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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-29
LAND GRANT FORFEITURES
Tho Question which VIII Soon He Pm,
amount before Congress.

Tho Question which WIFI Soon he Par
amount Before Congress.
Special to the Appeal
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The indica-
tons are that the forfeiture of railroad
land grants will, within short time, over
shadow all other questions before Con-
gress. The unanimity with which Mr..
Holman's bill was adopted yesterday
shows that the House is terribly in earn
est in its war on railroads. When it comes
to the Senate there may be less enthusi-
asm, as there are Sc many members of
that body who are milhonaires, and there
fore in active sympathy with corporations,
OF who are attorneys or ex-attorneys of
railroads, and trace their wealth TO favored
speculations in railroad stocks. On the
other hand, the House is largely
made up of new members, the major
ity Of whom, especially those from the
rural districts OF the West and South, are
pledged against monopolies of all kinds,
and who only want half chance
to make it hot for the comps
nies. The railroad lobbyists, who are
now swarming in Washington, are hope
full that even il the land-grant forfeiture
bills which are being -eported favorably
from the Public Lands Committee of the
House should pass that body without
amendments, they will be rejected by the
Senate or amended so as to lose their
force. The lawyers representing some of
the railroads will not attempt to speak be-
fore the Public Lands Committee Of the
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THE ANTI.CHINESE BILL.
Majority and Minority Reports TO b
Rresenfed by the subj o M m q Tee.

WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The sub
committee OF the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs, which have been consid-
ering the Chinese immigration bill pre-
pared by the Pacific coast delegation, con-
cluded their work, and expect to make n
report to the full committee tomorrow.
Lamb and Eaton will submit majority
report, recommending that the bill pre-
pared by the delegation and introduced by
Mr.. Henly be reported to the House.
Representative Rice will make minority
adverse report. The grounds Of his oppo-
sition are that the bill proposes to add a
number of vexatious and troublesome
amendments to a law entirely sufficiently
obnoxious, and there is no necessity for
the enactment of additional legislation on
the subject at this time. He objects to the
proposed bill because, under its provisions,
Chinese subjects of other governments
than those OF China will be shut out of
this country, and this action might involve
the United States in entanglements with
other powers. He thinks the provision
which proposes 10 make the master of a
vessel who might violate the law through
ignorance the subject of severe penalty
altogether too harsh, and expresses the
opinion that Congress has other and more
important work to attend to now than
enacting law for emergencies that have
not arisen.
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THE WOODWARD CASE.
A Former Nashville Journalist in the
St. Louis Court.

st. Louis Republican: William Wood
ward, a newspaper reporter, who has lately
been employed ON the New York papers,
and who formerly worked in st. Louis, was
arraigned in the United States District
Court yesterday morning, and entered
plea of not guilty to an Indictment charg-
ing him with passing counterfeit money.
His attorney moved that he be released
upon bond for his appearance when
wanted. Distriet Attorney Bliss said that
in view of the facts that Woodward had
once resisted arrest, and on another occa-
sion had escaped from a United
States marshal, he would desire that
the bond be placed at $500. Defendants
attorney objected to this, saying that the
defendant had voluntarily surrendered
himself; that when he resisted the arrest
in Nashville, it was because the officer
had insulted him, and that when he es-
capped from the United States marshal it
was because that official had attempted to
bring him TO St. Louis in handouts, though
the prisoner protested his willingness to
come ifyallowed to remain unshackled.
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sHERMAN's RESOLUTIONS.
" Honest John 10 Manipulate The
Crank Of the SOutheEn-Outrage MIL.
Aided by Malone and Chalmers.

