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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23

The New Orleans future marketopen.
ed o lie, and closed quiet d steady,
and 10 to ~ points over than Satuld ~.
Sales, 300 bales. The closing quota.
tions were as follows:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23

r. n, Clagoti. -mEstaT Plat hhoqef .,.cisI TX
VIZ lsnge ss abOyo on ovGry MONDAY
"WEDNESDAY and ERiDAY, at B o'clock.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23
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For Osooola, Hales Point. Caruthorsvile.
Gay0so ard Tiptonvillo-Ihe new steamer
GAYSD&0B, .szsSzSsi
W. p. Hnll.....mastsr J. D. FulieT olOrk
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EVERY MONDAY and THURSDAY az
pm. For freight or passage apply on board
sscrnplais, EFinra POaDr nnd Mom DGlI
nuW Gsaeola Fo0iKeE Corn pnny.
7or Helene, Glendale, Friaru Point aud az
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23

The New Orleans spot market opened
qoitt, and closed dull, and lie lower.
Sales. % 20 bales.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02
sonrrHrso ron DrsfRrTIcs.

fNEuW the EM1i3A iMGnkcAt MNCoIu3
We do not mean TO intimate that all khe
Bo-called remedies for dyspepsia are value
leas. but human credulity 10 50 strong,
that some unscrupulous persons trade mp
on the fears OF the weak and debilifated.
Among the things which appeal 90 strong
av to this weakness are Bitlere The very
name Is in their favor. The mode Of life
OF the average American is OF such .
character, that he is constantly IN need OF y
tonic. He eis rushed at his business, swal-
lows his meals hastily and without any
thought as to the capacity OF his stomach
for digestion. takes little rest, and necee-
sarily feels hipped; is subject TO headache.
and takes often q gloomy view of things
generally. In such cases he resorts TO Bit
ters, under the delnsion that they will act
on the secretions of the stomach and give
the system new strength and energy. The
writer recently purchased samples OF f0ur
Of the most widely advertised bitters IN the
market, aud the simple chemical analysis
20 which they were subjected showed
that they contained about 80 per cent.
(the amount the Government allowsl or
the most poisonous and adulterated alc0-
r gI, and that the residuum consisted or
various foreign substances. which were
simply added as fiayoring extracts, TO dis
guise the taste OF the original compound.
The poorer the grade OF the alcohol the
more vicious Is the compound. The value
which so-calied bitters are supposed to
have Is OF purely fictitious character.
In fact. In time they irritate and injure
the delicate membrane Of the stomach
and so yitiate the taste that the palate
soon cannot distinguish between good and
bad. These decoctions are consumed
principally by the debilitated, the conyal-
escent, the depressed ana particularly by
aged people and weak women and others
TO whom stimulant is Indispensable.
Now. while alcohol. especially in the form
Of whiskey, IL acknowledged to be the
best known stimulant, and IS prescribed
and used by physicians for this purpose
everywhere, we can't conceive why people
vial insist upon taking the alcohol IN the
form OF o decOctiOn, the compromising OF
which they know nothing and which, a.
shown by analysis. contains fusel oil, VII
riol, catechu and poisons of the most
deadly kind It would be far better for
them to come out boldly and use the pure
article, something made from malt in
which. there is no fusel oil. There may be
q little difficulty in obtaining an article Of
this kind. as there is oily one firm in the
country lie, the discoveries of Duffy's pure
malt whiskey, which distils it and which
combines food and stimulating qualities.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

Considering that for long time past
the Queen has only occupied Bucking-
ham Palace for five nights in each year,
and that the doors of the palace are on
" opened in the season for four draw
ing-roonls, two balls,and two concerts,
most rational people will be of opinion
that, instead Of cxpending many thou
sands of public money in charging
Marlborough House, the proper plan
would have been to quarter the Prince
and Princess of Wales and their family
at the deserted palace, especially as
there would be ample accommodation
for them without interfering in any way
with the rooms occupied by the Queen
or with the state departments.
IT. however, Buckingham Palace is to
be kept closed, as IL has been for the
last twenty-four years, think that,
since it is maintained Qike the other
royal residences) by tue taxpayers It
would be well to admit the public (un-
der proper restrictions, as at WindsOr)
to view the state rooms and the picture
gallery. The collection of pictures at the
palace is one of the, finest in the world,
and not soul ever sees them from one
years end to another. In addition to
the numerous gems which are In the
state apartments there are enough pict-
ures principally portraits) slowed away
IN corridors and back rooms to stock
half dozen museums. There is also q
splendid collection Of miniatures repre-
senting celebrities Of the reign Of George
III. and his successor All these inter-
esting and valuable objects belong 10
41sxs esSs.xrrra II I. a.. 4f<o r.nfsr,..N a~&1 -
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

