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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

The passenger department Of the Detroit
Lansing and Northern railroad, Of Michigan
has published for gratuitoHs distribution
among the patrons OF the line pamphlet OF
lightweight pages, containing large amount
OF information valuable to the tourist and
business man. The work contains descrip.
items OF the more notable pleasure resorts Of
Michigan, all of which are 10 be reached BY
means OF this line of railroad and lis conuec.
lions and is replete with illustrations. In
addition it gives the game laws of Michigan
and indicates the places where game ia
knswn to abound. The city Of Detroit, one
OF the Oldest towns on the continent, ia fully
described, while the commercial interests OF
the State, and the more prominent business
houses are impsTtislly referred to. The
pamphlet may b. had on application to
william A. Carpenter, general passenger
agent, at Detron, Mic h., aud at the ticket
Offices in this city.
Meeting cfTrunk.LIne Esepresentati yes
NEW YORK, May 9.-The trunk.lipe
representatives. adopted the plan Of per-
centages proposed at the meeting yesterday
lie changes are not exile naive, aud the new
echedule OF percentages which the Western
roads will receive does not differ materially
from that In operation the lat of The month
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-10

PgLTRiEs, HIDES AND LEATHER.
HIDES, ETo.-No. dry hint hides, Ice; No. 2
dry hides, 123@13c aait hides. 10@I23c
No. green salt hides, 53@7ac; No. 2 green
salt hides, &c green hider, 596c. Beeswax
prime yellow, 28@S0e taliow, 7(973c 4;
ginseng, per pound, 81 so. Doerskins
prime, 25Gn33c.
CANDLE5-Fall weight, l53c.
LEATHER sole, per pound, 35G40c;
hemlock; 27(930c; harness, 36td;40; ekirtiog,
37940c; French calf, S40@60c dozen;
, domestic cali, SS0G45c per dozen.
FEATHERs-Prime, 40c.
WooL-Tub washed, 25@35c per pound
unwashed, 1923; bury, l0@l6c.
PETROLEUM MARKETS.
CoAL-OI-Wholessle lots, 13; per gallon.
CLEVELAND, o., May 9-Petroleum quiet,
g. ". 10, 72c.
BRADFORD, May Petroleum. firm and
| advancing; opened at 92B,; highest. 944c;
lowest, 924c; closed at 94se.
PITTsBUEe, May 9.-Pei roleum fairly
active; United certificates frmer, closing al
| 914c; refined 72c, Philadelphia delivery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
AN UNFORTUNATE PIG.
One Hundred and Thirty-Three Days
without Food or Water.

Mr. Gilbey, of Elsenham Essex
England, writes as follows 10 the
Standard, A SOW belonging to Mr..
James Laird. of Rickling, Essex, has
existed 1873 days without food or wat
er. This being SO unprecedented
have gone fully into all the details of
the case, and can vouch for their truth
The facts are briefly these A barn
ful of barley was commenced to be
tHreshed on the Sth of March last
When the straw was being stacked in
the stock yard, and was about a yard
high, violent storm came ON, and
work was left for the night The SOW
expected daily To farrow) crept into
the center of the stack Next morn
ing several inches of snow covered
the straw, and the men, standing on
the ground, forked a great quantity
on "a the stack from the ends and
sides without treading in the center
Thus the pig was left undisturbed in
her extempouZed bed The dimen-
sions of the stack when completed
were eighteen feet wide. thirty six
feet long and fourteen feet high. The
hole the pig occupied was as nearly
as possible IN the center She was
not found until the straw was re
moved on July 10th, nineteen weeks
after her first incarceration. A more
emaciated creature it would be i'm
possible to imagine. She was full Of
flesh when she was lost, but when
first discovered her bones were barely
covered by skin. She had a large
sore on the side she was lying ON.
She is not yet able to stand, though
gradually gaining strength, and it
will be long ere she resumes her
normal condition. All trace of the
litter of pigs has disappeared
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

