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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
THROUGH THE HEART.
THE DELIBERATE sUICIDE OF
SID. WHITFORD.
whisky, Women Rn6 Financial Dis
treSs the Cause of the Cory
Deed.

About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the reports Of two shots fred in rapid
succession rang out, startling those in
the vicinity of the Shelby street cot
ton shed Just south of Beale street.
The sound came from the little room
over the office. A negro laborer WI o
was at worA in the yard ran up the
mar ow steps and found Mr.. Sid A.
Whitford, the manager Of the SHE'D,
i'll his death st uggle. 1t vas evident
that he had been lying upon the
lounge when he fred the first shot,
but it did not deprive him of con-
sciousness, o. the ability to pull the
trigger u second time. The bullet
pierced his heart and he fell to the
floor, the hammer OF the pistol strik.
ing with sufficient force to make
deep dent in the boards. The alarm
was given and a physician was at
once summoned but the unfortunate
man had pla ed himself beyond
the power Of medical aid. The
muzzle of the pistol had been so
closely pressed against his breast that
the powder burned hole in his shirt.
An inquest was held, with the usual
result. Nothing beyond the fact that
the case was one OF sui ide was shown,
none of the reasons which led TO the
commission OF so desperate q deed
be ng drawn out. Tho wife and
mother of the suicide weie found be-
side the corpse when the reporter en-
tered. The mother was evidently
heartstricken by the blow. Mrs. Whit.
forI moaned and wrung her hands by
turns. Neither were in condition to
talk about ths sad affair, and were
left alone with the CORY dead All
efforts about the shed to obt in infor-
nation were nearly fruitless, but the
crime was sfterward Immediately
t aced to wine, women and debt. He
did not lead life of unruhied con-
tent, but at home WIS. CONTINUALLY in
volved in quarrels with his Wife. lie
has been in the habit OF getting on
sprees, and though a clever, qniet
man when sober, lost all control over
himself when under the influence
of liquor, and during the past
few days has been drinking heavily.
a short time since ne had a quarrel
of more than usual violence with his
wife, who accused him of infdelity
Ordinations and recriminations of
the bitterest eharac erwere indulg,d
in. Yesterday morning his house.
hold furniture, including piano be-
longing to his young-lady daughter,
was levied upon, al his home, ll0
Jones avenue. This was probably the
finishing touch, and crushed by a
complication of miseries, for which he
himself was largely responsible, he
took his life in moment of the deep
est and most hopeless remorse and
d spair.
Mr. Whitford was about thirty-eight
years of age, the son of an old, well
known and wealthy citizen of Mem
phis. Mrs .Whitford was in her youth
an exceedingly handsome woman, a
blonde, rather tall and well formed,
and is still, at thirty-fve, quite at
tractive in person. They have two
one just budding into
Womanhood. The body was taken
to his late home last night to be pre-
pared for burial.
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SAW JONES Ar 1OLUNB
The YOwn 0veFruR with Visitor
The EvanEell-s's cesrusness.
! laProIAL To rHE APPrAL. /

CoLUMBUs, Miss, April 26. - Sam
Jones preached Saturday to colored
people from a stand erected in front
of the courthouse. There were several
thousand negroes present and many
white people. Tee white ladies pres
ent were so shocked by Jones' out
rageous talk that they We're forced to
retreat The Jones services yesterday
were marked by the conversion Of
nearly 200 nen and to date Hbent zoo
have been 1onverted. The city has
been overran by visitors and it ie
thought there were 1000 to-day.
Many could not hear Jones and many
ladies who have not heard Jones eX-
pressed desire to touch the hem of
his garments. Half the crowd has not
been fed AMI in addition to the lack OF
food a rain had added to their discom-
fiture. The final sermons were preach
ed last night. Wonderful work has
been done despite Jones coarseness.
There is a grand influx Of gamblers to
add 10 the attractions,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27

