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f ll c . " :: .It - ' r- Ten Pages. rHH flff HIT CiSi Ten Pages. ( ESTABLISHED 1840. MEMPHIS, TENN., SATURDAY, AP1UL G. 1SS9. VOL. XLIX NO. 70 WDIBERLY HOPES. He Leaves Washington in High Glee Over HIa Prospeota of Becoming Doorkeeper of the House. The Jackson, Miss., Postofflco Bone of Much Contention, Asia Also the District Attorneyship For Northern Mississippi. . Ohio Congressman Out With the Administration-They Thlnlc Harrison Will Make a Democratic Stats of Tbelr Commonwealth. Fpeolal Di.pstoh to The Apis-al. Wasiiinuton, April 5. Mr. A.T. Wim bcrly, of Coahoma, Miss., the most prom inent candiiluto yet in tlio fluid (or the Door-keepership of the next House, wont home today in high spirits over his pros pects. He is supKrted by nenrly all the Southorn ' Republican members, und thnt ucaus almost sure success. Muj. W. II. Gihbs, of Jackson, Miss.; candidate for the postoflice at that pluce, has arrived hero. The fight la between him and (ion. G. C. McKee, Gibbs is backed by cx-Seuutor Hruce and Messrs. Johu It Lynch, Kornaghan, Hill and others. They seem confident that he will win. Capt. II.' C. Kilos, of Kosciusko, appli cant for the position of United (Hates Dis trict Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, who left hero some two weeks ago, returned yesterday. Tin contest socuis to bo between him and CoL A. J. . lllair, of Tupelo. It is expected that some uction will be taken on Southern appoint ments by the President within the next tun duys. Ohio Mm Kataa a Kirk. special Pl.psli b to The A-L Wasiiinoton, April S. There is a deal of complaint among the Ohio Congress men because they have not received rue . ognilion from the new Administration. They any that as delegation they have been acting in harmony in matters of n-c-ommemlution for appointments, and. there (ore, no excuse on the ground of riv alry exists for refund to appoint. An Ohio I ongrcssmnn said the Aiixal reporter to lay that they had concluded that it was a deliberate policy on the purl of the President to ignore their Slate, and that they promised to let him alone. Ohio, as lie said, nud got two appointment, tho Second A mis taut Poatmusl-.-r-Gcncrai and the Superintendent of tho Railway Mail Service at Ciniicinnati, and that only the first Was a thing ho had a.ked for. He said ho feared that such a policy on the part of l'resident Harrison might Mini use the tho interests of thn uirtv in the Statu Hits lad. While Ohio had been pretty relia ble Republican Mate, ho did not think it sale to lw too confident and neglect things there. The lcinisrat had run down their majority to Iti.noo, which in such a Mato is not loo much to Ihi wied out if tho Itepiihlicuns ro discontented and the lKmocrats active. "If we loso Ohio this full," he said, "it means mat we will have a IH-inocratic Governor, a lVmocralie Senator to suc ceed I'ayne, anil that instead ol sixteen nicmlsrs of the House, as now, the lio publicans would have but six." hnngc a)e In I lie 1 111 jirlee. Wasiiimito-, April 5. The President bus appointed Joel It. Krhardt to be Col lector of Customs at New York. Joel II r.rhardt, who was today apMiinted Col lector of Custom for New York City by the President, w.ut the Repiihliean candi date for Mayor at the election last full. Tho selection lius no iohticnl significance, as about all the leading Republican of the city favored his appointment It Is Mid at the Treasury Department that Mr. Eilmrdl was the choico of tho Republican party of tho Hate of New Y'oik for the position of Collector of the 1'ort of New York without regnrd to wings, fides or factions, and that, everylhinj; con sidered, bis was a moat liarinoniou np pointin.mt. Ho was Indorsed by Vice President Morton, Secretary Tracy, Sens tors lliscock and F.varU, nearly all tho Republican Representatives of tlio Hate, the I'niou Lt-uguu Club, tho leading repre sentatives of the two factions of tho party, nml many of tho principal merehnnla and stsueiiiees men of the isirt Mr. Krhardt is well known throughout tho country as the Republican candidate in the Mayor alty contest ill New York city lait autumn, which resulted in tho elation ol Mayor Grant, the Tammany candidate. Schuyler Durveo, ol Yirginia. has Iwcn apNinted Chief Clerk of the Patent Uffico, vn-o Llnscoinb. resigned. Schuvlcr Puryw ia forty two years of age, and was lorn In New JrTa'v. Ho was engaged in mercantile pursuits In New York l ily until 177. when he accepted a tmxition ill the War Ivpui Uncut, which ho resigned in lM to accept tho appointment of Chief of tho Assignment Division in tho Patent I 'Mice. Ill h.h: he was made Chief Clerk of the Patent ollico, anil held tho Mime until July, IS7, when ho resigned, Ho was regarded as an able and elhcicnl nllii-cr. and his rcupiMiintment, which was entirely uiisolicited, is received with gen pral satisfaction. Secretary Wlndnm received a telegram this afternoon from Mr. Kills II. R.iliert accepting tlm spointinent of Assistant Treasurer at New York. It is expected tliHl he will perfect Ins bond and quality soma time next week, lis Is required to execute a lond in the sum ol HuO.Ooo. Treimiirer llvstt will remain In charge of the New York sub-Treasury until Mr. Rol erts onslilii-s. and arrangements will then be made furs count of the moneys and te cum in in tho sub-Treasury. Mr. Huston, the newly appointed Treas urer, was si