Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-21

hitherto despondent, and given an in
creased impetus to business. In fou
weeks it is expected to have the ear
running to MeIine, then "all aboard
for Selma. The above named vessel
wers detained on their route by the re
cent stress of weather, and we have rea
son TO rejoice that both OF them wealth
cred the storms, aud came safely t,
anchor in our capscious harbor.
The National Garde Mobile Of France
4 It is stated, will soon be organized, tn,
rules for their govern ment having beer
drawn up and com municated TO the
Mayors and Projects Of the districts
The Garde will be armed with the mus
kets recently carried by the regulal
troops, converted into breech-losders OF
the Snider system. These weapons vii
be placed in depot at each of the head
quarters. These establishments, in which
the clothes and equipments OF the Gardt
will sIso be stored, are to be under tn,
surveillance of the local police, and SUD
ject to the inspection of the enginesl
officer Of each department.
A Commercial Convention is now In
4 session in Norfolk, Va, with the specia
] object OF perfecting measures for the
completion of the railroads between the
Ohio and Mississippi valleys and Nor.
folk, and for the establishment OF a line
ofsteamers from that port 10 Earope. A
consolidation of the roads from Rich
mond through Danville, Va, Greens
boro', n. c., Charlotte, N. C and At
/ lants, is proposed. The line of steamers
/ to Europe, it is stated, will be started al
once with two vessels, and about hall
/ the necessary outlay will be contributed
in England.
Mr.. Burlipgame, according to dis
patches received by The Atlantic cable,
( will succeed Ia carrying cut the objects
I OF his mission. His personal intercourse
/ with the prominent men in London sp-
pears to have effected favorable i'm
/ preston, and the attacks in the English
( newspapers upon the treaty negotiated
with Mr.. Seward, and upon the objects
OF the mission, have ceased to appear.
4 Dispatches received in London rom al
parts of Europe show that the Cont
mental nations are favorably disposed
towards Mr.. BurIiDgsme, and that he
and his associates will be cordially well
coined at the different courts.
The Sultan Of BOrnou sent the King
OF Prussia several valuable presents, by
| Gerhard RohIfs, the famous African
traveller. The King has recently sent
the Sultan, in return, D fine gilded throne,
a richly Embroidered cloak, a dozen gold
and silver watches, and half 8 dozen
needle guns. The Sultan had told Rohlfs
that be wanted the King to send him q
carriage but, as the transport of car
risge would be rather difficult and the
Sultan, moreover, did not know what to
do with it, his wish was not compiled
N-.1 =
some time ago, with carriage; but this
carriage is drawn empty, in the gala pro-
cessions, the King walking beside it.
While laborers were demolishing an
old building in Twenty-seventh street,
n. Y, on Wednesday, they discovered,
iD an old rats nest, roll of bills amount
ing to $3.50 About eighty years ago one
Of the occupants of the house lost the
money. At the time Of this loss q young
man named VIM. Cummings, q clerk in
q down town tea store, was boarding st
the house, and as he was the last one
seen in the room prior to the loss, be was
suspected of the robbery, and, on being
arrested, wss convicted of the crime and
sent to prison, with character ruined,
bereft of friends. He gave wsy to Gssi.
patton, and eventually died on Black
wells Island.
There Is 3 goOG GeaI OF vivaeity dis
played in the English Parliamentary
canvass, jGss jjss .c,aaUE. and, for people who
priis themselves on freedom from the
vulgarity snd other vices Of American
politics, it is OF rather q stunning char
acter. At a political diRner in Hugoy,
one Of the Tory speakers asserted that
be H would 20 twenty miles to see Mr.
Gladstone hanged :" and in South war
Wickshire Tory voter proclaimed his
anxiety to have candidate who would
pledge himself to RssRssiDste John
Bright" The Liberals, however, display
the same Christian spirit occasionally.
The Tory candidate in Deal Is a MIR.
Worms, who is of Jewish birth and re-
ligiOn, and the Liberals have published
a ferociously iliiberal placard against
him, on account of his Jewish origin.
The threatening attitude of France
and Germany is still bringing out expires
sions Of opinion from writers Of both Da-
tions. Provost Parsdol, In treating Of the
subject, recently compared France to
dog wsgglDg his tail, and watching for
bis MASTER to throw stone, in order to
rush out in puTsait La reply to his as
seFtion that the unity of Germany was
hostile to the safety of France, the
AligeIneiae Zeitaslc sRsserts that at pres
ent Germany il far from being q unit
that the military and commercial treaties
with the Southern States form much
weaker bond OF union than the recent
confederation, while, rs for the future,
there sre no indications OF greater CEN
tralizstion.
-0ur English cousins have sensa-
ton in the shape of poisoned hosiery.
Mr.. Webber, 3 medical man, stilrms
that the eoloring matter in many OF the
socks nov sold in London contains
poisonous element which produced iTri-
tating sores on the feet ef several Of his
patients, snd that ia other cases which
had come TO his knowledge, the dye had
proved equally deleteFious. He said
that, oa his representations, large
manufacturing firm in thu city had
c0untermanded an order they had given
for so enormous quantity of these bright
colOred socks. He had not yet aseer-
tanned what was the nature of the poison,
but as soOD as he acquires this iDforma-
ton be will let the public know what
sntidote they should use.
-Wecopy fFonthe Peasacola CONNER
ciQl, OF the 15sh, the I lloWiog particu-
fisnce She left Apslachicols on the 9Th
inst, at a o'clock P. M, with fair weath-
er, passed Cape 81. Biais, Rhen q heavy
norther sprung up, and having lost her
sails in the gale she encountered between
Key West and Tampa, the captain wore
in under land for more security, but un-
fortunately ran in too close, and struck
on point Of land, where the boat now
remains hard and fast. She had forty
eight passengers on board, and il Is a.
pleasure to announce that no casualties
occurred in loss OF life, and but very little
damage Gone to her freight. 1t is gup-
posed that the stealasr Is intact, the only
difllculty being in getting sufficient pow
er to relieve her from her present posi-
ton, Tbe.eaPtain and crew are aboard
OF her waiting for proper assistance. The
purseF aud passengers arrived here last
night in small boats, sill well and IN good
spirits, They speak OF the captain and
crew in the most prsisswOfthy terms,
attaching no blame wbsteEsf 70 them
for the ssd occurrence.
IA New York paper Of October lst
contained an announcement that Felix
Samuels, saDetroits lawyer, had COM
mitted suicide on September 30th, In
Jersey City, Yesterday the gentleman
alluded to made his sppesrsnee In Pitts
burg It appears that he had gone on %
New York, to see some parties on q s1it
he bad charge Of sn AZ Illinois court.
He ia Jew, and, some seven weeks ago,
married 3 Christian woman. He says
his relatives were maeh opposed to the
and Flaad oil thair eHariians tn