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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-17

NorHING better proves the necessity for
railroad supervision than the treatment
stockholders receive at the hands of the
officers and directors. We copy from the
New York Indicator, Wall street organ,
some recent cases. For instance, at the
s'nnUul meeting Of the New York and New
England road some Of the stockholders
insisted upon knowing the status of the
company. They were given for answer,
Not n speech until dividend has been
declared" In about two weeks after the
road was put into the hands of a receiver
upon the request OF parties representing
the management. Take the Northern
PaCitic-Oregon and Tran-continontal Com
panies. Here was a blind-pool arrange
ment, which ignored all rights OF stock
holders, and one man, by his admitted
mistakes has imperiled an enormous
property. The West Shore, Ontario and
Western is another similar enterprise The
report OF the arbitrators, who are trying to
smooth over the imbroglio of the ex-
treasurer with the present managers OF the
Ontario and Western, end evidently at the
expense OF the stockholders, shows a
pretty state Of aiIairs. Even the treasurer
OF the concern was not allowed to obtain
information rs to the inside workings, and
the president was "too busy" to attend to
so small matter. 1t is this policy of ig-
norinG the rights Of all but a special few.
and that other and equally bad policy OF
discrimination in freghts, which has
brought corporate management in this
country into disrepute, and the sooner we
adopt some OF the measures which are
proving most effective in other countries
in preventing them the better Railroad
supervision Is one OF these measures.
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BANGING AT CHURCH FAIRS.
What Bishop Radeaacbe er, OF Tennessee.
Thinsts OF fFc Practibe.

Apropos to the stand taken by the Wo-
mems Christian Association at their recent
entertainment in this city in regard to
dancing at festivals held for religious and
charitable purposes, it would be of inter,
est and value tc the public to know the
views of the right reverend Catholic Bishop
of Tennessee; RademaCher; denouncing
the same. The following is q copy OF a
letter sent to one OF the pastors of this
city:
"In reference to the entertainment that
is soon to be held for the benefit OF your
church, allow me to direct your attention
to your duty of carefully avoiding what
would be manifestly against the laws of
the Church. =,
"Tha season as well as the object OF the
entertainment would make dancing of any
kind highly improper, and a cause of
scandal and disedification which no
amount of money that might be realized
by it could excuse. The responsibility
rests, of course, upon you, as the commit
tees simply act in the name Of the Church,
and will in this matter certainly also be
guided by you. Pardon me for doing what
is not by any means pleasant to me, and
may cause pain and annoyance to you
1t is simply my duty, and therefore you
will receive these lines in the same spirit
in which they are written-the sincere de
sire to have the laws Of the Church and
the honor of our holy religion respected
and preserved. With best wishes anG
kindest regards, yours sincerely in Christ
''J0S. RADEMACHER, Bishop of Nashville. >
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SHAWNEETOwN, I'LL.
The River Stiis Rising Inch Der
Hour.

SHAwNEETowN, Ill, February lG-The
river at o'clock WAS fifty fo.r feet six
inches and still rising an inch per hour.
NigM.-The river continues to rise
steadily but not so rapidly as yesterday.
The rate Of rise during the day was about
quarter of an inch per hour. The gauge
at ? O'Clock marked FifFS-four feet nine
inches, which * two feet three inches be-
low the highest point last year. 1t is not
now believed that this figure will be
reached, though there will be foot or
loot and half more water. Several camps
OF those driven from their houses by the
Hood were visited to-day, and considerable
sickness discovered. Malarial fevets are
beginning to appear. Muct, suffering for
week or twois expected. Several small
buildings in more exposed positions were
washed from their foundations last night
and this morning, and foot of water will
carry away several others. In this respect
the present flood is likely to prove more
disastrous than last year. The current
over the levee is running at the rate of
eight to ten miles through some of the
streets, and the foundations of buildings
are being weakened. AS yet there has
been no loss of lie, either here or in this
| neighborhood, and none likely to result.
At l o'clock pm. the river is fifty-four
| feet eleven inches, and rising quarter Of
| an inch an hour.
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PARkERSBURG, W. Va.
Losses by the Flood Over $1,000, 900
TOMus NRcpt AMY

