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Pensions-Mitchell, rice PIatt.

Mines and Mining-Wilson, rice Hill.
Revision of the Laws-Conger, rice Mil
Ter Call.
improvement OF the Mississippi River
Van Wycke, rice Mitchell.
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard
-Aldrich, rice Harrison.
Examine Branches OF the Civil Service
-Culiom, rice Sawyer.
Nicarauglia Colonies = Maxey, a-ice
Davis w. Val
Public Buildings and Grounds-Ma-
hone; rice .Rolliiis.
Revolutionary Claims Fla. ], rice
Johnson. ,-~
.,nerman and Wilson Are placed on the
Committee on Foreign Relations, Miller
n. Y. fills the vacancy on the Financial,
and Frey holds the fourth place on the
Commerce Committee. The remaining
changes are unimportant.
Senator Edmurds wis not rreseht. The
following LETTER from him was read
To my Republican Brethren of the Senate:
It the elSis of last sessiSp yhsg
voice in the selection Of the President pro iea7
pors, and when none OF. thos5 who had been IN
Ofice ana were reelected could be chosen for the
place, you did me the great honor to place me in
that Office. felt then, had your range of choice
have been your choice, as he would mine. The
difficulties then existing are now removed.
gladly hasten to return TO your hands the unem-
barrassed disposition Of the trust the Senators
imposed on me, and l invite you to proceed to
elect another President pro ieHpore of the Senate
With grateful thanks for the unsought proof of
confidence shown me, and with the wish TO be re-
m GFeRaE r, EpMpEps.
The caucus postponed action on the
letter for the reason that Senator Anthony
has not been sworn in in the present term,
but Informally determined that when the
TIME for action was reached Senator An
thony woulo receive the nomination Of
the caucus for the Presidency OF the SEN
ate. a motion was carried to consider the
question of electing the officers of the
Senate Thursday.
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PERSONALS.

DOUGLASS LAMB, of Nashville, is in the
city.
ED FLASH, JR., of New York, visited the
Merchants Exchange yesterday.
LEE WEBSTER and wife, also Miss Nam
ME Sapp, OF Council Bend, Ark, are
stopping at Gastons.
MRs. +. l.. SAXON arrived home Sunday,
after. an extended trip throughout the
South.
S. l. Mcdowell AMI Miss Bessie Me
Gowan will be married tomorrow night
at the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Mn. AND MRs. WALTER TATE (nee Annie
w. BlounN, of Pensacola, are visiting
their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. +. S. Blount,
81 Union street.
a. $. BELL, an enterprising young mer-
chant, from Hardy Station, is in the city
on business. 1t is rumored that he will
take unto himself rib, soon.
J. w. BUcHANAN, of the Grenada ScJ3ti-
mel, is in the city, in the interest of his
paper, which has always been among those
that had Il good word for Memphis and her
hnsipAgu
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Tue presence here of Prof. Curr, of
Glasgow, who lectured last night at the
Central Baptist church, reminds us to say
that Mr.. Albert w. Whelpley, manager OF
the popular Sunday night lectures given
in Cincinnati under the auspices of the
Unity Club, has been remarkably success.
ful, and has done great deal of good.
The price OF admission is only ten cents,
and for this readers like Murdoch, the
great elocutionist, Wendell Phillips, Prof.
Morse, Lieut.. Danenhower, of Arctic
fame, Mr. Newcomb, the natural
list, Mr.. Livermore and Mr.. Parsons, of
Ireland, can be heard in the Grand Opera
house, one of the most commodious and
elegant of the many theaters of that city.
Why cannot such course of lectures he
inaugurated in Memphis. Anyone who
knows what the principal streets Of the city
are on Sunday nights, especially during
church hours, will admit the necessity for
fmeans of entertainment so beneficial in
a moral as well as educational sense. Mr..
(Whelpley, in the course of an interview
with Commercial Gdzetle reporter certified
10 ille COhilltNe succetf OF the u nlty
course the past five ye.t Is, and says that
''the average, including season-ticket hold
ers, was about 1000. There was not one
poor house. and several times the house
was filled 20 overiowiDg. At times there
was even no standing room left. This is
remarkable, when considering that people
came not for amusement, but rather for in.
struction. What has been done SO well
aud so prolitably in cincinnati can6e done
as well in Memphis, if only acomnhRee o
philanthropistsc canbeinduced to undertake
80 benefcent work.
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THERE is force and effect in the old ad-
age of pouring oil on the troubled waters.
The entire fishing fleet OF Broughty Ferry,
in Scotland was recently provided with
cans OF oil for use in troubled waters, and
several fishermen have already reported
that the oil has been of great service.
Meanwhile, at Dundee, large steamer is
being fitted with tank to contain l2O
gallons OF oil, TO he used when passing
through heavy seas, lowering lile-boat,
or ut other times when convenient or nee
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5000, turned out worthless. A member Of the
firm made the acquaintance OF the swindler at
Hot Springs, Ark. He gave his name as Water.
MILWAUKEE, December l0.-About sew.
enteen incendiary fires Of the month past have
been traced by the police to Bennie West, joe
Noffntt, Finch and Millard, four boys about
thirteen years of age, sons Of refined people and
residents of the Fourth ward, where fires oc-
cured. These boys have been arrested. They had
formed Buffalo Bill organization.
BALTIMoRE, December 10-Some months
since a small son of Charles PeitzeI bitten by
mad dog. No attention given the matter.
The son lately exhibited hydrophobia in violent
form. Yesterday another small brother who had
been sleeping with him, although not bitten by
the former, was attacked with the malady, while
another whom he bit in his raying is almost as
bad. The lives of the two despaired Of.
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THE Bangor (Me.) Commercial, regard
ing temperance from the trade standpoint,
lamenlingly notes that because OF our
unwise legislation the hops that are raised
in Prohbitory Maine, especially in Aroo-
stock county, are row taken to New
Hampshire and manufactured into beer,
to be sent back TO Maine to be drank,
without our State obtaining any financial
adyantagg from the industry.n
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TIE public schools of South Carolina
Instructed last year II, l57 white and 0S,-
03S colored pupils. This is an increase of
21,l2l over the large enrolment for the
preceding year. From a comparison of
this enrolment with the data furnished
by the census Of $780, it appears that over
sevcnty-three per cent. of the white chill
dren and nearly ffty-fve per cent. OF the
colored children of the State, between the
ages Of six and sixteen years, were in at
tendance on the public schools.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