ths Treasury I epsrt merit to ils y ami iiaoi an interview wan Ncrctarr Windoin. He will not sssume the diit.es of his new ollii'o until alter Trea.unr Hyatt is relieved of hi present extra responsibilities in the New York olllcp. ami the Treasurer may still further delay Qualifying until after tho examination of the New York Mib-Treasury shall have ' tx-rn rempieto.1. in tins way llioexaml- nation of Ixith ollices at the same time would be obviated. C. It Faulkner, (if Indiana. Chief of the Itecord Division In the Pci.nn Olllce, has resiguinl by reuet. L. ti- C linsr, Jr., Chief of tho Stationery Division of the In terior Department, lias nlso resigned to en gage in private business. ' Mr. Lamar's resignation was unsolicited. He was re garded as an efficient oflicer. Mr. Win. K. Laphnm, of Now York, has been appoiuted acuug cinct ol the same division. Tho Presltleut Keeils Itest. Wasiiixotox, April 5. Tho President has practically determined to take a few days' rest and recreation outside of Wash ington as soon as ho enn do so without sacrificing tho public interests. He bus beuu under a severe strain mentally and physically for thfl last eight months, and it is beginning to toll on his health. Friends and physicians have advised him to toko a short respite from official duties, and he bus promised to do so at tho lirit fa vorable opportunity. Ho made somo in quiries about a trip to Fort Monroe, and a rumor was soou started that ho was go ing to take a trip in Chesapeake Iky on a reveuue cutter. His departure was fixed by the rumor for tomorrow, and Fort Monroe as his destination. Incpiiry at the White House this afieruoon allowed that there was no truth in tho report, so fur as this week is concerned. There are several obstacles in the way of the trip being made so soon, tho chief and all-sufficient one being the lack of an available vessel. There are two revenue, cutters at Baltimore, one being out of commission and the other undergoing re pairs. One of them could soon be put in condition for the President's use, and orders to that elliict may be issued in few days, provided the President decides on a trip by water. Thore are also two light house tenders at Norfolk, either of which could be utilised if desired. There is usually a naval vessel iu this vicinity in tho summer time for Just such tri as have been recommended to the President, but it so hapHus that there is iioiio here at the present timo. It is, bow ever, very probable that the President will leave the city for a few days by the end of next week, but It is not likely that any definite arrangements as to destination or means of truiisiiortauon will be made for several days yet 4 alien at I he While Hons. Washington. April 5. Tho President had the usual large number of callers this morning and was kept busy up to 12:30 o'clock, the hour at which t lie Cabinet as sembled. Among the callers were Senator Cullom and friends, Senators Fry, Spooncr, Halo, Piatt, Plumb, Hawloy and Paddock; Gen. lluir, Scmuor Higgina and friend, Commissioner Wright, Gen. Goli", Gun. Schenck with Mrs. Anderson, Gen. John W. Foster, Representative Morrow and Capt llirmingliain, of California; Repre sentative Coleman, with lien. Anderson and Capt Jacob Gray; Representatives Gear, Perkins und Henderson, Represent ative Mckinley and friends, and Repre sentative lturton and friends, Apimintmcnt Clerk liyrnes ami an Alabama delegation, roniMui of F. H. Thret, W. 11. Taylor, It i. Gonisil and A. 11. lUivlo. Senator Plumb and Representative Pe ters railed on an errand of mercy. Two Kansas men, named Miller and Woods, were convicted of having committed mur der in Hie Indian Territory and were sentenced to be hanged. A numlier of Kansas people have a.ked that tho sentence be commuted, and the Attorney General has recommended that this bo done. It ia said to be probablo that the President will grant the men a commuta tion of scutcucn. The AllanlN' Or4i-r. Wasiiixoto, April 5. The crnlsur At lanta, now at Aspinwall, his Isvn ordered by telegraph to 'Now York. Although subject to fut tiro emergencies, it is the pMeent Intention to send the York town to .New lorkonilie .Kill, so that tho latest effort at naval construction uuy bo seen at the Centennial celebration. She h.ia been formally anvptod from the contrac tors, subject to tho snciul reservations of money on account ol work yet to lie done. Rntlraiid KeUllaMt Milk Canada M'siii;roM, April 5. Senator Cullom, chairman of tho Committee on Interstate Commerce, has postjstned the date of the meeting of bis coiuiuithx. In New York to Is-gin the Investigation of tho railroad re lations of tin rouutry aiid ( anada from May 1 to May 3. 