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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21

Harper's Weekly: Among the many
picturesque and commanding charac-
ters at Washington is General Albert
pike, who through long and dis.in-
vnishetl services has become the ranks
ing Masonic dignitary of the world.
He has been at the head of the Scottish
rite for the southern jurisdiction of the
United States since 1859, and is the
only Masonic potentate in America
elected and ucrowned'' for life. Gen.
eral Pike was born in Boston, Deem.
Der 20, 1900, and was ms,rlculated at
Harvard when sixteen years old, but
was forced to leave college for lack OF
funds. He became a lawyer Of dis
tinctIon in the South, served in the
Mexican war, and was Confederate
briRadier during the rebellion. His
giant frame, his white hait and beard
and his simple attire attract attention
whenever he appears on the street
although he rarely leaves his officia
residence. The latter, known as ssHi
Holy House, stands at the corner o
Third and e streets, and is an elegan
building devoted largely to Masoni
mysteries. The general is a wldower
but his daughter, an accomplishe
woman, lives with him in his apart
ments. Surrounded by flowers an
birds and many curiosities which a
enyentful life has brought to him, b
amends much time in writing on Ma
sonic subjects, aud frequently receive
calls from prominent members OF til
order in this and other countries.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21

President Harrison says he ID IN
favor of river improvement but dead
opposed to levee building as means
Of Improvement and will veto any Dill
appropriatiDg money for that purpose.
How the chump proposes to improve
the navigation OF the Mississippi
without keeping up the levees is not
stated.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21
Wm. Pitt kellogg has returned ilo'n
y,arope and speaking about the deieat
q Minor says 81 told you sc, =
Major William Warner has de'
caiuet, to be Corporal Tanners sue
cee.or as Commisstoner Of Pensions.

4 race war In IIilnois! The mer-
clles white merauders who perpesia'-
"a thts9 murderous outrage upon the
snnooent and defenceless negroes Of
T.awrenceyiile should be held 10 .
strict accountability.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21

II Superintendent Bond OF the
yfcksburg, Shreveport and Pacific
Railroad escapes prosecution 10
madison for manslau&hter In causing
the death OF George McFee BY the
reckless neglect Ut the track OF the
road where the accident happens ne
win be lucky indeed.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21

caused by defective insulation Of cleo
trio light wires.
Frosts were reported from several
northwestern localities on the 18th.
A law has been passed by the
Georgia legislature making 1t misde-
mesnor for any person to sell, furnish,
give or provide any minor with ciga-
rettes, tobacco, cigarette paper or any
substitute therefor.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21

The new cruiser Baltimore has sue
cessfully stood severe test and been
formally and regularly admitted into
the service of the navy. She was built
by Secretary Whitney under Cieve-
lands administration.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21

The Madison Journal presents =
searful indict ment sgainst the managers
Of the vicksburg, shreveport ana
.Pacif,c Railroad. II any one Of its
commits can be proved there is no dooD'
that the officers Of the road are directly
accountable for poor George McFee'e
death.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21
rNatchez Democrat, 17th.l


The Natchex Construction Company |
have concluded not to await their plant l
before commencing work on the New
Orleans, Natchez and Fort Scott HALL
road, but were engaging men and
teams yesterday to make beginning
Of the work to-day at Vidaila. Inc
plants are now>en route here, and are
expected to arrive In the course OF
few days, but Mr.. Morrison, who Is IN
immediate charge OF the work, thought
that valuable time would be lost by
waiting, and concluded to make the
beginning to-day with what supplies
and labor that could be procured In
Natchez, and vicinity. The laborers
and teams will be put to work this
mo.ning as early as they can be trans
ported across the river.
The work will be started on the river
bank, in front Of Arnaudlia, about
half a mile below the corporate limits
OF Vidalia, and the first thing done
will be the grading of the incline on
the river bank, to be followed by grad
Ing and putting the proposed yards in
shape for the tracks, switches, etc.,
ana also the grading OF the right Of
way into the town of Vidalia to Davis
street. q short distance below the depot
, Of the Natchez, Red River & Texas
Railroad. The company's yards will
be located on the ssArnaudlia" planta-
ton. and not within the corporate
> limits Of Vidalia.
1t is the desire of the company to DC
this work first and complete 1t a.
speedily as possible an account OF the
Il facilities 1t will afford them for hand
1 ling their supplies, etc., most OF which
a viii be delivered to them by the river
!, AZ soon "a the ebove work shall hav'
been finished, the construction OF tn
lime will be at once commenced IN
4 westerly direction to the Bayo!
2 Cocodra, and pushed forward with al
reasonable rapidity.
We understand that preparations ar
being perfected for an early resumE
It ton Of work on the bluffs of this cit
q and in few days, no doubt, we wi
a have the pleasure Of seeing q larg
;, force of men and teams grading ther
:. and preparing them for the receptio
If the tracks that are to be laid o
q their steep sides, and up into the dept
Il In Natchez.
all They above Information will n
:. doubt be gratifying to the either
y both of Natchez and Vidalia, man
10 OF whom have been exceedingly an1
g. ious to sec the work inaugurated an
d. vigorously prosecuted on both sides
the river. They will see it, to-da
and there will be no cessation uni
|. the Arkansas Slate line is reached, AZ
possibly not then.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21
THE FORT SCOTT ROAD.

