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, 1885-08-23
Tx.,Ie.T ~

The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Val
ley railroad will be ready toship live stock
and other freight to and from Chadron,
Dawes County, Neb. August 3, 1885.
This line, in connection with the Chicago
& Northwestern railway, offer facilities to
and Eastern Wyoming, South
ern Montana, Southwestern Dakota and
Northwestern Nebraska shippers not be-
fore available by any line ofrailway, short
ening the cattle drive and wagon trapspor-
tation from 100 10 $50 miles. New yards
with all modern improvements and con-
veniences for feeding live stock have
Just been completed at Missouri Valley,
Ia For rates and other information, ad-
dress the undersigned.
K z. MoREHoUsE,
General Freight Agent ] ,
Missouri Valley, la.
, 1885-08-23
The Races.

BRIsHToN BEACH, Aug. ~ Attend
ance small, weather warm.
Mile-Fellowplay won, King b second,
Thunderbolt third. Time, l:46l.
Seyen-eighths ola mile-May w won,
Hotchamie second Tom Kearns third.
Time, 1881.
Seven-eighths Of a mile-Falley Forge
won, Belle Is second. JocS third Time,
l:29l.
/ Mile and Il quarterlJoe Sullivan won,
Three Cheers second, Taxgatherer third.
Time. 2iIl4. Ii. III
, 1885-08-23

ALBANY, Aug. 22.-Tho Grant family
will leave Mt McGregor the int part of
September. Col Fred Grant viii go to
Chicago to attend the reunion of the
army of the Tennessee, Sept .. Mr.
sartoris expects to sad for England Oct.
The family win all Join Mrs. Grant in
New York in the fall, with the exception
Of Mrs; Sartoris, who will remain in
EngIand
, 1885-08-23
Foreign Affairs,

LONDON, Aug. 22.-The prince Of
Wales sailed from Aberdeen, Scotland,
to-day on the royal yacht, Osborne, for a
cruise along the coast of Norway.
A steamer ran down and sank with all
on board the yacht Kalafsh, off Oban,
Scotland, to-day. Two of the persons
aboard were subsequently saved, but all
others, including the owner, Mr. Cross
man, and his wife are believed to have
been drowned.
MARsEILLEs, Aug. 2z.-The cholera is
spreading in this city. Thirty localities
are now infected. One hundred and forty
deaths from the disease occurred here yes,
terday. annfr
VIENNA, Aug. . .-The statement that
DeGiers and Salisbury have arrived at an
agreement concerning the question in dis
pute between Russia and England is made
by the Political Correspondence of this
city.
PARIS, Aug. 22.-Tbe remains OF Ad
mirl Courbet will be buried with i'm
posing ceremonies,,on Sept ., at Abbeirlle,
his birthplace. =
The delegates sent to inspect the poor
houses of London have returned and sub
mitted a report of their observations.
The RappeL commenting on the report,
says that the English, in the treatment Of
their poor, adopt the views Of Herbert
Spencer, that it is the best to clean them
off as soon as possible without leaving
posterity. The Rappel adds, "a country
bearing the banner Of fraternity cannot
initiate this system-' lG4l III a ohsi
MADRm, Aug. 22-ThpnIRhout Spain
to-day there were 1919 new cases Of
cholera and l,220 deaths ~.
MARsELIEs, Aug. %. -fory .sixphol-
era deaths in this city to-day and $50 new
cases. In Toulon sixteen new cases aud
seven deaths. AZ b,
CAIRO. Aug 22--Ininnnation hasbeen
received of II great massacre at Berber
The populaee are starving and have seized
the city treasury s1 r.sb vr go'-
BERLIN, Aug. 22-Emperor William.
Influenced by the crown princess, hiss
made oyertures to the dnke Of Cumber-
land for a reconciliation, and has e,ea
offered to visit the duke at Gnundenl
The duke has made the response that he
is DESTROYS for an interview with the EN-
peror. It is not understood this renewal
Of communications is preliminary to the
abandonment of the rights of Hanover to
the dnchy Of Brunswick.
Bismarck has ordered the civil proseeu.
ton of the Socialist deputies receiving
pay for official service through the contri-
buttons of their party. He bases his ac-
ton on article 30 of the constitution, which
says members Of parliament must receive
neither salary nor indemnity for services
rendered in parliament. The defense will
take the ground that the article refers to
payment from budget, and the en-
pire does not interdict party assistance.
The question excites great interest in po-
htical circles.
, 1885-08-23

Receipts OF sheep This week have been
rather heavy, and all grades below choice
show a decline Of The demand
has been good, and had the quality Al
the offerings been alittle more respectable,
would have held up the market. but in.
Eerior sheep are harder to sell each LAY
Closing sales were at 81. T5d5.l5
, 1885-08-23
Coming AQUATIC Races.

