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OALLAWAY KEATING.
II. C. OiLLtwaT.l Bacond ,'trent,
J, M. Kmmni. I Mi-mi'bu. Tann.
MEMPHIS APPEAL.
THIBSDIy, l I MlKlH18,lSH0
THE HE4JHO IN ('AtlEOBKI A.
The people ol California bnve sworn
in their heart i that the Chinese inuet
go. They cannot and will not endure
much longer a pestiferous and intol
erable curse which they demonstrate is
a blight upon the Stale. They are
holding public meetings and appeal
ing to Congress for protection, and
boldly proclaim that self-def.-nse, tl o
first law of nature, will impel them
to take decisive measures or the ex
pulsion of the Asiatic curse, unless
Congress immediately enacts a law to
prevent the open cr secret IlIIux ol
the common enemy whoso presence
is a menace to society and det-tniitive
of the beet interests o! the people,
dangerous to their domestic peace and
fatal to every industry. It is evident
that the people ol Calif jmia aro
standing over a fearful vo'emo which
will explole sooner or later. They
tike the position that so
ciety is invejtid by natural
laws with the inalienable right
of expelling whatever is dangerous cr
fatal tl its pjp.ee biu! protpeiity, and
as tbtChinese have infected the whole
KtBtJ with a deadly plauo.
There is, they say, no law,
human tr divine, which dim
pels a people to tolerate an element
for its own destruction, and unless
something be done by Congress lo
protect thq people from an enemy
more terrible than no irmy
with banners, thcra will, they
threaten, ba an uprliing f the
people and the in cms will be mur
dered by the light of their own li'.thy
dens. The Sin Francisco Einminrr
proposes to solve the labor prolilem in
Califorr.U by tubitiluting negiolahor
fur the Chinese labor, which the peo
ple are determined to drivo from the
8! ate. The Etam iner says :
Tha annoiinremont that a cluloiittlnn of
colored aea are in Now York to make ar
rangem nta fur an IminiaTAtinn of cilitrod
lieople from Louisiana to California will la
reoeivfil with pleasure throughout I lie Shite,
it nny be a medium through whirh we iiinr
olve our labor tlillieulliin. Thore if no
question that tha Southern Hiatal oun afford
to lend in an Important element of labor,
and it ll niually true that no tilt tould be
made whira would be u Mghlr nppreniiiled
in California. To exchange Chinolo labor
for the intelligent and dnciie industry ol tha
' nero would be an event of the veiy laat Im
portance of the p-ople of this roait. The
ready and convenient avenuo of domestic
ervloe rould be filled at once. Tha problem
to the truit-nrowan would ba Helved, mil the
varied anil r-omprcbentive detain which ara
unmlly io dillirult of iolulion, when one
kind ol tervice ll to be lupplanted by an
other, would ba lettlod at once. Nothing
rould happen to the people of California io
beneficial and ilgni&cant at tha preiont time
an a lurne nrgro immiiration from the
Houlh. It would (ndnnd lui.ttl n lfttm.tnlt
want.
The negro race is rapidly increasing,
and unless dispersed the colored pop
ulation of the South will become tio
deiMo t J prosper. The negro can tiud
ample room in the Ssuth fjr the next
century, and he is to i j:or to engago
in hazardous experiments. He is ig
norant, snperttitious, credulous, and
i continually discovering Bmne new
Eh!orb, int J which they pour in a
voihIudI elrtai:i. But they ginJually
remrn to the South, which they tever
loved or appreciated until they had
learned its value in the hard school of
aJveraity. Kxeept in a fsw localities,
where there are abnormal cauaes, the
relations between the whites and
blacks are mbst amicable. The colored
peopla have discovered that freedom
means work, and they are accumulat
ing propeity and educating their
children, The whites and blacks if
the South have made a virtue of ne
cessity and Burniounted their preju
dices, and nawregird their interests
si idenfcaL The industrious colored
people are prosperous and happy. It
is only the indolent that engage in
rash and visionary adventures such
as emigrating to Kansa and Califor
nia, among straugers and without
money.
AT THE DAKUEK FOIST.
The labor troubles are beginning to
arsume au alarming aspect. The
United States Marshal of the Kittem
District of Texas has found it neces
sary for the protection of propeity to
purchase Winchester riileB. This is a
e'ep that shows a serious condition of
affairs. When strikes on as large a
scale as is now in operation in the
Vnited States begii, there is every
intention at the s'art to conduct them
quietly. But as the days go on with
no earnings coming in, when wife and
children are but scantily supplied
with the necessaries of life, the temper
of the husband and father becomes
soured and his feelings excited, and
calm reason f lils to guide his actions.
When this crisis comes on there is
danger. Events that at another time
would be taken with coolnes?, cannot
now be regarded dispassionately. Ar
rived at th'e point, the public peace is
at the mercy of acciden, and any
, cause of provocation, real or fancied,
excites slumbering discontent to the
pitch of. uncontrollable fury. Violence
ia tha consequence, and bate and
pas-ion bring deplorable results.
That there are already tigns of such
a crisia the call; for weapons by a
United Stat'i Marshal makes evident.
