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Khitiwo. I Mnmrbi. Term MEMPHIS APPEAL SATURDAY, t I I APRIL 17, 18N6, KEN. W. C. WHIITHORSE AP POINTED I NI I I D HTATES MS. ATOM. On; dispatches from Nashville an nousre the appointment ot Geo. Wialrinjiton Curran Whitthorne ol Columbia United Sta'.es Senator to fill th place made vacant by the retaliation ct the lion. Howtll E. Jackoon. The special dispatch from Na'bville published in yesterdays Appul foreshadowed the appoint ment of Gen. Whitthorne. Indeed, th; tone of the dispatch plainly in dicated that our correspondent waa in possession of the fact that Gov. Bate bad selected Gen. Whitthorne, bnt wrs no? atlibtr'y to speak by authori ty. Gen. W. C. Whitthorne waa born in Marshall county, Tenn., April 19, 182'', and is therefore just sixty-one yearr of age. lie graduated at the East Tennessee University at Knox vilie in 1A43 and Immediately com menced the study of law and prac ticed with great success. He was a member of the Bute Senate in 1855, 1856, 1857 and 1858; was elected in 1859 to the lower house of the Gen eral Assembly of Tenneaeee and was made presiding officer thereof; was npon the Breckinridge electoral ticket for the State at lnrge in 18i0; was As sistant Adjutant-General in the Pro visional Army olTennesseein 18fll,and was afterward Adjntsut-General of the State, which position he held ander Got. Harris until the cbse of the civ;', war; his debilities were re moTud by act of Congress approved July, 1870; was elected to the Forty second, Fo ty-thlrd, Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresj, aud was re ele?tHl to the Forty-eiith Congress as a rmocrat, receiving 8501 votes againnt S133 votes for llnghcs, Repub lican, and 6533 votes fir Moore, Democrat In 181 Gen. Whitthorne was a candidate for re-election to the eat he had so long and ably filled in the House of Representatives. While he wa the strongest man in the nominat ing convention he was not able to se cure the requisite two-thirds majority, and after several days' balloting and an adjournment for two weeks the convention again convened and nom inated the lion. James D. Richardoon of Rutherford county, and as a conse )umi,: Gee. WhitlLorne has not been a member of Congrefs since the 4th ot March, 1885. He made a national reputation, while in (Jsngrefs. As chairman of the C nimittee on Naval Affair he developed great abili ties and untiring energy. Hi? exposure of Robeson's corruptions as Hecre'ary of the Navy attracted the attention of the whole country. Ho made hi oinelf so famil iar with naval allairs that he was '.rongly recommended for the posi tion of Rectfttry of the Navy in Cleveland's Cabinet. Gen. Whit thorne has always lie?n a true and re liable Democrn', and his appointment a Vnited Slates Senator wi'.l meet with pipular favor in a'l sections of th State. His record, both private and public, is clean, and his short crer in the 8enat will be a fitting cliir.ii to a long, useful and brilliant life mnt in the public service. TARIFF REFORM. While introducing several general improvements in the manner of rol ler '.ino, the tuxes upon imports, the tariff bill before Congro-n. which will give rise to a long debate, has (or its more Important object, as far hi the genenv' public is concerned, the free dmiion of certain raw materials usd in our manufactures. Readors who Diideraund the effect of freeing nch raw material will be able to com prehund the bearing of ihe debate whan it takes place, and will couipre hnd what will be the effect of ad. ni1t:ir.g sneh material free of tax. It can raedily b? nndenstood that if the K.vlish were to restrict their import of cotton by tnxing it they would he restricting the manu'acture of tot t n produc'p, and the lota of trade in cusrquence wonld he very rua&y tiu.es greater than the gain by the proceeds of the tax. There sre many things besides cotton where a pimiiar t:x would cause a similar Jots. With oivbcIyp. there are vai vn articles, "raw muteriuls" they are called, which if untaxed coet little canriaintively, but which American e ill and labor can make cf high value. This ndJed va'ue gives em p'oyment to cor workmen and profit to oar manufacturer,!. To tax such material ia evidently impolitic, for the loas to oar trade is much greater to the country than the gain by the tai. Such being the caw, the reader may ask, who would oppo;e a bill taking olT Car that a eo wkchievous? There ae always persons who profit by such taxei, as there are inter ests in England, the linen manu factnrwn, for instance, that wonld reap aa advantage from a tax on rot- ton. The reeder can judge for him self whether ppecial and comparative ly small