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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-27

CHICAGO, March 26.-The State Labor
Convention, composed OF various repre-
sentatives of labor organizations and
oranges Of the State, began session to
last two or three days to-day. The object
is to consult together for general good,
hear grievances and indicate what legis-
lative enactments are desired. The
convention perfected permanent organ
ization and appointed committees on
various divisions of business to come be-
fore the body, and passed resolutions
favoring the passage by Congress OF the
Foran shipping bill for the better protec,
ton of American sailors.
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HELENA, ARK.
Shouted Herself to Death-Attempte ID Z cd
Suicide of Negro Waiter.

Shouted Herself to Death-Aftemptes ed
Suicide of a Negro Waiter.
Special to the Appeal.l
HELENA, March 26.-Last night about
10 o'clock negro named George Baker,
who has for some time been employed at
the Delmonico restaurant, attempted to
commit suicide by swallowing the con-
tents of box OF "Rough on Rats" Physi-
clans were summoned and succeeded in
administering antidotes sufficient to re-
store him. Unrequited love is the cause
assigned.
Mrs. Wren, colored, while attending
services at one of the eolored churches in
this city, became so affected that she COM
menced to shout, and every possible effort
to stop her was made, but to no purpose,
for she continued until death claimed her.
The physicians pronounce her death to
have been caused by overexertion.
The Julia Hunt company have just
closed a very successful engagement here
of Monday and Tuesday nights, and left
on the steamer Kate Adams for some point
in Tennessee this evening.
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NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
Additions 10 the General Committee of
the independents Faction.

New YORK, March 26.-At conference
committee of the Independent Republi-
cans the following-name were added to
the list of the General Committee:
From Chicago-Edward G Mason, chair
man of the Chicago committee; N. X.
Fairbank, Writ Dexter, Albert A. Sprague,
George c. Clarke, James S. Norton, Gen.
A. G. McLurge, A. G. Bartlett, Owen F.
Adds and Franklin McCeagh.
Cincinnati-Ex-Gov. Jacob ID. Cox,
Charles Il. Wilby, Robert II. Parkinson,
John Carlisle, w. ii. Davis, W.N. Hobart,
S..G Thompson.
Cleveland-M. d. Legett, Jacob Perkins,
j. Edward Ingersoli, Samuel Prentiss.
Columbus-J. w. Andwews, III. G.
Noble, Il. A. Harrison, Gen. J. S. Case
mont.
Pomeroy, OF. Dana Horton, Edwin
NJ. Horton.
Dayton, O.-John G. Lowe.
Marietta-Charles Goddard.
Gallipolis, 0.--J. S. Blackall.
Sidney, O.-Col. II. l.. Wilson.
Sanddsky, ,Q.-0rrin Fallett and Harmon
Austin.
The foregoing have all pledged them
selves to support the movement.
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The Comptroller of the Currency author
lied the Nicollet National Bank of Min
neapolis, Mimi, to begin business; capi-
tai. ShOO.O .OG0.
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HOG PRODUCTS.
Annual Report of POrk.Packing i'm tls
West.

CINCINNATI, March 26.-The annual re-
port of pork-packing in the West, COM
piled by Chas B. Murray, editor of the
Price Current, will be published to.mor-
morrow. 1t shows the entire winter pack
ing to be 5,402,064 hogs, against 6,1S2 PIP
last year; average weight, PSI 44-10O
pounds, a decrease of Is $500 pounds
compared with last year; decrease in
the yield of lard per hog, lS-l00 pounds.
The pork production shows 273,25S
barrels less than last year. Stock of meat
in the West, including barrel pork, 49,
100000 pounds less than one year ago.
Exports since November 1st are AZ 7,000,-
900 pounds less than year ago, and 145,-
100000 less than the average of
the seven previous years. The reported
outlook for hog supplies indicates about
fifteen per cent. shortage for the summer.
The Price Current concludes that it is not
impossible that there may be falling off OF
100000, but thinks it more likely it will
be much less. Total packing for the
twelve months ending March 1st, $685.
100, against 9,342, ,999 the preceding year.
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Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice,
Rasying had placed LIN il his hands by an East
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per
manent cure of consumption, bronchitis,
catarrh, asthma and all throat and lung
affections, also a positive and radical cure
for nervous debility and nervous COM
plants, after having tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands of eases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this mo-
tive and desire to relieve human suffer
ing, will send free of charge, to all who
desire it, this recipe, in German, French
or English, with full directions for pre-
pairing and using. Sent by mail By ad.
dressing With stamp, naming this paper
W. A. -Noyes, 149 Powers Block, Roches.
ter, n.
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wife, testified that Nettie Snyder told
them she found Jud's shirt front spattered
with blood the morning after the murder,
but that he said it came from nose bleed |;
this witness swore for the defense that
she found no bloody clothes in Jud's
room, and being now recalled, fatty
denies the statement of the two previous
witnesses as to her conversation with
them. The records of the telegraph office
were produced, and the manager testified
that no dispatch was sent to Capt.
Curran L. Crouch the morning after the
murder; the despatch was sent November
23d, two days after. The original was
produced, bearing date November 23d.
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ncynn Cattle Rree,iers

