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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-27
THE WOMEN,S EXCHANGE.
Committees Appointed 10 Supervise
the "French Market"

It is the purpose OF the managers Of
the Women's Exchange, assisted by
their friends, to hold a "French Mar
ket" at their rooms, beginning Tues.
day, November I'd. The visitor will
there find stalls filed with all
kinds of articles, b tn useful and or
namentsl, that are u u4lly found in a
Ffeucs market. Theee stalls will be
presided over by some of our most ele-
CANT matrous, ssss!ed by charming
ma,dens. The housekeeper can there
find everything necessary f)rthe most
elaborate dinner, from a well dressed
turkey or fne roast of beef, TO a pot of
golden butter or delicate pastry.
At meeting held yesterday morn
ing a"9o6 Second street, the following
ladies were appointed:
Stall No. l, Bdkery-Mrs. S. Mans.
field, chairman; Ms. Msthes, Mrs. Y.
N. Estes, Mrs. Hugh Martin, Misses
Carrie Grcsgenoy, Corinne Mensfeld,
Annie Mansfield, Mamie Savage,
Coidele Mashee, Vireie Cssh, Rowena
Heiskell, Addie May Gale.
Stall No. 2, Meals and Vegetables.-
MIS-. Halle Simpson, Chairman; Mrs.
VI. I. Williamson, Mrs j. q. Nc
Davi,t, Mis-. I. j. Latham, Mrs. III. S.
King, Mics Helen King.
Stall 3, Groceries. Mo. L. s. Ham
mond, chairman; MIS-. Henry Martin,
MS Hoskins and others.
Stall 4, Dairy. Mrs. Phipps Miller,
chairman; Mra. +. r. Anderson,
Mrs. Nick Williams, Miss Madge
Bruce, Miss Ida Bruce.
Sal 5, Paper. ---Mre. F. M. Nelson,
chairman; MIS- Sam Watson, Mrs
lipscomb, Mrs. R. D. Freyser, Mrs.
Fred Fowler, Mrs. jack Doyle, Misses
DAY, MauTy, Poston and Adams.
Sail 6, Fruits and FloWerS.-Mrs. j.
w. Fails, chairman; NJ IS J. B Emery,
Mrs. Sam McOalum, Mrs. Maclaren,
Mrs Aston, Mira. r. F. Patterson,
MIS-. Howells, Misses Minnie Lse
Fellg, Cara Dinn, Bessie MaLoau.
Stall 7 (Refreshmeats), French Coffee
and Buns.-Mrs. Nep FAILS, CHAIRMAN;
Mrs. X. E. Vance, Mre. I. j. Barchu >
Mr, M. i. Selden, Mrs. j. II. Phelap,
Mrs. Scarborough.
Stall 8, A,t Depdriment.-Mr2. w.
II. Seward, chairmau; Mira R. G. Nc
Lean, Mrs. B B lib, AIRS. w W. Tay-
lor, Miss Pearl Nicely, Miss Eva Light
burn.
Reception Committee Mrs. M. G..
G4llaway, chairman; Mrs S. Watson,
Mrs. Joe Bruce, Mrs. Phoebe. Ed
monds. Mrs. @. W. Frayser, Mrs. I.
j. Latham, Mrs. Angus Campbell,
Mrs. A. @. Knowlton, MIS-. label
Rice.
House Furnishing Committee.-Mrs. j.
@. Johnson, Mrs. Z. S. Hammond,
Mrs. B. f. Halter.
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consideration of extending them 10
other States. Their advantage 10 our
colored population is inettimable.
They are encouraged 10 effort by
prizes for needlewOrk; farm, garden
and dairy products; jellies and pre-.
serves; swine, sheep, goats and poul-
try; horses and cattle; for articles OF
farm manipulation, such as the best
bale Of bay for plans, drawings, paint
ings, handwriting, music, etc. Is all
this sign OF increasing ignoranceY
Better, perhaps, than all, the men and
women are brought together under
circumstances that induce them to
digcuss the objects before them, and
they thus practically reaIizs that those
who have learned most are most sac
Cessful, thus compIehending the
necessity and value OF education.
That such fsirs have most valuable
result is evident, ard those who 60 to
Vicksburg to attend the colored fair
will not only be gratii ed by seeing to
what our colcred citizens have already
attained, but by obtaining an insight
into their capacity and character from
an entirely new point Of view. The
New 0herns Times, in dilaiing
upon thsse colored annual fairs, faYs:
"These exp1sitions have been Of de-
cided Advancement to the negro in
just that direction wherein he needs
aid and education. Thee ia no better
opportunity for the negroes 10 obtain
information and knowledge than ex-
positions OF this kind, which arouse
race pride and encourage new efforts.
Each successive exposition has shown
az improvement in the character of
the exhibits and increased interes.
among the cJlored people. We expect
to see colored fairs held next year in
every Southern State"
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N ,ssIssIrpI CoLoRED FAIR.

