The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-03
GENERAL CArIrAL NEWS.
Possmsstcrs Appeiuted-Peiit;ons Pr
senfed-Pcnsions nnd Claim. Grante'

Possnastcrs Petitions Pre-
sented-Pcnsionsn md Claims Granted.
Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Fourth class
postmastcn have been appointed as fol-
lows
Arkansas -wm. Daniel, wattonson,
Lonoke county.
Tcnnessec-N. b. Mankin, Hoover,
Rutherford county.
). PETITIONS
For the reference Of claims 10 the court
OF claims wero today introduced in the
house a. follows
Mr.. Washington: OF Joseph Bigley, late
OF Davidson county.
BY Mr.. Butler: OF the widow OF David
Brumley, Green county.
BY Mr.. Glass OF John Evans, obion
county.
By Mr.. Pearl, Of Arkansas: OF Julia
Holdenshead, Benton county; OF Martha
A. w. widow OF Hugh Finn, Washington
county; Of John Greener, Madison
county.
BY Mr.. Dunn, Of Arkansas OF Andrew
Allen, Independence county; Of William
Porter, Phillips county.
BY Mr.. Catchings, Of Mississippi: Ol
Florence r., widow Of Elisha Fox, War
rem county; of Levy NJ. Jowenberg, War
ren county.
BY Mr.. Morgan, Of Mississippi: OF Mar
tha Walker, Marshall county; Of I. t
Appleton, Panola county.
By Mr.. Richardson, OF Tennessee: Ofth'
administrator Of French Rayburn, Coie'
county.
PENSIONS
have been granted as follows
Tennessee Original invalid: VIM. ii
II. Demey, Piley Flats; John Tapley
Peeled Chestnut; VIM. 4. Tednord. fal
con; Samuel Forester, Key Station; Arch
ibald w. Lindsey, Jacksonboro; Clisby A
Cardwell, Catinburg. Increase: Jane
Q. Henderson, cambridge. Original wild
ow. ETC.: Elienorn, widow Of Robert Il
Abbott, Nashville. Reissue: Margare
Smith, former widow OF jasper N. Carroll
Thorn Grove lend November 8, 1861
Mexican war Survivor Of Ira o. Stone
Manchester.
Arkansas Original invaldG VIM. c
.---f3radbery tdcccascd), Dewitt lending Ser
tembcr ~, lsS0); Henry II. lIeflington
! Enola. Mexican survivors James q. Nc
Lean, Convenience; Cagcway Mack
Marche; Henry ID. Flippin, Cascade. ~.
Mississippi-Mexican widow Athcli
h., widow Of Joseph l.. Dcason, Deasor
vile.
FAyoRABLE REPoRrs
were today made by the House committe
on war claims on the following bills o
Mr.. Enloo's bill 20 pay 5000 10 Chaa. n
Kennedy, Henry county. On Mr.. Ricl
ardson's bill 10 pay 1000 TO i. u. sugI
4 Lincoln county. On Mr.. Enloo's bill
refund g., ,305 10 p. Il. Parker, OF Men
phIs, who was surety for Internal Revenu
= Collector Travis
TIE DEBT ron FEBRUARY.
A statement prepared NJ the treasur
department, shows that during Fcbruai
there was a net decrease Of sll ,043, ,7s3
the circulation; and n net increase
so.O33, 743 In the money and bullion In u
treasury. This decrease In the circulate
was principally In gold certificates m
United States notes, and the increase
the treasury cash was principally IN stan
ard silver dollars and United States note
cnAmuAS Mills PLEASED WIN ms won
Chairman Mills In much pleased wi
the outcome Of his work and that Of Il
4 Democratic colleagues. Mr.. Mills "a
Yesterday 10 reporter that ho believe
1.-The bill was 20 conservative and fair
lcharacter that Il would command m
liority In the House Of Representative
lHe admits that fourteen Democrats OF q
\ Randall school will probably vote again
!, the mcasure-two from Pennsylvania, y
from New Jersey, four from Ohio, 10
from Louisiana and two from Caliiorn
lie expects, however, their votes will
Offset by those sf at least eight or ten i
\ publicans, mostly from the northwest j..
II Mr.. Mills continued: IL think the
win pass by slender majority. j "
Il that the aggregate reductions proposed
n the bill were about $4,000. 600 We