WHTTF0RD-Sudd denly, MOnday, Apfil
26, 1856, SIDNEY A. WRIrFoRD, aged thirty.
i've years.
Funeral will t'ke place from his late rrs-
dence, No. 1l0 Jones avenue, this CFUgS
DAY. afternoon at o'clock. Friends cfthe
family are invited TO attend,
SLACK-At residence Of his dpyh;or,
Mrs. NJ. A. X. Smith, No. l93 ElliotF street,
Monday morning, Auril %, 1856. at Tlo'eloek,
in the eigaty-fourlh year OF his Ne, FRIp-
ERICK d. SLACK.
funeral from his late resi- siienoopis lTURS-
DAY) morning at 10 O'Clock. Hiends Of the
family are invited to attend.
wATKINS-At BrownsvitS, Tenn, on
SUNDAY morning, April %, lSS, JoslE LEN0w,
wife Of Dr.. John X, WalkiN.r
Mrs. WATKINS was niSpA.pf Mrs. phia
K. Cochran and sister of Mr.. John II. Le-
now, of this city, Her re shains we're brought
to Memphis and inferred in ElmwOod Gem
etery.
HAMMER-On Sundhy evening, April .,
1888, AtI O'Clock, in the q ty-ninth year Of
his are, SAMUEL HAsHgR.
Funeral this (TUEsDAY) afternoon at
o'clock, from the family residence, No. 90
Fourth street. Fnends are invited 70 attend.
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DECORATION DAY
observed at Atlanta and AugusIR.
Ga win IInpre siVe Services.

AUGUSTA, GA, April 26---Deeora-
ton day was observed here to-day by
a suspension Of business. Col. =. q.
Jones, jr., delivered an address before
the Confederate Survivors Associa-
ton, and resolutions were adopted ex-
pressing profound regret Mt the death
of the poet-priest of the South, the
Rev. A. j. Ryan. There vas a parade
of the military this afternoon, an ora
ton at the cemetery anG decoration OF
the soldiers graves.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27

high water mark OF 1882 since Satur-
day. The levees are getting soft in
many places, and large crevasses are
expected TO open at any moment
The prospects are exceedingly gloomy
for Arkansas and Louisiana, and are
by no means bright for NJ ssissippi.
Tee prediction is made that the water
will continue to rise until the SOth in
slant, and very hsely until the ID of
May.
A special from Vicksburg says the
general freight agent OF The Queen
and Crescent road here, stated. to-
night that he thought from present
indie atoms the Vicksburg,Shreveport
and Pacific division would be COM
PEELED to suspend operations between
Vicksburg pand Monroe within the
next few days on account Of the high
water.
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JAnKSON. rENN.
The United States COnrt Opened by
Judge Howell Il. Jackson.
ESPECIAL TO rHK K.APPRAL. |

.tsfhOlAL ~ uIhhtAfFhALsl
JACKSON, Tenn, April 2sr-- The
United States Circuit and District
Court convened in this city to-day
with Judge Howell f jackson and f.
S. Hammond presiding. The court is
expected to remain in session for two
weeks Quite number CT very i'm
portsnt, cases will be tried. Owing to
the term, the city is crowded with
lawyers, witnesses and jurors from
various parts Of the State OG little
town is quite legal center ct this
time, both the Supreme, State and
Federal Courts being in session.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad, after
the 1st of May, will discharge all
br,lkemen under twenty-one years of
age and viii employ no one afterthat
time who is q minor.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
THE EEcfTRMKasT IEIENaE.

The reporter saw y shop Ha-grove
who passed through Manchester this
morning lie stated that the excite
ment at Manchester was intense and
that it was thought three Of the
naked men had died of the wOEEds
inflicted by Purdon in his terrific and
uneqUal fight with them. When Mack
Clark was picked up he was clntching
a dOuhle-barreled shotgun Eitli one
barrel cooked and his finger on the
trigger. Mrs. Purdo II took the gun
from him,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
The BeIIe Memphis Safe.

VIcKsBURG, Mss, April 26 The
steamer Belle Memphis, in landing at
Gaines Landing Sa urday morning,
was thrown on the bank BY overflow
water, which is rushing into the
swamps at that point. She remained
there until the City of Natchez came
down Sunday, and finally succeeded
in getting her off, when both boats
came down together.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27

weeks ago. The strikers Organized in
the ysr5s and marched to the shops,
where the workers went out with but
little protest, bloodshed beitg thus
avoided. The fires in the shops were
drawn and guard apt ointed 10 pre-
vent aay Of the new men returning to
Work
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
Al AIInnIn

ArL ANITA, Ga, April 26.-Memorial
day was duly OF served here. AZ
O'Clock this afternoon, a pfocessl6n Of
local military and other'efganiggtions,
with several hundred ex CONFIDENT s.,
formed near the State capitol and
marched to Oakland Ceneter1s whore
an address was deife4ed by EQl, w.
d. Ellis. The ie.stes were decorated
with many flowers. z IA ZN
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
VnsuIyent Nstnr

