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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-07
MINNIE ACQUITTED.
A Verdict Of Not Guilty in the waIIup
Case.

EMPoRIA, KAs., November 6.-The ver-
dict of the jury in the 'Walhup case,
while not giving Universal satisfaction,
vas received with demonstrations of de-
light by her friends and many who have
given much attention to the case. When
the jury first went out they were evenly
divided, and remained SO for neSeeal
hours, when one more Changed for ac-
quittaL They then stood seven to FIVE in
favor of acquittal until to-day, when the
five for conviction gave way and verdict
OF not gully was rendered.
When Sheriff White Informed Mrs.
Walkur that the jury had returned YER
dict of not guilty, she exclaimed, "My
God, is that so 2" and her eyes filled with
tears; but when the sheriff told her she
could afford to brace up. she wiped away
the tears and went with him into the
courtroom, where she was Congratulated.
She Gays she will not take any OF her hus-
bands property. The estate Will not
amount to more than 10000, and her
share OF it will but slightly more than pay
the expenses of the trial.
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The most important and comprehensive
movement yet set on foot by the trunk
lines of railroad for the control of the
transportation and passenger b-siness of
the country has been proposed by Mr..
Fink and submitted to the corporations
concerned. II carried inso effect it will
make Of these companies giant monopoly
scarcely inferior to the Federal govern.
ment in the number Of its employees and
its power. The government and manage.
ment of it will be given to committee
to bs composed Of the presidents oi
the several roads and such sub
committeea as it may appoint In
another column we give the de.
tails Of this plan which covers every
description Of business usually transacted
by railroads, and which having been
signed and agreed 10 by the Eastern lines
will go into effect when signed by the
Western lines, which viii be in few days
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The Boston Adrcriiser says of the Very
Rev. Archdeacon Farrar, who recently lee
tured in that city and preac he'd at Trinity
church, OF which the famous Mr. Brooks
is rector, that he is mot, strictly speaking,
eloquent, according to the American use
of the ". ID. Hisdelivery is more in mon
otone n "A 10 the habit Of Boston's favorite
orators; but his utterance is distinct, and
the emphasis is always well placed.
In the particular of pronuncis-
ton it wss observable that the best
English conforms closely TO the best
American standards, even to the clipping
or sighting of some of the vowel sounds.
OnIy one marked exception to this sp-
peared, in the pronunciation of the word
"evil," in which the second vowel was
distinctly brought cut. The archdeaeon
is a man OF middle age and physically
vigorous, spare rather than stout, OF genial
countensnce, and in personal intercourse
affable and winning" He Will be popular
ly appreciated and welcomed in all the
American communities which he may
visit.
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WANTS A SETTLEMENT.
MIR. Il. f. Brown, for the First Time
Listens TO Argument.

MIR. Il. f. brown, for the First Time.
Listens TO Argument.
1t has always been a matter of the
gravest doubt as to what, if any time, Mr..
L. E. Brown would agree to settle the in
debtedness of the old city which he holds,
some on his own account, and some
bought by him as a speculation. When
Amy & Co, +. II. Cossett and others were
induced to settle it was a matter of some
surprise, and the few who hoped Mr..
Brown would at last come in, lost faith
entirely when he failed to do so by the
time the first funding board expired by
limitation. The law opening up the act
was passed principally for his benefit, but
he has until now declined to acknowledge
that he knew of any such organization as
funding board. A few weeks ago the
board met and adopted a resolution to
fund any outstanding Indebtedness
which might be presented at rs
cents on the dollar in per cent bonds.
President Hsdden wrote to Mr.. Brown
stating this fact, and adding that in his
opinion the board has gone to the limit
and he doubted if another meeting would
be held. Mr.. Blown is now in the city
and it is understood has made a PROPOSE
ton which will be held open until to-mor-
row. 1t is also said to be of such nature
that the board declines to agree to it. Mr..
Brown holds SS0o,000 of bonds, coupons
end judgments, and it is to be hoped he
will accept the proposition made to him.
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The Western Rebate,