Crank Of the SOuthern-Outrage MIL,
Aided by MahOne and Chalmers.
Special to the Appeal
WASHINGTON, January est is the un-
derstanding that the introduction of the
Sherman resolution in the Senate, calling
for an investigation of the Danville "riot,"
the Mississippi murders" and other
southern outrages," is in accordance
with plan agreed upon by the Republi-
can majority in the Senate, and warmly
seconded by the Congressional Cam paign
Committee. Senator Cockrell, who asked
that the resolution lie over, said at the
time that it was recognized by the Demo-
Gratis rs the signal for raising the bloody
shirt all over the South. That the resoiu-
ton would undoubtedly be adopted
was foregone conclusion, as the
Democrats would not dare to offer
stubborn opposition to it, nor did
they desire to do so. Preparations have
been made for taking voluminous testi-
mony. 1t is said that Mahone's agents in
Virginia, and Chalmers's in Mississippi
have been busy for several weeks secur-
ing the names of witnesses, who can
tale Of horror unfold, concerning the man.
ner IN which the shotgun and the hal
ter" are employed to suppress free bal
lot in the South. \ Virginia member said
to-day that Malone had furnished the
names of fifty witnesses, whose statements
are expected to make a Republican cam
paign document of some value. Mr.. John
Sherman will otliciate at the crank of the
outrage mill for the present.
The Ohio Senator declared yesterday
that 1t would be shown that intimidation
and bulldozing prevails in the South as
extensively now as it did in 1872 and
1876. Democrats are noticeably severe on
this subject. They unanimously incline
to the opinion that the effort to again un-
furl the blood shirt will be a conspicuous
failure. 1--WE don't blame the Republi-
cans, however" said Vest, OF Missouri,
to-day; they are bound to have some
thing to fight on, and this is about the
only thing they have left to make fuss
about"
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Swlft,s Specific

Is entirelya vegetable preparation, and
should not be confounded with the vari-
GUS limitations, nor secret humbugs,
'Succus Alierans," ETC., all of which either
contain Mercury and Potash. or are com
posed of old remedies which haya long
since been discarded as OF no value in the
treatment Of Blood Diseases, and none of
them contain single article which enters
into the composition of Swift's Specific.
There is only one swift's Specific IS. S. S.)
and there Is nothing in the world like it.
Be sure to get the genuine. Send for Treat
Use on Blood and Skin Diseases, free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,
Drawer 8, atlanta ia
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The Charges Against Gov. Murray.
ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN
On the Texas aud st. LOuis Road al
JOnesbOrO, Ark, Again Omit Work.

Special to the Appeal
JoNEsnoRo, ARK, January 2S.-The en-
gineers and firemen Of the Texas and St
Louis railroad here stopped work again
to-day on account of having again been
deceived in reference to the payment of
their wages. They viii let no trains piss
this point except the mail. The company
is now nearly three months behind With
the employees. 1t was reported wher the
receiver was appointed that they would
get their money at once, but they are
again disappointed. They are orderly and
hui f;.,,,
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Referee COurt-Sn0d grass, Bright and
.sr.<fn ri

The Refer.e Court on Saturday last filed
the following reports: Rodah Clark ct al
VS. T. A. Lamb ct al, reversed; J. B. Lake
and wife VS. e. Mullen, administrator, re-
versed; w. L. Carmack, administrator of
Mary A. Bolton, deceased, ex-parte, al
frmed; j. !. Anderson, administrator, vs.
S. K. Norton ct al, modified and affirmed !;
Maria X. Smith VS. ]. j. Smith ct al, re-
vised and affirmed; 4. L. Harris ct al VS.
S. Mosby ct al, consent decree; X. G.
Meath VS. W. G. Ford, affirmed and re-
manded; P, Cunningham VS. H. c. Hol-
lenberg, affirmed and remanded; Edward
Oaly ct al vs. j F. Frank. affirmed.
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LONDON FISHERIES EXHIBITION.
Official List of jury Awards s. HI
United States In the Lead.

