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CAIRO.
the River Rising Very SIOwIy-WeafIieI
CIRRr and Cold.

Ehe River Rising Very ySIOwIy-Weather
Clear aud Cold.
CAIRO, February 14.-Rixer forty-eight
feet four inches and rising very slowly.
Weather clear and cold. Thermometer at
6 o'clock this morning stood 12o above
zero.
Night.-The steamer Fowler reports wa
ter on the first floor of buildings on Front
street at Paducah, and all the landings on
the Kentucky side are under water, but
no suffering, as the people have gone to
the hills. Joppa, a small town on the
Illinois side, is inundated, water covering
the tops OF the houses, and the town is
completely deserted. At Metropolis the
water is over the first floors in the build
ings on Front street and all business has
been removed to back streets. At Mound
City everything is secure so far, and bust
ness is carried on as usual. Mound City,
like Cairo, is protected by a system of
levees, and the river will have to rise
about three feet more to cause much in
convenience there. At this point the river
is forty-eight feet six inches and rising
very slowly. 1t is now four feet lower
than the highest water last year.
1t is expected that the river will
reach fifty-one feet, one foot four
inches below last year. Everything is
going on as usual at Cairo, and but little
alarm is felt for her safety. 1t is reported
that the towns of Golconda, Smithland,
Elizabethtown, New Liberty and Shawnee
town are partially under water, but, as no
packets are running, it is impossible to
give any estimate as to the amount of
damage done, though it is thought these
latter towns are in great need of assist
ance.
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each month; to prohibit the sale OF
whisky in Byhalia.
House.-Bills introduced and referred !:
To prohibit the sale of whisky in Pamela
county; for the relief of w. w. Stone /;
for the relief of public officers OF this
State.
Bills passed: To prohibit the sale of
toy pistols; to amend the law in reference
to limitation against burglary; to amend
the law relative to justices of the peace !;
to provide an additional docket to be kept
by chancery clerks; to provide for the
stereotyping, publishing and sale Of Su-
preme Court reports, and to fix the salary
of reporters; for the relief of the sheriff
and Circuit clerk of Warren, and witnesses
in the case against Charles E. Furlong; to
change the time of holding the Circuit and
Chancery Courts of Warren; to expedite
business in circuit courts and promote
the public interest; to incorporate the
town of Martin; to amend the law defining
the duties of superintendent of the peni-
tertiary to amend the charter of Haxle-
hurst to create peuitentiary committee.
The following Senate bills passed the
House: To cede jurisdiction to the United
States over certain lands. and for the pur-
chase and condemnation thereof; to amend
the law concerning the appointment of
deputy assessors; to empower Wilkinson
county to repair certain property; to
amend the law in relation to distribution
to minors; to pay the expense of carrying
parties charged with the commission of
felony and arrested by requisition of the
Governor to the place of trial.
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Surgeon-General Of the Army, Causes a
Lively Scene Before the Committee
on Public Health,
In Answering the Charges Brought
Against Him by Waring, Secretary
Of the National Association.
Last Day Of the Educational COnven-
tion-COngressiOnal Proceedings
The PrOteus Inquiry.
THE PROTEUS INQUIRY.
Gen. Hazen Severely Censurea-Gray
Omissions and Errors of Judgment.

