The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-20
wAsHINoroN AFFAIRS.
What Thoy are Doing and Talking
About at tho Capital.

Aoout AT tno Oaplthi.
special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
WASHINGTON, April l9.-Ncw pos,oiliccs
have been established rs follows:
Arkansas-Ai Chalk, Van Buren, county,
with Samuel Macollllany postmaster Gid,
Wizard county, with John W. Herman
postmaster; Hopper, Montgomery county,
with John G. smith postmaster; at llucy,
Pike county, with james Iluey post
master.
Mississippi Glcnwood, Bolivar county,
with Joseph W. Gin postmaster.
railroad posioiiicc service has been
established On the line Of the ST. Louis q
son Francisco railway, between Fort Smith
and Mansfield, Ark. This will make addi-
tional railroad postoiIice service over the
Monet 4 Paris milroad between Fort
Smith and kcnson, Ark This line Il 10
be known as the Fort Smith and Mansfield
railroad posioilice.
A change has been made In the star
service between Cedar Grove and Tupelo,
Miss, as follows From April -, 1883, cur
tail service. 10 b, gin at Chcsicryille, omit
ting Cedar Grove.
The following changes have been made
In star schedules
Arkansas Dallas, Black Springs and
Mount Ida: Leave Dallas Mondays,
Wednesdays and FRIDAYS at oclock q. M;
arrive nj Black Springs at O'Clock pm.
leave Black springs Tuesdays, Thursdays
aud Saturdays at q o'clock am. arrive at
Dallas by u o'clock pm; leave Black
-. ~ ~
am; arrive nj Mount Ida by o'clock
am; leave Mount Ida daily, except sun
days, at O'Clock am, from April 10,
1883 Columbus 10 Allbr0ok: Leave Co
lumbus Wednesdays and Saturdays nj .
O'Clock pm; arrive al Allbrook by $50
O'Clock pm. leave Allbrook Wednesdays
and saturdays at O'Clock pun; arrive at
Columbus by $50 pm from April ,, 1855
Tennessee Epporson 10 Jalopi Leave
Eppcrron Tuesdays aud Fridays at
O'Clock am; arrive nj Jalopa by 1880
O'Clock am; leave Jalopa Tuesdays aud
Fridays at I o'clock pm; arrive at Eppcr-
son by $50 o'clock pm, lIom April Q,
1883.
TnE INTERNATIONAL c0PYRiGnT.
Tho House committee on Judiciary TO-.
day decided 10 report iavortbly the copy
right bill Introduced In the House by Mr..
liruckinridgc. Of Kentucky. Several
member. oi the committee, while refrain.
ing irom voting against the bill IN COM
mii,cc, said that they had not had the op.
porlunity 90 satisfy themselves as 10 n
merits and would reserve the right 30 op.
pose Il on tho floor Of the House n II
houli appear upon further examination
that Il would work harm instead Of good.
Others were willing TINT the experiment
should be- made Of adopting an inicfDa.
,ional copyright act, holding that Il might
h. repealed u found 10 be- unjust or an
wise.
UNITED srATEs rrNifrNriARiEs.
Tho House judiciary commii,ce.lhrsugl
Mr.. Stewart, Of Georgia, has reported .
bin providing Tor the construction Of twc
/ United States penitcntiarica, the sites &c
be selected by the Acknowledgement ant
The Secretary OF the Interior. one 10 b,
north and tie other south Of the 3D' noril
latitude. pcniicniiarics are 20 be ivcc
for the confinement Of United States con
vicis sentenced 10 imprisonment for mon
than one year, aud the cost Of each build
ing u not 10 exceed <JOO,00Q
rng DEMOCRATIC -rSAroRs.
A caucus Of Democratic senators wa
held this morning 10 hear Senator Nor
gan upon the fishery treaty, II was no