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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
LINC0LN'S DEATH
Revived by the Petition Of j. G, Ryan
Who Was Supposed to Have Been
Mrs. Surrat's Husband,
And Connected With the Assas-
sination of tho President.
Ho Was Kept n Prisoner in the
Gayoso Hotel, This City.
Suffering the Greatest Indignitles Hero
and While Being Carried TO Wash
ington-He Asks for sloo,-
600 Damages.

Special Dispatch TO The Appeal.
WhsnINCroN, July "Reminiscences of
the stirring times which succeeded the as.
sassinaton of President lincoln were
called up today by the presentation ,nho,h
houses of Congress OF petition from a man
who was wrongiully arrested on the sus.
picion OF being ono OF the aSsaSsins. The
mans name is John g. Ryan, and he asks
for 100000 damages for having been inn
prisonod from July 10 November, 1865,
under the belief that he was John II. Sur
RAFT, whom he is said TO have closely re.
scmblcd. His story IL as follows. lie was
an officer in the Confederate army and was
captured and placed under parole at Jack.
son, Miss, May %, 1864 From there he
went on a visit TO Memphis as guest of
Col. CoCkcrcll, proprietor OF the Gayoso
hotel. While there hy order Of the pro-
vost marshal, Gen, Bouton without any
reason being assigned, me- was placed
la the custody oi guard oi sol
dicr, heavy balls and chains were
placed on his limbs and lac was
chained 10 q staple ia the floor OF the
guard room after being given the privilege
of selecting the snitCst board IN the place
| tn lie upon. In this state lac was kept ior
about two weeks, when one morning his
staple was dug up log CroWhar and he
WIS escorted aboard ol a Mississippi river
steamer aud escorted 10 Washington.
| Through the different northern towns 20
/ which hc was taken en- route particularly
! Baltimore. hc was the object Of a great
| display OF bitter hatred by the people.
| lie learned trt the nature Of the charge
| against him from q newspaper In which
/ the account oi his capture concluded With
! the comforting assurance that hr was he
ing taken Go the galluWs at Washington.
Tic was thrown into prison AMI kept
closely confined, then be- was ~.
moved 10 Nickshufg prison No. l. and
| placed IN change ol MAJOR. General ~lpcum,
! who had his irons removed. Soon after
| an orlcr came from the war department
setting him at liberty lie claims that his
! imprisonment, besides hciug unlawful, lid
| serious injury Ia his health. During the
| whole time oi his confinement he was
never given a trial nor u opportunity 10
prove hia innocence OF communicate with
bis friends.
lie thinks II only right now that Con.
grrss should make amends Ia q financial
way for thc injustice done him.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
PuLLiAM's CRIME.
A Blackmailor and a Murderer Al.
legged Judges Record.

A Blnckmnilor and hurdoror-The Al
legged Judges Record.
LOUISVILLE, Nv, july - Tho case oi
Judge A. VI rullilm, who on Friday
killed James Miller, q wealthy farmer at
llardiusburg, ny, came upbciorc county
magistrate there this morning Pulliim
waved GA examination aud went 10 jail
without bail. II has been discovered since
the killing that when rullIam and Miller
went together into pulllm's office. Pull.
iam submitted 10 Miller ior signature a
statement that Miller hal hrHn rnminally
intimate with Mn. ruIIiam, and that In
consideration oi that ACl hc would ray
rullinm Si,UuD. Tho statement was IN
ink, rull.am's writing Below, in pencil,
aud leaving space iurtho signature, were
the words la the same hand
81 give you five minutes 30 consider
this. You may sign co. dir.
This paper was found under Millcr's
spectacle Uu rullIlm.s table just after tho
shooting Feeling s very bitter against
ruIlian, and thorc Is some talk II VIC.
lpnrr.
rulliam's past rro0rl BE- bah IT, vas q
Saloon keeper nt Cloyypuu q number oi
yclr asu, unl bis place was iho resort 81
women ui questionable wpu'c. Later he
became acquainted with Miss MUlIir :.
Miller. daughter IT merchant AMI dis.
mnt relative oi ihc murdered man. She
was infatuated with Hulliam aud married
him iu spite Of hor fathers objection.
Twice they have been separated Dn nc.
count Ut rulliam's iuhlclity ru.liim's
election ~ cpuntr judge was due 90 r..
action against badly enforced local OPP
ton law Ills only competitor was o
lural uBtiuuist
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THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
Something More About His Recent
Marriage-Is II Voidp

