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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Louisville, KY, October 27.-The funeral
of Mr.. j. G. McFerran, the stockman, took
place from his farm, Glenview, to-day.
Cine nnati, o., October 27.-S. G. Rice
& Sons, box manufacturers, assigned this
morning 10 A. M. Warner. Liabilities,
$4,000; assets, $4,000.
New York, October 27.-According to
the figures of the New York Produce Ex-
change the visible supply of wheat is As
663,616 bushels, and of corn 5,263, ,434
bushels.
Nyack, N. Y, October 27.-The rem aims
of Commander Gorringe. who brought the
obelisk to this country, were inferred in
Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, to-day. The
interment was private.
New York, October 27.-Dr. Samuel G..
Armor, one of the best-known medical
professors and dean of the faculty of the
Long Island Cottage Hospital, died this
morning in Brooklyn of pneumonia and
apopleKy.
Kansas City, Mo-, October 27.-Sam-
uel @. Schaeffer, well-known real estate
agent of this city, has been on trial for
three weeks, charged with defrauding
John 1. Blair, capitalist of Blairstown,
N. j., of large amount of money.
Pittsburg, Pa, October 27.-The carbon
paint manufacturers OF the United States
will meet at the Forest City House, Cleye-
land, OF Thursday to form combination
to advance prices, II is claimed that COM
petition has reduced abe price of carbon
paints below the cost of manufacture. The
three ,1cmpanies of this city will be rep
resented.
Baltimore, Nd, October 27.-District
Attorney Dacey and Detective Gersughty
of Boston are in the city in connection
with the case of the arrest OF woman in
that city who is alleged to have conspired
for the murder of Mrs. Charles ]. Mellen
of Baltimore The Mellen family is Al
the st. James Hotel, but the detectives
are 80 far relicent, though the father Of
young Mellin is under surveillance.
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Mass n Getting of the New York County
DamAeHaeX.

New YORK, October 27.-Fourteenth
street was ablaze with light tonight, the
County Democracy gathering at Steinway
Hall to hold mass meeting to ratify the
State and local nominations. When the
leaders and men of prominence walked
on to the stage, soon after s o'clock, tbs
house was filed. A series of resolutions
were adopted, lauding the State and local
candidates in warm terms. Then the
chairman introduced Congressman George
L. Converse of Ohio. Mr.. Converse was
greeted with applause, and when the tu-
multi had abated he began his address.
He proceeded to give seventeen reasons
why the Republican party had lost con-
troll of the government. They were in brief ::
Q) 1t had collected since the war SS, S,500,-
1000, and had paid but one-third of the
national debt; (2I it had increased the ex-
penses of the government from S75 .0C0,0C0
to $3.50, 0,000, 600; (3) that it had enriched its
officeholders; az that il had nearly
doubled the number of officeholders; (5)
that it had forg Jtten that office is q
public trust; (6) that it had given away
the public lands, and had lent the public
credit to the Pacific roads; "a the credit
mobilier frauds; (S) that Cabinet officer
was caught selling post-traderships; (9)
the whisky frauds; (10) Indian frauds
(11( Encouragement of the navy; (12)
stock manipulation by government of.
ficials; (13) fraudulent contracts in Wash.
ington municipal improvements; Q4) pen.
sion ;;TsSGds: L15) election frauds; (16) star
route frauds; az cusrom.house frauds.
Mr.. Converse continued at length, touch
ind upon the system Of clipping" at the
New Y ork eustom-house, which had beer
suppressed; to the large number of indict
ments in Tennessee for revenue frauds
and he counseled hearty and united sup
port Of the present administration.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

The Law and Order League of CiGcin-
natl has begun an effort to compel The
theaters to cease giving performances on
Sunday. They sent notices to this effect
TO the managers last week, but all the
ttheate,s were pen last Sunday. Monday
the caused the arrest of four members of
two OF the companies which gave perform
auees on Sunday, aud these pleaded guilty.
The Justice O. the peace, at the request OF
the president of the League, assessed the
lowest penalty, So alEd costs, in each case.
Some of the managers say they will be
glad to close on Sundays II the law Is uni
tormly enforced.
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JACKSON, MISS.
Formal Opening of the state Co1ored
Fafr-The Presidents Address.


ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
JACKSON, October 27.-The ceremonies
of the opening of the Colored State Fair
here to-day were very interesting. At IL
O'Clock the boom of cannon in front OF the
capitol was the signal for the assembling of
the Capital Light Guards and Hope Fire
Company No. 3, with engine and reels.
These companies, headed by the Silver
Cornet Band of the Gem Fire Company,
acted as an escort to Gov. Lowry. The
procession marched to the fair ground,
on reaching which, after beautiful piece
by the band, Mr.. Isaiah I. Montgomery OF
Warren county, president of the associs-
ton, called the assembly to order and de-
liyered an address that for sound, prac-
teal common sense, beauty Of diction snd
general appropriateness would be hard to
surpass. He spoke of the event as one Of
;mn2rtance to the national interest of the
col BRED race, alluded to the extended notice
II had received from the press both North
and South, read brief SCt graphic
summary from the Chicsso Inter Ocean Ct
the causes, objects and probable fruits OF
| the enterprise, and OF its encouragement
| by the leading citizens of Mississippi. He
alluded TO 'the problem OF the negro in
| the United States. He said the negro bad
never been a volunteer immigrant but
| had been brought here as slaves. he
| spoke Of his increase in number, until he
/ has attained one-eighth of the population
! of this grand republic. He took great
nrios IN the acknowledged advancement
made by tiSSe negro Intellectually, morally,
socially, politically, and in an industrial
| point OF view, and he believed that fairs
| and exhibitions of this kind generally
tended to, and promoted, such advance
ment. He considered this one OF the
most important steps ever taken for the
material and industrial development o.
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BROWNSVILLE, TENN.
Arrival of the ExcursiOnists from The
NOrthwesf-Their Reception.


BROW SsvILLE, October 27.-The excur-
sionists from tie Northwest reached here
from Memphis on the accommodation
train last night. The party WAS composed
of about twenty-five gentlemen and two
ladies'. They were met at the train by the
Reception Committee who escorted them
to the opera-house, where warm recep-
ton was given them. Judge Folk made
the address Of welcome, Col. Gates re-
spending. The visitors were invited to
supper, returning to the hall as soon as 1t
was over. The address, made by Col.
Wallace of Iowa, was very tne. Speeches
were also made by Messrs. Frank ?. Bond
and A. Cary Estes of Brownsville. Recita-
tions by Miss Wallace of Iowa and Mr..
Rean.
The folk of Brownsville, with character
istic music by a negro minstrel troupe OF
this place, added to the amusement OF the
visitors. The party left to-day on the
| IL AS o'clock train, having been enter
| tanned for the night at the homes OF the
citizens. Many of the party are farmers,
| and they seem unanimous in the opinion
| that our country is especially adapted to
| the cultivation OF grass, clover, etc. Some
| of them remarked that olover-seed found
| by them in the fields in West Tennessee
| equaled, if it did not excel, any they had
seen in the Northwest. The entire party
| seemed pleaSed with the country, and
some expressed themselves as determined
| to locate in West Tennessee.
| In the case of the State vs.. Jones for
! the killing of Meux a verdict of voluntary
I naaEslaughter was retured, with sentence
/ of one year in the penitentiary. Gen. ID.
! o. Thomas represented the State and ?.
w ;Chambliss the prisoner. Court will
adjourn in a day or Jwo.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
IpIense Excitement Over Monday
kisht's DueI-Dearh OF One of the
-sA2fa

ESPECIAL To az AEFAAL'I
BIRMINGHAM, October 27.-!Ihe most IN.
tense sensation of the kind ever 1t HeIs
has been caused BY the remarkable pisto,
duel last night, between Walter Orr and
Phil Civilians. Orr died this afternoon,
and the chances are against Givhans's re-
covery. The real facts of the fight are
the subject of much speculation. Civ
hans's story is that when he, pistol in
hand, met Orr and Mrs. Rose, Orr said :
you've got the advantage of me
now; let's wait and settle this thing in
the morning" That he thereupoD
put his pistol in his pocket and was walk
ing away, when Orr pulled pistol and
shot him. Orr left sworn statement, in
which, after asserting consciousness of his
dying condition, he said: "Mr. Philip
Givhan walked up in front of us and took
hold Of me and said: Cd d-n you, you
are the man 1 am locking for and cooked
his pistol and pointed 1t in my face and
jumped between me and Mrs. Rose. At
that time 1 pulled out my pistol
from my overcoat-pocket, and think
ing it was my only chance
for life, fred at him. He fred about the
same time, but which fired first do moi
know" Sam Jones said at his meeting
this afternoon that, after talking and re-
peating a prayer with him, Orr had said
he was ready to die, but the evangelist
dwelt with powerful emphasis upon les
sons of the tragic affair. Orr protested
time and again on his death-bed that hia
relations with Mrs. Rose were s1ch as he
was not afraid to go before God with. Both
men were widowers, and Orr left two
small children.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

