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Repeal of Taxes on All Tobacco but
Cigars, Snuff, Etc. Urged.
It Allows Producers to Sell Their
Tobacco to Anybody.
Repeal OF all Penalties for Petty
Violations of the Laws.
It Provides for Lessening tho Number
OF Internal Revenue ofiicers and for
Preventing tho Destruction OF
stills-No Change In Whisky.
Dispatch to Tho Appeal.

Special Dispatch TO Tho Appeal.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-ConTessman
McMillin, chairman OF the subcommittee
on internal revenue OF the ways and means
committee, has been at work for the last
three months on the internal revenue laws
at such intervals as could be spared from
the meetings Of the Democratic members
on the tariff bill. lie made a report on
the changes TO be proposed In the internal
revenue TO the Democratic committee OF
the full committee last week, and tho
greater portion OF Il was then adopted.
Today the subject was again taken up
and the work was completed.
The bill will be presented to the full
committee as soon as il can be printed
probably on Monday. The new measure
Includes all the provisions OF Mr.. McMil-
Inns bill for the repeal OF the tobacco tax on
everything but cigars, cigarettes, cheroots
and snuil-allows the producer Of tobacco
10 sell when and where he plcascs, and
either In the manufactured state, or man
ufacturo II into smoking or chewing to-
bacco. II npeals all laws fixing penalties
for selling TO other than licensed dealers.
II also proposes 10 repeal all the laws nn-
der which the Federal courts are now filled
with petty prosecutions Tor violations OF
the revenue laws. There will be repeal
Of the tax on retail dealers la tobacco and
whisky and II will I've left 10 the several
States 10 rcimpose these taxes and receive
the benefits oi them " thoy 50 desire.
The bill provides that small disulleries
may be taxed ON their capacity, thus dis.
pensing with the large number of internal
revenue officers now required for the en-
iorccmcnt OF the laws II prevents the do
slruclion Of property by internal revenue
officers prior to proceedings for condemna-
| ton aud requires that tho property seized
| shall bo sold instead OF broken.
As tho internal revenue taxation yield IL
$40, 900, 900 and the surplus Is only 500.
| 900, 900 the committee viii not recommend
| a reduction oi the tax on whisky from ~
cents TO q lower figure, but they have tired
10 do away with the machinery by which
oppression u put upon the citikcns In tha
enforcement Of the laws. The reduction
Of internal revenue taxation recommended
will amount 10 about s25 900, 200 aud the
I changes looking 10 the emptying Of fedora
courts and the abolition of various unncc
casary internal revenue laws will bo the
mos, sweeping made la any act since the
war.
Mr.. McMillin has been unliring In his
excrtions 10 remove the harlships OF in-
tcrnal revenue taxation. When tho Ways
aud means committee was organi1od, he
being the second In the committee was
given his choice OF subcommittee. lie
chose the internal revenue committee in
the hope TINT ho would 10 able 10 do
something for the benefit Of his people.
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used gut fat, but he thought packers did
today. II was only Of comparatively re-
cent years that the gut had been used.
The same was true as to the head and feet.
U. s. Eppeson, representing n firm in
Kansas City, stated that that firm manu-
factured prime steam lard, most OF which
was exported. II also made refined lard
composed of so per cent. OF prime lard and
20 per cent. OF beef fat for the home mar
ket II had been forced TO do this on ac-
count OF the cheapness Of the compound
lard, He was in favor OF bill which
would compel all manufacturers TO brand
their lard what IL really was.
In reply TO Mr.. Cromwell, witness stated
that in manufacturing lard the heads were
thrown in and such feet rs were not
picked, tho hoofs being first drawn oil
and the feet cleaned. The tat Of the en-
trails was drawn of.
Adjourned.
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LAST OF THE COMMERCIAL.
Tho Chattanooga Republican organ In
Receivers Hands.

Tho Chattanooga Republican organ In
Receivers Hands.
Special Dispatch TO The Appeal.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March AFTER
a long legal fight, In which the straight out
Republicans and mugwumps, Of this city,
locked horns in the courts. Francis Martin
and the Hon. John w. Stone were today
appointed receivers Of the Daily Commer-
cal. They are ordered byt the court TO sell
the Associated Press franchise, together
with oil the presses and material belong
ing TO the Commercial Printing company,
either at public or private sale. The re-
cciyers have their bonds ready and will file
them tomorrow, when they will take
charge Of the property. A few wealthy
Republicans are talking Of buying the en-.
tire plant, and II they do tho Commercial
will be revived inside Of tho next two
weeks.
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THE STATE OF TRADE.
n. a. Dun q Co.'S Regular Weekly COM
merciai Rovlew.

