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The seance

DR.. Henry Sfede, 81 private seance
held yessefsny afternoon, of about an hours
eoreslon, gave some extraordinary siate-writing
manifestations. There were three gentlemen
present besides the doctor. two of them being
members of the APPEAL staff, the other being the
with Spiritualism. A table was, SET n the middle
Of the large room, into which a food of light WAS
the top of the tao windows. It was an old
tashicned table, the leaf of which folds
N tSo n' hInges IN me center and wnen closed
There was no cover on the table,. The gentlemen
seated at once s'fses flssiy. bends on the erensi
circuit. In few moments raps were distinctly
heard as if Emade by a finger nail. States were
at once produced and held partly under one corner
of the table by DR.. Slade, when writing was soon
heard, ana orlet message was found IN answer
o to saS the eas W Tas oS
dinary Two states were held together by DR.. Slade
in full view of all present and against the left
shoulder OF one of the AFFEAL men, and between
them there was laid the merest pinch of pencil,
with which in d second or two the spirit began to
write, producing in about the time it wooiS take
living person to write it, the following message,
written in clear, plain h1;id, and in lines per
fectly straight that filed the whole of one side of
''Mf DEAR FRIEsDs-Iti is somewhat strange, and
even paradoxical, that amid the never-ceasing
changes which are taking place among the living
beings around you, men should seldom look
beyond the grave to W hich they all cins,
and so seldom make inquiries into the certainty
and the nature of that state intd which the tide
of time has carried all tao former generatlors OF
m.
Moore" -
While teis message wa. oeing written the sit
ters indulged in ;sesultory conversation, which
was three timss broken into by one of the party
asking the spirit a question, and each time the
writing was stopped Ions enough fer ah answer
to be given by raps, Dr. Slade alss lifted his
ght Il nand , rom the table three times and thus
ing m was immediately stopped. A seeond e+traer-
dlnary exhibit was then, giEen ny putting
mere spec OK pencil nfon t g table and covering
II WIN slarq in flein view of every one, on
rfuhf han U-,t.
eaie IF eiesa at once, ,and message of two lines
We written IN plain and legble
hahd. Several answers TO questions
were written on the states almost In view al The
attels, ana onee the table was e. half over,
out That sort OF no anitestatcS vas stopped at the
request of pr. slade The extraordinary mani
iestatlons 'hrs Partieularized as much as any
thing stsde ever did, for Prof. Zollner solved the
pro5Iem Of the fourth dimension of space, for the
reader viii readily realize the impossibility OF
human hand, even with a pencil tbat could be
grasped, writing within the nerrrr space between
Two States or the still ,part6wer space between
STATE ana the table, OF course, we offer no ex-
pIanaton OF al This, and simply refer the reader
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LITERARY NOTES.

Miss Carrie Spicer.
lavonio nance-Op. 46, No. 4.....-Anton II,
Miss Florence Gage and Mr.. Curtis.
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HOP PKINS'
Grand Opening
-OF-
MILLINERY | ! |!
THURSDAY,
APRIL Sd,
269 MAIN STREET.
NOTICE.
Purchase of Taxing District Bonds

MEMPHIs, Tenn, March 30, 1884.
TI,HE TaJine-District of Shelby county wishes
J. to purchase at the lowest obtain able price
$50 s0OO) Fifty Ihousaud Dollars of its
bonds designated as Taxing District of Shelby
County Compromise Bonds" and also ''Compro-
mise Bonds Of the City of Memphis, issued ty
J. +. Flippn, Mayor, that have been stamped
and assumed by the Taxing District, and invites
sealed proposals for the sale to il of such bonds
All unmatured coupons must be attached 10 the
bonds The District reserves the right to reject
any or all Bids, and also the right to take any
part of lot offered at the price named for the
entire lot.
forfeiture deposit Of 21z per cent. of the
value of the amount offered will be required to
accompany the hid an earnest of good faith,
which Gill he returned at once to unsuccessful
bidders, and to successful ones upon compliance
with the terms OF their bids ana the award. All
bids must be delivered on or before II oclock
noon, Thursday, April II. 1884.
DAVID Z. MADDEN, President.
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JACKSON, MISS.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners
Formally Organized.

Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, March 29.-The Board of
Railroad Commissioners organized to-day. Gov.
Stone was made president, and C. C. Campbell,
the present deputy clerk of the Supreme Court
was elected clerk of the commission. This was
an instance where the Office selects the man.
Mr.. Campbell was not an applicant. There were
between thirty and forty applications, among
them many of the. best business talent in the
State prominent attorney remarked to-day
that the commission would be enjoined within
ten days. The bill praying the injunction and
the brief of counsel are already prepared.
This morning the accommodation train from
Canton one mile north of Jackson struck a negro
girl about twelve years old, who trying to
the track in front of the engine, and hurled
her some ten feet, but did her serious injury.
She arose and walked off after the train passed.
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Lecture by i,.e EIou. p. G. xorthrop.

The Hon. b. c. Northrop, of Clinton,
Conn, will visit Memphis this week for the pur-
pose Of delivering lecture in Miss Higbee's
school. Or. Northrop has long been prominent
in educational work; has lectured in normal
schools, academies, colleges and educational con-
ventions in twenty-five States. Among these two
courses in the Peabody Institute OF Baltimore md
the Lowell Institute, of Boston. While here DIR.
Northrop may be induced to give his celebrated.
popular lecture on "RUral Life and Homes and
how to Build up our Towns" He is now in At
lanta, where he has given ten lectures and writes
that he has had a most cordial reception in the
south. The press everywhere gives unstinted
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To THE PEoPLE or SHEL BY COUNTY: As
ex-Coniederatc soldiers. and aS citizens eompos-
ing part OF the committee appointed TO further
ths publication of The MiiifgrV AaH0ts Of Tea
H,sscc-t toRfedcrais deem it proper to say
That no publishing house in Tennessee is will
ling to undertake the printing of the ARRats, un-
less the cost is guaranteed by subscription list.
the quota Of Shelby being 800.
Dr. j. BerTieu Lindsey. t0hO is now acting IS
editorl ENCOURAGED By the advice and eo-opera-
ton of Gems. A. p. Stewart. BIZ. Cheatham. w
B. Bate, J. G. Brown, W. y. c. Humes, G.. e..
Dihreli, j. e. Palmer, A. j. Vaughan, A. W. Z.
Campbell. G. W. Gordon and many other dis
tnsuished officers and privates, has for two years
devoted his whole time and ability in compiling
the lands, from official papers and histories,
memoranda and statistics furnished by reliable
actors ia the war. The work will make IN octave
volume Of 100 pages, comprising
Tennessee battle ground for four years,
geographically and historically considered. By
J. NJ. Heating,
of Tennessee, by Gen. A. L. Stewart.
Regimental and battery histories by officers and
priyateS of their respective commands.
Rosters of the commissioned officers of eSch
command as furnished by official and private
records.
Memorial rolls alphabetically arranged,) OF
those who fell.
Index and list OF assistants and subscribers.
and many other articles of interest
The material is now ready for the printer, and
its unad0Tned record is the most eloquent eulo-
gium that can be pronounced upon the valor, pa-
tience and endurance of the Tennessee Conteder-
ate Soldery, and while il twines the laurel wreath
upon the brows Of those still living, il tenderlS
places the memorial evergreen upon the widely
scattered graves of the martyred dead.
Five dollars Is the subscription price, to be paid
l on delivery oi the book. and when our canyassei
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SHADES SLATE.
The Noted Spiritualistit Medium Gives
His First seance In Memphis in :,
a Private Room.
And Produces Several Slate Writing Man
isestations of an Extraordinary Ma
ture-History of the Man.
His suceessse, Career In America and
Earope Zollner's Experi-
ments at Leipsic.

DIR. Henry slade, the renowned rpe-
dunn, no connection cf Hr. Charles
slade's. who recently gave public spiritual
seanee5 in Little Rock, arrived in Mem
phis on Friday last, as the APPEAL stated
he would, and was Immediately engaged
for private seance, the result OF which
we append, together with sketch of his
life and an Endorsement of him by the
English barrister, Massey.
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CINCINNATI.
The, Mob StilI in Possession, and VIII
Not Allow the Fire Depart
ment to
Work on the Burning Buildings-A
Night OF Terror and Bloodshed,
SHch as Was
Never Before Seen in an american
Citg-NO Falling Or in the
Crowds.

