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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-03


THE City of ST. Louis leaves here thi,
morning at O'Clock for New Orleans.
THE Boaz, from New Orleans, with m
empty coal barge, passed here yesterday, OF
her way to the Ohio River.
THE Guiding STAR from New Orleans
passed up TO Cincinnati last evening. She
put off considerable freight and added 400
bales of cotton.
The Ruth brought in from New Madrid "a
bales of cotton, ll9 sacks of seed cotton. ola
sacks of cotton seed and 10 head of stock.
She returned last evening.
The Allegheny River has commenced to
put out heavy ice, and if the cold weather
should last for the next twenty-four hours
navigation at Pittsburg will be suspended.
GEORGE HENDRIoKsoN, late chief clerk of
the Buckeye State, has gone to Manchester
w., on visit to his home, and in a few DAYS
VIII go To his new business location, Spring
field Mo.
Ar the opening Of bids at Col W. +. Mer-
rllFs Office at Cincinnati Wednesday, for
the construction of dams and dikes on the
ONO River, the following were the success
tul bidders: VIM. Kirk, the contract for
building dixie at Madison and one at
Caseyyiile; John J. Shipman, dixie at Boz
nanza Bar and Eight.Mile Island. above Gal
llpolis John Hart dam at the head Of Ma
THE DeSoto in backing out from the upper
wharIboat at Louisville Thursday, narrowly
escaped going over the dam at the head OF
the falls. In backing her stern out the wind
caught her and carried her over TO the In
diana chute, aud as she was unable TO
straigh,en up she passed down through the
chute. Fortunately she managed 10
straighten just as she got TO the head OF the
chute, aud went down stern first As she
was loaded TO seven feet she was unable TO
stem the rapid current ON the falls so she
dropped down below the bridge and was
towed up by the harbor boats and pro-
ceeded on her trip to Cincinnati without any
damage.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gd.etie saws of
Capt. Montgomery, deceased He built and
commanded numerous fine steamers in his
time for the Louisville and Cincinnati and
the Louisville and New Orleans trade, the
Atlantic being his last boat lie was noted
Louisville and New Orleans pilot as well rs
commander During the war lac was pilot
OF the United States naval dispatch steamer
DeSoto (aiterward called the Gen. Lyonl
which was commanded by the veteran Capt
Hercules Carrel, Of Cincinnati We've nc
companied several tiag-of-truce parties ON
the Mississippi River, pboye Memphis, with
Capt. sam Montgomery of the United
States Navy, ON one side, and his brother,
,ohlhodoTc y. M montgomery, 4. ;.
Navy, ON the other but caution was eXcr
ciscd that the opposing brothers should
not meet, rs they were at extremes poliu-
cally. Capt. J. Ed Montgomery is still alive,
hale and hearty. Capt Sam Montgomery
was genial gentleman, the soul Of honor
and one Of natures noblomcn. Capt. Her.
cules garrel and Capt. Sam Montgomery
were lifelong friends. The former Is the
oldest living commander on the Western
Ia. LII
eighth year, having been born August Is.
1891. The veteran Capt Charles Ross, of
Carthage, o., comes next on the roll OF the
Oldest boatmcn.
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A. Cairo. M.

fpcclnl pisraich 10 The Appeal.
CAIRO. H.. Feb. 1.-The A. :. Will. r..
turned Ia Bolivar with tow Of rock The
Arkansas and a tow 81 coal passed south.
The Roscdalc brought load 81 coal from
Mount Vernon and returned. The Florence
was we'll lad u for s. Louis The My Choice
brought three barges and returned "a 81
Louis with four The sidney Dillon will gu
60 st. Louis tonight with four harg,s. Tic
Port Eais will leave Tor New Orleans on
Monday next with six blrgcs OF freight
River - feet $40 on gauge, rise of 90 .uyI'u.
in last twcnty-iour hours.
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c, p. Winklcr, Professor Of Music.
Il. A. Harvey, PSI Front Street
J. II. Taylor, Hill, Fontainc & Co.
+. w. Thomas, ga Madison Street.
c. i, Heth, 81 Madison Street.
S. N. Castle, Taxing District Onlce.
J. II. Erskinc, Memphis Grocery Co.
Geo. Dashiell, G. W. Jones & Co.
II. W. Beck, Sc'mitar Office.
j.. W. Dale, Avalanche Office.
c, NJ. Peetc, Lennon & Gale Co.
b. NJ. Draper Tennessee Paper Co
7. Il. Patterson, 1853 Front Street
M. Halle, Menken 4 Co.
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l.. Halle Mcnken 4 Co.
Z, NJ. Thompson, Appeal Office.
IL. II. Miller 3S7 Main Street
Geo. h, Williams, S. c. Toof & Co.
J. H. Shcats, 36l Main Street
7, Wilson, 1877 Hill Street
W, J. Stcmmlcr 27l Main Street.
c. W. Becker 365 Main Street
John Hastings J, S. Mcnken Co.
Chas, A. Harris $40 Front Street.
Chas. G. Atkinson, Il. L. Cochran & Co.
John Strong S6t Front Street
II. NJ. Brown, McDayitt, James & Co.
Joe. l.. Fazzi, w. Il. & NJ. II. Il.
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VIM. A. Nelson, 205 Main Street.
DIR. G. Swain, 2l5 Second Street,
VIM. Baker 25i Second Street.
u, r. Graham, 25i Second Street.
W. II, Sloan, Johnston & Vance
Ben +. Kocrpor Vaccaro & Co.
W, A. Cain, Lennon & Gallo Co.
T. W. Shcrron, J, NJ. Hill & Co.
Louis Frisch, l. Goldsmith & Bro.
j. II. Scruggs, NonNlcct & Co.
i. +. Robertson, NanVlcct & Co.
Thos q. Mcclellan, s, A., NJ. sc. r. Il
G. A. Scyforth, is Madison Street
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A. Cincinnati.

