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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-25
WINON5, MISS.
Meeting Of tne Grand COrimandery of
Knights TemPIaP.

ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL
WINoNA, June 24-The Grand Com
maudery Of Knights Templar convened
here this morning. Seven Communicates
were represented, and nearly all the
Grand Officers The address of Grand
Commander Fowler indicates that the
order is in prosperous condition. The
officers elected for next year are James
Il. Gordon, Port Gibson, Grand Com
mander; DR.. B. A. Vaughan, Columbus,
Deputy Grand Commander: N Walker,
Port Gibson, Grand Generalissimo; j. j.
Hayes. Vicksburg, Grand Captain Gen
erai, James Z. Mead, Lexington, Grand
Treasurer, J. J.. Power, Jackson, Grand
Recorder; T. II. Wilson, Winona, Grand
Senior Warden; R. Highgate, Grenada,
Grand junior Warden; j. 7. Lay,
Winona, Grand Standard Bearer; 7, M.
Whitsey, Water Valley, Grand Sword
Bearer; Cass Gutenberg, Lexington,
Grand Warden. The Grand Commsndery
accepted an invitation to attend the COM
mencement exercises of Wiuona Female
College to morrow, when the hon. = 9 ..
Barry delivers tie snnual address. The
time and place Of the next grand con
clave will be determined tomorrow.
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.


MUNCIE, IND, June 24.-The failure
of g. II. Andrews, wholesale and retail
dealer in drugs and books, being proprie-
tor of three stores, was a surprise. He
assigned to w. Ia. Little. Liabilities
$4,000, with assets supposed to be suffi-
Gent to pay in full
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-25

BENyES-At residence of parents, 10 Looney
street, Chelsea, Wednesday, June a, 1885, RALPH
A., aged one year and nine days, infant son OF
VIM. and Elisabeth A, Ren'os,
Fanersl will take piAoe from residence, this
(THURSDAY) morning at 10 o'clock. Friends
and acqu.intann=s ave IT,; led to attend.
CALDWBLL-At Franklin, Tenn, WsdeSs-.
day, June q, 1885, at o'clock pm, JEES1H G.
CALDWELL. widow of the late James s. Caldwell.
bue nst;ce Of funeral will be given.
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
DlabOlical Murder Of Negro Woman by
Her SOn-in.Law, Near Helena,
Ark.-Cause Of the Crime.
The Charlie Currle Rape Case on Trial
at Brownsville, Tenn.-The Women's
Missionary Society.
Gen. FeatherstOn Invited 10 Address the
People of YazOO City-Mississlppi
knights Templar.
Especial TO TIE APPEAL.I

HOLLY SPRINGS, June 24.-Judge
Featherston received to-day a petition
signed by large number of citizens Of
Yazoo county. inviting him to address
pies and policy which should guide the
administration of the State.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-25

gail HAsIgLIoH," Miss Abigail Dodge,
perhaps the most vigoroas writer her sex
can claim in America, has an srtiele in the
current number Of the North Amsrican Re
Uisl7 in which she again attacks the Pro
bibftionists as responsible for the defeat Of
,ar. Elaine. Nothing could be more silly
than tbi- from a political standpoint. She
might q se,l assail the Democrats for Mr.
Rlaine's defeat. The PrOhibitionists in
their national convention declared that
they put forward their eandiGsstes tor the
Presidency and Vice-Presidencg 81 their
extreme and, to Us, chimerical platform,
because they bad no fsilh that either the
Republicans or the Democrats would at
tempt IL the iaintest degree to cary cut
their wishes. In the latter party
they had 10 faith at all so far as
prohibition is concerned, and they had
learned TO their sorrow in Chic and other
States that the Republican party's pledges
a behalf Of temperance were so many
delusions and snares, and in Mr.. Blaine
personal eourEe they founA abundant tes-
timony that be was in sympathy with
their methods Of deception. The Pro-
hihitionists in all that they said and did
during the recent Presidential campaign
we're true to themselves, and Ia so far as
they were true TO Themselves they aided
90 defeat Blaine, and in doing SO did a
great work, work Tor which many among
the Republicans are now the most thank
fnl.
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Aberdeen. MISS.
Meeting OF the County Prohibition Con
VentiOn.