NEW YoRK, March 2.-Thc following Il
Il. q. Dun 4 Co.'S review for the week
ending Saturday, March g.
Business Is satisfactory for the season.
Prospects are confused and unceriain-in
some directions promising, but In other
branches Of large Importance decidedly
cloudcd. The passage 10Y the House Of tho
bill authorizing bond purchases WIS de-
signed TO remove the uncouty In
aucnce which affects all trade and
industry. Whether the Senate will
pass the bill In It's present form is not
yet certain, aud Secretary Fairchild's re-
mort makes II questionable whether the
measure, II passed, would prove an ado
quate reliance for The prevention OF alb
eorption Of money. But many think it
viii giyo fall relief, and that Impression
gayc hopciuness 10 the stock market ttor
ono day. Lower prices Immediately t0l-
lowed, however and the avcrugc decline
for the week has been about II per sharc:
The prices OF wool are steady, with AN
nj q. aud buyers have been operating
with some freedom, but many advances
have been resisted, and the effects OF the
proposal 10 change duties are not yet seen.
A large failure In the lumber and salt in
iercsts in Michigan. following the remark
able ahrnkage In demand Tot iron ore, in-
dicatcs that the pospccis In that region
arc not wholly unclouded. Elsewhere
the iron trade Is hosiiating with somewhat
lower prices at Pitisburg, while Noungs-
town works resolve 10 close unless better
rail rates enable them 90 meet southern
compctilion. In the east the supply IN
crcascs while orders halt DO unihvor'-
bic indications appear In reports OF tnlde'
or Of collections In any part OF iho coun-
try. Money Is eyerywhofe comparatively
easy. though at Boston and other import
ant points, Il il felt that revival OF busi-
nc,si activity would soon be followed by
southern trade Il clearly improving,
and there are signs Of renewed real estate
activity at some western points. 1ho
lreasury has returned by banks, 81 400 600
Of ia deposits during the week, and In ail
took In "a, 900, 900 moro cash than II PAID
ont For the month Of February the debt
reduction was 81, 756, ,0OO almost entirely
through increase In cash on hand, though
s5 OOO. 900 was paid for surrendered bank
notea and the bank circulation diminished
! fg. l25. 100. The volume of trade repre-
sented by payments through clearing
houses II about "a per cent larger uan
| laet wear outside OF New York, but WIN
noticeable losses al Boston, Philadelphia,
baltimore, Cincinnati and Kansas wy.
Tho business failures occurring through-
out the country for the last seven diays
on,,hcr for Inc United States 202, and ior
rsnada AZ. a total Of 2ii failures, as com.
nared with total Of 27O last week and go
,ho week previous For the corrcspodn,Inlnag y!
week OF last year the figures weic ~ IN
,he tinlted States and - IN Oanada'
total of 22p. The casualties rcpor'cu IN
Canada arc still unusually lagc IN numpeth
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THE ENGINEERS STRIKE.
The Fight Now Between tho Brother
hood and the Knights.

CuroAoo, ILL.,, March 2.-Chicf Arthur
said tonight that II an order as strong as
that of the engineers that had been
applauded throughout the world for its
conservatism and fairness-could not
win so just quarrel as the ono between
the enginecrsa and the Burlington company,
he would resign his place as chief.
Further than that he would recommend
that the order disband. Tho remarks
quoted were made in discussing tho situa-
ton with a newspaper man. 1t is proper
TO state that Mr.. Arthur did not display
the slightest expectation that his rcsigna-
ton and the disbandmcnt OF the Brother
hood could be called a possibility. He
was simply voicing the intensity OF his de-
termination TO win, and the belief OF the
engineefs Of the justness Of their cause.
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PROF. EMnONg PETITION.
He Asks That Letters OF Administration
be Issued to Him on His Wife's Estate.


