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The FEELING IN ENGLAND.
Comments of fiie Lenton Press-HOw
Grant was Regarded as a General.

LONDON, July 24.-The Post says:
The American republic has lost one of
its most illustrious citizens. Gen. Grant
will be best remembered as the able SOL
dier who prevented the final severance
of the great republic. 1t is thus that he
will be known to posterity. Though not
a Napoleon, nor Wellington, he handled
large armies and led them to victory"
The Standard says: Although the
death of Gen. Grant was loog expected,
the event is not the less deplored. We
can only share with his mourning coun-
trymen in sense of the loss OF one whose
career was so notable, so honorable to
himself, and so useful to his native land,
If that were possible he even rose in pop
ularity when the nation saw the way he
| faced poverty and ruin. Simple and mod
est, he was never cast down by reverses
nor elated b. prosperity; never a great
strategist, he knew only one course,
namely, to fight. To-day, from Cape Cod
to the Alaskan Isles. the land will once
more resound with the fading memories
of the wal"
The Daily Telegraph devotes two col
umns TO review of Gen. Grants mill
tary career. Editorially it says: "Yester-
| day the greatest and most successful sol
| dier that the United States has produced
breathed his last. In no portion of the
United STATES have the financial disasters
marking the close of Gen, Grants career
| been regarded with more sympathy and
regret than in England. Beyond all
others, he was best fitted to cope with
the tremendous crisis which made him,
| and when the grave closes over all that
is mortal of Ulysses Simpson Grant it
| will be felt that he leaves behind him no
/ man cast in simpler, sincerer or more
heroic mould
The Times this morning, in an editor
ial, says: With all bis faults Gen. Grant
loomed larger in the peoples eye than
| any of his rivals OF contemporaries. Ii
his nature was of metal of far more
mixed alloy than that of the founder OF
the republic, as even his warmest ad
mirers must admit, it may be fairly plead
ed that he was in this only the creature
of his time If his faults were those oi
his age and country, the military quail.
es on which the fortunes of his country
at the critical moment depended were
his own,
A number of prominent American.
will assemble tomorrow at the resi-
dence of. Minister Phelps, TO consult
upon the proper measures to be taken il
view of the death of Gen. Grant, and K
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The PhaiIas-sajeIica Trot

NEW YORK, July 24-About 5OO(
people were present at the New York
DrivinT Club track to-day to witness the
great match between the bay stallion
Phallas, owned by j. l. Case, and the
bay gelding Majolica, the property o
Nathan Strauss The day was all that
oOe could wish, and the track looked as
even as billiard table. The betting
was 800 to $50 on Phallas. After lit
tie warming upon the track, Ed. Bith-
ers sat up behind Majolica, while the
veteran driver, John Murphy, took the
reins over Phallas. On the fourth eff
fort they got off splendidly, Phallss taking
the pole and getting eff at an easy rate,
with Majolica running nearly abreast.
On the third turn the track has slight
incline This seemed to give Phallas
additional speed as he fed up the slope,
leaving his competitor to follow him
home, which he did Eve lengths behind.
Tme-2:16
The second heat resulted iu process
sion, not lace, Phallas beating all the
way. Time-2:1S2.
The last heat was repetition of the
second, only that Phallas walked home.
Time-2-263
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A souRcE on aENERAL REGREr.
AT NEW YORK.
Movement 10 Raise Funds for q
National Monument.