FOR RENT.-A part Of HOUSE to
ssDall famliy, Rent reasonable. For
particulars apply at No. 2 Compromise
Street. dec.3O'tf.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

A New York correspondent OF the st.
Louis Globe Democrat writes; That cool
ness and steadiness Of nerve which Is .
part OF q gamblers professional acquire
ment. saved Frank Brewer, O somewhat
notorious New York gamester, from be-
ing hanged for murder. Frank has been
sor several years an active and blithe-
some figure in the vicious annexes OF
upper Broadway. where he ran faro
bank whenever the police relaxed their
vigilance or grew complaisant Hewas
a handsome young rascal, bleached 10
an interesting whiteness by night wake
fulness over the green cloth, and by day
a dandified promenader in the district of
feminine shopping. There he flirted
with the pretty wife of John Healey, a
clerk in q hotel, and soon became an
ardent wooer at her home, from which
her husband was kept absent most Of
the time by his employment. Brewer
was wild enough i'm his courtship, and
he proposed elopement. with death as
the only alternative. Day after day he
insisted that Mrs. Healey should abandon
her husband and child to 90 off with
him, but she had no notion of so serious
Q kind of unfaithfulness, and at length,
after trying in vain to dissuade him
from the project, distinctly refused to
continue the intimacy. This was at an
interview wherein the only witness was
the woman's boy, aged four. Brewer
again warned the woman that he would
kill her unless she eloped with him. She
again said no. Then he drew a pistol,
chased her around the room until he
caught her, held her fast while placing
the firearm to her head, and pulled the
trigger. Mrs. Healey fell unconscious,
and the gambler, with calmness restored
by the tragedy, pocketed the weapon
and walked out. The wound was fatal;
but before dying the erring wife, in q
few painful, broken sentences, accused
Brewer of deliberately numbering her.
His threat to do it had been heard by
several persons. The child gave cir
cumstantial account of the homicide.
Nothing seemed more certain than the
doom of the murderer to the gallows.
Nevertheless, the trial has ended in his
conviction of the very lowest grade of
manslaughter, punishable by year in
the penitentiary at most. The disjointed
assertions of the dying woman were
ruled out. That left the prosecution
with the child as the only eye witness,
and the little one gave clear, credible
marathon. The murderous threats were
also testified to before the jury. Oppos-
ed to these, however, the prisoner en-
ployed his professional nerve and CONF
posure in swearing that the discharge of
the pistol was purely an accident. His
appearance on the stand was excellent,
his demeanor consummate acting. and
his story was told without deviation
under rigid cross-examination. He had
an air of regret and self-condemnation
that was captivating. The jury believed
him, in spite of the strength of the case
against him, and did the next thing in
their verdict to acquitting him altogether.
The police and the prosecutors say that
this was the most flagrant miscarriage
of justice in years of their experience.
Brewer is elated. He sent an order fol
a basket of wine to be opened for his
gambler cronies in celebration for his
escape.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

WANTED.-To purchase small
FARM, convenient to Churches and
Schools, with good mprovements--wate
situation-either river or bay; price not
TO exceed $1,000 cash. For inf0rmati n
apply at the CAPITAL OFFIcE. milf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

FOR RENT.-On and after the lst of
April. 1886 the DWELLING now occu
pied bv Lieut.. Eldridge on College Ave
nue. adjoining the residence OF Edward
Baldwin. Appls to
f20f JAMES II HODGES
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

PURE BREED BROWN LEGHORN
EGGS.-I will furnish carefully handler
eggs from perfectly pure stock at low
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

FOR SALE.--A SHOE REPAIRING
SHOP, doing good business. Good
reasons givep for selling. Address "A
L : 2. @ Box 224. by letter only. f11w
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

FOR SALE.-Cheap for cash. new
P.aGlosm WAGON, at +. L. STEVEN s
Carriage Shup, Prince George st. j2o-if.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

We siU insert In his column Advertise
nents Of Wants. For REM, TO, Sale Lost
Found. de-. not eSceeding f0ur lines. On.
Week, Or lsss, for 25 Gents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

FOR SALE. old NEW sPAPERS.--
Price % cents per 100. Apply at this of.
flee
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02

FI 2E.J. ED. MUNRDE. viii in
sure your property against fire in one of
the oldert and best II. me companies a.
moderate rates Real Estate Agency
~ Firs Insc at Office So Maryland
Avenue. milf
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26
The Telephone Case.