1t is stated that the rebate on freight
from Western points to Chattanooga and
Atlanta had been increased. A rebate OF
Q cents is now allowed on all shipments OF
grain, meat, etc., from Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City and Louisville. The roads
running ott of Cincinnati are also said to
be allowing a similar rebate. BY this Sc
cret plan of cutting the rates the shippers
are reaping harvest, while the consignees
are losers. The local freight officials in
rebate dodge will cause freight rate war,
and advices from the West confirm their
nnininns
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Second Days Session Of the State Labor
Convention at Chattanooga-Ofi-
GERS Elected.
Resolutions Adopted Defining the Pesi-
tiOn of the MOrkingmen and Setting
Forth Existing Evils.
Brutal Murder Near Birmingham. Ala
Street.Car Driver and His Mule
Struck by Lightning.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPElL.i

CHATTANOOGA, TE.EN., November g.
The State Labor Convention met at 8
o'clock am. to-day, in the Knights oi
Labor Hall. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: John c.
Hook, Memphis, president; G. B. Wood.
worth, Knoxville, vice-president; NJ. E
Ridley, Chattanooga, recording secretary
o. W. Chamberlain, Chattanooga, CORE,
spending secretary; W. c. Henderson
colored, Nashville, treasurer.
After speeches by the officers elect ac
cepting the trust, the convention ad-
journed to 8 o'clock pm.
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THE RALEIGH BRIDGE.
The Contractor Retardfng Trade-Th,
Country PeOple HOwftng.

The Contractor Refardtng Traue-The
Country People HOwiing.
The bridge over Wolf river at Raleigh is
not yet completed, and the contractor
makes haste very slowly. 1t should have
been completed six weeks ago, according
to the contract, which also contains a
forfeiture clause of s5 day. There was
some trouble at first about the piles, which
were being driven with the bark on, and
if it had not been stopped, the
structure would have rotted away in very
little while. Then the pile-driver was
broken, the contractor fell i'll, and the work
came 10 a complete stand-still The piles
were driven at about the rate of two week
and it seemed to be understood that the
contractor was losing money and therefore
careless. He managed to gst an order
through the court authorizing the chair
man to pay him as soon as the bridge
should be completed, but the order was
afterward reseinded. Since that time the
work has been done very slowly, and the
contractor is reported to have said that
there would be snow on the floor before
it was thrown open. 1t is also stated that
he has taken legal advice, with view OF
closing the bridge if possible until the
January term. Meanwhile the people
who live beyond Raleigh are very much
;ncDnyenienced.
Hundreds of bales of cotton are hauled in
and larse quantities of supplies taken out
over that bridge at this season of the
year, and the people who are bene 6ted
by the bridge, and to whom it is an abso-
Lutte necessity, have their hands tied.
They demand immediate relief.
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A new locomotive has been invented by
Chicago man which promises coed re-
suits in economy. The novelty is in the
boiler, which has a return hue, thus
doubling the length of the tube, and con.
the boiler. AS the heat in the return fiue
has been frequently tested at between
HOO degrees, and 1900 degrees, the in
ventor ciaine it 10 better to utilize it than
to let it escape like rifo-shot from a
straight tube. It is now being tested at
Phileds1nbia
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xGov. PERRY, q warm personal friend
OF President Andrew johnson, has pub
lished letter in the Charleston Ne1os and
Courier, in which he states that in his
opinion Depew's story is tissue of SIAN
derous falsehoods from beginning to end
and charaeterIzas as absurd and preposter-
GUS the statement that johnson was in
favor CT hanging the leading Cont derates,
that hattery from Southern leaders caused
him to change his policy toward the South,
and that he was in favor of organizing a
revolutionary Congress with the Southern
members and such OF the Northern men,
bars as would 90 into it.
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HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT
Entered Against the Lee 1.-The of Steam
boats Yesrerday.

