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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-10

teries when don't believe any of the old
guard could have done 1t. But what
havoc in life! | can'tsay what number of
the bows we're killed, butt was asaughter
Those little. beardless fellows lay bleeding
and diving, but they had captured the bat.
tcries, had served the Old Dominion with
valor that was marvellous, and won aplaCe
in the history Of brave men,
-.
The Chickasaw Guards, of Memphis
Tenn, spent few hours IN the city yes.
tcrday on their way 10 Oconomowoc, whore
they will camp for three weeks. About
thirty members OF the company and forty
OF their relatives, friends and swecthcarts
comprise the jolly party The company
had sent their tents ahead and expected
to occupy them last night They will eat
at the hotel. The ChickaSaw Guards is
one OF the most noted ol the southern
companies for proficiency in drilling II
has taken twelve first pril in fifteen con-
tests II belongs to the National guard Of
the State, whose uniform is OF the rcgua-
ton color and pattern. The dress uniform
is the counterpart Of The famous Ninth
regiment, of New York, composed Of gray
with red and gold trimmings. The boys
have their snowy uniforms with them, and
will proceed TO captiyate the fair dcuizens
OF the resort.
"rhe company was organized in 1874"
said one OF its officers, "to conserve the
peace during the election troubles at that
time. Its nucleus wasan organization that
Memphis gave TO the Confederate service.
The old men that participated in the drill
victories have nearly all retired. We have
Just as good material now, but il is not
drilled. We expect at Oconomowoc To
drill four hours each day The social
standing of the applicant is always a CON
diton OF his acceptance. In that way the
company had been made n successful so
cial organization. The retired aud honor
AIRY members number about 800, aud thus
We sustain the Chickasaw club, which Is
one Of the large social institutions of the
city. The company has participated in no
drills this year. This is the iirst cncamp.
mcut, but We hope tomakc the experiment
a permanent feature. We shall stop in
Chicago about two days on our return
hOme.'
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srsflsl pisIaiDu 10 The ArT,hi
Irruu. Miss, Aug % Jack luil. q
black brute. attempted 30 outrage the pcr-
f1n oi oi M.ss Austin, ai M1owsyI'lc, on
Tuesday night llt. The young ady's
screams aroused lhc nyishhorho,l, aud
the ruilan was captured There would
have been another tuIwlc performance
here last night 10 report had sheriff long
not headed the train above lInsiuWn nnl
sent his prisoner to parts unknown Tho
Young ladyA father is member Ut tlc
board II supervisors from this district IT
bee county, anl at thr time was away
from homc attending ~ his Official duties
here.
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r,.,,..,nr, Hnlrn,. OF labor.

sIarHi uIsHli.h in lhu AuIHHi
Jackson, Miss, Aug o. Tho State ~.
sombly knights Of Labor Of Mississippi
completed ius lab1u hl nom today, after
an 40 night session, audalIourncl 10 meet
at Meridian August next The session
vas highly satisfactory, aud will likely br
followed by good results Tho following
oHlrrr, iof The ensuing year were y'f,i.l'
T. w. Mul,thill. master workman J H.
Icnninss. worthy foreman. Jos O. Van
pyko. recording SECRETARY. Goo T. iwu',
financial secretary II. s. H1urkr trras-
urrf ] " Randolph. representative,
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aug ness,r, =, Amor,. nl...

Special bhlntrh 20 Ihu ApfHH
ANoRY, Miss, Aug. % The residence
Of q. +. Rye Vas entered by negro
about o'clock this morning mud q trunk
containing large SUN 0I money was car.
ricd into the woods skiHng the city aud
nnod. The robber vas captured this
morning and imprisopcl 10 await the &C..
ton Of the grand jury. BE- firmly denies
his guilt although clrcuuslniit evidence
IL very strong. II h mmprcl on 0hc
streets this evening thai mob Is rising Tor
the purpose Of taking ,iis prisoner from
the authorities aud iprHng confession
from him. ExcitemeIi b. very high
among the colored peop3 and serious 70.
sulls are anticipated.
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In,in, a, mnnrI,s.ier.

Special Dspatch 10 The AppI.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Avg Gov. Tay.
lor spoke nj Nashville today 10 oiowd oi
1000 people. His spccch on about The
same as published In Iur AIrEAL', and
was enthusiastically received Mal' Jesse
W. Sparks announced himself candidate
ior State senator at the conclusion Oi Gov
Taplors speech. r,.
1he Republicans Of t.1 Hlnlh disiric.
held a convention at Huntington today,
and nominated Warcu smith ior Con-
g's"
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.,,,,.,. p,s. 81 ~ woaad.