Gen. Hazen Severely Censnrea-srave
Omissions and Errors of Judgment.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE report
OF the Proteus Court OF Inquiry was trans
mitted to the Senate yesterday. The court
finds that Darlington made an error of
Judgment in not waiting longer at Pandora
Harbor, but the error was committed in
the exercise of difficult and unusual dis
cretion, for which he should not be held
accountable. 1t is also due Darlington TO
say that, in the conduct of the expedition
prior to the loss of the ship, he displayed
zeal, energy and efficiency, in successfully
conducting the command through the long,
perilous and laborious retreat in boats
to a place of safety. While awarding
credit to Gen. Hazen for the best inten-
tons concerning the rescue of the Gree
ly party the court is ssof the opinion in
many particulars, and in some of the
gravest moments, he failed in an adequate
comprehension of the necessities of the
case and the measures and means essen
tial to meet them. The court specifies
numerous grave errors and omissions in
his actions. The court comments severe
ly on his mischievous manner OF conduct
ing business, and says: "While the grave
errors and omissions either directly led
or largely contributed to the failure of the
expedition, yet as they are due to lack
of sound judgment and unattended by
wilfull neglect, no further proceedings be-
fore the general court-martial are called
for -
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THE Chicago Herald, in view of the COM
plant of Mr.. Mcienry, who represents a
large number of English holders of stock
in American railroads, says there can be
no doubt that many American railway
managers do not render fair returns to
their stock and bondhOlders, and that by
means Of pools, rebates, cut-throat agree
ments, rings in construction and opera
ton, and also by personal extravagances
of managers and presidents vast sums Of
money are taken from earnings which
stockholders should have applied TO theii
own benefit Even SO good an authority
ss Mr.. Fink admits by implication thai
this is true. He deplores the existence o
% much personal power in the manage
ment of these great trusts. He says oul
railway systems are too much in eontro
OF individuals. What, for instance, have
stockholders to say in the management o
Gould's lines? And how little do stock
holders know of the manipnlations oI
Vanderbilt in the lines controlled by thai
dynasty? And yet great many OF thf
leading newspapers of Mississippi are de-
sirous OF the veto by Gov. Lowry OF q
law which was recently passed by the
Legislature with a purpose TO make rail
ways in that State accountable TO law, and
prevent this reckless and irresponsible
management
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The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette recon-
mends, as necessary to prevent the de-
struction of property and homes by future
floods in the Ohio, that the property be-
tween Deer creek and Mill creek, south OF
Pearl street, be filed up fifteen feet, and in
addition, the valley of Mill creek should
be filed up above high water mark. That
would increase the value of all property in
the bottom, now subject to overflow, 100
per cent. or more, and at the same time
make room for Cincinnati's growing and
overcrowded industries. The city of Boston
did similar work and made money. 1t
condemned the lowlands, filed them out
into the bay, and sold the ground at a
profit. That now is the best part of Bos-
ton. The ground south of Pearl street
and in the valley of Mill creek would, ii
filed above high-water mark, be the best
part of Cincinnati
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ii applause is any criterion Roland Reed
is the best attraction Leubrie's Theater
has held out to the public this season.
This prince of theatrical rowdies appeared
last night to good house and succeeded
in keeping the audience in a roar from the
moment he made his appearance upon the
stage until he quilted it. In his particular
line he has no equal, acting with a spirit
and dash all his own. He makes of the
part of "Dick Smythe" what few others
could succeed in doing, and it is certain
that if he possessed no more talent than
the remainder of his company he would be
a miserable failure. His song, "The Dude, Z"
was received with yells of applause, and
he was several times recalled. In the
medley with "Nellh he was again quite
successful, one very pretty duet COM
pletely captivating the audience. Miss
Blanche Vaughn, as "Nell," made all that
could be made of her part. She is a
charming little sOubrette, and though she
initiated many of the cute tricks of Lotta
and Pixley, did it well enough to merit all
the applause that was given her last even
ing. Miss Alice Hastings, who is as pretty
as a picture, aad dresses with exceeding
good taste, mas the misfortune 10 act a
part that is repugnant in the last de-
gree to every feeling OF delicacy
and refinement. Cheek would be
more acceptable 20 a polite audience if
the part were cut out, yet it would suffer
by the entire omission OF so charming An
actress from the cast. H. r. Davies as
flames Atvelr' is very good reader.
Oliver Johnson as Moses is good, and
Miss Annie Mortimer as .'Jane Atwelr' is
fair. :. 5. Iiirsh makes an abominable
Ted Brower,p and E. B. Jack as Roy
Sanford" is an outrage upon the audience.
Cheek will be repeated tonight, tomorrow
night and at matinee tomorrow.
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HELENA, ARK.
Looking After the Dumb Isrutes-Pre
pairing for the High Water.

