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The Pain OF Beinx Hung

Popular Science Monthly: DIR. Taylor
states that death from hanging appears
to take place very rapidly, and without
causing any suffering to the person. F"
Prof Tidy, also, speaks Of the painless
nature of death from hanging; while
Prof Haughton, in his paper read be-
fore the Surgical Society of Dublin,
says that 'the old system of taking a
convict's life by suffocation is inhuman-
ly painful, unnecessarily prolonged,
and revolving to those whose duty
it is to be present." Those who speak
of the painless nature of death by
straugulation arrive at this conclusion
from the fact that many cases of suicide
are not completely suspended, and that
if they wished they could easily relieve
the construction by assuming the erect
posture, and in other cases of recovery
from attempted suicide by hanging there
is no recollection of any suffering. Ii
SHOULD be remembered, however, that
tt ere is great difference between the
mental attitudes of the suicide and one
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01
DISGUSTED PRESBYTERIAN.
The Way the st. Louis ''Evangelist'
Speaks Of Sam Jones.

This is the way the St. Louis EUan-
qelist the leading PresbyteriaH paper of
the Vest, speaks of the Rev. Sam Jones:
Willipus Wallapus' is the coarse al
liberation found in dispatch from st.
Louis to the Eastern press, used by the
star revivalist, Sam Jones, to describe
the roper of Christianity. The phrase
can have no other meaning in his
saying, 1 tell you when the Willipus
Wallapus of Christianity passes over
humanity 1t levels all alike. His
so-called sermons at the Plattsburg
camp meeting, as published in the daily
papers of the city, abound in similar ex-
pressions. There is such a disgusting
| incongruity in the use of such sidS sid 8
phrases, many of which are unknown to
the better classes of society, in connec-
ton with the gospel Of Christ, that
thoughtful people wonder why ministers
| of religion can sanction such vulgarity
as part of modern revival methods
| such terms With the truth, and
the Holy Ghost there is great danger
Of committing the objectionable sin
The increasing tendency to- irreverenct
| in this period Of the worlds history il
encouraged by such flippant slang phrases
to express truths of the most solemn i'm
port. The lowest class of hoodlums fee
contempt for the respectable appearin,
persons who try to win their favor by thu
use of their own familiar forms of speech
The purest language should be used a
the appropriate channels of communicat
ing divine truth to man, who must re
ceive it with serious consideration ii
order to be made effectual in their saliva
ton. The clown can excite laughter
but his coarse sallies of wit are not TIL
proper means to produce conviction o
sin, whether in the circus or in religion
assemblies, and he can always 60 ahea,
/ tn draw n crowd -
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tion and caused the officers faces to pale
when he testified that Jacob Erb died of
chronic Inflammation OF the brain and
was no drunkard, but poor sick man.
"The great mistake VAS he said,
that the Police did not diagnose
the mans case. He was carried into the
station in semi-conscious condition, and
booked for drunkenness, whereas he was
necessity of medical examiner at the
police stations to guard against the dying
of prisoners through the ignorance OF
ofhcers. In the post mortem examif,a-
ton no marks of violence were found ON
the body. The policemen examined were
Hugo Asping and Officer Damon, who
thought they had in no wise exceeded
their prerogatives. The jury returned a
verdict that Jacob Erb died of chronic
meningitis, paralysis of the heart and
lungs following.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

NEW YORK, July 3.-Nins men got
into bucket to-day to be hauled to the
top of shaft connecting with the new
croton aqueduct, and when sixty feet UP
the bucket caught on projection and
tipped. Four men were thrown out, two
clung to the bucket and the other two
VIM Cunningham and Timothy Har-
rington, were dashed to death. Of the
men who clasped the bucket, John Carr
had his left thigh broken and his scalI
injured in several places, and VIM. Ryar
suffered injuries about the head, besides
probably internal wounds.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01
TRIPLE HANGING.
Two Negro Men and One Woman, the
Mnrderers Of Mrs. Cole, Pay
the Penalty for
Their Crime at Plaquemine, La
Terrible Scene on the Scaffold,
Caused by the
Twisting Of the Ropes Of the Woman
and One Of the Men-The
Confessions.

