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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
Advice 60 the Convention.

TO the Editor OF the ApIraE
Recent events have reminded mo that In
1873 the Democratic party Of Shelby county
was flushed with victory, the Republicans
were disorganized and dishcartened, the
National party had just ''dled bornin', Z"
and the nomination Of the Democratic
convention was considered equivalent to
an election. Consequently. tho nomina.
ton for the various offices were sought by
all means fair or foul, and official infiu-
ence, money, fraud and bulldozing were
indulgcd In by men who stood high ms TO
honor and integrity.
This WINS 10 TO such an extent that one
OF the candidates who now aspircs 10 an
office Of honor and great trust wrote a
pamphlet giving many Of the facts, draw.
ing the conclusions and condemning the
acts a. dishonest and unpatriotic.
The facts were so apparent that one poor
man hobbled of In disgust; another Ne.
NAMED TO see his hopes blasted by an ex.
change Of s., 900 from the pockets Of one 10
another OF his opponents, and yet m n
whole tho convention OF rs gave us the
best ticket ever presented 10 the voters OF
Shelby county, In the persons Of q. W.
NlutntHWIf tNbVfIt HUTCHINSON, ~ r.. IL.
RAY, l.. u. Ilorrigan, X. J. Black, I'd
worsham, John A. sichl and g. l.. An.
dcuon.
But the people were not satisfied nj tho
way Il was done. They did not admire a del.
cgatc who secured his seat by bulldozing
and bribery, nor did they worship the
candidate who secured his nomination In
the same way, aud what was nj first only
secret disgust broke forth In a public
clamor for reform, aud the old "Rcpubli.
can, Radical, Traitor" 'hobbicd 10
the 'front.' with nearly 5000 majority at
his heels, aud Winchester, Hutchinson.
Ray, llorrigan and others, good men and
true, went down in the general wreck, q
sacrifice 90 those who then, rs now, were
determined 90 rule or ruin.
II II said that history repeats itHclf. and
that like causes produce like effects. Rca.
soning from these premises, and with some
knowledge Of the means rcsortrd 10 nj tho
late primaries, We would venture 20 sug.
gest that the coming convention disregard
the dictation OF officials, or the wish OF the
royal family. aud give us ticket that The
average citizen can and will support. Al Il
does not, the responsibilities rest with Il.
the results with the people JAnEz.
Memphis, July .. 1883.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
The nrlil.h Drain Trade.

LoSDoS, July e.-Thc MARI Lane Er-
pres, in It's weekly review OF the British
grain trade, says English whca, Ia steady.
In the provincial exchanges from 81 10 Is
more Is obtained. Tho sales Of English
wheat during the past week wcro ~, $50
quarters at Sis 81, agains, 1879 quarters
at SIS "a during the corresponding week
last year. Foreign wheat Is stronger.
Buyers arc obliged 10 pay a fraction al.
vance In values Sellers at Liverpool have
ohyance Of III per Genital. Flour Ia firm.
Corn In Liverpool Is scarce. Spot corn has
risen "a per GENITAL Linscca Ia n turn
dcarcr. Calcutta seed cN.ship IL quoted
NJ I- lid. There were twcnty-six arrivals
Of wheat cargocA Seventeen were sold,
twelve were Withdrawn aud eight remain.
At todays market whcais were weaker.
Last weeks advance was barely main.
tanned. Corn was "a dcarcr. Oats wcrc
Bd dcarcr.
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TIE CONTENTION TODAY.

1t is to be hoped the Democratic Con.
ton which meets at Estival Park today
will he peaceful and harmonious body,
and that its business may be transacted in
a decent and orderly manner We say
the contest that has been waged
for nominations to the vacant offices
there has been great deal of bitterness
manifested and much bad blood engen-
dercd. Pcsident lIadden has, in view of
the candidacy Of Capt. O'llaYer for Sheriff,
declined to permit any policemen to be
stationed in the park for duty, and
it is therefore likely the maintenance
OF the peace will devolve upon the Con-
vcntion itself, with perhaps the aid
of few deputy shcrilIs. Thus put
upon their good behavior, It is hoped the
Convention may prove itself equal TO the
emergency, maintain order and make its
nominations in peace. II is also TO be
hoped that everything may he done in
spirit Of fairness. that there may be no
aftcrclaps OF boiling or dissatisfaction.
Delegates and candidates should keep IL
constantly before them that this ia the
Presidential year, and that the party must
bc held together in lis integrity and
strength at any personal cost or sacrifice.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

