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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
A MURDER AT JOHNSON CITY.
A Political Quarrel Ends in A. Tragedy

A Political Quarrel Ends In n Tragedy,
Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 3.-Johnson
City was thrown into fever Of excitement
this afternoon 10y murder that grew out
OF Republican convention held there las,
night. Tho action Of the convention
caused much uniayombe comment. About
o'clock two young mon (whitc), job,
and All Ostcd were standing on the side.
walk discussing the convention. Jobo was
criticising speech made before the con.
vcntion By n negro named Moss. Another
negro, George Booth was standing near
aud overheard the conversation.
remarks 30 Jobc, who drew
a closed knife from his pocket and struck
at the negro. Booth drew back a few feet,
opened the knife, and, saying 'I'll cut YOU,
you s. Of b." sprang at Jobe, who in
the meantime had opened his knife. lobe
wardcd OF the negros blow and slashcd
him once across the face. lie struck SOW
eral other blows, ono across the abdomen,
letting out tho bowels. and ono In the
breast, penetrating the heart. Tho wound
ell man lived few minutes In the most
intense agony. Jobe secured horse
at once and made good his escape.
James llannum aud John NJ. Cuuier,
prominent citizens Of Maryyillc. got into n
difficulty in billiard hall tonight. Han.
mum stabbed Cunier an inch below the
heart with n pocket knife, inilicting a dan.
gcroua, probably fatal, wound.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
POLITICAL.


tptoIaI DisInich 70 Tho AppeaI.
Jackson, Tenn, March 3.--Tho Demo
cratic executive committee Of Madison
county met in this city today. q. Il.
o'Conner was elected chairman for the en-
suing year. A mass convention was called
to meet in this city tho first satur.
day in May, 10 appoint delegates 10
the gubcrnatorial and presidential convcn.
tons. A primary election was also called
for tho second Saturday In May for tho
purpose OF electing county officials.
Mr.. J. NJ. Wallace, register OF Madison
county, Is dangerously III with pneumonia.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March IA brick
building on North Front street, occupied
by McEwcn's laundry and the Electric
Light company's plaa,, was partially do
stroyed by fire this afternoon. The cleo
trio light machinery was damaged TO the
amount Of $500, the building 5000, and
the laundry machinery $500 The build
ing was fully insured, laundry and electric
light machinery partially. The city IL
dark tonight.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
THE RIVER TRADE.
Gen. Dumont Refutcs the statement
thnt Nc IL DECLINING.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
WAsnrsGroS, March 3.-Tho report
which Gen. Dumont, chief supervising in.
spcctor Of steamboats,, has in course Of
preparation, viii contain figures which will
throw new light ON the question Of the
commerce OF the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. IL has been frequently
stated that there was con-
slant decline in the commerce from
year 10 year. Gen. Dumonts statistics
refute this statement most emphatically.
They arc as follows In 1857 there were
900 vessels employed In the trade on the
two rivers mentioned, representing ton
mage Of 23S. 45l tons and carrying 125, 600
passengers. In 1877 the figures were
vessels, l0,i7; tonnage, 2S5, 00s; passen.
gers, 4,0l3, 49l; and In lss7--vessels, I, 2l2;
tonnage, 00,0os; passengers, Q, s2D, 007.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
A Man nIown 90 Pieces.

Special Dispatch io The Appeal.
BmNSonAN, Ala, March 3.-H. @.
Meneiec, mine boss In the rock quairies
Of the Birmingham Mining and Manuiac-
turing company, out nj Gate City, was
blown 10 pieces by dynamite blast this
afternoon. Three blasts had been charged
and one did not Ere ~ soon ~ be thought
Il ought, and going 10 Il 90 see what was
the matter he came In the way just A. u
went of. All that could be found OF him
was packed In lunch baskcd and carried
10 Irondalc, mile away, for burial.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
HELEN. a as,use Tor Criminals.

Special Dispatch 70 The Appeal
UmKSA, Ark, March 3.--for some UNI
known reason yiolatoS Of tho lawand con-
yicls who commit crime in Bolivar county,
Miss, and vicinity, and who attempt TO
escape, make their way TO Helena, orsomo
point In this county. Invariably, how
ever, they are quickly captured by Helena
officers and turned over 20 the Mitsissippt
authoritiee. Today sheriff Pillow captured
Lewis jackson, John Jackson aud Kate
Constantine, who arc charged with mulo
stealing and living In adultery. They 70
fused 10 90 with the officer until he pro-
yided himself with q requisition.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
THE MIDLAND noon.
si69, 800 In subscriptions Raised in
Nashville.

