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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
THE BIRMINGHAM FIEND.
THE EVIDENCE AGAINST HALVES
STRENGTHENED YESTERDAY.
There Is Worry Little Room to Doubt the
Guilt OF This Most Dlabolcal OF
Fiends-The Courtroom is Crowded
to the Utmost.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
BIRMNGuAM, Ala, April 26.-The
clouds Of evidence thicken over the pris-
oner Hawcs Yesterday witnesses swore
he took his daughter May from Fannie
Bryants house on Monday night, Decem-
Der 3, abou! dusk, and came with her ON
the dummyto this city.
Today Tanning, conductor, swore
that Ilawes and the girl went out to East
Lake on his dummy train and about IN
hour after they got of at the pavilion at
East Lake.
Jesse Bachclore, another Fast Lake
dummy conductor, whose train ran an
hour later than Fanning's, said that
llawes came back with him about o
O'Clock that night. The girl was not with
him.
Reuben Butler was one OF the passen-
gers on that trip. lie had a conversation
with llawes on the way back to town.
Halves told him no had escorted young
lady home who had spent the evening at
his house.
Warren, a druggist saw Halves just after
hc came back 10 the city. llawes told him
lac had just come in on dummy and was
cold
May lIawess body was found in East
lake the following day. Thus far II has
been proven that the child was drowned in
Eastlake; that the night ON which this &C.
cured she left home with her father rode
TO town with him; got on the Eastlakc
dummy; got of at Eastlake; HAYES came
back alone; he left town that night and
married Miss story, OF Columbus, Miss.
Mrs. llawcs No and her daughter
Irene had disappeared before this time
The courtroom Is crowded to its lules
extent during the trial.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
LoeLed up Ia ~ Freight Car.

Nav YoRK, April GA Brooklyn
police officer last night found man
locked up in a freight car on the Long
Island Railroad in East New York. The
car was one OF the Cincinnati. Hamilton q
Dayton ears aud the man said he had got
in there last Saturday at Dayton, o.. had
been without food or water ever since aud
WIS nearly starved 10 death. Tho officer
went for assistance. but in the meantime
some parties came along. broke open the
door Of the car and the siowaway made his
escape and could not be found.
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Probate Courf.

A writ Of lunaey was issued for the trial
Of J. ]. Brooks, late Assistant Attorney.
General OF this county.
Letters Of guardianship were granted 10
Louis DeMorchi for the care OF Maud u.
singner, minor heir OF George A. singncr,
deceased.
A. u. lIill was appointed guardian Of
Maggie Irby. minor heir OF Charles 4.
lrby, deceased.
In the matter OF the estate OF George X.
Duncan, deceased, commissioners were ap.
pointed 10 set apart wears support for
Mrs Sophia Duncan, widow OF the de-
ceased.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27

TuE Brompion Hospital for Consumpiiycs,
London, England, published a statement
that ~ per cent of tie patients IN that in
stitution had unsuspccird kidney disease.
Every drop Of blood IN the system passes
thousands Of times through The lungs Ia
each twcnty.four hour. The same blood
passes through the Kidneys for publication.
II the kidneys arc not ina healthy condition
or able Ia cNpcl the poisonous or waste mat
ter the ncils return tn the delicate Tissues of
the lungs aud produce irritation. which re-
suits IN the symptoms Of what il known as
consumption. This explains why - per
cent of the cousump;iyc patients have nm
SUSPECTED kidney disorder. Warmers Safe
Cure puts the kidneys la a healthy condi-
ton taking the acids from the blood which
yitatc the lungs and cause consumption.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27

Special Dlsraich 10 The Appeal.
JAcEsoS, Tenn, April %. The Supreme
Court met, all Judges being present, and
made the following decisions Cases Of
Smith W. Duyal, Nos, 80 and ~, were
affirmed, and McGhecvs. Pointer, petition
10 rclcar. was dismissed. The Court then
proceeded with the hearing Of causes. and
affirmed Eakln VI Eichbcrg, heard and
took under Amusement Hoffman W. Fan.
ola, Woodward ". Woodward, Iec vs..
Porter. Ncy w. Walter. Absent, counsel
In Pariec ". Lee, aud forward briefs.
George Randolph, Esq, was enrolled as
an attorney Of this court.
First case tomorrow, Hays VI. llin,
No. s..
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LOCAL NoTICEa
MrMrnrs Steam Laundry. 224 Second I

