Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-12
LATE NEWS

The English have raised che biockad,
of Mszatlan, Mexico. HostiIities ar,
still going on in Puebls, bat the insurg
ents In Puebla have been compelled (
submit. -.
Several cases Of cholera have &C.
Cured in New York.
Travellers say that Toledo, Ohio, r.
about the filthiest city on the Western
oontinent.-N Y Tribune.
Politically and otherwise, we suppose,
as it is heavily for " Grant, and le'sh 'av
peash !" 5BE
-Connoisseurs say there is not bottle
of pure wine in the United States, nor
has there been for twenty-five years.
| -Erchange.
Connoisseurs, then, are jaekasses.
There are millions OF bottles Of pure Ca
tawbs, scuppernong and california wines
made in the country every year.
The entire ToRd-bed Of the Union
Pacific Railroad is Itch in mineral depos-
its.
An elopement occurred near Das
Moines, Iowa, last week. One Thorn as
Doran took u Miss Hepburn out OF the
duu ncis
Harvest work has begun in Mime
sofa in earnest, Is number Of persons
who he'd Norwegian girls working for
them discovered when the latter left to
work in the harvest field, where they
can earn nearly the same wages as men.
james Densmore, OF Markessn, Wis
consin, has sold his farm in the town of
Green Lake, containing eight hundred
acres, for fOrty-eight Thousand dollars, or
sixty dollars an acre. Stamps amount
ing TO two hundred and forty dollars
were used on the deed.
Citizens of 0narga, Illinois, by riot
Gus demonstrations last week, prevented
train load of Texas cattle being dis
charged fer grazing at that point. Ia the
height oring county Of Ford there Is also
great excitement, and the people are de-
termined to have the Law enforced.
"A physician Of Fall River wrote
prescription the other day, one ingredi-
ent Of which was aromatic sulphuric
acid. By bIunder OF the ap0thecary,
the pure sulphurie acid Was put up in
stead OF the aromatic. The fortunate
arrival Of the Doctor before the prescrip-
ton was taken saved the life OF the pa
tient.
A few days ago, a robbers cave was
found on the Sangamon river, near De-
catur, Illinois. Mr.. Hslleck, City Mar
shal of Decatur, and party of citizens.
made a thorough examination Of the
cave, and, to their horror, they found
the bodies of four men carefully con-
cesled ia a grave in the rear of The cave,
with heavy rock as covering. Scouts
are out to catch the robbers.
"A letter dated Trinidad de Cuba,
Til o GO W.
fire In Casilda, and the loss is about
eighty thousand dollars. The principal
losers are MIR. William Paine, no insur-
ance; Messrs. Schmidt & Co., no iDsur-
ance; Messrs. Tritze d Co, no insur-
ance Miguel Pastell, no insurance; and
two Spanish houses"
While John Macomb, OF Chicago,
H., was experimenting with explosive
gases, on the 81 inst, one OF his small
gas reservoirs exploded with terrible
report, injuring him so severely that his
recovery is doubtful. The wife and child
Of the experimentalist were in the room,
but escaped uninjured.
"A cotemporary says that whenever
the month OF July has been unusually
hot, the following month has teen cor
TespOndingly cool. II is invariably true
that the warmest Julys are followed by
the coolest Augusts, and vice versa. Ii
this law is followed this year, the Their
mOIaster this month will average only
about 90, Or nearly 800 less than for the
last fortnight.
An English paper says: A fisher
man of Mevagissey lately became i'm
pressed with the idea that he was ill
wished by poor widow, whose son
had been dismissed from mackerel
seine. To avert the evil cOnse q1ences
which he apprehended might ensue, be
procured & large bone, aHd after filling
the hollow with pins, proceeded to place
it III the chimney. During this cere-
mony ne read portions of the Bible, es-
peciglly the l09Jh Psalm. This incsnts-
ton was intended to cast spell on the
WITCH but hitherto it hiss failed in eff
fecting the proposed RESULT