Special Dispatch 10 The Np,HaI
BgowNsyiiLg, Tenn, Aug IA. H.
spilers, who was shot Yesterday by W. :.
Jarro,tc. at thc Wheel picnic. died today.
mi. remains Nrrt taken to hia hom' near
Nut llu.h inr intpmrnt. The preliminary
trial ol Jau otto las bcvu scl ior ncd
Ihuuday.
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YESTERDAYS cABLEoRAMs.

The strikers at Amcins are quiet
The differences between Italy and lan.
dbar have been settled.
The diary oi Emperor Frederick sagain
In the possession Of the Empress.
The London press wants 10 know wha,
Salisbury is going 10 do about Bulgaria.
United Ireland donounccs the Parnell
commission bill "a the greatest fraud ever
fashioned.
The Duke and Duchess Of Marlborough
were married In London yesterday, IN Or.
der 10 make sure.
The North German Gd,die says France IL
responsible for the tension existing bc.
tween herself and Italy.
Floquet stated 10 the French cabinet
that the labor exchange had been closed
because Il had long been used Tor purposes
other than those for which II had been
instituted.
The Parnell commission bill passed The
iint reading In the House Of Lords las
night. In the House Of Commons th,
oaihs bill passed lis third reading by
vote Of ii7 against 10.
| aaHaH=a @aaaaaaaa
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Special psIaiTl 90 ihr Appeal
JAuksoV. Tenn, Aug. p.=Nisr q Ir'-,'
oi Indiana. have dcicrmucito move their
large spoke factory here from Union ,iiN
Tenn. Citilcns have donated 90 ihcm
four acres Of land he O. suitable part ot
the city Tor the enterprise. The factory
will give employment o. .Cycnll'h'c OF
loo men. THIS will be q big thing Tor
JaflaDu
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Loss sickness Than Usual at This Time
of the Year.

Special Dispatch 10 me Appeal
GrGryyuLg, Mia, Aug .. Referring
10 tho continued wildcat rumos Of illness
In GrccnvIlc, pr. H. J. roomhs, Of the
State board ol health, one Of the best
known physicians In Mississippi, today
handed the following statement 10 TuE
Arrr,i's correspondent
"Ihr health Ul our city Is as good, II
not better than usual At this season II the
wear The mDuuiry list Tor June shows
soyrn deaths and Tor the month oi July
twenty two deaths with r. population Ut
over 1000. The Increase tor July Is duC
,o the large influx Of floating population,
many ui l.rm, @, In other cities, on Hat.
blats anI irumblc paupeu. The home
proplr. as u rule, all keep we'll There Is
no case ul infectious VI contagious si,kncss
in the ety.
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v we'd that he and his Cabinet were
\ ind honest and brave men who could
swcrved from the line OF duty. Mr.,
{ land was the trucst representative OF
American character that stood on the con.
tncnt, and the people knew it and in
tended to sustain him.
Mr. Blair said that he had used the nm.
fortunate adjective, pig headed" " in refer
cnce to the Presidents anticipated cou-
duct, as foretold and proclaimed 10y the
senator from Alabama lie had no wish
to qualify the expression. lie did not
want 10 interfere with the senator's adorI.
ton. That senator was at liberty To wor.
ship any fetch he chose, and would natu-
rally select such god.
After an exchange Of like compliments
between the two senators, the days dis.
cuSSion came TO close and the Senate AL.
iourned.
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siIL Culture ~ California.