PIrTsBuRG, March 2G.-The Devon cat.
tie breeders OF the United States met here
to-day and organizesl the American Devon
Cattle Association by electing the follow
ing officers: President, John NJ. Miller
Hickory, Pa; vice-president, DIR. L. D.
Hooks, Nashville; secretary, F. w. Read,
GAINESVILLE, Ohio; treasurer, James Buck.
ingham, GAINESVILLE, o. The object Of
the association is the importation, breed
ing and improvement OF Devon cattle, be
side keeping careful records of the impor.
tations and transfers of such cattle. Rep
resentatives were present at to-day's meet.
ing from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
Nern ont, West Virginia and New York.
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BISMARCK, March 26.-The ice broke in
the river at l o'clock this afternoon, and
is now moving out without damage 1t is
not anticipated that any dangerous gorges
will form. The Northern Pacific railway
reports the snow gone from the prairies,
and no water standing upon them.
The river is rising slowly at Fort Lin
coin. Twenty-six inches rise since yes
terday morning. At Fort Yates the ice is
very rotten and is expected to break
every day. Fort Bennett and Fort Sully
are unchanged. Nothing more has been
heard OF the gorge reported above here.
The water is very low here.
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A RECENT visit by a New York Herald
representative secured most interesting
talks with Mr.. Singerly, of the Philadel-
phia Record Col. Mcclure, of the Times
Mr.. McNlichael, OF the North american
and Mr.. Forney, of the Progress. Mr.
George w. Childs, of the Ledger, was un-
fortunately away from his princely office,
and Mr.. Charles Emory Smith, of the
Press, had temporarily vacated his desk
and run up to Albany to have quiet
talk about Blaine's new book" Singerly
is, therefore, free-trader; Mcclure is a
Randall man and protectionist, and Nc
Michael and Forney are for Arthur's re-
alact;op
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MINISTER SARGENT
Transferred from Berlin to st. Peter,
burg-A Greet Surprise.