So widely spreads theefTectaof the atti
tude of .labor and capital toward each
other in thia country, that even one of
the large religioas bodies becomes en
tangled in the whirl and commotion,
and the Roman Catholic Church in
the United Sta'es is driven to a point
in which it seems likely t) be viewed
as an adversary to the aseocia'ion of
the Knights cf Labor, a position its
people certainly would not w llingly
occupy. In many other ways griev
ances, annoyances, hindrance t) busi
ness, and a spreading feeling of un
easiness and apprehension is becom
ing preva'enf. This is a condition of
things tlat public sentiment will cer
tainly not allow to contiuue long.
How is it to be put an end to? It will
not do, on the one Land, to deprive
employers tf the power to regulate
and maosge their own establishments.
(in the other hand the general love of
justice will not countenance the utter
subjection of labor to capital by the
nse of policemen and soldiers. Amica
ble arbitration sppen-s to be the only
ref Oiirce and are; of safety, but this re
source the cepitalista appear reluctant
to make available. The strikers of
the Cionldi roads have applied
for it and lave been refused.
Fioni wha'cver motives this reluct
ance aiixes, it places the employers at
a disiilvantrge before the public.
There is another thing that works
awrnet them. On many occasions
waes Lave been declared too high by
tho empltycrs, and notice ol less pay
given; or workmen, believing their
pay too etna'!, hava demanded an ad
vance. Frequently declines have been
insisted upon aud advances refused
u tiller euch circumstances, on the plea
tti lit thentutjof businesi necers'tated
a decline or forbid an advance, and
the result has been strike. Then, in
many crbcs, the effort to reduce wages
has ceajed, or tho advance demanded
conceded. The workmen see tlat the
employer still carries on his business,
apparently doing very well, aid they
draw tho conclusion thut unless the
strike l:ul been made capital would
have picketed more, from the mutual
product of capitil and labor, than was
just. This breeds and encourages
fitiikee; ami unless a sense of justice,
not a r.uo for gain, actuate both capi
tal "ad lubjr iu their relation with
each othtr, disputes and strikes, with
nil their evils, will continue, The un
happy reseult is before the country
tvd.ty, aud when autho.-ity Lai to
Beck a resource in firearms, that result
is of a more inlul ai well as danger
ous character.
woMis hinntui: in kkulahd.
The effort making in England to ex
titid Uiemiflrngtt to women is carried
out with jt.o.'O energy and seriousness
than with us. We suppose the cause
of this mutt be that the women in
that cjuutry take more interest in the
question than tha American women
ill. During the present session of the
Englitth Parliament, in the discussion
of a bill liL'fora it to admit women to
vote, 142 members voted against a mo
tion to pottooue the subject, and 137
lor the postpo.iomsnt a favorable
vote. At 1 o'clock in the morning
another proposition to postpone was
voted down, when 150 opposed post
ponement and 102 voted for it vote
still more favorable and the bill wai
read a sscond time without a division.
This shows that the matter ia taken
up with ardent earnestness. The
London Timm arguel against the bill
in one of its heavy articles, but the
thin, a'.tenuat:d arguments it
used showed tbatevon the Timm was
nnabio to bring forward cozent
res3oi.H why women should not have
votes. It aaseited that the f aa
chise had jtiBt been extended by Par
liament, atul that to take anew step
in tie tame direction would be ven
turesome and risky, especially as there
are in Kngland more women than
m,n. This la t argument is apacia ly
toticsab"lu. It is evidently feared that
the tviioieutiousneps and moral senti
ment of women, they being, in the
majority, might npjet rome of the
ninH'Uline legislation, that will not
bear moral infections, suchaB forcing
opium upon the Chinese, for intUnce.
The Timet is evidently distnutful of
the ptim English miss and the virtu
ous Britieb matron, for it declares that
in public affairs woman "is not only
untried but, ai far as we can discover,
is wholly unfit for the powers and
duties which are to be conferred upon
her." If the English women were
stirred op ou the subject before, we
should think such an aspersion upon
the sex cf the nation will excite them
still more. The Timet adds to its
powerful logic by saying that
although the present bill does not
give a vote to every woman, the diur
once opened it will rot be long before
the whole sex will press through, and
to suffer thom to enj Dy the same polit
ical r ght" as men would 18 almost a
male dufrauchisernerit Some of
tho Timt writers muet have had
mothf rs of the child-spanking persua
sion, for they have evidently a ftar
of the sex. The summit of absurdity
ii rep.ched by our London contempor
ary when it declares that woman sif
f -K will be only a step t) Uie en
franchisement of the children. A new
election in England ii expected, and by
such aid as the Timet loitic is giving
them thn women will not fail to mske
ancther step in advance on that occa-
Marring at Helena, Ark.
Israelii, to thi arpiaul
Heuxa, Auk.. March 17. Mr. F. R
Slider, president of the Phillips Coun
ty Hank, and Miss Maggie C'arjH'nter,
a popular belle of Helena, were mar
ried at the residence of the bride's
mother in thin city htxt night, the Kev.
J. W. Jtartieko ollieiating. A large
list of valuable presents were made to
the fcnj'py couple.
MEMPHIS DAILY
THROUGH THE HEART
SPEED i THE MESSENGER OF BINS
SORHAVS VE5(JE1CE.
