The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-31
IaE FUND FOR mrs. LOGAN
Is SWELLING EVERY DAY By
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
The President TO Attend the Funeral
Of Gen. LOgan-Presideht Folks
Old Servant Dead. I
lsPEcIAL rs fHa ArPEAL.l


dent Polk, died lats this evening of a
cor g.omt ration OF diseases result
ing from old age. He came to
this city some time ago in order to BE-
cure the coed Offices Of the Tennessee
delegation towards getting some place
in the service Of the government
which would not require much work
and would furnish him with the means
OF subsistence in his declining years.
He has been in very reduced circum-
stances ard came here as q lest resort.
Mr.. McMillin and Other members Of
the d legation promised to do all in
their power to assist him, and the old
negro would probably have received
some sinecure bad not death stepped
in and relieved him from future care.
His history is intimately connected
with that of President Polk,
whom he followed and served
faithfully during all his cam
paigns, both Of State aud national
chars cter. Il will ba remembered
thai his f4ithfulness 10 Polk and his
saunch Denoo nearly cost him
his life when ihs old negro visited
Oaio with his master. He was one OF
he most intelligent negroes in Ten
nessee, and therefore in the United
S,ates, aad could talk vsry interest
ingly about his past life and that OF
bis former master and owner. He has
for some time been gradually break
ing down, and was 10 very feeble
hsalth when he visi ed the Capitol q
few days prior 10 the recess of Con-
gress. He lesvesa widow w.o Feaides
just outside of Nashville, and his body
will be sent to that city for interment.
Since he became incapacitsted for
manual labor he has been living on
the bounty of Mrs. James X. Polk.
Last year he was driving a hack
around Nashville.
SLICK PIEcR OF FRAUD.
A threwd csse OF pretty fraud prac..
ifed upon the 30 ton o. an Der Of Com.
msrce has been brought to the n tice
ct the Pcstoffice Department, and Is
causing some merriment among the
officials. Early in the recent month
the president Of the Chamber received
letter supporting to have been writ
ten by Cora Z. Walker, OF Cape Cir
ardesu, NO., in which she represented
herself as but IA years o. age, her
father dead, her mother an Invalid,
and that abe had three younger broth
ers. She bssought the Chamber Of
Commerce to contribute few dollars
to add to her savings to purchase a
sewing naehince to enable her to sup
port her family. She gave reference
10 Albert Wilmont, requesting the re-.
mittance to be sent to MIN. The story
enlisted the sympathy Of the Cham
bar. Wilmont was telegrsphed to, and
answered that Cora was truthful, in.
dustrious aud the cole support OF an
Invalid mother and three younger chill
dren. The Chamber contributed more
than double the amount asked and it
was sent in a money order to Viii.
mont's care, but the Secretary in re.
mi ting pIudently made inquiry OF the
postmaster at u pa GiraIdeau, who
replied that Ora was q myth and
Wlmont fraud, and that he had pre-
sented The order with Coras name
forged thereto, for which he had been
placed under arrest. He further
stated that Wilmont had sent the
same pathetic appeal to various boards
OF trade, sewing machine companies
and benevolent societies, but the Bos-
tonians were the frat to respond with
tbs cash. The Postmaster General has
forbidden the payment of the order
and directed the return OF the money
| to the remitter.
LIEUT.. W. Il. EMERY TO COMMAND THE
| THBTIs,
Lieut.. VIM. Fl Emery has been or
dered 10 commaod the rhetis, one of
the Greedy relief vessels, witch has
been rtfitted ut the Brooklyn navy
ward a d will be attached to the
Pdcifi3 squadron. Toe Thetis is 10 be
Stationed in A ssk2n waters to act in
conjunction with the Pinta, which is
not regarded as entirely safe for open
Hsa C uises.
THE PRECEDENT HOPES TO ATTEND THE
| FUNERAL.
The Presidents health ia improving
daily. He sat in his private room
this morning and busted himself with
some matters of legislation and execu-
tive papers. In the afternoon Osbi-
net meeting was held, during which
the Pre- ;dent occupied an easy chair.
Col. Lamont has no doubt OF the Pres
ident's ablnty to hold the usual New
Years reception, and says that it is
his desire to attend Gen. Logan's
funeral tomorrow II the weather il
propitious and his silment does not
| increase in seyeIity.
MRS. LoaAN's SUBSCRIPTION FUND.
The subscriptions to the Logan fund
received today are as follows: Nor
tor, Bliss & %, $1,000; Henry Clews
Bowen, $500; Horace White, OF the
New York Evening Post, 500; John
r. Mclean, Oincinnsti, $500; Edwin
l.. Stewart, Philadelphia, 500; Ed
win N. Benson, Philadelphia, 5000 !;
E. W. Clarke & Co., Philadelphia,
800; Charles Smith, Philadelphia,
500; Sidney L. Wilson, Washington,
$25. Total--f2625.
The follow ny telegram was received
from Boston:
Geo. Z. Lemon, Washington;
AT the suggestion OF Mr.. Lodge
we have opened popular subscrip-
lion for the Logan fund, the receipts
from which will be duly forwarded to
you. BOSTON EVENING RECORD"
THE PEoPLR WHO PAID THEIR LAST Re-
tPBCrS TO THE DEAD.
II is impjssibe to even roughly es-
innate the number Of persons who
have p assed through the rotunds OF
the Capitol today, to pay the last mark
Of respect TO the remains Of Gen. Lo-
gan. Those who have been in attend
ance since the body was placed upon
the bier say: I'VE cannot estimate how
many have passed. Thousands have
been here. No one can estimate the
number"
When the lid was lifted from the
easktt sho tly before 3 o'clock this af-
ternoon, about 5000 people were out
side lhe doors Of the Capitol, patiently
awaiting an opportunity 10 view the
dead mans features. They formed q
closely packed line, ak deep, extend
ing fIom the brou1s doors al the eat
ern entrance OF the IolHnda down the
CSpitol stepe, across the carriage way
| 10 the statue OF Wsshinston, situa ed