burg-A Gre>i Surprise
WAsHINGToN, Ma 4oG-The President
sent the Senate the nomination Of Aaron
A. Sargent, Envov Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary to Germany, TO be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary TO Russia, rice William III. Hunt,
deceased.
The nomination was a surprise to many
persons at the capitol to-day. 1t was not
delivered to the Senate until Secretary
Frelinghuysen had spent an hour or more
at the capitol, for the purpose, 1t is con-
jectured, of preparing leading members OF
that body for its reception. When 1t was
laid before the Senate in executive ses-
sion, a few questions were asked
and briefly answered, TO the ef-
feet that the transfer, though not
requested or even suggested by Minister
Sargent would doubtless be agreeable to
him, and would also undoubtedly be pro-
ductive of good results as a matter oi
national policy, although in what manner
II was not stated nor asked. As the SEN
ate. thereupon, accepting these assurances
of the members OF the Foreign Relations
Committee, confirmed the nomination by
. unanimous consent There is good reason
! for believing that the action of the
Senate was based not only on the belief that
Sargents transfer, which in European
estimation is diplomatic promotion, would
| be agreeable to him and avert the posi-
bility of further unpleasantness from per
sonal hostilities, bgt also upon the preva-
lent impression that the position OF Ameri
can Minister at the court OF Berlin will
significantly aud for an indefinite time be
left vacant. Secretary Frelinghuysen sent
the following telegram to Minister Sargent
this evening.
Sargent, Minister to Berlin;
THE President approves entirely your course il
| the Lasker matter. You have done nothing hu
obey the instructions of this government therein
The President, thinking it may be agreeable 4
YOU, to-day nominated you Minister TO st
| Petersburg, and your nomination, without refer
1 euee to any committee, was immediately con
irmad BY the American Senate. This acto
/ manifests appreciation of your worth, and doe
| YOU an honor Of which any citizen may well b
/ proud FRELINGHUISEN.
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A VERY brief telegram from his daugh-
ter, yesterday, conveyed thS sad intelii-
geuoe oi the death, at his home in New
York, OF Mr.. Wiley Il. Miller, so well
known for his honorable connection with
she commercial affairs of Memphis, both
before and since the great civil war. MIR.
Miller had reached his seventieth year,
and to those who knew him most init
mately gave promise few weeks ago oil
many more years of active and useful
living. He was so buoyant OF tempera-
ment, so elastic, so sunny in disposition
and withal was 80 hale and hearty physi-
cally, that he felt warranted himself in
believing that he had many pleasant days
before him. He was enjoying his residence
in the metropolis of the country with a
keen zest and relish, and took warm in
Tar, st in it's libraries, art galleries, mu-
,.r,,s and multiplied means OF amuse-
,,,ar,s am he especially enjoyed the fine
intellectual tr.. ats its pulpit and platform
speakers afford ; am yet he as heartily
in sympathy with Me.nphis as when
young man, more than .'ory year
ago, he begun to help make it wha. IL Il
to-day, the unrvsled commercial capitai
of the middle portion OF the Mississippi
Valley. Thirty years ago Mr.. Miller was
at the head of the then largest dry goods
store here, and was accounted among the
We, S,lthiest merchants of the city. But his
busine,,s, which extended through many
States. was utterly broken up by the war,
and when it c,osed he found himself, as
80 many others diG, completely wrecked.
Nothing daunted he commenced again
and in a few years acculaaisted compe-
teney in the cotton-seed oil business, which
he pushed with great energy snd helped
to make what it is-among the foremost
industries of the South. Sir. Miller vas
a communing member of the Episcopal
Church, devout observer of its doctrine
and discipline. and an earnest advocate oi
its spirituai excellences and influences.
He survived his wife many years and
leaves but one child, his daughter, Miss
Florence, TO mourn his loss. MIR. Mixer
was an upright man, inaexible in his deal.
ings and truthful in the observance OF all
his obligations.
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FISH'S FUN.
The New Jersey Legislature Defied by
an ObstreperOus Member.


TRENTON, N. j., March 26.-In the
House to-day Fish, of Essex, arose on a
point of order. The Speaker ordered him
to sit down. Fish refused. The sergeant
alarms was summoned, and Fish refused
to obey the sergeant, and the sergeant de.
clined, despite the Speakers order,to eject
him. Fish remained ON his feet during
the roll call, and then a motion was made
to deny Fish the privilege of the floor till
he apologized. The motion was opposed
by half the members. The motion to sus.
pend Mr.. Fish was finally carried, amid
great confusion. The whole business was
laid over till later in the session. Then
Mr.. Fish declared that he had gone to the
Speaker as gentleman and offered to ex.
plain, but the Speaker sent him away with
oaths. A resolution censuring Mr.. Fish
was passed. A resolution approving the
course of the Speaker was lost.
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Withdrew From the Canvass

