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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11
GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE.
He ls Certainly Before the Peopl
Mississippi for Governor.

He ls Certainly Before the People Of
Mississippi for Governor. -
To the Editor of The Appeal:
Sir-In your issue of the 4th instant you
ask "What does Gen. Query say to thisp''
alluding to what the Starkville Times had
said about Gen. Lee not being candi- /
date.
In answer say that the Times, al /
though one oil the best friends Gen. Lee
has in the State, was innocently mistaken
in what it said.
In my article of last month presenting
Gen. Lee to the voters OF Mississippi as
proper man for the office OF Governor,
spoke by authority when said che would |
accept the Office if the Democratic Con-
vention nominated him and the people
elected him TO it." "That he was no pol
itician and would not resort to the ways OF
ollice-seekers to get the nomination.
That he was satisfied where he was and
would only voluntarily leave the place at
the call OF the people," | repeat
what | said then: Ii the people
| OF Mississippi want clean-hearted
| pure-minded, courageous Governor thew
can get him in Gen. Lee. If they want
Governor who will dare to do right, be-
cause it is right, without ever stopping to
think what effect it will have on his politi-
cal future, they can get him in Gen. Lee.
Many honorable names have been pres
scented TO us and / would not dsparago'
any one Of them, but Gen. Lee POSSESSED
in large degree the very elements OF heart
and mind which our State SO much needs
| Just now, and there are thousands OF our
voters who realize IL and have been per-i
sisteut in their appeals 10 him for this use
OF his name. Now that he has consented,
1t is to be expected OF them to attend the
primaries and county conventions so rs to
be represented fairly in the State Conve4.
ton. Some one has said the great farmer
movement, numbering now nearly l00,0 900
voters and still growing, is making
the mere politician tremble. Gracious
knows il is time these farmers
were moving in some direction. 4
know that many, very many, OF these
same 10000 voters in Mississippi ara
anxious to have Gen. Lee for their Cow
crnor, for they know him and can trust
him with implicit faith. They know he
has had the brain and the nerve to dis
charge faithfully and well every duty
| NhiCh uos uttH ltlulIcu vi Hlul III tno
past, and II Governor the State will be|
safe in all its interest.
Yes, answer omphatically, Gen. Leo
will accept the Office OF Governor IL the
people call him TO It, and will enter upon
its duties with all the earnestness OF his
great soul, fixed on the one purpose Of
doing all he can TO advance the interest
Of his State, but he will not canvass for
the place or resort to any trickery TO So
cure IT. II the people want him to DO
Governor, let them say 50 in convention,
and he will show them whats in him."
Let his friends take this as settled and
govern themselves accordingly. Very re-
specially, n. u. GUERRY.
Artesia, Miss, Feb. o, 1889.
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BABY NIKE sa.a TEETH.

Oh, bow arc they coming nov. nahy McRcc'
hahy Mrkuo with yuuf smooth nd gums
Ihefvll b. Joy IN your lloosief home. Haby Mckee
HiFh links galore. ghln your hni tooth comes
BIC man your "a will be-. naby Mckee.
lAhy Mckee. with your white fuzzy head
Ana the country Will hoar IT H. tlahy Mckee
In the morning beiore Il Rcts up out Of bed.
Halfhonfiy bulletins, baby Mckee.
lahy Mckee. with your hEhshHlling squeal,
VIII ~ put w the window Tor people 10 re
Ana every loud moiherll know Just how you feel
fiyc hundfcd nuFcr will ieei Of the tooth.
Try open that mouth 0i yours baby Mckee,
And statesmen DECLARE. with The accent Of booth.
Your the handsomcst young one they ever did
You have bushels n lccihinF rings. Baby Mckee,
hahy Mckee, when you "hnllef" All night
Ana ihs, grcai man. your daddy, will tramp up
Amusing "hushaby" iIll the gray morning light
You'll b piEzcf than any one. baby Mckee,
laby Mckee. how lucky your birth
Than your ton lnlaw fAihef, OF cen Russell n,
GNen Lles iiaiiofd. the Dos, q the earth,
-cAtaeo btsa,ag Ncus
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11
MhnIrnnmr NeniimrnI