in'erests iught to be pro tected by a tax that deprive the coun try at largs of th bene fV. of admitting free row material for our manu.act nres. When the general interests of the country are on one side, and the special interests of a small particular claw are on the other, there ought to be no hesitation as to which should be preferred. Take salt as an illustra tion. Syracuse and another place or two are benefited by taxing imported salt On the other hand, the farmer who makes batter and cheese, the packer of hogs, the packer of fish. nd many others, inclnding every householder in the land, are benefited by having cheap salt. Those who pat up hogs, fish and other articles in salt for exportation, have their trade restricted and their profits cut down by the difficulty of telling In tbe foreign market in competition with the packers of other nations where talt is admitted free, as raw material. Also tbe restriction of ex port by the operation rf the tax is so much labor left nnemployed that, but for tbe tax. would find work. Under such circumstances can any unhinged person say the Halt tax ought to be maintp.ined and a reform of detects in the tariff be denied ? To the working people, the removal ot taxation from raw material is of the utmost im portance. Our toiling class, if given II the work to do tbey want and ought t) have, would produce very ronch more than can be consumed at home. This makes a foreign market n absolute necessity, and It ii par tially to give accesa to tl at market that tie tariff reform bill is presented to Congress. SPORTINQEWS. Third ay ! the Mobile Ba. lariouL to raa arriil.1 Mom lb, Ala., April 16. Third day of the Basoombs Jockey Club races. The weattier wai cool and the track in fair condition, although it rained all the morning. The attendance, how ever, all things considered, was good. Summary of the day's events: i-Vrtd Race. Club purse, $200; $150 to first, $50 to second, for three-year-oldp, winner of Maury stake to carry five pounds extra; second in same take, three pounds extra. Seven eighths mile dash. Starters: Wahoo, Asioola, Luna Brown, Red Girl, Leo nora, Susie Forbes and Mobile. Bet ting: Three to 5 against Luna Brown, 8 to 1 against Areola, 8 to I against Leonora, 7 to 1 against Red Girl 10 to 1 against Mobile, 4 to 1 agaiust Wahoo, and 10 t ) 1 against Susie Forbes. Luna Brown made the running with Wahoo third, under pull. After five furlongs Wahoo went to the lead, and all but Mobile (low in. A whipping finish enued, Wahno winning by a good length; Asseola second, a scant length onuinu liudb jirown ana tiea uiri third aud fourth together. Time 1:31. Stoval rode the winner. Sf ootid Raet. Battle House Handi cap; sweepstakes for all ages; $10 en trance, $15 more, to start, 1)00 added by the Battle House; second to receive $75. One and one sixteenth miledaih. Starters: Spalding, Annie Woodcock, Fietcher Taylor and Little Sullivan. Bitting: 7 to 1 against Annie Wood cock, 10 to 1 sgatust Little Sullivan. 11 to 5 against Fletcher Taylor. A fine start was had, Fletcher Taylor lead ing ti tbe quarter, then Annie Wo3d cock went to the front, Spalding third. Taylor and Spalding then look the lead together after the half post; all were close together when tbey went into the stretch and there was a fine finish, Spalding winning by a scant length; Annie Woadcock socond, Fleicher Taylor third, the tame dis tance behind. Time 1:51. Withers rode the winner. Third Siif. Consolation Turse, $175; f r beaten horses that have run and not won at this meeting; $150 to tirBt, $25 to second. S'arters: Bob Hwim, Torn Barlow, Kensington, Joeh Billing, John Morris and Non age. Betting: Ten to 1 against Ken sington, 4 to 1 against Turn Barlow, 2 to 1 againM', Bob Swim, 5 to 2 against John Mot!?, 10 to 1 agvinst Josh Bi'lings, 8 to 6 against Nonage. Josh Btllines got the load at the start and led the bunch in close order for half a mil, when Bob Swim took the lead from eecnd pi see, drew away in turn and won by three longths in front of Kensington, and Joeh Killing! al most even. Time l:47j Fish rod 4 the winner. Nonage, fie favorite, was left at the post. KVTBA DAY. An extra day has been decided upon, with the following programme: Find Rart One mile. Fletch Tay lor (110), $10; Nonage (104), $3; Col. Montgomery (111) and Miss Brewster (110), $2 each. Setwntl Rac4 Seven furlongs. Wau kesha (100), $16; Teacork (!17),$12; Father John and Nat Kramer (V7), $3 each. 77iirrf AW. Three-qimrters of a mile, Belling. Bob lickwood (81, $10; Kershaw (!5),$4; Little Sulli Tn(10),$2; J. C. Cnstar (100), $2; Tim Flaherty (104), $. The Nwahvltle Natrlnar Mrrllag. Nashviix. Tern., April ltt The Nashville race course and stables were not materially affected by the over flow, the track being only- partially Bubmerged. The t'ack and stables are again in prime condition, and the hniBe were gallopin? this morning. Horses are being rapidly returned to their quarters, and there are alreadv 100 on the grounds. The spring meet ing begins on the 2t!th instant. Dlwuiruai Nionn la Dakota. Bismarck, Pk , April lti.