
no more of abandoning woman than he did
Of tellipg an ordinary isls.hood. R-port
says he is native Of Mississippi. AT all
even's, he wooed and won fair daughter of
the South in thstStaie, aud for q few popi ihs
they lived happily, and accumulated few
dollars. With this money John decided 10
60 TO Arkansas, obtain land from the
State, and start life anew wbe,s every
thing was fresh sad . young man
could hold bic lead hieh her and do better
than in the East. His trusting wife eneo9r-
sged him in every way, and lie eslae to this
Safe, while she reEsi6ed behind waiting for
MIN to make things ready. Per6dious john.
Like the rovin sailor, he married in every
port. He settled not far from MorriItop,
Conway county, where his affections were
bestowed upon another girl. After short
courtship they xera legally married, and
lived these on farm for some little time
Suddenly be disappeared, throwing this poor
deceived woman upon the cold charity OF the
world. He hal returned % Mississippi
where he hunted up vile No. 1. brought hel
| to this STATE, but oHly to desert her second
| time, somewhere in Eastern Arkansas a
dropped into Lonoke county. Sheriff Fetch
er had his suspicious syoused, and shortly
after he Rad paid successful coHr. 10 aha
shrine of Miss Maggie IJuob, of Rchwoods
the oficer found wife No. /. Bu
too late, however, TO save the honor and hap
piDess Of Miss Lynch, for Woodssrd, wht
mad dropped the John" and changed bi
name to 80 l. Woodward" was Iaarfied Il
her BY minister OF the 9Th oil last month
i Sheriff Fletcher tore him from the arms o
/ his third victim, who VISA 10th TO believe hin
guilty OF the charge. He carried him {:
Lonoke, where court was 10 sesion. Giver
an opportunity, ne entered plea Of guilty
and was promptly senteps-d TO three year
imprisonment N the peniientiary at hard la
Dor. his sentence was light, but for ihre,
years at least the wretch will be prevented
from running lhe lives of young msidens anl
breaking alike the laws Of God and mar.
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JOHN MCCULLOUGH.
All ofHis arrangements for Next season
Cancelled.

ST. LoUIs, July 14.-John Mccullough,
the actor, who has been sojournipg for the
past two months with his friend, Geo. John
b. Carson, near Quincy, Ill where he has
been enjoying himself in filming and field
sport, arrived here oday on his way 10 n. W
York. Up 10 within a few days ago Mr..
Mccullough was IN excellent health, but he
had the misfor! une about a week since to be
out hshiog with parry Of friends when q
severe wind and rRin-storm overlook them.
The actor was thoroughly drenched and chill
followed, which completely Frustrated him.
Physicians have advised Mr.. Mccullough 10
abandon all of his early engagements for the
coming season ard attend strictly 10 The
restorstion OF bis health. Mr. William Com
nor, his manager, was telegrsphed to come
here Tor consultation relative TO business
mstteTP, and he is here now. Mr.. MICA
loughs physical condition is such that il has
been thought best TO cancel all bis engage
menis Tor next season, and he will sta't for
New York to-morrow snd spend the remain
der o. ;he summer q; the sesshore,
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prenI.,o,,c Imm,prant.

London AhenoUm: NJ. de Nadaillac, who
has recently published sn excellent work on
Prehistoric Ame1isa, Gays that in America, as
in Europe, all serious proof fails Of the ex-
is sence Of man at an earlier period than the
quaternary. "From these earliest timss,D he
continues, themselves 90 obscure, We see
with some sstcnishment the civilizations of
the old and new worlds developing them
selves, 30 to speak, in parallel lines, follow
ing the came phases, and arriving at the
same results. What have been the relations
between these races? Here, also, We are con-
fronted by ditticult problems; but though we
are often redaced to hypothesis 10 explain
them, we can confidently stirm that these re-
lations haye existed, that America has be, n
successiyely peopled By divers rscss OF very
diferept types. Among tine common
elements the most important, in number
and Influence, are the Asiatic immigration.
These immigrations Of yellow bl blacbycepha-
lous races are incontesia6le, and have cst-
tainiy lasted for long ages, The greatet psri
have taken place from the islands ii the
north; the several peoples OF Nahnall race,
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TWELVE MEN SECURED.
The Jary for the Polk Trial Finally
Completed.
No Clew as 10 the whereabouts OF the
stolen Ledger.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, July 14.-The twelfth juror
10 the Polk case was obtained to-day, after
having exhausted panels aggregating 1000
people. The jury is composed of men Of
moderate intelligence. 1t is made up of men
from rural districts, who have never read the
newspapers. The twelfth did not know from
what district IN the county he hailed. No
elew has been obtained as TO the Whereabouts
OF Po!k's ledger, taken from the Treasures
Office Thursday. The Legislatures have been
composed of 50 many demagogues within the
past ten years that they have been go e1-
tremely psrsimnious as to only provide OF q
night watchmsn for the capito' Did not that
noble ed fee weigh millions of tons it would
be wonder whether it remained. Very
little supervision over the archives OF ih-
Safe has besn exercised, and almost any
book or psper ceuld be taken cut during tn,
day without diecovery. The motion ts quasi
the indictment against Polk will be argued
Moudsy. The case is creating more intense
inter. st In an heretofore, and the trial will b.
watched with the closest possible attention.
Associated Press Report
NASHVILLE. July l4.-The twelfth ju''
or in the Polk trial was secured thi,
morning The defense moved 10 quash thl
indictment, 10 which il was held that tbs
first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seyent,
couuts did not conform ta Ike requirement
of the constitution, in that no specific faci'
| were given, hence there we're no facts befor,
| the grand Jury on which to properly base th'
Indictment. Judge Allen said be would TAX,
up the case again Monday.
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First Day of the ChicagO sum m e
IFOfffuR Meeffux