~-k.sSAN NNs n ahDst tho Lee Lime Oh StCam.
boats Yesterday.
Action Yves begun in the Circuit Count
yesterday by CAN'T & Patterson, On behalf
OF Mrs: Ellen Mitchell, against the Lee
Line of steamers for S25, 1000 damages. It
appears that the husband of the lady, who
ow-css plantation on the river below here,
and who has relatives in this city, boarded
the steamer James Lee to come to Mem
phis. Plaintiff claims that he was spifer-
ing with demehtia OF most violent ma
ture, the result of drink, and that he
was utterly irr sporsbe. He made
several Intellectual attempts to commit
1uicide while on the boat, and became SO
frenzied that the sdvisability of tying him
was seriously discussed. S i'll, plaintiff
claims, no really earnest effort wes made
to prevent him from doing himself mis-
chief, and finally, under the impression
that brigade of demons were in full cry
after him, he sprang over the side of the
boat into the river and was drowned.
Upon these grounds the plaintiff bases
the demand for damages
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Saturday. November :, Iss3.
CRANCERY SALE
B EAg. E@ r A e E

No. 1856. P. D.-Chancery Court of Shelby coun
ty-State of Iennessse va. NJ. l.. Selden etal.
PY virtue of an interlocut0-y dacree for sale,
d entered in the above cause on the ?ith day OF
SeptembeT, lSS4 N. B. a, page q, and order 90 q
January 9, 1885, NJ. B. 46, page go, of july q,
1885, postponing sale of lot hereinafter described,
Twill sell, at public auction, to the highest bid
house Cf Shelby county, Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday, November q. Iss5.
within legal hours, the following described prop
erty, situated in Memphis, Shelby count-, Tenn.,
to wit; Beginning at northeast corner of lot Jos
and southeast corner of lotl04 on the west side OF
Main street; thence westwsrdly on the line OF
said lots aforesaid and parallel with Madison
street !05S feet to stake; thence south and par
allel with Main street Is feet and inch; thence
east and parallel with Madison street 704 ieet to
the west side Of Main street; thence northwardly
with the west side of Main street Is feet inch to
the beginning. Sold as the property OF julia
and NJ. J.. Selden.
Terms of Sale-Cash. Equity of redemption
barred. This October 9. 1885.
S. l. MCDOWELL, Clerk and Master.
F II. & G. w Heiskell, Solicitors.
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JACKSON, MISS.
Military Companies Invited 10 Attend
the New OrI cans 4 n position.

ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.
JACKSON, November 6.-Adjt.- Gen. ]. L.
Harris has received an invitation from the
Board of Management of the North, South
and Central American Exposition at New
Orleans for all the military companies OF
Mississippi to be present at the opening oi
the Exposition on the 10th instant The
tine conflicts with the competitive mill.
tary drll at Vicksburg, which will prevent
all competing companies at the Vicksburg
drill from accepting the courteous invita-
ton.
Mrs. Susan Ledbetter, one of the vener.
able mothers of Jackson, of more than
forty years residence, died last night from
pneumonia. She was we'll and in robust
heal h up to Sunday last, when she was
taken sick while at church. She was the
mother of one of our leading druggists and
best citizens, Mr.. B. X. Ledbetter. Many
very warm friends will miss and mourn
this truly Christian ladv.
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PINE BLUFF, ARK.

Negro Shot While Escaping from aN
Onicer-An EDITORS Residence Bur-
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ELECTION NOTES.

NEW YORK, November 6.--Nearly al
the newspapers have settled down upon
about IL 900 So Gov. Hills majority in the
State. Ferdinand Eidman, Republican
candidate for coroner in the city, claims
he received &c, ,3Sl votes to DIR. Dsmorest's
65,0S4, and is consequently elected. There
are several other close contests, including
two for members Of Assembly, which the
official count alone can decide.
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Sunocated by Gas.

BALTIMORE, MD, November 6.-John
Knell, with his family, consisting OF wife
and three children, were found at their
home, on st. Mary street, to-day, sppa-
rently dead, except a son, who showed
signs of life. They were affected by es-
Gaping gas. Elizabeth, aged thirteen, the
second daughter, is dead; Mary, the eld-
est daughter, is in prscaIious condition,
but MIR. Knell, his wife and boy are likely
TO recover. When found the father and
mother were both supposed to be dead.
The father was discovered under the bed.
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STRUCK BY A CYCLONE.
bloomington. HI Pretty Badly shaken
Up-NO Great Damage