H. F. Areeld XeeU With Instant
Death at the Haads or the Worn
an lie had Betrayed.
TLe store of J. J. Arnold, No. 109
Be-ale street, was the scene of a trage
dy last night that will bring ruin aud
disgrace to more than one name. It
ia the old ttory of a woman wronged,
who, mad with the sense of her
shame, seeks with the bloDd of her
betiayer ts wipe out her disgrace and
bis. The detail of the cr.me as de
veloped by the testimony of eye-witnesses
and the statement of .the
wronged woman disclose a deliberate,
well planned and. mrcilefsly executed
plot to tid the world of the man who
had wrecked her life and honor. From
her own lips comes the sad story that
follows, as told to an Appeal reporter
at thn Station-I louse last night:
"I have known Henry Arnold for
many years. We were children to
gether, and playmates from childhood
np. He has been keeping company
with me for years. I am twsntv-oue
now, and never bad any other lover.
I had all the confidence in tne world
in him. I trusted him blindly. About
eighteen months ag", nnder promise
of marriege, he accomplished my ruin.
A girl baby nine months old is tha
living evidence cf our sin. I begged
him repea'edly to make the ouly repa
ration he could, but he would put me
oti under one pretext or another.
Now he would plead poverty as an ex
cuse for deferring our marriage, then
some other pretext would occur to
him, and I waited and waited until
my heart grew sick with deferred
hope, but still I despairingly hoped
tbat he would in the end be true to
me. Ona day about six weeks ago he
was married in the Catholic chnrch to
Mies Nellie Keller. I did not hear of it
till two days afterward. The news
struck me like a thunderbolt. It was
bo sudden, so unexpected, so horrible
that I fnUtsd dead away when I heard
of it. From that time to this I have
no longer been miitress of myself. I
determined to kill him, aud only
awaitad his return from his wedding
lo ir to carry my design into effect. 1
bought me a Smith & Wesson pistol a
day or two alter I heard cf h s mar
riage, and I used it to-night. I
am not sorry I did it. I would do it
again to-morrow, under the same cir
cumstances." I bad intended to kill Arnold about
two weeks ago, but was prevented by
the interferenee of Mr. Wiggins, a
clerk in Arnold's store.
The unfortunate woman who made
this statement is about twenty-one
years of sue, tall, elegantly propor
tioned and handsome. Her rich auburn
hair was combed back from her fore
head in simple fashion, and no bangs
dieilgured her pale brow or over
shadowed her frank and fearless
eyes. While telling her story she was
cool, calm and collected, not betray
ing by quiver of her muscles the
strong agitation under which she
must doubtless have labored when
she committed the fatal deed. Her
stalwnrt father, who stood near by,
was much more deeply moved, and
tears moif-tened his eyes and his voice
shook with emotion as bo repeated the
story of hin daughter's wrongs. She,
oa the other hand, eat quietly and
with apparent unconcern on the bed
in ber cell, leisurely chewing gum,
and impassively observing what was
passing around tier, uniy once uiu
she betray animation. A policeman
came in from the scer.e of the
ki'ling and repoitad the death
of Arnold. "How did the ball range?"
asked some one. "It pierced hin
heart," was the rply. . "All right,"
sitid she; "I haven't beon practicing
all this time fr nothing. All I want
to know is that be is dead." She ut
tered these words with as little appar
ent emotion as rnoet women betray
when ordering tneir dinners. She is
an only daughter, and haj two broth
ers, a mctber and a father, all of whom
seemed to have cherished plans of
vengeance against the rlcipoiler of
their honor. The family live
about eight miles from the
city, and the giil drove to
town this afternoon in a buggy, ac
companied by her father, on horse
back, who, as will appear from the
testimony of eye-witnerocs to the
killing, was near Arnold's store when
the fatal shot was fired.
Miss Norman, when interviewed at
the jail, was uca'.ly dressed in a
black merino dress with a black vel
vet jcket that fitted her closely.
Around her neck she wore a scarf of
white crepe folded crosswiee and fas
tened by a plain gold brooch. She
wore no other jewelrv. Before the
interview whs concluded another
prisoner was brought in and locked
in the same cell with Miss
Norman. She wai a small, black
e'yed woman, neatly dresd iu griy,
who gave her nnme as Mattie. Yates,
and was charged rs being an acces
sory bef ire tho fuct. She denied the
charge Btouily, tflirmed her ignorance
o! all knowledge of the affair, and
begged to be allowed to go home
to her two-year-old baby. She
appealed to Miss Norman to
establish her innocence. and
Mies Norman attempted to do so by
affirming that nhe had not seen Mrs.
Yates before in fifteen years. The
stern guardians of tha law would not
release Mrs. Yates, however, and sub
sequent developments proved the wis-
. doin ol tlieir course.
The ( oronrr'i Inqneal.
At 8:40 o'clock Justice Thomas
Fleming summoned a jury and held
an inquest over the body at the store
(f J. J. Arnold, the dead man's
brother, where the shooting oc
curred. The dead man's hody
lay stretched upon the trior,
and nreseuted a ghostly eight.