something More ABOUT HIS Recent
Merriage-Is 1t Voidp
New York, July 9.-The Herald says:
His Grace, the Duke of Marlborough, and
Mrs. llammersley, in spite of the mayor,
clergymen and mayoralty kiss, are perhaps
only the Duke of Marlborough and Mrs.
Hammerely. II seems after all, from
what the lawyers say, that the people who
are assembled in the pleasant corner room
in the city hall, Friday, June 20, did not
see what they thought they had and what
they went TO sea wedding. They wit
messed u ceremony but the lawyers say it
was not a marriage, because II il void
void according TO the laws of the State OF
New York. Serious doubts can be proper
ly entertained as 10 the legality OF the
marriage and further innocently enough
TO be sur, the Duke is possibly guilty OF
bigamy under the law OF this State, and
the Duchess, or Mrs. llammersley like
wise. Several members OF the bar were
visited by reporter nj their offices in re-
gard TO the question OF the validity of the
marriage OF Marlborough TO Mrs. Ham.
mcrslcy on Friday, June %. II was per.
formed, rs everybody remembers, by
Mayor Hewitt and aitcrwnrd by the Rev,
DIR. Potter. lie found that many
OF the lawyers had taken down theiI
books and had considered not only
the case, but the cases OF men
who, il similarly situated, might seek to
enter into the condition OF matrimony in
this State. While they were not inclined
10 give opinions over their names without
| first giving more time 10 the study Of the
statutes, they very generally agreed iu say
| ing that under the laws Of the State o.
New York, the marriage OF the Duke o
Marlborough 10 Mrs. llammcrsley was iii
reality either no marriage nj all bccaus,
absolutely void, or nj least marriage o
| such an extremely dubious nature that
serious question is presented whether ia,
marriage would not be held TO be ALSO
lutely void should the question of IL
validity ever arise in the courts Of th,
State Of New York"
After careful consideration Of the view
/ Of the lawyers interviewed, IL is nppaen
! that the exact marriage status OF the Duk'
| Is dubious To say the least. Whether i
would be declared valid or invalid dc
ponds largely upon the place where th
| question is raised. In the state II woul'
probably be decided invalid, and Englan'
| possibly valid.
Il seems absurd TO think his grace q
Marlborough IL, perhaps, gully OF biglmy
hut ~ IL seems upon considcrating the la'
Of this State. Our statutes in regard I
| bigamy and marriage are very Cioscl
i nllfal Ia pua nuothpr
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Mississippi an,inr, Appointments.

-pHyIHl u.fIai,h io Toe hrpfaa
J,cEsoV, Miss. July p.-Gow Lowry
today made ihc following milillryappoint.
mrnts !, n. Bhukgr, Of West Point.
hHmlicr general OF reserved militia iur
the Fourth congressional district vice
Gen. q. \. Freeman, resigned. = u. Rob.
bins. oi Nirksburg, huWliyr general 10
tho Thirl congressional district, J. T..
lambert, Of Bolivar county colonel aud
sunyun general. The following iidcs.dc.
camp were appointed. Max Gcnsburgyr,
OF Grenada. Ice Richardson, IT,. IT Nieks.
burg. A. N. Nelson, Of Jackson, J. VI.
lidIlell. Of Greenwood. Il. q. llusdllc,
oi Biloxi, was commissioned captain aud
chaplain Of the firt artillery battalion u
the Mississippi guards.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
A YOUNG GIRL FoRaER.
How n Youthful Maiden Ropod In
Shrowd Business Men.

