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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-10
Tue CORNER LouNoeR.

Many female stan with travelling dramatic
Companies are trying 90 work the society
dodge This soas1n=ihat is, cndcny1rIus Co
secure social recognition by way Of Some
club reception I've iho provincial elite, The
effort is made fpr ihc purpose ~ money
making hy securing the attendance ~ the
society people NJ their theatrical entertain.
mcnis. u is n rrvN dodge and has been
played successfully Inc many places by scv
crnl ncirssry. The advance agrnt opens
The game ON arriving ~ some inland city
H. cndoa,ou "a impress the newspaper men
with thc excellence pf his star ~ a woman ui
virtue and education, charming lady 10
meet socially, you know-ycy intel
lig,nt and fond of society. Tho ncws
paper man Is Invited a. call aud
be- presented should he 10 a., he Is oi
course charmed by thc star. who cxprc.spA
her admiration Tor the entire of newspaper.
dom and the nice criticisms she formerly NJ,
cc'ycd from tho dramatic reporter, 4 th,
city press lie h. invited lo call again. 90,
lady love, 10 talk 90 Intelligent newspaper
men. The advance aren't now PLAYS bh
second card, hc asks tbc half dazcd reporter
u some Of the social clubs ~ The city could
not be- induced 90 give The star ga infouua
reception some evening, Nhcrc the la.lies uI
the city could meet hor She loves the a0
ciety ~ young ladies tcspcrially the south
crn young ladlc, or tho Northern or Western
young ladies ~ tho case may boz Tho ~
porter is asked 20 Introduce the agent l.,
some of tho prominent male members uf th,
club, and should be DO 80 the game has
fair start, and especially 20 n the rcporic
should be - Impressed As 10 make some motto,
Of the proposed reception In his papc
aud speak % the actress as charming con
vcfuationalist and most fascinating woman
II the little reception takes place, Il got
prominent newspaper notices and from thai
time the engagement Of the actress becomes
4 succc.-largc audiences aud many dollar
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MEY ANp woMEY or VOTE.

Mrs Harriet Bccchcr Stowe Il rapidly no.
gaining her health and strength.
Mr., Ashton Dixie may be- elected q mcm.
her II the ncNt London school Board
Mr Joseph Chamberlain and his wife will
remain In the Rivera until after Christmas
Robert Louis Stevenson was last heard
from NJ Tahiti. on his way TO San Francisco
in his yacht Casco.
President Dinz took the oath ~ office and
began his third term a. Chief Executive OF
Mexico on saturday.
Air President Folks now In her eighty.
ffth year, more or less feeble, yet In com
phniiycly good health.
Du Maur.cr. the famous English caIicntur.
i.t. l. said 20 have the handsomcst grand
child In the rhrcc Kingdoms.
L,rl Ianslownc. the now Indian Niccroy
was received yesterday n Bombay with un-
usual ceremony at his landing.
Margaret pclnnJ, who wrote John Ward
Preacher IL about thirty Year, old, Of me
lium h,i De and comedy appearance.
Mr. rurncll. u 3, siid, thinks that at IN,
present rate u progress hc will be able a.
gct his evidence before the commission lat,
next ycar
Emprs, Frederick + collecting all m,
! obituary notice, IT her late husband. En-
rlish papers have supplied p.Ou1 German
Nua aud French 1000, In round numbers
ENQucUn Isabella, OF Spain. has earned
the sympathy OF Americans by displaying
/ Il. -. - ~
which she Invites very select parties at bel
house In Paris.
Count KIn,ky son Of tho Governor o.
lower Austria is suing Tor divorce on N,
| ground that his vito deceived him a. 10 bel
/ plrcniagr her family not being q noble one
Marriage wilh plobiau deprive. him OF th,
inheritance u his family estate.
Howell Osborne, the New York swell VII,
went ahrrad q couple II years ago with IA,
rcmplciun. the actress has been wlnninl
lnrgn sums oi money on the French ur
lately. II is said his winnings Tor the pas
season were t0o,Ulo he has now gone 4,
Monte Carlo 10 get ria Of H.
Manson. the young Dane who has lus
crossed Greenland in snowshocs. 4 nhou
twenty seven YEAR of ngc aud considerable
over aN feet IN hight H. is a "harl,
Nor-omnn, every inch II him. lie has
magnificent breadth of clc,i and q vol pro
poriiouCd hgur, which shows 60 ndyantag
In his tight lltIng blue WOODEN suit
sir Henry james, eS-Auoncy General q
England and leading counsel IT the i.ondoi
rmu In thc iamcll case, had uorisiun. O.