ITOfuDH meenux.
CHICAGO, July IA Opening day of the
summer trotling meeting OF The Chicago
Driving Psrk. Westher warm and cloudy
track fast,
Pure Of $500, for 2;19 class, $500 extra TO
al 2:le Fanny Wilherepoon, strong fs-
vorite in the poole, won in three raieht
heatS, AMI was never headed. Time-2:l9t,
2:lS2, 2:20. The peculiarly OF this race
was that three horses we're precisely even, so
that third aud fourth moneys were ado
ed together and divided between them.
Purse of $500 for $40 class, $500 extra
to beat 2:25. Phalas was the favorite, al d
won as be pleassd jogging under the wire
in each hea'. The third quarter Of the irst
heat was trotte din 0:S2s. rae of 2:ll Tor
the mile. Trms-2:22l, 1928, 2:214.
Tue event OF the day was the Chicsgo
Trottine Stakes, for four year old colts and
6llies, as Ii brought together the best four
| year old representative youngsters of Califor-
mia, Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri, sud
| was considered a test of breeding. The
termscf the stake were 500 entrance, SIS
TO accompany nomination, SIS payable May
let, $50 June LIST, the remainder the night
before the race b. starters, $1,000 added, ! SOC
| extra TO beat the best foui-year old tim
| tive nty-four nominatior s, six declared Out
| May LIST, six declared out June 1s, and i've
started, a. folio~s. McCalla, Columbus, lad. i.
ch. Jersey Lils. b, Ham bletonisr Deering
]. c. McFsrrau 8 %, Louisville, KY, b. f
Algatbs; BY CuylsI; w. Mackay, San Fra,
cisco, Cal, b. I. Evs, by Sultan; J. Long
shore, Belron, Nc, &. c. Billy Ciinker, by
Clirker; Gov. Leland Stsnfo. d, sf-ld
Cal, b. +. B ,uits, By Eleciioneer TIL. Ken
lucky filley Algaths, was The favorite, not
withdrawing the fast records OF tie Califor
MIA fillies Eva and Bonita at two and three
years OF age.
First Heat.-Soon after the word wss giver
Eva and Jersey Lily koke and fell to tb,
rear, and were not in the heat from tha
point. Bonita went away FIRST, and took tn,
pole, followed by Algaths. After passin:
the half Agatha began to move up ard i
was a close race home, Agatha winning b.
half length.
Second HtaL-Algaths broke at the turn
Bonita went to the front, Eva second. Ga th,
fsr side of Eva trotted Algatha to a bad
break, and Jersey Lilly began to com
up sround the third turn between Eva aDt
Jersey Lilly, the former winning by half
length.
Third Heat-Eva keptthe pole and wa
never headed, jersey Lily and Agatha al
terpately contending for the second place
Billy Clinker trotled verv fast from the b ali
posl, where he wassnearly a distance in tb
rear.
Fourth Heal. i.-Bonits led for half mile
| At the half-mile post Eva and Algaiha cam
up together, and the three trolted head an
head into the stretch. Coming home Bill
Ciinker tretted into SECOND place, one lepgl
bebiud Esa.
Suumary-Era, 8, /, IL; Algaths, i,
A, 4; Jersey Lily, A, 2, 2, 8; Billy Ciinker,
5, So; Bonita, 2, 8, 5. 5. Time-2:2S, 2:25;
| 2.261 2.26
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EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE.
The New Departure Made by the Exten-
sfge Drug House Of S. Mansfield d Co.

