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IN. 10, VII 40 InLrn.

special Dispatch ~ The AppolL
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Oct l2.--Csp'.
A. G.. Sharp's offer 10 bet Il. 100 on the re-
suit Of the election will h. accepted by a
Democrat tomorrow or Monday. His
proposition was 20 wager that New York,
New jersey, Indiana, Connecticut, North
Carolina, Wisconsin, California and Mich
lgin would ~ Republican, and that the
Republican majority Ia PENNSYLVANIA
would be- at least 5000. lie proposed
90 bet 500 on each one Of these States and
800 on the general result
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Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct l2.-Josh Bent
ley, a printer Of this city, was killed al
Gallaiin last night by n freight train. lie
Was riding on freight on route 10 louis
vile. Il stopped nj Ufllatn, ani Il Is sup.
poaed that ia tryiny tu g.. un the trin
there he was Killed. lie lNci several
hour litter bcing iniuraJ aud Was con.
ecior Iall that time.
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I,nn.,IIIr nsnrheh.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. ~. Mr.. Blaine
and party arrived at o o'clock this even
ing and were received by large coucourc
Of citizens. the Flamhcau club and the
blaine club with display oi fireworks sand
music. The first stop from indianapolis
was made Mt Grccncastlc. Mt Blaine, In
response 20 calls for a speech, stepped out
on the rear platform and suggested three
cheers for Harrison, n suggestion that met
approval nni was acted upon With spirit,
ni,er which a short speech was delivered
by Me- Bovden. OF Pennsylvania, aud the
train moved away.
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wAsniNoToS, Oct. ~. "A report Of yol.
low fever ut Green Cove Springs, Fla, has
been received at tho Marine Hospital
bureau.
Surgeon Hutton tolegraphs from Camp
Perry that this mornings report shows the
arrival Of fifteen refugees and the dis
charge OF ihirty.iiyc. There nov. remain
IN camp l4O refugees and six IN the lever
camp.
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FOR SALE!
10000 ACRES FINE TIMBER LANDS IN
THE YkZ0O, MISS, DELTA

own tomo oi the be- timiof ianll ~ VI q
Delta and nov oilrf them iuf salu nt fuinnfsHl L.
mice and on reasonable terms VIII ,iiHtf 3D..
he whole tnN1 arrrs, ~ viii sell any iraif'N
ga ~ near tho luultyillc NnH orleans a luNna
filifuad, and arr valuable not only Tor ihr umh. o.
bat, with tho exception ~ Tho gyprss bftsss arr
tDf tbo m0st part. high ard irrillr, and Nil VII. u
cleared mako valuable mrirs Hf plantations
rfros from tsOp W N1nl pcf are. hrrnfdiug ~
iocaiiun aud quantity purchased. % wliHh ono.
fpufth cash aud Lllanrr 40 uqual iusihllmruif ~
one Two nni thfur years. with interest ~ 20
rput pef annum from date
In nii1iti0n ~ the ahuye have fOf sale, o. aituf
nov fpf the owners. several hne Improved IlHuia
tlons situate IN Bolivar county, lot reasonable
pfiros Correspondence solicited
CHARLEs suOTf. noseinlo, hiss
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AT JACKSONVILLE
ONLY Four Deaihs PROM feNer-he
Iieslng the Poor.

IiesIng the Poor.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct l2.-following
ia the official bulletin for twcniy.four hours
ending at o'clock pm: New cases, o.
deaths, 4, viz Jessie jenkins, colorcd,
Mn. l.. S. Q. Chadwick, ]. ID. Allen, I'd
W. Hughes, colorcd. OF the new cases
nineteen aro white. There are !rumors Of
a sad state Of Affairs In south lack.
sonyille. Much suffering is reported on
account OF an attempt TO conceal cases
Thore Is no resident physician there. The
conference committee will investigate.
Contributions today aggregated s2,ss5. A
petition Is being circulated by Z. u.
Roger, a prominent merchant, asking the
relief siors oScrp, one be closed ~ that
men able 20 work bcgiycn employment aud
paid from the public fund, and that the
INDECENT cripplcs aud aged bcldoyidcd ior.
THIS is asked Ia order that the money may
enter into the customary channels OF Trade
and thus help TO restore business 10 ~
normal condition. The petition Is being
generally signed.
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Bon 4 sherry.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
GHEENyILLE, Miss, Oct l2,-Bcn. I.
Sherry, one OF the best known colored men
in this section, and an cN.membcr OF the
city council. died somewhat suddenly last
night Of bladder trouble. Ills funeral this
afternoon drew one Of the largest gather.
ines known here for some time, tie Ma
sonic and odd Fellows society turning out
in full strength.
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YEsTERpAY,a FlREs.