TREASURER Of the Society u the Middle Tom
pie, 10 entertain Minister Phelps ana th
Duke of rcck one evening last week. tn
London Star says Sir lleurys inpumbl
snobblshncss WIS glaHugly illustrated NJ n,
dinner 1T was universally rymstkoi tha
Mir Hcnry's talk and attention we're cuiirrl
devoted TO The Duke white Phelps sat ,llyn
aud neglected during tie whole duuga"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-10

Tho majority Of farmers look on ice rs a
luxury only to be enjoyed by the rich who
live In cities and regard an ice.house as a
needless extravaganza. Ice in summer is
luxury but il is also a substance that
promotes health and comfort and which
has many economic uses. Unless farmer
has q spot over which hc can build a milk
house he will find It difficult TO make flst-
class butter u he has no ice. lie will also
experience much trouble in keeping the
butter In a condition to be sent TO market.
with Ice milk and butter can be kept In
good condition with but little trouble.
Cool milk Il q most desirable drink during
the summer, aud one that should be used
10 n greater extent than II is. An ice-houso
or an ice-box IL the best place for keeping
eggs, vegetables and small fruits. Fresh
meat, poultry, fish aud game can also be
kept in one for many days 4 supply OF
lee promotes economy more thun IL does
luxury. II enables one b. save many thing,
that would otherwise be- wasted.
lee saves fuel during the summer by di-
minishing the amount Of cooking that rs
done daily u not thiec times a day. All
kinds Of cooked provisions M well as those
that arc not cooked can be kept long
time In an iccbox. During the summer
We desire food and drink that are much
warmer " much cooler than the temporal
turc Of the air. aud Il matters but little In
which ono Of these conditions they arc In.
AZ hotel table in a city about half the
person. will call for iced tea for supper,
while the other half will take that which
Ia nearly boiling To be- grateful 10 the
taste lis temperature must be much below
or above that Of the body and the sur
rounding air. During the summer the
majority Of persons prefer frozen cream y
hot puddings, and with a supply OF leo u
u cheaper There IL no good reason why
FARMERS should not hayeice cram on theil
tables during the summer. They have
milk aud cgrs In abundance, and the sail
that N used lor forming freezing mixture
eau bo utilized on farm.
Every farmer Who has creek, lake o.
fish pond ON his place can obtain supply
pi ice from IL NJ the cost Of cutting. IL
however, ice IN put up for commercial pur
poses within QUE days drive from ~
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THE STATUS OF THE DEAL.
RETURN OF THE STREET OAR TRIO
FROM CHICAGO.
Sam Tate, Jr., Explains to a Reporter
the Exact Situation of Affairs-Ratifi-
cation by Stockholders Necessary to
Perfect the Deal

Yesterdays train from Chicago bro ught
back with it Sam Tate, jr., Col. r. d.
Frayser and Frank fl. White, who came
back flushed with victory in their nego-
tiations with the Chicago syndicate which
has purchased the street railway system of
Memphis. They were OF course received
with open arms and congratulatory greet
ings, but every attempt TO interview them
was gently, courteously but firmly re-
pulsed.
Before any OF the parties were APP
preached by the APPEAL reporter he was
informed by a leading merchant that he
had that morning seen a telegram at the
Tennessee Club which read rs follows:
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. s, 1888
Napoleon Ill., Memphis
Contract signed, sealed and delivered.
Will leave for home today.
SAM TATE, JR.
Mr.. Tate arrived early in the day and at
O'Clock pm. the APPEAL reporter found
him in the smoking-room OF his coy home
on Adams street, snugly ensconced before
q cheerful open crate fire, with comforta-
BILE dressing jacket over his shoulders and
box OF fragrant Havanas ut his elbow.
He motioned TO the reporter to take seat
and cigar, but owing te defect in the
reporters early education the latter invita-
ton had to be declined.
Mr.. Tate was not disinclned TO be COM
municative, but said that the deal was not
sufficiently advanced to justify any posi-
tive statement in regard to it.
"What is the exact status Of the negotia-
tions?" asked the reporter.
s"Cho negotiations" replied Mr.. Tate,
care in this shape: A short time ago
Messrs. Holmes. lonore and Hinckley, Of
Chicago, came here and made us n propo-
sition for our stock, and went home. A
few days afterward Col Frayser, Mr..