New YopK, May 24.-Mayor Grace
to day received the following dispatch
from his private secretary at Mount
McGregor in regard to the offer made by
the city OF place of burial in one of the
parks belonging to the city:
''Eol, Grant instructs me to say that
upon condition that the wish of the gen
eral that a place be reserved beside hin
for Mrs. Grant is observed, he, in behalf
OF the family, definitely accepts, You
are therefore at liberty to take action
upon this information, which is final
The family prefer Central Park.
The mayor to-day appointed com.
mittee of 100 citizens to raise New York
City's share of the expense for the
erection of national monument to Gen
Grant. Among the members of thi,
committee are Samuel j. Tildep, Chester
A. Arthur, Alonzo B. Cornell, Wm. M
Evarts, Oswald 0ttendorfer, Geo. Jones
Thomas l.. james, Edward Cooper
Smith Ely, jr., W. HI. Wickham, Rosco,
Conklipg, Noah Davis, Cornelius n
Bliss, Eugene Kelly, George Bliss
Whitelaw Reid, John Jacob Astor
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adopt resolutions of sympathy with the
family of the dead soldier
The legation will be closed ON the day
of the funeral.
Minister Phelps and Mr.. White, sec
ond secretary of legation, had accepted
invitations to the ball TO be given to-
night by the Prince of Wales, but owing
to the death of Gen. Grant, they have
written letters of regret that they cannot
attend.
The following was sent by the Prince
and Princess of Wales: Accept our
deepest sympathy in the loss sf your dis
tineuished husband. We shall always
look back with qualification at having
had the advantage of knowing him per-
sona'ly.
PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES"
A meeting of Americans was held at
the American Exchange to-day for the
purpose of taking appropriate action on
the death of Gen. Grant. Mr.. Cyrus
W. Field and many other prominent
Americans were present. The meeting,
after listening to several addresses eulo-
CYSTIC of the life of Gem Grant, ad-
journed until II <o'c1ock tomorrow
morning, when deputation will wait on
Minister Phelps and present him with
resolutions setting forth the great loss
America has sustained by the death of
the illustrious soldier, and expressing
the sympathy of Americans in London
with the family of Gen. Graut in the
loss they have sustained.
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ABERDEEN, MISS.
Forty sixth Annual session of the mis-.
stssippi baptist Convention.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPKAL.I

Forty Sixth Annual session of the mis-.
stssiPpi Baptist Convention.
sFECIAL TO THE APPKAL.I
ABERDEEN, July 24.-The Mississippi
Baptist State Convention met at 9:30
O'Clock in its forty sixth annual session,
w: 81. Hardy, of Meridian, president.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by DIR. Dobbs, ofColumbus.
The Committee ON Credentials re-
ported 120 delegates from churches and
associations, besides a large number
from the ladies' aid societies.
DR.. Teasdale and l.. w. Gardner were
received from the Tennessee Baptist
Convention.
George Whitefeld and 9. f. Gregory
were received as representatives, of the
Boards of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention.
On permanent organization the follow
ing officers were elected to serve during
the convention year: w. H. Hardy,
president; F. Sprowles, recording sec
retary; George Coleman, corresponding
secretary; w. L. Ratcliff, treasurer
The president read his address, in
which he presented the very hattering
prospects of the denomination. He also
paid a beautiful tribute to the memory
of the Rev. NJ. P. Lowry, who died
since the last convention. The conven-
tion adjourned at o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met at 4 clock. Cor
responding messengers were appointed
to all bodies with which the convention
correspond.
DIR. Crawford, missionary from China,
was presented to the convention.
The president appointed the various
committees, and none of the standing
committees being ready to report the
convention adjourned to meet at o clock
tomorrow morning
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GEN. GRANTS BOOK.
Mrs Grants Share of the PrOceeds-Its
publication IN Foreign Countries.

publication IN Foreign Countries.
NEW YORK, July 24.-The Sun this
morning says; Mrs. Grants share OF
the proceeds of Gen. Grants book, Per-
SOndL Memoirs of y. s. Grant, will be
between 100000 aud 100000. The
publisher, G. S. Webster, says the guar
antee sales of 205,000 sets of books al
ready made by agents assured her $500,
0O0 Four thousand agents were now
gathering subscriptions, and the number
was soon to be increased to 5000. The
work will be issued in two volumes, to
be published separately, about the first
days of December and March next, re-
spectively. They both will be sold ex-
clusively by subscription. Mr. Webster
sails for Europe on August 1st to ar
range for the publication of the book in
England, France, Germany, Italy and
Austria. Norwegian and Portuguese
publishers have made oyeTtures to pub
Iish the book Mrs Grant will have a
large percentage on the sale of the book
in foreign countries. Mr.. Webster went
to Mount McGregor last Saturday with
the last proofs of the book. Gen. Grant,
in his sick room, heard a man voice at
the door and asked who was there. Mr.,
wen..-~ he was told. oh, that's good,
he said, hes got the JIG. Fropped u
in his chair the general read the proofs
and made change ir the map of the
battle of Champion Hill [Hinds county
Miss. in the Vicksburg campaign. He
wanted Gen. Sherman put in at Bolton
station. Gen. Sherman was not in the
thick of the fight, Gen. Grant explained
to his publisher, but he was marching tc
the battlefield with his troops. The last
thing Gen. Grant did in his book was tt
revise, in the battle of Shiloh, a note il
regard to Gen. Wallace's part. The
change was favorable TO Gen. Wa lace
Last Saturday afternoon, while Mr.
Webster was at Mount MeGregor. Gen
Grant hobbled out of the house onto th'
veranda twice. The second time was a
4 80 o'clock in the afternoon. The all
was quite cool, but he remained half al
hour. He appeared so strong that Mr.
Webster be6eyed he would live unit
fall. Mr. Webster thinks now that Gen
| Grants resolve to finish his book, and 81
provide for his wife, was what kept hin
| alive so long.
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APPEAL SPECIALS.
Present Status I, the Cotton Crop in
the Vicinisy(. Pine Bluff, Ark.
-Flattering Prospects.
F0rty-Sixth Annual Session of the Mis-.
sissippi Baptist Convention
Mt Aberdeen.
Negro Guilty Of Incest with His Daugh.
ter Butchered by Mob Of His
Own Color.
ESPECIAL TO THE ArrEAL.I

