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England was arraigned he expressed surprise
at his moderation when his opportunities
for stealing were 80 great. Polk has no
occasion for surprise or regret in this re-
spect, for he was equal 10 his opportuni-
ties. II this unjust discrimination between
the big and little rogues continues the law
will have to define the exact amount of
robbery it requires to give immunity TO the
culprits. As now administered it is sin to
steal pin, and stealing largely ia no crime.
The law ought to be amended 30 as to con-
form 10 public opinion. The law contem-
plates the punishment Of thieves in proper
ton to the amount stolen. But public
opinion interprets this requirement az
the Irish do their dreams, by contrsries,
and increase the punishment in proportion
to the smaIlness of the offense. The robber
OF a chicken-coop is sure 10 land in the
penitentisry, but the safe-robber is safe if
his swag be large enough 10 elevate him
above the little thieves. This disposition 10
punish petty thieves and 10 excuse the big
Villains is disgrace to ouI civilizstion-for
compassion should be extended, if at all, to
the poor, hungry wretches whose dire neces-
stiles have driven them TO the theft OF few
cents or dollars. Crime should be called
crime, and its enormiiy never gagged by the
smallness OF the theft, and the thieves Of
high and low degree should alike be sent 10
the penal servitude. imposed by their own
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CHICAGO, January 10.-A NeNs special
has the following Of the Milwaukee holo-
caust: The bulldog has long been known as
a death trap, and it only required half an
hour TO completely enyelop it in flames. 1t
had eighty-siI employees, mostly lodged in
the sixth story. Eight hundred guests can
be accommodated. Exit by the roof was
impossible on account OF the ire, and Tor
some reason the tive stand pipes and fire
ladders were not available. Ben Hale, fire.
man, was crushed under large heavy cor
nice, but was quickly gotten out from the
plates OF galvanized iron, seriously. II not
fatally hurt. The FIRE department worked
heroicslly, but were only able to prevent 1ts
spread. The hook and ladder company
were most active, and saved about twelve
people by well-directed efforts. The
morgue was a hideous eight. The two
email biers were coon filed with bodies
tightly packed, and then the bodies
of girls, women and men were laid pro-
miscuously on the stone flags almost in
a heap, as the patrol brought them in
three or four at time. 10 the American
Express Office Allen johnson and wife lsy
stretched on the hard floor, evidently dying,
and since dead. They were forced to jump
from the window OF the third floor. a
blanket held TO catch them was too weak,
and their backs were so horribly injured
that cries of pain were wrung from them.
Edward Pollock, of Lancaster, awakened
nearly as soon as the flames broke out, gath
cred his clothes and swung from the balcony
on the fourth floor TO that beneath where
some others were, and by means of knotted
bed-clothes all reached the ground.
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NATIONAL BANKS WITHDRAWING,

Legislation sometimes overshoois the mark
of its authors, 30 as to produce important
evils in the attempt to eradicate other evils
proportionAlly trivial. This is just what ap-
pears 10 have been the Gaze with Congress in
passing a law to stop overcerti6cation Of
checks by the national banks. That 4 real
need Tor something Of that character existed,
Is shown by the evasions under which the
same practice is continued under the name
OF acceptances. Nor are these eyasiops of
law the only consequence, national banks of
the highest standing are surrendering their
charters and pursuing their business under
State law, rather than stoop TO evasious,
practice every high-minded business man
scorns. The very high price of gov
eminent bends, and the taxes i'm
posed upon national banks have something
20 do with this Withdrawal, but the over
certi6cation law proves to be the one straw
that breaks the csmePs back. The move.
ment appears likely to extend in degree
that will compel either an abandonment; of
the national banking system altogether, or
revision Of the laws by which they are gov
erned. The public are the losers by the
change in one important respect, the banks
under State law are under no governmental
supervision on regular plan. 1t would be
we'll to provide for the contingency in time,
80 as TO avoid disturbance and perhaps dis
aster in our financial affairs.
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MEMPHIS APPEAL
THURSDAY. January II, 1883
OURsRAIHEALL.

