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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-08

TIE Railroad Commission bill introduced
in the House BY Col. Josiah Pattersoo, of
this city, is almost the same as the Illinois
law on the same subject, which has stood not
only every assault made asainst it in the
State courts OF that STATE, but those made
in the United States cour's. Mr.. PAtter-
con, in support OF the bill, says that the
people want reasonable local rates, which
at present are at about an average rate
OF sixteen ceuis per ton per mile in Ten.
nessee, whereas in Matsachue,ts the aver
sge is only three cents per ton per
mile. He explained that it would now coat
less TO ship cotton from any small town in
Tennessee 10 Fall River, Mass, have it man
ufactured into cloth and shipped to the same
town, thsn 10 ship 10 Nashville, have it
manufactured there and returned 10 the
sarae town within the State. Hence the
necessity for a commission to regulate
freight rates and save the people of the
State from uni jist Determinations. The bill,
we are happy TO say, has been agreed to in
caucus, and will pass both house,, Col Cole
to the contra y Notwithstanding.
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CAPITAL POINTS

WAsHlNGToN, March 7.-Postmaster. Gen.
ersi Howe left for Wisconsin this morning
The Secretary of the Treasury has asked
for the resignation of Haines, collector OF
customs al Galveston.
Secretary Folger denies the published
statement that he had said il would Re s
long while before any more bonds are called.
He says he has expressly refrained from
talking on the subject of bonds, and has
certainly not intimsted that no csll would
be made for some time.
1t lie estimated by the sixth auditor of the
Treasury Department that the increased
work imposed upon his Office by the recent
postal lsgislstion is sufficient in amount to
give constant employment to about forty al.
ditional clerks. twenty-five more clerks will
be needed to do the work srising from the
new money order system alone. With the
present force the work cannot possibly be
done in proper manner.
The Malsgasy ambassadors, after being
formally presented to the President to-day
called at the State Department and had an
informal interview with the Secretary OF
State. The treaty, in regard to which state
ment has been published, that the commits.
eioners wsuld consider and ratify il during
their stay here, WIS made in 1880, and rati-
fed by the Senate of the United States in
1881. The only remaining formally, the
exchange of rati6cations by the representa-
tives OF the respective governmsnts, will
take place in Madagascar tomorrow. The
ambassadors will go doWa the river Il
Mount Vernon. About ssveuty-fre invited
guests accompany them, including the Cabi-
net, the diplomatic corps and others.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS has been made that the
tenth annual Conference of Charities and
Corrections will be held in Louisville, Ky,
in May or September. We hope the former
month will be selected, as it is the one Haost
convenient for the people of the South.
The president for the ensuing year is Fred
III. Wines, secfelsry of the Illinois State
Bo5rd of Charities, who has charge of the
Statistics Of the Defective and Dependent
Glasses of the United States for the census Of
1880. Members Of boards OF State charities
aud prison commissions are eG.ofeio mem
beTs Of the conference, and 20, too, are
all persons off isly connected with
the management of charitable, re-
tormatory or penal establishments. In
addition, ali psnons interested in such
institutions are cordially invited to be pres
ent. II has become customary for The gov
ernorS of States 10 sppoiut such representa-
tives IS they specially desire 10 have in at
tendance, and it js hoped thst next year
every State will send such delegates, ard
that tbe Dominion of Canada viii be iuily
represented. A very iull attendance and an
Interesting meeting are expected at Louis
vile next year, and the Southern States
should be represented more fully than ever
bsfore. Tennessee ought TO have full
rsnresentaiio
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-08

The attention OF our senators and repre-.
sentstiyes is called 10 a Communication from
"a Prompt Taxpayer" The amendment TO
the bill for the settlement of the debt
of the city of Memphis which he sug-
gests should by all means be Incorporated in
it. The litigaling creditors ought to be com.
PEELED to give at least that guarantee. There
ought 10 be provision in the bill de-
barring all of them from its bens6ts who
did not dismiss their suits against the Tax
iug'District within thirty days after the pas
sage ef the bill, aud all who should hereafter
sue. II that were done, as Msj. Merirether
sugg ested in yesterdays APPEAL, the time
for creditors to sccept the settlement might
be extended, say TO June, 1884, without seri-
Gus danger
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-08