ABERDEEN, June 24-The Prohibi-
ton County Convention met at the court
house in this city to day. Capt. Thos.
B. Sykes was elected chairman and
James G. McFarlane secretary. Eighteen
delegates were selected to attend the
State Prohibition Convention to be held
at Jackson, Miss, on the LIST OF July.
After electing County Executive Com
mittee consisting of eighteen members,
and attending to other routine business,
the convention adjourned.
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! C0psider


Remedy. the best remedy in existence
For Indigestion, Kidney
-Complain,
and nervous debility. l have Just
Returned
"From the South in a fruitless search
Tor health, and fiud that your Bitters are
doing me more
Good than anything else.
month ago | was extremely
"Emaciatedr'
And scarcely able 10 walk. Now 1 am
Gaining strength snd Flesh,'
And hardly day passes bus what am compli-
mented on my improved appearance, and il is all
due % Hqp
Bittersl J, wicknGe Johnson,
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fHILADELHHIA, June 24-John McCul-
Tough arrived here this evening. He went
TO the Continental Hotel, and alter regis
teriDg, quietly acknowledged ssiutes from
acqnsintances and retired to his room for
the night.
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Wrilc This as a


Token Of the great appreciation have
of your Hop
Bitters. was afflicted
With inhammRtory rheumatism II
For nesrly
Seven years, and no medicine seemed to
do me any
Goodlll
Until 1 tried two bottles Of your Hop
Bittels, and to my surprise am as well to-
day az 1 ever was. 1 hope
" You may have abundant SUCCESS
In this great and
Valuable msdicins.
ANY one wishing to know more
about my ours
Can learn by addressing me, E. NJ.
Williams, HOB 10th street, Wash, p @.
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onanaler an whitney

NEW YoRK, June 24-The Tribune will
publish tomorrow long letter from the
Hon. VIM. Z. Chandler, ex-SecretaIy of
the Navy, reviewing the letter of Secre-
tasg Of the Navy Whitney to the Attor-
ney- General, askiDg for an opinion in re-
gard to the, pKopes c1prse for him to
pursue in the matter of the acceptance
or rejection of the new dispatch boat
Dolphin, The letter is very caustic in it's
wording, and charges that the present
Secretary Of the Navy, while closing the
mouths of the Naval Advisory Board, is
making the Dolphin matter a pretezt 10
cast G slur upon the management Of the
Naval Department gpder his (Chandler's)
management.
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Pioneer faiII Bonds for SaIe.

- chase of s5n,(se, OF any part thereof, Pioneer
Mil Z fer Cent First Mortgage Coupon Bonds,
interest payable semi annually, May and No
vefnber. These Bonds mature in 1895
secured by mortgage on the o. - ri anu are
omonn. ~ -. special insurance to the
~, 600 is carried for the further secu-
rty Of these Bonds, and in of Ere the loss is
and S. 2. Read. Under the mortgage this amount
of insurance for the benefit of the Bondholder is
obligatory on ths part of the Pioneer MIL.
Bids will close June 30, 1885, The right 70 re-
iect any or all bids is reserved. Address Union
and Planters Bank, or
J. s; DAY,
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LsuIsvtIIe Cement,

rREPAEE yoR KLoon.
Foundations, cellar walls and buildings
subject to overflow should be constructed
with Louisville Cement II is the standard.
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Annual Convention os tae American
Society az Deer Park

DEER PARK, MD, June 24.-The an
npal conyention of the American Society
ing. with Dir. Frederick Graf, OF Phila-
delphia, the president Of the association
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Father is Getting Wen.

Ny daughters say:
50 How much better father is since he used Hop
Bitters."
- He is getting well after his long sUfeIinR
from a disease declared incurable."
And We arc so glad that he used your Bitters."
"A LADY Of Utica, N. Y.
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T2S Appointments OfSfr william Hari
nvEp AHnroved

DUBLIN, June 24.-The Freeman
Journal, in an editorial article, approves
of the appointment of Sir Wiliisl Hart
Dyke as Chief Secretary for Ireland.
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If when yeu call for Hop Bitters (see green el1s-
ter Of Hops the tchite LABEL the druggist hands
out any stu1 called c. ID. Warmers German Hon
Bitters or with other Hop" name, refuse 1t and
shun that druggist as you would viper; aad il
he has taken your money for the stuff, indict
him for fraud and sEe him for damages for the
swindle, end NO will REWARD you literally for the
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-25

