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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-21
HELENA, ARK.
The Taxes of the River Counties Re.
duced-CIOse Cotton Rates.
Bill of Complaint Against the Late Mar
silal MONEYS Bondsmen.

HELENA, ARK, October 20.-The people
of the Clarksdale and Jamestown Miss }
section are divided as to whether business
will go to Memphis ria the Memphis and
Nicksburg road or continue to come here
by the Mobile and Northwestern.
The taxes OF the river counties, under
the readjusted assessments of the Boards
of Equalization, have been reduced from
one-half to two-thirds. This is glad news
to this much afflicted people.
Timbers are being placed in position for
the reconstruction of the Iron Mountain
bride over LAnguille river, long badly in
need OF repairs.
The increase in the shipment OF cotton
East produced a close shaving of freight
rates between the Paramore and Iron
Mountain roads and packets to Memphis,
thence by rail-
The recently enacted twentv-fifth sec
ton ordinance, if rigidly enforced, promises
rich revenue to this city.
The race for prosecuting attorney in this
Judicial district has already received six
entries, with two counties to hear FROM
Levee building, so actively discussed
throughout the river counties in Missis-
sippi, has awakened no interest on this
side yet. When the floods are upon the
county action and talk alike will be useless.
! A bill of complaint against the bonds
men of the late Marshal Mooney will be
| filed Monday. The sums involved aggre-
gate the sum of $4,000
The steamer Henry Frank departed dur
ing the night, after taking on 1909 bales OF
| cotton.
The planters of the lower island country
claim the restoration of the old town
! crevasse as necessary to making full crop
for another year. No steps were taken
| vet for this work
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THE Fort Smith Independent True Demo
cr1i in. .sists that the defaulters in the Dem
ocratic party OF Arkansas are not heroes,
and the party cannot afford to pose them
before the country as martyrs They have
fallen by their own hands, the Democratic
party cannot become responsible for their
deeds, and they must take their places in
the political history of the state alongside
Clayton, Hadley, Tankersly and others OF
reconstruction fame. When the Demo
cratic party acts upon this principle, as we
believe it will-recovers public money
stolen and Furnishes the thieves-it will be
unnecessary for some one to remind us
that it is time to call halt And, our
contemporary might have added, it will be
impossible to hold the Democratic party
responsible for the sins it has properly
punished.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Thomas ". keere.

This popular tragedian begins week S
engagement at Leubrie's Theater to-mor-
row night with Richard III, playing
Richelie,i, Tuesday; 0tsello, Wednesday
Hamlet, Thursday; Julius CTsGr, Friday
Lady Of Lyons, Saturday matinee; Macbeth,
Saturday evening. The Chicago Time;
says OF his recent performance there: "a
magnificent treat for those who admire
legitimate tragic acting was afforded last
night in the Macbeth OF Mr.. Thomas w
Keene. This character, we understand,
has only reeently been added to his
repertoire, and 1t is likely 10 become the
foremost feature. We make this state
ment, even recollecting his vivid picture
OF Richard III His Macbeth is the
truest representation of the Saaksperian
character that could possibly be. He
does not act the part; he gets into the
body and bones of the role, and is the
living, breathing, scheming, CONTAGIOUS
morally weak, ambitious and bloody
'Thane of Oawdor.' 1t would be imPos
sible to set before our readers the many
magnificent points, presented with mul
titude of details, OF this great perform
ancen
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OBITUARY.


