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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-08

Tar Rev. Robert Collyer, the renowned
Unitarian clergyman of New York, who
is noted Tor his strong common sense, in a
discourse preached last Sunday on George
Stephenson, advised his hearers that il his
Church did not give them the needed
spiritual help, and the Catholic Church
did, to go to the latter for the helpful life
which came of a holy life. The Rev. S.
Thomas Williams, Of Christ's Free Con-
Cregational church, New York, does not
agree with Dr. Collyer. He is still in the
swaddling clothes of bigotry and intoler-
aRce for be said to his hearers that there
are two rs that rule the world. They are
rum and Rome, and here we are in the
midst OF them" Here is certainly no
Christ-like charity, when the oldest and
strongest branch of the Christian Church
is linked with rum" as one of the curses
of the AGE. The long line of sanity men
and women who carried the cross to every
part OF the world and bore witness to the
gospel with their lives, the long procession
OF devoted priests and ishops, beginning
with the first and down to the present
century, whose ministry is the precious
possession OF all good people called by
whatever name, is here fiippantly labeled
Rome" by this reverend Mr.. Williams
and dumped into the moral easspool of the
ninenteenth century with rum" which
kills both the body and the soul. The con-
verted HindoO now preaching IN Philadel-
phia should be sent to teach Williams
what il is 20 bea Christian.
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OCEAN HORROR.
The Steamship State Of Florida Sunk
by Collision With a Bark in
Mid.0cean.
Only Forty.Four Persons Saved Of Those
ON the Steamer and Two on
the Bark,
Making the Total Loss of Life by the
Disaster 135-List Of the
Survivors.

FARTHER PoINT, QUEBEC, May THE
steamship Titania, from Glasgow, passed
inward this morning. She had on board
twenty-four of the crew of the steamship
State of Florida, that vessel having been
sunk by collision with a bark in mid
ocean. Out of 167 persons ON the State of
Florida, only forty-four were saved, and
of the bark's crew only the captain and
two men were rescued. Cne hundred and
twenty-three souls went down with the
steamer and twelve with the bark, making
the total loss 1876. The survivors will
probably be landed at Quebec.
The Titania remained here SO short a
time that only brief particulars were OBJ
tanned. The twenty other supposed sur
vivors were in another boat, and were
picked up by some other vessel. The
bark's name is unknown by any of those
on the Titania. The Titania will arrive al
Quebec about s o'clock tonight, but only
exchange the pilot there, and proceed to
Montreal. 1t is probable the survivors
will be sent ashore at Quebec with the
pilotboat and put in charge OF the proper
authorities
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son. Lay delegates from seven parishes

son. Lay delegates from seven parishes
were present.
After the appointment of the committee
on Credentials the council took recess
till 4 o'clock p. M, at which time the
council convened, with Bishop Thompson
in the chair.
The report OF the Committee on Creden-
tials was made.
The Rev. George G. Harris, of Madison
county. was elected secretary and treasur-
er of the council. d. p. Porter, of Jack
son. was appointed assistant secretary.
Reports of the various officers, trustees,
ETC., were made and referred.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Standing Committee
the Revs. Henry SAMSON, Geo. Q. Harris
and Alexander Marks, and Messrs. George
W. Howard and p. II. Bailey treasurer of
the diocese, L. NJ. Tucker, of Columbus !;
trustees of the Orphan Fund and property
OF the diocese-A. NJ. Lea, G. ID. Subway
and @. o. Eckford.
Eight o clock tomorrow evening was the
time appointed to hold general mission
ary meeting.
Recess till o'clock pm.
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Nashville Races.

