Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-28

with others of his command. lie says
that hisdivision, under the hill, fired the
first shot and participated in the hnal at
tack. Major Douglass, chief of GEN
EwelI's staff, has also informed Mr.. Nc
COnOughy that he has accepted the lnYl-
tatiOn. Letters were received from otner
cx-Confederate officers. An Interesting
time is anticipated.
A prominent United States enatO
writes to Washington that the expression
of public opinion, elected by recent DIS
patches from that city, indicating amoye-
ment in favor of the repeal Of the present
income tax. is strongly in favor of a mOdi-
| fcatfon of the revenue laws looking 70 q
result so desirable and so popular. he
further saws those who advocate the de-
duction of tive per cent by the Treasury
/ Department, when coupons are paid, claim
this as the most equitable and economi-
cal plan for the collection of income tax
/ on surplus wealth. Sufficient can be
I realized from whisky. tobacco, stamps,
! licenses, and a modified tax, to meet the
| Secretary's budget of expenditures. If
Secretary Boutwell, and Commissioner
DelanO can and will relieve the people
from he inquisitorial and unpopular in
come tax, il will be a difficult matter to
prevent the masses Of the people from
testifying their appreciation of the public
services of these gentlemen.
The New Orleans Times says Mrs.
Stowe makes one curious error in the
Lord Byron story which, trifiing though
il be, must go far toward upsettlng It's en-
tire theory. In stating Lady Byron's
knowledge of her husbands guilty in
trigue, she fixes with a rare refinement of
cruelty upon the wedding day as the oe-
casiOn when Lord Byron confessed to his
wife, and draws an affecting picture of the
broken-hearted wife stepping from the
travelling carriage at Sir Ralfe Mlllbanks
door, after having received the disclosure
upon the journey thither. Curiously.
enough, and as though provided by Prov
idence to effectualIy crush Mrs. Stoves
unwOmanly, disgraceful Islander, this
journey is a point upon which we have
evidence e~Onfounding the statement, By
ron having both written and asserted to
Moore and others the petulsnt disgust he
felt at finding a lady's maid stuck beside
his wife on entering the carriage. The
idea that he should have made the dam
ming disclosure in the presence of that
Abigail cannot be for a moment tolerated.
As this, the foundation of the martyr life
so ~elOquently depicted by Mrs. Stowe, Is
evidently a braZen f~alsshood, the balance
cannot he invested with either truth or
probability.
From the Glasgow (ScctlaRd) Her
dId, of the 18th inst, for a copy of which
We are lu0tDle 70 a ITleIlu HOW GEdNFlluE
in Europe, We learn that on the day be-
fore Mr.. Jefferson Davis, with DR.. Charles
Mackay, left Glasgow for Oban by the
steamer Iona. Mr.. Smith and a number
of other friends accompanied him some
distance down the Clvde. On leaving the
BroOmielaw Quay. where there was a
large ]concOUrSe of persons, MI. Davis
was followed by loud cheers, which be ae-
knOWledged by raising his hat and bow
ing repeatedly. A similar demonstration
was accorded him al Greenock, DunOon,
Innellau, ROthesay and Ti~ghnabruaieh,
the crowds who were assembled at the
different piers exhibiting an eager desire
10 nave a sight Of the famous ex-Presi-
dent of the Southern States. While pass
ing down the river, the view which Mr..
obtained of the numerous vessels
and of the shipbuilding yards seemed to
interest him considerably, and the scene
along the route was scanned with man
ifeSt pleasure. The weather was delight
ful. Among the numerous passengers
who came on board at Greenock were
Lord and Lady Abinger the latter a niece
of Gen. Magruder, whose guests, we I'M
derstand, Mr.. Davis and DIR. Mackay are
to be for a short time at InYerlOchy Cas-
tie. A number of other distinguished in
dividuals went yesterday by the Iona, in
GLIDING the Hon. Mr.. Morton, of Largie
and the Misses Morton, the Hon.
Mrs. Fox Strangways and party, etc.