Special Dispatch a. The Appeal
CNctSSTAri. o., Feb. 2-Thc river is a'l.
ing with % feet o inchc, u water ON thg
gauge al . o'clock PIN Weather clear and
cool. business quiet The Hudson returned
a. pittshurg on time. The Granite State let
for Memphis with big trip. taking weeks
frshipping. The u lckcyc State will leave
next "Wednesday, and the noSoio will bee
held over until Saturday. The New Mary
Houston wired to arrive tonight
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LAcr curtains cleaned and beautifully
finished at Memphis Steam Laundry, 22i
Second street Branch Office $50 Main.
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KIDNEY PAINS

~ With their weary, dull, aching. lifeless
Z "a allgone sensation, relieved In one
l minute by the Cuticura Anti-Pain
- Plaster The first and only pain sub.
DUNG Plaster. Absolutely unriyRlcd us an insuln.
tlneous and iniallible anid0te 10 pain inilamma.
ton aud weakness. At all druggists - cents: Ave
Tor sl.00; or postage free OF PoTTER DRUG q CHEM.
ICAL Co., Boston, Mass
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Arrivals-Ruth, New Madrid Guiding
Star, New Orleans.
Departures-Ruth, New Madrid; Guiding
Star, Cincinnati.
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Danuruu

y nrvovrD NJ Tus U.s. % c0Cotivg
And II stimulates and promotes tho growth
Of the hair.
BurnUtfs Flayoring extracts are tho
Lost
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lar r. NJ. Galbrcath, No. 10 Madison
street. rent your houses aud collect your
rents
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Insure your gn.houscs in the Citizens
Insurance company. No. ~ Madison street.
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TESTIMONIAL:

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WAL GLAND JEWElRl CLUB SYSTEM take pleasure stating
lily endorse and recommend their plan o every
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NtuIUis. 1Cuu., Feb. =. isHI
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later than Memphis time
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Dissolution Notice.

The firm of 4 kOUIURN e 90. consisting Of
4 kuhlht, aud 4 -iihrrngr! hns this day boon
dissolved, Ne 4. kuhlbp purchasing toe Interest
ui Mr. silhyfh'w NJ kohlbB will pay all
outstanding indebtedness aud make 90 collections
due the Old firm. 4 kuUtUiN
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FOR SALE
A SOFT COAL PARLOR HEATER AT 4t6 ron.
~ toioc street, east Of orleans.
A STRICTLY FIRST. CLASS BOARDING.
~ house, tilcd with boanlurs rent reasonable.
Addros with references, PEARL" Appeal office.
A SUBURBAN GROCERY. GOOD STAND. WILL
~ sell cheap reason III health. II. r., Appeal.
A No. GROCERY FOR SAIL, DOING A coon
~ business reason ior selling. ~ health Al.
drcss l., Appeal Office
DEsT RETAIL GROCERY m THECIT WAL.
ID Ter palton's old stand 3l3 Union street
COTTAGE--FIvE ROOMS Ere, on MANAs.
nuGH n. CULLEN.
No. Madison street
nRuG STORE DOING GOOD BUSINESS: A /
II location; good reason Tor selling J. II. H.,
care Appeal
ELECrRiC DOOR BELL OUTFIT. BILL NAT.
u terry. push button and vim for e. By Novelty
ana tlcctricto- ~ second street.
EQUITABLE LAND a CONSTRUCTION Co
II build houses on their splendid reservations
ON monthly payment hasis--Cquiyncnt to cost u
renting inspect the most beautiful suburbs lo.
Gated on Eist End hallway aud lniou avenue pike
hfkAfION a ROGERS, Agents.
L'ARMs. 100. 81. 800 600 AND zoo ACRES
II cheap. v TAYLOR, Raleigh. Tenn.
ERENCn PATENT GNAT OIL To THE FRONT
II again. Tan b. had Of any Wholesale rroocry
firm, or FRENCH bros. & 90, i52 MADDEN ave
nue. Memphis Tenn.
LnRsrCLAss REsTAURANT: CENTRALLY
II located. doing good business satisfactory MA.
sous for selling terms reasonable. Call AT lH
frunt street.
Tee uON, GOOD IS NEW. REAsONs FOR SILL
i ing too small Charles MnrhAls patent Call
at Jake s,csscl's. corner laudcrialc and Mississippi
avenue
nLD PAPERs- APPEAL OrFICE. ~ CENTs
" per hundred.
nNE WEBER PARLoR GRAND PIANO. Az.
" ply 10 MRS. A. u. LANGsTAFF. ~ Court ~
nNE Oh THE BEsT WHISKY BARREL.
" houses saloon, restaurant and lodging house
in the city. good location aud hnc trade reason
Tor selling, guiug IN the Wholesale business In
guifc % Y licalo street
CEvENTfEN BEAUTIFUL lots ~ THE most
= thriving portion IT Port iirksriug Vt $50
each. payable In weekly instalmcnts OF "a y. ".
RuN,lLk a CO., ~ Second street
rI'wo COMPARATIVELY NEw BRussEts CAig
l pcts. ready made Will ht good aiErd rooms
Addr,n kEN Appeal onlcc
90 600 FEyrlINCH DRY CoNMONOAR
ZO,OOO lumhor6 10 y vida ~ a. - ioct
long. suitable Tor fnugh WORT shooting on roni 0t
uution shells etc. VIII sell vcfy cheap Call On
l. T. CoopCr az, Madison strsut
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CHEAP COLUMN.