Shrowd Business Men.
DrrnoT, Mich, July 9.-Thcro has just
been brought to public notice here six
teen year old iorpcr, whose career is with
out parallel. She is the daughter OF
Joseph Martin, respectable builder, aud
il known "a lsmi Martin and a. Miss Bagy,
the latter name being assumed for pur.
poses Of deceit. Her hnt move was TO
secure desk room six weeks ago In the
Office OF an advertising firm. Once cstab-
lishcd here she began systematically 20
extend her acquaintance M an apparently
trusted cmployc Of the firm. One evening
she dropped into an office adjoining where
she worked, said she had small check
which her employers could not cash, ns
thew had made their deposit for the day.
The check was cashcd This movement
was repeated after this In various places.
Her most remarkable exploit, however
WIS On attempt Ia collect $3.50 Of New
York correspondent Of the firm. 4 tclc-
gram was received at the office saying that
a certain dispatch 30 the correspondent
had not been delivered, ~ ho Vas out Of
town. No telegram hal been sent him by
n member Of the firm, and an inycstiga-
ton was made. This resulted Ia showing
that the girl had sent the following tclo.
gram 10 the firms New York correspond
emit "li We do not receive your draft 10y
3 o'clock We will iorcclusc.'
Tor these and many other like attempts
10 get money the girl had but one excuse
that she had told her mother she was NJ
work getting 81 q week, and therefore she
felt obliged 30 obtain NJ least that amount
OF money In that way each week.
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TUE LOWER LEvEE DISTRICT.

Onicors OF tho Board Elected with tho
Exception OF Cotton Tax Collector.
spcrial Dispatch 10 The Appeal.
GmrNyulr, Miss, July at the hall
year general meeting Of the lcycc board
commissioners today the Hon. Charles
Scott, Of Bolivar, was elected president,
while the other officers were reelected
with the exception Of tho cotton tax col.
lcctor, for which post a lively contest was
developed. After more than thirty ballots
an adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
The contest appears Ia be- between Charles
Dudley, the present incumbent, and Sam.
uel TAYLOR Rucks, both u Washington
county. Both gentlemen arc able and
popular, anil either viii crafty the people
II the county The office is ono Oi the
most lucrative la the delta
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OBITUARY.


Special Dispatch a. The Appeal
BooNvuLr, Miss. July 0.-Julgc J. +.
Fovall, for ten ycan editor Of the Boone.
willie Pidir died at this place this morn.
ing nj o'clock, Of congestion Of the slom
ach and bowels, after an illness Of about a
week. Judge rnvall removed from Lax
ington, Miss, 10 this place IN 1873 or 1874,
and engaged M une Of the principals II
the Boonyillc institute, which position h,
occupied until 1877. when hc engaged IN
the newspaper business. January | last
he retired from the H'ud,r, leasing bis
printing material 10 Mr. Chas. H. Lacy,
who continued its publication, when, only
a short time ago. lac was ordained min.
lister Of the Baptist church. Deceased was
highly respected In the community In
which hc lived, aud his demise Is much
lamcntcd.
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but the Governor had received such a
number of appeals, petitions and letters
from all parts of the State which he
thought the attorneys ought to examine
before beginning their argument that he
postponed the hearing until tomorrow.
Mrs. Brooks and her daughter had an in.
tetview with the Governor, however, and
made an earnest appeal to him TO save
their son and brother from the gallows.
He listened TO them attentively, and said
he would give the case the benefit OF his
very best judgment and invited them TO
be present at the hearing tomorrow. He
would also he glad TO hear anything fur
Their which they might desire to present to
him
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ONE GROVER CLEVELAND.
The President IL Like an Ordinary Man
Before tho Law.

