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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
nrrrnIMpRovEMENT.

The appeal made by our merchants
10 the Secretary Of War at their meet.
ing on Thursday YVES made none too
soon. Never as there bsen finer
season for carrying on the work OF i'm
proving the Mississippi than the long
duration OF fne weather has offered,
vet nothing has been done. The Com
mission ers' plans were all ready aod
were duly presented to the Secretary
Of War for his approval, aud there the
matter has rested, apparently neglect
ed. II is time the people Of the whole
valley we're more strenuous in iniist'
ing that the development OF the full
navigable power of the great waterway
of the West thould be carried on ener-
Retically and without intentional ces-
sstion until the whole process Of
improvement ia completed. IL Is
NO mere creek or patty seaport that
is in question, but the vast
channel that runs from the ice OF the
North to the warm waves OF the
Mexicin Gulf. Interested railroads
and Eastern cities, out Of envy and
jealousy, oppose the work, but this
should stimulate our people to re-
solve that such opposition shall not
succeed. Congress itseli has not acted
generously, but when it has made a
grant II is against justice and good
policy 10 allow the maneuvers OF in
terested rivals to delay the application
Of the gait to its object,
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CHAT TANOOGA, TENN.
Marshal J. j. WINS Renews His
BOnd-OmctaI Returns.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL. |

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, November 10.
Marshal j ]. WINS today renewed
his bond SIS United States Marshal OF
the E stera District Of Tennessee, and
it was accepted by Judge D. M. Key.
The report that he would resign is TO-
taly without foundation.
The official figures of this Congress.
sional District, now in, give Col. Neal
a majority Of 1865
A large number Of the striking
Chicago butchers are in the city in
search of employment. They say tina
it will bs a long time before the
trouble is satisfactorily settled in that
city. Elaborate arrangements are be,
ing made for the entertainment oi
Charles Dudley Warner, the Harpei's
and their staff of writers and artists
who will visit this city the coming
week.
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THE REV. SAM SHALL
COMING To PREACH TO MEM
PHEa SINNERS.
He - Expected To-day, and Will
Deliver Sermon at uhe Ctntrai
Methodist Church.

Mr.. Sam Small, the noted evangelitt
will arrive in the city this morning and
preach at the Central d ethodist Church
at II O'Clock am. or OF the evening ser
vice at s O'Clock, or possibly at both ser
v. ces. The career Of this gentle
man is as strange as net on
and his conversion as remarkable
as any recorded in history. lie 10
native of New Orleans, and shortly
after the war entered the boys high
school of that Y, where he graduated
with distinc ion. Lionel AGA me-, the
present District Attorney OF New Or..
leans, whose skillful management Of
the prosecution in the famous Ford
cases gave Linn an almost national
reputation, was member OF SmalPs
class. Two others OF his class
mates are now residents OF this city,
one rising young lawyer, the other q
PROSPEROUS cotton buyer. Mr.. Small
was for many years identified with the
prsss OF Geo 'gia, and under the nom
de plume Of "0ld 81" achieved ma
tionsl celebrity.
A passion for strong drink, how
ever, stood In the way Of his advance
ment to responsible editorial posi-
tons. and his friends, who admired
him for his talents and general dis
position, dtspaired OF his future. One
day, tempted by curiosity, he went to
hear Sam Jones presch'
and the crude and homely e'oquence
OF the Georgia revivalist stirred Small
10 tbs very core Of his soul. Impelled
by some inward and irresistible
force, Small the drunkard, the scoffeI
and reckless Bohemian announce d
himself a. willing to be saved. From
that day dates his conversion. Jones
soon saw In him the material Tor an
able lieutenant, and it was not Ions
before the reformed drunkarc
preached eide by side with Sam Jones
Then they became known as the two
Same, and their Joint success as re
yiyAlis has been unprecedented.
Mr.. Small 10 tall, straight and o
slender build, and rather nice looking
A thick, black, dropping mustsche GOV
ers his upper lip, while a pair o
bright ewes CLEAN behind his golC
trimmed spectlcles. His voice is swee
and rich, his manner polished, ant
his matter finished and eloquent
combining the force OF the pulpit ora
tor with the graceful style OF the fin
ished literateur.
1t will doubtless be literary trea
to hear him that many will eagerl
embrace, who will not sit under hi
pulpit with view OF finding saliva
ton. He will be the guest while /
the city OF the Rev. Samuel C.Watsor
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THE CLEVELAND MURDER
EXCITING MUCH INTEREST
AMONG THE CITIZENS
On Account Of the PPcuIiarities of
the Aged and Unnatural
Couple.

