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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
The Nets Have Got On 10 Hart al
Last.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September 2.
The Athletics, Bierbauer excepted,
could do nothing with Mays this al
ternoon, while, on the other hand,
Hart was pounded in lively fashion
by the Nets The home team also
played a slouchy game in the field.
Score: Athletics, 2; Metropolitans, IL.
Earned neutrality-suspicious., 4. Two
base hits-O'Brien, Bierbauer, Orr On
Reipschlsger. Three base hlt-Reip-
schiager. Passed balls-O'Brien 8;
Reipschlager, 8. Wild pitchee-HarG,
8; Mays, /. First base on balls
Athletics, 2; Metropolitsns, 2. Base
bits-Athleuc,, 4; MetropolianF, 10.
Errors Athletics, z; Meropolitans, 3.
Umpire Valentine.
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Arson saves the Game.

CHICAGO, ILL, September 1.-The
"Wizard" Shaw came very near de-
fea,ing Chicago by his work in the
box, but the last inning Yves what
saved the home team. Arson, with a
splepdid three Dagger, brought two
runs, which won the game, with but
one man out. Ryan made some fine
catches. Hardie, the new man.
brought in a run in the eighth, and
did well behind the bat. Carroll was
the only heavy batter OF the visit RS
making two home rOns. Score
Chicago, 5; Washington, 4. Sum
mary: Earned IuDs-Chicago, l
Washington, 2. Home runs-OaTroll
2. Three base hit-Anson, ]. Two
base hit-Gilli9an, l. Bases on balls
Chicsgo, 2; Washington, 2. PASSED.
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st. Louis, arkansas and Texas.

The gauge of the St. Louie, Arkan-
sss auo Texas will bs changed to
STANDARD. the work being complei
October 10Th or 10 h. Seventy engines,
1900 cars aud go trucks Tor OLD cars
have been ordered, while new locomo-
tives will also be- added. The latter
will be stored on ten miles Of new side
track Ia d at Birds Point for the pur'
pose. The roadbed has been made
wider, ties all laid down, and only a
few btidges and trestles remain to be
changed twenty-five TO tbirty-iive
cars Of steel rails are being forwarded
from Birds Point daily, and are laid
down as rapidly as they arrive.
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baltimore Tries an Amateur.

BALTIMORE, Nd, September 2
Houseman, a local amateur pitcher,
was tried against the Brooklyn team
today and did fairly we'll. The home
club did the best batting, but the Wis
itors were mors successful in bunch
ing their hits, and won the game in
the fifth inning.
BaltimoIes. -...".0 0 0 0 0 y "
Brooklyn.......... 0 l 0 0 2 0 o D u
Earn. d runs-Brooklyn, 2. Two
base Mcclellan, Smith, Scott
Passed balls-Dolau, l; Peoples z
Wild piiches-Houseman, 2; Porter ]
Base hits-B ,ltimore, 10; Brooklyn, Z
Errors Baltimore, A; Brooklyn, 3.
Umpire Carliu.
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The MarOons ChAw Up the Bean
Eaters

ST. LOUIS, September 9.-The Ma
rooms brsced up and played beautifully
TODAY, downing Boston in n prettily
contested game OF ten innings Healy
D tched in great form and was splen-
didly supported, being especially Ell
iecttve at critical points OF the game.
Raibaurn s rack tout nine men, but
was hit hard, especially by Glasscock.
The latter's general all around work
was the best feature OF ths game.
Nash covered third in his usual bril-
liant manner: The score: St. Louis, 5 ;
Bogton, 8; Earned Iuus-St. Louis, !
Two ba.e hits-Gla'scock 9, Crane l,
Sutton /. TGtal bases on hts
ST. Louis, IL; Boston, I. Left on
bssee st. Louis, g.; Boston, l. Struck
out-By Hesly, 3; by Radbourn, 8,
Doub plays, Glasscock, Crane and
McKinnop. Stolen bases Wise, Rad.
bourne. b ,ses on called balls-OH
Haley. 3; off Radbourn, l. Passed
balls, Myers l. Wild PITCHES none,
Time-l:55. Umpire-Grace Pierce
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bslls-Hmdie, L; Gnligap, 2. Wild
pitch-Flynn, l. Struck out-Chi-
csgo, s; Washington, 3. Base hits
Chicago, Z; Washington, 8 Errors
Chicago, 4; Washington, -. Umpire
-Ouest
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PhsIan First, Last and All the Time
10 tho Editors of the Appeal:

FAYETTE COUNTY, TENN, September
|, 1886 I see Mr.. Herbs has with
drawn ftom the race for Congress-.
suppose this leaves the ti.ld to MI;
Manson and Mr.. Pnelau.
wish to say to. Mr.. Phelan's flisndt
through the district, not to be uneasy
his friends in Fayette are in earnest
and they intend to come down to thS
convention 10 force. Pbelan first, asst
and all the time. DISTRICT no D
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LuEDsoRe's perfume, Edenis
LANDLORDS perfume, Alpine Violet.
LANDLORDS perfume, Lily oil the
Valley. ,yn.
LANDLORDS perfume, MarchAl Nnq
Rose,
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FOR SALE, RENT OR EXCHANGE.

