The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-07
MIR. COX TIREDOF TURKEY
ANXIOUS TO RETURN TO THE
HALLS OF CONGRESS.
Serious Charges Against Commits
siOner Atkins-RumOrs Of Gar
lands Retirement Revived.
IaPHoIAL TO TEE APPEAL. ]

WASHINGTON, July GA private
letter from Minister Cox TO Congress
man, seen by your correspondent 10.
day, states that he will be candidate
next fall for reelection to Congress.
He will not run in his old district, but
will make the race in the district va
Gated by Mr.. Pulitzer.
Among the gentlemen prominently
mentioned as Minister TO Turkey is
Mr.. Charles Gayerre, OF louisiana, the
historian and ju,ist, whose reply to
the attack OF the novelist George Cable
on the Creo!es OF the South is 30 well
remembered.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINeT INDIAN COM
MISSIONER ATKINS.
A Washington dispatch to the New
York Tribune, publishe this morning,
accuses Commissioner Atkins Of du-
plicity in the appointment oil s. NJ.
jackson, brother OF ex Senator Jack
s1n, TO post leadership at the Kiows,
Comanche and Wichita sgency, in
Indian Territory. Briefly, the story
goes that he revoked the license OF a
Republican at this agency doing bust
ness under the name OF O. A. Oleve-
lane & Co., end gave the leadership to
jackson. Cleveland wrote TO st. Louis
merchants, who in turn wrote to SEN
ator Vest and asked his interference.
The latter called on Atkins, aud
the entire case was taken to the
President, who was twice appealed
to, who, 80 the dispatch states, paid
no attention 10 the matter. Meanwhile,
Cleveland q Co. were obliged to close
their store, new traders being APP
pointed. The dispatch then adds that
the case OF Atkins is parallel to ex-
Secretary Belknsps action, in that
Atkins has allowed others 10 bleed
not to call IL by worse name--repu-
table traders. The Tribune states that
there are other cases sg'inst Atkins
equally reprehensible, which will be
fully exposed before the Senate Com
mittee now having the matter under
consideration.
RUMoRs OF GARLAND's RETIREMENT.
The rumor OF Attorney General
Garland's retirement from the Cabinet
is sgain revived, and it is confiden-
tally stated by those who are in a
position to know the inside facts that
his retiremement is now merely q
question OF time. 1t may be for
months, but it will not be for yeats; II
may happen any day. The knowing
ones intimate that ex-senator Melon.
aid, Of Indiana, who has been hers a
good deal OF late, is the coming man
for the place. No one is authorized to
speak as to this, but 1t is quite within
possibilities. This is said to be true
representation Of the situation. II
should be stated, however, that these
semi official rumors do not by any
means strengthen the insinuatons
which have been uttered against the
honor and principle OF Mr.. Garland
who has made an able Cabinet officer
and whose retirement will be source
OF r5gret.
SOUTHERN PATENTS ISSUED YESTERDAY
Leven S. Goodrich, Warner, Tenn.
manufacturing charcoal and apparatus
for purifying gases; Max Levy, New
Albany, Mics lifting jack.
h. j. KIRBY
has been appointed United States
Storekeeper for the Fifth District O
Tennessee at Paris, Tenn.
POSTAL FONTS.
Fourth Glass Postm aslers Appointed
-Juoius B. Whitmore, Taiumville
Ark. Molly f. Griggs, Bigbse Valley
Miss. 0zro F. Cowan, Jacinto, Miss
John Poulk, Martins Mile, Tenn.
New 0fiices-Barney b. Watford
Watford, Geneva equity, Ala. Cud
leins WorthiDgton, Shottsville, Marion
county, Aa.
Star Service Changes - Alabama
Evergreen to Burnt Corn, from Angus
lst, increase service to two trips {
week, Tennessee; Oclinda to Frank
lin, from July 10th, increase service tt
three times a week; Fosterville L
Cent Grove, from July 10th, extend
route from Centre Grove TO Vanetta
increasing distance four miles.
Mail Messenger Service Discontinued
Mississippi Sturgis, 0ktibbehi
county, from Illinois Central railway
from July LIST.
Star Service Observation-Disclosures
Lincoln to Drummer, seven miles anC
back, three times week each way, b!
a schedule Of departures and arrival
satisfactory to the department, not Il
exceed two hours running time eacl
way, from August lst to June 30th.
THE PAYNE EsTIGATIoN.
An evening paper says; 1t Is under
stood that there will be three report
on the Payne investigation by tn
Privileges and Elections Committee
The Democratic Senators will report
viudication, Senators Hoar and Chac
will recommend an investigation an,
Senators Evarts Logan and Teller vii
explain that from technical reason
they were restrained from recon
mending that the Senate take cogni
zlnce Of the charges OF bribery.
THE PREnDRNT's PENSION WORK.
The President has been engaged tn
past two days in personally examinin
the l4l special pension acts delivere
to him June Gath, which, by reason {
the time required by the Pension BIZ
reau to examine Its records concernin
them, were only ready Saturday e
his consideration. He has CAREFUL
studied all the facts presented in tn
reports made by the Congressioni
Committee in each case and the speci'
reports prepared for his informstio
by the Pension Bureau, which al
very voluminous and complete. TIL
result OF his investigation is twent
bills vetoed and 100 approved an
signed, one having been recalle,
During this session Of Congress 81
special pension acts have become Law
and ninety have been vetoed.
FITZ JOHN PORTER.
At Last VIudiCated, After Years I
Weary waiting.