Advertisements IN his column Ti be chdroed al raj, o
lbc for hoo lnSsoAe insertions tSo iaseTtons PC on
tntck. 90.
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ORR NEW YORK orPyrr

Io''rn o6io, Of the APPEAL. No u Tribtn,
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EdaorH AGau
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-22
SHOT BY a CONSTABLE.
4 Negroes Vain Attempt to Iscape-Nrs.
smith and Practice in the Courts.

Ncgro's Vain Attempt 10 i~cap'-Nfs'
smith and Practice in the Courts.
DANVIiLE. Va. December 2i. ~pe-
cial. Information has just been received
here of a shooting affair al Cascade, ln This
county. today. Two months ago Nelson
Millner stabbed another negro neal Cascade,
and made his escape io North Carolina.
To-day he returned. and Constable ". II.
lyie attempted 10 arrest him. Millnel
icrked mp stick, with which be- struck
lNic and then ran. Iyie drew pistol and
shot Milner down aS le Ned. inillctiue e
wound from which death will certainly en-
sue. lNic surrendered himself io officers.
\ TMEs representative to-day called on
Mrs, =. 4. l.. smith. the lady who is knock
ine at the Virginia Legislature aud askin.
for change in the law, 90 enable hcr 90
practice law. She spoke in "a modest and
very sensible manner of her inclination to
iOin the legal fraternity. She first intended
tOsiudy medicine. hut having married % law
yer Der mind turned Thai way and She TOOK
up Blackstone. She says ii the Legislature
grants the relief She asks. and She finally
obtains the license. she viii practice laW
with her husband. giving her attention more
especially 90 Office WORK while h'r husband
Wrcsilcs with the iuries. th1ugliit - should
become necessary for her 10 appear ln ile
necossitaie any sacrifice Oi mOlcsiy. sine
feel. no hesitation in making her appear
ancc there. Mrs. smith j, very in-
tclligcnt woman. endowed With aii
tine modcsty and reserve of her sex. hut sine
is determined 90 Doe "a lawyer for said she 81
have studied law not 10 pass time. but with
the intention of practicing. and it Virginia
will n0l allow me 10 follow The bent Of my
mind it II an easg matter 20 move 90 an-
other State that viii grant Ne iicense.'
II i- iniimatcd that il Mrs. 4. 4. l.. smith
obtains license t0 practice law she may pos
sibl, become the judge of the new corpora
tion colu oi >orih DdnViile. which town
will i'm TWO year, De cniii,cl io separate
court of lis OWn.
There will be no public sales of leaf TO-
haccO at its Hafchouses until January dd.
Al % meeting 90 iio Chamber OF Com
mcrce. the subject oi piioiagc iaN was
continued 70 a called meeting TO be held
January 81.
". H. Trowbridec is still alive. but there
is Low absolutely nO hope OF his recovery.
The shirUtLi Oi Wangfaciurcd this week
amounted 10 llo.0o0 p0una,.
Messrs. Harry 4. Iahb and Il. Il. Nun
io~l, Of Richmond, appeared before the
Chamber oi Commerce last night 90 hold zap
the Richmond side Of tie piio;ae" cOuiro-
Ncrsy.
Tie Mnegal Of j. Alonzo Coleman. who
was killed 10y hi, runaway horse Tau! ddf,
took place at Chatham to-day at II O'Clock.
DlnNil.c's trade M holiday gOODs was
never before as large as now.
Martin Evans. prominent railroad con-
iraci0f. = 10 was Killed hy blast On the
Atlantic and Dan,iic i.aiirv1d. was buri,H
Yesterday at his home near Chatham.
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North state Gleanings.