ful IN passing the guards and loading
up, they Will soon return and bring
their comrades. until at last with
fierce onslaught and overpoweiing
numbers they take forcible posses
sion, seize upon. and transfer the
stores therein to their own hive. The
taste once formed, without diGgeut
care, a whole apiary may be democrat
lied.
AS a preventive, whore the clover
and Eastwood honey flow is over, it is
best to close up the entrances of the
hives, particularly the weaker ones.
SO that but one bee can gain entrance
at time Thus each hive can be
better defended by its owners. In
case of robbing having begun, it is
we'll to stand a broad board close up
before the entrance around which the
robbers shall have to pass enc getting
in If they still persist, close the en-
trance entirely for a half hour and
dash water upon the robbers that
gather at the entrance. 1t ma be,
if they still attack it, that the hiye
will have TO be moved to a new stand,
or into cool dark cellar until after
shutdown, aud then taken back. BY
sprinkling flour on the backs of the
robber bees, their hive can readily be
ascertained. and | have frequently
interrupted and broken up their
naughty tricks by giving them a good
smoking with the bellows smoker,
which frightens them into remaining
at home. To get ahead of robber
bees when @nce started, the owner
must be up by time in the morning,
aud closel watch them till after dark,
Their propensity TO squeeze into the
smallest crevices after forbidden
sweets (Which gives them their glossy
black appearance, requares a watch
full eye to be kept upon them and "A
careful closing of hives and handling
of sweets IN their vicinity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

best authorities here. and have receiv-
ed letters from some who are more
distant These consultations lead to
the conviction that little can be ac-
complished after Oct 20, when there
are but few hours daylight in that
region The danger Of wrecking the
new relief partyin its attempt to reach
Upernavik is estimated TO be far
greater than should be incurred for
the chance OF rendering any aid to
Greeley, From Upernayik no aid
could begiven except by sledging, and
this is regarded as totally impracti-
cable. Lieut. Greeley's case is regard
ed as by ne means hopeless. He has
the advantage OF daylight in which to
move, If he left his station as ordered
NO later than Sept. /. The days, it is
said, whieh would be lost in Quitting
% vessel and ina voyage TO Greenland
can be utilized by him. He will prob
ably arrive AZ Cape Sabine not far
from Sept 10, perhaps CARRIER He
will learn of Garington's disaster and
determine ON his plans for the winter
Ii he attempts 10 move south on the
Danish settlements, he has 1l0 rations
at Cape Sabine, 2A0 more ON an island
in its vicinity west of Brevoort island,
and 2i0 at Littleton island sufficient
without retrenchment, for forty eight
days for his command But il is said
he may choose to regain Lady Frank
lin bay, over a distance of about $50
miles There he had more than a
/ years supply of the best assorted food,
including breadstuifs, canned meats.
fruits, vegetables, cocolates, coffee,
milk, preserves, sauce, and also ligets,
/ fuel, and shelter For his Journey
north he would have ut Cape Sabine
and on the island west of Brevort
some thirty days food at start
ing, aud ON his road, depots at
reasonable distances, which he will
not have emptied on his way down to
Cape Sabine OF these depots there
were at Cape Haws over two months
supplies ten days at Cape Colliuson,
and ten at Carl Ritter Bay. From
one to another of these he can travel
comparatively light, sure to find
plenty on his return TO Lady traak
lin bay. He can not fail to know thai
most earnest efforts will be made to
relieve him next year, and that plans
will at once be prepared to put on foot
an expedition which, it is said, viii
meet all the wishes of anxious frien DIS
of the party.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
Sergeant Bates.
Milwaukee Journal

Sergt. 6. II Bates tn man who
carried the Union flag on foot alone.
unarmed and without money, from
Vicksburg to Washington soon after
the war, thus showing bis confidence
in the good faith and hospitality Of
the southern people, is about to start
with his son, Master Frank w Bates
a boy Of IA, to carry the flag from
Chicago to Savannah. Ga, delivering
lectures along the wsy, with q view
to abating intolerance, and bringing
the north and soHth to a better under
standing. They viii unfurl the flag at
the city hall at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, Oct /.
Bates is a Wisconsin soldier. He
was a worthless creature, a corner
loafer at Waukesha before the war,
and was induced TO enlist by elite,
who volunteered TO pay a stipulated
sum to his wife until be should return.
The sergeant when the war closed,
still kept away from his home and the
citizen under written contract was
obliged to keep up his contribution to
the support OF the family. He has
never returned to Waukesha.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
Another Boiler Explosion.