TnE Marin, journal, noticing the fact
that s,653 Italian men, and only 1858
Italian women, landed ut Castle Garden
during May last, says "Thc Italians are
brought here by the foreign steamships
which ap doing a thriving business ~
dumping boats. Tho Italians arc owned
body and soul by the padroncs who farm
them out and maintain a system Of slavery
In comparison 10 which negro slavery was
heavenly rest There are certain bankers
who are hand In glove with the padroni
In this traffic In human misery and are
fat,ening OF Of the ignorant crcduliiy and
necessities OF these poor simple creatures
whose condition is about on par with
The inmates oil the prison pens Of Siberia. 4"
Congress, by a joint committee Of the
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
THE APPEAL's "CITY OF MEMPHIS

"Thc City Of Memphis illustrated" TnE Ar.
rEALs splendid publication, has met with the
greatest popular favor Nothing the equal OF H. ms
. beautiful presentation Of the history aud com
mcrcia Interests Of Memphis, has ever been Issued
Only limited number Of copies were printed and
the plate, destroyed. Tiw APPEAL has few re.
naming, after accommodating subscribers, and
these II will dispose OF ior $40 per copy. Zach
copy win he worth Ave times the amount In ten
years One Of the features Is the portrait gallery
Of Mayors. Those desiring To possess this invaun
bic souvenir should make immediate application
10 prevent disappointment
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
THE POLITICAL POT
BOILING AND LIKELY TO BECOME
RED HOT
Before the Day Is Over-A Review OF
the Chances Of the Candidates for
the Various ofices-A Probability OF
Deadlock.

The political pot keeps boiling and by
the time the convention is called to order
this morning will be red hot. The fight
will, OF course, be the office OF sheriff.
the county trustee nomination being now
as good as settled in favor of Joe Williams.
There will also be lively squabble among
the candidates for justice of the peace.
The present incumbents all want another
term. Winters, Fleming, Elliott, Hughey,
Gutenberg, Quinn and Barry are all can.
didates for reelection, while the new as.
pirants for magisterial honoB are Joe
Flynn, Mike Garvin, +. w. Davis and I.
b. Haynes. The trouble is that there is
not pie enough to go around. The sue
cessful candidates are likely to be John J.
Barry, Mike Garvin and Pat NJ. Winters.
There is also dark horse in the field who
is coming very fast, aud it's dollars to
doughnuts he beats Fleming and Elliott
by good open length.
The candidates for assessor are @. l..
Smith, Harvey j. Mathcs and LA l.. Doug
las. 1t is hard to estimate their relative
strength, but the present incumbent has
the advantage of having been first in the
field, Capt. Mathes only having entered
tlt IdCt u lew udkb ago.
In order to prevent stampede of dele
gates after the big persimmons are dis,
posed OF 1t has been determined to get rid
OF the small offices first. Hence the order
OF business will be to begin with magis-
trates and constables and clear the track
for the all-age handicaps for the assessor
ship and shrievalty. The latter will be
sure enough race, and the winner is hard
to pick.
McCarver il, of course, out Of the hunt
He will geta few complimentary votes for
certain number Of ballots and then DO
dropped like hot potato, but his sup
porters hold the key to the situation. As
l1ng. as McCarver stays in the field
Illumination is hardly possible. The
friends OF Capt. y Haver claim 100 votes
ON the first ballot, McCarver will get
about!forty, leaving eighty-eight for Nc
Tendon. II takes l6S votes 10 win, hence
there is no possibility Of a choice, as
long as the friends of the various candi.
dates stick TO their first choice. McLen-
don's friends arc confident that when the
break comes the McCarver strength will
go TO him. II il does ii will give him big
boom, but will not necessarily result in his
nomination IL his estimated original
strength is limited to lightweight votes.
The Erening Scimitar estimates Nc
Lendon's strength at eighty-six votes.
lie may get more. Say he gets
100. These with McCarver's entire
vote will leave him twenty-eight
votes short of the goal. From present in
dications 0'Haver seems TO have n shade
the best Of II, but not enough to make his
victory foregone conclusion. The proba-
bilities Of deadlock are strong, II Nc
Tendon gets as many votes as he Is credit
cd with.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

THINK of what,,tthe South loses by not
spinning and weaving her own cotton.
The raw cotton AVERAGING $40 per bale is
worth S75 spuny into yarns and $3.50
woven into cloth One pound OF cotton,
as Mr.. Cockrill, u Arkansas has shown,
will make seven yards of prints, which, at
8 cents yard, is 30 cents, and at s cents
yard it is SO cents a pound. OF this Sc
cents the grower, who plowcd the ground,
has the cotton picked and ginned and
baled, the cotton all out doors, gets only 8
cents out Of the SO for his share.
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what Mr.. bradley said Last Night.

