Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-10
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS.
Five psll-besrers st Mrs Wander
bits funeral represented S2Jo, ,VOV UVo.
-Ge Tsching, one Of the attaches Of
the. Chinese embassy, is 8 deVout CSIho-
lie. .--..
The prospectus Of the new tele-
granhie line to connect Portugal and the
limited States, under the tide of the
trPeoplg's Cable" has been issued.
-MeDevitt, in praoticing st Chicago,
Sunday; made run OF 1861 earoms-
The balls were not jswedr and the enlre
ruu was made between the lower END OF
the table and the spot.
Judge Thomas J. Whittlesey OF Wis
eousin, former representative from that
State in Congress, and State senator,
died recently on his estate near Madison,
wis, He was an upright Judge, sE hon
est representative, and good citizen.
The Chinese Embassy having seen
Washington, Auburn, IA little interior
town of New York;, Boston ard New
York city, are about to leave for Eu-
rome. under the impression that they
have seen all the United States worth
seeing.
Archbishop KenrIck, OF Chicago, has
instructed the Catholic clergy in his do
cese to denounce plsDchette, and warns
Catholics that If they do not desist from
its use, after 3 reasonable admOnitioD,
they will be excommunicsted from the
church.
The California State election, which
ordinarily takes place on the first
Wednesday Of September, was this year
postponed to November, by special act
Of the Legislature. Members OF Con-
gress, Presidential Electors, and minor
Sfficsrs will then be chosen.
The Selma, Rome aud Dalton road,
saws the Rome (Ga.l Commercial, will
Zach Big Cedar, fourteen miles from
Rome, on Saturday. We are isformed
bv an insider that every energy viii be
byonpht to bear to reach Rome by the 9th
Of October. We set down the 18th as the
long looked-fOr day.
"A correspondent OF the Paducah
EEer11Cf saws considerable excitement eK-
ista6 at Birmingham, KY, on the 3dinst.,
hecsuse of the attempt Of negro boy
named Joe Mallory to outrage the per
son of the daughter of Mr.. Biant Hestb.
There was a strong disposition 10 hang
tbe wretch, but wise eounseis prevailed,
snd he was placed in prison to await his
trial.
Through the American legation 8;
| Constsntinople, Professor j. Lawrence
smith, a native of Charleston, but now
residing in Kentucky, has just received
| from the Sultan OF Turkey, new token
OF the imperial favor, being nothing les:
| than the decoration OF the Wojtdieh, 8
beautiful ornament In itself, and impart
iuP the highest favor OF his imperia
hi0hness. The decoration is accOmpS
MED by diploma expressive of the Sui
tan's object in cOnferring 1t.
The Natehez DenocrGt Of the 5tt
savs, s Lieutenant Of one OF the compa
MES comprising the Nstchez garrison
was Yesterday arrsigned before Justic'
! Holt. charged with assauiting, bsttering
and applying insulting epithets to citi
zan in the restaurant Of John Davis, las
| Monday afternoon. Several witnesse
were examined, and the examination
resulted in q fine of twenty five dollar
and costs Feiug imposed upon the Lieu
tenant. He appealed from the decision
of Justice Holt.
The House of Representatives o
Louisiana on Saturday passed bill vest
inc the entire control Of the New Orlean
nublic schools in q board Of sixteen di
rectors, to be appointed by the Governo
and confirmed by the Sanate. This vii
probsbly kill the Conway amslgamatiol
biU. A bill was introduced prohibitin
the opening Of public schools for th
present. It was placed on the cslenda
FOR future action. The schools opened
on Monday under the direction OF tn
old board, and with the former reguls
tions. in force.
1t ia reported that the Erie director
have settled their difference with DAME
Drew and agreed to elect him one OF tn
new hoard in October, and that perfeC
harmony with the Vanderbilt party wi
he the result Of this arrangement. Dre'
isa yery large holder OF Erie at presen
and the stock has been bought up hesv
IL bv outside parties during the last fe
} weeks, but still II is said the transit,
hooks will be re-opened to allow Drew
transfer more stock to his own nam
THE ambition of Drew Is to continue
director OF the Erie road IS long as
1--we. and hence he Is prepared to do q
most anything to accomplish the end
? view.
The Washington IRteiligeRcer say
We spoke yesterday Of the eXtrayagan'
J of the House, as shown by the enormol
increase of ita stationery bill, which vi
. ST.. 500, which, with the commutatiC
for stationery added Of S22, $50, foots
s ace $50. 1t had escaped US that the
a vas an item on the late deficiency bill
the House, sppropriati1g slO,OO0 mo
for stationery, which makes the sn'
sum. for writing materials for the pc
nle's srapresentatives, of SlO9 $50. In &
= year 1880, the Iast of Mr.. RuchanGn's a
ministration, that was bat SsO,636.
that in this single item alone these rae
cal economists have expended five tim
as mueh as was done by "DemocTs'
s eytTavapapee.n Heaven save the mar
The Radicals are constantly stati
that at the last session OF Congress an
J was passed doing away with the FREE
noanfs Bureau. This Is not 80. 10 I
voInnoe of laws of the United States
Gently enacted, page los, P1olie Ac
No. 81 , section 2, will be found the
!, extending the Ffeedmei1's bureau uH
ttUo months after the Frestdesatsot et'
ton of 1858, when, as before, it may
= extended over another year or more,
the interests Of the Radical party. %
ton ! takes the appointing power IrC
: the President. The act was vetoed
President Johnson, and on the 10Th
:. July, 1868, passed over his head. L
Freedmen's Bureau is as much In foT
now as 1t ever was, and the expen