PARKERsRURG, February 1.-THE United
States relief steamer Katie Stockdale ar
rived at Parkersburg this morning loaded
to the guards with 800 tons of relief sup
plies and 100 tons of coal. The supplies
aboard cost $4,000 of the $4,000 appro-
priated, and the government has tele-
graphed the flooded towns on the boats
route the privilege to draw on the re-
naming S25, 900 in sums of $500 to 5000,
according to their necessities. The sub
merged country is slowly shaking off the
waters, and the devastation paralyzes de-
scriptiOn. The roofs of houses on piles of
timber tell the tale in all directions.
Provisions are said to be plentifully sup
piled, but the people suffer from cold
weather. Marietta, o., is a wreck. The
houses are torn, gutted and demolished
on all the streets There are noinhabitants
except in the second stories, and not
many of them. Parkersburg will be able
to assist her own sufferers, but the desti-
tuition in the smaller settlements is in
tense. Bellville is a wreck, and its princi-
pal street has entirely disappeared, with
only few piles of brick to mark its loca-
ton. A towboat with tow swung abreast
the town of Ravenswood and held the
houses from being swept away last Satur-
day, otherwise the town and all the in
habitants would have been ingulfed. The
wires are down in all directions, and from
here the news goes to Baltimore, and is
there transferred. The disarrangement in
terferes with all transmission of news, and
it is doubtful if telegraphic matter can be
sent after leaving here. The Stockdale
leaves ten tons of freight here to be dis
tributed by the Relief Committee at this
point for the suffering below. Business is
entirely suspended. The loss at Parkers-
burg is 81 100000.
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IPHIS TENN SUNDAY. FEBRU1

Steps, Ark, have been in Sardis this week
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. r. HI. Edmonds, of Memphis, mas
been visiting relatives in Sardis the past
.sef.
MI. Eugene johnson, OF Senatobia, vas
in our little town Wednesday attending
Chancery Court.
A Memphis artist has opened photo
graph gallery in Sardis !.
The Board OF Supervisors OF fanoia
county will hire out the prisoners mere the
first Monday in March. They were rvr-
merly leased by Mr.. Owen, of Tate county,
but the contract was rescinded with him
on account of his being in arrears with
the county for the sum OF $3.50. They
will be let out to the highest responsible
bidder.
Mr.. J. t. Maddux has accepted d kitua-
tiob as salesman with Messrs. Hanson q
West.
Dir. W. II. Thaten, editor of the Bates
vile Blade, was in Sardis Tuesday last.
Mr.. H. Z. Hall, proprietor OF the Bates
vile Hotel, was in our town Wednesday.
Mr.. Hall boasts of having the only third
class hotel in the United States.
Maj. L. p. Cooper, of Memphis, came
down Thursday night on legal business
Why is 1t that, Congress doesn't decide
the Chalmers and Manning contested cleo
ton case? The people of this district
feel that their interests are not represent
ed in the House. Something ought to be
done about this matter. We are entitled
to a Representative in Congress and
should have one. The House should de-
clare the seat vacant. scRIBo.
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THEIR NErrsEws AND THEIR SONS


We are the learned Senators of these United
And have all come on to Washington at generous
And poig that we are here We must do our level
To help our wives relations, and our own, and
For thus We hope to prove tfrselyes the biggest
kind of guns,
CHORUS OF sEYENTY-sIN CLERKS.
As also are their nephews and their Senatorial
Though most of us wealthy, and tits wealth
We do not feel ourselves above kindly compli-
If no one else viii give it, we ourselves must do
the same;
For that's the way we have to play the Senatorial
Because, though rich, we are not yet beyond the
reach OF duns-
CHORUS or sEvENrY-sIx CLERKS.
And neither are their nephews and their Senate
rial sons;
We cannot all be chairmen of committees, as you
But each may make his private pull upon the
Treasuree;
To help him with the duties which he sometimes
has to shirk,
The other fellows ought to vote him what he
wants at once
CHORUS OF sEvENrY-sIX CLERKS.
Providing for his nephews and his Senatorial
sons;
master mind devised the phrase, 1.-THE courtesy
of the Senate,'
And what we certainly have learned is there are
millions in it!
1t means that we must help ourselves, and each
must help his neighbor,
To get the very fattest pay, and for the thinnest
For so our high opinion of our lofty duties runs
CHORUS OF sEvENrY-sIx CLERKS.
And opine their nephews and their Senatorial
-S.,s y,.rt Sg,
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LITTLE ROCK.
The Arkansas Faliing-Red River BoOm-
Ing. and Great Suffering Prevailing.