of Bolivar county, Miss, died of hematuria, Mt
his plantation, on Lake MonOehonut, October Is.
years. He was descended from General Shelby.
of Kings Mountain fame. and was the son OF
Colonel Moses ID. and Mary Irwin Shelby. His
father died from the same cause in September,
lS1l. His mother died at Bon Aqua Springs in
1880. His family of people has been always re-
markable for vigorous mental and physical en-
ergy and courage, chastened by impulse and sym
pathy; aud il was a marked trait of the boyhood
of Captain SHELBY that he was the defender oi
the weak, tho champion of those who were i'm
posed upon. He was utterly fearless of danger,
sangqine, large hearted, great souled. He com
eighth MissssipPi Cavalry in the Confedeqsyte fS4sy
army-the same company of which his brother
Evan was former captain, and who was killed
as Confederate soldier was all his country eoSld
demand. he was born in October. lSiO, in Clsi-
borne county. Miss, and removed with his ps i
passed, meritoriously, the four years curriculum
of the University of Mississippi, gradua ting with
the class Of 1860. As he was then, when the
writer knew him intimately, so he was until the
last-quiet, gallant, gentle, courageous, just. In
1866 be was married to Miss Ella PoitcVent, of
Grenada. Miss, and has lived in Bolivar county
continuously since that time. He was just ap-
preaching his object of comfort and afiuence
when death cut short his lnbors. He leaves \ mo-
children born and reared in tho love and pride of
the fondest parents. 1t is n good and a natural
thing TO recall the virtues of those who die; and,
while excessive mourning is not TO be encourag ged
We can no less appreciate tho cry of crushed
hearts when we review-as the writer can-the
life of this active, affectOnate, toilng, generous
man during more than generation past. The
bonds of woman love. when loosed by death,
disrupt her being The friend may sadly ponder
over the old friendship, the wife must give up the
half her soul, and no balm will heal her :, rrow
Even the Christians faith does not all suffice.
Captain SHELBY was Christian, undisturbed by
souls conscious immortality, or the judgment.
MEMPHIs, October 10. 1888. j. l.. g.
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THE next meeting OF the Southern En-
igration Society is 10 be held in Nashville
in March, 1854. Arkansas, Alabama,
Florida, kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi
ana Tennessee will be represented. The
Hon. Leslie f. Brooks says that, in the
meantime. Prof. John II. Proctor, of Ken
tucky. will draw up a financial scheme
which will be the basis of future action.
The association designs to establish in
Southern ports houses of reception, like
Castle Garden in New York, where the
immigrant will be met by the agent OF the
association and cared for, and later as
signed to a suitable colony in the interior,
In this way the Southern States can be-
come independent of the Northern ports
and can control the immigration. As the
case now stands every influence is brought
to bear to persuade the foreigner to locate
an the North and West, and even if he
originally intended coming to the South
he is told such narratives as 10 almost
force him to change his purpose.
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APUGILISTIC PREACHER.
His Congregation VANS Him TO Return
Bible and Lamp Taken frOm
the Pulpit.

A bill was filed in Chancery yesterday
by X. A. Clark, Nelson and others, trus-
tees of a colored church in Chelsea, ask
ing for an injunction.
The bill alleges that Richard Garrett
was elected pastor OF the First Baptist
church, Chelsea, in September, 1881, and
that in September, 1852, the church.
having heard stories which demanded in
vestigaton, refused TO re-elect him for an
other year, but told him he might occupy
the pulpit for three months. To this
Garrett made n vigorous protest and
declared he would secure the pastorate of
the church by election. Soon afterward
Garrett went before a magistrate and swore
out a peace warrant against defendants
but the animus of his proceeding was
made SO plain on the trial that the justice
| instructed them how 10 proceed legally to
| get rid OF Garrett. Taey accordingly drew
up charges and furnished Garrett with a
/ COPY, setting q day for the trial. The
\ specifications were first, that he had been
! too intimate with Sister Ph0be Smith,
and had caused her husband, Kit Smith.
1 to leave her; also thai Garretts own wife
! had left him when he took Sister Smith
| into their common dwellingto live, greatly
/ 10 the scandal OF the church. In spite OF
/ the immediate action ofthe church, which
upon proof OF these charges, expelled him
| from the pulpit and communion by a fair
vote, Garrett insisted upon expoundinS
the gospel to his wayward flock, and on
the following Thursday night, when a
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Among the jockeys are Charlie Taylor,
who is well known, and Tom Redmond, q
steeplechase rider.
P0ol-selling in the rotunda of the Pea
body last night was lively for Saturday
and general spirit OF good humor pre-
vailed among the large crowd of turfmen
present Pools sold as follows:
First Rdce.-Three-quarters-mile dash.
Lille B., So; Calderon, S4; Alcena, $40;
Callao, $50; Lizzie s, S25; FellOwplay
$50; Princess, $40; Ascender, $50; Arteno
IS.
Second Racc.-One mile dash. Dick
Brown, 81; Roche, SS; Campanini, 81;
Ghost, SO; Annie e., $50.
Third e-Three-quarter-mi dash.
Zamora, S25; Lady Loud, S25; Eulogy, SlS
Fourth Rdce-0ne and one-eighth mile
dash. Cleaner, S25; Apollo, Sl2; Matte
Rapture, IS; George L., 81 Mammonist,S3.
SteepiechaSe.-KateC Creel, $50; c. Harri-
son, S25; Bell Boy, $40; Flora Temple, 81.
Mondays events are as follows:
First Rdce.-Introductory scramble for
all ages; purse $780, of which $50 to sec
ond; dash. three-fourths of mile
Second Rdce.-Selling race; purse $3.50
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry
full weight; $3.50 allowed 5 pounds; 500
pounds; $500 10 pounds; winner to be
sold; one-half surplus to second horse
balance to the association; one mile.
Third Rdce.-Ladies' Stake, for two-year-
old fillies; $50 entrance; half forfeit; $3.50
added, of which S75 to second, so to
third; winners of 1SS3-once, 5 pounds
penalty; twice, pounds; three-fourths
OF a mile
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SEWER-PIPE.
The Well-Managed Establishment of r
J. Graham.