II Mr. Powderly's unfortunate ex.
preston, tina, "the coored people are
increa ing innumbers and ignoanoe,'
rtquifedreiut- ton, il would be amply
auppiied by the colored fairs held an
uually in the South. Had MIR. Pow
derby b,en told in bis youth tha, he
would 1--we 10 SEQ the time when TIE
negro Of he South would hold their
own apuusl fairs, would he have be-
leyed tao 81 tement2 The fact that
he hns 70 lived Is a striking and, look
ing back twenty-five years, an as.
founding denial q bis eta ement. We
have b fore u3 a neatly printed
pamphlet Of eixton pageg, entitled
Second annual Fair Of he Coigrod STATE
Fair Association Of Mississippi. A list Of
officers is followed by the rulel Of the
fair then follows eight pages detail
ing thu premiums, and page and q
half relating to trials OF horse speed,
yaii rs military drills and the filing
t.urnament Not much "iroress9 ia
ignoo nco" in lhis. The fair is he'dal
Yiossbayg, aud oreas November 10th.
The cllorud people Of Arkan.
sss via hold their feir ct
Pine Bluff Louisiana, North snd
South 0,rolins and the District
Of Columbia lave held colore3 fairs,
and their success is leading to the
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THE AFRICAN NJ. E. CHURCH
of Charleston Electives n letter and
n Contribution From the
Rr resident.

CHARLESTON, S. c., October 3d.
President Cleveland has sent $40 TO
tho pastor of the Emanuel African
Methodist Episcopal Church with the
following letter:
WASHINGTON, October 0, 1886.
Rev. l.. Ruilin Nichols:
MY DEAR SIR have read your let
ter asking for pecuniary all in
repairing the Emanuel African Meth
dist Episcopal Church which was
seriously damaged by the recent
'arihquske. an very glad 10 con-
tribute something for so worthy q
cause, and though the sum is not
large it is accompanied by the wish
that through the kindness OF those
who appreciate the value OF such in
strumeutaliy for good your church
may soon resume its career of useful
ness, Yours, veIy truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
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ing 10 their ideas, 50 expressed,
for an Oriental harem than
for the dignity of daughters, wives,
mothers Of the Southern nation. Our
Northern sisters may be more
thrifty" IA term they 10 love to use).
their hands msy be Toughened by toll
and care land l can bear witness to
the anne OF many of our lovely wom-
en), but is not their sense Of courtesy,
justice AID good nature a little
heightened, too? Why they (the
NORTH should be continually
doing this is to me a
strange problem. The mighty should
always he the gentleet to The mislor-
tunes of the week. But that they do not
do 80 is notable fact. There is scarcely
an article written of the South that DOS
with us (the wcmen) in a truthful,
much less impartial, manner. Silsnce
IS golden in many instances, but the
Silent South" should wake up now
and reIute the ISLANDERS LAS you have
so bravely aud calmly done this morn
ing) that are continually beingthrown
against the land we all love 80 well.
Yours truly, LBH.
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nEaRn EnnnATINN.

The negroes ia tho mass show
their inGratitude by taking mali
cious delight in hurting themselves
in every election against The whites,
who pay nearly all the taxes levied
and collected ier the education
Of negro children. In Georgia the
total property OF the State is returned
for taxes al over $80O.000,0O0, Of which
the coloTed people return in round
Humbers about $S,O0C,00O. In the
distribution of the tax for school pun
poses, there ia practically no differ
enCo made between the white aud
col0rsd children. Including the State
and local school systems aud poll
taxes nearly 100000 is appropriated
for educational purposes, OF which
nearly one-half goes to the education
OF the colored race. II is just SO in
all the Southern States. Here in
Shelby county the colOred children
have an equal chance for
education with white children.
They have primary, intermediate,
grammar aud high schools, the same
that the whites have. The books of
the Tax Assessor and the Tax Collector
show that most of the taxes levied are
paid by the whites, The negroes fiji
the public schools with their children
to educate them at the expense OF the
whites, but when the day of election
arrives they fret ascertain how the
whites who pay the taxes that educate
their children vote, so that they can
cast solid colorsd vote against them.
When a lying Northern Republican
emissary comes Sonth the negroes
take him into their public schools and
"point with pride" - their educational
facilities, aud in the same breath fur
nish ISLANDERS against the whites whose
money educates their children and
builds the sGhoolhouses the facilities
to which they point with PRIDE"
While the Republican party was
in power in the Southern States
it did nothing for the educa
ton Of tho whites or blscks,
but in Tennessee it stole the
school fund. The Democratic whites
Of the South emerged from tho devas.
tation of war and reconstruction with
a legacy OF nearly $300,OOO,0O0 piled
upon them by Republican thieves.
So soon as the Democratic whites were
given home rule they commenced
tlxing themselves to educate the
children, whites and blacks alike,
What contrast between our school
system now and what it was under
Republican rule while the whites
were dislranchised. The history Of
the world does not furnish a grander
spectacle than that Of the white peo-
pie of the South taxing themselves
to educate colored children, when
the fathers of these children at every
election take maliCious pleasure in
voting a9aint the white taxpayer
This iugratituds is attributable to ig-
norsnte. But the negro is learning,
and he begins to see thAt it is to his
interest to vote with the whites who
educate his children, In the approach
ing election many will, it is hoped,
openly vote with the Democrats, as
they did in the August election.
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A REPUBLICAN FIZZLE.
The Very Poor Meeting Held at Ex-
position Ball Last Fight.

