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An EXCITING CONTEST
For the Chairmanship Of the Board of
POorhOuse Commissioners.

The election OF officers of the Board OF
Poorhouse Commissioners, the result of
which was given in yesterday mornings s
issue, was very thrilling affair The
County Court had high old time when
the three commissioners were elected, and
in the afternoon the successful trio re-
sorted to the Office of Justice Galloway, on
Madison street, to ballot for a chairman at
SO a month and secretary at $50 a
month, the third member to be high
private at SIS month. 1t was a very
solemn conclave-small but select. When
the Office had been cleared of all who
were not delegates to the convention JUS
tice Galloway arose and declared that
nominations were in order. Justice Pope
moved to dispense with nominations,
and as Justice Jones voted with him,
Justice Galloway was in the minority and
lost Justice Cham Jones then passed
around the hat. Justice Galloway voted
blank, and when the ballots were counted
two votes were found to have been cast
for Justice Pope. 1t was a fair ballot.
There were but three delegates and only
three votes were cast. A deep and awful
silence fell upon the convention. Foi
some reason the successful candidate was
not called upon to make speech. There
were no loud calls for Pope, Pope! but
the convention went right on balloting
and elected Justice Jones secretary. The
convention then adjourned sine die. Yes,
it was a fair election, brv it was mighty
axcitipp,
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STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Proceedings Of i',e last Regular GUAR
teriy Session.

The meeting of the State Board Of
Health at Nashville Thursday was pre-
sided over by Dr. T. A. Atchison. A
paper was read by the secretary, DIR. C. c.
Fite, giving resume of the work OF the
Sanitary Council Of the Mississippi Valley
and treating generally OF health matters
throughout the country during the past
summer. Smallpox has caused very
little trouble during the past quarter.
Col. L. w. Cole moved that the Execu-
tive Committee secure an opinion from
Judges East and Baxter upon the'powers oi
the board under the State law in regard to
remanding smallpox patients to hos
pital, and also that the Governor secure an
opinion from the Attorney-General. The
board held the opinion that the law was
explicit and that it should be enforced
but the opinion of legal talent was desired
before county health officers were in
structed to enforce the law.
The election of a successor to the Hon
John Johnson was postponed. A motion
was carried TO appoint two delegates tC
represent the board at Detroit in Novem-
Der at the meeting Of the American Pub
lie Health Association, the president tC
make the appointment.
The president was, on motion, added tc
the delegation.
The board then adjourned to the next
regular meeting, January l, 1854.
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HOEY'S WEAKNESS.
The Young Actor Published as IRE
sponsfbIe by His Father.

+ New York, October 3.-The following
advertisement appeared in morning
newspaper:
"The public are cautioned against CASH
ing or negotiating any drafts, checks or
paper of any description made or indorsed
by George Hoey, as his mental condition
is such as to make him irresponsible for
his acts. JOHN HoEY."
Mr. John Hoey, of the Adams Express
Company, said to a reporter: " My reason
for adopting this measure is that my son
George has lately fallen into the habit OF
having no time to run down town, and
therefore stops in at some of my friends or
acquaintances' place of businesSand raises
on a check or draft drawn upon me. am
not averse to doing anything, or all in my
power for him, but / cannot consistently
honor such paper, when / know to do so
would only oblige me to take it up con-
tinuously. My object in making the mat
ter public is to save the young man from
serious trouble. You see, if he should
keep on in this way, he will find some one
who will not care that he is my son, and
hc might be dealt with rs criminal, SO |
am charitable and kind, rather than harsh, f.,
if prefer TO think his actions are those OF
an irresponsible man rather than of an in
different one"
"Can you assign no immediate cause for
Mr.. Hoey's afflction?"
"None, unless it be 4 success, followed
by business reverses. He is talented
young man, and as lawyer would, with
out doubt, have made his mark, but he
showed a decided preference for literary
pursuits, and is not unknown as a dra-
matte author and actor Had he been
content to follow up the success of his
drama, 4 Chad Of The STATE, by writing
others, or to have gone on. in his career as
an actor, improving himself by hard study,
should have been quite as proud OF him,
but he undertook 10 manage company OF
his own, and lacked the requisite eXecu-
| tive ability to this end, and the conse-
/ quence was disastrous financial failure.
am inclined to believe his success as a
playwright first turned his head to a
| greater or less extent, and then business
/ reverses made the trouble more serious"
/ George Hoey is bright, talented and
atfectionatc gentleman, and the return OF
his malady, Of which it was hoped he
was well rid, is deeply regretted.
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THE COUNTY WORKHOUSE,
A Knotty Question 10 be Decided by
the County Court Monday.

