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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29
JACKSON, MISS.
Proceedings Of the Legislature - The
Railroad Supervision Bill Made the
Special Order in the
Senate for To-Day-A Large Number Of
Bills and Resolutions Introduced in
Both Branches. -"a


Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, MISS, February 2S.-Senate.-
Morning session. Bills were introduced
and referred: To create judicial district
out of the Seventh and Eighth Districts,
to be called the Thirteenth District; for
the relief of W. F. Hamilton, OF Carroll
county; to regulate the time for the re-
demption Of lands.
Bills passed: An act to create and
establish an educational and industrial
institute for white females (the bill is
similar to the law establishing the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, and ap-
propriates $4,000 for the next two
years.; an act to amend the prohibitery
Law of Verona, in Lee county.
The railroad supervision bill was made
the special order for tomorrow.
At the afternoon session of the Senate
the following bills were passed: An act
to amend section 2l17 OF the code OF 1880.
IN relation to guardiahs and wards; to
prohibit the sale OF liquors within two and
a halt miles of Harperville College, in
Scott county; to incorporate Centerville,
in Wilkinson county; for the relief of Al
bert Sandel, of Grenada
HOuse.-Bills referred: To provide for
the payment of books required by public
officers; to incorporate the Helena. Msm-
phis and New Orleans Railroad Company
to incorporate the Memphis, Oxford and
Columbus Railroad Company; to regulate
the working of penitentiary convicts, and
fcr the construction of levees on the Mis-
sisslppi river, and the building of a rail
! road from Ripley to the Gulf of Mexico
to extend the attachment laws to all ac-
tons for COSTS for the better protection OF
cattle-raisers ir Mississippi; to amend the
charter of Columbus.
Bills passed: To extend the corporate
limits of kosciusko; TO incorporate the
Caledonia Branch railroad; to levy tax
to pay the Outstanding indebtedness OF
Simpson; for the relief of Madison Mas
J Sey; to incorporate the Aberdeen Rail
| road Company; to erect poorhouse in
! Aberdeen; Senate bill to prevent the sale
OF liquor In Simpson; to levy special
| tax in Wilkinson; Senate bill to prohibit
| the sale of toy pistols; to amend the char
| ter OF Newton; authorizing Coahoma to
pay outstanding school warrants; Senate
bill to incorporate the West Point and
Scranton railroa e; Senate bill to incor-
porate the Terry, Brandon and Northeast
| ern railroad; for the relief of ]. A. Butts
| to levy special tax in Rankin to pay out
| standing school warrants; authorizing the
| supervisors of Webster to hold monthly
meetings; Senate bill to amend the law il
relation to analyzing fertilizers; to amenC
the law relative to tax sales; to change
the time of holding the Circuit Court o
1 TCnica.
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JOHN s. WISE
On the Question of Social Interc0urs,
Between Whites and Blacks.

WAsHINGToN, February 2S.-Represent-
alive John S. Wise, of Virginia, has writ
ten card for publication, in which he ex-
plains that part of his testimony before
the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections in which he stated he did not
advocate social intercourse between tho
races; that the colored members of the
Virginia Legislature came to his house to
consult him, but they always came
to see him in his kitchen. He
says: Senator Sherman asked me if the
negroes demanded social equality in Vir-
ginia. 1 replied that they neither de-
manded nor expected it; that the colored
people were, in my opinion, the gentlest,
the most affectionate and the least obtru-
sive race on earth that their social condi-
tons were well understood, and they
were content with them. For example,
said l, colored member of the
Legislature had come to my house
to see me about politics and gone TO the
kitchen, where l went to see him and
talked with him. The person referred to
was one whose mother was in my employ.
l merely mentioned this to show that the
colored people in such positions were less
exacting of such recognition than white
persons similarly situated would proba-
bly he -
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HELENA, ARK.
A Rise OF Six Inches in the Past Twenty.
four HonrsA Crying EVIL.