No 5l9i ts)-State ofTenn0ise, Sholbv conn
ty-OGico County Court lClq-h, Memphis,
Tenn, April 8, lsSj-ln John Loasuol
Public Adm ni,irat1r OfihlhY county and
a. such Administrator " estate OF Henry
B.sArnold. deetased:
.ITaNING suggested acknowledgements the
sTl estate Of Henry F.hrnold, dcoeased
sou ara hereby ordered toiive notice. by I'D,
Vsf usement n some nefptper published
Eitliu,hc said State, nnl also NJ The court
hobso door Of Sholhy coNty, for all pcrsp pns
haEioe claims against Aid estate 10 appcfG
aud iiie he game, an hefi ated In he NOR
ner Tre 'criged bylaw % or before tho ~ = Aay
July, 1886; and any qhim not filed ,0n or
b.fQ'e said day, or bdofo II appropriation
OF the fsndt Of raid 0tate il made, shall bo
torever barred, hOtl in law and GquiS .
Witness my hand. z Office, this ~ b day Of
April, 1886 HU0l , CULLEN, Clerk.
Bg q. l. McDeDan, Deputy Clerk.
nIJ-N0uce Given n required by tho fOTesO
ing order. ftael mo. LOAGUB, AdnD'r
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A. gney Cannot I'Ossib,y

make . pnrovs plaster having ~ ything like
the medicinal Qualities Of Benson's, the camp
fonoeers pt tta pharmaceutical profession
produce tonshi tortbloss plaFters, and give
them nhocs Nbiel resemble IN PRINT hat OF
the genuinel nud, whom carelessly spoksu,
sound ike ~. fOf example, heap John
druggists wiz Dher ydl trnsh variuusly iylcd
- scum, ~" Caps lin " "iupsicinr' or
" c pucin," pl1stPTs, prerased sonnet mes
with ename Rentols" or " Burton's. !"
We earnestly oluiion the public ag4inst tho
whole tribe OF them. Ihoy are absolutely
they are cheap. but plain muslin is cheaper
and iltt aB thieaoiOus. Ask itr Benson's,
water the snelling, and look for tho " Thee
seals" Trademark GUd the word Gap
cine" which Is cut 10 the center Of ths
pauuine.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
ProhibltIou Dersstod at niehmoud.

RIcHNoND. Va April 90. P,ohibi-
ton met with an overwbelming defest
mere to day, fbe election resulting in
me joity 81 1851 IN favor Of licensing
the sale ofliquors. The vote 10 Man.
chester Was -pronibitiop-mai lrity
62G. TIE vets in both this city and
Ma,"iester vas nearly es large as in
the PeeidsDtial election. Unfsr the
law il cannot be renewed for two
yests The colored vote was Amos.
.ananimOusly anti-pcohibt,on.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27

AreH1soE. KAs., April IS - The
strikers this afternoon tooR fagcb's
possession OF the Missoui Pacific
ysrdg, driving out all the msn who bad
gone 10 work since the strike began siY
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27

Turereat popularity and Snocess q
Saleat1Bh Oil, the great paif destroyer,
has Bade ii q target for Cbdnterfeiters.
Beware Of limitations Price 25 cents
a bottle.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-27
Tko MayervIlIe Uhute Again open.