MrMrnrs Steam Laundry. 224 Second y.
BHISKLEY LUMBER Co.. l2i Jefferson st
DYE WoRHs--L. Riegcl & Co., 81 JET
ferson street; telephone 1880.
MEMPnis Steam Carpet Cleaning and
Renovating Works, No. 800 Beale street.
telephone No. CSC.
G. Il. HorcuHiss. skilled Matchmaker.
Difficult and complicated watches espe-
cially solicit. No. 81 Madison street.
CuSSINGuAM Wagon Works, corner
Monroe and DcSoto streets. The best ma
torial on hand; the most finished work.
men employed.
PuRE and white rs the flower whose
namo II bears arc the biscuits raised by
Lily Baking Powder.
DEAN q LuLY CorFEE AND sPIcE Ca
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27

IIAHrFoRD. Conn, April -. The House
this morning passed bill providing that
no person shall make, sell. or have In his
possession, any product made wholly or In
part Of any Cat. oil or olcaginous substance
or compound thereof not produced lfom
milk or cream which shall be- in imitation
Of butter or cheese. The penalty Is a line
OF Imprisonment or both.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
A,rn,nrr. Iinn A.hnrr-

CncAoo. April 20. a special dispatch
from Duluth. says that the steamer Aus
tralasia and her consort, the George, went
ashore In binding snow storm on Mich
igln Island yesterday They were scut-
tied m order 10 save them from pounding
Co pieces on the rocks A wrccking outfit
has hccn sent 10 assist them. There was
no ln.. OF liln.
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HcnI E.inic transfer.

j. l.. Bland and wife to T. c. Owen, one
lot in the town Of Eads; $50.
i. T. Meacham aud wife TO L. w. Ter
rell, lot No. l3S, in Meachams subdiyis.
ion; $40.
i. l.. Mcacham and wife 20 Thomas G.
Helm. a certain 10, Of irregular shape in
the Meachan subdivision; 500.
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TouehrdlI,m r,r rcn ycar.

FIf<IaI II3IhII In no AVV0lT
PiSr Burr, Ark. April 2G.-Joaoph
Gibson, negro, was sent up 10 the pcni.
Tertiary this evening tor ten years. lie
was charged with an assault 10 commit
rape on Eliza Hunter. giri under age.
Eight OF the Jurors were negroes.
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The pciiiI.n pcnira.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 20 The Pro.
bate Court this morning deniel tho petit
ton oi Theodore aud Frederick Brett, Of
Chicago. for the removal OF 4. NJ. Clark,
Of this city ~ guardian OF little 'frcida
Brett, recently abducted at Albany, y. Y.
An appeal was taken by the compliments.
The girl has property worth SO, 600
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
standard Poets aud Noveli.,.

In sets and single volumes. Our 20c
bound books include nearly all the famous
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Homer to owen Meredith.
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books-regular price 2jc aud jOc-NicIr OF
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
THE COURTS.
Criminal Court.

The case OF Al Reeves was disposed Of
yesterday morning, the Attomey-Gencral
coniessing that the accused was insane lie
was sent TO the unatic asylum.
Anthony Goodwin received sentence
Of seven years for namelcss crime.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
ceencrnrc MerL. nurnea.

A Gre occurred yesterday at the Bauer
Coopcmgc Works at Erin, Tenn, which
consumed the building and contents and
two ircigh, cars standing on n sideirack
near by. Loal, $4,000.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
Circuit Court.

Mary Downey filed adamase suit against
the Kansas City. Memphis & Birmingham
Railroad for So, 900.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27

The Memphis TRUNK Factory. ats Maiu.
Have the largest line Of trunks. nliscs
and hand satchcls in the city. which they
will srll at the lowest prices
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
u,,.o. a Fi,nn. aaa ua,n street.

Sell all grades Of Furniture, Carpets, Rugs
Mating, etc. at the very lowest possible
cash prices. Also do repairing, upholstcf.
ing, shipping and packing furniture, and
guarantee good aud satisfactory work.
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Jackson Mound TRrE.

Free concert aud balloon ascension Sum
day afternoon. Night concert, admission
10 cpnta
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GET YOUR SUNDAY READING
TODAY AT nENKEN's.

