The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
UPSHAW In HOT WATER.
HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE THE
TELEPHONE COMM TEE.
A Perpetual SDat With Mr.. Rannfy
Extension OF the Mail Service
Southern Postal Orders.


WASHINGTON, April S0.-Mr. A. =.
Upsbaw Of the lndia1 Oflice was ex-
smined by the PAn-Electric invet tgat-
ing committee and had q perpetual
fpst with Mr.. RanDey, who was ques-
uoning him. He declined TO ausWer
some question:, end when Mr.. Ranney
asked MIN If he had conferred with
Casey Young as to whether he should
answer certain questions he became
very indigr aot and declared that snch
aquest'on was an insult that Mr.. Ran
neY dare not offer him 6u'eide OF the
committeeman. Being a member Cf
Congress did not give a man q right to
browbeat witness, and no man but a
coward would attempt such q
thing. The chairman told the
wituees that this was all uncalled
for, and Mr.. Rannsy smilinRly asked
under his breath If the witness rad
brought his pistols with him. Afer
this the witness proceeded to testify
as TO his transactions with the Pan
Electric Company. He said that in
1884 he had contract t. organic q
local company 10 Alabama Its stock
was s5O0,W0, and the company agreed
to pay the parent company $a00,C0)
for the Safe right and so per cent.
of its stock Witness was to have 10
Ter cent, Of said 5000, 600 stock for his
services An exchange was now in
operation at Admission. About 5000
bad been paid the parent company.
SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
KNOTT,
who baI Just returned from Florida,
states that while there he examine d
the possibility of the tx :ension TO
Havsnl, C0bi, OF the present New
York, Tampa, ktonville and Key
West fast mail service. The general
thinks tha. his views, which are fav-
orsble to the extension, will probab v
be concuTed in by the Postmas ter
General, ard the service established.
IL is expected that by the new route
the time between New Y TX and ia.
vana will be lesssned about Eenty-
four hCu-s.
SOUTHERN POSTAL ORDERS,
New Postma Iters and new tfficst-
VIM. I. Hieronmus, Theodore, Mobile
County, Ala William A. Logan.
Need, Dale ConttV, Ala; Andrew J.
Crouch, Mount Vests, Henry County,
Tenn; VIM, d Wheatly, Voidtor,
Bentol County. Tenn; VIM. @. Eiey,
Scott County, Mis-; Christopher I.
Irwin, Fay, Webster County, Miss.
Star service cbsnges: Tennessee
Carks burgh and b bic Hill; ermit
postmasttr, at Clarksburgh and Bible
Hill to deliver mail - carrier two
hours aud forty minutes in advance OF
schedule time Of depar ure, provided
all connecting mails are in and there
is no objection. Pc, office az Red
Run, DeKalb County, Ala, discon-
nued.
Mail messenger service established:
see - Troy, 0bion Coun v,
from the Chesapeake, Ohio and South
western railroad, for all service re.
CURED, one way only, from Msy lst.
ARRIVALS.
John NJ. Caldwell. Admission, Ala. ;
Miss Ida Forney, Jacksonville, File. H.;
Mics Heiger, Mississippi; !. 3 Prstt-
wood and j. P. Dromilard, Tennessee.
THE PUBLIC DIET.
1t is estimated that tn sre has bee n q
decrease of about 81 200 900 in the
pu bic debt during April.
GREEN WILL BE WITHDRAWN.
The friends Of Warren Green, Con-
sul-General at Ksuay a7oha, have
stated that his nomination will be !