CmcAoo, ILL.,, July "A dispatch from
Omaha, Ncb., SAYS "The President Of the
United States IL referred 10 M zone Gro.
yer Cleveland" in a petition for parti-
ton Of real estate filed here yesterday by
Alice H. Folsom, Emma 9. Folsom, Fran.
COS &. Cleveland, Emma Folsom, VIM. H.
Folsom, Alice Sophronin Folsom and Mary
Augusta Martin against y. Il. Folsom,
Helm Ferris and benjamin II. Folsom,
deceased. Tho plaintiffs claim an undiyi.
ded half OF certain lots IN Omaha. Their
interest was obtained through the will Of
John u. Folsom, who died May ~, 1885,
In Wyoming county, n. Y. The defend.
ants desire their interest from the will Of
lhoir father, Benjamin H. Folsom, who
died November 20, 1889, In Burt county,
Ncb. John and Benjamin Folsom owned
the property In question jointly. Tho
widow Of the latter accepted certain beno.
fits In lieu Of dover, aud John left no
widow. The petition says that the prop
crty yields little more than enough 30 i'm.
prove Il. II asks the court 10 appoint re-.
lcrccs 10 divide the property between the
two sets OF heirs In halves Of equal value.
The petition Says the plaintiff Frances q.
Cleveland, IL the same person M the Fran.
ccs &. Folsom named IA one Of the dcyi.
sees In said will, she having since the date
thereoi iniormarriod with ono Grover
Cleveland"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-10
THE DYNAMITE PLOT.
Another Arrest Made In Connection
with the Alleged Conspiracy.

Another Arrest Made In Connection
With the Alleged Conspiracy.
CuCAGo, Ill.,, July 0.-Anothcr arrest
was made in competitor with the Burling-
tons alleged dynamite plot today. This
morning United state Marshal Marsh with
n deputy and two detectives went 10 Au.
rora and arrested ueoVe Gooding, a strik.
ing engineer. This man has worked Tor
the Burlington road in various capacities
for seventeen years and IL u highly re-
spcctcd citizen Of Aurora. He brought TO
Chicago ON u special train this evening and
taken to the marshai's private Office, where
he was examined for an hour by Marshal
Marsh and tho rnlington's attorney.
After this dooding WIS taken before
United States Commissioner lloync aud
held in 5000 lor examination with the
other prisoners ON the charge Of aiding in
the transportation Of high explosives con.
tmry To the Federal law. Not being able
10 sCrure bondsmvn, Gooding went 10 Jail.
To reporter hc declared his entire limo.
ccnco OF completely Ia any plot. None ol
the officials present at the examination
would say what the nature Of Gooding' \
statements were, but Marshal Marsh said
this arrest completed the present case, and
that no more warrants are out in connoc'
ton with II.
General Manager Stone had nothing
new 10 say today except that he would
make good all his charges nj the proper
time. Chairman llogo still desires th,
Burlington officials 10 prove that he Is
sued amy circular melting the strikers {,
criminal acts, ~ that the brotherhood !,
IN any way responsible Tor any attack,
upon the cOmpany's property or cm
| pluycs.
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The House OF Representatives.

