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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-15
THE PRESBYTERY.
The Last Day OF the SessiOn-RepOtis
Of the Committees on Systematic
BeneTOlenee,
Home Missions and Delinquent Churches
The SarratiVe-The Next Place
Of Meeting.

The Presbytery met promptly yester day
morning at $3.50 o'clock, with a full attend
snce, and was opened by devotional exer-
cises conducted by Ruling Elder George d
Holmes, OF Covington.
The Presbytery was tden called to order
by the moderator the Rev. H. r. Raymond,
and the minutes of the preceding day were
read and approved.
SYSTEMATIC BEsEvoLENCE.
The Committee on Systematic Benevolence
submitted the following report:
There are thirty two white churches under care
OF Presoytery. OF this number
Fifteen contributed TO sustentati0n. ........S 2lO
Thirteen contributes TO evengels site fund. 26l
Ten contributed 70 invalid iund......-........ 175
Fifteen cOEtFlb uicd TO foreign missions 66j
TWENTY-FIVE contri outed to education. 7i7
Fourteen contributed TO publication ..... 100
six Contributed to cslored institute........ 20
Making tosal OF. ...............---- so.oof
Being an increase Of sl7f w. Iazt yta.. n al
ditiOn 20 this
seventeen paid 70 presbyterial expenses-....s 1872
Sixteen on pastors salaries 1851
Ten on miscellaneous expenses 3124
Iotal. go 461
Brought forward from several causes .. 1891
Making grand total Of. So s6I
This shows an average contribution Of $40 50 for
each comnunicant.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

TIE statements We make this morning as
TO the extent and value Of the COIL trade Of
the city will sstonish many Of our readers,
who will doubtless learn for tue 6rst time
that in money returns the coal sold in
Memphis has proven as valuable as vsrita-
bic diamonds. lis rapidly growing trade,
too, and will in the future, as it mas in the
past, keep pace with the growth OF popula-
ticn. Iudeed, as our report sage, its advance
ia fair indication OF the Increase in popula.
ton. It is such articles as this sud the 9th
ers about The elevator, tae railroads, the
new buildings and ether improvements, pub
lished in the APPEAL 10 the past few weeks,
that tell for the city and speak loudly for
the enterprise Of her people. That Mem.
phia Is on boom anyone can see who makes
good use of his eyes in a rsmble around town.
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A TERRIFIC TORNADO.
Disastrous Gain and HaiI-storm Nea
Ozark, Ark.-Great nestruetion OF
Life and Properly.
Giant Oaks Snapped Like PiPe-Stems
NOT a HOnse Left standing in the
Track of the Cyclone.

OZARK, ARK, April 14-About l o'clock
this morning q disastrous tornado struck
White Oak Station, on the Little Rock aud
Fort Smith railroad, forty miles west of this
town, and blew from the southwest with
force beyond the powers of description. The
side Of the mountain, which before the storm
was covered with trees, now shows none
standing, even the oaks being snapped in
lasted till the ground was covered with ice.
Many OF the hsil-sloEe- were nearly as large
as h-H'a eggs.
+. II. Riser, postm aster, lost his store and
reaideRce, and probably most OF The mail.
Three hundred dollars in currency was also
scattered BY the winds, $50 being found.
He was seriously injured about the spine.
L. r. 81. Wallace's residence, stables and
store, occupied BY ]. E. Cox, ners leveled,
as were also the residences of Z C. Mcclure
and all others at that place.
The storm averaged three miles 10 width
1t came from the south Of the river, at
poiat near White Oak. The telegraph wire
was blown down for nearly four miles, and
no fences can be seen anywhere. Trees two
and three feet in diameter we're uprooted,
broken and twisted like twigs. One more
than two feet thick lay across the railroad
track, and the iron rails beneath it broke
in pieces. Pile after pile of green railroad
ties were feuad blown around, as if they hsd
been matches, and carload of lumber had
been emptied; the eide stakes were broken
short off.
Reports of destruction of property aud
loss of life come from every direction.
Thomas Ross and wife and William Her
ron, one mile north, were fatally injured,
and their house, swept away.
W E. McElrsin. David Hall, John Bro
sure and Wallace, all lost their houses. Wal
lace's was one-story and half log. house,
the upper hall being carried away. Daniel
Wade, William Ham and Sesch Harpsr sl,o
lost all their buildings Union church
and schoolhouse, a mile northwest, is
also in ruins. Daniel Wade lost everything
in his house. There is not building of any
kind standing in this section. A house
which WAS not squarely in the track of the
storm, at Gays Mill, two miles west, one
small residence is all that remains standing.
F. j. Lewis's house and half dozen others
are in ruins. A storm of such severity was
never before known here.
The tornado reached Conway, Faulkner
county, on The same railway, at o'clock
pm, from the northeast. No one was killed,
but several badly injured. Ne reports from
the interior The Catholic and Bantist
churches were both destroyed. Simmons
Bros.' gin and mill are total wreck, and
Hilliard & Co.'s planning mill is swept away.
The Frauenthal & Martin brick blocks were
unroofed, and the front of Browns drug
store was blown in. Numerous residences
are in ruins. The loas will probably exceed
$500, 600.
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JACKSON, TENN.
The supreme COuTi-2SeRVy Rais-StOrm
Accident TO Capt. I.aGta-Gossip.2

