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The Ya.oo Valley Safe.

VIcKsBURe, March 9.-The Herald says
that Capt. w. L. Marshall received tele-
gram 1880 o'clock last evening stating tn 1t
the planters back Of Elleslie are suffering no
material damage from the effect of the break
in the levee at that place. The reason of
this ia that the water does not "lay" for any
length OF time upon the land, but is carried
rapidly across the country and into Steele's
bayou, through which it is conveyed into
the Yszoo. Originally there were three
gaps in the main levee at Elleslie, of which
one has been closed, leaving two remaining
open, each Of which is, according to the
latest informatio upon the subject, fully
eighty feet wide and three feet in depth.
Nesrly 400 hands were at work labor
ing 10 close the gaps in the levee
at that point yesterday; and although
failing in this respect, have managed
TO secure the ends of the broken levees and
less N 10 some extent the depth of the
breaks themselves. Capt. Smedes does not
think the Dser creek country has any res.
son 10 fear tig water this season, as the
high banks on that stream have always
been an excellent protection 10 the land in
that section. The back water has caused a
temporary suspension of work on Delta La J
levee, and Capt. Townsley will bring the
stock, etc., of Carlisle & CO. 10 this city to.
day Tor safety. Capt. A. Auier, OF lhe Mao
mi, which arrived here at O'Clock pm
yesterday, reports Deer creek dead low.
The Lefore arrived at s o'clock pm. from
Tallshatchie river. Her officers report
twelve feet of bank at Greenwood and plenty
OF bank on either side above and below
The people along the banks of the Yszoc
aud Tallahatchie rivers do not spprehend
any damage from high water this season
although considerable streams are coming
out of the Little and Big Sunfower, and ou
of the YalobuEhs. The water from the Big
and Little Suphower is in a great measure
from some break in the Mississippi river Al
or in the vicinity of Friars Point. Missis
sippi water is also reported as coming int
the Tallahatchie, but the water from the
YalobHshs ia the result of recent heavy
rains in that section.
In Tchula lake rise of seven inches wa.
reported as the Lefore came down, and ,
rise Of four inches on the other side of tn,
island in Silver creek, in the precedin:
twenty-four hours.
The Omegs, Alsatia and other leyees, al
lar as heard from, are reported as progress
ipg fsvorably.
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CAPITAL BRIEFS,

WAsHIsGToN, March 10. Ex-senator
Dorsey is out in another card denying the latest
story about that 5000. e, that il was won by J.
3. Bissell, of Denver, at cards.
Geo. Sherman will take a trip this sum-
mer eoGalifornia and the Pacific cosss States He
will be accompanied by two OF his aids and sew
eral ladies.
Secretary Folger has received an sppica-
ton from the State OF New York, through the
State comptroller for the redemption, on the lst
of April next, of g oOo, 600 United States bonds
the lst OF May next, with interest only to the time
OF redemption. As the government would there
BY save one months interest the Secretary is in
elined to assent 10 the application.
Secretary Chandler has instructed the Ma
val Advisory Board to proceed at once and pre-
pare plans for five new United States war vessels,
provided for By Congress, consisting Of three steel
cruisers and two torpedo boats; also to arrange
for the completion aud repair of four unfinished
monitors. The latter will be worked upon first,
and 1t is thought the first contract will be given
out in Two months
The question whether the Treasury De-
psrtment can legally withhold the pay of mem
bers OF Congress who are indebted to the govern
ment is exciting considerable attention just now.
] he First mptfoller of the Treasury assumes
that 1t can, and SO informed the Treasurer in the
case OF Representative Ochiltree The Solicitor of
the treasury is inclined to doubt the legality of
the decision. Secretary Folger has the matter un-
der consideration.
The members of the Civil Service Com
mission called at the Executive Mansion this after
nOon anu mac a snort conference Win the tfesl-
dent in regard TO the general plan OF operations to
be observed in carving the law into effect. 1t
was agreed that the commission should prepare g
set of rules in regard to the questions under their
jurisdiction and submit them to the President for
approval. The selection of chief examiner under
the commission has not yet bean agreed upon.
Thomas Worthington, of Ohio, to-day en-.
tered suit against L. W. Keightley, Third Auditor
OF the United States treasury for $50 900 damages
on account of what are described by the complain
ant as Hundreds Of false, malicious, 1ibelous
and groundless allegations calculated and in.
tended to prevent payment by the United States
government of plaintiffs just claims" for army
supplies Furnished volunteer troops at Camp Dem
nison Ohio, in 1861
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Jackson, TENN.
Excitement Over the Location OF the
Fedora. Building A Disastrous
Fire-FeIepbOBic-Per
Regular correspondence OF the Appeal. l