Though but one shot was fired, and
that into the back, the dead man's
face was smeared with blood, doubt
less due to a hemorrhage from the
mouth as hi life throbbed away. His
thin and dark mutauhe was glued to
his lips aud cheeks by the dirk fluid,
and here and there were spotB on hie
fflce the six of a penny where no
blood hsd gone, and whers the white
and colorless skin shone out pale
as marble. He lay in his shirt
sleeves, but his white shirt showed
no truck of bloid except where the
nan mil been ex'iacted. Dr. W. W.
Taylor, who was the first to arrive,
mado a port-naortem examination
and extracted the bal', which had
entered the back below the left shoul
der, ranged toward the heart, and was
cut out under the Bkin a little
above the left nipple, having evident
ly passed through the heart. Dr.
Heber Jones arrived during the course
of the inquest, but made no examina
tion of the body. The jury was com
posed of H. P. Duncan, I. Cullman,
W. H. Crowell, J. W. Reid, J. R
Chambers A. J. Bender and George
If. Battier. The first witness exam
ined was
. CHARLE4 ABMOLP,
brother of deceased, who testified that
APPEAL THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1886.
.lu.nl 7 -11 n'nlnk - l;tl
dressed in gray, wheee name he did
not know, came Into the sto e and
asked for mixed pickles. He told ber
he bad cone, and directed ber next
door. She looked around rather sut
picionily, but left the store and wes
joined by another woman, and the two
pasped tne store, going in tne direction
of Main street. Ilia brother Henry,
who had just entered the rear
of the store from the yard, ad
vanced and asked, "Who are they?"
and witness replied I do not know.
Henry then ftiod in the dcoiway,
facing Hernando street. The next
thing he saw was the figure of a wo
man darting swiftly toward his
brother, and firing a pistol into his
back. His brother fell, and the wo
man 11 ?d across the street in the di
rection of Hernando etreet.
P. S. S.-hneider testified that he
heard the shot and saw wo
man running in tbn direction
of Hernando street. He pursued
her, overtook her, and caught
her by the arm. She grabbed
a pistol from a baiket she carried, and
said, "Turn me loose," and be turned
her loose. Then tall, elderly man
came to the woman's rescue. Then
Policeman Randolph came up and ar
rested the woman, who quietly tur
rendered. Officer Bandilph heard'he
shot, saw a woman running up Her
nando street, gave pursuit, caught ber
in company ol a tall man at the cor
ner of Gayoso, and arrested ber. Sbe
made no' resistance, but refused to
give up ber pistol, her anl her father,
who was the till man, both insisting
that she needed the pistol to protect
ber life frrm the vengeance of a pur
suing mob. At the Sution-Houseshe
gave her name as Emma Norman.
The pistol was a Smith & Wesson im
proved thirty-eight caliber, and the
bell extracted from tha wound was of
a corresponding size.
lbs Vrnllel
of the jury was: "We, the jury, find
that H. F. Arnold came to his daath
in the following manner: By a pistol
ball from a pistol in the hands of Miss
Emma Norman."
nr. Woolen,
who keeps at No. 107 Bnale -street,
next door to Arno'd's, said to an Ap
heal reporter: "Tho little woman
camo iu and atkod for pickles. I
Hhowed her some, Hnd she ordered
10 cents' worth. Her female com
panion stood in the doorway. The
li'tls woman urged me to hurry.
Then I heard a shot. The lady ia the
doorway bad disappeared, and the
1 f ie woman left hurriedly up the
street in the direction of Main street."
CARROLLTON TRAGEDY.
AIMtniUWI. IIIAII.N OF THE
aiHOOTlU OF
Tbe Mearoca la I lie Conrt-House
The lame for the 'terrible
('rime.
New Oki.kans, I,., March 17. A
Winona, Mins., snecial to tho Picayune
sftys: At Carrollton to-day a fearful
tragedy occurred id which ten negroes
wero killed and three wounded. Some
weeks ago two negroes attempted to
assassinate J. M. Lhldell, jr., indicting
sonic painful but not serious wounds.
Tho negroes engaged in this dastardly
attempt are known to be the most de
limit and lawless in tho country,
and t-ince tho attempt on Mr.
Liddell's life, have been more, openly
delimit than ever. For some reason
not known they swore out a warrant a
few days ago for Mr. Liddell's arrest.
It was at this trial to-day that tho kill
ing occurred. The negroes present
were mostly armed. About 1 o'clock
a party of armed men, numbering
about forty or lifty persons, rode up
to tho court-house, dismounted and
entering the building at once com
menced firing on tho negroes with the
nbovo result. They then returned by
the same route they came. They do
not live near Carrollton.
A later dispatch from Winona
throws a little more light on the assas
sination. At tho trial about twenty
colored men were present. The lifty
white men, well mounted and each
carrying a Winchester rifle, came gal
loping up and surrounded tho court
house. They then fired into the
building, instantly killing ton ne
groes and wounding three others so
that they died soon after; and, with
the exception of a few who escaped
through a window, all the other ne
groes in the building were wounded,
some of them seriously.
The trouble between Liddcll and
tho negroes occurred three weeks ngo.