A GRAND NEW sToREAoUsE-At Sur
rsS;on in that State, eighty-fve miles from
Memphis aud hftv mi es IRON Little Rock
on the NJ. and l.. r. X. r.. Apply TO-,
VA No. IL ADAMS ST., Memphi,, Tenn,
Also, several Stock Ranches in Grand
Prairie. hrkansaa:
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8; Charleston, 5. Home run-Sneed,
Two base hits -Fusselbach, Hines
and McA.eer. Passed balls-Brough'
ton, l. Wild ptches-Sneed, |; Sui
livan, /. First base on balls-By
Sneed, 2; Sullivan, l. Struck out-By
sneed, l Sullivan, 2. Double plays
Flu 9 lbsch, Manning and Andrews, ]
Fusselbach, Sneed and Andrews, /;
Andrews ard McSorley, l. Umpire
Merritt.
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TJOUSES-On and near Walker avenre,
II on Elmwood street car line, FROM the
lst September, several houses rom two %
Tnior s'rset. JOS. LEN0W.
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MO. 166 MAIN STREET-0pposite. the
IN Court House. Having front on Man
ard one on Poplar street renders TINS Prop
prty very desirable. Call on
VIZ JAMES LEE, JR., No Madison at.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

mo THR DEMOCRATS OF THE TENTH
i CONGRESSIONAL DISTRlCT-in re-
ply to an article which appeared in the
Memphis Avalanche on the 21th OF Augas.,
Conversational canvass, published card ID
which / substantially stated in answer 70
the solicitation of friends that l was not
candidate for Congress. and that would 9t 7
embarrass my iTien1s nor obtrude mStol,
on the councils Of the Democratic party, but
would make the canvass if J. believed the
wish was general for me 10 DO so. since
then l have been very generally requesveu
from al parts Of the district to become
candidate, and !, therefore, annonhce my
caniidacy, subject to the action Oh tne DeHi-
ocratic Convention. .rTrpcoN
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CToREHOUSBS-T The three new frst-class
= Storehouses on Shelby street, next north
of the Gayoso Hotel. Terms reasonable.
f''' az Madison street.
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TTOTEL-T The Stonowall Hotel and Rail-
II road Eating Ilouse Mt Grand Junction,
Tenn. Apply to j. S Day, Receiver, Nos.
900 and 3G2 Front street, memphis lehn'
oivan i'm IN ed iqtaly.
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DESIDENCE-B Oct. LIST, elegant brick
n residence, 20, Jos Washington st' For
terms apply to No. 7l6 Main street.
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HOUsE-NO. 81 Court street. from Sepiem--
Day. Horton x Bailey's, 36O-3G2 Front street
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ONE lO.ACRE LOT-Situsted on Kerr av-
" enue; good house, six rooms, stable,
fine cistern, ana well fenced Cal at
A. X. SLOAN'S, 22l Main ST.
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CTOREHOUSE-Oc by Degnan 4
- Co., No. 2O7 Main street, -" Lee Block.
Inquire at No. Madison street,
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OHOICE OFFICEs-0n second, story, .oc-
" cupied for many years by Dr j W. Mel
aon. Dentist, corufr Union and Main streets.
Also suitable SLEEPING ROOMS above.
Also, CHOICE OFFICE on ,second-story
old Cotton Exchange, corner Madison ana
Front streets. Apply st 81 l,nion str NeHyv
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. NICE ROOMS-With CT without board.
. 1873 ADAMS ST.
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ROOMS AND BOARD.

BOARD AND LODGING
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MISERABLE Rooms, furnished or untur-
Duished, single or in suite, with board, at
70 Madison street.
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DESIDENoES ard Rooms.
IL L. B. EATON, u Madison ST.

