The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-20
JUSTICE FOR lHf SOLTH.
WHITTHORNE'S BTLL TO REFUND
THE COTTON TAX.
The Money TO BE Devoted to the Cause
OF EdueGtiOH-ROmantic
Wedding.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPsAL.l

W AShINGEON, july ia very lul-
portant bill o the Southern States was
introduced in the Senate today by
Senator Whitthorne, Of Tennessee.
Briefly, the ms asu di ects the Secre
tary Of the Treasury to pay SOS, 072, 800
10 the several Stats who paid tax on
raw cotton produced at er the late war.
The money thus appr2pr ated is to en-
able thos various Stat S to perpetual e
system of education, The bill recites
that the return Of this tax in this msn-
ner would repair in a great measure
the injustice done the laboring men Of
those States, by whom the cotton was
produced, and that the education of
their sons and dlnght r. would thus be
secured. Toe President is directed
to notify the Governors of each OF
said STATS of the amount found to
have been col ectsd on such raw cot.
ton produced in the State. The Sec
rotary of the Treasury Is then directed
to pay the money on receipt of duly
authent Gated and approved legal act
of the Legislature OF said STATE and
p!edging the faith OF the State that
the money shall be perpstually held
as an educational fund, the interest
upon which IS to BIO applied to the
education of the people within the
scholastic age prescribed by law aud
in such manner as to DO Just to the
population Of each race
MARRIED.
An event surrounded by rather I'M
usual circumstances occurred this
morning at Epiphany Church, the
marriage of Miss Lilly Mcdowell, of
Holly Spring., Miss to dis ant Tela-
tive, Mr.. Robert Mcdowell, of Dub
lin, the secretary OF the Board of
Education for i Gland. The bride
met the groom while on a visit in
Europe, and after a date had been
fixed for the wedding several times il
was finally decided that the groom
should come to this city and here
meet his future wife, where the we'd
ding should take place. Miss
Mcdowell came on a short time
ago in company with her
brother, and the wedding ceremony
was performed this morning in the
presence of few friends. The Raw.
DIR. Moran, of PhiladeIphia, assisted
by the Rev DR.. Glessy, The rector of
the church, officiated, and Senator
Wslthall, Of Mississippi, gave the
bride away. Among those present
were Secretary Lama, representative
Barry, CO.. Daniel H. Manning and
the Misses Manning, Miss Alice Nc.
Cowen, Mrs. Crump, Mr.. L. M. South
worth, Ashis ant Attorney General
WATSON, Maj. y. A. Jones ano Mr.. j.
H. Robinson. TIE bride and groom
left today for New YurS CITY, where
they will remain a week and then sail
for Europe.
THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS
has reported favorahly to the Houssa
bill for the purchase by the govern
ment for $4,000 of the two swords
pres en'ed to Gen. James Shields, one
by the State Of South Carolina and
one by Ilinois. The preamble to the
bill saws that these tSo swords and
three boys was all the Legacy left his
widow by the GsDeral. The purpose
is to make the swords educate the
BOYS.
R E. Hunter, OF Memphis, arrived
here today.
POSTAL ORDERS FOB TIKI SOUTH.
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Ark; Madison A. Cassels, Silver
Springs, Miss. Richard u. Paulk, Hus-
ton, Tenn.
New Offices-Wm. W. Purnell, Pur-
nell, Lamar county, Ala; Ebert l.
Lindsey, Crump, Benton county, Ark. /;
Jethro M. Hooper, briggs, Logan
county, Ark; Hugh M. Mauldin,
Muddy Fork, Howard county, Ark,
Pos offices Di acknowledgements:
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Heltsh. Tennessee: Munich, Upton
county; mail to Brighton.
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