Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-13
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GENFRAL NEWs ITEMs.

Sir Isaac Newton was the most pa
tient man that ever lived. Universally,
the more q man knows, the more pa
tient he is with the ignorance Of others.
The proposed new Territory Of
| Wyoming will he formed out of Colo
rado. Dakota, Idaho and Nebraska.
Che house in which Gen. Zachary
Taylor was born, near Orange Court
I House, Va, is used as barn.
During the past two years many at
/ tempts have been made 10 swindle life
! insurance companies. In Illinois an in
! sured man sent some other PERSONS dead
body as his representative to the grave,
while he stayed back to collect the policy.
/ In Cincinnati man buried lot Of will
| low sticks for the same purpose.
AT the burning OF the Richmond
Ind. Water Cure, the thirsty citizens
| drank up several gallons Of whisky in
which snakes, beetles and other reptiles
! had been preserved. Snakes may be
/ found in all whisky, but the drinkers
usually prefer them ia less palpable
shape.
The Worcester Spy says that H. J.
| Kendall, Of Tatnuck. set out white ash
| tree on his premises some two years ago,
and it has never yet leaved out, although
| il is full of sap or life, and the bark and
wood remain green. II grows, and has
every appearance Of thTiftiness, except
| ing it does not leave.
The New York Gazette says: The
deepest gusnO deposit IS seventy feet.
Humboldt says an inch in depth would
demand lapse of 500 or 500 years. This
would seem TO prove a long succession Of
sges in time past, during which birds
must have existed
IL r.F
fishes the following respecting the health
of the Empress Charlotte: 81 We have
received the most salts factory news as to
the health of the Empress Charlotte.
She is cured, it seems, Of her mental
alteration, of the fixed idea by which
she WIS beset; but her memory is en-
feebled, although at certain moments
certain episodes OF past times return to
her mind, and then she reeOunts them
perfectly. Sometimes she inquiries for
personsges Of the late empire, snd what
| is remarkable, she places side by side the
names Of MiTamOn and Lopez, and
speaks Of them ss the most devoted
| friends Of the Emperor. The news Of
her physical state are as sad as those of
| her mental condition are satisfactory.
The lungs are seriously attacked from
the sufIeriDgs she has undergone, and in
this respect her stay at Miramar WAS
more favorable to the patient"
The Boston Post says: Miss Anne
| (. Dickinson, we understand, visited the
school ship on Sunday last, by invita-
| ton of Judge Russell. She made an ad-
dress to the boys which pleased them.
She was invited to the cabin and asked
to place her name in book kept for the
! purpose Of preserving the autographs of
| distinguished visitors. After writing
| her own name there, she turned oyer the
leaves of the bsOk and discovered the
autograph OF Andrew johnson. She de.
| liberately took pen and erased the
name of Mr.. johnson. At the time
| Capt. Mathews was not on board the
ship. Upon getting on board and learn
ing the above facts, he at once erased
the name Of Miss Dickinson, aud wrote
under, or opposite the name of Mr.
johnson, that his name had been erased
| by Anna (. Dickinson. An act SIS credit
able to Capt. Mathews as was the deed Of
| Miss Dickinson discreditable 10 her, and
insulting to Capt Mathews.
We read in the De5ots The Journal
lists Of Spain may reckon the 4th of Oc-
tober as among the happiest days which
/ Providence has for a long time past ac-
! corded 70 them. On that day the Civil
! Governor OF Madrid, or, to speak more
accurately, the Secretary o. the Civil
| Governor, summoned them to meet
him, in order TO come TO sn understand
/ ing with them on the means of improv-
| ing the position OF the political press
! According to the report OF the interview
given 10 the E.pOcd, the Secretary, Senor
/ Luciano Marin, listened to the Observa-
! tions offered by several of the managers
of Journals he only listened to them
" attentively," which, after all, is only
natural, for Il he had thought of listening
ip a vacant manner II would hardly have
been worth his while to give these gen.
uemen the trouble TO wait upon him. In
conclusion, Senior Luciano Marin de-
clared that the Administration was very
favorably disposed toward the press, and
WAS exceedingly anxious to spare 1t all
| inconvenience, on condition that Il
should not exceed the regular limits, and
should observe prOpriety We know
very well what is TO be understood by
this. Here then, is the Spanish press
officially assured that 1t is at liberty tC
say what it chooses, provided it chooses tc
to say only things that are proper and
regular; Ia other words, agreeable to the
Government. All that remains Is thai
we should congratulate ia lsng perioC
has elapsed since it enjoyed such holi
day.
Ysu look to the trees for strength anC