Special to the Appeal
HELENA, February 2S.-The river dur
ing the last twenty-four hours has risen
six inches and is still rising rapidly. The
country from here to Commerce, on the
Mississippi side, is all under water, except
a few ridges, bat there has been no suffer-
ing reported from that section. The
L'Arguille is so high that the Off
cials of the st. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southern railroad have ordered the
stopping of trains over their bridge on
this stream after o'clock this evening.
This is quite blow to the citizens and
people generally of this vicinity, and es-
pecially the business interests of Helena,
and the company allowing the past long
and dry summer to go by without placing
this bridge safely above high water
is indeed a piece of negligence on
their part which has become a crying
evil The l. LAnguille bottom is only about
two miles wide, and with their bridge
and track through this bottom in proper
condition, we could have trains during
the highest water. White river is falling
rapidly, and trains ON the Arkansas Mid
land will be running through in few
days.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


Rose Michel was given at Leubrie's The
ater last night, with Rose Eytinge in the
title role and Cyril Searle as "Pierre."
The house was not very hattering one,
but the applause at times was warm and
generous. The audience was very kind,
and in spite of some execrable acting
were patient to the end. With at least
three of the company but little fault
could be found. Rose Eytinge carried her
part in a manner which betrayed
long and careful study, her thor
ough knowledge of the stage and OF
stage effect giving to the part certain
force, in spite of the fact that she appeared
to be going through it mechanically.
There was nothing in her impersonation
to inspire anything like enthusiasm.
Cyril Searle, who had "a strong part,
played it well, appearing to best advantage,
perhaps, in the second act. He was con-
sistent throughout, and never appeared
without impressing his presence upon
the audience, A great deal of inter
est centered in "Moulinet," which
ingly clever actor. Miss George
Knowlton's Louise" was passable, and
the Countess de Verney" in the hands of
Miss Helen NJ. Lewis was very little worse,
if any. Miss Lewis has absolutely none
of the quality known as personal raagne-
tsm, and, in spite of well simulated sor-
row, her grief failed to arouse the least
sympathy in her audience. Lewis Baker,
who added considerably to the interest Of
Felicia Tuesday night, was not so success
full as the Count de Nerney." He ap-
peared to be little weak on his legs, and
moved about the stage in jerky way, as
if rehearsing the part. w. r. Will
kins would do well to study
the lines of the "Prefect of Po-
lice" before he attempts that part again.
A JTinter's Tals, which will be pre-
sented tonight, is one of those
Shakespearian idyls too seldom seen
on the stage nowadays. 1t is a
comedy drama, in which there are two
distinct plots. The jealousy OF the ''King
of Sicilia," the wrongs of his Queen
"Hermione," the shipwreck of the bsrk
bearing their infant daughter "Perdita, +"
forming ore part; the loves of "Perdita"
and ''Florizef' and the antics of the clown,
the old shepherd and the rogue ''Au-
tolycus'' being the other. The Rose
| Eytinge Company bring with them three
special scenes to illustrate the story.
| The special features of the play are the
shipwreck, the grand trial scene in the
| Temple of the Sun, the marvellous statue
scene, in which Rose Eytinge is said to
excel all previous attempts to represent
the sculptor's art, and the singing and
| dancing of Miss Knowlton, Mr.. Drew and
1 Mr.. HartS
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29
NASHVILLE.
Meeting of the State COiorcd C1nven-
fi0n-NOdifying the Sunday Law.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, Feb. 2S.-In pursuance to a