Regular Correspondence OF the Appeal
JACKSON, April l4-The Supreme Court
ia still eDgsged Gu the Gi5eon county docket.
This docket will not be flushed before the
las Of rext week.
Capt. S. r Lstts, of Dyersburg, who has
been here attending The Supreme Court, met
with a serious sccident Sunday night last.
He, in company with several other gentle
men, was returning from church to the hotel,
when Capt. Latts fell through an old CRATE
into CELLAR, breaking two of his ribs and
otherwise badly bruisiug himself. At this
writing he ia doiug well, sRd in a fair way
TO recover. We hope now the city fathers
viii see the importance of having our streets
lighted at night with gas
IDvitstions are out for the marriage of
Miss Rebecca Samuels, of this city, and Mr.
]. NJ. Friede, OF s.. Louis. Ire happy event
will take place May 9, 1888. Great prepar-
ations are bsing M de for the occasion.
Jackson wac visited Wednesday evening
last by a heavy rain and thunder storm.
The Supreme Court has Mt made any sp-
poinImenls for judges for the intermediate
Court The act Of the Legislature is sup
posed 10 be unconstitutional.
The wheat, strawberry and vegetable crops
all promise large yield in this county.
Squirrels are plentiful in this section OF
country. Country people bring them to
town b. the bsgful.
The Merry War was played by Haverly';
Opera Company at Kings Operahouse on
Wednesday nigh. last. The crowd wa
large. Some pronounced the play good, and
some did not. JACKSON.
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A DAYS WICKEDNESS.

Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, MISS. April AN. L. Creel,
who was sentenced to the penitentiary for
sayen years at the November term, 1881, Ct
the Jackson county Circuit Court for bigamy,
was pardoned to-day by the governor. Since
his imprisonment in the penitentiary his
first wife obtained divorce. He was legally
married to his second wife this evening.
Gov. Lowry offers a reward of 5000 for
one James Pierce, who brutally outraged
lady in Alcorn county, on the 9th instant.
He is about twenty-five years old, With light
complexion, weighs about $50 pounds, Eve
feet ten inches high, without beard except
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ID EGULAR MEETING of the Young Meas He
Ii brew Association VIII be held at their rooms
/ tsis (sUNDAY) afternoon At 2:3o O'Clock.
HY. HURST, Secretary.
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ONLY THREE INCHES.
The axinauns Extent OF Damage About
Reached at II elena.

Special to the Appeal
HELENA, April 14.-Three inches rise
here in the last twenty.four hours, the
gauge tonight registering ak feet one inch
below high-water mark. The extent of
country covered in this county is now fully
10000 acres of the finest plantations in the
State. 1t is estimated that the river will
come within four feet of the last March rise,
and that the extent of damage has about
reached the maximum now.
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The schelAer Cnse.