Official List of jury Awards The
United States In the Lead.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The official
list of January awards at the London Fish
cries Exhibition shows that 1S3 gold, 27l
silver and I99 bronze medals, and SO diplo-
mas Of honor were awarded foreign and
colonial governments. The United States
heads the list with 40 gold, AZ silver, 90
bronze medals and "a diplomas, equal to
more than one-fifth of the entire number
awarded. The special feature in the Amer
lean awards is the large percentage of gold
medals received, being nearly double those
of any other country, and constituting
more than one-fourth of the entire num-
ber Norway ranks second, with 2S gold
medals; Sweden third with 27 and Canada
fourth, with II. In addition to medals and
diplomas seven special money prizes were
awarded American exhibitors, and large
number of awards given English agents
for American products exhibited by them
in the English department.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-29

CLEVELAND, o., January 2S.-A Leader
special states: P. Rosenburg and two
confederates named VIM. Ayers and Jacob
Simmett have been arrested at Youngs-
town for extensive confidence operations
the past few years in Pennsylvania and
Ohio. Their scheme was to take orders and
advance payment for counterfeit money
and illicit whisky but never deliver the
goods. The nature of the swindle was
such that the victims were afraid to pros
ecute, and they have been able to carry
on lucrative industry. Rosenburg was
the chief operator, the others being cap
pers and paid 81 head for victims. Sim
NETT confessed the whole game.
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BURNED IN EFFIGY.
Justices Eaken and English, OF the Ar
kansas supreme Court, ON
the GalIOWs.

LITTLE Rock, January 2S.-A Gazette
special says the citizens of Crystal Springs,
Howard county, are indignant at the Su-
preme Court decision granting an appeal
in the cases of the three rioters sentenced
to hang. They hung Justices Eaken and
English in effigy Saturday night on the
scaffold prepared for the execution of the
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
The Failure of the Project a Recognized
Fact.

WASHINGTON, January 2S-A prominent
Washington friend of the Nicaraguan
Canal Company received letter from
Managua, Nicaragua, written by native
citizen of that country, in which the "fail-
ure of the canal project" is spoken OF as
deplorable, but recognized fact for the
present, though the writer expressed hope
for the future, believing that the canal
will be built through by some other (un-
specifed) instrumentaliiy than the exist
ing company. The concession from the
Nicaraguan government expires Septem-
Der next, and requires previous expendi-
ture of s., LOOK, 900 on the work to make it
nermanpntlv valid
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Cotten.MiIss Cutting Down.

New YORK January 2S.-The Columbian
Manufacturing Company, the Boston Duck
Company, the Thorndyke Mills, tho Cards
Mill, the Palmer Mill, the Otis Company,
the Warren Cotton-Mills and the Nashua
Cotton-Mills (all New England establish
ments), in consequence of low prices, be-
gan running half-time until the market SO
improves as to justify them running full
time
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

w. c. King and wife to S. A. King, lot
No. 8, in block d, in the town of Raleigh,
for $50.
w. F. Taylor and wife to S. G. Rogers,
east two-thirds of lot 6, block 81, Fort
Pickering, 50x170 feet, for $3.50.
w. F. Taylor and wife to S. G. Rogers,
lot 2S, f. w. Smiths subdivision, southeast
corner OF st. Paul and st. John streets,
146x5S4 feet, for S46S.
j. A. Floyd to Mrs. f. L. p Hollowell, a
lot in Collierville, for $500.
A. NJ. Lewis and wife to A. c. Rogers,
part OF country lot No. 500, 50x1594, for
$4,000.
w. II. Bland and wife to Ida E. Ellis,
$50 acres of land in the Seventh Civil Dis
trict, lying between the waters of Wolf
and Loosahatchie rivers, $1,000.
w. d. Wilkes, jr., to VIM. II. Bland, 100
acres of land in the Seventh District, for
$1,000.
Minter Parker to n. White, lot No. 3 of
Sloppy subdivision OF lot No. II, Bass
avenue for $500
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OBITUARY.
DR.. John B. Wood, New Yorl

New YORK, January 2S.-Dr. John B.
Wood, widely known newspaper man,
while walking through West street early
this morning, fell from a pier upon
the ice in North river, and died soon
afterward from the shock and exposure.
DIR. Wood was president of the Press Club
for some years. His skill in eliminating
superfiuous words and sentences from news
reports earned for him the title of "The
Great American Condenser" His body
be taken Tuesday to the rooms of the
>ss Club. The funeral will take place
Wednesday, DIR. Talmage officiating.
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New ny,and Fr.e.Th,nker.

