Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-14
CAPITAL POINTS.

WAsHINzToN, December l3.-The Comp
troller authorized the Merchants National
Band, OF Muskegon, Mich. to begin bust
ness with capital of 100000.
J. A. Thompson, acting Deputy Comp
troller of the Treasury, was stricken with
paralysis this AFTERNOON while at his desk
i'll the department.
The Treasury Department to-day pur-
chased 395, 900 ounces of silver, to be de-
livered at the Philadelphia, San Francisco
and New Orleans mints.
The President sent a large number of
army nominations to the Senate to-day,
mostly recess appointments, among them
Col. Holabird, quartermaster-genera
Value of exports of petroleum for Octo-
Der, 1883, 81 233 ,2l0, against 4,O0i ,229 for
the same time last year; for ten months,
ended October 81 1883, S59, ,924 ,332; for the
corresponding period la st year, S3S, 1862, ,O40
The Postmaster-General called on the
Attorney-General for an Interpretation of
the act OF March 3, 1888, pSoviding for the
readjustment of the salaries of postmas-
ters in accordance with the act of June
II, 1866. very large number of claims
have been made by postmasters for back
pay under this act, and the amount in
volved is variously estimated at S2,000,000
to 81, ,000,000
Secretary Frelinghuysen received to-day
from Minister Morton, at Paris, copy of
the decree repeating that of February IS,
1881, by which the importation of Ameri-
can pork was prohibited in France, togeth-
er with a circular OF the Minister of Com
merce addressed to the projects, inform
ing them OF the decision taken, and sim
ply advising them to see that pork offered
the public was fully cured.
The feeling in Congress in favor OF re-
ducing if not abolishing the duty on raw
sugar is much stronger than has been sup
posed, and there is reason to think that if
the suggestion as to bounty, which has
been made by the Louisiana sugar men,
which has been supported in the North
by EX-Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Raum and some Northern Congressman,
should be adopted, the movement in ia
vor of free sugars would be very power
tul one. Those who are interested in the
subject have caused such inquiries to be
made as confirm them in the belief that il
men OF influence shall propose the repeal
OF the sugar duties, with q proposition to
give bounty for certain number of years
To American producers, the movement
might be successful. A number of New
England congressman indicate their readi-
ness to vote for such plan.
The old story of Secretary Folger's re
tirement from the Cabinet has been re-
vived in political circles, and some men,
usually well informed, believe that the
head OF the Treasury Department really
means TO retire to private life. Among
Mr. Folger's New York friends it has long
been known that his duties in Washington
We're not pleasant to him. When he be-
came Secretary OF the Treasury he had
long been on the bench, and his habits
had become those Of Judge past middle
life. lie had heen accustomed to oversee
personally and grasp the routine business
OF the day, and direct everything himself.
This it has been impossible for him to do
in Washington, and in attempting to do it
he has injured his health, and some of his
enemies say soured his temper. The time
has now come when he can lay down these
uncongenial cares, and it is believed he
will shortly do so.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette's at
tempt to verify its slander of Speaker Car
Isle by publishing Col. Landrum's letter
does not make things clear at all. In fact,
the colonel makes all the admissions nee
essary TO show that he neither wrote, nor
authorized anybody else to write, that
Carlisle had given utteranoe to any senti-
ment not In full accord with his ioVal atti-
tude during the late rebellion. 1t is stupid,
not TO say cowardly, in Mr.. Halstead to
pervert the history of the man who is rec
ognized in all political circles as the lead
ing statesman of the age on the one ques-
ton thatis likely to interest the practical
people of the country for the twenty years
before us. The issue between the two par
ties is the tariff issue. There is 10 be a
division on thatline alone, and there are no
jealousies prompted by the personal vani-
ties of the Democratic members so large
that they may overshadow or defeat the
aims OF the revenue reformers.