We have received from d. 7. Flannery,
of the Signal Corps stationed in Memphis, a
very interesting and useful statement of the
rainfall throughout this district for last
week. and also of the rainfall for each sta
ton of the Signal Service in Tennessee fer
the year 1882, all of which appear in an
other column. We observe that in the Sig
nal Corps division that includes Tennessee,
O.SI inches OF rain fell the first week of the
year, against 047 inches the corresponding
week in 1882. Taking this State only, the
difference was 100 against l38 inches.
Against this decrease Memphis appeared 10
protest, for it had III inches of rain while
the other three cities had altogether only
2.1S inches. 1t is common impression that
Memphis exceeds in moisture, but We find
the rainfall Of the year, taking the monthly
mean, only SIS inches at Memphis while
it was $50 in Singh and dry" noun
famous Knoxville, and Nashville had 524;
Chattanooga, however, was a couple OF hmm
dredths lower than Memphis. We cannot
say too much in behalf of the industry thai
collects and collates these statements, which
are of great value TO the agriculturist, the
cotton-grower especially; to the sanatarian
and the physician they will be treasures
when the accumulated reports OF some years
admits Of comparisons and differences on
large scale.
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The Color Line Among the Democrats
OF New York.

At the recent election in New York City
the colored Republicans voted almost soldly
for Mr.. A. V. Davidson, the Democratic
candidate for sheriff, for the reason that Col.
Emmons Clark, the r publican nominee,
had refused colored organizations place in
the line st the funeral of ex-Vice President
Wilson. In recognition OF this support
Sherif-elect Davidson rendered deputy
ship under him to the colored people, and
attended meeting of the colored executive
committee, Friday evening, TO witness the
selection of the deputy. The sheriff was
warmly received, and being called on for a
speech, dispensed with oratory to the salts.
faction of the committee, by declaring that
he was "a man of few words, but OF good
fellowship" and concluded by inviting the
"boys" to enjoy the usual social courtesies"
at a neighboring restaurant. The invitstion
was az promptly accepted as it was rendered
and after erasing the color line over the dow-
ing bowl all hands returned to the committee
room, where a satisfactory choice of dep
uiy was made. Then a colored orator
euiog zed Sheriff Davidson. He said he
WAS born on Msnhsttan Island ffIy-three
years sgo, and had seen great deal OF Fro
gress, but he never saw progress such as this,
nor dreamed of such a thing 10 his widest
dreams. Sheriff Davidson, responding, said
he hoped the colored orator would live fifty
three years longer, and, if go, he might see
something in political way. The commit
tee then adjourned, practically convinced
that in political sense, 10 the words of the
Bev. John Jasper, ''the sun do move"
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A SPECIMEN or PROTECTION THAT
DON'T PROTECT.


The more the proposed changes in the
tariff, as offered by the House Committee on
Ways and Means, are considered, the more
they are found to abound in deceptions, and
to fail to reach what they purport 10 be-a
reform of the present tariff. A writer in the
New York H'st gives another of many strik-
log instances tbat have been published OF
the commitiee's failures. If tariff make
the protection Of American labor It's objecr,
then the material Of labor should be I'd
mitted on low duties. Ladies' and children
cloaks are largely worn in this country, to
the amount of nearly s25,000000 a year OF
American make, and 5000 600 TO $4,000
900 annually Of foreign make. For the last
two years competition with foreign made
cloaks has become almost impossible,
and few of our leading manufsc-
turers have, in consequence, abandoned
making the articles in this country, prefer
ring, under the circumstances, 10 imporl
them; other makers are contemplating the
transfer of their entire manufacturing inter-
ests to Berlin. The difference in the price
material of which the articles are made is
heavy, which is the chief impeachment 10
making them here rather than abroad. In
this case, if the encouragement OF American
labor is the object in view, the simple duty
OF the tariff reformers is to so lower the duty
on the material that the articles can be man
ufactured with profit in our own country.
Has the Committee on Ways and Means SO
modified the duty on the material that it
will become the interest of the cloak dealers
to have their goods made by American work
men, and so discontinue buying foreign
made articles, and cease to think
OF removing their manufacturing In
terests TO Berlin? They have done
just the contrary. Taking the principal
materials used in taking cloaks, we find the
committee proposing duty on wool OF from
20 to % per cent? on some kinds OF it; high
er than before, on silk, satin, laces, etc., 80
per cent. on. Italian cloth, so 10 80 per cent;
on wooden cloths, IS TO 80 per cent; on
cloaks made abroad, 40 10 So per cent. So
that the cloaks ready made can be purchased
for correspondiDgly less money than the ma
terisls Of which the cloaks are madel What
does the reader think of this way OF pro-
tectiDg American labor2 II the protection
lists think they can induce the people to ac-
cept such pslpable stupidities as this for
tariff reform, they are certainly most pro-
foundry mistaken. The committees pro-
posed reform is full of such anomalies. Az
another instance, a tax is imposed upon for
elgn books in foreign Languages; as the
American writes in English, and American
printers SET types in English, in what way
does this tax protect American laborf The
committee are helping the people to see that
not the protection of American labor, bu,
the filling OF monopolis,s' purses is the OBJ.
ject OF the protection that don't protect.
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Floods in Hungary.