BosroN, January 2S.-The New Eng
land Free-Ihinkers' Convention have
formed an association with bylaws, de-
manding that churches shall not be ex-
empt from taxation, that judicial oaths be
abolished, and that all laws enforcing the
observance OF the Sabbath and Christian
morality be repealed; thai the Bible be re-
moved from the public schools, apd gov
ernmental aid refused sectarian schools.
Henry Appleton spoke on "Anarchistic
Position"
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EzE1Eu.leuxln1EkE~
LAW REPORTS.
CircuilCourt-Pierce, Judge.

Calendar for to-day: Nos. 1895 on trial :;
1902. 1908, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910,
79l1, 1912, 79l3 and79l4 from yesterdays S
calender, and 1920, Gordon VS. Chesapeake,
Ohio and Southwestern Railroad Com
pany; 1921, shoemaker VS. Wilson; 1925,
Sahlen ct aavs Fuld; 1927, Lonsberg VS.
Lonsberg; 1929, Cameron, use, etc, vs
Wickenham 1880, Taxing District VS.
Downey; 79a, Taxing District VS. Yates !;
1888, Taxing-District VS. Mallory; 1887,
Herbers VS. Gill; 1888, Strong vs. Heinrich.
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Judge Treat after listening to what
had been said fixed the bail at $1,000, and
bond for that amount was given, with
John W. Woodward and Mary X. Wood
ward, uncle and aunt of the defendant, as
sureties. His trial is set for May 18th.
Woodward states that the kilograms from
New York, as published in the st. Louis
papers to the effect that he was arrested
in that city for passing crooked money,
were totally unfounded; that ever since
his arrival there-some months ago-he
was steadily engaged in newspaper work
in the metropolis; that he was not dis
charged from st. Louis papers on the
ground of incompetency, but voluntarily
quit his last position, and that when his
trial comes on he will disprove every allie
CATION made against him.
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A Substantial Pledge Of Peace.

WILcox, ARIs,, January 2s.-A substan-
tial pledge OF peace has been offered by
the Apaches of the San Carlos agency,
in the persons of fifty-five OF their chill
dren, who left Wilcox yesterday for the
Carlisle training school in Pennsylvania,
in charge of Dir. @. G. Given, the school
physician, accompanied by Agent Wilcox
and four chiefs OF the tribe, who visit
Carlisle, Washington and the Indian
school at Hampton.
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1910.

House, especially as the committee has
passed a resolution restricting argument
to one hour for each side in each case, but
will wait to make arguments before the
Land Committee of the. Senate, which al
lows unlimited time, and which is COM
posed of many land-grant and monopoly
friends. As indicating the spirit of the
Senate on this momentous subject, several
Senators to-day characterized the intro
duction and immediate passage OF the
Holman resolution, declaring it to be the
opinion of the House that the land grants
should be forfeited where the railroad
corporations have not complied with the
terms of their contracts, as an inexcusable
piece of buncombe that needs to be re-
buked in some way by the Senate,
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HOPE, January PA fire at O'Clock
Sunday night in Borge's dry goods store
extended to and consumed several stores.
Loss, 100000; insurance, S25,aOa. The
principal losses are George Taylor $40, 600,
Insurance S5o00; ]. T. Harty $1,000, insur-
anee $1,000; Ike Borge 5000, insurance
$1,000; L. c. Block $4,000, insurance
$500; Bracey &. Gibson 5000, insurance
$1,000; Valentine 5000, insurance $500,
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AUSTIN, January 2S.-In the Legislature
to-day Representative Odom declared that
in dealing with the fence problem there
was prevailing disposition of discrimina-
ton against the interests of West Texas,
and that il justice was not done all sec
tions that he was willing to see the State
divided.
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A RAYING MANIAC.
A Mother Driven Insane by the Loss of
Her Children.