RocKAwAY BEACH, Aug. pa for
felt Of 5000 was put up this evening be-
tween Paul Boyton and Wallace Ross for
a five mile race in rubber suits. A three
mile s%culing race has been arranged be-
tween Hanlon aud Ross. The articles
will be signed in New York Sept. O..
, 1885-08-23

II will be a positive benefit to you To go
10 Kellner Bros. to price their goods, a. IL
will thoroughly convince you that they
mean what they say, and that Is that they
are now selling out their entire stock
regardless of value in order 10 open their
new store with an entire new stock.
, 1885-08-23

]. B. Brenton & CO., druggists, Adel,
la. nay: we have sold hundreds OF
bottles Of C~hsmberlain's Collie, Cholcm
and Diarrhoea Remedy TO hundreds OF res
idents of Adel and vicinity, and always
keep a bottle open for dispensing in doses,
and we use it in our families whenever
occasion requires. We have never known
il to fail in any case. and We have seen il
used. in bowel complaint in all its forms,
the most severe and dangerou.
cases. The medicine has our fullest con.
fdencc and endorsement AZ a life presery.
er Sold by w. n. Hunt,
, 1885-08-23
CATTLE. BEEF AND MUTTON.
Tho Condition of the Stock Market
for the Past Week.


ior tne asst week
Special Dispatch to TIM LEADER.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22--fhe cattle mar
ket during the past week has been yer,
unsatisfactory to sellers shipping grades
started decidedly weak. The demanc
was on the whole larry good, although
buyers pretended to b indifferent, but re
ceipts were heavy and there was no en-
enlargement IN Eastern adyices. Thert
was less change IN good to choice than in
common and medium grades, but the best
OF the offerings were not salable at last
week prices Value averaged loC92oc
lower ana grassy Qualities were hard to
sell al the reduction lhere were too
large numbers OF alleged good cattle here,
cattle which some country owners seemed
70 think were the hnest IN h land
these were also very hard to SELL not
beng ripe enough to go as first-eiass and
yet TOO good to grade wen WIN second
rate cattle.
IL was the hardest KIND oil work to sell
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holders at a disadvantage, and a decline OF
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, 1885-08-23

An travellers stopping for a time in
Cheyenne can find the best accommoda-
tons in the city at the Western Hotel on
fifteenth street. The location is agreea-
Bile and convenient, rooms pleasant and
newly furnished. meals the best a first
class cook can prepare from the finest
materials in the market, waites who IN
derstand their business. the best liquors
and cigars in the bar room are among the
many attractions Of this popular house
HERMAN KMnm, proprietor
, 1885-08-23
eynot 10

Health is wealth. Wealth means indie
pendence. The keynote is Or. Bosanko's
Cough and lung syrup, the best cough
syrup in the world. Cures coughs, colds,
pains in the chest bronchitis, and primary
consumption. One dose gives relief in
every case. Take no other Price. SOC
ard 81, Samples free Sold by WaN,
HINT
, 1885-08-23
Base BAH Y yesterday.

New YoRK - Philadelphia 0. New
York 9.
BRooKLYN-Brooklyn q, Baltimore 3.
CnIcAoo-Chicago 5, st. Louis I.
CrScISNArr-Cincinnati c. st, Louis s.
DETRou-Buffalo A, Detroit o
Metropolitans 4 Ath.
lctic Z.
PrrrsauRo-Pittsburg 2, Louisville 2,
twelve innings. .rf
BosToN--Boston " Providence 0.rIrr
, 1885-08-23
Six and a Half Days From Europe

NEW YORK. Aug % The Cunard
line steamer EIoruris, which arrived here
today, made the fastest trip on record;
the time Of passage from Fastnet..hght to
Fire island, being six days and two hours.
, 1885-08-23

Try Rhodes and Troxell's celebrated
soda water with cream, equal to that Of
Ajax Hudnut of New York. -nI
, 1885-08-23

AT Masten 5 Wholesale liquor store you
can find the best Of liquors, wines and
imported and domestic cigars.
, 1885-08-23

At the Star restaurant, fresh oysters
and sundries ofevery kind. Open day, and
night.
, 1885-08-23
what Fools These Mortals Be.

