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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02
JAY GOULD,
The Railway Magnate AnESunses H ,s
Retirement from Wall street.

NEW YoHK, November 30.-Jay Gould
has at last decided to retire from Wall
street and has publicly announced the
fact. He says that after twenty-five years
of active business life he deserves a Iesi.
The firm of Washington E. Conner Il Co.,
in which Jay Gould has been an active
partner, will d ssolve by limitation on jan
uary l, 1885, and Jay Gould will retire,
leaving to George ]. Gould the rnansge-
ment of his affairs. Young Gould hs 8
been in traihipe for this position for the
past five years; and his father considers that
he is fitted 10 take charge of the brisi-
ness. Young Gould will occupy his father s
office and abandon all other business ex-
cept that committed to his care; The firm
Of Washington Z. Conner & Go. will be
reorganized and continue Under the old
style, but its composition is not known
outside of the senior member. 1t is also
stated that Giovanni p Morosni, who has
also been in the firm and amassed for
tune, will also retire, and that the new
company will be formed of clerks in the
Office or outside capitalists. Mr.. Gould
will, as soon as his yacht Atlanta can be
prepared, 20 on long cruise.
Mr.. Gould stated to correspondent who
Interviewed him that he thought it was
time to let yourgsr Il en- take his place.
Il have sold out all nv speculative stocks,
but will retain my interest In my invest
ments, the We tern Union, Missouri Pa
c,fc and Manhattan Elevated rail ways.
My interest is that of an investor, and not
as a speculator / have also large inter-
est in the Wabash, whose reorganization
is assured, and in the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Company, but my interest will
be confined mainly to the three companies
mentioned"
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CROOKED INSURANCE COMPANY.
The New York Bowery I'm an Unsatis.
factory Condition.

ALBANY, n. Y, December 1.-The re-
port of Superintendent McCuls OF. the
Insurance Department on the affairs of
the New York Bowery Fire Insurance
Company states that, while policy holders
are secure, there is cause for dissstisfac-
ton among the stockholders, as the sur
plus has decreased in five years
more than 100000. He charges that
the last two statements of the COM
pany have not been truthful in their
reports OF unearned profits. 1t is further
alleged by him that the company has
been in the habit Of changing its seeuri-
ties for statement purposes, thus reporting
United States bonds TO the extent of sew
eral thousand dollars which had been ex-
changed for securities that were taxable.
After the statements were surrendered, the
government bonds were disposed of and
other securities given back to the
Insurance company. The last change
thus made covering the company's report
for December 81, 1884, wes for S300,00 in
United States bonds, which were ex-
changed with the First National Bank of
New York city for railroad stocks and
bonds within fifteen days after the date of
the report, and before it was fled with
the Insurance Department the govern
ment securities were exchanged for rail-
roa 4 earuritie5
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02

The Legislature OF Alabama, during its
last session, repealed the crop lien law, to
take effect on the lst of January. The
Selma Times, explaining the practical effect
OF this legislation, says that the lien note
gives a lien on the crop superior TO al
other liens, except that of the landlord for
rent and advances, AID the lien may be
enforced by attachment. The repeal Of
the crop lien will not interfere with the
validity of mortgages, which may be given
on implanted crops, but there will be 10
remedy by attachment. To assert the
lien created by such mortgages it will be
necessary to go into chaneery. So that,
practically, the only difference between
the operation of the old law and the new
will be that under the new law the ed
vsncer, before he takes his mortgaE
which he always did take in addition 20
the lien note, will have to examine the
records to ascertain whether there are
any Judgments agsinsi the propos sed bor-
rover, and, in case of default, will have
to hle bill in chancery instead of suing
out an attachment. As the criminal law
still operates to prevent the removal of
crops on which there is lien, il is not
thought there will be any greater necessity
tor resort to the courts than before the
repeal. An Incidental effect of the repeal
will be that these persons who have been
covering up everything under the crop
lien will have TO get the old judgments
out of the way or make other arrange
ments
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La GRANGE, TENN.
Thanksgiving Day Very Generally oh
served-PersonaI and Social Gossip.