wAsnISaroS. March 2.-Prof. Emmons,
through counsel, today filed petition ask
ing that letters OF administration be issued
TO him on the estate Of his deceased wife,
the late Weltha A. Emmons. The peti.
ton sets forth that Mrs. Emmons had in
her custody certain property belonging to
petitioner, and that the only other proper
ty she had was such aspetitioner hadgiven
her during their marriage, and over which
she had no testamentary control. The pc
tition also AYERS that Ms. Emmons was
not of sound mind at the time she made
her will, and that she was also under the
influence OF some unknown person. The
petition, therefore, asks that the will be
set aside. Some discussion ensued between
counsel for Prof. Emmons and counsel for
Mr.. Henry Wise Garnett, administrator OF
Mrs. Emmons' estate, and the latter filed
petition that he was entitled TO have the
issues raised and determined by jury,
and praying that the court frame the ques-
tons involved in the case. II was finally
decided 10 postpone the matter until next
week.
The bill introduced in the Senate yes
terday by Mr.. Farwell to reorganize the
signal corps provides that only such Off
GERS shalt be retained as are found fully
competent for their duties. The number
OF officers will be reduced from twenty
two TO fourteen. and the competent unas'
signed lieutenants Of the corps will be
transferred to the line Of the army. Tho
pay Of the men is re-aTanged so that the
more competent and experienced obscr
vers will receive higher pay. Such reduc
| tions have been made in the number oi
officers and men that this rc-arrangement
while increasing the efficiency OF the
corps will result In n net annual saving tC
the government OF nearly $4,000.
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merit, it was sought to be incorporated in

merit II was sought to be Incorporated in
q bill to which there was no objection.
Mr.. Cutcheon, OF Michigan, regarded
the amendment as far reaching measure,
and one which, II enacted into law, would
be followed by flood OF similar claims in
volving hundreds OF millions OF dollars.
II this claim was paid, claims would come
in asking for compensation for the occupa-
ton OF every camp ground which tho
Union soldiers used after crossing the Po-
tomac river. There would be nothing to
prevent the owner Of the battle field at
Manassas bringing in claim for the occu-
patton OF the field by the United States
army during the battle.
Mr.. spooner, of Rhode Island, sup
ported the amendment.
Mr.. Allen, of Michigan, thought that
common fairness required that the govern
ment should pay for the use and occupa-
ton OF this property from the close OF the
war up TO the time IL was vacated by the
army. But he was opposed TO paying for
its use prior 10 that time. 1t was within
the Union lines, 1t was true, but 1t was
only kept there by Federal bayonets.
Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts. inquired
whether the same was not true OF property
al w
Mr.. Allen replied that Il was not. II
the Federal troops had laid down their
guns for twenty minutes, this property
would have been occupied by Confederate
soldiers, The seminary was upon the
picket line, and was in the same position
as a seminary in Georgia.
Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana, offered an
amendment providing that nothing in
this appropriation shall be construed as
recognizing the liability Of the United
States to pay for the use OF property by
the United States army at the seat OF wal
during the late war.
Mr.. Grosvenor regarded the amendment
as child's play. II would have no effect
except TO quiet the conscience OF some
gentlemen who desired TO vote for the
claim. In one breath. the House paid fol
the rent OF property, and in the next said
that il would not admit having done the
very thing IL had done.
Mr.. Holmans amendment was rejected
and Mr.. Lees amendment was adopted
| l02 10 "a.
The bill was then agreed 10 and reported
10 the House. Pending action the lious,
took recess until 1880 o'clock, the even
ing session being for the consideration o
pension bills.
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r,,..,o. n, oua,emsla. troops.

NoGALEs, Arr, March 2.-Thc invasion
Of Mexico by Guaiemalan troops has
caused deal Of excitement here. Mexi-
cans here believe the step Is taken TO cause
a political revolution In Mexico 10 prevent
the reelection OF President Diaz, or at
least 10 further extend what dissatifaction
there may be with Diaz's administration.
A certain class In Mexico Is always ready
10 join revolution, therefore II would bo
no surprise II number Of small revoiu,,
tons were started before tho presidential
election, which takes place In June, this
wear.
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Plenty OF Applications.

CmcAeo, ILL.,, March 2.-Thc agreement
between the Brotherhood Of Engineers
and fircmen and the Knights Of labor,
whereby the former are 10 call their men
out in the Pennsylvania coal region on the
Reading road and the latter 10 keep away
from the fight In tho Chicago, Burlington
* Quincy matter, had no apparent
effect on the number OF applicants at the
general offices Of the Burlington company
this morning. The majority Of the men,
however, were young, and looked more like
lircmen than engineers. The officials OF
the company claim that the situation Il
steadily improving. They accepted l6C
men yesterday and expect 10 put ON l5C
mora todav
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En Rense ,e ahIeaae.