The question OF what disposition ought
to be made of the county convicts becomes;
more annoying each day, and the County
Court has DELAYED action upon it from
torIn to Term, undecided as TO how they
should act. Monday next is set for its
discussion, when proposition made by
Mr.. w. Il. Williamson, OF Bartlett, the full
text OF which has already been published,
will come up for consideration, with the
report of the Citizens Committee, ap-
pointed at the last term of the court. The
committee was instructed to select and
purchase suitable site for workhouse but
by singular oversight no appropriation
was made for the purpose of carrying out
these instructions. Mr.. L. L. MCGOWAN,
a member of the committee, stated to an
APPEAL reporter Yesterday that he was
heartily in favor of working the convicts
on the roads if it could be done as cheaply
as with hired labor, and when asked If
the committee recognized the central
truth that the convicts must, in any event,
be burden to the county, he replied that
they did, but the question with them was
simply as to the cheapest method of dis
posing of them.
Justice Coleman's views, which have al
ready been given in detail, are in favor of
having the convicts worked'by the county
| on farm of its own, where they can raise
enough to support themselves. Their
work OF the farm would require perhaps
four months steady work, and the remain
ing eight the able-bodied men could work
on the roads, the trash gang or boys, old
men and women remaining at work in the
| field. The roads could be worked for a
| distance of five miles out from the city, a
| trench dug on either side and the dirt
| thrown up into the center, forming good
hard road. The plan of hiring them out
has been proven bad one, no matter
what arrangement is effected with the
lessee. The County Court seems to un.
derstand very little OF this important mat.
ter, and it is feared that they will make
another mistake on Monday
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Louisville aaccs-

LOUISVILLE, October S.-Eighth day OF
the fall meeting of the Louisville Jockey
Club Weather cool; track stiff,
First Rarc.-Three-year rold tillies, one
and onc-siXteenth miles. Starters: Mayo
naise, Billetta, Longnate and Sipalong.
Biletta took the lead, with Longmate sec
ond, Slipalong third, Mayonaise fourth.
These positions were unchanged to the
finish, Billetta winning by head. Time
i :529.
Second Rdce.-Welter race, all ages, one
mile. Mediator won Lutte Fogle second,
Centreville third. Time-l:47.
Third Rdcs.-Selling race, two-year-olds,
three quarters OF a mile. Manitoba won
Nettie filly second, Romeo third. Time
i ;l0}.
Fourth Race.-Handicap, all ages, mile
and half John Davis won; Blazes fin
ished second, but as he swerved at the
finish against Wallensee he was set back
last and. Wallensce given second place
Slocum third. Time-2:41.
Fifth Rdc6.-Association purse, one
mile. Mammonist won by a length; Wall
flower second, half length in front of Nc
Bowling third. Time :34i. French pools
paid, on Mammonist for first, ,S2S9, for place
secs; on Wallhower for place, SlSS.
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JACKSON, MISS.
Suit Involving the Title 10 One Hum
dred Thousand Acres of Land.

Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, October 3.-Proceedings were
instituted here to-day by a mandamus
against the Secretary of State involving the
validity OF the grant of some 100000 acres
OF land by the State in 1871 to the Pearl
River Navigation and Improvement Com
pany, and, necessarily, the title to said
land OF the purchasers from said company.
This was one of the most mammoth frauds
ever perpetrated on the State under car
petbag regime. The company acquired
and sold the land without ever paying a
cent therefor. 1t is claimed by the State,
first, that no title to the lands ever accrued
to the company; and secondly, that if a
title was ever vested in them, that by the
failure to perform by the company certain
conditions of the grant the lands reverted
to the State. The case will be tried on
Monday next before Judge Wharton.
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YellOW-Fever Prevented.