LUEDBoRG's perfume, Edenis.
Lundborg's perfume, MaTcnsl Mel Rose,
Lundborg's perfume, Alpine Violet.
LANDLORDS perfume, Lily Of the Valley.
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lscCulIsueh al pniInn.Irnia

OPERA PUFFCIGARETTES are now sold at
tho popular.pricc; cents for 10: 10 cents FOR 90
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17
Gold in an Old Root.
Salt Lake Tri bune.

Said an old timer: 81 never saw a
ghost, but [ once made a pretty good
raise where [ at first thought [ had
found dead man. I was prospecting
down in Amador county, California.
One day | went up the creek about a
mile, and seated myself on a rock to
rest. Across the stream, on the OPP
posite bank, were the remains of three
or four cid cabins. Some of these had
almost tumbled into the creek from
the wearing away of the ground on
that side. observed that part of the
fireplace OF a neat cabin had tumbled
down the bank toward the creek, and
that the foot of an old gum boot was
sticking out of the dirt. 1t seemed to
project from beneath the stones form
ing the heart of the old chimney. I
thought it was strange that any man
should have laid his hearth over an
old gum boot. Then it occurred to
me that some man might have been
murdered and buried under the
hearth.
Crossing the creek to the old chim~
ney, l found that the foot of the old
boot projected from under large fiat
stone that was still in place l lifted
the stone and found that there was
only one boot there and no sign of
human skeleton nor bones of any
kind. l kicked the old boot down
the baak, and then took a pan of
dirt and ashes out of the old fireplace,
as [ had Ia several instance made
pretty fair strikes in old hearths. for
it was well known that the early
miaers were often careless and lost
good deal of fine gold in retorting it
burning out the quicksilver it contain
ed on shovels. AS was passing down
the bank / came to the old boot, and
in passing gave it another kick send
ing it almost IN the creek. It landed
leg down hill, and from the end
poured a golden shower of nuggets
aud dust.
SIN a moment I threw the dirt out
of my pan and reversed the boot over
it, when out tumbled two large bnck.
skin bags filed with gold dust. So
long had the treasure lain concealed
under the hearth that the strings with
which the bags were tied had rotted,
and one gave away under the kick l
had bestowed upon the old boot.
When all the gold was gathered up I
found that I had nearly 2,000."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17
The Business Of Chicago.
Philadelphia Even ing Bulletin.

Few readers have any idea of the
enormous amount of business doce by
some of the western pork houses. For
instance the firm of Armour Sc Co.,
who have houses in Chicago. Kansas
City and Milwaukee, did q business
last year of s1O2, 900 OO0 The amount
from the killing in Chicago, exclusive
of the product brought from other
packers, was $42,000,0O0. Compare
these figures with those which repre~
sent the business of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, the largest railroad in the
country-$98 600, 900. Armour 6 Co.
employ in Chicago 5, 500 men, exclu~
sive Of 102 in Chicago office. The
three houses have on their pay-rolls
over 10, 600 men. The house of Swift
G Co., packers at the Stock Yards,
will kill the current year, $50, 900, 600
worth of beef. They Kill every day
1 800 head of fine, fat cattle. The
products bought up at the Stock Yards
last J ear amounted to 81 900, 900 every
working day in the year, making the
entire amount over $500, 900 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17

We knaU: I'll make a note Of that But
I say, driver, the toes point down.
H. must be buried on his face dye
knau "
Eyes" said old Bill musinglY. HE
was an Irishmau."
But what's his beng an Irishman
to do with his being buried face down."
asked the now thoroughly aroused
Britisher.
Old Bill looked at him in a plying
manner for some seconds, and then in
tone full of deep sorrow and aston~
ishment at the tourists ignorance
said: "Well, do you see we've got a
sort of superstition out this way that
on election day every dead Irlshman
gets out of his grave and votes, and
so lately we've got TO burying 'em on
top of the hill face down, so that the
more the corpse tries to dig out the
deeper he gets IN the ground"
ooh, yes, l see," said the English
man, graveiy. ''I'll make note of
that for my book"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17
4 Greek Scholar.
San Francisco Chronicle.