1 10 xix,iiemenl is madu on avounlul tho crow.le l condition of the hotels, etc., incident to tho celebra tion of the centennial of the inauguration ol George iuhington. lit Ssmss .aiml.ilss'n. Wasiiinotox, April 0. The American rommiasioncrs to tho Somonn Conference have engaged passage for Kurojio on tho I'mlina, which asil for New York on the l.llli InsL Muanwhile they will be fre- uueiilly at the liepartment of Stale con suiting wuh tho official and studying tho protocols ol Hie ist coiiturenco. i apllal Malra. Cominolom Pendant t'vik charge of the navy yard at Mare Island, Cal., yesterday The test of tho pneumatic gun carriage. which was to have taken place at Aunapo- iis vesteMay, iia is-cn xiK)iio'l. Sniiiie l . Pursley ha lieen sntioliitoil ston'keciK-r and ginger at Idrkneiville, Ky., anl I 1 1 rt . Jenkins, storekeeper at rrjnkiort, Ky. Ilia records of the retiring boards In the cum- of Paymasters J. K. Carinisly and r .N. llinman uixl raneJ Assistant Sii'gcoii A. C. Hellengrr, have been seut to the President for hit action. The Major-General commanding the armv has ilii l led to teeomuiend lo the Secretary of War that Mai. Gcorve A. Arm, retireil, be tried by court-martial on i nargin basci on in coinluct on Inaugura Hon day, and his awault uikui Gov Heaver. Postmasters sppointod to-l.ty In Tennes- .; 1. MeGarr, llartsville, Trousdale County; Win. rranklin, Heiideraonville, Suuitiur I ountr; Jams l.inn, Klmerville, Smith t unty; W. T. McKelvy. Green vide, Weakley County; M. M. Itarton New Middlc'.on, Smith County. Win. II. lamb, ol Missouri, ha lieen apH inted an Assistant Superintendent of tho railway mail service, vn W. C. Hick man, resigned. Air. J. 8. Smith, of Wis consin, has also been apiiolntcd an Assist ant Superintendent ol the railway mail service, vhe U J. Morse, resigned. Mr. Hickmunand Mr. Morse were appointed Assiiiani rupcrinieniients March i, IHS'.i, A parrel post convention between ths United Slab's and the Leeward Island h i '-coo signed by Pnatii!astor-Gcnr,tl Miinnisker (or this Government and Mr, KM wards. Pritlsh rhsiim d'ulfairea in Washington on behalf of ths Government of Gn at llriUin. The term and rondi lions ol tho convention ar substantially the same a those of the tr-'fiii'-s recently en'tred Into with the K,uih Americaa Gum rumunU. GIGANTIC FRAUDS. Tho United States Badly Victimized By a Parisian Firm to the Eztont of Thousands of Dollars. They Bring Handsome Tapoetrlea Into the City of New Yoik Without Paying: a Cent of the Cus toms Dulles On Thorn, And Double Their Eobbortos By Charg ing Tbatr Patrons With the Unpaid Duties How They Worked It and Were Caught. Xkw Y'ong, April 5. The Tim' savs: One of the mtt extraordinary cases of smuggling and fraud ia tho Custom-house known in this country became public through the Customs authorities In this city yesterday afternoon. Allard & bona, a largo Parisian Arm dealing in antiques, art furniture, rare tapestries, paintings aqd brio-a-brac, have branch establishuieut in this city at No. 304 Fifth avenue. For a period extending over at leat seven years the house has en gaged in the most barefaced acts of smuggling. For many years the agent of Allard & Bona in this city was a man named Blossaire. About three years ago ho was superseded by their present agent, Paul Iloulex, who resides on Palisadu avenue in West Hobo ken, N. J. Under RouUo's management Iilossnire was stead dy degraded, until last February he was discharged from the em ploy of the firm. In revenge for what he claims the in- ust ice practiced against him, some weeks ago, liloscaire called on Special 1 rousurv Agent George 11. Simmons and i in oar ted some startling information that led to an Immediate and searching Investigation of the a II h Irs ol 4be firm. SiHx ial Treasury Agent 6iminons soon found that smuggled goods had been pur chased unsuNK'iiiigly Irom this tlrin by some of the wealthiest residents and most liberal art collectors in this city, among them Win. K. YanderhilL ll. Mckav Twomblv. of No. iWt Fifth avenue, and Oruie Wilson, of No. 414 Fifth avenue; also by Robert Garrett, of lialtlmorc; Win. llonlen, of Chicago, ami many others. 1 lie scheme pursued by the Itnu j to consign to their New York house cabinet furniture In which was conceuled under neath tho marblo tops and in the (also paneling costly portiere curtains and rich gobelin biuetry. Customs duties, of course, would be paid only on the furni ture. In the Fifth avenue store the smug- glctf goods, would lie removed. Purchasers were invariably charged extravuguut prices (or the niliclea, with the duties out of which the Government had been swindled tiled I Hereto. 1 litis a Uoulilo IratU was M-riwtrnted. It is not snsiavled that any one ol the many purchasers had tho re motest litea that Hie goojs werj siiinggled. Air. 11. Mi Iv. lowmOly la probably the i um u.fiip'ii:iioii ii;iiiii ui iiiu linu uis- honest pisetices. His bill for goods ontered from tho New lork house of Allard A Sons amounted to f'.lo.tlOO. Iu this lot of gtMsIs was an oil luunling represented to be a Rembruinlt, for which Mr. Twom blv paid J'.tl.OaJ, and on aci-ount of w hleh hn is now suing the Una, having discov ered that the pi' turu is only a ropy. This letiiro was smuggled Into tins country K-tween two decorated doors, olio ol which was intended (or Mr, Twombly's house, and can now bo seen there. Mr. Twomblv slso received a largo gusntity of other iwiiiliiigs, cisttly curtains, brie s- brae and raro tuis-stries, which were smuggled through the cuxtom-houso con cealed in the upholslensl aeats ol chairs, etc. Mr. Wm. K. Yundcrbilt ordered from A Hard A Sons an oil portrait of his ten-vearold sou last Noveinlor, which wm delivered to him in February lust. He paid the firm f !,, full price, on the picture. The firm got that throngii tree ol duty by packing It Itelund the glass ol a mirror, against thn wooden back. The frnuio w issenl separately. When the goods srrived the picture was taken out ol the back of thn mirror, framed and de livered lo Mr. Ynndcrlult by Rloswnire, now the Government's informant It is understood that Mr. Yumlerbllt ha also been the