The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-26
MR.. MANNING'S CONDITION
GRAVEFEARS ENTERTAINEDF FOR
THE SECRETARY.
The CarrOlltOn LyBchiHg-The Civil
Service COmmissiOn-The Edu-
eatloBal Bill.
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When he fell he ruptured blood YES
/ sci in the base OF the brain, and suf-
Tered slight hemorrhage. Fears are
entertained that he will have another
/ attack of apoplexy. It is a settled
fact that Mr.. Manning will never re.
sumo the duties of Secretary. He
told the President weeks ago that he
wanted to resign, but Cleveland asked
him to remain until Congress ad-
journed. The two persons most
prominently mentioned to succeed
Mr.. Manning are Assistant Secretary
Fairchild and the Hon. Orlando b.
Potter of New York.
Ldter.-Secretary Mannin0's condi.
tion tonight is somewhat improved.
At ii o'clock he was reported as being
very comfortable. To an Associated
Press reporter the Secreiary's con said
that, while they cou d not consider
his father as out Of Danger, the i'm
piovement this evening gave them
much hope The Secretary takes the
nourishment his physicians give him,
rests comfortably, conver5fs with
those around him and seeps well.
AT midnight DIR. Lincoln, who had
| Just left the Secretary, said he fonnd
him somewhat improved. ANY marked
change for the better was not TO be
expected for some days, and the fact
that no change for the worse had oc
Cured was encouraging. The Secres |
tary had the entire use of all his limbs.
but there was slight weakness of his
right side. He was resting ouietlv |
when he left the house.
THE oARRoLLToN LYNcHING.
Ex-senator B. r. Bruce and ex-
Congressman John r. Lynch of Mis-.
sissippi CALI d on the President yester-
day in reference TO the massacre of
thirteen negroes at Carrollton, Miss.
on the 18th instant, stating that they
had received numbers of letters from
colored people in that section who are
almost paralyzed with fear by the out.
rage. A number of them had fled to
the woods, snd it was to-day unknown
how many were killed and had died
OF the wounds. The attention of TIE
President was directed TO the fact that
the Governorof Mississippi had taken
official action in the premises. The
President expressed himself in decided
terms against such affairs as blight
to civilization and expressed himself
as surprised that the State authorities
had taken no steps to have the out
rage investigated and the guilty parties
brought to justice.
THE EDUCATION BILL.
About fifty mer1bers OF Congress
held an indignation meeting in the
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
room yesterday to protest against the
action of the Committee on Education
in pocketing the educational bill
They passed resolutions expressive of
their feelings, and instructed Mr.
Willis to introduce a new bill and ask
to have it referred to another commit /,
tee. They directed, also, that two
members from each delegation be !
selected to work up sentiment for !
the bill
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Representatives Clements TGa. and |
Seney [0hio] have submitted their /
report from the Civil Ser +
wee Committee on the question of C
the repeal of the law, taking positive L
grounds in opposition to the law. C
They say their most serious objection e
to it is that it tends toward a perma-
nent office-holding community utte.- Il
Iy at variance with the American
spirit. G
ATToRNEY-GENERAL GARLAND a
has signiied his willingness to appear II
before the Telephone Investigating u
Committee to testify at any time they II
nay send for him.
Postal CHANGES. n
New Offices established - Shoals. d
Little river, Ark, Paul Hamilton, IL
Cline, Johnston county. p
Ark, Oliver H. G inc, postmaster; as
Hughes, Crittenden county. Ark 81
elijah Dobler, postmaster; Dobbs
ireen county, Ala, Andrew j. Dobbs, Ii
postmaster; Rushville, Kemper W
ounty, Miss, William V. Rush, post hi
Master. IN
Star Service changes Pinhook as
.anding to Spring City, Tenn, from he
April lst, increase service 10 seven to
ines a week between Rhea Springs bt
nd Spring City, two miles; Foster in
lille to Center Grove, Tenn, from m
Ipril lst, increase service to three wi
ines a week; Succarnooche to Oak or
irove, Miss, from April list, extend
ervice to end at Rushville, Kemper
ounty, increasing distance five miles;
lount Hope to Pebble, Ala, from ~
Lpril LIST, re-extend service to end at
,rk, Winston county, increasing dis sp
lnce three miles; Alfalfa to Glad Po
ey, Ala, from April LIST, embrace tn
1pply OF Hill, Etowah county, mn
ext after Alfalfa on the return trip ire
nd omit supply of Coxville on the wa
,turn trip; Columbus to Vernon, 81
la., from April LIST, embrace supply pa
Molloy, Lamar county, next after no
aledonia emitting Border Springs l0'
nd Military Springs without change o,
distance; Boyd's Greek to Shocks, Ia
enn., from March 25th, curtail route In
end at Gap Creek, omitting Shocks. 20
ecreasing distance five miles; Rid Ma
eton to Gainsborough from April sci
It, embrace Monoville and curtail "a
'ute to begin there, emitting Riddle tai
IN, decreasing distance two miles. ha
DISCUSSING THE LABOR TROUBLES. re re-
The Cabinet discussed the labor Pc
oubles in the West TODAY. So,
SENATORIAL DINNER. TIE,
The President gave his second din gln
'r to members of Congress tonight. ", W.
nator Morrill, sat on the Presidents W.
ght and Senator Vance on his left.
ARRIVALS.
Z. @. Goodpasture Livingstone,
nm; G. NJ. McGhee, G. f. Shep-
rd, Nashville; w. P. Robertson, J.
Bolts, G. R Mclean, NJ. l.. Stuct-
r, j. r. Pettigrew,' Arkansas; Zeb {
ard, Little Rock; Chas P. Bali and Del
Q. Goodwin, Alabama; J. G. Houk, the
loxville. nat
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