Liddcll had interferred in a row be
tween two negroes, and afterwards
heard tho crowd cursing him. He
walked up to them and inquired why
they were abusing him. An alterca
tion ensued, and a number of shots
were tired, Liddcll being severely
wounded.
ON 'CHANGE.
Closing priors of the May options
et Chicaio yesterday: Pork, $9 70,
lard, lie; cle.tr rib eides, 5.20c; corn,
38 Jc; wheat, 841 ; oati, .31 Js.
YisiToits on 'Change, yesterday: W.
T. Chapman of Randolph, Win. ().
Harris of San Bernardino, W. M. Al
ttttp of Allenton, Tenn., Win. Bardel
of New York,.!. J. Worrell tf Jack
son, Capt. F. F. Norton of Tupelo,
Miss., V. II. Colvin, C. W. Merriam,
John Riper and Samuel linker of Chi
cago, ti. I. Green, J. R Calhoun, Miss
M. G. Green, Miss M. F. Gibbs of
Covington, J. N. Brown of Olive
Branch, Miss., M Barker of Arkansas,
W. Rudolph of St. Louis, C. F. Kobe
son of Mississippi, S. L. Bynum of
of Mississippi, W. C. ltoper of Missis
sippi, Jos. Waldauer of Greenville,
Miss., S. P. Turner of Ash Flat, Ark.,
G. It. Wilson of Clarksville, Tenn.,
James J. tjuinn of Little Bock, Ark.
Tiik following spicy letter is worthy
of republication here:
To the Editor of the Commercial Bulletin : '
Nkw York, March 15, WS.
I am not a cotton speculator, but I
know enough about the habits of
speculators to know that the Wars are
generally most numerous at the bot
tom of the market, and that business
is always bad in Manchester until the
(pinners are well stocked with cotton.
In looking into tho Chmnieie of last
Saturday, 1 find it fact which seems to
nie to 1)0 important. Here it is: "In
the Manchester market report, mid
dling cotton is ipioted. 4 Ll-lHd, and
Si-lb shirting, .rs 7d to "s M. Ijtst
vear middling cotton. 15-ltid; Sl-lb
eihirting, 5s 5d to tig ltd. Now, Wing
an outsider, 1 will not attempt to ex
plain this in accordance with the bad
trade theory. Perhaps some of the
Cotton F.xchunge experts can do so.
It seems from the quotations that tho
Manchester manufacturers get rather
more for their cloth than hist year,
and pav 1 J penny-that is 2r cents
less lor tlieir o.tl'on ! I did have some
idea of raising a subscription for the
relief of Manchester, but I have re
considered it, and will wait for further
information. wkctator.
GALBBEATU CO. WILL PRO
TECT TIIEIB Cl'STOMEBS.
The Odd Acknowlt dements Xads by
C. Mundlnger in a Bill In
Chancery.
A schedule of the liabilities of W. B.
Galbreath A Co. not having been filed
at 5 o'clock yesterday evening, a rep
resentative of the Appeal called at
the office of the firm for the purpose
of ascertainirg the cause of tbe delay,
tbe usual custom being to file a lict tf
creditors with tbe instrument of as
signment. Mr. S. M. Galbreath, the
junior partner, said, in answer to a
question, tbat no schedule of liabili
ties would be filed for the present. He
said tbat, as a number of country mer
chants were included in tbe list, their
trdit would probably be injured by
sucb a publication. Some of them de
sired farther advancements, which
they might have a difficulty
in obtaining if it was made
public that Galbreath 6c Co. were
much indebted to them. Reminded
tbat such knowledge was perhaps nec
ewary for the protection of the outside
public, Mr. Galbreath said bis bouse
proKoied to pay its indebtednesl dol
lar for dollar, so there could be no
danger on that score, as the country
merchants would not really be hurt.
Mandlnicer'a Maicnlnr Confeaitloiis.
A singjlitr bill was filed in Chsnceiy
yettirday by John Scheibler, assignee
of C. Mundinger. Af:er setting f rth
the fact of Mundicgi-r's embarrass
ment, the appointment tf S. I. Mc
Dowell aa reuoiver and his subsequent
assignment, he says: "The estate of
arid Mundinger is worth about J20,
(XX), and the debts he owes exceed
$23,OCO. He was in failing circum
stances, and owed debts in excess cf
bis assets and estate on January 1,
1880. He wai begging extensions
and getting extensions from some cf
his creditors at exorbitant la'esof ia
teres. far beyond tbe legal rats,
during the latter part cf tha
year 1885, and was in great pecuniary
s'raits in January, 1880. It wai evi
dent to him tbat he must soon suc
cumb to the pressure of liabilities
which ke had no mears at hand of
meeting. He therefore contemplated
a general assignment in the early part
of January last, but he hesitated
about making it becauee he wished ti
give preference to ceitiin creditors
to whom he felt under greater obliga
tions than others. He was advised
that he cculd suffer judgments or at
tachments to go without resistance by
default or collusion, and in tbat way
allow them t3 secure a preference, and
then make a general assignment.
Among the creditors that he desired
thin to prefer were and are de
fendants, F. L. Warner, T. B. Edging
ton. S. M. Stuait and others.
