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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-14
MEMPHIS DAILY APpEAI--TUEsDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1885,
A WONDERFUL OPERATION
PERFORMED IN THE CINCINNATI
HOSPITAL.
Three Inches OF the Backbone OF u
Patient Removed With Graft.
fyiDg Results.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, December Is "A
special dispatch from Cincinnati Gays
that one OF the rArest and most dan
Rerous operations in the scope CT sur
gerry has lately been performed at the
Cincinnati Hospital. 1t consists in
removing about three inches OF the
backbone and exposing the spinal
chord. The patient was a young col
ored man about q years Of age When
first admitted to the hospital he was
sOffering from terrible disease, which
had broken out over the head, neck
and back in the form OF large abces5es,
the chief one of which was about the
middle OF the back, and had eaten
away the backbone to a considerable
extent. The poor fellow could not lie
in a recumbent pos ton nor on his
eide in consequence OF the extreme
pain attending such a position. and
was compelled to lie all the while on
his face. Slowly he had lost the pow
er of motion and OF sensation in his
legs, 80 that he was completely para
ly2ed from the body down. 1t was
decided that his only chance OF life
lay in an operation for the re.
moval OF part OF the back
bone 80 as to stop the PROCESS
OF decay. He was then turned on his
face, and the surgeon made an in
cision down the spine. A large
quantity Of pus was revealed, and the
cavity wss sponged out carefully in
order to see just whore the knife was
going. In this region, where one slip
OF the knife or one false move would
have been fatal to the patient, the
surgeon with chisel and hammer
went down on the bone until he cut
out all that which was in any way al.
fected, never touching the spinal cord.
All causes OF suppuration and paralysis
we're removed, and the surgeon felt
assured power would return to the
paIalyEed legs, and that time would
accomplish the filing up OF the place
where the bone had been formerly.
The patient recovered from the ether,
and was pla ed in bed on his face. In
three days motion returned TO the
legs, and he was able to move his fset
for the first time in nearly
year. About the same time sen.
sstion began TO return in
the limbs. In.about three weeks he
could bear some weight on his legs,
sod at the same time he assumed the
position on his breast and knees which
he has kept ever since. He at length
became strong enough to stand, with
assistance, aud take step or two. He
Is now able TO walk to the end of the
ward and sit down in a chair with
comfort. o. course his back is yet
weak, and probably never will regain
its former power, but he will be use
ful man. The wound mas gradually
closed up, leaving only slight scar,
and causes him little OF no pain.
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amount to Sl,24S 900, or $50 per cent.
Should o bank here wish 10 increase
It's capital, and only increase It's an
nual taxes by /. per cent. on such
additional capital, it can do 80 by
having its shareholders organize the
Safe Deposit Company, Of Memphis,
and keep its capital on deposit with
the bank, upon such terms as may be
agreed ON. Nashville has two ma
tional banks, Of s., 900, 900 each, and !
am sure Memphis will not be great
way behind her. II the charter re-
ferred to by your correspondent "NuG
eed" lie "a good thing going;
begging" surely the charter OF the
Safe Deposit Company, Of Memphis.
Is bonanza indeed. zoo.
Memphis, Tom. December Is. 1886.
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Wintersmith's Chill Cure,
0FFIoE or THE CoURIER-JoUaSAL,
u


Dr.. WiRtsrsmith-&r. waive rule have
observed for many years, tho value Of your
remedy prompting me to say, In reply TO
your Request, what | know Of your Chill
Cure. Tho private assurances Of Its efficacy
/ had, and the good results Of its effects /
had observed on Mr.. Il. W, Meredith, who,
for more than Hiteen years, had been fore.
man Of my Office, induced me to test It in
my family. The results have been entirely
satisfactory, The 6rst case was Of two
years standing, in which | believe every
known remedy had been tried with tempo
rary relief-the chills returning periodically
and with seemingly increased severity.
Your cure broke them st once, and there hat
been no reourrenGe Of them for more than
SIX months. The other case was OF q pildor
form. and yielded more readily 10 other
remedies; but the ohills would return at in
tervals until your medicine was used, sincS
which timo, now several months, they haV
entirely disappeared. From the oppOrtq
nifty l have had to Judge, do nol hesitatsb
express my belief that your Chill Cure "a
valuable specific, and performs all Jou
promise for Il. Respectfully,
ARruuR PETER W. \. AALD ,E
Vile, Ky.
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FROM THE PEOPLE.
Another sOOd Thing for Financiers.
To the Editors of the AppeaI.

