Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-02
The NEVIS.

A National Convention Of prohibit
tiouists Is to be held IN Chicago this
month.
The Caucasian Society" Of San
Frsnriseo-antagonistic to the China
Iusu-is now known as the Cork-dSiaR'
from the nationality Of most OF us men,
hers.
Prince Arthur Patrick, Of England,
Ia. crazed the Blue Noses OF Nova
SeotiI. They are wild over him and are
saving and doing all sorts OF fooIish
things. i
The New York Citizen and Round
TJqbIe is devoid Of the political eNcellen-
cies OF the former and the literary excel
Ieucies Of the latter. Miles ORelly Is
dead.
On the 26thinst. Central New York
Was visited by a terrific thunder storm
which killed two ME and stunned two
Others. DESTROYING houses, fences ana
crops, doing much damage generally
California has at length started a
COMPANY to work her iron mines. Inc
locality selected is in Gold and Mohawk
VALLEYS. sierra and Plumas Counties
and the capital stock Of the company Is
fixed at 81, @0O,oye.
The New York Tribune commenting
upon the hanging OF Calvin and Moody,
says: \ slow death by Inc rope Is an a.
Of gross injustice 10 the person executed
and dds infinitely 10 the demoralizlnS
nature Of the spectacle.
Ii is said that a Mr.. Parker, OF
Msriden. Will he the candidate OF the
temperance party in Connecticut Tor COY
erp6r. The divisions among the RepuD-
Iieans are likely TO be called the "sphIs
and straights."
California has been much exercised
hV the aupearance OF an unusual req glow
in the heavens, appearing long AMER sun
set. and long before sunrise. AT Saefa-
meuto. the phenomenon was 50 marked,
thar INC IRE engines were turned out, I'M
der the impression that a terrible ire was
raging IN the neighborhood.
Two very successful and important
public meetings to advocate the uncondI-
fional release Of the Esuian prisoners
we're held on sunday in two CT the chiel
towns of Ireland. The number present
AT the Limerick meeting were estimated
at from eight &c ton thousand, al HaI-
Ray the attendance was nearly as large
The Saratoga Post gives the follow
ing In its report of the races at that place
on Monday last: The grand stand present
I'd a very marked array Of beauty ana N
F~elIizeuce. the mos. noticeable in the list
being Commodore Vanderbilt and MS
bride. and Gen. Granger and wife, VINO oc-
sunied prominent positions on the stand,
and were the observed OF all observers
The thirty-hrst annual cOmmUnica-
ton Of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas, the
twentieth annual cOHvocatlOn OF the
Grand ROYAL Arch Chapter or Arkansas
and the enth annual assembly u the
Grand Council 81 Arkansas, viii De
holden at the Masonic Temple, III Little
Rock, commencing at 10 O'Clock am, on
the Saturday preceding tGS nTst Aiouuay
in November, A.D., 1859.
a SwedenbOrgian named Parker Is
attracting some notice in Toronto, by the
relation Of his curious spiritual expert
euces. He declares that be vas taken up
into Heaven, which is divided into zones
like the earth. The frigid zone Is peopled
by Unitarians. who wear lions skins on
their heads, tigers skins on their bodies,
and bears skins on their feet, and ride in
chariots Of ice drawn by horses without
aDy tails.
The Charleston Is. c. Courier says:
Intelligence has reached US that the
ship Bstsev Ames, from Hong Kong for
Charleston, with a cargo Of Chinese, was
spoken some time . o Neither the name
OF the speaking vessel nor the dates are
given. and We know Of no such expected
cargo. Is this trueg" 10. Some Yam
kee skipper is trying 10 make capital for
the Raas.
The cable brings information that,
save I'm England and Russia, the crops ~
that quarter Of the world promise 10 be
anything but heavy. Anticipating either
their total or partial failure, corn specula-
tors are already in the field, and disas.
Gstrous advances IN the price of bread
stuffs are apprehended. Even in England
the crisis Of the harvest j. not Yet over
and great is the tribulatiop Of the pOol
- a., into 2rFu nn NTH HnFal
at stilted figures, their meagre earning
will hardly be sufficient 70 buy then
bread.
The Duke of Edenburg has been re-
ceived by the people Of the Hawaiian
islands and been treated 10 a sight Of til,
Houolulu Can-can, which out-StgipS tn
Partisan fuFOre a. much a. savagery gen
sralIy does civilization. The young sciol
~ ROYALTY was literally covered wit
1,u's-s voung pigs, strings OF sweet 30
4atoes. 6oots' hats. snakewoOd cbaTBu-
and relies OF the Capt. Cook msssacre
Ale had a 6ue time, and had the satisfae
tion of knowing that he left the nativ
and foreign population by the ears o
account OF bis greater Partially 10 10
former. Great u royalty.
The Ramie plant is being successful
" cultivated IN portions Of MISSISSIPPI
II is sSid TO be grown with much ie-
trouble aid expense han cotton, while
can be put 10 the same uses. II hOuTisht
luXuriantly in the rich bottom lands
the cotton regions, requires little care ash
can be readily prepared for market, b
means OF machinery already perfected
As TO its taking the place of cotton in III
looms no doubt is expressed; on the cor
trary, enthusiastic writer's, who have oil
served the growth and manufacture
Ramie, boldly prophecy that II will e.
tfuelv supersade cotton, rs soon as i
qualities come to be generally known.
Doctress Garret, of London, Is d
seribed IA fragile and youthful loOkln
Her talk is easy, ehatty, bright, animate.
no disquisltiOn, no ponderOsity, no obtr
sion Of heavy theories and abstract view
OF life. II one were 10 look out for a co
trast TO the typical strong-minded W
pan, he could hardly hndit anywhe