The First Ground Will Be broken at
yidalia To-day - A Construti0n
Force Organized in This City-No
Time will be Lost-Work Soon to
BE in Progress ON Both Sides of the
River.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21
A BIG STEAL.

- ii
The startling discovery made lew
Iays ago BY State Auditor o. B. Steele n
hat the State hsd been paying the In
crest coupons on aslot Of bonds sggre- c
Eating some sals, $1,000 for the past q
en years which should bave been can Z
,elled and destroyed has caused great /
sensation throughout the State. Be- {
tween s6o, 600 and &C, 900 has been paid
out In interest on these Illegal coupons
and several of the bonds have turned
up aud It is thought that the whole
issue is extant and In the hands offn- |
nocent third parties. The bonds and
coupons were ordered destroyed BY the
constitutional convention OF 1879 ana
Why 1t was not done and who Is res
ponsible for this big steal is the mys-
terry Of the all-absorbinR question.
The blame, In the light of present facts,
attaches to no less personage than
Msj. e. A. Burke, but he has teie-
graphed from London that he VIII
leave for home at once and will pro-
tect every dollar lost and bis friends
ask suspension Of public opinion
4 until he can be fully heard from.
The TELEGRAPH sincerely trusts that
he will be able to clear his skirts but
how he can do 90 remains to be seen.
4 His cashier while State Treasurer was
Marshal Stoddart and that gentleman
SAYS that the bonds were turned over
ali right to Msj. Burke by his prede'
cessor State Treasurer Dubuclet. and
that they remained In MAJ. Burke't
: custody. Mr.. Stoddart also says thai
!. a. far back as 1886 some Of tht
. coupons were presented to hin
. flor payment but he noticed
they were null and void and refuset
to pay them, notifying Maj. Burk'
at the time. Just how this is to b
explained II is hard to say.
al These bonds represented the origl
!. nal debt due by the State to the Stat
nj University and Agricultural and Me
: chanIcal College funds but the indeb'
"a edness was scaled and the bonds OF
:, dered destroyed by the constitutions
:. convention of 1879 and the amount
recognized to be due were ordere
placed to the credit of the funds on Ii
10 books Of the Auditor and Treasurer I
al the State as perpetual loan bearin
ID four and five per cent respectively.
as Later developments show that tt
ed steal is far more reaching in Its efie
Y. aud that there has been forgery aud
10 over issue of constitutional bonds to
be large amount. Just where the tihl
ks will end is hard to predict and It vi
probably not he known until after
Judicial investigation and Grimm
he prosecution. The Attorney Gener
is says that he will institute suit again
pss Maj. Burke and his bondsmen for Il
he recovery of the $6O, 900 or $7O,0 900 Ill
Ter galIy paid by the State on the frau
,er ulent interest coupons.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21

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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
COTTON"