call issued last December for State con-
vention of colored men to consider and
suggest measures for the promotion OF the
educational, moral, industrial, civil and
political interests Of the race, the delega-
tions appointed from the various counties
of the State, numbering nearly 400, assem-
bled in the Hall of Representatives at
noon to-day to carry on the purposes en-
braced in the call. T. +. Cassels, OF Shell
by county, was elected chairman. The
redentialsCommittee reported in favor of
throwing out three of the eight represent
atives OF Davidson county. Carter Harris
made a bitter speech against white harlots
being allowed TO ride in first-class passen-
ger coaches, poodle dogs in lap, while col
ored ladies, with babes in arms, were COM
PEELED to inhale the noxious vapors in
smoking-cars.
4 bill was introduced in the City Coun-
Gil tonight to modify the strict Sunday
law lately passed.
The decision involving the constitution
ality of the State Railroad Commission
will be delivered by Judge Baxter to-mor-
row alternnnn.
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present at Saragossa, and it is said that, al
though under cloud Just nov, he never
had greater faith in his star. He is per-
suaded that the coyness of the rouge and
the noir toward him is only transient, and
that presently he will have another run of
luck. While awaiting his return to the
beloved board, he Is recruiting his
strength, and he says that he will turn up
once more at Monte Carlo when he is
least expected.
AT Willards Hotel, Wsshinsion-the
other evening three of the most distin-
guished cavalry officers of the late war
net and took a social drink. TIL uarA
Gems: Alfred B. Plesssssnton William Ii.
AVeriil @-..u Thomas L. Rosser., The lat
GER Is an ex-Gonfederate, and is worth
on the other side and are both poor, Thes'
are now here asking to be put On the re-
tired list. Meme ef them have seen serv-
ice. since the war. Averill and Pleasanton
retired soon after peace was declared, and
Rossiter's term of Service expired when
he was capttred near Richmond shortly
after the surrender of Lee ond Johnston.
The meeting between the t lree was rather
an interesting one.
THE Rev. Mr.. Haweis is more like an
italian in appearance than an Englishman.
One would be inclined to call him a West
Indian. He is small, slight and very dark
During his boyhood he suffered from hip
disease OF so serious nature that Sir Ben
lamin Brodie despaired Of his life, but the
air of Brighton, to which town he was
taken, and some devoted nursing, saved
him. He was left, however, slightly lame
for life and is obliged to use cane. There
is something both pathetic and admirable
in this diminutive figure as he limps for
ward, the intellectual power OF the head,
the energy that animates the slight form
trinmphing over physical, disadvantages
and the serious drawback of lameness.
The face 's fdii OF power,
THE cardinal, dear old Archbishop Nc
Closkey, had just returned from a drive,
and was ascending the steps of bis marble
residence, one of the ornaments of the
| city, Immediately in the rear of the ca
| thedrsl, on one side, as a similar edifice
| for the convenience Of the parish priests
| is. on the other side. The old gentleman,
with kindly courtesy peculiarly his own,
responded to my respectful greeting and
smiled placidly as he passed beyond the
| portal. He was never rugged. but always
| thin and delicate aud his face is now the
color of parchment, His eyes fairly beam
| with supernatural luster, and he looks as
| though he would never die, but at some
congenial moment would fade into his
spirit life. What a contrast this meek,
humble, quiet gentleman is to his prede-
cessor, the sturdy, dogmatic, fighting
| Archbishop Hughes
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
A ColOred Member in Answer 10 John
y. Wise-Gaicers of Elections.