purchaser of a largo (juuntityol rare gobelin taiwstries, iiorlieres aud i ti des of virtu from this firm. Among Mr. Ormo Wilson S purchases. which figure on tho list of smuggled ar ticle. Is s large quantity of rich ri lores, laissjtrv, Inlc s-brac, a relic Knuch clock, and muny other cistly articles. Tliev were brought over In February, 1KH7, and UMmd through tho customhouse by Paul (oulcx's w ife, as her own household elhs U. Upon Investigation it wss found that Ihey bad been Innight by Wilson duilng tho pied-ilmg NovciiiIkt and packed by tho All ir Is in pieces. lira Invusilgulion made by Sn c si Treas ury Agent Simmon having prognwwd far enough by Ust Monday night lo warrant bun in making a seiture, he hsd the neces sary tiers executed snd called to bis old S-ecinl Treasury Agi-nts J. C. Ciimiuiiigs, I rank Fiuley, SH cml Agent Kilter and thn Informaut, Itloss-nre, who hud been di'puti'd as an officer. They went to tho rum Avenue Hotel ami remained mere most of the night, and at 7 o'clock Tues day morning pioceeded lo Allard Store, 304 1' if tit avenue. As soon a thelaultorof the store oismod the ihsir, they made a raid ou the stock snd caiitured a large quantity of i hsiis with uphoUtcn'd seats that were found stuffed with rich luces, tapestries, silks, hron-, portiere, curisins, sud almost everything a cron could Imagiiio. 1 hese rhulr were a recent Invoice aud had not lieen iini.srked. Tho oillivrs s.o vi vn i no m'rror in which Ihe Yandrrhilt Tuclure bad Is-en concealed snd one of tho ornamen tal doois between which Mr. Twombly's sllcircd lllcmlirnndt hai bem smuggled, A largo quantity ol oilier stun bearing recent murss not luentiiiea on tne cua tom-liouse Invoii-es ol ths (Inn wss also wised. Thtsn thing were sent to the aeUure-rooin In Ihe b-irg office, and the nrty went to Routes' house In West llolM)kcn, where they seised a lot of hip estrv valuwl at I.HW, which they found packed In a plush sofa. Those things were also sent lo the seUnre rooin. It was ascertained through .loU.el blill- Self that thesilicles punhused by Robert (isrn lL ol llallimoru, wor a Uigauiisn tity of rare snd costly heavy si'k u-.u lor making old court dn-isn. now used only lor r.,v.r!ns circular limirs aud solas. William Porden, of Cliiengo, had pur chased some elegant portiere curtains. Those goods were also smuggled. An examination was jield yesterday afternoon before Collector Magono, Dep uty Collector Gliarles r. jlcuiolland und Special Treasury Agent Siaimons. ltoulez, the New Y'ork agent of Allan! li Stin, was pruscut, as well as lllossatro, tho inform ant Houlci made a full i confession and said that he was cognirant of the dishon est transactions aud the smuggling of the linn. Ho admitted that Klossaiie was present, as well as young Foru and Allard, a member of the firm who was in this couutry at the time wdien the Yandorlnlt picture was unpacked and framed in Feb ruary last lleulso acknowledged send ing lilodiaire to deliver the sumo to Mr. Yunderbllt lid made a further admis sion that the goods brought over hy hi wife as household cnocts in 1S.H7, were not his property, und that all tho articles al leged in the complaint to have been smuggled, were smuggled, Itolh his dec laration and that of tho informant Plus saire, were then sworn to by them. The oflbuBcs enumerated in this sfory, beside many other ou the complaint, ex tend buck only to tho year UvSo, but tho custom authorities are gathering now evi dence every day to show that tho firm has been engaged iu smugi'ling ever since they established their house here, seven yeara ago. Tho custom authorities do not hold any of tho persons who have smuggled gistd in their possession culpable, although they will probably have to pay the duties or have the goods seised. So (ar us is known the Government ha been swindled out of more than $JM),(KR) by tho firm, as tho unpaid duties ran go from IK) per cent to M per cent sd valo rem. hat tlio total sum will lie w lion the Investigation Is compkite remains to be seen. The (act that Allard A Son number among their patrons some of the most se lect and wealthy fumilie in tho United States will probably increase the sum up to $1,000,000. No arrests have been made in the ease, because all ol the Allard ere out ol Much, being in Franco, Whether they can be extradited and punished ia a ques tion on which the Government officials w ill express no opinion. Their representa tive in this city, Paul RouU-s, run bo pun ished, however, and it is only by the clem ency ol the Treasury Department that he is not behind the bars. The fact that he has practically turned atule's evidence, It is supoed, "will save him from State's prison. : More Interesting disclosures Iu the mat ter are exectil today. Tho smuggling Oierution of Allard & Sons, of Puris and New Y'ork, wss the main topic of converauUna tislsy at the office ol the Special Treasury Agent In the custom-house. Ths hitherto high stand ing of this house and the prominent social and financial standing ol it customers sdded interest in the easel The office of the firm was os n a usual today lor the transaction of business, and Paul Routes, tho agent of the tlrin, who was before Col lector Magoiiu yesterday, was in charge. SM)cinl Treasury Agent Simmon, who unearthed the swindle, Is ol the opinion that the evidence that ths firm smuggled hundreds ol thousands id dollars' worth ol dutiable goods Into this