The monihlics for May are in. IIarpcr's,
ScribncrG Lippincoits and Lcslic's, also
Popular Science aud the Eclectic, all sold
at less than publishers prices.
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THE state Supreme Cart.

Whiie--J. II. Rast to VI. A. law. C,
orcd-Jackson Field 10 Lucy Minctt.
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$1,000.

A BEAUTIFUL lot ioxIm. NEw FENCE.
~ new risicu. nothing b. do but build house
10 have ma clcrant home This lot l. on Manacni
street nc'r ruplar. aud lot opposite cannot be
bought .Of lcss Than so per iooL
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$1,000.

A VERY BEAUTIFUL Tor, tOSi5l: HIGH.
~ splendid drainage majestic forest trccs-lu a
word. pUfcct lot. nclghbdrhooi uncxccllo /; H..
cation, south Main street near kaybufn avenue,
lots IN immediate vicinity have been sold at 50
per foot
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
DIBRELL.

Dibrell, Tenn, April %, 1889
Some indications of rain. A nice
warm shower would help the oats,
clover, wheat, corn, and most every
thing else.
We extend our harty thanks to
Mrs. Sam Womack for an invitation
to the family reunion and birthday
dinner Of Mr.. Womack at their
home on last Sunday, Mr.. Womack
being sixty-three on that day.
John w. Towles and wife gave us
call today. We were truly glad
to meet our aged friend and former
neighbor.
Elder Bates, of Keltons burg, has
an appointment at Mount Zion for
the first Sunday in May, and at
night. Everybody invited. There
will be Sunday School Pic Mic at
Mount Zion the 4th Saturday in
May. A committee will be appoint
ed to make out program and eX-
tend invitations to all other Sunday
Schools within reasonable bounds.
Mr.. Isaac Cawthon is engaged in
putting up nice fence around the
dwelling of the postmaster at this
place. '..| r.8H
Mr.. George Cawthon has moved to
McMinnville for awhile.
Prof. l.. p. Evans was sick last
week.
II. b. Evans is off to Mechanics.
vile. -.t
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
Van Buren, County Items,

A correspondent furnishes us the
following items from Van Buren,
county:
Messrs. l.. NJ. and G. w. Moore are
preparing timber for a new grist mill
to be built on Laurel creek, where the
old mill of Rev. p. Moore stood,
which was washed away some time
ago.
Messrs. Henry Kell and Richard
Russell have bought of Mr.. II. York,
ST., the grist and saw mills on Rocky
River.
Messrs. Ed. Parsons and Andrew
Justice are putting up steam saw
mill in Laurel Cove, where there is
an abundance Of fine timber of all
kinds. They will have years saw
ing with a mill of average capacity,
Mrs. Martin, wife of Carroll Mar
tin, died on the Sd inst. She was 81
years of age.
Mr.. Henry Keil was married to
Miss Mary Worthington on the 4th
inst, Rev. P. Moore officiating.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
business Organization.

Our suggestion on this subject last
week met with favorable comment
from number of business men, and
we believe an enthusiastic CONNER
cial club can be organized here with
a little push. We present for the
further consideration of our business
men on this subject the following
from the Jackson Daily Times:
A city or town without board
Of trade is lacking in one of the
essentials of success ; we had almost
saidit was like a private corpora
ton without board of directors /;
but the city or town has its city
council which would not render the
comparison exactly appropriate. A
city council, however, cannot per-
form the functions of a board of trade.
The council has duties prescribed by
law and can only act within certain
boundaries. Nothing that is for the
general interest can possibly be said
to be beyond the far reaching func-
tons of board of trade. The latter
is a voluntary organization, the
object of which is to advance the
general interests of the community.
1t may interest itself in individual
enterprise, and in proper cases extend
helping hand to them. There is a
great deal in extending moral sup
port and encouragement. If a new
enterprise understands that it has the
good wishes of the community and
of a body of business men who, per-
haps without pecuniary expense to
themselves, can and will add greatly
to its success; it is thereby given
hope, confidence and courage In
other words, Gin union there is
strength" A small but united COM
munity can effect greater results
than one many times larger that is
split up by petty jealousies and tdog
in the manger' policies. The Jack.
son board Of trade is cultivating and
educating spirit among our people
that will in time work wonders in
the community" 90
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
Progressive College Life.

