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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-16
THOMSON'S Big STEAL.
HIS TOTAL SHORTAGE SOME
THING OVER $4,000.
A Nebraska Bank President Skips 10
Canada With the Funds-The
De Rivera Failure.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July l5.-Mr. Carlos
S. Greeley, the largest stakeholder OF
the Ployident Savings Bank, which
failed yesterday, mak,s the following
statement as to how that event was
brought about: "When the Board OF
Directors counted the cashiers reserve
fund, two weeks ago, preparatory to
declaring their dividend, they found
S40,0 GOO in the bank vault. The night
Waterman informed ne last evening
that Mr.. Thomson entered the bank
building on Saturday, evening at about
1880 O'Clock, and it was then UNI
doubtedly that the cashier salted Sl5.-
OO0 of the fund in bis pockets, end the
or, ate t surprise n me is that he did
not appropriate the rest Of 1t. The
fr.t discovery Of this shortage was
made last Friday by me, and il came
about like this: Mr.. Swain, the acting
president OF the bank, on that day
came to my place Of business and in
formed me that the directors had just
loaned Thomson $500 Oh 100 shares
of the Crystal Plate Glass Ccmpany's
stock, which he had deposited as a
collateral. Now | am a director of
that corporation, aud he'd assisted in
the disbursement Of dividends, and l
was in a position 10 know that Thorn
son did not ho'd 100 ehares CT stock.
Going Immediately to our treasurer,
MI. BJrnes, | had him furnish me a
list OF the s ockholders. In this list
| found that on October 8, 1886, a GER
t fcate numbered 37S, calling for one
share OF the capital stock, had been
issued TO Almond B Thomson. l
called the attention of the Board OF
Directors 10 THU, but Thomson ex-
planned that this other ninety.nine
shares had been transferred TO him
but not yet delivered. He said If the
board wished it he would return the
amount Of the loan on Monday. When
he did not show up Monday my fears
received a subst IGtial acknowledg'
ment of his crookedness. l vert tc
the bank and by means of a micro
scope detected very plainly that the
certificate bad been raised from one
share to 100 shares, and that the date
had also bsen altered. A further ex.
animation Of his books showed thai
bis rsscslity had been going on stree
1888. Since that time he had carried
a fraudulent en'ry on the foreign ex
change account, involving $4,000
His total shortage will doubtless
amount to $4,000. l sgree with the
receiver, however, that the deposition
! will be paid in full, even at the ex
pense Of the 1t ckholders. The banl
will never resume operations.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
TBEUNITED STATES GOLD BASIS
IN PERU.
The Young Emperor OF China Pre-
pairing TO Take Charge
Foreign Notes.

LIMA, Peru, l GALyEsToN, July Is.
In consequence Of the depreciation
and fluctuations Of the silver currency
in circulation in this Republic, it has
been proposed to use the American
gold do!lar IS the basis of all none
tary trans actions, either fiscal or pri-
vate. using the silver dollar at a value
of so cents, gold, for all fractions
under a qua,tAr of an eagle. 1t is
thought that the government will ask
Congress to give the ma ter its con-
sideration.
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Answer ia "A Baptist I'm Regard
20 the University.

10 the hulIOES VI tno hppouA'
TUPELo, Miss, July l4.-"A Bap-
tist,' writing in the APPEAL OF July
18Th, under the caption of mississippi
University; the Interest OF Blp lists in
IT," ETC., complains because there are
not more members of his church on
the Board OF Trnstees and in the Fac
ulty OF the university. He says the
Bsptists in this State number $1,000
and have n trustee, the Methodists
10000 and have five trustees, the Pres
byterians 10000 to 10000 and have
four trustees" and aeks the question /:
ais il a mere accident that the Bsp-
tis's are left cut in the cold when
fAvors are sca,t red" and concludes
by saying: "These are uofortunate &C.
cidents for the Bsptisis" l think l
can answer the question, and show
further that if these are "acCi-
dents" they ere not unfortunate
for the pubic (which is truly the only
question that ought to be considered
in the matter even if they are unfor-
tunate for the Baptists, l have known
the trustees and faculty of the univer-
tity for several years and l don't be-
lieve a einCle member Of either @as
ever chosen with reference to his re-
ligious sentiments. ga. B." can find
very few, if any good men in the State
who know what they are talking about,
who Nill sly that this is true. But
for the sake Of argument admit that
it is true, and there is necessity for a
change. Then, as "a. B." suggests,
shCu'd the different religious denomi-
nations be represented accord
ing 10 numbers? OF course not A;
the criterion for election, on
the contrary, should be education
and intelligence. 1t is an institution
of learning. and how could it be any
thing else? Any fair minded man
will admit this. II this ia true the
Baptist are not lett out in the cold.
About one-tenth Of the trustees and
one-tenth of the faculty are Baptist.
Now GA. B." will find by investigation
that there about fifteen Of the other
denominat ons he mentions, who are
graduated aud CapaCitated to fill pro-
fessorships ia co leges to where there
is one Baptist OF the came kind. In
other words the relationship they sus-
tain 10 each other from an educational
standpoint, is the same as one to fif.
teen. They ara represented in the
trustees and faculty according
to the relationship Of n to
to fifteen now. So according
to this criterion the Baptists
have suffered no injustice; in fact,
they have more than they deserve,
An institution of this kind is for the
general enlightenment OF the youth Of
the country on all subjects, and not
for the purpose OF examining the doc.
times OF any particular church down
them. II "a. B." wants the Young
men Of the country made Baptist, he
had better advise them TO 90 TO Gin.
ton, for l don't think the doctrines o.
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shooting for the queens Prize.

