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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-31
MONEY ON rae MOVe

Among the encouraging business in.
dioations Of t. Q day is the refux OF
money from the banks that has sue
ceeded its long flow int them. Money
goes to the banks because there is no
employment for it. When it comes
out and percolstes the avenues OF
business II is because there is move.
ment, and because lifs is stirring in
the arteries Of commerce. The fact,
therefore, that deposits are decreasing,
the surplus lowering, and loans ex-
tending is cheering one, calculated
to revive hope, inspire confidence,
and encourage enterprise. The New
York Indicator, reviewing last weeks
statement Of the New York banks,
Gays that stupendous changes have
taken place in the attitude Of money.
There has been demand for currency
for the interior Of over 81 900
for the week, while nearly as
much in gold was shipped for
Europe. The result is that the bank
reserve has decreased over $780,
600, but sill leaving an ample suffi.
cheney behind. The deposits were re-
duCed over sl1 100000, leaving over
$3.50, 100000 still in thu banks, which
is over s., 100000 more than YVES held
at the opening Of the year. The de-
erea,e Of deposits probably caused a
calling in of some loans, for there was
a decrease in them Of S., 626 7C0, which
is larger than in any year before the
present one. The deposits still excited
the loans by over S24, 100000, which is
contrary to what is usual, for the loans
are generally from $5,0O0,OOO to $780,
OOO, 900 beyond the deposits. The gem
eral condition Of the banks in the
midst Of these changes is entirely ca
isfactory.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 30.-Ligge.t &
Myers's mammoth tobacco factory YVES
obliged to shut down to-day for lack Of
coal. Nine hundred aud fifty men are
thus forced into idleness.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 30.-The wages
OF the laborers at Carnegie's Union
Mills were advanced to-day from ST. &c
to ST. 35 Tor ten hours work. At Sheen
berger's Mill the wages were increased
123 cents per day.
Pittsburg, Pa, March 30.-The strike
on the West End railroad was settled
this afternoon, the company agreeing
to the modified terms of the knights
Of Labor. The cars were started run
ming this evening,
MONTGOMERY, ALA, March 80 "A
special to the Advertiser from Pratt
vile, states that cotton factory there
hiss been undermined and fallen in,
aud is a total wreck. The loss is
$4,000. Two hundred lab1rers are
thrown out OF employment.
Boston, March 30.-The annual re-
port Of the Bell Telephone Comp any
was read at the stock olders' NEE ing
to-day. 1t declares that the Pan-Elec-
trio patents are OF no importance
whatever, and that their company's
counsel and directors feel no uneasi-
ness ss to the result of the govern
ment's suit.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 30.-Neeo.
tiations are pending which may result
in the set lement Of the stree car
strike. The companies are now con-
sidering molifisd proposition OF the
strikers, which provides for arbitra-
tion. Both sides show more DISPOSE
ton to Compio mise and the prospect
Of an early adjustment of the differ
ences Is regarded as bright.
Aurora, ILL.,, Marcn 30.--The whole
sale and retail tea house OF ]. H. Cox
was closed by the Sheriff to-day on an
execution in favor of Nicholas Martin
of Chicago, whose claim amounts to
5000. Cox's indebtedness will pIooa-
bly, foot up $4,000. He has operated
six other stores in neighbcring cities,
and they have all been closed.
Louisville, KY, March 30.-The Law
and Order Club served notice on pool
rooms to-day to close up at once or the
pIoprietors would be prosecuted under
the new law which makes Gambling
felony. The proprietors say they will
obey the law, but think the recently
passed law does not apply to pool-te,i-
ing. 1t is thought that pool-selling at
the race track will no. be inteifered
with.
Cincinnati, O., March 9O.--Frank
Neufarth, director of the City Infirm-
sry, who has been on trial before the
Probate Court for impeachme mt, wss
to-day found guilty. and will be re-
moved from Office. His offeDse was
allowing payment for fraudulent
vouchers. He was also arraigned in
another court to-day on four indict.
ments based on his acts as director OF
the infrmary. His two fellow-direc-
tors fl: d the city several weeks ago.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-31
A COWETA YARN,
which Furnishes BIZ cd Enough for
Several Novels.

