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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-11
FUTILE ATTEMPT
To Hold q Council Meetfng-Adjourned
for Week.

Yesterday was the day for the regular
monthly meeting of the Legislative Coun-
Gil, but when the hands of the electric
clock in the council chamber pointed to
the hour of three only four members OF
that august body were present. President
Hadden, Col. Montgomery and Messrs.
kuey and Randle took their seats about
the table, and Secretary Pullen took his
station on the telephone box. Capt.
Lee was not in the city, Wallace
was probably off managing one of his
numerous excursions, and Senior Graham
was too much engaged in a discussion
about the uses and abuses of sewer pipe to
attend Immediately, though he sent word
he would be on hand directly. There were
two persons present who were evidently
anxious for a meeting of the Council
President r. Dudley Frsyser and
General Manager Thomas Barrett OF
the Memphis City Railway Com
pany, President Hadden, at 3;2O
O'Clock, thought the Council had better
adjourn. At 8: ri o'clock Deputy Sheriff
Stewart, in his usual suave style, begged
permission to read to the Council the con-
tents OF a paper he held in his hand,
which was allowed. He accordingly read
a summons for the members of the
Taxing District Council to appear be-
first Monday in October and show
cause why an Injunction sued out by the
Memphis City Railway Company should
not be made perpetual, or words to that
effect, President Barrett appeared to be
somewhat disconnected, and as soon as the
meaning of the deputy sheriff's request
dawned uDon him, leaned over and whis-
pered to President r. Dudley. President
Hadden also held whispered converse
ton with Col. Montgomery, and made
another suggestion of adjournment
Mr.. Randle begged him to wait
for Mr.. Graham. At the end
of three minutes, that gentleman not hav-
ing put in an appearance, President Had
den announced an adjournment until next
Thursday.
"Was it the absence or the presence of
certain dignitaries which adjourned the
Council ?" the reporter asked.
The judge laughed.
at was the absence of certain dignita-
Iies," he replied.
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Satisfactory Agreement Upon the Site
for Railroad Shops at Birming-
ham-CrOp News.
A Number of Dissenting Hebrews at
Pine Bluff Organize a Syna-
g0gue Of Their Own.
Bloody Murder at jackson, Tenn.-A
Citizen Stabbed to Death by
His SOn-in-Law.
ESPECIAL TO THE AppRAL.l

NASHVILLE, September 10.-Counsel foI
ex-Sherif Joe D. Foute of Loudon county,
who was convicted in the Davidson County
Court of defrauding the State out of S10,-
600, and sentenced to eighteen years in the
penitentiary, are making strenuous efforts
to effect compromise with the State,
based on his payment to the State of the
full amount which, it is charged, he pro-
cured by his forgeries. Judge Allen is
indignant, and will fight any settlement.
Miss Kittie Cheatham, young lady be-
longing to the sCheatharns of Middle Ten
nessee, made her debut here tonight on
the boards at Masonic Theater as "Daisy
Brown" in The Professor. She had the
largest and most fashionable house ever
seen here. A reception was rendered her
after the performance, which the elite OF
the city attended.
The trial of the Sawyer brothers, Ed
Petty and Tom Cartwright, for the murder
of old man James Carter, began to-day in
the Criminal Court. A brother OF Gen.
Hood is on the jury. Carter was shot
from ambush while returning home from
market about 8 o'clock one afternoon.
The defendants had been heard to threaten
his life.
kilograms from Macon state that the
Atlanta baseball club disbanded to-day.
Nashville will certainly play the season
out, director authorized your cores
pondent to say to the APPEAL, if Memphis
and Augusta stay in the league, and both
have wired that they will.
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JACKSON. MISS.
Meeting of the Republican State Exec
uttye Committee. with Fair Attend
ance-The Ghairman's Address.