WASHINGTON, October 27.-The COM
mission of the House of Representative e,
consisting of Congressman Randall, Hew-
lit, Burns, Crisp, Hiscock, Reed and
Phelps, appointed TO report upon the POI
icy to be adopted by the government to
secure supply of ordnance and armor
plate, has sent circular letter to the lead
ing manufacturers of steel of the country
asking information as to their willingness
to undertake to supply either the raw ma
terial required for the manufacture of guns
or the guns completely finished, ready fer
use. The commission calls attention to
the recommendation of the Gun Foundry
Board, that the government should es-
tablish on its own territory plant for the
with private parties to such amounts as
would enable them to supply from the pri-
vate industries of the country the forged
and tempered material"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

UNDER provision of an act of Congress
entitled "An act to authorize the appoint
ment of a commission by the President OF
the United States to run and mark the
boundary lines between portion of the
Indian Territory and the State of Texas,
in connection with a similsr commission
to be appointed by the State of 1exas," 3"
Mai. S. NJ. Mansfield, corps of engineers,
has been detailed, in addition 20 those of
ticers named in the executive order dated
September 23d, to act in conjunction with
such persons as have been appointed by
the State of Texas, to ascertain and mark
the point where the hundredth meridian
Of longitude crosses the Red river.
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THE HHISKY MEN.
Meeting at Chicago 10 ReOrganise the
Old Pool.

CHICAGO. ILL, October 27.-About sixty
representatives of the whisky manufactur-
ing interests of the country met here to-
day for the purpose of reorganizing the old
pool or forming new one. The FIST busi-
ness transacted was the appointment of q
committee to prepare a pooling plan. The
committee reported shortly and the re-
mainder of the day and all of the evening
up to adjournment was devoted to
the discussion of the plan submitted, no
agreement being reached. The plan pre-
sented by the committee is to restrict the
production of the mills in the association
to cne-third of their capacity, and if that
does not advance the price of products,
the association is to export its goods, even
though it has to be done at loss. In
case a member shuts down entirely the
association is to allow him the
legal rate of interest on the capital
thus thrown out of employment. The
advance desired in prices is from 81 Oh
to 81 10 for high wines and from 81 80
to 81 10 for alcohol. The majority of the
members present were willing 10 adopt
the plan proposed, and would have done
so but for the objections of the dealers,
who had amendments to offer. The ses-
sion will be resumed tomorrow morning.
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MRS. COOLIDGE,
The Woman Arrested at Boston Charged
with Conspiracy to Commit MUIR.
der, Arraigned
In the Municipal Court and Held for
Examination on December 11th
She Says
She Did Not Intend to Kill the Girl
But Only Wanted TO Obtain
the Money.

