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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM.
What 1t Is Expected WIN Bo Done This
Week


Week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Thc pathway Of
Congress this week through the mass Of
crude legislation that surrounds il can be
traced with tolerable accuracy. In the
Senate, the substitute for the Mills Tariff
bill viii be taken up every day immedi-
ately after the miscellaneous business Of
the morning hour This bill, as printed,
contains 100 printed pages, and last week
an average Of nineteen pages a day was
disposed Of. This ateoi progress, II main.
tanned, would enable the Senate TO reach
n vote In nine Legislative days; and " tho
confident prediction OF some Republican
Senators that the bill will be out Of tho
way before the holiday recess is TO be yoH.
fed, It's consideration willhaye to continue
at this rapid rate. But in view Of the
efforts Of Messrs. Harris and Mcpherson,
Of the minority, and Mr. Plumb, Of tho
majority, 10 procure the adoption Of
amendments now pending and making al
loNancc for others 10 be offered, IL IL
hardly probable that the measure will DO
returned TO the House until after tho
Christmas recess.
The Union Pacific funding bill is on tho
calendar for Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, but the friends Of the tariff bill
expect Il 10 be again postponed. II IL could
be disposed OF in few morning hours IL
would probably be taken up, but in view
of the declarations made last Tuesday as TO
the lime necessary 10 discuss IL the proba-
blities are against is consideration ut
present
Mir. Plumb has given notice OF his In
tcntion 10 ask the Senate 60 take up tho
Dies Mo.ncs River land bin passed by tho.
House last week, but II will not be done
until the taril bill il out Oi the way. There
are several bills in conference between tho
two houses. including two land granrr-r-
fixture bills, which are privileged matters,
but Il II not expected they will come up.
this week, except Ia some now uniorosecn
contingency.
Under the rules Of the House, the first
business In order tomorrow. after the call
Of States for the reduction and reference Of
bills, is the consideration OF measures per-
aiming exclusively 70 the District Of COLI
umbia.
Tuesday and Wednesday will bc devoted
10 discussing aud finally voting upon tho
direct tax bill. There ~ not much dis
p0sieon shown 10 discuS the measure
itself, the collateral question the cotton
tax amcndmcnt--bcing the chief target
for debate.
The District Of Columbia and the pens
sion appropriation bills will be- taken "a
THURSDAY, aud the legislative week VIII
close with further consideration OF the bill
incorporating the Maritime Canal Com
pany, Of Nicaragua
poriant bills which require his attention,
aud lac will not be able 10 leave Washing-
ton with the Ford Subcommittee, which
intends going b. Pitisburg and Proyidcncc,l
| y 4 nI ~. l.nrIu lInIn
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THE COTTON CROP.

Bad weather has set In nrain after q
period dry and excellent for cotton pick
ing, during which time a large volume Of
the staple has been gathered. The opin.
lou expressed In many circles Is 10 tho
effect that should the elements rule un.
propitious from this time ont, but little Of
tho crop remaining In the fields will be-
picked until after tho holidays. In some
valley localities The picking season will con.
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Mr.. nrlsht,s Con iIiIon.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-Mr. Bright had q
shivcring III today which left him In very
weak condition. Other grave symptom,
were manifested. When Mr.. Brights son
read 10 him an address Of sympathy
adopted by the Birmingham Liberal So
ciety on Friday, lac remarked, Eyes, they
have always been very kind 10 me-" lie
was anxious TO hear every word Of the nd
dress aud requested his son TO repeat 4
portion OF il.
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what They Eat.

From the Washington Post
The tailor-Roast goose.
The builder-Plumb pudding.
The druggist-"Pizen" things.
The baseball man-Fowl.
The carpenter-Plane food.
The stock raiser-Brcd.
The actor-Supe.
The printer-Pi.
The singer--Oyster Patti.
The old maid-To mate, oh.
The Quaker-Peas.
The prisoner-Cell-ory.
The proiane man -Cussed hard.
The acrobat-Turn-ups.
The smoker-Pipe plant.
The real estate man-GoiIee grounds.
The dry goods clerk-Flannel cakes.
The tramp-Rag ont OF veal.
The debtor-Owe il meal.
The public speaker-Toast.
The funny man-Chestnuts.
ct al.
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A ncmocrntlc cancn. CnIl