country, in the seats of sntique chairs snd quuiut mirrors, i conclusive. It is not exectcd thai scything further will lie dono in tbe mailer until Sccrvtsry Windom is heard from. The fact in the case were enilKHliixl in a report sent lo Washington last bight No arrests have yet been madu. A resrter called at the waremo-n of Allard A S.n this morning and W. II. Sx-or, counsel for the Allard, and Mr. Koul.x, the otfent, said; "Ibis wlio'e af fair is an outrage on a most reexstulilo firm, and tho result will show thsl the Allard' are innocent of any allouipl to de fraud tho Government. It is the work of a disrhsrged employe, who has Liken ad vantage ol the hu t tliat sll the iiiciiiImts ol tho linn are absent in Paris preparing for tho coming exhibition." ''They were aware that it was coining," continued Mr. S-cor, "and two weeks ago culled Mr. Routes to consult with loo In regard to It They wer put on their guard by a letter rcccivcn iroiu itiossHire, inu uiM-imrge.i agent, the instigator of the present pro Co -ding, and this letter will lorin an lin- iHirlanl part of the defense ollotcd by my clients. My clients ro prepared to (tirnisii bond to any amount 'o secure the Gov ernment lor tbe alleged duties o( which it is said to have been defrauded. Collector Magoux, wl.cu asked by a reporter it there was suy new develop ments lodav, snid: "I save not yet beard of any. What we want now is the money of which the Government ia defrauded. Is it Iruo thut Houlci, thn present r l- rcscntativo of Allard A Sous, had admitted bio smuggling?" "Ho has admitted that Here was smug gling. In fact be stair I that ho had lulled some ol tho ImiMirted chairs with cueily goods, on which no duty waspsid." Did ho admit this as Stales-evidence, so thut he could not be punched?'' No. sir. He simply stated what lie know about tho smuggling." Milliner iHlereaieS la M.lnms asea. Cnii'Aiio, April 6. Tho milliners all over the United Slates are deeply Inter ested In a number of ctioms esse i now on trial iu the United Stale District Court In this city. They are what are knuwnaatlio "hat trimmings" cases. Tho point st issuu is this: Tho tariff schedule provides thut imiiorted list triininliin slisll pay a duty of 'J0s rcent Millinery houm s lmMirt large qimnlitle ol silk, velvets sni inner gissl which may l usl for hut trim- inings, snd they rislm that umier uie tur ifl si hedule they should only bo taxed L'O percent on th'eni. On the other bund, these same goods, when iniHirUtd in the ordlnsry way by dry gvoils men, are madn to ls r a duly of from 1 to M 't cent under other provisions ui the tariff sche dule. Collector of i intonia all ovor the country have refused to accede lo the de mands ol the mil ll tiers, snd the result Is that suit bsrs is-en brought Lsgaiiist thuui in varioii parU of the gantry, claimltig r't.ites u the amount of hundred ot.1 i u"'id ol do hirs. The cases now on rial ate in the nature ol test cases and will determine, lo a good exleni, thn er lon in sll of Ihe others. A milliners' catv.Hiialion has Iwen effected to priawvuln thr o esse and Gen. Tremaine, ex-Atlorm-y Geiieial ol New York ('ity, and a sc ire of wiIiimws from New York City arn nn-sent In behalf of the milliners. The Cbi'Tg" luisrters whiswi suits are on tra.1 are Mis. M. K Taylor, D.lt. Flsk A Co-, ll ige.i .ii.ltiowii, I'line, User and Rooiil-rg. and . C. A It Tennis, sll tnlllinen. j Mis. Roberts, a North Side miliinor, b fi "I ibis morning tiist these Imported Irlm'ni'ig wen Used Uy the milliner. ll.r..tiiirili 'ii diws'-es snd tho remaining foiuili ""'X '"r ',al tninniings to matt l. John 1). Slioed .,( M.-r.'ull Fie'd A ( ., and Jiieob Mayei-if .iln'i -dayer, wei equally ult A iias-o lor His goy- crntnvut THE LEGISLATUIIE. Will the Sossion Continue Longer Than Today, Which Wa Sot for Adjournment Sine Die? Tho Rou3e Hna Yet to Pusa tho Ap prlatlon Bill. Tho Senate Must Act Upon tho As sessment and Upon Ths Appropriation Pill-It Is Likely That Both House Will Adlourn Today but There la Boms Doubt Proceedings Yesterday. Ppei'lal niiitoh to Tlio Appenl. Naniivii.ls, Tenn., April 5. Tho Senato today tabled quite a number ol bills aud rejected as many more. The bill to allow unincorporated towns and cities to build streets and lay pave ments passed third reading. Senator laimlrcturned tbe last bill In tho possession ol the Railroad Committee w ith the recommendation that it be re jected. It wss Speaker Clnpp's House bill to amend the law to allow lieu on the projierty of railroads to secure debts. The bill was Intended to reach construction companies, but was not drafted proNrly, and because of this its author desired its rejit'tlou. The bill failed to pass. Mr, Stout niovod to reconsider tho Homo bill to abolish the odd election ol school directors and to require director to be elected biennially. Mr. Stout Mike on the bill, sayingthut It would save the 2.4S1 school districts Iu the Suite IM.KSU If the odd election weie abolished. The motion to reconsider prevailed, and the bill passed third reading by a vote of It) to 0. At 10::W o'clock (lie calendar, with the exivptlon ol the assessment bill, was an Uouuccd as complete, aud an Informal re cess wss luken until .11 o'clock, by which hour it is thought the House would have finished consideration of tho bill. It was thought best to consider tho bill ss it should pas the House rattier than squab ble over tho Senate bill, leaving