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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-11

The Seneca Free Press says: 1--WE
see in our exchanges that fine shad are
offered for sale in other places, why are
they not sold in our county as they used
to be? yet we have fish commission,
paid to see that we get fish," We do
hope that if the fish commissioner is
paid to see that our brother of the
Press gets fish that he will attend to
his business.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-11

On the first page of this weeks paper
villa be found a letter from the Hon.
Jas. n. Lipscomb, Secretary of State,
and Master of the State Grange, in re-
ply to letter written him by friend
asking him to join the Tillman move
ment. Like all the utterances of this
gentleman that we have ever seen, it is
manly and straightforward, and will
commend him, not only to the farmers,
but to all of our people who desire to
see our proud old State spared the hor-
rors of an internecine political struggle.
The last Legislature failed to ratify
the general incorporation Act; in con-
sequence of which Yorkville is left
without charter, and the town seems
to he at the mercy OF roughs and disor-
derly persons. There is even said to be
a great deal of drinking and disorder
on the streets without fear Of molcsta-
ton from the town authorities. This
is a bad state of affairs, and there seems
to be no remedy on account of the neg
ligence on the part of the General AS
sembly in failing to ratify the Act.
SENATOR Jones, of Florida, sometime
ago fell desperately in love with a rich
Chicago widow, and is being laughed
at for the Stiffness Of his love affair.
There can be no objection to Mr.. Jones
nlaking u fool Of himself if he will first
resign his seat in the Senate. That body
has been in session since cally in De
cember and Mr.. Jones has not up to
this time been in his place. The Unit
ed States Government is paying him Il
salary rs Senator which he draws with
accustomed regularity and therefore
his neglect of duty alone deserves sim
cere condemnation; add to that the
frivolous conduct OF the Senator, and
it makes Il case that also deserves much
contempt. Jones should resign or
proceed to Washington to attend to his
duties.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-11

The Supreme Court of the United
States has recently announced its de-
cision in the long contested Blue Ridge
Railroad scrip case in favor of the
State of South Carolina. This decision
settles forever all hope of fixing the
liability of the State for that fraudu-
lent scheme of Patterson and his crew
for the years Of good stealing, by
which it was expected to draw out of
the taxpayers of this State about$1 300,
600.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-03-11

THE struggle between labor and cap
ital continues. From New York to
Texas thousands of working men have
quit work on various pretexts, and
what the result will be no one can pre-
dict. Our sympathies are with the
laboring classes, and we hope they will
succeed in making the rich corporations
for whom they work, pay liberal wages
and respect their rights.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
A MINIATURE MIKADO.
MRS. FLORENCE FINLEY M0ORE's
BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT
Last Might nj the GayOsO the MOsi
Enjoyable Social Event Of
the Season.

The scene in the dancing hall OF
the Gay 90 Hotel last night was a
sight to be remembered. Never were
Japanese costumes seen to better adj
vantage; never were bright and bril-
liant colors more happily blended.
The Mikado crszs has gone through
various stages Of development here,
from the professional stage perform
ance to the priyats "a lor phase, but
it, proper and legitimate rsison
d'etre was never successfully dem
onstiated till last night. when
the juvenile class Of Mrs.
Florence Finley Moore's dancing
academy gave Mikado entertain
ment that was worth going miles 10
see. Such, AZ last was the veTd ct OF
the ladies and gentlemen present, and
the number embraced the very elite
OF Memphis society. Among the
prominent ladies' and gentlemen who
were present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
poleen Hill, Mr.. aud Mrs. N. Fon-
tame, Capt. Ed Rowland, United
States Marshal Freeman and wife,
Mrs. ]. n. Falls, Col. and Mrs. Harvey
Mathee, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Seward,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ka'zenberger,
Ms. Lowenstein, Mr.. Godshaw, Mr..
s. Green, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Polk, Mrs.
Turnbull, Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Semmes,
Mrs. Sam Tate, Mrs. ]. W. Falls, Mrs.
H. M. Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Grosvenor, Miss May Hill, Mr.. H. l..
Branch, Mr.. ]. S. Drake and many
others. At a little after p. m. the
tand struck up march, and the i'll
lowing named little ones, arrayed in
all the gorgeous bravery Of Japanese
finery, marched into sight, and were
the theme OF the admiring comments
of 500 delighted special ors:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27