-Imports of a disastrous e'orni (onie from the npper coun'rv. No ps-tic.ulars have been ic-jeived, hut it is un Vrst ol t'-at larp numbers cf cattle we e killed. The Ft Trn is no' clashed as a cyclone, but the wind was so terrific as to rut down ms:ve tree, and for over five miles timber along the river bunk wsa leveled. The storm wa located 150 miles northwest. Irfinlatlllc Omrat. PREPARE POR FLOOD. Foundations, cellar walls and build nm enbiert to ovxrHow rIk.hM h rnn. etructed with Louieville Cement. It is thebtandard. Aid for rlone NaHVrrra. Minneapolis, Minx., April Ki. The City Council to-day passed a rewjlc.a tion appropriating $'2hOO for the. bene fit of the cyolouc BUtlVri'rs. MEMPHIS DAILY ME HTIOML CAPITAL. CELEBRATION OF THE AVMVEK- SAUr Of EAASUPATIOX. Tbe Tan Electric Investigation Bills Approved by tbe Tretd dent-Note, Washikotoh, April 16. There is a mm or that Gen. W. F. Ropers of Buf falo, a memler c f the lest Congress, is to be appointed Pablic Printer in place of Mr. Rounds. Gen. Ropers is a practical printer and succexfal man of affairs. Twralj Faarth mmtrrmrj f taairlnllN la (he IHalrlct f tolambia. Washinotow, April 10. To-day was the twenty-fourth anniversary of the emancipation of the slaves in the Dis trict of Columbia, and the event was celebrated in a somewhat unusual manner. The colored people disa greed among themselves as to how the celebration should be conducted, and as a result divided into two factions, ono headed by W. C. Chaee, editor of a colored newspaper, and the other by Perry Carson, who was a delegate, to the Republican National Convention. Kach party made elaborate arrange ments for a parade and a public meet ing at night, and each endeavored to excel the display of the other. Tho Chace party completed its programme first, and managed to secure for their parade the services of the principal colored military organizations of tho lristrict and throe colored companies fr m lialtimore, bennies several civic organizations. The Carson procession did not include as many military companies, but it had more bands of music and was narticularlv strone in civic oruraniza tions, foremost of which were the Hod Carriers Union and the em ployes of the brick-yards. Each procession contained several waeon loads of colored women, dressed in white and colored dresses, reoresent ing the Goddess of Liberty, Queen of May, etc. llie Carson procession also had mounted on wheels a United States yacht, borrowed from the navy for the occasion, and which was christened "W. C. Whitney," in honor Ul uiu r-iH;icwi J vi 1.1117 aj. 1 ttny feeling ran high, and it was feared that trouble would ensue in case the the two processions should come to- go her. Fortunately nothing of the kind occurred. The two processions formed in di tic rent sections of the city, and although both hud so'ected pretty much the same lino of march, they moved over it at different times arid without collision. In view of the lack of harmony between tho two parties the President positively refused to review either procession. Both passed in front of the wtiito-iiouse, nut mounted po licemen guarded tne gate nnd prevented their entering the grounds. The President, through ins private secretary, nad previously notified the chairman of the opposing committees that it would give liini a pleasure to accept a joint invitation to review one procession m winch all could amicably participate, but that ho rould not take sides in thequarrel, and therefore declined to accept either of the invitations to review the parade. A strong effort was made to reconcile the diflerences between tho two fac tions aud have them unite in ono demonstration so as to secure the hon or of the President's recognition, but without success. The Paa-Elerlrle lavMUgMlow. Washington, April 18. Gen. Brad ley T. Johnson, president and attorney of' the Washington Telephone- Com pany of Baltimore was examined by the Telephone Committee to-day. Ho said that Mr. HartB. Holtenn, a Repre sentative in the Forty-fourth Congress, had been a director in the Washing ton Telephone Company of Maryland, a company licensed by the parent com pauy, the Washington Telephone Company, but only after his term had expired, and he had not taken any part in the meetings. The chairman inquired whether there had been