THE advertisers OF the APPEAL have
been so kind as to seize and possess them
selves of 4 great deal OF our space this
morning to the exclusion of much of the
telegraphic news, and the dreadful riot
that has prevailed in Cincinnati since Fri
day night has monopolized great deal of
the little they left US. OF this awful epi-
sode in the history of one of the great
cities Of the country we can just now only
say that it seems 10 be wholly wanton so
far as the mob is concerned, and to be
largely due to the imbeciiity and incapaci-
ty Of the panic-stricken authorities, civil
and rrnilifar..
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-FOUR DEAD MEN.

unknown are lylng, at the Cincinnati Hospital
many mere. while twenty more wOunde'
While the beleaeured troops and pe' -.ere
the Jail and courthouse were ke llce A., ~
mob NJ bay they were any .yip'nE !ne .
for the promised troops ,iouSly NAltiihH iH
and Dayton, The delay c' ,n ,roi1 Dotuu,ou lSu y
Vii ~, ~, s ~ , btiI were raging and the
~ siini H. strnct' .ey0nd any control or rea-
~ EIl,,ir,onti - Ii was nearly midnight when
nh M J,.,i ~ .egment reached the scene They
ri rt i'V led pluck and skill formed for fear
a,lSs ~ Clearing the streets, ttcir work was
sri,b I" he'd, and they are now IN the Jail yard
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A Pretty Spring Dress for So.
A Tasty Spring Dress for So.
A Nobby Spring Dress for So.
A Cnte Spring Dress for So.
Po.itfveIy Last A1,pesras,ss s4s rs yards
NAL crc- sratn SILK. with Beaded
yea Froaf, isr SIS.
Second Importation.

Just received, exquisite Eoysities for Dresses, Of
ndescIibable beauty and elegahee. etoicer ans
even more lovely than those shown on orr open
ing;da,;. 10 thcsasHe invite the special attention
cf she 'tatrons Of our dress-makins department.
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Blight PERSONS KILLED.

II O'cioct p. Mt Is rumored that the mob
has captured the Gatlng gun from the police.
Roweii's gun store has been broken open and the
mob are getting all the available arms and am
munition. 1t is reported that eight persons have
been killed. The FIRE is still raging at the court
house, and IT seems impossible to save the struct-
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WILK ESBARRE, PA, March 2y.--No little
excitement prevails in this vicinity concerning
the supernatural visitations at the old Bethel
homestead, a lonely farmhouse occupied by Henry
Shelters family, near here. Every night the
house is shaken as by n hurricane The doors
and windows fly open. and mysterious presence
ing covers from the beds and seising the occu-
pants with bony hngers. Many persons visited
the place this week The story is we'll authenti-
cated
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LE15sRs FRon THE PEOPLE.
TheRev. MIR. Dapiel'. Lnsi WORD.

IhelteV. Mr.. Daniels Lnst Word.
To the Esitors Of the Appeal:
The OILY object l hsd in view in pub
lishing my communication Of yesterday was to
secure fall representation Of that side Of the
qnEstton tnruuFl the press, a. requested by the
CITIZENS who called upon ne 70 write This pur-
pose thanks 70 YOU Eaerai allowance Of space
has been fully subsCrvei, aud ROW Il only wish 10
add what, but for the kck Of room. should have
said teri1y-lhatu deem my whole duty In
the premises dischaFSsd- ana that / shail decline
70 enter unon rru5kged controversy, which
can, N uf iadrnent be Prodactire Of no good.
IL DANflf.
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New York, March 29.--Mrs. Laura M.
Thorpe was shot early this morning in the parlor
of her house, on West Twenty-frst street, and
died to-day. Her slayer. George 5. Walsh, was
taken to the courtroom, which tlled with his
ing i{ke one completely dszed. When informed
of the charge against him. be merely said- ~
don 4 know anything abont IL. y
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the mob had robbed Powels gun store it was
fired. A patrol wagon responded to the alarm,
and the mob fired, killing one man and wOundIng
others This FIRE was, however, eNtinguished.
The mob has lost all control and seems bound on
destruction, pure and simple. burning the
courthouse gives no aid in the original
purpose Of lynching the murderers, and its do
struction only adds loss 10 disgrace. The firing
upon the mob has been inerciless Whether the
firing was done by aGatlinF gun or by the soldiers
cannot now be told. nothing has been heard
from the inside cf the jail for the past huur. No
one ca- yet estimate the loss Of life the injury
l.Ca a-.r4ufa IL lT4hf~atnfz
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HELENA, ARK,
The River on Stand, Contrary to ~.
pectaTiOn.