MAY 80.
Bark, Evie J. Ray, bound from New York to
Batavia, February a. 1882. While on the outward
passage the second mate attacked with Hong
Kong fever. Capt. Ray supplied him with a "Hol-
man Liver Pad which cured him entirely with
out single dose of medicine. Capt. Ray also
gave each of the crew one of DIR, Holman's
Pads which protected each of them from the fever
and all other sickness while detained in the ports
of Java and Singapore four months, il being
very sickly during that time. All other ships
lying in those ports during the above period, not
supplied with - Holman's Pads, had sickness on
board, and lost more or less of their crews. Hav-
safely recommend them Ito all going to siekly
Dor
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04

SrRATFoRD-UPoN-Ayo October Sin
August last, DIR. Ingleby, one of the life
trustees OF the birthplace of Shakespeare,
and the author OF HGhespcdres Home, pro-
posed that the remains of Shakespeare
should be eXhumed, in order to compare
the poets skull with the monumental
bust in church, as we'll as set at rest the
question of the correctness of the many
conflicting portraits of the poet in exist
ence. The proposition received the in
dorsement Of the Rev. q. ArbUth, vicar of
this place. Upon reference to the terms
of sepulture, however, it was ascertained
that the remains could not exhumed or
disturbed without the consent of the
mayor and officers of the city corporation.
The mayor refused his assent, and the
matter has now been finally settled by the
City Council, which passed a resolution
! condemning any disturbance of Shakes
peare's grave
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04

BLooD is credited with being thicker
than water, but if the st. Louis correspond
ent of the Chicago Times be correct some
of the water furnished to the inhabitants
OF st. Louis must be considerably thicker
than an average article OF gore. A two
ounce bottle al Eydrant water examined
under miscroscope was found to contain
"a consolidated group Of brown worms.
The worms We're all about the size of an
eyclash, and We're restless, active spec
linens, writhng about with 4 vigor and vi
tality unusual to worms That beats
Wolf ,;Vor v.ot,r
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What the Spanish Foreign Minister

LONDON, October 3.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Times states that the
Marquis De La Vega De Armiko, Spanish
Minister of Foreign Affairs, in referring to
the scenes in Paris during the visit of AL
fonso, said the wrong then committed was
so indefensible that he felt sure that ample
reparation would be rendered by the
French government, and he had advised
the King not to hurry his departure The
marquis also said: "We were determined
to prevent any internal difficulties occur
ring in France on general confagration
on our account. A representative in Paris
OF one OF the great powers called on me
especially to note that the Kings prudence
and dignity under trying circumstances
had rendered service to the whole of
Europe" The marquis further said we
are perfectly satisfied of the good faith OF
Ferry.
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One of the Bcst Phvsiciaus.