any expectations that Mr. Ilolteon would use his ollicial in fluence to benefit the company. "None in the world," replied the witness, "a Republican member of Congress from Maryland don't amount to a row of pins in that way." Chairman Boyle inquired if the wit ness had had any intercourse with government office's about bringing a suit. He replied that, certainly, he had had nothing to do with Mr. Garland. He had gone to Mr. Goode's ollieo one day to inquire if Senator Harris was there, and not (hiding him lie (witness) had asked if a telephone suit had been ordered, and received an ntlirma ive answer. Witness said he had been acquainted with Attorney-General Garland, Secretory La mar and Solicitor Goode a number of years, but w hat that bad to do w ith this investigation lie was at a loss to know. If Mr. Ranney wanted to in quire Into his rank of acquaintance he would add that he had a limited but pleasant acquaintance with Presi dent Cleveland. Mr. Ranney reminded witness that the resolution did not include Presi dent Cleveland. Witness dissented. The resolution, he said, included the executive part of the government distinctly. Mr. Ranney remarked tliat, as wit ness had mentioned the name of the President, he would ask if ho (wit ness) had ever had an iuterview with the President in relation to the gov ernment suit. "None in the world," responded the witness. Adjourned. Attorney-General Garland will ap pear before the committee Monday. Pcanloai lor Ei-Prinr of War. Wahiiincton, April lit. The House Committee 03 Invalid Pensions to-dav agreed to amend the bill to petmi-n ex prisoi ers of war, a favorable re port upon which has alr-ady been or dered, so as to make the period of couliucmcnt necessary to secure the benefits of the act thirty davs, instead of sixty davs, as originally agreed npon. Con llriUHtlona Washington. April 111. Couliru.a tions Collectors of Internal Revenue: Win. T. Bishop, First Ohio; .lames W. Newman, K eventh Ohio; J. Knecht, Sixth Ohio; F. Gerker, First Pennsyl vania; Asa F.llis, First California ;"T. H. Siinnis, Arkansas; W. P. Hunter, Sixth Indiana: ,1. 15. M.iloncy, First Mich;gan;R M. Henderson. "Fon th (Texas. Army: Col. .1. II. Potter, to I be brigadier-general; Col. T. H.Ruger, I to bo brigadier-genera'. Besides a j nmiilmr of minor appointments. I TO lnborlatrailirHlloat'ommlUrr. I Washington, April ti. Chairman Curt in called together this afternoon his select committee charged with an Investigation of the labor troubles. There was a general interchange of views as to the proper method of eon ducting thi! inquiry, but, us Messrs. APPEAL SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1886. Crain and Stewart, two of the mem bers, were absent, no conclusion was readied. From the tone of the dis cus ion it would eeem probable that the committee will go West in n da-, s or a fortnight, and that tl' in tervening period will be spent' "r fecting a plan of operations t er baps, in the taking of such Aent testimony aa offers in Uiir Kaoalaail- (' Washingtox, Ap' ' je Presi dent sent the fo' .ruinations to tbe Senate ' t'ostmasters At Cincinnatij v,., John C Reilly; at Louisville, Ky., Mrs. Virginia C. Thompson. Apatave) by tae rmldeil, Washington. April 10. The Presi dent has approved the act for the erection of a public building at San Anionio, Tex.; the set for the con struction of a bridge over the Missis sippi river near Alton, 111.: and the act lor tne construction 01 a uam across the Mis issipni river near Brain ard, Minn. ; and the act authorizing the erection of a building for the Con gressional library. Beaator Payaa aa III Iaveallva- lloa. Washington, April 10. Senator Payne this evening, in answer to an inquiry aa to his views of the report ot the Cjlumbns Iovefti.atiog Com mittee, said: ''The labor of the com mittee has ended in a magnificent farce, as 1 suproied it wuld. Oa the 22d of January I add rested tbe follow ing letter to tho committee: Hon. ThouiM A. Cowgill, Chairman: Sib Asyoui branch of the General Assembly has appointed a special committee, of whi::h you are the chairman, to inveetiga'e the conduct of the Democratic caucus which, in January, 1884, nominate 1 a candidate for United States Senator, and as the mat er is thus raised to the plane of respectability and placed in charge cf intelligent and honorable gentle men. I propose ti give it appropriate attention. For myself I invite and challenge tbe most thorough and rigid scrutiny. My private correspondence and books of account will be cheer fully submitted to your inspection if von desire it. I only insist, in case auy testimony is given which in the slightest deg'es inculpa'es me, that 1 may be oflered an