Z NASHVILLE, July 4.-A. B. Hoge,
for ten years deputy clerk and master
of the Chancery Court, died this morn
ing suddenly of congestion of the lungs,
at Hurricane Springs. The remains will
be sent to New York, the home of his
parents, for interment
Fanny Templeton, an eighteen-year-
old lass, to- day brought suit for $4,000
damages against Julius Lusky, promi-
nent young Jew merchant, who, she de-
clared, seduced her.
Ara meeting to-day ofthe arrangement
committee of the grand memorial meet
ing Monday night next, at the capital,
Col. kellar, of Memphis, was selected
orator in chief
A mob at Springfield, Robertson
county, went to the jail there Thursday
night to hang negro, William Duncan,
about eighteen years old. who had at
tempted rape upon the person of a young
lady of that vicinity. Duncan, however,
had been brought to Nashville Monday
very secretly by Sheriff Bolts, of Robert
son, and the mob was foiled.
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PINE BLUFF, ARK.
The Condition of the Cotton Crop Supe-
rior 10 Any Previous Year.
ESPECIAL TO THR APPEAL. |

ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.l
PINE BLUFF, ARK, July 24.-Col NJ.
". Tsggart, president Of the Pine Bluff
Cotton Compress Company and cotton
buyer, to morrow will send out the fol-
lowing circular letter to his correspond
ents:
1.-The weather for the month of July
in the valley of the lower Arkansas to
this date, 18th, has been favorable to the
growth and development of cotton. There
was, perhaps, little too much rain dur
ing the first week of this month. Since
then the weather has been hot, dry and
favorable, relieved by opportune showers
on the 21st and 22d. Except an occasional
shower at intervals of two weeks or more,
| the plant will require no more rain, and
the continuance of the average tempera-
ture at this season Of the year is all that
| Is desired. The cotton worm, or his fore
runner has not put in appearance. The
| stands have improved this month. They
| are good. ] he plant is forming and
blooming well and holding its fruit. The
! present Condition of the crop is unpre-
cedented, surpassing the great crop year
| of 1879. The condition Of the crop COM
pared with an average season shows that
1t is much superior to any past year"
David Scugs, negro living near Red
| field, in this county, was charged with
| incest with his daughter, and in default
of bail was lodged in jail. He sued out
a writ of hdbeds corpus before the Cir
cult judge and was discharged. On his
return home one night this week, he was
taken nut by the negroes and carved to
pieees with knives and the most unusual
wounds inflicted on him. He crept away
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Meat Poisoning In nunois.

ASSUMPTION, ILL, July A,-SerAr.,,
cases of meat pois"";- varv .;o;l.r ~
--O-InR, very SlnllaT 10
.nose at Momeuce, occurred here yester-
day Six memhers of the family Of t.
d. Rostens partook Of some meat at
home, which was purchased at provi-
siou store in town, and shortly after eat
ing the meat one OF the chill
dren had severe attack of vomiting,
two others were thrown into convul-
sions, and the remainder of the family
wre taken violently i'll. Expecting to
demonstrate that the meat was all right,
the dealer, to whom it had been re-
turned, had some of it prepared for his
own table. He and several members OF
his family ate of it, and were soon suffer
ing terribly from the effects. In both
cases physicians were speedily called and
succeeded in saving the lives of the vic
tins, who are now eonvalescent.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
another Account.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPKAL


ABERDEEN, July Pa = The Baptist
State Convention met at the courthouse
in this city at II o'clock to-day. Capt.
W. III. Hardy, of Meridian, Miss, was
elected president; Mr.. Sprowles, OF
jackson, was elected secretary, and
George &. Coleman, of Aberdeen, corre-
spending secretary There are nearly
300 DELEGATES in attendance The citi-
zens of Aberdeen, without regard to de-
nominational predictions, have thrown
open their doors to the delegates, and
they have received cordial welcome
The Baptist church being too small for
their meetings and deliberations, the
Rev. o. L. Haley secured the court
house, which is sufficiently large.
The remains of John w. Jamison, who
was killed yesterday morning near Mont.
gomery, Ala, by the cars, arrived this
morning over the Mobile and Ohio rail
road
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FOREST FIRES
In New Jersey Assuming Alarming Pro
pOrfiODs-viIiages Threatened.