wAsnNoroS, Dec. 0-Tho following
notice has been issued.
iiorsn ~ RrrnrsrsTArivrt,
WAauNgr0S, D. e.. Dec 3. is,A I
There will be a caucus OF the Demo
cratic members In the hall Of the House d
Representatives on Tuesday evening next
December II, at 1880 o'clock y. m, for ~
purpose OF considering measures relating
20 the Territories and the general policy n
be pursued during this session.
:. s. Cox, Chairman.
n. g. BLANcHARD,
w. L. WusoS,
Secretaries Caucus.
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CINCINNATI, o. Dec. a--Rlvef ~ ieqt inches
aud stationary. Weather cloudy.
PiT1rBuRd, IN, Dec a..-Rtcr 2 icct II inches
aud on stand. Weather cloudy aud cool
WHEELING. W. Va, Dcc p--Hiver feet q
Inches aud stationary. Weather cloudy aud cool
LOUISVILLE ny, Dec a-Night-Riycr fts-
touAfy, with iect inches on the falls, aud ic~4
Inches w the canal. weather cloudy aud cooI-
Departed. Thomas sherlock, 49, Orleans. 1iia&
fihbWg.
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CLEARINGHOUSE STATEMENT.

Comparative Showing of the Gross
Exchanges for the Week.
BosTOS, Mass, Dec. 9.-The follow
ing table shows the gross exchanges at
leading clearinghouse Of the United
States for the week ended December 8,
1888, with rates per cent OF increase or
decrease, MS compared with the
amounts for the corresponding week in
1897.
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VICksnuRG. Miss. Doe p--Rl,,r falling. Rain.
ing Al day. fcggy tonight Passed down City Of
yity u cairo, 10 Matches, neon. Mar Houston. 70
New Orleans tpm.
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Local McicoroIosicnI Report.

IMemphls Signal UlNoe kopOtLI
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec ., 1855.
rs MGR. Time Bar. Temp hum,
ohslns ss.,.s.s.s..s s's's'ss'''''''''
p,tn...., ...,.,s........,,,".'s'' @'V' ~" %"
Maximum Temperature, $50 minimum temper
ature 4L0 At pm. the river gauge read l0&
change in "a hours, - Rainfall In the past "a
hours, ola
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TIL E WEATHER.


E&> Indications.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. pm, 1888
For Alabama and Mississippi; Rnini
slightly cooler, followed in Mississippi 10y
r warmer weather; variable winds, high on
the Gulf
For Arkansas Fair, preceded in Eastern Louis
lana by rain; warmer weather variable winds, high
on the Gulf
For Tennessee: Rain, followed IN western
portion by fair, warmer weather. variable winds
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-25
WINsTON-sALEM, N c., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 1885,

necessary money with which to back
his Democl attic opinions. Mr.. Hig-
gins crawled a little. offering to make
the bet even. This, too, was accepted,
but the bubbleman pocketed his little
pile and skunk away, to the intense
amusement of the bystanders. In bet
ting on the local ticket Hewitt has a
slight call, though I saw $4,000 put
up even by Grant men in one of the
hotels a couple of evenings since. The
odds against the Republican candidate
for Mayor are four to one with prac
tically no takers.
FRANK E. VAUGHAN.
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convictions with half the deter
mination with which the Ignorant
savages and their allies enfore theirs
there would not even be an opposition
ticket nominated for the negro to ex-
| hibit his hatred of the white men by
supporting.
For my part. I am tired Of seeing
an ignorant and, as Judge Russell
says, a savage race exercise such pow
| er here. If they had the moral per-
ception, or were even capable of moral
cultivation, { could stand it to contin-
ue endeavoring to develop them.
Not only will the negroes ill gener
al oppose the white tax payers over
the men selected by the white tax
payers of the county. We had best
face facts as they are. The men who
are able to put a stop to negro vaga
bondage and negro crime and idle
ness, and who are able to exact of
them that they cease their savage and
barbarian opposition to the interests
of white. tax payers, are the
men who are furnishing them
with support in their idleness, and
put it in their power to remain here.
To tell the plain truth, there is not a
town in North Carolina 50 completely
dominated and under the influence of
negro supremacy. If the negro radi-
Gals had the power over US, had the
keys to the meal chest and smoke
house as the white tax payers have
here, how long would white people be
tolerated here in even just opposition
to their opinions Not through gone
campaign And yet lazy, idle negroes
lie around this town during every
winter and while the factories are
closed, too ,insolent and dishonest to
act as servants for white people, and
are supplied with provisions through
the winter by men who, while they
do not of course intend such result,
actually encourage them in their vag-
abond life.
Many tired and disheartened house
keepers in Winston can te stify to their
sorrow that maintaining lazy negro
men and women during. their idleness
in the winter has made them regret
the hour that ever saw them begin
housekeeping In this town.
Why can't our white people correct
these abuses Our peope in their
zeal to pile up money have overlooked
all the pleasant things of life, and
have sacrafced home comforts and
home pleasures, and seem to have no
thought as to whether by maintaining
these negroes in iileness they may not
be placing burthens upon many
mothers who should not be compelled
to bear them, but [ will venture the
assertion that the influence and vote
of the negro men and women who are
paid good salaries as teachers by the
money of white Democrats, will be
turned against US, and that no effort
will be lost to stab the white people of
our community Ali of them have
and will continue to hate, despise and
curse the hand that extends the aid
to them and do it openly and deiantly.
How long will our people suffer
this state of things to\continue :? We
shall see. DEMOCRAT.
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A Winter Resort.

