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Chairman Of The Committee on the I'm
provement ,f the mississippi River,
Doing Everything in
His Power TO Make the Convention Which
Meets III Washington, in Febru-
AIRY, Success.
The Snnreme Court-Bills introduced
for Appropriations for River and
Harbur Improvement.
Proceedings in Congress Business
Of Routine Character Transacted
Campaign Circulars.
TIE RTEER CONVENTION.
GSn. Efayd King Putting i'm Good work
LETTERS fs, Members.

Gsn. Efayd King Putting in Good work
Letters To Members.
Regular CorTespoiidence Of tao Appesl.l
WAsuINGToy, January 3.-Gen. Floyd
King, chairman of the Committee on
Levees and Improvement of TIE Missis-
sippi River is taking deep interest in
the convention which is 10 assemble here
on tie first Tuesday in February, and has
written every member OF the Executive
Committee 4 personal letter, urging upon
2im the importance of the subjects to be
considered, and requested his attendance.
The following is copy OF Gen. Kings
letter TO Chairman Wood, at New Orleans:
WAsESCroS, January 2, 1884.
Y, =. Wood. Esq, Chairman Mississippi River
improvement Convention:
Ny DEAR SIG--l.s your convention will assem-
Die here the first tuesday in February, write to
time, wit1 4 view Of consulting with our friends
IN Congress as 10 what course had best he pursued
for the accomplishment of legislation for the i'm
proyemsnt of the Mississippi river. trust that
all the delegates appointed ny you viii attend the
meeting OI your convention At this place Yours
very truly, J, Floyd KING
The following letter has been addressed
to each membeS OF the Executive Com
mittee:
upuSF or REPREsENT AftvES USlTED STATES, }
WAsmNGIoS, Il. c., January >, 1884. J
SIR write 10 urge that you, as one of the
EXECUTIVE Commit .ee appointed by the Missis-
sippi River Improvement Convention at st
Louis on the llth lay Of July, lss3 will attend
the convention 20 meet on the game subject in
Washington on the fret Tuesday in February.
los much lmportaIcc cannot be attached to the
undertaking you lAve in hand, and realizing
that you can be Of Iauch assistance to all in Con-
Eress intcre ted in carry ing the great work
improving tha Fit'sissippi river, l cannot too
forclbly impress uPI1 yOu the importance of ysur
coming. VERY respectfully EeGr obedient
want, !. FLOYD KING,
CkSruan ot Committee ON Levees and Improve
.zspts of tho Mississippi River.
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EXTR.-TERRITeRIAL stRfsDiCTIoN
an Elaborate Dill Introduces by Rem
resentnIiye HTisf

" AsHINGToN, January 7.-Representa-
tive HIT LII. long secretary of the lega-
ton at Paris, and of late Third ssistant
Secretary OF State, to-day introduced in
the House bill providing for the exercise
Of extra-territorial jurisdiction by the
United states in Oriental countries, and
repeating certain statutes on this subject.
This is measure IN which the State De-
p2rtment takes great interest, and which
It considers very important TO the United
States consular and diplomatic service.
The bill is fifty pages in length, and pro-
des Tor the establishment in China and
Japan of courts for the trial of all
CIuSes in which Americans are parties,
one judge sitting in Japan and two in
China on separate circuits, these judges
setting together to form an appellate
court 10 which causes may be taken. The
bill also prescribes a code of procedure,
modes of proof, pains and penalties super
seding various fragmentary acts of Con-
g7eSs heretofore passed on this subject,
and diverse regulations established from
time to time by the various Ministers of
the United States in those countries !;
il also regulates with precision and
detail the powers and jurisdiction of the
consular and diplomatic officers having
judicial functions in other countries where
I tie United States exercises extra terrific
Yi.l authority, such as Turkey, Persia,
Madagascar and the Pacific islands. The
extent OF the American colony of mer-
chants, traders and travellers in each chief
Oriental port, ,and the vast amounts of prop
e;ty often at stake in litigations there, have
long since drawn the earnest attention of
the State Department to the necessity of
this legislation, which is similar to that
enacted by England, France and other
European governments for the protection
of their subjects in Turkey and the far
East. This bill, in substance, was pre-
| pared in the State Department largely by
! Bancroft Davis, when assistant secretary.
1 Frelinghuysen sent it TO Congress last ses-
| sion. The House Committees on Foreign
| Affairs assigned the subject to Mr.. Hit,
and the Senate Committee to Mr.. Pendle-
ton, who carefully revised it, and intro
duced it in the Senate. 1t is expected by
! its friends TO pass this session.
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SHOOTING ON THE RIVER.
An Emfrioye OF the steamer ChOufeau
Plugs His Man.

