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Chattanooga, TENN.
Fire I'm the ROane Coal Mines AT
lockwood, Tenn.
[sPEcIAL ro rHR APPEAL.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March 25-
Last night fire broke out in the coal
mines of the Rome Iron Works at
lockwood, Tenn, $50 feet below the
surface OF tha ground. The fire orig.
mated from o boiler at the foot of a
slope which leads from the main drift.
The flames spread rapidly and the en-
tire place was wild with excitemen' :.
Assistance was teleg aphed for and at
8 o'clock am. fire engine and one OF
the fire companies left for lockwood
on a special train. The engine
pumped from a stream at the mouth
Of the mines and 1000 feet Of hose was
stretched in the tunnels and drifts.
The firemen battled with the flames
for twelve hours, and at midnight to-
night have them under control and
think the fire will be extinguished by
morning. The damage will be con
siderable. Ore man was injured by
falling slate.
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IHE BROADWAY FRANCHISE.
Arguments Before the InVesttgRd
ting Committee &C Albany.

Albany, n. V, March 25.-There
was large and distinguished assem-
blage in the Assembly Chamber yes
terday afternoon and evening TO listen
to further arguments before the Senate
Committee on Railroads, investigating
the Broadway Surface railroad fran
chise. Judge Babel Green began the
argument with plea against the re-
peal OF the franchise, based on the
theory that the Legislature was pow
erless to repeal.
Mr.. Clarence Seward of counsel for
the committee argued that the law
that the purchaser must look to his
title covered all ground claimed OF
injury to innocent purchasers of the
Broadway Surface road securities in
case the franchise should be voided.
The Hon. Roscoe Conkling was the
next speaker. When he arose he was
greeted with a vigorous olapping oil
hands from all parts of the chamber
thrice renewed before he could begin
his argument. He held that this com
mittee had plenary power in taking
evidence, not being confined to the
strict rules laid down for courts Of
justice. Nevertheless, most of the
evidence taken before it would
be admissible in any court; aside
from that, the Legislature was
empowered 10 repeal any
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The MALLOY-LEE TRIAL.
IMPORTANT POINT DEVELOPED
In THE TESTIMONY.
A Man Shot and Killed by His Di-
VOrced Wlfe-Suicide Of Prom
nent Politician.
lspln1AL 1o rHE APprAL.l


SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March 25.-After
an illness of two days Mrs Molloy was
still IN ableto appear in the courtroom
this morning, and court adjourned
unit this afternoon, when Mrs. Molloy
waived an appearance and the exam
nation was resumed, Cora Lee being
present. Most Of the afternoon was
occupied in the examination OF Chss.
Neisswanger, who made the autopsy,
and with the wraBgles Of attorneys.
John Potter and A. ]. McMuTray were
also placed on the stand. The only
new point Of Importance developed
was in McMuTay's testimony. He
was one of the party Of fourteen who
discovered the body. While the
clothes were being taken out of the
we'll be was standing at the lower pas
ture gate talking to Cora Lee, who
asked him if the body had really been
found. Being assured that such was
the case she said, 81 don't want auy
the children 10 see anything tbat
comes out of that WE'LL" The court
adjourned with McMunay on the
stand. The State expects 10 rest its
case within two days.
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Some weeks ago the APPEAL asked
how It is that protection does not pro.
tsct, prohibition does not prohibit, and
cotton pickers do not pick. Upon the
latter question some interesting inior-
nation is given in an article in the
Southern BivOudc for April. We are
there informed that from the year 1850
to the present time patents have been
issued for 1903 devices to pick cotton,
and yet busy negro fingers are, as from
the beginning, doing the work. The
article gives an account, with illustra-
tions, OF several OF these, among 9th
eis OF the picker patented by our
Memphis citizens, Rsmbert 4 Prescott,
in September, 1850. 1t was q cum
brous affair, weighing over ton, and
has as yet filled no bale with machine
picked cotton. In 1854 Hennell Steph-
ems OF Memphis patented "sulky
picker" which was no more success
full. Not only SoutherneIs, but many
Northernefs tried their inventive pow.
ers upon the cotton-picking problem
without even an approach toward sue
cess. These inventions rarely in
volved anything new in principle o.
in combination, aud planters had be
come Disguised with the very name o
machine cotton.pickers until tn,
picker Of ChRs. T. Mason Of Sumter
S. O., arrested attention by the novelt,
and ingenuity by which it presente,
real title TO notice. Mr.. Mason is al
adept in mechanics, and has had
varied practical experience anon
cotton-gins as well as other machinery
and his attention naturally became
turned toward the much needed cot
ton-picker. Studying existing inven
tons and the causes OF their failure
he discovered that what was required
was something that could discriminate
between the lint Of the cotton plan
and the stalk, leaves. bloom, squares
bolls and everything else. and extract
rs 4 leaving the rest uninjured
determination appeared ic de
Z head TO direct il, but Mas0r
sphantly proved that machinery
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAI---FRIDAY MARCH 26, 1886