Hon. J. T. Patriot, North Carroll
mas Commissioner of Immigration,
writes to the Phil adelphia Record:
81 know that it is your wish to pre-
sent to your readers facts as they are
and not as we would have them. Sc
much attention has been turned to
the South recently that it has become
fairly we'll known. but the South is a
large tract of country and comprises
many climates. For years the al
most summer tenn perature and the
golden fruits of winter have proved
romance for Florida. Thousands
have visited it and found recreation
and relief from diseases, but in many
instances continuous heats unrelieved
by sharp healthful frost have produc-
ed slow fevers, which sometimes de-
velop into an acute form like yellow
fever.
This is, of course, a terror to all
people seeking health and wealth.
You must remember that there is
still another South, which you might
call the Upper South, where for nine
months there is no frost in the atmos-
phere, and most delightful tempera-
ture prevails in the other three months
Occasionally frost clarifies and pu-
rifles the air, and restores want of
energy to invalids as well as health
full people. Here yellow fever is inn
possible, and in the upper country
there is absolutely no epidemic forms
or diseases. There are the great pine
belts, which have been for ages re
| sorted to for their peculiarly health
ful properties. There aae dozens of
places where people suffering from
pulmonary and throat diseases may
find the situation So much valued.
| You cannot do better than to direct
the attention of the people to such
places as Avoca, New Berne, Colds
boro, Wilmington, Southern Pines,
Raleigh. Greensboro, Monroe, Char
lotte, Hickory and Asheyille Excel
lent hotel accommodations can be had
at any of these places. Good shooting
sports, pleasant rives, drives, and fine
scenery.
ask ypu to call attention of the
large number of your readers whose
plans have been intesterred with by
this epidemic at the South to the at
fractions and advantages of North
| Carolina
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HE WANTS ANOTHER WAR.
Gen. w. L. Sherman demands N, gro
Rule in the South or Another
Bloody War.
From the Durham Plant. |

| From the Durham Plant
| Do you white men of North Caro-
lima remember one William T. Sher-
man, who was in these parts in the
spring of 1865? He is still alive and
still doing what he can to injure the
South. Though no longer able to de-
vastate our land with fire and sword
as he did twenty-three years ago, he
| is using his pen to incite others to do
more hellish deeds than ever his van
| dals perpetrated on his march to the
| sea.
In an article recently published in
Republican periodical. this man, a
retired General of the United States
ARMY, mar standing high in the
estimation of the Northern Republi-
cans, says:
"The next war may be avoided by
reason and common sense, and if 1
can help avert it will feel more hon.
ored than in past victories and tri-
umphs. Ever since
the beginning of time, Southern peo-
pie have been quick to anger, but
not enduring. The. Northern people
per contra, are slow to anger, but once
aroused, are not easy to allay. The
Northern people will not long permit
the negro vote to be suppressed and
yet be counted in tfe political game
against them Better meet the ques.
ii III honestly Ask the abrogation
of article IA of the amendments to
the Constitution of the United States,
or allow the negro to vote and couut
his vote.
"Otherwise, so sure as there is a
God in Heaven, you will have anoth-
er war, more cruel than the last, when
the torch and dagger will take the
place of the musket and we'll ordered
uattalions. The negro is gaining in
experience and intelligence every day
and he has read Byron's Hereditary
bondsmen, know ye not, who would
be free themselves must strike the
blow Should the negro strike that
blow, in seeming justice, there will be
millions to assist them
What does this mean? Can there
be any mistaking his words 1t is a
threat that if the negro is not allowed
to take control of the Southern States
that they will be melted to burn and
assassinate, to sweep the South with
devastation, and that millions of
white men will come from the North
to assist them in plying the torch and
welding the dagger.
This, white man, is what you are
openly threatened with by this devil
incarnate who is prominent, con-
spicuous member of that party which
is now trying to put the negro in
power over you. This shows you what
you bave to expect if that party gains
power once more, We solemnly
assert it is our belief that the terrible
condition of affairs in our State during
the former Republican rule will pale
into insignificance in comparison with
the wreck and ruin which will ac-
company second Republican admin
istration of our Stale affairs.
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Blaine Defends This. :