have been using Swift's Specific in my
practice for quite long time, and regard
it the best combination as a blood purifier
and tonic. 1t is entirely vegetable, being
composed of the extracts of roots which
grow in this section of Georgia. l am
familiar with its history from the time the
formula was obtained from the Indians. 1t
is certain and safe remedy for all kinds
OF blood poison and skin humor, and in
the hundreds of cases in which / have used
it and seen it used, there has never been a
failure to cure. have cured blood taint in
THE THIRD GENERATION
with it, after had most signally failed by
the most approved methods OF treatmen.
with mercury and iodide of potassium.
These cases have been cured over fifteen
years ago, and have never had any return
OF the disease in themselves or in their
children. FRED A. TooMER. NJ. D.,
e. Perry. Houston county Ia
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LONDON, October 3.-The Times says, edi-
torially: "a government which cannot
secure courteous reception for national
guest in its own capital can hardly be ac-
quilted of weakness and incapacity, even
if it escapes suspicion on the score of sin
cerity and goodwill. During the brief
tenure of office of NJ. Challemel Lacour,
French Minister of Foreign Affairs, he has
irritated Germany, ruffied the goodwill
OF England and quarreled with China.
The complete isolation to which he has
reduced France has had a natural result
in the outbreak AGAINST King Alfonso"
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lN an admirable interview with Judge
T. w. Brown, which we printed yesterday,
that gentleman emphasized as the result
OF his personal observations in the North
during the summer the position taken by
the APPEAL, that the South should be rep
resented on the National Democratic
ticket in 1884, and Senator Vance, of North
Carolina, iudorsed him. That wittiest OF
all witty Senators thinks the South has
been playing c)nd fddle long enough
indeed. too long.
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presided over by Bishop Stevens. Papers
bearing on the religious welfare of deaf
mutes will be read, and discussions on the
subject take place. The proceedings will
be conducted orally and in signs at the
same time, and be interpreted from one
language to the other Sunday, the 18th,
Bishop Stevens will ordain deaf mute to
the priesthood, the first, it is said, ever or
dained in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
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SPORTING NEWS.


At the New Memphis Jockey Club pool
room last night French mutuals paid on
first race So 50 for 81, on second race S3 81
for 81, combination board Sll 80 for fifty
cents. The following races are posted on
the boards to be run at Louisville this
afternoon:
First Rdce.-One mile; for three-year.
olds; Association purse, $3.50; nine starters
Sccond Rdce.-One and a half miles
Falls City stakes, $500 added; three start
ers-Silvio, McGinty and Washburn.
Third -Fiye-eighths of mile
handicap for two-year-olds; $3.50 added.
Fourth Rdce-NIile heats; selling; S25C
added; five starters.
Fifth Race.-Three-quarte OF a mile
Association purse, $3.50 added; sever
starters
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TuE Rev. Mr.. IIoughton, of New Haven,
continues to oN;mplify his idea Of "true,
manly independence in the Christian pull
pit and 10 exhibit his contempt ion
"blear-eycd preachers who sit like owls on
the raiters of Zion, hooting the wornout
fables OF bygonc days, 10y again denounc.
ing William Lewis as the murdererof Rose
Amber, and rccountingt to large audiences
with due regard for every detail, thu his
tory OF the relations that existed between
Lewis and the woman while she was still
living with her husband, The New Yorl
Times very well aysthat "the pulpit is dis
honorcd by men OF this kind, who seel
cheap notoricty by exhibiting their lack o
common sense"
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DIED.

SHEELY-0n Tuesday morning, October 2,
1888, at the of Second and Bickford streets
Shelly.
The funeral will take place this CTHURsDAY)
morning at o'clock, from the residence. Friends
oil the family are invited to attend.
IT. rBUCkINGHAM-At Solitude, near Coyington,
Tenn, on Tuesday evening, October 2, 1888, Mn
NiE n, second daughter of II. G. and Eliza Buck
The friends and scquaiptances of the family
are invited to attend her funeral at the residence
Of her brother-in-law. II. I. Lennon, No. 457
orlesns street, on FRIDAY MORNING. October
Sh, at II o'clock. Carrisges at Holst's.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS October 3, 1888, at
1880 o'clock p.m., MARY A. GARDNER, infant
daughter of c. W. and Mary A. Gardner, aged
one year and six days.
Funeral this (THURSDAY) afternoon at 9 80
a'eloek. from residence. No. 7s Tate street.
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CARLISLE is unquostionably the winning
candidate for the Speakership. He is
sound on the tariff question; he is pro-
gressive as to all other questions; he is not
sectional, but national; he is "A trained,
studious and thoughtful statesman; he has
no little prejudices; he is generous opp o
nent, and he is thoroughly Democratic.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04

President MADDEN ought to purchase
Six xstreet-sweepingmachines such as are in
use in Washington and New York, with
which to sweep the paved streets every
night after o'clock. In that way they
can be kept free from dust, and the ex-
pense and nuisance OF sprinkling can be
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04

A VOLUME describing The Secret Serrice Of
The Confederate St,ties; or, How the Confed-
erGts Cruisers ~ere Eg'Pped, is the title of a
new book by Capt James D. Bullock, who
acted as naval representative in Europe
for the Confederate States, which will
shortlK be published by G. p. Putnams
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THE NEW YORK ..HERALD''
Cannot and Will Not he Dictated TO Nor
Controlled by the News Dealers.