SrRrNGFIELp, Ill, March 26.-Gov,
Hamilton makes public tonight letter
addressed to the Republicans of the State,
in which he says he was candidate for
election for the full term. Having been
elected as Lieutenant Governor, he be-
came chief executive upon the election OF
Gov. Cullom to the Senate, but has be-
come convinced that the sentiment of the
party is overwhelmingly in favor of Ex.
Gov. Richard j. Ogleshy. lie therefore
withdraws from the canvass for nominal
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aine, middle-weight champion of New
England. Their sparring-match, being
an exhibition affair, was declared a draw.
Billy Madden and Patsy Shepard did not
appear. ''The Prussian" and Arthur
Chambers went on the stage, and the lat
ter announced that ''The Prussian" was
ready to meet Mitchell and fight to the
finish fof $1,000 side.
VIM. Madden offers to bet $1,000 that
Mitchell can beat Sheriff in four rounds.
Arrangements are making for match be-
tween Sullivan and Mitchell.
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LAND GRANT FORFEITUREs.
The Northern Pacific Grant 10 he Re.
turned 10 the Public Domain.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Representa-
tive Hawley, OF the House Committee on
Public Lands, completed the report to ac-
company the committees bill declaring
the forfeiture OF lands granted TO the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and
not earn ed under the terms of the charter
of 1879. The report will be submitted TO the
committee for approval at the next meet
ing. Hawley says the committee is satisfied
the grant was one, iR present., upon condi-
ton subsequent, that by breach of such
condition the grant along the entire line,
so far as uncompleted the 4th of July,
1879, is, and has been since said dale sub
ject to forfeiture, and that justice to
the United States and its citizens now re-
quires the forfeiture and restoration OF the
lands to the public domain should be de.
clared by act of Congress.
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Tue New York Herald, OF Monday, says
that "Mr. Tilden, within forty-eight hours,
was seen by gentleman who reports him
in extreme physical debility; that he has
emaciated down to between ninety-five
and 100 pounds; that the narcotics taken
for the purpose of giving him sleep have
been forbidden by his physician, DIR. Nc
Bride; that his paralysis has returned not
only, but has extended to his other hand,
and that his old-time whisper has now be-
come so faint and feeble as to necessitate
frequent repetitions for the benefit OF even
the most acute ear"
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Shelby County Bonds

SEALED BIDS will be received by the under
- signed Commissioners until IL o clock moon,
April LIST, for any part of One Hundred and Twen-
ty-hye Thousand (Sl25, ,OO0) Dollars Shelby County
amount of maturing bonds and coupons Said
new Bonds will mature in the following order:
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BREAKING LEVEES.
Several New Creyasses Reported Between
Yicksburg and New 0rleans-The
River at the
Latter Point Up to the High-Water Mark
4, Of 1874, and Still Rising-The
4 Upper Mississippi
Swelling, but Ne Damage Apprehended
The Condition Of the Missouri
Floods Elsewhere.

New ORLEANS, March 26.-The river rose
an inch, and is now up with 1874.
A break occurred in the levee at IL
o'clock last night on the west side of the
river. opposite College Point. By noon
to-day it was 100 feet wide and ten feet
deep, and increasing rapidly. The Mis-
sissippi Valley railroad officials have in
formal news that the Scott levee, near
Bayou Sara, has been swept away.
The Picayune's Natchez special says:
Crevasses are constantly occurring. The
people are respondent.
The Times Democrats Vicksburg special
says: River forty-eight feet ten inches, a
decline of two inches the past twenty-four
hours. At Davis's Bend everything is over
flowed and for thirty miles do Sn the river
except LovelPs plantation, where the levee
inclosure protects the people and their
stock from the flood. Somerset was never
before inundated, now it is at the mercy
Of the waves. From high points in this
6ty, Delta looks as if built in the center
of a big lake. People are going from house
to house in skiffs.
A Jackson (Miss.) dispatchsays: Re
ports from Rodney, Jefferson county, says
1000 people are rendered destitute by the
overflow. A call has been made for gov
ernment aid.
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The Upper mississippi sim Rising.

ST. LOUIS, March 16.-The upper rivers
are still rising, but there is not enough
water in sight to make freshet here at
this time. Weather clear and cooler. The
towboats Sidney Dillon and My Choice,
with five barges, were torn from their
moorings, near the workhouse, last night
by the joint action of the wind and a
strong current, and floated to point op-
posite Carondelet, where they stranded,
and so far as known they were not injured.
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FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Relief for Mississippi River Flood Su
fererS-In the Senate.