1s,ests are largely private affairs,
aosh a0hich neither President Cleveland
nor any priuate citizen has any par
ticular right to interfere re-Mr. Blame's
speech to American Workingmen.
Right on the threshold of winter
when starvation and nakedness stares
the idle man in the face, the great
sugar trust has thrown seven hundred
men out Of work in Williamsburg by
ordering the two refneries of De
Castro d Donner to shut down, so
that the price of sugar may be kept
up.
This cruel act, which will darken
the homes of so many honest apd
faithful toilers through no fault of
their own, was completed few days ago
and groups of white faced men, stand
ing out in the bitter wind in front of
the towering buildings from which
they had been thrust, savagely cursed
the millionaire president who thus
heartlessly put his foot on their bread
trays.
That the news OF this merciless lock-
out will ring from one end of the
country to the other and stir mems
hearts wherever any sympathy is left
for the helpless workingman goes
without saying. 1t was the sensation
in New York and Brooklyn yesterday
1t is the most dramatic and pathet
ic thing that has occurred since the
matchless leader of the Republican
party came back from his coaching.
tour through Scotlan! to tell the
wage workers very men who
stood shivering in front of the closed
refneries yesterday-that trusts were
sacred and must not be interfered
with by Congress, that they must be
allowed to say when man may eat
and when he may not. as well as to
say what he shall pay for what he
eats
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JIG. H. Mitchell, Our Next Senator.
Especial Correspondence to The sentinel.)

Especial Correspondence to The SentineI)
J. g. H. Mitchell is a native of
Stokes county, born October 22d,
1889. He is of Democratic lineage
throughout. He has been in public
service ever since he attained to 81
years of age. First as Register of
Deeds in 1862, then Clerk of the SUI
perior Court from 1865 10 1868 and
Representative in the Legislature
from 1870 to 1874, and again Register
of Deeds from 1875 to 1886, and dur
ing this long public service he, like
Judge Thurman and Gov. Scales, has
preserved clean, honest record.
His father was elected to the Heuse
of Commons when Stokes and Forsyth
was all Stokes in 1912 and 1874, he
being the only Democrat elected in
1912, which SHOWS that he enjoyed the
confidence of the people.
The Democratic party now pre-
sents J. g. FL. Mitchell, who is well
known to :the people of this Senate
rial District, especially in Stokes
county, as one who has always proved
faithful and true to the people. His
course in the Legislature from 1870
to 1874 was endorsed by a resolution
in 1874 and he has always been elect
ed when put up, Gf we way except the
Candy election in 1878, when his
name was on the ticket for Clerk, and
shared the same fate as his associates
all over the State.) We now present
him as one fully identified with the
farming interests of the country, and
as being familiar with the machinery
of our State and county governments
and thoroughly competent to take
care of all the diversified interests Of
all the people of Stokes and Forsyth
counties in our next Legislature. As
to his election, that is already assured
if the Democrats will arouse them
selves and do their duty, for he will
certainly poll many Republican
votes in Stokes. And when elected
he will make us good representa-
tive. ..
Da,abuy, Oct. 18th, '8S.
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How to Prove That the Earth Turns.