tistics no sophist has ever been able
to overturn. The women have great
influence in the South, as, God bless
them, they ought to have everywhere,
and mothers and sisters and wives
lifted up persuading voices and plead
ing ewes, and their earnest advocacy
secured the cause they made sacred
from ribald contumely, they gave 1t
dignity and influence. As far as this
gratifying progress made its way prac-
teal Measures were set on foot. The
moral influence gained, local option
followed. which is widely adopted. Its
success has been in proportion as 1t
has had the moral convictions OF the
ne'ghborhoods where 1t was put in
operation. Where the general senti-
ment regarded drinking as disgraceful,
and more disgraceful still when In
dulged in uulawfully and secretly, as
horse and chicken-stealing are
INDUCED in, local option has
done wonders not only where
thus prudently established, but
by the effect Of example upon
surrounding neighborhoo1s. Where
the requisite amount OF moral impress
sion had not been made local option
failed, aud it was looked upon as a
good joke to obtlin freely at unli'
censed houses what the temperance
people had denied by law before the
community was prepared to carry out
the change. High license, in Georgia
and Carolina especially, have con
tributed " subdue mania not YET
abolished, and to lead the people &c
prize temperance by seeing drunken
ness diminished, and thus appearing
more hateful and disgusting when Il
was exhibited. This has beer
the secret OF temperance sue
cess in the South TO pre-
pare the ground, secure goodwill
and arouse interest. The ground ready
the seed was Gown, local option o.
high license were introduced just al
communities could be got to accep
and welcome them. Where one steI
is made sure before another is taker
success is permanent, for every ad
vance made prepares for another ad
vance. To precipitate matters leads t.
disappointment. To depend not upoI
the good sense and moral conviction
OF the people but upon force, driving
unwilling persons by the power OF lie
gal pains and penalties, make ship
wreck. "Make haste slowly" is espe
cially a sound maxim in this case
Hardness, driving or dict alton, wher
such question as temperance is con
cerned, will only awake hatred ant
stimulate opposition. Such has BEEF
the policy by which temperance ha
won it's successes in the South let on
people beware how they depart from il
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
Crosby,s Dime Museum

Alto o'clock this morning the usual
matinee for school children will be
held. Hereafter ladies, with or with
out escorts, will be treated with espc-
cial consideration. After the various
performances in the halls and anneNes
they will he admitted into the theato-
rum by the Main street entrance be-
fore any one else is allowed to pass
down. This new rule Col. Crosby has
made for the sake OF the ladies VINO
attend the matinees The tattooed
celebrities close their engagement TO-
night and do not remain over until
next week rs at first proposed, Is
il would not be possible for them, il
that case, to I'LL their dates for tn,
next convention. Among the stag
people who will be seen for the last tim,
today are the,petite Flossie Edwards
the most charming child danseuse il
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
FnrIous blizzard az Roston.

BosToN, MASS, February 26.-At 8
o'clock this morning huge telegraph
pole, at the corner OF Maryland and
Alabama streets, was broken short off
by the high winds. Other poles in
the neighborhoo1 were broken or
pulled down in quick succession. and
several streets we're soon block AIDED
with fallen 70, nj an in'xtIicable
snare OF wires. Many horses were
entangled and panic narrowly
svsrted. The streets were at once
roped of, and large gangs of men
were set at work to clear the wreck.
For the time being, freight delivered
at the Albany depot had 10 be dragged
by hand around block. No injury
TO life or limb has so far been re-
ported, but there have been many
narrow escapes.
A furious blizzard prevailed during
the night in this vicinity and for q
long distance down the eastern coast.
At p, rtland twenty inches OF snow
has fallsn and IL is still showing.
Business is at standstill. The Grand
Trunk railway is blockaded at Bsthel,
aud between there and South Paris ID
in bad condition. At st. John, n. B.,
the snow is the heaviest of the season
and the wind is blowing sixty miles an
hour. At Westfield the steeple Of the
First Congregational church was
turned completely over and thrust
through the TO- f Of the building into
the audience-room.
The storm which prevailed through
New England to-day is reported as the
severest OF the winter. In some sec
tons of New Hampshire aud Yer
mont fifteen 10 twenty-four inches o
snow have fallen, accompanied by (
furious wind, which attained veloc
ity OF fifty to sixty-fve miles per hour
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
Heavy Gale nj Buffalo

BUFFALO, N, Y, February 26.-One
OF the heaviest gales Of the season set
in last night and continued to-day.
The wind reached a velocity OF fifty
seven miles an hour. At 10 o'clock il
moderated to forty miles an hour.
The temperature is 40 above zsro.
About 8 o'clock last night, while the
wind was bio wing strong gale, lady,
said to be a sister OF the late Elk Gov
Seymour, was blown from the Lake
Shore train between Erie and Dun
kirk. She attempted to pass from the
dining car to a sleeper with her hus
band, and o sooner stepped upon the
platform than she was carried swiftly
off the train. The train wa1 backed
nearly mile before they found the
lady, who had escaped Heath, but re
ceived deep cash over her left tenn
nla
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
DE LEssEPs AT PANAmA.

