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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-04-20

TnE advertising friends of the APPEAL
have m.9de such demands for space in our
SUNDAY issues that we are again compelled
to have reeon.se TO supplementary pages
in order that our readers may not be cur
tailed of the news. To-day's issue is no
less gr,stiiy;ng to the Prnprietors OF the
APPEAL than ii will oe to the large and IN
fiuential clientele for 200 miles Ground
Memphis. 10 which it speaks each day
with the confidence of a friendship that
is uabroken after forty-four years OF daily
converse. Our columns to-day tell the
story of the rapid-indeed, we may say
nexampled-increase in the trade and
commerce of Memphis since the fatal wears
Of 1S7S-79. They are srimful OF the
earnest speeches of prosperous and con-
fident merchants and business men 20 4
community that they know TO be generous
and responsive. These advertising col
umns are the expressions OF busy, bustling
life, OF earnest ende&vors, not merely for
perseual ACKNOWLEDGMENT or personal profit
but for the growth and welfare of the
city. The aggregate wealth OF Memphis is
the total of every MANS dollars, of every
Ynan's prudent accretions of capital, of the
savings OF the poor man as well as the
gains of the rich. The advertising col
umns of the APPEAL to-day tell the
story not only OF the seller, but the
buyer, for merchants could not afford to
launch into the expense of advertising
unless they felt reasonably certain it would
pay in heavy increase in their trade.
They know It does pay, hence the display
in every page of to-day's Appeal. Itpays,
and pays well, to advertise in the APPEAL,
with its widespread circulation among
the best people in North Alabama,
North Mississippi, wes, tennessee and
Eastern Arkansas.
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of Labor and statistics,s which was

of Labor and Statistics" which was
adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Kssson an amend
ment was also adopted changing the word
religious to moral wherever it occurs.
Mr.. Bland offered an amendment pro-
viding that the bureau shall be under the
charge of the president of the Knights oi
Labor.
Mr. Miller offered as q substitute for
this amendment a proposition that the
commissioner of the bureau shall be ap-
pointed by the President from a list oi
names presented by the Legislative Com.
mittee OF the Federation of Labor
After desultory discussion Mr.. Weller
withdrew his substitute, and Mr.. Bland's
amendment was lost.
Mr.. Aiken offered an amendment strik.
ing out the provision for a commissioner
OF labor statistics and providing that in
formation shall be acquired by the Com
missioner of Agriculture, through the
Bureau of Statistics. Lost-6S to 81.
On motion of Mr. Bayne, an amendment
was adopted requiring the bureau to collect
full statistics relating to immigration and
importation of labor.
On motion OF Mr.. Cutcheon, an amend
ment was adopted requiring it to inquire
into the effect on production of shortening
the hours of labor.
On motion of Mr.. Warner, the salary ol
the commissioner of labor and statistics
was reduced to $500.
Numerous amendments were offered
and seyerally voted down, and although
no debate was allowed upon them the
committee was the scene OF good deal o
confusion. Finally the bill was reported
to the House and passed-yeas, 1872
nays, 10.
1t provides for the establishment of
bureau of labor and statistics, in charge o
commissioner at salary of $500 year
who shall acquire all useful information
upon the subject of 1aJor, its relation t,
capital, and the means of promoting tn,
material, secular, intellectual and genera
prosperity of laboring men and women
He is authorized to employ such employe
as he may deem necessary for the success
| ful working of the bureau, provided tn,
total expense does not exceed SIS, 200 pc
apnum
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

TIE speech of Judge Reid on accepting
the nomination for Governor from the Re-
publican party of the State is one that can
not be passed by in silence. 1t is, take it
altogether, very bold and defiant decla-
ration by man of spirit and ability that
if he can prevent it, with the aid Of his
party, the Democrats are not to have a
walk over in Tennessee in this year of
1884. He pledges himself to make
a vigorous canvass, and promises to reopen
that Pandora's box, the State debt, and
that other measure in which the railroads
of the State are involved, and to the sup
port of which, as well as of the ffty-and-
three law, the Democratic party is pledged.
Judge Reid is an earnest speaker, but he
will find before the close of tie canvass
that there are great many Democrats
equally earnest and equally determined,
and that behind them there is reunited
rank and file that the Republicans will
throw themselves against in vain. Our
majority is secure.
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GEN. SWAIM'S
Explanation of the Recent Charges
Against Him.