FURNISHED front room, good
n Iocalitv at 68 Court street.
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COTTAGE-No. 400 Court street extended.
" Amply at 218 Main Atreet.
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DESIRABLE R0OMS--Suitabls fol, light
j housekeepinF, N. cor. Sec'nd and Market
NEW s. ROOM HOUSING. 1l2 Jones n.y.
IN enue. Also, two new houses, south eide
Poplsr, east OF lluplap, will be finished by
1stSeptember. Apply to G. Q. HEN,
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~ ADANs Sc-Room on ground floor,
30 suitable for office or store. room; good
location for drug store. Furnished rooms.
So ADAMS STREET.
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DO0MS AND BoARD-Newly furnished
Nv rooms, with boa d. at ~ Market street.
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beautiful front rooms, sinsle or co
ID suite, furnished or un.urnished, with or
without board; other rooms, lC4-l06 Court St.
pOJNS-With or without hoard; lerms
IN reaspnable. 40 MADlsON 81.
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TLEGANTt newly furnished rooms, bath
n rorm, etc. Inquire at ZIG Court street:
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DOOMS-One large front room with bal
IL eony and ono large back room with
larg- dressiu g-rcou, ana others as good as
can be found in the city. Gun
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HOUSE NO 300 WASHINGTON street; s
IL rooms; large yard and stable; $40 per
month. Posses.in immed 'atelv
NJ. L. SELUEN, 2S7 Main st.
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1.-TWO LARGE ROOMs-In Odd. Fellows
i Hall. Apply TO MARCUS JONES.
st $685. Scr ond street.
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DUOMS-W hoard, for gentlemen. Day
~ boarders wanted. Table first class
12l COURT ST,
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TWO pleasant furnished or unfurnished
Third and Fourth. No children in family.
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O.ST0RY HOUSE-Ten rooms, corner Ala
n bapa AZ. and Thornton avenue Apply
JAS. MCNAMARA. 80 Robson st.
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TAR9E sTORE-First floor and cellar.
yr;th aide and rear entrances, Nos. 8o
and sos Main street. Possession October lst'
or sooner, II required. :, oooe,
oCces and store-roOms, No 2S2 second Sc nd st. s..
Rooms for light housekeeplng' no Sio fop-
RIB. SN0wDEN or }; /; GQODL0E,
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T'ROM Sept. 18th, Cottage No. 26 Wright
L avenue, near GEORGIA street, Apply 10
! W HAMPTON, 1917 Madison st.
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FOR RENT.

TTPRIGHT PIAN0--Good as now, cheap
u for cash; or will exchange for board.
Address X 3S. Appeal office.
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WI OOpLkwN STOCK FARM In The stud
w one thoroughbred Running Horse fee
go. One Trotting Horse; fee, $40. One Jer'
sey Bull: fee, $3.50 For SALE-30 Horses,
Mich Cows, IS head Butcher Cattle, Pea
cocks and Nswiou7 dlapd Pups. Horses on
pasture, IS per month: Texas horses, l0c per
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TN0 BORROW
tate. Address B. j., this Office.
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VAN

NTURSE-A good and reliable nurse, white
IN or colored, to attend to young children.
Liberal wages and good home. Apply at
Captain Joseph Lenow's residence, walker
avenue near Elmwood
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FOR RENT.

TTPRIGHT PIAN0-Good as new. cheap
~ for cash; or will exchange for board.
Address KS. Appeal office.
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THE TURF.
BroohIyn Jockey club Rae es,