The Valuable Freight Depot Mt Fast Sc.
Louis Dostroyed-OthcrB lnzos.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, oct l2.-l'irc dc.
strcycd the iour.story brick building Of
the Illuminated Manufacturing company
at Kendall, early this morning. Loss on
building, machinery and stock, $4,000
insurance, $4,000,
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uc,o, uurpcnntS.Icadnlc. His~

special Dispatch to The Appeal
HELENA, Ark, Oct. l2.-This morning
about II O'Clock the depot buildings OF the
Ohio & Northwestern railroad at Glendale,
Miss, just opposite llc,cna, were de-
stroyed 10y lire. No insurance. Cause UNI
known, ssa-
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ME ]. s. MENKEN COMPANY

Fnyr-CLAss table board nt Fmnsioln's,
on Front street, opposite custom house.
The table IL supplied with the choicest
food tho markets afford and carefully
served. Regular meals - cents
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MEMPHIS FALL DISPLAY.
TuE SPHINX.
Every Might This week.

Passenger trains on the Prospect park
and Belt railway will be- run from Mag
nolia to the Fall Display, returning after
the performance.
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An Arkansas p..,m..,.Y.

special Dispatch 20 The Appeal
WAsnuNoroS, Oct. l2.-wm. A Huts
hos been appointed postmaster at Dainas.
Gus, Faulkner county. Ara.
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Natural Wool vndcr

Mons genuine camcl's hair Shirts and
Drawers Sl50 each.
Mems natural wool Shirts and Drawers
warranted not TO shrink, $40 each.
100 dozen mems Night Shirts, G5c; regular
price 81.
go dozen mems British Socks ut l9c u
pair, worth $500 a dozen.
MEMS All LINEN uANpHEGCuIEFs, loC.
CusToM Suors ron MEN Our Shoes are
made OF selected leather both machine
and haud-sowcd; We warrant every pair.
SEE OuR FRENCu CNLr MEN's Suots ron
50, HANp-MApR, Nom BETTER CAN M
BoUGIIr FoW 5000.
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40 Main street.

WIW NTWTW FTTV'Ta
P.S-Just received, through Memphis
cus,om-housc, fine lot oi imported cigars.
A full stock Of Sirailon x Storms famous
Now York cigars always on hand.
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bargains Ia Ladies' Goods

Just now nothing in the way of dress in.
tcrcsts the ladies' 80 much as fashionable
Bouncts aud Hats.
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pnlsK Malio Tor iIlr neryc..

" YOU want 10 keep from under the
harrow, smoke Grand Republic Cigauos.
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We beg leave TO announce 10 oil our
friends within 1000 miles OF Memphis that
the greatest spectacular exhibition ever
brought 10 the south, THE Fall OF Paris,
nov ready and the first exhibition will
be given Monday night, October s. The
sphynx assures the people that "The Fall
Of Paris Is worth going miles tosec. Tick
ala L,r salp only at
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rnr ~ rmorsNNn LNnIr-

Who visited our millinery department ON
opening day need no reminder OF where
10 get the correct thing.
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opening day need no reminder OF where
10 get the correct thing.
SER ouG BEAUTIFUL $40 HATS.
NIssrs SCHOOL nArs, $3.50 TO ST.
80 dozen odds and ends OF childron's
Stockings, worth s2jc to SOC q pair We
will
CLOSE THEM or TODAY At l3C 4 FAIR.
Ladies' scarlet undcrycs;s and Drawers
gIc each.
Ladies' black aud colorcd ribbed Hose loc
u pair
GLOVES; We arc Offering extraordinary
bargains in Cashmere aud Kid Gloves.
Try "Mcnkcn's guaranteed hid Gloves
with the new patent fastening.
suEpE GLOVES, ~ All LENGTHS,
For evening aud street wear
SPECIAL: Gents dog skin Gloves Mt Sl.2i
u pair, today only.
BARGAINS ~ JERSEY JACKETS.
BARGAINS ~ LNpns' wRArs.
BARGAINS ~ LADIES MD SHOPS.
Bargains everywhere in our store today,
THE ]. s. MENEEN COMPANY
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hour
Sll,75 will buy mems splendid Over
coats today.
$40 will buy mems Corkscrcw Dress Suits
today, worth SIS.
81 will buy the new Cleveland Hat
worth $3.50
Sl,99 will buy meas scryiccablc Shoes
worth So.
orr PRINCE ALBERT sCIr FOR $3.50
Is superb bargain, such excellent value
is rarely seen; this suit is rnIN worth
$25.
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REp IlEAps