Coweta (Ga) Advertiser: For the
past few days there has been consider
able excitement amopg those in the
secret, about the mysterious spirit
msnifeI tations in and about an old
vacant house in the suburban parts OF
the city. For rome time strange
noises have been heard at
fferent times of the night, re-
sembliDg cries Of woman, the appeals
OF a child in distress, the dragging
of chains and the heavy footsteps OF
mar, with occasional flashes of red
aud blue light through the crack OF
the logs. We understand that during
the war several men and women mys-
teriously made their dissppeararcs
in the vicinity Of this old building,
and the impression is that these
strange apparitions are nothing more
nor less than the ghosts of the dead
who were cruelty dealt with in the
da"k days of the war.
A great many people, both ignorant
and intelligent, have always believed
and still believe that ghosts inhabit
old dilapidated buildirg', and there
are those who claim the power OF see
ing them when others cannot. One
msn, more brave than his neighbors,
tells us that he has for the paat week
seen tbs form Of a man, a parently
about six feet high, With high cheek
bones, long hair and teeth, walking in
this building between sunset and
dark, dragging over the flo 1r heavy
chain which makes hideous noise.
Desiring to see whether it was a ghost
or live mar, he walked up TO the
end OF the house by the CHI imney and
peeped through the opening. What
he saw would make the blood con-
geal and the hair stand on end.
He says the ghost was wrapped
in a torn sheet, his arms and
breast were bare, his eyee looked
like Fl e, aud white and blush blaze
ran out Of his mouth. reaching to the
fo1r. In his right hand he held a
little child, whose face revealed the
traces OF the seve-est torture, and in
his left hand was the head Of woman.
On the floor sat tive women with hair
falling down over their bsre shoulders,
with Ratchet in their hands chop.
ping what seemed 10 be the skull ot
an infant In the corner sat an old
negro tied to the h1or with a rope, his
eyes sunk in and his legs cut off lust
beltw the knees. While he was watch
ing this strange and mystic scene, a
strain OF soft yet sad music seemed to
come up through the floor, accom-
anied by the sObs of an old woman.
When the music ceased the ropes
dropped from the old man in the cor
ner, the chains became unlocssd from
the ghost in the center OF the room,
and in an instant they all vanished
into air.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-31
The Pilgrimage to Knock

A correspondent cables from Dublin
that he had just journeyed to Knock,
March 25th, to witness the observance
of Lady Day" He says: "The pill
grimage to the now famous chapel
was greater than on any day since
1879, the year following the reported
apparition Of the Blessed Virgin,
Thousands Of pilgrims, the ma
jorityof them women, many OF whom
had travelled all night, focked to
the shrine, and many English, French
and American men and women arrived
early and remained throughout the
services in commenoration of the an
nunciation of the Virgin Mary, to
which the day is devoted by the
church. The spectacle presented by
the thousands of people engaged in
open-air devotiOns was very impress
sive. The tendency Of the crowd
was to congregate in front of the gable
OF the chapel where the apparition
is said to have appeared, and the
throng which found room in the space
commanding a view of that spot was
dense and immovable. Allapproaches
TO the chapel we're blocked with We
hicles, and streams OF pilgrims were
constantly arriving. Probably 500
pilgrims made the journey to Knock
on foot. One, boy, partially blind,
walked with his father the entire dis
lance from Donegal.
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The O,NeiI Inhor RIII.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The House
Committee on Labor spent the entire
afternoon discussing the 0'Neil bill
providing for thu arbitration of differ
ences between common carriers and
their employees. A general sentiment
that compulsory arbitration is imprac-
ticable, il not altogether unconstitu-
tional, prevailed, aud q subcommittee,
composed of 0'Neil, Grain, lowering,
Blount and Buchanan, was engaged in
the perfection of bill which provides
q plan for voluntary arbitration by a
commission, compo led Of three mem
berg, one from each side, and third
to be selected by the two-this board
to have the powers of a United States
commission. The bin relates only to
railroad troubles. 1t will be consid-
cred by the full committee tomorrow,
and probably be reported favorably to
the House.
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n eAvy Losses From FreAheGs I'm
North Ge iFgIa and Alabama.