AT about 9 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon,
as the steamer Chouteau was rounding to
at the landing, roustabout named Jim
Lee threw a SNOWFALL at Walter Campbell,
young man who shipped as an employe
of the boat at Terrene, striking him in the
mouth, The result was that Lee was
plugged in the breast. Campbell's
story is that when 'tee struck
him with Tho SNOWFALL he abused
him for doing it, and Lee cursed him in
return. Hot words passed on both sides,
and Lee reached for his pistol. Campbell
also drew his. and beth fired pt almost the
same instant, Th:ee or four shots were
exchanged. Campbell was uiIIrurr, pu,
Lee was badly wounded in the breast. Capt.
Hackett was on the scene in a short while
after the boat landed and took Campbell
into custody, He hHs eoed rspntation
and displayed q letter from Jas. I. Stokes
a merchant OF Sunnywild, addressed to
Capt. Thorwegan, in which Mr.. Stokes
stated that Campbell was young man o.
good moral character and was anxious tc
learn the river. He was, on the strength
of that letter, given a position by Capt
Thorwegan. The result of Lees iniurie!
is unknown 1T this writing,
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STATE TREASURER'S
QUARTERLY REPORT.
DERITS.

STATS TREAsrkER' $ OFFICE, January l, 1884.
To His Exeelleney. Gov. YIN. B. Bate, Governor
Of the State Of TENNESSEE
SfR-I hereby make to you my Quarterly Report
as State Treasurer, from October l. 1888, to Jcn-
uary !, 1884;
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
A Murderer Turned Over 10 the A
thnrtliPS

"A Nnrierer Turned Over TO the Au.
thOrities.
Special to the Appeal.l
BIRMrsdHAs, January Officers from
Cedartowh, Ga, delivered at the Jail here
Sunday Jap O'Neil, wanted for killing an
old man named Plosser, about two years
ago. O'Nei. attacked Plosser in saloon
and stabbed him several times, The cause
of O'Neil's ill-wili wac That Plosser, while
city marshal, had arrested him.
E. l.. Donnelly, distributing agent of the
United States Fish Commission, is here
with 1900 German carp, to be expressed
to applicants throughout the :tate.
There IS remarkable activity, for the
sessor5 AMONG dealers in builders sup
plies. Orders from small towns are
very heavy. Several OF these towns
in this section of the state. are being
built up rapidly, aEA soire rather sur
prlsingR, VI Tie Louisville and Nash
cille road, for instance, in the little town
OF Hartsell, where there are certainly no
signs OF remarkable resources, numbers of
houses-small, it is true-are going up.
The lumber business is the most potent
factor in this improvemeiit. Warrior is a
growing village. Everybody has heard of
Cullman's progress. At Blount Springs
the new enterprise of lime making is to be
started on a big scale before long. A
stock company has been organized with
$4,000 capital, and arrangements are be-
ing made to build two iron kilns of the
most improved kind in a quarry that lies
right on the railroad and very near the
depot.
All thought OF extending the Georgia
| Pacific railroad westward from Birming-
ham has been abandoned, both by the
Georgia Pacific Company and the Rich
mond and Danville Extension Company,
which built the Georgia Pacific. The
present controlling stockholders OF the
railroad company were always opposed to
the extension, hut We're formerly in the
minority. The principal ground of oppo-
sition was that the East Tennessee system,
with which the Richmond and Danville
| ito which system the Georgia Pacific be.
longsl has westward connection sufficient
for all purposes of the alliance in the
Memphis and Charleston. The Richmond
and Danville Extension Company will
probably disband in about two months
after the finishing work on the Georgia
| Pacific track is done.
\ report of a committee of the Council
shows that the mayor and city clerk and
marshal each received between $1,000 anG
S2210 last year, or several hundred dollars
more than was expected when their pay
was fixed. The increase in fees caused by
the city's rapid growth is what made this
offices pay so surprisingly The Council
has allowed the clerk and marshal, a:
well as the treasurer, for the ensuing yea
salaries and fees that will probably amoun
to about $500 for each. The mayor will
doubtless be cut off with about the same
4
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FQRry.EIIiGrH CONGRESS.