DnlSR Malio. IS cent bottle.
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SATURDAYS ROUSING BAR
GAlNSi
THE j. S. MENKBN COMPANY
Will mako il interesting for buyers today,
especially for the gentlemen.
pen Tonight UniiI o O'clock.

And every Saturday night until the same
hour.
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more rooms next summer. Mr..
John M. Henry has found his furniture
factory to be we'll paying enterprise.
He is constantly receiving orders from a
distance and in all has shipped several
car loads of furniture His store room is
now well stocked with several different
kinds Of furniture. The merchants are
giving to him the patronage which he
well deserves. A. soon as necessary Mr..
Henry will enlarge his factory and be
able to put up any kind Of furniture that
he may receive orders for. All the mer-
chants in our neighboring towns should
give him trial, as he can sell to them
cheaper than they can have the same
goods delivered from any other point.
Charlotte Harbor Beacon: John
Richards of our town tells us of huge
manatee that was found up the Miakka
river in 1884. The fish, or animal, had
gone up into a creek, which emptied into
the river, to feed on the luxuriant moss
that covered it's banks, but the tide fall
ing rapidly left the manatee stranded on
the bar, where he persisted. Many of
the people of the vicinity visited the spot
to see the curiosity. 1t was estimated
to weigh between |, 800 and 1000 pounds.
We can form some idea of it's size when
we know that it measured six feet across
the breast. John Richards, who dis
covered it, afterward saved the skeleton.
He also says that about one year ago he
saw another manatee at the end Of
Knights wharf, and is under the impress
sion that they are at present frequently
in the bay, but being unusually timid
animals, keep out of the sight of man.
Quincy Herald: An OK wagon
passed through town yesterday morning
with family on it's way from Mississip-
pi to Pine Castle, in South Florida. i. -.
Hon. Il. H. M. Davidson leaves to-day
for Washington to resume ais duties in
Congress until it's adjournment, when he
will return to Florida and begin the po-
litical campaign. 80. We are under OBJ
legations to Mrs. D. H. Wilson for some
fine specimens of California cactus, which
only blooms at night. The flowers are
white, striped with purple, and very
beautiful. Mr.. Edward Hargrave
made, on one acre Of old land, eight hun
dred and thirty pounds, actual weight, of
Cuba tobacco, and he says that if he
could have had a good stand, the crop
would have been at least one thousand
pounds. We mention this crop as there
seems to be some doubt in the mind of
the public as to the number of pounds of
tobacco that can be raised on an acre.
Mr.. II. is reliable young farmer and we
can vOuch for the truth vi his statement.
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APPLES IN FLORIDA.