ING mAyeFVAkIe CnuJe Again open.
Nav ORLEANS, April 26.-A dis.
pat h iron ,NNksburg to the Times
Dta0Tat says: The government pill
ing en- the chute opposite Mayerville,
which had rack of driftwood resting
agaiNst,t 800 feet long, 100 wide and
from Toto 15 feet deep, gave way Fri
day evening and went crashing down
the clnlte, dearing out snags and other
distractions. When last seen it was
drifting intact, past Lake Providence.
ThiswIEl leave clear channel into
Mayerville for the first time since
1871. The water has commenced TO
cui out deep channel around The
ishnd, which is rapidly Gavin, into
tie river. Rapid caWng of the ban ks
a'ereported at Wilderness Landing
Jnd Shiloh.
"A special from VickshurC says
News reached here to-day that the
isves had biOken Sunday night some
Where in COahoma county. The re-
port created much uneasiness. At
O'clock pm t0.dsy the agent tele-
graphed from Bnbo Ststien hat there
hsd been a small htesk in tho levee
AT the mouth of Harris's beyOu and
another some miles below, but that
the damsga bsd been repaired.
A Bppeial from Granville, Miss.
says "The levee OF the Mississippi
eide lis eLorted broken about five
miles south of Frisr5 Point. This
morpigg the gap was fifty feet wide
aud FIVE feet deep, and the wRe' was
pouring through with Tremendous
icrce."
A telephone message was also re.
eeived ham Suuhower Landing that
the levee had been cut during Sunday
nisht at Esarrison Bayou. This will
inhn5ats ahof the Sunfower country,
patt of Helena county and a small
part Of Washington county. 0Si0g
10 the severe stern along tbs river
lat night, telephone communication
was somewhat interrupted, and fur
her details coxld not be obtained.
fhe utmost vigilance is heing exer-
Used by the leTas authorities of this
district.
A specisl from Eelena, Ark, says
kbe river rose one and one-flurth feet
trom ! o'clock yesterday 10 l O'Clock
the water ore inch
higher than ever before known. Ate |
o'clock pm. the water was iout inches
sbove the high wste--msrk OF 1882 !
ana rising balf au inch an hour. Seven
miles south of Helena ihe water
onlv lacked one inch Of running !
over thu levss at noon TO-
dav. The river from that point |
-, sew miles has been above the !
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LUNDBoRG'5 perfume, Edenis.
LuDdborgs perfume, Alpine Violet.
Iundborg's perfume, Lily Of the
Valley.
LundbOYg's perfume, Marcbal Mel
Rose.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-04-16
GENERAL.

An ingenious whittier of Rondout,
N. T., has made bird cage containing
over three thousand pieces, all mortised
together. =. Sun.
y. B. enith, prisoner in the Coffee
vile Miss. Jail, offered j. A. Brown,
the jailer, eight hundred dollars to re-
lease him. The jailer refused.
Boston constructed more buildings
during 1o05 than in any year since that
following the great fire. The total
value Of these was eight million dollars.
"A twenty-year-old horse in New
port, Vt, broke I leg and eight weeks
after chad 81 lUIe Dpyered as to be out
and friskily kc1nS up its heels. '-Rnt-
land Herald.
The name OF Glenelg, . town in
Howard County, Maryland, is remark
able for the fact that it is the same,
whether ron spell it backward or for
ward.
According to an ancient idea, peli-
cans were Matched dead, but the male
pelican brought them to life by wound
ing his breast and letting one drop OF
blood fall upon each Chicago Herald.
You have . distinguished COM
pany,n remarked old MacShoddeigh,
who was the first to make his appear
ance at = select dinner given by his city
friend. ..Distinguishedr' said the host.
They are the walters. Very few Of the
guests have arrived IN T. Telegram.
The WkeelCrsqhf recommend wagon
makers to apply linseed oil to their tim
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-04-16
HOME AND FARM.

The best food for young pigs |,
something which will not ferment. such
as dry, unground oats The little
fellows viii chew these and spit out the
skins, and the thorough mastication they
give to them wonderfully aids its diges
tion.-Prairie Farmer.
Sore Throat: A gargle of salt ano
vinegar, with cayenne pepper. viii do
more to disperse soreness of the throat
than any other remedy of which we have
heard. 1t stimulates the glands, pro-
notes free secretion and viii sometimes
cure in a few hours. Toledo Blade.
Potato Fritters: Boil three large
potatoes and rub them through colan.
der, then add to them four well-beaten
eggs, one teaspoonful of rich cream. a
little lemon juice, little nutmeg and
some salt. Beat all very light. then
drop from spoon into hot lard and fry
the same as doughnuts. Serve hot
The Cook.
The Boston CaltiUdtor thinks that
the Guernsey breed of cattle have been
overshadowed by the greater popularity
of Jerseys, but are well worthy of equal
attention, and that, giving as rich milk
as the Jerseys, they yield larger mess
and are considerably larger themselves.
Pork Cake.-One pound fat pork
chopped fine; pour over it one pint of
boiling water; then take teaspoonful
of molasses and put into it one tea
spoonful of soda; add this to the FORK.
with two cupfuls sugar, three cHpiMs of
fruit, flour to make quite thick. This
will keep for weeks in reasonably cool
weather.--Toledo Blade.
Sponge Cake.-One pound of sugar.
one of -four, ten eggs; stir yelk of eggs
and sugar till perfectly light; beat whites
of eggs and then add them to the flour;
after beating together lightly flavor with
lemon. Three teaspoons baking pow
der in -four will add to its lightness, but
it never fails without. Bake in mod
crate oven.-Thc Household.
-"Prune in winter for wood and in
summer for fruit" But do not prune
too much. Just enough to let in suffi-
cient light and air to give the leaves
their fair quota is right. A good rule
is, when you see limb interfering
with another, out with it, whatever the
time of year. When the sap is in full
flow wounds will heal over quickest
Toronto Null.
"A Word to the Wise: Don't peel
your potatoes and throw away the best
part Of them, but prepare them nicely
with their coats on, steam them until
done; remove their skins with knife
and fork; place in a tureen or platter;
spread butter on them quite freely;
sprinkle with salt and pepper; set in the
oven one moment to melt the butter;
then pour over them a liberal quantity
of sweet cream; serve Immediately
Cleveland Leader.
On the farm little attention is gen.
orally paid to the method of killing
poultry The head is laid over on the
chopping- hock and cut off with the
axe, and the bird is left to flap its blood
away in the grass or dust. The proper
way is to leave the head on and kill the
bird by cutting the vein at the back of
the mouth, just under the eyes. The
bird quickly bleeds to death, and smart
blow on the back of the head will render
it unconscious, SO that plucking can
begin at once.- Chicago Journal.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-04-16

