Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-14
THE NEWS.

RiCl kOi1 uesdsy lJ Il reported, have
c been Uncovered on the northern from
- tiers OF Norway and Russia. The sever
!, ~ OF the climate will, however, preven
9 9 The plscers from heing worked by emf
) grants from Southern and Middle Eu
rope.
-Csrleton's next sensational brOchurt
will be = rish sGfirioal pamphlet by c
Il. Webb, on the extravsgsncas, absurd
: iles, sharp heels, wssp-waists, die-sWay
) airs and Greoisn bends Of the prettiest
: girls in New York. The title viii b;
I The Riekedest Woman In New York
and il will be full Of comic illustrations
In San Domingo the financial condI-
! ton OF the country, it is stated, IS becom.
- ing more snd more hopslessiy depressed
/, every day. No business IS done. the
Government hiss no money, and it is
, doubtful il any support viii be rendered
to the proposed line Of STEAMERS to New
York and NsW Orleans. The revolution
was spreading.
Gen. .Cialdini, one OF the most inf1uen-
! tial men in Italy, viii, it is stated, visit
Spain for the purpose OF pressing the
claims Of the Duke Of AOsts to the throne
OF Isabella. AmOdeus, Duke Of AOsta,
is the second son of Victor Emmanuel,
and is q years old. Gen. CialdiBi was
FOR msny years in the service Of Spain,
, and, il is asserted, will at present receive
q cordial welcome.
Last week remarkable and success
ful blast was made at the Richmond,
Va, granite quarry, now owEed by
company in Philadelphia. Oae entire
block Of clear, beautiful granite, meas
nriDg leo feet long, tEenty-three feet
thick, twenty feet wide, was thrown cut
from the solid mass Of the quarry. This
immense block contains 46, 600 cubicSeet.
SIS, 600 pCunds-or $500 tons. This Is
probably the largest stone in one piece
ever before qVsrried.
"A petition is in circulation IN New
England requesting Congress TO Bass q
I statute declaring null and vOi6 all laws
and ordinances OF cities, towns and
/ S',Stss, which tax commerce in the shape
I Of hs>vbOr tonnage, port warden fees,
( oyster tNuDsgs tax, State hospital tax,
3 one Der cens. gross amount Of freight
I and quarantine tees-all Of which, it is
/ declared, have been enforced contrary to
/ the laws Of the United S5s.tes for the
regulation Of commerce.
The earthquake in Ireland on Ooto-
Der 24sh created the most intense excite
Easnt in the city OF Cork, although the
shocks were not received in the vicinity
or that place. TIE effects OF the inter-
aaI eommOtion OF tbe earth we're felt 81
Newtowr, within 8 few miles of Msil0w
and Ksnturk. The shocks were sccom-
panied with loud, TunbiiGlE noise, sud
an oscillation Of the earth. Houses we're
shaken from their foundations, and in
some instances the furniture was thrown
down and broken. The shocks passed
from north to south. At the time The
wind was blowing hurricane.
The sttempt to assssslngte the Vice
roy OF Egypt, It Is HOW reported WAS s
hOsx started fOr the purpose OF creating /
q denomination Of good VIII towards I
the NicerOy or Of duplicating persons not 7
in high favor with the government, I
The attempt was made on September /
22i in Alexandria, snd nothing WAS
known of the matter by the public until 4
October q, when Cairo was alleged to /
be the place. No one in the densely .
crowded streets ssw the bomb fail, and .
the Prefect Of Police on examining the .
premises was met by two ol the su60T- /
dinates, who refused bim admission. 4
These ciFCUns stances, il is alleged, go to .
prove that the reported attempt was
conHiyed BY the government.
A dispstch from Utica, n. Y. of the .
11th says: The primary convention OF I
the Episcopal Church assembled this I
morning il Grace Church, Rev. Van
DussF, Rector, AIter preliminary Feil-
gi0us exercise, Bishop Cox delivered Sd
able sermon. At the afternoon session,
there wss special order q. 3 O'Clock for .
the choice Of e Bishop for the new do
cese. The leading candidates for the
position were d.. Littiej0hn, of Brook
Iyn, Rev. DR.. Van Dgser, OF Utica, and
Rev. Leeds, of Baltimore. After five
ballots, the final choice Of the Conven-
ton was Rev. Dr.. Littlejohn. This even
ing the members of the CoDven ton sTe
having 2 grand reception at the Butter
isld House.
The Pcng1lHe, Of Wednesday, has 3
lengthy snd Interesting account OF the
dedication ceremonies attending the
opening Of the new Odd Fellows Hall,
by Prof DinitEy. Il vas grand affair,
participated in by al the ODD Fellows Of
New Orleans, Snd delegates from many
other cities. The new nall IS described
By the Rc0glgte, 4" though not 80 large
5 one 50 the old, more complete in many
respects. The ballroom was Illuminated
Tuesday evening for the first time. Not
withstanding the immense center chan
delieT was wanting, there was food Of
light from the elegantly designed bronze
the room beautifully. The ladies' parlOF,
dressing room, masking room, etc, are
srTsnged much more nicely in the new
hall than they were in the old-the first
two having entrances leading directly
from the ball roora, 50 that ladies can
enter into the ball room, or retige from
it without an escort, whenever they msy
so desire"
Letters from Hsyti, dated October
q, state that President Salusve, with
his two war steamers, left PoTt-au-Prince
on October 26, to proceed to attack sew
eral southern ports-stiil held by the revO-
lutiOnisLs. The rebels are brsvely Ge-
Tending themselves, but their case is re-
ported TO be hopeless. Tie government
buys Up al the arrivals at POFt-au-PTince
Of American provisions, and pays for the
same in coffee, thus InonOpOliZing the
trade. The provisions are Fetsiled 70 cit
izsns at forty per cent. below the prices
charged by foreign dealers, and in conEe
qusBcs trade is merely nominal. An
American Ensn-of-war, il ia asserted, "a
needed at Port-au-Frince TO protect
American interests. The gunboat Alex
andre PetiOn was slightly damaged in
the boIn baTdmeDt OF leremie. -Four
couuterfeiters Of Hsytien paper money
had been captured by the police. The
condition OF finances. according TO the
report OF the Minister, has decidedly i'm
proved. Generals Lynch snd Monies, cf
Jhs insurgsnt army, have been arrested
by the other rebel commanders, and sent
under guard to ST. Mare.
The Ficoyline Of Wednesday has the
following brief news: The arrival on
Mondsy Of the Georgia stable, and last
evening OF the Missouri stable, induces
Us to commence our promised list Of
horses IS they arrived, to which weEhsll
add as each stable reaches the city, such
additions as will make It resch-if not
like BauQuO's Issue 70 the crack OF
doom-still so long SIS to sstonish tbs
oldest tDrfman ia Louisiana. In 8 few
days now, we may see these horses in
their gay and part. .colored clothing,
moving et their exercise in the lazy
wslk-the easy esnteT-the rapid run
ana the rafting brush down the quarter
stretch, until their hundred ho0fs viii
Ill the air with 6 melody that is not un-