pectatiOn.
Special to the Appeal.1
HELENA, March 29.-Contrary to gem
eral expectation the river to-day is stationary at
this point. The Memphis and Little Reek feii-
road, it is understood, has agaia had - c.a-o
running on account of the hiyt. ua.or hot,roo,
Madison ai and Mempsis. again ser;onsIy retardinr
pia1 e h9stgra Rli pait % D. Arsansas The Cairo and
arm raiIDaV W nch of Iron Mountain and South
W. also mad to suceumb to the inevitable.
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49, y Vle IT70elI
A.. Sasturuay a frRAl states that .Afr. Had
Blame ~ ,i,as,,A as SIS Noon thinks and says 70
sSst .en ..then on ths roek Pile. Il further states
Gentle : ,,s seas aas saadeaed the heart Of as
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Rich Gold Fields.
rho nfxer a. Rssuarc.,

ST. Paul, March 29.-State Senator
Griggs, just returned from the Caur d. Alens
reSion. says the yield of gold the coming season
viii be extraordinary.
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II was Methodist parsoH, and an Ohio
one at that; he limited that it would be
nice to go to Europe, as his throat trouble
was getting worse; but the good deacons
saw through the whole scheme, sent for a
bottle OF DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, and con-
sequently now enjoy good sermon, de-
hyered in good. clear tone.
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AT Mozart Hall, tomorrow night, Mr..
Benz, Curtis will give his fifth pianofortc recital.
tie win be assisted by Miss Alice NJ. Haynes, Miss
Carrie Spieer and Miss Florence Gage. This re-
cital the last OF the season. Is designed TO show,
to n small degree, some OF the characteristics of
modern piano music
PROGRAMME.
Gavotte. Sternberg
Capriee-Danse NorYegienne -....-....... Ole Olser
Serenade Nie N'Sei
Nalse Melaneolique. .....-...--Peter Tsehaikowsky
Mcio6y-op, Is, No l..-.....--.. ..Moritz Moszkowsky
panse Rustique.. VIM Mason
Serenade-"I Arise from Dreams Of Thee
eontralto Solo...,.-..M Morse ). Downs
Miss Alice n. Hayes.
tNiolin obligato by MIR. Frank Turner.l
NOlkstanz-Op l3, No. 6................ Louis Mas
Nalse Grari us Anton Dvorak
Barcaroile. Peter TschnikOwsky
tfaiie Song.---- ohn Orth
Gavette-tDame lie CwuUl--.-.-. Alphonse Czibulka
The sunshine Of Tpine Eyes" ..tiec. l.. OsgOod
Miss Carrie Spicer.
Slavonio nanCe-Op. i6, No. "A Anton nvOrak
Miss Florence Gage and Mr.. Curtis.
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louisville Cement.

PREPARE FOR FLOOD.
Foundations, cellar walls and buildings
subject to overflow should be constructed
with Louisville Cement. 1t is the Standard
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At Olympic Park this afternoon the
Eckiords viii play Cars picked nine-the first
game of me season. The game will be called at
o'clock. Buses will connect with yellow cars.
The names and positions are as follows:
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TELEGRAMS
To be Had by Calling Mt the Office nj
tie Hours Mentioned

List of undelivered telegrams remaining
at the Western Union Telegraph office, 33
Madison street Office hours from to
ln 40 n,clnnl. a m and frnra 10 @ m
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NIcEsBURG, Miss, March 29.-Capt.
Cooper Of the government steamer Vidalia, from
kodney, Miss, reports having moved in the pas,
few days trpm Tensas parish, La, which is al
most eatfsly overfowed, TO Rodney Iic0 head ol
stoek ant tAirlN-five families and their plunds-,
ineludin ichickens and dogs.
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Sew orI.e,.p.e

NEw ORLEANS. March 29.-The winners
IN to-day.s races were Polonia, Torrid
Zone, Fellowplay and slocum.
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TO CALVARY CEMETERY

DARTIES desireus of hayiEg their cemetery
L lots improved and the graves of departed
friends sodded or otherwise beautited. are re-
quested TO notify Superintendent Terence Nc
Carney who, with skilled werkmen. is prepared
to have all orders for work done in satisfactory
manner, at a moderate expense.
By order of the Board of Directors
IQHN T0AG11E. Sacratarv-
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ADJUSTMENTS.
.sTI,e TOURISTS
baseball.