charter even without taking evidence.
He then spoke of the lack OF memory
Of witnesses present before the COM
mittee, and sketched the bills TO dis
solve the Broadway Company and sell
its franchise at auction. He defended
them as just and righteous, and as
serted their eonstitutionality. The
power to revoke charters had been
exercised by New York State thirty
times in twenty-five years. The
United States Supreme Court had held
that the power OF repeal is Legislative,
not judicial. Mr. Conkling concluded
with a scathing review Of the methods
employed in securing the franchise Of
the Broadway road, which was really
for the benefit of the Seventh avenue
road, and asserted that practically all
the stock was held by the men who
were concerned in the fraud or had
bought it as a gambling transaction.
At the conclusion OF his remarks he
was again applauded
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KiIIed by His Divorced wife.

PoRr HURON, Mich, March 20
This city was the scene of murder
early this morning, the killing being
done by Emma Moore, and the victim
being her divorced husband, Capt.
Duncan McCaig. For years there had
been quarrels in the family and rows
necessitating police interference. Last
night McCaig was drunk, and at
O'Clock this morning he went to the
womau's house and abused her brutal
Iy. Procuring a shotgun, she fred al
him, the charge entering his head
McCaig died at o'clock. The woman
was arrested. She pleads that the
shooting was done in self-defense.
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MEMPHIS APPEAL.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1856
PESIrENTIARY CONVICTs.

PERITENTIARY CONVICFS.
Il is stated tina. the Knights Of La
Dor will soon order simultaneous
boyoott Of every firm in the United
States which employs prison labor or
in any way touch and hardle the UNI
clean work o. penitentisry convicts.
This movement is not to be ieplored,
for while the labo, problem 10 an Issue
which cannot be shirked, aud must be
settled in all its various ramitca-
tons, il is meet and proper that the
prison labor question be also ad-
ins.ed. The movement against the
use Of prison labor in the mauufac'
ture Of articles which place murderers
and thieves in competition with hon
est, law-abiding citizens is neither
novel nor recent. On this question,
however, there is but little division as
TO public sentiment. All classes sre
agreed that prison labor should be en-
ployed at work which in no way con-
fiicIe with free labor. But the trouble
is TO perform labor within prison walls
that does not conflict with outside
labor. All the prison trades
are practiced outside, and In every
branch Of industry prison labor
comes in competition with free labor.
The theory OF making prisons a source
Of revenue to the State, or at least self
sustaining, had no force fifty years
ago, when the States were gradually
adopting the penitentiary system. The
object was restraint and reform, not to
establish source OF revenue. Prison
labor outside OF the walls, In the
mines, on the railroads, produces a
revolt among honest men whose wages
are reduced by the competition Of con-
victs. What, then, can be done with
prison laborp In the cotton States II
has been proposed to colombo the con
victs ON plantations owned by the
States, and to employ them in the pro
duction OF cotton. There Is another
kind Of work which free labor detests
and which prison labor can perform
without detriment to honest toll OIL
danger OF the boycott. We allude II
the construction and repair Of the
common county roads. Then, why
not put prison labor at such work
The roads Of continental Europe
which are praised by travellers
were built by utilizing thu
labor OF prisoners. II con
victs cannot be used MISUNDERSTANDING
and those engaged in the sale Of prisoI
wares are TO be boycotted, there is n,
alternative left but to put the convict
on the public roads. With such oppo
sition to convict labor and its product
boycotted there is left no indoor trade
Read work is the only avenue b,
which convict labor can escape tn
wrath of honest men. Good road
would be worth more to the peopl
than the tax paid to support the cor
vic,s.
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Arrested for Robbipg the Malls

LOUISVILLE, KY, March % Post
office-Inspector Linley late last niSht
arrested William Bullitt, colored
employe OF the postoffice, who was de-
tected stealing packages of goods left
for mailing. Depredatiops of second
elias, goods, such as hosiery, gloves,
shoes, watches, etc, dropped into the
Louisville postoffice for mailing, have
been going on to very large extern
for several years, and although efforts
have been made by various inspectors
to detect the thieving they have beer
unsuccessful until in this instance. |
is believed that the articles stoleI
have been disposed OF to fence men
and Inspector Linley is COW vigorous
ly at work making thorough investi
cation of the matter.
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LORDRANDY'S BADTEMPER
HIS QUARREL WITH THE HON.
MR.. SMITH.
A silly Duel Between Women
Heavy Diamond Robbery at Lon
dOn-AImOst n Murder.

