Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-11-26
SPECULATION
At Washington Over the Probable Sue
cess0r Of Hendricks as President
Of the Senate.
Both Logan and Edmunds Mentioned
for the Place-RumOrs that q
Extra Session Of
Congress VIII Be Called at Once-Ran-
dali and Observation-Disclosures
for House Offices.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.

ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.I
WASHINGTON, November %. - Much
speculation is INDUCED in tonight over
the probable successor to Hendricks as
president of the Senate. Few Senators
are in town, and but little reliable infor-
nation can be obtained. Some think Ed
munds will be president. Others Logan.
The latter has strong supporters, but Ed
munds has had service in that office. 1t is
also rumored that Cleveland will call an
extra session at once. The situation is
anomalous, as there is no Vice. President
and president of the Senate or Speaker of
the House.
MR.. P. BUTTON,
Of New York has announced himself as a
candidate for Sergeant-at-Arms. He was
formerly associate editor Of the Chicago
Times. and has since held many important
positions of trust. He was the faithful
friend Of Stephen A. Douglas, and is
strongly Endorsed by prominent Demo-
Gratis n many leading newspapers.
DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssMEN
Who covet chairmanships are besieging Mr..
Carlisle personally and by letter. He is
busy constructing the committee, and hnds
it difficult work. There will be twenty
seven new chairmen, as this number failed
of reelection.
called on Carlisle to-day and discussed the
proposition to change the rules. The lat
ter expressed himself strongly in favor Of
a change, as ne believes a majority
favor it. Randall seemed disappointed,
but got no consolation.
DANIEL FEEDER
Of Pennsylvania is the latest candidate for
door-keeper. His support will not affect
Donelson, who certainly is the coming
man.
MRS. CHARLOTTE SMITH,,
president OF the Women's Industrial
League, has issued q proclamation order
ing the Chinese Minister and his embassy
and all Chinese out Of this country. 1t is
also ordered that no women wear any
Chinese silk or use Chinese tea.
HOG CHOLERA.
"Hog cholera is raging worse this year
than since 1875" said Judge Cowing of
the Bureau Of Animal Industry, looking
up from the cholera statistics or which he
was at work when your correspondent
will greatly exceed that of 1884. The an
nual loss throughout tina country for the
last few years has ranged between 10000 :
600 and 100000 hogs. 1t is, OF course,
impossible to give anything like exact
figures yet for this year, but the loss will
be between 10000, 900 and 100000 ami
mails"
rs the disease general this year,
Judge?"
Yes; it is to be found in almost every
county in the country, though it RACES
| worst, of course, in the West, where hog
raising is an important industry"
"What measures are you taking to learn
the extent of tho disease and the loss?"
eve have about $500 correspondents in
different parts of the country. About the
LIST Of December we shall send out circu-
! lars to each Of them, asking for tull statis'
! tics regarding the cholera"
"What measures are being taken by the
| government to counterfeit the disease ?"
NO remedy hes yet been discovered
! hat can be relied upon. What seems to
help in one locality appears to increase
| The fatality in another. Like many other
| diseases, hog cholera cannot be cpred
| The effort must be to prevent it. DR.. ID
| Z. Salmon, chief of the bureau, is con.
| Quoting a series OF experiments for the
| double purpose Of discovering first, The
| nature and causes of the disease, and
| secondly, come means of preventing it."
The experiments are similar to those O.
Pseteur and Koch in Europe, their purpose
| being to discover how to prevent hog chol
sra BY vaccination. The experiments sT'
4 being performed not only upon pigs, bu
upon other animals. The tests are ex
pected to establish the fact that the dis
ease can be transmisted by other animal
beeides hogs, though the results are no
yet settled definitely enough to wsrran
publication.
There is good ground for believing tina
by next year DR.. Salmon's experiment
will result in developing a method b,
which the disease can be prevented q
surely ss smallpox is o prevented, an
by similar means. The hog must be vac
cinated with a virus which will cause
mild form Ct the cholera, like the sicknes
which follows vaccination to prevent smal
pox.
When the method Of incubation
fully established the government will full
uish the virus in such quantities and a
such places that hog-rsisers all over tn
country can procure it."
The hog cholera bacteria are very insie
nificant- locking little creatures under tn
microscope, being jeIly.like masses, onl
about ACKNOWLEDGMENT of a
inch in diameter.
Statistics from forty-six counties in M
braska give the following results: Th
total number of hogs was 1908, $50, tb
the number affected by cholera $50, 4e;
the number that died of cholera $50, 921
valued at S2,4I5,7 us.
Raine, United States Consul General g
Berlin, reports that the German govern
ment has again prohibited the imports
ton CT hogs from Russia and Auetri.
Hungary. Numerous hogs imported, " say
the report, "were suffering from diseases {
the mouth and feet, and had to be killed
prevent contagion. 1t is known that th
hog disease is spreading upon the PENN
sula Balkan and in Italy, and the Pru
sian Minister of Agriculture has ordere
that in future nj hogs shall be allowed
cross the boundary from any country III
lees a satisfactory certificate is produced.
SOUTHERN POSTAL CHANGES.
Postoffices discontinued in Alabama
-Bashi, Clark county, mail to Glover
Besirdburgh, Calhoun county, mail
PeGk's Hill; Bell Factory, Madison count,
mail 20 HAYS Store; Boston, Talladee
county, mail to Lincoln; Goodson, Al
tauga county, mail to Kingston; Lisbol
Etowah county, mail to Greenwood; Nui
Chambers county, mail to Boswortt
Sohaubel. Saint Clair county, mail
Moody; University, Henry county, ma
30 Dothen.
ARRIVALS To-DAY
j. w. Hamilton, Knoxville, and Juds
4 I A E1o., N-sEL