The extensive wholesale drug house. Of S.
Mans field s. Co, which has main aimed a re-
tail department for many years past, has
now abandoned that branch of the business
and gone exclusively into III Wholesale tr ade.
Tue fact that there is M exclusively whole
sale drug house sou IA OF st. Louis, toget her
with the rapid growth of Memphis and vssi
inGrsase ia the vo'ume IF their basinesP, in-
duced them TO take the measure, whose ben.
etits will readily be understood aud spprs-
cisted by the general public and by smaller
houses over the country. Henceforth moth
ing will be sold except il quantity, and the
annoyance OF attending TO the retail trade
being taken away they will be able to handle
their goods 10 better advantage 10 themselves
and TO the public. Til ir extensive establish
meu', at 296 Main street, is stocked from
cellar TO roof with everything in their line
In The cellar are the heavy drugs, oils, etc., on
the next floor miscellaneous drugs and eleg aut
Offices, on the third floor drugais 8 sundries
and notione, while the fourth floor is stored with
glassware, proprietary medicines, etc. Ev ~
toipg is well arranged, and the stock kept 10
order by car. full and experienced Inen, max :
ing the rs ablishment of s. Manifold d c..
a model one, r.plete in every detail. The
firm engage largely in the manufaciur OF
medicines, which is done at their laborat1ry,
lOl nuu 1UO SOurt Street, 10ese are dlfedOy
well known and have bsen for years, and
have secured to the In mapufacturers q reputa-
ton for the purity of the drugs used in their
composition and their efie eacy 10 the remedy
of the complaints for which they are coz
cocted. Little more is necessary TO be said
in addition TO the announcement that they
have gone into the exclusYsly whole . e
business. They have resident buyers 10 New
York and all The head centers Of trade
and thus are enabled 10 compete
successfully with any establishment in the
United S,ateS. The fact that there is no
| other exclusively wholesale houae south OF
81. Louis and Louisville will also be de-
cidedly IN their favor. AS they buy in large
| quantities they can sell at the lowest prices,
and cash buyers can rest assured that their
| ord5rs will be filled with due regard 10 their
| Interests. No firm, in any psanch OF trade
| in the South, has more envisble reputation
| for upright dealing than s. Mansfield & Co
and in the future, as in the pact, they will
| strive 10 raise the standard OF their goods,
raw and manufactured, if such thing is
| po sible. Z large proportion of their goods
are imported, aud all are purchased, when.
! ever it csn be done, from fret thanksgiving
] them an enormous advantage over their COM
pefItOrs
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MISSISSIPPI BAPTISTS.
Last Business Day of the State COuven.
ti0n-RepOrts OF Commfttees.
Home and Foreign Missions ResOlu
II0ts of Ihanks-Tempef aOce.
Special to the Appeal

Special to the Appeal
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISS, July 14.-To.
day was the lsst business day of the Baptist
State Convention, and a very large audience
was in attendance. The Convention met at
$50 o'clock am. The Rev. L. Ball con-
Quoted devotional exerci.es.
Resolutions OF thanks to the citizens of
Crystal Sprir gs for their generous hospital
ity were adopted.
The report Of the Foreign Mission Board
was referred to the Committee on Missions.
The Committee on Sunday schools not be.
ing ready to report, it was continued until
the next Couventisp.
At the earnest request of the Convention
DR.. WsIne agreed to continue to serve ss
cretsry Of the Stale Mission Board until
the 1st Of pembsr.
l.. Pttigrew resd the rp,rt on nominS-
lions
The r Y. A. A. L1max preachts the nsxt
| introdl lc CRY sermon.
D.. Ticknor, Of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention, was rec=iysd as the representative
OA hinSiOur
DR.. Manly delivered an address on the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
The Rev. George Viii field was recon-
manded as a suitable person to represent for.
eign missions in the State.
L. E. Tate read a report on temperance
| which was adopted.
Mrs. Walter Hillnan presented the pre-
| amble and resolutions of the visiting ladies
thanking the ladies OF lhis place for theil
hospitality, and also contribution of S4S
for the Baptist parsonage here.
The Rev. 81. F. Sprcles was made State
| agent for home mission aries. The ,cretary
was allowed $50 for his services.
| At night DR.. Ticknor addressed mass
meeting for foreign missions, after which 8
| colltc cf over $500 was taken fer tbii
objecL.
the Convention then adjourned to meet a
Kosciusko, Wednesday before the fourth
Sunday in July, next year.
Divine services will be held at sll III,
churches tomorrow.
4
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A Circu, RIowu PIeess.