PEsTH, January 10.-The floods in Hun
gary are increasing. The town of Raab, on
the Danube, is submerged, and it is reported
that many persons were drowned there.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The town of Rsab, Hungary, and adjacent
villages have only been saved from inunda-
ton thus far BY the frost. When the thaw
commenced the water suddenly rose all
over the district. At 5 O'Clock yesterday
morning the inhabitants were aroused by
alarm bells and commenced rapid flight.
Large numbers of fugitives crowded into the
solidly built Iheater, which stands on an
island in the midst OF the park, but here a
new panic arose, the water gradually .ieiug
as far as the first gallery. Meanwhile
around Raab, the dykes breaking, admitted
a deluge which soon reached the inner
town, containing 5000 fugitives as we'll as
the ordinary inhabitants of the place. A
considerable number OF lives were lost, but
fortunately the food did not reach the
higher parts of the towB, and ceased to rise
at noon. The city OF Guam, on the Danube,
the seat of the Hungarian primate, is also
meuaced by floods. The inundstion OF the
neighboring town of Komoru, at the con-
fuence Of the Waag with the Danube, are
also particularly extensive.
In the Hungarian Diet the Minister OF the
Interior stated that he sanctioned the pay
ment OF money required to relieve the wants
OF the sufferers by the inundation at Raab,
and private charity had also commenced the
work Of relief. II s officially reported that
10000 persons are roehess, aud that between
800 and 400 houses are Inundated and par
tally destroyed.
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The American people can rejoice in the
possession OF rich and accommodating
language. Indeed it may be called habby
and hatulent. 1t is sometimes as flexible
and plant as India rubber; then it becomes
rigid, stiff and iniexible. Often the same
words have two Specifications dramatically
opposite to one another. For instance, the
word "cleave" means to adhere tenaciously,
and also TO separate by blow. To "let" is TO
hinder as we'll az to permit To "raveln
means both to entapgle and TO disentapgle.
Priceless" means either invaluable or Of
of no value. "Nervous" is used sometimes
for strong, at other times for weak, and of late
years great elasticity has been given the two
words "thiei" and "theft" The meaning OF
these words now depend entirely upon The
amount of the theft and the former resps CT
ability of the thief. Ii the vagrant stesls
the torn, wornout and discarded garments
rottiug in the garnet 10 hide his max edness,
or loaf of bread to satisfy the cravings OF
hunger, he is called thief, and the crime
is branded as a theft and the thief is hustled
of to the penitentiary 10 suffer for his deed
But when the thief is gentleman who steals
thousands and hundreds of thousands, his
theft is called "defalcation," "fnancisl
irregularity," misrepresentation" and the
rogue is excused as the victim of cunning
knaves. OF course these comments refer TO
the sickly, sentimental sympathy which has
been expressed for Marsh L. Polk, the mos,
colossal thief of modern times. There ia NO
excuse for his villainy. He was neither
hungry nor naked. He bore an honored
name, was surrounded by all the COM
forts Of life and an interesting family, whose
intelligence and future prospects made his
home as happy as that of Tom Moore, who
rejoiced In a little paradise all his own.
But he yielded to the tempier, and because
he is a rogue of huge and monstrous pro.
portions that is no reason why he should be
exempt from the punishment that swiftly
overtakes the petty thief. Alexander wept
that he had not other worlds to conquer, and
after Polk had depleted the treasury of the
State he departed with his booty, and no
doubt hurled testamentary curses at the re-
pudiating ingrstes of Tennessee who failed
10 furnish the means equal to his
cupidity. When great robber in
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sdelphia, $1,000; American Fire Insurance
Company, PhiIadelphis, $1,000; Security In
surance Company, New Haven, Conn, $500;
Western Insurance Company, Pittsburg,
$1,000; Mercantile Insurance Company,
Clevelsnd, $1,000. Total on furniture, 49,
800; on house, S78,500. Total, 500, 300.
The insurance on the building is 100000
on stock, $4,000, but the rest of the com
psnies cannot be learned.
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AYERS sARSAPARHLA.
ALEXIS SAKSAfA
Nothing Short of Unmistakable
RnnnfifC

