Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-14

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DIR. Carnoehsn, oENew York, resent
" performed one OF the heroic feRts Of
surgical art, II the operation OF Ovario-
tony, removing from the abdomen of 8
yong woman q tuner weighing sixty
four poUeds. The operation was entirely
successful.
Certain ladies Of Troup county, Ga,
have presented 10 Col. Jones, q Of the
editors % the L2Grsnge Reporter, q suit
Of leans, fo-, 70 use the language Of their
mole, "saOving scalswsgs their proper
stat;ons &C the polls, 6ud their lit RssOci-
siss-the negroes"
North Carolina Ia 10 have al 5000
aors Park. with 8 ~penite3tiary In the
center. The Radical State Government
Is COMPRISED Of men Of foresight, who are
making simple provision for themselves,
wbez lsw snd iustics shall have assumed
their rightful sway.
The Virginia Military Institute, at
I.zfaRton, vs., which was burned by
order % Gen. David Hunter, Ia June,
1854. has, within the last three yesrP,
bern rebuilt. There are Rt present go
cadets IN attendance, about the same
number as in 1884.
Prominent authorities Insist upon the
Immediate resumption Of specie pay
mants BY ths Government. What IL an
individual, owing q million OF dollars
and possessing two or three q il
gold and silver, were 20 advertise the I'M
I8edIsse resumption OF specie payments ?
How long would he lsst7
The New YORK Herald advocates the
funding Of the public debt st q low rate
OF f6teTest, sod the steady liquidation Of
the principal. and ssys il Is the impera-
tive duty Of CIagress 20 ponder well the
gigantic project Tor rObblng b treasury,
nov before il, 10 the Shape Of subsidies
foT pTivsts speculation.
The 0 Febsboro and RussellvI!!e Rail-
rosd Company EiIl, at sn sarly day. put
under contract the rOSd Is far Is Liver
more, On Green river, and while the
bridge OTsr GFsen river 10 being built,
will press on the road to Grsenviile, In
MnblenbSTg county, Whers 1t will inter-
seq the EjiZ sbstktown and Paducsh
rOsd, some 30 Dilss from Greensboro.
The Esw York Post pab!lshed 8
Washington dispstch saying, at is gen.
orally understood that BevsFdy Johnson
went 10 England ss = special representa-
tive " the rebel Wig Of the Democratic
farty.n Mr. J5hus8n's nomination as
Minister to Euglsnd vac confirmed by 3
UNANIMOUS vote Of the feToely Radical
EspaoCrs. Ia the Radical Senate the
"Tsbel WiUg q the Democracy ,"
The EeE York Tribune ssys OF the
proposed teG mI0atiou of contract with
t5e New York Associated Press, that the
sctu2I reason Why the telegraph gave
The ootics ves because Of s.vere stric-
tures upon the personal integrity OF the
managers Of tbs Western Union Tsle-
graph Company, and they didn't deem
it their duty TO be bound 20 the SssociR-
ton by contract while one Of the mem
beFs q the association felt ct liberty 10
imDDgn the personal character Of It's
o~ffiesrs,
1t has bean remarked that among
the nsj1Fity OF the officers OF the old
army uars.ssn violence wa extremely
rare. Gen, GFaugeT is an example OF
this. Ia hica we see an officer, among
3 people whom be knew had no reason
% love bis uplform. gsinlDg, by his ad-
minisirStiCn Of ~sffziTs, the respect end
good viii az sii 0lssses. Granger has his
faults, bat be has 50 honest heart and s
clssr head, without being particularly
hr!liisut. His Lister On the occasion Of
the LeEwiteh banquet in Memphis re-
Gently proves this.
We 6ud a lengthy opinion from
Chancellor 5hscklefOTd on the applics-
tlOr for an Injunction OF the pres
sat BoaEi Of Mayor and Alder
men Of Nashville In the Cn;0a and
AmsricqR % Wednesday. We have not
read &c, bnt the conclusion arrived st Is
that tbs Injunction cannot be allowed.
The UsiCa GFs6 american says the cred
u!ous gentlemen who we're so confident
u 30 Injunction, because ef Shackleford's
foTH1eT decision IN the application to re-
strata the city authorities from collect
ing the tBXes. are probably satisfied now
that nc was only toying with them. The
Judge has a pe2ch=nt Tor disappointing
those who expect him 70 lay political
p~FejUdiees aside
The New York Herald OF Saturday
last ssyF: II IL now we'll understood In
Ee.l-lnfCr1ed circles that Hon. r. b.
WashbuFne, OF Illinois, b 10 be Secretary
Of the Treasury 50 Gen. Grants Cabinet.
This IL the only Cabinet appointment de-
c!ded upOn, 6ui this Is reliskls. Toe feet
that this decision Tss arrived st was
passed around among the guests At Mar
Ebsli o. Roberts the other evening, snd
t~alegraphfd 10 Washington 10 the most
authoritative manner Grant has no
hesitation 10 saying 10 shy one, who
speaks 70 him sbont it, that Wsshburne
IS q thoroughly honest man. 1t Is this
belief on his part, together with his per-
sonal Indebtedness 10 WashbuEne, which
bGs induced Grant 10 come 10 this de-
The estate left By the late Baron
R~9tbsehiId, IT Paris, Il reported 70 he
worth ss13 coo 600. Few persons, We
pIssume, nave any definite idea Of this !
SUN, but IL may help them
Bomswhst 10 form one, to mention that
q nssrly equals the total cost Of all the
buildings and improvements la the city
ot Rew York. tbs assessed value OF the
TeSi estste IT, that city, liable TO taxation, /
Wss, In 1867, 1855 447. 9S2. Adding 10
shis one-hslf !or uuderysluatlod, and
dedUeiinR one-half OF the total for
the Tote, aud It gives us s4l6. 5s5. 297 as
ths worth q the buildings. II, then. the
city were 70 bs reduced to sshes to-mor.
row, from end 81 end, the Rothschjld
fortune would sunlcs % entirely restore
st. Think OF One single man having
Eu0h an amount Of property
The Knoxville Rress-aad Times of
Ss.urdss has the following: About four
tuesday a~flsrnOOn, a little dsugh-
Ger CT Mr.. larger. who resides north OF
the railroad near ths Clinton rosd, came
% her death 10 G most horrible manner,
The child, Eb0ut four years Of age, was
pafohinR corn st The Fireplace, when the
stepped 10 the garden for q few
s0cmeBts. Upon re entering the house
she WsR buEroT-stricssB 70 find the child
standing In tbs middis OF the room with
every thTesd Of elothihg burnt from the
bOdy, and her lace 90 n0tiisted by the
ss 70 be scarcely recognissbie. Tnose
Who saw the child descfihe Der appear
Snes ne horrible ia the extreme. Her
hair was barnt "a, her eyes were cut aud
the dssh CT her face was dropping from
bonss. From head to foot she was
literally roasted, yet stsaBgS~tO say, she
iYsd several k0ars sftsr ths accident