Inc fAnama canal project Is peColn-
ing short OF fundo, and as one effort
toward raising them its great mana
ger, De l.esseps, is now on a visit to
the scene Of operations, and on his re-
turn he will make a report as TO the
condition and prospect of the work, a
report which will be an appeal for
more money. Late statements by Wis
itors to the spot have been very dis
couraging,as the amount Of work done
IL small-and only Of earth, the more
costly rock work not having begun,
nor the formidable labor ID prevent
destruction from the Chagres river yet
even planned out--while the outlay
has been vast. The Inference these
observers draw is that there will be
an ultimate abandonment { OF the work,
or the cost OF the work will be 30 inn
mense that to make its receipts meet
the cost and running expenses will be
impossible. Predictions upon such
points, have little authority. 1t was
again and again proved and demon
strated by engineers and oilers, DUR
ing the time Of constructing the Suez
canal, that under no sum by aid Of
which that work could be
completed, could it possibly pay
the interest upon the bare
cost. Experience proves it to
be one Of the best paying works of the
day. We're the Chagres river out OF
the way, the Panama matter would as
sumo an altogether different COM
plexion, although the work would be
most formidable one even then.
Fiom the first it was known thai with
that,river and its vast and violent floods
lay the main difficulty. Yet, although
to quiet fears about that part OF the
enterprise is all-important to the rails
ing Of money, the public is still in ig'
no:alce of any plan being decided
upon by which the formidable diff
Guilty can be overcome. The conf
dence Of M. de Lesseps is unbounded
and he has proved himself so able to
conquer difficulties that it is hard to
pronounce the word impossible
where he is concerned, and the hardest
critics Of the work at Panama hesitate
to do go. Should De Lesseps's investi-
cation, now he is on the spot, be
thorough and honest, his report will
once more rally his friends and ad
mirers around him, and operations
will 90 on with renewed spirit, and i
successful, where Will be the man o
the age to vie vita De Lesseps, the
successful piercer Of two continents7
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
BLIZZARD IN The EAST.
TERRIFIC WIND STORM AT NEW
YORK.
Severe Gales Along the Atlantic
COast-Damage to Prop
erty.

New YORK, February G6.-The
Western blizzard has reached New
York. The mercury has fallen over
200 in the past few hours, and the
streets that were deluged by the rain
yesterday are lowered with ice to day.
The wind is blowing a gsls, aud it is
with the greatest difficulty that tele-
graphic communication can be main
tanned with either the East, West or
South. The sea in the bay is unusu-
ally huge, and it is feared that the
gale will prove almost as disastrous to
shipping as the great storm Of January
9th last.
The wind is increasing in velocity,
and fences, signs and awnings are be-
ing blown down everywhere. A sta.
BILE in Brooklyn, owned by Thomas
Murphy, was blown down, but no one
was seriously injured. Travel on the
elevated roads is greatly delayed. The
Signal Service officers say that the ve-
locity OF the wind since o'clock this
morning has been fiIty-three miles per
hour. The temperature has fallen
greatly, and at noon was l70. The
storm will probably last all day. The
Signal Service people say that the
storm, in point of velocity of wind,
was the severest in fifteen years.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
CHANCERY SALE
Of
H EAL ESTATE.