RICHMOND, February 2S.-ln the House
Armistead Green, colored, rose to a ques-
ton OF privilege regarding the statement
of Congressman Wise. He said: ~ am
here to say that, so far as l am concerned,
| never had any transactions with the gem
tleman (Wise) in my life. l say to MIR.
Wise, as l do to the white population of
this country, that he never wants TO use
the colored people for nothing but their
votes. l never expect to visit him in his
parlor, or in his kitchen, or in his stable"
In view OF the arrest of judges OF cleo
ton by officers Of the United States gov
ernment, bill was introduced in the
Senate to-day providing that judges of cleo
ton, whenever arrested and taken into
custody, they shall either close the polls,
canvass the votes and make their returns,
or the judges so arrested shall have the
power and authority to swear in as judges
of election so many as may be arrested or
summoned as witnesses, from bystanders,
who shall discharge the duties imposed on
the Judges of election.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29
OPEN AT NIGHT
Until 10 O'Clock, from O'Clock I'm the
Morning, Free - All.
Quantity of Fresh Reading-Matter at
the Odd Fellows Library.

The success of the plan to open the
Odd-Fellows' Library to the public at
night is assured, number of young men
having made every arrangement to do so,
paying the cost out of their private funds,
Recognising the fact that they must add
quantity of bright, fresh and valuable Pc
riodical literature to the books on the
shelves, in order to induce the public
generally to visit the 1ibrary-rooins, they
have subscribed for the following publs-
cations:
New York Herald.
Halls Journal of Health.
Harper's Magazine.
Blackwoods Magazine.
Edinburgh Review.
WestminsteF Review
Eortnightly Review.
London Quarterly.
Dio Lewiss Magazine.
Eclectic Magazine.
Frank Leslie's illustrated Weekly.
London Graphic.
London Illustrated News.
The Nation.
Scientific American (supplementi.
London Lancet.
Texas Siftings.
Detroit Free Press.
Peck's SUN.
Fowler's chronological Journal.
Those already on the list are as follows:
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
North American Review.
Popular Science Monthly.
The Century.
st. Nicholas.
Demorest's Magazine.
The Sunday Magazine.
The Workshop.
The Southern Workman.
The Chautauquan.
Atlantic Monthly.
American Naturalist.
Graphic.
Punch.
Longman's Magazine.
Gentlemen's Magazine.
American Macbinist.
Scientific American.
Art Interchange.
Harper's Bazaar.
New York Sunday Sun.
Louisville Courier-Jo Journal.
Puck.
Arkansaw Traveller.
The list is an excellent one in every re
spect, and the committee having its selec-
ton in hand are to be congratulated. The
library has been open every day from
o'clock am. until 10 o'clock pm. since the
middle of this month, and there is fund
on hand sufficient to keep up these hours
for an indefinite time. 1t is free to all
the only object being to encourage literary
taste in the community and to furnish {
variety of good reading matter to those
who cannot afford to buv it.
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NOTICE.

A Ii persons owning and holding Judgment
"a Certificates, OF coupons thereon maturing
August /, 1881, issued by Tiptcn county under
an act of the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, approved December n. 1881, in con-
promise Of judgments rendered in the Circuit
trict Of Tennessee, at Memphis, are hereby noti
fed to present said Judgment Certificates and
coupons and detached coupons, fer payment, to
Memphis, Tenn. on before the 18th day OF
March. A. 10. 1854. when and where the same
items OF the said Judgment Certificates and CON-
promise agreement entered into between Upton
couaty and her said ereditorr. This l4th oay OF
February, 1884. a. W. BMIIH,
ehsirman of the County Court Of Upton.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

ARE the people OF Memphis again to be
jeopardized in health and life by wooden
block psvements? We hope not. We have
confidence in the second thought of the
councilmen. With all that their con-
stituents have suffered of death and de-
struction from rotten Nicolson, they
surely will not think of putting down
more wood. Was not the dreadful events
of lS7S-79 penalty sufficient for that sort of
HtuniditY2
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

THE Nashville Banner, the World and
the American are having sort of triangu-
lar fight, which is of no earthly interest to
their readers. 1t owes its origin to what
might be termed trade jealousy" and the
desire for supremacy and leadership. They
are all Democratic organs after their own
fashion, and are, as the immortal -. N"
would say, right from their own stand.
points. After the State Convention meets
however, they will each, more than likely
enjoy a little dish of crow.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

Tue Vicksburg Herald declares that "if
anybody supposes that Mississippi can be
carried for any man who is not an out
and-out revenue reformer, one who is
earnestly and honestly in favor of the re-
duction of tariff duties, we beg leave to
suggest that he will find himself wofully
mistaken" The APPEAL can safely say
the same for Tennessee, and without any
great stretch Of presumption OF all the
other Southern States. The South is solid
for revenue reform.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday last
decided in a review Of the case of the
State rs. John B. Frost, that plea of for
mer conviction before justice of the
peace for carrying concealed weapons was
not bar to prosecution in a circuit court,
on the ground that the justice had no ju-
risdiction to try and punish in that par
ticular class OF cnses
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29
Chronic COstIyeness Cured by Brand
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EI.ENn MIIIs ARIZ-. }

january 4, 1855.
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three pills and increasing one each night
until took nine, then decreasing one
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aud would not be without them in this
new country. A. NJ. HEATH.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

The Philadelphia Times is right, we want
more technical schools, and have enough
of colleges and universities Too many
rich men are endowing worthless institu-
tions. Possibly there is an overproduc-
ton OF ANS, LIDS, DDS, M.D.'s, etc.
We need less of these and more professors
OF engineering, architecture, railroad
building, bridge building and masters of
the industrial arts generally. We want a
great mechanical revival.
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eIDA9. FEBRUARY 90. 1854.