piohuhla Senate sinendincuts for the lloiiso to wrangle over. Hut at It o'clock tho House was still wrangling over the bill. This continued sll the afternoon, and tlio Seu slo, sfler waiting until 4 o'clock lor the lloiiso bill, adjoin lied until 8:30 o'clock to morrow. . Siicakcr I was presented with a fine gold headed cane this morning by the members of the S'natu. Mr, Nelson uiadu the siiocch of presentation, and the Sis-nker accepted the gill iu an appropriate Speech. ma not sa Mel at 10 o'clo k, when the Conference Com mi l tee on tho question ol allowing Justice ol the Peace mileage, reported that the two committees had allowed Mag istrates living five miles or morn from the county scut mileage lor two round Irq. Agreed lo. Juilge Illinois culled up tho bill defin ing trusts, w hic'.i Ihe S'liale hud nuiended by providing that uuy coriio-utiou, firm or individual violating this law shall forfeit their charter, loiu uired in. Consideration of the usm.siuent bill was resumed. The buimss before the House was the stilsititiiiion ol Mr. Williams's sincndincnt for Mr. Met 'all's, Isith amend- metita miking to eslal.lish District A smue- ots, Mr. V iiiiuins s provnling lor an elec tion by the otinty l.nirt, und Mr, .lc Cull's lor su election by the people. Mr. Williams Bincmliiicul wus sulistl- luted yeas 41, uuy IJ. ( Ixnnl Uiil.iuse. Niiuo conliision uriNH. aa In whether Mr, Williams sauiendincnl hud lieeninu eighth. ouo seventh in place of one-lllth, and ouu fourth in plneeof two-tblha. Svctluli VI, which placed Ilia tlmo the Hoard ol liu ilis itlon shall sit, was aiuendiMl by providing that in counties ol less than .'O.lss) tlio boar I shall sit two Wi-ck Lnstead ol three Weeks, as is pro vided In larger countii's. In section b'l rallnad companies arc held liable for a privilege tux. Mr. Stainlmi k moved lo amend bv ex- ci'pting railroad companies from paying a i . I . 1 I : . . . I piivilegn nix, ail'l iipNiru u ins ameiiu inctit on Ihe ground that the railroad paid a heavy ad valorem tax, and ho doubted tho constitutionality ol taxing railroad lor privilege lax. Messis. Savage and William oprcd the amendment, saying thut railroads could be inado to pay a privilcgn tin, and that a ljor carriaga man or druymnn must pay privilege bix and tho railroads iwciih. They lavoro I giving the xt man a ch.uii e aud aland by the poor man as well at by thn nidlionuire, Mr. Jones, of Ronton, i l.uraclerired Mr, Williams's oerli as calculated lo pH id to prejudices sud not to reitson. Ho made a sTcch lor tho aineiidineiit, which for Its cleuriiisM, logic and pn seiitntioii of legal Miints had not b 'en eipiallel this s. siun. Mr. Sb'pheiis, ol Molina., followisl, argu ing thut lo IMS the railroad coui ie privilege was unconslitulioiiul. He said this was the first lime such a thing wa ever attempted in tin State; thai ll was not attempted in any other Slate. Thn amendment w.is adopted yea 41', nay .V. i he H iiiso then a ljouriii.il until Z'M o'chsk p.m. The House passed tho assesaiiinut bill late Ihi afternoon without making any amendment, though a nuiuW wuro of fered. The K'liatn bltl providing for thn an point in-ill of a coinmitb-o lo report to the n.'it General Assembly on tho ques tion ol removing tho peinteuliury pusMd third reading. An siljonrninnnt was then tsketl until 7. Ilo'ilisk. When the House met si 7 :) o'chs k tho Senate venue bill, ditlnring somewhat from the llousu bill, was read and sulistitutcd. Mr. Williams offi red the fiml amendment, to reduco the Male tax on circuses to 100 M-r year, county 110 per day snd ritv !' sr day. .1 ho uue nd Incut wss tabled. Mr. Wbiithorne moved thn previous question. The motion prevailed by a vole of ol lo n. There was manifested considerable oppo sition to such busty action on tlm bill. Ths call ol tho roll on the linol passage of the bill wus then comnicncoiL Mr. Suvugo sat si Ihe end of the report ers' (able sud lemarkod lo Mr. Wbitlhorno thut he wanted to suiend that liquor law and Unit ol law, Mr. Wiiiuhorne then wanted to with draw Ida motion, saying that be ssw that be had made a mistake. He also asked all fiiclids vf Ihi: bill to Veto against ll thai it rnht be reconsidered and amended. Kverythiug was in confusion, and it was with gnat difficulty thai tho Sergennt at Arms restored order. Tho votu resulted yeas 50, nay itlk Mr. Savage moved to reconsider, and culled attention to tho radical changes In tho sale of liquor, snd he wanted the members to know those changes. He cited, as tho change, that tho bill makes tho men who sell liquor in quantities less than one quart or more than tivo gallons an wholesale dealers. Ho called attention to the clause fixing taxes on pool Helling on foreign races. Ho was not averse to gambling, but bo was opposed to pool sell ing on foreign races. Mr. Whitihorno set himself right, and spoke in favor of a reconsideration. Mr. Ciimming moved to lay tho matter to reconsider on the table. Tho tnotiou to rcconsidur was tabled by a vole of 41 to DO. . The announcement was greeted with ap plause, i Tlm clause taxing p ad selling ou local and foreign races is the result of the vll'oris of the Hrting inea In Nashville to this end. Hut, a pool wiling ou races outside of ihe State was prohibited by a special act ol the Legislature, the question arises as to w hether this set w ill not have to be repealed before the pool selling run become legal. Tho