Announcer hOOu AhAnR Tor Etnanctern
To the Editors Of the Appeal;
1t is evident from all indications that
the capitalists OF Memphis desire TO Ia.
crease the banking capital. The "a
per cent. tax on capital il lettering
than, or is at least in their way. /
note that one OF our local insurance
companies, by whose charter the tax
upon its capital stock is "one.half per
cent, in lieu Of all other taxes" il
about 10 embark in banking. Your
correspondent "Nuf Sed," in his card
in yesterdays APPEAL, figures ont that
In the thirty-fve years OF life tire
aforesaid corporation vet has il will
save In taxes upon capital of 81 600
900 the round sum Of 81 1926, 900, over
100 per cent--a splendid showing,
Surmising this huge institution. with
its bomb proof" charter and $1,000.
600 capital, 10 started in banking here.
what ahow have tie national and
other banks without these one.hali
per cent. charters in competition with
those that have?
In 1870 the Legislature OF Tennessee
chartered the "Safe Deposit Company
OF Memphis" for ninety-nine years,
and exempted its capital stock from ali
taxes beyond one-half per cent, with
the night to hold real estate.
and 10 invest In securities OF all kinds
but no banking privileges, /. G., no
right to discount and deposit. Its
authorized maximum capital lie 5000.
600. Upon this.amount OF capital the
annual EaviDg, over the 81 per cent,
or general rate, is $l5 600, and in the
sighty-three yeRrs it bias yet to run
the saving, without interest will
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A FanIIy Anphyxintsd.

CHIcAao, Dec. l3-Mrs. Mcclure
and her grown daughter and son were
asphyxiated by coal gas last night at
their residence in the suburban town
Of Maplewood. They closed all the
doors and windows tightly on retiring
and forgot to replace the stove lid alter
replenishing the fire, Mrs. Mcclure
appeared to have fallen senseless
while trying to got out to the open air.
Her daughter was lying lifeless across
a chair few feet from her bed. Her
son was on his knees before the door
and evidently became unconscious
during half atupified search for the
knob OF the door, which, II opened,
would have given them fresh air.
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4 FRIGITfUL ACCIDENT.
A BUILDING COLLAPSES, AND
OVERTURNING HOT STOVES
Catches Fire and lis Stock OF Ammu-
milton Is Diseharged-Other
Casualties.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, December 12-PAr'
tiCularf OF the train robbery yesterday
near Bellevue Station, Tex, are that
the three robbers who were uu-
masked and made no effort vt conceal
ment, arrived at the water tank few
minutes before the train. When the
train arrived one OF the robbers, with
drawn pistol, ordered Engineer Ayres
and bis fireman and o. G. Miller, an
other engineer who was riding in the
cab, to slight, which they did. He
then marched them some thirty feet
from the train and went through them,
taking all the vsluables which they
had. While this was going on the
other two men went through the
train. 1t appears that one Of the pas-
sengers in the rear car, who was look
ing out Of the window and saw the
operation with the trainmen,
OWNED THE SITUATION.
He went into the forward cars, noti-
fed the other passengers OF what was
going on and told them to secrete their
money. This they did in various ways,
giving most Of it and their diamonds
to several ladies aboard. Miss Kate
Haas, OF Fort Worth, took charge OF
$4,000 and other valuablee; Mrs. Cham
beTs, OF Pottdam, N. Y, received
$4,000 and some diauonds, and Mrs.
Wituck, OF Carthage, NO., took her
husbands gold watch and several hun
bred dollars. Mrs. Wittick was great
ly incensed at the proceedings, and
boldly stood up in the car and asked
II forty men were going to tamely sub
init to such an Outrage at the hands Of
two higwaymen. About $4,000 in
money and $4,000 worth OF diamonds
and valuables was left by the robbers
in their haste to get through the train
because they did not search the ladies.
They were evidently not versed in the
business, and went away with the
paltry sum OF $l05, three gold watches,
ten silver watches, five revolvers and
one gold ring.
Tux ROBBERS LEFT THE TRAIN
at the rear end on the sleeper,
mounted horses standing near by and
rode hastily away. TIE train was
then hurried on to Bellevue, where tel
eg'ams were sent to Superintende mt
Frost at Fort Worth, who immediate.
ly replied, offering $3.50 reward for
each Iobber, and in less than an hour
five posses OF officers and citizens were
In pulsuit under Sheriff McLain, Of
Montague; Marshal Slack, Of Bowie,
and others. Sheriff McLain says he
knows the robbers and has no doubt
OF hie ability to capture them. Super
intendent Connors was on the train,
having In charge two desertsrs, with a
guard of five negroes OF the Twenty
fourth Infantry. Mr.. Connors or
dered the soldiers to draw their re-.
volvers and fight the robbers, but sew
eral passengers opposed this strongly
and pleaded 20 earnestly in behalf OF
the women and children ON board that
the superintendent reluctantly YIELD
ed, and when the robbers reached the
soldiers and demanded their weapons
they quietly gave them up.
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All Medical Authorities