Dr. MAT ZERISG, of Berlin, who has been
commissioned by the government of Prussia
to investigate and report upon agricultural
and transportation interests and methods Of
the United States has arrived in Washington,
and was yesterday at the Office of Mr..
Nimno, chief OF the Bureau Of Statistics,
studying maps aud reports, aud preparing
himself for the wcrk assigned him. He will
whit the principal cities Of the United
States, and make the acquaintance of their
boards Of trade, chambers Of commerce and
raiiroad noananars
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chance left for the wire rod industry, which
protectionists and even free trsders declared
completely killed by the passage of the new
tariff law. He ssys there is clause in the
bill which provides tbst when Two rates of
duty are applicable to The same article it
should be taxed at lhs highes, rate In this
case there is higher and lower duty
which be believes applicable to wire rods,
and if 50 decided, i'm portsrs will have to pay
the higher rate. This will enable those
having capital in the industry to continue to
compete with foreign trade,
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The New York Herald gives these figures:
There are over 10000 rum-shopa ia the city
OF New York; one to every 125 inhabitants;
one 10 every twenty five families. There are
1000 bakers, 1000 butchers, 1000 grocers. OF
these 10000 rum shops 5000 are licensed,
and moderate estimate gives the illicit
shops and places where rum-Which is the
comprehensive term for drinks OF all kinds
sold al 10G0
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Narrow Escape at skipwi,h.

bpetldI 70 inc AppeaI.I
SKlPwrTH, Miss, March THE Psrisot,
in coming TO and going back from this land
ing Sunday morning, made such heavy
waves that they ran over the protection levee,
filling in between it and prong that had
been built on account of the caving bank.
which broke with the immense pressure of
water in front OF il. Engineer Jacks was on
hand with large fierce in few minutes
afterBard and s1cceeded in securing the
point where ,hssEaler went over, He h.s
had men at work yesterday and to-day on
the whole line, which is now considered se.
cure unless heavy rain or wind occurs, which
is not anticipated.
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New York, Msrch 7.-Napoleou B,oay
s.Iosn and Store Raraea a, Danca.'.

Special 70 The AppeaLl
sKIPwITH, Miss, March THE saloon
of W. L. Smith, a; Duncan's bayou, one
mile above here, was burned at o'clock
Monday night; no insurance. The loss is
named as $1,000 in goods aud $500 in cash.
The store of 81. Dreyf1s, near the saloon,
had narrow escape, bu: good deal of
goods have been damaged BY water. The
Ere originated while Smith was attending a
ahnu snr,,a diatanra .rau
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THE statements as 10 the condition OF the
Memphis, Selma and Brunswick road, which
we publish in another column, are not cal
eulated TO encourage belief in its early
completion. This will be sad news 10 our
resderr, those especially who reside along
the line OF the road between this city and
Holly spfinos
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rae 1s.as PenItentf.ry lease.

AUSTIN, March THE State S. nate to-
day ratified the lease Of the Two peniten-
tiariss to Messrs. Cunningham aud Ellis, OF
tbis S'ate, and to Gen. Handy and Cherry
orc. nner, of Nashville, Tenn. They get the
convicts and prison machinery for fen years
at t2000 per year to the State. 1t lie esti-
mated that ihe lessees will make net less
than S150,oO0 year clear of all expenses in
the bargain, and general howl is going up
from the people.
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Capt. Whitlow, of the james Lee, has re-
ceived the following letter from Delta, Miss,
under date of the 9th:
Thinking you may like the water news from
this point, will stste that the river has risen
two feet since last Saturday at II clock. It rose
ten inches in twenty-four hours Sunday and Sum
day night. The new levees built by 7. g. Ader-
holdt Co. gave way last night, making q
crevasse 1000 feet wide Two or three inches
more will run over the top of the levee in many
places. There will be much damage to plan
in this section. T b. n
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THE SEARCH FOR CHIPP.
10 Traces FOund or the Missing Men o.
the JeanEette CEew-LieuI. Har-
ber's Report.
The Uefen Eeagus-A Graceful CompiI.
ment 10 Ex-senator David Davis
-CapitAi Points.