The well-known firm of T. J. Graham
has secured control of the Grider Lime
Works, and is prepared to execute all Or
ders for lime, cement and sewer-pipe, at a
very low figure. He is "a skilled operator and
employs men who thoroughly understands
the business. These he overlooks in person,
and the good result is plainly seen in the
vast amount of business he has to do, and
which is constantly increasing in volume.
He has the largest and most com
pletely appointed works of the kind
in this section, and is therefore
enabled to meet the demand upon
him with the greatest ease. He employs
large number OF men, and has always on
hand a number of extensive contracts.
His business is being gradually enlarged
The worth and integrity of Mr.. Graham
are acknowledged, and he has made fol
himself name of which any man in the
community might be proud
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CHIEF-JUSTICE COLERIDGE.
His Reception at WasfiingtOn-fOnOrs
by the Supreme Court.


WASHINGTON, October 20.-Lord Chief
Justice Coleridge visited the United States
Supreme Court yesterday, entering the
courtroom in the procession with the JUS
tees at u O'Clock, standing beside the
Chief Justice, and participating in the
formal salutation with which the assem-
bled court every day greets the bar He
then took his seat at Chief-Justice Waite's
right hand, in place of Justice Miller, who
occupied the chair OF Justice Field, in the
latter's absence. The courtroom was
crowded with spectators. After listening
for time 10 the argument in the case OF
the Board of Liquidation against the
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad
Company, the Lord Chief-J usticc took
formal leave of the court, and was
shown through the capitol by committee
of the District Bar Association. This is
said to be the first time any other person
than justice of the court has occupied a
seat on the Supreme bench. In the evening
Lord Coleridge attended dinner given in
his honor by Chief-Justice Waite. Among
those present were the Acknowledgement,
all the justices of the United States
Supreme Court, with the exception OF
Justice Field, and the justices of the Dis
trict Courts. The dinner was followed by
reception, which was largely attended
among those present being Secretaries
Teller and Lincoln, Postmaster-G Genera
Gresham, the British NJ mister and all the
Civil Service commissioners. President
Arthur was expected but did not come.
The United States steamer Deshades left
the Washington Navy-yard this morning
for Mount Vernon with Lord Coleridge
| and large party of distinguished gentle
men on board. When about half a mile
! from the navy-yard the steamer ran
aground on the mud shoals, and at last ac.
counts had not succeeded in getting afloat
The vessel was finally got afioat by the as
sistance OF several tugs, and proceeded on
her Way
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ENERGY
ENTERPRISE
Well Directed Bring Success 10 the
Largest Undertakings.