LONDON, July ia bsbbling wind
interfere1 with the efforts Of the
marksmen at Wimbledon yesterday
in the shooting for the Queens prize
at 200 and 500 yards. The Canadian
competitors, out Of a possible teventy
points, scored as follows: Russell, 81;
Armstrong, go; Bell, IS. The highest
score was GO. In the shooting with
revolvers, each man firing six shots at
twenty yards, Blair and Wilson, Cana
diane, scored respectively "a and SO
points. Glendowny, a member OF a
Welsh regiment, scored 81 points.
The Canadians were fairly tucc aesful.
winning minor money prizes, and
they are improving daily.
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The London CHESS tournament.

LONDON, July 15.-The third round
of the chess congress vas won by
Burn from Schlopp. Mckenzie beat
Hanbam, Lsubenhaus beat Blackburn
Gunsberg beat Mortimer and Zuker'
tort beat Pollock. The game between
Bird and Mason was drawn. Lip
schwutz did not play. So far in the
present tournament Mckenzie and
Guusberg have q games each to their
credit. Schlopp, Burn and L1uben'
haus 2 each, Pollock IL Lipschwutz
Blackburn, Macon and Zukertort /
each, and Bird, Silu, Mortimer and
Hanhsm none.
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CHICAGO, July 15.-The jury in the
$4,000 libel suit OF Miss Minnie Papen
against the Chicsgo Daily News Com
pauy returned into Judge Rogers's
court at 10 O'Clock this morning and
announced that they were unable to
agree upon a verdict. The jury were
then discharged. One Of them states
that they stood eleven to one in favor
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Elections In Mexico.

CRY OF MEXICO, VIA GALVESTON,
July l5.- The Congressional elections
have resulted in a large majority for
the government. They passed of
quietly in all paris Of the Republic.
This French fet s here yesterday in
commemoration OF the fall of the Bas-
tile we're very brilliant and succet sful.
They concluded with a grand ball at
the National Thea'ei.
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Extending The Gables.

MONTREAL. July l5.-Mr. Sanford
Fleming, q. f, who is now in Eng
land, will, it i, reported, confer with
the Imperial Government and Aus
ITALIAN agents in connection with the
establishment Of C BILE communication
between Canada, Japan and Aus.
tralia.
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Memorial Chapel to the Late King
Ludwig.

MUNICH, July lb.-The Queen Dow
sger Marie has ordered the construc-
ton, a. her own expense, of a me-
mortal chapel on the bank OF Lake
Starnberg, at the place where the
bodies Of her son, King Ludwig, and
DR., Won Guden we're found.
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The Young Emperor kwapg Pre-
uaring 10 IAhe Charge.

LONDON, July l5.-Advices from
Pekin state that orde s have been
given to the Ministers and the Board
Of Astronomy to select an suspicious
dsy in tbs frat month OF the next
Chinese year for the assumption of
the sovernms mt Of China by the young
Emperor lKwang Su.
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New Steamship Line Between Ger
many and Australia,

BERLIN, July l5.-The steamship
Salier, Of the North German.L lloyd
Line, has left Bremen for Australia on
the initial trip Of the new line be.
tween Germany and Australia.
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H%andIda1e Tor the Vacant Chair
of English.
m n n1s.--- ~ A-unI.
To the Editors of the Appeal:

Mr.. 7. D. Marshall, a young lawyer
OF Jackson, Miss is q candidate for
the vacant chair OF English at the
State University. He is one OF the
most brilliant and scholarly men in
Mississippi. He was poet OF the
Alumni Association Of the Stats Uni
versity in 1888, and this yesr was an,
nual orator there. He is a noted
lee a talented poet and an accom-
plished linguis'. He is n OF the
hest literary scholars in the South, and
his election would be a good move.
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An Engii.h Banh In Madagascar.