Ar Leubrie's Theater the latter part Of
this week the Tourists will appear.
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BrickIayers' Union.

MEMBERS of Bricklayers' Union are request
1Nl ed TO meet at their hall, 81 Adams street,
MONDAY NIGHT, March sist. Business OF inn
poTtanee. A. j. LYLE, President
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BARNEY HrGuES



The following invitation was forwarded
to Col. Barney Hughes, the nimitable
humorist, yesterday, and we have no doubt
viii be promptly responded to, and in the
inimitable style of the renowned hui
iaorist:
Col. Barney Hughes:
Your brother freight and railroad representa-
tiVes are desirous OF hearing your views on the
Sunday law question:, and its relation to their
interests and human law IN Esneral.
Ed R. Hart, N r. Eenno,
James NJ. Carver, Chas n. .Espy,
y. T. Coners. n. l.. Lee,
John G. Rogers, John W. Graham,
p. o. Wood, E.E Thomas
All G.. luther, R-W. Lsrhtburne.
Ad Storms r. W. Bradford.
1t is now in order for Barney to talk.
An expectant and an xious public waits to
hang upon his words.
The Two xeroines of the Rock-Pile
BREAK Away from fhczr capters.
Lizzie Boyd. of rock-pile fame, has de-
lepsd remarkable talent Cor rrmsncins. To
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BUT VERY, vER1 GREAT

Soft, all wool, light Hetxht and pretty quality of
Spring Dress Goods in -<ew shades of MUSHROOM.
Cfese.te, Titan, Haron. Peloponese. Black and
Bois Dore, WITH or rithe atsott vest effects, for So
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OF the Track.

The mail train west had rather a
hard time getting to SwantOn Tuesday
and came near having a bad accident.
just before reaching the big trestle
between here and Danville the engine
jumped the track. Engineer E. P.
MoultOn shut off steam and reversed,
but he was so near the trestle that he
got ont on the foOt-bOard ready to
jump. Fortunately the train stopped
before the framework was reached.
Four hours were consumed in getting
back on the track.
Approaching Hardwick about $50 p.
m, the drivewheels of the engine
"Gov. Fairbanks" which was running
backwards at a slow rate, got off the
track and ran in that manner several
rods, cutting off the bolts on the strap
This let the baggage and passenger
cars off the track, and both of then
turned over on their sides and slit
down to the bottom of the bank, about
/ thirty feet. The engineer, seelRg then
! tip, blew the whistle that summoned
/ help.
Conductor Parkhurst was in the ex
press room when they went over ant
the iron safe striking him on the thigl
he was buried in the express matter
Arthur Washburn, the baggage master
was on the platform between the tw,
cars and jumping towards the tracl
did not go over. Express Messenge
Gordon was in the passenger car wit
his wife and child and DR.. Gleason, Il
c. Ide and three or four other passen
gers who went over with the car, bu
no one received serious injury.
! lamp caught fire, but Mail Agent Gree
put it out after three mail bags wer
ruined and his clothing sOmewha
, burned.
No sooner had the car struck soil
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Lyndon.

p. F. Matthewson has sold his farm
on the Wheelock road to S. Collision
of New York for 81, 500.
A little daughter of Eugene Carpen-
ter is dangerously i'll with diphtheria.
The Lyndonville dramatic club are
rehearsing "The Turn of the Tide,
which they will give in about two
weeks.
The winter term at the institute
closes tomorrow, aud the spring term
begins March IL.
II. Willmarth has contracted with
Chandler Bullock to build a house, L
and barn, to he completed in June, for
81 800. The house is to be on the
corner of the street directly west OF
Willmarth's present residence.
DR.. w. C. Tillotson has moved into
his new hOnse.
"ro be or not to be''-the new town
house--is the all-absorbing topic OF
conversation. A close vote is expected,
Lyndonville being nearly unanimous
in favor OF it, and the "rural dee stricts'
strongly opposed.
w. 5. Master had his shoulder dis
located by the tipping over of his
sleigh near the Lyndon depot Satur-
day night.