CHIcAao, Aug. 22.-A Hardinsburg,
Ky, special declares that a party of six
persons entered the natural gas ave near
there yesterday, carrying lighted torches,
and that by an explosion which followed all
were killed -1 riflaa a.1d l.a a
LOUISVILLE, Aug i22,-Thc story of
the gas explosion in a cave near Hardins-
burg, KY. is pronounced a canard. Joe
Mulhattan told a newspaper man here a
week ago that he was going to write Just
such a story for the press.
, 1885-08-23

The oyster season has commenced al
the Star restaurant.
, 1885-08-23
SCOOPED.
st. Louis Bags the Prince Of
Confidence Men.
The Report of an Explosion in
a Cave a Canard.
Racing Reports on Water and
Land.
SCOOPED.
CONFIDENCE Man Taken in

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22.-There was lodged
in Jail late last night one Of the most no.
torious confidence men in the country.
He Is known here MS B f.. Gardner, but
has many aliases. Gardner. who seems
to have lived up to the motto that the
world owes him a living has been CON
nected with confidence games for a long
while, having been at one time the PAL
o fthe well known Guy Wobber, Ohio's
prince Of confidence men, in som of his
Cincinnati operations. He came here
about three months ago, having escaped
from Jail at Dsnville, Ind, where he was
serving a four months sentence for using
the United States mails for the purpose
Of fraud. He. was very hard up, and
lived a bohemian, precarous kind of exis-
tence for some time, when the advent of
VIII s. Hays, the song-writer, to this city
induced Gardner to try his hand as a poet
and composer He wrote and composed
tho song, Grant Is Dying to day" which
was purchased from him and published
by Balmer and Weber, the Broadway
music firm, just as his funds were at the
lowest ebh. Gle put the money he got
into clothes, and started in to have a good
time. At a picnic he met with Mrs.
Hattie Schabb, who was so taken by him
that she advanced him $500 to start the
st, Louis Stamp and Minette Company.
An Office was taken at No. ITO Olive
street, nicely furnished, and advertise
ments and circulars sent out The swindle
is an old one, but always seems To bring
in the coin. He sent confidential cirru-
lars broadcast. proposing TO show people
the rapid road to wealth by the manufac-
turc of limitation gold; to furnish full sets
of molds for making counterfeit coin, in
addition to which the firm is said to have
carried on a trade in certain French prints
highly disapnroved of by decent folks. He
has been fairly coming money, but the
authorities think they have him securely.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-16
AMERICAN BANKERS.
Preparations Completed for the Annual
Meeting at Chicago.

New YORK, September 15.-Tn regard to
the convention of the American Bankers
Association, to ba held at Chicsgo Wednes-
day next week, DIR. George Marsland, sec
retary OF the association, announces that
the reports and papers are nea, ly all in,
and that the official draft of the programme
Will be at once completed for presentation
to the executive council, which will meet
Tuesca the 22d instant, at the Grand Pa
cifc Hotel, Chicago, to make any fur
ther changes that may become nee
essary. The headquarters Of the AS
sociation will be opened at Chi
cago Saturday. The silver question
being the most i'm portant topic of the first
day, it will be discussed by larger num-
ber of prominent speakers than any of the
other numerous topics which will be re-
viewed by the convention. Col. Tren-
holm of Charleston, and several other
Southern bankers and members OF Con-
gress from the South end West, will ad-
dress the convention in favor of the stop
page Of the silver dollar coinage. The in
ternational aspects of the silver question
will be discus ed by Mr.. Coe of New York,
Dana Horton of Ohio, T. ]. Gage of Chi
cago, the Hon. e. S. Lacey of Mich
igan, Mr.. Hague of Montreal, and
others, while Mr.. Newcomb of Lou
isiana,. Flannsgan of New York, and
several Western members of the
association will make addresses on finan-
cial panics and suggest expedients to pre-
vent their recurrence. On the second
day the center of interest will be in the
discussion of extradition treaties, and the
sugs estion OF the extension Of their scope
will be embodied in a memorial to Con-
gress. An interesting di-cussion on the
causes of the amazing growth and produc-
tive progress of the Northwest will be in
troduced by papers from o. B. Vance Of
the Chicago Tribune. The development
of the fruit trade between the West and
Europe will also be considered in connec-
ton with the increase in banking through
out the Mississippi Valley since tue war.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-16