He suffered them to get judgments
and to attach without resit tance or on
position. He aided them, or some of
them, tj the extent of executing notes
on which they might eue befoie a
iustice of thfl rfa"e and speedily eet
lodgment, and bave execution and fix
liens on his property. He submitted
tl an attachment without grounds for
the same in favor of defendant War
ner. Under the att'ehment rf said
Warn r said Murdinger's entire stock
tf goods and other effects wore seized
ando'ai'eiin tae hands ot there-
ceiver of this court jd tha day of
January, 18811, since which the same
bave been in tmtodia legit and not
subject to further attachments or
seizure, as complainant is ad
vised, except by permission if this
honorable court. Other attachments
were issued and judgments taken
soon after the judgment wai rendered
in favor of said Edgington, and wh;ch
said Mundinger was induced not to
resist, and did not resist, because it
was tne only way, ai he believed, that
be could make effectual the prefer
ences designed f jr those wto wished
his favor. Tbe reeult was tbat no at
tachment or suit was resisted, but all
were submit'ed to, with a view pi
making a general assignment within
three months in such manner as
would secure said preferences, aid
then leave all tbo balance of his
a-.set to pass under the general assign
raenr, which he had in contemplation
Complainant is advised that all
tbe liens effected in tbe wav men
tioned are void : that some of the cred
itors favored have already realized
their whole claims.
Complainant prays that all attach
ments and executions be declared null
and void, aud that the proceeds from
tbe sale cf goods be divided equally
among crpoitors.
AMUSEMENTS.
Memphis Theater,
Mile. Rhea's portrayal of "Peggy,"
in The Country Girl, is to be numbered
among her signal triumphs, and the
well tilled house that witnessed her
performance last night was ardent in
its applause of her admirablo acting.
In the second act Mile. Rhea nppears
in male attire, as n boy, and makes a
charming impression. The play is
well constructed, and bristles with
bright and wi:tv dialogue. Lovers of
a good play, well acted, should not
neglect this opportunity. Miss Julia
Wheeler as "Althea" was 'exceedingly
clever, and Miss Annie Malkley made
a vcrv satisfactory and piquant
"Lucy." Mr. Putnam did the lover's
part with grace, discretion, tact and
tine feeding. Messrs. E. R Wilson, as
" 'Squiro Moody," and Edward War
ren, as "Spookish," were most amus
ing and comical. To-morrow and
Saturday night Rhea as "Galatea" in
Pygmalion and Galatea, a character in
which nil, lovers of high comedy will
want to see ber. -In lVurf .VafWiat
the Saturday matinee. Kr Nituntay
ni.rlit Uheii will present beautiful por
traits of herself to the ladies and
flowers to the gentlemen in the audi
ence.
Concert and lion.
Tlio oi.tortjiMinent. tnniirht under
the ausi'ioes tf the Hebrew Voung
Ladies Ant iouery promises iu uo a
..niwt afljir Tickmn ara onlv 50 Cents
each. FiOm the programme below it
will be seen that tne now lauious
" n-itlor 3na" will he rendered. A hop
tt-il fallow the euteitiinment. for
which music will be furnished by Ar
nold's band.
PROGRAMME.
PART I.
Voca" Qurtntta...Mr. J. J. Duffy, Mia) K.
Ebeler. Messra. Kioptllo and Kcis.
Vocal Solo.Scotoh ballaJ....Mr. L. 0. Kiopelle
Instrument Solo (flute) . ....Hrof. Geo. Bract
KeciUtion'-Ontler Joo",..Mr. h. Rosenthal
Vocal "olo Miss Tdlie ru dolbt Louis
Vocal Solo Mr. U. I). Button
PiBT II.
Vocal Quartette Mrs. J. J. Mist K.
Kbeler. Messrs. Riopelle and Reis.
Vocsl Solo (ii Mr. Ja. UrttnU
Instrument Solo (flute) Prof. Heo. Bruch
Recitation," i he Curse Scene", (from Lean,
the Forsaken), Miss Dora Boshwits.
Vccal Solo ..MisTilli ruld
Kln.le, "Vocal Walts" Mala yuartetto
CrtaliJ'snimt MnHnn,
Miss Aggie Zolutie, the fair, silvery
haired lady, looked like a phantom
I
(laccassar to
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TAILOR, DRAPER & IMPORTER
No. 38 MADISON STEEET,
Cordially invites an iaspection
Varied Spring mmi Summer Stock of 4 English,
French and Cerman Worsteds,
comprising the Latest Designs
Gentlemen's Wear.
t& Samples and Prices on
who have left measures.
last evening. Sho always dresses in
excellent taste, but yesterday she
wore a costume ot a light shade ot
blue, almost white in fact, which was
richly ornamented in front bv an
elaborate frontal of white bead passe
menterie. It was an artistic study in
white and attracted general observa
tion. Miss Aggie's five year old rival,
"Little Tot,"is also an elegant dresser,
and her petite costumes aro very
pretty and becoming to her fascinat
ing style of beauty. Talking of ladies,
one who will appear at the museum
next week Mile. Arlme Verona-
bears the sulphurous title of "The
Human Match," though it maybe sur
mised that she is not the kind which,
it is alleged, are made in heaven. Ar
lino is an electric lady, so greatly sur
charged with the element that the
mere application of her linger tip will
light the gas. When it is stated that
sho is a "shocking" person, it
is in no invidious sense, but
as an actual fact that she
imparts a galvanic shock to
every one who shakes hands with
her. Iilaletta and Wallace continue to
surprise tho large audiences (and they
have been unusua ly largo this week)
which witness their performance. Yes
terday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock I'rof.
