The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-28
DOOREEEPER DONELSON
UNDER INVESTIGATION BY A
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
statistics About the PadrOne System
Southern Postal Changes
Personal Mention.
ESPECIAL TO TEE ArPEAL.l


WASHINGTON, February %. - The
Subcommittee on Accounts continued
its investigation Of the force OF House
employees to-day.
Mr.. NJ. Harrington OF Ohio, who is
carried on the Ho1 use folding.room
roll, was first heard. He SAID he had
performed no work, except incidental
iy. He went about from door TO door
TO see II the men were at their posts.
He had been sick for three weeks.
Dcorkeeper Donaldson wa1 exam.
ined, and stated that he had assigned
Mr.. Harrington to look after the other
men to see II they performed their
duty. He did not know his men, and
had this done to be sure that they
performed their duties.
Mr.. Z. B. Wade, the correspondent
OF the Nashville american, who ID
carried on the folding Ioll, was ex-
amined and said that he actually per-
formt d service in the folding room,
and formerly and now was employed
in the Ways and Means Committee
room.
THE PADRoNE SYSTEM.
M, Celso Caesar Moreno, the Italian
ex.consul, told the House Labor Com
mittee to-day that there were persons
in this country and Italy selling ltsl-
ians into slavery in this country. He
said there were,SC ,000.such. slaves in the
United States, and gave the names OF
several persons whom he said were en-
gagged in tine trade. He named DR..
Verdi Of this city as one, and men
toned several places where the nusl'
ness was carried on in New York,
among them the Office OF the Eco De
nalid, the newspaper organ OF the
Traffickers.
SENATOR AND MRS. JACKSON
gave a brilliant reception this even
ing, which was largely attended by
Judicial, Congressional and social cir
cles.
POSTAL POINTS.
Postoffices established: Leigh
Chapel, Upton county, Tenn; Daisy
Lawrence county, Ark, James II
Brewer, postmaster Bridgept RI, Simp
son county, Miss, James W. Stay
postmaster; Cartner, Bedford county
Tenn, Wilburn B. Carroll, postmas
ter; Munford, Upton county, Tenn.
, Geo. B. Sale, postmaster; sileis
Hardeman county, Chas. ID. Moore
, postmaster. -,
Star service changes; Blountlvill'
TO Whitney. Ala, modify the order o
, February 18th 80 as to embrace suppl.
of Slate, ST. Cair county, next ate
OOee. instead of next after Whitney
Cherokee to Alsborough, Ala, fton
t March 18th, change service to begil
. ct Iuka, Tishomingo, Miss, omittin
a Cherokee; also from the tame dat
increase 81 rvice to three times week
: West Point to Smiths Station, Ala
D from March 18th embrace supply o
a Halawaka, next after Beulah. Ma
messenger service from steam
=. / oat landing to S.ormville, Bolivia
U county, Miss. Name Ct postotiice
0 Oho Ala, changed to Greensport.
v New Offices-Clsyton, Tunica couI
a ty; Dobsop, Rankin county, and M
y nerva, Montgomery county, Miss
ARRIVALS.
= w. A. Roystoo, Little Rock, Ark
> Milt M. Maxwell, Arkansas; L. ]
ia Maxwell, Arkansas; T. p. Quinn, A
l. kansas; S. Fontaine, Yazoo, Miss
Wilt Mcdonald, Mississippi; j. A.
Lovett, Huntsville, Ala. H. NJ. Pler'
% and wife, Nashville, Tenn. Miss Ka
10 Montague, Bristol, Tenn; W. B.
l. Lemons, Henriet a, Tenn. p. IL. Me
4 and lady, Auburn, Ala.