CLEVELAND. O., November ia
very mysterious murder is occupying |
the minds Il Cleveland people today.
Benjamin WHEELER and his wife Jane,
the former so years old and the latter
50, lived on Eagle street near the CEN
ter OF the city. He was originally a
blacksmith. Being very economical,
he managed to save little, and in
few years he married a widow named |
Mrs. Fudge. She had about $4,000. A
certain patent bucket appearing about |
this time took the blacksmith's fancy,
and dealing in it he realized largely. |
Several successful deals in real estate
then augmented bis fortune, and in
the panic Of 1873 both he and his wife
made large amounts of money. Their
combined fortunes are by many placed
a. $4,000 The life of the couple YVES
as peculiar ss the individuals them
selves. Though living under the came
roof, the Whellers were as separate
in the majority OF matters
as different families occupying
double house Mrs. WHEELER
coLduc ed her own bus ness affoirs,
and WHEELER knew nothing about
them beyond what she chose to tell
him at the nightly chats bsfJre the
kitchen fire when they ate their sup
per and drank their beer. He was
equally silent about his own money
affairs, and always addressed his wife
as MRS. WHEELER" instead of
"Jane." II Jare did anything to
era lily WHEELER, or m ade any improve
meets in his clothing, she charged
him money for it aud be paid it. Did
WHEELER have anything in his posses
SONS that his wife wanted she had to
pay him for it, although it might have
been trinket OF scarcely any value.
Many stories float about the
nsighborhood concerning the bust
ness deals the Whellers had wi h
each other. Although rich, they
dressed in the poorest style and the
old man wears coat that q rag picker
would hesitate to bargain for. Friday
night, about o'clock, according to
Wheller's story, the old couple were
sitting in the office OF their residence,
as usual, reading a newspaper, when
the door was thrown open aud Pa rick
Graves came in. Graves struck WHEEL
Ter with some heavy instrument, fell
ing the old man to the floor. Wheeler
says that after this he was muffl sd
and his hands were tied, and then he
remembers little thai occurred after,
exc apt that he mar aged to crawl along
the floor TO front room, and saw his
wife at the Office door, struggling
with Graves. The Old man finally
reached and got into his bed where he
lay for an unknown time, and by re-
peated efforts finally succeeded in
freeing his hands from the cords that
bound them. He then gave the alarm.
After the old man had left the room,
it is presumed Mrs. WHEELER was
attacked by Graves, and despite her
struggles was thrnttled ard laid on the
floor. After this the murderer es'
capped. Such is the story told by
WHEELER. Suspicion was directed tc
him and he was arrested along with
Graves, who claims that he can prove
an slibi. The house was raneacket
J and the claim is put forward that th'
robbery was the motive of the muir
derer, whoever he was.
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Will ne Held To-day at the Various
Churches Mt the Hours Named.