opportunity of ap pearing before the committee. I am very respectfully yonrs, eto., n. B. PAINS. In reply t ) this, under date of January 25th, Chairman Cowgill said that, 'If, in tbe presentation of this in quiry, any tendency tending to incul pate you in any degree with any ques tionable transactions be read I assure you that your request to appear ba tons the commit t;e wilt be mcst cordi ally and fully acceded to.' I have re ceived so notice or intimation that thcrd was occasion for my appear nee, nor has the commitee asked for my books or private correspondence. The invest! gation appears to hsve taken the wildest rang, aided by the authority and powers of the House, and rumors and the faintest gessip hunted down and traced to tboir soutce, and it tne majority of tbe committee are the up right aud honorable men ttiat ttisy were assumed to be they must nave found no testimony tendirg in the least degree to Inculpate me with any ques'ionable transaction; and here, bo far as I am concerned, I may for the present leave the matter. But the committee professedly sought cause for expelling fonr members of the House for bribery, but were compelled to completely exonerate each one of them. SHORT $90,000. A Baak Rnlaed by a Speculating Caahler. Rochester, N. Y., April Ki Great excitement was occasioned at Angeli ca, N. Y., tday, by the announce ment that the First National Bank of that place had clos?d its doors. It is stated that J. E. Robinson, the cashier, is defaulter to the mount of 15,000. When last heard from he was in Canada. Robinson had been cashier of the bank for twenty-five years, and the utmost con fidence in his integrity had prevailed. It is believed that speculations in wheat wai the cause of his alleged de falcation. The directors are persistent in tbe claim that the depositors will be paid in full. PARNELL to BEILLY. Ackaowelfxlamftat of Amerlra'a Aaat I'ontrlbullou to the Par llnmrnlary I'nud. Detroit, Mich., April 16. The fal lowing cablegram was received in this city to-day: London, April lii. Tho Kev. Chas. Keillp, Treasurer lriab Na tional Leaitue. Detroit: 1 thank you f ir your encouraging message advising the dispatch of tho magnificent subscription .of 12,000. We here attach no credence whatever to the statement recently cabled from America as to the existence of any ill feeling on the part of the National Lengua of America or it 3 leaders toward our movement. We have the utmost confidence in the leaders of the American Laxue. We value their exertions and help moit highly, and we trust that your organization may maintain aud extend its influence aud high efficiency until the victory of the Irish cause is secured. parnkll LrJNPBona'B perfume, Edenis. Lundborg's perfume, Alpine Violet. Lnndborg'B perfume, Lily of the Valley. Lundborg's perfume, Marchal Niel Rose. Another lattlaa Trrrlu. rjr Harder. Foot Smith, Ark., April ltt An other Indian Territory murder is re ported at the United Sttt s Marshal's olliee to-day. It is the killing of a Che okee Indian named Ladsr, by James I'.iton, a white ma 1, near -Mc-Alister. Upton and Leader had a wies -ling mutch last week, snd Upton hav ii.g been downed became aDery and provoked a quarrel with Leader, Mich resulted m hie dead. Brnnllfj lour Home. Finish the walls and ceilings with Alabastine. Yon can do it; inex pensive; try it. White and twelve tints. Cheaper and better than paint, kalsomiue or paper. Disinfects and prevents diseases. Beautiful sample card free. By druggists, hardware and paint dealers. $150 given awav. S. MANSFIELD A CO., Mcmi'hii .' (eorfla I.niuavr Mllla linrnrsl. Savannah, Ga , April Ki. The mips of the Waycross Lumber Company, at Watertown, G., burned to-day. The loss is eetiuuitAtl at flnO.000; in eurauce $'J.",000. Four bundled per sons are thrown out of employment. What a grand, great country this is with its vast territory, its big rivers, its pretty women and its Veni Villi Viol cure. It's Salvation Oil. WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. H0XE 5MPS0TEHFS r IX THE IV DUSmiAL SITUATION. Indications of a Good Spring B111I- psp Decrea-e la the Num ber of Failures. iBriCUL TO TBB APPI1L. I Paii.ADgLPHM, Pa., April lii. The quietly expressed wish in manufact uring and business circles is tfiat Jay Gould will not stand in the way of the revival of business any longer, and that be will consent to the settlement of differences which will remove all causes for labor disturbances in the Southwest. An immense amount of businwss is being held back at this time, and jobbers and manufacturers of all kinds are anxious to get hold of it. Telegraphic orders have been re ceived for the delay of shipment of textile goods and