WAsnISGroS, July 9.-Mr Adams, Of
Illinois, offered a resolution rcciting the
resolution directing the committee on
manufactures TO investigate the subject Of
trusts, directing the committee TO report
Immediately, with or without rccommon-
dation, all the evidence taken by {, rclat-
ing to the so-called sugar trust, and In
separate report to report evidence taken
relating 10 the so-called Standard Oil trust.
Referred 10 the committee on rules.
Mr.. Ford, Of Michigan, offered rcsolu-
ton rccting the allegation that the pres
ent immigration into the United States Is
excessive, artificial and injurious, and Is
encouraged 10 satisfy private grccds, and
the further allegation that the law pro.
= hibiting the importation Of contract labor
is being eyadcd owing 10 the lack Of sui.
ficient machinery 10 enforce Il, and direct
ing the speaker 10 appoint special com.
miltcc Of five members TO investigate the
subject matter herein referred TO, with
leave 10 ait during the recess. Referred
10 the committee on military affairs.
The following bills were introduced and
rcicrred
Mr.. T. +. n. Brown offered resolutions
releasing the committee on education from
the further consideration OF the Blair bill
and making that measure q continuing
special order for July H. Referred 10 the
committee on rules.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole lAir. Springer, Of Illinois, In the
chair on the tariff bill, the pending qucs-
ton being on the Cannon amendment.
Mr.. Wilkinson, Of Louisiana, denied
that the sugar industry Of Louisiana was o
languishing industry. An industry which
last year had produced $4,000, 900 pounds
could hardly be termed a languishing In.
dustry. II had been call0d n corpse, but
II that were 30 Il Vas the liyclcst corpse
the world had ever heard Of. lie quoted
and denied the assertion Of the gentleman
from Iowa ulolmes) that the gigantic
sugar trust was gotten up for the benefit Of
the !, 200 planters Of Louisiana. Those
1900 planters lwho employed between
100000 and 10000 pcrsons), instead OF
being In with the sugar trust, and instead
Of helping 10 put the price up, were help.
ing 90 put il down. Gentlemen on the
other side instanccd tho bountics paid In
Europe as precedent for thoirproposition
90 grant q bounty here, when IN reality no
such bounty was paid.
Mr.. Fuller, Of Iowa, offered and advo.
Gated an amendment placingall sugars and
molasses on the tree list. He criticized
the committee on ways and means for hav'
Ing retained on the protected list an arti'
Gle the production OF which, In this coun'
Try, was 40 insignificant, ior the purpose o.
retaining Louisiana In the Democratic col.
umn, and he denounced the bill ~ being
illogically and badly constructed, and AZ
having for It's chief characteristic lis cx
IRENE scciionalism. Mr. fuler's amend
mont WIS rejected.
Mr.. Cannon thought his amendment
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The Senate Discusses the Inter-
state Commerce Bill.
The Bill to Amend so as to Broaden
It Is Passed.
Sugar Day in the House Not so
Sweet for Protectionists.
Mr.. Cannon's Amendment to Place
Sugar on the Free List rejected
by a Vote OF 1903 to az
Warm Debates.

WASHINGTON, July 9.--[Senate]-A mo-
ton to refer one Of the pension bills was
made the groundwork Of speech of Mr..
Stewart against the frequent exercise OF
y the veto power by the President.
Mr.. Vest followed in support Of the
Presidents veto. The bill was referred to
the committee on pesions.
The Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Cullom,
proceeded TO the consideration Of the Sem
act.
Mr.. Reagan offered m amendment,
which was agreed TO, giving to the United
States circuit and district courts jurisdic-
ton OF violations Of any provisions Of the
act upon the relation OF any person or firm
with power 10 issue a peremptory writ Of
mandamus. Mr.. Reagan said that he had
given notice OF an amendment extending
the provisions Of the act to express COM
panies, sleeping car companies. and stock
car companies, but as il was likely TO pro-
woke discussion and retard the passage OF
the bill he would reserve the proposition
for next session.
Mr.. Teller made a similar statement in
regard TO an amendment which would
prevent railroad companies charging higher
rates from the Pacific coast TO Denver than
10 Kansas City, 600 miles east Of Denver.
lie did not wish TO embarrass the pending
bill, but he gave notice 10 the railroad
companies that he would Join with others
10 see that those companies discontinued
Voluntarily such outrageous proceedings or
compel them TO do so.
Mr.. Reagan intimated that the commits
sion had shown too much Of a vaccilating
disposition IN dealing with the railroad
companies.
Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa, also criticised the
commission for constituting some provisions
Of the law TO the advantage Of the railroad
companies.
Mr.. George said the interstate commerce
XIV prevented discrimination between two
mlllionaircs (mcn who could protect them
selves, but unless u went step farther
and provided that the small shipper, the
man Of small capital, should have service
pro rata per barrel, per pound, per 100
pounds, at the same rate exactly as tho
large establishments, Congress would have
failed 10 DO its duty. He would, there
fore, offer an amendment prohibiting car
riers from transporting goods for any ship
per in car or vehicle owned by such
shipper unless they charged exactly the
same rates rs were charged TO other ship
pers.
Finally the amendment was Withdrawn
on the promise by Mr.. Cullom 20 have the
question thoroughly considered at the next
session Of Congress.
After further discussion the bill was
passed.
Senate bill for bridge across the Ar.
kansas river ut Cummings landing, Ark,
was passed.
Aft0r an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
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ATerriae HAL STORM.