PIrTsnuno, Ia, March 2.--Another car
load Of tho engineers who were formerly
employed on the Reading system, passed
through the city this morning, en- route TO
Chicago. Thcrc were about thirty In the
party, ten Of them being from shcmokln
and the Others from Philadelphia.
Ono Of the men who was asked about
the report that Chief Arthur would call
the brotherhood engineers OF the Reading
said: 1--WE have heard the rumor, bui
have had no Official notification that II d
true. II such proves 10 be. correct We are
willing 10 turn around and come back u
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fight our own fight ON tho Reading, and
leave the Burlington troubles solely in tho
hands OF the brotherhood.
A. A. Carlton, Of the general executive
board Of the Knights Of labor, who passed
through the city this morning, said that he
had not learned yet whether there was any
foundation for tho report that compro-
mise had been arranged between the
brotherhood and Knights Of Labor
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Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2.-Tho fol-
lowing telegram has been received by Gen.
Charles Thurman, president Of tho inter
state military encampment
wlHfxoros, March l.
Cen. Charles Thurman, Nashville, Tenn;
House Of Representatives today passed
my resolution authorizing the Secretary OF
War 10 lend Tennessee 800 tents for the
May drill. JoE T.. WAsHfsoroS.
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The Pere,. AnnI,er.ary.

Ronr, March 2. 2.-roday was observed a.
the anniversary Of the coronation Of the
Pope. His Holiness received the congrai-
ulaiions Of the sacred college, Cardinal
saoconl, the dean Of tho college, deliver.
ing an address. The Pope replied by
nm animated speech. lie lamcnicd more
than ever his position, which was
unbcarable. lie declared that II the
Italian government did not prohibit tho
Jubilee, Tor Il was In its own interests, and
not from any feeling Of any respect OF tho
Holy See. Tho Catholic world must be
aware Of the situation. No arrangements
with the government was possible until
the independence Of the Papacy was TO-
nlnrnH-
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A vs,s. Ma. Murder. Negro Bey.

Special Dlapaieh 70 The AprehL
CorrrryIILr, Miss, March 2.-one day
this week, at Bnntley 4 pago'ssieam-mill,
near Banner, Dave Cooper, a colored boy,
aged eighteen years, was killed by Jim
BIackton. a white man. The murder was
committed with heavy stick, and Cooper
died almost inslanianeously.
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The arann Prince.

BrRLIS. March IA dispatch from San
Reno 10 tho North German Gasdie says
that persons who have seen the crown
Prince state that he looks many years
older than when he left Berlin. Ills beard
is white and ho has become very thin,
weighing now hardly i5i pounds. His
handwriting, however, Ia as firm and
clear AZ ever lie has written his will
and political testament for his son,
Prince William.
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HpocIaI DlIpaI'h 70 ~. AVPtHh
BnASDoS, Miss, March 2.-Ex-Congrcs-
man II. s. Van Eaton, Of Wilkinson coun-
~, addressed good audienccoi ladies and
gentlemen Of the courthouse last night
Ho made a telling speech In favor OF tariff
reduction. The mention OF hr. Cleyc.
lands name evoked enthusiastic applause,
and h Il clear that he IL the choice Of the
people hercabouis for President
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OBITUARY.
Peter IIer.llc.

NEW YoRK, March 2.-Peter IIerdic,
the prominent lumber man Of Williams
port, Pa, died this morning at Hotel
Glenham, Of paralysis, after an illness Of
tuo weeka
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tend, however, TO re-enact the old package
clause providing for a duty ON packages,
which was omitted from the tariff act of
1882. This clause, as you are aware, does
not lay special tax on packages OF differ
ent kinds, but merely provides that the
value Of the goods and duty be assessed on
them accordingly. This will add from S5,-
000, 900 to $40, 900, 900 to the revenue, SO
that the net reductions Of revenue pro-
posed by the bill will not exceed Si5,-
100000. think II is the opinion Of the
majority OF subcommittee that the revenue
OF the government should be reduced not
less than S75,000,000. We have therefore
left S25,000,000 to be disposed Of by
changes in internal revenue taxation"
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Capital Notes.

