Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-31

6depce .ss felt year ago in his ability TO
carry the work through, but the worry Of the
Office seems to have broken him down physi-
calIy and meutslly. The last census was the
most elaborl ate ever taken, and the resulting
publications are highly important. Most OF
the bureaus troubles have grown out OF the
insuficiency of the origiusi appropriations.
The Augusta Constitutiondiist SAYS that
"Col. Watterson, OF the Louisville C0tTier-
Journal, is not the man 10 read Gov. Brown
out OF the Democratic party. Col. WattersoB
is fluent talker and ready writer. He IL,
however, a light weight, but somshoH or
other he has managed by sheer force Of what
is vulgarly called cheek to have great deal
to do with platforms fer National Demo
cratic conventions. The less Mr.. WattersoD
b az TO do hereafter with framing Democratic
platforms for national conventions the better
ii will be for the success of the Democratic
party. Mr.. Watterson is a smart man, but
his best friends and greatest admirers give
him no credit for wisdom or stalesm anship.
A WASHINGTON special 10 the Louisville
Courier. Joarnal, January 24ib, says: "a gen
item IN from Georgia, interested in one oil
The Offices down there, saw the President to-
day about it. There was, he thought, some
probability OF q colored man being given
The place. President Arthur was advised by
him not TO appoint a colored man. He said
all such appointments in The South were
mistakes. The colored man was never able
to accomplish anything for The Republican
party, and az a rule ne was only figure
head, the Office being run by one or two
white subordinates, whom he had appointed
in order to get bondsmen. The President
replied he recognized that there was good
deal of truth in what had been said. He had
found, as a general rule, appointments Of
colored men to important offices in the South
had not worked we'll. 1t was not his iuten-
tien to make any more such appointments,
and his visitor could rest assured that the
next collector OF internal revenue at Savan-
nah would not be a colored maB."
THE Topeka Cdpitai tells this good story
on The Legislature of that State: "The Sem
ate Committee on Congressional ReaPpor-
tionment found itself in a condition OF hope
less disagreement over the problem OF d.
yiding the State into seven districts in way
that should accommodate the aspirations OF
some two hundred would-be congressman.
After all the resources Of argument aud en-
treaty had been exhausted, ard the session
had been prolonged far into the night, one Of
the wrangling statesmen produced deck Of
cards and boldly challenged the others TO
cut for deal and settle the controversy by
trial Of nerve and skill according TO Hoyle.
The idea was adopted by a unanimous vote,
which evinced not only a commendable de-
sire to dispatch the public business, but also
decided feeling of individual confidence in
the manipulation of the game. So they
took a box OF matches for chip, the hands
were duly distributed and the betting be-
gan, with the understanding that the bill OF
the winner should be the msj jrity report.
1t turned out that the lawyers on the COM
mittee we're too proficient for their colleagues
from the country, and hence their bill,
though really Endorsed only by minority,
was presented 10 the Senate next day "a the
conclusion of the msjority-whereupon the
facts were stated, and now the Senate is all
torn up as 10 VIII at shall be done about it,"