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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18
HE WEATHER.
indications.

u WASHINGTON, April II, 1852
For Alabama and Mississippi Fair; stauoneS
temperature; southcrly winds
For Arkansas Fair, except ram on VIZ ,eN'''
coast stationary temperature, sousnciH WINS
tempcrature; southerly winds
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went through time that tried their souls.
This morning the county authorities took
charge OF the body, and neighbors cared
for the unfortunate wife and children.
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70 CONTRIBUTORS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

We solicit letters aud communications upon sub
jects OF general interest but such mus. always be
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nous communications
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peal, Memphis, Tenn.
We cannot. as a rule, undertake to return articles
not found suitable for publication
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18

THE trial Of the case Of Parnell vs.. The
London Iimc,, for libel, is TO take place
early next autumn, and politics is as much
ms is possible to be excluded from II.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18

TnERK Is no nows yet from the passen.
gers Of tho Inflated steamer Denmark,
which may yet be floating about in the
Atlantic, dangerous "derclict."
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wan pErARrnKSr q. S. SIGNAL SERVICE
MEMPHIs, Tenn, April IL, 1851
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,urc 40. River al 8 pm. 1i5; change In twenty
snnr hours fall OIL. Rainfall for past twenty'icsr
hours, 900.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18

OUR NEN 1bhh OfNlNh-
ros,ern oflce Of THE APPEAL, No - Tribune
runding New York. j. T. Van Doron, Special
Easlsrn Agent
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SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
Consul-General Sewall Thinks There Will
BE More Serious Fighting.

Consul General Sewall Thinks There Will
he More Serious Fighting.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Consul-general
Sewall, of Samoa, who has been at home
for several months, appeared before the
Senate committee on foreign relations to-
day, Messrs. Sherman, Frye, Evarts and
Dolph being present. There was also pres
ent eX-Minister John A. Kasson, who is
greatly interested in the Samoan question.
General Sewal was examined in secret at
length by the members of the committee.
Mr.. Sewall is reported to have expressed
the belief that the next mail will bring
news of further and more terrible conflicts
between the Germans and natives than any
that have yet occurred. He said that the
shedding of blood since he left Samoa had
radically changed the situation of affairs
there, and that If 1T were not intended to
yield to Germany entire control of the
islands, some decided action would have to
be taken by the powers. He presented to
the committee copies % OF the @ samoan Times,
accounts of an unprovOked and unexpected
attack by German war ship upon the ma
tives, and of q meeting of the cOnsuls
of other nations denouncing the act,
statements. by, the. German consul:
Mr.. Sewall spoke of the studious and
systematic efforts of the Germans, in send
ing out news from Berlin concerning Samoa,
to give the impression that an American
was the aggressor in every case of trouble.
German oppression, he is further, reported
to have said, is entirely responsible for any
apparent division of thenatives into hostile
factions. He described Tamasese's follow
ers as comparatively handful, who were
threatened by an unpleasant dilemma. If
they failed to keepu the agitation against
the native government they feared death at
the hands of the German allies; If they es-
capped them, the same fate awaited them at
the hands of the natives, who considered
them traitors to Samoa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
Shot Dead by His Father-in-Law.