New YORK, October 3.-The Herald an
nounced this morning that as soon as pos
sible the Herald would have its own news
stands in different parts of the city, at
which the Herald and other city papers
would be sold at the prices printed
upon them, and not at the prices
which the retail news dealers and
agents might think proper. Advertisements
for 500 men and women to sell the Herald
appeared in the same issue. According to
the managers statement more than 5000
persons made application, most of them
making stands. 1t is expected to have the
stands opened for business on Monday
morning
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-04

No other city in the world can, as Mem
phis is able to do, store away 2SO, 900 bales
of cotton under well arranged sheds,
where neither rain nor mud can reach
them. And no other city can compare
with .this-itt its arrangements for COM
pressing or its facilities for handling and
SHINING.
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LADY WILDE ascribes Mrs Carlyle's un-
happiness to her intellectually and her
ambition, and says that her duty was to
consider herself of no importance to the
universe. If Lady Wilde had followed
her example, "Speranza" would never have
been heard OF.
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The best speech delivered at the Con-
ference OF Charities and Corrections re-
Gently held at Louisville was that of the
novelist, George w. Gable. The audience
caught him skipping several pages and
rose up and politely requested him not to
defraud them OF even a paragraph. Such
an honor is accorded to but few men.
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Mr.. JosErH LoNGwoRTH, of Cincinnati,
is confined to bed with an illness svmp-
toms of which were noticed some months
ago in numbness OF the left side. Nr.
Longworth was apprehensive at the time.
He revised his will and added largely to
his bequest to the Art School to be estab-
lished in connection with the Cincinnati
Museum. He is not quite seventy years
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The Feeling in Spain.

MADRID, October 3.-Alfonso and Owen
rode to-day in Park Jienretiro. They
were loudly cheered by great crowds along
the drive. The irritation in political cir
cles against France is somewhat diminish
ing, but President Grevy's apology to
King Alfonso for the conduct of the Paris
ians is generally considered insufficient.
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If, as O'Donncll declares, his statement
OF the killing of Carey can be substan.
tiated by credible witnesses, his life may
be saved. 1t can readily be believed that
Carey was laboring under keen sense OF
apprehension, and was armed for any pos
sible contingency, and that, in the heat OF
a political conflict, he attempted to kill the
man who had penetrated his shallow dis
guise. English justice cannot afford to
condemn and execute O'Donnell without
the clearest evidence of deliberate and un-
nroVoEad nur1pr
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Mr.. SIDNEY d. maxwell, secretary of
the POrk-Packers' Association of Cincin-
matt, reports that the receipts of hogs, cat
tie and sheep in that city during lSS2-S3
make grand total of 1,756,36 head, in
comparison with l,777, ,497 in lSSl-s2, in
dicating in the general result but little
difference in the aggregate business of the
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S6S.ooo barl-ls Shipments yesterday
United Pipeohqe, 69,293 barrels; Tide
5l69 barrels. Charte-- d osO barrels
Daily average for the mons S56 1o0 bar-
rels. Runs Monday-United,s9 ~ o00 bar
rels; Tidewater, 10,3l5 barrels. Ds1v ay-
eraoe. TO.Sl5 barrels.
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MILLIONS of CATHOLICS Lost TO Tie rai,h.

DUBLIN, October Sat a meeting in
Loughrea, county Galway, yesterday, the
Bishop of Clonfert delivered speech, in
which he dwelt at great length upon the
fact that millions of Catholics have been
lost to the Catholic faith in America, and
denounced in severe terms the system of
State-aided emigration.