manufactured pro ducts of various kinds. The iron trade 111 Eastern Pennsylvania is not apparently effected by the agitation, mil. uiucib iu iiul coming in up 10 expectation. Prices are firm through out, as mills and furnaces are fur over so d and will not feel any injurious effects for som little time to come. Steel rails are$.".iiin small lots; mer chant iron, fl 110; nails, $2 60; forgo iivil, $l(t 50; foundry,tl7 to $10. But little foreign material is arriving. Tho manufacturers of carpet, ho siery, dress goods, cloth and silks re port a steady and moderate demand lor all kinds of standard goods, but the demand is not up to exjiected limits owing to the unwillingness of retailers to order heavily at this time. Over $2,000,000 has been invested in silk mills within a year, and further investments will be made this sum mer. Capacity is being extended in this city for carpet making and among the gingham mills. The clothing manufacturers are busy upon fall sam ples. Nearly all textile strikes are over. The business of the spring and summer will exceed last year's. Wool is declining in price and demand, and foreign receipts of wool and woolen yarn are heavy. Commercial failures have declined this year as against last in the ratio of forty to thirty-four. The number of strikes is declining. Provisions and cereals are declining in prices. The industrial situation is improving The anthracite coal trade is sti'l expanding under the permanent adjustment ol all differences. Petroleum continues low and heavy. Kmort. itemnrut in improving. The receipts of lumber are heavy and increasing, and distri bution is equal to arrivals. Prices are firm for white and yellow nine and bemlock, and for the better grades of nard wood are advancing, under the placing of a number of larire orders bv dealers in all Eastern cities. The pro duction will be ample for all probable requirements. 'lhe labor situation east of the Mis sissippi is satisfactory, and but few strikes need be apprehended unless they grow out of S .uthweHtern com plications. Building operations have been obstructed somewhat in New York, Philadelphia and some other large cities, Last, owing to the in creased cost ot building. At the same time architects are generally busy, and reeat their previous statements that the season w ill be one of exceptional activity in spite of the unfavorable conditions referred to. The anthracite coal fields are pro ducing to their fullest capacity. The bitu 'binous coal strike is still unset tled and no movement is made toward lesuinption. The production of pig iron has increased 30,000 tons per week within twelve months, and prices everywhere are firm under the heavy consumption. There are large withheld requirementa for ship, boat and car building and general require ments, and when these are presented it is probable that they will harden prices. Bradatreel'a Weekly Kevlew. New Yohk. April 10. Special tele grams to lirad4rect' f roin business cen ters point to some gains in sales, nota bly in dry goods and boots and shoes in New England, to an exceptional activity in most lines at Kansas City, and to a slight improvement at Pitts bur, Cincinnati, Memphis, Omaha, St. Louis and New Orleans. At other cities there is no special increase in the volume of business. Interior buy ing continues restricted to imme diate wants. Collections are, in most cases, slow, or unsatisfactory. jgThc New York money market is without feature, and the call rates are. steady at lj(;i2 per cent. Foreign cxehniiire has advanced Lslightly owing to scarcity of com mercial lulls, lhe volume ot transac tions on the Stock Exchange is re duced and speou aliou comparatively featureless. Interior money markets, with few exceptions, report a fair sup p y of and moderate demand for funds. At Eastern cities dry goods have been more active. Retailers, however, are buyir g cautiously. Print cloths at Fall River are higher and stiller. Wool continues (lull. Free receipts of foreign and exported offerings of new c op have a depressing effect. There is little change in the metals, the steel rail industry being in ex ceptionally good condition. Anthra cite coal iii no higher but firmer tinder increased demand, and lighter stocks, caused by extra request to meet the deficient" supply of bituminous. The general industrial situation is improved in that there are fewer en gaged in strikes than two weeks ago. The wheat market has leon heavy with good weather at the West and an unwillingness on the part of tho United Kingdom and France to buy in advance of requirements. In spite of the many calculations that Indian and Russian surpluses are low and that exports from the United StBtes prior to