STEvENsPoINT, Wis, Jan. u.-Dr. o. G..
Meyer, physician of this city, aged thirty
four, was shot dead. at about O'clock this
afternoon. by Phillip Griffith, his father
in-law. Half an hour before the murder,
Meyer and William Griffith his brother-in-
law. had quarreled in front of the post
Office, and had come TO blows, but had
been separated by. bystanders. After
wards they walked down Main
street together and turned south on
Fifth street. Less than fifty feet from
the corner Meyers father-in-law stepped
up behind him, and, placing revolver at
his head, fired the fatal bullet, remarking
as he did so, BLOOD for blood" The shot
entered the head just above the right ear.
passing straight into the brain and lodging
within at the opposite side. The Doctor
dropped to the walk, dead, without utter
ing word. Both of the Grif1iths were ar
rested and taken to Jail. The elder, who is
about sixty years old, and physically en-
feebled, admitted that he committed
the deed, and expressed satisfac-
tion. On Saturday, Dec. 10, Mrs
Meyer, the daughter of Griffith,
died from effects of q revolver shot. The
husband claimed at the inquest that she
died at her own hands. Circumstantial
evidence was sufficient, so the jury did not
bring in a verdict of suicide, but did not
charge the tragedy to any one.
The parents of Mrs. Meyer have all along
claimed that Meyer murdered their daugh-
ter, and have been endeadoring to have the
Doctor arrested. Owing to a lack of suffi-
cient evidence the officers declined 10 serve
the arrest, and to-day's tragedy is the out
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A NOVEL DUEL.
Firearms and Knives Are Barred, but an Iron
Bar Furnishes Satisfactory Substitute.

MONTREAL, Jan. 11.-A special dispatch
received here yesterday gives the particu-
bars of bloodthirsty and barbarous duel
fought near louisville, Quebec. Two
young men, named Charpentier and FIRE.
chette, were aspirants for the hand of one
Mile. Chimine, and they were not long in
finding pretext for quarrel which came
to tragic ending Wednesday. They met
and in the most cold-blooded manner ar
ranged between themselves to settle the
matter by a duel, the conditions of which
were unique and barbarous. Seconds
were dispensed WITH and both men were to
go to a certain point on the river bank at q
given hour and there fight with any weapon
which came to hand, firearms or cutting
weapons to be excluded, until one
of them was killed or insensi-
BILE, when the survivor was to
throw his body into the river. Both men
kept the appointment and the battle lasted
about ten minutes, both men using their
fists at first, after which they took to
stones, and the end came when Carpenters
an iron ban, which. Frechette, picked
UP. The final condition of throwing
the body into the river was not COM
piled with, the victor driving off in his
wagon. He has not been heard of since; it
being supposed he hasescaped to the United
States. 1t was impossible to cut off his
flight, as the telegraph wires were rendered
useless by the storm. Charpentier was found
lnsenslble, and the doctors say he cannot
live. Mile. Chimine, the cause of the quar-
rel, has been out of her mind since the
tragic affair happened
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THE sACKyILLE AFFAIR.
Lord Salisbury Discusses the General Princi-
pies of International Law.

Lord Salisbury Discusses the General Princi-
pies of International Law.
LONDON, Jan. IA Blue Book on the
Sackville affair has just been published.
Interest in the book centers in dispatch
dated Oct. a. to Mr.. Phelps, in which, OBJ
serving ahat, in the judgment of the govern
ment, Lord Sackville's conduct had ceased
to be of Importance, President Cleveland
having already sent him his passports,
Lord Salisbury controverts the idea that
the acceptance or retention of minister is
a question to be determined solely with or
without the reasons assigned by the govern
ment to which he Is accredited. In this mat
ter, Lord Salisbury says general principles
are of more Importance than the particular
case under discussion. The principles ap-
pear to the Queens government to have
been accurately laid down by Lord Palmer
stOn on the occasion of the sudden dismis-
sal of Minister Bulwer from the court of
Madrid, in 1S4S. A quotation follows from
PalmerstOn's communication to IsturiZ, to
the effect that international law entities
the nation to which demand for the with
drawnl of its minister has been addressed
to decline to comply with the demand, even
though grave and weighty reasons have
been assigned.
The Post, commenting on the subject,
says: Lord Salisbury acted with due re-
gard for national dignity. Lord Sackville's
indiscretiOn does not condone Mr.. Bayard's
neglect of a decent international observ-
ance.D
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
THE WEST VIRGINIA TANGLE.
Both Houses Adjourn Till Monday-The Re-
publicans Will Organize the Senate.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 1.-THE Sem
ate met to-day at 2:30 and was called to
order by President Price. 1t was proposed
to take vote for president Of the body, but
as each member, in casting his vote, deliv-
cred an explanatory speech which gave rise
to informal discussion extending to almost
every member, it was o'clock before the
first ballot was concluded without any
election, and the Senate adjourned until
2:30 Monday afternoon.
The House had a half hours session, at
which no business was transacted, and ad-
journed until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The motion to dismiss the writ of prohi-
bition preventing Judge Guthrie from pro-
ceeding with writ of mandamus against
Secretary of State Walker, compelling him
to report Kanawha county's vote on Gov
ernor, was argued before the Supreme
Court, to-day, but the court adjourned
until tomorrow without rendering de-
cisiOn. When this question is settled the
Republicans will proceed to organize the
Senate, and the returns will be opened in
Joint session and the result declared. The
Democrats have no hope of organizing this
body, and it is believed that Senator Carr,
the Union Labor member, will virtually
have walk-Over when the time arrives.
General Goff reached here to-day from
Washington.
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An Ignorant Old Man victimized.