WINDSOR, Mo, July 14.-Hunter's Con-
solidated Shows, billed at Calhoun, No, or
July 18Th, we're literally blown to pieces as
far as canva ass is CONCERNED. The circus
dressing and horse tents were torn TO thread :
the csges, seats and poles crushed, and many
animals escaped Bars and monkeys mixed
with the excited mass. and msde the scent
more thriliiog. The be IRA refused 10 submit
to anyone uniiI Mrs. Hunter, the proprietr, So
arrived, wh, n they gave up and marched of
to their cage. Tne City Hall was donated
to Manager Hunter, to give an evening en-
tertainment, and WAS pitronE BY lsrg,
audience. New seats were telegraphed for
The show will make its points next week
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The sction OF the Euglish bishops in de
feating the bill TO allow a man 10 marry his
deceased w,fe's sistsr, il said in England to
be the driving Of nail into their poli ical
coffin. The opinion is spreadiR that seal
in legislative body is no proper place fol
bishops, while i, is decidedly disadvantage
GUS to the cause OF religion. Their chic
advocate in Parliament wss the Duke oI
Marlborough, and the strength OF the cas-,
OF this unusually wise set of bishops may be
Judged of by the nature OF their dukely ad-
vocats's arguments. He contended: "We
will not sanction this change, because we do
cot know what you may ask for next. Thi
measure may not be exactly bad in itself
but it may lead to other proposals that arr
evil and b, quoted as a precedent. Lore
Bramwell asked what this kind Of argumen
-AAspi. Answering his own question:, h'
said the only interprefien OF ii was that the
Lords declare they will net do right thing
"bscause at some future dsyws may be asked
to do That which is wrong, and shall not ther
have the courage TO resist it," Further still
3 the pious duke declared that if Parliam n
: passed such a measure, it would be to rial
! idestroying the Church we revere and tn,
: throne we ioTr" 5a-a
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BOYS FITTEO Fur COLLEGI

TN EAST TENNESSEE. the Switzerland of Amer
i lea. Number limited. Write for in 'ormation
to S. d. G. NILES, Patron,
TIigonia p. o.. Loudon county, Z. Tenn.
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Partnership Notice.

r SEELIG AND VIM FRANK HAVE THIS DAY
= forme partnership for the purpose of man
ufacturing and selling JEANS CLOTHING under
the firm of name of
sEELIG & CO BIS Main street.
Nemnhis Il 1892
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JACKSON, TENN.
Departures for Europe Educational
Cllanxes-Personal Mention.
Regular Correspondence of the A ppeal.l

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
JACKSON, Tenn, July 14.-A telephone
line has Just been completed from Jackson to
White Fern Springs.
Miss Birdie P. Lyon, of your city, after 8
few weeks visit to relatives ard friends 10
this city. returned home Thursday.
Mr.. J. II. Allen and family, of New Or
leans, have moved here and will make Jack
son their future home.
The Rev. frederick Howard, DID, pastor
OF the First Bspiist church, of this city, will
leave for New York on Monday, the 18th in.
sisnI. He will sail for London On board the
steamer Eric, Of the National Line. He
will be sbsent four or FIVE weeks.
Prof. George C. Jones, of the Memphis
Conte ence Femsls Institute, will also sal
for Europe on the 18th Instant. After reach,
ing Europe be will 60 TO Berlin, where h'
VIII remaia one year attending the Bsrlir
University.
Prof. I. ]. Porter, superintendeut OF eul
city schools, left Th1Esdsy for Cincinnati ane
other points in Ohio to spend tbs summer.
Prof J. G. Dsupree. Of Clinton College
Missh $ ppi, will 6ii the chair of msthemstic
IN The place Of Prof Irby, in the Southwest.
ern Bspilss pniverrify Of this city. Prof
lroy has accepted the posilion OF inancis
| agent TO raise 500, 600 for the universIty
He will travel moe, Of the time.
Ine editor oil the Dispatch has Just returne'
from pleasure visit 10 White Fern Springs
This section was blessed with good rair
| Thursday night. Crops good and the outIool
for brisk trade in the ian coed.
I ~
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TEMPERATURES apparently has little efec'
upon cholera, ss some of the most fatal epi'
denies have ragged in the winter, as in North
ern Prussia 10 1881, and in England in Janu'
&ry, 1882. Shallow, porous soils appear 10
he especially favorable 10 its propagation
sIso uncautious use of purg alive medicine.
uuripe fruit, and uucleanly personal habits.
About oue-half of the cas,s of genuine
Asiatic cholera prove fatal. No msdiciutl
agent Of decided curative effect ha eva
been discovered. Cholera was introduced
into Eu'ops through the o6cu patton OF lniis
by the French and English. 1t is paymen
for greed and wrong
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rscls. Nolhirg would persuade him
| TO throw bimself sullenly into the bottom of
the canoe. Food was scarce, and such dreams
in copssquer ce frequent, so that morning
after morning the Indians were complsining
| some man whom they namsd) had visited
| their hsmmocks in the night ard beaten or
otherwise NAL reated them. In the mic die
of Que night Mr.. Thurn wss awakened by
his head man, an Arawak, named Sam, who
addr sed him in these bewildering words:
George speak me very bsd, boss; you cut
his bits." On explanation 1t proved that
Sam had dreamed that George, one OF the
men under him, had spoken impudenily 10
him, and hsd come at once to his m aster to
demsnd that the culprit should be punished
By cutting SO many bits (fourpenny pieces)
off his Waves
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Ihe STORM In Kansas.