Agree that catarrh is no mora nor less
than an Inflammation Of the lining
membrane of the nasal air passages,
Nasal oatarrh and all catarrhal afiec.
ton OF the head are not diseases Of
the blood, aud II is a serious mistake
to treat them ss such, No consCien-
tious physician ever attempts to do 30.
1t is held by eminent medical men
that sooner or later specific will be
found Tor every disease from which
humanity suffers. The facts justify
us ia assuming that fer cslarrh at
least positive cure exists in Ely's
Cyaam Balm.
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Natural Gas Catches They All.

FRANKLIN, Pa, December 12.--The
Standard Oil Company decided at q
meeting, held in New York, TO erect
new refinery in this city. Work
will be commenced at once. The
works will be located northwest OF
the Eclipse Works, and will be larger
than the Eclipse, which employs 40O
men. A fund Of $4,000 was voted
to commence building. Work will be
pushed as fast 40 possible, and they
expect TO have things in shape before
May:lst next The Indications are that
this movement means the moving of
the Standard Cleveland refneries tc
this point, where they own the nat
urai gas plant.
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CathOI,c Muslclans' RestrIo,ions.

CNCINNATI. o., December 49,
Archbishop Elder in interview to-
day explained that his recent order
ferbidding members of ths Catholic
Church to sing in Protestant churches
was in obedience to laws OF the
church, in which the general public
have no concern. He added that he
wished success to ali Catholics deair.
ing to sing at charitable entertain
ments, public concerts, or in private
houses, saying that his admonition
applied solely TO thoRe uoy singing in
Protestant hs~ses OF worship. The
orda- sues into effect January lot.
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A StatehOusc OD F,r.

SPRINeFIELD, ILL, d cember 49,
The newly erected $4,000 600 state
h0ase Caught FIRE early this morning
and the entire structure was soon
filled with dense black smoke Flames
we're confined to one apartment, but II
was feared smoke And heat had ruined
the rich fresooins tbrouGi,e,.t~ the
building. The is denied by the Gus
todisur, who place the damage at $1O,-
600. The Are originated in pile OF
painters materials that were to be re-
moved tomorrow.
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a section Man Killed by Train

PITTsBURa, Pa, December 13.-The
Dennison and Wheeling accommoda-
ton, coming east on the Pan Handle
railroad, struck three section men near
Nimicks station, four miles west of this
city, at 10 o'clock this morning, kill,
ing Patrick Howard outright and Sc.
riouely injuring Frank Cook and Z.
Harrington. The men stepped of the
weet bound tracks to avoid coal
train and We're struck by the accom-
mediation coming in the opposite di.
ranlinn
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-14
A mOsT LInERAL OFFYR

THR VoITAIo BELT Co., MarshfllI
Mich, oder 10 send their Celebrated
VoITAIC BRLm and Electric Apli-
ances on thirty days trial to any nan
afflicted with Nervous Debility, Lcis OF
Vitality, Manhood, etc. Illustated
pamphlet in sealed envelope wifi full
particulars, mailed nee. WritgtAem
at once,
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A bridegroom of Two Hours Falls
nAaA

MANIsTER, Mich, December 49,
Charles Brown and Miss Cora Sibley
We're married Saturday evening. Ate,
the ceremony a social dance was en-
loyed' About two hours after the GER
emory the bridal couple were dancing
together, when the groom fell dead
from heart diaeAhe.
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w. N. HALDEMAN

President Of the Great LOUISVILLE CoU-
RIEk-JOURNALC CO., tells what
no knows Of
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