The truth OF this old and well-known
maxim was never more evident than in
the contemplation OF the work done by
B. Lowenstein & Bros. within the last
week On TO-DAY two weeks ago their re-
tail store and stock was entirely destroyed
bv fire, and the loss was an unusually
large one, for it was conceded by all parties
that theirs was the largest and handsom-
est 'er exhibited outside of the
largest cities OF the East. Yet their energy
did not flag, nor did they become discour-
aged, still It was a debated question until
the evening Of Friday following the day OF
the fire, whether it would not be better to
devote all their energies to the prosecu-
ton of their wholesale business, which
had increased in volume beyond all con-
templation. And il was not decided until
that time that they would resume their
retail business and make il of grander pro-
portions than ever before. And now see
what they have done since thai decision
They rented the ground floor of the Ayres
Block, on Second street, remodeled il
and furnished it completely with all
the fixtures pertaining to tirst-class
dry goods store, working very
large force-over fifty mechanics-day
and night. On the same night that they
decided to resume, they sent four of their
buvers to New York, Mr.. b. Lowenstein
following them the next day. They put
the telegraph and express companies into
requisition, and now, rs the following
telegram received by them last night will
show. they are enabled to offer to the pub
llc tomorrow a new, full and complete
stock, bought in New York and brought
1900 miles for exhibition and sale, within
the unprecedented short space Of one treek.
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NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION.
Efec. of the Recent Call of Fifteen
Million EhFee@.

WAsuINGToN, October 1S.-The Comp
troller of the Currency has completed his
calculation of the effect upon the national
bank circulation of the recent call of
100000 OF three per cents. The result
shows that more banks and a greater
amount OF national bank notes are affected
than was supposed. The second call
touches the circulation of iii banks, and
affects IS, ,352, ,0G0 OF circulation. The two
calls together, of S40,000,000, cause con-
traction of nearly 81, 100000 of national
bank circulation, unless the PA banks in
cluded in the two calls shall determine to
purchase four or four and half per cents
as a substitute for the called threes. Mr..
Knox had thought that the second call
would not affect as many banks as the first
call did, but the figures show that he was
mistaken. This amount of national bank
circulation will have to lie retired by the
calls which mature December lst and 18th
next, unless the banks shall substitute the
fours for the called threes. The effect
upon the bank circulation OF these two
calls is certainly much greater than was
expected, and at this rate the contraction
of the currency, in connection with the
retirement of the three per cents, will be
more than an average Of S60,000,000 for
the next three years
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THE st. Louis Post Dispatch by its eX-
posure of the double dealing of COY. Crit
tenden and the police commissioners Of
St Louis, deserves, as it has received, the
thanks of the people and the Endorsement
of the State press without regard to party
What the people OF all the States want
nowadays is honest and intelligent officers
Those who are found to be dishonest orin
capable ebould not be shielded because o
their politics, or defended because of theii
supposed political importance. That sor
of thing is played out, as the Post-DjPdtc]
has proven.
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MERRY MASKERS.
Brilliant Affair 10 TransRire at the
Exposition building
On Next Wednesday, Jubilee NiSht-A
First-Clnss Entertainment.