MoNrrrriEH, Ind, July "a terrific
wind and hail storm, followed by min
passed near here Saturday, lcycling fences,
trees aud small buildings. Hail fell In
great quantities and the corn crop In the
line Of the storm IL damaged 20 the extent
Of thousands u dollars. The farmhouse
II John Muwburg was struck by lightning
aud demolished. The occupants, the
farmer. with his wife aud daughter,
escaped injury. The entire country In the
track Oi the tornado IL flooded with water
waist deep.
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DISASTROUS sroRMs.
Much DGmego Done by tho Embossed
Elomtnta.


PAnKrEsnuHg, W. Va, July 1.-Two
destructive storms have visited this section
during the past two days Rain with thun.
der lightning and hail, and violent winds
swept q territory within radius Of thirty.
five miles, doing large amount II dam.
ngc. A ride through the territory ycstor.
day showed bridges swept away, buildings
unrooicd, trees aud fences down. and crops
In a dcplorablc condition. This Is bclw,cn
here and Athens. o., aud along the Little
kanawhn and Ohio nycn. Two fatalities
arr reported. John Thompson, farmer,
wis instantly killed by lightning Howard
James attempted 10 ford swollen stream
at the accustomed place and WIS washed
down with the torrent last night the
second storm added 10 the destruction.
Trees were blown down hero, cellars flood.
ed, foundations undermined, and large
amount oi damage done Several inches
Of rain fell, rushing through the streets
like mill race. Roads were washed out
aud telegraph lines Frustrated. ~ that news
Oi the actual damage outside Is coming in
slowly.
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VOL. XLVIII---NO. 165

houses TO ,pth Of two feet, and at
Twelfth and the liitecn-ioot culvert
was inunda v the immense volume OF
water which ,....ked up, carrying away two
houses, the inmates OF which wcrc only
rescued with the greatest difficulty. Those
who saw the storm say il was undoubtedly
n cloud burst. Reports Of death and de
struCtion are numerous at this hour, and
the fatalities have been verified II is re-
ported family named Williams was
washed away and drowned, but so far no
bodies have been recovered, The loss will
nrrrnnnln $40 nln
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Advice 20 O'DounelI.

LONDON, July o,-The ~, James Gazette
says that MIR, Frank Lockwood and the
Right Hon. Charles Russell, Liberal and
Home Rule members of the Houscoi Com
mons, advised Mr., O'Donnell not to 90 on
the stand as witness in his suit against
the Times for allogedlibel Mr., O'Dounoll
intended, il he had appeared as witness,
10 produce the correspondence between
himself and Mr.. Herbert Gladstone which
had taken place without Mr.. Forester .
knowledge while Mr. Parnell was in Kill
mainham Jail, Mr.. Parncll's object was TO
obtain his release through ODonnell.
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Prince Aiexnndcr's Narrow Escape.

DARMsrADT, July 0.-As Prince Alex
andcr, of Battcnbcrg late ruler of Bulgaria,
was driving from Heilegcnberg into the
Stattback valley his horse SHE'D and the
carriage was hurled from the road down
the side of the mountain. Prince Alex
andcr was thrown out and fell distance
and hy their aid cscaned with slight in.
jurics. The horse was terribly manglcd
and killed, and the carriage was dashed to
pipcps