NASHVILLE.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 3.-The ~.
picmc court today affirmed the decision Of
tho lower court, sentencing 10 Carr 10
twenty years In the pcniientlary for the
murder Of oyorion Ray In overton county
Ia 1884.
At meeting held nj tho Office Of the
State Insurance company this morning Of
the canvassors for subscriptions 10 the stock
Of the Midland railroad, between 81 900
and Sl2,OOO additional was reported. The
total amount subscribed u now Slb2, 800.
The committee reports that subscriptions
made, but yet unrcportcd, will swell this
sum 10 about Sl60, 600 On Monday morn.
ing the canyassing committee will meet at
the Office Of the State Insurance company
and 70 in body In the Market street 10
wait on those doing business there In the
interest Of the subscription.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

NEw YoRK, March 3.-The Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain went on board the Cunardcr
Umbria early this morning, unattended,
save by his two servants. lilo remained
quietly In his cabin, the second officers
suite on the upper deck, until the vessel
sailed at $50 O'Clock. No one saw him
off. Among other passengers were Phil
lipa Armour and wife.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
An.uafor,una,e mishsp.

Special Dispatch 70 The Appeal
wArER VALLEY, Miss, March 3.--Dr.
W. II. Dickson, surgeon Of the Mississippi
division Of the Illinois Central railroad,
and prominent physician Of our town,
wns knocked of the track and seriously
hurt by switch engine, last night. Il
occurred At the depot, and Il Ia supposed
the many head lights Of different moving
trains caused the mlshap.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
"a. 900 shor, In M. Accounts.

TrRRE HAurE, Ind, March 3. -County
Treasurer stropes, o.. Greene county, was
arrested here last night and taken 10
Bloomfield. Stropcs went ont Of Office last
September about $1,000 short. The grand
Jury has indicted him for cmbezzlemenL
iIo has been living here several months.
lie and his friends claim that he IL not q
criminal, but that the money was lost In
the failure Of IIarrison's bank at Indian
...lsa
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

JACKSON, Miss, March 3.--Night scs-
sion: Senate bill 209 10 incorporate the
Mississippi Southern Railway company
Railroads.
Special ORDER House bill 773, 10 regu-
late the FREQ public schools Of Mississippi
and substitute. The bin rs reported by
the special committee was taken up and
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

Reserve, decrease, 50, 455, 725; loans, in
crease, 500, 7O0 specie, decrease, 81 ,70l,-
400; legal tenders, decrease, Sl,4S3, 800;
deposits, decrease, S2,9l7900; circulation,
decrease, $4,000. The banks now hold
Sl2,7i5, 700 in excess Of the 25 per cent.
rule,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

Pnrscorr. A. T., March 3.-Martin Du-
ran. a Mexican, was hanged In the Jail
yard here yesterday for the murder Of his
mistress at Flagstaff, A. +. lie was son
fenced TO be hanged on January 1s1ast,
but was rcspiied.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

The editor Of the Griggs county u. T. J
Courier calls attention 10 the fact that
Griggs county contains room enough 20
seat the entire population OF tho globe In
arm chairs within ia limits, allowing each
person q space Of thirteen square feet. Tho
county has an area Of 720 square miles, or
over 10000, 100000 square feot, and the
worlds population Is about l,5o0, 600. 900.
The actual population Of the county Is
5000.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

Charles X. Calkins and J. W. Turner,
both Of Michigan, have been appo'n'eo
postoflice INSPECTORS.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

Nrw York, March 3, The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04

Upon the recommendation Of the sub
committee which had been charged with
an examination Of the legal points IN.
volvcd In the Neutrality-suspicious. contested
election case, the House committee on
elections today unanimously decided In
favor OF the claims Of Mr.. Post, the Repub-
lean sitting member from the Tenth llli-
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-04
nENEDIcr's TRANSLATION.
SEw TREATY WITH CHINA.