piled has been received through France.
The London police have information
that explosive materials and explosive
machines have been sent from America
through Hamburg. The names and resi-
dences of the five suspects watched by
French officers are as follows. Michael
Maurice, No. GAO Fulton street, Buffalo,
II. T.; Patrick Dillon, No. III Oliver
street. fase-, fassc.., ,.o.; ovnn nlsVon aliSs
Richard Liston, Denison City, Tex, and
Thos Ryan, No. 127 Twenty-tfth street,
Brooklyn, n. Y. The police seem
with the London plots. The French gov
eminent has instructed the prefecture at
Paris to give every assistance to the En-
glish police. 1t is reported that the En-
ister Ferry on the subject of the expulsion
of the expected dynamiters from France.
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RED RIVER FLOODS.
PInEtRtions Under Water Suffering
Among the COiOred People.

SHREVEPORT, February 2S.-The water
is on a stand Nearly all the river planta-
tions for 100 miles above the city are un-
der water. Below the city the flooded
district extends ninety miles. On the
west side ali except few elevated places
are covered. The east-side banks being
higher, the country is not so badly over
flowed, though several plantations are
Under water. 1t is impossible to approxi-
iate the loss to planters in houses, fences
and stock. The water spreads out like 4
sea through the swamps to the highlands.
There is much suffering among the col
ored people.
The steamer Yazoo Valley reports that
Red river is flowing into the Atchafalaya.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

The London World says the late Mr..
Hayward was ''the last OF the great intel
lectual diners-out," and for this reason
"He was the last man who will ever ex.
pend on society gifts SO valuable and
knowledge so wide" At his funeral Mr.
Gladstone, Mr.. Browning and Mr.. King.
lake We're present. The statesman, the
poet and the novelist did honor to the
memory of the rriti.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

L IIAVING increased their capacity 80 per cent.
IL nor crushing leo tons per day-adynnce
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

CHARLESTON is not the place for the
establishment of great Southern immi-
grafton depot. New Orleans is, because it
has not only the railroad faciities, but
those of the Mississippi river, for the
distribution of immigrants. New Orleans
has the call for the Southern Castle Gar
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

HENRY IRvING. after playing a week in
Boston, will go to Washington. Both he
and Miss Terry are so much in love with
this country they have determined to re-
turn next year. They are specially EN-
phatic in expressing their appreciation of
the kindness evinced toward them by the
newspapers of America
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

Mr.. BULLOCK, of the Nashville World, in
formal card, having denied all response
bility for, participation IN or knowledge of
the penitentiary lease, the Baaaer suSse1ts
that perhaps the Hon. $. A Champion, or
the Hon. James Head, could give some
information concerning it. Both" it
says, were members of the last General
Assembly, both iriends to Mr.. Cherry's
bills, and both directors or stockholders in
Mr.. Cherry's Horld. These gentlemen are
aspiring politicians, and the chance for a
ten-strike is given them by opening up
this lease business to public gare. Let us
hear from them"
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AN interstate drill encampment is to be
held in Houston, Tex, in May next, when
$4,000 will be awarded in prizes to the best
drilled companies. The prizes to the in
fantry are one OF $4,000, another of $500,
and the third of $500. The artillery will
contest for prizes of $3.50 and $3.50, and
$1,000 will be awarded to the best drilled
zouave company. Is Memphis to be repre-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-29

CONTRACTS have been given out for the
construction OF the buildings for the
Worlds ExpOaiaifsh at New Orleans and
several hundred men will shortly be at
work putting them up. Just now 200
men or more are putting the grounds in
order and building plank roads from the
city 70 thann
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rnc CaliforDin Rai,road rax Cases.

SAN Francisco, February 2S.-Circuit-
Judge Sawyer this morning decided the
railroad tax cases in favor of the Central
Southern Pacific railroad, except in Mon
terey. Santa Clara, San Mato and Colusa
counties. G. Reed Haywood, the rail-
roads attorney, stated that the companies
would waive judgment and pay the face
of the taxes. This effects a loss to the
State of 81 100000, the difference between
the face of the tax and the amount sued