Thirty four men, seven of whom
were white, assembled ct Exposition
Hall last night to hear the Hon. w.
K. Moore respond to the invitahon'l %
discuss the tariff. The signers of the
petition were conspicuous by their
alb enCe. He Gent letter which WIS
read by Judge I. W, Brow. defining
his views. Speeches were also made
by Judge Brown, Gen. w. ]. Smith,
and laborlng man named Pickering,
who announced thst 1000 viii g labor
ing men of Mempl is would vote tie
Republican ticket a. the coming cleo
ton. Mr.. Pickering also advised the
c0lored meu to assert their rights, to
shake IF their ma ural ntimidi.y, and
assured them they would be- protected
In so doing by white men. This :
surance seemed TO inspire the few CO.
ored men with sufficient energy to re-
ward the speaker with round of
applause. Mr.. NJ. W. Farrell, white
man, an employe OF toe United States
engineer corps, occupied front seat,
and occasionally interrupted the
speakers with euggeGtiors of his own.
Among other things he suggested W 8
this: MIR. Pickering, while advising
his colored friends 10 cast off their
timidity, said, go and cast your
votes boldly, and and" Here he
heeiated and Farrell suggested,
keep your eye on the guns."
"Yes," sad Pickering, keep your eye
on the guns"
There was more of that Fort Of
advice offered duriyg the course Of
the meeting, and il was received in a
spirit that may breed m schief.
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The LittIe j. railroad.
lsrEcIAL To THE AprEAL.l

JACKSON, Miss, October 20. Owing
to the raiu last night there was q
small attendance at the meeting called
to consider the subscription by the
city to the "Little j. railroad. A
petition is being circulated for sig
natures, asking the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen TO hold an election at an
Early d.y for a subscript on by tho
& ty OF 100000 10 capital stock OF said
rad in twenty years 7 per cent.
nor 1c
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PHELAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
Meeting Rt the Courthouse Last
Nighttime business Transacted.

A meeting of the Phelan Shelby
County Democratic Club was held
laet night at the Cour house, Plesi-
dent + l.. Woodson in the chair. In
the absence of Secretary Higgins, Mr..
John M. Bradley was unanimously
elected secretary. The chairman re.
ported thst all the Phelan Club list
had been returned, with the excep.
ton of few in county districts and
in one or two city wards. There were
at present enrolled in the club the
names of 1000 active workers who
could be depended en- to put their
shoulders to the wheel ON election
day.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointJ d committee to confer with
Chief Supervisor Fentress rs to the
appointment of Supervisors Of Eec-
ton for the different pr,Cincs in the
city and county; w. w. Mcdowell,
w. d. Cannon, jr, Harvey Mathes,
II. II. BDyce and f. T. Edm1ndson.
After listening 10 ringing speeches
by Messrs. f. L, Edmondson and Bar
tow the ne t ng adjourned till Saur-
day evening, October S0th, at s O'Clock
ON.
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OBITUARY.
Funeral OF the Late state Treas urer
Thomas.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPFAL.I

NASHVILLE, Tenn, October 26.-The
fuseral services of Mai. James w.
Thomas, lsta state Treasurer, were held
at the West End Church today. The
church was crowded, end beautiful
floral offerings covered the cof1iu and
altar One of the longest trains of car
riages ever seen in Nashville followed
the corlss 10 the grave. The pail
bearers were Gov Bate, Capt, P. p.
Pickard, DR.. w J. McMurray, D. O.
Scales and r. w. Cantrel. Resolu-
tions were pafsed by the Merchants
Exchange and the tx Coniederatae Of
the Twentieth Tennessee Regiment.
All offices al TIE Capitol Building
were closed and the state flag has
hung at half mast since the Treas
uTer's death,
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No Wope far nnrouIe.