To the Editors Of the Appeal:
As an active member of the Memphis
Merchants Exchange, and fully appre-
ciating its benefits to the general com
merce of Memphis, l take the liberty of
asking a leading question as to whether
the expense of conducting the organiza-
ton is compensated by the benefits de-
rived, having never seen any report from
the present management. WoGid it not
be in order for the secretary to make out
and have published a full report of the
management Of the ESchange for the
year ending with the present nenth-say
by the lst of January. 4 MEMBER.
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IT now appears probable that the case
against Spencer will be dismissed. II this
should be done. it would be another forci-
BILE illustration of the Iismsnagement of
the Star-route prosecution. There is much
TO justify the statement that Col. George
Bliss, who had charge OF the cases, never
seriously intended to secure Spencer as a
witness, Why? is the question being
asked by everybody in Washington.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.


Arrested for Sare-RObbing-T Trial ef Mai
ThOs. state
Special to the Appeai.l
BIRMINoHNN, December 10.-A stranger
calling himself NJ. NJ. Nogles, was arrested
here to-day on capias charging COM
plicity in three safe-robberies at ColuIn-
brana Friday night, The safes of the
postoilice, the county treasurer and a
merchant were blown open and about
5000 stolen.
The trial OF Maj. Thos. State for partici-
patton in the lawlesspess last Monday
night when the mob broke open the Jail
in search Of Wesley Posey for the pur-
pose OF lynching, will be taken up to-
morrow.
The saloon of o'Brynn & Go. was gutted
by fire this morning. The loss on build
ing and stock is estimated at 5000; in
surance, $500. Henry Barnard, proprie-
tor OF billiard hall adjoining, was dam
aged several hundred dollars.
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More Evidence of DIR. wilbur's skill.

