Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-11
POLITICAL NOTES.


Mr. GEORGE 7. DowNINe protests against
any colonization movement 10 Liberia for
the coIored people. He says that Liberia is
retrogressive, not improving morally, INTEL
lectually or materially.
GEN. CHALMERS has commenced taking
testimony preparatory TO his contest for a
seat in the Forty eight Congress. Col. Hsr-
ris is attorney for Gen. Chalmers, and Ed NJ.
Watson, Esq, for Col. Msnning.
The Boston Herald has zone wrong. The
man who gamblea in grajnwith the States
money is NO more @perfect gentleman" in
the South than Jersey City Cashier would
be good Democrat at the North.
CHARLES D. BUNKER, commissioner of
immigration for the State Of Californis, is
under arrest, charged with being defaulter
to the amount of $4,000. His friends claim
he can show he has made no misappropria-
ton.
A MEMBER of the Connecticut Legislature
submits the draft of law forbidIing the
killing in any way Of the bird "known as
the American eagle.n The proud bird of
freedom is 10 be held sacred in that State, il
in no other.
Gov. IRELAND, of Texas, has advised in a
message 10 the Legislature that vaccination
be made compulsory in that State. ~ am,
as rule" he says, "very thoroughly opposed
10 paternal governments, but on this subject
l am as firmly fixed"
THERE is picture of Senator-elect Tabor,
of Colorado, in the Louisville Courier journal
OF Monday, and if il is a good Likeness, we
would not be surprised if he would steal the
Capitol building and commit dozen muir
ders during his short stay in Washington. -
THERE are some mysteries in Mississippi
which the people would like to have some
light thrown upon. We just mention two
the cause of the Agricultural aud Mechani-
cal College row." Don't all speak at once.
AN Arkansas politician was approached
by a man, who said: Colonel, please give
me a nickel; want TO cross the river"
Haven't you got nickel~ "No, sir" ~
won't give you one. A man who hasn't a
nickel is Just as well off on This side of the
river as the other"
FREEMAN II. MORSE, who was a member
of the Twenty.eig hit Congress-1843-45-an
who, with Hannibal Hamlin, is the oldest
ex-member from Maine, is now living in
Liverpool, England, at which place he has
% ade his home since the expiration Of his
term as consul at that place many years ago.
SENATOR STEwARr has Introduced bill
in the Pennsylysnis Legislature ito eman-
cipate the people from bondage to the poll
ticians and 10 preserve the self-respect OF
candidates for Office 1t forbids persons
running for office 10 solicit votes in their
own behalf, or to pledge money or place to
voters or to pay fer carrying them to the
polls. 80,
Bsrr remembered, says the Boston Herald
that the combined idiocy and mulishness eI
the Coinage Committee of the House, iu
adheripg TO the cestly and dangerous policy
thu is heaping up short-weight silver dollars
in the interest of the mining kings, is due tc
the action of The Republicans Of the House
in electing a Speaker capable of appointing
such committee upon this important sub
jsct.
| The correspondent Of the Springfield Re
publican at Washington says that 1t ia a fac
| that Derran B. Eaton, who drafted the civil
| service reform bill, offered it to three Repub.
licau senators to Introduce and they refused
Ito do 30. He then went to Mr.. Pendlston
Who accepted the trust. Gen. Hawley was
one of the three Republican senators who
1 declined 10 introduce the measure, and ous
OF the Massachusetts senators was another
| But when it was found that civil service re-
firm was popular, after the late election
then these three Republicans were willing q
champion the bill.
| DIR. GEORGE B. LoRING, United State
commissioner OF agriculture, seems 10 be hay
Ing the vhsle field to himself as a candidat,
far the next Republican no mination for gov
etnof of Massachusetts,. The other aspifant,
| sre' holding back and waiting to see which
way the Butler cat is going to Jump. L
Gov. Butler stic2s 70 his expressed intention
of retiring al the close OF his present term
there will be enough candidates to contest
for the honor Of the nomination with DIR
Loripg. But should the widow adecid,
to run again, there will be q scramble Il
keep off the ticket in order to wait until III,
Butler cyclone has passed over. ~
LIZ the creditors don't want to accept th
fifty-aud-three compromise their bonds cal
"roi % is the police the Nashville Banns
| serves upon the bondhelders Of Tennessee.
| member of the Legislature puts it in sti
| more classical language and tells the bond
holders that they can take what they can q
| or ago to h-ll." The Nashville America
piteously begs the creditors TO yield. !
saws: ave hope that the bondholders vii
accept this tender, from the very bottom Q
our hearts, for ifthey do not, God only know
where and how it will end. III they do ID
cept it, we feel sssured-yes, We knov-ths
it will be faithfully and honestly carried on
by the State to the letter"
THE Washington correspondent OF th
Cincinnati Neus says that the Democrats tes
that they will be greatly embarrassed
dealing with the tariff question in the nes
Congress with Republican majority IN q
Senate. They may, perhaps, oversize 70
embarrassment from this source. The a
minis,ration and the Senate will be stall II
publican. The veto power stands back
any possible action. Hence, the e1ecuu'
and the Senate really will have entire COZ
troll, and full responsibility. The action
the Senate win be conclusive Of the Possin
in legislation. The Democratic House G.
only propose, and leave the respcnsio'iil
for legislation with the Senate, and Hnal
with the executive. 49,;