Receipts Of neccy staple yesterday num-
bored l.g9O bales rs against l,MS bales
same day last year. OF The receipts, 9i3
bales came in by rail, S77 by river aud 100
by wagons Sales 1900 bales, or ,, 100 70 cx-
portors and 500 10 spinncrs. Receipts since
September T. 500 i9S bales against 5ii,i00
bales same time last season, decrease OF
2j.15s bales The receipts to date this sea-
son are however largely in excess Of the re-
ceipis to same date for any previous year,
receipts to date for the season 1861 being
but sos. is3 bales 1850 1895 bales; 1850,
35I $40 bales aud 1851, 32D072 bales.
shipments to date 372,gDi bales, against
$40. 3l7 bales for corresponding time last sea-
son. Shipments yesterday, l,!Is bales
against $3.50 bales same lay last year. Stock
running account jl.ljs bales against iG),'
ois bales for same day last season Spot
cotton closed firm az Memphis, steady at
New Orleans aud Liverpool, and quiet at
New York Futures advanced ? points at
New York. At Liverpool near months are
unchanged with late months oil ! point.
The New orleans future market remained
closed yesterday, It being a holiday anni-
vcrsary Of the battle Of New Orleans
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09

Bazaine, by way OF London, secret iniorma-
ton OF the movements Of the German troops.
This charge made public Sir r. D. Morier,
now British Minister ut st. Petersburg,
had last August recourse to Ba2aine,
then residing in Madrid, and from
him received an unqualified conlradic-
ton OF it. This he recently forwarded to
the German foreign office, but it did not
altogether satisfy the Bismarcks. Yet
convinced OF its authenticity they have
offered through Count Won Hatzieldt, the
German Ambassador to England by order
OF the Emperor TO exoneratc Moricr from
any charges connected with the Bazaine
incident, But this is not enough. The
now Thoroughly aroused diplomat demands
that MS official prints made the charge there
must be an official Withdrawal. Lord
Salisbury sustans him, and in personal
communication to Prince Bismarck asks
that irate functionary TO order direct
statement that the whole charge Is absurd.
VIII he do III Doubtful.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09

We congratulate our friend Mr.. Lucas
Clapp upon his reelection to the position
OF Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
tives, in which during the Forty-iilth Gen
eral Assembly (lsS7) he won the respect
and confidence OF his fellow-members and
the admiration of all classes Of his fellow
citizens. Mr.. Clapp, who occupies here at
his home an enviable reputation and high
social position, is one Of the most promising
OF the rising public men Of the State, and it
may easily be predicted Of him that he has
IA career before him that is only limited by
the good gifts in the power OF the people
TO bestow. A man OF fine presence and
very attractive address, he is almost always
sure TO win at iirsl sight, and what he wins
he is always sure TO retain by his courte-
business and obliging manners. He pos
scsses all the requisites for public life, has
ability, and may easily aspire to higher
places. He, too, is for Senator lIarris's re-
election, but il is under instructions; there
fore his reelection does not possess any
significance as TO the result OF that issue.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
TnE nlsMARcKs ANp uoRIER.

Count Herbert Bismarck proves a. be-
as interruptions ne his father aud to be- rs
implarablc and biiiora haicr. Tho Prince.
Il will DO remembered by tho
reader. Of Iuu ArrE,t, when the I'm.
pcror Frederick diary was published last
TALL declared the statement Il contained
untrue 10 the effect that II was hc. Frederick
(thcn Crown Phnccl and not Bismarck
who first suggested the establishment
OF tie German Empire with his father.
William. for Emperor ~ a necessary result
Of the uniting oithc North AMI South Ger.
man States in the work Of defeating France.
Bismarck, s,ung BY this publication, In au
iniorVisE with newspaper correspondent
declared that 20 iu from the Crown
Prince interfering or suggesting thi,
GRAND and picturesque result Of great
war, that he know absolutely nothing Of
State aa'irs, and was purposcly kept in Tho
dask because It WIS feared that
state secrets might dni WY
through bis wife, tho daughter oi Victoria.
10 the English Court aud thcncc 10 the
French. Of course the world did not
believe this, because il has generally
been the habil for monarchs to pro.
parc their sons Tor their prospective
duties rs kings or cDpcrors, md Crown
Prince Frederick was known 10 DO safe
prudent, patriotic aud exceptionally In.
tclllgent and reliable prince. Bismarck,
smarting under this public rbuke, has
cyor since been looking for proof to sustain
his position, aud his son Herbert recent,
found II IN statement by Major IN
tho Germany army, that Sir H. j.
Moheg, while British Charge d'AGaires al
Darnistadi, In 1870, conveyed. 70 Manha
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
WEDNESDAY,. :, JANUARY o, 1890
A PROzES7 AGAINST LEASING 7HE.
NLSIIL UTE POOR

