Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-03
POLITICAL NOTES,

A STORY Ia started on its rounds from W lsh-
ineton that the Hon. Stanley Matthews owes his
elevation to the bench OF the Supreme Court, by
the late President Garfield. the sum of 800 600
contributed by Jay Gould to the Indiana cam
paign fund. The starroute trials are bringing
some very queer stories to the surface.
The Athens (Tenn.) Post, speaking of the
mis-! axes blunders, omissions aud oversights de
by the last legislature is of the opinion that it
would not be a bad idea TO create a commission of
three well-read, Intelligent lawyers whose duty it
shall be hereafter to revise all legislation before it
passes beyond the contlol OF the two Houses.
IT is a fact of interest that there is only
one Democratic paner of prominence in the coun-
try which iavoTs TIE election of Mr. Randall as
Speaker of the House. 1t IS equally as significant
that the Republican press of the country is prae-
LEGALLY unanimous IN advocating his claims, and
all Inc te3rs will be shed in their couIp MS il he
should be defeated. Never heless, Nj. Randall
" Il sick by his party.
CERTAIN newspaper writer's are getting
alarmed again over President Arthurs pm sical
condition and are circulating stories OF bis ap-
parent II health. Says one recently: "Hhen
President Arthur walked through the railway
station at Sixth street. on his way to New York to
attend the oDening of the Brooklyn bridge, OBJ
Sc we'd palior on bis face that surprised me He
did not walk IKE a mau in the best of health"
The surgical operation recently per-
formed upon the Hon. William D. Kelley, of Phil
adelphia, was very severe one. The right side OF
his face WIS cut open from the corner OF his
attendance upon him during the operation, which
lasted two hours he being under Inc influence OF
aud sailed for Europe on yesterday, IS he some
time ago arranged to do.
The elections occurring 10 New York,
Ohio aud other States this wear, are important as
be1ting upon The Presidential election next year.
still there is as many slip in politics betwIxt
the cup and the lip, aud there is no telling thIs
year wnat may detet mine the national elections
next. In the event. however, of no extraordinary
happenings, the result of this years contests is
pretty safe basis upon which 10 calculate The d.
reetlon OF affairs and results in 1854
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke, was only
twenty-five ycais of age when fist elected to Con-
grcs; So remarkably youthful was his appear
er TO lake the oath, NJ sedgwick, then occupying
the chair, demanded with p culiar sternness if he
me here" WIS the quick retort which dumb
founded the Speaker and paralyzed the House. 1t
the most brilliant ntellectua prod q in AmeTi-
can politics took his seat.
WENDELL PHILLIPS said Of the proposal
that Harvard College should not confer the deTree
OF LID on Gov. Butler "Such breach of The Gus
tom so long c-,ablished as D be almost law would
be dis race 10 It's officers and would Very SERIOUSLY
affect the FEELINGS Of the Commonwealth toward
criminats or 10 remember that the insult was not
really the set OF the old and time-honored COLLEGE
put merely venting OF spleen on the part OF the
narOw mlnded and prejudiced men who unfor-
lunstelv chance for the moment to represent
her." But the des ee WIS refused.
a REPORTER OF the New York World tried
MS hand recently on Judge Black, who said that
he had positive views the tarih and that Con
gress had no more right TO levy 8 tax ON imports
than 1t had on land, beyond what is NECESSARY Tor
the support and maintenance Of the government
All above that was robbery" il is added that be-
yond that point the judge positively declined to
talk upon the subject until he could do il in his
own way" Anything more would have been verv
interesting; but Judge Black certainly covered a
great deal Of ground in two sentences, and gave a
clear idea OF the manner in which he would have
discussed the subject had he gone into details.
The last Legislature of Tennessee repealed
the charters of thirty-fiVe towns in the State,
namely: Alamo, Alexandra, Ashland City, Ato-
pecaturyille, Denmark, Dickson, Eaton, Elkton,
Gadsden, Georges Store, Goodlettsville, Henry
Station, LeWisbuIg, Lexington, Linden, LynnViIle
Station, Manchester, Mt. Pleasant, Newport De
pot, santa Fe, SmithFilie, Spring Greek Spring
Hill, Troy, Wetmore, While Bluf, WhIteVille.
Williamsport and Winchester. The charters OF
those towns were repealed in order that they
might receive the benefit of the four-mile law
and abolish the whisky shops within their limits.
MANY years have passed since the Tribune
gave up part of its space day after day TO Mr. Al
bert Brisbane, then the chief apostle in this eoun
try of that 10 OF sOcialistic insanity known s
FouIieIism. Mr.. brisbane for a long time ex-
planned and extolled Fourierlsm in the Trt5Gsc,
but the day came when Mr.. Greeley found that he
could not afford to have the Tribune identified
with the theories of Fourier, and there are few
readers OF the paper to-day VINO have the least
idea that it at time virtually the organ OF
Mr.. Albert Brisbane. In fact, very few people had
any idea until recently that Mr.. Brisbane still
lived. he has nevertheless outliTed FouTierism,
and now appears, ct Che age Of seyenty-three, q
defendant in digqrce salt brought by woman
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