ID, .orny,yrJ. Jrlv 91 -Gaoroa
W;,aa Gh.sIas GGhI L. n.r;s Su.s onJ Ms,b;i5e
Hson' GnaIies laws .oa anu M horo
youes, sl ipiorea, yeie eeou!Ju Sh Nc 81
T-aeS sor .ne n9Iopr f!u lSooo.' W
Mrs: nehlietta O9le, III lIis t3Mh, W,, on 1no
n'gut OF January 1Hh ias.. WnsoI was
caPtare9 In Mempnis lem weeAs - ia.er,
ana peiore tne sriat maui . soiGn'y h;n
confession, giving the names Oh ms &C.
compllces. Inc prlncipai wltoess againss
the prisoners was lttie coioreo ec1i'
servant OF Mfs' Coie az ene t'me Oh .ne
murder She neara tne muluerers ion,
.Ssot;on about Mrs Cole's money
~ ~ou them with the
;ewe,yv in tIe;r nossess;on altar m mur-
Sar The cnnsn;rators - Entered Mrs
Cols,s dwel,;ne strangled her ~ doa.b
and and robh.d tEe bnnse If M ,,ot,ev. % edia dia ;
,nonjs ond othor ,,.i,,ohIns Wss T,I.
as ths az ,S;do,s tf "a ~ f,,a So.e
" Ma1 cnie s ~auTm ,J W. y, j IN La.e uuse IGs is
MbS SGiI IAsxs aha has was n'sn'' e''eeneu o' al
"Ho Ne" neA
WILSON WAS BAPTIZED
| Yesterday. He seemed resigned to his
fate. said he was ready to 90, and ac-
knowledged the Justice of his sentence.
Davis declared that he was innocent, but
he was also ready to die. The prisoners
did not sleep at all. Mathilds Jones
said this fi1oraiikc that She was ready to
die, and that she thought she would go
| to heaven She appeared quite cheer
full and did not allude to the crime. On
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01
The Trouble i'm Ihe Manufacsurers'
Hank of HuffalA

BUFFALO, July 81. Many rumors
have been circulated the past few days of
deficiency in the accounts of the late
Henry Conover, assistant cashier of the
Manufacturers and Traders Bank ot
this city, who died suddenly on FRIDAY
last. The officers of the bark this after.
noon furnished the folior;inr statement
Mr.. Conover had Charge Of the respoa-
slole department In the bank, in which
oepriyci the bank of his assistance in
ez.<IGinipg the books or recanceling the
. errors, The officers of the bank have
been obliged to make an examination of
the books under every disadvantageous
circumstances, but it develops the fact
that abstraction of the banks property
has been made from time to time, dating
back several years, and aggregating
$74, 900, which is probably lost. The
examination justifes us in saying thai
the bank is unaffected and its capital Of
5000, 900 unimpaired, and that there is
a considerable surplus in addition
Signed: Pascal F. Pratt, president
Francis Fl: FL. Root, vice president
j. FL. Madison, cashier"
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The Texas Cattle Queen at Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 31-Mrs. Sslm,
the self-styled Cattle Queen of Houston,
Tex, incidental owner of four large
ranches, 5000 head of stock and d a.
monds to the value of $4,000, who has
been attracting considerable attention
here the past week, has departed from
the Palmer House. She left that hotel
o-dsy, leaving behind her the alleged
valuable collection OF jewels and her
trunk as collateral for an unpaid board
bill aggregating $3.50. They included au
alleged diamond necklace, pearl ear
rings, and silver spoon with an alleged
diamond in the bowl. Their value, as
assessed by jeweler, amounted to S18
the most valuable article being the sill:
yer SnOOu
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01
SPORTING NEWS.
Mr. Bonner Interviewed About Maud s.
and Her Wonderful Perform
ance at Cleveland.
He Thinks that the Mare viii Yet
Trot Mile Between 2:07
and 2:0s:
Racing at Saratoga and Brighton Beach
The GoodWosd Meeting-The
Diamond Field.