WAsHISGToN, ,anlary -Hotse.-After
the reading Of the journal, Mr.. Reed OF.
tered the following, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has been ALLEGED that cir
culars have been distributed in some of
the departments asking for contributions
for political purposes, in violation OF the
civil service law,
Reso'eri, That he heads of the depart
ments in which he distribution, if any,
has taken place, be requested to inform
the House Of the facts connected with the
distributions,
Mr.. En7-Esherd offered resolution,
'ThiSn was adop.cd, requesting the Presi-
dent 20 furnish Information relating to the
exclusion OF American hog products in
Germany and Frunce
Mr.. Randall offered resolution adopt
ing for twenty days the rules OF tha Forty
seventh Congress as the rules of the pres
ent Congress. Adopted,
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr., Rosccrans: To place George W.
Getty ON the retired list OF the army, with
tne rank Of major general; also to equal
lze b1unties.
BY Mr.. Hinley TO amend the Chinese
immigration act.
By Mr.. Tuily Appropriating Sl50,000
Los Angeles, Cal; also 30 prevent the
United States ma being used to circulate
advertisements OF uoxious and dangerous
medicines, fgod a Id compounds.
By Mr.. Sumner: To fix and establish
the rate ot irei- ht fares on the Union
and Central Pacifc railroads. 1t provides
1hat after sixty days from the passage oi
the act IL shall be unlawful for those COM
panies 60 charge { greater sum than seven
~ per cent. oi the lowest rates of freight
or the lowest prizes of carriage existing
Unhl December : 1883
by Mr.. Townsend: \ resolution request
ing the President D invite the cooperation
oi the government s OF the American ma
tIons in securing the establishment of free
commercial intercourse and an American
customs union; also proposing a constitu-
-ional amendment providing Tor the elec.
ION oi Senators b. the people.
BY Mr., Thomas Granting pensions tC
ali United states soldiers and sailors in the
late war VINO served thirty days or par
ueIpaJed in any er gagement, and the Wild
GEs O. all soldiers deceased.
EEe call proceeded at great length. and
4 large number OF additional bills were in
troduced and referred, after which the
House adjourned
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JACKSON, MISS.
Mayor McGim mRe.EIeeted-The LegisI.
iure-Pronitnea,ss audidaf

Mayor McGiIi Re-EIeetcd-The LegisIa-
ture-ProniSnens Candidates.
Special to The Appeal
JACKSON, January I've have had
quiet municipal election. McGill was re-
elected mayor by ninety-siz majority.
Four oldermsn ON the McGill ticket and
two on the Peoples were elected.
Members of both houses of the Legisla-
ture are arriving, and about one-half of
each house are here. The Legislature
meets tomorrow. Candidates and their
friends are active among the members.
Messrs. Baker, of Lafayette county; Mont
geometry, of Oktibbeha; Murray, of Tippah,
and Inge, of Alcorn, are mentioned as can
didates for Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
The weather is extremely cold, and it
has been sleetinS all day;
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TIE CLSARINGH3USEs.
Reports from rwenty-Seven Leadin
ke-.stiuss Centers.