From the Cmighcnd (Arkl sun.
We think 1t the duty not only Of the
officers in the vicinity OF the assassination,
but OF all good citizens irrespective oil
party all over the State 10 bring the guilty
party tojuslice. And il is 10 be hoped
that the force Of the administration Of the
state will put forth all It's energy to ferret
out and bring 10 the gallows the perpc-
traitors OF this foul crime, not because II
has been charged 10y the Republican
papcrs aud some Of the Senators aud Con-
grcssmen Of the Northern States that this
ease was a result OF a political conspiracy,
but to give NOTICE to evil doors every
where that crime cannot 90 unpunlshed
within our borders
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frnm The Ahcriccn Mis- Examiner.
DO not reduce your cotton acreage, bu
10 not increase i at the expense Of Other
farming interests. II is TO cotton making
that the South must ever owe her agricult.
ural supremacy and her exemption from
many Of the trials aud vicissitudcs "a
which other agricultural regions ar, in.
cldCnL The time II likely To come in a
few years when the growers Vt cereals will
search the world In vain Tor q rcmnners.
tive market, but the world will hc obliged
to take our cotton until the instinct that
prompted Mother Eve 10 array herself In
the foliage of the vine shall Perish from
the hearts aud minds oi men.
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Inrun Nnin.

II, continued warm weather Tor this
SEASON may cause the buds o. prematurcly
swell, only 10 h. caught by tie frost later
on. The best preventive Il the use Of
mulch, which prevents the ground from
warming bciop spring.
W. careful In using salt on the ground
SALT viii Nil weeds 10 n certain extent, and
y T. also a remedy for some Kind Of grubs
~ The soil, but salt will kill other plants ~
vel, aud Ne Use may insult In a loss Of
some OF The garden crops.
Practically. drugs aud nos,iums - freely
~ Il by farmers amount t0 nothing except
q bill oi expense. A drug sufficiently
strong 10 destroy cholera germs may re-.
ducc the hog 10 such low physical condi.
ton that Il will cost more than he Is worth
TO laiion him.
You herr have all your hens laying now
60 10 work with them, and feed 10 pro.
ducc eggs, u YOU are market ponltcrr
One fresh cgg In wintor Is worth twice NJ
much a. the lined one. During the win.
Ter some farmers will be selling eggs right
along AZ thirty aud lliiy ceuIs dozen,
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A NORTH MEMPHIS BLAZE.
cooney & Dongher's Grocery Almost To
tally Destroyed This Morning.

cooney & Dongher' . Grocery Almost To-
tally Destroyed This Morning.
The grocery store of Cooney x Donghcr,
No. 90 Front slr,ot, was almost totally de-
stroycd by fire this morning at 1880 o'clock.
The fire origin ted in the front part OF tho
store, and In few minutes the entire
building was enyeloped in flames The up
per floor was occupied by colored people,
and they lose everything. Cooney K
Dongher's stock was yilued at 81 600, and
will prove total loss. There is some
insurance on the stock, but tho
amount could not be learned.
The building owned by Patsey CooncS
was worth about Sl,2C0 and is said TO ID
insured. An adjoining shanty ON tho
north occupied by Alex Watkins aud
Moses Kilgo, was considerably damaged
by fire and water. The inmates Of the
Cooney building, three in number, had a
very narrow escape from being roasted
alive. The fire is supposed to have been
the work Of an incendiary.
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broader and more generous consideration
of his career and a more adequate and ap.
preciative estimate Of his scientific labors
Mrs. Corbin has done her best in the pres.
ent volume, but a satisfactory biography Of
Matthew Fontaine Maury is still to be
written" There is a large measure Of
Justice in this, larger than we expected
from The Tribune. And we accept it as a
sign and as evidence that some day full
justice will be done to the men OF the
South at the North.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11
Thelr Place. p,,Ica M, 49,.

NEw iorE. Feb. iO--Thirty Of the
drivers who recently returned to work on
the BELT Limo road we're discharged today.
aud their places filled with "scahs." who
had put In application while theslriko was
pclding About o o'clock tonight these
men. with a number Of others, began lay.
Ing obstruction on the tracks In Tenth
avenue, between Twcnty-six,h aud Thir-
ucth streets. The police were called ont.
and number OF them boarded a car and
sccrcicd themselves This car was assailed
NJ Others had been, and the officers
charged the rioious drivers, many of
whom received cut heads.
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Tennessee the place tor investors.