LONDON, July l5.--Madagascar has
granted an Euglish company a charter
to establish a royal bank with power
to C in money and to issue bsnbnotes.
The bank will have q capital OF g.
000 600.
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Of returning a verdict holding the de.
iendsnts no. guilty OF libelbut that the
twelfth mar stood out for a verdict Of
oue cent for the plaintiff. To this the
otht rs c.uld not be induced to agree.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-16

HAVANA, July l5.-Advices from
Porte au Prince say that General
Louis Etienns Felicite Salomon was,
on the 30lh ultimo, reelected Prssi.
dent of Hayti, for another term OF
sever years, dating from May 18th.
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DIR. ID. 8. JOHNSON'S
PRIVATE
MEDICAL DlSPENSARY,
No. II Jenfefs son Street.
between Main and 'FRONT.' MEMPHIS.
Established in 1860. 20

(Dotween Main and 'FRONT.' MEMPHIS.
Established In 1850. 10
I lR. ROBINSON Is acknowledged by all par
L. ties Interested as by far the m ost suo-
cessful physician in the t~reRtmeptof private
or secret diseases. Quick, perm anSnt cures
guaranteed In every case, male OF female.
Recent cases Of donorrhea. and Syphilis
cured In a few days without the use Of mer-
business, Secondary Syphilis, the last ves-
tigo sradlcatsd without tho use Of mercury.
Involuntary loss Of semen stopped In short Q
time. Sufferers from impotency'of loss. OF
sexual powers rcstor oto, free yig9T In q few
weeks. Victims Of 8 e-abuue and excessive
yenory, suffering from spermRtorrhoa and
loss Of physical and mental power, speedily
and permanently cured. Particular atten=
ton paid TO the Diseases Of Women, and
cures guaranteed. Piles and old sores cured
without tho use Of oaustio or the knife, All
consultations strictly confidential. Modi-
cinos sent by express 70 all parts Of the
country.
pU-Workingmoa cured At half the usual
rates. 0lioe hours from (. o'clock a.m.to y
o'clock pm. u. 8. JOHNSON, MD.
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A Valuable Patent.

Dancy's (HOrse) Corn and Pea Plan
tCt.
HAVING perfected my invention, l wish
IL q nlaoo il before the public, especially
manufacturers As a Corn, Planter, ~ Is 4
the sood accurately, uniniured, and ooverd
tho same, thereby ono man performing the
work of three. Thsg have been used IN
this section for over q dozen years with per
ioct satisfaction. Gan give responsible testi'
monials, Address
JOHN ii. DANCY, D~ancyville,
HAYWOOD county, TonFs
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Henvv FaIIurei I'M Teuas.

GALVESTON, TEX, July ia
special to the NeWs says: H.. Spohn d
Co., merchants and ranchers, of En-
nal, Tex, have made an assign
ment. Liabilities, $4,000; assets,
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BELFAST, July 10 with the excsp.
ton OF the occasional occurrence OF
isolated lows, the city is politically
quiet.
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CT SALE
-0F-
REAL ESTATE

No. BOl9, r. D.-Chancory Court Of Shelby
eouuty.-State Of Tennessee, etc., vs.. Sa-
ran Armstrong OF al.
DY virtue OF an interlocutory decree for
p sale, entered ip the aboypc cause on tns
/ will sell, NJ public auction, 10 the high
est bidder, in front o the Clerk and Mas
ter's office, courthouse OF Shelby county,
Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday, August z, ISse,
within lepa, hours, the following described
property, situated in shelby county. Ten
nessee, to-wit: Acertain lot begtnnlng az 9
stake on the west side Of Ninth street no
feet north Of tho north side Of CarclinA
street; thence west and parallel with Care
lima street 1879 feet 10 a stake; thence north
25 feet 10 an alley; thence east lbls4 feet 70
west side OF Ninth street; thence south "
feet TO the beginning.
Terms OF sRle-0n a credit Of six months |
note with security requiredi lien retained
retemption barred. This July 8, 1886.
y, /. MCDOWELL, Clerk and Master.
By H.F. WALSH, Deputy Clerk and masserI
Il. IL. q q, W. Heiskell and John john
ston, Solicitors.
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VIII visit the Edinburgh ExpOsi-
ton.