PTTsBURG, Sept. 20. Between /
and 2 o'clock this afternoon, a shock
was felt throughout the city which
shook many building to their founda-
tons smashed windows aud terribly
frightened the residents of the south
side who rushed from their houses
into the street in terror Immediately
after the shock am alarm of fire was
struck, and upon investigation il was
found that "A large boiler IN the fang
ing department of the Sligo iron
works had exploded with fearful vio-
lence, scattering the flying fragments
IL every direction and setting fire to
the Lake Erie railroad shops, and
a number Of dwellings in the vicin-
ity. News of the disaster spread
like wild-hrC and soon thousands Of
people were on the scene of destruction.
Upon arriving there fearful sight
met their gaze The boiler depart
ment, a brick structure. was com
plete wreck as were also a number of
passenger and freight cars and the
master mechanics shops of the Lake
Erie railroad, while "A row Of dwell
ings on the opposite side of the street
were in flames. Men, women and
children We're running about wiring
ing their hands and calling for friends
who they supposed were either killed
or wounded in the ruins of the blaz-
ing department, while scattered
around were the dead and dying. some
with arms or legs off; and some
dlsfgUed beyond recognition, others
suffering from painful burns and
scalds BY this time the police had
arrived i'm force and the work of re
moving the killed and injured from
the ruins was begun. 1t was found
that at the time Of the explosion
twenty men were at work. OF these
nine are reported all right, three
were killed aud eight were badly in
jured-four fatally, while four child
rem of Charles Douglass, who lived
across the way, were also badly
hurt The following IS a list Of the
killed.
John W Allen, top Of head blown on
Charles Douglass, side Of head blown Of.
John McGarrigan, scalded and sides crushed ia,
Injured
Louis House leg and arm broken and otherwise
injured; probably fatal
Mm. Stewart both legs broken injuries fatal.
VIM. B0deman, compound fracture of right leg
and ether injuries; probably fatal
Thomas Smith, hand blown OF and other in
iures probably fatal
Christ Miller badly scalded
Edward MGlley, bead hurt by falling debris
Patrick Leek leg and arm blown off serious
Patrick Welsh. shoulder blade broken
John Douglas iboyl scalded, serious
Jessie Douglas (ittle Crib scalded. serious
Willie Douglas injured about the head
Baby Douglas scalded with steam, very serious.
The nelghbors did all they could to
relieve the sufferers. The boiler was
an upright, six feet in diameter, and
was split in four fragments, the larg-
est being blown 200 feet and landed
IN the middle Of the Monengahela
1t is not known what caused the ex-
plosion 1t was just after the dinner
hour, and the steam lad been turned
on only few minutes when tia ex-
plosion occurred.
Louis House, one Of the victims, has
since died, and VIM Stewart and
Christ Miller are not expected TO live
through the night
Jessie Douglas died at 1890 to-
night, making the fifth death
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
Lottery Business squelched.

The following letter, which is self
explanatory, has been sent from the
postoilice department
PosToFFcE DEPARTMENT, WASH
NGToN, Sept. 19.-B. MERCHANT,
Postmaster New Orleans Sir Since
you were instructed to deliver no reg
istered letters reaching your office
addressed to NJ A. Dauphin and to
redeem no money orders payable 10
him, he has directed in an advertise
ment inserted in New Orleans news
papers, that all registered letters in
tended for him and concerning the
louisiana State Lottery company. be
addressed 10 the New Orleans Nation
al bank at New Orleans, and that
all money orders sent to your office
for mis- benefit. and concerning the
business of said lottery company, will
be made payable TO said bank. / am
in possession of Trustworthy informa
ton that this bank has been, and
still receiving through your Office
registered letters and money orders
for the benefit 81 N. A. Dauphln, in
Of ms published directions
This Is a defiant scheme on the part Of
NJ a. Dauphin and the New Orleans
National bank to evade the orders
which have been addressed to you by
the postmaster general, in Pursuance
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
4 New Flying Machine.