1t was currently reported on the streets
last night that John NJ. Bradley, candidate
for the nomination for county trustee, had
withdrawn from the race and would 70
independent. Mr.. Bradley was seen by
an APrEALrepresentative and when asked
II the report was true, replied that when
he got ready 10 Withdraw he would make
II known through the columns Of the press
or before the convention.
The reporter not satisfied with this
vague reply, put the question to him
point blank: "AIr Bradley, then there is
no truth in the rumor2" To which Mr..
Bradley again replied:
"Whcn get ready 10 withdraw Il will
be known through the press or the con.
vention."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
TIE COMFORT or SHADED
STPEETS

Ieter henderson, IN an article IN the
current number OF Hdyper's MONTHLY en-
titled "Thc Street Trees of Washington"
is enthusiastic over the asphalted and
shaded streets of the Nations metropolis.
The asphalt, the cheapest pavement, the
most durable, the clcancst and least noisy
yet devised, is n sanitary pavement Of the
highest order. There are no cxhalations
possible from it, and swept every night by
the street sweeping machines, the streets
OF Washington are the cleanest in tho
world. There are nearly l20 miles Of such,
all shaded from the summers in
tense heat by forty different varie-
ties OF trees, the most useful Of
which is the Carolina poplar, which
on account Of the moisture il takes up Is
called the American eucalyptus. There
are sixteen miles Of these planted, fifty
five miles of white poplar, ten miles of
ash.leaved naples, six miles Of Norway
naples, and thirty-three miles OF 1900
trees OF thirty.sovcn kinds, the total num-
Der being 03,0ii All these trees were
raised in special nursery and each one
planted with special care, and all since
1873, the result being that many Of the
streets are now over-arched, protecting the
roadway as well rs the sidewalk from the
rays Of the sun, thus greatly modifying the
climate for the inhabitants. The care Of
these trees and the yearly additions cost
less than $4,000 year, "a mere trihc
when II il considered that il may save
millions in conducting, us il does, 50
much 10 the health OF the city. In
planting, the greatest care is exercised
TO prevent the roots from drying or irccz-
ing, the soil is packed closely around them
and one copious watering given and they
are afterwards as carefully tended for two
years rs crop Of potatoes or corn would
be, the soil being stirred by prongcd hoe
for four or five feet from the stem. Wash
ington is thus city in the midst Of for
rest, which has materially checked and
lcsscncd the effect Of the malaria that
for long time was its bane aud
curse. II the government OF the Tax.
ing District Of Shelby county would
in It's next budget make mn appropria.
ton Of $4,000 for each year, send 10
Washington aud employ forester. a man
who knows all about all sorts Of trees,
their life, their ailments, their aliment and
their euro and care, the people would feel
encouraged Ia plant trees on all the resi-.
dcncc streets, and Memphis would soon
he, so far ~ shade could make il, Us hand.
some and delightful u city as Washington.
Sucl, a man could take care of Court, Mar.
kct and Auction Squares, and would soon
restore vitality 10 the trees that In the
former have been ~ horribly butchcrcd
by ignorance and incapacity. Trees grow
well and rapidly in this soil and climate,
aud every one Of our outlying streets
should be shaded by them. The work Of
planting once begun Il would be- taken mp
by the schools, and We should have an
arbor day. making iis injcliblc impression
upon the rising generation Of love Or and
the tender carr Of tines.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

TnE Sanitary Erd suggests that men with
olosc-clippcd skulls make great mistake
In disGguring themselves To the guise Of
monkeys TO keep their heads cool. Tho
moisture that flows out from the skin
through the hair, drawn actively outward
by the active evaporation due 10 liz ex.
trcmc diffusion, carries oil heat from the
head much faster than the air can take II
from bald pate, or from the equivalent
OF a bald pate that We 10 often see through
the short hair, beaded with pcrspimtion.
The bald head is moppcd continually.
where the head properly cnducd with
hair Is lii no, con6nodl by lar the most
comfortable part Of the person.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