Against Him.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The letter of A.
E. Bateman to the Secretary of War, pre-
ferring charges against Gen. Swain, having
been referred to Gen. Swain by the Sec
retary of War for remark and for such
application as he might desire to make,
was returned to the Secretary OF War by
Gen Swain with the following statement:
Respectfully returned to the Secretary
of War. had bank account with Bate
man & Co., and, besides, l loaned them
$4,000 at SIX per cent. interest, for which
they gave me an instrument, read
ing, Due ID. G.. Swain, or order,
$1,000 for value received. Bateman
& Co., Washington, ID. c., July 15,
1882 This is a negotiable promissory
note, according to all authorities on the
subject, and was transferred in the due
course of business and payment de-
manded, but refused. Bateman & Co.
claimed set-of to the note, the correct
ness of which l denied. l endeavored to
effect settlement with them or to refer
the matter to an arbitrator, but without
effect. The note was put in suit, but now
they agree to refer the whole matter to
arbitration, and with that view the suit
has been withdrawn. The note, or due
bill, as it Is incorrectly termed, is now in
the possession of Bright, Humphrey 4 Co.,
the indorsers thereof. In regard t, the
fraudulent pay vouchers, the facts are as
follows: Lieut.-Col. A. p. Morrow, at the
time member of Gen. Sherman's staff,
and comparative stranger to me, came
to my Office, in company with another
officer, and requested me to advance him
several months pay on his pay accounts.
l told him that did not do that kind OF
business, but in a friendly way referred
him to brokers in the city doing such bus
mess, and named Bateman & Co., with
others. l may have given him a note of
introduction to that firm. | did not know
for some time afterward that Bateman & Co.
had advanced money to Col. Morrow on
his pay account. 1t will be seen that
had no connection or interest in these pay
accounts whatever, and all did was the
friendly act of introducinga brother officer
to those who were in the habit of doing
what l could not do for him. have no
knowledge of any other pay-account trans
action with Bateman & Co. The only re-
quest / have to make is that this state
ment may receive the same prompt pub
licity that written false accusations re-
ceiyed."
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RUSSIA.
Card from the Leader OF the Assassin
efSudefki8.


p GENEVA, April l9.-The Nihilist organ,
The vii Of the People, which has q large
circulation in Russia. will shortly publish
an article by Degari6, leader of the assas-
sins OF Lieut. Col. -Sudeikin, describing
the latter's character, aims and actions.
Sudeikin is described as the typical en-
bodimept of the social and political inn
morality which is destroying the vitality
of Russia. Sudeikin, Degarif says, was
no patriot, but an adventurer, who was
dead to the feelings of humanity and ut
terly inscriptions. Degariff was once
ordered by Sudeikin to kill spy at X har-
hof. Sudeikin aimed at the Office of
Minister of the Interior and the
dictatorship of the whole of Russia,
and the Gar believed Sudeikiu was
his only saving angel. Sudeikin was
never able 10 interview the Gar, being
prevented by Count Tolstoi, whom Sud-
eikin consequently profoundly hated. As
Sudeikin's efforts to obtain high rank
proved fruitless he confided a scheme to
Degariif to murder Count Tolstoi and the
Grand Duke Vladimir, and the Car sum-
moned Sudeikin, who, he said, could max g
his own conditions. SudeikIr informed
Degariif OF the movement, and had him
self and Sudeikin attempt to read card
to Marx, at work ON the capitol, in order
to engage in conversation Nihilists whom
he sought to ensnare, but he was SO ignor-
ant that he failed. 1t is understood that
his worst enemies recognized that his be-
coming Cabinst Minister was merely q
question of time.
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In the blood will nearly always show
itself in the spring. If it does not come
in the shape of blotches, pimples, erup-
tions, etc, it causes dull and heavy ieel-
ing, indisposition to exertion, loss of appe-
tite, and a general letting down of the sys-
tenn. Nature at this juncture requires
some assistance to help throw off this
poison and clean up the organism for the
trying sum ner weather. For this there
is nothing better than Swift's Specific.
Letters from twenty-three (23) OF the
leading retail druggists of Atlanta say,
under date OF March 24, 1884: "We sell
more of Swift's Specific than any other
one remedy, aud three to ten times as
much as any other blood medicine We
sell it to.all classes, and many OF the bes
families use it as a general health tonic. Y
Treatise on blood and skin diseases mail.
ed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, drawer s.
Atlania.
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OTuFR THFATrDS
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