CLEVELAND, o., July 31.-David Bon
ner. brother of the owner of Maud S.,
presented Bair, the driver, with snug
package of cash to-day, and gave John
Splan. who drove the runner, two crisp
$fOO bills Mr.. Edwards, president of
the association, -telegraphed VIM. H
Vanderbilt last Ssignt that he believed
Maud S. could trot in 2:07. To-day Van
derbilt wired the following answer:
SARATOGA, N. Y, July 81, 1885.
William Edwards, Cleveland, OF
;, Wonderful mare. eQpgrattlate Mr.:
Bonner, you, the i,afe, Mr.. Bair and all
epncetned. May she yet do what you
predict. VIII. VANDERBILT.
No information has yet been received
from Mr. Bonner as to the future move
ments of the mare.
MR.. BoNNER's ESTIMATE OF THE WON
DERFUL MARE.
NEW YORK, July 31.-The Tribune
will Tomorrow publish an interview with
Robert Bonner, owner of Maud S., In
regard to her feat of lowering the best
trotting record at Cleyelaiid yesterday
He says He expected 1t because he had
teiegfaifis saying she was all right. b.
considers it a wonderful ..cc,rTormance .c, anG
poihes UuC Cudt the uTSb quarter wa
trotted in 210 gait, the second quarter
in 2:06 gait, making the half mile a
the rate of zoe, yet, notwithstanding
the great aight Of speed, she went thl
third quarter around j turn and ovei
4 track, that was Slow At the rate of 2:04
In this connection he says, it was the four
that stayed her up fof sucn IL n Psa perform
| ance. He asserts that thorough blood i
an essential in speedy and game trotter
and attributes Jay Eye-See's great abili
ties thereto He adds that., hsithe
Rarus NOR, tDeAtar were com parable t.
Maud s. He said that, speaking within
bounds, she could trot in 2:0S, and tha
his brother, David Bonner, believed he
capable of mile between 2:07 and 2:0e
He believed that she could do better a
Rochester, Chicago or Providence thai
at Cleveland. He said he would Civ
further exhibitions with her during tn
season, aud intimated that he Nigh
harness her double for trial, He as
serted that everybody should have
chance to see her before she is perma
nently retired.
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RIEL'S TRIAL.
A Verdict i'm the Case Expected To. Day

ST.. PAUL; MINI, July BIN Riel's
trial this morning, Capt. George, Young,
Gen. Middleton and the Rev. G. 3. Pi-
bald were examined in rebuttal by the
Crown. They detailed the conversation 8
held with the prisoner after capture, and
testified that they believed him sane.
This concluded the test lmopy. Fitz-
patrick then addressed the jury in be-
half of the prisoner, After lunch Riel
was granted an opportunity to address
the fury; which he did in long, ram
bling speech. At various points he
broke off his speech to pray to God and
the Virgin Mary. He claimed he was
sane and that he had a mission
to perform in establishing constitu-
tional government in the Northwest. He
claimed that he was fulfilling his mis-.
sion even in the prisoners dock He
described the Dominion Government and
the Northwest Council as irresponsible
bodies, aud said they therefore must bt
insane, if he was. The jury were ther
addressed by Robinson, for the Crown
; after which the magistrate pointed oul
to the jury the law on high treason, ant
commenced to read over the evidence
He will conclude tomorrow and the jur.
is expected to return a verdict to
morrow
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, July 81
While testimony was being taken to-day
in the office of the master in Chaucery
Houghtop, in the case of Sharon VS.
Hill, Judge Daniel s. Terry, counsel fol
the defense, attacked with his cane H
j. Komalsky, an attorney engaged on
the Sharon side. Komalsky drew his
revolver and Judge Terry Immediately
drew his, whereupon Komalsky fed into
the hall. No shots were exchanged
Judge Terry is the same person who
killed Senator Broderick in the early
days of California.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

THOMAS COOPER of Londonderry has in
vented a novel application of the screw
power to ships. In vessel which was
launched in that city recently the pro-
Peller is nearly amidships, but slightly
back toward the stern quarter. 1t is
claimed for it that 1T win do away with
the racing of engines, tbs screw being in
all weathers under water. 1t is also said
that for maner.Vering the screw, as applied,
it will be oi great value to vessels OF war ol
the lighter craft.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01
Ended His Domestic troubles

ATLANTA, GA, July 29.-Archibald
Starnes, seventy years Of age, of Dauson-
vile, took his gun, heavily loaded,
screwed it into blacksmith s vice, at
tached string to the trigger, placed the
side of his head to the muzzle and liter
ally blew his brains out. Some years ago
he married wife much younger than
himself, and since then the family, COM
posed of the wife and several grown-up
children, have been in constant rows,
causing the old man to end his domestic
troubles in this manner.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

Ex-IoX> PACKARD of Louisiana was in
Oh'caso on Sunday, and in an interview
said; 81 never could see how Hayes could
have carried Louisiana With loco less than
nay vote, End yet decide that had failed
TO get a majority of the votes. 1t was a
good thing for me, though, as I would
have had an unpleasant term of office,
even if declared elected by Hayes, with
the cloud on my title as Governor"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