No. 5IS5, R. D.-chsneery Court Of Shelby
COunty-Sfate o, Tennessee for its OWL
use, etc., vs.. Margaret Rice ct al.
Rl virtue of an interlocutory decree tOr
Path day Of December. 1885, NJ. B. so, page
al, will sell, at public auction, 70 the
highest bidder, in front Of the CLERK ana
Matters office. courthouse Of Shelby Coun-
ty, Memphis. Tenn, on
saturday, March o, 1856,
within legal hours, the following described
property, situated in Shelby county, Iena.'
to-wit:
Lot 50, block l, A. wright's subdivision,
S0xl5I11 feet, south side of Georgia street, oO
feet vs e. e pIo Wright SvsSgs u.a,v;,;0r
30xl5I1s feet, south side OF Georgia street, 81
feet west Of Wright avenue: Sold as proper
ty- of Margaret Rice and others.
Lot 80, block 2, A. Wright's subdivision,
fronting IL 7-l0 feet on south side Of Georgia
street, southwest corner Of Lakose street,
and running sOutheasIwardly with LARose
street 1912 feet; thence west SIS feet TO an
l0T 5 feet 70 Georgia street. Sold as property
Lots block u, east side of Second street.
Fort Pickering, AxlO0 feet, LAG feet north ct
Lot So, block IL, east side Of Second street,
Tenth Ward, 24xl0O feet. Sold as property
OF Matte e. Lawrance and Others,
Part of lot II, block 30, fronting IA feet on
west bluo OF alley east OF Cl4tu btIoeSt LoEb
Pickering, and runping back west Sl% feet,
being north of the east part of lot IL, block 80.
Part of lot ID, block 80, being the east 81
feet of said lot, fronting IS feet on west side
of alley east of Sixth street.
Lot II, block 30, northeast corner Of JACK
son and Sixth street, Tenth Wardt S716xl5
feet. Sold as property of Anthony ": Slade
and the unknown heirs of Charles PhillnQtt.
Lot s, block 40, south side Of CAROLINA
street. 50x150 feet, 3584 feet east of Ninth
street. sold as property of Fred W. keiSer.
Part Of block 81, southwest corner of Ca5O-
line and Main streets, S0xl271a feet. Sold as
property OF d. j. Sharpe and others. n
Lot =, block 16, west side of Fourth str4 1,
Fort Pickering, 2ixll2% feet. ~
Lot 10, block Is, west eide of Fourth streeti
Fort Pickering, 2lxll21a feet. Sold as propt
erty of Joseph Tate.
Lot %, J. NJ. Tate subdivision, SKIS feet
east side Of Wilkerson street, So feet north Of
Georgia street, Tenth Ward.
Lot IL, block Is, west side of Fourth street,
Fort Pickering, "A feet north oil Carolina
street, Axll219 feet. cold as property OF
| Joseph Tate.
Terms Of SAle-0n a credit of SIX months;
note bearing interest, with good security,
required; lien retained; redemption barred.
This February l, 1886.
s. I. MCDOWELL, Clerk and Master.
By j. M. Bradley, Deputy O. and NJ.
! +. II. & G. W. Heiskell, solicitors.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
CHANCERY SALE
Of
R EAL L STATE.

No. 54S4. R. D.-Chancery Court of Shelby
etc, vs.. Catherine Horgan ct al.
PY virtue of an interloeutory decree Tor
24th dsJ Decsmbar, 1885, M. B. 50, page
sos, ] will sell public auction, to the high
est bidder, in front the Clerk and Matters
Office, courthouse oil She BY county, Mem
phis, Tenn, on
Saturday, March Q, 1855.
within legal hours, the following described
pre-, erty, situated in Shelby county IenLes-
'' Lot Is, block 10, F W Smiths subdiyi-
SION, 48% BY $50 feet on the west side OF Or
leans street, southwest corner of alley n rta
of st. Paul street. Sold as property OF NJ
Lot 20, block IS. east side of Third street,
so feet south OF GeOIg ia street, "a by lIz7s
feet, Sold as property of Thomas Magic.
Lot 30, block Is, east side OF Third street,
10th ward, 2ib BY l121z feet, the north line be-
ing "A feet south OF Georgia street Sold as
property Of Ihomas Nasle
Lot Is, block /, fronting "A feet on the east
side of Water street, Fort Pickering, and
Lot is, Folks subdivision. 50 by 10 feet on
south side Of Georgia street, the west line be-
ing SEQ feet east It Of p Orleans stress oOia a.
Lot 40. block II. east side OF Second street,
"a by 100 feet. So feet north OF Alabama
street, 10th ward.
Lot Al, block II, east side Of Second street,
1 q by 100, 70 feet north of Alabama.
Lot AZ, block IL, east side Of Second street,
| "a by 100 feet, 10th ward.
Lot 4S, block IL, east side OF Second street,
| "a by 10) feet.
Lot "A, block II, east side Of Second street;
"a by 100 feet. Sold as property Of Samuel
Scheibler and others.
street, Is by 100 feet, 90 feet east Of Fourth
street. Sold as property of Thomas Nelson,
| Lot 81, block II, north side OF CarollnS
street, rs by 100 feet, 70 feet east Of Fourth
street. Sold as property of Thomas Nelson:
Lot 26, block IA, south side OF Broadway
Is by 10 feet, % feet east of alley east Of
Third street, 10th ward.
Terms Of Sale-0n a credit of six months ;
note with security bearing interest required
lien retained, REDEEM ton barred. This Feb
s. 1. MCDOWELL, Clerk and Master
By ]. NJ. Bradley, Deputy Clerk Master.
FIJI. & C. W. Heiskell, Solicitors.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
MEMPHIS APPEAL.
SATURDAY, "a. FEB. 81, 1856.
TuELAwAND THE TELEPHONE.

