The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A MISSISSIPPI WOMAN GUILTY
OF ARSON.
The Government Departments Con
dacted on Trust While Waiting
for the Appropriations.
lnrrn1Lr 70 TIE AprELL.i

WAsHINGToN, July Miss Mary j,
Mcbride, form rly Of Jackson, Mist,
and a clerk IN he Ptnsion Offs, has
been arrested h re for sitting fire TO
her house yesterday On Eleventh
she >. A corr ssiln by her colorsd
eeIv md a. = 'plite leaves no
doubi u heoEg the Her object was to
destroy the housG and tu nlture and
scure the insurance on the latter.
icFarland, tne colored Porter, stated
that be had been in Miss McBride's
employ for long time, and came
here Ith her from Mississippi.
Eff nts were maJe by Mi S
IcBride's friends to effect her
atase, hu they were unava ling.
he charge Of arson Yves placed sgainst
iiss Mob i1e and Near aud, and
T~s. E j. Md eton, who owns the
petty, was made TIE complainant,
i:s Mcbride would not talk about
he matter. The property is valued at
1900, and j; is damsged to the ex-
.ent of $1,000. Mr. FerfiF, border,
ott all OF his p opelty 81 d clothes, rs
also the clothe Of bis hid en-, in the
ire. Tie police say they lave
'trong ease Of a son against the pris-
oners. They also allege that Mis- Nc
Biiie has q pol record TIA is no! to
her tr dit
CONDUCTED ON TRUST.
The government departments are
being cor Quoted en- tIu,t ,oday, the
apprJp iaGo0s fer the last fiscal year
having bacone il cooperative and the
new ones not having gone into effect.
Work in the navy yard and necessary
work elsewhere u d annual sppro-
prialions ia suspended in co 1soq leDcs,
but no embarrassment results to the
departmental SERVES in Washington.
SECRETARY LAMAR AND THE CARDINAL
At the srchiepiscopal Iesidepce in
Baltimore yeSiei day Mr.. A. Leo Knott
introduced Secretary OF the Interior
Lamar to CardiGal Gibbons aud many
of the Cardinals guess. Mr.. Lamsr
was greatly pleas d with Archbishop
Ryan's sermon,
HENRY BAKER, OF MISSISSIPPI,
has heen promoted from third assist.
ant to second ast issant examiner in
the PatSnt Office, with a salary of
$1,000.
SURGEON RICHARD S v.CKERY, U. 8. A.,
has been assigned to duty as surgeon
in charge Of the Army and Navy
Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark.
SOUTHERN POSTAL POINTS.
New Offices - Charles ]. Tueit,
Huett, Tallapo]sa c,uuty, Als.; Jas.
M. Wright, WinoDa, Morgan county,
Ala; bailey M. lhonss, Bucklen,
ST. FIaSsV isxaoanty, Ark; David A
Dodd, Ke,t, Grant county, Ark, Jos.
A. Sossanan, Long Uresk, Ferry
couutv, AK; James ]. O'Neill, Shoo-
ton, Bullock county, Ala; John H
Garrett, Yum Yum, Fayetie county,
Tenn.
ORsilroad Service Changes -Mississip-
pill Route 1909, MEMPHIS to New Or
jeans, from July l, 1886, embraces
Hohspsclus Ascer sion parish, Louis
lana, on this route between Offices Of
L2ue and Burnsidee.
Fourth Glass P stmssters Commits
sioned-Richard r. H nl4y, Tallade-
O., Ala. Rict ard H lines, NstChs z,
Miss; Wilism Fsezell, Cade's Cove,
Tenn; John / Tippeg, L gate, Tenn
Thomas P Eddins, Tptcn, Tenn.
0barles M. Kee, Jacks Ciesk, Tesn.
w I. Hobbs, Pfumarville, AK. Sallie
z Brennan, N wpoit, Miss.
Star Service E abli.be1-Alabama:
Clintonville to Eatsrpriss Mills aud
back, twice week, by a schedule of
departures and arrivals satisfactory to
the department, not to exceed four
hours and half each way, from July
10th.
Stsr Service Changes - Alabama:
Inverness TO China Grove, from July
LIST curail service to end at Mount |
Hilliard, omittirg China Grove, de-
creasing distance six miles. Arsan-
SEES: Brcoklay d to Finch, from July
LIST, omit Gubertown one way, and
embrace Greensboougl one way,
Dswit. 10 Gu dmau, ftom July
LIST, for change of ste OF
Pra 'rieville, inrrea distances che
II lie. Goldman to Bayou Metoe, from
July lst for change Of sits of HyDum,
increase Olb'duCo Two m'leS NatuIdl
Dam to Arkloe, from July LIST curtaIl
service 10 end at UnioDtJwn emitting
Arkloe, dec easing distance five miles.
Spadria tn DAnville, from July 1st for
change of cite of Sosdris, decrease d g.
tance one-hal' m lie OF six times week
service. Hot Springs to Mount Ids,
from july lst, embrace Bear between
Y eaver Light and Crystal Springs,
'ncressing distance four miles, Nal
'Arn to Point Cedar, from July 1st, for
20 supply Ct Sand rs, increase dis. |
ancs two miles. Tecnsssee: Lexing-
on to Perryville, from July /, for
upply Of flee at Sulphur Springs, |
increase di lance enc uile. Alsbsml:
Mount Pleaas, {, Ner), frnm July l,
ex' end se1vie' by Honter's Mill TO |
end at Perdu Hill, easing distance
eleven miles; also, ON ame ds e, in-
crease service az xteuded to two trips |
i week Columbia 10 Meas Lsnding.
Florida: Embrace supply Of Crosby, |
Henry county, next at or Gordon,
without change of sta ce.
Steamboat s rvice Changes
kansas: Memphis, Tenn, to Elmot,
Ark, from July /, increase servicA
to sthree stimes week and eft md |
same from Elmot, Ark, to emb, ace
and end at Gold Dust, Tenn, increas-