ATcHIsoN, July l4-Iuformaiion to-day
shows thst yesterdsy's gale extended through
out Northern Kansas, and TO the southern
counties in NebrA-ka. Many forests ard
orchards suffered. In Dopiphan county fev-
ersl houses were blowu down. At PJmeroy
a saw-mill was demolished. Toe storm
struck Whiting just SIS circus periormspc;
was asout to commence. The canvas I'll
upon the audience, cres.ing great consierns-
tiop, but none were seriously hurt, except NJ RI
Anna Medlerock, who was struck by he fall
ing centeI-pole, and may die. 10 the river
at this place a raft containing upward ol
40o, 900 feet OF logP, belonging 10 w. Keichum
wss torn from zig mornings. and the logs
az afterad
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IE Montreal the city authorities have had
the soda-water of twelve fountains theIe
analyzed. Not a grain OF soda was found /;
ouly aerated water i'm. 'gnated with metall G
poison', generally lead md copper, and to an
extent highly Injurious 10 health. The Bos'
ton AdUatiser thinks snalysis would give q
similar resuIt in that city, aud add: There
are noue who would not be alarmed if they
knew the true chemical aud medicinal prop
critics of much OF the cheap soda cold 10
them, and the vile q ,voring m after, dgniis
BY the name of syrup, which is stirred into
-
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DEs MONIES, July l4-The murderers of
Clingan at Polk City last Tuesday night,
were overtsken and surronr ID in a large
body of timber known as Eikhorn grove, in
the southeast corner of Shelby county, last
night, and this morning, in attempting to
escape, one of them was fatally wounded al
the other captured. The wounded man gave
the name Of snjamin Gates, aud before he
died confessed be murdered Ciingsn. The
other vas threatened with hanging and also
corfe sed. Ia the 6sht preceding the cap
ture J. w. Waddy, druggist OF M sroe, was
dangerously shot and it is thought he will
die. B-pj amin Craig, farmer, was also shot
though not fatally. The captured m sn gave
his usme as Smith, from Missouri, and is in
all at Harlan, Shelby county. Intense ex.
,Iement prevails throughout W. stern Iowa
freely shared in this city.
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TAE New Orleans Times Democrat said "a
Wednesday, when discussing the question
human beings having tails: "Evsry boz
knows that the human skeleton contains tie
rudimentary vertberg Of tail, and althc ue h
that tail, or its rudimeni, is constantly tend
log 10 disappear, it may IOs.ibly develop
sometimes by virtue OF atavism, or return 10
the primitive type; for all evolutlonists are
agreed that the ancestors OF man had tai's.'
The question is, has the editor Of the Times
Democrat experienced atayism? 10 short, il
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THE New York Tribune remarks as a no g.
worthy fact in connection with The present
agitation against pauper immigrants that
The strongest oppo,ition to the lsniing OF
people of this class comes from represe nta-
tives of their own nationality who are al
ready here and are well-to-do. The outcry
against the assisted Irish came first and loud
ea from the Irish. Aud now it is the
Hebrews who do MT want their pauper
brethren sent over. President Allen, Of the
United Hebr5w Charities Of New York, re-
auested that several families Of Polish Jews,
that arrived lew days ago, should not be
allowed 10 land, as they were psupers.