Saxon is about as follows: gain in night with loss in girth, a loss in flesh with gain in nerve; a loss in fixedness of purpose, more yielding as it were, with a disposi tion to overcome obstacles by some new method rather than to waste strength over an old one proving unavailing, and a gain in broaden ed views of life and things, with a loss of concentration, losing the insularity of the Engllshman, the narrowness, but scattering like the broad area of the country; in this gain, losing thoroughness in rapidity, but gaining an adaptabil- ity to all circumstances and occa- sions, fitted to do little of each and all where the Englishman does but one.
 Fitted against the individual Englishman at his own hobby, trade or profession, lacking the thoroughness of his rival the American yields, but pitted against the same man as an individual; by his many-sidedness and practical go ahead, pushing nature; the American is the superior of hls Transatlantic k1nsman.
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and the King himself SO deeply iii debt that for the credit of the Kingdom the Legislature voted him $20,000 to satisfy the most pressing of his creditors. What becomes of the large sums received by Kalakaua is mystey which nc one has yet solved. He has no more idea of the value of money than had Ludwig of Bavaria He has few expensive tastes, but he has one strong passion which free ly indulged, drains him of all his coin. This is gambling. The Ha- waiians are as fond of all games of chance as the North American Indian, and the King is said to be no mean hand at our great nation al game of poke..
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From pr. Trippal, Superinton- dent of the Old Dominion Copper Company, We learn that the new Knowles pump will be placed in position in tic mine, on the fifth level, in a few days It has a ca pacity of 5000 gallons per hour and will raise the water 500 feet to the hoistlng works above, doing away with hoisting by skip. I'm portant developments have been made in the mine. After cross. cutting from the 5th level station in an oblique direction through the foot wall, native copper was found lmpregnating the foot wall, and in the veln itself pa.ive co1nIaS mixed with red oxif
 ate The Vein Was
 stronger thap in any
 proving the uuinter,t uance of the vein iron
 l,,.T,
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A Se;f-Maae Man.

At the Democratic State Con- vention recently held in Bangor 1t is said an amusing incident occur red. They had reached that part of the programme when State committeeman were to be elected. Aroostook had two candidates, each anxious for the honor, but, after active and persistent canvass1ng, when ballot was taken 1t was found that both candidates had the same number of votes, and as there couldn't be "two of him." there was no election. Another ballot resulted likewise, when one of the candidates, doubtless think. ing it would be his duty to vote for the ''best man," boldly broke the deadlock by voting for himself, and he was elected by majority of one. Immediately a Penobscot wag rushed up to the successful candidate and tendered his hearty congratulations, exclalming: T always did admire 8 self made man" ."-Houlton (Me.) Herald.
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Willing to Turn Her Coat.

A Western Michigan wool buy CT who was circulating among farmers to engage their clips met with one who was inclined tc look upon the matter as kind of gambling affair.
 You agree to buy my wool for so much, month in advance of shearing," said he. "How do you know that wool won't go up or down? The price may be too much or not enough. It looks like fly ing in the face of Providenee.' After a long argument he agreed ta leave it to his wife, and she re- piled:
 Hook a-here, Samuel, I'm just as good a Baptist as you are, and if there Is anything in our religion which says we shan't take 20 cents a pound for wool when we didn't expect above 25, we'll accept the eff T on the wool and flop over to the Methodists.' Wall Street News.
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Clifton postOMce.

Regular hours from I:30 a. m. to 7:SO D. m. Registration from 9:30 a. m. to ?. m.
 Money Order hours. q:30 a. m. to : D. m.
 Sundays. office open from II B. m. to F m. Mail departs for Solomonville Tuesdays, SaturSlays Mail closes 6;3O .. m-
 Mail for Morenci closes at p. m. -
 No foreign or mutilSted money will be received for stamps, box rent or postll orders. Parties calling for mail matter other than that which is addressed to themselves must present an order for delivery.
 c. M. CLARE, P. NJ.
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4 BILLET-DOUX.
Where ignorance is bliss
 "Tls folly to be wise. ."-Gray.