WAsHIEGToN, March 7.-Gen. Negley, of
PiItsburg, president of the National Union
League, has called meeting of the Execu-
tive COMMITTEES OF that body at the Conti-
mental Hotel, Philadelphia, on ths 24th of
March, for the transaction of important
bnsipess.
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The largest workshop of the body is the
liver, whose Office it is to withdraw the bile
from the blood; when this important organ
does not act the skin assumes a yellow
appe arance, and generally sick headache
sets in, with chilly sensations, and cold hands
and feet, accompanied Ei,h loss OF appetite.
The system becomes clogged, the machinery
does not work well, and both mind and bod y
are disordere5, the sfi:cted becoming cross
add fretIul, hndiug fault with everything
around them. To any person in this coudi-
tion Dr. Jsyne's Sanative Pills are recon.
mended; by their stimulating action the
liver soon RECEIVERS its heslthy tone and is
enabled to perform its proper fun ctions
Costiveness is cured, and all the aggrsvatine
symptoms OF biliousuess removed
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A BIG BLAZE.
Destructive Fire at NashviIle-Less Es.
timsted AZ n Quarter OF n Million.
Special to the Appeal

Special to the Appeal.l
NASHVILLE, March IA Ere broke out
at 10 o'clock tonight in the store of William
Litterer, wholesale drugs, and by the time
Mr.. Littersr and his clerks had reached the
sidewalk in safeiy the flames were burning
fercely in svery part of the house. The
iremen were unable to keep :he fire in check,
and the buildings of Edward Dickens, bar
Der; Reid & Foley, machiDists; Carsey Bros.
& Co, tobacco brokers; Coussens & Tabler,
drugs; S. Fl. Mason & Co., tobacco brokers;
L. F. Argo, grocer; q. H. Preston, tobacco
broker; S. G. Rymap, steamboat agent
Lewis & Co., chewing gum manufacturers,
were totally destroyed. The estimated loss
is $3.50 600, and the insurance 100000.
William Miller, of the Porter RIFFS, was
reported killed by falling wall, but The
report was false.
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

Litterer's store wss the only one burned ir
the Watkins block. The wind was from the
north and the flames took southerly direc.
ton, burning several old buildings south Of
the Watkins block, including Lewis & Co...
papsr.box factory; Consin & Tabler, drug
.ists; Carsey Bros, tobacco manufactory
Palsien & Co., produce dealers; the steam
boat Office of the Paducah and Cairo Line
Mr.. Litterer's manufactorv; 7. Fl. Masoss
Co.'s tobacco warehouse; Reid & Foley, brse;
foundry--all on Broad and Front streels
Loss, $500, 600; insurance, $125,000. The
origin of the FIRE is not known. A negro lad
had LEG broken by falling wall. The
Ere was under control by II o'clock.
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HOUSE.

Mr.. Ramsey desired bis vote recorded
against the Stale debt bill.
Mr.. Ramsey offered House j1ipt resolu-
tion directing the State Board of Health 10
examine into the sanitary condition OF the
Davidson county Jail.
The following House bills passed third
readings:
To relieve county tTustees and tax collect
srs who have paid in excess under the act Of
1875.
To increase the revenue of the State and
to protect shee p-growing
MI. Berry moved to amend by providing
that any citizen who paid dog tax uuder this
law shall have the same right to sue or petit
iiou as granted trustees under this law
motion 10 table the amendment failed
Mr.. Jones moved to table both the bill
and the amendment. Carried.
The House bill TO amend the criminal
law so as to make the malicious drawing OF
pistol felony failed for want of a consti-
tutional msjority. A motion 10 reconsider
was entered.
The House bill to prohibit the St tie tress
urer, county tsx-collectors and other officers
OF the State from loanIng or using State
fumes, and making the same felony, passed
The bill was reeousIdered and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
The House passed, on its final reading
the bill TO prevent the sale Of whisky to hus
bands where wives shall notify saloon
keepers in writing that it sh all not bs done
Fine and imprisonment imposed on disobe
disuce OF the law.
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Western winde~ GLASS Manafactnrers

PITTsBuRG. March 7.-Ths. Western Win
dow Glass Manufacturer Association is in
session here this afternoon. Attendance
large, nearly all the factories being repre-
sent 4. Reports from all sections Indicate q
very depressed condition of trade, with the
futule outlook decidedly unpromising. The
present state of affairs is caused by the
tariff agitation, and now that question IL
settled and reduced, will initiate against
an Improvement. No change was made in
rates, aed the question OF cutting wages left
over until the summer shutdown.
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TOKEN OF ESTEEM.
GRACEFUL COMPLIMENT TO EX-SENATOR
DAVID DAVIS.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Ex-S Senator Da-
yid Davia, late presiding offiesr of the SEN
ate, was to-day presented with a solid silver
water-pitcher aud gobIe;s, ss token of re-
spect and esteem, by he clerks in the Office
of the secretary Of the Senate. The pre-
sentation address was made by Mr.. Shober,
acting secretary of the Senate, in the pres
ence of the donors, and was responded TO by
Mr.. Davis in terms OF grateful appreciation.
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4 Eshto ~arE.