Mrs. Niney Means, of 500 Second street,
has suffered for long time with a severe
backache, dizzy head and blur before her
eyes, weak, tired, all gone feelings across
her, and bearing down, accompanied
with leucorrhea, which rendered her life
a burden. She applied to DR.. Wilbur for
aid. He has now treated her for about
three weeks, and si,s says she feels like a
new person, and advises Ttss her lady
friends TO try the doctor, as he cures risess
withoutsubjecting them to the embarrass-
ing procedure. of painfnl examination
The doctor never publishes any testimo-
nials without the consent OF the parties
concerned.
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.-.-.... ...-.-.. .---Sl
Amount of tuition collected November, 1882 IS so
On motion of Mr.. Lynn, the superinten-
dent was authorized to close the schools
Friday before Christmas and to reopen
them day after New Years day.
President Rambaut called the attention
OF the board to the fact that the election
of school commissioners would be held on
the second Thursday in January.
By resolution of the board, the presi-
dent was authorized to take such action in
the matter as he deemed necessary, to no.
tify the sheriff, SO that he might make ar
rangements for said election.
There being no further business, the
board adjourned
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The New Orleans PicdyuRc quotes from
Rhe report of Secretary Lincoln which it
culogizes as "a model for Clearncss and
hrcvity," the actual expenditures made
Tor New York during the fiscal year lust
ended, which in the total amounts to
Sl43,530 30, and says that in addition to
this Large sums remain unexpended to
che credit OF several of the above works,
40 that there was above 100000 with
which to continue work, or more than
double the total expenditure for lSS2-S3 to
use lSS3-Sl; yet there was howl about ii
when it was found that there was not
enough for the work in East river recent
ly. Now ii New York chooses to cnt off
her nose to spite her face, we shall not crv
about il Nobody West or South objects
to improving New York harbor. If New
York can afford to defeat river and harbor
bills in order to prevent New Orleans,
Nicksburg, Memphis and St. Louis, and
25,O OOO,OOOpeople, from having an improved
water way down the Mississippi, she must
probably take the consequences"
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THE Chicago Journal says Iast nights
stink was thick enough to cut into chunks
and export" Upon which the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette remarks, that "this is
one Of the perfumes of the pork season.
Some nights it is awful in Cincinnati A
fortune awaits the man who will invent a
bad smell-consumer for the porkhouses."
What do st. Louis and Kansas City say
about this porkhouse stink? They are so
largely in the business they ought to have
something to say about it; or is it only the
accumulatious of slaughterhouse filth that
make the puisance Chicago and Cincinnati
COmplai-, ofo
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n faithfully yoursi ,.
Democratic Cadcr.s.

At caucus of the Democratic Senators
the minority chairmanships were fixed as
follows
Private Land Cl::!!iiliils-Bayafd.
Engrossed Bills-Saulsbury
Epidemic Diseases-Harris.
Revolutionary Claims-Jones TFla.L.
Nicaragua Claims-Maxey.
Additional Accommodations for the L.
brary-N oorhees.
Jcpas takes the place OF Barrow on
Elections, Vance and Brown succeed
Johnston and Call on Foreign Affairs,
Call takes the place of Davis NV. VI. on
Finance. Other changes unimportant.
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The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, which
has been abusing Mr.. Carlisle as seces-
sionist and a disloyal man, commenting
on the fact that when sworn in as Speaker
of the House he voluntarily took what is
called the 'fronclad OATH" says: ait 1.-THE
oathl affords patriots an opportunity to
testify their loyalty" But the Commercial
Gazette is nothing il not consistent.
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CAPITAL POINTS

v, asHrHGToN, December 10.-1n the alb
senee of Secretary Folger, Assistant Secretary
New is acting Secretary of The Treasury. Secre-
tary Tolger Is suffering from attack OF bilious
ness: His physician advised him to rent and re
main away rom the Office a Few DAYS.
Tho Supreme Court has affirmed the
Judgment of the court below in favor of Jefferson
Davis in the contested will case of Mrs. Dorsey,
who left her property to Davis.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie an
nouneed that he was in some doubt as to the
Legality of the subpoena served on Ex-senator
Spencer, in the Star-rOuie easeI and requested
counsel to argue the question SHturdt!
The case of Ex-senator William p. Kel
lnss, indicted for having received, while United
states Senator, money for procuring in
creased pay certain Star-rOutes, came up to.
day before Judge Wyle. John A. Walsh was
called as a witness, but did not respond, wher,
upon the government moved to postpone the tria
until he was produced. The motion was opposed
by ths counsel for EelloeE- and Jbdes Tyle tggl
the papers, remarking that he would decide III,
question tomorrow.
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Some Inside Facts of the DisSraccrul
Trading in Death.