LONDON, March 25.-The Tumor that
a quarrel existed between Lord Rem
delphi Churchill and Hon. VIM. NJ.
Smith, both of whom were members
OF Lord Salisbury, Is confirmed. The
quarrel 10 seriouF, and Is both personal
and political. 1t originated in a
speech made by Mr.. Smith. in which
he spoke in favor Of Mr.. Gladstone's
scheme for buying out the landlords
of Ireland and urged fair support Of
the proposal. This position provoked
Lord Randolph beyond self-restraint.
He Ietorted violently and used Ian
guage farcastic, abusive aud insulting.
He declared that the Conservatives
would remain perpetually out oil
power and be condemned 10 everlast-
ing opposition II such policy should
prevail in the organization. de de-
scribed the policy as one of "potteriDg
polhoouery." Viscount Cranback
will endeavor to effect reconciliation.
The Liberal members of Parliamer I
for the counties having written TO M
Gladstone 10 urge the importance Cf
the land election and railway rate
laws, the Premier has replied that be
Is eaDguine that the subjects will re-
ceive early attention.
DIVORCES IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
Justice Butt to-day rendered decis-
ion 10 the effect that a divorce OBJ
tanned in America from the bonds OF
marriage performed in England is in
valid in England.
DECLARED A BANKRUPT.
Mr.. James McHenry has been de.
clared bankrupt for having defaulied
on an installment dus to creditors.
He will appeal from the decision.
RELEASED by ROYAL COMMAND.
Charles Brown, the discharged sal.
der, who yesterday threw petition
praying for O renewal OF his pension
into the Queens carriage, has been re-
leased by royal command. He Is an
Irishman.
HEAVY DIAMOND ROBBERY.
Two foreigners entered the store Of
a diamond merchant named Tabuk in
Bslgrave street to-day, beat him with
clubs until he fell unit onscious. then
rsnsacked the store and made off with
$4,000 worth of diamonds. Tabuk's
skull was crushed in, but he is still
living. His asailants have been ar
rested.
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.
A quantity of dynamite was e.
ploded to-day under the residence Of
Manager .Tysack of the Mademesley
colliery, in Durham. The house was
greatly damaged, but nobody was in
jured. The outrage is supposed to
have been perpetrsted by union
miners who have been locked oul
from the colliery since January, and
whose pieces have been taken by non
unionists.
DUEL BETWEEN WOMEN.
A duel was fought on the field Of
Waterloo to-day, the contestants be-
ing Nine. Valzaire, a native OF FrInce
and Mics Shelby, an American. The
duel was the result OF dispute on The
relative merits OF French and Ameri
can female doctors. After a stormy
alteration between the disputants
Nine. Valzsire threw her glove II
Miss Shelby's face, and a dual wa
forthwith arranged. The weaponI
were swords. Miss Shelby was slight
ly wounded in one avn. The fou
seconds were Americans. The latte
expressed themselves as Satisfied tina
the duel had been conducted faiTll
and that frances honor had been up
held,
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Saturday, april 3, 1856,