MILWAUKEE,, April 14-George Scheller,
accused OF setting FIRE to the NswhaIl House,
took the stand himself at this mornings ses-
sion and told the story Of his life. He re.
cited incidents Of his connection with tbs
Newhsn and accounted for the stock on
hand in the bar-room. His testimony dove
tailed with that OF Bingham, who sEore to
finding him in bsd on that fatal morning.
Two additional witnesses were called for the
prosecution and five for the defense.
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THE FIRE RECORD.

Helena SiI works Slightly Damaged.
Special 70 the Appeal
HELENA, ARK, April 14.-The Anchor
Oil Works experienced small loss by fire
this afternoon, the cupola of the building
being totally destroyed. Energetic effort.
alone saved this splendid property from
destruetiop
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IHEaFew York Eteaing Posts correspond.
mt at the capital Of Italy says we are likely
boon 10 have a visit from Mons. Cspel, i'm.
nortalized in Disraeli's LOt.air. He has for
,ome years been under a cloud in England
connection with a London csllege that
ailed or the funds Of which had been mis-
pplied. He went 10 Rome in order 10 clear
hat cloud away by an appeal to the Pope.
q this, it seems, he has been for mslly sue
essful, and his friends in Rome have done
Ferything to exalt him, at the expense of
ardinsl Manning aud the other ec0le-isstics
ho do not approve OF him. Nevertheless,
pc general impression which he has created
Rome and 10 Florence, where he has beer
eaching is very far from favorable, and
any who formerly believed him the victim
persec ution sre now declined to take put
it'll his "psr-ecu o-s" The Posts c5rre-
pendent says abe certainly has anunforiu
ate manner with thos. whom, in his reli-
GUS fervor. he slriys- to make daughters If
e Church" Hs ia going, il ia said, TO lee
I Ire in Chicago, and there - also a report
at be is to take prominent place in con
ctioa with The new Catholic unive.si y
bieh- ss-besn talked Of for come time N
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AGAINST AGITATION

The trial of Chss. Brsdlaugh, who
charged with publishing sketches of Ii
Deity aud blasphenous libels, resulted
Brad aueh's 2couittal
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KiIIed Ahaut woman.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, April 14.-Geo. Simpson,
white, son OF DR.. Simpson, who returned
from Arkansas to-day, got into fight to-
night with Reuben Kiger, colored. simp-
son shot Kiger in the arm, when Kiger put
bullet through Simpsons right lung
Simpson tottered across tie street, returned
and fell dead. Kiger surrender to the
authorities, claiming to have killed Simpson
in nelf. defanaa
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Geerse Rain, 81. Lsuis-

ST. LOUIS, April 1.-THE creditors Of
George Balm held meeting this afternoon
and appointed COMMITTEES to examine the
condition of affairs, and determine the mat
ter OF extension and settlement. Mr.. Bair
submitted a statement which reported liabili
ties $3.50, 900 and assets s332,000. The com.
mittee will report on Tuesday next.
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IT was remarked by The Washington cor.
respondents who accompanied the President
on his Southern "Trip that, when he reached
Alexandra, there was no one at the depot
but the bJotblucks and porlers to receive
him. The Gozstts's attention being called 10
this fac, it observes that "somehos or other
II SCENE that Alexandria is 10 respeclor OF
persons as far as presidents are concerned,
and that she never has treated them any
better, and sometimes worse, than she treats
other people. Gen. Washington was knocked
down in her market-place. Gen. Jackson
had his nose pulled at the wharf, Mr.. John
sou stood for half sn hour gu the platform of
he train al the foot of King street, when
connection With Washington was made by
iea1boat, witnont having a word addressed
CT baud extended to bin; Mr.. Hayes had
his shin skiunsd by being preeipiiaied from
: stand at The intersection of King and
Washington streets, and low Ar. arthur
bas -paEsed through aid only the negro
Dorters and bootbiscks TO stare at him. No
aziter what the Alexandriaus may be, they
Certainly are not a1obsD
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AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, April 1.-THE FremdenbLah, the
organ of the Foreign Office. referring to the
speech OF the Italian Minister of Foreign
Affairs on thel triple alliance, mentions the
agreement OF the three powers as a lesgue of
peace. Italy, the FTcmdenbIaa says, is prom.
ised the energetic assistance of Germany
and Aus;ria to defend her national honor
and protect her maritime interests.
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Last Ddy.-W. H. Rhes, chairman; G. II.
Latham, r. S. Bowles, Jeptha Folkes, Harry
Robinson and Chsres Mayhoff.
Chairmen of committees are requested to
call on the secretary for their badges at or
before 10 o'clock of the dsy for which they
are appointed
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BUSINESS FAILURES.