NEW YoRk, March THE Womeu's Ma
ticnal Relief Association in aid OF the sGf-
ferers by the Western foods received to-day
twenty bundles Of clothes. Mrs E. S. Osborn
gees 10 Louisville TO supsrfntend the dis
trikutiao
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The act to settle the STATE debt at fifty.
snd-three ptssea the House, SIS we stated
in yesterdays hPrBaL-si1ty-six votes for
il, tWenly-seven against il, six members being
absent or &c. voting.
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GALLowAY's mscsdamized road bill, in
dorsed and recommended by the Memphis
Merchants Exchange, passed the Senate yes
terday. IT is confidently believed that it
will pass the House.
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The Bank of Tennessee owes s1,219,576,
and has assets TO meet it amounting to
S294,5 SO. The people will have TO put
their hands in their pockets 10 pay the diff
ference.
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Ftlxhnxh Lee Waco.

Waco, TEX, March 7.-Gen. Fii,hugh
Lee and party arrived here, and were escort
ed to the hotel by the mayor and other
prominent citizens. He lec.uIed at the
Opsra house II rishf
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Ids yet DeeH TtPJIleu,
FEARFUL LOSS OF STOCK.

Stock are beginning to suffer fearfuly
throughout the overfowed districts. The
continued standing in mud aud water from
knee to half side deep, is telling on them.
They are losing flesh, and in consequence
growing weak. Tue March winds will finish
them.
Deputy Sheriff McGinnis reports the peo-
Pile in the Sixth District in deplorable con-
dition on account OF the water. There is
not foot of dry land in that distric,, and,
if possible, more damage will be done 10
stock this winter than last. Mr.. J. w. Pitts
went as far down as Hickory Ridge; gloom
aHd desolation reigned everywhere, and
many of the citizens, he thinks, will leave
the lowlands as soon as possible.
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TIE report 70 .he Senate oa the Torbett
fasOe will be found 10 smother column. 1! is
timely apd Interesting reading.
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THE BANK OF TENNESSEE.
TOTAL ASSETS, 1924, ,506 69-LIABILITIEs
SI.2I9.576,

NASHVILLE, March THE following
schedules were submitted as part of the re-
port OF the Committee on the Torbett Issue,
IN the Senate yesterday. Bysthem is shown
the amounts OF Tennessee notes outstanding,
the disposition of the rem ainder, and the as,
sets of the bank.
sCHEDULE SHOWING VALUE OF ASSETS OF THE BANK
OF TENNESSEE IN THE HANDS OF THE RECEIVER,
1S
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THE IEGIsl AZURE


| THE LEGl STATURE.
THE HOUSE DEBT BILL PASSED The sENATl
| ON FIRST READING.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, March 7.-Stnate.-At Il
O'Clock Mr.. Gslloway's bill providing for thr
construction, building and repairing Of turn
pike, macadamiz2d and graded gravel roads
and providing for the collection of ter
cent tax on each 800 worth of property fol
the same, was taken up. The act is not com.
pulsory. Passed third reading.
The House joint resolution, shat our
United States senators be instructed and our
representatives in Congress requested to use
their influence TO have the tariff reduced to
basis for revenue only" was postponed in
definitely, which effec.ually kills the resolH-
tion.
The Senate joint resolution to have printed
for the uss of tho General Assembly 10000
copies of Commissioner Hawkips's report on
experimental tests of commercial fertilizers
was adopted.
The Senate Joint resolution directing the
treasurer 10 file petition with the receiver in
the ace OF State Of Tennessee and Samuel Wat
son, trustee, Us. the Bank of Tennessee, 10 The
Chsucery Court at Nashville, for the pro rata
payment of all the notes of the bank held
by him, as treasurer of Tennessee, or which
may hereafter be paid into his office, or be
received by him in his official capacity,
wss adopted.
The House bill to authorize church OFF,
GERS and their successors in office 10 convey
real estate, passed third reading.
The House bill to settle the bonded in
debtedness OF the State of Tennessee was
taken up and passed first reading. 1t is
thought it will pass the third reading within
the next two days, az it is in accordance
with the action of the Democratic caucus.
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A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES STATISTICAL
AGENT At LONDON