LONDON, July 15-The Queen will
visit the E1inbuIgh Exposition August
18th
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The De Rivera Failure.


NEW YORK, July 15.-J. de Rivera,
formerly head OF the sugar firm OF j.
de Rivera & Co which recently tus
pended, and father of H, @, de Rivera,
the present senior member OF the firm,
has written the following letter to Mr..
Olcott, formerly a torney for his son.
The letter is dated:
NEW YORK, July 18Th.
1 am go stricken down by the events
connected with the failure OF the firm
established by me and so many years
a part OF my daily life, that l do not
feel equal TO a longer stay here, and l
will return to my home in South Bass
Island, O., near the vii age OF Putin
Bay, and hence l write my message to
the creditors of my sons firm, who
hold notes to which l have put my
name, t. help my son and as an ac-
commodalion to his firm. l have no
! other claims against me except for a
few trihtpg sums. My properly con-
| sists OF lands in Ohio and Florida, the
| former under my own personal
| superintendent, and consisting OF
vineyards, orchards aud woodlands.
l have aleo some untollected
| claims. All that l now own aud pos
SEES, you can assure those holding
notes with my name on, is at their
disposal, to be divided smorg them
pro rata. As to the realizing Of the
property in Ohio, the greater value, in
my opinion, will be obtained by nurs-
ing il carefully, and not by selling it
outright, which would be disastrous
Should the first plan be carried OUT
il my belief that the dearest hope left
to me in life that my property will fully
and amply suffice to lover the claims Of
every person holding a scrap Of paper
with my promise to pay. Be kind
enough to deliver this message in my
name and, thanking you in advance,
| remain very truly yours,
j. DE RIVERA.
Mr.. 0lcott says in relation to the alb
fer ce Of H, G. de Rivera: II can only
account for his departure by supposing
he is insane. Certainly there is no
other reason that l can think Of. His
assets are amply sufficient to cover all
his indebtedness, and his father is
both able and willing to pay all the
notes that he has Endorsed for the
firm,
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EDUCATIONAL.
Clara Conway Institute.
WILL REOPEN
Monday, October A, 1885.
Enrolment Last Term, 8ss.

A SCHOOL for the development Of yiEor-
n Gus, Thoughtful, noble ~womanhood.
This result is reached by breadth and
thoroughness of instruction and the awaken
and commodious boarding department has
Just been completed.
The department Of dress making and mill
linery is added for the first time.
In the absence Of the Principal, Who. Is in
Europe fl the ummer, catalogues Will DO
furni,hed on application TO Mrs. Il; p. Nor.
ton, 22l Adams street, or they will be found
at amy Of tho city book stores.
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NIvIG. MECHANICAL and MINING
~ ENGIN EkHtING Rt the Rensselaer,
Poly technic Institute, Troy, N. Y.
Tho Oldest engineering school in America.
Next term begins September 18th. Tho Reg
istor for 1886 contains u list OF tho graduates
for tho past 81 ysars, with their positions;
also, course Of study, requirements, ex-
penses. etc. Candidates from n distance, or
those living In distant States, BY special OK
aminations at their homes, or at such schools
ms they may be attending, may determine
Troy For register and full information, ad-
dress DAVID NJ. AREENE, Director:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-23
FOR HIGH LICENSE.
Prominent Republicans Pitch Into
the Liauer Traffic Heavily.

Promfnent Republicans Pitch Into
the Liquer Traffic Heavily.
The Republicans announced high
license meeting at the armorY last night,
and flooded the city with dodgers, urging
the brethren to attend. The result was a
good audience and some good speeches,
preluded by some good music by the col
ored band. Bishop ireland was the cen
trail figure and made speech of over an
hour. in which he poured hot-shot into in
temperance. He scored the liquor traffic.
in general, and the saloons, breweries and
distilleries in particular, and drew very
eloquent picture of the misery caused by
intemperance. He touched on politics
slightly. saying both parties were ascending
the hill. but he severely raked the
Republicans who failed to pass high
license law in the last legislature. At this
juncture there was considerable nudging of
elbows in the audience which knew who
the Republicans we're who voted against the
bill. Bishop Ireland said he expected to
see high license bill pass the next legisla-
ture and become law. Rev. James Nc
Golrick followed with an address of much
the same tenor, paying his respects, by in
timation, to somebody who favored free
whisky, and saying they ought to suffer
political humiliation. President North
rop. of the university, made short but
pleasing address, in which he paid a grace
full tribute to Bishop Ireland's elequence.
George A. Bracket. j. j. Smith, Doc Col
Inns, G. "a. Petit and several other proni-
nent Republicans occupied seats on the
stage, but did not add their elOqueacs. The
Republican managers who worked up the
meeting were vastly pleased with the re-
suits.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-23
PR city ONDE
who CaPturod Policeman ALIENS
Susceptible Meart--Furthsr Par
IirukzrS.