Looking After the Dumb Isrutes-Pre.
pairing for the High Water.
Special to the Appeal
HELENA, February 14.-The Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals this
morning restricted the using of ANIMALS
only in cases of the utmost necessity, the
reason for this humane consideration for
the dumb brutes being that the cold
weather had frozen the grouD and made
it dangerous.
Amateur skif-builders are hard at work
making skiffs and boats of every kind for
the expected high water.
Col. Wick Straub, one of the Compro-
mise Commission, is now in New York
trying to effect concession from the New
York city bondholder5 to the proposed St.
Louis compromise. While every citizen
of Helena has the utmost confidence in
Col. Straubs ability to convert the bloated
bondholders to our demands, we are very
doubtful as to the results, as the men with
whom he has to deal are very obstinate
and perverse.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
The Manning-Chalmers COntest-Mc
Phers0n's Ranking Bil.

PneFSon's thanking Hill.
WASHINGTON, February 14-House.-Mr
Mckinley presented telegram from
Cleveland detailing the destruction occa
stoned by the floods and recommendip;
Congress to increase to S1,000,000 the ap
preparation for the relief OF sufferers. Re
ferred.
The House then resumed consideration
of the contested election case of Chalmer.
Us. Manning. Mr.. Belford spoke in oppo
sition to the admission of Manning, in tbs
interest, he said, of political morality anG
political decency. In these election cases
the Republican party had committed
blistering outrages, only equaled by out
RACES committed by the Democratic party
1t was time for honest and honorable mer
to determine the cases as an upright Judge
would determine cause before him. On
two occasions the Democratic party, BY
brute force and political power. seated
Chalmers, when ne was not elected, and
Tn.1w it practically refused to seat him wheI
he was elected, and that IN the face OF the
fact tnat Manning had confessed he hao
no cause.
Mr.. Randall said there seemed to bs
great disagreement among the member:
of the Committee on Elections land tha
disagreement had spread through the
uOuScJ Us 10 Tic purpose Vi TIE mousse Al
referring this matter to them. 1t wa:
clear that somebody ought to represent
the Second District of Mississippi, ant
while he conceded that the majority O
the committee had acted fairly, honestly
and to its best judgment, he thought it te
be fair and more satisfactory that this
question should be recommitted, under
the resolution of Mr.. Curtin. Injustice
would be done neither party by this ac-
ton, while delay to decide the pgit1a fdci,
case would work injustice to the people Of
the Second Mississippi District.
Mr.. Lowry supported the majority reso
Mr.. Hart considered the doctrine which
the minority upheld, that a certificate
must be accepted, even though it was drip
ping with fraud, as offensive and insulting
to the intelligence OF the American people
He would never vote to seat a man under
q certificate when the certificate was is
sued in disregard of court, and by tramp
pling under foot every sense of equity
decency and justice.
Pending the discussion the House ad
iourned.
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A SPECIAL from Liverpool states that the
cotton brokers of that city, in order to
check speculation in cotton futures, -
have formed the Liverpool Settlement
Association" The first article of associa-
ton directs that persons whose names
appear on the face of a contract be
deemed the sole principals, and no others
will be held liable" The second, that all
transactions in cotton purchased for future
delivery be declared separately for each
month, as in the New York market; that
daily returns be made of all such trans
actions, and that the respective portions
taken by the trade, or for speculation, be
separately specified. The third article
directs that each party contracting shall
be at liberty to call for the payment of
margins once a week
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STARKVILLE, MISS.
Petition for the Repeal of Prohibition
Heavy Rains.

Petition for the Repeal of Prohibition
Heavy Rains.
Special to the Appeal
STARKvILLE, February IA large num-
ber of citizens of this community assem-
bled at the courthouse this evening to con-
slider whether or not petition should be
sent the Legislature of the State, now in
session, requesting them to repeal the
present liquor law that governs the sale of
liquors within five miles OF this place.
After considerable discussion pro and con-,
vote was taken of those present, which
resulted largely in favor of the repeal OF
the present law.
Considerable rain has fallen the last few
days, but to-day has been nearly clear and
cool, and the farmers are now hopeful
that they will soon be able to begin work
in earnest.
Work at Blanton's Gap, on the Canton,
Aberdeen and Nashville railroad, is pro-
crossing finely. In few days track-lay-
ing east of there will begin.
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LOCAL NOTICES.
SHoEMAKERs, see "want" column.
PARK HoTEI, rooms without hoard