Secretary Bayard, In conversation with
q correspondent this morning. said that he
negotiated within fewdays. This treaty,
he SAYS, will provide for the exclusion oi
Britain to prevent the immigration OF Chi
ncsc laborers from British ports, he was
unable 10 say.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-22
Chinese Have No Nerves.

The North China Herald says the
quality of "nervelessness' distinguishes
the Chinaman from the European. The
Chinaman can write all day, work all
day, stand in one position all dayl
weave, beat gold, carve ivory, do in :
tinitely tedious jobs for ever and even
and discover no more signs Of wearh
ness and irritation than if he were I
machine. This quality appears early
in life. There are norestless. naughty
boys in China. They are all appall
ingly good. and will plod away irt
school without recesses or recreation
of any kind. The Chinaman can dc
without exercise. Sport or play seems
to him SO much waste labor. He car
sleep anywhere-amid rattling machin'
cry, deafening uproar, squalling chill
dren and quarreling adults. He cat
sleep on the ground, on the floor, on s
bed, on Il chair, in any position. i
would be easy to raise in China an arm,
Of million men-nay, of ten millions
tested by competitive examination as tt
their capacity to 60 to sleep across three
wheel head downward like !
spider, thair mouths wide open an.a
ay Inside.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-22
TWO FAITHFUL STATES.
All Honor to the Intelligent Voters
Connecticut and New jersey.

All Honor to the Intelligent Voters OF
Connecticut and New Jersey.
All honor to the little States of New
Jersey and Connecticut.
Both have stood Loyalty by the
Democratic President in the hour
when it had been feared that they, Of
all the States which voted for him in
1884. would desert him.
Distinctiyely manufacturing States
both. the Republicans confidently ex-
pected them to heed the . free-trade
scare-crow Of the Republican cam
paign and abandon the Democrats to
an inglorious defeat. But the work
ing-men of New Jersey are not the
ignorant and credulous dupes which
the Republicans assumed the,-. TO be.
They refused to be frightened by the
"free-trade bugaboo. On the con-
trary, they believe that ar unnecessa-
rlly high taxation is an unjust and in
furious taxation, and they boldly gave
the lie to the Republican claims that a
reduction of the tariff would result in
reduction Of their wages. enrolling
their votes for, and giving their States
to, the honest and fearless advocate of
tariff reduction.
They have done their full duty to-
ward clecting the tariff-reform Presi-
dent, and they deserve fully as much
honor from the Democracy as if they
had elected him. Mr.. Cleveland was
beaten by the trcachery OF New York
Democrats, and by the side of that
treachery the courage and faithfulness
of the Democrats of New Jersey and
Connecticut shine all the brighter. -
Louisville Courier-JourRa.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-22
FROGS AND SNAKES.
Some Facts From the snaI<ery OF the
King Of Dude.


The late King of Dude had built
snakery in the gardens of his palace at
Garden Reach, near Calcutta. 1t was
an oblong pit about thirty feet long by
twenty feet broad, the walls being
about twelve feet high and perfectly
smooth. SO that snake could not
crawl up. In the center of the pit
there was large block of rough ma,
sonry. perforated SO that it was as full
of holes as Il sponge. In this honey.
when the sun shone brightly they came
ont to bask or TO feed.
His Majesty used to have live frogs
put into the pit, and amused himself by
seeing the hungry snakes catch the
frogs. When 4 large snake catches
small frog. it Is all over in an instant.
but ii smallish snake catches q larg.
ish frog. SO that he can not swallow il
at oaaA the frogs cries are piteous u
hear. Again and again have heard
them while out shooting. and have gone
to the bush or tuft of grass from which
the piercing cries cane-sometimes in
time, sometimes too late to save poor
froggy though the snake generally got
shot. As final story let me tell how
a frog has been seen TO turn the tables
6n the snake.
Two gentlemen in cachar some years
ago saw Il small snake seize a small
| frog and attempt to swallow it. Blu.
suddenly large frog jumped forward,
| seized the snakes tail, and began to
| swallow the snake. How the affair
might have ended can not be told, be-
cause my friends imprudently drew
near to watch the combat, when the
| frogs and snake took alarm. and tl@
big frog disgorged..the snake 5 tail, and
| the snake released the little frog, and
they all scuifled off. But the tale il
perfectly true. and both the gentlemen
who saw il are still alive; and l only
regret that it was not my good luck tc
see the affair with my own eres.-
| LoagniaRs Magazine.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-22
PoST.ELECTION THOUGHTS.