The process OF civilizing American
colleges has gone on gloriously for the
last three or four years. No one case
of fatal hazing has been reported this
fall. The practice is abolished from
nearly all colleges of high rank, and
for the most part without the interfer-
ence of the trustees or faculties. The
Yale Sophomores recently voted
against it, and this will probably
abolish it forever from that institution.
Cane-rushes are sometimes rough, but
they are not brutal, tyrannical and
contemplate. There could be no
worse element oiculture for our young
men than 10 suppose it manly, by
numbers and force, to browbeat and
make sport of a harmless stranger.
The contemplate habit, when resist
ance was offered, led TO brutality that
would shame savages. Probably not
one Of the leading colleges but has on
its record at least one hazing that
ended fatally-in palmer English case
Of murder st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27

Birmingham is excited over the
discovery of natural gas.
Two trains collided at Carpenters,
q station on the M. & G. Road near
Chattanooga, Tuesday, and one engi-
neer and one fireman have since died
from injuries received in the wreck.
Mrs. Louisa Garland, wife of DIR.
l.. c. Garland, Chancellor of Wander
built University, died last Monday
morning at the home of the family
on the University campus, in the 18th
year of her age.
The steamer Damnark which was
thought to be lost with the 79j peo-
pie on Board, has been heard from.
The Damnark went down, but all on
board were rescued by the steamer
Missouri. US.
The daily newspapers Of New York
city have formed a combination and
put the wholesale prices of their
Sunday editions up to 81 cents,
TO newsdealers, thus making it neces-
sary for dealers to charge 10 cents for
them Mt retail.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
FACTS ABOUT FEET.
How They Vary in Size Among Different
People and Races.

How They Vary in Size Among Different
People and Races.
The ideal foot of modern ladies is
about No. 8. We hear but little
about the shining goal toward which
the masculine foot is directed The
length Of the average foot is a difficult
matter to decide. Perhaps there was
time when its status was more relia-
bly, fixed than at present For in
stance, the common unit for lineal
measure, foot, was derived from the
length of the human foot. Human feet
differ in length all over the world; so
does the standard of lineal measure
ment. There was q time when not only
each country, but each town, had u
foot measure of its own, indicating diff
ferent averages of the different feet in
various localities. Taking the En-
glish foot Twelve inches) as stand
ard, we find the French foot to be
1918, the Rhenish foot l2.3j
AS these comparative lengths were
derived from the average human foot
OF these natiOnalities, we may take
comfort in the fact that we are in the
happy minority Of inches at the base.
The Russian foot OF measure equals
the English, and the German or Rhen-
ish foot varies in the different states.
The longest foot OF measure is that of
old Turin, which is equal to twenty
inches of English measure. The lat
ter, founded upon the length of the
Turin pedal, might, in the persihage
of our time, be said to have descended
by heredity to certain section Of our
great country, famous, in fable at
least, for its breadth and length of I'M
derstanding. In order to get an idea
Of the length of shoe sizes in inches.
IL may be stated that foot measuring
ten inches, with the weight of the body
resting upon it, may wear comfortably
a No. 6 shoe. The reader can figure
from this up to the Tnin foot of
twenty inches by allowing three full
sizes to the inch.
Following are some measurements
from life that show the comparative
length of tho human foot in different
people. These measurements are well
proportional to the height of the per-
sons: In man five feet eleven inches
tall the foot measured ten and one-half
inches. In Chinese subjects, the or
binary height being five feet, the
length of foot was nine inches and five
lines. Among a tribe of low-stature
Indians whose height varied from five
feet one inch to five feet three inches,
the length Of the feet was found to be
from nine inches four lines to nine
inches six lines. A youth in the South
Sea islands, six feet seven inches in
height, had foot twelve and one. hall
inches long; his lower extremeties
measured thirty-eight inches in length
circumference OF calf of leg seventeen
and one-half inches and his ankle ten
inches. - Shoe and LedM er Reporter.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
Burn Those Old Letters.