Dillingham; d Wuerpei, New Orleans
NEw ORLEANS, April 14.-The failure OF
Dillingham; Wuerpel, general cotton and
produce brokers, is announced. No state
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GERMANY.
Y THE REICHSTI

BERLIN, April l4.-In the R'ichstsg the
Minister of Finance read the Imperial mes.
sage. The Emperor Us he always believed
it 10 be bis duty to devote some solicitude
for the condition OF the working classes, sc
displayed BY the Prussian kings. When the
Socialist Law was premulg ated, the Emperor
expressed the conviction that legislation
should not be restricted 10 police and penal
measures, but should benefit the work.
ingman. The abolition of the class
tax was the first step towards bene-
fitting them The Emperor is anxious
in regard to the passage Of the insursn ce
bill, as its failure, be thinks, would hope.
lessly destroy any chance Of passing the
sick-poor bill at the next session. The
budget for 1884 and 1885 would, therefore,
be now submitted 10 give the next session an
opportunity to consider the social condition
Of the people.
The Euperor's message WAS surprise 10
the Rsichstag. The Progressive party pro-
pose TO discuss the issues brought up. The
Liberals attitude is uncertain. The Right
Center, on the other hand, protest against
any debate thereon.
CONSIDERING THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES.
The German, Austrian and Italian gov
ornaments are about to consider the unlawful
use of explosives and plots for the destruc-
ton of life and property generally. Italy
has informed Germany that hencsforth no
substance capable of being easily exploded
will bs conveyed over any Italian railway in
quantities weighing over 100 pounds.
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Arrested fer Embe.zI.uert.

BosTos, April 14-Fred p. B..ohelder, o.
the FIRM Of Batchelder &c Sons, of Maiden, il
mi-sing. He had considerable money il
Montreal and is supposed TO be murdered.
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The only pain We can safely make Ugh
Of is the window-pane, but the pain thai
racks our frames and tears our lungs ia &
matter of serious consequence. To alleviate
the latter and effect permanent cure, DIR
Bulls Cough Syrup is relied on by all sensi'
bile Deonle
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AFTER "No. II

LONDON, April s14-It is stated that g
formal Identification by Carey, during bis
examination in the case of Joe Brady, Of
Tynan's photograph as picture of the man
known as mo. l." has caused the govern.
ment to take active steps to secure Tynan's
arrest. Four detectives are ssid to have
gone in pursuit.
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1PeT- 20 VIEWS.


NEW HAvEs, April 14-Clevel.nds, 8;
Yales, o.
NEW YoKK, April l4.-New Yorks, s.;
Metropolitan, 8.
RICHMOND, April 14.-Rsd Stockings Dos
toni, II; Richnonds, o.
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violent wind.storm al Jefferson City.

ST. LOUIS, April IA violent wind-stor n
at Jefferson City to-day unrooted several
houees and did considerable other damage.
There have been several storms in various
parts of Kansas within the past twenty -four
hours. The house OF Daniel McGonigle, a
few miles from st. Marys, was struck by
lightning last night, and boy sixteen
years old, member of the family, was
killed. No other serious casualties are yet
renorted
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A RAuiahar Hau1ad-

CENTRAL FALLS, r l., April 14.-George
Fl. Smith, financial secretary of Superior
Lodge, Odd Fellows, has been arrested for
embezzlemsnt of the lodge funds.
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Boston, April 1.-THE Journal says tbs
Edward c Spofford, quartermaster of Union
Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Pea
body, is reported $500 short in his accounts
He il supposed TO be iu Denver.
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Irnu ManIdsrs Strike

READING, Pa, April 14.-The meulders
at the Manhattan Hardware Company to-day
asked for fifteen per cent. increase in wages.
The dem and wss refused and the men struck.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

VERY LOW EXCURSION r
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Double Murder