A new ilyingmaching was tried
near West Drayton yesterday This
particular invention was worked by
steam, and actually did get so far as
to raise from the ground INTO the air
for short distance In this respect
it excelled some Of its predecessors,
which have obsunately refused To rise
into the thin element at all As q
rule, however, the inventor of the
flying machine takes care to start
from a sufficient height, SO that the
apparatus has to navigate the air at
least until it reaches solid earth But
the process is generally performed
with such rapidity, that the unfor-
tunate inventor usually comes TO
earth in a condition which incapa-
ctates him from further experiment
From Dgdalus down ward artificial
wings have not proved a success
when applied to the human body
Wings, or their substitute in the
shape of an aerial screw propeller,
must be worked by some kind Of
machinery; and the difficulty is to
find one that combines the requisite
motive power and the requisite light
ness II electricity does not solve the
problem we shall have to giveit up.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

of the statutes Of the United States in
tended to protect hemails and public.
against a business that is vicious and
immoral and which preyS upon the ig
norant and credulous. This bank can
not be permitted to stand in the shoes
Of NJ A. Dauphin and thus enable
him to accomplish by indirection
what he is not allowed to do directly.
Hereafter therefore, you will deliver
to the New Orleans National bank
no registered letters and redeem no
money orders payable TO it, but deal
with the same as directed by the order
Of the department of Nov. ID. 1879.
This order will be revoked whenever
the bank gives satisfactory evidence
that 1t has abandoned the above
scheme.
Very respectfully,
w. @. GRESHAM,
Postmaster General
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

to his emaciated limbs and un
strung muscles, and said SDaa
look like wrestling with Satan Why
he would trip me into perdition the
first pass Y
The merchant thought the young
man wouldn't be up TO the business,
and so the young man turned to go,
and in a dreamy sort Of way
quite uncouSciously took the mer-
chants silk umbrella instead of the
cotton one he had brought and
the merchant said Hold on young
man; | guess you can sell goods.
III try you anyway. And that clerk
was an honest boy, but he understood
human nature and knew how to get
job.
Florida has a natural bridge, which
an exchange of that state thinks, may
not be known outside Of Alachua,
Bradford and Columbia counties. This
bridge spans the Santa Fe river, which
is the dividing line of the aforesaid
counties During heavy rainfall
the bridge is covered by water and
only the initiated could know of its
existence. The most notable feature
of, this curiosity is the difference in
the river when it enters the arch there
of and when 1t energies on the other
side, being in the first instance small,
dark and lethean, and coming out
broad, bright and dashing
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
An Ingenioms Convict.

A Detroit convict showed rare in
genuity in planning an escape from
prison He collected the tin-foil IN
which tobacco was wrapped, and
with this made an impression of the
key that locked the door OF the cor
mdor leading to the cells. He then
waited until workmen were summon
ed TO repair the closet in the ward
and contrived to secure a piece of the
lead pipe used by them. This he mel
ted in an old tin can over gas burner
at which the prisoners lighted their
pipes during the hours when smoking
is allowed. He had previously secre-
ted the handle of an old knife in
which "A small fragment of blade re-
NAMED, and with this he fashioned a
mold out of piece of wood, poured
in the molten lead, and turned out a
key that with a little whiting iitte
the corridor door perfectly. A leg
was then wrenched from an iron bed.
stead for use as club, the other pris.
oners were taken into the plot, and a
general jail delivery was agreed upon.
The keeper was to be called upon
some pretext to the door of the CORR
dor, which was to be unlocked pre-
viously, and 1T a signal a rush was to
be made for him by the couyicts The
plot was discovered in the nick of
time by mere accident.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
Dining WIN Amos.

When Isabella l.. Bird went to din.
ner at Kwaia Kangsa MALAY PENN
sula), the butler led in large ape,
and the Malay servant brought ia q
small one, both of which were seated
at the table, and Sikh brought in a
large retriever and tied him to her
chair These were Mr.. Lows pets and
daily companions. This was all done
with perfect solemity, and the dinner
proceeded with stateliness. The apes
had their curry, chutney, pineapple,
eggs, aud bananas on porcelain plates,
and so had the guest The chief differ.
ereuce was that while she waited 10 be
helped, the big apo was impolite
enough (as if he had been at a picnic
occasionally 10 snatch something
from adish as the butter passed around
the table, and the small one before
migrated from his chair to the taole,
and, sitting by the lady's plate, deli.
cately helped himself from it. She de
clares that it was a grotesque but most
enjoyable dinner party, because it re
qulred no conversational effort, and
her companions were interesting.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