Monopolies constitute one OF the
most prevalent curses Of the age. A
few grasp extravaeaut profits which
the many have TO pay. Monopolies
are not always avoidable, and 1t has
therefore been found necessary to
guard them, in many instances, from
abuses by which the people are
robbed, by the intervention OF the law.
The Bell telephone is monopoly thai
is used to produce all the profit it can
be made to bear, and that amount
proves to be more than the public is
disposed to bear, and now, fortunately
for the citizens, the law is undertake
ing to cheek the expensive greed oil
the owners OF that monopoly. In In
diana the Supreme Court has decided
tina, the law enacted by that State re-
ducing the charge Of the telephone
from So to 50 for the use of telephone
instrument at ached to an exchange,
ia constitutional. The company in
tend taking the case up to the United
States Supreme Court. The company
contends that, as they have a
United States patent, State enact
ments cannot limit their charges.
But the court holds that while
the patent gives exclusive right to use,
make and sell the article patented, 1t
does not give the power to make, use,
or sell in violation OF State law. The
company also claimed that their enter
prise is a private one with which the
Legislature cannot interfere, any more
than with any other private business.
The court, however, decided that the
telephone is an important instrument
of commerce no other known device
can supply, and is therefore indispen'
sable to commerce. Its relations to-
ward the public make IL common
carrier of news, in the same sense that
the telegraph Is common carrier.
This imposes upon Il we'll defined OBJ
legations Of public character. The
instruments and appliances used in
connection with the telephone are,
therefore, in legal contemplation, de-
voted to public use, aud property 30
devoted becomes a legitimate subject
OF legislation and control. The court,
theref ,re, decided that the State Legis'
lature has ample power to prescribe
maximum charges for telephone serv-
ice. The New York Times re-
marks that as part OF com
mon carriers business II must
supply telephones and telephone SER
vice to those who want them in dis
trict covered by the exchange. Also
il 1t supplya telephone TO one man fol
SO month, as a common carrier, II
cannot refuse the same to another
within its recognized territory. A REM
of $50 a year is sufficient for the use o.
an instrument that cost So AZ, together
with service, cost Of wire and other
things, In New York those who have
telephones are charged from $3.50 tc
S2l6 year, and a bill is before thu
Legislature Of New York placing tele
phone rents at not over $50 in New
York city, and $Si mother cities auC
villages. The victims Ct an avariciou
monopoly will rejoice that the law /
stepping in to secure them some re
lease from a crying and vexatious in
Justice.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
The First Sign

OF failing health, whether in the form Of
Night Sweats and Nervousness, or in
sense Of General WEAKNESS and Loss Of
Appetite, should suggest the use Of Ayers
Sarsaparilla. This preparation is most
effective for giving tone and strength
to the enfeebled system, promoting the
digestion and assimilation of food, restor-
ing the nervous forces to their normal
condition, and for purifying, enriching,
and yitalizinR the blood.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27
SCALL-, HEAD
Milk Crust, DandruG, Eczema and
All Scalp HumOrs Cured by
Cuticura.

T Asst November my little boy, aged three
IL years, fell sgainst the stove while he was
running, and cut his head, and, H. ut alter
that, he broke ont all over his head, face
and left ear had a good doctor, DR.. -,
to attend him, but be got worse and the doc
tor could not cure him. His whole head;
face and left ear were in a fe ,rful state, and
he su ffered terribly. / caught the disease
from him and it spread all over my face and
neck and even got into my eyes. Nobody
Thought we won ever get better. felt
sure we were dishgured for life. heard OF
tie Of CUTICuRA REsoLvENT, a box Of CUTI;;
CuRA and cake Of CUTIcURA soAP' and
used them constantly day and night. Alter
using two bottles of REsOLvENT, four boxes
of OUTlCURA and four cakes of SOAR, we are
perfectly cured without a scar. Ny boys
'"'H - NV" ''N LILLE EPTING.
81 Grand street, Jersey City. N. j.:
Sworn to before me this 9th day of March,
1885. GILBERT p. ROBINSON, j. T.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-27

the world; the. Camdens, with their
pleasing society sketch, and Charles
French, the banjoist.
The gold medals for the favorite
tottooese will be awarded at $3.50
O'Clock pm. ladies who desire to
visit the museum to-day will do well
to choose the aftenoon for their call
and avoid the Saturday night crush.