From Bulletin No. /, from the Expert
ment Station at Lake City, we extract the
following: Florida is reported to be no
place for producing apples, and this
would seem to be true if we take appear
ances for Judgment Not many apple
orchards are to be found in Florida. A
few homes have one or more trees, the
object of these being more for curiosity
than fruit.
OF late years some success has been
achieved by budding upon the stalk Of
the pear. This would show that the roots
of the trees determine the condition Of
success in growing the trees. But excep-
tions certainly obtain, if the rule is to be
recognized, that the apple does not do
well in Florida. In Wakulia county, Mr..
Ashmore has number Of apple trees in
his orchard, that look thrifty and have
borne we'll for number Of years.
The following is from letter to the
director, from Mr.. j. NJ. Earnest, Of
Charles, Leon county: "For number
of years tried to raise apples on their
own stocks, but had no success. In
1888, / budded the red Astrachan apple
on the LeConte pear stalk. In 1884, |
got some fine fruit from these, which gave
me encouragement, and went extensive
ly into the apple business. | have now
thirty varieties of apple trees growing on
the LeConte stalk, all of which are doing
well. By these means we can raise as
good apples in Florida IS can be grown
in Virginia and Pennsylvania"
The apple trees growing on their own
roots appear here like those trees in the
''apple belt" that are neglected. They
become bushy, rough and stunted. The
outer bark is loose and shaggy, and is
covered by lichen and moss. The twigs
and branches are slender and inclined to
grow vertical, like the Lombardy popu-
lar. No doubt muclRof this appearance
of the trees is caused by neglect. Our
station has not been in operation long
enough to afford opportunity for any con-
siderable attention to apple culture.
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Grass is certain and abundant crop
of many valuable varieties. None of the
popular Northern grasses, such as orchard
grass, blue grass, red-top. timothy, &C.,
have been cultivated extensively in Leon
county. Experiment has demonstrated
that the two first do admirably in our
climate and soil, and since a few farmers
have led on in that direction there is
reason to expect more general adoption
OF these grasses in few years. But we
have in Leon several excellent hav
grasses indigenous, that only require the
ground to be broken aud narrowed to
produce abundant crops, that can be cut
twice, yielding from two to three tons of
sweet, nutritious hay that all our stock
prefer to any we can procure from the
North. The Bermuda grass fourlshes in
Leon. Of late years it is rapidly assum-
ing supremacy as permanent pasture
grass, and where desirable is made into a
hay OF superior quality, yielding about
two tons of cured hay per acre at cut
ting. This Bermuda hay commands %
per cent more in the Savannah market
than the best N orthern hay.
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Harbor or East Pass, at the mouth of
Crooked or CarrabelIe river. This is the
pest harbor for large vessels on the Gulf
coast with the exception of Pensacola :;
and the Spanish Hole and St. Marks river
Is the best for medium size or light draft
sea going ships. At Carrabelle vessels
drawing from 16 to 20 feet, can lie within
d to miles off and receive their cargoes
from lighters, but smaller sea going YES
seis can come no nearer than the larger
ones, while at st. Marks, though at pres
ent about II or l3 feet is all the water
that can be had over the bar, any vessel
that can cross the bar can proceed to
TO the head of navigation of the St.
Marks river to Newport, six miles up
the river from ST. Marks where alb
solute safety in bad weather is secured.
With an appropriation of $25 900 vessels
drawing Is or Is feet would be enabled
to come up the st. Marks river to New.
port.
When the Thomasville, Tallahassee and
0ulf railroad is completed, the Florida
halfway and Navigation Company, which
owns the line from Jackson vile to Chat
tahoochee, and also the St. Marks road
will be compelled to make use of the St.
Marks road and build a northern connec-
nectlon, in order to compete with the r.
L. q g., for the reason that, without
competition a northern connection estab
lished with gulf port at Carrabelle, will
be certain to supply all Middle Flor
ida and South Georgia with supplies
from New Orleans, as for nine-tenths
OF the distance, the freights will come by
cheap water transportation, saving 700
or 500 miles of heavy railroad freights.
Besides these great prospects in the
very near future, Maj. n. r. Gruelle, the
indominitable railroad builder, will in all
probability, in the course of Is months.
complete the Gainesville, Tallahassee 81
Western railroad This road will run
from Gainesville, in AIachua county. to
Tallahassee, about midway between the
Gulf coast and the line of the f. r. e. n.
1t will cross the St. Marks river at the
head of navigation, thereby making
third feeder from the Gulf to Tallahassee,
where will be concentrated the supplies for
an area of country containing more than
million of people, penetratedSin every
direction by railroads to distribute sup.
plies fed to Tallahassee from St. Marks
and Carrabelle.
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|ailroads and Railroad Prospects Of ITALIA.
haSSee.

az long ago as 1898, railroad was
nit from Tallahassee to St. Marks. on
est Marks river, the gate provided
nature for foreign and home exports
imports to leave and come into all
"0le FLORIDA and southwest Georgia
through this gate up the St. Marks
=, until after the war, Tallahassee was
s0e the distributing centre for an extent
"unry, which with its present increase
,ppulation, were it still supplied from
lianassee, would make this city very
p0i'ant point, and it's population
'u'd nave been many times what it is
present.. But the necessities of the
roads extending along the Gulf coast,
east to west, from New Orleans to
.'Ohvllle, to cultivate and favor
aern connections at the expense of
pedlate Gulf ports, raised the rates
'oect. Marks road to such an extent
: make 1t cheaper TO get supplies from
sonville or New Orleans than from
aarks to Tallahassee, and hence the
-pse Of commerce, and Tallahassee
q to be distributing point.
y We can say with certainty, that
: near future our Capital City will
.re of a distributing centre than
0elore. The Thomasville, Tallahas-
"a Gulf Railroad is now cor leted
Oarrabelle to the Oclockone liver,
-aes, and will be built to The Vile,
trough Tallahassee in LEST 1dn one
At Thomasville it will meet the
- and Florida Railroad, which has
a'les of road constructed and in op-
nsnd ample means to complete it's
Notion to Thomasville.
aoelle is situated on Dog Island
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Pineapples.