WAsuiNGruS, Aug. Tho speaker
laid before the House today q commuui.
cation from the commissioner NJ agrirul.
turc transmitting q report of the cypcndi.
lures aud results obtained by lha Ladies'
Silk Culture association, oi California, IN
experiments ior the encouragement and
development oi the culture ul raw silk.
The report shows that the orchard, near
Oakland. contains about G,OOO ttocs from
one to three y,lu old aud as many cut.
tingH. The work NJ thc society ~ nis.
ing worms has necessarily been limited 70
experiments. Some impOrinn, results
have been attained, which require further
confirmation before they can bc fully
available in general sense. Operations
during the wear have been with reference
10 rigid economy, aud the society IL now
much better ,uguirnt ui the work which
Is nrrpsslry tD br done IN order tp develop
the station un scientific aud practical
basis II has uU liabilities aud iho o..
quirrmcuf ul lhc future will necessarily
be- much rt,liuf than during the past y,aE
The completion ul q water system, the
construction ul cUrpuuyty, th0 establish
mrnt ui % nAlup, ibo clearing Ui moro
land aul tHu enlargement ui thc orchard
and nursery aie among he designs Ia be-
vigorously pursued in Uasc means shall be-
urukllUl hN Congress.
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q, the uou.c of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, Aug .. MIR. Morrow, Of
California, asked unanimous consent for
the present consideration OF the Senate
bill TO carry into effect the provisions OF
the treaty between the United States and
China Tho bill, he said, had passed the
Senate unanimously and a similar meas.
urc had received the unanimous approval
of the House committee on foreign affairs.
1t was exceedingly important that the bill
should bo considered at once and should
become law ns soon ~ possible. The
United States had entered into ucgotiu.
tions with China aud the treaty had been
ratified 10y the Senate. II was now wait.
ing ratification by China and would 90
into effect Immediately upon it, mtiica.
ton. II was incumbent upon Congrc 10
provide machinery tn carry out the treaty,
in order that there should hc no hiatus
between the present law and the new law.
II was most important measure tl the
people OF the Pacific coast, who asked, in.
decd they commanded, that Congress
should relieve them irnm the difficulties
they wcrc now eucouutciing.
Mr.. Brrckinridgc, ot Arkansas thought
Mr. Morrow would net moro wisely not to
spring the bill upon the House suddenly,
but to allow some dato TO bc fixed lor It's
consideration.
But Mr.. Morrow insisted upon his r..
quest for immediate consideration, and
MIR Springer, oi Illinois, declared that
some future DAY should bctNcd for It's dis.
Gus ion, objected and the measure was
referred 10 the committee on foreign at.
fairs.
On motion of Mr.. McNillin, Of Tonnes.
see, the committee was granted leave 10
report the hill back nj any time.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole (Mr Springer, at Illinois, In the
chair on the deficiency appropriation bill
The discussion of the French spolatiun
claims was resumed, Hul an elaborate ar
gumcut In opposition to their payment
was delivered by Mr. Buckalcw, OF Penn.
sylNanin.
Mr. Hooker, oi Mississippi, advocated
the payment ui the claims.
Mr. Turner, of Gc0tgil, spoke In oppo.
siti1n to the position taken by the court ul
claims la the matter,
Mr.. jackson, OF rcns sylyanii, coul"ulcd
that II wns the duty oi the government tC
| pay ihcsc claims promptly, and that
| was serious neglect oi duty on the par
oi the government not 10 have paid thcu
/ sooner
! Pending further debate tho commitlc,
rose. The House then Adjourned
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Iinn,I I.mraI,n.rs.

Wtr.y.lUy, Aug .. The bond o'lrr
iurs today aggregated 81 j'i, lOo In l,ls ns
follows -Four per cent registered s22,uD
at Ig5s. 500 al ~, t,,UlO at l2,l, i1oo,.
ono ut ~ p.lo Four per cent coupon,
go. 600 at Ig,UlG. Pour and u hall per
cent registered go. 900 NJ lO5 10. $40.
ON 10 lu,t fLWuulu at lUil, a. iuO nj
1919. Iuur anil hall per cent coupon,
Sls.GUl at lOi 90.
The S'cn,ary u the Treasury this after.
noon accepted ,O2j. 700 bonds MS follows
$500 per cent registered at la,l, g..
UDu "a por cents registered ~ w, and
N,Um.UIl, I per cent. registered 90 lui !.
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~, Ri,,, a.a Ila,bor niiI.

Wvuusoroy, Aug o. -Gcn. Casey,
chief ri engineers, today finished cousIl-
alton of the river aud hlrbor appppria.
ton hIII referred tp him by the President.
aud returned ID With report thereon ~
ihr President this afternoon, II reached
the Whitc.hbusr during the cabinet sDs.
sion aud iprurd one VI the topics vi discus.
SION
Tho ten dlys limit ior action on this
bill expires saturday
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Nrw NoEg, Aug. g.-Somo leading
Catholic gentlemen Of New York have
been talking over the rruIricty oi honor.
ing the memory oi the laic Gen sheridan
by holding service IN the chief church
OF the city. No litter place could be found
than the magnificent calhcdml on Filth
avenue. In IT, Patrick cathedral the
imposing ceremonies 81 the Catholic
church arc seen 90 the best advantage.
The gentlemen referred 10 recognize tho
immortal services which Cen. sheridan has
rendered b. his country. Ills name iil,s one
" the most glorious pagy in ihu history II
America, and lao Mas one 0i tho
most devoted son Of the Catholic church.
a committee is 10 be appointed 10 wait
upon his grace, ArchbI-uUp tpuig1n, to
seek assistance and authorize requiem
mass NJ the cathedral Steps have al
ready been taken 10 make iho ceremonial
all that the occasion demands, and the
metropolis u America will DO honor 90
itself In the honors i will pay to the
memory oi thc illusiriOus Catholic soldier
II Is possible that In Chicago, Detroit,
Baltimore and other leading cities similar
services will be held on thg same day =in
fact that tho day vii b. distinctly na.
ttUunl
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James J.. Walsh, wool, lIO Duane street.
New York, has failed.
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THE DEAD GENERAL.
Tho Funeral Train Reaches Washing.
ton-Catholic Honors.