CHATTANOOGA, April 14.-Jesse Campbell
murdered William Sakes and wife, near De-
catur, Ala. They accused him of slsndering
Sakes's wife,
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The Rev. p Il Evans msde a report FROM
the Committee on Home Missions. He re-
ported that the Rev. w. S. Cochran had
been engaged as an evangelist since the lst
Of July. He has been supplying seven va
cant churches most OF the time. The COM
mittee has furnished $500 as part of Mr.
Cochrsu's salary. II was left TO the discre-
ton Of the Home Mission Committee as to
whether the evaugels. be employed for an
other year.
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INVEST MONEY IN THE CITY,
THE LIQUIDATING BOARD
Makes a Showing, and Expires 10 Slow
Music.

The Board CT Commissioners appointed
two years ago to sttle the city debt at thirty.
three and one-thi,d cents on the dollar is no
more. II died yesterday for lack of susten-
ance in the way Of creditors willing to fund
The following Is their
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The races that will be Ina1gurltsI to E
HT-r:cw have attracted al great a number Of
Influential horseneo ~ has ever been seen
together on = eimilsr OCCASION in Mem phi,
and il is believed that she attendance will be
SIS large as it was during the fall week,
when the stands End grounds were crowded
almost every day. To the energy that char
acterizss the president, secretary and direc-
tors Of the Jockey Club we owe THE, one Of
the most cheering indications Of the progress
Memphis is making. They have been Hu-
firing IN their exeTii5ne, and have directed
them in ssps.Ef and busine's gay 10 in
IRE the re. urrsThat have gedouaded to he
-fNNdit Of the whole city. Esswhere we pive
hoTyOots-eSri urrIFr czrs z1crrTCu 70 gHat
-Se published during the week. Some Of the
pest horaes 10 the country are entered for
Monday, the purses are valuable, the
weather promises we'll, the track is in good
order aud everything betolens week of en-
ioyable sport
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In the current number OF The New Yo <
Titic We find the views Of many of the les
3 college presidents as to co-education of
.e sexes, the question raised by the Rev.
organ Dix in series cf ectureF, the Spirit
d purpose Of which nave been very gener-
y condemned. These views are interest.
;. Presidents Porter, Of Yale, and White,
Coruell, have not time to express an
pion; President Robinson, OF B own Uni
ftity, is mot yet prepared to take ground
the admission Of young women" and
trefore d clines to go into the discussion.
+ sidents Eliot, OF Harvard, and Seelye, Of
lherst, the presidents Of Vanderbilt and
sssr, college for girls only, are decidedly
1 posed to co.educatiou. The president Of
College OF the City of NeW York,
le he sess no reas1n for denying CO.
T. Ezr,.ss=zto those "Eho desire to learn
special subj c, in which all have de.
ID and per.onai iotereot," believes to
/Eer any olhFT circums' snces c0-educatI0n
id-be Lurifu 10 hrth 8 Ses The rreti-
,uS,.s3e Go nm5ia Univ rsiiv, al Wash
- lk1ks that be quesiiin must be
ded BY each c9llSgs flr i:seif, aud the
rintesdsni OF inHfuc'ion Of Cjtys and /,
Hinsdale, Is in favor of c. education if
be also provided plenty of colleges for
alone an5 f)s women allHe, To- toe ben
8 bf the many people WHO pref to send
girls 10 girs' schools and their boys to
rch3os Th- enly emphalic approx Al
education coma from The UuiveTsily
iscousiu, the New York No mal Col-
Or. Howsrd C-osty, Of New York, and
Julia Ward Hrw,
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Short Nj. Accounts

NORFOLK, April 1.-THE negro who, at
Windsor, n. c., grossly assaulted the daugh-
ter Of james freeman, was captured there,
taken from the jsil By a mob snd hanged.
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EsxhniI Con. Ami..

LONDON, April 14.-Keene's Foxhsn h,s
gene a7p,-s and will probably not stsrt in
the I'd Suburban Handicap.
T. re are laid against LoriJl.rd,.
Iroe
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Plumbers Rurned Ont.
ATewn PartfaIIy pex,royea

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-The buildin.
occupied b. Z. A. Blessing, manufacturer Of
plumbers' supplies, burned. Lo.s, s25 900,