Saturday, april ,, 1856,
within legal hours, tho following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Tenn
Lots 1874, 165, 1855, 167, 1853, ass and 45i, as
laid down on map Of the city OF Memphis
and Suburbs, compiled ana publi he'd IN 1871
by NJ. 4. williamson, said lots being in the
First Ward of the city of Memphis, and de-
scribed, respectively, as follows:
Lot 1854 fronts thirty seven feet and one
and one-half inchte ~ 1t. Ia in, on the
north side Of the first alley north Of Auction
street, snd seventy four feet three inches I4
It. 8 in.l on the west side of Main street
Lot l65 fronts thirty-seven teet and one
ard one halt inches (T It. ~ in.) on the
north sid of Auction Square and Iuns back
between parallel lines seventy four feet and
three inches "a #. in.).
Lot l66 fronts thiIty-seven feet and one
and one-hali inches go #. ~ ,in.) on the
north side Of Auction Square and runs Daok
between parallel lines seventy-iour rect ana
three inches ca #; I'M.
Lot 1877 fronts thirty;seyep, ~, ieet and one
and one half inches 81 It. IL in on the
north side of the alley running east and
west between Auction and Sycamore streets,
and running back north on the alley between
Chicsasaw and main streets seVenty-iour
Lot 1853: Beginning at 3 point where the
vest side of Main street interFects the south
site Of Sycamore street, running thence
south with the west side Of Main street
qoVeQty-IOuT rect anu IuEco luCQeE va IL .
in y: thence we parallel with Sycamore
street one hundred and torty-eight and one
half feet C4SM fiji t. an alley; thence north
seventy-'our feet and three inches GA H. 3
in.) 20 Sycamore street; thence east with
the south side of Sycamore street one hun
dred and forty-eight and one-half feet u4S1S
IT, to the beginning point.
Lot 453 is bounded and described as fol-
! lows: beginning at point where the east
| side Of Main street intersects the south side
| of Sycamore street, running thence east with
the south side Of Sycamore street one hun
bred and fefty- eight feet and six inches (l4s
IL. 8 in.l 70 an qlteg: theme. south with said
alley one hundsed and forty. eight feet and
six inches tl4S II .6in.ttO an alley INNING
east and west; thence west with said last
mentioned alley one hundred an d forty -eight
feet and six inches tl4s II. 6 I'M to Main
street; thence north with Main street one
| hundred and forty-eighG teet and six inches
| GAS Il. 6 in.l to the beginning point.
Lot l5i he bounded as follows; On the north
by Mill street, on the south by Sycamore
\ street, and on the west by Main street., II
/ being one hundred and forty-eight feet and
six inches tl4S #. 6 in.) on Mill and Syca-
more streets and three hundred and thirteen
(SlS) feet on the east side Of Main street.
Terms Of Sale-0n a credit of six months
interest bearing note, with good security,
| required; lien retained; equity Of redemp-
\ ton barred. This March IL, 1885.
s, I. MCDOWELL, Clerk and Master. -
By II. 4. Walsh, Deputy G. and NJ.
| III. n. Dix, solicitor. SAT-
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TIT FOR TAT.

The Senate in its attack upon the
President, demanding that papers be-
longing to the executive branch
should be handed over to themselves
OF the legislative branch OF govern
ment, gave q blow that has reacted
upon themselves. Their action has
strongly called the attention OF the
country to their own private doings.
They hold secret sessions at frequent
intervals, aud in them occur the sort
Of abuses which creep in where the
public eye is excluded, These secret
proceedings are unpopular; the people
regard them with disapprobation.
The opposition to private acts by
a public body has found
rallying point in the
following resolution offered in the
Senate Monday by Senator Logan
Resolved, That the sessions Of the SEN
ate commonly known as executive
sessions, SO far as they apply to nomi.
nations, combinations or reflections,
shall hereafter be held with open
doors, and that a public record o.
the same shall be kept, the same as Of
legislative sessions" The public viii
watch the vote upon this resolution
as 1t will show who Of the Senator
are anxious TO retain the Legislative
jobbery perpetrated in legal sessions
and also who favor open daylight
upon the acts Of the Senate. Alto
gether the Senate cuts q poor, near
figure in its efforts to encroach upor
the Presidents official position, anC
the debates on the subject arouse only
| anniannt
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Chancery Sale

DURSUANT TO decree rendered BY the
i Chaneery Court at Nashville, at its De-
tober term. 1885, in the case Of the -,
State of Tennessee and another VS.. The
Bank Of Tennessee and others
(which said decree is entered OF record al
page 303 Of minute book ~, notice is hereby
given that will sell at public auction, for
cash, at the ourt-HOuse door, IN Memphis
Tenn, on
saturday. March ~, 1856.
at IL o'clock M, the following described
property, to wit:
A house and lot in the city Of Memphis,
Tenn, situated at tho corner OF Third and
Washington streets, on the south side OF
Washington street and west side Of Third
street, fronting so feet on said Third street
and running back 1857 feet to an alley, II
being The same property heretofore sold in
the above entitled GAUGE on June %, 1888, to
W, z. Wilson.
See Deed Book No. 80, PIP. $50, $50 and 5sl,
Registers office Shelby county.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, and free from re
THOMAS W. WRENN,
fr Clerk and Master.
JAMES 0'KANE,
Commander United S ate. Navy, Light
house Inspector Fifteenth l. II. District.
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The swItchmmn's strike at st. Joe
Ended

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, March 25.-The
strike which was inaugurated here
among the switchmen yesterday ter
minated to-day, and trains are moving
as usual. The men had conference
with General Manager Barnard of the
Hannibal and st. Joseph and Council
Bluffs roads, in which they were as
sured tnat their grievance would be
acted upon in few days. The men
agreed to 20 TO work at noon, but
when the time came only about hall
of them did so. Those who are not al
work are disposed to Obstruct bust
ness. A force OF police is kept on the
ground.
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Adopteei a Compromiso Measure.