The progress OF the suit, in which the
United States Is plaintiff. to declare the
Bell teleph ne patents invalid, will be
watched with great interest. The govern
ment is represented by able counsel, and
the Bell Company will be defended by the
best legal talent that money can procure.
The case will furnish a harvest for the
lawyers engaged in it. The United States
Treasury is on one side and the Bell Com
pany's millions on the other. IL will not
be surprising IL the Bell patents expire
before the end OF the suit is reached.
The government makes out a pretty
strong case AGAINST Prof. Bell In its petit
ton. II is denied that he invented any
thing Of Importance connected with the
speaking telephone Of which he has the
monopoly, and that all there is in the tele-
ephone invention was tllched from Refs,
Dolbea- and Gray.
II the government can prove one-half or
its allegations the Bell patents will be
vacated. 1t is one thing TO allege, how
ever, and another thing to prove. Prof.
Bell is now q millionaire, and he is ready
10 give up good deal OF his gold to pre-
SStNS ulS lSfutdhVh anu SECURE MS lhlne.
He would rather 20 down TO posterity as
the inventor Of the telephone than TO ac-
cumulate more millions-Or at least II is
10 be supposed that he would, but If he
can be proposes doubtless to secure his
fame and also TO increase bis millions.
If be is successful IN his defense he
will take bis place In history with Morse,
Fulton and other great inventors. He
will be remembered when milionaires,
statesmen, and even Presidents are tor
gotten. He has a great deal 10 fight for,
aud that he will fight hard and long there
ian,t any reason 10 doubt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26
BRIGHT BITS.

THE Monday lecturer says: ST had dog
that was addicted to chewing tobacco would
shoot him" How foolish that would be. Put
MIN IN dime museum and he would draw
larger houses than are found at the Monday
Decentralization TRANSCRIPT.
VISITOR lin penitentlary)-Whatb brought
) GU to this place, my fTiendI
1onVlcJ-Sheezing.
Visitors, eezingp
Conylct-Y :, sorr. It woke the gintlema an
mp an he nabOed me. Have We got bit of
toDaccy about We, sorr?--tetc York Sun.
PHLANTHRoPIsF Ito bootblack)-I say, my
boy do you like your hard lfeI BOOtblack-
In course | does. PM ,nthropist-Ah, but
don't you sometimes earn for change?
Don't Won wish you could have a cool, kind
mother ana father, plenty to eat. and seut TO
schO J.? Bootbiack-See ERE. wha' yer take
me fer, anyway-Aa dude?-TGd-Bits.
sTUDENT-Ree .ftg5t-the king nees.
Pr fessnr-in what other tense can that
form be made?
S udent-Perfect
Profess r Yes. and how would you then
translate? Painful silence. Professor sug-
gests "has."
Student-1he king has ieas.-COIJege E5-
change.
AMONG the advertisements In a German
paper appeared the following; 1.-The ge tie
ma1 who found purse a it'll money ia the
Biumesstrasse is requested 10 forward it to
the address of the loser, he Is re Ognz ID -
q
The recognized gentleman who picSe mp a
purse in the Blumenstrasse requests the loser
TO cal al his house,
II DON'T WANT any castor OIL" said a sick
lltte Boston boy, petulantly, "and l won't
take it,"
why. Horace" expostulated his mother,
"dOn' you know that castor oil is made from
bean -
And the little boy. whose faith in his mother
is perfect. took the dose and feebly asked for
more -Aeao York Sun.
To Col. Henry wattersou, Louisville, Ky.
Dear sir: We have on hand a beautiful and
G implete obituary of yourself. which we are
prepared 10 dispose Of at a very moderate
figure. We venture to doubt if you ever saw
handsomer thing of its kind in your life,
and nothing but hapDy continuation of cir
cumstances rendering it valueless to us per
-uades us to part with 1t. r terms, please
address this Office Ph'iadslDh a Press.
THERE are dews of the evening all radiant
and bright,
That fall in the darkness and CLEAN in the
light.
But the dues that we sing
Are the dues that will bring
A very fat purse 10 a very bad plight.
They form an excuse for uncommon tex
pense,"
And they cover mans sins with cloak that
10 dense;
The dues of the lodge
No member can Dodge,
And the dos after meeting are sometimes
intense
When husbands come home in the gray of the
They think not of dew drops that grasses
adOrn.
But are thinking Of how
Theyican save a great row
And cover with dues their own dnings in corn.
--ffOIlt4fbgtS DiaDnfeb
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26

