The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-05
The CONFEDERATE DEBT
JUDGE FULLERTON's ARGUMENT
IN FAVOR OF 1T
Payment by the Federal Govern
ment-A Curious Claim-SOuth-
ern Postal Changes
LsrEo1AL TO TEE APPEAL

ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Jadge Full
lerton of New York appeaFd before
the House Committee on War Claims
to-day and made an elabTats argu-
ment in favor of the government as
Stunning tia debts of tue Confederate
States. While admitting that the
States are prohibited from paying
these debts, he held that it was emil
nently just and proper thai the gov
eminent should pay off the Conied-
crate bonds. 1t is undertood that
Judge Fullerton represents ihe foreign
holders of Confederate bone and GER
tain persors in New YoIkwho have
collected them for speculation.
VERY CURIOUS CLAIM
on the government has been received
at the 1rei sury Department. 1t is a
certificate of indebtsdns So # the gov
eminent 10 John YESTERDAY OF Phils-
delphia to the amou t Of $l7 1890,
dated February IA, 1888, signed by
joseph Mouse, register, and bearing
interest at 6 per cent. from December
20, 1881. The ceTificsle was for
warded for psymen. by H. A. Cham
bers of Philadelphia, who ststes that
the paper is believed to have been lost
many years before Yesterdays death,
and was but recently found. Al
though the certificate isfor $40 1890,
the Interest will amount 10 $40 20,
naking the whole clam 1927 rs.
Fms. Oompiro' Ter Durham is employed
in investigating the matter to see if
the clsim is valid, and if f)urd go the
amount of Indebtedness will be paid
to the legitimate heirs of John Yes
terday if they can be found.
THE VOTE ON THE oLEoMARGARINE BILL.
The following is the analysis OF the
voc on the oleomargarine bill:
Tennessee-For: Pettibone, Rich
ardson, Ca dwell, Ballentine. Against:
Neal, Houk, McMil in, ]. M. Taylor,
Zachariah Taylor, 6 ass.
Alabama-For: Wheeler, Forney.
Against: OATES, Jones, Herbert, Da-
wilson. Martin; Sadler not voting,
The Arkansas delegation voted SOL
idly against the bill, except Rogers,
who did not vote all
The Mississippi congressman voted
for the bill, except Catchinga and Van
Eaton, who voted against 1t.
SENATOR JONES OF ARKANSAS
hes introduced bill in the Senate to
provide for holding tennis in the Cir
cult and District Courts for the East
ern Judicial District of Arkans twice
each year a. the city oil Texarkana, to
be known as the Texa kama division
of said dis riot An addito nal deputy
clerk so is provided FIR, with an office
at Texarkana.
CAPT. B. F. JONES,
travelling correspondent Of the STATE
Ledger, aud Sergeant at AIMS OF the
Mississippi Senate, is in the city with
his wife. They are on their bridal
tour.
MRS. JONAS,
wife of ex-senator Jonas, OF New Or
leans, now Collector Of tat port, is
visit ng her daughter. MsSs Rosebud
Jonas, who is recovering from the &C
cident which recently befell her while
driving in New Orleans.
SOUTHERN POSTAL CHANGES.
New offices and new postmasters -
Lodrick M. Gozeg, Joy, Hot springs
county, Ark; Walter H. White,
Mosstown, Hlnds county, Miss. VIM.
II. Murry, Murphy, Tate county, Miss, !;
VIM. f. Newton, Grafton, Henry
county, Ala Dosier T. Sutton, Val
ley, Hot Springs, county, Ark.
Fourth class postmasters commits
sioned-Ephraim G. Barker, Bells
Mills, Ala; Jno. 7. Sweat, Blues
Point, Ark. Robert l. Fink, Aquilla,
Ark. Moses @. Gresham, Pearson,
Ark, Robert L. Harmon, Barker ;
Benjamin. B. McCrary, Bloomingdale,
Tenn. VIM. A, Laue, Brick Mills,
Tenn. P. Holton, Jester, Tenn. 4;
Robert X. Cope, Lee Valley, Tenn. /;
Thos. Young, Caruthers, Tenn. Thos.
H. Lanham, Commerce, Tenn.
Ferryville, St. Clair county, Ala,
name changed 20 Seldom.
p, stoffice discontinued Watkins
Mill, Haywood county, Tenn, mail to
Eurekaton; Paroquet, Independence
county, Ark, mail to Newark.
Mail messenger service Established
Tennessee: LarSins, Dickson county,
from Nashville and Tuscaloosa rail
road for ali service required.
Star service changes - Alabama:
Pine Apple to Buena Vista, from July
LIST, increase service to two trips a
week Jasper to Cordova, from July
1st, curtail services to end at Hewitt,
emitting Cordova, dec e sing distance
four miles and a half. Arkansas:
Gainesville to Tlmanville, from July
1st, reduce service to twice a week.
Mississippi: Conway to Edinblrgh,
from July LIST, extend service to end at
at Laurel Hill, Neshoba county, in
ereasing distance FIVE miles; Moss
Point to Lesksville, from July st, en-
brace supply of Escatawpa, Jackson
county, next after Moss Poiut, increas-
ing distance one mile; Sunrise to
Lehr,on, from July LIST, curtai service
to end at Jones Bayou, emitting
Lehrton, d. creasing distance ten
mi es.
Star service at Carthage aud Wat
kinsvile, Miss, discontinued after
June 30th.
ARRIVALS.
H. d. Grinnel, Knoxville; Thos. G.
Looney, Memphis; J J. Kinds, Bir-
mingh am, Ala; Claude P. Lewis,
Lewisburg, Tenn; D. Scroll, Miss :
]. A. Dickey, Bristol, Tenn; W. ID.
Westcott, Montgomery, Ala; F. A.
McGonar, Memphis; B. W. Ewing
Tenn; Maggie Houck, Memphis
Samuel g. Jones, jr, Montgomery,
Ala.
THE INDIANS.
Nha CoDdtttou of the VarfOus Tribes