fmm The Jarks lr,nnl WINK.
In another column mention Is made OF
the investment Of over Sl,OO0.OOO in
Northern Alabama by Eastern capitalists
This We X a other party Of ,v,r iirty will
leave New York on prospecting tour
through Southern Virginia, Fast Tennos.
see aud North Alabama. This party il
composed Of such men a. Carnegie, of New
York, the great iron man; John II. lnman
aud other men OF vast wealth. The ap.
grcgaic Of capital represented being
over 5000. 100000. We give prominence
10 thcsr facts. a. harbingrr OF what the
year 1889 promises for tho future Of the
South. aud particularly, Georgia. Alabama
aud Tennessee. Eastern capital i awaken.
ing 10 the fact that II can find safe and
profitable investments In the DEVELOPMENT
oioufg great natural RESOURCES. West Tennes.
see is more highly favored by nature than
the Eastern portion of the State. With
climate and soil that Is not surpassed by
any section Of country on tho globe. that
Is capable Of producing with little labor.
any product known To agriculture; the
Midland road opening up the West Ten
ncs-cc iron region; this ore being noted
ior Ne high productive qualities, gives M
morc than double advantages lot ~ then
be mp and doing. Why should We. Rip Van
Winklc.likc, sleep for twenty years and NJ
last awake 90 the fact that the other pof-
tons Of our State have grown out OF our
recollection There should be- m active
aud earnest movement made. not by one,
but by all the couuticsoi West Tennessee,
Ia advance the intcnclts OF this section;
bringing TO the attention Of the farmer
aud manufacturer such advantages as We
have 10 offer.
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whom the Gods Heir.

ftom the Meridian lMissl NcNs
What We want 10 do is TO show that
money can be made more easily in Missis.
sippi than IN the blizzard stricken and In.
hospilablc sections elsewhere, and they
will speedily come, and the best way to do
this is 10 begin TO develop our own NJ.
sources aud prove 10 the world what i'm.
mcnsc advantages WI do possess When
We 10 this, NJ did the owners OF the MN
eral lands In Alabama aud Tennessee, aud
Ia other portions OF the south, We will
find the railroad presidents only too
anxious 10 arrange excursions for the cap.
italists Of the country 60 visit us. "Tfe
gods help thosc who help themselves"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11
Corn Ia Mississippi.

From the Aberdeen (Miy,l Examiner
There should be no reduction Of the
corn area in any portion Of the State thi,
season. Corn Is our sheet anchor and
main stay. With good corn crops the in.
dependence and steady progress and adj.
vanccmcnt OF our farmers are assured, and
the meat problem will certainly and salts
laciorily settle itself. No greater bickset
could beiall this region than for II to be-
forced into the corn market again ~ a
buyer, aud 10 guard against the possibility
Of such calamity the areas given 10 this
great cereal this spring should be as lilo.
cral ~ though the planters looked upon
corn ~ market crop instead OF as tool
10 make cotton.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

Ma CnAuLr, MAuyiN's "Rcgon Of the
Eternal Firc" has awakened renewed
Interest In tho oil region la aud about
Baku, aud induces Tbr Loldm Rail
cay Asiu again TO call attention 10
the free use Of tho refuse of the
petroleum rclncncs ON the steamers
OF the Caspian Sea and the railroads Of
Southern Russia. The fires arc lighted
aud controlled at will, the services Of iirc.
men are dispensed with aud there j.
neither smoke nor SCOT Tho Russian en-.
ginccu running the steamers from Baku
10 the mouth Of the Nolrt adjust the
flames at starting aud concern them.
selves no moro about their fires until
they reach their destination In couple
OF days time. Not q single ease has yet
been reported of destruction by fire Of
steamers or cirgocs. Equally important
with the saving of labor Is the economy
gained in storage room. 4 ton Of liquid
fuel can 10 the work oi two or three tons
Of coal. Thus q steamer can ukc two ui
three times less fuel aud utilize the bunker
spare Tor cargo purposes, or Il can ~ two
or three times a. lar without stopping to
coal Why cannot petroleum refuse bc
used In this way In this county, And u
There not thus opened up "a avenue to q
new trade?
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11
TARIFF REFORM CONVENTION

The tariff reform Democrats of this
State ought 10 be well represented at the
National Convention OF tarin-reiormers TO
be held at Chicago ON the 10Th inst. The
importance Of such gathering cannot be
overestimated nor its possible influence on
the next presidential campaign. No other
question can take precedence Of tariff re-
form or obscure it. 1t is paramount; and the
more Of adverse legislation the Republic
ans in the Fiiity.6rst Congress may be
able to accomplish the more it will be in
cumbent on .he Democrats TO maintain a
close and earnest organization and
wage unceasing warfare upon the
most mischievous iniquity ever in
jected into the politics OF any country
for narrow personal purposes. The
Convention proposes Q) TO widen
tho scope OF the Tariff Reform
Leagues work and its means Of usefulness
by drawing into its councils representative
men from all sections; (2) to secure
branch leagues for active work, under
whatever name may be locally preferred,
in every county and, os far as pc isible, in
every township in the various States; and
o. to organize q systematic campaign that
shall bc continuous-cm embracing literary
bureau, lecture bureau supplemented by
corresponding bureaus in every State, and
such other means for iurthering the work
rs may bo thought expcdicnt This is an
all.cmbracing plan Of action and it cannot
fail to arouse tarill-reiormors everywhere
to immediate and enthusiastic action.
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
MONDAY. So, FEBRUARY II, lee
CRIME IN MISSISSIPPI