ATLANTA, GA, March 80 Specials
from North Georgia and Alabama
show heavy losses from freshets. 1t
has rained continuously since last
Sunday, and at midnight tonight is
pouring in torrents. The rainfall in
Atlanta has already been over ten
inches. Rivers are flooded, and great
loss OF property reported. Every rail-
road leading in and out of Atlanta has
suspended traffic. Many bridges are
down, and it is thought others will
fall tonight The Rome, and Carroll
ton narrow-gauge railroad is almost
washed away. The Western and At
lantic railroad has loaded its bridges
with freight cars. The long bridge
across the Chattahoochie at West
Point is rocking and it is believed viii
fall tonight, Telegraph communities
ton is cut off through Northwest
Georgia. It is estimated that the
damage will amount to 5000, 900, and
il may be more.
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The belgian Labor TrOubIes

BRUSSELS, March 30.-The strike in
the Charleroi district ended this even
ing. The civic guards have been dis
banded, M. Bernaert, the Minister of
Finance, made speech in the Cham
Der of Deputies to-day on the subject
OF the prevailing labor troubles. He
referred to the depression that has
existed in all branches Of business for
the past eight years, aud said that
capital invested in collieries was yield
ing only / per cant. interest. The
riotipg Of the last few days, he said,
was chiefly the work Of convicted
felons, and this fact justf d the stern
military measures which had been
adopted for the repression of the out
breaks. The government, he added,
would do its utmost to assist unem-
ployed workingmen, and, with this
object in view, would soon ask for q
credit Of 100000 france, which it was
intended to use in the extension of
railways.
Three hundred workmen employed
in the merino factories at Binant, and
like number of quarrymen at Reas-
suiness, went out on strike to-day.
M. Goulle of the Paris Socia ist pa
per, Cri du Pe,iple, was arrested upon
his arrival at Charleroi to dav and
conducted back to the frontier.
The quarry owners in the Tourney
district have decided TO restore the
scale OF wages in effect last September,
hoping thereby to settle the present
frouhlpa
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HOXIE WILL ARBITRATE.
RESULT OF THE GOULD.POW.
Derby CONFERENCE.
Departure Of the ExeeutITe Commit.
tee for st. Louis to Arrange
Final Details.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-Mr. Hoxie
has consented 10 arbitration. The de-
tails OF settlement will be arranged
with him in st. Louis, whittier the
Executive Board will 20 tomorrow.
The story OF to-day as given by the
board is as follows: The whole discus
sion to-day between Mr.. Gould snd
Mr.. PowdeHy was on the subject Of
arbitration generally, ard on which
there was uDanimity of opinion. Mr..
Gould expressed himself very fsyor-
ably, but as the matter Of sdjudicating
the differences had bsen referred to
Mr.. Hoxie, the following to egram was
sent at the request Of Mr.. Powderly:
New YORK, March 80, 1886.
Ii. M. Hoxie, General Manager, st. Louis:
Will you meet the General Execu.
tive Board OF the Knights of Labor,
or the committee OF your employees
from the Knights OF Labor, for the
purpose of hearing what their cause
OF complaint was, and for the purpose
Of making a settlement of present
difficulties alike honorable to both
parties, either on the ta3is of arhitra-
ton or by D.utual agreement, the same
to be binding on both parties?
A. L. HOPKINS.
In answer to which the following
was received, and delivered to Mr..
Powderly about 6 o'clock:
ST.. LOUIS, March 30, 1886.
A. L. Hopkins:
Replying to your inquiry Of this date,
! have to say that yesterday received
from Mr.. Gould the following message:
Here is quoted the message begin.
ming, "ln resuming tbs movement of
traine," " to which sent the following
reply:
JAY GoULD-I have your message in
relation to your interview with Mr..
Powderly, and also the letter of in
stIuctions, and will carry out the same
to the best of my ability. am, there
fore, willing to meet q committee OF
our employees without discrimination,
who are actually a. work in the SER
vice OF the company at the time such
committee 10 appointed, to adjudicate
with them any grievances that they
may have. Nm. HoxIE.
Mr.. Powderly was 80 exhausted by
sickness that he returned to his home
in SCRANTON at 6 o'clock tonight. TIE
others Of the board leave for st. Louis
tomorrow morning. The following
dispatch wassent TO Mr.. Irons to-night;
NEW YoRK, March 30, 1885.
Martin Irons, St. Louis:
Have been in conference all dav,
with the result that Vice. President
Hoxie agrees to the following: Here
follows the telegram of Mr.. Hoxie con-
senting to arbitiation) Have your
Executive Committee order the men
to return to work, and also select O
special committee from the employees
of the Missouri Pacific to wait on Mr..
Hoxie to adjudicate any grievances
Do this as quickly as possible. The
board will leave for st, Louis to-mor.
row. FRED. TURNER.
Thus ended the work of the General
Executive Board in this city.
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Serious Floods Anticipated at Nash.