NASHVILLE, May There was a very
good attendance to-day. Weather cool
track fair.
First Race-Mixed stakes, for two year
old colts and fillies, five-eighths Of mile
/ Starters: O. B., Rico, Willie Clark, King
George and Henry Brown. o. b. took the
lead on the back stretch, and was neve,
afterward headed, winning easily; Rice
second, Willie Clark third. Time-1.56a
Brilliant and Exeter did not start.
Second Race-The Belle Meade stakes
for three-year- old colts and fillies, mile
and a quarter. Starters: Jim Carlisle
Exploit and Buchanan, who,. taking thu
lead, raced head and head seven eighth!
of mile, Jim Carlisle five lengths off
Here Buchanan baked, almost stopped
and dropped forty yards to the rear. Ex
plot led into the stretch, where Jim Car
Isle caught him. Buchanan came again
and driving finish resulted in Jim Car
Isle passing the stand first neck ia from
of Buchanan and half a length ahead o
Exploit. A claim of foul was made b.
the rider of Exploit, and the judges places
Jim Carlisle first, Exploit second and Eu
chanan third. Tme-2:l9l.
TAird Rdce.-Club purse race, one mile
Won by Barnum; Phil Lewis second, Cen
tennial third. Time-l :474.
Fourth Race.-Purse race, mile heats
Brooklyn took the first heat, boulevard
/ the second and third. Time-1 AIS, AS
:5l3
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HAZLEHURsT, MISS.
Il Il. wheeler on Trial for the Murder
Of Print Matthews.

Il II. wheeler ON Trial for the Murder
Of Print Matthews,
Special To the Appeal
HAzLEHURsT, May 7.-E. B. Wheeler,
who killed J. z. Matthews in this place on
election day last November, and who has
been under bond since the killing, having
been indicted by the grand jury at the
present term OF the Circuit Court of Co
piah county, was arraigned for trial at 10
o'clock this morning. He Pleads mot
guilty." and is defended by Gen. Charles
f. Hooker, ex-member of Congress, and
the Hon. 5. S. Calhoun, late circuit judge
of this judicial district. The prosecution
is represented by District-Attorney X. n.
Miller and the Hon. A. j. McLaurin, law
partner of Gov. Lowry, all lawyers of dis
tinguished ability. The courtroom was
crowded with spectators, and deep interest
is manifested in the trial. The entire day
was occupied in trying to get a jury, and
when court adjourned this evening only
three jurors had been accepted. The State
mas upward Of fifty witnesses, and the de-
tense over twenty summoned, and it is
probable that the trial will last several
days
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THE SWAIN INQUIRY.
Banker Bafeman Continues HIS TEST
mOnY before the CNurt

ltaIemAn
mOny Before the Court.
WARRINGTON, May THE Swain court
of inquiry met this morning. More than
two hours were occupied in reading the
report OF the proceedings yesterday and
the statements made by counsel, and the
testimony taken.
Bateman then continued his testimony.
He testified to the circumstances under
which he had withdrawn his charges,
made April 10th, which, he said, were
that Gen. Swain had agreed to secure the
withdrawal of the suit against him Bate
mani on the due-bill about which the
trouble arose, to surrender this due-bil',
and refer the whole matter to arbitration.
Following this the courtroom was
cleared while the Court considered the
question whether the testimony of Bate
man in regard to the charge of the nego-
tiation of fraudulent pay accounts should
be heard in private.
The Court decided to hear the testimony
in public, and Bateman testified that Nor
row not only Implicated his pay accounts.
but quadrupled them, obtaining $1,000 on
vouchers worth $1,000. Swain, he said,
loaned Morrow $l25 and took hill of sale
for Morrow's piano. But it, like the pay
accounts, proved worthless, and when the
bankers took joint action to protect them
selves in the Morrow matter, Swain in
formed him (Bateman) that unless the
bankers contributed enough to pay
Swain claim against Morrow he (Swaiml
he won 50 ,ix things at the War Depart
ment that the bankers would get nothing.
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TUSCUMBIA, ALA.
Meeting of the Directors of the Sheffield
CLRi and Iron Company.