ferers-In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March -House.-Mr.
Ellis, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported a joint resolution
providing that S125, 900 of the unexpended
appropriation for the relief of the destitute
in the Ohio Valley be appropriated for the
the relief of the sufferers in the district
oyerfiowed by the Mississippi and tribu-
taries.
Mr.. Rice opposed the resolution. Relief
should be granted by the localities them
selves. 1t was by self-reliance that
strength came, and it was continual cud-
ding and nursing that brought weakness.
Let the government put down its foot
upon these importunate clamors, which
are ever rising higher and higher.
Mr. Dunn spoke in favor of the pro-
posed amendment, increasing the ap-
preparation to 100000, and deplored
especially the unfortunate condition of
the people living along the Mississippi
river in Arkansas.
Mr.. Jeffords did not consider 100000
sufficient.
Mr.. keifer called attention to the fact
that the resolution made no new appro-
priation, but simply extended the benefits
of the previous appropriation TO another
| class OF people, and made brief constitu-
tional argument in support of the power
| OF Congress to make appropriations.
| Mr.. Rice, in reply to Mr.. Keifer's con-
stitutional argument, said he had been in
| the House too long to raise a constitu-
tional objection to any bill which men
wished to put through. AS well seek to
dam the Mississippi river with a paper
dam as keep men from an overhowing
| Treasury by any constitutional argument.
Mr.. Ellis spoke in support OF the reso-
luton, and the joint resolution then
| passed.
Mr.. Keifer introduced a bill for the
erection of a pedestal for the statue to
President Garfield in Washington. Re-
| ferred.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole, Mr.. Dorsheimer in the
| chair, on the bonded extension bill
After number of speeches had been
made the committee rose informally for
the purpose of limiting general debate.
Mr.. Blackburn moved that it be closed in
an hour and half tomorrow The mo-
ton was agreed to, and the committee re-
snmed its session and continued consider
alton of the bill up to the hour OF adjourn
ment. During the debate Mr.. Hewitt n.
VI delivered a strong free-trade speech
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a general officer whose name, if it could
be used, would carry much weight, the
assertion that Gen. Sherman would accept
the Democratic nomination is curious, if
not significant. Can it be that the hero of
the march through Georgia would really
consent to be the Democratic candidate for
President
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CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS HOME.


New YORK, March 26.-The committee
of Union and Confederate soldiers decided
to hold a mass-meeting at Cooper Union,
April Sth, in aid OF the Soldiers Home
South. Gen. Grant will preside. The fol.
lowing have been invited to speak: Gems
j. b. Gordon, Georgia; J. w. Daniel, Vir-
ginia; M. G. Butler, South Carolina; w.
Q. p. Breckenridge, Kentucky; William T
Sherman, Benz. F. Butler, John A. Logan
Martin Mcmahon, w. S. Hancock, of tn e
Union army, and the Rev. Henry War
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Application for a Charter for New
Railroad Filed by Prominent Citi.
zens of Nashville.
Arkansas Politicians Excited Over the
Withdrawal of Z. ID. Barker from
the GuberHatOriaI Race.
Attempted Suicide Of a Negro at Helena,
Ark.-A Negro Woman Shouts
Herself to Death.
LITTLE ROCK.

ID. L.. Bark er wifhdraws from the Guber-
material Race.
Special to the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, March 26.-An evening
paper in Little Rock, to-day, published a
card from Mr.. d. f. Barker, stating that
he was not candidate for Governor. This
card caused great fiutter among the poll
ticians, for Barker was considered one OF
the strongest men in the race. 1t is whis-
pered on the corners now that the Hon. J
I. w. Tiller, of Drew county, will enter
the list, and that Barker's strength will go
to Tiller, who is a politician of wisdom
and merchant of wealth.
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RohhcsI nv Road Agents.

SAN ANGELA, Ten, March 26,-The
sia-e 70 Burnett was stopped by road
accents Yesterday, and the driver robbed
and letters opened. The thieves built 9
fire and awaited the other stage, but fell
asleep and let il pass unmolested. iSsi
night the stage from Abilsse was stopped
two miles from here by two hofsemen
and the saail ransacked. A lady passeii'
ger named Norris was deprived OF 81 80.
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wiped Out ;, . Cyclone.

INpIANAroIIs, March 26.-The Brook
Vile correspondent OF the Journal tele-
graphs: ''The village of Seipio, near the
Ohio AMI Indiana line, was wiped out by
Tuesdays tornado. Only two houses re
main. and they are badly damaged. The
Rev. Joseph Winston was killed.
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Archbishop Gibbons,s Pastoral

bons has issued pastoral on the confisea-
ton of the American College and Propa-
ganda property, in which he says: at can
not be that our government, jealous OF the
righss af the least of its citizens, could
allow ours to be violated without pro-
test and we look for protection from it;
and who knows but that in the providence
OF God the glory OF saving the Propaganda
may rest a secGnd time on the banner OF
nrr country