Boston, MASS, October 27.-The woman
who has been under arrest since Saturday
in connection with the Baltimore con-
spiracy is Mr.. Emma Coolidge, wife of
Officer Jas. E. Coolidge of the Boston
police. Her identity was concealed 80
carefully that even her husband was not
aware of her arrest until this morning,
when she was arraigned in the Municipal
Court. The charge against her is solicit
ing aid to commit murder" She pleaded
not guilty, and was held in 5000 bond for
appearance for examination December
11th. The case was disposed of very
quietly, and but few of the spectators in
the room knew what had transpired.
MRS. COOLIDGE
looked very detected and her eyes were
red with weeping. She is large woman,
and is fair looking. 1t appears that she
visited three times Bose Cobb's place, on
Norman street, where the plot was ar
ranged. Her husband had a short inter
view with her to-day, but she had little to
say. She claimed that she did not intend
to allow the murder to be committed, but
wanted to get hold of the money $4,000
and keep it. She also claims that
she was dragged into it, but does
not say how. The husband knew moth.
ing of the elder Mellen, the father-in-law
of the intended victim of the alleged con.
spiracy, and says he has no idea how his
wife became acquainted with him or was
induced to enter the plot.
A dispatch from Baltimore this after
noon states that Assistant District Attor.
ney Dacey, Inspector Garraughty and
John Donahue, alias John Bull o.
Boston, are in that city. Donahue
is the man who was approached, il
is sale, with a proposition to commit the
murder. The man to whom the dispatch
was directed, on account of which Mrs
Coolidge was arrested Saturday night, il
A. i. Miller, proprietor of the st. jaime.
Hotel in Baltimore, and the Boston officers
are unable to find him. His son Charles
who has been living in lodgings with hi.
young Irish wife, refuses to believe the
stO-v
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FIsH'S STORY.
The Last Days of the Firm OF Grant
& Ward.
Fish's Rage when He Found He Had
Been Ruined.

NEW YORK, October 27.-In Ferd Wards
trial this evening Ex-President James d.
Fish, in his testimony, said: 'In my letter
OF April oath, in stating that our affairs
were drifting beyond my comprehension,
1 meant the firm of Grant & Ward. On
May 2, 1884, the firm owed the bank a
large sum, and l u ged Ward to bring Sc
curities to retrieve me. He brought me
some on Friday and said, snappishly:
Now, 1 hope you are satisfied.
You have here between 81, ,400, 900
and 81, 100000 These went in the
vault and have not seen them since. On
May 5th Ward, by my consent, obtained a
large number of securities on which to
realize for the bank. Among these were
bonds of the Philadelphia, New York and
Buffalo railroad and dry dock stock. 1
never got the securities back, nor
was any check returned to repre-
sent any loan raised on May Sd.
1 relied in Ward, and on May
4th I saw him at his house in refer
ence to the money he was to get, and he
showed me S150,000 check he had pro-
cured from Gen. Grant. On the night
of May 5 l waited up all night expect
ing to receive moneys and checks from
him. l went to his house at am. next
day and waited vainly to see him until
o'clock"
Was that the end of your acquaintance
with Ward?"
mot quite. 1 had conversations since
with respect to his transactions with our
bank, and with myself. He came to see
me at my rooms over the bank three or
four days after the failure, and he said he
could not help it. He said l had been
his best friend. l told him that by his
deception and treachery he had ruined
me, ruined my family, ruined the
bank, and had destroyed a reputation
which had been twenty-five years build
ing. In my indignation 1 raised chair
and he crouched on the floor, crying don'i
hurt me. / told him if he were not
such a contemplate, sneaking hypo.
| critical sneak 1 could kill him
He crouched on the floor like
a whipped cur. told him he had better
commit suicide, hang himself, drown him.
self, poison himself, shoot himself, or dc
| it.any way so that the world would be rio
| of his presence"
Ward smiled sarcastically as Mr.. FISH
| described the scene. The witness was moi
permitted to tell how much he put int
| the firm of Grant & Ward. The examina
| ton of MIR. Fish then closed.
Receiving Teller John H. Carr of the
| Marine Bank was sworn. He said: "Of
May 9Th Ward deposited with me check
for Sl50,000, signed by W. H
! Vanderbilt. He then asked me tC
withdraw check of $4,000, sayin.
the check drawn against it would not bt
presented. refused, but Mr.. Fish badt
me hold and treat it as deposit. The
$4,000 check came back. On the after
| noon of the same day Ward came in witt
1 obc.-k -k for 81 800. On one occasion, b,
order Of the r->aident, carried checl
of Wards as cash"
Adjourned until tomorrow.
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A GREAT STORM
OF the Coast of LabradOr-1msaepse
Damage 20 the Fishing Fleet.