OTTAWA, ONT, October 26.-rhe
Minister Of jus ice holds cut no hope
for Sproule, the American c'tiE9n un-
der sentence OF death a, Victoria, b..
O. whose repr.ye expires on the a9th
Instant, The Minister says that there
are no mi eating circumstances con-
necied with the cfse and the govern
ment canpo' commute the sentence,
sproule will doubtless bang on Friday
next,
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A Steamship win RefFIgerhtiDg
tjoInpRr mcnts.

GALVESTON, TEX O2tober 26.-The
st amer Rowera, which has been
Il ted with refriger uirg o5mpsrt-
ments by the Ang o-Ameiican Fresh
Meat Cimpany, OF Louron, has ar
riyed here, to take the & st cargo Of
fresh be.f 10 London from sny Texas
port. Sle will carry 800 tons Oh her
Initial trip II the vtntnre proves a
succ, IS h r iweua will MAKE regular
trips, and other YES els will be built
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The Presidential Party.

WASHINGTON, October 20. - The
Presidential party to visit New York
to assist in the inauguration OF the
BMtholdi statue will consist of seven
persons, IS follows: The President,
The Secretary of State the Secretary OF
War, The Secretary of the Navy, the
Secretary of the Interior, the Pos =
master General and the Presidapt's
private secretary. They will leave
Washington at $3.50 o'clock We1nes-
day aiterooon, aud expect to return
here by midnight of Thursday.
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A COUNCIL OF The BISHOPS
To Decide the Attitude of she Gath.
ellie church Toward the h. OF L..

BALTIMORE, Mp, October 26.-Arch-
bishops LELAND, F.e cher, Williams,
Kenuc& and Ryan, arrived in this
city to-day. They are here fer the
purpose of holding q con-
ference with Cardinal Glib
bons, II is understood that
they viii meet tomorrow to determine
the attitude Of the Cstholic Church
toward The knights Of Labor 40 an or
Raniz'tion. The result Of their delib-
Grafton will be made public by meaus
OF ciICnar addressed to the clergy.
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This gentleman, who represents the
Fourth Mississippi District in the Con-
gfess Of the United States, has been in
Memphis for the past two days rest,
ing after making vigorous canvass in
his district, comp sed Of thirteen
counties So great is the popularity
Of Mr.. Barry that he was renominated
by his own party without opposition,
aud he la made the canvass without
any opposition from the Republican
patty, His unanimous election 10
Congress means that his constituents
hSva faith in him because he
has served them usefully aud faith
fully, In MIR, Barry the peo-
pie Of the Fourth Mississippi Con-
g-ess onsl District have strong,
wise, i1Auential Representative, aud
they ought 10 be glad TO have him at
Washington as long rs he desires to
remain there. He ranks high ia Con-
Rress for intellect and inteari y Of
character He has neglect d no iu-
teresl, and by the close of his next
term he will make a trfined aud
valuable legislat,r He is O lawyer OF
great ability, one Of the most elo-
queut speakers Of the Ststs, and, hav-
ing all the elements OF popularity, he
has a brilliant future before him.
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LIBERTY'S STATUE.
The French Delegates Seeing the
sights of the Metropolis.

New YORK, October 26.-The French.
delegates to the Barthol di dedication
were escorted today 10 inepect the
BROOKLYN bridge. From there they
were driven to various points OF in
terest in the city by the members of
the American committee. Prince
Louis Napoleon and the Chevalier
Michaelis visited tbs Battery and
Castle Gar len today. None of the
Frerch delegates have called upon
the Prince vet. Officially they are
not supposed to know that he is in
the city, as he is under an assumed
name
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rn,aI Rni,rnnd Ancihnn1

MILWAUKEE, Wis, DC o1tr 26.-By
coiJou this afternoon at
Pine Bluff, between a wild train
and passenger train which was
due here at Z o'clock, one man
was killed, two others fatally injured
and three others severely hurt. Both
engines we're wrecked and the mail
car was burned. Both engines wers
going at the rate OF twenty five miles
an hour.
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FROM THE PEOPLE.
The women of the south.