Within about three years time MaNton
has built within its limits fifteen dwelling
houses. one large brick hotel. four brick
stores and large town hall. and one frame
store. improved and enlarged nine other
buildings: finished a half-built church and
built eight smaller dwellings occupied by
cOlOred people, built new railroad con-
Meeting the town with the Atlantic Coast
Line railway system; doubled its number
OF inhabitants: doubled its volume of mer-
camille business.
The Concord Standard Saws: sour people
do not have 10 20 away from home 10 see
curiOsitics. On Thursday the two little boys
Of Mr. kiah Z. Miscnhimer. who lives in
this county. attracted considerable atten-
ton. The oldest one. about ten years old.
weighs one bundled and two pounds the
younger one j. nearly as tat. one of them
has six fingers on each hand. and both OF
them have six toes on each foot. They will
be JumbOs sOne day
Mr.. John Munson, formerly OF Whining
ton has been appointed general passenger
agent Of the Knoxville. Tennessee and ohio
Railroad. with headquarters at Knoxville,
Tenn. Up 10 the time Of Mr.. MunsOn's ap-
pointment as above. he had been chief
clerk in the freight and passenger Office Of
iut Nl'hiihli dHhIahfiii' f'N'h sA hst'i-
eigh.
GoldsbOrO has one OF the most beautiful
courthouse squares in the >iate-a beauii-
ul plot 0f ground covered with oaks and
gradually sl0ping from the cefitre on three
sides-and yet this is marred by an old, di-
lapidated fence that is an eye-sore to every
individual in the county who has proper
county pride.
Wednesday, as Mr.. j. \. Foster was
going from Milton to his home, about i've
miles in the country. when he was passing
through snatchburg, his horse SHE'D and be-
was thrown to the ground and severely
injured. one Of his arms being broken.
Mr.. Graham Long. young white man. "A
citizen Of Person county, fell from a trestlc
over Castle creek, and received injuries
from which he died the next day.
DIR. Marshall Cameron, who was 50 seri-
0usly wounded last week at his home, near
Nanceyylle, is improving.
No sales will be held al any Of the ware
houses in Ashylle from the 18th instant 10
the Isl day Of January.
Hog cholera is making sad havoc among
ihe pOkers Of Johnston county.
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Fredericksburg Court Cases.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, December a.
special The Corporation Court Of this
city has been engaged during the week, and
up to late hour this evening IN trying the
cases Of the creditors Of George +. Ward. a
United states government contractor, On
gagged in work on the Rappahannock river
The contest i'm court has been one OF great
interest. and counsel on both sides have la
bored with marked lell. Captain Ward
undertook the work. Whicn amount
ed t0 thousands 0f dollars. with
Colonel II. B. Green and Colonel
GaynOr. Of Washington city, aa suretles
Ostrnsibly. Captain Na.d borrowed money
in this city, and CONTRACTED large indebted
ness in his own name 10 carry ON tue work.
suddenly be disappeared. and tOl-. Green
and GaynOr appeared in this city and sued
ont attachments and locked up a lot Of yalu-
able property which was used in fulfilling
the contract for the work. The creditors at
once employed rs counsel Messrs. \. II.
Dickinson and the Hon. John I. GOOlrick,
and Messrs. Green and taylor en-
forncy in the cases, The plain
this alleged that t0ls. treen and
Gaynor were silent partners In the business
wife they were -urcties on the bond Of Ward
10 the United states Government for the
faithful performance Of the work. \ mum.
ber Of witnesses were examined Qn posg
sides. and the verdict Of the iuiy was, that
Colonel Green Yas silent partner IN the
work and therefore responsible for the debts
Of Ward ia carrying ont the contract.
Another one Of the eases was tried to-day
with j. ". Colbert. a prominent merchant
Of this city, as plaintiff, against Ward, ceD
cerning this Government wogt. ,ol money
and goods adyaUced 20 complete it. Hon.
John T. Gooirick and \. II. dickinson, Esq.,
appeared for the plaintiff, and MIR. VI 5,
Whit. for The deiense. TIE ju,y rendered
a verdict toT the piaintiu, and the case now
stands upon demurrer on the part Of the
defendants to the evidence, and Judge A.
W. Wallace will render his opinion upon
the same on Monday AT II o'clock.