Spiritual HaH.-25s Second street. Meet
ing at pm.
~, Mdry's Cathedral. Poplar street. Sell
vices at and II am. and 1850 pm.
IStranoers' Churck.-Union street. Tho Rev.
N. M. Long, pastor. Services at IL Am
and 7 80 pm.
Central Methodist urch.-Union street.
Services at II am. and 1880 pm. by Mr..
Sam W. Small. lt
Cumberland Presbyterian. - Court street.
Service at II am, aud $50 p m. by the Rev.
II. A. Jones, pastor.
Emmanuel church. No. 264 Third street, be.
tween Jefferson and Court. Service at Is
and II am. and 1880 Pm.
Church Of the Good S epherd. Corner Mill
and Fourth streets. Services at III am. ana
7 80 p. m. by the Rev. Henry Dunlap, rector.
First Bqptist.aaSeryices at Il an. and I 80
PM, by the Rev. X: A. venable, pastor;
Special services at night. All seats free. All
are invited.
Georoia Street Methodist.-Corner Of Ten
nessee and Georgia streets. Preaching at II
am, and 1880 pm, by the Rev. ID. D.
Moore, pastor
Second Presbyterian. Chgrch.-Corner Main
and Beale streets. Services at ii am. and
1890 pm. by the Rev. Mr.. Raymond, OF
Brownsville, Tenn.
Lauderdale Street PresbveriGn Church. -
| Corner Lauderdale and Beale streets
Preaching at IL am. and 80 pm. Rev. B.
| @. Caldwell, pastor.
Calvary Church. Corner Of Second and
| Adams streets. Services at IL q. m. and Nv
pm, by the Rev. Davis Sessums, PASTOR
| No early communion.
First Presbyterian. Corner Of Third and
| Poplar streets. Sunday school at 9:SO Am.
| Owing to the absence Of the pastor, there
will be no services today. 3gSt ID.
Chelsea Cumberland PresbyteriGa Church.
Corner OF Fourth and Looney stfeeta. .ner-
vices BY the Rev. d. T. Waywick, OF Troy
Tenn, at II am. and 1880 pm.
Chr;siian Curek.-Corner Of Linden Ane
Mulberry streets, Services at 10 80 m. ans
1889 pm, by the Rev. J. B. Briney, pastor
Morning subject: "The Conditions OF Par
dom"
Central Bapt;st. -SsoOnd street, near BeAlss
Rev. A. W. Lamar, pastor. Subject ~
am: "A Supreme Miracle. AZ, T:yy
pm; 1.-THE Philosophy Of Thought Al
seats free.
Grace Church. Corner Vance and LaudeS
dale streets. The Rev. Geo.. Patterson, u
D., rector. Early communion az Am
morning service and sermon % II Am
evening prayer and sermon AZ f;oo pm
Avery chapel, A. M. ,. Chureh.@Desot
street, near Beale. PreaehlnR az lV;g AN AN
pastor. Sabbath school at 80 p. m. Musl
By Avery Choral Union, Prof. Geo. Darais
director.
Alabama Street Presbyieriqn Church. Cor
ner Of Alabama street and Jones avenue
Services at II am. and 1880 pm, by Rev
James l.. Martin, pastor. After the NOR
ing services a meeting for the election
officers will be held.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
STATE SCHOOL SUPEhlNAbN'
DENT.

II has bsen the good fortune oil
Tennessee of late to have men and
women connected with its school
system who have cleared away maay
obstacles, and have put our schools
fairly on the way of progress. For
the advance that has been made, and
for further advances now becoming
possible, the State is greatly indebted
to its State Superintendent, the Hon.
TIL. Payne. Gen. Eaton, the United
Skates Commissioner OF Education,
awards him, in his last report, high
credit for his efficient management
The State Teachers Association, at its
Meeting in August, adopted very
energetic resolutions approving OF bis
methods and the ability with which
they are applied His work in hold
ing teachers institutes meets with
special appreciation, as those institutes
have raised the whole tone OF our
school system and personnel. His in
tercourse with those with whom his
duties tring him in contact is
such as to have won Tor
himself high regard and attachment.
Mr.. Paine's term expires with the
year, and great anxiety prevails among
all classes connected with the schools
ior his reappointment. To lose him
while the improvements ne has intro
duced are yet immature would be
serious deprivation to the school anc
the State Sound policy as well as
Just recognition Of the services OF
faithful officer make the reappoint
ment OF Mr.. Payne most desirable
He is poundly developing the educa
iional facilities OF Tennessee, and t.
remove him when his energy and in
telligent methods are beginning 10 re
veal their great vaue would be iDju
dicious and contrary TO the conviction
Of the mass OF the teachers and friend
Of our Tenndssee schools.
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THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOI sYs
Tenn.

Mr.. George lost his election as
Mayor of Now York, but the heavy
vote he received on that occasion and
the ability he showed in the conduct
Of it have won for him high degree
of public regard. His sayings aud
opinions are quoted with respect. As
an instance the New York Times, a
paper opposed to his candidacy,
quotes approvingly what it calls an
extremely practical suggestion made
by him, and which, indeed, is worthy
OF wide attention. The suggestion is
the adoption OF the Australian ballot,
eystem that the Euglish adopted in
the ballot act Of 1879. BY this system
the names of all candidates for any
Office, being registered, are printed at
public expense on one ballot, and the
voter indicates his choice by a mark
I Opposite the name of the candidate.
Two advantages are thus secured. The
great expense OF preparing ballots is
avoided and the risk Of error or will
iul change in the counting is reduced
10 the lowest point. BY asystem such
ne this, the ballot would command
more confidence, and would pre-
vent the accusations Of unfairness now
60 oilen heard, and decrease the num-
Der Of disputed elections. With this
system should also be adopted means
for absolute secrecy as to the contents
Of the papers voted, 30 as to check
bribery aud prevent employers and
others debating the votes OF others
The ballo: is essential to the preserva.
ton Of our liberties, and nothing
should be neglected which will con
,sduee 10 each vote being free and in
dependent expression Of the voters
wishes and intentions.
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL--sUNDAY NOVEMBER II, 1886

Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas
Pacific Company for the exclusive ex.
press bueinets over their entire sys-
tenn, and that ARA lgements are being
made to exttnl the service
to all Southern cities, inelud.
ing Atlanta, Macon and jacksonville.
The contract goes into effect on De-
cember LIST mex. II is understood
that general traffic agreement will
shortly be enterei into, by VIII ch toe
Baltimore and Ohio road will have
through connections 10 The Gulf and
for the first time an opening into
Southern territory. Agents of the
company are now at work opening
tffices aud afrsr ginQ for blu ;iness.
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{ fficial experiences eminently fs him
for the high position to which he now
aspires, and the trust and confidence
reposed in him by his neigt bors and
these who know him besl, is sutfi =
Gent guarantee Of his integrity and
worth. We feel sure that if elected to
this office he will discharge the duties
faithfully and efficiently, and that this
honor, which West Tennessee c'aimf,
could not he awarded to a woIthier
man, OF come to more deserving hands,
than 10 Mr.. Sloan.
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A RepuIed Physician Kills n Man
while Drunk.

RALEIGH, n. O., November 13.-Dr.
T. Q. Powell, physician Of high social
and professional standing, shot and
killed VIM. Sharp, son Of State Repre-
sentative Col. john Sharp, in bar
room in Rocky Mount last evening.
The shooting was done in delirium Of
drink. DR.. Powell was given into the
hands Of a deputy TO be committed to
the Tarboro Jail. When half way be-
tween Rocky Mount and Tarboro, at
IL o'clock pm, Ave ofPowell's friends
met and took his prisoner away from
the deputy.
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JOHN n. SLOAN FOR COMP
" H TR0l.LER.

Among the several candidates men,
tioned for State Comptroller, there are
none more deserving than Mr.. John
r. Sloan, onanceiy Court Clerk, at
CoVlDgton. Mr.. Sloan is pre.eminent.
~ "self made, man" He went from
this to Upton county in carly man
hood, with no fortune but his energy
and ambition, no friend but his pluck
and indomiiable perseverance,, aud has
succeeded, and it Is but fair to pre-.
sumo thst those qualities which have
won i.r him success in the past, will
lead to an appropriate reward in the
iuture, he has filed the offices Of
OiTcuit and Chauceiy Court Clerk ior
his county, by election and appoint
msnt, for ten years, and his lOnl
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MulfOrd, JeWeler, 294Maln street
sollcits orders from the country. p


DANvERs, MASS, November 49,
Mrs. Miriam Putnam, whose husband
was son OF Gen. Putnam, Of Revolu
tionary fame, will observe her l02d
birthday tomorrow. Mira. Putnam is
the mother OF twelve children, elk
boys and six girls, FIVE Of whom are
now living. Her memory goes back
to the death of Washington.
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A ROOM with piano In 1t and
room without one differ nearly as
much as room with windows and
room without them. Musical instru-
ments are avenues OF escape to the
soul, leading 1t to other scenes and
other spheres, as it were, through the
frame OF an exquisite picture, where
the fancy fer a moment may revel, re-
freshed and delighted. Decker Bros.
pianos are CONSIDERS Of loneliness |;
Haines Bros are a sweet hattery to
the soul; the Baldwin pianos are re-
lief to the faded mind; the Hamilton
organs are windows to the imprisoned
thought; the shoniDger organs, with
their chin es OF bells, are books; the
Estey organs are histories and ser
mons which We can read without
turning over the leaves, and make up
for the want of the various enjoy
ments to those whose life is mostly
passed amidst the smoke and din, the
hustle and noise OF an over crowded
city. ,All OF these makes may be
found,at lower prices and smaller pay
ments than ever offered in this city, al
D. II. BALDWIN & CO.'S,
25S Second Street, Memphis,
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shot Through the Heart.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, November 49,
William NJ. Hughes, Of Hazelton, a
we'll known patron OF the turf aud a
popular politician of Lucerne county,
got into quarrel thie afternoon with
man named Glenn Wells, OF Berwick,
while at work on rairop d at Orange
vile, near Bloomsbury. Wells knocked
Hughes down and was alb out to kick
him, when Hughes drew his revolver
and shot Wells through the heart, kill
ing him instantly. Hughes gave him
self up.
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InncndtnrIea Attenpt AIarder.