Regular Correspondence OF the Appeal
JACKSON, March 10.-Our city is rsome
what excited at this time in reference to the
proper place to locate the Federal court.
house and postofice building, which Con
gress appropriate S75, 900 to build. II the
property holders do not quit wrangliug oveI
the matter we may loose it altogether. They
are evidently getting up considerable feeling
among the masses OF our citizens In reference
TO the matter.
Monday morni1z FIRE broke out in tht
cotten-eompress in this city, and before i
could be extinguished burned si1ty-twC
bales OF cotton. Had it not been for th,
heroic conduct of some of our citizens the
whole compress, with several hundred balet
of cotton, would have been DESTROYED. The
press is situated close 10 the railroad, snC
the flying sparks from a passing engine il
supposed to have caused the trouble. The
cotton burned was owned by Eastern mer
chants, and valued at $500. Ii was fully
covered by insurance.
Mr.. 2. ]. Mari, general mansger of III,
Cumberland Telephone Company, Nashville
Tenn, is in the city making arrangement
for telephone exchange for Jackson. W.
understand that work will commence at once
Our citizens are rejoicing over the news tha
we will soon have telephone communication
with our sister towns and cities.
Most of our merchants are absent Eas
purchasing their spring stocks.
Haverly's Minstrels played to large au'
dience at Kings Operahouse Tuesday night
last.
At the Cumberland Presbyterian church
in this city, on the evening of the 9th in
stant, Mr.. c. FL. Thrupp and Miss Msggi
Bottom, both of this city, were united in tn
holy bonds OF wedlock.
The editor Of The Dispatch returned yes
terday from successful business trip t.
Memphis in the interest of his paper.
JACKSON
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Aisstatements Met.
thu Ladies' of Nam nhis.


nothing succeeds like success" but sue
cess generally entails and engenders certain
amount OF envy and distraction, especially
from the lower species of hum anity. Our
reputation and trade is growing day by day
and being young and aggressive house we
naturally encroach upon our elephautiue
competitors. We have from the start of
our business career adopted the principle Of
strictly attending to our own sffairs, never
feeling the necessity OF defaming our neigh
bors' wares to dispose of our own. II las
come to our knowledge from reliable sources
that certain statesmen employed by our com.
petitors have by unfair and unbusisness
like statements striven to keep trade away
from US; these Efforts have had generally tht
opposite effect from what was intended
Now we feel it incumbent upon us, in view
OF these facts, to ask the ladies and public
OF Memphis to do themselves the Justice o.
examining our stock, comparing style and
price before making purchases of silks and
dress goods. We assure Them that every
advantage offered by capital. taste and
knowledge will be cheerfully afforded then
BY yours respectfully.
RuRMRp CO
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The death of Prof. ]. B. Green, author of
A History of the English People, is great loss
TO England and TO literature. He was an
examiner in the School of Modern HlstorI,
Oxford, an Honorary Fellow OF Jesus COL
lege and a Doctor oil Lave. In addition 10
his Shot History Of The English People, he pub
lished Stray Studies from England and Italy,
and TIE Making of England Qs22)
and edited a series of history and liters-
ture primers and Short Geography Of the
British Isles. DR.. Green published A Short
History Of The English People in 1874, and the
work met with such success in this couulry
and in Eoglsud tkat he was led 10 enlarge
il on the same general plan into four vol.
umes. His aim in this work was ITO dwell
at length on the incidents Of that coustitu.
tionsl, intellectual and social sdvsnce in
which we read the history of the nation
iiself." He Lai no sympathy with the theory
of history which couhnss il simply TO a record
Of the dynaslic wars OF nations. Much con.
Alteration had convinced him that IL should
be the record of peoples progress and pros
perity, the outcome OF their labor in all de
par'ments Of art, science and mechanics
lmPelled by this theory which is the correc
one-he has left monument of research in
vestigstion, skill ia arrangement and phiIoso
Pbic reflection in his history that viii
challenge many succeeding generations, a
it bas this. Prof Green has been in YER,
poor health for many years, and had hope,
to recover und.r the mild influences OF thr
bslmy air Of Mentions; bui it was other
wise ordained, and hs has passed away il
the fullns,s Of his powers.
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The Lsud League Placed in n Rad LIghl
by the Unexpected Flight of
PRGrICk EgRD.
what the London "EimeS'' says-Ths
"InvineibIes' Actively Recruit.
Ing Their Ranks.