CHICAGO, Jan. ia poor old man, who
could neither read nor write, came into the
Central police station this afternoon, and
told story which excited the sympathy
and indignation of the officers. His name
is Lawaence Carr, and he had come from
his home in Alcena, Lorain county, Ohio,
near Cleveland, and was on his way to Join
his son in Los Angeles, Cal. He applied to
the Lake Shore d Michigan Southern
ticket agent in Cleveland for Transports
tion to Los Angeles, and was sold a ticket
for $3.50. He reached Chicago to-day and
learned there for the first time that his
ticket read Via Northern Pacific railroad
to Vancouver, and by boat to Los Angeles
an extremely circuitous route, which
would require weeks of travel, entailing
considerable hardship for feeble old man
ut this time of year; besides these OBJ
jections, he had only few dollars in his
pocket, by no means enough to keep him
from starving or the greatest privations
while making this long overland journey
and ocean voyage. The only motive for the
deception which was practiced upon the
old man must have been the 81 commission
which the Northern Pacific pays to agents.
Officer Junger went with Mr.. Carr to the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Office
and presented the case to the proper of
ficiafs. They claimed to strongly dis
countenance such practices on the part of
agents. A part of the money, $3.50, was
returned to Mr.. Carr, and he will endeavor
with that am0ut to reach his destination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
Murder, Followed by Lynching.

NEW FLORENCE, No., Jan. ia shoot
ing atfray occurred at this place yesterday,
a.m1T IN Which III 2rsgo the marsha marshal was IN
Will, who escaped from the Jail at Dan
vile some time since. Will had been inn
prisoned for an unsuccessful attempt to
kill his wife. On the night of Dec. 80 he
yesterday morning, when he made his ap-
pearance at very early hour at Mrs.
Peterss. where his wife. from whom he had
been divorced. was living. He made des-
perate attempt to gain admittance to. his
wife's chamber, but was prevented from
so doing until she could secure herself in q
neighbor's house. Driscoll, the city mar
shall, was notified of Willis actions, and
Immediately proceeded to arrest him.
Will shot him through the heart. Will
killed
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WHITE MAN SHOT BY A NEGRO.
An ARRAY that Exeites Georgia Town and
May End in SummOning Judge Lynch.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. ia bloody shoot
ing affray between a whiteman and negro
is reported from LaGrange, Ga. 1t is also
thought that the negro will be lynched
The facts, as far as can be ascertained, are
these: Late this afternoon the city marshal
of LaGrange, by name Mccormack, went to
the house of a colored man, named Dave
Pruitt, and told him that he was going to
move lot of wood or shingles, that
Pruitt had in front of his residence, claim
ing that Pruitt was violating city or
dinance by having the material there.
Pruitt refused to move the lumber; Nc
Cormack insisted, and said that if Pruitt
did not remove the wood pile, he (Mc-
Cormack) would. Pruitt warned
him not to do so, and not
to enter his premises. McCOr-
mack paid no attention to this,
but summoned assistance and began to
move the lumber. Pruitt again called on
him to desist, but finding circumstances
of no avail, he went into his house. and re-
turning with a shotgun, fired twice at
Mccormack. The first shot missed, whether
Intentionally or not is not known, but the
second discharge tore off the entire scalp
from the city marshaPs head. He fell to
the ground, but drew his revolver at the
same time and fired two shots. Neither
shot took effect, owing to the fact that his
eyes were blinded with the blood running
down into them. He then tainted and was
carried away by his friends In the mean
time news of the affray rapidly
spread. and in few minutes
a crowd of twenty or more
armed white men surrounded Pruitt's house
and demanded his surrender. He at once
complied, and was found in his house
quietly seated in a chair. He made no re-
sistance, and claimed that he acted within
his rights
The affair has created an intense feeling,
and it is not at all improbable that the jail
will be stOrmed and Pruitt lynched before
morning. Pruitt has, it is said. always
borne a good reputation as being an indus
trious, hard-working man, who has saved
money and bears the name of being a good
citizen. The extent of the nlarshaPs in
juries is not known, though it is feared they
are serious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
Foreign Notes.