NASHVILLE, TENN, March 30.-Re-
ports from the up-river country and
along the valleys OF the Cumberland
and Tennessee rivers indicate serious
floods in the next few days. The
Cumberland river above here is rising
very rapidly. A great deal of rain
has fallen, and more is falling. The
river here has risen five feet and a
half to-day, and is still rising rapidly.
1t is expected to reach the danger line
here tomorrow, and merchants near
the river have men removing the
goods from their cellars. Up-river
points also fear serious damage from
the floods. The Tennessee river is
rising rapidly at headwaters, and has
overlooked its banks and washed out
the railroads so as to stop all trains
from the South en- route to Nashville.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-31

the net increase in the United States,
the production in the whole country
outside Of these three States being lees
in 1884 than In 1880. In 1880, $685.
57i tons Of coal were mined in the
SJuth, and in 1884 the outr ut wa, TO-
si4.O51 tons. The amount Of phos-
pha,e rock mined in South Carolina in
1880 was 10000, and the capital in
vested in the business was SS.19S. 400,
while now the capital is over s6,5O0,-
900 aud the amount Of rock mined
largely over 100000.
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No Necessity for Troops Yet.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March 30.-The
Governor has been in receipt of nu-
merous kilograms to-day from East st.
Louis. He is reticent upon the sub
ject, but from occasional remarks he
makes it can easily be inferred that be
does not think that the use of troops
is nee ssary yet, and is in strong hopes
that there will be no occasion for or
dering them out, Adjt-Gen. Vance
has been in East st, Louis all day. The
Fifth and Eighth regiments OF militia
have been ordered TO hold themselves
in readiness to 60 at moments no.
tice. Ammunition has been issued and
arrangements have been positively
made for the sustenance OF the troops.
OF the Fifth regiment, the following
five tickle companies will be started
first; Company B., Taylorville; Com
pany c., Springfield; Company D..
Carthage; Company E., Petersburg;
g., Virden.
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Mr.. Irons Declines 10 TaIh

ST.. LOUIS, Mo, March 3O.-Mr.
Irons, chairman Of the Executive
Committee of District Assembly 1Ol,
Was seen at late hour tonight, hut
he declined to talk about the situs.
ton, and even refused to Fay whether
he had received any kilograms from
Fred Turner, secretary of the General
Executive Committee. The state OF
affairs here ia practically unchanged
tonight, Adjt..Gen. Vance of Illinois
has been here most of the day, and
witnessed some OF the scenes in the
East st. Louis yards. He declined to
talk on the subject, but sent several
dispatches to Gov. % glesby, supposedly
giving his views OF the situation.
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MEMPHIS DAILY PARLIAMENTARY MARCH 81, 1886.

Chouteau Station, in the Cherokee
Nation, and J. f. Richardson, another
brave officer, was killed while at
tempting the arrest OF a desperate.
Richardson has been deputy marshal
for the Western District of Arkansas
since September, and short time ago
arrested Bill Pigeon, notorious out
law, charged with the murder OF Jo-
seph Rogers four years ago. Richard
son left Pigeon with a posse and went
away TO make another arrest, and
while away Pigeon escaped. Yester-
day Richardson again attempted Pig
cons arrest, saying as he started out:
81 am afraid Pigeon will kill me or /
will have TO Hill him, for he will re-
sist till death" Marshal Carroll tele-
graphed Richardson's posse to bring
the remains TO Fort Smith to de-
ceased's wife. Every effort will be
made to capture the murderer.
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SERIOUS FLOODS
ANTICIPATED IN THE CUMBER.
LAND ANB TENNESSEE RIVERS.
Unprecedented Rains at Chattanooga
TREAT Damage by Frrshetsin
GeOFSia and Alabama.
lsPEnlAL ro rRs ArrrAL.I