1t is odd how people allow the ac-
emulation of old letters, They often
contain personal matter. which. hay
ing served its purpose, positively call
for their destruction. They become
mixed with letters which ought 10 be
preserved, and the task of separating
them is formidable. The immediate
destruction Of letter from friend or
relative is always distasteful, and, as
time goes on, a mountain Of corre-
spondence is heaped up, some portion
of which is pretty apt to fall under
eyes never intended TO- see it, and
thereby mischief be occasioned. 1t may
be set down as good rule to go by,
that all letters not worth saving for
business reasons, and which in their
personal recitals compromise any one,
should be destroyed. Many letters
written under excitement, casual PROV
ocation or misunderstanding of facts,
do not reflect the permanent views or
feelings of the writer's, and their pres
ervation is Il blunder. Every month,
at least, family would do we'll to go
over its epistolary litter laying here,
there and everywhere, and commit to
the flames the greater part of it. This
should be Systematically done. Pits
burgh Chronicle.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
Nonresident Notice.

Wv Whitson, Admir-. J In Chaneery at
of W c Randolph decd, McMinnville,
VS.. Fess Lowery, ct. ais, Tennessee.
IN THIS CAUSE, 1T APPEARING TO
| the satisfaction Of the Clerk and Master
from Complainants bill, which is sworn to,
that the Defendants, Adam Robinson and
wife, Lou Robinson, are non residents OF
Tennessee, SO that the ordinary process of
law cannot be served upon them; II is
therefore ordered that publication be made
for four consecutive weeks in the Southern
Standard, a newspaper published in Nc
Minpyille, Tenn, recurring said defendants
to appear before the Chancery court at Nc
Minnvillc, Warren County, Tennessee, en
the second NJ onday in May next, then and
there to plead, answer, demur, or make 9TH
or defense to Compliments bill,o the same
will he taken for confessed as to them and
the cause set for hearing ex parte. This
March l9th. 1889. C. BlLES, c IN
BSC. MuEFnRp, DC.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27

Manchester is to have water works.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
Sparta Items.

ESpOsitor, Goth.
DIR. NJ. Anderson moved with his
family to McMinnville Tuesday
where he will locate and practice his
profession. Many friends regret to
loose him from our midst.
The mail route from Tullahoma to
Sparta has been extended to Bon Air.
The people at the mines will now re-
ceive mail daily by the train.
Mr.. b. F. Womack, having sold
out his livery interest, is thinking of
returning to his farm in Warren,
but may stay and enjoy our noun
tain breezes through the summer.
We shall part with him and his
family with reluctance, if they con-
clude to leave us.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27

retracing the hard journey they had
just completed. Hundreds and prob.
ably thousands of them will halt on
the strip and.try to force settlement.
They are strapped and desperate, and
the Government must yield this fine
region now uselessly sequestered or
cause great trouble. Good humor is
splendidly maintained in the face Of
these hardships. One boomer, hailed
from the train as to whether he was
northward bound, shouted: 81 am
going back to my wife's people"
Everybody of whom inquiries were
made on the train declared he was
disappointed in the country and
would not put up with the suffering
for the scant chance of gain. Guthrie
is filing up with gamblers, thimble-
ringers and thieves, and the most UNI
scrupulous scheming is practiced.
The editor Of the Livingston Post
had two runaways the same
day, and both times was thrown to
the ground from the buggy, The
Post says neither the horse or buggy
were injured and the editor is i'm
proving.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Postoffice at McMinn.
vile, Tenn, for the week ending April 20,
which will be forwarded to the Dead Letter
Office if not called for in 80 days.
Brown, Jno. Rives, E. H.
Brown, Minnie Romans, Miss NJ +.
Frazier, Addie Scott, Mrs. E.
Hill, Matte tE Witworth, Harry col
Manor, j. A. Webb, Dovie
Rogers, Bell Woodcock. NJ. So
By order of P. o. Department, One Cent
must be collected on all advertised letters
Parties calling for any of these letters
will please say Advertised"
ED. j. WooD, P. N.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27

South Pittsburg is putting in an
electric light plant and laying pipe
for water works. sa ...-
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27

Hon. s. s. Cox, Congressman from
New York, delivered a literary lee
ture in the Vendome theatrea at Nash
vile last Wednesday night.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-04-27
LIME and ROCK.
LETTWIcE & MARBURY

will keep full supply OF fine Lime on hand
at their quarry on the Creamery bluff, and
will also surnish
BUILDING STONE
in any quantities. Orders for Rock Work
Of all kinds solicited, and satisfaction guar
anteed on every contract. n.r