The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
THE DEMO Ratio COMPRESSION
AL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
SOuthern Po,tal Chauges-SenatOr
SaWyer's New Pension Bills
re2ary MaHniBg's Condition.
Especial To THE APPEAL.

NASHlSeTON, W ID. u, April 10. -
Senator Sawyer to-day reported favora-
bly, from the Committee on Pensions,
a bill to amend the Revised Statutes
50 as TO authorize the granting of pen
sions to petty officers in the navy OF
marine corps who rendered service as
such, although not actually enlisted.
MRS. MORGAN,
wife of Senator Morgan, and her
= daughters, lefr him for Clifton Springs
8 Yesterday to receive the benefit OF
the baths there. Miss Nina is much
improved i'll health and the report
published recently in local paper OF
her insanity is wholly without founda;
ton.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CON NIT
TEEMEN.
The following gentlemen have been
selected to represent their States on
the Democratic Congressional Cam
Taign Committee: tennessee, Mr..
McMillin; Alabama, Mr.. Martin Mis-
sissippi, Mr. Catchings; Arkansas, Mr..
Dunn.
SOUTHERN PATENTS.
Thomas Brantley, Euiaula, Ala,
steam engine; Robert Wheatley, Oso-
Iona, Miss, wheelbarow; Charles +.
Wright, Vicksburg, Miss wheat har-
vester.
JUDGE EDWIN II. EAST
OF Nashville arrived here to day, and
will remain few days.
POSTAL ORDERS.
= New Offices - Cash, Craighead
county, Ark. Redill, Giles county,
Tenn; Lowersburg's Station, Jefier-
fson county, Miss. Handle, Winston
county, Miss. Bland, Saline couuty,
Ark Allan, Burton county, Ark. !;
Parson, White county, Ark. Barlow,
COpiah county, Miss.
Postoffices Discontinued = Hallway,
Clark county; mail to Clear Springs,
Boz Spring, Yell county, Ark mail
to Ferguson Mill, briggs, Logan
county, Ark. mail to Revillie.
lt Names Changed PipkiH, Union
county, Tenn, to Rose Hill; Sunk
land, Craighead county, to Lake City.
Star Service Changes - Alabama:
Alexander City to Chapel Hill, re-
sends that part of the order OF March
24th, which curtails service to end at
Chapel Hill; Lafayette to Wedowee,
fropn April Sth Curtails service to be-
gin at Buffalo, omitting Lafayette and
de&easing the distance three miles.
Arkansas: Hope to Falcon, from
April 18th extend service from Falcon
to end at BuCkner, increasing the dis
tancc eight miles; Grace to Clarks.
vile, from April 18th increase service
to twice Tennessee: Livingston to
Albany, from April 9TH embrace Gold
Rock next after Whitakers, increas-
ing distance one half mile, Living
ston to Albany, from April 7th iu-
crease distance one mile caused by
supply of Orlinda to Mitchellville;
from July curthl cross route to begin
at Mulloys, emitting Cross Plains and
h Orlinda, decrease g distance min.
miles anda half; Springfield TO Frank
lin from July lst, embrace Orlinda and
curtail route to begin there, emitting
Hubertsville and Springfield, decreas-
ing distance eleven miles; Washing
ton College to Washington College,
ffom April 10th, omit Mayday from
tbs route; Chucky Valley to Garber's
Nil, from April 10th, embrace May
dey, without char ge in distance; Hen
n Cross to Strawberry Plains, for
change of site, office at Thorn Hill, in
crease distance one-half mile, from
April 9Th; Knoxville to Thorn Grove,
fIbm April 9th; decrease distance one
oharter mile, caused by change of site
q Office at Thorn Grove; Alexandria
% Carthage, from May lst, change
route to run as follows, namely, from
gAleXandria, bv Brush Creek, Sykes,
Hickman and Gordonsville to Garth
age, emitting New Middleton and in
creasing distance four miles and half
Daisy to lgon's Ferry, from April Sth,
increase distance two-thirds of mile,
caused by change of site of Office at
Igon's Ferry; Charleston to Britts-
vile, for supply of Etola, increase dis
lance one-quarter of mile, from April
9th.
Steamboat Service Established-Ar-
Kansas: Arkansas City to Vicksburg,
Miss, by O. Offutt, Miss, Gaines Land.
ing and Luna Landing, Ark, Green
vile, Miss, Sunnyside, Ark, Refuge,
Miss, Lakeport, Ark, Glenora, Miss,
Harwood Island, Ark, Lake Wash
hgton, Miss, Grand Lake, Ark,
Leota Landing, Miss, Sterling,
Ark, Carolina, Miss, Ashton
and Pitchers Point, La, Dun
eansby, Miss, Wilson's Point and
Benham, La, Mayersville, Ben Lo-
bond and Shipland, Miss, Late Prov
lllawara, La, Arcadia, Chotard and |
Brunswick, Miss, Omega and Milli- |
ken's Bend, La, Butler, Miss, and |
Duct port, La, to Vicksburg, Miss
l9S miles, and back three times a
week, in safe and suitable steamboats,,
by a schedule of twenty-five hours |
from Arkansas City to Vicksburg, and |
twenty-three for return trip, from July |
l, 1886, to June 80, $50.
Arrivals; J mes Lee, jr., Memphis