a desuetudinous hush has
clapped its innocuousness over the
blatant mouth of the campaign liar.
He won't resume business for year at
east-Phitaaelphia Cali.
IN the chief centers OF thought
and intelligence. where the people had
the fullest information and voted with
the greatest independence and discre-
ton, the Presidents reform policy was
sustained. II is one of the compliments
which the logic of events pays to Gro
yer Cleveland. Boston Globe.
OF course we will now have a
grand exposition of Civil-Service re-
form, touching which we have heard
SO much from Republican party or
gans. As we understand the Repub-
lican idea of Civi-Servico reform, it
lies in kicking out Democrats and put
ting in Republicans with all possible
speed. -kansas City Times.
Nobody will care copper for
the electoral vote of New York in 1892.
The ward politicians may then quar-
rel with each other to their heart 5
content without exciting the slightest
| ripple of interest elsewhere. The
Northwest is gong to have control 0
things in the future. The high-taritl
| men of the East and the free traders OF
the South will please take notice.
Chicago Neus.
The course of the chief Repub.
lican organ in New York during the
campaign just ended is pithily charac.
terized by the World Of that city,
which remarks: ;. Horace Greeley
| rest his soul!-was an honest man and
a truth-loving editor. But he is dead. ,
To this fact the columns of Horace
Greeley's paper have borne eloquen,
testimony for i; number OF years. -
Springfield Republican.
The Chinese vote in New York
City numbers forty-five. Of these
thirty registered, but the number ol
votes they influence is far greater than
an ordinary observer would suppose
Tom Lee, the Chinese deputy sheriff
| with a German wife, lives in Eighty
| first street now, and is a powerful
| Republican factor in the affairs of the
Twenty first Assembly district. Will
lam Sing, once the richest Chinamar
| in America, has son Oh the police
force, and wields powerful influence
| in Fourth Ward politics. - Chicago Her
aid.
"A recent action of the Chinese
potentate, Ii Hung Chang, contains {
hint for the coming Republican Ad
ministration. He has put the Chinese
cotton industry into the hands ot IA sin
gle monopoly, and has not only pro
hibited foreign importations. but abso
lutely interdicted the manufacture o
cotton by any other Chinaman. The
Chinese idea beats even a forty-seven
percent tariff, and the next Congress
might restrict our manufactures to tn,
men who have come down with th'
most eetat' and are certain to responi
10 calls Tor ''iat'' hereafter -- CieueS4g.
| Plain peater.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-22
NEW YORk'S INFLUENCE.
The General History Of the Empire State
In Pres dental Elections.

The General History Of the Empire state
In Pres dental Elections.
Party contests for the Presidency
Washington, and the election of 1896
was the first in our history where the
people were divided on National
issues, though they We're but ill-de-
fined.
Virginia was then the most populous
State, and had the largest number OF
electors. and, for this reason, she held
the Presidency for thirty-two out of
the first thirty-six years Of the repub-
lie.
But it was not long before New York
began to loom up as a power in Ma
tional politics, and by the time the
third census was taken it led in the
column Of the electors. and has MAIN
tanned that position ever since. This
it is that has always given that State
a controlling voice in the nomination
of candidates, and yet SO strong has
been the spirit Of faction within all the
parties that have from time to time
dominated the State that but very few
of the candidates New York has pro-
posed have ever been elected. Since
1896 1t has proposed nine candidates
for the Presidency and nine for the
Vice-Presidency. Of these Van Buren,
and Cleveland were elected to the Pres
idency, and Aaron Burr, George Clin-
ton. Daniel d. Tompkins, Martin Van
Buren, and Chester A. Arthur were
elected to the Vice-Presidency, pro-
portion OF success not at all commea-
snrate with tho power OF tho State, nor
eqsAl u what yirgibia bad done IN tas
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-22

SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Girls are beginning to look toward
dentistry as field where their wits
and industry may win fair reward.
The vanilla bean grows wild in
Mexico. and, fresh from the forest, sells
at ten or twelve dollars per 1000.
-Prussian blue is got by fusing
horses hoofs and other refuse animal
matter with impure potassium carbon
| ate.
Its well known that there are alb
solutely no genuine chamois skins in
| the market; but, Notwithstanding, an
English firm is manufacturing a new
| cloth i'm imitation of the imitation skins.
They will be just as good as the real
| skins. it is claimed, and will be sold as
| limitations.
With Edison's new phonograph
| tubes are fitted to the compositors'
| ears and connected with the instru-
ment, which is set to talking or stopped
by pedal arrangement. The phono-
graph talks off sentence into the
| printers ears, and when these are full
he stops the machine until he has
transformed the words into type.
1 In the ordinary sixteen candle.
power incandeseent lamp, according to
Prof. Ernest Merritt. only from four
| TO six per cent. of the energy actually
expended Is available as light, tho re-
mainder being wasted "a heat. To
lessen this waste Is one of the greatest
electrical problems now awaiting solu-
| ton.
A noted French scientist has
reached the conclusion after numerous
experiments, that the most brilliant
displays OF the aurora borealis occur at
an elevation of not more than thirty
eight miles, while a pale glow may
| possibly be produced rs high as eighty
two miles. but that no auroral discharge
is possible at a height of 124 miles.
Oil OF peppermint in vapor diluted
even to part in 100, 900 will kill cock
reaches in an hour, they dying in con-
vulsions. One drop of the oil placed
under bell-iar covering a cultivation
of cholera bacilli will kill both bacilli
and spores in forty-eight hours. 1t is
also regarded as among the best surgi-
cal antiseptics. and Of great value in
phthisis and diphtheria.
DR.. Richardson, Of London, who
has given great attention to the subject
Of human food. says that neither the
teeth nor the digestive system of man
is adapted properly for animal food,
nor for a purely vegetable diet, but for
one of fruit" If man is to be classed
according to his adaptation to any par
ticular kind of food. he should not be
called fiesh-eating or vegetable-eat-
ing, but q fruit-eating animal.
-Concussion OF the brain is scienti.
ficallv defined as '.being. in physio-
logical sense, sudden and more or
less complete arrest of the brains men.
tai and physical functions, brought
about by external violence. In every
case of injury to the head the brain is
made to vibrate more or less forcibly.
When the vibrations are feeble the in
jury to the brain structure thence re
sulting is but slight; when they are
severe the mischief may be great"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-22

days of ascendancy. And the reason
Is. that while the Virginia politicians
had their personal rivalries and per-
sonal ambitions, they always remained
loyal to their party, no matter how it
Jared with them individually, while in
New York personal animosities con-
trolled party fealty.
The art of ..knifing' first came into
vogue and was brought to perfection
in New York. In a majority OF the
elections since 1896 the State wentDem-
ocratic, and when it did not 60 Demo
cratic there was some division in the
party that forbade success. In 1siS
Van Buren, split the party on the free
soil question. and thus defeated Gen.
eral Cass. In 1856 the party was di-
yided in two factions called Hard
Shells and ..Softs. and this, tn .ough
the assistance of the KNOWN Moth.
ing-.n carried the State for Fremont
against Buchanan. From 1856 down
to 1876 the State went constantly fol-
the Republican party. except in 1868.
when. tho Democratic Party being
again united. Seymour carried il
against Grant.
Such has been the general history
OF New York in the Presidential elec-
tions. 1t has never had the influence
it properly should have had. and the
day has now passed for it toregain the
sceptcr Hereafter the Empire State
will be reduced to the same rank with
Virginia. The West now enters upon
its period Of control in National issues,
and the homogeneous States of the
Mississippi valley will for many years
TO come dominate American politics.
Here great, free and intelligent peo-
pie, unmoved by personal considera-
tions, will cast their ballots on the
side of progress and reform. The
Herald gladly welcomes that auspicious
day y-Chicago Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-22

An extraordinary burglary occurred
recently in New Orleans. No rain had
fallen there for weeks and q water
famine was the consequence. In one
part of the city where water was scarce
q Mr.. Lorio had erected cistern which
he kept we'll supplied. The other morn
ing, however, he awoke to find that
burglars had broken into his place aud
carried of two thousand gallons of
water, leaving not enough to make a
cup Of coffee He had no idea how the
burglars eot to his c!stern. and as he
Doull not identity his lost property the
Aaoess & IT. recovery were hopslssk