Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-19

The President has nominated to the
Senate VIM. H. Gibbs 10 be Governor Of
Idaho.
A bIood-usd dove is one of the Curl
osities Of Belfast, Ne.
-Divorce is termed "unhitchHeut -
in Detroit.
Board in Cheyenne is s25 a week
as bad a. California ia 1919.
-Nicksburg has q regular band Of mid
night thieves.
Buffalo, y. Y, contained but one
house after the CREST fire Of 1914
1t is said the cause Of the frightfUl
East India famine WAS the planting OF
cotton instead Of rice.
-Three-fouFths OF the Republican Ma
tionsl COMMITTEES Rrs said 70 be Grant
men.
The "hoJ0 skate is the last invention.
The heat comes from q chemical arrange
ment.
Moi. 5. VI. Yost, an old Virginia
editor, Is to take charge OF the st. Louis
Zines.
"A Autograph OF JEFF Davis bail bond
is sold at Richmond.
Cotton sells at Tampa, Florida, for
four and I'VE cents q pound.
The entire length Of the Hudson
river, from its source to its mouth, is
nllsd and choked with heavy ice.
Virginia, Ia presenting Inducements
10 immigrants, Offers ten acres OF land
aud 8 house.
The 70 Semitic region, in CALIFORNIA;,
has a chssm q yard wide and q thou
sand feet deep.
-shad fishing 10 Savannah river began
on the 10th Instant. The first Of the
season have already appeared ia the
Southern cities.
In Union and Madison counties.
Ohio, many sheep have been killed by
the recent cold weather.
Que Of the new lobby members in
Washington i said to be the loveliest
woman on eartn, and dresses like an
Empress. Woe 70 the Treasury.
The Cincinnati Academy OF Medi.
cine Is discussing a report relative 10 a
supply for the city of pure water.
George Bailey and wife, Of Lockport.
celebrated q gtGss wedding last Friday.
What's that?
Col. Chahin, lthe most wonderful
dwarf IN the world" a native Of BED
ford county, Va, is on exhibition 81
Alexandria.
There are fifteen tunnels, thus far.
en- the Cslifornis Pacific Railroad. The
Summit tunnel is called no. 81
-Gibbes Hall, just destroyed by fre
in Columbia, 5. G., was the first build.
ing erected there after Sherman's de-
stUucJiOn.
The merchants Of Galveston propose
to establish q special police force e
protect their goods.
An oil well near PiessaBtyille, Pa,
nearly completed, wss located BY 3 me
dium and Is owned by spirituslists.
The National Base Bali Convention.
at Philsdelphis, last week, adopted 8
resolution excluding clubs containing
one or more colOred persons. This action
ELECTED applause and Misses in the gal.
leries.
The London DAILY Ne1Os, the organ
Of the English Liberals, sustains Lord
stsniey's treatment OF the Alabams
claims, claiming that Mr.. Seward is rails.
ing new issues iF the purpose Of Oh.
structing a settlement. The EeUs hopes
the matter may be settled before The
Democrats, the bitter enemies Of Eng.
land, come into office st Washington.
The uRw bridge Of the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad over the grest
Miami river Is nearly completed. 1t is q
spIeudid structure Of iron and stone, with
q foundation Of two thousand and five
hundred piles.
The Emperoro Of the French proposes
a new I" Exposition IA grand interna-
tional fair for the exhibition Of the pro-
ducts Of human ingenuity 10 ship build
ing, navigation, charts, ship stores, sail
ors' toggeFy-ths whole multitude Of ar
ticles and apparatus that can be classed
IS having relation 10 maritime science
and effort. The official announcement
states that this Exposition will open 81
Hsvre, 10 June, 1855.
The New York Sun tells Of a large
cave Just discovered in the upper part Of
that city, and the visit Of one Of It's
reporters to the subterranesn wonder,
under iBj gnctiOD OF secrecy, however, as
to its exact locality. The entrance to the
csve is Ia 3 back yard, and q ladder
affords means Of descent. a narrow and
tOrtHo8s passage leads to 3 beautiful
chamber, stgdqsd with ~stalactites and
stslagmites, and lined with gypsum
crystals. Other chaHbers lie beyond,
but remain 70 be satisfactorily explored.
The bill for reorganization OF the
state Department introduced by Senator
Wilson, provides that it shall not be
lawful for the Secretary TO Oil the Office
of chief clerk, or 10 repiaJe heads Of
diyisiaDs OF branches, BY new sppoint-
ments, but PRiY by promotion. Also,
that no travelling e. pegBes Of any person
connected with the department shall be
paid that the secret service fund shall
be abolished ia time Of peace That the
Presidents approval shall not be q sufh
voucheg for expenditures Of any
money IN time Of peace, but all items Of
expenditure from the funds Of the depart
psOt shall be for purposes authorized By