Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-04
THE NEWS.

American securities still keepup theii
popularity in Germany. Advices frsm Frank.
fort state hat the Luke OF Nassau las recently
purchased S2,O09,eOO OF United States loans.
The Legislature OF Florids, according
10 the provisions OF q law passed az its last ses'
sion. NEE and, on November 81, win vote fol
Presidential electors.
Beudmann, the German actor, lately
wrote TO the msuager Of the Hamburg City
tbeatsr that he did not intend TO return 10
Germany bis career on the English stage being
By far more profitable.
Sir. hrupp, the great foundry msn Of
Essen, who charges thirty thousand dollars for
each % the heavy naval guns cast at his vas.
establishment, has offered TO arm all the new
Prass,sn m~ea-oEwar with these guns at half
price. HIS offer WIS immediately accepted.
Among lh7 architects who have sent
in pIans and proposals tor the erecIsa OF the
Berlin " Dom " are two Americans. Forty ap-
pLcauts have sent in applications, among
them, beside the Americans several Elgi=h-
men and Er=nchmen, and even = resident OF
Alexandra ia Egspt.
Old Mr.. Decker, the Kings printer at
Berlin. recent celebrated the f.ie-h %snniveT-
ssry o. his career as . printer. He gave a
sumptGous banquet 70 ali the employees Of his
extensive establishment, and ali Of them found
under their plates Al the dinneT-teble a very
pleasant surprise in the shape OF a hundred
dollar bin.
An insane sdmiTer Of Arelins Patti, in
Paris, has Published 8 pamphlet, printed ia
eoldez lette aud emDeilishei with lh!rty pho
tcsraphs. rep e~senfiag the little F-ims donna
In Al 4 her prominent roIss. II cost him over
forty thousand .rancs 10 get up this pamphlet,
of which only i've hundred copies were
printed.
The Bishop OF Neutra, in Hungary,
has a very interesting quarrel with a wealthy
Jew. who owns d large estate in his diocese,
and. as proprietor Of The estate, has the night
70 cho sc he pics: ofahe church in the VII
lsge attached 10 the Estate. the Jew insists on
avaiIng himself OF his right, against whicn the
Bishop protests. The government has been ap-
pealed to 70 decide tie quarrel
The elevated railway in New York
city has been srec-ed for the distance OF half a
mile. al the lower end Of Greenwich street, and
the 7 al having proved successful. both as re-
Raros its construction and the N machinery 10 be
ussi in ls operation, viii be extended 70 the
northern eud OF Manhattan Island. Il is a.
E-rte5 tnss passengers can be coaveyst nom
the Battery TO Thirteenth street in fifteen NM
utes.
Switzerland il rnicted with q horrible
epidemic d seas, creuuizm, which Is a state Of
idiocy. accompanied with IN enormous g0itIe.
~ 81 -NL-@aH ~a@1H@a AA4N-H
IN the Liustten cantOns there We're foun0 1881
cases Of cretibism and 6ES cases OF insanity.
As the population Of the country amounts TO
2yOS2.LS iuhahii anis, IL follows that these Ig.O45
perlons q weak mind z We the enormous pro.
port OF 0; ole Mentally diseased person ia 22
Inhabitants, and even this is believed 10 be be-
low the truth.
There was loud rejoicing Gt the Court
of Italy when the news reached Florence that
Queen Isabella had been compelled 10 leave
Bgain. King Victor Emanuel was unga liant
enough TO express his satis.aci ion at The SD
fate which had befalsn his Spanish sister, to
several German dplomatis,s 70 whom he gave
audiences on The day when tie news OF Isabel
las flight from st. Sc 1ssuau afrlyeI. TO Count
Usedomth the King SAID " These Bourbons are a
stsndIc- dang % the cause Of monarchy and
good order IN Europe"
The Mormon, ii is stated, have issued
aIargs amount Of pspeI currency. which circu-
lates very freely throughout Utah territory,
and appear 70 be popular wish the Inhabitants.
The notes are Of var dec denominations, the
larger from obe dollar upward, resembling the
legal teHderis Issues from the United States Treas
ury. The small half dOllsr notes have on the
right baad margn q bee hive, and on the len a
female figure read, the Treasurer OF the Great
Salt Lake City Corporation viii pay 70 the
bearer ddy cents, payable IN United States
currency, and are signed by Hobert Cam pbeI,
Auditor Public Accounts.
II is reported that in the South the
schools and colleges for both sexes are at pres
ent more numefOusly attended than in any
previous year. Al the University Of Virginia
there are over 200 students At Washington
College, over which Gen. Lse presides, there are
nesry 800. and a. the Vifginla Military Insti-
tute over go. Emory and Henry, in washing
ton county. opened It's falI session with neatly
80. Hampden Sidney has nearly or quite 10.
Randolph Macon at The latest accounts had
about Is, and daily accessions were being made.
Ulchmond College has largely over 10.
The Union Pacific Railroad VIII in q
few days be 50 far completed, that passenger
by travelling continuously may pass over tbe
line from Philadelphia 10 San Fraucisco IN
eleven days. The time fr n Philadelphia 10
Omaha j. now three Gays. AID on Tuesdav
the railroad Is 10 be opened to Bryan 81.
miles from Omaha. Tbs VIII shorten The Zinc.
hefUeen Omaha and san Francisco to EIGHT
6ava From Omaha % Bryan the time will be
0orfv hours; rom Bryan 20 salt Lake CITY.
fb,rfv-two hours, by stage; from SAT- Lake
Cifv 10 W~acsworih, four days; from Wsdr-
,voytb 70 san Francisco. by the Central Pacific
RSnroad. one day. The fare from Omaha 10
Brvan Is ss4 Is, and 10 Salt Lake, sll0; TO Sacra-
mento, $50.
Advices from Italy bordering on the
tolthern slope Of The Alps, repoT that serious
floods and foundations have taken place IN
re.ion, IN consequence Of the heavy rains
that had fallen during tie month OF Septsm-
her. On September 9th a terrific storm oc-
CURED. causing tremendous a~vsisncbes. which
swept aWsy entire villages and heavy torrents
OF water which broke down the roads. The
valley OF the river Pc was Inundated. The val
OF the Ticino was de yastatsd, the soil hav.
Ing been carried away down 10 the solid rock.
road over st GothaTd pess was destroyed,
=. III asshs eau aeways and brides over the
TIatle e.. Bernard and The Spiugen. The Sim
MON road. cor mSuy nsiles, was covered with
xrateT several fathcus de- p. IN North Italy
he only practicable road Is over Mount Cents.