1t is rumored that an English syndicate
is being formed to control the manufacture
of and trade in cotton thread
! The Dannstadter Zeitung, the organ of
the Russian court denies the report of the
betrothal of Princess Alexandra to the
CZarewitch of Russia.
1t is rumored that Prince Albrecht will
shortly resign the regency of the Duchy
of Brunswick, and that the Duke of Cum
berland will succeed him.
The English Royal College of Surgeons,
by vote of 81 to 2, have passed a resolution
censGring DR.. Mackenzie for publishing his
book on the disease of the late Emperor
Frederick.
Mr.. Robert Gent Davis member of the
English Parliament, who was committed to
prison for contempt of court in failing to
pay the sum of f3, rs, due by him as admin
istrator of his uncle's estate, has been re-
leased.
The negotiations between the Chinese and
Indian governments regarding Sikkim have
been brought to stand-still by the refusal
of the Thibetans to further discuss the mat
ter unless their sovereignty over Sikkim is
admitted.
Commoner James Bryce, member of the
British Parliament, for South Aberdeen, has
left for India and will soiourn for some
time on the western frontier previous to
his return, with view of thoroughly study
ing the Afghan question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12

CHAMBERsBURG, Pa, Jan. IA horrible
murder occurred near Stony Point, in the
party of men and boys from the neighbor-
hood had gone, i'm the evening to serenade
Mr.. Charles Crester. who had recently been
married. A quarrel took place among some
ct the serenadeTs, and pahiterwardsens Of
on his way home by Charles Meredeth.
After Meredith had knocked Rhone down
he tramped and kicked him almost to n
Jelly. The crowd then interfered, and
Rhone was carried to his home, where he
died soon after. Meredith was arrested
and lodged in Jail. A coroner's Jury will
investigate the matter tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
WHEN INDICATIONS.
S4TURDAY-Fair weather; nearly station
airy temperature
DID YOU GET IT?

sit is altogether vulgar now to send invitations by
mall" says man in New York, who makes his living
delivering them personally, my great scheme" says
he sis in wearing appropriate costumes for different
visits. For instance, when leaving the cards OF
family in which there has been recent DEATH wear
black band around my hat and also wear black tie
gloves. This has its drawbacks though, for often
when step around corner after leaving wedding
cards to change my costume to present mourning
cards my feelings overcome me, and feel much dis
tressed To facilitate matters carry with always
several scarfs and hatbands. In the evening my
dress the regulation swallow tail but In the after
noon generally wear walking suit"
THE WHEN doesn't send its invitations by mail.
1t delivers them personally through the newspaper
carriers 1t sends them every day, and they are al
ways welcome, because our friends tell US Come
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the men of the town gathered in the store.
among them DR.. Starke. Later, PitZer
came in and the quarrel was renewed and
finally came to blows. PitZer is much the
larger and stronger man, and Starke was
no match for him. Again friends interfered
and no serious damage was done. but as
Pitzer turned to go. Starke whipped out a
pistol and fired at him. The bullet missed
its mark and took effect in the side of
Alexander McLin, aged seventy-fve years,
inficting a serious flesh wound. Starke
fired again and again, the two last shots
entering Pitzer's back one passing entirely
through his body, inflicting a fatal wound.
Starke is in CUSTODY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
The Dead at Reading.