White and myself were delegated to 90 TO
| Chicago with a counter proposition, en-
bracing notifications OF the terms offered
| by the Chicago gentlemen. The difference
| between us was not wide or material, and
after some talk we soon arrived at q basis
OF compromise acceptable 10 them and TO
us. In order to perfect the deal, the stock
holders here will have TO mtify what we
have done al Chicago. That is the situa-
| ton in nutshell"
Nothing could be clearer than Mr.. Tate's
statement Of the status OF affairs, and tho
readers OF The ApPEAL will readily under
stand his reluctance to speak authorize
lively upon a matter which still requires
the assent Of others to make il an accom-
plshod TACT.
The assent Of all the stockholders is a
foregone conclusion, and the matter may
be considered rs good as settled. A lew
hours will determine IT,
From another source THE APPEAL
learned that the consideration OF the
transfer is $3.50, 600 cash aud the balance
on time.
Let 'er 20, Gallagher.
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MIR. Truss's Statement.

About dark last night il was whispered
in very quiet way that some officers
while searching near the residence OF the
departed Mrs. Halves had found hole in
the ground which had been filled with
earth, and after having dug for several feet
had discovered tho bodies OF Mrs. Halves
and little Irene. The rumor said they had
been killed with an AK, and appeared to
have been dead several days. Deputy
Sheriff Truss, ii was said was one Of the
officers who made the discovery. lie was
seen about s o'clock last night by an Age.
Herald reporter and questioned as to the
matter. lie replied that the statement
was untrue. "iIow, then, could such a
rumor have originated?" asked the re-
porter. 81 will tell YOU" he said, and he
spoke about as follows Several OF us
were searching in the vicinity of the base
ball park, near Lakeview, which is near
the house in which the Halves family
lived. Presently We came TO place
where the fence is down and noticed on q
displaced plank some drops Of blood. At.
tached 10 q splinter OF the plank was also a
abouis had served the purpose Of potato
patch for some time past, but the break in
| the fence had allowed hogs 10 get into IL,
and the surface Of the earth was broken
on all parts OF the patch. II struck us all.
ut once, that tho opportunity 10 bury n
body here 70 as TO avoid discovery was
tempting in the extreme, and We COM
menced 20 investigate. We punched the
earth all over the patch 10 learn where the
soft places were, II any existed, and we
did find one that was most suspiciousy
soft / thought that IL must be grave.
We sent for spades and dug tho earth
away, but found nothing. Nothing had
been buried there" The denial OF Mr..
Truss was positive. He eyadcd no ques-
tons. Many people believed that the au-
thoritics kept the matter silent or denied
ii for a purposc-for fear the revelation
would inciio mob 10 violence. II Is GER
tain that the remains are not at the rooms
Of any OF the undertakes Of the city.
A gentleman who accompanied one OF
the parties who went out TO search for the
supposed dead body OF Mrs. HAYES says
that he saw, Just inside the old baseball
park, an axe and bag. lie had no doubt
IN his mind but that the woman and little
girl had been put out OF the way by some
one, but advanced the theory from the
general surroundings that the horrible
deed was not committed at this point. one
Of the upright planks on the ball park
fence had been Knocked or with the axe,
and the sack living with Il suggested the
idea that the bodies had been carried
through this break In the fence, toward
the mountain, IN the rear OF the park. A
diligcnt search, however, failed to verify
this theory.
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tinue until March, and there are many plan
tations on which 80 to 90 per cent. OF the
crop is still in the fields This initiates
seriously against the business interests OF
the mercantile community, both interior
and city, and while the larger dealers are
not worrying over the situation, many
with small capital find themselves more or
less embarrassed There have been nu-
merous mercantile failures at interior
points, all on account OF slow collections
through the backward condition Of cotton,
and it Is one Of the peculiarties OF the
times that such things should happen 80
early in the season and in advance
OF the usual period for making settle
ments. The present condition OF the
country Is, however, not alarming, though
many look for an increase Of failures
among small traders us the year draws to
its close. On the whole, it may be well
TO remark the outlook is encouraging,
and while our cotton receipts are now
9l,770 bales behind last year, yet two
weeks ago they were as much as
100000 bales behind. This shortage
means that five millions Of money is held
back, as compared with the property in
sight year ago to supply funds with
which to meet obligations ut the close Of
tho year. Much OF the cotton coming into
market at this time il more or less injured
by weather STAIN while still more is dam.
aged by trash and pods, this class selling
freely ut from "a TO S cents per pound-l
rather low figure, considering that mid
ding is held ut to "A cents per pound
higher than that.