GRAvEsEND, N. Y. September L.
The first rice a. the Brook lyn Jockey
Club cours, Yves for all sgts, sew n fui-
longs. Fererzi won bv a leng h and
a half; Buroh fecrnd, Pearl jennings
third Time-1 1888
Second Race 0ne mile and quar-
ter. Tenstrlke won by neck; LIZ Q
D~yer second, Barnum third. Time
2:1l
Third Race - One mile Marklond
aud Barefoot rem a dad heat for first
Mac; Flore nee third. Time-l AZ.
Ia the run off MARYLAND won by n
length. Time :43.
Fourth .Rdce.--For thrae year ODDS,
one mile anu quarter. Peekskill won
by len0tb; O'Fallon second, Pontico
third. Tine -2:l24.
Fifth Rdce.-For two year olds ;
three quarters OF q mile. Italitall,
won by two lengths; Bedford second,
Mi ton third. Time-1:l63.
Sizth Rdce.-0ne mile. Frank
Ward won by two lengths; Herm tage
second, Weasel third. Time-l:44.
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l2. They then wanted to put Grand
junction man In the b X, which We
refused to allow unless they allowed
our man (Powell) to go hack They
bad enoue h OF Powell, ard refused to
play sgairst his curves. and there the
game ended. We heard nothing Of
the 9 to 0 decision until we saw it in
the Sunday Times. As for the home
run claimed for Prewitt, there YVES
only ore ball Knocked that was good
for more thaa one bag, which was
two taggor by Hudson, OF ths Lamar
club. We will play the esme men
with one exception will take my
place ins.eed OF Jordan, picked up
man-against the 50 ne men, with the
same umpire, at Early Grave or Holly
S, rir gs, at auy time du ing the next
ten days, for SlC0 a side. We chal-
lenged Larraug G. for a game Thursday,
August 26.b, - which we received no
reply.
Lamar and Colbert crossed ba at
Colbert, Wednesday, Septeu Der LIST
Score: Lamar, %; Colbert, u.
j, X. MoFADGEN,
Captain Lamar Baseball Club,
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BRIGHToN BEACH, N, :, September
8. - First Race. - Seven furlonls.
Brougnion won by two lengths; Mon
tsuk second, Hszatd third. Time
1904.
Second Edce.-Seven furlongF. Peter
L. won by length; Rsmlal second,
Bay Rebel third. TIM 30, Ger
tifcates paid straight $l02 10, $33 for a
place, and $50 70 on Ramlal for q
place.
Third Race.-One mile Cathcart
won by length and ahslf; Paehar
second, Brunswick third. Time-1:45.
Fourth RGce. 4 One mile. Leono a
won by two lengths; Topgawy.r sec.
ond, Treasurer thru. Time :45.
Fifth Rdoe. Mile and q sixteenth.
Lemsn won by length; Bnrgomaster
second, Santa'C Claus tnird. Time-l "a.
Sixth Race. -Steeplecbase over the
foil couIse. Will Davis Won by three
lengths; Mentnore second. Time
b:l3. The other horses did not fin
ien. Certificates paid $25 As.
SEASONS for October at Mansford'F
Full line Of fall fashion magazines.
The Shelby County Reading Cir
Gle will meet a. the Office Of the
County Superintendent next Saturday
morning AT 10 O'Clock. A full attend
auCe is desired.
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were married by Daniel w. Lewis, a
colored man, and the County Judge of
Crittendep. The ceremony was per-
formed ia the psrlor Of the hotel, the
witnesses being Mrs. Ka'e +. Brown,
her daughter. MIS-. NJ. +. Cashion,
Mrs ]. B. Atkinson, Mr.. A. II. FeIgc
son and Mr.. Thompson, the operator
st Gilmore. They remained at Marion
that night, aud came back to Memphis
on the tain early Tuesday morning.
The APPEAL had the following para
graph on the morning of Thursday,
the IL h:
"a gentleman from Crittenden
county, Ark, who was ct the Court
HOUSE. Yesterday said ve-y young
couple from Memphis were az Marion
Monday in search of somebody t. per-
form a marriage ceremony. All the
white preachers and justices wers out
Of the way and they got darby mag
istrate to tie the knot for them. lis
did net know their ranes."
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BASEBALL NO res,

BARRIERS AND BooKKEEPERs st Island
Grove diamond Sunday.
THE Lee Cluh, of New Orleans, hes
signed Peltz, Cess aud Beben, late OF
Macon.
DUNDoN and Srhellbaese have signed
with the Acid Iron Ear,hg, OF New
Orleans.
The Memphis Reds won two games
at Hot Spring.; one by a score of s to
8, the other by scoie OF 10 to 8.
OTHER clubs may cute ess Memphis
at come poiutP, but a. first b,se We
claim WsIly Andrews to be The king
OF Them all.
TED SULLIVAN, OF Milwaukee, has al
ready tried thirteen pitchers, sew n
catcbers and twelve me n in other po-
sit ons, aad still be isn't happy.
HINES has done the back s,opwork
for Charleston in all three of the games
played here ut d will probably ofiiciate
behind the bat again today. He ia q
very coed catcher, and deserves prise
'or his faithful work CatcherS like
Hints and Br ugh on are exceptional.
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ON 'CHANGE.

CLOSING prices of October options
at Chicago yesterday: Pork, $40 30;
lard, So so; clear rib cid s, So 67i;
corn. 4lIc; wheat, 77sc; oats, 26Jc.
VISITORS on Change yesterday: ].
W. Beck. Forrest City; j. Il. George,
Chicago.
NAPOLEON HILL, ]. c. Nee'y, W. B.
Galbreatb, w. 7. Bowdre. A. q. Tread
we'll, w. F. Taylor, L. Hanauer and
VIM. N. Brown have returned from
their summer holiday trips.
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DOUBLE HANGING.
Two NEGRO MURDERERS SWUNG
INTO ETERNITY
At Marion. Ark, for the Murder OF
an OLD and InOffensiNe
white MAN.