CGRi and Iron Company.
Special to the Appeal
TUscUMBIA, May AT a meeting OF
the directors of the Sheffield Land, Iron
and Coal Company, of Alabama, held this
day, it was unanimously resolved that no
dividend shall be paid to stockholders in
the Sheffield Land, Iron and Coal Com
pany, of Alabama, until after the estab-
ishment at Sheffield of waterworks, gas
works and one big iron furnace OF not less
than 100 tons daily capacity, and that all,
or as much of the surplus funds derived
from the sale OF the lots, or other sources,
as may be necessary, shall be applied
toward the construction of the same, or to
taking such amount of stock in com
panies organized to build the same, as
may be necessary to secure their construc-
ton; also that immediate steps be taken
to carry into effect the purposes of this
resolution. Committees were appointed
TO carry the foregoing resolution into
effect. The sale of lots will take place
May Sth, 9th and 10th.
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THEY MUST PAY.
New Demand ON Certain Places by the
Revenue Collector.

During the past day or two number of
the witnesses of the maisons de jote in the
city have received some 6illets dOur of a
character quite out of the common run,
and there is CONSERVATION in the camp.
1t has always been the custom for these
places to sell wine and beer to their guests,
the former at s. to So bottle and the
latter at 81 to 81, according to the gor-
geousness of their surroundings. They
have never paid a revenue tax and are
now called on to do SO by letters like the
following:
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE. !
DEPUTY CoLLECToR's OFFICE, 5TH DIsT. Tenn,
MEMPHIS, May Z, 1884,
Miss - -, Gayoso street, Memphis, Tenn. !:
Inclosed you will find blank form No. IL, which
you must fill out, swear to and, with S37 30, send
to NJ. Hughes, jr:, collector, Nashville, Tenn.
This is for your special tax, stamp and penalty as
retail liquor dealer for 1888. If you continue to
sell you must also make application for this year
aud send in SIS. You can find me at the United
States Internal Revenue office in Masonic Temple
building until o'clock pm.
w. j. 0VERT0N, Deputy Collector.
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The people and the press of England
were too previous in their howl over the
loss of the steamer State of Florida by
dynamite. That catastrophe, whereby 1876
lives were lost, was the result of a collision
with bark in mid ocean. We are not
advised Of the reasons for character of
disaster that sailors are supposed to be es-
pecially guarded against, but we have
little doubt that it was the result of care
lessness, either on the part of the officers
OF the steamer or the bark. This is the
first disaster of the season; let us hope If
is not to be followed by others, that it is
not to be the first of a series, as has hitb-
prto been the case.
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NASHVILLE, TENN.
The Suspension Bridge Declared to b.
Unsafe.

The Suspension Bridge Declared TO be
Unsafe.
Ipecial to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May Maj. w. r.
King, of the United States engineering
corps, and Mr.. G. Bouscaren, chief engin-
eer of the ErlaDger Railroad system,
handed in their report On the susnension
bridge at this city ta-day. They say it is
unsafe and unfit for the amount of traffic
passing over it, and that it ought to be
closed at once if possible, and if not traffic
over it should be restricted as much as
possible.
The farmers in the neighborhood oi
Clarksville, Tenn, organized a new bank
yesterday with $3.50, 900 capital.
Chancellor Merritt to-day granted a new
hearing in the consolidated cases of John
]. Vertrees rs. A. S. Colyar et al and D. b
Cooper Us. A. S. Colyar et al, of Madison
county, directing the clerk and master to
execute to John j. Vertrees the power oI
attorney to vote and manage 1896 shares Of
stock representing a controlling interest in
the American Publishing Company. This
leaves the american still in the control o
Col. A. S. Colyar.
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The Collision Between fhe Nevada and
Romano.

ST. JOINS, N. F., May Capt. Brem-
mer, OF the steamship Nevada, of the
Guion Line, gives the following additional
particulars OF the collision with the Rom
ano: Monday, the 4th instant, at noon,
in latitude 42o 50, longitude 47o 25<, while
on her way from New York to Liverpool,
four days out, she collided with the Rom
ano, OF Hull, belonging to the Wilson Line.
We struck the ship on the port side abaft
amidshiI5, bursting into the engine-room.
The Romano sunk in less than an hour.
Her passengers and crew came on board
in their own boats. 1t was calm at the
time, with heavy swell. Our collision
compartment was full of water, and our
bows beaten in fro n the forefoot to the
deck. When the cargo was shifted, and
temporary repairs effected, We bore up for
st. Johns. Sunday we fell in with the st.
Laurent and transhipped the passengers
of the Romano, two in number, her crew
and our own passengers to that ship"
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CAPITAL POINTS,
Called Home.