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THE MORAL or the BIRMINGHAM
AFFAIR.

The moral Of the Birmingham affair Is
very plain. Tho lyncher and the man
who talks Of lynohlng must be suppressed.
Here is n city the most promising in
Alabama, famed for It's progress and its
industrial possibilities, and one Of the
most allurng fields Of enterprise in
tho world, suddenly in the pos
session Of the military power as n recourse
against lawlcs5ness. How came this terri.
Die transformation? II had no other cause
than the yaporings OF men who talked Of
lynching, when they had no reason to
doubt the integrity aud the efficacy Of
the courts. Tho situation is absolutely
anomalous One would have supposed
that birmingham was exactly that kind Of
community Ia which the lyncher would
have no place or countenanco. Tho inter-
osls Of the land companies, the manuiact-
urers, the miners and the spccualoB
would naturally seem 10 conspirc
for the vigorous maintenance Of
law aud order. But instead the
world il struck dumb by no.
cial calamity that has few parallels in
the history Of cities. An indiscrcct sheriff
and the unrcstrained pmiings Of loud
mou,hod gabblcu have combined to In.
hict upon the community stigma
which can only be ciIaccd by fol
lowing the limo OF conduct prcscribct
by the good citizens Of Birmingham,
whose timely proclamation We are graft.
lied to print this morning. We trust thC
lesson may not be lost ON other communi
TIES and that we have heard the last Of ia,
| lynching business. bat the lesson is mo-
only for the people at large, but iol
the courts a. we'll. Tho safety oi socict,
depends upon the speedy aud c1cctiv,
operation oi the law. The people must b,
made 10 realize that only the nnocen
can escape rs vengeance, and III,
law must be- made 10 terrible (,
cyil-docn that the lynching cxpcdion
shall never more be- doomed necessary
The people Of birmingham owe II TO thci
city. 10 their Stats aud tho whole South
that they relieve themselves Of the prs
cncc Of the military at once aud prov
that law rcisns aud is enforced througl
IT, ordinary in.lrumcnlalitics. We hav
no doubt that II the sheriff saturday nigh
had summoned the posse comiiatus as h.
should have done, ihcv would never hay
occurred the massacre OF saturday night
Tho Scriptures tell us that lac who 20,
cncth himself Is greater than he win
iakc,h q city. And Il IL even 90 wit
communities.
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farm he may find it more economical to
buv it, as it costs very little. An icehouse
need not be an expensive structure, and il
it Is only intended to preserve ice enough
to supply one family, there is no occasion
for having it OF large size Blocks of ice
that form a cake OF ten feet will supply
family for five months. A building to
hold ice should be so constructed as to
leave space Of from eighteen or twenty
four inches on each side OF the ice to be
filed with sawdust, grain chaf or straw
chopped very fine. A double wall is not
necessary Experience has shown that it
is best to have the sawdust or other ma
terial come directly against the cake OF
ice. AS one piece OF ice is taken out the
material employed for preserving it falls
and occupies its place. A tight roof, good
drainage, and small doors in the gables
that can be opened and shut at pleasure
are necessary.
There is economy in large icehouses.
They are cheaper to build and to fill.
There must be the same thickness OF saw
dust or other material around a small
cake of ice as around large one. II costs
but little more to construct building
that will contain ice enough to supply ten
families than one that will supply ice TO
but one family. Some creamery and
cheese factory companies have arranged to
supply milk at low price to all their
patrons. A block Of ice two feet square
will ordinarily supply family for three or
four days. In some places a dozen OF
more farmers have united insbuilding and
filling an icehouse. 1t is located at some
central spot and the farmer living nearest
to It has the care OF it. The general plan
is to have it opened one hour in the morn
ing on alternate days. This gives every
farmer an opportunity to get ice and pre-
vents waste. Where this plan has been
pursued 1t is always found that consider
able ice can be sold to persons who are
not connected with the enterprise.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-10

family. knew Mrs. HAYES and the chill
dren pretty well. They roomed at Mrs.
fillrs, where i first knew them. They
stayed there, | think, about month. Mr..
Hawes would beat his wife and curse her.
i have seen him do ii. He struck her once
on the head with his shoe and slapped her.
! have seen him beat her twice. She drank
beer sometimes. did not know what he
was beating her for. He called her names.
| have heard him call her a DIN st.
She said II she was he was the cause OF it.