Toe town OF Marion, the clun'y seat
o. Oriltenden county, has been the
scene of the wi dest excitement DUNG
the past few dave, and it is Likely to
he kept up fl some time longer.
Thursday the dArkies he'd a picnic,
Yesterday there WIS double haogiug,
a big barbecue wi be gwen today, a
revival will he augurated ON ROW
aud the next day sn election tr all
Sac and county officers tales plpcs.
Yesterday saliair was highly Colored.
tt o cnnd smned murderer we're b ,th
negroes, the jsilors, turkeys, the
p eacher and nearly the entire crowd,
which numb cred about q 90, being of
the sams complexion. The crime was
a bloody one tnd its purpose robbery.
Lea Goldsmith, On d, gray headed,
Ie. o man, who cltrked in a store at
st. Thomas Landing, Yves the victim.
On January I'd last two negrots, Jim
Slmp on and Paterson Bell, walked
into the store and after chatting plees'
antly with the old man an
hour or tw', wsi'ing for
an opportunity knocked him in the
head with an sX when his back Yves
turned and robbed the safe of $500 in
money and u QUANTITY Of PROVISIONS.
The dead body was found next
morning, an inquest held by the
deputy coroner, and 1t was buried, no
clew to the murdereIs having b, en-
obtained. Sheriff Has kim, Of the
adjoining county, made up his mind
A Aha vafpru and nlnuAH
tbs role OF detective with such sue esq
that in a th TT time be had secured
good reason for suspectiDg Sim pson
al d Bsll. Under pretente that the
inquest shoul have bsen held by the
coroner in par,on, he had the body
exhumed and contrived to have them
summoned without any previous
kpo Wedge on their part OF the fact.
Simpson became terribly agltated
when suddenly brought into the pre- !.
ence OF his victim, and made full
confession. Bell was milerly at ed,
a, d also made clean beast They
wee rled AM corvict d end submit.
ted to their tate, making NJ at empt
TO have the decision OF the lower cour;
reveis d. They tried to throw the
hblams for the nlow itself each upon
the other, and endeavcred tn
implicit, a white man named
Legpett, but in this they were untuc.
cessiul They sept we'll the night
before the execu ion. Simpson ate a
hearty breakfast Of bacon and bread,
bu, Bell hid pol appetite for prison
faro. They both expressed themselves
~ having made their peace with
Heaven and as being ready for the
plunge into eernity. They were @
tnfle defiant in the early morning
but grew more plant and submissive
rs the dread hour approached. \ new
tcaffold had teeu erected in the open
ait and at o'cock the murderert
mounted it, Paron Daniels, coloredj
reading chapter from the Bib'o and
singing hymn. They were asked j
they had anything to cay and shook
their heads AZ first, hut Bell afterward
ssked for moments time and fssert
ed his Innocence. The black cap wsi
then adjusted and they were swunS
off into space. Their struggles were
veIy brief.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Petroleum Started by the Earth
quake-New Enterprise Pro
iected.
lsrHnIAL TO THE APPEAL.l

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, September 3 "A
private letter received here today from
Blount Springs, says about fit 60
miles from there p troleum 10 Issuing
in a stream from tissure in the rock
made by the earthquake. It is repre-
sented thai there has been a number
OF sight ssers to the place who confirm
the reports of the phenomenon. The
informe,ion comes here from thorough
ly reliable sources.
A project hes been matured by
Pittsburg parties to plant extensive
cast pipeworbs some ten miles sou h
of town between the works Of the
Decentralization Coal AMI ZION Com
pany and the Woodward Iron Com
pspy, which concerns will furnish the
Dig IRON they will ute. The Pennsyl-
yanjaus propose 10 make this the big
eest thing Of the kind in the South,
and expect to work 400 men and use
200 IONS of iron. The names Of the
projectors and further par icularH Of
their scheme are withheld from the
public for the present,
A special to the Age from Fayette
Courthouse, where the Democratic
County Convention met yesterday,
aunounccs the nomination Of. Dol
John H. Bankhead, of FAyette county,
over Congressman John M. Mar in.
This result is a good deal Of surprise
here Martin lacked only AZ votes OF
a majori y Of the convention on the
first nallo.. Bankhesd was not thought
TO have much chance. Martin has been
opposed mainly 70 his vote against the
Morrison bill, but by the high protec-
tionists here was not considered as
safe tsriT man as Bankhead. The
latter was The choice Of nearly all Of
the coal and iron operators, but the
vote OF the county was instructed for
Martin. Bankhead wss the last war
den of the panitentiary, that Office
having been abolished by the last
Legislature. The Knights Of Labor
were opposed 10 him because they had
him identified with the convict labor
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