WAsuINGToN, Aug. 0.-Thc special
train bearing the body OF Gen. Sheridan
reached Washington yesterday afternoon.
The body was taken at.onco 10 st. Mat.
thcws' church.
As the body reached the church door IL
was met by q procession Of the clergy aud
the altar boys singing the "Misorcrc. 4"
After the caskct had been placed ON the
cataialquc the preliminary burial service
was rccitcd, the choir singing q funeral
hymn. The interior OF the church was
effectively drapcd, the feature OF the deco.
rations being the American colors blended
with sombcr shade OF heavy folds OF Grape
The fronts OF both galleries were covered
with large n1gg caught up at intervals
with broad bands ol black. Above tho
entrance ON the front ol the organ.loit
were grouped rcgimUula and cavalry
flags, fastened together by knot Of black
with black strcamers. The altar whs
draped. The candclabn aud the marble
figures on either side were drapcd with
black. Two silk American ilags hung
from the wall above the altar The cardi.
nails throne on the left ul the altar WIS
appropriately covered. and the front ui
he pulpit was concealed by heavy black
velvet with deep silver fringe. A space
had been made in front IT the altar
by the removal oi four peWs un either
side " the min aisle, IN the center
ui which stand, the catnillquc, the same
that WIS used In the memorial services ior
King Alfonso, held In this church ON the
death Of the King several ycnr ago II i7
about four feet high and rests ON broad
base, which is covered with the national
colors, borlcrcd with a baud oi black vel.
vet. The upper portion Is lcstoonod with
black aud II covered with an American
flag. upon which the caskct was placed.
At the head oi the caskci was placed the
generals headquarters flag.
Early tomorrow morning n requiem
mas. will be- celebrated los Father kcrrick.
This service h lur the convenience ot the
family and friends of the illusinous dead
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- THE APPEAL.-:-

Ono OF the oompletest
newspapers In the South
Is the old reliable Menu
phis Appeal.
-BrolDHsrilie (Ttnn, States. Democrat
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IN. BrRrogD,
.gli his battles now lay

although his battles now lay in another
direction. indeed n soldier Of the cross,
battles in which not swords are used, hut
terci charity aud persuasion; yet within
tf.lt rN-C Conioderatc bosom there burns o
I... and such fire, fed by the memorie.
.uf ,Ir deeds in which lac himself took u
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Am Apnalling RoIt.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 8.-About half past
eight o'clock last night sharp fash o.
lightning, followed by terrific peal oil
thunder startled the large crowd in the ex-
position buildings. Instantly all the arc
lights in the building went out and the Gov
eminent exhibit and machinery hall were
left in total darkness. The incandescent lights
we're not affected. II seems that the electric
current struck the dynamos and extlnguish.
ed the lights. The lightning produced a
counteracting current and stopped the
machinery instantly. When the current had
passed the dynamos were started Up again
ell right, and where there was darkness,
again was light. The rainfall following
the thunder and lightning was so heavy
that the noise produced drowned the rumb-
Ing of the machinery In Power Hall. A
young gentleman named Kellogg, from New
York, who happened to be looking into the
mouth of Calling gun at the time of the
occurrence though the gun had exploded
aud was frightened almost to death.
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The Late General sheridan.