BosroN, January THE Post says:
The following table, compiled from special
dispatches to the Post from the managers OF
twentv-seven leading clearinghouse in
the United States, gives the clearances for
the week ended January 5th, with the
percentage in increase and decrease, com.
pared with the hecorresponding week in 1882
New York. S.:.j. q Is ole; decrease, 40.
Boston, 81. IA 81: decrease, 40.
Chicago, S,,,,2l 90 decrease, 4.6.
New Orleans, 7l3,10l 6lf; decrease, IA.
Batimcre, 5;a,SA ,sSi: decrease, go.
Cincinnati, sJ,!s0,g1.
pittsburg, si0,aiS,7i6; increase, S.:i.
Louisville, Sl.4S1, 1876: decrease, OF.
Providence, S0,0i36O0; decrease, OIL.
Milwaukee, S2.6i0.O00; decrease, "a
Kansas City, S2,3i3,6ll; increase, "a.
Detroit. 81, sol ,446.
Cleveland. S2.21o,0ea, decrease, 6.5.
Memphis, Sl.6iO.2l5: decrease, Or.
Indianapolis, 81 ,621 ,259; decrease. 33.S.
Hartford, 81, 1S2, l9i; decrease, l5.5.
Peoria, $50, Az; decrease, pa.
New Haven, 81 -, ,i@; decrease, e.e.
Portland, s91i. Al ;.decreases ls.s.
Worcester, S9l2, ,SSi; increase, 2.s.
Springfield, ss2s,9,s; increase, 1872.
Lowell, soep,942: decrease, So
Syracuse, S695, ,SSS: increase, l1.S.
Total, 81 ,03l ,S46, ,0S6; decrease, 80.
Outside of New Y iork, S29S, ,O3,OI0: decrease, 3.3
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Sl34,9i9 "a
To amount of receipts forward ~, SIS Ii
By amount of disbursements forward. 1885 "a
Balance in Treasury, Jan. 1, lSsI.-...ss99,si5 y
Respectfully submitted.
ATIiA THOMAS.
January l, 1854. State Treasurer.
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\ number OF petitions were presented
asking an approximation 60 pay the to-
b3ccO rebate.
The Secretary OF the Interior trans
mittej the corrvsn ,ndence relating 10 the
transfer OF the land of the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Vickshurg railroad to
the New Orleans Pacific railway.
Senator Dclph presented a petition
from the citi-Pus OF Oregon and Washing
TON Ierritrty praying the forfeiture of the
unSarnsd land grant Of the Oregon Cen
trai rGiiway.
.lIliS introduced
BY Senator Gibson: To establish Il navy
yasd and depot pf supplies at Algiers,
on the Mississippi river.
BY Senator ingalls,: To authorize the
construction OF b idge across the Missis-
sippi river at Sibley, Mo.
BY Senator ingalls,; 10 grant right of
way through ;he Indian HerTitor to the
Southern Kansas rsilroad.
resolution vas presented by Senator
Miller tCaL which was agreed to, rs fol-
lows;
t,eso'cri, That the Secretary OF the Treas
ury he directed to transmit TO the Senate
all documentary Information in his pos
session relating 10 the execution OF the
act ot Congress entitled IN act to execute
certain treaty stipula'i2ns relating to the
Chinese, approved Hay g. 1852, together
with all tactS that came To his knowledge
concerning the difficulties encountered by
officers of the government in the enforce
inent OF said act
Senator iugallss bill to amend the ar
rears OF the PENSIONS act, was referred To
the Committee on Tensions.
senator Hoar gave notice that when the
rules were disposed OF he would call up
his bill providing fo' counting the elccto-
raj vote.
The Senate then. aS a Committee of the
Whole, resumed consideration OF the new
rules, which with 4 lew amendments and
q little debate. were adopted, all except
those on appropriations and standing com
mittees, which were reserved for the
present.
Among the amendments made was one
providing 4 committee on fisheries.
On reporting the rules TO the full Senate
rule No. ! was taken up. Ii is the rule re
lating to the ot'ict, Of president pro isW.
and, g. proposed, gave that officer power tC
deSjgnateG Substitute &c perform the dutie.
OF the chair three days. The amendmen
ol Senator Garland was agreed to, making
tine hour of each adjournment the limit o
the time OF such performance, except b,
unanimous consent
The Senate rule as amended. wa
adopted, and after an executive session
adjourned.
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RIVER IMpRnYEMENT.
Bilis Introduced for ApprolsrfasiOns-
Meeting; of the Gensnlittec.