lcoRREsPoSDENcE OF THE APPEAL.l
LA GRANGE. TENN, November 3d.
Thanksgiving was generally observed here.
The stores were closed till noon. There
was songs of praise and prayer at the Meth
odist Episcopal church, short address by
Prof. Rice, who spoke CT the wealth,
growth and present prospects OF the coun-
try and that every man, woman and
child should be present at these services
that took any interest; 60 much ss the
chief magistrate of the nation had advi-,
pot ordered. His rer-rss we're fne'
linen IL We had -rrry eloquent address BY
Iufner, saying it was a day set
apart by the chief magistrate Of the na-
tion to give thanks for the many blessings
We have Feceived5 that it was the dirty of
every ore CT us as citi7an5, much more as
Christians, to observe this day; that when.
he thought of this beautiful country twen-
ty years ago, it's sunny plains and land
scapes, how they were devastated, how
this land OF liberty, Our lovely Sonth, was
In feihs. we have cause now to look at
the picture presented to ar ard to be
thankful. -
The community was greatly shocked at
the suddenness of the death of Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks. It does seem now, of all
times, to US short-sighted mortals the dead
statesman should have lived, but God,
who rules over the universe and presides
over the deetinies OF natiens, saw tit to
take him.
1t was announced that the Rev. j. II.
Collins would be in La Grange next Sun
day to begin series of meetings.
ID. O. Wells wss here last week OH his
annual visit from Florida
Missss Booth, Tucker and Bette Graves
attended soeisble at Grand Junction last
Thursday night.
Miss Irene Smith is visiting friends from
Grand Junction.
Mr.. Frank Hoverle. vas in town last
week.
Miss Rhoda Wise has lot of new hats
and goods
Miss Lavinis .ailIiken ID visiting rela-
tives here from Nashville.
Mr.. Kinney Turner was quite sick last
week.
The friends of Mr. Holding johnson re-
gret that he has left the Memphis and
Charleston road, where. he res been SO
faithful, doing bis duty for long years for
Chattenooga. MEDUsA.
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Activity In Textile Mauufactur-
ing Interests at Philadelphia-New
Mills Established.
Result or the Election for Taxing Dis.
trict 0filcers at Brownsville,
Tenn.
Hendricks Memorial Services at Nash
ville-An Old Farmer Assassinated
by Unknown PARTIES
ESPECIAL TO THE ArPEAL.J


PHILADELPHIA, PA , December Dur
ing the past n nety days textile mills have
been either built or projected, which, If
placed in line would reach nearly half
mile. These mills are for the manufacture
of carpets, hosiery, upholstery, gin CHAINS,
jerseys, and in fact, ali kinds of text g
goods usually made in this market. The
active fall trade has stimulated manufact-
uring activity, although the high price OF
wool to the extent to which It enters into
textile manufacturing has made u,saufsc.
turers somewhat cautious: great deal OF
new machinery is already contracted for
and viii SO placed in position az s0on as
complete. A large amount OF Rre-pfoof
material mas been contracted for, besides
elevator work, architectural iron work,
electrical lighting work, heavy and light
engines and bOi ers and ether material.
The indications this week point to q re-
sumption of industrial activity In textile
lines, in iron and steel making, and in some
other branches OF manufacturing on a
large scale after January ist.. At ereosnt
the demand is rather slack as the fall trade
ls over and Retailers are anxious to dis
tribute the stocks purchased and square
up accounts for the year. Reports from
travelling agents ard from distributing
houses all over the West and South, lust to
that a verv sst;sfactorv d;str;Sn,;oS 81
goods Of eyarv kind ia to;na os and tbot
bp vera will he ready foT snr;na and ann
mer goods little soonsr thar nsnsI The
iron trade is only fairly active. bnt in steel
rails, nails and some kinds of construction
iron, orders are far ahead. Sseet rails are
IS; nails, 81 k0@2 IS; bridge irors .sIId3
forge iron, $l5@l6, foundry iron, SIC ais.
over the conntrr are MORE "a awo,sSra 1heo
| ten savr or t,vo 9sats 90 pnot s,s shon
| makers orders have fs,ien off hut tbe
msnufactu rer, and dealers in leatbar "a.
port pood deal of heavy hnvin, hv man.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02