August 1st must materially excce.i those in the first quarter of the year, cash wheat, No. 2 red, at New York advanced 11c on thu week Wheat clearances from the Atlantic ports this week promise to aggregn'r nearly 1.000.0TO bushels or double the total averages. ' Cotton oloiranoes have been heavier and rates are tirm. 1 Petroleum is dull and looks heavy. Supiris higher on a better demand, an t cotl'ee lower on a dull market Heavy rvceip's of butter and a light export demand ior cheese have in duced concessions. Fnllnreo for the Week. Nh York, April IB. The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last seven days, as reported to R. G. Dun A C'., number, for the United States, 155, and for Canada 27, or a total of 1S2 as com pared with 2i 5 last week and 214 the week previous to the last. The de crease. a.s compared with previous weeks, is cons derable, and is about alKiut equally .lis ributed throughout the comitrv. lrjr UnMi linixirla at Siear York. Nkw Yohk, April 1 i. The tot-al im ports of dry grxjds at this port during A ttanni rr- TAILOR, DRAPER & IMPORTER TSa. 88 MAJ31SOIT BTRTTET, Cordially hmtes aa hnpectiaa Varied Sarlafl auad SosatMr Stock nf EUh, F retch and Germaa Wonteaa, OomprUiog tt Latest Daigms Gentlemen! Wear. Saotplef aa4 Frices Was katf left the past week were valued at $1,583, 034, and the amount thrown on the market at $1,654,408. THE ST.LOuis STBIKE. WARRANTS FOR THE ARREST OT THE STRIKERS. Ataxia's Letter er ta he aeaa' pa Cbalraaan of the cm aaimtttee Labor -3- i, .Mo., At lac St. Louis, .Mo., April 16. Bench warrants were issutd this afternoon bv the Criminal Court for the arrest of Martin Irons, chairman of the Execu tive Committee off District Assembly 101 ; A. C. Coughlin, chairman of the Executive Commitee of District As sembly 03 j Geor,f M. JackEoa, for merly a promineat loctl Greenback politician, and 8. 31. Nichols, telegraph operator, on the charge of felony lor interfering with (telegraph wires, in connection with the wire tapping al leged to have been done two weeks ago for the purpott of intercepting dis patches pissing between Jay Gould and Vice-Preeiaent Hoxie. hoxib's lxttxk to thi citizens' com mittee. The following latter is self-explana tory: i Thi Missouri Picific JUilwit Co., JtUKCUTIVK UKrAHTMKa', St. Louis, Mo., April 16, 1K86. Dr. Thomai 0'Reillr, Chairman, eto., St. Louia: Deab Sib I am in receipt of your letter of the 15th instant, inclosing a copy of tbe preamble and resolution adopted at a citizens' meeting, held at the court-house in this city on the 13th instant, and requesting me "to appoiLt or cans the proper authority to appoint a committee of three of the resident directors of the South western railroad rvstem in conformity with said resolution, and cause the names of tbe rane to be immediately reported ts Dr. Thomas O'Reilly, pres ident of said meeting. it r. Hoxie then quotes the resolu tion adopted by the meeting which provides for the appointment of nine persons to repr&ent the three inter ests involved, the railway?, tbe citi zens and unemployed railroadmen, aud then proceeds 83 follows: The premise upon which tbe propo sition for the appointmeit of such a committee rettiis the statement in the preamble to the resolution that "the trade and commerce of the city of St. Louis, aid the interstate com merce through St. LouiS to and from all of the trade points of the Missouri Pacific, and of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern rail ways, has been for over a month. S'ld is still obstructed. with no immed ste sign of said roads complying with or being able to com' ply with their duty to the pub'ic as common currier?. I must respect fully call your attett oa, and, thiouh vou. tie auction ol the citizens par ticipating in the meeting of the 13 h inst.. ol which von were Chairman, to the fact that the railways constituting the Southwestern system are now in full operation, and were in fact at the time the resolution was presented by tbe managers of that meeting for the aonroral of the citizens there present lhe iact can be attested by any desirug to travel o; forward freigbf, express matter or mail over tLeoe railways. So far, then, as either tbe public or this company are concerned, the need of a resumption of traffic cannot be irged as a reason for the appointment of the committee suggested. The action of such a com mittee would necessarily relate entire ly to tbe methods by which the ex employes might be restored to the places tbey have voluctirily aban doned. Aftt-r theseriouiict 'rruptio'i which the business of St. Lou:s has already suffered, and at a time w hen, through the protection of the civil au thoiitiet) and through exraoidinaryx ei tions in procuring euituble Ubor, this company has reopened its lines and fully estib iBhtd ns trstli , it is to me a matter of sinr e e regret that any por tion of Hi ci!)