LONDON, April 19.-Advices from the
far East bring rumors of fresh massacre of
Christians in Laos.
OTTAWA, April 19.-The Governor Gen
eral has prorogued Parliament, and made q
speech approving of the legislative enactments of
the session.
TUNIs, April 19.-Lieut. CASTOR Mach
tgal. celebrated traveller. has left here for West
Africa and the Congo country. He is sent out by
the German government, and his mission has
political, scientific and commercial features.
ST. PETERSBURG, April ia dispatch
from the Governor of the Trans Caspian says that
several trade caravans had left Merv for Box hara,
Nihiva and Meshed. The Turcomans bought
from the caravans their entire stock of Ameri-
can cutton-seed.
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Chicago and Peoria Distillers Resolve to
Maintain Prices.

the Chicago distillers was held this after
noon, at which it was decided to maintain
the prices OF high wines, not xithstanding
the break at Cincinnati, and which, it has
been thought meant the disruption of the
pool. This decision was communicated to
the Peoria distillers, and they replied that
they would pursue the same course. A
delegation from Peoria and Chicago will
go to Cincinnati Monday in the endeavor
to restore rates there. 1t is declared that
the Cincinnati cut grows out of simply
local differences of trade there.
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LEXINGTON, April 19.-The annual Ken
tucky spring horse sales have begun. Two
hundred head were sold here this week
for an aggregate of 5000. The average
was $3.50. Next week Woodard 4 Bras.
field will offer 250 head OF good ones,
which are expected to bring big prices.
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FOOD FOB FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Purchases of Supplies at st. Louis
Great Suffering Prevailing.

ST.. LOUIS, April 19.-Gen. Beckwith
who is in charge of the distribution oi
government supplies to food sufferers OF
dispatches from st. Joseph, Waterproof,
Delta, Hard Times, Wolf Island and other
points, that there is great suffering among
the people at those places, and food is
needed. Gen. Beckwith has ordered ad
ditional rations from here. Gen. Man.
gum, of Helena, also telegraph that there
is great suffering in the Sunk Lands region
of st. Francis river, and he has been or
dered to purchase food and charter a
steamboat to distribute it. The govern
ment steamer Humphreys has also been
ordered TO that section to distribute sup
plies
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Burned by Ineendiaries.

REYNoLDsvILLE, Pa, April 19.-The resi-
den6e of James Powers, superintendent oi
Powers, Brown & Co.'S coal mines, was
burned this morning The inmates barely
escaped with their lives. Loss, 11,000
insurance, 5000. Anonymous letters have
been received by Mr.. Powers for some
weeks, warning him to leave, and that hi'
property and life were in danger. The
company employs about 500 miners, {
number of whom were blaekiisted after the
strike last fall The fire was the work oi
an incendiary without doubt.
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NEosHo FALLS, Ks, April 19.-Dr. Law,
of Cornell University, who has been here
the past week investigating the cattle dis
ease, will leave for Topeka Monday. He
is not very communicative concerning the
results of his experiments, preferring to
give them to the public in the shape of a
formal report, which will probably be pub
lished in few days. He says emphati
cally, however, that the trouble is not the
European foot and mouth disease, nor any
other dangerous affection.
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win Betur, ais s,eaIineE.

PIrrsRuRG, April 19.-R II. Turner, de.
fal;lting ticket-agent OF the Panhandle
and Cleveland and Pittsburg railroads, al
Mingo- Junction, O., has returned from
Canada. where lie fed with some SIG, ,00C
belonging TO the Pennsylvania Company
He comes back of his own free will, and
intends effeetiHg a compromise with the
railroad officials hyreiurning the bonds.
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SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION.
Representative MutchIer's Bill Provid-
Ing for Its AppOintment.