WASHINGTON, May Baron Won
Eisendecker, who has represented the
German government at this capital fol
more than year, received dispatch to-day
from his Home Office, informing him Oi
his transfer to Baden, and of the appoint
ment of Mr.. Van Alvensteben, now Min
lister at the Hague, to succeed him here.
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The Passengers on Board.

The passenger list of the lost steamer
was not large one, and the greater part
of those on board were old country people
on their way to visit the land of their
birth. A number of Canadians were on
the ship from Listowell, Ont, and Ohio
was we'll represented. The Connor boy
and girl were the motherless children of
Daniel Connor. of No. sol West Fifth
street. Lizzie was ten years old and little
Daniel seven years old. Their mother had
died on the 26th of March, and they were
going across to live respectively with the
mate rnal grandmother and the paternal
grandfather at Belfast. The father had
placed them in the care of the stewardess,
Miss Harvey, and they were to be called
for by the relatives on the arrival of the
steamer at Belfast. The full passenger list
ic follnMS.
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COLUMBUS, MISS.
Fifty seventh Annual Episcopal Con
Nention of Mississippi.


Special to the Appeal.l
CoLuNBus, May THE fifty-seventh
annual convention Of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church of the Diocese of Mississippi
met at Ii o'clock this morning at this
place in st. Paurs church. The service be-
gan with professional. Bishop William
NJ. Green and Assistant Bishop Hugh
Miller Thompson in their canonical
robes, and Bishop w. F. Adams and nine
teen other Clergy in their surplices, march
ing down the aisle of the church to the
chsncel, singing beautiful hymn. The
Rev. VIM. Short, of Jackson. and the Rev.
Joseph Martin read the sermon. The Rev.
James T. Pickett, of Holly Springs,
preached the annual sermon, which was
most interesting and instructive. After
the sermon the holy communion was cele-
brated by Assistant Bishop Thompson.
Immediately after the service the Coun-
ell Was led to order by Bishop Thoplp-
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ANNOUNCEMENT is made that the 109th
anniversary OF the Mecklenburg Declara-
ton OF Independence is to be celebrated
at Charlotte, n. c., on Tuesday and We'd
nesday, 2Oth and 2lst instant, and Senator
Pendleton, Speaker Carlisle, and Cows
Jarvis and Thompson are to be present
Mr.. PendletOn is to deliver the address
and be followed by Mr.. Carlisle. Both the
Senators from North Carolina, and Sen.
ators Hampton and Butler, of the Palmet-
TO State, and Congressman Dowd, Cox
Bennett, and Scales, of North Carolina
are expected, and it is hoped that many
other distinguished gentlemen will be
present.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

LONDON is preparing for an International
Health Exhibition, which is to be opened
this fail with as much eclat as attended
the Inauguration OF the Fisheries Ex-
position Of last year. OF course America
viii be represented at a gathering
likely TO prove instructive to the
world on a subject that is engrossing so
much of public attention in both hemi-
spheres. Memphis especially ought to be
represented there. She ought to send
copies of her seweras maps with explana-
tions OF system brought to perfection
here by almost everyday improvements.
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southern baptist Convention.

BALrrMoRE, May THE Southern Bsp-
tist Convention metto-day. The Rev. p. II.
Nell, chancellor of the University of Geor-
gia, presided. Among those present was
Senator Brown, of Georgia, and Senator
Maxey, of Texas, is expected. Five hum
dred and eighty. FIVE delegates are pres
ent. There was some contest over the del
egates from North Carolina, technical
objection being interposed to the admis-
sion Of thirtv-four of the delegates. That
was settled and the members took their
seats. A ballot for president was had, the
report OF the tellers not TO be made until
after the noon recess
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Names of the saved.