SOME comment unfavorable to the Presi-
dent was INDUCED in in Indianapolis yes
terday because he found it impossible, At
the t4st moment, to accompany the
members of his Cabinet to that
city to attend the funeral of
Vice-President Hendiitks, as had
been agreed upon at Ulbinet meeting
This is unjust and wrong. Even if Mr..
Cleveland oopid have escaped frora the
duties that, in view of the meeting of Con-
Gresa next MONDAY, just now press upon
hip1, he would have been jlstifi ed in re-
considering his determ nation in def
ference to the wishes of the people, who
almost universally desired that he should
mot expose himself even to the slender
chance OF accident on the best conducted
railroad in the country. Even Republicans
were anxious that he should forego the
trip 30 solicitous were they for his personal
safety and the peace and quiet Of the
country. The memory Of Garseld's
'death-bed is still fresh with the american
people.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02

NoTHING so infamous as the attempt to
weight the character of Andrew johnson
with conspiracy against the peace and
dignity of the United States, has been
attempted since the days of his i'm
parchment by Butler, Blaine, Boutwell,
& Co. Since Mr.. Depew's letter q few
Of the more bitter and implacable
OF the Republicans whose purposes Mr.
Johnson baked have made assertions in
support 0! the posthumous charges of
Gen. Grant, but not one Of them has pro-
duced any proof to sustain those charges,
nor has Col. Grant produced the
proofs of which he claimed to
stard possessed at the time when
Col. Depew's letter was published. There
is nothing but vague suspicious pu. for
ward to sustain charges that Gen. Sher-
man, Gen. Grants bes. friend, declared
should never have been made And vet,
in face Of that sta ement Of SheImsn's, Mr..
Boutwell, makes his appearance in the cur
rent number Of the North Americdn Reu;cic,
moved by purpose Of hste and malice to
throw the slime of his suspicion over the
character of man. who in the years to
come will go heralded to all time as the
defender of the constitution which
he (Boutwell) wholly disregarded
In the policy of reconstruction be and
Thad Stevens enforced. Mr. Boutwell, be-
gins his article as If he had pr offs 10 offer,
but failing in these he fails To sffirm that
Mr.. johnson bad ever decided to attempt
the movement Gen Grant, through Mr.
Depew, charged him vi h. His srticie is an
utter failure, unworthy place in an i'm
partial and h'gh-chRTsctersd publication
Ike the North American Retietu. Even
the New Yo'k Tribune, black as the hub
of hell where the South and Southern
men are concer ed, confeesss that Bout
well "does no. bring forward any direct
neF evidence in support Of the statement
of Mr.. DepeW, but he labors to show, by
adducing contemporary acts and Incl
dente, that the story of Johuson's plot is
much more than plausible" This is the
best that Boutwell,, one of the master
spirits OF the impeachment, can do. with
all his knowledge of its inside history
and his concurrence and active psrticipa-
ton in that cowardly conspiracy Rgainst
the President. He has no direct evidence,
only incidents, on which to base an article
that has only the spirit of a brutal and
ghoul-like malice to relieve il from utter
dulness-
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Saturday last, three negroes and oae whit,

Saturday last, three negroes and one white
man, besides several wounded.
There is no abatement of feeling and
there is constant liability of bloodshed.
County authorities have done nothing
toward suppreesing riotous proceedings.
No militia have yet arrived. Women and
children are being sent away from BREWER.
Trouble is feared tonight A meeting of
the citizens of Macon was held this after
ternoon to take measures to restore order.
afternoan and the sheriff is organizing q
company. The negro miners remain in-
side the stockade at the mine end fire
at all white miners who come within
range OF their guns. Every man and boy
at the mine who is able to handle gun is
said to be armed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02

JAY GOULD has announced it his inten-
tion to retire from Wall street, and, with
his SOD, to sever his connection with the
firm Of w. E. Conner & Co. He knows
when > has enough, He has neveral
hundred million dollars in bonds, stocks
and railroad property, and is satisfied. He
is not greedy, does not want it all, and so
SiliiDgly steps down and out after varied
career OF twenty-five years. He fitst came
prominently into view in connection with
the Erie Railroad, as partner of jim
Fiske aud has main aimed himself ever
since by dint OF his shrewdneas, tact and
brains at the head of the boldest npecula-
tors OF the country. His operations have
all been OF the most gigantic character aud
: he still controls the largsst railway system
IN the Union and is master of the destlujeg
oil the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. MIR. Gould is modest man. who
IN private lie is greatly given to books
and the education oi his children. He is
man oil much personal cultivation, and
IN tne primo Of life is ia a condition to en-
Joy lie; In Memphis he will always be
Lemen Oered gratefully for his munifcence
ourLR the epidemica Of lS7S.T9.
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ESTABLISHED 1910.