Meeting; of the GeFrsniiffee.
WASHINGTON, January 7.-Several bills
and resolutions were introduced in the
Senate to-day by Senators from Southern
States calling for appropriations for the
improvement of rivers and harbors. Sem
ator Gibson submitted joint resolution
Tor the immediate appropriation OF ST.
100000 to be expended in the preserva-
ton, repair and construction OF certain
works of improvement OF the Mississippi
river, under direction OF the Secretary of
War and in accordance with recommended
tions of the Mississippi River Commission.
The Committee on Improvement of the
Mississippi River held a short meeting
to-day, and the members decided to work
in harmony with the members Of the
Committees on Commerce and Rivers and
Iarbors.
The report of the Mississippi River
Commission, recently sent to the Secre-
tary OF War, is expected TO be given to the
committee this week. Mr. King, chair
man of the committee, expressed the
opinion tonight that the report would be
returned to the House IN two or three
weeks practically Unchanged.
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TIE sUpREHE COURT.


bectstOBS Rendered In "a Number OF lni-
pOrfRnt Cases.
WAsaIs ION, January The Supreme
Court to-day rendered decisions in the
e-ses Of the LG Abrl Mining Company
against FreGcricl; FTelinghuysen, and
John Key SgainSt the same affirming the
judgment in the case of the La Abra COM
pany with costs, ami in the case OF Key
- -eFsing, with COST, and the case was
remanded with instructions TO dismiss the
petition.
A decision was also rendered en- the
new series OF bond cssaes from Virginia.
nssaely: Auss Smith against Sa;ruei G.
Greeuiaw, treasurer of the city of Rich
mond. The question involved IS the right
o. the State II refuse 10 take the coupons
~ lts bonds for taxes, after issuing such
bonds with the promise that it would take
them in payment CT taxes. The suit be-
gan. as an action for trcSpass in the State
cogrt, but was aiterwsrd removed TO the
United States Circuit Court. That tribunal
remanded il TO The State court on the
Sground that il did no, involve a Federal
question. The United States Supreme
Court, however, decided that il does raise
a Federal question, iaasmuch as tne
plaintiff alleges that the act of tine Vir-
giRia legislature, which virtually re-
padiated the coupons. was in vioIstion OF
that provision OF the constitution which
forbids any State to inpair BY legislation
the obligation of eoatract. The iudg-
ment OF the United s;ta3es Circnit Conrt
Is reversed, and il IS oriered to reinstate
the case aud proceed herewith according
To Law The submission % the other Nir-
g;niA tax coupon CASTS in printed briefs
was set aside, aud thsY We're restored q
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STARKVILLE, MISS.
Business Paralyze zed by Cold weathe
Eurglars at Work.

