Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-04
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The Erie Canal is to be closed De.
$ cember 7th.
Highway robbery is said to be again
- prevalent in the London streets.
I Boston claims to have woven the first
: flannel in America, ninety years ago.
Preparations for the great Baltimore
Ssengerfest in July next are already be-
ing made.
D An so. 600 Rcre tract in Florida IS to
be colonized by Auburn, n. Y, capital
, lists.
Mile Turnour is doing the Flying
: TrRpezs at the Academy Of Music, New
Orleans.
Lawrence Barrett sailed for Cslifor-
nia on Thursdsy last, where he Is to
manage the new theater.
Washington wants tohsve q general
! exhibition of American paintings this
|. winter.
-Parrsfiine applied to wood is said TO
be an effectusl protection against the
corrosive action Of chlorine vspors.
1t is said that Leotard, the gymnsst,
has gone home, disgusted, to write a book
about America q "a Rose.
The fsvorite phrase of a leading
bear it,"
- The Paducsh Kentuckida is to be re-
vived in q few days by two gentlemen
from Mississippi.
Kate Fisher and her horse are gal
lopiDg into the affections of the Pitts
burgers on the back Of Mazeppe."
Mile Marietta Rsvel, the tight rope
dancer and psntomimist, IS doing the
" French Spy" for the Trojsus.
A "SI00,OO0 fee" has lately been
given New York lawyer IN 81 impor-
tant case.
-Pym, BoliDgbroke, Chathsm and
Bright are said by Goldvin Smith to be
| the four great orators of English history.
During the past year about S14,O 900 in
specie have been raised in Dallas, Texas,
| for the erection of church buildings.
"A Green line system for the ship
ment of fruits and vegetables from At
lsuta, Ga, to New York is soon to be es-
tablished.
of the earnings of the New York
| theaters during October, tb ose of Woods
were the largest, reaching s46. .591; Wal
lacks were 81, ,439.
Francis B. Dean, jr., one Of the
| founders OF the famous Tredeger works,
Richmond, died st Lynch burg, Va, on
Thursday, in his seventy-third year.
jacob Barker, Of New Orleans, has
received his final discharge in bank
Tuptcy. The liabilities by his amended
schedule exceeded S500, 600. He is in his
eighty sixth year.
The sheriffs, register, comptroller,
chamberiain, acting mayor, presidents
and clerks OF councils, and three out Of
four Of the cOrOners of New York City,
are ell lrishmen.
Some patient little children in Con-
necticUt have made sks ia OF white silk
from that most siry OF fabrics, the spi-
deT's web. It is strong enough to sustain
several pounds weight.
TIE controversy for some time exist
ing between the Trustees and Faculty of
the Atlanta, Ca, Medical College, has
been satisfactorily and honorably ad-
justed.
One Of the on dts in Richmond is,
that 8 meeting is to be held by some Of
the residents for the purpose of request
ing Mr.. J. M. Hanna, associate editor
of the Southern Opinion, to leave the
city.
"A very important trial is in progress
in BsstrOp, Texas, il which twelve or
fifteen negroes are charged with an at
tempt to rob and murder seven team /
sters encamped on the rOsd near that /
place.
A difficulty occurred st Murray,
Galloway county, on Wednesday,, be- I
tween two men named Neely and Will /
liams, citizens OF Marshall county, in
which the latter wss shot and instantly /
killed.
All that is said about Mrs. Grant, 4
L. 4 50 =,
less true, but the most interesting" /
sO-called, circumstance that is likely TO /
characterize her occupancy OF the ma /
tional mansion, is not mentioned.
Rockingham county, North Caro- 1
lima, produced one-third more tobacco /
this year than last, while the quantity /
planted was about one-fourth less. The .
quantity is twenty-five per cent. better. (
The corn crop is st least deubie that of (
last year.
"A little girl, thirteen years of age, |
was seized by an alligator, near Bayou I
Sara, La, few dsys since, and a black 4
boy. who attempted to rescue her, and |
for that purpose pursued the monster /
into the water, wss himself seized by |
another alligator and devoured.
The Rev. John J. Pearce, Of Penn !
sylvRnis, has purchased 3400 acres of /
land in Surry county, VS.. He has infiu- 4
euced quite number to go with him. I
They propose to build a town and start |
rAiiIoaG Which was used up during the /
wcr. -
-Iowa, in 1864, had 1sS miles of rail- |
road, costing S26 0O0, coo. Now il is as (
| certained she has 1850 miles OF railroad, /
which cost S5T SOC, coo. Michigan, it is 1
stated, has 1869 miles Of railroad, Mis-
souri, 1900 miles, aud Minnesota 500 +
miles.
On the I4th of May, 1913, The Mer /
~ Wives Of Windsor was performed at
/ the Hsymarket theater London. by the 4
| following cast Sir John Fslstaff, nr. 1
/ Mark Leman Shallow, Mr.. Charles /
| Dickens: Slender, John Leech; Pistol |
George Cruikshsnk.
Edwin Booths present professional
| career in Chicsgo has proved one of his
| grandest ard most successful triGmphs
/ Upon his first appearance as Hamlet,
at McVieker's theeteT, the house was
/ densely packed from stage to gallery and
many were unable to find even standing
room.
"A little daughter of VIM. II. Mar
maduke, OF Shepherdtovn, Va, was
| fatally burned on the 23d ult., by her
clothes taking fire while popping corn.
/
Of the same town, was badly burned by
her clothes tskfDg fire while lying Oh
| the floor In front OF it reading.
/ The +" Heldenheimer coolies " landed
st Galveston, Texas, about which the
Radical press OF the country has had so
| much to say, some Of the more eOlight-
ened going so far IS to call on the Presi
| dent, Congress and the civil rights TO re-
store them TO liberty, are simply cast
iron figures to be used as signs for the
grocery, cigar and tobacco stores.
A little boy, eight years Of age, re-
Gently left Cleveland, Ohio, alone, with
a piece of leather pinned TO his breast,
on which were words telling that he was
hound for Kansas City, No, to meet his
grandfather, VIM. Fullerton, and also
REQUESTING public assistance on the way.
Il he arrived At Kansas City, safe and
sound, having been three days and two
nights on the road.
We announced some time ago that
Parepa-Ross had started from San Fran
cisco, by the overland rOgte, for the At
IaufIe States A note from her mana