"Where ignorance is bliss
 ''Tis folly to be ise."-Gray. She was a winsome country lass, So William, on brief vacation, More pleasantly the time to pass,
 Essayed Irritation; And as they strolled in twilight dim. While near the time for parting drew. Asked if she'd like to have from him,
 A billet-doux. Of French this simple maid knew naught But, doubting not twas something nice Upon its meaning quickly thought.
 Then in trice Upward she turned her pretty head; Her rosy lips together drew For purpose plain, and coyly said:
 ''Yes, Billy, dol
 ENVOY.
 And William didi Life
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The American Type.
I '
And William didl


 By the annexation of territory to the Union, alien elements in small part were brought under the flag, These include the French Creoles of Louisiana, the Spanish settlers in Florida, the Mexicans of Texas, California and the Terri tories, the semi Russianized. inhab- itants of Alaska. So small in num- Der comparatively and restricted to certain bounds are these, that their influence has been but local, and that at most is transient. They have disappeared from the surface or at best hold their own in few favored localities such as the French quarter of New Orleans.
 By immigration certain amount of Latin and Sclayo ic blood has reached the New World, but has been overwhelmed and lost in the more vigorous race stocks from the North of Europe The proportion to the whole body be- ing small, not greater than one per cent, that the ultimate effect must needs be inappreciable.
 As we have seen the opening of Inc NXXfkz[Lant11ru Snw trun Enn
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Arizona & Kew Mexico R. R. Time
 TlS!e.

Trains run daily, Sundays excepteI.
 w. N. JONES. Gen1. Superintendent.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Territorial.

lcrffIOFhal. eiovernor-C. Meyer Zulick. Prescott. Secretary-Jas. A. Bsyard. Prescott. t. Treasurer-Thomas J. Butler. Prescott. Superintendent of Public Irstruction-J. l.. Long, Globe.
 Auditor-E. p. Clark. Prescott. Commissioner of Immigratien-Patrick Hamilton, Phoenix.
 Supreme Court-John C. Shields, Chief Justice. Prescott: W. W. Porter asso- ciate Justice. Phenix; Wm. II. Barnes, Associate Justice. Tucson
 U. $. District Attorney-Owen T. Rouse, Tucson.
 U. $. Marshal-W. K. Meade, Tucson. Surveyor General - Royal A. Johnson, Tucson
 U s. Internal Revenue Collector-W. H. Bristol. Tucson.
 Delegate to COngress-C-C C. Bean, Prescott Judge of First Judicial District-Wm. II. Barnes.
 Judge of Second Judicial District-W. W. Porter. Phenix.
 Judge of Third Judicial Distric;-John c. Shields, Prescott.
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 from the North of Europe. The proportion to the whole body be- ing small, not greater than one per cent, that the ultimate effect must needs be inappreciable.
 As we have seen the opening of the XAth6<eptury saw two Eng fish H(jobl 1 gesswaahic ally tain ways madeEcA4 al
 the characteristics of itsspedPI and climate and habits have added to this change.
 The influence of Southern races such as French and Spanish has been slight; the addition to the population from such sources small; and customs and ways as drawn from these sources almost nothing; But from Teutonic Flu rope, Germany and Scandinavia, and from Celtic Ireland, there has been a continual flood of immigra- tion upon our shores. Since 1790, l there have landed on American soil 100000 immigrants of which it is safe to say 10,000,000 came from Germany, Scandinavia and the British Isles.
 These with numerous descen- dants constitute the Americanized of our population and form a no inconsiderable element in the body Allowing the natural rate of in- crease and the death rate to equal that in Americans of colonial de scent Ia lower rate than commonly allowed but which statistics prove to be true) these latter Americans are in number to the earlier Amer cans as 1 to 2; that is taking the white population of the United States to be in round numbers 4S, OJO,O0O (about 100000 in 18S0) the Americans of the old colonial stock wonld number 32,000,000, while the Americanized of later day and foreigners would number 16,O00,000.
 Taking into consideration that a large portion of this immigration came from Great Britain, we must estimate that upwards of 66 per cent of the white population are of British ancestry, or in other words, we are to-day in blood as well as in language, an English nation on American soil. Looking toward the future, a gradual de crease in immigration can be easi- ly foreseen and the foreign and the semi-Amencan populations ia our midst grown homogeneous.
 This amalgamation at first sight | would seem to mean a correspond ing change in type, but when we remember that Britain is peopled by a union of Teuton and Celt, in Saxon and Briton, in the pro portion of two to one, we may ex- pect from the German and Scan dlnavian Teutons and Irish Celts similar result, or that historty will repeat itself and form a New Brit ain, as to the race on American soil, and that Teuton and Celt will be merged beyond distinction in 70 the American English type, and thst the Americans, as they were in coiG nial times, and arc now, will cohtinue to be along with their British cousins, Anglo Saxors - climate and habit varying the type of the two branches to some extent both physically and mentally. To sum up, the change of the Ameri-
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Life.