What The Matches Democrat and The
Brookhdra Leader have 10 say in another
column in reference to the administration
of justice, the pardoning power, the in
creases OF crime aud the defiant attitude
of mobs and persons criminally inclined,
ought 10 arrest the attention Of our Mssis.
sppi readers especially II makes up q
startling indictment, but ii is profitable for
reprooi, and in that sense will be accepted
by all thinking men and well-wishers
of the State. That reform is needed will
be their Immediate conclusion and all will
agroo that there should be an instant effort
by public officials to secure n prompt
administration of justice in all criminal
cases by a vigorous prosecution Of crimi-
nails. Two things can thus be accom-
plished: ~ The punishment OF criminals,
and (2l the establishment Of public conf
dencc in the tribunals of the State. This
will lessen the tendency 10 mob law and
lynching. And helping this it would be n
good thing IL constitutional provision
could be- secured through the next lcgisln
ture lodging the pardoning power in a
board Of commissioners, thus relieving
the Governor from the responsibility and
also from the pressure Of appeal, which II
is 80 hard even for a firm and just
man TO resist. The people Of MIissis-
sippi have the opportunity in the approach
ing election 10 take steps toward the
accomplishment Of these reforms. Their
candidate for Governor should be- pledged
TO them and TO do away with the leased
convict system and establish separate re-
torma,ores Tor women aud children.
Something also should bo done 10 extend
tho time Of Keeping the public school,
open. Elucationis the greatest aid in the
lcsscning Of crime. Ignorance bronds
crime and a spirit, 1rst, OF indifference 10.
aud second, Of defiance Of law Tho PEG.
pie have q great opportunity, aud II they
will only do half what the press are urg
Ing, there will next year be no ground Tor
such complaints as those made by Ihs
Iendcr aud by he DimorrnL
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The rrr,s,ep, >en,lmcn, In Ar1an.a.

The assassination Of John NJ CLAYTON
has aroused such indignation aud has
thrilled the people with such horror that n
repetition Of lht election frauds. 10 conceal
which It Is supposed lei 10 the er ictra
lion 1T the crime, will hereafter br rem.
lrrrl almost Impossible The murderer
ut CLAYTON mus he punished The sheriff
VI Conway Cdpoiy must ferret out tho
crime. u Is duty hc owes 10 his people.
No Stone must be lei, unturncd 10 fin
down the perpetrators IT q crime the mac.
altitude OF which has attracted the attcn.
ton oi the nation.
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The chattanooga EiEht.uour Move.
mouI

special Dispatch 20 The Appeal
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. i0.--A large
number Of laboring men met In conycn.
ton TO discuss the eight-hour law. No
organized plan had been agreed upon by
the leaders Of the movement, and after 4
long discussion, the whole matter was re-
icrrcd TO a committee, 90 ruport at future
meeting. There Is disposition on the
part OF some OF the most prominent labor.
ing men 10 have the oight-hour law en-.
forced, aud strong effort will be made TO
compel all employers 10 recognize eight
hours ~ u full days work. Should such
= rule be- enforced u will reyolutionizo the
labor question In this section.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

ffnm The ituwnsfWf St''' Vmocmt
With the mougagr system q thing Of the
past the South All prosper. for when the
farmer b proepctous every branch oi bust.
ness improves 10 corresponding degree.
With the mortgage ont oi the way the
farmer bccomw independent. and thai
means contentncnt and happiness. Whom
hc can look ut his broad folds of COTTON.
goWing and npcnng under the ,oll snn
of his own uitiyc south unh,mper,J
with a mortgage he rlu safely indulge In
the happy prospect al abundant haryrsis
latgr profits. indcpcndcncc aud prosperity
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

or the Pig Iron Storage warron, Com
pany, with capital Of sl.OOj.O)J, Recently
organized in Philadelphia. ~, limo 81
that city says that while 1t will doubles,
facilitate transactions in pig iron. Il will
also place Il on the li.t oi speculative ~.
t'clc' subject 10 the manipula,i1ns II gam.
bling spcculators A corner ia pix iron
was possible under former conditions. but
the temptation b. engage In the corncrius
business with pig iron a. the subject will
doubtless be grcatly increased by the issu,
OF the proposed pig iron warrants"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