We ask the considerable attention OF
every reader Of TnE ArrEu, those cs.
pecially who reside in Mississippi, to
the letter from Cofeoyillc which We pub
lisb w. 'anofhcr column. II contains n
-rrofcst by the citizens OF Ya,lobusha
county against the leasing Of the destitute
poor to the highest bidder. Mr. 5. NJ.
Ross, who presented this petition and
protest, is a man Of character and position
whose sympathies are broad aud Christ
like. Ills statements Of the treatment these
unfortunate persons he pleads for are
likely to receive At the hands Of lrssccs
ARE clear and plain. lie calls attention to
the harbarousy brutal treatment Of leased
conyicis. as for instance those who worked
on the Ship Island Railroad and those Who
moro rcccntly worked ON the branch Of the
Valley Road running through Bolivar
County, and be- very scnsily concludes
that "iicW Is no MASON 10 think the sys
tenn will work any better with the poor
than with the criminal. ~, mm rho irl
in,h Hm i01rd iI ai', 10 make N, bet bii.
7hr nan wio wR i,li Than kindly CANNOT
o5mpdS ,r.h De- man who irH 'f,ai than
bddN 7hS man ,oio irH cur Jor hcm, m.
i1,d 10 hcir wllis dnd miHif,r n hsm ul1
siot, cuunoi pashy bId dgpios he mon v,o
wM prg'oi hSm.' This is fair statement
Of the facts Us they have pccn developed
by the brutal and bruializing convictions
system. We arr glad to bc able topui Il in
print in TnE ArPEAt. II Is a sign and
evidence that the people Of Mississippi are
saking mp to the necessity for putting an
nd to Il and Of adopting system morn in
-~c0rdancc with the humane Tendencies II
the agc and the spirit OF the religion which
they In common profess They arc be-
ginning TO rcalizc the fact that tn lease a
convict i To force him 20 run the gauntlet
% terrifying, brutal aud irresponsible
guards with whips, sticks, pistols anl
and rifles in their hands and a fixed dc.
termination In their hearts to murder ON
the least proyoca,ion.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09

CAIRO. ~. Jan. Silver 10 fec, aud r,ulus.
Weather cnol sud minlng.
Hf1sbD RITA, iau K--River feet inches
aud risiug weather clear and pleasant
WHEELING, W. Va. Jan. K-Rlyor n feet 9
inche- and fsing Weather cloudy aud cold
81. louis. Mo, Jan. 9. River siationary. DO.
cold
kvANsylLLR Ind, Jan. A-Rivcr n feet S
inches and rising Weather cloudy Nlaht-lliver
u feet Inches aud rising Raining.
CINCINNATI. o.. Jan S-i,iver y iret i,cbc,
aud fislng Weather cloudy. Thermometer 10
Nlghi-iu,er . iey' 10 inches and Using Dsi..
linr rain,
NEw ORLEANS, In. Jan. S-wcstbsr raiu,,.
Arrived sud departed oakland aud harrcs ~.
louis. Arrived city VI New Orleans ~ Ia.lls.
Departed Dacotah, st. Louis
vvlckspURG. Miss. Jan. a-RIwr falling.
Weather iosry and mining pasfcd IN. Annie q
silver, 10 an Passed down Aft ansas and tow.
~ an. Arrived CITY Of Cairo. Memphis. 10 y nj
LOUISVILLE ny, Jan A-River rising. Win .
icct inghes ON the falls aud 10 feet 10 uches In tho
eassl weather cloudy aud pleasant Departed
oniding star. Clncnnatl NiEht--Riyor laliing.
Win iccl inches on the falls and 10 feet II
Inches IN the canal Weather cloudy AN plcA,-sI
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
OPINIONS DIVIDED.

Tho Majority OF the Jury Condemns
Sheriff smith OF Birmingham.
Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
BIRMISGuAM, Ala, Jan. s.-Tho Cor
oner's Jury which has for three weeks past
been investigating the death Of ten citi-
zens who we're killed by the shcriTs posse
IN front Of the county Jail on the night Of
Dec. Slb, reported TO the Coroner tonight
that they had been unable to decide.
They, however, made majority and
minority report. The former was signed
by four Of the jurors, aud the report was
that the shooting had been unlawful on
the part Of the Sheriff who gave the order
to fire. The minority report was signed
by the other two jurors and was 10 tho
effect that the killing was lawfully done.
Public opinion appears 10 differ just about
in proportion rs tho iurymcn differed.
The Grand Jury now have the matter in
hand.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
THE CONVICT LEASES.

