Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-02

THURSDAY, : =: MAY z. lso
Mr.. James E. Murdoch, during tn
performance Of Hamlet in the Chestnu
street theater, Philadelphia, last Tuesds.
evening, was seized with q fit Of vertigo
which caused him to reel and fall upon
the stage. He was promptly reztored tS
consciousness by his physicians, and de-
sired to finish his part, but was not per
mitted to do so.
MIR. McGrorty, the gentle candidate
for delegate in congress from Utah
"expects TO worry brother Hooper" " foi
the seat. A Salt Lake correspondent
calls the election of February 4th huge
farce, and promises interesting develop
ments. He says the bishops, who were
chiefly the judges Of election, did all ths
voting, except for the Gentiles-Voted
fer the brothers absent in England and
Wales preaching; for those in Norway
Sweden and Denmark for those in Tvs
Sandwich Islands and elsewhere abroad
for those who came to the polls as well as
for those who didn't.
-Itis reported that the treasury de-
partment has been officially Informed
that no less than forty thousand bushels
OF wheat have recently been shipped
nom Liverpool to New York.
Crystals of nitrate of silver rubbed
into the wound, are prescribed by Youatt
who has been bitten eight or ten times
by rabid animals.
"A regular line Of steamers has JUS
been established between San Francisco
and Tahiti. The French government
has transferred its Pacific base Of sup
plies from Valparaiso to San Francisco
This insures an additional custom to the
city merchants Of several thousand dol
lars annually, mostly in prov S-sions.
The Nashville GGzette classified its
news thus That from the northern, esst.
ern and western states, affsirs in God'i
country that from the southern states
news from the territories"
In st. Louis they are vigorously
using the steam fire engines to cleanse
the dirty alleys. A vigorous use Of them
here wouldn't hurt the slleys much.
"A correspondent of the st. Louis
Democrat, with Gen. Hsneock's expedi'
ton, tells many hard things about the
conduct OF the Indians.
Gen. r. NJ. Saunders died in Raj.
eigh, n. c., LAST Sunday, aged seventy
six. In 1916 he was appointed minister
to Spain, and remained in that position
until the end of President Folks admin.
istratiOn.
Gail Hamilton's new book on the
west, is to be called "Wool Gathering y
Petersburg, Va, Is full Of wonders.
It has chicken three days old that
crows, and cat in the adjoining county
which, having lost all its kittens, has
adopted and is raising q young rat.
The entire family Of c. I. Shaw, OF
Springfield, Mass, eight in number
were recently poisoned by eating straw
berry short cake. An investigation re-
vsaIed dozen small enRmeled cards
which had been carelessly left in the
bottom of the can Of strawberries when
it was filed and sealed, the arsenic and
sugar Of lead in the enamel causing all
the trouble.
Florida produces lemons that weigh
over pound, and are twelve inches in
circumference. They are obtained by q
cross between the common lemon and
the sour orange.
The Connecticut farmers are turning
their attention this spring to the cultiva'
ton Of sorghum in place Of tobacco, the
latter being very slow Of sale.
An exchange tells Of an affectionate
little lows spouse who, becoming jealous
Of her husband, came behind him and
bent his head back, kissed him, and i'm
mediRteIy afterwards emptied bottle oi
vitrioI in his face, intending to put Ou
his eyes. She failed in this, but succeeded
in burning his forehead and portion G
the scalp in shocking manner.
1t is stated that although more than
three months have elapsed since the ex-
pIosion Of the Oaks eolliery in England,
little progress has as yet been made in
extinguishing the body of fire raging at
the bottom. All the shafts have been
sealed up.
-MarshaI Neil estimates the forceI
France could at present assemble at from
55O, 900 to O,0OO men, which number
would be increased to 100000 if the mill
tary bill were adopted. The whole o.
this effective might be employed in tht
field il steps were at once taken to form
" national guard mobile"
in st. Eeuis, on Friday, A. Z. Par
ker, who. has been advertising himself
all over the west as " sole agent OF the
universal family knitting machine,
was arrested. He had been receiving
immense numbers of letters, many 0
them containing money for machines
/ which, Of course, were never sent to th'
| purchasers, for the very good reason tha
| no such machine as that advertised by
Parker was ever made. He does no
deny his swindling operations, but say
he was forced into the business for wan
Of something better to do.
The president, it appears, has recon
sIdered his determination to limit hi
contemplated southern trip to Raleigh
He will pass through Richmond, ant
after leaving Raleigh, 1t is now stated
will visit some others Of the southern
cities.
Charles Wilson, engineer Of tn
Washington street tunnel, in Chicago
was accidentally thrown In the way 0
q piston-rod, and pounded to death oI
Friday evening.
The Fishkill IN. Y Standard state
that the oldest daughter of G. B. Beebt
editor Of the Bonner Qf Liberty, formerl
Of MiddIetown, Orange county, but nov
published in New York, eommitte
suicide on Saturday, the 10th of April
by shooting herself with a pistol. Sh
had been engaged to be married to
young man, but her father placed her i
lunatic asylum, to break up the match
The officers Of the asylum, finding sh
was net insane, let her go home. Sh
was to take charge Of q school on Mon
day, but learning of the marriage Of tn
gentleman TO whom she had been eI
gagged, deliberately shot herself.
The republicans Of western EuroE
evince a determination to avail then
selves Of the present unsettled state {
European affairs to renew their revoll
tisnary schemes. A Revolutionary caucI
Is already reported TO have been hel
! At Brussels, including representative
frsm France, Spain, Italy Rome an
Ireland, at which Gen. Prim, the Spar