A good story is told on Mr. Kun
ball, the present Vice-President of
the Rock Island It happened long
ago, when looser check was kept on
conductors than at the present. The
"old man, as every employee called
him even then, took "a seat behind
two section men in a coach leaving
Davenport for Chicago The con.
ductor came in and collected fare from
one Of the men. the other having
previously paid Said the latter. to
gag his friehd: l can travel on this
road whenever | want to and never
pay a cent. Hows that!" said the
other. Its a secret. said the first.
Mr. Kimball picked up his ears and
thought he had good-sized hen on.
The Paddy who last paid his fare got
off at way station and Nj Kiinball
Slipped into the vacated seat. Have
a smoke9" he said to the remaining
lrishman. How do you manage to
travel without payingl | do deal
myself. and would like Il know. !"
Would yez loike to know9' said Pat,
looking cunning. Indeed / would
and I'll give you SO if you'll tell
me. NO. Fifteen. No. Z
Twenty "DoneT said the
section hand, and the cash was forked
over. BE Jasus | walkt" This same
Pat is secuon-foreman on the Rock
Island, near Davenport.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
Rnhher Rees and Rnhhlnr.

DR. w. G. Phelps, d. d. s., gives
the following in the Practical Farmer
ON the above subject:
One of the most annoying features
of Bookkeeping, at this season of the
year particularly, is that arising from
the presence Of robber bees These
are in no respect a distinct race Of
bees, as some enormously suppose
from their peculiar black glossy APP
pearance and active movements They
are simply bees with perverted thiev-
ish tendencies. in times when the bee
pasturage is scarce.they become very
troublesome, and much damage and
commotion may be caused IN an
apiary by their persistent attacks GA
weak hives.
Robber bees may be found in all
apiarles, but more particularly In the
one whose owner is carelessin leaving
honey exposed or daubing sweets
about The propensity TO rob seems
to gradually deyelope itself IN some
bees, aud even in whole colonies FREE
qgentiy until leaving the pursuit Of
honest, hard working honey gather
er5 they develop a perfect mania for
preying upon the gathering Of other
bees. No longer satisfied 10 gather it
in minute particles from every open
ing flower, they seek it after q whole
sale style. from the well-hlled hives
of their neighbors Thus they may
be found sneaking about the en-
trance OF other hives. endeavoring to
slyly gain an admittance. II success
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
old Methods of Lighting.
v U NlNN0HN'I'
Postmaster General


Young and even middle aged peo-
pie, accustomed to the convenience of
the modern lucifermatch, can hardly
imagine the time when the finder
box, with its clumsy flint and steel
and broad birthstone matches. was
the only means of procuring a light.
Some people We're more skillful than
others in striking a light and blowing
the spark and match to tlanae but
often ON a wintry morning it was
weary work with the servant who had
to kindle the first fire if the finder
happened to be damp or worn out, on
the flint and steel "in "A temper Iu-
deed, in many houses rushlight was
in some bedroom on other always
burnt, SO that in case of sudden i'll
ness, or any disaster there might be q
light ready. The rushlight having,
as its name implies, a rush wick, was
about fifteen inches long, and
was burnt in a huge perforated shade
it was the 'farthing rushhgnt' which
very poor people were said to use fol
other purposes than a night light
The picture of a half-starved seam
stress in her garnet would, in thos,
days, have been very incomplete
without the thin rush candle. but its
flame was so feeble that Jean hardly
fancy any ewes could have served L
thread a needle by IT.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27
No Help for Greeley

An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington Of the DIST INST, says.
The secretaries Of war and the navy
have decided that it Is not practicable
10 send another expedition t. the re-
lief Of Lieut. Greeley this year. 7 ey
have consulted DR. Emil Bcssels and
George KEENAN,, gentlemen Of Arctic
experience, who are recognized as the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-27

THE orange crop in California this
year is SAID to be the largest ever
known in that State, notwithstanding
the fact that many trees were damag-
ed by the February frosts The lime
crop, on the contrary, is much small
err than usual Heretofore not many
have been exported from California.
They are liked we'll enough for their
sweetness and flavor to have been
consumed almost wholly within the
State up 10 the present time. They
are preferred, as "a rule, to any except
Flordas. and very few i ridas have
reached the Golden State. In time,
however, when the orange crop is in
creasing as they have been doing,
California will have to seek market
in the Eastern States for her surplus.