QUEBEC, May THE painful suspense
that prevailed here all day with regard to
the survivors of the disaster Of the ILL
fated steamer State of Florida was relieved
tonight by the earriyal at Donaldson Of the
steamer Titania, from Glasgow for Mon
tresl, with coal and general cargo, which
was telegraphed this morning. She is
on her way to Quebec with twenty
four of the saved party. The
Titania reached port at s:15 o'clock p.m.,
and proceeded straight TO Montreal. The
order to land the party somewhere, which
the river police were prepared to execute
by taking them of in mid-stream as she
Stacked to ship her Montreal pilot, having
been countermanded by the vessels own
ers, and Instructions received to carry
them through D, Montreal. The Ttania
was boarded, however, by press represen-
tatives, who accompanied her some dis
tance up the river, and CLEANED the names
of the saved and some thrilling partic-
ulars OF the disaster. The following is a
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& FRANKFoRT, KY, May THE Demo-
cratic State Convention, to elect delegates
TO the Chicago Convention, met to-day.
Resolutions declaring in favor OF Carlisle
for President were adopted, and the dele.
gates so instructed. The Hon.. Henry
Watterson, ]. Stoddard Johnston, James
A. Mckenzie and Thomas l.. Jones were
elected delegates at large.
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TURKEY.
The American Fleet 10 go to CONSTANT
nOple.

CoNsrANTIxoPLE, May THE American
squadron in the Mediterranean has arrived
at Tenedos. Admiral Baldwin, command
er, telegraphed American Minister Wal
lace his intention to come to Constantine
pie. The announcement created sensa-
ton IN government circles. Assym Pasha,
one of the ministers, informed Wallace
that the Porte is at liberty to stop Ameri-
can ships at the Dardanelles, as America
did not sign the treaty of Paris, which re-
CARDS the Dardanelles as free. 1t is doubt
full whether Wallace will ask for a firman
to permit passage of the vessels. The Otto
nina Minister at Washington has protested
against the bill before Congress, which
claims that American consuls in the Turk
ish empire have jurisdiction over all cases
to which Americans are parties. Other
nations, he pointed out, claim consular
jurisdiction only when both parties to the
dispute are their own subjects, while
America wished to extend it also to cases
in which one party was an Ottoman sub
iect. The Porte did not recognize Amer
ica's claims in this regard. Another dis
pute was created by Americas official in
dorsement of Wallace views in the denun-
ciation of the treaty of commerce, which
the Porte made in 1888, as invalid. Wal
lace renewed his protest in regard to Pc
troleum storage, which are now more
powerful by a stronger protest of Russia.
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OBITUARY..


LONDON, May Judah p. Benjamin, q
distinguished lawyer and advocate, and
ex-member of the government OF the
Southern Confederaey, is dead.
Mr. Benjamin died in his apartments in
the Avenue Jena, Paris. He has been in
falling health ever since he fell while de.
scending from a tramway car, several years
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-08

The race between Shock, the wheelman,
sition building was resumed at noon yester-
day and was kept merrily going until mid
night. The race was witnessed by mum
Der Of people and grows more interesting
every day. At midnight the score was as
folioue-
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To the Congregation Of Grace Church
The Vestry earnestly requests You to at
tend business meeting, to be held at the
church this evening, the Sth instant, at s
o'clock. 1t is to be hoped that everyone
will feel it duty to be present.
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REMARKABLE RESULTS.

/ have had remarkable success with Swift's Spe
cifc; have cured several cases permanently in
very short time. One case which am now treat
ties is so far recovered that think one more bot
Vie will cure her. The most emarkabls case o
all was lady with nedulary cancer of the womb
for which had hope whatever. After usin
one bottle am satisfied she will soon be cured.
j. WYLIE QUILILAN, Easleys, S. c.
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HARDIN-The friends and acquaintances pf
WILLIAM d. HARDIs invited 20 sttesd his fn-
neral, from the residence Of his brother-in.law,
Joseph Craig, No. 24s Linden street, this 9TH RS
nAYn affernnon at & O, clock.