Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-23
TIE NEWS

Some Democrats in Washington as
sert that they have sounded Gen. Grant
as to whether lie would consent to run as
their candidate for President, and they
state that he declared that under no cir
cumstances would he be the Democratic
candidate.
The venerable poet Fitz Greene Hal
leck died st GuilfOrd, Conny recently, in
his eightieth year. He was for many
years the confidential business manager
Of the. late John Jacob AstoF, and, while
filing that position, found leisure for the
production Of a number Of m~eTitorious
pOeticsl works, more han one Of which
has become q" familiar as household
words" 10 every house in America.
Mr.. Rogers, a wealthy vine grower Of
Cleveland, Ohio, has purchased 1900
acres Of land adjoining the Beersheebs
Springs property, on the Cumberland
mountain in this State, and eontem-
plates the erection OF a vast vineyard,
and expects to cultivate the grape extern
siYely in this State.
The Judiciary Committee held an
extra session on the 10th at WiDsfo,s
Hotel. All of the members were present.
so far as can be definitely a~scertained, =
vote was taken on the question as 70
whether the evidence heard since the
July session furnished any additional
grounds for the impeachment, and the
result was four in favor of it, 10 five
against it. This leaves the Committee
as it stood in June last, when they voted
four for censure of the President, three
for impeachmentand two for acquittal.
"A dispatch from Richmond, OF the
18th, says: Judge Burnham delivered his
charge to the Grand Jury. He said "a
happier state Of society is beginning 10
appear, and while We cannot close our
eyes to threatened evils and disturbances
in the community, yet the crisis may be
safely passed by foFbesrance, and by the
firm and impartial administration OF
Lawn He called attention to the TACT
that while the greater number Of crimes
before court were committed b~yfreedmen,
all cases must be tried fairly and impair
tally.
-Thaddeus Stevens has under con-
sideratiOn the ~sdvisability Of dividing
Texas into two or more States, and has
announced his intention OF introducing
3 bill for that purpose during the coming
session. On Saturday he was engaged IN
collecting information respecting the
population, condition, and interests OF
different sections of the State, and re-
questeG a Texas editor to furnish him all
the information obtainable upon the
question.
The Government has information
that Mr.. Davis, Inc illustrious State Pris-
oner. would be in Richmond on the 2ist
instant. District Attorney Chandler Is
10 town, and says that 90 faras he Is con
cerned the trial OF Hr. Davis will be
commenced on Monday next. There Is
some doubt, however, in regard to Mr..
Evarts' READINESS TO proceed on that day.
As he is one OF the leading counsel his
absence may delay the trial.
Judging from the outside conversa-
ton OF members, says the Geographic
correspondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
ciqK, little viii be done toward impeach-
ment, while there is a general disposition
to discuss, at as early q day as possible,
the financial question. In this particular
it NAV be mentioned that Senator Sher-
man saws that Congress will probably
repeal the authority by which the Secre-
tary Of the T~reasuTyhas been contracting
the currency four millions per month.
The Prince Of Wales, whose fOndness
OF Paris makes Englishmen gTumble, re-
eeiyed a severe "snubn at La Mabille,
the other evening from Teresa, q Of
the Queens OF the cGH can. On being
informed who was the object Of her re
huke, she remarked II he IL indeed a
Prince, so much the more reason why he
should be taught how to behave him
selEU
The Alta Californian Of the 18th Of
October, says that the vintage Is now IN
full progress, and that the production OF
wine will be larger this year than ever
before in California. II adds that in San
D,-,,-If-r- ,,av~- ~ fha frrawag ara haing
made into raisins, which can be made
with more profit than either wine or
brandy in the districts most remote from
the market.
In the house owned by Mrs. Lincoln,
at Springfield, I'll, in a glass frame, is
set q piece Of LAurs Keene's dress which,
she wore 90 the evening Of the Presi-
dents assassination. It bears a portion
OF the deep, dark, crimson stain which
she received as she supported the mar
tyr's head in her arms when she has
tensd from the stage to the box where
he fell.
A journal 10 the town Of Normandy
publishes the s%uhiOined curious advertise
ment: IN. ChampdavOine, schOOlmas-
ter at Biavette, receives boarders st mod
crate charges, supplies families with soup
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays,
and sells fried potatoes every day. M.
ChampdaVnine no doubt holds his classes
10 his kitchen, and makes his boys peel
potatoes while he is hearing their Lessons.
IT We are TO believe the Hartford
COurunt, the state Of things In New Eng
land is sufficiently alarming. The old
center OF religion on this continent, the
home OF the Pilgrim Fathers, the land
Of Mather and Williams and Edwards,
threatens TO lapse into infidelity. What
ian be the reason for this Devotion to
the negro, we fear, has taken the place
of devotion to the church. HencefOrth
it will be well for New England apostles
to limit the sphere Of their labOrs, and to
look at honey T. Herald.