Of late there has been a great deal of
interest manifested in pineapple culture
in this section. Thousands of plants havo
changed hands in the last few weeks, and
the demand still continues undated. The
demand far exceeds the supply. The we're
pronounced success attained by those why
have ripe fruit for sale from plants set out
since the freeze Of 1886, has set the ex-
ample, and people are beginning to ap-
preciate the value of this splendid tropi-
cal fruit as a garden product here.
There is considerable inquiry as to the
best varieties, and opinions differ on that
point. Mr.. II. S. Keduey, of Winter
Park, who is pretty good authority on
that point from having made a success of
pineapple culture, says that the Black
Jamaica is the most superbly delicious
kind he knows of. The fruit is small and
the pulp quite white, with sort of trans
lucency about it which distinguishes it
from most others. The flavor is exquis-
tie and the pulp is tender and fairly
dripping with juice.
The Sugar Loaf and the Smooth Cay
enne also enjoy the reputation of having
a very excellent flavor, but they are all
so good that it is hard for anybody but
an expert to choose between them.
Col. H. B. Church, an Englishman who
has beautiful home a few miles east
of the city, expresses the opinion that
there are few varieties better than the
Crown Prince 1t attains TO quite good
size, and is aromatic and juicy in the
extreme. The Montserrat, from the hot
houses of England, has a pulp of gol-
den color, and grows large and hand
variety from England which Col. Church
is propagating. 1t is said to have pulp
SO tender that it may be eaten with
spoon when fully ripe.
The Trinidad is the largest of all the
pineappes raised here, and it possesses
fairly good flavor Specimens have
been grown here weighing twelve
pounds The chief trouble with them
seems to be tendency to sterility which
is noticed in many of the plants.
Mr. Kedney received on an average
twenty cents apiece for his pineapples,
and he shipped 1000. He sent some to
England, but has not yet heard from
them. Col. Church also sent some pine
apples anu soihc STdnauiIiaS W Lug Ionu,
and they arrived in perfect order. Their
flavor was pronounced better than that
of any Of those grown there in the hot
houses. The Colonel says he has known
pineapples to bring about 81 apiece in
London, at Christmas time, and they
were not large specimens. either.
Pineapples will aI~~, command
good price. There will always be seasons
and localities in South Florida favorable
to their production. By means of learning
how best 10 cultivate them, and how to
manage SO as to get them into the markets
of this and other countries at a time when
they will bring the best prices, the people
of South Florida will yet make fine profits
from pineapple culture Orlando Re-
porter.
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EMIGRATION FLORIDIAN,
SEPTEMBER %, 1888.
leon for the Oviedo Chronicle.
FLORIDA.

p,o-;Ia thol land of grapes and flowers.
w clrar bright lakes and orange-shaded bowers
tUnn ION fruits and many flowers sweet
VI And lovely views which eyes enchanted ~ Get.
v,oisa, thou land of rest and bliss.
w hamy winds that touch us like kiss
s VI lovely maid we see in our dream:
" I iS,p heaven opened by passing gleam
. rp,r;aa, thou land Of peace divine,
v W. ,,hich we taste the cups beneath some vne
u;,h grapes encumbered, where we, reclining,
Watch the rivers through the hiocks winding.
n Florida. thou land which sages sought,
IA where they thought lease of life was bort
,. ana the Fountain of Youth, spring so pure,
fl Tor less than the price OF old Neamous cure
or,orda the dream of old comes true
roy thousands now are fastening to you;
NTH for thebody and rest for the mind,
In Inv bamy cline they hasten to find.
orlords our countrys fat psf gem,
oi;t,ned TO a flower, for thy coral stem
ps.ts in the ocean. and between thy leaves
Tsrry myrads who gratefully thy charms perceive
-Ed te Palma,