Conferred upon tens of thousands Of
sufferers could originate and maintain
the reputation which AYERS SARsA-
PARILLA enjoys. 1t is a compound Of
the best vegetable alternatives, with the
Iodides of Potassium and Iron, all
powerful, blood-making, blood-cleansing
and DEMONSTRATING and is the most
effectual of all remedies for scrofu-
lous, mercurial, or blood disorders.
Uniformly successful and certain, it
produces rapid and complete cures Of
Scrofula, Sores, Boils, Humors, PIN
Piles, Eruptions, Skin Diseases and all
disorders arising from impurity of the
blood By its invigorating effects it
always relieves and often cures Liver
Complaints, Female Weaknesses and
Irregularities, and is a potent renewer
of waning vitality. For purifying the
blood it has no equal. 1t tones up the
system, restores and preserves the
health, and imparts vigor and energy.
For forty years it has been in extensive
use, and is to-day the most available
medicine for the suffering sick.
For sale by all druggists.
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TIE raw, clustering winds of winter search
out the weaknesses Of the tender-chested, and
In consequence coughs and colds, lung and
bronchial complaints more or less prevail.
Should you contract cold, do not impru.
IDENTIFY wait until BY constant coughing YOU
SO irritate and iufiame the lungs as to bring
Yourself face to face with serious pull
monary affection. Rather treat your symp-
toms nationally, and by the prompt use Of
DR.. Jayne's Expectorant cure your cough
and heal all accompanying soreness OF the
lungs and thraat.
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MADISON, January 10.-There lie Demo-
cratic majority Of FIVE 10 the House OF Rep
re.entauive., and a Republican majority OF
two in the Senate, joint majority for the
Democrats of three. The Legislature met
Today at noon.
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OMIeern.

NEW YORK, January 10.-At a meeting Of
the New YORK Associated Press, held this
afternoon, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, George
joiner. of the Times; secretary, Whitelaw
Reid. of the Tribune; executive committee
William Henry Hubert, of the World ;
Cyrus w. Field, oil the Express, and David
NJ sloue. of the Journal of Cossmeree.
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NEW YORK, January 10.-The City Bank
of Jersey City has suspended. Capital,
$4,000; average deposits, $4,000. Mr..
Boyce, president of the institution, Shaw, the
cashier, aud Beach, the book-keeper, con-
fessed TO some stockholders yesterday that
they had overdrawn their account. to the ex-
tent of 1000, so that 100000 of the capt.
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Relief for the Sufferers.

BERLIN, January l0.-Bismarck, 10 the
Reichstag yesterday, stated that the Emperor
had Just granted 600 Doom. from the imperial
treasury fund as a contribution for the re-
lief OF the sufferers by the foundation. He
(Bismarck) said he was personally charged
by the Emperor to bring about the most
speedy application of the money.
Universal applause.] He therefore
desired 10 have an undersl andipg with the
deputies from the inundated districts, 10
whom he wished to see the entire SUN
transmitted. He missed, be said, the names
OF the deputies representing The Alsatians
from the appeal of the deputies for aid,
but he hoped they would attach themselves
to the work. He requested the deputies
from Bavaria Baden, Wurtemburg, Hesse
and Prussia, to visit him tonight and dis
cuss the manner 10 which the sum the EN-
peror had granted should be applied.
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
The Frankforter Zsitung has received al
ready large sums, including 15,000m. from
New York, in aid OF the sufferers by the
foods. The same paper has organized a
rapid distribution OF the funds, and will
gladly receive further contributions from
the United States.
An Appeal TO the British Public.
LONDON, January 10.-The Baden minis
try appeal to the generosity OF the British
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ANOTHER ONE.