CLEVELAND. O., November ia
dispatch from Akron tells Of the
burning OF house kept oy woman
named Mrs. Foster, at q late hour last
night. Mrs. Foster and two girls, one
named Lottie Williams and the other
unknown, escaped from the burning
building by jumping from an upper
window. An examination showed
that the house had been fred At three
places by inCendiaries. Suspicion
pointed to three young men, who
called at the house Friday, ana made
felonious seeault upon the woman's
gr,s. Oscar Stiles, Que of the two, was
arr Eted today aud sentenced to sixty
days imprisonment for assault.
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NJ s. RNaINTRnis 0TPi

Memphis, Tenn, November 10, 1886.
GEALRD PROPOSALS, IN TRIPLICATE,
y subject TO the usual conditions, will be
rs, 1856, to b. then and there publicly opened,
for levee work in the Plum Point Reach, 70
the Approximate amount Of 100000 cuolc
yards. -
For blank forms and detailed information'
"'F'' SMITH S. LEACH,
Captain of Engineers, U. s. Army
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BALTIMORE, Mp, November lS.-lt
is officially stated that the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company has made
a contract for q term of years with the
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Gold Pens at NTulford's.
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Western Union,

List OF undelivered kilograms re-
naming at the Western Union Telegraph
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nor Madison and Second streets. Once
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0ttOSClVll&CO
SEEDS
ANDPRODUCE
3O8 Front St.
Notice Of Dissolution.

MEMPHIS, TENN, November 9, 1886.
IT HE copartne rship heretofore existing I'M
l. der the firm name of Tomlin d Benjes
has bee this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent, Mr.. Geo. W. Tomlin retiring. Mr..
VIM. Denies will continue the business on
his own account, assuming all liabilities and
collecting all accounts due the old firm.
VIM. BENZ S.
GEO. ". T0MLIN.
pa- Referring to the above, / respectfully
announce to my friends and to the patrons
Of the old firm, that will remain with ny
gladly serve those desiring anything IN our
line. GEO. W. T0MLIN.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-01
An Act of Gross Bad Faith


In 1885 there was split in the Dem
ocratic party in Jefferson, resulting, as
usual, in two Democratic Executive
Committees. During the pending can
vass both committees met, and to heal
the breach, agreed that they would alb
dictate and order primary election, at
which the me'dbers of a new Executive
Committee should be elected. 1t was
further agreed, that at the primary cleo
ton the voters should express their
choice for Congressman to represent
this District, and that the new Execu-
tive Committee should elect delegates to
cast the vote of the county for the Con-
gressional candidate receiving a major.
ity of the votes.
1t so happened, thai while Maj. Barks-
dale carried the county, majority Of
the Executive Committee elected were
friends of Col. Hooker, and instead Of
sending friends of Maj Barksdale to the
| District Convention, TO cast the vote of
the county for him, and to cooperate
with his friends from other coun les in
an effort to secure his nomination, they
sent three active Hooker partisans to
cast the vote of the county for Banks
dale, but TO co operate with Hooker's
trends in all efforts to secure his nomi
patton.
We understand that this scheme orig
mated in jackson. We do not care
where it started, nor who started it; but
it is a dishonorable campaign method
doubly dishonGrable because it is trick
played by Democrats on Democrats.
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Affairs in Bulgaria.

Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, who
was seized by Russian emissaries aud
hurried over the border while provis
ional government was being established
having been released from captivity, is
now on his way to Sofia, the capital oil
Bulgaria, to re-establish himself The
provisional government set up by hi:
enemies has been superseded by coun.
Gil of Regency composed of his friends,
and the people have made the widest
demonstrations of love for their de-
throned ruler.
1t is believed that the coup detat was
planned and executed through Russian
influence, with a view to getting the
Eastern Question again before the pow.
ers, Russia, for reasons of her own, de-
string to supplant Alexander with a
Regent more in sympathy with her pol
icy of aggrandisement. The outcome
depends entirely on the viii of Germa.
ny and Austria, as, il these concur in
the designs of Russia, Alexander will
be forced eventually to abdicate or sub
init to reinforcement by force