IN bet you" said a cynlc, 81 will
bet you a bottle of cham pagne that
you can't write out the names of the
nine muses. in Greek"
Done. I'll do it,"
The better retired, and presently
came back with a long list of Creek
names The cynic looked at them,
and SAID
"Well, I've lost, I did not believe
you could do It."
They had tae vine, aud then an
otheryoung lawyer came in who knew
Greek,
Eve just lost bottle of wine, said
the cynic. It bet he couldn't write
the names of the nine muses. IN Greek.
He did it. Here they are. Are they
quite correct?"
eyes, said the Greek scholar. Yes
all except a1ne. They are the modern
muses."
These were tee nine muses., as writ
ten down:
Four Jacks, Whist, Cribbage, Pedro,
Faro, Three>eard Monte, Seven Up,
Backgammon, and Poker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17
A GIGANTIC SWINDLE.
Township Trustees of Indiana Issue
Illegal Order to the Amount of
100000


Information just received at Indian
apolis, Ind, conveying the startling
intelligence that certain township
trustees of Davies county, that state,
had issued illegal township orders to
the extent of 500, 600 or more and
then fled to Canada has caused much
excitement In business circles, in that
city, where many Of the orders were
disposed OF, and there is well found
ed belief that the swindle has been ex-
tensively practiced IN other parts OF
the state. It is already known that
such spurious obligations have been
issued in Posey, Fountain, Vermillion
and Shelby counties. and at the press
ent time it is impossible to estimate
their extent, although it is probably
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Investigation develops that r. B.
Pollard, until recently resident of
Indianapolis, is at the head of the
scheme, which was both original aad
daring. He was agent Of various
school furnishing houses in Chicago
and elsewhere, and his business was
almost exclusively with township
trustees. With some of these he made
a conspiracy by which they were to
issue to him township orders in large
amounts alleged payment for school
supplies, and these he was to sell, di>
vldlng the proceeds with them. AS
he stood well financially, having a
constant balance In bank of from
$40, 600 to 800, 900, and the orders bore
on their face evidences of their genu-
lneness, he had comparatively little
trouble In disposing of them, especial
ly as he sold them at from 10 to Is per
cent. discount, and they bore s per
cent, interest. They were sod prin
cipally to eastern capitalists, although
Pollard disposed OF $4,000 worth of
them to diamond and jewelry house,
said to be Coon & Co, of Cincinnati.
for diamonds, and 50 300 to D. Van
Wee, Of Indianapolis, besides un-
known amounts to the Third National
bank OF Greensburg, and other Ma
tlonal banks at North Vernon. In
addition to this ne paid for large
consignment of school furniture 20 a
Chicago house with them, receiving
his commission for the same in cash.
He and his family left Indianapolis
last week, ostensibly for Boston, but
recent advices say that he is at Linn.
Ont. There is rumor, which can
not be traced down to definite sources,
that before leaving he borrowed $50, :
900 10 cash from O. city bank, putting
up $35, 900 of these illegal orders as
collateral security. The swindle is
the most extensive one known in the
history of the state, and it's fall extent
is Rot yet known.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17
A Joking Fortune Teller.
National Weekly.

Would you like to have your for
tune told, miss?" said belated female
to young lady who was sitting on
the steps of her residence.
Il don't mind if l do, providing
you will make the future happy one
for me" replied the lady.
ATbat / can, Miss, and for ten cents
[ will show you your future husband
face Ia this magic glass l have"
''All right, Auntie," said the young
lady, 'here is ten cests. show me my
future husbands face"
The fortune teller uncovered the
glass, and the yoang lady gazed at it
abstractedly for momeut, when she
exclaimed, IT only see my own face. ="
Correct" replied the wizard, that
face ill be your husbands when you
are married"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17
Women of Quito.
Inter Ocean.