In tbs, British House OF Commons last
night an amendment to the criminal bill,
pro Siding for the hogging of prisoners
convicted Of outraging children, was re-
Jected by a vote of 125 to 9l. An amend.
ment, raising the age Of protection of girls
to sixteen, wes carried by vote of 179 to
7l. This is the direct result of the Pal
Nal Gdzette's startling revelations, and
while the amendment adopted is very
good 50 far as it goes, the action of the
House on the first named proposition in
dicates that there is still ample room for q
fearless and independent press to continue
Its works and put down species OF vice
which is disgrace to the civilization oI
England.
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The Kau.a, CIV Cat,Iemeu

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 31.-The
City Council tonight adopted resolu-
ton that the mayor appoint a committee
of fifteen members to go to Washington
and urge upon the President an exten-
sion of time for removal of cattle from
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reserva-
tions. Mayor Moore selected the COM
mitteemen from prominent citizens, none
of whom are identified with the cattle
interest, and they will hold a meeting to
morrow morning. An extension will be
asked on the ground that the order in
wolves other besides cattle interests in
the States of Kansas, Missouri and
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

A SCIENTIST states as a net result of a
number OF observations that there is an
exhilaration of the pulse rate and slight
elevating of temperature from smoking. II
ths average temperature of non-smoS. era
were represented by 1000, that IT mod.
crate smokers would be 1908; while the
heart in the former cas-, was making 1000
pulsations, in the lat er it would beat
1lSO times-heneD the harm of tobacco.
smoking.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Natural Gas ON the Lands OF the Pratt
Coal Company.
ESPECIAL TO THE ArrxAL.l

BIRMINGHAM, July 31.-A party from
town last night witnessed successful
experiment at igniting natural gas on
the land of the Pratt Coal and Iron
Company. A barrel having been placed
over gas bubble, several burners were
inserted in it, and match was applied
to these, with the result of bright
blaze from each. The company's en-
gineer is confident that the gas is mex
haustible and of serviceable character
for fuel and illuminating.
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Electric storm. I'm pakosa

FARGO, OAK, July 31.-By violent
storm yesterday an electric tower here,
160 feet high, all iron, was blown down
and twisted out of any semblance to its
original appearance. Many tin roofs and
trees in the city were carried away, and
great damage was done in the country
east, near Glyndon. Capt. Flint of Car
linville, Ill, had a large barn destroyed
six cows killed and several thousand acres
of wheat damaged 20 to 40 per cent,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

GEORGETOWN, Colo, July 31.-To.
day William Neff, former resident of
St. Louis, employed at the Tele phone
mine, suicided in most novel raanner.
Complaining of being i'll, Neff went to
his cabin, laid down on the floor and
placed stick of giant powder, with car
and fuse attached, TO his head. While
in this position he lighted the fuse. The
body,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01
Changes I'm the Dispatch of Foreign
| Mails

WASHINGTON, July 31.-The P...st
master General has directed th,I, tbe
following changes be made in the dis lis
patch of correspondence for D fore;gn
countries, to take effect nm the 1st of
August; Mails for Cuba he heretofore sS re
dispatched by sea . from New New York, to be
forwarded En. de to b.ey West, Fla, via Tampa,
7 "a, ior o.spatch from Key West to
M Wavana Uy steamer, which leaves Key
MeS for Havana every Wednesday
a.d Friday. Correspondence for
/ New Zealand and the Australian
colonies, heretofore included in the
mails made up at San Francisco for dis
patch to those countries direct, to be
forwarded exclusively via Great Britain
in mails made up at New York as we'll as
San Francisco. There being only one
dispatch during August next (on the lst
proximo) from San Francisco for China
aud Japan direct, correspondence for
China, Japan and the East Indies to be
also forwarded until August 10th via
| Great Britain in mails made up at New
York as we'll as San Francisco, the mails
made up at New York to contain all
registered correspondence for the desti-
| nations above named,
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BOLIVAR, TENN.
Thrailkill Not Yet Dead but I'M Crifi-
cal Condition.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.