Boston, December l0.-Relative to the
graveyard insurance at Eall River, it is
claimed that there has been collusion be-
tween two medical examiners, agents and
Others during the past two years. Broken
down drunkards, consumptives and un-'
healthy persons were insured for sums
ranging from $1,000 to $1,000, and the
physicians, agents and others would hold
the policies till the death of the insured
and then pocket the insurance or sell the
policies to rum-sellers, who would give
their victims enough rum to hasten their
death and then collect the insurance.
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RETURNED THE BLOW.
A Preacher Who Knew How 10 Use His
Fists.

NEwBURGH, \. Y, December 1O-The
Rev. VIM. ID. Hart, rector of St Andrews
Episcopal church at Walden, publishes a
card correcting the statements regarding
the difference with parishioner which
the dispute he interfered in was between
husband and wife. The former striking
the latter, Hart said: "You must not
strike woman in my presence. The man
then turned and struck me full in the face.
Forgetting for moment that / was a
clergyman and in the heat of passion,
acting only as man, | returned the blow
with all the force and skill had learned
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IDEAL MATRIMONY,
y - =
And What Science, as Well as Reason,
Declares to be Necessary tOa
Perfect Union,
Two Souls With but a Single Thought,
and Two Hearts that
Beat as One, :
The Subject OF the Rev. G. w. Sweeney's
Sermon at the Christian Church
ON Sunday Night.

The Rev. George w. Sweeney, pastor Of
the Christian church, drew another inn
mense audience together on Sunday night
to hear his sermon on "Ideal Matri-
mony," the text being: 'God hath made
them male and female that the twain
might be one" Every seat was occupied,
and the aisles and the space about the pull
pit was packed long before the preacher
ascended the pulpit. He preached
for one hour and quarter, and although
some were doubtless disappointed that the
sermon was not very sensational, the ma
jority were delighted with an effort to give
a scientific view ind to lift TIE Problem of
marriage te higher plane OF solution.
We make sYace for synopsis OF what Mr..
Sweeney said, as follows.
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GROWING EXCITEMENT
I'm Irish Circles in London Over O'DOn.
neII,s Case.

LONDON, December 10.-Owing to the
growing excitement in Irish circles rela-
tive to the sentence OF 0'Donnell extra
guards have been stationed at all the
prison and government offices.
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DIED.

HoRAN-On Monday, December 10, 1888, JOHN
BoRAS, aged sixty-nine years.
The friends and acquaintances OF the FAM
ilr, and Of Capt. P. Hackett, are invited to at
Tend his funeral, from No. se Ninth street. South
Memphis. this trUESDAYI afternoon at o'clock.
=. c,
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TuE New York Public commenting upon
the election OF Mr.. Carlisle and the results
to follow in tariff reform, says that many
men in active business who prefer the
Democratic party think it
Lacks the capacity and tho practical knowledge
70 dcal with complicated industries. A small
toTmauou, might make a bill incidentally harm
iul IN operation, though passed with the best
motives. The Democrats have been SO long out
OF pSwcr, the responsibility for legislation has
been so long uninmiliar 10 thcm, that they would
ne very npt {" bluuder disastrously." To this
d,siTusi there can he but one satisfactory reply.
II the P1rty, as rcprescntod in the House, can
PASS bill that will bear the scrutiny of practical
senate in cgdc- to hNvc power 30 make its bill q
law. On the other hand, ir IL fails to mature any
measure, having largS majority in the House,
Nn answer. 'pid " wish 60 conceal its pur-
poscs:' fso, those purposes must hc supposed
dangerous. Could It not rct u majority OF its
members 70 agree upon anythiugg" In that case,
how can i be trusted? Does il really lack Ga.
la that case, It had better not be trusted 10 frame
. law, Thus We see that in selecting Mr.. Car
responsibility. ii has declared that tarid reform
rs It's purpose. ilayiug done that, il it fails TO
pacity can be Judged, it will certainly be dis
trusted and condemned. IL will DC held to have
proved It's iusinccrity OF its incapacty.
hut this twill not do. Most of the ablest
men Of the Democratic party in the House
are among Carlisles supporters, and they
are not only pledged toa satisfactory effort
ut tariff reform at this session, but are de
termincd to embody it in bill on which
even though defeated by the monopoly
layoring majority OF the Senate the party
can 20 before the country in 1854 and APP
peal for the Endorsement of the people by
the election OF u Democratic President.
The issue has been made, and il will be
met by the Democrats with an honest and
answering determination after success.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Meeting of the Board YeSterday-The
superintendent's ReDOrt.