Mango, four years old, while packing
shavings into the stove this morning at
his home, on Guthrie street, set fire to his
clothing, and expired after horrible suffer-
ing for an hour. He was the last of five
children, the others dying within short
time of diphtheria. The mother became a
raving maniac after the little one died to-
daY. The father was absent from home.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-29

Nkw YsRK, January 2s.-In the trial
suit of Josh Harte, publisher of the Truth,
against George Alfred Townsend, New
York correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
q,tircr, claiming $4,000 damages for libel,
Harte testified that the Truth continued to
attack Garield even after the general de-
MED the authenticity OF the Morey letter,
because the Democratic National Commit
tee continued its assertions of the letters
authenticity.
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CAPITAL POINTS.
Death OF Representative Mack.

WAsHINGToS, January 2S.-Representa-
tive Edmund w. NJ. Mankey, Of South
Carolina, died this morning.
The Senate conferees receded from the
Senate amendment TO the Greedy relief
bill, and the bill will be reported to-mor-
ROY
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DIED..

SCHUMAN-At her residence, No. 4l2 Main
street. Sunday, January 81 1884, at 10 80 o'clock
p. m. in the seventy y-fourth year of her age Mrs.
SOPHIA ScHuNAS, the beloved mother of Frank
and Fred Schuman and Mrs. E. LaMalta, of this
city; of J. g. Schuman. of Santa Fe, N, M; of
Mrs. A. Stoermer, of Chattanooga, and of Her
man Schuman, Of Athens, Tenn. Due notice of
the funeral will be given.
PoSToN-January 81, 1884, at 1 o'clock am,
KING, aged FIVE days. son of W. K. and Matte
Poston
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-29

CHICAGO, January 2s.-The Chinese res
idents of this city celebrated the Chinese
new year in the usual way, gathering here
and there in laundries by forties and fif-
ties, worshipping their new "Josses," and
playing "bungloo," and some of them imi-
tated the American New Years customs
by indulging too freely in the cup which
both cheers and inehriatea.
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SAN FaANcisco, January 2S.-At the
for forgery against Aggie Hill and VIM. NJ.
Nelson, in the celebrated Senator Sharon
divorce case, the grand Jury was commit
ted for contempt of court by refusing to
divplge the secrets of the grand jury room.
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CHATTANOOGA, January 2S.-A Times
special says: "a man named Webb got
10 a difficulty in Jackson county, Ala,
with three brothers named Wilburn, and
killed two and fatally wounded the third
The quarrel originated in trivial matter" !"
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brigham Young Academy Burued

SALT LAKE, January 2S.-Last night
Brigham Young Academy, at Provo,
Utah, was destroyed by fire, causing a loss
of $4,000. No insurance. 1t was Nor
mon school, with 400 students. No lives
were lost, but there were numerous mar
row escapes. The nitro-glycerine labora-
tory was fortunately removed before the
fire had aftained headwav >.
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Criminal Court-Greer. Judge,

Calendar or to-day: Thomas Barrett,
assault and battery; Thomas Barrett, sell
ing liquor 10 minor; George Jones and
Moses Ward alias Ebb Ward, assault and
battery with intent to commit murder.
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NEW FIRM.

MANUFACTURER OF REGALIAS, BAN
INl nera, Society Goods, Wigs, Boards, Masks,
eta. Costames for balls and private theatricals.
No. 2eok MAIN RTREET. MEMPHIS
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-29
ANTIDOTE TO MALARIA,

HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
al have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
tion, two years, and have tried ten different
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me out nicely. My appetite u
splendid, food digests readily, and now
have natural passages. ] feel like q new
man." W.D EDWARDS, Palmyra, o.
Sold everywhere, 2Sc. Office a Murray ST. NY
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No Change in she R&ents,sk ky Senatorial
Situation.

LoUIsrIILE. January 2S. The Senatorial
caucus took three ballots tonight and ad-
iourned till Tuesday. There is no change
Williams 52, Blackburn IS and Sweeney
% "a
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MEXICAN
HA MMOCKS +!
WHITE AND COLORED.
Administrators Sale

WINTHROP CUNNINGHAM & SONS,
l5 & AZ 9. Front ST., Philadelphia,
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THOSE complaining of sore throat or
hoarseness should use Browns Bronchial
Troches. The effect is extraordinary, par
ticularly when used by singers and speak
ers for clearing the voice.