The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-27
THE LONOKE LOTTERY
DRAWN IN THE PRESENCE OF A
LARGE CROWD.
Progress in Town and Country
The strife aud the Strikers
Rights Of Labor.
loonRrsroxpESoE or THE APPEAL

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is full of people from the country who
have come to see the distribution oil
prizes in the LonOke Democrat lottery
scheme of distributing prizes to sub
ser beers. There are about go tickets
TO draw for $500 worth OF prizes rang
ing from a 80 wagon TO 80 cents prize
all goods in the stores or subscrip-.
tons TO papers except 4 couple OF
books and twenty-five prizes OF II
each. The drawing is to take place at
| O'Clock to-day, and all the country
people want to see it.
We had little excitement yesterday
caused bv residence in thickly set
tied pat of the town catching fire from
a stovepipe run through the roof with
ont any lue. The wind was high, and
the resnlt would have been terrible
but for the. prompt response OF nun
dreds of men, who covered the house
and deluged it with water in few
moments. One of eur citizens claims
that if Lonoke was in hades they
would eXtinguish it.
That our town is on a long and per-
manent boom is evident. We have
seve al new firms opened lately, and
the old firms "are loaded for bar
(but they are kicking at the strikers
about groceries and provision ship
ments), many handsome new build
ings are up or in course OF construc--
ton, and others being materially and
handsomely improved The fine brick
PRESBYTERIAN church has been plas-
tered and handsomely finished many
improvements made, too numerous to
mention. In the country a very great
deal of new land is opened, and gins
and mills are being put up in consld-
crahle number. Everything indicates
thrift, except that all hands swear
they have got no money; nevertheless
several hundred fine mules have been
sold uring the winter and spring,and
more are being brought in on orders
or otherwise.
The strike is discussed in all its
bearings, and the present status OF the
strikers unive sally condemned. Mer-
chants and farmers do not recognize
the right of the strikers, either topre-
vent other men taking their places or
their interference with the property
of the roads, or their demand to be re-
employed. They unite in saying it is
depriving the owners of the usufruct
of their property, and that if they sue
coed they will be in better situation
rs laborers than owners of the roads.
They favor prompt suppression OF 1t,
as its success would imperil the rights
of every property owner who employs
laborers. Aside from the fact that 1t
is an attempt of 100000 men to de-
stroy the business of the country and
the interests of 50,000,0 900 people, if it
was confined to A kansas it would not
last twenty-four hours longer.
A Mr.. Gross had boy bitten by n
mad dog last week.
The roller skater i'm Englahd's
opera-house is in full blast again.
The county officers are now com
fortably qualtered in the new court
house and are at work beautify-
ing the square. 1t is to be fenced at
once, shade trees set out and of course
flowers will then be planted and the
comfort supplemented with luxury, to
say nothing of wealth. 1t is tempting
the wheelers and grangers who are
now anxious to get some of the chick
en- pie. There are few without guile
now.
Capt. William Goodrum, the pres
ent Clerk, has decided he will not
again be candidate for the Office he
has so often and faithfully filled. He
was Clerk many years before the war,
and soon after its close assisted the
Clerk under the Murphy regime; then
came reconstruction, which left him
out, but in S74 he went in again, and
has held it ever since. He was Clerk
of Prairie county, from which this
was in part formed, and the records
bear his name for many years. II
will not appear natural to see another
in his place, but he has grown old in
faithful service and wants to rest and
have recreation. The race for his
place will be between George NJ. Chap
line and Billy Pyburn, and the man
that can guess the winner will make q
pile.
Circuit Court for the Southern dis
trict of Prairie county was held at
Devall's Bluff last wees and number
of patriotic young men CALAMITY gave
largely OF their means to the general
welfare of the county as well as divers
attorneys who, no doubt, appreciate
both their means and generosity very
much. He that giveth to the poor
lendeth TO the Lord This will com
fort them both. They will not do sc
again. Some thirty misdemeanors
were disposed of and thirty or forty
new bills for misdemeanors returned
by the grand jury with very com
plimentary report to the court. This
court cOnflicted with Monroe, which
thereby lost term. Mandamus was
brought to compel Judge Sanders tc
hold the Monroe Court instead OF that
but the court sustained him in his
views.
The Judge CSanders) is candidate
for reelection and will no doubt sue
coed. as it would in my judgment b'
a public calamity TO defeat him. Dur
ing the last eighteen years | have
practiced before the judges in five o.
six circuits and not desiring to dis
parage any other of said judges thinl
he is by far the best circuit judge
ever appeared before in the State. HI
is an educated man and educated law
yer, a polished gentleman and scholar
and well balanced and profound
iurist. That ] differ with his judg
ment at times goes without saying
etc. but ! trust for the public gooC
he may be reelected in that circuit.
The lodges of X. of P. and X. of II
are in hourishing condition here nov
and the aecessions of members are
considerable. The prompt payments
of benefits has been remarked by
many, who are disposed to provide
for their families, and it is becoming
very popular now 10 make such pro
4 vision.
Political discussions are just nov
beginning here. The issue bids fai
10 be the question of new con-titu
ton, and, in default Of that, the abol
ishing of the mortgage system and thu
uslrious rates of profit charged OF
farmers accounts. II is astonishing Il
hear politicians recount how manl
men who, when in good shape, begaI
| 20 rnortgaOe in a few wears became