ance-Ehe Shairmans Address.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
JACKSON, September 1O-The Repub-
lican State Executive Committee of Mis-
Rppi met here to-day, the Hon. John R.
Lynch chairman. There was pretty fair
meeting, being eighteen members present
out of twenty-seven. The chairman ad-
dressed the committee, and said, in SUBJ
stance:
The object of the meeting is for consulta-
ton and deliberation upon the political
situation, with a view of arriving at
some conclusion as to the course
TO be pursued by Republicans at the ap-
preaching election to decide whether or
not to call convention and nominate a
State ticket, or refuse to call convention,
but recommend the pursuance by Re-
publicans in the various counties of GER
tain line of policy. He frankly confessed
| that he could see no necessity for State
convention under existing circumstances
| that il there could be fair and honest
election we could not only have State
! convention, but nomination by it, in the
absence OF serious divisions among the
Republicans, would be equal to an election.
HE -'-'ma that we do not enjoy
the privileges of popuiar e'ecuons'
| He descanted at some length on
this strain, charging corruption on the
Democratic party, State and national. He
| advised against State convention and the
nomination OF State ticket.
The committee, by formal resolution,
| indorsed the chairman's address and de-
cided that organized opposition of Re.
publicans to the Democracy this fall is
useless because of the well known i'm
possibility of securing an honest election
| which resolution was adopted with bu
one dissenting voice. Resolutions of con.
dolence on the death of Gen. Grant were
unanimously adopted.
Heavy rains yesterday and to-day ar,
doing serious ininry to the crops.
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SoUL-HARRowING accounts Of disasters on
Lakes Huron and Michigan reach us shis
morning by telegraph. The most fearful
storm that ever was known at the North
west swept those inland seas on Tuesday
night and the results are fearful beyond
computation. Vessels in what were con-
sidered safe harbors dragged their anchors
or were WRECK ed by being dashed against
the piers. Out in the oren sea the waves ran
mountains high and vessels were broken tc
pieces by the force OF the wind and the
waves. The still tempestuous waters are
covered with the wrecks, from which there
comes no human soul to tell the tale oi
havoc and disaster. The number of yes.
sells overtaken by this cyclone cannot be
computed, but none that were on either oi
the lakes named and that sailed from port
that night have been heard from. All, ii
is feared, have gone to the bottom, as
none, it is believed, could ride out the
fearful gale. For weeks to come the re.
ports OF missing crafts will find their way
to the newspapers, and at the end Of q
month, perhaps, we shall know the extent
OF the loss of life.
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1910.

Mr.. McRAE was yesterday elected to
Congress in the Third District of Arkansas
by 5000 majority, which is double that Of
any other Democratic candidate ever
elected in the district. The Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, the Chicago Tribune,
the st. Louis Globe Democrat and the New
York Tribune ought to send special COM
missioners to Arkansas to inquire into
this extraordinary majority and gain by
the Democratic party. McRae must be a
very popular man with the people.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-11

Gov. HoADLY appeals to the people of
Ohio for aid for the sufferers by the
dreadful and havoc-playing cyclone that
swept Washington Court-House, in that
State, almost out of existence on Tuesday
night. Many of them, who are poor, have
lost all that they had of worldly posses
sions, and are now, of course, in absolutely
destitute circumstances. That the imme-
diate subscriptions viii be ample for their
relief we feel quite sure, judging by what
the people of Ohio have done on other
occasions of disaster. Proud of their
State, and relying upon their resources
they have never stretched their hands be-
yond their borders to ask aid of their
neighbors. Had they chosen so to do on
this or former occasions, Memphis would
gladly have responded and with as full
hands as her means would permit.
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THE GRAND JURY
Engaged In Investigating the Affairs of
the County WOrk.HOuse.

Subpenas have been issued by the
grand jury for number of persons who
will be required to tell all they know re-
garding the management of the County
Work-House in general and the conduct OF
Superintendent R. M. Mason in particu-
lar. The APPEAL has echedule OF the
offenses which rumor charges him with,
but declines to make them public until the
grand jury have dealt with the case. The
County Work-House is the pet scheme
OF the more progressive members of the
County Court, who believe that if properly
managed, it furnishes the best means OF
dealing with that public buebear, county
convicts. These gentlemen personally
superintendent the building of the Work.
House and have since carefully supervised
all OF the arrangements made for the safe.
keeping, comfort and the labor Of those
coned there, They will accordingly be
among the first to rebuke and convict any
irregularities that may spring up, feeling
as they sdo, a personal pride in the in.
stitution.
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:. Burton,s Anatomy of Melancholy

Is wonderful book, setting forth in great
detail just how miserable human beings
can be. But the whole horrible mess oi
misery may be summed up in one word
dyspepsia. Anybody who is afflicted with
that disease knows the whole wretched
story. Anybody who has taken Bro wn'I
Iron Bi:ters for dyspepsia knows how com
plete and happy is the cure. Mr.. Charles
A. Wilson of st. Louis writes: "Browni
Iron Bitters have greatly relieved me o
weak stomach, Indigestion and dizzi
-
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Dangerous Bowel Disorders.