a meeting of the Board of Education
was held yesterday afternoon. Present
President Rambaut, Messrs. Lynn, Jordan,
Winters and Froman
The superintendent submitted the fol-
lowing report:
MfNrbiB; December 10, iSs3.
To the Honorable Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN-On the last day of Novem-
Der there were $3.50 pupils in the schools.
The number in each building and other
statistical information may be seen in the
following
TARI,E.
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STABLISHED 1910.

MARY ANBERsoN as "Galateap was a rev.
elation to the people of London, who now
regard her as the most beautiful actress on
the English-speaking stage, very artistic
and very classical in style. Mary is pure
bluegrass,
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REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S,
In Caucus, Rearrange ihe COMMITTEES

of the Senate
WASHINGTON, December l0-The caucus
OF Republican Senators was well attended
Malone was present The report of the
caucus committee upon the membership
of Senate committees was adopted. The
following are the, changes in chairman
ships; -.
MAJORITY COMMITTEES
Foreign Reiations-Miller tcai.l, rice
Window
Nanufactures-Rid -Riddieherger, rice' Con-
ger.
Agriculture-aIiller GS. Y,1,>siee Ma
hone.
PostaSces and Postroads-Hal, rice
Tenyf
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Magic Lanters OutdOne by POlyOpticOn !!
Photographs, prints, drawings. coins, picture
cards in all their colors; the works of watch in
motion, in fact any object cast upon wall or can
vas, magnfed to any diameter to four feet. Pho
tographs enlarge to life size or reduced. Suita-
bic for Sunday schools, photographers, lecturers,
artists card collectors. Elegant holiday present.
Nor A Toy, but a practical and substantial arti-
cle equal in its operation to expensive magic Ian
terms Mailed free for 81 30, or including album
of over 800 fine scenes, reduced from expensive
engravings and mounted on heavy rd-board, 81.
We also have larger POlyOpticons we send by ex-
press for IS. This adv. will not appear again. If
you want this WONDER, send at once before you
forget the address. Thousands sold. Everybody
delighted. MONUMENTAL NOV. CO., 80 W..
Baltimore street. Baltimore. Md.
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The Emma Bond Case.

HILLsBoRo, Ill, December 10.-The Gel
ebrated Emma Bond case, which was
changed from Christian to Montgomery
county, was called here this morning, but
owing to the absence of counsel, both were
laid over till tomorrow. A large number
OF witnesses arrived this morning. 1t is
reported that the defense will not only at
tempt to prove an dlibi, but try to show
that no outrage was ever committed on
Miss Bond, at least in the manner alleged,
and that the girl is the victim OF her own
indiscretion, and that the case is one OF
criminal malpractice.
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MARRIED..

Observation-Disclosures st. Peters
Church, on Sunday. December 9, 1883, the. Rev.
Father Dinahan officiating, Mr.. PHitiP FRAN
sroLr. Of Memphis, Tenn, and Miss AMELIA
KAvANAGH, Of Natehez. Miss.
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Grand Official Visitation,

4 JOINT COMMUNICATION ofSouth a
Mcmphis Lodge No. rs Anger2na ~
80 and Desoto Lodge, No. 299, will be held M
this (TUESDAYl night, 1lth, at 20 clock.
for the purpose of extending a fraternal greeting
and welcome TO the r. W. g. NJ. n. W. McC0N-
NELL, Of the Most worshipful Grand Lodge of
r. and A. Masons of the State of Tennessee The
Master Mason's Degree will be conferred on Bro
W. ID. Cannon. of South Memphis Lodge, No: IFS
Visiting brothers fraternay and cordially invited.
G. L. LOOP. W. NJ. South Memphis Lodge, us;
Ben X. Puilen, Secretary.
SAMUEL A. TAYLOR, W. VI. Angerona
Lodge, les: u. c. Trader, Secretary.
a. 5. MYERS, W. NJ. Leila Scott Lodge, 2ss;
j. :. Mahafy, Secretary.
BUN +. PRICE. W. NJ. Descto Lodge, 2s9; X.
q Williamson. Secretary.