Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-23
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

THE following interesting lteiAis al
from the holly Springs Reporter;
There are at the present time hity
eight orphans in the Orphans' home a
Iaudes5ale Springs, happy, eontenteI
| ami we'll cared for. They labor three
/ davs in each week and go TO scnoo! threi
davs. The institution viii soon be self
| sustaining.
THE last circuit court of Rankin county
eonvi6ted and sentenced John Ballard
white man, aud Cole B0ykin, black man
to the penitentiary1 tho former for sl1
vears for stealing mules, ana the lEtiel
for two wears for stealing two bales o
cotton.
Enterprise, in Clarke county, will soor
be extensively engaged in the E-snufac
turing business. Capitalists are select
inc suitable locations in the town anc
neigbborhood for the erection Of tactOrle:
Of various descriptions.
The CoahOmi0n, published at Friar''
Point, is surrounded by the overflow
The Mississippi bottom is inundated nnc
hundreds OF families are now using skitf;
to pass from place to place.
Col. 7. L. Power, Col. w. II. McCardle
and Prof. B. A. Reynolds, all Of Missis-
sippi, are now engaged in writing histO-
rieS Of the late war in Mississippi.
During the first week in March con
siderable quantity Of cogn was planted IN
the southern counties Of Mississippi.
Can't. King, who had command OF q
negro company during the war, was
killed and robbed by negroes recently in
Washington county.
Octibbeha county has white popula-
ton of: males, 3lOO; females, 3S2S
and eoIored population Of: males, 3D.
females, 34OO.
The DaRy AGSSis8ippidR gives as a
role Of honor the following Journals
publisbed in that state that sustain the
position of the HisSissippiGn: The
Natchez Courier, Nicksburg Times, Can
ton 6fda, Goodman Star, Brandon Re
publican, Aberdeen Examiner, West
Point Sunny South, COlGmbps lRdcr,
Yazoo Banner, Charleston T0lldhGtc6-
ian, and the Fayette CElsaicie. Several
of our Mississippi exchanges we have
not seen, consequently don't know how
to locate" them. The Oxford Falcon,
Holly Springs Reporter, HsZelhurst Co.
1iahdJt and some others, seem TO be " on
the fence" The NisSisSippidn Is opposed
to the action offered by congress TO ter
miuate the reign OF the pashas.
The same journal says: the editor Of
the Canton lEqiI thinks the two apGs-
tates," the Vicksburg Herald and the
Jackson Clarion, are endeavoring to
bring disgrace upon the country by an
utter desertiOn Of principle, and hints
very broadly that the little sugar that
lies in the cup" had its influence with
those journals. Now that is a very un-
kind cut, Rni will make some people
believe that these patriotic journals have
an eve to the resolution now pending be-
fore congress, TO make appropriations Tor
che benefit of "loyal newspapers in the
SOUTH Fiei Fiei Don't you know
that men who make such terrible sacri-
fees for the sake of their country never
think Of that miserable root OF evil,
money. No! mol We prophesy that
they will scO-r-n assistance from the na-
tiOnal treasury.
Judge I,ongstreet, the distinguished
author Of the =" Georgia Scenes, " is now
living ia Oxford, but is no longer con-
uected with the university over which
he formerly presided. Time has dealt
gently with him, silvering his hair and
somewhat enfeebiing his frame, il is true,
but nevertheless leaving him, in his
seventy seventh year, in the enjoyment
OF all natural faculties. He has prepared
4 revised edition Of the Georgia Scenes y
for the press, containing much new and
interesting matter This he at Ons time
thought Of publishing himself, but now
wishes to dispose Of the copyright for its
publication elsewhere.
THE words In the subjoined list are
ignomini0usly expelled from good SO
ciety:
]. Aspirant. .. AuthOress. 8. " Being "
done, etc. T. Bogus. 3. Bagging, for
Z
two. s. Debut. 9. Employee. 10. "Esqr."
IL. Indorse, for approve. u. Gents, for
gentlemen. l3. Humhug. IA. "Hon."
Is. Inaugurated, for begun. l6. lni-
iatad, for commenced. Il. In our
rmidst. ls. Ignore. -. Juvenile, for
boy. 20. Jubilant, for rejoicing. 2l.
Lady, for wife. % Lengthy. %. Loan
or loaned, for lend or lent "a. Located.
>. Measurably, for in a measure. %
Ovation. q Obituary. %. Parties, for
persons. %. Posted, for informed. Sl.
Poetess. 81. Portion, for apart. 81
Predicate. 80. Progressing. "a. Pants,
or pantaloons. 80. Reliable. SO. Repu-
diate, for reject or disOwn. 81. ROto, for
part. 3S. Secesh. 80. States, for says
10. Taboo. Al. Transpire, for occur. u
To progress. As. Tapis. A. Talented
As. The deceased.
Numbers !, 5 and IS are merely slang
and entitled to no mercy. Nos. II ane
2S are English cOckneyisms deserving, j
possible, Of less. Nos. 9, ii and q are
expressions redolent of American snob
I hishness, and should be duly snobbed
I 80 to g, should be added " Zologram.
Role and employee are unnecessary
/ French words for which we have gooS
aud sufficient English equivalents.
Nine out of ten Of our newspapers WI
persist in saying esprit du corps instead
of esprit de corps also, conpGg'aoR a.
| UoVage. If the phrase is 70 be used
ali, pray make it cOmpd9hOR de Uoyage
But, is not so exceptional and pecullal
q phrase as esprit dc corps, and is absur.
/ in Enslish. Travelling companion
! expresses precisely the same thing
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