CAMDEN, July A.-The Jersey forest
fires are now assuming the most alarming
proportions, and unless heavy rain soon
quenches the flames they will accomplish
the destruction of number of towns aud
small settlements ett.,cmants among the pines of
Camden, Burlington anu Atlantic
counties. They have never before
been known to burn So iiereely, AID
not since 1893 has the country been so
dry and favorable for the spread of the
flames. Yesterday the towns Of Ateo,
Jackson, Sloantown, Waterford, Pestle-
town, Winslow, Weekstown, Harmon
ton, Absecon, and a number of other
small places iu Camden Camden a11 a ...i.n R"rEnst"n
counties, near the Camden and Atlantic
railroad, yere surrounded by brush and
wood fire, and all the inhabitants were
out fighting the flames.
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Raef.x. al BrI~bton Reach

New YoRK, July 24.-The Brighton
Beach Clubhouse had fringe of Grape
on its front to-day, as mark of respect
to Gen. Grants memory, The racing
was marked by long delays at the post
and tremendous winning surprises,
Fira hGce.-Non winners at Brighton
Beach In 1854, three-quarters Of mile,
Starters; Wandering, Montauk. Riddle
koree,, FlorentiIe, Ell Capi!sn. 3ucea,
neer, Frcida, Frolie and Lulu. Erolic
won by length and : aalf. ri Captain
SEC nd, Lulu third. Mutuals on Froiic,
5, str4'eht, paid S445 so, and for a p ace,
sll1 s.. ri Capi'an paid s92 % for a
Place. sss.,1 T'sRswE}S55 me, IN. ,.,m. .,d d;.
tance. Starters: Lizzie Walton, Avalon.
Three Cheers, Mill, r, Mystic, Boranza.
Vibrator, Galley, Bahama, Bill Bird
and Magnum. Avalon won by three
quarters Of lsn4th; Lizzie Walton sec
0na aha Mlier saee. sa,la selling sgii allowances,
seven-eighths OF mile Starters: En-
barge, Hotchamie, Joe Howall, Bart
Warrep, Pioneer, Charlie Lucas, Re-
port, CatiliDe, Sumner, Mineral, May
W., Mollie, Joe c. Guild, Mary Hanil-
ton and Charlie Fiske, Ho chame won
by a scant leueth, Embargn secor d,
Mary Hamlltol third ! he Cal forria
horse, Joe Howell, fnisi Cd se,cn b
under pull. Timl-1:30.
Fourth Rocc-S"lling allowanc :, mile
and one -qusrier StiIt, rs: Ligau, Gsrley
B., Harry Mann, Hot Box, ,I'm Carlisle
Barney Aaron, Baeero aud Frank Mul-
Inns, Liean won by length ard a
quarter; Mullins second, Barney Aaron
third. Time-21l3.
Fifth Race.-All ages, handicap, mile
and one-eighth. Starters Topsey, High
fight, Jennings, Cardinal McCloskey
Barnum, Delilah and John X. Barnum
won by length and one-quarter High
fight second, Cardinal McCloskey third
Time-l:56.
Sirth Race-Handicap steeplechase
full course. Starters: Hart, Willie d.
Tilford, Jack, Quixotte, jester apt
Raven. Tilford won by dozen leagths
Quixotte second, Jack third. Time
5;36s.
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SEDUIING CHILDREN.
An Expose Sim lar TO the s'PaIi Mall
Gazette's'' sn Denmark

CoPENHAGEN, July 24-The Ber1ing-
ske Ttdende and DGgsduen, Conservative
journals, refer to a public scandal in
volving professor in university, presi-
dent of leading scientific society, a
most eminent author of Denmark, sew
eral wealthy merchants and some mem
bers of the magistracy. They are ac-
cused of having criminal intercourse
with young girls. Ten culprits have
been arrested. Two committed suicide
Exposure resulted from an attempt to
extort money, which was resisted.
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HEAVY DAMAGES.
Decision in the Suit of the National
Press Association AgaiHst the
Western Union.