GHKAr is Chicago. Yea, verify. very
great is Chicago, iist and most cn,erpris.
ing Of American cities II has resolved to
invest the procccds Of several deals In
wheat and Lard in the purchase Of the
Holy Land and the restoration Of Jcrusa.
lem. II will thus fulfill prophecy and get
the start of New York, whose people will
howl with envy. They have chosen their
agent and he has already drawn up all his
plans for the restoration Of the temple and
the courts, cmbattlcd walls and gates and Of
course tho Gchsns Of the Holy City. A
great manyPork packers, oil dealers, proics.
sional watcrcn OF railroad stock, dealers In
futures aud propnctou OF bucketshops
will no doubt he attracted TO a scheme
tina, will link them, though in a remote
way, with religion. Tho scheme IL 10 be
guided by political wisdom. such rs !.
current In this country, aud business
Judgment, both pcryadcd by a deep n.
lieious impulse. The Jews ac to form
only onc.siSlh OF tho population. Hut
this will b. enough. A little lcaycu
lcavcns the whole lump. In Ices than
ten years they will boss the job and h
administering on what there Is left Of the
Ottoman Empire.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
Tuscaloosa. New Read.

Ifom Tie NITnlnFham NuWF
II the Memphis, Columbus 4 Tuscaloosa
railway he built m u will, now that
Columbus Necly, Of Memphis, has loos.
cncd his pursc.sirings, the Louisville 4
Nashville must be, Of necessity, extended
from Woodstock TO the old capital. We
persist In telling Tuscaloosa 20 be patient.
Tho university shall be n magnificent
university in fact as we'll ~ In name. and
the capital shall he returned 10 the Slaio's
and the souths chicicst scat Of learning.
and Tuscaloosa become the iaircst city In
all this broad land.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

in the Senate, we will be obliged for infor-
nation as to record containing same. If
he has ever pointed out and opposed an
item which was an abuse to the river and
habor bill we will be equally obliged for
date and page wherein such is recorded.
What bill did he ever flavor for improve
ment Of navigable waters?" and what bill
did he ever vote against (which appropri-
ated millions for unnavigable streams?'
His friends had better not bring their
champion from generalities TO the record
on the river and harbor question, for il
they decide his case on this issue Senator
Harris will scarcely succeed himself,
though the Mississippi river may secure a
friend whose favor works in practical chan
nels.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
A Word for Col Yerger.

To the Editor OF The Appeal.
Among the various positions to be filed
by the convention Of tomorrow there is
none more honorable or responsible or OF
more importance to the people Of Shelby
county than that Of magistrate. None but
clean, capable and good men should be
selected. Among the candidates for magis-
trate for the city at large is the Hon. Or
vile Yerger, man eminently qualified
and honest, and who will do his duty by
litigants and by the people. Again, Col.
Yerger has strong claims on the party, as
he has been worker in the ranks and
has never held any Office. He was twice
before the convention, asking the nomina-
ton for the position Of Judge Of our Grim
inal court, and each time his friends
locked the convention, which was only
broken by Col. Yerger, who, in the inter
est Of harmony in his party, withdrew
from the convention and urged his friends
to support his opponent In each cam
paign Col. Yerger gave his time and talent
to the success OF the party. He should
now by acclammation be given the posi-
ton he seeks and can and will so hon
estly, faithfully and ably fill.
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Another Account.

special Dispatch ~ The Appeal
NV ORLEANS, la, July "a Yazoo
City special says that great excitement has
prevailed ut Rising sun all day In conse.
quencc Of the Yazoo river tragedy. Last
night Capt. whitworth aud hls party took
refuge in dwelling and dcficd the author.
tiles. An hundred men kept watch until
the sheriff aud posse from Greenwood ar.
rived, TO whom Whitwor,h and his men
surrendered. There are fears Of attempted
lynching tonight.
The Soio' Yazoo City, Miss, special
says, relative TO tho bloody aifray at Rising
sun, Loilore county, on Saturday night
Tho latest information places r. II. Ivcy
and Sam Austin as dead, Henry McCarty
with five bullet holes through him, and
Bon McCarty aud :. II. whtworth M
wounded, though not seriously. The sheriff
has arrested Whitworih, Hopkins and
Mclean, the three principals In the shoot.
ing on the Whitworth side, and taken
them TO Greenwood. Serious trouble Is
feared.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

TnE benefits Of Savings Hanks TO a com.
munity was never better cxcmplidcd than
by the report Of the Berlin Savings Ranks
TOT last year, which showed ON the 3Oih Of
December deposits amounting TO 9O,cOO,.
900 marks, an increase over the prcyiou,
year Of 100000, Of which $500, 900 rp.
resent interest credited to dcpositon. oi
the deposits received In tho course Of the
year lao. COO we're Of sums llndor 20 marks
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

For the State ut Largc-Albcrt s, Marks, of Franz
lin; Josiah Patterson Of shelby
Flnt Distrct-H T. Hughes. Of Claiborne
Second District-I. A. Gmtz, OF Knox
Third District
Fourth District-w NJ Hammock ~ rrous1ale
Fifth District-W, C. Houston, Of Cannon.
sixth District-Eli T. Morris, of Davidson,
Seventh District-FlOurnoy Rivers, of Giles
Eighth Disirict-R. r. Cole, Of Henry.
Ninth District
Tenth District-IIarry NJ I'M. Of shelby.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

The Braye Ladies' OF Bartiett.