It has puzzled the heads of good
many youngsters to know how the
earth turns round. A German edu-
cational journal published in Frank.
fort gives the following directions for
prouing that the earth "does move p
1T Ike a good-sized bowl, fill it nearly
full of water, and place it upon the
floor of a room which is not exposed
to shaking or jarring from the street.
Sprinkle over the surface OF the water
a coating of lycopodium powder-a
white substance which is sometimes
used for the purpose of the toilet,
and which can be obtained at almost
any apothecary's. Then upon the
surface of this coating of powder
make, with powdered charcoal, a
straight black line, say an inch or
two in length Having made this
little black mark with the charcoal
powder on the surface of the contents
of the bowl, lay down upon the floor,
close to the bowl, stick or some
other straight object, so that it will be
exactly parallel with the mark. II
the line happens to be parallel with a
crack in the floor, or with any sta.
tionary object in the roam, this will
serve as we'll.
"Leave the bowl undisturbed for q
few hours. and then observe the posi-
ton of the black mark with reference
to the object that it was parallel with
It will be found to have :moved about
and to have moved from east to west
that is to say, in the direction op
posite to that of the movement of the
earth on its axis. The earth in sim
ply revolving has carried the watel
and everything else in the bowl rount
with it, but the powder on the surface
has been left behind little. Th
line will always be found to hav,
moved from east to west, which is per
feetly good proof that everything els
has moved the other way"
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Uncle Stevs Adopts. Resolution.
IFrom the PROGRESSIVE Farmer


Uncle Steve has sold his two bales
of cotton and seated himself to figure
out his profits on piece of white pine
board. After finishing he fixed his
eye on the ground with vacant stare
and for several minutes seemed absor-
bed in serious thought. Grasping his
pencil, he penned the following on the
board
WHEREAS, / raise cotton and sell
it at price that does not pay the
cost of production and buy from year
to year my bread, meat, hay, guano,
wagons, harness, horses, plows and all
my clothes for myself and family /;
and whereas, buy all .his on credit
and give mortgage to secure the
payment for the same, thereby giving
from thirty to one hundred per cent.
profit to enrich others and whereas, L
see no peace of mind and my children
are growing up in ignorance and my
wife is broken down in health and in
spirit and whereas, l am growing
poorer and poorer every day Of my
life therefore be it
Resolved, THAT AM FOOL!
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Are You For Sale ?

Iti reyorted that the managers of
the Republican campaign are sending
money into this State with the ex-
pectation of carrying it for Harrison
and Dockery.
They put a low estimate on the hon
or of the voters os North Carolina, il
they imagine that they can buy
enough votes TO elect their candidates.
They believe that number of citizens
of this commonwealth are venal and
will sell their hnlls5t and self.respect
for few dollars. They are mistaken
as they will find out to their sorrow on
the sixth day of November.
Bnt what an insult they offer to the
voters Of this State! In effect, they
ask the question "Are you purcha
sable ?'' and they expect US to answer
"Yes. we can be bought"
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One Dollar q Day.
[ From tie iSDn Francisco Eraminer.l

from He SDn FTGHcbSe0 EcdmtneT.
When the statement was first made
that Mr.. Harrison once declared a
dollar day to be CROUCH for work
ingman, the Republican managers
denounced it as false. There are al
ways a good many lies floating about
in campaign times, and most Demo
Gratis, fearing that this might be one of
them, and not having the shameless.
ness of the war tariff forgery mongers,
were cautious about using it. The
Indianapolis Journal, Mr.. Harrison's 8
personal organ, offered reward of
$4,000 for the production of any re-
putable witness who would say that
he had heard the Republican candi-
date make use of the expression at
tributed to him. Assembly 106,
Knights of Labor, took up the chal-
lenge, furnished 13 witnesses and
claimed the reward. The Journal
did not pay the money. 1t insisted
upon affidavits and announced that
the first man who ventured to swear
to his statement would be prosecuted
for perjury. And now John G.
Schwartz of Indianapolis has met this
final bluff by presenting an affidavit
to the effect that he personally heard
Mr. Harrison say that the wages offer
ed by the railroads were high, enough
and that dollar a day was enough
TO- workingman. The matter has
now become too serious to be disposed
of by random assertions. The Jour
nal will either have to pay the reward
or fulfill its threat, have Schwartz ar
rested, and have the whole matte
ventilated in court. Meanwhile Mr.
Harrison's position is not as enviabl
as it might be.