BLooAINGToN, liz, November 6.-Aboui
8 o'clock this evening a cyclone struck the
extreme southern portion of Bloomington,
touching first the Union depot where ii
picked up three express trucks like faath-
ers and threw them about promiscuously.
1t upset hack and lifting it in the all
turned it over and smashed it to pieces
The Hungarian Roller Mills, 200 feet
from the Union Depot were next struck
and completely unroofed, and portion oi
the brick work demolished. Loee, $500
A Norway pine flagstaff on the root, eight
inches SQUARE, was snapped off like a reed
and carried 800 feet. The storm lasted ten
minutes, and was accompanied by heavy
rain, thunder and lightning. The baron.
eter fell to % $40.
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MEMPHIS, TENN, SATURDAY, NovEMBER

pany, and A. II. Leonard of New Orleans,
representing Receiver Levy, have been
engaged to-day arranging details for the
settlement, which, it is thought, will soon
lie Brought to a close, one way or the other.
A great deal OF interest is manifested in
the settlement, particularly among the
creditors. Mr.. E. L. Bremond is in good
spirits, feeling confident a satisfactory set
tlement will be made with all the creditors.
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Will Not Yield

view to-day in regard to the boycott
which the Knights of Labor have insti-
tuted against the Mallory Line of steamers
at Galveston, Mr.. Mallory said that he had
not the slightest intention of yielding, as
the demands of the strikers where wholly
unreasonable, and one concession would
only open the way to other demands and
more concessions, and the line was having
its work at Galveston done all right by
the colored laborers
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IT is pretty well settled that Riel will
net be hanged. The pressure upon the
Canadian Ministry by the French and
half-breeds is more than they can resist.
His sentence will more than likely be
commuted to inprison nment for life. Be-
hind the prison walls he viii be safs from
the assassins who threaten to lynch him.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-07

State Board Of Railroad Assessors have
been confirmed by the State Board OF Ex-
aminers with two exceptions. The assess
ment Of the Louisville, New Orleans and
Texas railroad was reduced from Sl2,-
1928 70 to 1000 per mile, and that of the
Knoxville and Augusta from 5000 to
$4,000 per mile. All railroads which filed
exceptions have ten days in which to ap-
peal from the action of the Board OF Ex-
aminers
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New YoRE, November 6-Thomas Wal
raven, Judge and Thomas Butler and
Thomas Kelly, inspectors at the second
precinct Seventh District poll in Jersey
City, Tuesday, were last night arrested,
charged with violation of the law forbid
ding an adjournment after a canvass of
ballots had begun. Court Officer Kilburn
alleges that the prisoners repeatedly
ceased to canvass, and did not complete
their labors until 4 O'Clock Wednesday
morning. The men gave 500 bail each
for examt ,sfVan tomorrow.
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2jOO N. Broad street, PhiIadelphia

Physicians Prescribe Them.-I have
nothing but the highest praise for the results OBJ
tanned II om your CUTICURA REMEDIES, of which
have sold more than Of all others of the kind.
MONR0 BOND, MD,
O5f0 Rroad straet phtIadelnhia
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OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.
Couch and His Followers Have Secured
F0OthOJd.

NEw ORLEANS, LA, November 6.-Ad-
vices from the Indian Territory say that
the "boomers" have secured f,othold in
Oklahoma, and that it will take the United
States troops some time to clear the coun-
try of them, as the intruders are widely
scattered. There are numbers of armed
men, and the possibility Of fight between
the boomers" and the troops is by no
means remote. The sta tement is made
that the leaders desire 20 bring about a
COL fiiet on the eve of assembling of Con-
gress, so that Congressional action may be
had and Oklahoma legally opened to set
tlement. The Indians are reported as be-
coming restless under the situation.
though they anticipate no outbreak.
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Mr.. John Thiel. Wilkesbarre, Pa, writes
d" have suffered from Salt Rheum for over eight
years, at times SO bad that could not to attend
TO my business for weeks at q time Three boxes
of CUTIoURA and four bottles REsoLvENT have
entirely cured me of this dreadful disease
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New York, November 6.-The weather
was delightful, the track fast and the at
tendance large at Brighton Bach to-day.
son, Bahama, Barnum and Teliord.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Closing Day az Jerome Park

New YORK, November 6.-The racing
season at Jerome Park closed yesterday
with benefit to the widow of the young
jockey Paul Potter who was recently
killed. The amount to be turned over to
the widow Potter will be between $1,000
and S2O0O
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CHIKF CLEARY
OL.of IT.: II
DIED.

