Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-29

'ne L. Id the forests Id Orernn-

The fires in the forests Of Oregon, Of
the banks or the Columbia river, between the
COwlilz and tos Will annette rivers. ar,
stated to cover sn area Of zoo square mies
Navigation on the COlumbia river Is aims
impos sible, and as the woods come close nm H.
the toEDS II is uppoEed thai the =, z on vber
the Ore is rsgi' g viii b thorough dsysst.ted
Report have been received that the cossi
range Of hi Is in California are also on fire. but
tits cOUjeciured that the iufOrmants may nav,
been deceived ~ the SMOKE nom Oregon roll.
ing over The peaks 10 the north OF Marin
county.
Mr.. james NJ. Mo1ce, formerly O. Vir.
ginis, bat now a residsut Of Ohio, has patented
an inNe-t3On which 80 ltksly to come into gen.
srsl u-e, sD1ls thus describ ed N appearance,
the Invention resemb Is a Geographic sppara.
tus Il " rks upon pu ely mechaaical prine O..
pies, is Po tsse and occUpie 4 sDsce 10 large
Than len inches square. II Is wound CD Hkes
clock, and can be made 70 run any raouirec
time, II IA q lev minutes 70 a day. aecordinq
70 the length OF The spring Ire model ex
hi0ited 70 Us illustrated the manner Of fts us.
with nefereI &C tos churn, a sewing machine
and a ien. By application Of levers il properly
performed al three Offices.
On Saturday afternoon the ceremony
Of presentation and dedication Of a place 81
burial 70 the Philadelphia Typograohi,al So.
ciety, Tor the interment CT deceased prfDtars
1GAAEAEHN. ~ 10
presence OF the Society and a number OF in
vited SPECTATOR, amOrg whom were Hon. EIis
Lewis, late Chief Justice OF tba Supreme Cont
Of Peunsylvania, who Is the oldest member 80
the New HorkTypographicsl society, snd one
Of the Oldest practical printers in the limited
States; Hon. Morton McMichael Mac !,
Philadelphia, the oldest Newspaper gubiisber
IN the city; Henry c. Carey. Ii. D.. the oI5e,,
book publisher; Louis 4. God y. the ol5es
magazine publisher Col. John w. Forpev.
NJ 49,. C-aeA - q
J.Drexel, FL. DTeer, Joseph Harrison. i r
LippIncott, and the rep sentative q severai
OF the Philadelphia journals.
Bismarck, the energetic Minister of
Prussia, is accused by The French pa7srs ~
having fomeDtsd the revolution in Spain. p,
funds Al T. e disposal Of the insurgent Gen.
II is stated, were advanced by Prussa no
raised the means IN London and Cadiz rom |
the securities transferred about = year AGO ~
1lsly, IN payment Of needls-gunP. The nro.
ceeos Of this LATER transactlo in he 49,,
market enabled Marshal Ssrrano 10 ssgtls m j
claims OF TIE troops, who's pay had long heAn |
in A'rear, sndthus 10 enlistfhesympatbv oftbe /
spanish army ia the insurrecuon. Ki3~ UJ,i
Liam, OF Prussia, ia gaining Inc renut.--I ~" y
crafty disiurber OF The nations ofEurope 49,
he is ~carryiog out his plans for the epIsy.om--s
OF bis own domains
The official reports Of the ag-i.,l,r-. :
condition Of England, Wa'es ssotl.nd 49,
Ireland, have just been completed ~ -
hAhed. From these papers IL APPEAR RS :.
The whole kingdom of Great Britain there -
1889 4 acres under whes. In D6s. agayns.
81 7S3 in 1857. Under barley there va Los,
than in the former Os7 acres tbfs
year against 2.48.6l In 1871 UBder oats tbere
was an increase. $4,000 acres IN ls6s
ans 4,408,sS9 acres in 1867 The fofa
acreage OF land under wheat, harley a.
osis was l0,72 ,0A in 1858. against IL a.
Isl in 1867, The Bumbsr Of sores de-
voted 10 the cultivation o. -otatoes in 1855 Vas
lbf'.leo, against I 1892 n ls67. In he entire
Eing1om tnere sre a'03it68 cattle, $3.50, z2l
and sheep nave gr ally iDcre 4sed since Iasf
the numb 7 OF pigs has decrease, - nar
sent The population OF the United K,ngdPM
In 1877 was @lS7.7s ara IN 1858, 30 8os,Ss5 Tbs
p q a19 ., dne.ane In 1895 d. set down ct s.