LITTLE RovK, February Ie,=Ihe river
here fell one inch to-aay. The Gazette's
special from Pine Bluff says the river rose
seven iAches, and at 8 o'clock tonight is
rising an inch an hour. The steamer 4.
L. Cobb reports nearly all the plantations
below considerably submerged. Only
four landings from The mouth
could be made. The situation of planters
is critical. All the streams are up and
communications were cut off between
Pine Bluff all day. At Fulton tonight
Red river continues 10 rise, and the flood
covers the banks on both sides for many
miles. Hundreds Of people are standing
in water in their homes, helpless and can
not be rescued. The steamer Belle
Cooper has just left on her Second relief
expedition. Stock IL drowning in large
numbers. Houses will be washed into
the river unless relief is soon afforded.
The loss of life will be heavy. Raining
all day. The Arkansas has fallen six feet
at Fort Smith, and is receding rapidly.
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LOW-WATER MARK.
Correction In Regard to the low
Water Mark at Memphis,

a Correction In Regard to the low
Water Mark at Memphis,
To the Editors of the Appeal;
Will you allow me, in behalf of the
alarmed residents Of the bottoms to the
south of here, to correct an error that in
some way has got into your river column
In to-day's issue that column correctly re-
ports the river as at thirty-three feet six
inches as per Signal Service report, but
then adds within ene foot six inches of
extreme high waite. mark at this point"
which is an error of one foot. The gauge
was established in 1871 at this point, and
the zero OF gauge was placed at the'then
lowest recorded water mark. But in 1872
the river reached point elevenir1ches lower
than the zero mark Gf the sauee and from
that date low-W dter seers has been officially
hxed at low water of 1872 and eleven
lncE.es added to the gauge reading. Now,
as the gauge read last evening, as reported
by you this morning, thirty-three feet six
inches above low water OF lS72-and as
high-water mark by the same corrected
reading is thirty-siS feet, exactly, by Sig
nal Office records-the river is juEt two and
a half feet below high-water mark. Re-
spectfully, LowLANDER,
MEMPHIs FohrneP1, is 1894
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POMEROY, o.
Unparalleled Destruction of Pr0pert
i'm RnnlernN lenI.

IN h-OhteFoN ethus
PoNERoY, O., February l6.-The relief
boat Katie Stockdale arrived here at 3
o'clock pm. to-day. Her intention was to
go direct to Ironton after leaving Parkers-
burg this evening, but the people of Belle
vile, W. Va, called the boat in, and a
quantity of provisions was given. But six
houses remain in the town, and they are
nearly all badly wrecked. As the boat
proceeded down the stream, the broad
farming bottoms on each side We're
gradually being relieved of water. At
Racine, the head of the Pomeroy bend,
twelve miles long, was entered. This bend
is narrow, with bottoms on both sides OF
the river, and contains some twenty coal
mines, eighteen salt works, twelve towns,
and $4,000 inhabitants, OF whom 5000 are
laborers. Six of tie mines are flooded,
and will not be pumped out fer six or eight
mcnths. Eight thousand people are idle,
and 1000 are homeless ard demanding
immediate assistance. The river in the
bend reached sixty-four feet, has fallen
twelve feet, and is going down at the rate
of two inches an hour. Friday night the
water iirst cleared from the streets Of the
towns. There sre four relief boats help
ing the destitute from Gallipolis, which
place is OF. OF water and COM
para-ively uninirred. Business of every
kind remains suspended. The CO.
lumhus, Hooking Valley and Toledo
railroad and Ohio Central, penetrat-
ing the bend are all torn to pieces Trestles,
bridges and road-beds are gone in many
places. 1t will be from three to six
weeks before communications by rail are
resumed. There are no telegraph wires
| up, and this will have to be sent TO Pom
eroy. The steamboats, Jim Montgomery
| Champion, Nora Belle and Chesa
peake are distributing supplies Tn
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Name. Age. Sex. Color Cause Death.
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tlNSINNAIIs
The River Falling steadily Weather
Cloudy and MOderating.

CINCINNATI, February 16-9 O'Clock A. M
River sixty-eight feet eight inches, fall
OF seven and three-fourths inches since
O'Clock am. Weather clear and moder-
ating. Portsmouth reports fall of four
feet from the highest point OF the flood.
Neon.-The river is falling at noon an
inch an hour, but is stili two feet above
the hitherto unprecedented food OF last
year, and 1t will require at least two days
more to enable the railroads to ascertain
the condition of their tracks. A four
story brick building on Central avenue,
near Second, fell last night. The last fam
lily moved from it yesterday afternoon. In
all the submerged portions OF the city
where frame houses have been moved from
their positions the owners have endeavA
ored to float them back TO their places
The same thing was done at Newport, Ky.
The weather is milder, and it is growing
cloudy, with indications of rain,
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MEMrHis is not tue only city where re-
form in the matter of fire-escapes in
theaters and public he 'ls is a5itated. The
London Saturday Rerieir treats in recent
issue of that question and observes that
''the truth rs, the matter can be only dis
posed of by 'pegging away The force Of
inertia musters strongly on the side of doing
nothing for the public safety" This is so.
II visitors to theaters, generally, would do as
= 'critic' mentioned by our contemporary
I'D awhile ago-namely, insist on one of
the escape doors being opened just by way
OF experiment, it would be commonly
found, as it was in the case mentioned,
that the key was lost" II there is to be
safety the public must secure it, and must
also see when it is provided that it is
always ready
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-17
LAW REPORTS.
The Referee Court