We thank our respected contemporary,
the Mobile Register, for calling our atten-
aon to an error in Fridays APPEAL where
In we said that Congress might vest in
Senator Edmunds the succession in case OF
the death of Mr.. Cleveland" Weintended
to have added, in accord with the section
of the Federal constitution quoted, "until
a President could be elected" In the AP-
PEAL of yesterday We made fuller explana-
ton and set ourselves right with our
-ao1arz
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02

9CaE Nashville Union ought to know by
this time that the people of Tennessee are
opposed to leasing convict labor. They do
not want such labor to come in conflict
with the free labor of the State, and they
long for the time to come when ehey will
have Legislature and Governor who
will set their faces like flint against a sys-
tenn that has all the bad features of slavery
and none OF the GOOD. The punishment
and reclamation of the prisoners in the
Penitent1ery is made the duty of tie State
oy the law, and it was never contemplated
to make the labor of tbs convict matter
OF barter and sale and profitable enter
prise to coal and iron mine owners. tits
brutal and brut2lizing system, unjust to
the honest labor of the State, and cruel
wrong TO the prisoners.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02

to be of fabulous value, assembled in the
Laclede Hotel parlors this afternoon for
living in the Western States for
joint action and mutual protection.
W. j. Austin of Denton, Tex, was elected
president of the convention; o. @. Hicks
of Bushnell, H., secretary; s. Barrett of
81. Louis, treasurer, and L, B. Chase Of
Fort Dodge, Ia, viee-president. Il was
expected that copy OF an act; said to
have been passed By the British Parlia-
ment in Auer it-last, providing for the dis
sribaiion of the estate to the legal press,
would be presented to the convention, but
it failed to arrive, and after desultory
debate, the meeting adjourned.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02
The Foreign Mail service

WASHINGTON, December 1.-Nieholas
NJ. Bell, superintendent of the foreign
mails, has submitted TO the Postmaster
General his report for the fiscal year ended
June 30th. 1t shows, approximately, the
revenue on mail matter sent to foreign
countries by sea service during the year to
have been $685.. .73l; the expenditures, Of
which 1881, 1903 was for sea conveyance,
5S,519, leaving net revenue of $780,
22l. The cost of the ocean service has
steadily increased from Sl96, ,6s4 in 1880 10
1881, ,.2l in 1884. The decrease of 3l7 in
1885 is explained, first, by the fact that a
large portion of the mail that has hereto
fore been dispatched to Mexico by sea is
now conveyed overland; and, secondly,
from a general depression of business and
a decrease of imm grafton to this country.
The amount estimated to be appropriated
for the presen. year is S450,000.
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A sick Goufsdeace Man TRkeu In.

NEW York, December l. = Anthony
Comstock. today caused the arrest OF
Richard Rowe on a charge of using the
mails for sending out circulars Offering to
sell counterfeit money. Rowe is
said to be an extremely slick conf
dence man with about seventy slieses and
as many addresses scattered over the city.
from the Battery to Harlem river. Among
the effects of Rowe seized were about 1000
letters which he had received from differ
ent parts of the country, many of which
had contained money. These amounts
were indorsed on the different envelope,
and varied from $500 to $40.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02
SENSATIONAL SCENE
In the German RefchstaE Over tie Em.
peror's Protest.