Ing Tor Its AppOInfment.
WASHINGTON, April ia sub-commit-
tee Of the House Committee on Commerce
to day decided to report favorably to the
full committee Representative Mutchler's
bill providing for the appointment of a
scientific commission to attend the Inter-
national Electrical Exhibition, to be held
at Philadelphia next fall, under the au-
spices of the Franklin Institute of Penn
sylvania, for the promotion of the me-
chanical arts. The bill provides that the
commission may invite scientific men,
native and foreign, to participate in the
conferences. The commission may also
conduct soecial investigations, both at and
subsequent to the International Electrical
Exhibition, which may conduce to the pro-
gress of electrical science in this country.
The bill appropriates S25, 900, and requires
that the work of the commission shall be
completed within three years after the pas
sage of this act
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All Points Supplied Between Natchez
MiaS. and Red River.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Secretar.
of War to-day received telegram from
Capt. Viele, of the quartermaster's depart
ment at Nstchez, Miss, as follows
Finished issuing rations between thi
point and Red river yesterday. All par
ties below here are provided with enough
to see them out of the water. Will leav,
to-day for Vicksburg, and issue the few
ratioDs l have left where I think they
will do the most good -
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THE HOUSE.
RiIIs Reported from the Committee OIL
LakOr-SlatikficSa and Labor.


Labor-Siatistics and Labor.
WAsnNGToN, April 19.-House.-Mr.
Cox n. c. from the Committee of For
eign Affairs, reported back the resolution
calling on the Secretary of State for copy
of the list OF certificates issued by the late
Venezuelan Mixed Commission, and for
information as to the amount OF money on
hand applicable to the payment of new
awards. Adopted.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President, which was
appropriately referred, transmitting the
report of the Secretary OF State in regard TO
the final awards made by the late French
and American claims, and other matters.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Wellborn in the chair, on
bills reported from the Committee on La
Dor.
The first bill considered was that estab-
fishing and maintaining department of
/ labor and statistics, and Mr.. Hopkins,
chairman of the Committee on Labor,
| briefly called attention to the provisions
of the bill and to the advantages to be de-
rived from its passage.
Mr.. O'Neill Mo. said the passage oil
this bill was demanded by the laboring
classes all over the country, and spoke at
some length in advocacy OF the measure.
Mr.. Young had no doubt that when the
report of the discussion went out to the
country the laboring classes would be
startled at the discovery that they had SC
many ardent friends on this floor The
tone and temper of the House had not
seemed so friendly a week ago, when the
! Committee on Public Buildings had
brought in number OF bills, the effect oi
which would have been to confer upon
the lahoring men more practical good
than would ever be accomplished by the
measure coming from the Committee on
Labor. Thousands of idle men, and will
ing workers, would have been given profit
able employment. He proposed to give
the pending bill his most cheerful and
earnest support, but hoped it would bt
amended so as to establish bureau of labol
as an adjunct to the Agricultural Depart
ment. No question which could be con
I sidered by this body was more far reach
ing in its influence than this, and non,
was more earnestly demanded by tn,
highest consideration OF public policy.
Speeches were also made in favor OF thl
bill by Messrs. Wolford, Belford, Bland
Blounf and others, and the bill then bein;
open to amendment, Mr.. Kssson lnovet
to change the word department whereve
it occurs to bureau. so as to read "Bureal
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Tested by ANALYSIS.

When a question arises as to the relative mer-
its of two or more articles intended for the same
uses, the most rational way to settle it is, mani
testify, to submit them to the inspection and judg-
ment of unbiased experts. For the purpose of
decding s1sh ,N an issSs The prGIr.sSTSs Ct BEN EN-
steps, of which the following letter is sufficient
explanation:
EAsT FoURTERSTH ST., New York, May TO- 1888.
SEABURy x JoHSsos-GENrLEAES; At your re-
quest have carefully examined samples of BEN
SONS CAPCINE POROUS PLASTERS, and also
Of Allcoek's Porous Plasters, for the purpose of
determining which contains the greater amount
a remedy used for external applicaEion.
Equsl quantities Of each kind Of plaster were
taken for an slysis, and the methods OF e1amlna-
ton employed we're identical. As the result OF
my examination 1 find that Benson's Capcipe
Plaster contains active medicinal constituents
not present in Allcock's piasters. In my opinion
should therefore be preferred in all cases where
plasters are indicated. Yours respectfully.
J. P. BATrERSHALL, N. D., Ph. d.,
Analytical and Consulting Chemist.
The eminent chemist arrives at the same con,
clusion as a host of physicians, druggists and
others, only by different route: he decides by
che mical test; they by observation and expert
ence. And thus the claim that Benson plaster
possesses vital points of-excellenee shared 6y nc
others, is sustained on every hand. In addition
70 this, great weight may properly be attIiouteo
to the factthat Bsnson,s Capcine Porous Plasters
have received the highest awards over al com,
petitofs at the leading exhibitions at home ano
abroad.
limitations placed on the market by unsarupulou:
partics. When in dolbt lock for the word Gag
cine, which is cut ia the center of the genuins;
seabury 4 Johnson, Pharmaceutical chemists
Now York.
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LABOR AND CAPITAL
The Bill to Establish Bureau in the
Interests Of WorkiDgmen Passed
the House
By Vote Of 1S2 to 19-Casey Y0ung's
Speech-Gen. Swaim's Reply to
the Bateman Charges.
A Million Dollars Wanted for the I'm
prOvement Of the Missouri River
Capital Points.
THE MISSOURI RIVER.
An Appropriation OF 81, 100000 Asked
for Its Improve yement.