WASHINGTON, March THE statistical
sgent of the Department of Agriculture in
London reports continued rains and foods,
aud great injury to the wheat crop, and
gloomy apprehensions of the worst failure
Tor years. The area is reduced, and much
resolving will be necessary. There is also
much alarm at the spread Of the foot and
mouth disease smopg cattle. Local fairs
throughout Great Britain have been closed,
and orders IN council prohibit the move
ment of farm animals from Scotland to Ire
land until the 3lst of March.
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INDICATIONS.


For Tennessee and The Ohio soley, fair
''edtter, "erLssest, veeriay to GARNER soutAeas.
winds, IOper pressure.
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a GOOD Fighting obanc

PTIsBURe, Nsrcb : --Src
Of tse Western Iron Assoc s'l,r, - =
! cred what he considers ! good lighting
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THE SEARCH FOR cHIP7.
No TRACES OF THE MISSING MEN OF THE
JEANETTE CREW

JEANNETTE CREW.
WAsHINeToN, March 7.-Undtr date OF
Irkutsk, Siberia, December 8, 1882, Lieut.
Harber writes the Secretary of the Navy
giving detailed report OF the operations Of
his party in their search for The missing peo-
pie of the Jeanuette. At midnight on June
23d they left Irkutsk for the Lsua delta, ar
irving al Bulun on July Sd. They took on
the stores left by Engineer Melville, ard fitted
out four parties with native boats. Then
follow the chief incidents of the search OF
The different parties from day TO day, the
difficulties experienced from shoal W ater and
lmpossibilIty of procuring native guides
They were frequently compelled to wade end
drag the boats for miles. the morning of
August 2lst they reached Matrai, and visited
the tomb of Lieut. Comm ander De- Long and
companions and put four heavy bolts through
the standard and arms OF the cross
in accordance with the request of
Engineer Melville. Thence search was
continued TO the northward, and on
the 3lst they reached the spot where
Lieut. Commander De Long and party were
found. A search was made to see if any
thing remained hidden under the snow.
Nothing OF consequence, however, was
found. Returning, the party reached Bulun
on the 18th Of September. Here the
Jeannetie party was placed in charge of
Ensign Hunt. The search was continued by
Lieut.. Harder and Mr.. Schultz on sledges.
Lieut. Harder then gives an account of the
points visited and distances Travelled, and
notes their return to Buun on the Oh OF
November, AID adds: 81 regret to state that
no trace OF Chipp or his party or his beat
have been seen by US or any of the natives
1t is probable that 1 communicated with
every native Of the delta, and with those
who were near the coast" The balance OF
the report relates 10 arrangements for the re-
movsl of the remains OF Lieut.. Commander
De Long and party, and contains no infor-
nation not anticipated by telegraph. Ae-
companying the report is chart showing
tue routes taken in the search.
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ierman.American B. and L. Association

THE monthly loan meeting of this Association
i Is kes place on THURSDAY, March Sth. at 30
O'Clock pm Members sre requested to pay their
dues promptly. otherwise fines viii be strictly en-
forced. Seventh seTies stock which leans can be
made stonce. JOHN SCHEIBLER, President.
II
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Text Of the Bill for Their Collection
Introduced Ia the Senate by
DIR. Porter.
The EaRk Of Tennessee-Its Total as
sets and Liabiliiies-The Tor
belt Issue.
TaxiDg-District School Commissioners
Appointed by the GOrernor-The
Lucky Ones.
Proceedings in the Legislature-Galio.
ways Turnpike Bill Passed by
the S7nate.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, March THE governor this
afternoon appointed as School Commissioners
OF the Taxing. District, Messrs r D. Jordan,
G. V. Ranbaut, q. J. Lynn, P. NJ. Wiulerp,
ana Alfred Froman.
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DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF THE BREAK NEAR
FRIARs POINT,

ST. LOUIS, March IA dispatch from
Helena says the breaking of the levee near
Frisrs Point yesterday will be very dis
sstrous to large number of planters and
other people in that section, and that a good
deal Of land n.reer under wster before will
be oyeraowed Ths Friars Point delta and
all the towns for twenty miles back from the
river will be greatly damaged, aud planters
other supplies,