The programme for next week is enough
to wake up a town a great deal sleepier
than Memphis ever was. Trains will be
running back and forth to Kansas City, the
theater will be the scene of a Shakes
pearian festival, and the race track of some
OF the finest sport Memphis has ever seen.
On the
THIRD DAY, IN THE MORNING,
the citizen and the stranger that is within
his gates will arrive and cut a pigeon
wing. Ii will be jubilee day, and he will
be expected to behave himself in the
most unbusiness-like manner possible.
And on the night of third day, this same
jubilee day, his feet will naturally wander
in search of the source of certain
STRAINS OF ENHANCING MUSIC,
and when he enters in at the door of the
Exposition hall, he will be so much in
fected by the joy and gladness and bril-
liancy of the scene before him that his feet
will begin to jump and move his boots
about and make him a debOnndir dancer
in spite of ali his solemn asseveraties that
he would never become
MERRY MAsKER,
or any other kind OF a masker. He will
realize that this is not the kind of an en-
tertainmont he thought of, but one ON n
grander scale than he has ever seen before.
And he will not be alone entitled to the
credit of the discovery. 1t will be a ball
that is ball. Every thing will be done on
n gorgeous scale by the gentlemen who
have the matter in charge, and if they do
not make it 4 success it will be no fault of
theirs.
THE EXPOSITION BUILDING
is in better repair, internally, than it
has ever been before, and still further
work will be done upon it. ArnOld's full
band will make music sweet enough to
melt a wooden heart and move a wooden
leg. On the main floor the merry mas
queradors will have full sway for innocent
enjoyment, the balconies being kept
FREE OF MAsKERs.
Ii there is anything Memphis likes bet
ter than good paved streets it is a masked
ball-not they have any connection with
each other, but because, having the one
the other can be better appreciated. Mem
phis needs a mask ball right now, as q
sort of tonic to brace up her citizens
preparatory to the rush of business about
to pour in. And if there is any one thing
that real,
GOOD SOLID ENJOYMENT
can be gotten out of it is a well-managed
well-attended masquerade. No move
could have been happier and now hkeliei
to prove pleasant and agreeable to all con
cerned than that of getting up an affair o
the kind promised. Besides the many
ridiculous dresses sure to be seen, thert
will, no doubt, be a number of costumes
more elegant than have ever been seen il
| the city before. A number have already
1 been ordered.
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REV. HENRY POTTER
COnseerated as Assistant Bishop of New
York with Imposing Ceremonies,
Forty Bishops and
Six Hundred Clergymen Participating
Proceedings Of the General Con-
vention at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, October 20.-In the
Protestant Episcopal General Convention
a message from the Bishops stated concur
renee in the message relative to the ap-
pointment of a Joint committee on the
duty of the Church on the subject of mar
riage. The committee reports at the next
general convention.
The report of the Joint Commission on
Church interpretations and Tenure OF
Church Property referred to the necessity
of diocesan corporations capable OF
holding property in trust. 1t recommend
ed that the subject be presented to the
different dioceses, with the request that
they endeavor to obtain as soon as posi-
bic suitable legislation for the protection
| of church property. The committee also
suggested the appointment of a permanent
board of trustees in each diocese, and that
the Joint Commission appointed by the
General Convention be continued.
The Committee on Amendments to the
Constitution recommended non-concur-
renee in the message from the bishops on
the consecration of Bishops for foreign
countries.
The report of the Joint Committee on the
| Prayer Book was then taken up.
! The Rev DIR. Huntington moved the in,
corporation of resolution 2S in the report
/ as follows:
! Resolced, That the order of arrangement in the
| Prayer Book be changed in such manner that the
proper anthems and psalteT shall follow imme-
diately after the short Office of prayer for sundrS
occasions, and collects, epistles and gospels fol
| low instead of precedo the office of holy com
| muniOn.
The House, in Committee OF the Whole
| adopted the resolution, and it was reported
! TO the House.
The report OF the committee on the
amendments to article ,, proposing a re
! duction in the number of deputies from
each diocese, which the committee haC
reported as inexpedient, was rejected.
Article 5 was next considered. 1t pro
vides that ''no new diocese shall be formed
which shall contain less that six parishe
or less than six presbyters, nor shall sucl
new diocese be formed if thereby any ex
isting diocese shall be so reduced as t,
contain less than twelve presbyters. ," Tn
amendment was to substitute twelve 70
"six" and ''twenty-four" for twelve"
After discussion the report of the com
mittee was not agreed to. Clerical vo tie
seventeen dioceses yea, twenty-five nay
eight dioceses divided, total forty-seven
lay vote-seventeen dioceses yea, eighteel
nay, twelve divided, total thirty-seven
Adjourned till Monday.
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IN view of the threatened agitation for
the correction of the general public OPP
position to all civil rights legislation by
a further constitutional amendment, the
st. Paul Pioneer Press good Republican
authority says: at is doubtful if the agi-
tation Will have strength and vitality
enough to accomplish so complex and
weighty change rs this. 1t is doubtful,
too, if the direct pressure of legislative en-
actment will be so effective for the cure ol
the injustice rs the gradual growth OF a
more rational and Just public sentiment.
Legislative compulsion finds but a pre-
carious hold upon the slippery and elusive
body of popular prejudice"
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MARRlER.

MILLER-HENRY-o Wednesday, October
Il, 1883, by the Rev. Mr.. Steel Mr.. PHILIP Mil
LER and Mrs. CARRIs S. HENRY, both of Memphis.
lPhiiadelphia PENN papers please copy.l
ARNOLD - HILL-At the residence of the
brides parents, Raleigh, Tenn, by the
Rev. George ". Sweeuy, on Wednesday, the 17th
instant, at o clock ,. M, ST. CLAIR MONTGOMERY
ARNOLD, Esq, to issBLAScHK HUI. daughter of
John p. Hill, Esq. No cards