LONDON, Msrch 10.-The Times says: ave
| have good reason TO believe that the inquiry
now proceediDg will implicate the Land
League beyond doubt in the immediate
patronage OF crime 10 Ireland, even if it does
not establish its direct connection with the
InviDcibles.' The flight Of Patrick Egan
unless explained, ,is a moral acknowledg gment
of guilt, from the damnipg consequences OF
which none of his associates can escape.
Unless Egan can clear his own and his asso-
ciates characters, we shall not be surprised
to learn that the leaders of the Land League
who still remain in the United Kingdom
may shortly find it convenient to follow
Egan's example"
RECRUITING THE "IEvINcIBLEs"
The correspondent OF the Times at Dublin
states that the enrolment of recruits in the
ranks of the 'Inviuciblea" still proceed.
Notwithstanding the readiness of the men
now in prison 10 bury one another.
POINTED QUESTION.
1t is Understood that if Patrick Egan b I'd
appeared as witness ir the breach of prom
ise case Of Mics Hyland against Biggar,
counsel for the defense would have asked
him whether he had used any of the funds
of the Land Lsague for Miss Hylands case.
DECREASE OF LAwLEssNEss IN IRELAND.
DUBLIN, March I0-J udge Lawson, ad.
dressing the grand jury at Armagh to day :,
referred TO the decrease OF lawlessness ia
Ireland,
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ten acres, and it is provided thst the several
parcels of laud shall not be within one
quarter of a mile of any of the geysers or
the Yellowstone falls. The term of the lease
is ten years from March 9, 1888. The par
ties OF the second part agree to construct one
principal hotel at the Msmmoib Hot
Spring., 70 cost S150,000, and contain 60 es,
than $50 rooms. Tney further agree 10 con-
struct six smaller hotels upon plans TO be
h-reafter approved by The Secretary of the
Interior, at the following points: One nssr
the geysers, one at Soda Bath Springs, one at
Tower Falls, one at Great Falls and one on
the banks of the Yellowstone lake. II Is
provided that at the expiration OF ten years
the value of the buildings and ether perms-
nent Improvements belonging to the lessess
shall be determined BY arbitration and be-
come the absolute property of the govern
ment upon ratification of the sppraisemeut
aud appropriation of the amount sgreed
upon, with the proviso that nothing con.
tanned in the lesse shall BE- construed to
bind the government 10 pay any compenss-
ton. The annual rental agreed upon is 81
per acre. Tee lessees agree to observe all
rules and regulations established by the
Secretary OF the Interior for the govern
ment of the park, and to submit the 10 secre-
tary for his approval schedule Of charges
Tor accommodating The public
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Personal MENTION.

TENNEssEE has a weather prophet named
Fletcher. He says March will be a windy month.
CARDINAL MANNIEG's house at West
mipster Is 10 be pulled down at once to make
reom Tor the new Cathedral to be erected by the
munihcence Of Sir Tatton Sykes.
THERE is great excitement in Episcopal
church circles in Cleveland, o., because the Rev
George W. Hintle. rector of Grace church, hears
confessions and gives absolution.
Mr.. IRVING, the actor, having recently
received present of American delicacies writes:
finest soup known Canvas back ducks ethereal. !"
Ar Simmons's Gap, Ga, there is a man of
eighty years who /. now living with his ninth
VIE He hal fity-three children, and at 9 recent
reunion OF his family more than 800 of his da-
scendants were present.
DANIEL MURPHY, ssid to be the largest
landowner In the world. recently died in San
Jose Cal. He owned 10000 acres bordering on
Mexico, and several counties in Arizona
AFTER The service at Bipgiey Hall in
birmingham, one evening man was seen on his
knees beside one Of the seats. To him went one Of
me me lights Friend; are you seeking saliva
my hat" ''-
In Berlin the sale of beer is regulated BY
law. and each glass must bear . mark upon the
noe, showing the hight TO which q standard half
customer.
TEE Williamsport Sxnday Breakfast Table,
IN speaking of the Imprisonment Of defaulting
bank cashiers, says that law that will imprison
man who belongs to q church and is cashier of .
senk al the same time would probably be prodpc-
tive of good.
HoS. WILLIAM L. WILSON, at the earnest
request OF the faculty and board of regents has
Mlhorawn his resignation of the presidency OF the
SniyerHty OF West Virginia, and will continue
MS services there, q. least to the close OF the
present session
GEORGIA claims TO have contributed the
Verd bogus" to the American vocabulary, the
ao1ecdvs having its origin in q land lottery, con-
quoted by william A. Bogus, who succeeded N
sw1ndlfnz nearly everybody in Augusta before ne
deczmped to Arkansas.
TEERE is 8 s ore is Lowell directly uooer
n dentists ofice and when . customer nes1 some
strange noise up stairs and inquiries about II the
nrory5etor answers: ''Oh, nothing, don't %
sisrmed. The doctor has got another man down
persuading him That's AL.
Inu,syIrLE CourieT-Js,snaI "lngersoll
ssys pIug hats and suspenden are needed In sns
Sout6 before she win make much headWay; II
Ingsrsou will wear plug bat and snsPenosns -
long time before he gets divine foEiveneo u
kesping Q well-known pack OF tnisfes non 1s
ues."
JoHN BALyouR MKLDRuH, . wellknown
Radiant and manufactures Of PAtanon, n J., oie9
lsst week At his residence in that tciys sssu
sevsnty.nvs years. He was born n AssscssIn. a.
Scotland, and was descendant OF bauoass -
seottish leader In the Reformation m9ss@sns :. y
He l graduate OF the Uatvsrn1 e -. -
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EOOTLIGHTS.