Now that bowel disorders, such as chol-
era, cholera morbus, diarrhea, pains in
the bowels, etc., are prevalent all over the
country, all should prepare for sudden
emergencies. Mansield's mississippi
Diarrhea Cordial is the standard remedy.
1t has stood the tests of untold thousands
for upwards of thirty years, and has never
failed in single instance. Every steamer
plying the Father OF Waters" carries it
and relies upon it exclusively for the cure
of bowel disorders. One dose often alters
the secretions, heals and cures, and few
doses never fail. Have it handy. 1t is
safe, reliable and the best remedy of the
kind in the world. Sold by all druggists.
Prepared by the Mansfield Medicine Com
pany, Msmphis, Tenn.
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The True Iuwardness of the German
Occupation of the Caro-. inc Islands.

BERLIN, September 10.-The Official Ga
sette says that on August 10th the govern
ment received a note from Spain protest
ing against Germapy's occupation of the
Caroline Islands, and that Prince Bis
marck' reply was handed to the Spanish
Minister of Foreign Affairs on September
4th. In his reply Prince Bismarck pointed
out that German traders who had resided
for many years on the Caroline Hands,
believing the Islands to be unclaimed, had
demanded the protection of Germany.
Such protection, the Chancellor said
would have been neither solicited nor
granted if it had been thought that Spain
claimed the archipelago. Official inquiries
showed that the only interests represented
on the Islands were German and British,
the former largely predominating. In
view of the fact that Spain had made no
objection to Germany's note of March,
1875, in which Germany refuted Spanish
claims to the Csrolines, Germany was JUS
titled in regarding the islands as ownerless.
The annexation had teen effected in good
faith and Germany was willing in a
friendly spirit to examine into the claims
now put forth by Spain or to submit the
matter to arbitration. The chancellor, in
concluding his reply, said that the ques-
ton was too trivial one to imperil the
triendship existing between Spain and
Germany.
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Railways Offering Free Transportation
of Contributions

CINCINNATI, o., September 10.-The
Chamber of Commerce has appointed a
committee of five, of which J. Il. Stewart
general manager OF the Cincinnati, Wash.
in3ton and Baltimore railroad is treasurer
to collect funds for the relief of sufferers
from the tornado at Washington Court
House. The Adams and the Baltimore
Little Miami railroads offer to carry all do.
nations OF goods free of charge. One bust.
ness firm has telegrsphed Mayor Barclay
TO draw on them for 8. 90.
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JACKSON, TENN.
An Engineer on the Illinois Central
Railway Stabs His Father-fn-L Law FiE-
teen Times. with Fatal Results.

All On the SeuIEaI
Railway Sfabs His Eather-tn-Law F1f-
teen Times. with Fatal Results.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
JACKSON, September 10.-The people OF
our city were shocked this morning when
it became known that B R. johnson, an
engineer onthe Illinois Central railroad,
had last night killed ]. II. Clark, his
father-in-law, night watchman of the Hi
nois Central railroad shops. Johnson's
family and a sister boarded with Clark,
and family quarrel growing out of the
alleged mistreatment Of the sister was had
some days ago. johnson came home yes
terdsy evening sick. His sister again
complained of mistrestment, and johnson
said he would shed his last drop of blood
for her. He took some medicine and
went to bed. His wife went for her father,
and he entered the room with stick,
which he usually carried, and johnson
claims struck him as he was lying on the
bed. He jumped up, caught Clark and
stabbed HIM fifteen times. The latter
died in about an hour. johnson surren
dered himself to the sheriff. A jury o.
inquest to-day could not decide whether
the killing was justifable or not. John
sons trial comes off tomorrow.
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stove 10 Pieces

CHICAGO, Ill, September 10.-The fierce
gale which the past few days has constantly
swept Lake Michigan, has at last abated,
and the vast feet wind-bound at this
point to-day began to clear. telegram
received here this morning states that
vessel struck on the harbor pier at Two
Rivers, Wis, and went to pieces: 1t Is
M. ;eved to be the scow Milton of Milwau-
kee. and if iG eupposed that the crew OF
civ man xrnre los;
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GERMANY'S GABBLE
Friendly Correspondence Between Spain
and Germany-SPain Eyades Ar
bitratiOn.
Bismarck Explains Why Germany Took
Possession of the Islands-An
Old Scheme.
Spain Demands That Her Sovereignty
Shall Be Recognized-Germany
Wants an Apology.