BERLIN, December There was sen.
sational scene in the Reichstag to-day
when the president read the Emperor's
message, which was. countersigned by
Prince Bismarck. After Bismarck's speech,
which created still greater surprise,
DR.. Windthorst, who was greatly excit-
ed and hardly able to ern"t moved to
discuss his Interpolation. The motion was
carried, the whole House, with the excep-
ton of the Conservatives, voting in its IA
vor. Thefeupon Prince Bismarck, fol-
lowed by all the members of the Bundes-
rath, left the Hotise. DR.. Windthorst then
moved to withdraw the Interpolation in
order to consider the Empsror's message.
The Progressists, led by Herr Richter,
wanting an immediate discussion OF the
messaeel ehallensed 9 division or, Wind;
thorst's motion, which was carried.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02
ADDITIONAL RIVER NEWS,

PITrsBURa, December l.-Noon-River
feet inches and falling. Weather clear and
cold.
EVANSVILLE, December l.-Night-River
rising, with 10 feet inches on the gauge. Wealth
er raw and cold. with rams all day. Departed
U. p. Schenck, New Orleans, s PIN.
LOUISVILLE, December 1-Night-River
stationary, with feet inches in the canal and
feet inches on the falls. Weather cloudy and
cold. with indications of rain Business dull.
ST. LOUIS, December 1.-Night-Rive!
fallen l inch. and stands 9 feet inches by the
gauge. Weather cleudy and threatening. Ar
rived: Arkansas City, Vieksburg. Departed: City
of Providence Eicksburg.
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Terrible Accident.

WHEELING, W. VA, December IA
derrick sixty feet high, at the works of
the Wheeling Steel Company now being
erected at Bsnwood, gave way to-day, let
ting heavy iron girder fall. John B.
jackson of this city had his neck broken
and was instantly killed. Vest Johnson
of Pittsburg, James Stranghen, Bellaire,
o.; Melvin White, Bsnwood, ana Harry
johnson OF this city were painfully but
not fatally hurt
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02

ALL that was mortal of the late Vice
President Hendricks vas laid to rest yes
terday under circumstances of exceptional
1unereal pe1np and ceremony, q great
throng of people being present, among
<negI some of the most distinguished men
oi the republic, members OF the Cabinet,
of the Senate and OF the House, not few
Sfwhom were contemporaries OF the popu,
lar statesman, one of the idols of the Demo
cratic party and one Of the notable Amer
Scans OF our time. A very full report of
the proceedings had on the solemn and
melancholy oeeasion will be found on the
sHeeoud v,aose
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rebacco-Growers, Convention.

BALDwINsvILLE, N. Y, December L.
The Tobacco-Growers' Convention, he d
here to-day, was attended by 1000 pro-
ducers. A permanent organization was
effected. committees appointed, pream-
bles and resolutions adopted, and radical
change in the Sumatra tariff law recon-
mended, to read as follows: LEAF to-
bacco contained in any package, bale, box
or in bulk, suitable for wrappers exclu-
sively, If not stemmed, 81 per pound; if
stemmed, 81 25 per pound on the whole
contents of such bale, box or bulk to-
bacco,"
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HEAVY DEFALCAII0N.
A Bank Teller sktps for Canada with
R45.OOO

MANSFIELD, o., December 1.-Joseph
Hon d (Which, teller of the Farmers Ma
tinnsl Bank. atsconded last night, taking
with him $i5 600 in money and negotis BILE
securities. The officials of the bank re-
ceived a telesram from Horsdowitch to-
day at Windsor, Ont, intimating that he
would treat with them for q return of the
money, and q committee of directors was
Sc MT to meet HIM. The bank will not be
seriously fected by the loss.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-02

LOUISVILLE, KY, December la
Courier Journal special says: George Nc
Lsughlin, Richard White. Jacob Boyd
and John Martin, circus employs, who
brutally assaulted and robbed four youps
men near Bagdad, KY, escaped from the
penitentiary at Frankfort early this morn
ing by letting themselves down with 6
blanket rope, after they had knocked q
large stone from the prison walls, through
which thew crept
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WHEELING, W. VA, December Last
night VIM. Cline, charged with robbery; /;
Robert Swede, q colored burglar, and WIN.
Schoolcraft, who shot Grant Lucas last
week at Moundsville, escaped from, the
Marshall county All at Moundsvi lie when
Sheriff Showacre went to lock them up in
their cells. Schoolcraft was shot twice by
the sheriff and recspturtd. He 8 not ex-
pected to live. Cline was captured this
morning eight miles below this city. Swede
is still at lsree. Lucas, Sehoolcraft's VIC
tim, is reported diving to.pight.