Raymond was lucky in Cleveland, o.
Robson & Crane have been in Cincinnati.
Romany Rye had big busipess in Isdian.
spolis.
Minnie Msddern's SoTm Child did well in
Chicsgo.
Rhea made sshest success in Canton and
other Ohio cities
Mary Anderson hiss just invested $4,000
in property at Albany, n. Y.
The advance sale of seats for Nilsson.
concert at the Cincinnati Music Hall netted s72I2
Since Haverly bought Hsgue's Minstrels,
the business has more than doubled. So much fol
a name.
Neil Burgess is going to make soue
changes in his play, Ny Opinions, and probably in
his company.
John Havlin's No. 2 Fogg's Ferry Com.
pany is playing the small towns of the West with
considerable financial success
Miss Marie Prescott has it pretty much
her own way in Oscar wilde's new play, Vera
being the only woman in the piece.
Mics Jefreys Lewis has accepted a new
She will produce it before the close Of the pres
ent season.
Alice Dunning Lingsrd appeared as nCa.
mille," for the nrst time in England on the 10Th
OF last month, at the Gsiety Thezter. she mel
with popular favor.
1oaquin hiler 10 pruning 4S In story
form IN Lstie's. The characters of the play an
eonsiderably elaborated and the opening cnapters
read well. Mr. Miller reached home from he
South and West last Friday.
John 81. Havlin, Minnie Maddern's enter
pris1ng business manager, has secured the lease o
q new theater In Cinefrn natl, which will be ready
Tor occupancy September 1st. The new theatel
VIII De built On the present site of Thoms Hail. or
Central avenue, between Fourth and Fifth streets
Haverly's new minstrels, under manage
1ff fha
on" in Ohio. The company is to be permanent
concern, its success having determined Mr. Hayer
ly in this course Tom Sadler, Bob Hooley, Dsr
Thompson and the German Brothers were to joir
ii February I'd.
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Thinks WfRg.nsnC Crank