SHoEMAKERs, see want" column.
PARK HOTEL rooms, without board.
HEssEN's Cough Syrup will cure YOU
cough. Try it.
SAVANNAH SHAD at Jake Seessel's mar
ket, 33l Main street.
FoR homegrown potatoes you will FIND
them well matured, small or large, by or
dering Of w. II. Hughey.
DR.. J. B. SAwYERs, 279 Main street
Office hours, II to u o'clock and to G
o'clock. Telephone connections at Office
and residence.
THE auction sale of the subdivision Of
the Barnett property on Madison and
Monroe streets extended takes place al
the courthouse Immediately after Chan.
Gerry sales Saturday, February Is, 1884.
THIS is to notify the public that have
a large and select lot of mules on hand,
and will be constantly receiving from this
time through the season.
W. A. FARES, IS Union street.
THE most efficacious stimulants to excite
the appetite are Angostura Bitters, pre-.
pared by DR.. j. G. B. Siegert & Sons. Be-
ware of counterfeits. Ask your grocer or
druggist for the genuine article,
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HELENA. ARK.

The River FOrfy-TwO Feet and Rising
RaiIrOBd Comm nunicRtiOn Likely 10 be
Suspended.
Special TO the Appeal
HELENA, February 14.-The river this
evening at o'clock is forty-two feet above
low water, and rising. The backwaters
from the Mississippi have reached the
Iron Mountain railway bridge, on the
Langville river, and is rising at the rate OF
two inches an hour. There is now no
doubt but what the Iron Mountain track
will be overflowed and daily railway COM
munication with Memphis be suspended
The bottom is only about two miles in
width and transfer may he made during
the continuance of high water. Reports
to-day from White river, at Clarendon,
give that river as being very high and
rising RAPIDLY,
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EDUCATIONAL.
Final Sessions of the eCOnveution-Visit
to the White House.

WAsHINGToN, February 14.-The final
session of the Educational Convention
opened this morning. After the discus
sion of several papers, the association took
recess to call upon the President and
Secretary of the Interior. At the White
House a special reception was accorded
the members by the President. Gen. Ea-
ton, Commissioner of the Bureau OF Edu-
cation, introduced the Hon. B. L. Butcher,
who, in turn, introduced the delegates
to the President. Gen. Eaton then
spoke of these delegates as representing
5000, 900 children, and of the Presidents
experience as teacher. The President
responded, saying among the pleasantest
recollections of his life were the remem-
brances connected with the times of his
schoolteaching. He felt that the greatest
help to the administrative functions of the
government came from the educators OF
the people; that the permanence of our
institutions depends upon the education of
the youth of the nation. AT the close OF
his address the convention returned to the
church and resumed its session.
Col. Rogers, of New Orleans, addressed
the association on the educational depart
ment ofthe Exposition il. that city. A num-
Der of papers were read and discussed,
and the convention adjourned. An in
formal gathering of superintendents and
their friends took place in the rooms of
the Bureau of Education this evening.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-15

The notorious Frank James passed
through the city Wednesday on his way
to Huntsville, Ala, where heis to be tried
for the robbery of government pay
master at the Muscle Shoals, on the Ten
nessee river. If he escapes the clutches
Of Uncle Sam there, it is more than likely
he will be taken a prisoner, on requisition,
to Iowa or Minnesota. The charge is
murder and robbery in both of those
commonwealths, and if ever they get him
within their borders it will be 3 cold day
for the great Missouri desperate. Mr..
James, like some politicians, is unfortu-
nate in having too much of a record, and
q very bad record at that.
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1910.

THE free-pass bill which passed the Mis-
sissippi House of Representatives, with
IN amendment to the title, and has been
sent back to the Senate for concurrence,
will, should the Senate concur in the
House amendment, debar every officer in
the State, from the governor down to the
constable, the privilege of the free-pass
system. The Nississippian notes that
with wisdom and forethought worthy
OF the highest minds, the trainers of the
bill left the id editors out"
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Another Shooting ARRAY at Hot Springs,
Growing Out Of the Recent Gam
blers' Fight.
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias,
and Dairy and Creamery COnven.
tion at Jackson, Tenn.
Proceedings Of the Mississippi Legisla-
ture-New LeYee District Wanted
at Greenville, Miss.
NASHVILLE.
A WeII-knOwn Citizen Wanted for Per.
iury-POik's Case.