Mr.. Gennadius, the new Greek minister
to the United States, was officially received
by The President yesterday with the usual
forrnalities.
The Secretary OF the Treasury is advised
OF an organized movement for the emigra-
ton OF German convicts to this country,
and has taken steps to guard against the
landing Of all such passengers.
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were today made by the House committee
on war claims on the following bills On
Mr.. Enloe's bill 20 pay 5000 10 Chas. Nj.
Kennedy, Henry county. On MI. Rich
,ardson's bill 10 pay 50, 600 to L. y. sugg,
Lincoln county. On Mr.. Enloos bill to
refund S2,305 10 p. y. Parker, OF Mem
phis, who was surety for Internal Revenue
Collector Travis.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-11-27


GEN. HARRISON has two brothers
living. One, Capt. Carter B. Harri-
son, lives at Murfreesboro, Tenn, on
a large cotton plantation. His
family consists of wife, two sons and
a daughter. One of these sons is
married and is an employee of Ar
mour Bros banking house in Kansas
City. The other brother, John Scott
Harrison, is q prominent lawyer in
Kansas City. He married Sophia
Lyttle of Murfreesboro, Tenn, and
has three sons and one daughter. He
has long been an ardent Democrat,
but voted a straight Republican;
ticket at the late election.
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SOME -cuRIoys ANrlpArAles.
Peculiar Physical and Mental weakness Of
Great Meu-problav,a so,. FI,v.soy...,.t.

Peculiar Physical and Mental Weakness Of
Great Me7-PrOblems for Psychologists.
The vanity Of King James never
oyercame his weakness Of being unable
to look on a naked sword. Vladislaus,
king Of Poland, could not bear to see
apples. Pennant, the eminent traveller,
had great aversion to wigs. The duke
of Schomberg, soldier as he was, could
not sit In the same room with cat. It
will hardly be credited that though the
valorous Peter the Great built feet, he
yet from his 9th to his 14th year could
not bear the sight of either still or run
ming water, especially if he was alone.
La Mothe de Yayer could moi endure any
musical instrument, although he de-
lighted in thunder. Gretry, the COM
poser, and Anne of Austria were identi-
cal in their dislike of the smell of roses.
The learned DR.. Beattie tells us of
healthy strong men who were always I'M
easy on touching velvet, or on seeing
another person handle cork; thinner
mann, the naturalist, of lady who could
not bear to touch silk or satin, and shud-
dered when feeling the velvety skin of
peach. One of the earls of Barrymore
considered the pansy an abomination,
and the unfortunate Princess Lamballe
looked upon the violet as thing of hor-
ror. Scaliger turned pale at the sight of
water crosses, and neither he nor Peter
Abono could ever drink milk. 1t is said
of Cardan that no was disguised at the
sight Of eggs. Chesne, secretary to
Francis /, always bled at the nose on see
ing apples; a gentleman in the court of
the Emperor Ferdinand had the same in
on hearing cat new. John
Pechmann, a learned divine, never heard
the floor swept without being immedi-
ately uneasy, and feeling as though he
were suffocated.
In Horne's Table Book is an account
Of gentleman in Alcantara, named
John Roll, who would swoon Or hearing
the word lana, wool, although his cloak
was made of that material Again, in
The Universal Magazine we read of a
young woman of Namur who tainted
whenever she heard a bell ring The
medical pioneer, Hippocrates, mentions
one Nicanor, who swooned whenever he
heard flute. Amatus Lusitanus relates
the case of a monk who tainted when he
beheld a rose, and never quilted his cell
when that flower was in bloom. Scaliger
mentions one of his relations who expe-
rienced similar horror on, seeing a lily.
The Duke d'Epernon swooned on behold
ing leveret, though hare had no effect
upon him. Tycho Brahe, the supersti-
tious astronomer, was similarly affected
on seeing fox, and Marshal d'Albert at
the sight of pig. We hear of French
lady who swooned on seeing boiled lob
5ters; while Ambrose Pare, q celebrated
French surgeon, mentions a gentleman
afflicted with the same weakness when
he saw an eel. M. Vaugheim, great
in Hanover, felt dizzy and
tainted, or, if he had time, he would run
away when he saw o roasted pig.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.