Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-13

S9SoWf huHSld, WAS ufSb nBuLSu
with gas on the 9th ult. A Ute Beum"
was sung at the gas factory, and a ban
quet and other ceremonies followed.
The government has lately paid $780,
600 in gold for a lot three hundred feet
square in San Franei-co as a site for the
United States branch mint. The pro-
posed building will cost $500. 600.
The New York Southern Relief asso-
citation has already received ST., 900 in
cash. Phe association has voted that
$4,000 worth of corn shall be immedi-
ately purchased, in the cheapest market,
for distribution in Alabama, under the
direction of Maj. Gen. Swayne and Gov.
Patton.
The Burlington Qowa) How6eye
mentions the case OF a young man, an
employe in theezpress office in that city.
Who after his fathers death, married
his step mother.
The great italian leader, Garribaldi
circumference any rising in Rome just
now, and is becoming quite a monarchist.
Ashley, who proposes to impeaeh
the President, was c a devil in a
printing Office. He is new one in Con-
gress.
The steamship Bavaria, bound from
Havre to New York, was abandoned at
sea. She was spoken by the ship Reso-
Lutte, and n hundred and seventy-five
passengers taken off.
Gov. Peabody has addressed a letter
to Gen. Grant and others, donating
Sl00. 900 70 be used for ameliorating the
condition of the destitute women of the
southwest.
There are said to be fifty thousand
Of the grand army of the republic in
Ohio, and proportionate numbers in
other "loyal" states.
The goods already received for the
Paris exposition are said to amount to
five millions of dollars.
Napoleon, since his accession to the
French throne, has added $3.50, coo, 900
to the debt of France, which nsw
amounts to 50. as, COG, 900. a SUM almost
as great as the total debt of the United
States. Napoleon's wars have cost him
about $500 O00. 900, and since 1851 the
annual deficit of the French revenues
has averaged $50, 600, 600.
Nellie Dean, the twelve years old
skatress, gets $500 a week and her ex-
penses in P%ittsburg.
The New York FreenlGn's Journal
says: The best remark upon the forth
coming paper, the Southern Opinion"
is Prentice's, that it will no doubt be
known as Pollard's. Opinion. That's the
whole matter in the fewest words.
The ~petuniary loss arising from the
cattle plague in England is estimated at
60 $500, 600.
The marble statue of Henry Clay, exc
cuted in Italy, by Hart, the Kentucky
sculptor, has reached New York. It will
be set up in the Louisville court house on
the anniversary Of Mr.. Clay's birth,
April 18th.
AT Ticheyille, in France, recently,
81 sheep out of a flock of 129 were poi
soned by eating some white clover.
"A destructive fire occurred at st.
Joseph, No, on the morning of the 9Th
inst, destroying Binger & Co.'s extern
sive p~ork-packing house and contents.
The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary. Very little was.
saved. Loss, $50 600. Insured for
SS5, 800.
Pittsburgh contains five hundred
large manufacturing establishments. It
has fifty glass factories and sixteen pot
t%eries, forty-six iron founderies, thirty
one rolling mills, thirty-three machinery
Establishments, and fifty three oil re-
fneries; besides miscellaneous works Of
almost every variety, the whole turning
out an annual product worth about $780,
O5O,0 BOO
The New York correspondent of the
Mobile Adgortjser, in his account of the
New Eogland dinner, ssys: "Neither
Butler nor Banks were at the table.
There is a that the proprietor Of
Irving han stipulated that Butter should
not attend. His stock of silverwaTe is
large and valuable. The reason ofBanks'
absence is said TO have been an appre-
hension in the minds OF the committee
that the supply OF liquors ordered would
give out early if he WI o. the table"
The cultivation Of flowers and rare
plants in Paris has largely increased.
At the beginning of 1855 the number Of
gardeners and workmen belonging to
the municipality was only 3 in 1858, II;
in 1852, 49, 1854, so and in 1865, I01.
The plants and shrubs have similarly
increased. In 1888, only 800 could BE-
furnished in 1868 there were delivered
1902, 285, of which 1876, 800 were fur
aished by the florists of La 4GIette, %,
$40 by the nursery of Long c#mps, and
31s6 by the fir nursery.
Il T. Martin, Of C~ynthiana, grand
master of the Masonic brotherhood in
Kentucky, will start south next week
for the purpose Of distributing several
thousand dollars, contributed by the Ma
sonic lodges in this and other states for
the relief Of destitute orphans and wild
ows of MasoGs in the southern states.
The lodges in Paris, Frankfort and Gym
thiaBa have contributed 500 each. The
Masons OF York, Penn, have aIsO sent
to Mr.. Martin a contribution Of $50.
Prentice there is only one Prentice)
says that Massachusetts I" has more dead
lions and more live jaekasses than any
other member OF the union, and every
one Of the latter is iinging his heels at
some one Of the former"
-Fogg of New Hampshire, rose like
an exhalation in the senate the other
day and endeavored to becloud the pros
poets Of the bankrupt bill. 1t is only a
short time since this Fogg settled on the
senate, and If he were to blow himself
away forthwith he would not be mist.
The Montgomery Mal is coming to
the conclusion, from the proceedings of
the judge and jury, that when Judge
Busted drew that gorgeous aud impress
sive picture of spring time, and the voice
Of the turtle being heard in the lane, he
referred not to the turtle dove but to the
swapping turtle!
The United States have SO, 1862
miles of railroad completed and now in
working order. This is an increase of
road brought into use during the year of
1885 miles, exclusive of some 200 miles
Of city railroads added to the length
reported a year ago. The state of Penn
sylvania owns 1850 miles Of track. Ohio
ranks second, with S4O1 miles, followed
by Illinois with $3.50 miles, and New
York with 1925 miles Of road now in
working order.
The memorial to be distributed
among the Prussiau coInbatants in tbs
successful campaign is just being turned
out by the foundries. It consists Of a
cross cast from the metal Of the Austrian
guns, and bearing on one side the follow
ing inscription "God was with Us, TO
Him be the praise; " and on the reverse,
" K~oniggratz, July 8, 1866"
A Swiss citizen, a native of the can
ton Of Uri, was some months ago logged
for having published g pamphlet against