A Well-knOwn Citizen Wanted for Per-
jury-POik's Case.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, TENN, February 14.-Gov.
Bate has granted a requisition for John
Cannon, well-known citizen of Davidson
county. A telegram was received stating
that he was in st. Louis. Officer F. G.
Tegner was deputized to bring him here,
on charge of perjury in suit in which
damages were recovered by the Louisville
and Nashville railroad.
The criminal docket of Davidson county
is set for trialnext Monday in the Supreme
Court. The Polk case is the twenty first
on thessdocket.
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HOT SPRINGS, ARK,
Another Shooting ARRAY Growing Out
of the Gamblers Fight.

Special to the Appeal
HoT SPRINGS, February 14.-Another
shooting affray, growing out of the gam
blers' war, occurred here last night. NJ.
c. Harris, editor of Flynn's organ, the
Horse Shoe, and local agent of the Asso-
ctated Press, published yesterday an ar
ticle denouncing Charles Watson, a friend
of Doran's, as thief and perjerer. Last
night Watson'and Tom Shannon approach
ed Harris in a friendly manner in saloon,
making some allusion to the article, when
Harris, hastily concluding they meant to
attack him, drew his pistol. Five or six
shots were exchanged, but nobody hurt.
The preliminary trial of the participants
in Saturdays fight is progressing to-day be-
fore Judge Wood. A militia company of
100 men has been organized and supplied
with guns by the Governor, which means
that order must and shall be preserved.
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THE sEcRETARY's PLAN.
Free Telegraph on Flood Matters
NASHVILLE.

The Cumberland Almost on u stand
Danger Thought 10 be over.
Special to the Appeal.
NASHVILLE, February 1.-THE Cumber.
land river is almost at standstill. There
was an eleven-inch rise last night. a great
many -sawmills ceased work, but all dan,
ger is thought to be over. 1t is anticipated
that the river will commence falling in the
morning
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SHOWING THE QUEER.
A Gang of COunterfeiters Arrested in
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, February 14.-The United
States Secret Service has been working up
the case Of gang of counterfeiters for
several days. Yesterday George and John
Kimbard, Steven Cottage, Dudley Vaught,
William Hey, Dolphus Yost, Elias Webb,
]. w. Saunders and Frank Alstock were
lodged in Jail, charged with making and
showing the queer. The men are thought
to have been operating in Central Ken
lucky to Vincennes, Ind, and to have be-
longed to the gang raided in 1875 in South
ern Indiana. Coppage is a respected citi-
zen of Danville, Ky. Six more arrests are
to be made before the gang is broken up.
The mint and tools of the gang are said to
be in Boyle and Marion counties, KY. They
manufactured coin in halves and dollar
pieces of fair representation.
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HERE is a chance for the saw-mills OF
Memphis. At Desoronto, Canada, gas is
made entirely from saw dust, a ton of
white-pina dust producing from 10000
to $4,000 cubic feet Of gas. Theapparatus
for making the gas is said to be very simi-
lar to that employed in coal gas works, but
the saw-dust being free from sulphur it is
more easily cleaned. The cost is not
stated, but it is said to be low if made at a
place where there is market for the by
products,
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THE DAIRY CONVENTION.

The Creamery and Dairy Convention
assembled at Kings Operahouse this
was opened by an address by Mr.. o. L.
Stevens, of Iowa, followed by B. F.
Snipes, of Tennessee, on How the Dairy
Interest of Tennessee is to be Developed"
Mr.. Sampson, of Iowa, then gave an ad-
dress on the creamery system In the
afternoon the Hon. John Y. Keith and
Mr.. Cockerill, of Tennessee, spoke on the
grasses of Tennessee, after which various
essays and addresses were delivered by
gentlemen of Tennessee, Iowa and Hi
nois.
The Knights of Pythias and the Cream
cry and Dairy Convention will both close
tonight