Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-27
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The EUeaiag Herald is the title OF
very handsome evening paper, to DE pup
lished in Norfolk, by Col. 5. d. Pool, Tor
merly of North Carolina.
Rev. DR.. Tefft, of Bangor, was
LAUGHED at for his pains when IN ls44 ht
prophesied a railroad across the continent
A Yankee has discovered that CON-
mon hard-hack is equal to sumac Tor tan
ming. A Boston company is TO expert
ment.
In Louisiana they have settled the
question of Chinese suffrage. Seven Chi
namen have been registered in a single
parish.
Chicago, which abOunds in every
/ conceivable wickedness, has the credit OF
being the school of the literature o 1 di-
vurce.
The New York Sun condemns the
impudent assumptions of Gen. Grant in
the case of Pratt. Grant ought to be i'm
peached.
The Vatican hat is wreathed with
flowers. White hats with a high crown
are ornsmented with feathers and with
bows of black or cOiOFed velvet.
Fame a Ia carte. Ida Lewis, the IA
nous sea "critter," of Massachusetts,
Yankee like, is making her fortune by
selling carries Of herself. Her fame is the
vehicle Of her fortune,
Commissioner Delano has decided
that " bitters," sold exclusively for medi-
cal purposes, are not subject to the tax
imposed upon the products of rectihers.
All others are subject to the tax.
Reports from the interior of Geor-
gia and South Carolina represent the
weather as hot and dry. The crops are
suffering greatly from the drought, and
the cotton is being injured 10y rust.
A Miss Hill, neice of Gen. A P.
Hill, cf Virginia, was accidentally shot
and killed " her brother-in-law, Mr.. @.
W. skinner, at his residence in Washing
ton county, Alabama, a few evenings ago.
Flr the morning, dresses OF colored
cambrc BqgiiE, striped and partly self
1colored. are both pretty end useful. The
underskiTt bodice and sleeves aFs gtriDed;
the upper skirt and jacket are selfeoll-
ored.
The supporters in Texas of Gen, Il,
]. Davis for Governor, who claim 10 be
the ONLY true Republican party, have sent
a lettRr to Secretary Boutwell,, asking for
the aid u the President and Cabinet in
the contest Whieh tk9y are carrying on
against the A. J. Hamilton PaEtS
Taste in dress does not mean eXs
t-ravaQanaa. It is knowledge of the fash
ions and good Usssc that You your
money. The duty Of eyefg Eoman Is to
loGk as pretty as she can, and 2 efiit9hle
vet tasteful dress adds greatly to beauty.
The Irish Church establishment
is likely to lead TO English ehREah discs
Establishment and complete religious tree
dom in Great Britain. AlreGdyla move
urent to that end has been commenced.
God grant it may sOon be accomplished.
One feasaa why the English advO,,
cate the aDneXatiqh QfBuba u the United
States lies Ga the belief that it would M
TO the advantage OF commerce generally.
This is undoubtedly correct. The Cuban
tariff is filed with Determinations
against goods imported IN other Than
Spanish bottoms.
The Public debt statement for the
present month wiz show little or no
change since the 54lF statement. The
fifteen million dollars required fqF EPH-
sions, together with the necessary eX-
penditures. will consume about all Of the
RECEIPTS for the month, leaving thR debt
about the same.
The Washington National Repu6lf-
can of Tuesday says: Andrew Johnson's
election to the United States sSpate from
Tennessee is now probable. Bailie teyr
ton, whose name has been used in con-
neetion with the SepatOrship, is under
stood to advocate JGhRseH's eleetioA.
If Mrs. Stowe desired to aGhieye 3.
sensation she has succeeded, she
wanted to get herself in a disagFeeable
controversy with the whole newspaper
press she seems TO ave succeeded IN that.
Ii she supposed that her article would
damage Lord AyEQH's not spotless reputa-
ton. she has utterly Eatlsd, so lar as
regards AmeTIean opinion.
Almost all the leading English jour
nails have openly expressed the opinion
that Cuba is practically lost TO Spain.
Similar opinions have already been ex-
pressed in France. La France, a Gov
ernmept organ, has just put the case
well When ii saws fCuba is lost to Spain.
The Eisest thing, therefore, Spain can do
is % take advantage of the present situa-
ton" spain sh0Eld take the hint.
The superiority Of steam over water
as a fire extinguisheT, is at present at
tracing the attention Of scientific ipsaF-
ance AGENTS az the East. It's superiority
is based on its properties of instantly ar
resting the spread of The flames by Milling
every part of the burning room, and thus
tlLHtE tue 4FN ~ hDc
check until the water is apPitef;
John Br0ugham hes brought out bis
new drama, The Red Li1hf, 81 the Califor-
mia theater. 1t is called neither the best
nor the worst of his plays, having little
literary merit, but an excellent acting
piece. and not a little sensational in its
character. The play was remarkably well
received, and the author, who takes the
leading part, which is suited 10 bis peeH-
liar talents. was twice called out on the
first performance of the piece,
In 1913 Chicago had 1900 ilhabi-
tants, and now claims 100000, which
would show the city to have doubled geo.
metrically in about five years. An en-
thusiastic ~chrGDjcler of its advance be
ueVes that Chicago VII have a million of
people ia 1888. Properly 62s increased as
fast as the population, having doubled in
value in SOM Localities, and trebled aud
quadrupled in others. Land in some sec
tions brings $3.50 per foot front. It is the
largest grain market, the largest cattle
market and the largest lumber market in