READING, Pa, Jan. 11.-No more bodies
have been found in the ruins of the silk
mill. The bodies of the victims of the dis
aster have now, it is believed, all been re-
covered, and the search was consequently
abandoned this morning. Several of those
reported yesterday as killed have been
found to be safe. The list of killed is,
therefore, reduced in mum ber to-day. Some
of the injured will Gle. Arrangements are
now being made for the burial of the dead,
and few days will witness the interment
of all the victims. The correct list of those
killed at the silk-mill or who have since
died of their injuries is as follows:
Emma Nestor, John Reber, Eva Reeds,
Laura Kershner, Sallie Harner, Tillie
Grow, Mary Fitzpatrick, Sallie Faust,
Henry s. Crocker, Amelia Christman, Sallie
G. Bicknel, Ella ReidenOur, Tillie Schafer,
Sallie Schaefer, Barbara A. Seilliemer,
Sarah Shade, William Snyder, Sophia
Winkleman.
Those killed at the Philadelphia g. Read
ing railroad paint-shop were: Albert
Lauderberger, John Foreman, John U.
Kahler, Sheridan E. Jones, George A.
Schaeffer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
CUsToM-HoUsE FRAUDS.
A Probable Loss or More Than One Million
Dollars on Sumafra Tobacco.

Dollars Sumatra Tobacco.
NEW YORK, Jan. u.-Special Treasury
Agent Holahan returned to-day from
Washington, where he went TO present his
special report on the alleged Irregularities
in the appraisers Office in this city. Mr..
Holahan's report explains tho cause of Ap-
praiser McMullin's removal. Just who is
guilty of the matters complained of, Mr..
Holahan will not say. Customs Examiner
Hammill and Assistant Appraiser Sturgis
are, however, held directly responsible for
the existence of evils in their departments.
Two weeks ago two shipments of Sumatra
tobacco, including 225 bales, were passed
iner at $4,000 al valorem. Inspector Hola-
han had received many complaints from
merchants of undervaluation of Suma-
watch. He seized these two
shipments, and found that they should
have been appraised at $4,000 instead of
$4,000. During the past year 100000
pounds of this tobacco has been imported.
There are two classifications OF It,, one at
100 leaves or more to the pound, and one nc
anything less than 100 leaves. The first is
dutiable at % per cent. aud the other at %
per cent. 1t is easy for an obliging inspector
per cent. adj valorem TO the importer. As
suming that half of the 6000000 pounds of
Sumatra tobacco imported during the year
was so undcrvalued, the governpentwould
lose s., 200 O00 1t will be very difficult tn
find out Just how much the actual loss has
been, but an Investigation will doubtless
fix the guilt of the undervaluations upon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-12
Doesn't Affect the Big Trust,

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Judge Barrett's de-
cision in the sugar-trust case, while warm
to fall short of the champion trust, the
Standard Oil Mr.. Dodd, the solicitor, saws
his company is simply aunion of stockhold-
ers and not of corporations, and that the
oecisi9n asainsc tno sugar company VIII
John II. Fellows, when questioned by a re-
porter as to whether or not he intended to
take any steps toward the criminal prosecu-
tion of the Sugar Trust mon0polists, said:
II have not yet had time to consider the
matter thoroughly, and have not read Judge
Barrett's decision. There is plenty of time
form to make up my mind on the subject