Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-28
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The Providence (R. t. Journal predicts that
the Yankees will Introduce a new street nomen-
clature in the South, and asks how Lincoln
SQUARE" Seward Avenue and " Beecher
Place will suit the South Carouians'
The schooner W. r. Kirby, is unser seizure
at New York for having struggled into the South
by discharging it At Brszos Texas, a large cargo
of goods.
1t Is reported that the United States govern
ment have not only negatived participating N
the expedition to Mexico, but have protested
against its being undertaken.
Not less than 10000 hogs have dIed in Chris
tan county, Illinois. of hog cholera
The demand for blue army cloth has created a
scarcity Of indigo, and chemists are looking
with hopes Of success to a product by the oKy-
disstion Of benzone, which properly treated
yields a superb blue.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says: Another
monster piece Of ordnance, cast st the Fort
Pitt Iron Works. at Pittsburgh, passed through
our city yesterday, on its way to New York,
where it Is to be bored and finished. The gun,
in rough cast, weighs ten thousand pounds. It
will soon be drilled and ready for action.
At the recent election IN Kansas, Topeka re-
celved q majority Of all the votes cast for State
| capital, and is therefore the permanent capita.
of Kansas. The people Of Topeka, knowing
| full well that the very existence Of their town
depended upon its being The capital, used every
influence to gain the election. Agents, Tor
mouths before the election came of, We're tray.
cling through the State, aud money was sPen.
with a lavish hand.
The L~eaveuwOrth Times announces the aIEi-
val Of Jim Lane at that city, and adds: jim
will certainly favor us with one of his gymnas
tic speeches before he leaves, or the people vii
think him greatly changed. IT'S a long ian,
that has no turn to be sure, and if Jim doe.
not address Us soon, l shall be compelled to
think he has had a turn lately.
The same paper says that IF matters keep or
as they have, there viii be as many blacks a.
whites in Kansas"
The New York Herald Of the 23i, says that
letter received from flag officer Foote to-day
of the aotilla which is 10 operate on the Mssis
sippi, states he IS maxim e rapid progress, anc
will soon have it in readiness to proceed on j..
way
A umor il current in the northern army tina
the orders upon which Gen. Baker acted at Ball
Bluff, were forged by some Confederate for th
purpose of drawing him into a trap.
A daughterin-law and daughter Of the lat
British novelist. G.. P. r James, viii open
select school in Detroit on the LIST Of January.
The New York canals in the season now nee
closing, have taken down TO tide water sixty cd
million bushels of grain, in addition TO the mi
lions carried by railroad.
The Iowa State Agricultural Society claim
have demonstrated by estimates that Iowa woul
save 50 gOO,O 900 annually by fencing stock int
enclosures.
The Boston Daily Adoeriser learns that it
doubtful whether, in consequence Of the sta
, OF his family, Mr.. Everett will be sble at presol
to undertake the mission to Europe, which HI
been rendered hun by Mr. Seward.
The Governors OF seventeen States have d
siqnated the 24th Of November for the celebr
ton of the annual Thanksgiving. In Maine Al
Massachusetts it will be held on the 2lst.