S0ScspnDio ezs&Et-.E u1thoH TUT
tiCukRrs-
1t is stated that the woman with whom
Policeman Allen eloped, or rather sloped, is
Mrs. DeVoe, the clairyoyant who recently
had rooms on Nicollet avenue. Her hus-
band, it will DO remembered, went insane
about year ago and was sent to an aSy-
lum She is petite in stature, Is about 20
years OF aga and has wealth OF blonde
hair aud soulful blue eyes. while James is
six feet tall. is At least 90 years old and has
the rheumatism very bad. Under these cir
cumStances their infatuation is rather re-
markable. 1t is stated also that Allen had
quite a penchant for the fair sex LII
spite of his age and physical lnhrmtloS.
and about q year ago was caughtln
woman's room on Nicollet avenue by cx-
Sergt. Kirkham, who WAS making one of
his famous step-ladder excursions. The
case was reported to Mayor Pillseury, but
it will be rem smbered that the police invss-
tigaton was then in progress. and the
mayer thought this additional bit OF scan
dial about the force would be too much fer
the patience of the public so the matter
was hushed up and the gay copper was
allowed to stay on his beat. Those who
are acquainted with his affairs say he has
not provided for his wife as gen.
erously as appeared upon first sight.
for although he gave her deed
to their home, he first took the precaution
to mortgage it for $1,000, nearly its full
value. Inquiries at police headquarters
show that his name was stricken from the
police roll several weeks ago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-23
MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS.
The Backbone of the Strike Broken anu
the Men to Go Back to
Work Soon.
Leading Democrats of the CITY Present
Campaign Issues to Enthusl-
astio Audiences.
The Discovery Made That
Aliens Inamorata Is
Mrs. De Voc.
Openips of the Work OF the outh's
Mutual Improvement AS
ISOLATION.


The strike of the switchmen in the rail-
Dad wards at Minneapolis. which has been
N progress tor ten days past, is virtually at
an end. although no formal action has been
aiken 50 declaring. 1t was quite apparent
from the action OF the men yesterday, that
the backbone of the strike has been broken.
Ii is safe TO say that by Monday,
at the latest. the men VIII
90 back TO their places at former wages.
Another meeting is to be held this morning.
but it is not likely that it will change the
aspect of the situation. Yesterday four
teen men went back to the Minneapolis "
St. Louis eighteen TO the Milwaukee and
few to the Northern Pacific. The Mani
toha Omaha and Minnesota Transfer men,
however, hug out. AT the MInneap-
oils Eastern three went back to
the railroads will be remains to be
seen. The Omaha men were yesterday
informed that they would be received IL
they came back by Monday. and this may
be taken perhaps as an indication OF what
the other roads will do. although eXcep-
lions may be made as to men who are re-
garded as leaders of the strike Word was
last night sent to the Switchmen at st. Paul
they CUuiQ 20 OdSA " WYNN
railroads are disposed TO treat the men
amicably it is probable that the great
freight gorge that has extended from the
Twin Cities along the various lines VIII De
moved in few days. and the freight traffic
will be generally resumed.
THE MILLS.
The following mills were started up yes
terday: The Cataract. Crown Roller, Co.
lumbia, Dakota. Galaxy. Holly. Pillsbury
a and b. Northwestern, Palisade, Hum
boldt, Phoenix. St. Anthony, Minneapolis.
Petit, WaShburn B aud c. The combined
daily capacity of the seventeen mills
amounts to "a, 325 barrels per day. and the
output for the day was about %. 0oe barrels.
While the mills are grinding the complaint
is made that they are unable to tll orders
because Of the blockade at the Minnesota
Transfer.
THE WORK OF HOODLUMS.
Stones were thrown at brakemen on the
Minneapolis & St. Louis cars yesterday
morning as they passed under bridges at
First and Second streets. The police were
summoned and traced up the annoyance to
some hoodlums who quickly scattered at
the approach of the blue-coatS.