There is an unaccountable prejudice
against water in every form, the ma
tues believing that its frequent use
will cause fevers and other diseases.
When they have returned from a
journey they never think of washing
their faces for several days, for fear
of taking a fever, but wipe of the
flesh with dry towel. [ do not be-
lieve Quito woman ever washes her
face. Sne keeps it constantly cover
ed with chalk, and looks as if some
once had been trying to whitewash
her. / do not know how they would
look all fresco, but she has beautiful
eyes, lips and teeth, and beautiful
figure until she reaches the age of So
or there bouts, wheH she either be-
comes very fat Or very lean.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17
The FATE OF LOST THINGS.
Hsw the Finder of Treasures May
Become UnwittfngIy a Thief


The case of Mr.. BolLen, who found
about $4,000 belonging to Joseph
Black, of the Belvedere house, aad
received reward of IS for his trouble,
illustrates the small amount usually
given in such cases. The penal code
compels the finder of valuables to en-
ploy every effort to ascertain the
owner, but does not provide any COM
pensation for the time and trouble SO
given. Section $50 of the code reads
"a person who finds lost property IN.
der circumstances which give him
knowledge or means of inouiring as to
the true owaer, and who appropriates
such property to his own or to the use
of another person who is not entitled
thereto without having first made
every reasonable effort to fnd the
owner and restore toe property to
him, is guilty OF larceny"
Under the Law of Findings" it
continues, 1.-The finder has clear title
against the whole world except the
owner" This point was settled by
the kings bench over hundred years
ago in the following case: A man
found wallet containing valuables Ia
the office Of a hotel. The finder left
the wallet with the landlord, who was
to advertise the fact Of the finding and
do what he could to return the prop
eaty. At the end of year the owner
had not appeared and the finder claim
ed the property. This the landlord
refused to surrender, on the ground
that the wallet had been found eE his
premises. The matter was tried IN
the English courts, and it was held
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-17
, BRILLIANT CONVERSATIONAL,
He Tells a Funny story of the Fell
low Who Wrote-WbaI's Its Nance
IST.

sac Tells Funny story of the Fell
low Who Wrote-wbaI's Its Nameq
Brooklyn Eagle
you remember that fellow who
wrote what's its name? You know
he made some money on one of the
western railroads; | forgot what they
call it."
Well, what of it9'
Why, not long ago he was in
what's that town III Wisconsin? You
know"
Don't mind the name OF the toW'~o
what did he dos"
What the deuce is the name on
that town9 A big policeman came
from there. You know him. Well
this fellow"
(Which fellow9'
L can't think of his name. It's
good joke, aud nearly died when I
heard 1t. He'd come up from that bio
plantation In Louisiana, kept bv-by
who's that big banker in st. LOUISE
The man who built line of steam
boats from Keokuk to-to-Ill thiis 3
OF the name IN rnICute-the town
the mouth of-you know that town in
Arkansas. Anyway, he'd come UP on
the-thaG road that runs at the west
bank of the Mississippi from that place
opposite Cairo. Consolidated with the
Cairo and Fulton road. What's tn
name of that lineg"
Don't know. Never was in that
country. What did the man do that
was so funnyq"
'Why, he'd come up from that
plantation on this line to the town in
Wisconsin, and struck for the-that-
hotel on the corner of Jefferson and
that other street Named after a
Frenchman. Strange [ can't remem~
Der it. -
Never heard of it. Don't know
anything about it. Go On with your
story"
Well, he got there, and perpetrat>
ed the best pun you ever heard on the
landlords name. The landlord cot a
pretty good thing on this mans name.
but | can't remember what it was.
Anyhow, this man asked the land.
lord, Why are you like an insurance
company named the company.
but I've forgotten what it was; Why
are you like an insurance companyV
Give it up9"
eyes. give it up" ~
"Well, sir the answer is the funniest
thing you ever heard. It broke me
all up when l heard it."
"What is it?"
''Why, If l could remember the
name of the landlord, I'd know in a
moment. Who's that fellow that in
vented the-pshaw, that machine for
making what're they calleda You
understand, something about stair
rods "
Never heard of him"
. Its the same name except the last
syllab e. Fuany don't catch it."
''ls that all of your story2"
why, yes. You see if I could re-
member my mans name, AID the in
surance company, and the landlords
name, I'd bust you right open with
the best thing you ever listened to-"
A vast proportion of society is made
of a vacuum in memory, aud some of
the shining social lights of Brooklyn
will compare pleasantly IN conversa~
uonal ability with the genius here
portrayed.