bill was rushed through so fast that thoso members probably opposed to it. In their eagerness to finish business and adjourn, did not fcWa the pool mutter any consideration. The Senato resolution to appoint com mittee to have the Hank of 'lounesacplutcH and to cancel notes lu hands of the treas urer was adopted. Senate bills on third reading were then taken up. Tho bill Increasing the pay ol tho mag istrates to I'.' pur day lor attending court was rejected. Mr, Fort called up tho Senato bill to ro peal tho act requiring the Secretary of Stale to fiirniidi stationery for the I-clMs- turn, and to allow (13 to ouch member lor thn purclints of stationery. It wss substituted f jr' thn IIou-o bill, and passed by a vote ol (II lo 5. The Senate fertiliser bill pawed third reading. The bill to convey In trust to the latdics' Hermitage Association twenty live acres of the Hermitage, Including tho mansion, tomb, etc., ol Andrew Jucknon, passed third reading. The bill to allow tho Mississippi A Ten- ncsscs Road to Ihi merged into the Chicago A New Orleans Road passed. Air. W hitthorue asked that the lull to regulate the holding ol prvnduuhal elec tions tie passed on second rending. When the caption ol the bill hud Ix-cu read there can i a I ireak uiadu by the Republican to adjourn, but the bill passed second read ing and will come no on third rending to morrow lit 10.:m) o'clock. The lloiiso then adjourned until V.'.'iO o'clock tomorrow morning. AiMoi Hw.r iioi Hr. Nay Sial-Mhal Itemaliia Is) lis llene. Hs tnl iM.tatli ll In Till) AMi ul. Nasiivii.i.k, Tell ll., April 8. Tbe fol lowing Senators, twenty tour In number. this morning signed a petition to remain hero until the assciuiiitmt nad rovuuue bills have la-en disposed oh . MclHiwed, Long, Lea, Perry, Cobb, Jones, Apple, Moody, Nelson, ('tiller, West, Rums, Myers, Sharks, I'lutniner, McCorkle, Hum hill, Jarvis, Crews, Williamson, 1-iinib, Dorlch, Mynutt mid Craighead. The following member of the II iu n have signed the litioii to stay over until Tuesday, so as to tratisaet Ihe rem lining biisinevi. A nuuiU'r of other lie'iiiU rs have expressed a willingues to remain, but do not care to sign: Adams, of toll s' in; H.igwell, Heal, I t- ii in-ll, I'.hi k until, Itoiiliam, llni liaiian. CiirMin, Caiuihcis, Coiiortiiv, Corbtin, Craig, Davis, Diximikes, Fort, Froemilil, Gixlw.n, G ss-h, C ioo . pustun1, 1 1. lie, of Trousdale, Tlaigis, Harris, Harwell, lledd, Hill, Hutchison, Jo!.iiHon, of Davids in; Johnson, of Ma rion; Joy net, Jones, of Hciiton; Jones, of lluiiiphin; l-ei li, Ixiw, McDonald, Me Pee, Mais., Marshall, Morris, Myeis, (id iom, Palmer, Patterson, Polk, Ueiikert, Kichatil-nu, Savage, Sheltou, Simlh, Ste phen, of Mo'iriM; Stevens, of Morgan; Stone, Slnvlmril, Toilet I, Whillhortie, Wllks, Illinois, Woo-lull, Ynnivy, Mr. Speaker Clllpi. It is very proli diln that thn Senate will lomorrow p-s the saseiuieiil bill without amending ll In any pirtic.ilsr. The reve nue bill will in all ptobahlhlv go Ihroii-h us rapidly. Thn bill having uln-adv pu i-cd thn N n.ile, It only remain for the N uute to have Ihe nsmiwuieiil and appropri ation bills befoiii ull tho liiiirtiiul meas ure will be iIihici of. '11 m llous ha only lo pas Ihe appropiiutioii lull to luotrow. Ihclilt w ill In' ready to idjolliu. It i very likely that Ixith llou es will lake final adjournment tomorrow, though il wss the ifeucral opinion today thai Mon day and I m-sdny would I si reqniivd In wind up all.nrs. Thn ass. swineiit lull I Severely Condemned as an null ageoils piece of legislation. It Is reported tonight tli.it Gov. Taylor will veto the Hniteiiliary bill that passed thn House Ibis ullernisin. TIIK FHENCI1 WINS UAKVIHT. Tbe Yield of IUUH an Increase of lot, OV4, (HiO Oullons Over 1UH7. Wasiiim.ton, April 8. Iu hi nxal to the Suto Department (ieorgo W, R i veil Consul st Hordcaux, gives slab. Ins relative to tho Iksh wine harvest of frame. Thn vintage of s.sH amounted to "lt",7o", 000 gulloiis.an increase of 1 H7 l,i0gulloiis over lb" yield of IM7, although Is-ltig ,'.'i, Iksi gallon less than Ihe average yield of the Ut ten year. Much of the g'id re sult ol ihe last vinliign is due to American vines. Tlio vineyards of tlm Midi were the first lo sutler Irom the Invasion nf tho phylloxera, an I tho villi ultuiuliU of that siHiion were II. 'illist to employ Ainernan vines lo com but its ravages, sud their villus was iius-t emphatically demonstrated III the last Imrvi si. Ill many hs-alilies entire I vine) aids have Ixen replanted lu these vines, iiihiii which French vine have I been grafted. 'Ihngreuler part 'if Hu so vim's were III lull Is .irnig lu ln.ss., ami not only e iled Ilia ndinirttiioii ol all, hut an eugi-r di-siru In proprielots, who, up to Ihi lime, hsd rejM't-d Aincricull Vilest a a means of saving their vineyards The do tumid for Ann r ii art vims was greater Ihau the aupplv, and iniracric wero very soou exhausted. At pie. cut uuiseryiuen sre busy grultmg slips, so that next year the supply will equal the demand, and it Is noi loo nun h lo say that In tho near lut lire Hie faiuou Viueyards i( the Midi will s; mi produce as generously a lu the uiuel lavuie l ycai Narrlaae at llvlewa. hp lal islt(ll lo 1h Akl. Iln rsv, Ark., April 6. Prof. H, P. An dcraoii and MiasO'Neil were manic I at Ihe n-suh iice of tbe bride at Tinituu by tlu Rev. W. II. PaniiS. A LIVE DEAD MAN. A Hanged Murdorer Fails to Die. A