To the Editors OF The Appeal:
A few years ago our ambitious suburban
neighbor, Bartlett, was in good condition
and high spirits. A circuit and criminal
court was running there in full blast. All
at once this was abolished; then the cor
poration was abolished; several business
houses failed; others had burned down;
our suburb was fiat, cherries, dark, hope
less. Good citizens fled into the heart OF
the Taxing District. They abandoned their
property there. Soon, however, Memphis
looking up and growing TO the proportions
OF giant city, our green, beauti-
ful suburb begins again 20 take
hope. The ladies there, in fact, had never
given up all for lost. IL was they who
labored hard 10 abolish tho corporation
and ex vi legis the saloons. So lately
when the great Normal institute OF this
county and for tho State was about to
meet there, seeing that streets and walks
were in bad condition, they set TO work TO
remedy the evil. They inaugurated a
series OF entertainments 10 get means 10
buy the plank for sidewalks. Thoy gave
two amateur dramatic performances, real
izing a handsome sum, vet not enough 10
complete the job. In addition to this, tho
next Is alawn party, to be accompanicd with
music, dancing. refreshments, croquct
playing, etc, at s o'clock Friday evening
Of this week, in the beautiful grove near
the residence Of Mn. 5. ID. Mercer. A
number Of Memphis parties are going out,
There Is no use in talking about failure
when the good ladies Of our land take
hold Of improvements. God speed their
efforts. TnE APPKAL has often indicated
that the hope Of the south il in the women
Of the south. Let manhood go where IL
will, true, refined, Christian womanhood
never fails. N
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Aimo., /. r-ii Negro Ticket.

special Dispatch 20 The ArIVal
CuArrASoooA. Tenn, July 0.-Thc Re.
publicans completed their ticket for jus.
tees Of the peace tonight, naming Eve
white men Tor the city at largo and one
negro. making ak negro candidates for the
city, n negro candidate for as~cssor aud a
negro candidate for constable The Dem.
ocrats will put out . clean straightforward
ticket, and Il Is understood that II can bc
elected. Tho Republican party Is all
broke up and split into smithcrcons. aud
the probabilities are TOT q clean sweep.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

THK work Of increasing the sire aud con.
scqucnily destructive force Of cannon Is
constantly going on. Tho Krupp Com.
pany arr now making Tor tho Italian iron.
clad sardcgna i3o-ton gun. 52l fee, long,
and with bore Of l5.7 inches. The gun /.
10 fire steel shell Of ESQ pounds weigh,
with an initial velocity Of 0,lll feet pei
second, or one Of 2,3lI pounds with We,
lociiy Of 700 feet.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

three quarantine stations on the Pacific
Coast, the Atlantic Seaboard, the Della
ware Breakwater, at Cape Charles, and at
Sapelo Sound, of the Georgia coast, and
two stations on the Gulf Of Mexico, at
Key West and at Chandelcur Islands.
Is il possible the Committee means to let
the bill lie over?
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10

Mn. JouS TuoNAs, an esteemed corc.
spondcnt residing In Coyington, takes Us
TO task ior not calling attention in the san.
itary article In the Sunday issue to the
oycrcrowding Of tcncmcnts. our health
authorities keep account Of all such viola.
tons Of the sanitary ordinances and punish
them seventy. hut II MIR. Thomas knows
Of any that may have been overlooked We
will scc that the proper remedy Is at once
applied. our sanitary inspectors arc usual.
" very yigilani, aud We do not think they
would overlook what Mr.. Thomas Is right
In saying Is ono Of the worst causes Of
disease.
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Local Meteorological Pres. Report.

Nav IoRK city ut this season Of the year
employs physician at every police station
TO wait upon the poor and answer their
calls, and medicines may be- procured free
nj any Of the city dispcnsarics on a pre-.
scription from any member Of this sum,
mcr corps. A greater boon than this could
not be conferred upon the poor.