JESsEY CITY, January 10.-The Fifth
Ward Savings Bank closed its doors in con-
sequence OF the suspension of the City Bank.
There is considerable excitement.
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Terrible Ravages Becoming Apparent.
WIEsBADEN, January 10.-The Rhine here
is now ave feet below the highest point,
which was on Friday last. The Nam has
fallen eight feet at Frankfort. As the water
retires Its ravsges become terribly apparent.
Many districts will probably never regain
their former prosperity.
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lac Browns Bronchial Troches. "Have
never changed my mind respecting them
rom the first, except 1 think yet better of
thai which began by thinking well of.'-
Rer. Henry Ward Bescher. Sold only in
hnres Price Is cenIs.
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Hor.ford,s Acid Phosphate

AS A REFRIGER DRINK IN FEVER.
Dr.C.HS s. Davis, Meriden, Conn, says:
al have used it as pleasant and cooling
drink in fever, and have been very much
pleased with il"
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FLOODS SUBSIDING.
The Rhine and Danube Rapidly Falling
Everywhere Except in the Pesth
District, in Hungary.
The Town of Raab Inundated and Many
Persons Drowned-Appealsf for Aid
for the Sufferers.

VIENNA, Janusry 10-The water is steadi-
ly falling all over Hungary, except in the
Pesth district.
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BUSINESS FAILURES.

Going into Voluntary Liquidation.
CHARLOTTE, D. c., January I0.-The
Traders' National Bank is going into volun-
fairy Iinnida tiou
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CHANCERY SALE
RE Al EST ATE.

No. 1873, R-Chancery Court OF Shelby county
W. E. Baker ct al. vs. Lizzie BrcsKs ct al
DY virtue of an interlocut0ry decree for sale ems
ID tered in the above cause on the otn day o.
December, 1852. VIII sell, at public auction, 70
the hixhest bidder in front Of the Clerk ana Aas-
ter's once, courthouse of shelby county, Mem
phis, Tenn, on
Saturday, January ~. Iss3.
within legal hours, the following described prop.
erty situated in Shelby county, Tenn, 0-wlt:
Sftua,ed in the sixteenth Civil District OF shelby
county, Tenn, one mile northeast OF Waite sta
ton: Bounded on the north By the land o. X ID.
brooks: on the east by the land of Samuel Mosby:
soJiIh By the lands of James N Brooks: west BY y.
NJ Brooks line and the land allotted 10 Mrs q
Brooks for her dover and the IsDd OF : NJ Hill,
Containing one hundred and eighteen 1lsl sees
TENS Of ssle-one-half 10 cash: balance IN
twelve OBJ months; note with approved . eunty;
S Iss3 E. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By j. NJ Bradley, Deputy Clerk and Master.
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smaI,po. Epidemic az shiloh,

CHICAGO, January Io.-A dispatch from
Shiloh, Ky., states that smallpox is raging
there. The stores are closed and business is
suspended. Whole families are stricken,
and The citizens are fleeing. Several physi-
clans have died, and The disease Is unusually
powerful and fatal
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An Appeal TO the British Public.
LONDON, January 10.-The Baden minis
try appeal to the generosity OF the British
public 10 behalf of 10000 persons rendered
homeless by the floods
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C. D. Nash, president Of the Newhall
House Association, gives the following in
surance: Western Insurance Company, Gin.
cinnati, $4,000; American Insurance Com,
pany, Wheeling, $500. Total on building,
$4,000. On furniture-Union Insurance
Company, Pittsburg, $4,000; Manufacturers
Fire Insurance Company, Wheeling, W. Va,
SIS 900; Miami Valley Insurance Company,
Cincinnati, $500; German Fire Insursuce
Company, PitIsburg, $1,000; Kenton Insur-
snce Company. Covingtop, KY, $500; En-
reka Fire and Marine Insurance Company,
Cincinnati, $500; Enterprise Fire and Ma
rine Insurance Company, Cincinnati, $500;
Fire Association Of Philsdelphis, $1,000;
Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, Phil
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where now thirty-two bodies are lying in a
ghasily heap on the floor OF the small room,
are heartrending beyond human power OF
description. A strong police force is neces.
sary to keep the anxious inguirers in line.
Nineteen bodies have been identified, and
eight are beyond recognition. Mrs. John
Gilbert's body was positively identified. 1t
was touching scene-the bride of night
upon the cold marble, charred and bruised,
with anguish depicted upon the delicate
features. 1t is said that she was Mics SUIT
ton, Of Chicsgo, previous to marrying Gil
bert, who is maddened beyond control.