NoNoU1rr, Mass, Aug. S-Uudertaker
Wilson arrived here about 10 o'clock with
the casket In which General Sheridan's re.
mains will be placed, and performed the u.s.
ual undertaking Offices. The appearance of
the body shows no marked change. The
eyes are trihe sunken, but beyond that
which would come from sickness little is no.
tlceable. The remains will leave here this
afternoon for Washington.
WASHINGTON. Aug 5.-speaker Carlisle
has appointed the following named persons
as the Representatives Of the House upon
the joint Congressional committee to attend
Gen. Sheridan's funeral :-Messrs. Booker,
of Mississippi; Cutcheon. of Michigan /;
Wheeler, of Alabama; Henderson, of ILL.,
nols; Cox. of New York; Grosvenor, of
Ohio; McShane, of Nebraska.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

NEW YoRK, Aug. 8.-There was a squirt o, g..
tivity in the stock market at the opening hi.
morning, but the dealings soon settled do an n !.
fairly active business. which was quite event.
distributed over the leading stocks First pric..
81 compared with last evenings closing agore.
were about steady, being either unchanged or In,
slight fractions different either way The suhs..
quent trading failed to develop any special fe,
tare of interest however, the movements in H..
list being confined without exception to small
fractions only. The market was heavy and eyerv.
thing shaded off slightly. Business became
dull toward the end of the hour, and at II ococI
it was steady at the lowest prices re ched Money
easy at 1a1la.
BALTIMORE, August s-virgniss conso stet
3Sh; psst.due coupons =; d. 10-40s 35ss A
new Sc 65a. bid to-day.
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A TELAUroGRApH CoMPANY.-The Cir

A TELAUToGRAPH COMPANY. The Cir.
cult Court of Richmond yesterday granted
charter to the Gray National Telauto-
graph Company, whose general objects, as
declared in the charter, are to promote, es.
tablsh and maintain the general business
OF telegraphic, telephone aud telautograph
company within and throughout Virginia
and the other states and territories of the
United States and the District of Columbia
and Alaska, by the means and use of cleo.
tricsl or other devices suitable or sp.
plicable to the same, and particularly by
means of what is known as the "telouto.
graph system" invented by Professor Eli
sha Gray, for the electrical transmission of
messages or other communications written
out in ordinary script or otherwise suitably
prepared for such transmission, and the au-
tomato reproduction of the same at the Of
fee of destination. Capital stock to be not
less than five hundred thousand dollars, nor
more than fifteen million. Principal Office
to be in Richmond. Thomas M. Logan,
of Richmond, is president of the company,
and Charles E. Coon, of New York, vice
president AS soon as 100000 is SUBJ
sctibed the company will commence busi.
DeSa
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Funeral of an Ex.Communist.

PARIS, Aug. 8.-The funeral of General
Eudes, the ex. Communist who dropped dead
while addressing body of strikers Sunday
took place to-day. Fifty thousand persons
gathered in the streets adjacent to the house
of the deceased and thousands lined the
route to the cemetery, along which
cavalry was stationed. The other troopa
belonging to the Paris garrison we're held
within their barracks. Among those who
attended the funeral were Henry Roche
for and Louise Michel. Many flowers
ana wreaths were place upon the coffin.
The procession accompanying the remains was
tranquil until the Boulevard Yoltaire was reach.
ed. Here the mob cheered the commune and dis
played number Of red flags. A detachment Of
the Garde de Paris charged the crowd and cap
tured the hags. The government had adopted
strict measures to suppress any outbreak, and or
ders were given to the police to their arms If
their lives were menaced. The Bourse de Travail
was closed by order of the authorities and was
occupied by military detachment
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monty written Beard) is not dead, as is gen.
orally believed in Virginia, but since he was
released from the penitentiary has been
practicing medicine in Dallas, Texas. Bay.
ards brother, sergeant in the United
States army aud stationed at Fort Assina-
boine, N. T., is the authority for this state
ment.
Two employees of mill in South Branch,
Norfolk, VIM. Sanford, white man, and
Arthur Perry, colored, became involved in
a quarrel about log yesterday. The dar-
kew used very insulting and abusive Ian.
guase to Sanford, who, becoming enraged
struck him terrific blow on the head with
tho edge of Ratchet, cutting through the
flesh, skull, and about one and half
in ches into the brain. Sanford was lodged
in Jail.
J. NJ. Hundley, farmer near Mount
Cross, Pittsylvania county, committed sui.
eide Monday last by shooting of the top OF
his head with double. bsrreled shotgun.
He was missed from the house, but being q
bachelor, and there being only hired people
on the place, 30 importance was attached
to his absence till Tuesday, when search
being made his body was found near the
burial ground on the premises. He had in
his pockets sharp razor and bottle of
Iaudanum. The gun lay by his side. III
health and consequent dependency were
the cause of the act.