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 1O-A private
letter mas been received in this city from
John n. lice, Of 81. Louis, who attsined
some celebrity several yesrs ago a. a
weather prophet. la reply to inquiry, Prof.
Tice writer. under date Of March 7th, that he
considers Virgins Z crank and a chsrlatan,
and asseris the belief that tue Canadian
prophet stole his lOrecas for March from
his (Tice'-) almanac for The present year.
he cites the feet that bis almanac predicts
a severe storm between the 10Th aud 14th of
March, but is not apprehensive OF any gen
eral disaster such as seems to be anticipated
by some people whom be considers foolishly
tIrnnrnnR
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EVERY class of the people, not only OF the
TaxiUg-Dis!rict, but Of Shelby county, in
deed Of the State, is interested in the pas
eOf an appropriation Of c,0o0 to pay the
expenses of quarantine by the State from
May until the end of October. We cannot
lean upon the National Board of Health,
which has hitherto been -our mainstay, be-
cause Congress refused it the money
needed for that purpose, we must
therefore rely upon the State, And
upon whatever we can do ourselvep.
Three years of trial and test have proven the
efficacy Of quarantine iu saving US from the
rash indiHerencs of New Orleans, and i,
must be continued. Will not the merchants
and the Cotton Exchange speak out on this
subject and rsinforce by strong resolutions
the petition of toe Taxing District govern
meut to the Legislature?
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III ED.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, third son OF A. B. and
Nancy Robinson, was born in Port Gibson. Miss,
January 81, 1885 and died February ID, 1ssS at his
hone at sidon, LeaoIe county, Miss, at S O'Clock
am, after q short illness, of pneumonia.
McNAMARA-On Sunday March A. 1888 at II
O'Clock m, LAWRENCE 2. MCNAMARA, in his forty.
seventh year.
He had been citizen o. Memphis for the past
twenty-three years, quiet. noble man. As he
lived so he died, good Catholic. He was buried
from st. Aary's church last Monday, and leaves
. wife and four children to mourn his loss
FRIEND.
Chicapa and P.iladeinhia r,a r.a-x r.laasa co-..-
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GEORGIA clains Reredell as native of
that State. The Atlanta Constitution says
hls pane is Rudell instead Of Reredell,
and that he took negro and carried him
of when be left the Stale before the war.
When Gen. Sherman msrched through
Georgia R1dell was with him as sullsr.
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WIGGIEs's prediction of gre st storm hal
been in part fulfilled. Snow, with high
wind, prevailed in the Northwest yesterday,
and the tide on the North Atlantic coast 70 e
TO greater hight than has ever been known,
the Wind off Boston harbor "blowing great
guns" its velocity being registered as high
ss forty-six miles an hour. Halifax fisher.
men look for worse condition of things in
that region 10 day.
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.
A st. LOats Assignment.

ST. LOUIS, March 10.-An assignment was
6led to-day by Todd, French & Co., whole
sale boot and shoe dealers. Assets sworn to
$4,000. No statement of liabilities was
made. A member of the firm states that the
liabilities are about S135,000 The firm
started about sixteen months ago with a
capital Of $4,000, and carried on a busi.
ness amounting 10 100000. This fact led
to the suspension.
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Strength
Name Of thc Cubic Inches Gas

In his report, the government chemist says:
81 regard all alum powders as very un-
wholesome. Phosphate and tsrtaric acid
powders liberate their gas too freely in pro-
cess Of baking, or under varying CLIMATIC
changes suffer deterioration"
DR.. IL. A. Mott, the former government
chemist, after careful and elaborate exam.
ination OF the various baking powders oi
commerce, reported to the government in
favor of the Royal brand.
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BREAK in the levee at Laconia circle
yesterday occssioned rome momentary fears
Of extended destruction, but the wash has by
this time been stopped ard the levee been
restored to its original integrity. The citi-
zsns are working like beavers, and are thus
giving evidence of self-help that is the
best reliance of people thus sssailed.
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IN answer to correspondent, a." we re.
ply that il the bill to settle the city debt
becomes a law the total of taxes in Mem.
phis-State, county, schools and Taxing.
District-will be about So 50, or fifty cent?
more thsn the highest rate of interest
the Federal government can com.
mand for its bonds in the open
market. IA 10 the other question of e.
Can we pay this tax aud live?" that re
mains to be seen. II We fail, there is danger
OF the recurrence OF lhe consequences tc
escape which the Taxing District govern
ment was formed. We must not fail.
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Heavy storm at Newport,

NEWPORT, Z. L, March 10.--Tremendou,
sea and very high tide. 1t now reaches tc
the top of the wharf plates. Many people
are extremely nervous. The beach roars al
it has not for years, and Spouling Rock
is sending columns of water 10 an unusual
hight. A telegram from Highland Light
gives the wind southeast, fresh, and eigh
miles, with indications Of heavy gale COM
inc on from Boston,
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ADJUSTMENTS.
HoIy Land Freemaxaprx

The Rev. Henry r. Coleman, supreme
chancellor oil the Oriental Order of Pilgrim
Koights, grand chaplain of the Grand Lodge
Of Kentucky, author of the Pilgrims knight
Masonic Calendar, Light from, the East, by con.
sent of the grand master OF the jurisdiction
will, on March 18th, deliver, TO Master
Masons only, his picturesque and beautiful
lecture entitled "Ffeemasonry in the Hoy
Land" Mr.. Coleman is described as fore.
ible lecturer, whose style is simple and en-.
gaging. His travels in search of more light
IN Masonry have extended through Europe
EIvpt Asia and this countrv
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IRE Legislature, if it would save Mem
phis and West Tennessee from possible
visitation from yellow-fsver, will make an
appropriation of $4,000 to maintain
yigiiant quarantine and pay the expenses of
reliable medical expert to be stationed in
New Orleans 10 observe aud report all sus-
picious cases of disease.