PITrsBURe, Pa, March 25.-The
street car officials al q meetingto night
adopted a compromise measure, prom
Using TO discharge no employe because
of his connection vita the knights OF
Labor, or for holding inyiolsle any OF
the rules or privileges Of the ORDER.
The officials say this Is the uitimatum:
and II this is not accepted every ROAD
in the two cities will Low the men to
strike. The compromise, il 10 thought,
will be accepted, as the Iecoga'uon
clause WIS the Only one IN dispute,
and the proposition virtually comedies
every thing demanded by the men.
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BROWNSVILLE, TENN.
BrIcH for the West Tennessee Insane
Asylum.
ESPECIAL TO THE ApPEAL.l

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, March rs
Messrs. Miller, Goodwin and Brockway,
Commissioners of the West Tennessee
Asylum, met this afternoon in the
Brownsville Savings Bank to open
bids for making brick for the hospital
building, to be located at Bolivar,
The contract was given to McCabe, OF
Jackson, who makes the brick as re-
quired for SIS per 1000.
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Suicide Of Prominent Illinois
Politician.

BLooMINeToN, ILL, March 25.-The
Hon. VIM. M. Smith Of Lexington,
ILL.,, committed s1icide at 7 o'clock this
morning. He left home in good spirits
end a few minutes later was found
in the barn dead, with a bullei-hole
through his head. He was general
merchant and large farmer and
stock dealer, and was worth $50, 900.
He was formerly a member OF the Hi
nois Railroad and Warehouse Com
mil sion, was for several terms in the
State Legislature and Speaker Of the
House, and for a quarter of century
representative Illinois Republican
He was fity-seven years OF age, a ma
tive Of Kentucky, and came to this
county Thirty years ago. He had beer
in failing health for several years.
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Eleetric Bold Free.

To introduce it and obtain agents, we will,
for the next sixty days, give away, free %
charge, in each county in the U. 5. q linz
tied number Of our German Electro
GalVante SuspenEOry Aelts. Price, s..
A positive and uulailng cure for Nervous
Debility, VarioOcele, Emissions, ImpOteney,
etc. 500 reward paid If every Belt we man
facture does not generate q genuine electric
current. Address At once ELECTRIC BELT
AGENCY, p. o. Box us, Brooklyn, N. Y,
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Electric Belt Free

ITO introduce it and obtain agents W WI
i for the next sixty days give, away Tree
Of charge, in each county in the U. y p nm nm
vanic snspensOry Belts. Price S.; q
positive and unfaiIing cure for Nervous De-
bility, VaricOcele, Emissions, Impotenoy,
etc. $4,000 Reward paid If every Belt we
manu- acture does not generate genuine
electric current Address at once ELEO-
TRIO BELT AGENCY, p. o. Box l1s'
Brooklyn, N. Y
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Yaung Forger Arrested

New YORK, March 25.-Gustave
MERCER, the forger and defaulting
clerk of the Banque Natiouale of Mon
teal, was arrested in this city to-day.
He will be held 10 await the arrival OF
Canadian officials with extrsdition
papers. He was without money when
arrested, and is but tweniy-three
vearz old
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sCROFULOUS
Sores End Glandular SWeIIfngs
Cured Dy CuIfcura.

TMMA BOYNT0N. s57 Washington street,
d. Boston, Gays: ~ have been afflicted for
one year and nine months with what the
doctors called rupia. l was taken with
dreadful plins in the head and body, my
feet became so swollen that was perfectly
helpless, sores broke out on my body and
face, my appetite left me, | could not sleep
nights, lost flesh, and soon became so
wIetched that l loaEed TO die. Physicians
failed 10 help me. My disease daily grew
eruption increase to great burrowing, foul
smelling sores, from which reddish matter
constantly poured, forming crusts Of great
thickness. Other sores appeared on various
parts of my body, and became so weak that
/ could not leave my bed. In this condition
and by advice of well-known physician,
began to use the CUTlCURA REMEDIES, and in
twelve weeks was perfectly cured