BERLIN, September 10.-It is semi
officially announced that Spain has not
yet replied to Germany's suggestion to re-
fer the Carolines question to a friendly
power for arbitration. Nor has Spain re-
piled to Germany's demand for reparation
for the insult to the German embassy at
Madrid on Saturday last
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Threatened General Strike of the River
CoaI Miners.

PTTTsBURe, Pa, September 10.-The coal
miners strike is spreading, and in few
days the miners expect every mine on the
river to be closed. The strikers succeeded
in closing all but three mines in the fourth
pool to-day. By Saturday, they claim, the
strike there will be general. Wslton's
men are still at work in the first pool, but
whether they will continue after the con-
vention to be held at Monongahela City
on the 18th instant, is disputed question.
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The sullivan-Ryan MilI OH.

NEW YoRK, September 10.-A letter was
received in this city to-day from John L.
Sullivan, addressed to the sporting editors
of the papers here, SAYING that he cannot
engage in any fight without the consent
of the proprietors of Lester & Aliens min
strels, bv whom he is engaged. This con-
sent is withheld, and the Sullivan-Ryan
contest IL therefore of.
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The Minnesota Plan.

ST. PAUL, September 10.-Gambling has
been going on here for some days and five
houses, including Chinn & Morgan's ole
place, have been running with locked
doors. Clamor by the press led Mayor
Rice this afternoon to declare his policy
1t is to have the houses run wide opeI
rather than secretly, and to make no ar
rests except in case of disturbance or o
complaint filed by citizens.
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Vessel Capsized and Two PERSONS
Drowned

PoRr HURON, ONT, September 10.-The
schooner Erie Wave cspsizsd off Long
Point during Tuesday night. A woman
named Mrs. Mcpherson, rom Port Bur
well, who was cooking on the vessel, end
a young man named Edward Strange, who
was a passenger, were drowned. Capt.
Stafford aud three of the crew hung to the
wreck, and were rescued by the steam
haroa Indian
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The German Occupation of the Princi
pal Islands an lild schema.

LONDON, September 1O.-Prince Bis
marck, after long discussion with the
members of houses having large Pacific
trade, prepared plans some months ago
for The occupation by Germany of the
pri 1cipa islands of the Marshal, Pelew,
Gil pert and Caroline groups. The Spanish
Viteroy and officers at Manila, the capital
cit, of the Island of Lason, and all of the
Phi lippine Islands, and at other places in
the, Pacific ocean, have for many years
calied the attention of the home govern
meat to the increasing German influence
in the Pacific.
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ABERDEEN, MISS.
Preparations for "a Grand Eally ON ths
Occasion of the Opening OF the Gu
bernatOriaI CampaiKn-CrODs short

ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
ABERDEEN, September 10.-The Aber-
ieen Guards, Capt. Dinkins, went to West
Point to participate in the grand rally in
cident to the opening of the Democratic
State canvass by Gov. Lowry and the
other nominees for State offices at the en-
suing election.
After spending two months pleasantly
on the great lakes, Mr.. @. G. Heisen has
returned home.
1t is now conceded that the cotton crop
will fall considerably short of estimates
recently made.
DIR. E. P. Sale of this city, who was q
delegate to the meeting of the Interna-
tional Medical Association, at New York
recently, has returned home.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
The Question OF Site for the Railroad
shops Setfled-A Proper Passenger
Depot to BE Built.

ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
BIRMINGHAM, September 10.-General
Manager Gault and General Superinten.
dent Carroll of the Queen and Crescent
railroad came here this morning, and, in
conference with DR.. Caldwell, president
of the Elyton Land Company, settled Ger.
tain questions about the ground for the
railroad shops, which questions are repre-.
sented to have been the only remaining
obstacles in the way of the shops.
The Railroad Commission has notified
the Louisville and Nashville and Queen
and Crescent railroads that they must
build properly appointed passenger de-
pots here in ninety days. The last Legis.
lature provided penal process for the
enforcement of such orders as this.
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THE GAMBLERS.
The First Conviction and Sentence In
LouisviIle-The Policy Of Mayor
Rice Of st. PauI

LOUISVILLE, KY, September 10.-Th'
first case against the gamblers who hav'
been running gaming tables in defiance o.
the law was tried to-day, and Geo. Rupp
the defendant, was fined $500 and sent t,
Jail for six months. Other cases vii
follouy
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THIS Year. Last Yeal
Net port 4,s0O,hS
DEMOCRATIC GAINS
In the Third Arkansas Congressional
District-McRae Elected by
5000 Majority.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, September 10
Official and unofficial returns from the
Third District give McRae, Democrat, for
Congress, about 5000 msjority-double the
msjority given the Democratic candidate
last November.
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DETROIT, MICH, September 10.-Later
reports from the storm on Lake Huron in
clicate that the vessels which were caught
in the storm were badly damaged, but
none Of them were lost. The Sand Beach
breakwster was damaged by the waves to
the extent of $4,000.
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PINE BLUFF. ARK.

First Services Held by the New Jewish
bynagOEae.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.I
PINE BLUFF, September 10.--About
thirty Israelites, not feeling able or will
ing to contribute to the impositions and
taxes imposed by the regular synagogue
have withdrawn from it and established
a synagogue of their own. They held
their first services to-day in the Masonic
Hall, and celebrated the Jewish New
Year.
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on THE LAKES.
Damage to Shipping AhOat Quite Gen
erBI-Lake Michigan Covered with
Floating Lumber.


ersI-Lake Michigan Covered with
Floating Lumber.
CHICAGO, September 10.-The easterly
gale which swept the lake Tuesday and
yesterday was more severe and greater in
area than any other gale OF the season.
The returns thus far show that the damage
to the shipping exposed to the wind was
quite general The lake on the west shore,
between Chicago and Milwaukee, is filled
with floating lumber, shingles and latbs,
and in various places small pieces of
Wreckage have been seen. The weather
hiss been so thick and foggy, however, that
it is impossible for steamers passing up
the shore to distinguish objects on the
land. A number OF vessels are now over
due here, and their coming is anxlously
awaited. An unknown vessel was wrecked
at Two Rivers, Wis, yesterday. The
shore is stTewn with sails and rigging,
cabin furniture, portions of cabin, cord
wood and cedar posts. The main part OF
the hull, which looks to be greatly broken
up, is about five miles north of the harbor
piers. Nothing was found to indicate
the name of the vessel, except piece of
monkey rail painted white, with black let
| ters five inches and a half long spelling
Milton" No bodies have been discov-
cred on shore, and unless the crew aban-
I doned the vessel or vessels wrecked and
| sought safety in some other craft they
must have persisted. Reports are still
coming from all along the lakes of vessels
| driven ashore and wrecked and others
/ seen on the lakes, apparently in distress,
which could not be reached during the
storm. Several towing steamers we're
Obliged to drop their tow lines to save
; themselves, and numbers of vessels thus
1 abandoned have not yet been heard from.
1t is feared that the loss of life and prop
| erty is yerV great. a.
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For the indefinite aches and pains OF
nervous patients Tongaline is superior to
any other anodyne. For nervous head
ache or muscular rheumatism it is almost
aspecific.
PARK RITCHIE, MD, st. Paul, MINI.
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seyeraI Dlsasters on Lake Huron.

DETROIT, MICH, September 10.-Reports
from Lake Huron indicate that the storm
of Tuesday and yesterday was the heaviest
that hiss been experienced for years.
From Oscoda it is reported that the Susan
Ward, the Keepsake and the barge Wyan-
dotte were almost broken to pieces by the
waves. All of them have broken from
their moorings and have sunk in few
feet of water. The barge S. E. Marvin,
valued at $4,000, dragged her anchors
aud fears for her safety are entertained.
Other vessels are on the lake, but their
fate is unknown. A small schooner, the
Erie Wave, and the steam-bsrges R. Wal,
lace and Garden City lost their tows and
are in Sand Beach hsrbor. A large, black
schooner, with three spars and no top
masts, went ashore at MILESTONE Point
Yesterday afternoon and a heavy sea is
breaking completely over her.