Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-08-18

Arafwav train going 1.-THE rate Of seventy
five miles per hour. has The velocity Of one
fourth that Of a cannon ball.
TIE JUICES o. rHE sUFrRgoR Couzr-
/. Chief Justice fancy, isin The $50 year Of hi
, age. His eight associates in the court, wit
one single exception, are ell three score year
and tea, and some Of them cons derahiv sKeeei
that number
At the prescott time, we learn that Adams
Express employs 3,762 men; that t. has g7i
agencies, and that its messengers travel dahl,
40,I52 miles on railroads and steamers, a dis
lance equal to once round the globe and two
thirds around II a second tine.
CLEEIcAl Box MoT.-A few DAYS ago, saw
The Buffalo Comnsrciab one Of our eloquent
city dlvines perpetrated a bon mot in his ser
mon which not a few took, among them a pro-
minent railroad man. He was preaching upon
repentance "and,7 said be, when the tears
Of Repentance are flowing, substantial proofs Of
regeneratcd life are expected. Only the tears
Of a deep repentance can wash away the sins
Of life for, tell you that he heavy freight
must 20 BY water
A FKEE NEeRo AsKNa TO HE MABE 4
SLAvE-A petition has been filed, IN the
clerks Office OF the circuit court Of this county,
by a negro named Wa. Braxton. a free nan,
praying that the court VIII consent 20 bis be-
ing a slave Of Mr.. Samuel Housr, 81 this
county. Braxton was msnumitted BY the last
viii and testament Of Elijah Greenwell de-
ceased, Of this county, and having enjoyed, Tor
several wears, Pennsylvania freedom, has be-
come Disguised, and returns, asking to be
made a slavs-Which blessing, Of course, viii
be granted 90 him omneg (Va) hnidli-
genosr.
L1nrRALfrv o. Ma. 4. 7. SrEwARr-he
New YORK correspondent o. the Cleveland
Leader saws
81 was told a few evenings since, that Mr..
A T.. Stewart, the merchant pnace o. New
York, intends 20 build a large Home To- Wild
ows and INDECENT women, ssd endoW "a most
literally; and that il one million Of dollars
are not enough, he viii use two millions. Mr..
Stewart says il is to the women he is indebted
for bis fortune, and now in return he win use
1t 70 benefit them, without regard to Get or
creed.
You would be very pretty, indeed" said a
gentleman, patronizingly, 10 a young lady, If
your eyes were only 2 little larger"
Ny eyes may be very small, sir, but such
people a. you don't en- them
L MAJ sound Ike paradox, vet the break
ing Of both wings Of an army Is q pretty sure
wly 10 make it fy.
The EALUE o. Fox HoCSDs-We confess
entire ignorance as to the value Of an " estab-
lished'' pack Of hounds, ard be could not,
A|AHAAA 20 aANAANA SUCH n AMEA A0NIu LE .
chesp al $1,000 OF $500. The Encrdop1fia
BritfaHEioa (new edition. puts the average
price AZ something less than the highest Of
these sums. The renowned pack Of Mr.. Ward
brought 1900 g~uiueas. Tie late Lord Middle
ton gave Mr.. ObsldistUne 1000 guineas for ten
Of hounds out Of bis kennel, and the
Earl Of Stafford gave 40 guiness for -four
couples Of Mr. Richard attou'shouuds.-Eag-
lish PrPcT.
FrRsT Loan or NEW Co1roN-1hs first
load Of this years cotton was received from
Barheld yesterday, BY our townsmau
Wm- Cox, Esq, agent for John Watt & Co.,
New Orleans-EicsbuTg Sun, .1ug. r.
SYMPATHY. What Is it2-According to
definition, Il rs a sigh that hutters
from the lips Of a tender girl and dies in the
whisper Of the passing breeze.
IMPORTANT, II TsUE-Dr. BisseI, one Of
the quarantine PHYSICIANS At Staten Island, is
the opinion that "that if a persons hair Be
washed he is not liable to disease" The Nor
Herald supports the opinion q" So impor-
.ant a result SAYS that paper, "from so
q cause may seem incredible to many,
not 70 Us. There is not a more efectusl
preventative Of disease than the immersion Of
be head in cold water the year round.n
A VENERABLE PEIETER-The New Orleans
P~ic1yuus, Of the III inst says Among the
~ AaHHHM VIC. ~ &A-Na 49, "
he publisher, as we learn from the Tribunc, Of
be first newspaper in Alabama. L was call
d the Halcg0u, and the staple Of its q St nun
yer was the treaty Of peace with Great Brit
in 1t tie close Of the war Of 1872. Col. F.
vas brother-in-law Of The late Judge Gayle.
he was originally from Nashville, and was at
ne time in Jackson's army with the rank Of
Iuartermaster. Tie Haiy0n was published at
t. Stephens, a small village some one hundred
niles north Of Mobile on the Tombigbes.
France and Russia have agreed 10 restore
Holy Sepulchre at mutual expense. and 70
rs tute alternate Latin and Greek services.
Az AMEElcAs PEER-Lord L~yndhuTst, Who
, sp'ritedly urging England TO thorough az
lament, is an American He was born in Bos-
on in ITl2 His father was The celebrated
alnter Copley, whose great painting was
The Death Of Chatham" He is now a Peer. I
nd has three times been Lord Chancellor OF
sI>GULAR CIRcUNsrANcE.- About three ,
lOnfhs ago, a hen forsO0k her brood Of six Z
ucks when about a fortnight old. A Eosling {
Z the same age took The ducklinss under bis :
are, and evidently vas proud Of his adopted
amly- On Monday last they were sold to a
iggier. The poor gosling, with evident IN I
asiness, watched bis charge depart, but. like 4.
good nurse, looked out for fresh work. En-
the barton where was a ben with twelve
ucks Of a few days old, be led the young ones
D the pond, and has not unsuccessfuilv endeav-
red to constitute himself the adopted parentof :
duckings-Pufman's Weekly Ner5, En-
'aud.
The SLAVE TRADE.-Ou New England y
tends are immensely indignant a. the very a
enti1n Of opening the slave trade, while, II
. are TO believe the reports from that quarter, 4
me half dozen vessels are bow beng fitted
# in New England ports expressly intended =
slavers. What a pity il is that some OF their
Indignation could not be reserved FOR v
own people n
PEEsoNAL-Prlyats letters from Paris, says
10 New York Tfme5, received by the Arabia, y
forms rs that Madame Rist0ri has nearly, or
made up her mind TO visit the United =
-atesy fcI The purpose Of giving a series Of
-amatic MatiHeg. This Intelligence will Be
elcome news 10 all lovers Of the dramatic
Il and we trust It may be confirmed BY the q
'eedy arrival Of this now unquestiunsd Queen q
Tragedy D