Business Paralyxed by Cold Weather
burglars Mt Work.
Special to the Appeal:i
STAnKvILhE, January THE county Of
ficers of this county elected for the next
two years have nearly all given bond, and
have been qualified by the Board OF Super
visors organized by electing II. A. Nc
Creight, president. =
The weather is extremely cold and has
been for several days past, the thermome-
ter standing several degrees below zero.
1t has been showing and sleeting all day.
Business IN the town is completely par
alyzed and has been ever since Christmas.
Burglars have been doing their dirty
work in the western portion of this
county, and at Chester, in Choctaw county,
by breaking into stores, etc. At Chester
the safe in which the sheriff keeps his
funds was blown open, but fortunately
they obtained but little money, the sheriff
having settled with the treasurer few
days before
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LIED.

WELLS-On Sunday, January 6, 1884, at 2:30
o clock, p.m., DUDLEY EDMOND, aged twenty-one
years, son of S. A. and NJ. l.. Wells.
Funeral will take place from residence, No ~
Pontotoc street. this (TUESDAY) morning at 10
o'clock Friends are invited to attend.
MILLs--On January I, 1884, HOWARD Mills, of
pneumcnir.
Funeral will take pacs this TUESDAY morn
ing at Il o'clock, from the residence Of John
-Lnrkin, No. 50 Second Street. Friends are in
vted to attend.
KING-At Pope Station, Miss, January &, 1884,
NJ. c: KING, aged siyty-o1G years ten months
and threo days.
Funeral this (TUESpAY) morning at 10 clock
from Central Methodist Church, Friends are in
vited to attend.
CLARTDGE-At the residence Of her SON in
law, I N. ZONES, No. 2&3 Desoto strest; Sunday
night, dahtiary q, 1Ss4; Mls.> Etfzfi,EtH n. CLA-
EIfGE, In, the scventy-sixth year of her age.
Funersl from residence this TUESDAY, morn
ing at 10 clock.
STEWART-Sunday, January 6, 1884, at No.
1O6 Monroe street, Mrs. SALLIE A. STEWART, con-
sort of the late NJ. D. L. Stewart.
sTURLA-At indianapolis, Ind, Sunday. jan
uary 6, 1894, JONI STERLa, in the forieth year Of
his acr. --.--
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THE OHIO SENATORSHIP.
The Payne Men Confident, and Say They
VIII Carry Everything on the First
BALLOT.

CoLuMBus, January THE Senatorial
caucus, 20 nominate a candidate to sue
ceed Senator Pendleton, will be held to-
morrow evening. Several delegations ar
rived to night from different parts of the
State. and the contest will be
quite lively. Senator Pendleton, in answer
10 an inquiry as 10 the chances, said the
question could not be answered, as no
man could do so without making mis-
take; could tell mole about it after the
caucus. Gen. Ward said he would not
exchange chances with any other candi-
date; believed he would be nominated.
The PAYNE men are confident, and claim
an easy victory on the first ballot
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THE Snow
The Heaviest Known i'm Memphis 70
Years-PartiaI blockade.

fears-PartiaI blockade.
A snow-storm set in late Sunday night
and continued steadily up to this writing.
The flakes were fine but fell thick and fast,
and as the ground was frozen hard, every
particle remained on the ground. 1t was
about ten inches in depth at mid
night Numerous sleighs were out during
the day and night, though but few other
vehicles were seen except coal carts,
which were numerous. Street passengers
walked single file in beaten track, and
few were out who were not obliged to go.
Business was almost at d standstill, the
only stores doing any business to amount
to anything being those in which over
shoes were sold.
The trains were all from two to six
hours late, one or two OF the accommoda-
ton trains failing to leave at all.
On the Charleston road train arrived
at O'Clock yesterday evening, having
been five hours in making run of twenty
five miles. An engine had to be sent out
at last to the Vance street station to pull
it in to the depot. On the other
lines much the same difficulty was
experienced. The street-cars stopped
before noon, and those who n.:.;iyateu at
all were ohc..iiged TO foot it. Steam pipes in
numerous places burst the moment the
weather began to moderate, and though
all nature appeared lovely, everything was
very lar frem being sd,