The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-22

presented to the President TODAY by Mr.
Edwin ID. Mead, OF Boston, representing
the committee. The memorial is signed
by the Governor OF Massachusetts, the
mayor OF Boston, President Eliot, of
Harvard university; Edward Everett Hale,
the Rev. Phillips Brooks, the Rev. Jos
Cook, Andrew p. Peabody, Leverrett
Saltonstall, Alexander Ii. Rice, Charles
Theodore Russell, and many of the
leading scholars and business men OF Mas
sachusetts. Mr.. Mead, in behalf of the
committee, urged the importance of the
opportunity offered by the proposition OF
the British memoriaists for n definite step
in the inauguration OF a settled policy Of
arbitration with Great Britain which could
not be without signal influence upon the
world at large. The President, willie con-
scious OF certain practical difficulties, ex-
pressed warm sympathy with the general
cause and his belief that the time could
not be distant when the nations would
look back with amazcment upon their
present system OF wars. A similar me-
mortal nom the Massachusetts, committee
will be presented by Mr.. Hoar in the Sem
ate on Monday.
PENSIONS.
Tennessee. Issue of January 10, 1888:
Nancy, widow Of Joseph Poe, Flat Gap.
Mexican war Deliah, widow OF Samuel j.
Hildreth, Alexandria; Tyre Robinson,
Wynn; John II. Sradley, Hiawassee col
lego; James Sexton, Red Hill. Original
Jas. s. Whitlock, Morning star; Joseph
Lamon, Marysvile; Joseph Poe, deceased,
Flat Gap. Increase: Andrew NJ. Moore,
Hickory Ridge. Reissue: Jas. Nelson,
Fork Vale.
Mississippi--Issue Of January 10, 1888.
Mexican war: Mary s., widow OF Thomas
j. Gibson, PlanteBville; Andrew J. Thor
ington, Oxford; Luther f. Russ, Rearling-
ton.
Arkansas-Issue Of January 10, 1888:
Emily, widow Of Soloman Waters, Mobiles
Lake. Mexican war; Betsy Ann, widow
OF Bryant II. Graham, Augusta; Elizabeth
G., widow OF Allen Saley, Waldron;
Franklin Farley, Beaver. Increase: Jesse
Vaughan, Spring Valley; VIM. J. Spicer,
Prairie View.
PARCEL POST CONVENTION.
The parcel post convention between the
United States and Canada, mentioned in
adispatch received by the Associated Press
from Ottawa today, was signed by Post
master-Geneml Villas, few days before he
left the department.. II was then sent 10
Canada for Postmaster-G General McClellan's
signature, and IL il expected that IL will be
returned TO Washington Monday, when
the present Postmaster-Gencral will pre-
sent II 10 the President for his signature.
Mr.. Nicholas NJ. Bell, superintendent OF
foreign mails, said tonight that the pro-
visions OF this convention are in every re-
spect the saline as the provisions OF the
parcel post convention now In force be-
tween the United States and Mexico. II
provides that articles OF every kind and
nature which are admitted 10 the domestic
mails Of either country shall be admitted
10 the mails exchanged between the
United States and Canada at domestic
rates and Considerations No accounts will
he kept between the two countries, but
each government will retain all It's own
postal receipts. Mr.. Bell said that this
convention will make one postal territory
Of the United States, Mexico and Canada
PETITIONS.
The following petitions for the reference
OF claims TO the court NJ claims were intro.
duccd in the House today;
by Mr.. Whitthornc: lIciBof James +.
Bayou, late Of Maury county.
By Mr.. Washington: Executor Of w
II. Cherry, deceased; administrators Of es
tate Of Phillip Brown and Of l.. +. Bondu'
rant, all Of Davidson county.
Iy Mr.. Morgan, Of Mississippi: James
$. Woods, Pamela county. Miss.
By Mr.. Breckenridge. OF Arkansas Jon
athan Fins, Washington county, and Rob
ot Booth, White county, Ark.
Tur RIVERS ASD HARBons
committee will commence on Monday Il
hear the members Of the House on IN,
respective needs Of their districts in In,
way of river and harbof improvements
They will commence At Maine, and pro
cecd geographically.
TUNiCA, MISS, rosroFFiCE.
J. VI. Rodgers was today appointed post
master nc Tunica, Miss.