The Board of Control has leased out convicts for
1889 rs follows: $. & H. c, Gwin, %; John O. Il Il.
Sessions. ~; Townsend 4 Co., -; l.. G. Duaney. 81;
fallback Planting and Mercantile Company, 30; b..
W. sturdkant, D; J. w. Eldridge 25 J. II. Bscoc,
90 total 237. These parties all live In the Delta.
Fifty conycts viii be worked by the lessces on a
farm.
The letting of these conylcts was indlscrlmlnato
and practically to tho highest bidder In our
Judgment and M we stated In II former issue. the
letting should have been different That for the
purpose OF avoiding mistreatment and the objec-
tlon Of contact, aud for facility Of supervision,
these considerations should have ovcrrulod that Of
price First responsible and reliable lessecs should
have been selected second. applicants should have
had preference who would ohligatc themselves to
work conyicts IN large bodies and on isolated plan
tatiOns. However, we pass this rs the board has
acted hoping that It's action may prove well and
wisely chosen. But It cannot now, MS heretofore,
plead responsibility for the abuse OF convcts,
such W. have prevailed under lease made before
the Board Of Control was created The prescut
leasing and the choice OF lessoes Is It's own act
GreHrle lh,ss) Timn
The objections Of The Times are well
taken. But we think our esteemed con-
temporary should have been encouraged
by the present state Of the public mind in
Mississippi in opposition TO the leasing Of
convicts to protest loudly against the whole
system. II is loaded with brutallsms
that II is impossible for any one
connected with II, no matter how con-
scientious, to escape. II is against the
spirit Of the law to lease convicts, and it
is against sound public policy. II finally
dcgrades every one who has anything to
do with II and is fatal to the public peace
The next political canvass in Mississippi
should be made upon il and the good peo-
pie should everywhere rise up against the
men who have pcrpetuatcd and fos-
tered ii. An outrage upon justice, it
is no less so upon the interests Of
the people. No where SO much as
in the Delta are good safe roadways
needed, and nowhere is gravel more pen-
tiiul. II would be money in the pockets
OF all classes TO employ the conyicts in
making roads and keeping them in repair,
and also in keeping up the levees This is
the work the convicts Of all the counties
should be engaged in under humane
supervisors employed by the counties.
Good turnpikcs can beas well made there Us
here in Shelby County. where we are
compelled TO import all ths stone we use.
lnterscctcd by them the Delta lands would
be greatly enhanced in value. far more,
indeed, than they ever can be by merely
being within easy reach Of river and rail-
road transportation.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
A PLEAsANT oocAsIoN.
The "oid Hickory" Club OF Little Rock
Banqucta


Banquota
special Dispatch 10 Tho Appeal.
LItrLE Rock, Ark, Jan. S.-Tho "Old
Hickory" Dcm9cratic CLUB is holding o
banquet tonight in honor Of Jackson's
bay. Tho company about the banquet
table comprises many Of tho most dsiin.
guished Democratic leaders of the State.
Both Senators Jones aud Berry were ex.
pcctcd, but they are too busily engaged
with the tariff in the Senate 20 return 10
Arkansas. Representative &. Il. Brcckn-
ridge IA the cnly member Of the Congress.
sional delegation present Among the
letters Of regret received was one from OK.
Gov. Proctor Knott, Of Kentucky. and
Editor Charles II. Jones, OF the st. Louis
Republic.
Following Is the list Of ,oas,s proposed
aud responded 20.
'rhe day we celebrate" Hon. J. w.
House.
"rhc rabbit foot in poliilcs"-Col. s.y.
Whithornc, Of Benton.
ANDREW jackson 8. =. Hughes.
"Whyw We didn't got thcrc"-John w
lakewood, oi Little Rock.
'Ihc South and H. iuiuro"--IIon. @.
II. Brcckinridgc.
"rho Government our fathers ioundedi
w l.. Terry, OF Little Rock.
"Our Democratic wives and sweet.
hearts Goo. y. Dodge, Of Little Rock.