SMITH-0n board steamer City of Baton Rouge,
en- route to New Orleans, La, Thursday evening,
November 5, 1885, MARY SMITH, wife of W. c.
Smith of this city. IDue notice of funeral will
be given.I
GAYLE-In Jack son, Tenn, November 5, 1885
DR.. THOs. G. GAYLE, aged sixty-one years.
Funeral from residence of his sister, Mrs. Fan.
ME G. Jobe, No. 40 Court street extended, thi.
SATURDAY. afternoon at 30 o'clock.
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Sold by al druggists. Price: CUTIcURA, so cts :;
REsoLvEST, s1.00; soar, % cts: Prepared by the
POTTER nRUG AND CHEMICAL Co., Boston, Mass.
Send for Pamphlet.
REAHTIFY the Complexion and Skin by
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JEFFERSON STREET.
The City Railway May Take 1t o
Leave IL. as Ii PIeases.

Leave as fIeases.
During the course of a conversation yes
terday about city railway matters Presi-
dent Hadden said he intended to give the
Memphis City Railway Company the op-
ton of Jefferson street. They would be
given a reasonable length of time, and
might take it or leave it, as they pleased.
II they declined to come up to the require
ments made upon them he would turn
over the street to the ether company,
which wanted it very much, and was
perfectly willing to take it, subject to the
terms declined by the old company. If
they would come in, all suits out OF court,
the council would grant them any streets
not already appropriated, except Adams,
which had been refused to both, subject
to the same conditions as were demanded
OF the Citizens Railway Company, giving
them two years in which to lay their
tracks. He had no intention of expressing
the old company, but wanted to compro-
mise the matter, get 1t out of the
courts, and come down to busi-
ness. We have a suit against them
for forfeiture Of charter, and another
for $4,000 damages to Jefferson street.
These suits are to settle the question as to
their right to take streets without asking
right of way, and to decide whether or not
we had the right to contract with the Citi-
lehS hdllWay OoInpany. II they Will
dismiss their suits l would be in favor OF
dismissing ours, and then we will
be as liberal with them in making
any new contracts as they could reason
abiy desire. This public cannot afford to
allow them to put in a turntable and use
Jefferson street for two or three years
until the United States Supreme Court
passes upon the Gaze. We stand upon
Judge Pierce's decision. 1t gives US the
power to tear up the tracks at once if we
choose, but we do not care to do that ex-
cept as last resort, to preserve one OF the
best streets in the city"
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ST. LOUIS, November 6.-The five men
arrested Wednesday night for placing ex-
plosives on the street-car tracks are still
locked up, and deny all the assertions
which have been made regarding their
complicitv in the outrsges. 4 charge of
assault with intent to kill will be preferred
against them to-day or tomorrow, and the
grand jury now in session will probably
ind!ct them next week,
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SIS COx's Great Historical Work

FREMONT, o., April 13, 1885.
DEAR SIR-Accept my thanks for the
specimen pages Of Mr.. Cox's book, and
please put my name on the list of sub
scribers. The political associations of Mr..
Cox will perhaps give coloring to the
the work, but l am confident it will be
written in excellent temper, that it will be
valuable and trustworthy in matter, and
scholarly and entertaining in style. Sin
cerely, RIB. HAYES.
Mr. T " Teuatt
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SOUTHERN RAILROADS.


Negotiations have been pending several
days between the Shreveport and Houston
by Capt. Simon Levy, receiver, with q view
to adjusting claims and relieving the road
Attorneys P. G. sheldon of New York
representing the bondholders, W. 81
Wise of Shreveport, representing the com
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fReducea Rates north and East.

The reduction in passenger rates from
Montgomery to New York, which took
effect Tuesday, was in compliance with the
agreement made by general passenger
agsnts in convention in New York in Oc-
tober. It was agreed that rates from New
York south by the various lines should be
reduced, and that rates from the South to
Eastern points on the various lines should
also be reduced. Thus the fare from
Montgomery to New York. was placed at
s26 95, to which rate the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia and Piedmont Air
Line systems agreed. These tickets will
be sold not only by inc inc Piedmont Air
Line, but also by the East Tennessee, y1r.
ginia and Georgia railroad systems. No
doubt other railroad systems will also sell
tickets at the reduced rates,