BOLIVAR, July 3l.-The man Thrail-
kill, who was waylaid and shot yesterday
at his home near Evansville, is not dead
yet but in critical condition.
A runaway team in the streets to-day
wrecked several vehicles and caused q
mule to throw a little boy named Johr
Delay, breaking his arm in two places.
Robert Rufin, an old citizen of thi.
county, died Wednesday, aged eighty
three years. He was the heaviest mat
in the county, weighing about $50 pounds
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

The growth of the cattle industry is
wonderful. Twenty years ago $1,000 900
would cover the amount invested in cattle
ranches in the United States, while now
the Investment is estimated at 500, ,000,-
900. Not only in this country, but abroad,
agriculture has been superseded in many
places by cattle raising, which is lowering
and will continue to lower the price of
beef
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Games " sterisy.

BosTos, July 31.-Detroit, 8; Bos-
ton, q
NEW YoRK, July 3l.-New York, To-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

Mr.. Wise, the Malone candidate for
governor OF Virginia, is noted for his hunt
ing dogs, and is better known, perhaps, for
his passion for field sports than for any
thing else. But Virginia politics is fed
sport in which Mr.. Wise, the hunter, may
learn how it feels to be hunted.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

SECRETARY OF STATE BAYARD yesterday
received from the French government
S13, ,659, being the amount awarded by the
Franco-American Claims Commission to
American claimaAsA against the French
government. Nineteen claims were pre-
sented, and all but two were either disal.
lowed or dismissed for want of jurisdic.
ton
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

ME. JEPrHA NJ. FowLKEs assumes the
duties of postmaster of Memphis this
morning. 1t is useless to say that he will
make a faithful and efficient officer. He
is gentleman of fine business capacity,
of unquestioned integrity, and is very
much admired by the business men Of
Memphis, many of whom are his friends
and the friends of his father, one of the
most useful and most intellectual men of
the flush times of other days. Mr.. James
H. Smith, the late postmaster, retires this
morning with the respect and well wishes
of Democrats and Republicans. He has
been faithful officer, and it is safe to
say that no man ever retired from Office
in Memphis who had as much of the con-
fdence and esteem Of our people as James
u. Smith.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

1T is under Asea at Washington that the
-s.>s - - - ill fill the
vacant sf-eeod neutenantcies existing in
tue oI the army from civil life. There
VIII be ten vacancies after the non-com-
JAisssoned officers who are now being ex-
amined she'll have been assigned to regi-
-
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Two Brothers Drowned While Bathing
Near Huesvp1Ie, Tenn.
lsrKoIAL no rhE AfrkAL. I

CHATTANOOGA, July 81 Two broth
ers named Keeton; s0hs III wealthy
farmer living near Huntville, Tenn, were
drowned this morning They were in
bathing and one was attacked with Sc
we're cramp. He was rescued, and just
as he reached the shore in safety he saw
his brother sinking. The brave boy
plunged into the river to save his brother
and both were drowned. Their bodies
were not recovered
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

GEORGE W. BAKER has arrived in Bos-
ton from st. Louis on his bicycle, having
covered the distance of 1856 miles in
nineteen days of actual riding. This is
the greatest feat ever accomplished by a
man on two wheels.
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Very. Very Little Things,

But very important-your blood corpus
cles. They are bright rcd. They are 30
small that it takes over 5000 of them in q
line to make an inch. The bright red
color comes from the iron in them. When
there is not enough iron the blood is thin
and watery and impure. Purity and vigor
go together. Browns Iron Bitters is the
only safe iron tonic ever made. 1t en-
riches the blood, builds up the system,
gives health, strength and enjoyment of
l;fo
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acknowledgements Under the Civil Service
RnIes

WASHINGTON, July 31.-In answer to
an inquiry of the Commissioner of Pen
sions as to his authority to reinstate a
clerk who was discharged from the Pen
sion Office in 1881, the Second Assistant
Secretary of the Interior has decided that
any person dismissed from the classified
service cannot be reinstated after the
lapse of one year and cannot be again ad-
mitted into the service without an ex-
animation and classification under the
civil service rules.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

CHTiL now has a debt on account of her
railways of $24. $4,000. In 1888 these
railways earned revenue of $6,516,049 on
a capital originally less than $50, ,0O0, 900,
and which is now reduced to S22, $50, ,O0o.
The railways in the Argentine republic
are earning an average annual dividend of
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-01

THE property of the Banker. 8 and Mer-
chants Telegraph Company was sold yes
terday in New York at pr.nlic auction. II
brought s5Oo,OOo, and was purchased by
Edward s. Stokes on behalf of the Reor-
ganization Commit zee, who will put the
company on sor nd financial basis.