Decided the following Chancery appeals
yesterday:
Memphis Water Company VS. James o.
Pierce; reversed.
Memphis Water Company VS. Magens;
reversed.
Samuel Mosby VS. Butler; affirmed.
Anna NJ. Carpenter VS. Strange; modi-
fed.
Robert Davis VS. H. c. Cross; reversed.
d. II. Evans ct al VS. Beaumont; re-
versed.
State National Bank VS. T. P. Winches-
ter; reversed.
S. NJ. Carson VS. C. c. Partee ct al; af-
firmed.
Hugh McGhee, administrator, VS. David
Pointer ct al; decree modified.
John j. Knox, commissioner, VS. K. H.
Mexican ct al; decree modified.
A. NJ. Finch VS. James A. Anderson ct
al; decree modified.
Mary ]. Cooke, by next friend, VS. ]. S.
Hatcher ct al; reversed.
Cooney VS. City of Memphis; affirmed.
Thomas Hart VS. I. F. Cassels; reversed.
w. Mcclellan ct al VS. Bunyan Paine ct
al; affirmed.
J. J. Farmer VS. Hermine Hilsker ct al !;
affirmed. Gardenhire, judge, dissents to
one OF the exceptions.
CT al NS IL -AAtci
& Co.; affirmed. al
REPORTS READ.
No. S95, A. NJ. Freich eft al VS. J. A.
Anderson, administrator; 900, John j.
Knox, commissioner, VS. K. Fl. Mccain ct
all 90S, Hugh McGhee, guardian, VS.
David Pointer ct al; modified and
| affirmed.
No. 7s2, NJ. Cooney ct al VS. City oi
Memphis; Sl9, A. NJ. Boyd ct al vs. 1hos.
II. Allen ct al; S44, w. G. McClelland et
al VS. Bunyan Paine ct al; 904, Samuel
| Mosby VS. w. +. Butler ct al; 9l2, J. ].
Tanner, administrator, VS. II. Hilscher eft
al; 920, 5. NJ. Carson ct al VS. c. c. Partee
| ct al affirmed.
Nos. sos, Thomas Hart VS. T. +. Cassels
| administrator ct al; 90l, Memphis Water
Company VS. ]. o. Pierce; 9G2, Memphis
| Water Company VS. Magens & Co.; 9I0,
State National Bank OF Memphis VS. T. T.
Winchester ct al; 9lS, Mary J. Cooke ct
al VS. j. ). Hatcher eft al; 92l, Robert Davis
ct al VS. III. G. Cross ct al 923, d. III. Evans
ct al VS. j. \. Beaumont ct al; reversed.
No. 9l7, Anna NJ. Carpenter VS. Marie
f. Strange, modified, affirmed and re
maRded.-
| No. 924, G. I. Inslee VS. Mississippi and
Tenneesee Railroad Company, dismissed
ct defendants costs.
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FALLING STEADILY.
The River Declining at the Rate OF
an Fully Inch an Hour at
Cincinnati.
The Work OF Destruction In Psmeroy
Bend and at PafEersburg, W.
Va, Where the
Loss VIII Reach 81 600, ,0Oe-The White
and Red Rivers Over the Banks
-Great Damage.
MORE RFLIEF,
The Bill Appropfiat.ag 100000 NO
E.,-

The Bll Appropfiat.ag 100000 More
Signed by the President
WASHINGTON, February 16.-The Presi-
dent signed the joint resolution appropri-
ating 100000 additional relief to the
food sufferers.
The Secretary of War sent kilograms to
the mayors of Bellaire, Gallipolis, New
Albany, Parkersburg, Marietta, Harmar,
Middleport, Portsmouth, Rockport, Ba-
tavia and Charleston, authorizing them to
expend from $500 to $1,000 for additional
supplies.
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NASH VILE,
PoIk's Mexican Wines Sold for $1,000.