"a man called about SIX months ago." said
the pawnbrOkcr ''and handing me a wat h
worth at least $3.50. asked me to let him have
Is cents ~ on It. ! ooked at him with sur
prise. and then hastily run over our list of
stolen watche s II was not mentioned there.
| told him that would give him far more than
Is cents upon the watch. He SAID he wanted
no mo Q. and, noticing my look OF surprise, he
said to me: IT might | accompany some
friends to the theatre. know from previous
experience that | will become int0xie sted,
and will either lose or sell my watch | now
leave it safe in your hands, eceiving for it %
cents. Tomorrow morning will pay you IS
cents and get it b Ok"
"Well. sir, r gulaTly every week, or every
two weeks that man visits me and leaves ms
watch in nv care"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26
LINCOLN AND MISUNDERSTANDING
The Philadelphia Patent lawyers Ad-
venture With the Unknown HIN Oisian.

cath in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
In the case of the Mccormick reaper, the
leading lawyers were stanton and George
Harding. 1t became necessary to have law
yer resident in Illinois. These parties knew
of no lawyer out there but Mr.. Arnold, who
afterwards was Mr.. Lincoln's biOgrapher
They found that he was engaged on the Oppo-
site side OF the case. Inquiry was made OF
Elihu Washburne, IN Congress, whether there
was man capable ( taking hold of such an
important su [. Perhaps no patent case ever
came up priur to that time OF such i'm portance
it was TO test the cardinal invention by
which the vast fields OF wheat and other grain
were TO be moved ny machine.
Washburne SAID there was man named
Lin DIN at ~prIngheld. H., who had cOnsid
cradle reputation IN the State. He was Sc
cured, and he ca ne on to Cincinnati with
olef. stanton and Harding saw tall, dark.
uucouth man, " no did not strike them as OF
any account. and, ind. ed, they gave him
hardly any chance. Stanton was AS civil with
MIN as be after wards was with some OF the
Oeneraa. r. Harding said TO me on one oc
caslon that to remem er how Lincoln rereiv-
ca stanton s asperItes and sneers, and now
Kind he was nevertheless. was one of the most
touc' ing things IN his memory. Neither OF
THESE lawi ers gave the country lawyer any
en- nee to SPEAK of. He received his humhl
zee and with that, il s said, he was enabled
% acqu re tire ensure to have his memorable
debate with Douglas.
Time passed along, and this uncouth man
received the nominate n of great Natlonai
Convention and wss elect' President. a
feeling OF cha rim probably passed over the
two great la~ yers that the man they might
nave made a friend was TO exercise such
enOrmou- power After Lincoln had been IN
augurated Mr. Harding thought he would cal
upon him. Lincoln : Ok him by the hand with
warmth and joy. and said: Il do n know
whether ) GU voted for me or not, ut hope
E1u did. l always made up my mind That l
was going to d. something for you and stan
ton anyhow" So he offered Mr. Harding the
Office of Co mis- ioner OF Patents, and he
made Stanton his Secretary of War.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26

FTONt ne NeI0 TVTh ITFy1GFe.
was chatting the other day with eX-Mayor
Charles E~tes. Of Augusta Ca. when he SAID
that thus far mis- place had escaped the prohi
bitlOn cOntagion that is spreading over the
south. l remarked th~t he seemed to regard
the mo emrnt as plague, and he rep ied; Il
am disposed to favor anything that will close
up the low rum shops, but | do not see anv
practical benefits from prohibition. 1t has
not shown ans great benefits where IL has
been tried in The South. presume we shall
ger il after awhile if the negroes get it into
their neads to make Us try it. They are the
cnntrolh power now. When was running
for Mayor one of them came to me with great
caution and secrecy to let me know that he
could influence 80 votes. He wanted 50 80 for
the job, and after little bargaining l got
him TO offer the lot az soc. Then 1 told him |
transaction. have been considering it ever
since
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26