Wallace remained under water exact
ly four minutes. onie of the ladies
present who were intently watching
the amphibian grew nervous nt his
long Biesta, and were not a little re
lieved when he eventually rose to the
surface. The genial weather gives tjie
opportunity to all to see tho varied
and pleasing performance at the Mu
seum this week, and it is one which
for its sprightliness and variety has
given general satisfaction. Merchants
and business men are finding this a
good place to which to biing their
country customers in the evening,
who might feel bored by the three
hours of sitting in more expensive
places of amusement.
TELEGRAPH MOXOrOLY.
A WENT EH SI IMOX Nl'I'KKIN-TEJill-EXT'N
TESTIMONY.
Relation Between Hi Company
nnil (be Kal.rods Tho
Fronts.
Wa?hinotciN, March 17. The Post
office Committee of the House to day
resumed its inquiry into the alleged
monopoly cf the telegraph facilities
of the Pacific railroads.
J. J. Dickey, superintendent of the
Union Pacific telegraph syntem.ano1 also
a Western Uoion district superinten
dent, was the firet witcesa. He said
he was paid h? both parties to the
contract. Although there wai hut
one superintendei t, the Western
Union and Union Pacific held set a
rate telegraph property. The accounts
i"r public telegraus at railway sta
tions were kept by the railioid com
pany and reported every n:oath, and
the pro3eed tf the business equally
divided. In the larger cities the
Western Union had its own cflice
separate f o n the railroad offices, and
the receipts went t the Western
Union. In those cities the railroad
ompany maintained separate effioes
aleo bur. little public business was of
fered. The railroad company paid all
of their expenses at their own sta
tions. ezceDt for blanks, batteries, etc.
Toe contract' provided f jr a limited
number of wires to be erected at toint
expense; either company could put
up wires at its own expense. There
was a chnse in the contract that
bound the Union Pacific to give the
exclusive preference in its telegraph
business to the Western Union as far
as they could leally do so. There was
some question aboot the railrcad com
pany e neht to mae an exclusive con
tract, and tbat Qualification had bein
added. The Union Pacific regarded
the agreement ss an economical bust
ness arrangement.
Mr. Warner requested Ir. Cireen
to Btate the nature ot the relation be
tween tho Western Union and Cen
tral Pacific. He replied that the
Western Union paid the Central Pa
cific $U:0,0 0 per annum and took all
the receipts along the line of the
road. The railroad company had also
free use of the Western Union lines
on the line of the road; that the ar
rangement embraced the Southern
Pacific from San Francisco to El
Paso.
Mr. Dickev concluded his testimony
with the statement that tho Union
Pacific Company was ready to take
any business offered by the Baltimore
anil Ohio or any other telegraph com
pany, but that none had been offered.
Dr. (ireen then read a brief re
capitulation of the points made by
himself in his testimony yesterday.
As Mr. Peters bad remarked upon the
high taritr . to Kansas points. Dr.
Green promised that they would be
reduced in that locality. Further, he
said, he wished to explain the po
sition of the Western lrnion in the
matter of news reports. It was the
only telegraph company that had ab
Bolutelv refused to make up news
reports" with respect to the Presi
dent's message, lie said it had han
dled the message for years without
profit. It was supplied to anybody at
10 cents per 100 words, and to the
newspapers taking their reports from
tho Western Union at 5 cents per 100
words. The Western Union could
supply it cheaper than any other com
pany. It had supplied the Kansas
associated papers with tho last mes
sage (20,000 words) without one cent
in compensation. The quota of these
papers had been exceeded, but tbe
Western Union hail not made any
bill for the extra service. The West
ern Union made contracts with the
various associated presses. With the
Kansas and Missouri Association it
bad contracts until recently, when
the papers of that association had
made a contract with the Western As
sociated lress to get their news.
Every omwisition company lnd set np
a news bureau.
Adjourned.
"Adam tbe goodliest man of men
since born," still could tot bo ca ed
xactlv enviabif, for when he tilled
the gioand in tne dewy twilight and
caught a sharp touch of rheumatism,
he tmd no Salva'ion Oil for his cure,
and no twenty-five cents to try it.
MTJRHAT HIDeEXT,)
of hit Large, Fresh and
Cassimeres and Suitings,
and finest Textures la
application to those
ST.PATEICK'S DAY.
At Hew York.
Nkw Yobk, March 17. Ten thous
and Ir.ehmen paraded the streets to
day in honor of St. Patrick. Seven
hundred policemen, under the ccm
maad cf Police Superintendent Mur
ray, were detailed to keep the peace.
At Pittsburg.
PiTTtucBQ, Pa., March 17. In tbe
parade this afternoon of the Ancient
O der of Hibernians, in honor of St.