To the Editors OF tho Appeal;
Your editorial on ooh, How Shift
less" in this mornings Issue, was a
well timed, nosle defense Of Southern
pluck, patience aud Perseverance
the three p's that have made her what
she is--no thanks to Northern capital,
and certainly none TO their sympathy
aud maRnanimity. For in every in
stance we, the Southern women, are
subjects OF grossest misstatements and
most i'll netured jests. AS pictured by
the Northern press, we are creatures,
hardy women, WHO live in "dolct
far uiende" condition, in hammocke,
rocking chairs, always untidy, I'M
W manly, doing nothing, hut beng
silly, lazy and always i'm.
practical, was ipg every precious
moment aud re possibility that God
has given US, wasting our busbaud's
means, cloRging his ombi ion, running
our children by foolish system OF
pelting aud pampeiing never by any
means ct ain ny TO that highest,
sweet st destiny IA tus wife, good
mother. We are moIe it, accord
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HOPKINS
SELLING OUT
To Dissolve COpartnership.
MILLIN cry
REI.O COST

pzrDon't Lore Your Chance. Remember
from this day to January |, 1887.
Dsy- Bridal and Mourning outfits.
ar Tho finest assortment of DOLLS in the
city.
nB-Hats Reshaped, Feathers Cleaned, Dyed
and Curled.
nB- Golden Hair Wash by the Small or Largo
Quantities.
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NMR NTEN AGENTS, Men and Women,
WAN I'D to sell "TaE CHILDTS
BIBLE" Introduction By Rev. Il, Vim
cent, DID. Ono agent hes SOLD 20 in q town
Of 674 people; one rs In a village of 794; one
new agent S5 in 10 days: ono rs two Success
siys weeks; one DO in 3 days at two different
times. Experiences not necessary Addross
CkSBELL J. 20. .L'tdJ
" nsnrnnrn rAreat Chicago.
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Electric Belt Free

TTNO introduce 1t and obtain agents we vii
l. for the next sixty days give, away, treo
of charge, in Zach county in the y. >. nms
VauIc SuspensOrY Belts. Price S.; .
positive and unfailing cure for Nervous De-
biIity, Varicoosls, Emissions, Lmpotencys
etc. S5oO.O0 Reward paid IL every Belt We
msaulaotSre dces not gnnSraS Sanuine
TRIO BELT AGENCY, P. 0. Box IFS.
BrnokIvn N y
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-08
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

There were 695,322 silver dollars issued last
week.
Chicagos public schools opened Thursday
with S0,OG0 pupils
The Moline dis Stove Works company
made an assignment Monday, the liabilities
aggregating sl5,53S.
The fire Losses in the United States and
CANADA during August foot up 3,O00, 900, SO
per cent. above the usual August average.
An explosion of natural gas in well at
Warsaw, ILL.,, Monday, killed one man. fatally
wounded second, and frightfulIy burned
two
Miss Flowcrcr, daughter of the Montana
cattle king, captured the premium for her
decorative art display III the state fair at
Helena.
Frank Ross, farmer living near Joliet,
HIS, fatally shot Sunday night Frank
Kruger, whom he found in his garden steal
ing grapes,
Grace, the 7-year-old daughter of George
Sine, of Challevoix, Mich, disappeared from
her home Sunday, and Monday her body was
found in Pine Lake,
5. ID. Turner, a railroad engineer, killed
himself Monday at Birmingham, Ala, be
cause he had been fined for being drunk. He
was to have been married Oct l.
The visible supply Of wheat and corn is.
respectively, 1856, ,25a and 13, la2, $40 bushels
Since last report wheat increased $50, ,22i
bushels and corn increased /. .422 :37g bushels
New Workers saw brilliant meteor in the
southern sky Sunday night about : 30 O'Clock
1t rivaled the moon i'll brillancy. Il passed
steadily from south TO north, and left a train
Of fire behind
1t Is estimated that the wheat crop of Cali
fornia viii I've worth S5l, l,0o0,0oo this wear. as
against $2S, ,oD,o 600 last year; and the barley
crop VIII fetch S16@0,0o0, a gain of 81 0DO,-
600 over last year
The Hon w W. Walton, proprietor of The
Clay Center tkasl Dispatch, was fatally in
jnred Sunday in a railway accident near Nil
ford, Kan The fireman and engineer Of the
tram We're seriously scalded
An excursion train carrying the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers dashed into a
coal train near GlendOn, Pa, Sunday night,
the fireman hcing killei and the engineer
seriously injured The engine and several
cars were wrecked
In the twelve southern states the number
OF children attending school i'll 1880 was
!, l,i%,G@, and in this year is t,S}S, ,s42 Dur
lnG the same period the yearly appropriations
for the support Of schools has increased from
81, IL, 40 to Sl0. .3S9,544