A NATIONAL Sportsmen's Convention is
to be held in st. Louis, commencing on
the 29th inst. 1t is called by the Missouri
State Sportsmen's Association, and the OBJ
jects Of it are to devise ways and means to
arrest and prevent the further alarming
waste and destruction of our game and fish
by improper and unwise methods; to pre-
pare and provide for the enactment and
enforcement of game and fish laws; to
secure more uniformity in the laws of the
several States and Territories-regulatin
the commencement and duration of the
open season; to take steps looking to the
improvement of the relations between the
sportsmen, game dealers ard the land
owner, and to consider spch other matters
as relate to our game and fish resources.
OF course TenDc ssee will be well repre-
scented.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-16
Sensational Shooting Affair at BirmiDg.
ham, Ala, in Which Newspaper
Man Narrowly Escapes
Assassination at the Hands of q Woman
Whose Crooked Transactions He
Had Ventilated.
Tribute TO q Dead C0mrade by the
Crescent City Rifles Of New Orleans
Storm at Jackson, Miss.


BIRMINGHAM, ALA, September 15.-A
sensational shooting ecrape occurred here
this evening at 8 O'Clock, in which E. L.
May, reporter on the Evening Chronicle,
was wounded twice, once in the, forehead
and ln the neck, by o woman calling her.
self Mrs. Tilro Morris. In to.day's Chronicle
was an article containing about the same
statements as appeared in Sundays At
lanta Conss..is:tstion relative to Mrs Morris's
conduct in boarding house here, in which
her chastity was seriously impugned. Just
before 9 o'clock tonight Mrs. Morris and
her supposed husband drove up to the
Age Office and sent up for Wales WyntoD,
city editor of that paper, Wynton sent
word that he was In his office, and if they
had anything to say to him they would
have to come there. They assembled the
stairs and found May of the Chronicle in
Wynton's Office. They asked May where
he obtained the information he published.
May replied that he would give it at the
proper time. The captain of police, who
had followed them, made them 60 down
stairs, and on reaching the ground she
said: Il want to ask him just one more
question" and darted again up stairs, the
policeman following her. She called May
out into the hall and said: "Who told you
l once shot a man in AtlantaP" He
replied that he did not care to
say, whereupon she drew pistol
from parasol held in front Of her and
fred, the ball striking him in the fore
head, and Just as she was in the act OF
firing again the policeman grabbed her
arm, the second ball passing through the
skin just under the neck. Neither wound
is fatal. When being escorted down stairs
she threw up her hand and exclaimed in
a tragic manner; 81 have killed him;
have protected my husband, and you see,
gentlemen, am perfectly calm" 1t if
reported that she lived in Atlanta a num-
Der of years under the name of Pearl Riv-
ers. Great excitement prevails, and pub.
lie opinion is strongly against the woman
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-16
HORRIBLE DISCOVERY
In a Cellar in the Chinese Quarter of
San Francisco.

SAN Francisco, CAL, September ia
horrible discovery was made in Chinatown
to-day. Information was given the city
coroner that frightful stencil was being
emitted from a cellar on Pacific street. He
went, forced his way in, and fnnnd tho
floor covered with human skulls and
nones partially covered with flesh in
the last OF green putre-
faction. A. the decayed mass
worms were crawling, while the floor was
wet and Shiny with the liquid exudin9
from the r. mains. In an inner room the
coroner found number of Chinese en-
gagged in boi ing down the remains of
other bodies, while other Chinese were
engaged in scraping the boiled bones and
packng them in boxes for shipment to
China. ~ is esumated that the cellar
conta ned over 800 dead bodies which had
been taken secretly from the various
cemeteries throughous the State. As an
instance of Chinese ingenuity, it is stated
that those in charge of the operations,
fearing the stencil from the boiling pots
would attract attention outside, procured
two living skunks, 30 that the odor of the
| latter might overcome the former. The
coroner confscated all the remains.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-16
THE BRAZILIAN COUNTERFEIT rERs.
The Examination of white Continued
at Waco-An Affecting Scene.