FARM FUEL.
4 Possible Use of Corn In the Great North.
west.

4 Possible Use of Corn In the Great North.
west.
You are doubtless well aware of the
scarcity and high price of fuel for heat
ing houses in by far the larger portions
of the Northwest. most conspicuously in
the prairie sections. Hay, and also corn
stalks, twisted in long rolls. three or
four inches in diameter. and then bound
with fine wire, have been used, the twist
being cut off in sections ten to twenty
inches long. Flax straw has been tried.
and burns freely, giving off much heat.
At Window, Mimi, trussed prairie hay
has been used as fuel for steam mill.
Five or six wears since, when crossing
the then almost uninhabited prairie,
southwark near Spencer, Ia, 3 tired
horse needed scalded oats, and q few
short sections of a hay twist brought
kettle of water to boiling heat in shorter
time than any other farm fuel we had
previously seen. Heretofore cornstalks
have been pressed in bundles, or formed
into balls several inches thick, which
burn well-too rapidly, indeed, in stoves
that are large enough to aumit thsm.
But all the temporary kinds OF fuel
vet tried, so far as I am aware. have
failed in becoming desirable auxiliary
to soft and hard coal for the Northwest
Doubtless you have seen horses sweat
profusely when fed on ear or shelled
corn and rapidly driven. which is evi-
dence of the heating nature of maize,
r co~v. ps.f xr<,,, MT haro
seen big stove fires made with it. as is
sometimes a Necessary, when the coal
supply fails in the biting cold weather
Of some of our severe winters. have
seen dozen or more of corn-fuel fires,
and ear corn burns freely and steadily,
giving off a steady heat-as strong as
that given off by Crooked Greek, Fort
Dodge or Illinois coal.
Corn contains large proportion Of
carbon, so large that it is inferred to b
the food basis of the excessive fat and
deficient muscle in many of the popular
hog families of our time. The percent
age of starch, oil and suine, proximate
| forms of carbon, is eight hundred and
fifty parts in one thousand. which shows
conclusively that large basis Of carbon
exists IN corn. Inc pIdCtlCdt Yucosion
now is: Can this starch oil and fat be
extracted As flaxseed oil is extracted, or
in some modified manner?
II by mechanical pressure, or by diff
fusion. the fuel or oil can be got out Of
corn, there is certainly big job Of use
full work, as there are vast stores of car.
bon in the large annual corn crops OF
this country, and it il only question OF
how to separate the oil and starch from
the corn. If this result can be worked
out, there will be abundant supplies Of
fuel, as every farmer might raise corn
enough to furnish .'corn-oir' supply
to half dozen farmers, and others.
Kerosene, coal-oil, gasoline, and other
kinds Of liquid carbon being used for
fuel in considerable quantities, par
ceive no objection to corn-oil, which il
probably exempt frons objection on the
grounds Of explosive or malodorous
properties. Plymouth On (la.) Ce.
Qbeatyv Gentlspae