The extent OF the labor strikes and the
| belief that as the labor organizations in
crease in strength there will be greater
reason to apprehend violence have had
the effect Of drawing the attention of
Congress- to the various bills now pending
for increasing the efficiency Of the army
and the militia. The bill increasing the
militia appropriation 20 100000 has al
ready passed the Senate, aud on Monday
was reported 10 the House, the amount OF
the appropriation, however, having been
reduced by the committee to 100000 1t
IS probable that the House will restore
the amount to 100000, as there is very
strong sentiment in that body in favor of
making the militia better fitted to
be used in an emergency than it is.
The two bills pending in the Senate are
those of Senators Henderson and Logan.
Senator Henderson proposes to change
our system OF infantry organization,
which, he says, is now only used in Per-
STA and China, and which would only in
vite disaster in an engagement
with an army organized on
the modern system. II his bill is passed
the annual increase in the cost of main
tanning the army will be about 81, 0O0 900.
Senator Logan proposes to increase the
army from $4,000 to 10000 men. He in
sists that it is absolutely necessary that
the government should have sort of
skeleton for large army which might
be needed on very short notice. The cost
of maintaining 5000 additional men Will
be about $5.0OO,OOO year. This is a very
considerable item, and a number OF lead
ing Democrats and Republicans are i'm
clined TO think that there is no occasion
for this additional expense. 1t is ad-
mitted, however, that the small army
that we now have is not much more than
able to keep the Indians in order, and that
If disturbances of q serious character
should take place in different parts of the
country at the same time, dependence
would have to be placed almost wholly
upon the militia. The opinion seems to be
that Senator Logan's bill will be passed,
Notwithstanding the opposition there is
to 1t.
Quite strong opponent OF the increase
is Senator Beck, who holds that more
danger Is to be apprehended from large
standing army than from labor strikes or
from the invasion OF our soil by a foreign
foe. An army, he says, is the creatue
| of it's commander, and would follow him
il he should make up his mind to play the
role OF a despOt.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26
INDEI TONBF ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGS OAK Lodge No. g, /. Q. OF.
SPECIAL N0T1cEs-Steamer st. Nicholas;
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Steamship West Cumberland; Florida Mullet
Roe, J. f. Tiejen: Notice to LAWYERS.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULEs-General Trans
atlantic Company; Boston and Savannah
steamship Co,
AUCTION SALEs-sundries, by Kennedy
Mallette; Household Furniture, by j. Nc
Iaughlin x Son.
WANTs-Employment by Lad; Situation
IS Travelling Salesman; Situation OF Som e
Kind A Colored Girl; Competent House,
keeper: Dre-smakers; A House; Agent for a
New Line of Goods,
FOR SALE-Five or Six Mules.
STATIONERY AND SCHOOL sUPPLIEs-At
.Abbott's.
OLD HGcKoRY-Lindsay & Morgan.
CHANoE OF soHEDULE-FlOrida Railway
and Navigation Company; steamer st. Mich
aolas for Doboy, etc.
LUDDEN s. BATES SOUTHERN Music HOUSE,
Savannah, Ga.
100000 POUNDS STOCK FEED-Grahsm &
Hubbell.
COUGH DROPs-G. NJ. Heidi & Co.
MULLET RoE-John Lyons Co
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-26
Penalty Promptly inflicted.

From tue Neao Yrk Elect zeal Regie1O.
An insurance man tells a story of telephone
experience in Detroit which has both a Sc
rious and a comical aspect. The Burnham
wire worss at Detroit took fre, and the
watchman on duty rang up the telephone
lady. who, as In this case made and provided,
asket:
What number do you want?'
Watchman-Give me the ire department,
quick.
Telephone Lady-What number do you
want?
Wat hman-Oh. blank the blank number,
give me the fire department; we are all a1re.
Bl nix, blank. b ank, quick,
Then, having notified he ire worshipers of
the condition of things, he rang Up and asked
for the house of one Of the prlncipals-Ihe re-
ceiver, perhapS-and was informed by the
telephone lady that
1.-THE service at the Burnham wire works
had been discontinued on account of prOtBne
language having been used"