Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-08
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For Life and Hope viii stil survive,
Where Love ana Faith remain
EafauIa. Ala June. Is5
FOREIGN OsSIP.
In Paris there are >, go street lamps.
all Of which are regularly lighted before
the close Of day and burn during the
whole night The flame has fixed di-
mansions, regulated 50 as to produce q
light equal 10 one and a half Of that Of q
carcel lamp, burning fOrty-two grammes
Of oil per hour. There are eighty mel
belonging 10 the municipal service, and
As many inspectors Of the Partisan Com
pany charged 20 superintend the eff
cheney of the whole apparatus; they
make their rounds every night, accom-
panied by men whose duty il i TO re-
kindle any lamps which may have gone
out, and take note Of those which burn
badly.
English papers give an account Of the
steps taken bv the Marquis Of Westmin-
ster TO provide decent houses for the
working classes. The Marquis lets a plot
of ground for u~inety-nine years, at the
rent Of $40 a year, TO the Metropolitan
Association for the Improvement Of
Dwellings. andou this plot suitable dwell
4lAs ar 10 tr EttlAEA A'A eAE AuAA-ANA
and f0rtv-nine families. These houses,
when let 1t moderate rates, are ~calcula-
ted 70 bring a return of five per cent. /;
and the Marquis is 10 lend the capital on
mortgage at three per cent, leaving two
per cent. for expense and trouble of man
agemenr.
A sale Of VI. Paul Van Guyck's cOllec-
ton OF ancient and modern paintings in
Paris recently, brought high prices "A
Landscape, byJules Dupre, 3lj0L. "An
Arab Tribe, " by F~romentin, 3230E IAN
Interview. by the same, 4125E. Two
Cows" by Troy0n, 47J9f. "Nenus Ap-
pearing 10 EHess, - by Poussin, 7OOjf.
for the Museum of ROuenl; The Sol
diers Enrolled by Pettenkofen, Of
Vienna, l0,0uuL and "Ths Flemish
Guard, ~ l0,2j0E
Said is of such general use in Paris
that there are many families who will
not deprive themselves of it. no matter
what the cost. Oflate years il has been
very scarce during the winter months,
and the price was exOrbitanL The mar
ket is at present abundantly supplied
from the south of France, Spain and
Algeria, and the price issO moderate that
the vegetables may be seen in the win
dOws Of the most inferior cOOkshOps.
The annual cost OF the s-Iad consumed
in Paris is estimated at S200,000.
An extraordinary correspondence ap-
pears in the British Onion ReUieW be-
tween 19s csnons and eight clergymen Of
the Church of England and Cardinal
Patrizi, Of the Holy Office, iuquiring
now FAR arrangements could be made for
admitting them bodily into the Church
Of Rome. The reply was not favorable.
The Austrian Government has deter
mined TO increase the garrison Of CracOw
bv fifteen Thousand men and eighty guns,
in consequence of the accumulation of
Russian troops on the frontier Of Galicia.
1t is rumCred that the Russians are about
10 form a camp Of forty thousand men in
the immediate vicinity Of the frontier.
The cotton harvest in Algeria is mag
nifcent in the plains OF Habra. The
natives of Farraga and Of the Alba
Djemmala, who are occupied with this
culture, viii realize large profits, and are
preparing 10 give IL greater extension
than in preceding years.
The Dublin FrsemdR's Journal an
nounces that, owing to the recent attack
made upon the police, while in the dis
charge Of their duty, and owing to the
recent rio in Cufie street, the police
commissioner have issued orders for the
swords recently distributed TO the fOrcs
70 be sharpened.
Considerable changes are expected
shortly in the official administration Of
Rome, especially in the courts Of justice.
Various reforms are also said to be in
contemplation, in Difference to the advice
Of France.
The opposition journals in Paris have
decided not TO publish any more articles
on the debates in the legislative body,
in consequence OF the late warningin the
MOHfeVr on the subject.
Among the articles sent by Italy b. the
Paris Exhibition, will be complete geo
logical map Of the country, now prepar-
ing under the direction Of the govern
ment.
The Pal Mall Gazette London has
closed It's first year, and an
unexpected degree Of prosperity. Ii viii
hereafter be printed on a Hoe press.
The consumption Of wines in Great
Britain last year reached a million gal
Ions per month, just double what il was
before the reduction Of duties.
The London Assurance Company has
contributed the sun of $1,000 10 the fund
raised in the city for middle-class edu-
cation.
Nine thousand families in Paris
changed their residences on the last
quarter day, % the 18th Of January.
west Tennessee College. Jackson, Tenn.
Afriend has placed in our hands a copy
Of a circular lately issued by the Board
Of Trustees Of this institution Of learn
ing. We are pleased 10 see that they
have placed at its head the Rev. William
Shelton, A. NJ, late President Of the
Brownsville Female College, and for
years before an experienced College Pro-
lessor in Tennessee. From our personal
acquaintance OF several years with Mr.,
Shelton, we think the Trustees have
made a happy selection for President. |
He viii be assisted by Prof. Benjamin
w. Arnold, A. NJ, Of Virginia, who will
have charge OF the Preparatory Depart
ment. AFTER his graduation, this gentle
man spent three years in teaching, before
the war, and during the war Ire vas a
soldier ia the Southern army. His rec
Communications for scholarship and teach
ing ability are Of tie highest order.
Other Professors will be added as they
may be needed.
This College has just been reOpened, |
the present. session having commenced
on the 18th OF last month. It's buildings 4
were not destroyed, aud il has also saved
its ample endowment having now about
$1,000 OF interest ca its fund al CON-
lnaud. II is situated in as healthy a To-
calIty, we pIesume, a. any i'm West Ten
nessee, and we should think the neces-
sary expenses Of its pupils would be as
moderate a. az any Institution OF equal
merit in the South, while it is easily
accessible by railroad from an directions.
Amidst the caiamities Of the last four
wears. some Of our colleges have been
broken Up, all have been crippled and
most Of them have suspended their func-
tons, and but few yet show much sign
81 life. Many OF these colleges are Tor
were deuomiuational, and fourished un-
der the patronage Of various church or
carnations. Ii may be years before they
can offer their former advantages % pH-
pills. In this eXigency the board Of trus-
tees OF the West Tennessee College have, 4
in a spirit Of enlarged liberal views, de-
termlned that as FAR as possible they will
e~ndeavor 70 ave the various Protestant
denomination Of the South represented
in their faculty.
While we heartily wish a fun natron-
age q The highest degree Of success 70
the excellent institutions Of learning I'M
our Own State, we think IL no injury Ia
them, aud advantageous 10 our De1nla
so aid i'm extending their acuuaintsnns
with other facilities for education. TTbe
cause Of education thrives best when free
and unshackIed, ans Mncn all NAV be
posted and choose for themselves the
schools they viii ~patrouize, and the ad-
vantages Of which they viii avail them
selves Grenada Gazette.
h@ A schoOlmistress in Vermont had
occasion 10 trounce a large and violent
pupil, and the fatherO OF the injured youth
sued her for unnecessary severity. \
iury could not be found to try the cause,
for the reason that every man proposed
as a juror had formed an opinion that
THE boy wasn't licked half enough"
The citizens Of the place have given the
teacher a set OF spoons anda butter-knife
in testimony Of her gallant and merito-
riOus conduct in the encounter.
Raz. Private credit is wealth-publlc
honor Is security. The feather that
sdorns the roval bird supports its flight.