Tnr Rabbi Hmnskopi. In the course Of
lecture on SUNDAY In Philadelphia. ON
The disposal oi the dead. favored crcama
ton. lie said he believed that In few
decades II would be generally popular.
sooiciics, said be, are spriugIng mp every.
where. lncincmior are erected In al the
large cities; science indorsg, II. aud many
clcrrymcn, both Christian and jewish.
have given Il the stamp OF their approval.
Sanitary science knows many reasons In
favor Of cremation.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

A NEW YoRR millionaire proposes TO en-
dow a university for Chicago to the amount
Of S2O,OOO,OOO. We do not covet our
neighbours good luck, but We cannot help
feeling that the good man would feel bet.
ter II he would but plant 5000 900 Of this
princcly sum in this city, aud thus give
tho rising generation in this section a
chance for a free aud liberal education.
II ho only knew Memphis, perhaps he
would.
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kan.ns aonI IIcn,rr-.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-. Feb. lO.-The Kan.
sas City 7in1 will publish tomorrow
morning fac-simile Of a secret agreemcnt
entered into 10y the various parties accused
Of fraud In connection with the Kansas
Pcniicniiary coal contracts. II has been
alleged that the State OF Kansas has been
dcifaudcd Of largo sums OF money by the
collusion beiw On the coal contractors and
the Board OF Directors Of tho Kansas pcn-
itontiary.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

TnE Ndf fort Tribune, IN review Of
the Life Of Matthew Fontanc Maury. +"
by his daughter. Mrs. Diana Foniainc
Maury Corbin, says that but for hi.
going with his State" when the war
broke oui, che would have become and
remained the foremost American man of
science Of his time. The solid scr,icc.
rendered by him TO commerce and
navigation, and indirectly to auicul.
ture' are such that his most scriou.
error cannot outweigh them; indeed.
the time s already propilious ior a
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

From the Natchez Miss Democrat
1t is about time that the law-abiding
people OF the State the lovers OF peace and
order, the sei-respocting, the respecIres OF
our enlightened manhood, the Iespecters
OF our boosted Southern love OF fair play,
the respecters Of all that is ennobling in
human nature should arise as il OF one ac-
cord in the denuncation OF lawlcssness,
inhumanity and outrages as perpetrated
in the State, and rescue her fair name
from the shadow which the evil.mindcd
have cast upon it, Mississippi can no
longer shut her eyes to ner own sins, but
must at once denounce and punish wrong
when and where it occurs, and foster
obedience TO law continuously and con-
scientiously. Let there be no more mobs,
no more kemper County affairs no more
negro hanging, no more terrorism, no more
cries OF race conflict, but let there be order
peace, the execution Of the laws; let us be
civilized and decent, giving our enemies
Of the North no cause for cOndemning us
aud increasing the number OF allies in tn,
North among the better class, whom ",
ask to come and live with us. This will
do more for immigration than aught else
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vs. print Ia another column an editorial
from 1hs N1g lort ft,ning Pos ON the
failure OF the prohibition law passed In
Rhode Island two ycan ago. II is fall Of
evidence 81 the sort that goes To confirm
pal temperance men In the opinion that
high license and not prohibition il the
safest means Of gmpplinr with to reduce
aud ultimately destroy an admittedly
great evil.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

ffnm the FORREST City Times
We didn't cross the Mississippi Rivcron
the new bridge this week, but We hope TO
do 20 within the next three years, as tho
building operations arr progressing Ia A
very satisfactory manner. Memphis will
have a big time at the opening Of this
bridge, and she ought ~ have
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

Germany is growing 10 a first-class com
mercial power because German shippers
are encouraged to buy ships where they
can be bought cheapest. America lags in
tho rear Of all other nations, and will until
the navigation laws are repealed.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-11

rnr bill introduced In the State Senate
by senator Crows, II this county, proyid.
Ing Tot making the Hermitage q home ior
indFrnt Confederate soldiers, h. heart.
us Endorsed by veterans throughout the
state. Many Of those In this city arr en-
thusiaslir In their approval II q movement
that has ior the good name oi the state
boon too long DELAYED.