An Appropriation of 81 100000 Ask ed
for Its Improvement.
WASHINGTON, April 18.-Representa.
tives Dockery, Buckner, Bland, Burns,
Graves, Cosgrove, O'Neill and Alexander
of the Missouri delegation in Congress
made arguments before the River and
Harbor Committee to-day in favor of the
provement OF the Missouri river. Con.
eressmen from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
and Western Iowa are to hold meeting al
an early day to secure united action on the
bill creating a Missouri river commits.
sion
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SECRET socIErIgs.

The plan of the secret societies is no
longer a mystery. 1t is a struggle against
the Church, and the various Popes have
very properly ezcommunicated Freema-
sons. Since $50 years the secret societies
have increased frightfully. A grave peril
thus threatens society. The Socialist has
his source of strength in Masonry. The
Papscy is plsced in an intolerable situa
ton. Masonry does not avow its real
object; it deceives the innocent by a
varnish of liberation.
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ENGLAND.

SueeH = IcIOFIh NOhHueI 10 ING FEIAce
mt Dernist8dt.
LONDON, April l9.-It is reported from
Darmstadt that Queen Victoria is suffer
ing from lumbago. She is confined to the
palace and receives daily visits from her
rnhvsicinr
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rnr nurIEs oF rltE nIsHoFe.

The Pope thus preseribes TO bishops
their duties: First, by pastoral letters
uamask secret societies and make people
abhor them; second, extend Christian ed
ucation; third urge agriculturists and
workingmen to organise Catholic associa-
tons aud conferences OF ST. VINCENT de
Paul; ioErth, watch schools and exhe.t
youth never 10 become members of any
society without first consulting their
priests. The Pope ends his eneyclieai by
imploring the sid of the blessed Virgin.
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CHINA.
Changes Ia the Council of Foreign
Affairs.

Affairs.
SHANGHAI, April ia great change
has been made in the Council of Foreign
Affairs. Koaug, partisan OF Prince
Chun, has been made president, and sew.
eral new councillors have been appointed
The new members belong to the 2nti-for
eign party. Such of the provincialists as
owed their places to Prince kung have
been dismissed, although several belonged
to the anti.foreign party. While the ac
cession of Prince Chun TO the control oi
the Grand Council Of the Empire strength
ems the anti foreign policy, the public is
awaiting government action before judg
ing what direction it viii follow.
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ENGLISH THEATRlCkLs,

New Plays Produced NJ tise Leading
TneRtss-s of LOndSn-AEs ertean Com.
paufes.
LONDON, April l7.-Carl Rosa's return TO
Drurv Lane Theater marks the arrival OF
Easter week, when most London theaters
change tiisir programmes. Last year, on
the same day, GS-l Rosa produced Esaer-
aloe, by Goring Tho.les. This opera,
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ONE cold after another will, with many
constitutions, securely establish the seeds
of consumption in the system. If you are
in need of remedy ior any lung trouble,
or throat disease, you will find DR. Jayne's
Expectorant always prompt and efhcacious.
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IRELAND.

Parneli in the Role of a Rack-Renter.
DUBLIN, April 19.-Parnell to-day re-
ceived a verdict against tenant whom he
sued to recover arrears of rent.