Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-23

rived in this country, and reports the
home organization stronger than ever.
-Gounod's last opera, Romeo and
.Jitlief. is pronounced by the Paris papers
worthy Of, if not equal q, his immortal
Fqgfsf' The opera was rapturOusly ap-
plauded, and to quote the French paper
The Capulets and MontAgues termins-
ted their family difficulties by suicide a
little after midnight
The same paper speaking of the Cat
lin gun says: Arrangements are now
in progress towards 8 contract with
France, Russia and Italy, for supply Of
these beautiful little engines, which are
TO DO away with the needle gun and
make 8 corporars guard at least equal to
a Prussian brigade.
The Swiss federal council hiss created
a mission at Berlin. NJ. Heer is to be
the first minister.
The sultan has entrusted to Prince
Michel the command Of the four Servian
f0rtresses.
Wendell Phillips says Grant is a
half and baif man, Johnson an unregen-
Grated rebel, and Fessenden and Sher-
man traitors.
The Herald says government is
sviudled to the tune Of millions in New
York and suburbs by the Illicit sale Of
rum.
In early life Gov. English, OF Con-
ueeticut, was carpenter and joiner.
An exchange thinks that fried pork
is a mild calamity compared with the
curse of Ham.
The Newburyport Herald, after a
review of affairs, thinks the morals Of
France are row better than those OF the
The town of Normal, III, decided
the other day to admit eolored children
into the public schools, by a vote Of
uinsty-two to four.
President Benito Juarez is the son Of
poor parents, Hapotek Indians, irom a
small village in the Sierra de OJaca.
Some Of the Boston literau return
incomes az follows: Holmes, 1854
I Whipple, $500, and Fields 81 $50. The
Rev. A. A. Miners is reported at Sl0,-
s57.
Admiral Farragut takes the Frank
Z ]in as his flag ship, and sails June first
to assume command of the Mediterrs-
mean squadron, in place of Admiral
/ GoldsbOrOugh.
1T is related of two Scotch ministers
that the one asked the other if he were
| not sorely tempted at times to go fishing
on Sunday afternoon. "Oh, mon," re-
piled his fellow laboreF, I'm never
J tempted lang, / just gang"
{ -One of the Siamese twins was
drafted at the commencement of the late
war. but was st last declared exempt on
account of having an only brother de-
pending on him FOR support.
A steamship excursion 10 Labrador
I is advertised il New York, for the pur-
( nose of sketehing on the coast and among
| the ieebergs, Price Of passage, $3.50 TO
S400.
! there is a young law student in Boston
whose father left him a fortune OF S60,-
600. and who, Ia order to save the ex-
pense of PAVING hiss board, waits on the
/ quests at his employers establishment
! from twelve to three pm, each day in
consideration of his breakfast, dinner and
I'm San Francisco on the Goth ult,
| Mrs. HAYDEN, widow Of the late A. NJ.
] Havden, had both legs broken near the
| ankles by the fall of an awning, which
was crowded during an odd fellows pro-
cession.
The Church Journal, the leading
Fp,scopal organ in New York, enBme-
! rates as practical advantages of the Iso-
man Catholicchureh over the Protestant,
in a business way, the celibacy OF ber
clergy ard her conventUal schools.
1t is said that the marquis of West
minister advanced e50,000 for the new
paper i'm London, The Day, and is joint
proprietor with Alderman Allen.
Coy. Blsisdel has appointed J.
| Neelv Johnson. Ex-Governor Of Calilor-
! mia. 10 fiji the vacancy in the supreme
court of Nevada, occasiOned by the death
of Judge BrosDan.
The Newburgh Journal notices a
birth on the cars, and heads it, Born at
Thirty nine Miles an EOur." If that
youth isn't fast it wont be because he
hadn't good start
Charles Reade's complaint against
the Round Table covers forty-four pages
Of foolscap paper.
The annual report OF the controller
of New York shows the debt Of the city
10 be go, ,142, ,245; the receipts of last year
S23. .736, ,S2I, and the amount paid out ia
the same time 81 642, ,64l.
The number of gold watches re-
turned owned in the seco1d internal
revenue district Of Ohio is 1901 car
riages, 473 ounces Of silver, l6, $50.
The secretary Of war in England has
authorized q reward Of $4,000 to Maj.
Palliser for his Improvement in projec,
tiles, aud another e5000 will be proposed
ia the next years estimates,
Three Hebrew Rabbis OF baltlmofei
II is announced, have started In that
city novel movement. They have
adopted the christian plan Of Sunday
school instruction in sehOols meeting on
the first day of the week. The enter
prise is under the auspices of the Hebrew
educational society Of Baltimore.
Class day at Princeton, New Jersey,
college occurred on Monday, when gifts
were presented to the following repre-
sentative men, elected by their class
mates the poorest wit, the LATEST man,
the poorest ball player and the pa
|, triareh.
Newly Invensed Greek Fire.