She asked him for some money to pay
house rent once, and he said 1t was none
Of her id business. She replied that he
threw his money away and that was the
reason why the children were neglected,
ragged and naked. He said he would
bring her some money next day to pay
rent, but said DIN the children. She
then said something else and he pushed
her down and choked her. was scared
and took the two smallest children and
left. Mr.. and Mrs. HAYES lived together
as man and wife. They slept together. l
have not seen Mrs. Halves in nearly two
months. | saw May about four weeks
ago. That is May Hawes's hat.
Matilda Johnson--I knew Mr.. Halves
slightly. / knew Mrs. Halves better. |
cooked at Mrs. Hills when they boarded
there. / know OF one fuss they had while
they were there. saw him slap her with
his hand on the face.
Jesse Bathelor-I am conductor on the
East Lake dummy line. Was on the road
Monday night. left the lake about S:45
o'clock pm. on Monday night l left
town at clock. remember Mr.. But
iers going out on the s O'Clock train. He
did not get off, but came back with me.
One passenger got on at East Lake. As
well as l remember he was OF medium
hight, spare build, with large light-col-
ored mustache. saw him talking with
Mr.. Butler on the way back to town.
did not hear him, HAYES. talking. i
don't remember where the man got off.
came in on time don't think the man
in Jail is the man saw on the dummy.
The mustache is about the same, but the
man in jail appears to be heavier than the
one who rode with me. There was only
one man on the train besides Mr.. Butler
and myself. Butler and the man talked
all the way to town. never saw the man
with Butler before. The train next before
mine left town at 1880 o'clock. l don't
remember who the conductor was. Mr..
Jim Tanning was the conductor who fol-
lowed me. never knew Mr.. Halves.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-10
THE DEATH OF ANTHONY.

Can Il bel Are you living. my quccn1
! thought that had Lost you lofuycE
! was humping on 20 seek you
Ger Arherun's dark river
! Nas rushing down Deaths dark WAY.
For this world u nothing without you'
But you live, you live, and Tor one lat lime
J. eau throw my arms about yon
Mine aeain-ior moment no m3ro,
for swiftly my life j. nynU
al your love cannot hold nc hcrc,
All Death would b. only triumph
u We together were going
Hut alone. alone. and 90 alone.
l. beyond 90 iclling.oll knowing.
Ncycr-ah. never never.
Even W. Elyslnu meadows
Can hlisy De- mine. II you nrO not tbrfn.
Mid that throus Of thin, cold shaloWa
An. Jet me not go alonc'
lis ~ easy liic's Knot IN sever.
one paur ani q all a over. Come.
Lot "a tlug on the whole world forever
We have bad our golden days
our triumph or power aud our glory,
And our hic, aud our love aud our death
shall De- long remembered ~ stury,
We have not hid from mems gaze.
Nor roticd w ilos dull cnnor.
But the world hes wondered ani stared A. uS,
AMI the world viii be out mUufncf.
There Il nothing IN life 70 rcgrct
We have uluCkvi all H. myftlcs hui r'sei,
We have scrn. We have done what no othcn have
done,
AMI ifdeath now the triumph closes.
let lt cnnlp l1t us welcome 10 coming.
Siucr 10 lous Ne LIES tedious iothUf.
Pate frnWns on ~ both lee utru, dear love,
lot usdic ~ We lived, together
l. "a Clofaf's trump % swell
That you hesitate now and lluesr'
Ills kisses 81 take. HE eifis ~ accept
10 b. pointed out ~ scofn's huFur
To be lcorud a. by iomcs foul nbblr'
You. 10 crngc aud 10 shrink 20 master
Iuu. 10 cat the dust ~ his chariot wheels
Ani IA death. then, n WOlso dlaasicH
All you shnddor Your checks grow Ialei
can say no more avn dying
This worlds growing dim In my hcadl-onC
NOR kiss
Oh nj least ou your boom lying.
Ny spirit takcs hieht-all Is over
This life hal ~ give and Il save ~
IL best and sweetest but nov death IL best
Death, at comes irum lies hoTfors " save us
FAREWELL We shall meet araln SOON.
feel H. beyond the dafk river
| II you s'ay, u viii ~ but moment
For lie cannot last ior ever
| on that farther shors shall watt
Mltha love that knows no abatlng,
| Iill you cotne-and cumc suon- aud remember,
TN waiting thcro, Egypt, waiting.
~ w. Serv N Hlactroed for Nonmbo.