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 3d.
At midnight tonight the river here
reached thirty-nine feet on the gauge,
and was rising at the rate of eight
inches per hour. The prospect now is
that maximum of fifty feet will be
reached. This will be the highest
water, with two exceptions, on record,
and will produce great damage. The
entire city is awake, and all mill
men are moving their goods out
of danger A large number of
families have been compelled to
move out. Scores are moving a. this
hour. The rainfall since Saturday
night in this city has been over II
inches, and in the past forty-eight
hours was 9.15 inches, the heaviest in
the same period on record. An aver
age OF 8 inches of rain fell throughout
the Tennessee watershed in the
past tYenty-four hours. The news
from all river points is to the
same effect. Bridges are swept away
and families are driven away from
their homes. General disaster is
threatened. AT Whiteside, Tenn,
NhuiSh WAC ohSPI away
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPosTl
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, March 3d.
Unprecedented rains ha fallen in
this section for the past forty.eight
hours, the total rainfall varying from
eight to ten inches throughout the
upper Tennessee watersh d. At 8
o'clock .. nj. the river here marked
thirty-fve feet Six inches, and rieing
at the rate of ten inches per hour, and
the bridges in the vicinity are in
danger. No damage Of conse quence
can he done here unless the river rises
over f'rty.ei0ht feet.
Advices from above indicate that
the rise will reach forty-fve and may
be fifty feet. No trains on any OF the
eight roads have left or arrived since
last night, and there are no prospects
of traffic being resumed tomorrow.
On the East Tennessee railroad heavy
washouts and slides have occurred.
On the Cincinnati Southern the bridge
at Rock creek has been carried away.
The tracks of the Nashville and Chat
tanooga, Alabama Great Southern and
Memphis and Charleston railroads at
the foot of Lookout mountain are un-
dermined.
Dispatches to the Times from Rock
wood, Tenn, say that 200 feet OF the
railroad track was washed out, and
the coke ovens of the Rosne Iron
Company are badly damaged. At
Emery Gap, Emery run marks seventy
feet, and the bridge over the Cincin-
natl Southern road is in danger. At
Dayton, Tenn, the backwaters are in
undatiDg the town, and many are
driven from their homes.
At Rising Fawn, Ga, the water
flooded the coal mines aud one miner
was drowned. The Rising Fawn
furnace was compelled to shut down,
and coal famine is apprehended at
Dayton and lockwood unless the
traffic is speedily resumed, and the
same is probable here, which will
compel the largest iron plants to shut
down.
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the sum of $3.50 had been received by
the league in donations for the sist-
ance of evicted tenants, and that the
sum OF $4,000 had been received from
the United States for the Irish par
Hamentary fund. The Lord Mayor, in
speech, ridiculed "the brag" of the
Orangemen as to what they would do
in the way of resisting the government
of an Irish Parliament if one should
be established. He reminded his
hearers that when Mr.. Gladstone was
carrying through the work of discs
tablishing the church in Ireland, the
Orangemen made the same kind of
threats of rebellion that they were
making now against home rule, and
that when disestablishment was ac-
complished they all submitted tamely
enough, as they would do again when
the time came.
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Cannot Move Trains without Militia
Rt Parsons

PARsoNs, KAs, March 30.-It is taid
Sheriff Wocdiord has teleqraphed
Gov. Martin that he cannot move
trains without militia, ard if the strike
ia not settled their aid will be asked
and the call will be signed by many
citizens. The Knights of Labor dis
claim all knowledge OF wrecking the
passenger train and have offered re-
ward Of 1900 for the arreet of the
guilty parties. A striker was ehot at
last night while prowllng around
the machine shops by one of
the guards, and was arrested
but discharged, with the admonition
to keep away.