PoIk's Mexican Wines Sold for $1,000
900 = DIR. Atchison's Impeachment
1riai.
Special TO the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February 1e.-Capt. James
T. Fleming received letter to-day from
Col. Duncan Cooper, in New York, stating
that Marsh 7. Folks Mexican mines had
been sold to New York capitalists for
Sl,0O0,000. The new company take pos
session in april.
The Supreme Court to- day decided the
Sunday law passed by the City Council
constitutional.
The impeachment trial of DR.. T. A.
Atchison was concluded tonight, result
ing in verdict OF not guilty as charged.
Five members of the City Council favor
finding DR.. Atchison guilty of neglect of
duty, the remaining three voting in his
favor. As it takes three fourths eight of
the Council to sustain the mayor, he failed
in securing a verdict. The excitement
was great during the whole session. DIR.
Atchison was congratulated by his friends.
The Cumberland is gradually falling.
No further rise is anticipated anless there
are more rains. Weather cloudy and
much colder TODAY
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JONESBORO, ARK.
Lively Saloon Row, hut Nobody Seri.
ously Hurt.

Lively SlIOOH K0N, but NODOUy Serf.
0usly Hurt.
Special to the Appeal
JoNEsBoRo, February 16.-There came
near being serious difficulty in saloon
in what is know as Happy Hollow" in
this place, tonight. There was aNgeneral
crowd of men in the saloon drink ing and
carousing, when one party was found to
have pistol. Deputy-Sheriff Lamb and
City Marshal Bryant undertook to arrest
the man, when general melee arose.
During the fuss several pistol-shots We're
fired, but fortunately no one was hurt,
and the party was finally arrested and
lodged in jail, when the disturbance
ceased, and AL is now quiet.
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IL ever 60 into a new locality again
I will study up mx'geography, better than did
this time, says = correspondent of the Belfast
Me- -Jeuradi. For my Ignorance got me into q
most uneemfertable position; As the boat neared
Sapdtord ! was standing With others on the deck,
when a very pretty young lady came up 10 me and
with a sweet smile on her face looked into mine
with a pair of lovely eyes and asked: Are you
going TO kiss me-, ,sir2' If some one had offered
to lend me SO / could not have been more sur
prised, and hardly knowing what to say, and in
order TO gain Little time, easped out: Pardon,
miss. Whist did you ask" l felt that she knew |
heard her, but she said sweetiy: Are you going
to kiss me to-night?'' There was no misunder-
standing her this time. ] heard her, and did
Others, and felt the blood rushing into my face,
and stammered out: Il would like to accom-
modate you. miss; would truly, but ! have =
wife and thirteen small children on board with
me, and il my wife should see me kissing yoti-.
'Eiszing me, you hateful old thing who asked
yoa TO Kiss nae = :. on did, ! yelled. yoa
yon were going ~ kisSiIne- e--Kissirne c1ty-ts-
nixhts don't you know anyfhihgs anf on shs
would like to sxchangA photograhhs with him
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THE Governor OF Mississippi has vetoed
the railroad supervision bill, which has
been assailed with such violence and
yirulence by few of the newspapers of
the State, chiefly upon the plea that rail
road companies should be encouraged to
acquire enormous properties in any way
that might please the managers, and with
out being hampered bv State supervision
or the scrutiny empowered by law that
is not half so severe rs any OF those to
which the national banks are compelled
TO submit These papers do not seem to
know that they are sowing the wind to
reap the whirlwind. That they are merely
putting off the evil day to make it fuller
OF evils when it comes. Every argument
they have put forth against this bill was
used in this State last year against the act
passed by our Legislature. But they failed,
because the one great example of the
State OF Georgia, with its useful and
intelligent Railroad Commission, was n
good and sufficient answer 10 all of them
~'--''-N'-A'''' A4Ats>A hS iASl-- AtA tAlttA
must he s~boriinate1 20 law, or ss in New
Horl- and California and other States, they
will accrete 4 strength greater than the
law, the Legislature and the courts. In
this State an attempt is being made in
just such a spirit through the Federal
courts to put the railroad commission act
of 1885 under foot, 10 crush and kill it.
This attempt may be successful before
Judge Baxter, but If il is, his decision
will only postpone, and for a very brief
period, the enforcement of the will of the
people. They will, perhaps, by an extra
ordinary session ofthe present Legislature,
pass another act that viii stand the test Of
the courts, an act seyerer in its PEN
alties and closer in its scrutiny than
that now disputed. Georgia never
prospered a. she has since the
Railroad Commission was Organized.
and Mississippi rs well as Tennessee viii
ind that such commission is a necessity
OF modern growth to prevent the en-.
eroachments Of great, soulless corpora
tons upon the rights of the people The
Legislature of Mississippi should pass Tia,
railroad supervision bill over theG Goveruor'
veto, despite the clamors OF the railroads
Georgia's, in that matter, is good exam
pie to follow.