New YORK, July 24-The decision OF
the referee in the case of Jas. FL. Good
sell against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company was filed this morning.
The plaintiff claimed that in June, 1888
the Western Union Company destroyed
the business of the National Press Asso-
citation, of which he was the manager
and owner, by breach of contract.
They had refused to send his
news matter at rates for which
he had contracted with them and on
which he had based his charges to his
customers. This compelled him to
abandon his contract with his customers
and to retire from business. The de-
eision of the referee gives the plaintiff
S220, ,3O6 damages for breach of contract
and $l6,177, with interest from July lst,
1882, for money due Goodsell OH news
service fees collected by the Western
Union Company.
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There were several dozen of the hygien-
iste in council, each with his individual
hobby. Each thought all the others were
wrong. Each was sure that his own
hobby wss the only correct one A gen.
tleman present said he had taken Browns
Iron Bitters for debility and d, speneis.
and, though he didn't want t, make fusr'
about it, he knew the use nt this great
tonic to be better than all tbs .etiors he
had heard sssganeea in the council. Ore
p<sstiral Cure is worth thousand of guesss )
and notions. Thousands Of happy con-
yaiescsnts speak gratefully Of Browns
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tion, and to him applications must be
made by all military organizations that
may desire to take part in the obsequies. y
HIS LAST SIGNATURE.
r The last time Gen. Grant sigued his
name was few days before his death,
when he put it on the back of a check
for $1,000 which he had received frem the
Century Publishing Company four or FIVE
days ago. Everything is quiet in and
around the Grant cottage
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Another Big Lift for the Town All
tempted Rape.

LIE
BIRMINGHAM, July 24.-Dr. Caldwell,
president of the Elyton Land Company,
announces that he has concluded ar
rangements with President Bond by
which the Queen and Crescent railroad
is surely to locate extensive shops here,
Oh gIopnd donated by he.land company
One of the conditions Of the agreement
is that the division headquarters of the
railroad shall be moved here from Chat
tancoga. 1t Is expected ground for the
shops will be broken next week.
In the Mayors Court, this morning. a
! S"" me negro man nameu VIII Wilson
was sent to the City Court for Attempting
TO rape nine-year old girl of his own
color. In default Of $500 he was held in
jail.
President Sibley, of the Warrior Coke
Company, returned to-day from the
mines, where he had been comforting
with the striking miners. He says there
is no settlement in sight. 1t does not
not seem likely that the company will
discharge the bosses to whom the miners
object.
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ExeERIliSNTs have recently been made
with the telephone between Liverpool and
Uxbrioge, q distance of 2o0 miles, and
with the utmost satisfaction. This is the
ionSe,t distance over which experiments
have been made in England, and some
doubts were felt as to the success OF the
experiment. Itployod, however, entirsly
satisfactory, and The officials are lite con-
fident Of being able TO converse ever
double that distance; the voices were not
only audible, blit distinc. There is rea-
son 10 suppose, therefore, lhss the day is
not distant when London, Manchests'
and 6lssgtw v aad other large cities will ne
thus within speaking distance OF each
other, and as America is the country in
which tho telephone MAS irst brought into
practical use, let us hope that it WI no'
be long before Memphis will be able tC
! speak to Cincinnati, St. Louis and
Orleans.
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SPORTING NEWS.
The Great Match Between Phallas and
Majoliea Too One-Sided to Be
Interesting.
Cases Stallion Has a Walk-Over, VIM
ming as He Pleased in Straight
Heats.
Racing at Saratoga and Brighton Beach
-Baseball-Southern League
Batting Average.


NASHVILLE, July 24-The Nashvilles
Knocked Dundon out for five runs to-day
in the first inning of the game with At
lanta. Silch was put in the box, but did
no good. The Nashvilles, by hard hitting,
won the game; score, 10 to =. Voss and
Hellman were the local battery.
The american has prepared from the
records of the secretary of the League
the batting record of every member of
the Southern League to July 1st. Wer-
rick ranks first, Beard second, Sowders
fifth, Alarr sixth, all of Nashville Reddy
Mack, of Macon, third, aud Seigel, of
CHATTANOOGA fourth.
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Adit. Gen Drum arrived on the Mount
ain this evening. He was the bearer of
letter from President Cleveland to Mrs.
Grant, rendering a lot in the Soldiers
Home grounds as burial place for the
dead general if it should meet the views of
the family. la conversation Gen. Drum
said: Il have to-day tran smitted to Gen.
Hancock an order from the Secre-
tary of War directing him to take en-
tire charge of the military arrangements
of Gen. Grants funeral from the present
To the day of burial, and all military Of
any kind here will be under his direc-