Startling Resurreotlon Cass Comes From Lebanon, Tenn. Mack Francis, Who Wa? Hanged There Maroh 27, Uvea. His Neok Not Being Broken Ho Is Rosusoltarod by tho Jolting. Ills Suppossd Dead Body Got In a Wagon Ths Stalking Corpse Fright ens tbe People of DoKalb Coun ty Where Is Uulhattant Sperlnl DlapsU'h to Tho Apwl. Nasiivili.k, Teun., April 6. When Mack Francis's body was being hauled away from the gallows near Lebanon, w hero ho was hanged March 27, tho jolting of the w sgon, it is said, so far resuscitated him that ho begau to move about in bis coffin. His neck was not broken by tlio full and be strangled to death, or so the doctors pronounced. When he began to move tho negroes having the remains in chargo ran away, but they soon returned, burst open the coffin and by the aid of a pliysiciau brought Fianci to life again. News reached here tonight that a itrsnge negro passed through DeKalb County. He stayed with a negro man all night and told bun (list he was Mack Francis, in prootof which be showed the murks on bis neck made bv the rnc. The news csme from a reliable source and it ia stated that the peoplo are greatly excited over the pres ence of a live dead man In their midst Th.CaMO'aeiar aad Ka;i"eer I BlaiM. fs-lal Msl)'h In The Appeal. Nasiivii.i.k, Tenn., April a Ry hard work tho railroad officials and wrecking crew succeeded iu clearing away tho ter rible wreck at Hrown's Road at 11:64 o'chsk this morning. Assistant Train master l'avno was tho first man at tho wreck and soon afterward Maj. Geddes nud Tisinmaster F.vans artived from Co lumbia. Tho railroad ollieiuU are Investi gating and now, so lur as they have learned, uuy that the accident wss cause 1 bv Ihe conductor nud engineer ut south- ImiiiuiI Ireight No, 71. They should bsve looked at the train register and bulletin laiurd to ecu (or themselves whether No. 74 was iu or not. They should have wail ed lor No. 74, and should have iskrn no man s word. 1 ho w reck w ill cause a loss of i.l.OoO lo Ihe company after all damage sun and the rolling slock ha been hsjkad nlli.r. - A liny Nsrilrrrr ArrnlMl. l-. ll li-it. li tol lie A.pi-al. I'uiMiM.iiAM, Alii., April 5. At Annts lon, Alu., yesterday evening a negro boy about sixteen yeais of ago was srretied oU Nohiost.ii t for a murder committed t Cednrlowii one Wis-k flg.t. Tin boy gsve in name a William U'Ne.il, hul Ihe lilU liegm, Kugeiio Lyons, who came from Ce il otow II lo deled tho murderer, with C M. Head, a detective, says lm nsms is Alf Pciike. The Ihiv Kugeiio aav two other little negro Imiv s In Id tho boy that w as murdered while All cut him In the side with s knife till lite was extinct. F.ugcne sy that they have Iheother little In roisj lii Jail, but tl.ut All is tlio principal to the crime. -T he suli-r.sr, nl Ituek 1111. Ki UI l'.Uh In lilt A.ssil. In i x lilt. I, Miss., April 5. The confer ence of tho Grenada District of thn Meth odist episcopal Church South met here yc-lerday, sevi nh eii i-hurgis being repro M iiled. Hinliop C. H. Galloway arrived lnt night snd liNik chargo of lliu confer cine lh: Inoiiinig. Ho Slid Dr. Wheat, ol the university, will sd Inrsei tho twvly tonight on the subject ( eduestioil. J.W. Mi l olnry, inissioiiary to ths Imliuns in thn ludiiitl leinuifv, is here, and has with linn s lull bl'K).!id ChiM'liw Indian preacher who -uls him in hi liiissioimry work. 'Ihe body will be iu i-ssioii until Sunday night A gooj many vnulois aro presi'llt. Sa Immense Maler Vump, H-i Inl lll'laili ll lil Till. A.wl. Hiiiviimiii vs, Alu., April 6. Tho larg est water pump ever manufactured arrived lu the city Ho morning for the new water w.nks. It loaded down five cars snd weigh P.I7.M") isiiilld. It Ctsit tkVOveJ, and the (n ighl alone from Worthiugton's f.uloiy, in New Yoik, to this pluce, was ?l,l). 1 he waterworks lumnauy lusds a i-oulract llns morning with Mr, Crowder, n well known coiitr.u-tor, to truuHirt the pump from hern over Red Mountain, W the t ahutis t.ivrr, i ir r- !,U00. !MeheSl by five Ne. hi. I I biMi. h lu Ihe Aps-sl. KMitvui.K, Tenn., April 6. John Wollliighaycr, the cowardly aassssiu of Mi 'iiirGuH iilee, id Grainger County, was taken from Iho jail at Rullegs sbiiut tl o'i lis k Ibis iiioriiisg snd hanged lo a luub only psjvjr.l away. The limb ws com-HM-d of 'onlv live men, sumiig the U-st i nou n of the iminty. There was no ex i ileu.enl sud Ihe Ij lu lling ws a quiet as a (uncial. t.rsnl.'H a harler. S-.lst I !.).sl. li IiiIU A'l. I.ntia R-Mi. Ark., April 5, The Gieenville Coal and Iron Company, of Scbssiian County, was grsnted s charter bsl.iy. I he capital stock is slstiil at 1-1H),-. 0O.I. John S, Mule, M. H. Gaines, T. K. little, R. II. Mcl'onncll and V. F. Pliikemnn are the sl.s kholder and Incor porator. The company will do s general luiuiug bu'"c. U. 4. M. rs .! ! Whlalieaaa. Slsl IM-l-li tl In 111 A.-.-L Linn lliK tt, Aik., April 5.- A number o( (irand Army ol the Republic men were iu session today discussing a pr .ssved trip to tiklslmma. At leasl twvUly fivsul tbeiu will probably have (or Ihe si ltleiueut nexl week. Alter a meeting toumrow night when plan aud purposes will bs agree I upon. I. Ull Baek Uaarsl Tresis. Spfvtsl PUisiUk lo Tli Ayl. Linn Kot-a, Ark., April Ik-Th lit lie It a k Hoard o( Trada elected the (ol lowing new officers today! J. A. Fonel (rc-tlccted), President; John t!. Fletcher, Viii-I'i.si.leiit; II. K. Roots, TrcssuisfJ Imu, It. Hiowu, Secretory.