GALVESTON, Ten, Septe Ob ber 15.-A spe-
cial to the Ne,Us, from Waco, saws the pre-
hminary examination of Joseph 81. White,
the alleged counterfeiter of Brazilian
money, was resumed to-day before Com
missioner Fink. Lucius A.. White con-
cluded his testimony. Cross-examinatiun
by the defense elected no new facts.
Lucius in mis- testimony detailed all the
particulars of his transactions with his
brother, the defendant. Lucius main
tanned that he endeavored to shield Jo-
sepn, and only made a clean breast
of the matter upon becoming satisfied
that the Officers had inculpated his
brother by papers taken from his 1.-THE
witness's) person at the time of his unex-
pected arrest in st. Louis. Joseph White
was visiDiy affected while Lucius was
testifyipg, and was heard to instruct his
attorneys in an undertone not to mortify
his brother by questions on the redirect
examination, as he (Joseph) would rather
be convicted than have Lncius confu ed
with shame. The prisoners ATTORNEYS
obeyed the request, and after further un.
important testimony the court adjourned
| until to morrow. The prisoners, Joseph
| and LuciuF, did not speak to one another
until to-day, when on the adjournment o.
| the court Joseph asked permission to speal
| with Lucius. Walking toward his brother
Joseph beld out bis hand and said
| "Good-bye, Lucius, God bless you, mi
brother" Lucius, overcome with feeling
shook the proffered hand, held it claspec
for few seconds, and then, dropping hi
head, walked away without uttering
| word. The st Louis officers leave 70
home tomorrow with Lucius White.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-16
p,~ nav a, sheensnead Raw

New YORK, September l5.-The weather
and track were good, but the attendance
light at Sheepshead Bay to-day.
First Rdce-For all ages, one mile. Start
ers: Editor, Avalon, Parole, Col. Sprague,
Tyrant and John Sullivan. Avalon won
by length; Editor second, Col. Sprague
third. Time-1 :43f.
Second Race "A handicap sweepstake
for three year olds, one mile and quarter.
Starters: Nesta, Alta, Greenfield and Ru-
pert. Alta won by q head; Greenfield
second, Rupert third. Time-2:13.
Third Rdce.-A handicap, one mile and
seven eighths. Starters: Valet, Bob Miles,
Hidalgo, Enigma, Dutch Roller and Louis
vile. Enigma won by two lengths,
Hidalgo second, Bob Miles third. Time
800.
Fourth Rdce.-Ihe Great Eastern handi-
cap, for two year olds, $4,000 added, $1,000
to second, and 20 per cent. to third, and
| 10 per cent. of the stakes, three-fourths OF
mile. Starters: Amalgam, Edgewood,
Charity, Flavia, Pocouoke, Scottish Lass,
| War Whoop, Blue Wing. Pure Rye, Dew
| drop, Preciosia, Ed. Corrigan, Bessie B.,
Fay, Inspector B., Waddell, Bryant, Jen-
ME B Brown Duke, Flora L., Lansdown
and King of Norfolk. This was the largest
race as to starters, and the largest race as
to money on this track this season, and a
more beautiful race could not be witnessed
by the lover of the sport. Inspector B.
got off with Jennie B. and Dewdrop neck
and neck. In the back stretch Dewdrop
got the lead with Jennie b. and Charity,
then Pure Rye got place as third in the
combination until the stretch was entered
when Inspector B. made rush for the
front but fell short, as Dewdrop beat him
by three lengths, Poeomoke being third,
length behind. Tme-1 :164.
Fifth Rdce.-Selhng race, three year olds
and upwards, one mile and three-six
teenths. Starters: Girofls, Easter, Sow
ereign Pat, Lizzie Finn, Leroy, Ernest
Wandering, John c., Sister, Bonnie S
frankie b, Emma Manly and Jscl
o. Hearts. Sovereign Pat won by length
Wandering second, Sister third. Time
2.o5.
Sirth Rdce-For three year olds and up
ward, one mile and one-eighth. Starters
HighflIght, Mite B Parole, Nettle, Bell
B., Cardinal McCloskey, Kiohls ant
War Esge. HighAight won by length
Parole second, War Eagle third. Time
| 1874 t
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-16

DURING the 6rst eight months of this
year the new railroad built in the United
States was 1864 miles, against 2344 miles
for the same time last year and 666S miles
for the like months of 1892 while the
average for the same period of the last
four years has been 4!45 miles. This de.
crease OF nearly two thirds in the late rate
of construction shows the important ex-
tent to which the evil of oversupply of
railroad facilities is being remedied, and
suggests probability that we are nearing
the elimination OF one of the worst fac
tors in the condition of transportation in
terests. The fate of speculative construc-
tions OF railroads, as seen in the case oi
the Nickel-Plste, West Shore, Southern
Pennsylvania and other lines, is likely to
act SIS a warning against like undertakings
for some time to come.