! ir8 s'jould fetd broad cast over the land, to the detriment of the city, a sia'ement in regard to ths obstruction of traffic over two of its principal reads, which I am satisfied tbe great body of the business men of this city would decline to indorse, Whatever may have been the difficul ties for solution last month in relation to the resumption of traffic, they do not exist to-day. Tbe railroad companies as one party are expending their time, energies and money to keep open the the avenues of commerc for the pub lic benefit, are succeeding in so doing, and are solvent citizen?, amenable as eui'h through tbe courts to tbe .State and to individuals. Another party to be affected by tLe proposed con ference is avowedly expending its time, energy and money for the purpose o! blockading tbe awnues ot commerce, and is not a legally constituted solvent citizen and cannot be reached. In c inclusion, I dseire to call yonr atten tion to the reply of the president of this company to the communication of Mr. Powderly, published since the date of yonr meeting, which fully sets forth' the position of this com pany and which no words of mine oouid render more explicit. Very re spectfully. H. M. JMXTK. Vie President. ' Labor Meeting at ttaaaaa City. Kansas City, Mo., April 16. Mr. I Barry of Saginaw, Mich,, a member of the General Execntive Board of I Kriohts of Lbor. addressed a public meeting at Bo rd of Trade Hall to night, la was nominally in a ssnie a business meeting, but no prominent business men were prtsent. Mr. Barry stated that the present strike had fettled into a contest be tween the Knicht9 of LsVor and Jay Gou'd," aod they proposed to put forth every energy within the or der's power to bring the magnate to terms, even to the interruption t f the commerce of the eonntry, if necessary. If the strike in the S'uith west did not suffice, ftrikts wonld be organized through the East al central points. A man named Williamr, from t-vdalia, declared himself a communist aud in dulged in some violent language, which was applauded loudly by dis orderly element comprKtng a portion of the audience. L artrBKAT at bumsuu f lii Large, fresh aa4 Caonneres ana Suitings, aa Finest Textures la a application te those HOPKINS' MILLINERY Hopkins MEMPHIS. ALL THE Novelties of the Season at Greatly Reduced Prices. SICK HEADACHE, BILIOUSNESS, CONSTIPATION And DYSPEPSIA, DR. C. rJcLMIE'S CELEBRATED LIVER FILLS PREPARED BY FLEMING BROS., PIlTsBCRO, PA. BE SURE YOU GET THE GENUINE. Th 1,'ountorleiU are made in ot. Louis, Mo. B 1 HUMPHREYS' j Manual of all Diseases, vtyJTv UCrHRit8,. D. JOStVM I MOULT BOUND III f$Q. I CLOTH and GOLD mm- M wiled Free. iwr o nmatrii, tto. vtnun, FBXCtL .. .as Fevera. GonirMtkm. IntlunmattoM. Worm, wormvmr. vrona xmw... 'ryina Colic, on WiiiDiol Inlaota. Diarrhea ol Children or Adnlta.,.... nyirntery, Oriping. BiHona OoliO.... Cholera Morbua, Vomiting .......... Coiiaha. Cvll, Uronchicrci. , .Vruralala, Toothaoha. faorarna...... Hradarhra. Mick Haadartaa. Vertlio.. .3 .3 .9 HOMEOPATHIC llyipepala. Hilrooa fetomach.. ..... HuppreaMd or Painful IVrloda..... V bilna, too ProfuM FarkxM.. Croup, TJonfb, Difficult Brrathtnf . Hall fthrum, F.rjaipclaa, Krmtioaa itheumalUin. Rheumatic Paloa...... Frier and Aae. ohiltt, lUUna..... Pllea, Blind or hleedJn.... ........... Catarrh, Iofluenu, Cold ia the Head. Whooplnt Conthujiolent Opuaha.. General lYebllUv.Phjawal Wiitml UIJn.v lklu.au. . rrrour. Itebllity ...... .r..,.......lA Dlaeaaea of lhe Heart, Palpitation-! -! SPECIFICS. Sold by DrutTsiKt, or aeot DOHpsrd on receiptdf C. HlaeHHklll'HKBlCniS CO.. llltraHfaSt.il. t. orlca. Sell oo I Medals Shooting Medals, Rowing Medals, Ricycle Medals. Bar With increased facilities in onr menu factdry, we are prepa-ed to fill all orders for above oods. AT LOWEST PRICES. Da iD anl estimatri furnished free, on ap plication. C.L.BTRD&C0., Manufacturing Jewelers, 290 MAI STliEET. Jobs Ovirto, Jr. C. N. Obobtbbob. OVERTON & GROSVENOft, Real Estate Dealers Office. 264 Second Street. . R. Oar. hnwl ana tn. MEMPHIS, TESSEWnEK. RIAL KSTATK NOUGHT A5D SOLD. Ti Paid. Resti Ocllcctad, to.. oa Or mmi.''n. u ru Choke Timothy, $U.5) a ton. From One Ton to Ten Cars. 294 Front Street. JAS. JAY SMITH & CO. J. F. H0LST &BR0., (8UCCHS80RS TO C. H. HOIST a RO. ..... -.v.-. " ft- -C"- -,-7 ' uneral Direioris, r JSO MAIN ST., MTMJHJM. AV Ll. and complete r'xKii of Wood an 4 M'tklHoCla and CkaU, Cloth-CoT-ered Ca-Uets and ParirAl Robot alwr a hnd. aaOrdan bl uletraph prompt!! Held.