HALIFAX, n. s, October ga dispatch
storm ragged off the coast of Labrador on
the 11th instant, doing immense damage
among the fishing fleet. Eighty vessels
were wrecked or driven sshors, and at
least seventy men from the crews of the
vessels lost their lives. Two thousand
persons are now ashore in destitute con-
dition. The news created great excite
ment here. Steamers will be Immediately
dispatched to the ecene of the disaster with
provisions, clothing and other comforts for
the use of the castaMays.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

THE surgeon-generalo of the Marine Hos
pital service at Washington has received
report from Surgeon Murray, in charge OF
the Gulf quarantine station at Ship Island
that there are three cases Of yellow-fever
at that station. They were taken from
the schooner Indisnola, which had Just
arrived from Havana. 1t is expected that
tyo of the cases will prove fatal.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28
The IudtauapoIIs election

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., October 27.-This
morning the court having failed to make
any order regarding the Democratic claim
for a re-examination Of the ballots in the
alternate recount, the Republican COM
missioner protesting and -fusing to give
up the key to the box, the Democrats took
hatche ct and broke the box open, and it
is reported found what was required to
give Ripley, the Democrat, two majority.
The Republicans looked on, but took no
part in the proceeding. Judge Ayres is
out of the city, and what action he will
take is not known. Lsst night the re-
count was completed, giving the Republi-
cans one majority, but the Democratic
commissioners demanded the right for fur
ther examination of certain ballots.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

The New York papers publish card
from N B. Bacon, the Presidents brother
in-law, in which he states that the alleged
interview with him, which was widely
published on the 24tn instant, vas eur
authorized, and in all essential Particular
false" This is good news, as many oil
ahe statements contained in the interview
would be in very bad taste, coming from
the source from which they were supposed
4.
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Now system or Wa,erwork..

MoBERLr, Mo-. October PA new sys-
tenn of water-works, including an artificial
lake of 10000, 900 gallons capacity, for
this city, and costing sl25, 900,
was formally accepted from the
contractors by the mayor and common
council to-day. The event was celebrated
by a public demonstration by the citizens.
The works insure q water supply to
Moberly for all purposes for population
of &C, 900 inhabitants.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

THE widow of Gen. Grant has been
greatly grieved and panied by the public
discussion of the domestic affairs of her
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Sartoris. The Phil
adelphia Ledger is authorized to say tina;
al reports to the effect that Mrs. Sar-
torts has applied or contemplates apply,
ing for divorce or separation from hei
husband are entirely without foundation
and cruel wounds to her feelings.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

TWENTY cases OF. scarlet fever have been
discovered to-day in tenement blocks
owned by the TeCumseh Mill Company at
Fall River, Mass. Children from the
blocks attended one of the largest and
most crowded school buildings in the
city, having over 700 pupils. Every effort,
it is said, will be made to check the spread
of the disease. A little tention to sani-
tatiop would have prevented it.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28
An Indian Applicant for West Point

WAsHINaToN, October 27.-HoIe-in-the-
Day, great-grandson of the famous Chip
pewa chief of that name, is in the city,
with Minnesota influence, to secure from
the President an appointment to West
Point when g vacancy occurs. He is
young, tall and straight, and of very pre-
possessing personal appearance, with but
little to suggest Indian blood in his veins
He dresses well, and is said to be highly
educated for his years. He was at the War
Department to-day, and made very IA
vorable impression upon the officials that
he mai
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

The Bradstreet Agency reports 146 fail
ures in the United States during the week
ending October %, 1885, against 164 in the
preceding week, and 234, 2O9 and 137 in
the corresponding weeks of 1884, 1888 and
1882 respectively. Middle States, 81; New
England States, II; Southern states, 81 !;
Western States, 81; Pacific States and Ter
ritories, "a; Canada, "a. Total in the
United States and Canada, 170.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-28

RE publish in another column the reply
of ths Rev. James L. Martin to the article
in the Christian Observer OF Louisville
charging HIM with schism. 1t will be
found interesting not only to the Presby-
terian brethren ai Memphis, but to the
church throughout the country, In view
of the wide pread interest in DIR. Wood
rows case and the other important ques
tipna involved
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The New Cruisers.

WASHINGTON, October 27.-The as
signees of John Roach held a conference
this afternoon with Secretary Whitney
and the Naval Advisory Board with refer
ence to the completion of the new cruis-
ers. The vessels are to be completed by
the Navy Department at the contractors
yards and by his workmen, and the meet
ing to-day was to make arrangements for
going on with the work. The Secretary
called for report from the assignees con-
cerning the organization of the yards
where The work is to be done, the COM
pensation of the workmen, etc. This re-
port will be made in few days, and the
order to proceed with the work will be
probsbly then given