Patrick, an oranje and green banner
wis carried a a symbol of the unity
of Ireland. Fully 1500 men were in
line and tbe best of ordr was main
tained. The weather wag pleasant
At WaHblDg-lon.
W'aeuikgton. March 17. The Irish
ci-iz)r sof this city celebrated 'he anni
versary ct tie buthtf Ireland s tatron
saint by a literary and musical enter
tainment lor the benefit f t the Irish
Parliamentary Fucd. Ex-Gov. (Jurtin
of Pennsylvania presided, and speeches
wero made by Congressmen T. J.
Campbell and J. J. Adams ri New
York, Farcan of Ohio, and Dr. T. J.
Murphy aid Hugh J. Mahan of Cali
fornia. I he usual parade was dis
pensed wi.h.
At ftnltlmor.
Pm.timobf, Mn , March 17.- St. Pat
rick's day opened bright and beauti
ful, and at an early hour the green
emblem was everywhere visible. St.
Patrick's church was crowded to
overflowing. Archbishop Gibbons
occupied the throne, anil the solemn
high mass was celebrated by the Pev.
Francis Fowler. The Kev. Father
Ilicky of Gormnntown, Pa., delivered
tho panegyric. Mr. Alexander Sulli
van of Chicago was among those pres
ent, and delivered an address. The ad
mirers of Parnell nnd his sympathizers
in his elforts to obtain home rule for
Ireland, celebrated St. Patrick's day
by holding the largest and most en
thusiastic meeting ever held in this
city in aid of the Parliamentary fund.
The Concordia Opera-House was tilled
to overflowing, and presented a
brilliant appearance in its de
sign of green intermingled with
the stars and stripes. The stage
was occupied by some of the
most prominent clergymen and pro
fessional men in the city. Letters of
regret were rea I from Archbishop
Gibbons, Senato'S A. P. Gorman aim
John A. Logan nnd Congressman
Findlay. Mgr. McColgan, vicar-general
of the archdiocese of Baltimore,
was one of the vice-presidents of the
meeting. A subscription was started,
and the secretary announced that over
$7000 had been "subscribed to aid the
cause of Ireland. The lion. Alexan
der Sullivan of Chicago was the orator
of the occasion. .
, At nubllu.
DfiiLiN, March 17. St. Patrick's
day was celebrated at Dungannon
without disorder. At Londonderry
the Nationalists, with bands of mu
sic, paraded within the city walls. In
a row a number of stones were thrown
and an inspector and a constable were
injured.
At londoa
LoNno", March 17. A banquet in
honor of St. Patrick's day was given
at the Canon Street Hotel this even
ing, There were '-300 guests, including
Karl Ashburnham and many Parnell
ite members of Parliament. Many
telegrams were received expressing
confidence in Mr. Parnell and the
Irish commoner. Mr. E. Dwyer Gray,
who presided, regretted the absence
of Mr. Parnell, who was unwell. Amid
great enthusiasm he proposed the
toast, "Ireland a Nation," adding that
if ever a race on the face of the globe
had proved its right to nationhood,
the Irish had done so. In spite of
centuries of bitter struggles, unparal
leled sacrifices and unequaled suffer
ings, Irishmen had shown that they
were determined to obtain tho rights
of a nation, and never was their deter
mination stronger than now. He
hoped before long Mr. Gladstone
would be enabled to solve the prob
lem. Irishmen wished to legislate for
themselves in their own country, and
would loyally accept any measure
giving them that privilege, thus bene
fiting both countries instead of
endangering . the empire Other
toasts followed.
Mr. 0'P.rien, nt a meeting of 4000
Irishmen at St. Genges, in Bradford,
this evening, made a speech in which
he said Ireland's prospects were never
before brighter than now. It would
not bo the fault of the Pamellites if
the most promising chance of effect
ing a reconciliation of the two peo
ples should be madly and wickedly
sacrificed. Attorney-General Kussell
was banqueted in London this even
ing by bis constituents. In an ad
dress ' be said that .Englishmen
might rest assured that Mr. Glad
stone's Irish scheme would be just and
equitable, and would unite the Lib
eral party and strengthen the best in
terests of the empire. Coercion, he
said, had failed, and it would, there
fore, be wise to give Ireland judicious
home rule. If Mr. Chamberlain
should resign his seat in the Cabinet,
the country would accept the resigna
tion. There was no excuse for de
serting the government short of very
grave reasons.
Mr. McCarthy, speaking nt Glasgow
this evening, said that the Nationalists
wished to welcome the Orangemen
because Ireland should he the country
in which tho Irish should sink all
differences of opinion.
LcsnBORQ'a perfume, Eden is.
Lundborge perfume, Alpine Viole.
Lundbcrg's perfume, Lily of tbe
Valley.
Lnndborg'e perfume, Marchal Niel
Rcse.
I'lttal tHnbblng Affray.
Gbakii JfsT:o,TsNy.. March 10.
March 14th Bert A'iddleton stabbed
Will Snyder. March l.'.th William
Estep stabbed Clinton Tinier. Ac
counts unknown. They were all
school bovs.
Central Ncrsiry, No. 99 Market
street, is the nearest p'.aca in the city
for plants aud cut flowers.
